rated, to be exported, or laid on board for exportation, from Great Britain fore 26 Aug. 1766; 20 s. per fuch corn, &c. and 12 d. per lib. for all fuch bread, &c. with the veffel, her tackle and to his Majesty's fubjects; be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent No corn, or parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That grain, or ofrom and after the paffing of this act, no perfon or perfons whatther of the commodities foever, at any time or times before the twenty fixth day of Auhere enume- gust, one thousand feven hundred and fixty fix, shall directly or indirectly export, transport, carry, or convey, or cause or procure to be exported, tranfported, carried or conveyed, out of or from the faid kingdoms of Great Britain or Ireland, or load or lay on board, or cause or procure to be laden or laid on board, in any fhip or other veffel, or boat, in order to be exported or or Ireland, at carried out of the faid kingdoms of Great Britain or Ireland, any time beany fort of corn, grain, malt, meal, flour, bread, biscuit, or starch, under the penalties and forfeitures herein after mentioned; that is to fay, That all the faid commodities that fhall be so exported, shipped, or laid on board, or loaded to be exported, shipped, or carried out, contrary to this act, fhall be forfeited; and that every offender or offenders therein shall forfeit the fum of twenty fhillings for every bushel of corn, grain, malt, meal, or flour; and twelve pence of lawful money of Great Britain for every pound weight of bread, biscuit, or starch, and fo in proportion for any greater or lefs quantity, which fhall be fo exported, shipped, or put on board to be exported; and also the ship, boat, or vessel, upon which any of the faid commodities fhall be exported, fhipped, or laden to be exported, and all her guns, tackle, apparel, and furniture, fhall be forfeited; and one moiety of all the faid penalties and forfeitures shall the profecu- be to the King's majesty, his heirs, and fucceffors, and the other moiety to him or them that will fue for the fame; and for offences which fhall be committed in that part of Great Britain called England, fuch penalties and forfeitures fhall be recovered by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his Majesty's courts of record at Westminster, or before the juftices of affize, or at the great feffions in Wales, or by information at any general quarter feffions of the peace for the county, city, riding, divifion, or place, where the offence fhall be committed; and in fuch fuit, no effoin, protection, privilege, or wager of law, fhall be allowed; and for offences which fhall be committed in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, by action or fummary bill, or information, in the courts of feffion or exchequer in Scotland; and for offences which fhall be committed in Ireland, in his Majesty's courts of record in Dublin, or at the general quarter feffions of the peace for the county, city, or place, where the offence fhall be committed; and that the mafter and the master and mariners of any fuch fhip, boat, or veffel, wherein any such offence shall be committed, knowing fuch offence, and witbeing privy to, tingly and willingly aiding and affifting thereunto, and being and aiding thereof duly convicted in any fuch courts as aforefaid, fhall committed for be imprisoned for the space of three months, without bail or three months, mainprize. furniture, &c. One moiety to the crown, the other to tor; to be recover ed by action of debt, &c. in the respective courts here mentioned; of the vessel therein, to be II. And feize all fuch II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Officers imThat it fhall and may be lawful to and for any perfon or perfons, powered to being an officer or officers of the cuftoms, or being lawfully au- of the faid thorized in this behalf, by the lord high treasurer of Great Bri- commodities tain, or the commiffioners of the treafury for the time being, by this act, or or any three or more of them, to take and feize all fuch of the by proclamafaid commodities not allowed to be exported by this act, or by of council, tion, or order his Majesty's royal proclamation, or fuch order of council in prohibited, pursuance of this act, as he or they fhall happen to find, know, which fhall be or discover, to be laid on board any ship or other vessel or boat found laden at sea, or in any port, or in any navigable river or water, to on board any the intent or purpose to be exported, tranfported, or conveyed veffel, in orout of Great Britain or Ireland, contrary to the true intent of der for exportation; this act, and also the ship, veffel, or boat, in which the fame shall be found, and to bring the said goods to the King's warehouse or warehouses belonging to the custom-house next to the place where fuch feizures thall be made, or to some other safe place (where there are no fuch warehouses) in order to be proceeded against according to law, and in cafe of recovery, to be divided according to the directions of this act. hip's crews III. Provided always, That this act, or any thing herein neceffary pro- or providing any of his Majefty's thips of war, or other and for the IV. Provided alfo, That this act, or any thing herein con- also such of had a fuffer ance, and fe fuch of the faid V. Provided alfo, That this act, or any thing herein con- within fix tained, shall not extend to any of the faid commodities, which months; shall be exported, or fhipped to be exported, out of or from also excepted Great Britain to Ireland, or from Ireland to Great Britain, or commodities from Great Britain or Ireland to Gibraltar, or Minorca, or unto as fhall be exany of his Majesty's islands or colonies in America, that have ported from ufually been fupplied with any of the faid commodities from Great Britain Great to Ireland, or B 3 tain; or from nies, or fiche cate thereof. from Ireland Great Britain or Ireland, for the fuftentation of the inhabitants to Great Bri- of the faid iflands, colonies, or dominions, or for the benefit of thence to Gib. the British fishery in those parts only; fo as the exporter do, before raltar or Mi- the fhipping or laying on board the fame, declare the island, colonorca; the A- ny, or dominion, iflands, colonies, or dominions, for which the merican colo- faid commodities are respectively defigned, and do become bound ries there; the with other fufficient fecurities, in treble the value thereof, to exporter giv- the commiffioners or chief officer or officers of his Majesty's ing fecurity cuftoms belonging to the port or place where the fame fhall be for the due fhipped or put on board (who hath or have hereby power to landing, take fuch fecurity in his Majefty's name, and to his Majesty's ufe) that fuch commodities fhall not be landed or fold in any parts whatsoever, other than the kingdoms, dominions, iflands, or colonies, for which the fame fhall be fo declared; and that and for produ- a certificate under the hand and feal of the collector, comptrolcing a certifi- ler, or other chief officer of the customs, or if no fuch, or the naval officer, or fome other principal officer of the port where the fame fhall be landed, fhall within the refpective times, herein. after for that purpose mentioned, (the dangers of the feas excepted) be returned to the officers, who took the faid bonds, that the faid commodities have been landed at the port or place for which the fame fhall be fo declared; and for the taking of fuch fecurity, and giving fuch certificate (which the refpective officers are hereby on demand required to give) no fee or reward fhall be demanded or received; and if any officer shall fuch fecurity, make any falfe certificate of any fuch commodities being fo or granting landed, fuch officer fhall forfeit the fum of two hundred pounds, and lose his employment, and be incapable of ferving his Majefty, his heirs, or fucceffors, in any office relating to the customs; and if any perfon fhall counterfeit, rafe, or falfify, any fuch certificate, or knowingly publish any fuch counterfeit, rafed, or false certificate, he thall forfeit the fum of two hundred pounds, and fuch certificate shall be void and of no effect; which faid penalties, for offences committed in Great Britain or Ireland, fhall be recovered in the fame courts, and in the fame manner, ing, or faifify as the other penalties inflicted by this act are recoverable; and ing any fuch, forfeits zool. for offences committed in the colonies or plantations in America, and the certi- or other the dominions belonging to the crown of Great Britain ficate void; in Europe, fhall be recovered in the high court of admiralty, or One moiety to in any other chief court of civil or criminal jurifdiction in fuch the other to respective colonies, plantations, or dominions; and thall be the informer, divided into equal moieties between his Majefty and the inforBond to be mer; and the said bond or bonds, if not profecuted within three profecuted within 3 years. No fee to be fuch certifi officer grant. and perfon the King, and beans for the years, fhall be void. VI. Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall exAlfo excepted tend to prohibit the exportation of beans to the British forts, ufe of the Bri- caftles, and factories, in Africa, or for the use of the fhips timh forts in trading upon that coaft, that ufually have been supplied with Africa, or vef- the fame from Great Britain or Ireland; fo as the like fecurity fels trading be given for the exporting thereof, as is required by this act to thereto, giv ing fecurity; 2 be be given by perfons carrying any of the said commodities to the British colonies in America. exported by VII. Provided alfo, That nothing herein contained fhall ex- alfo fuch of the tend to prohibit the united company of merchants of England aid commoditrading to the East Indies, from exporting any of the faid com- ties as fhall be modities to any of their forts, factories, or feitlements, for the Eaft India fupport of the perfons refiding there; fo as the like fecurity be company to given for the exporting thereof, as is required by this act to be their forts, &c. given by perfons carrying any of the faid commodities to the giving like fecurity; British colonies in America. ampton, for VIII. Provided alfo, That this act, or any thing herein con- alfo wheat, tained, shall not extend to any wheat, malt, or barley, to be malt, or bartransported out of or from the port of Southampton only, unto ley, exported the islands of ferfey and Guernsey, or either of them, for the from Southonly use of the inhabitants of thofe iflands; fo as the exporter, the ufe of the before the lading of fuch wheat, malt, or barley, or laying the inhabitants of fame on board, do become bound with other fufficient fecurity, Jersey and Guernsey (which the customer or comptroller of the fame port hath hereby only, power to take in his Majefty's name, and to his Majesty's ufe, the exporter and for which fecurity no fee or reward fhall be given or taken) giving ecurithat such wheat, malt, or barley, fhall be landed in the faid ty, &c. iflands of Jersey and Guernsey, or one of them (the dangers of feas only excepted) for the ufe of the inhabitants there, and fhall not be landed or fold in any other parts whatsoever, and to return the like certificates of the landing the fame there, as are herein before required on the exportation of the said commodities to the British colonies in America, and within the time for that purpose herein after mentioned; and fo as the quantity of wheat, malt, and barley, which at any time or times after the pafling and fo as the of this act, and before the faid twenty fixth day of August, one quantity do thousand seven hundred and fixty fix, fhall be shipped at the 5000 quarters faid port for Ferjey and Guernsey, or either of them, as aforefaid, in the whole. doth not exceed in the whole five thousand quarters; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. not exceed Commiffion IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the commiffioners of the customs for the time being fhall, ers of the cuand they are hereby required to give a full and true account in ftoms to lay writing to both houfes of parliament, at the beginning of the before both next feffion thereof, of all corn, grain, malt, meal, flour, bread, houfes of parliament, an biscuit, and starch, that fhall, before that time, be exported to account of the any place whatsoever, by virtue or in purfuance of any of the quantities of liberties or powers hereby given or granted for that purpose. corn, &c. exported in pursuance of the powers here granted. X. Provided, That nothing in this act contained fhall extend Malt declared to any malt declared or made for exportation, and barley steeped, and made for and entered at the excife office, to be made into malt for expor- exportation, and barley tation on or before the paffing of this act, which shall be exported; teeped, and provided the proprietor or proprietors thereof fhall produce to entered to be the collector or chief officer of the port where fuch malt fhall be made into exported, a certificate or certificates from the officer or officers malt, before with whom the entry of the corn intended to be made into fuch paffing thisact, allo excepted; malt a certificate B 4 being produ ced thereof from the pro per officer at the port of exportation; allo excepted fuch other of the aforefaid commodities as fhall be cleared out before pafling this act. Rice alfo excepted. His Majesty or order of tion of any of the faid com modities at any time be fore the faid 26 Auguft. malt for exportation fhall have been made, that the faid malt was actually declared or made for exportation, and the said barley steeped, and entered at the excife office, to be made into malt for exportation, on or before the paffing of this act; nor to any other of the commodities aforefaid which fhall be cleared out for exportation at any custom-house within Great Britain, on or before the paffing of this act; or at any cuftom-house in Ireland, on or before the paffing of this act, but that fuch fhips or veffels fhall be permitted to proceed on their voyages; any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding. XI. Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing here contained shall extend to prohibit the exportation of rice out of this kingdom. XII. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority impowered by aforefaid, That in cafe his Majefty, at any time or times before proclamation, the faid twenty fixth day of August, one thousand seven hundred council, to per- and fixty fix, fhall (in his royal difcretion) judge it to be most mit, if he fall for the benefit and advantage of this kingdom, to permit the judge proper, exportation of corn, grain, malt, meal, flour, bread, biscuit, the exportaand starch, or any of them; that then it fhall and may be lawful to and for his Majefty, by his royal proclamation or proclamations to be iffued by and with the advice of his privy council, or by his Majesty's order in council to be publifhed in the London Gazette, from time to time to permit and suffer all and every perfon and perfons, natives and foreigners, but not any particular perfon or perfons, at any times or times before the faid twenty fixth day of Auguft, to export or carry out of the kingdoms of Great Britain or Ireland, or out of both or either of them, all or any of the commodities aforefaid, to all or any other place or places, and upon or without giving fecurity for the landing thereof in fuch place or places, and returning certificates of fuch landing, as to his Majefty fhall feem meet, and as in fuch proclamation or proclamations, or fuch orders of council to be publifhed in the London Gazette, fhall be expreffed and declared; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Times limited certificates. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, for returning That all certificates of the landing and discharging of the faid commodities to be exported other than coaft-wise, shall be returned within the refpective times following; that is to fay, Where the bonds are taken in respect of any of the faid commodities to be exported from Great Britain or Ireland to any of the faid colonies or plantations in America, within eighteen calendar months after the date of the said bonds; and where to Gibraltar or Minorca, within twelve calendar months after the date of such bonds; and where to the islands of Guernsey or Ferfey, within fix calendar months after the date of fuch bonds; and where from Great Britain to Ireland, or from Ireland to Great Britain, within fix calendar months after the date of such bonds respectively. CAP |