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A. D. i;7ii. Anno decimo Ann-.^ Reginse. C. 26* 577 the Duty of fuch Starch hath been paiJ or fecured, according to this A£t (which Oath or Affirmation the onDebemure Cuftomer or Colleftor of the Port of Exportation is hereby impowen-d to admiiiifter) and thereupon the j^""" 'he Cu- faid -Cuflomer or Colleiilor of the faid Port of Exportation, (hall give to the Exporter thereof a Debenture, Collector to're- expreffing the true Kinds and Qj.iantities of the Starch fo exported, and the Exportation thereof being cer- pay ihe Duties, tified by the Searcher upon the faid Debenture, the Collector appointed to receive tlie faid Duties upon CoFicermrg the Starch in fuch County or Place where the faid Starch was exported (upon producing the faid Debenture fo ^""°"'5" certified to him) {hall forthwith pay the Duties which fiiall have been received upon this A£f, for the Starch -^"^•^^^^^^ fo exported, to the Perfons or Agents fo exporting the fame ; and if fuch Colle6lor fliall not have Money in f, g, j q„[ ,', his Hands to pay any fuch Debenture, then the refpecJtive Commiffioners for the faid Duties of Starch artjlai. i. c. i. hereby required to pay, or caufe to be paid, the faid Debenture out of any Duties upon Starch arifuig by 3 Gc"- i- '"•4- this Act; or if the Duty of fuch Starch fo exported, were only fecured and fhall remain unpaid, then the^"- 2 '• '4- iii.me fhall be difcharged upon the Securities for the fame ; any thing in this AiSt contained to the contrary notwithftanding. XXVIII. And be it further ena£led by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every the Powers, Autho- All the Powers ritics, Dire£tions, Rules, Methods, Penalties, Forfeitures, Claufes, Matters, and Things, which in and in J 2 Car. 1. 'by an AQ. made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled. An AEi for ia- i: -"*• ^n^iofhcr king away the Court of Wards and Liveries., and Tenures in Capite, and by Knights Service, and ■f"'^0^'2<^'?5 bein FoiceVor ■and for fettling a Revenue upon his Majejly in lieu thereof; or by any other Law now in Force, relating to managing thefe her Majefty's Revenue of Excife upon Beer, Ale, or other Liquors, are provided, fettled, or eftabliihed. Duties o.i for managing, raifing, levying, collecfting, mitigating, or recovering, adjudging, or afcertaining the Du~ Starch, ties thereby granted, or any of them (other than in fuch Cafes for which other Penalties or Provifions are made and prel'cribed by this Act) fhall be exercifed, prailifed, applied, ufed, and put in Execution, in and for the managing, raifing, levying, colleifing, mitigating, recovering, and paying the faid Duiies upon Starch hereby granted, during the Continuance of this Act, as fully and efFedtually, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if all and every the faid Powers, Authorities, Rules, Direflions, Methods, Penalties, For- feitures, Claufes, Matters and Things, were particularly repeated, and again enafted in the Body of this prefent Adt. XXIX. And be it further enaftsd by the Authority aforefaid, That all Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures, All Fines to be in relation to the faid Duties by this Act impofed upon Starch, fhall be fued for, levied, and recovered, orfuedforas by mitigated, by fuch Ways, Means and Methods, as any fine. Penalty or Forfeiture is or may be recovered 'he Laws of or mitigated, by any Law or Laws of Excife, or by Aftion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any "" ** of her Majefty's Courts of Record at IVeJlryiinfler., or in the Court of Seflion, Court of Jufticiary, or Court of Exchequer in Scotland refpeftively ; and that one Moiety of every fuch Fine, Penalty, or Forfeiture (hot ^^"'^'y '° '"^ otherwife direfted by this Adt) fliall be to her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeflbrs, and the other Moiety, be- Moiety to the fides Full Cofts of Suit, to him or them that fhall difcover, inform, or fue for the fame. Intbrmer. XXX. Provided always, and it is hereby enairted by the Authority aforefaid, That fuch Perfons as fhall Commlfrnners be, in Purfuance of this A£t, appointed Commiffioners for the Duties on Starch to be made in England, fur thefe Duties J'f'ales, or Bertuick upon Tweed, fhall and may have and exercife the fame, or like Jurifdiflion, Power, '° have the and Authority, and may adjudge, determine, mitigate, or order, in all Cafes and Matters relating to the ^^^ J"," p faid Duties on Starch arifing within the Limits aforefaid, as the Commiffioners of Excife upon Beer, n,;fl-,u„g°5 oj- ' " Ale, snd other Liquors, may or lawfully can exercife, adjudge, determine, mitigate, or order in the Excife.' like Cafes or Matters, in relation to the faid Duties of Excife, by any Law or Statute r^ow in Force. XXXI. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid firft Day of No Perfumer, /iiigufi one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, no Perfumer, Barber, or Sellers of Flair Powder, fhall Barber, &c. to mix Abbafle ny mix any Powder of Alabafter, Plaifter of Paris, Whiting, Lime, or other Matter or Thing of the like ^f ^^^j^ _^ Nai:Ufe (Sweet Scents only excepted) with any Starch or Powder of Starch, to be madeufe of for the ma- Powder, on" king of Hair Powder, under Pain of forfeiting all the Hair Powder fo made, and the Sum of fifty Pounds Forfeiture of for every fuch Oifence ; the one Moiety thereof to her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeflbrs, and the other 'he Powder, Aloiety (befides Full Cofts of Suit) to the Seizor or Informer, to be recovered as any other Penalties ^"'^ 5° •• concerning the Duties on Starch are by this Aft recoverable; and if any Perfumer, Barber, Maker or Expofing fuch Seller of Powder fhall, after the faid firft Day of Auguft one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, prefume Mixture to to expofe or-offer to Sale, or fell, vend, or utter any Hair Powder, whicii fhall be mixed or wrought up Sale forfeits the ■with any fuch Powder of Alabafter, Plaifter of Paris, Whiting, Lime, or other Matter or Thing of like ^"^j" '" Nature (Sweet Scents only excepted) that then, and in fuch Cafe, all and every fuch Perfumer, Barber, Maker or Seller of Powder, and fuch other Perfon or Perfons, fiiall not only lofe and forfeit all furh Pov.'- der fo expofed or ofiered to Sale, as aforefaid, but alfo the Sum of twenty Pounds for every fuch OftencCj to be recovered and divided in like Manner. XXXII. And be it alfo enafted by the Authoriiy aforefaid, and paid, unto and for the Ufe of her Majefty, her Heirs anc 1^ . ■ ?nd Drugs of what Kind foevcr (Dying Drugs imported from any Foreign Parts, and Turpentine imported Dylne DmeYand from the Britifh Plantations, excepted) which at any Time or Times within or during the Term of thirty- Tu.pcntineof two Years, to be reckoned from the fixteenth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, fhall be Briiifli pianta- i-.nported or brought into the Kingdom of Grc«/5;7V«'«, (over and above all other Cuftoms, Subfidies, and °'^') *5"' 3^ Duties impofed upon or payable for the fame, or any of them) the feveral new Rates, Duties, and Sums of jj","", "f^ Money follov/ing ; that is to fay. For all CoiFee imported, as aforefaid, twelve Pence for every Pound Maje perpetm Weight Averdupois, and proportionally for great r or lefler Quantities : For all Kinds of Tea imported by 3 G;o. i. from any Place or Places within the Limits of the Charter granted to the Eafl India Company, two Shil- c. 7. §. i. lings for every fuch Pound Weight ; and for all Kinds of Tea imported from any ether Place or Places, five ^5' '° ^™o Shillings for every fuch Pound Weight, and proportionally for greater or lefler Quantities of Tea: And ^^.'^^"'^ ^*^g' Vol. IV. 4 E for ' ' ' "