Money carried to Exchequer to be written off at the Bank under the Regulations herein mentioned. Receiver Gene ral may draw on the Bank to pay Draw backs, &c. ל. XXII. And be it further enacted, That the Monies placed to the Account of the Receiver General as aforesaid in the Bank of England, shall be paid into the Exchequer from time to time as by Law is directed, in Manner following; (that is to say), the Receiver General or his Clerk duly authorized by him for that Purpose, and for whose Conduct therein he shall be answerable, shall make an Order weekly upon the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, which Order shall be countersigned by the Controller General or his Clerk, to write off from his Account the Sum specified; and the said Governor and Company, or some Person duly authorized on their Behalf, shall thereupon write off such Sum, and deliver a Note drawn and cancelled in such Manner as shall be approved by the said Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, for the Amount, to the Receiver General or his Clerk, who shall pay the same into the Exchequer, and the Bank Clerks attending there shall receive it as so much Cash; and it shall not be lawful for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to pay or transfer any Part of the Money so paid in and placed to the Account of such Receiver General, from such Account, otherwise than into the Exchequer in Manner aforesaid, and except in the Manner hereinafter directed, or to deliver any Note or Notes, Bill or Bills of Exchange, save and except to the Solicitor of the Customs or his Clerk, upon his Application for the same, together with the Receiver General or his Clerk, and the Controller General or his Clerk, for the sole Purpose of taking out an extent for the Security of the Money for which such Bill of Exchange or Draft shall have been given, or to the said Receiver General or his Clerk, any Bills, Notes or Drafts which may be protested for Nonpayment, except as hereinafter is mentioned, in which Case the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs shall be immediately acquainted therewith, if sitting, by such Solicitor, Receiver General or Controller General, or if not sitting, at the Time of their assembling; and such Delivery shall be entered by the Bank in the Book to be kept as is herein directed. XXIII. And be it further enacted, That in order that the several Payments directed by Order of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in England, to be made by the said Receiver General to Merchants or any other Persons on account of Drawbacks or Bounties, or on any other Account whatever, may be made without delay, and for the Payment of which the Money then in the Hands of the said Receiver General shall be insufficient, it shall be lawful for the said Receiver General, or his Clerk deputed and authorized by him for that Purpose, and for whose Conduct therein he shall be answerable, to draw out of the Bank of England, as occasion may require, such Sum or Sums of Money as may be sufficient to answer the Purpose aforesaid; and that counter-signed every Draft or Order on the Bank for Money for any of the said by Controller Purposes, shall be countersigned by the Controller General or General. his Clerk, to be deputed and authorized by him for that Purpose, and for whose Conduct therein he shall be answerable; and that the said Receiver General shall from time to time account for the Monies so to be drawn by him or his Clerk out of the Bank. Drafts to be XXIV. And • XXIV. And in order that separate Accounts may be kept at the Exchequer of the Monies paid in on various Branches of the • Customs pursuant to Law;' Be it further enacted, That the said Officers of ExReceiver General of the Customs shall, on every Monday Morn- chequer to have ing, furnish the proper Officers of the Exchequer with an Ap- Appropriation propriation Paper, stating the Heads under which the Receipts of the preceding Week is to be applied. XXV. And be it further enacted, That upon the Death, Resignation or Removal of the present and of every other Receiver General of the Customs hereafter to be appointed, the Balance of Cash for which he shall at that Time have Credit on his Account as such Receiver General with the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, shall as soon as a Successor shall be appointed to the said Office, actually vest in such Successor, and until such Successor shall be appointed, in such Person or Persons as shall for the Time being be duly authorized to execute the Duties of the said Office, in trust for the Service of the Public, and be forthwith transferred, carried over and placed to the Account of such Successor or other Person or Persons as aforesaid, to be applied to the said Service in pursuance of the like Drafts and Orders as aforesaid. Paper. On Death or Removal of Receiver General, Balance to vest in Suc Receiver Gene ral to keep Account with the Bank. XXVI. And be it further enacted, That the Receiver General of the Customs for the Time being shall keep the Account with the Bank of all Monies issued by and paid to the Bank on his Account for the Service of the Public; and the said Receiver General, observing the Rules and Regulations hereby prescribed, shall not be answerable for any Money, Bills, Notes and Drafts, which he shall have so paid or caused to be paid into the Bank of England; and the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng- Bank how far land shall be answerable for all the Monies, Bills, Notes and answerable. Drafts which shall be actually received by them from and on account of such Receiver General as aforesaid, except such Bills as may have been returned in Manner aforesaid. XXVII. And be it further enacted, That if any Person or Per- Forgery. sons shall knowingly and wilfully forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, or knowingly and wilfully act or assist in forging or counterfeiting, the Name or Hand writing of any Receiver General of the Customs, or of any Controller General of the Customs, or of any Person acting for them respectively as aforesaid, to any Draft, Instrument or Writing whatsoever, for or in order to the receiving or obtaining any of the Money in the Hands or Custody of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, on account of the Receiver General of the Customs; or shall forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, or knowingly and wilfully act or assist in the forging or counterfeiting any Draft, Instrument or Writing in Form of a Draft made by such Receiver General or Person as aforesaid; or shall utter or publish any such, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, with an Intention to defraud any Person whomsoever; every such Person or Persons so offending, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be and is and are hereby declared and adjudged to be guilty of Felony, and shall suffer Death as in Cases of Felony without Benefit of Death. Clergy. XXVIII. And Collectors, &c. authorized to administer Oaths. Offer of Bribe to Officers, Penalty. Forfeitures seized by Officers. Surveyors General, &c. may examine Witnesses on Oath. False Oath, Jurisdiction over Offences by Board of Commissioners XXVIII. And be it further enacted, That in all Cases wherein Proof on Oath shall be required by any Law, or shall be necessary for the Satisfaction or Consideration of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs, in any Matter relating to any Business under their Management, the same may be made before the Collector or Controller of the Customs, at the Port where such Proof shall be required to be made, or before the Persons acting for them respectively, and who are hereby authorized and empowered to administer the same. XXIX. And be it further enacted, That if any Person shall give or offer, or promise to give any Bribe, Reconpence or Reward to any Officer of the Customs, or any Person employed by or under the Direction of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs, to induce him in any way to neglect his Duty, or to do, conceal or connive at any Act whereby any of the Provisions of any Act of Parliament may be evaded, every such Person shall, whether the Offer be accepted or not, forfeit the Sum of Five hundred Pounds. XXX. And be it further enacted, That all Goods and all Ships, Vessels and Boats, which by any Act at any Time in force shall be declared to be forfeited, may be seized by any Officer of the Customs. XXXI. And be it further enacted, That upon Examinations and Inquiries made by any Surveyor General of the Customs, or any Inspector General of the Customs, for ascertaining the Truth of Facts relative to the Customs or the Conduct of Officers or Persons employed therein, and upon the like Examinations and Inquiries made by the Collector and Controller of any Outport in the United Kingdom or of any Port in the Isle of Man, or made by any Person or Persons in any of the British Possessions abroad, appointed by the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs to make such Examinations and Inquiries, any Person examined before him or them as a Witness shall deliver his Testimony on Oath, to be administered by such of the Surveyors General, or such of the Inspectors General, or such Collector and Controller, or such Person or Persons. as shall examine him, and who are hereby authorized to administer such Oath; and if such Person shall be convicted of making a false Oath, touching any of the Facts so testified on Oath, or of giving false Evidence on his Examination on Oath, before any of the Surveyors General or Inspectors General of the Customs, or such Collector and Controller, or such Person or Persons, in conformity to the Directions of this Act, every such Person so convicted as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of Perjury, and shall be liable to the Pains and Penalties to which Persons are liable for wilful and corrupt Perjury. XXXII. And be it further enacted, That the District comprehending the City, Suburbs and Liberties of Dublin and the Port of Dublin, and several Creeks and Members thereof, and all Parishes, Parts and Places of the City and County of the City of within District Dublin and County of Dublin, and all and every the Baronies, of Customs, of Dublin. Parts and Places of the same, shall be subject to the Rule and Government of the Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners of Customs in Ireland, in all Matters relating to the collecting, managing managing and levying all Revenues of Customs within the same; XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners in Ireland, or any Two or more of them, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, from time to time, to appoint so many and such subordinate Commissioners or Sub Commissioners in and for any and every District in Ireland (except in the District of Dublin) as the said Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners or any Two or more of them shall from time to time find necessary, to be approved of by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the Time being, for the Purpose of hearing and determining all Complaints and Informations for the Recovery of any Fine, Penalty or Forfeiture imposed by any Act or Acts in force in Ireland relating to the Revenue of Customs, for any Offence against or any Breach of any such Act, and to give Judgment and award Execution accordingly; and such Sub Commissioners shall be removable and shall and may be displaced by the said Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners as they shall think fit, and others placed in their Room, with the like Approbation of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland; and any Three or more of such Sub Commissioners in their respective Districts, shall and lawfully may hear and determine any Complaint or Information for or relating to any Offence against any such Act or Acts as aforesaid; and any Judgment or Execution which shall be given or awarded by the Majority of such Sub Commissioners sitting on the Trial of any such Complaint or Information, shall be valid and effectual to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever. Board of Commissioners of Customs in Ireland may appoint Sub Commissioners to try Offences out of Dublin District. Ireland. XXXIV. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be Commissione lawful for any Persons, whether Informer, Claimant or Defendant, of Appeal and who shall think himself or herself aggrieved or injured by, or who their Powers in shall be dissatisfied with any Judgment or Sentence of the said Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners, or any of their Sub Commissioners, to make his or her Appeal to the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, or to Commissioners of Appeal to be appointed by such Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors, pursuant to an Act made in the Parliament of Ireland in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for settling of the Excise or new Impost upon His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors: Provided always, that such Appeal shall be made within the Space of Two Calendar Months next after such Judgment or Sentence shall be given; and that in default thereof no such Appeal shall afterwards be received; and that the Party who shall make such Appeal Limitation of Appeals and Proceedings in case of Injunction, &c. Appeal shall serve the Injunction grounded on such Appeal within the Space of Twenty Days next after such Appeal shall be lodged, or in default thereof such Judgment or Sentence so appealed from shall be final and conclusive; and when any such Appeal shall be brought before any such Commissioners of Appeal, the Commissioners or Sub Commissioners by whom such Judgment or Sentence shall have been had or given shall, within Twenty one Days next after Service of the Injunction to stop their Proceedings, transmit under Cover, sealed up and directed to the Registrar of the said Commissioners of Appeals, a true Copy attested by One of such Commissioners or Sub Commissioners, of all the Proceedings and Proofs in the Cause in which such JudgPenalty on ment or Sentence was given; and in default thereof, such ComCommissioners missioners or Sub Commissioners shall respectively forfeit the Sum of Ten Pounds each, unless the Delay be satisfactorily accounted for by Affidavit before the Commissioners of Appeals ; and whenever it shall appear on any such Appeal that the Matter of any Case hath not been tried, it shall be lawful for such Commissioners of Appeals to remand the Proceedings to the Commissioners or Sub Commissioners by and before whom the Judgment or Sentence appealed against was given. and Sub Commissioners. Lands and Buildings already taken in the Name of any Person in Trust for His Majesty, to be vested in the Secretaries of the Customs for the Time being. Lands, &c. to be hereafter purchased for the Use of the Customs. XXXV. And be it further enacted, That all Manors, Messuages, Buildings, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in the United Kingdom, which have heretofore been purchased, or otherwise acquired or taken by or in the Name or Names of any Person or Persons in Trust for His Majesty or His Royal Predecessors, and His or Their Heirs and Successors, for the Use and Service of His Majesty's Customs, and are still holden in Trust as aforesaid, by whatsoever Mode or Conveyance the same may have been so purchased or acquired and taken, either in Fee or for Life or Lives, or any Term or Terms of Years determinable upon a Life or Lives, or any other or lesser Interest; and all Erections and Buildings which are or which shall or may be hereafter erected and built thereon, together with the Rights, Members, Easements and Appurtenances to the same respectively belonging (other than and except such Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments as may be of Copyhold Tenure), shall be and become and remain and continue vested in the respective Secretaries for the Time being to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in the said United Kingdom, and their respective Successors, as Secretaries in such Service, according to the respective Nature and Quality of the said Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, and the several Estates and Interests of and in the same Hereditaments respectively, in Trust for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, for the Use and Service of His Majesty's Customs in the said United Kingdom. XXXVI. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Purchase and Conveyance, Grant or Demise thereof, all other Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments (other than and except as aforesaid), which shall at any Time or Times hereafter be purchased by the said Commissioners for the Time being, or by any Person or Persons by their Order, for the Use and Service of His Majesty's Customs, and all Erections and Buildings which shall be then or which may hereafter be erected and |