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384. C. 41. Anno vicedmo quarto Georgii II. A. D. 1751. Crown, accord Inteieft fhall be computed from the Day the Bond becomes due, to the Day whereon it {hall be paid off injto^Ann. j,^ Money, or the Day the Searcher certifies upon the Debenture, that the Tobacco was fliipt for lixpor- tation, notwithftanding fuch Tobacco doth or fhall remain unexported, and the three Years (being the Time limited for the Allowance of the Drawback on I:^.xportation) fli ill not be expired and no fuch Se- curity fliall hereafter be vaca ed, until all fuch Intereft fliall be paid thereon ; any Law, Ufage or Cuftom to the contrary notwithftanding. 'Exchequer may XXX. And be it further declared and ena61;ed by the Authority aforefaid, That it (hall and may be grant a Fiat for lawful to and for the Chancellor and Un 'er Treafurer of his Majefty's Court of Exchcqu-r, the Lord Procei's of im- Chief Baron, and other Barons of the faid Court of the Degree of the Coif, or any or either of them, mediate Extent jq gj-gnt his Or their Fiat for the ilTuing of Procefs of immediate Extent againft any Perfon or Peifons who th'- BondTbefme'"^^ ° ^^^e, or fliall have given his or their Bond to the Crown for Duties on Tobacco, although rfiie, the Day mentioned in the Condition of the faid Bond for Payment be not come, upon an Affidavit Jaid uponAfiidivit before him, by one of the Securities, or Executor or Adminillrator of fuch Security, that the Perfon that the Debt isbound to the Crown in fuch Bond is decayed in his Circumftances, and that the Crown's Debt. is in Dan- in Danger, ger of being loll, unlefs fome more fpeedy Method than the ufual Way of Proceeding be forthwith had Crown recover- for Recovery thereof; and if the Crown recovers the Money due on fuch Bond, before the Day of Pay- ing thereon, ment fnall become due, the Obligor is to be allowed out of the Money lb recovered the ufual Difcounts. the Obligor to fee allowed the ufual Difcounts. SI Geo, 2. ' XXXL And whereas by an A£t made in t'^e twenty-firrt: Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, (inti- '^^ *' ' tuled, An Atl for grant'mg to his Ma'icjh a Suhft4y of Poundage upon all Goods and Merchandizes to he im- ' ported into this Kingdom ; and for" raifing a certain Sum of Money by Annuities, and a Lott-.ry, to be charged ' on the faid Subfidy ; and for rspealing fo much of an Ail made in the twentieth Tear of his prefent Majejlys ' Reign, as enaSls, that Prize Goods and Merchandi%ei may be exported, u-ithout paying any Duty of Cujioin or ' Excife for the fame) it is provided, That the Lnporters of Tobacco (hall, upon paying down the Sub- ' lidy thereby granted, ha-e the fame Allowance with refpedt to the faid Subfidy, as they are intitled to by ' any Law now in Force upon Tobacco imported ; but no Allowance is given by the faid Adl to the Impor- ' ters of Tobacco, when the faid Subfidy is bonded, which has been found detrimental to Trade ;' Be it Importers of therefore enaiSted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Importers of Tobacco (hall, from and after the Tobacco to have £,•(]. gf June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-one, have the fame Allowances and Difcounts on giving EivinrBomis"for-'^°"'^^ f*"*^ '■^^ '^'"^ Subfidy, or paying the fame before they become due, as they are now intitled to by any the faid Stibfi- Law now in Force upon Bonds given for'Tobacco imported ; and that if any Importer of Tobacco who if, or paying hath already given Security, or fhall before the faid firft o( June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-one, the fame before gjye Security for the faid Subfidy, (liall be defirous to difcharge his Bond or Bonds, or any Part thereof in ■ due, &c. Ready Money, before the Expiration of eighteen Months from the Date thereof, he (hall be abated upon fuch Bond or Bonds fo much as the Difcount at the Rate of feven per Centum per Annum (hall amount to in proportion to the Time unexpired. 12 Ann, (1.2. ' XXXII. And whereas by an Aft of Parliament made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of her late . «• S. ' Majefly Queen y/«K(?, (intituled, An Ail for the encouraging the Tobacco Trade) itvfzs tmici^il. That any ' Perfon importing Tobacco, that (hould pay down in ready Money the Subfidy of one Ptnny per Pound, ' due and payable by the A£t of the twelfth Year of the Relga of his late Majelly King Charles the Se- ' cond, or by any Act or Acts continuing the fame, and (hould then defire to have the fiiid Tobacco put ' into Warehoufes under the Queen's and Merchants Locks for the Security of the Remainder of the Du- ' ties, the Alerchant or his Servants (hould have free Accefs into the faid Warehoufe at all feafonable ' Times, which faid Afl: w:is to continue in Force for five Years, and to the End of the then next SL-flion ' of Parliament; And whereas by an A6t of Parliament palTed in the fifth Year of the Reign of his late 5GC0. I, c. 7. ' Majefty King GM7-^i' the Firft, (intituled. An Ail for continuing an Acl made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of her late Majejly ^uegn Anne, intituled. An Ail for encouraging the Tobacco Trade) it is declared, ' That the putting of Tobacco into Warehoufes had been found beneficial to the Tobacco Trade ; and . ' therefore enacted. That the faid recited Aft of the twelfth Year of the Reign of her late Majifly Queen ' Anne fliould continue in Force during fuch Time as the refpeftive Duties on Tobacco (hould relpec- The recited Atti tively continue in Force : And whereas Doubts have arifen, wh;th-T the faid recited Act of the twflfrh ■ far'.i5 Vreiates ' Year of the Reign of her faid 1 te Majelly Queen Anne is now in Force;' For ob'iating whereof. Be it to putting To- further cnafted by the Authori'.y aforef.iid. That the faid Aft, fo far as the lame relates to the putting 'I"o- ; bacco into bacco into Warehoufes, and every Article, Rule, Claufe, Matter and Thing therein contained, (hall be Warehoufes, to j^^j continue, and are hereby declared to be in full Force. be in Force. ' Recovery of the XXXIII. And be It further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That one Moiety of the feeral Penal- Pcnalties and ties ai.d Forfeitures in this Aft before mentioned, fhall be to the Ufc of his Majcfiy, his Heirs and Suc- Forfeitures. celFors, and the other Moiety to the Ufe of fuch Perfon and Perfons as fhall inform, profecute or fue for the fame ; and that all the fame Penalties and Forfeitures (hall and may be profecuted and fucd for, and the Caufcs and Controverlies arifing thereupon, tried, heard and determined in any of his Majelly's Courts of Record at Jiffmiri/fir, (if the CJftence (hall be com'rittcd in England, or if the Oft' nder or OftenJers be in England at the Time of commencing the Profecution) or in the Court of Exchequer at Edinburgh, (if the Offence (hall be committed in Scotland, or if the Offender or Oflenders be in Scotlard at the Time of commencing the I'rofeciition) at the Eleiilron of the Commiffioiiers of his Majefty's Cudoms in tha; Part- of