to lamb skins "person and persons seizing the same; provided always, that Not to extend "this act shall not extend to any lamb skins ready dressed and prepared, fit and useful for fur or linings." 66 dressed for fur or linings. 15 miles of the Sect. 24. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 20. it is enacted, "That Wool may be "it shall and may be lawful for any buyer or manufacturer of sold, &c. within "wool within the said counties of Kent and Sussex, residing sea in Kent and "within fifteen miles of the sea, having given such bond, with Sussex, where "sureties, as is before-mentioned, to sell any wool to any buyer the parties have "or manufacturer of wool within the said counties, who has also required, &c. given the bond given such bond with sureties, as is aforesaid, and to remove "and lodge the same at the warehouse or other place belonging "to the person or persons to whom the same shall be sold, and "who has entered into such bond, with sureties, as is aforesaid, "as often as shall be thought necessary, although the person or persons purchasing the same shall live within fifteen miles of "the sea, such wool being removed, and such person or persons giving such notice of the lodging and housing thereof, as is required by the said act of the ninth and tenth years of the "reign of his late majesty king William the Third."" 66 66 66 66 ten miles of the carried to fairs + Sect. 25. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 21. it is provided, "That Wool shorn or nothing in the said recited act contained shall extend, or be housed within construed to extend, to prevent or hinder any wool shorn, or sea in Kent and housed, laid up or lodged within ten miles of the sea-side, Sussex may be "within the counties of Kent and Sussex, or either of them, care, c "from being removed or carried to any town, field, or place, on permit. "where a regular and established fair shall be held for the sale "of wool; and in case the same shall not be sold or disposed of "at such fair, to bring back such wool to the house or place from "whence the same had been taken; provided that, previous to "the removal of such wool, a permit be taken out containing the quantity of the wool to be removed, and to continue in force "for and during such time as may be necessary for the removal "of the same to the fair as aforesaid, and the returning thereof "to the house or place from whence the same had been taken, "in case the same shall not be sold or disposed of at such fair, "and the proper officers are hereby required to grant all such permits upon application to them made for that purpose from "the grower of the wool." 66 66 + Sect. 26. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 22. it is enacted, "That Permits for every permit shall accompany the wool for the removal of which wool so sold to: "the same shall have been granted, and shall, in case of such the officer, &c. be produced to "wool being sold or disposed of at the fair where to the same "shall be carried, be produced by the purchaser or purchasers "thereof to the proper officer or officers, who shall then grant to "such purchaser or purchasers another permit, or other permits, "for the taking such wool from such fair, and which permit or permits shall specify the quantity of wool to be moved, and the "time during which it shall be to continue in force." unsold from Sect. 27. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 23. it is enacted, "That Wool returned " in case of the return of any such wool unsold to the house or fairs to be subplace from whence the same shall have been taken, the same ject to the same "shall become subject and liable to the same rules, restrictions, rules as before and VOL. I. Persons coun ficates, &c. to forfeit £20. "and laws, as it would have been, in case the same had never "been moved, or taken to any fair as aforesaid." 66 Sect. 28. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 24. it is enacted, "That terfeiting certi" if any person or persons whosoever shall counterfeit, erase, or "in anywise alter any certificate or acknowledgment in the said "recited act mentioned, or any license, certificate, or instrument hereby directed to be made or given, or shall cause or procure "the same, or either of them, to be counterfeited, forged, erased, " or altered in any respect, or shall knowingly make use of any "counterfeited or altered license, certificate, or acknowledgment, he, she, or they so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty pounds for every such offence to any person or persons "who shall sue for the same." Wool, &c. removing be tween sun-set ting and sunrising, within sea, to be for feited, &c. 66 66 + Sect. 29. By 28 Geo. 3. c. SS. s. 25. it is further enacted, "That no wool, or any other the aforesaid woollen or worsted "articles, and which are hereby prohibited from being exported, "shall be removed or carried towards the sea, within five miles five miles of the of the sea-coast of any part of the kingdom of Great Britain, upon any pretence whatever, between sun-setting and sunrising, upon pain of the same being forfeited, together with "the horses, waggon, cart, or carriage, in and by which such "wool, and other the said woollen and worsted articles, shall be "so conveying, for the benefit of the person or persons seizing "the same; and the driver or drivers of every such waggon, cart, or carriage, knowing thereof, and being thereof convicted, shall "be committed to the house of correction, for the space of one "month, there to remain without bail or mainprise." 66 66 but not to ex- + Sect. 30. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 26. it is provided, “ That tend to wool nothing in the last aforesaid clause contained shall extend, or shorn, and carried after sun"be construed to extend, to prevent or hinder any farmer or setting, the same grower of wool from removing or carrying, at any time after day, to the own-sun-setting, such wool as shall have been shorn that day, from "the place or places of shearing the same to the dwelling-house or store-house of such farmer or grower, although such removal "shall be towards the sea, and within five miles of the coast "thereof." er's houses. Worsted yarn, not exceeding 14lb., prepared for knitting, may be carried 66 66 Sect. 31. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 27. it is also provided, "That nothing herein contained shall prevent or hinder any person or persons from carrying and conveying, at any time, any parcels of woollen or worsted yarn twisted, of two or more to retail shops, threads, and manufactured and prepared for knitting, so as "each parcel be bonâ fide directed to, and carrying for and to "the residence or shop of some retailer or retailers of such "woollen or worsted yarn, and so as there be not more than "fourteen pounds weight, directed to and carrying for any one &c. How wool, &c. person at the same time, and so as such parcel be marked ac"cording to the directions of the act or acts of parliament "requiring the marking thereof." Sect. 32. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 28. it is further enacted, is to be packed. “That no wool, woolfels, mortlings, shortlings, wool-flocks, "worsted bay, or woollen yarn, shall be packed up in any other "package "package otherwise than packs or trusses of leather or canvass, "commonly called pack cloths, or in linen or woollen; and all "such packs or trusses of leather, canvass, linen, or woollen, "shall be stamped or marked on the outside thereof with the "word wool,' in large characters, not less than three inches in 66 length, on forfeiture of all such wool, or other the aforesaid Penalty for "articles, to the person or persons seizing the same, and also neglect. upon forfeiture, by the person or persons to whom such wool 66 66 66 66 or other aforesaid articles shall belong, of any sum or sums of money not exceeding one shilling for every pound weight of "such wool, or other the aforesaid articles so seized, to the person or persons seizing the same, as the court or justices before "whom such wool, or other the aforesaid articles, shall be con"demned, shall direct: provided always, that nothing herein Worsted yarn. "contained shall extend to prevent any person from packing or putting any worsted or woollen yarn in paper, so that such "paper is fairly directed to the person or persons to whom the same is intended to be sent, and the word 'worsted' or 'yarn,' as the case may be, wrote or marked thereon, in letters not "less than one inch in length, and that the quantity in any one "such paper contained do not exceed fourteen pounds in weight." 66 may be packed in paper, if marked, &c. unstamped on + Sect. 33. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 29. it is provided, "That Justices may "the justices before whom any complaint or information respect- order wool, &c. "ing the word wool' not being stamped or marked on the out- the package, to "side of the package of such last enumerated articles, according be returned, but "to the directions of this act, shall be made, shall and may, and not to mitigate they are hereby empowered, if they shall so think fit, to order the penalty below 6d. per lb. " and direct the wool, and other the said herein-before enume- weight. "rated articles which shall have been seized, to be returned to " and delivered up to the owner or owners thereof; but that in "every such case the forfeiture or penalty incurred by such of"fence shall not be mitigated or reduced below sixpence for 66 every pound weight of such wool, or articles so seized." + Sect. 34. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 30. it is further enacted, Wool, &c. not "That all and every person and persons who shall pack any packed accord"wool, or other the aforesaid woollen or worsted articles, in any to be forfeited, ing to this act "box, barrel, cask, case, chest, or any other package, otherwise and 3s.for every "than according to the directions herein-before contained, or lb. weight. "who shall press together, or cause or procure to be pressed "together, with any screws, presses, or other engine, any wool "whatsoever, or any yarn made of wool, or other the woollen or "worsted articles by this act prohibited from being exported, "into any pack, truss, or other wrapper, or put, press, pack, or "stean the same, or cause to be put, pressed, packed, or steaned, "into any butt, pipe, hogshead, chest, or other cask or vessel, upon any pretence whatsoever, shall forfeit all such wool, or "other aforesaid woollen or worsted articles, with the package "thereof, and three shillings for every pound weight of wool, or "other such woollen or worsted articles, so put, pressed, packed, "or steaned, the whole of which penalties shall go and be paid by the owner or packer of such wool, or other the aforesaid "woollen or worsted articles, to the person or persons who shall "seize the same, or sue for such forfeiture." 002 + Sect. Persons packing wool, &c. contrary to this act, or assisting therein, to be liable to the wool. Persons assist ing in such illegal package, giving information of the master packer, &c. 66 66 66 66 66 66 + Sect. 35. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 31. it is further enacted, "That if any person or persons shall press together, or cause or procure to be pressed together, with any screws, presses, or "other engine, any wool, or other the woollen or worsted articles hereby prohibited from being exported, into any truss, sack, same penalties as exporters of pack, bag, or other wrapper, or shall put, press, pack, or stean "the same, or cause or procure to be put, pressed, packed, or "steaned into any butt, pipe, hogshead, chest, or any other cask or vessel, upon any pretence whatsoever, contrary to the true "intent and meaning of this act, every person or persons so offending, and all person and persons aiding and assisting in "such packing, shall, over and above the penalties and forfeitures "before-mentioned, be subject and liable to the same pains and penalties as are herein-before directed to be inflicted upon exporters of wool; and the court and justices by and before "whom such person or persons shall be tried and convicted, shall, and hereby have power and authority to punish every "such offender accordingly: provided always, that in case any «‹ person or persons who may have assisted in such illegal "package shall, before his, her, or their being apprehended for "the same, appear before any of his majesty's justices of the 66 peace, and then and there make a true discovery of the master"packer, and other the persons concerned in such illegal package, so that he, she, or they may be prosecuted to conviction, "then the person or persons giving such information shall not be "liable to the pains and penalties aforesaid, and, on conviction "of such offender or offenders, shall be entitled to the wool, or "other the woollen or worsted articles so packed; provided "always, that in case the master-packer, or any person or persons assisting in such package, shall, before any information "shall be taken against him, her, or them therein, discover to any justice of the peace the name or names of the person or persons by whom he, she, or they was or were employed to pack or press the same, so that such person or persons by "whom he, she, or they was or were employed, may be prose"cuted to conviction for the same, then such master-packer, or "the person or persons who shall give such information, shall "not be liable to the pains and penalties aforesaid, and shall be "entitled to the wool, or other the woollen or worsted articles so "sent to be packed, and the person or persons directing such wool, or other the aforesaid woollen or worsted articles, so to "be packed, shall, on conviction for the same, be liable to and shall suffer the pains and penalties herein-before directed to be "inflicted on exporters of wool." or master packers, &c. discovering their employers, to be entitled to the wool, and the employers to be liable to the penalties on exporters of wool. 66 66 66 66 66 Sect. 36. By 28 Geo. 3. c. S8. s. 32. it is recited, "That great quantities of wool are frequently lying at the public wharfs in different ports of Great Britain, which wool being under no controul of the commissioners of the customs, or their officers, evil-disposed persons may in the night-time put the same on board vessels ready for sailing to foreign parts; and also in many cases, where wool is regularly entered to be put on board vessels bound coast-ways, it is easy to put on board such vessels in the night-time a larger number of packs of wool than have been 66 66 66 been duly entered for that purpose, and which, by being concealed under such packs as have been duly entered, cannot easily be discovered, and which wool may, after the said ship has proceeded some way on her intended voyage, be put on board other vessels bound to foreign parts;" for remedy whereof it is enacted, That every person and persons who shall keep any wharf for "the reception of wool in or at any port in Great Britain shall, "within six months after the passing of this act, and every per"son and persons who shall hereafter keep any such wharf shall, "within one month after he, she, or they shall begin to keep the. same, enter into a bond to the use of the king's majesty, his "heirs and successors, in the penalty of two hundred pounds, "and which shall be deposited with the commissioners of his majesty's customs at the port of London, that no part of the "wool which shall be lodged or deposited with him, her, or "them, shall, with his, her, or their privity or consent, be illegally put on board any ship or vessel; and such wharfinger "shall also keep a regular entry and account of the quantity of bags or cloths of wool by them received and delivered, the time when, and the names and residence of the persons from "whom such wool was so received, and to whom such wool was so delivered, with the marks and numbers upon the sheets, and "weight of such wool, a copy of which account shall be by him, her, or them delivered to the principal officers of the customs, "at the port at which such wharfinger shall reside, at the end of every six months, and oftener, if the same shall be required by "such officer; and if any wharfinger shall refuse to enter into Penalty on re"such bond as aforesaid, within the said respective times, he, fusing to give she, or they so refusing, shall forfeit and pay the sum of two keep an account "hundred pounds to the person or persons who shall sue for the of wool, &c. or same; and in case such wharfinger shall refuse to keep and for suffering it to be illegally "deliver such account, or shall be convicted of keeping or deshipped. "livering a false account, every such wharfinger shall, for every "such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of fifty pounds, to be paid to the person or persons who shall sue for the same; and "moreover, if such wharfinger shall at any time knowingly per"mit or suffer any such wool to be put on board any ship or "vessel, otherwise than according to the directions in this act "contained, then such wharfinger, and also all and every person "and persons who shall be aiding and assisting therein, shall on "conviction be subject and liable to the pains and penalties. herein-before enacted against the exporters of wool; and any person giving information, so as that such wharfinger, person. 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 "bond, or to "and persons, or any of them, may be convicted, every such. Informers to be "informer shall be entitled to the sum of forty pounds, which entitled to £40. 66 sum shall be paid to such informer by the commissioners of "his majesty's customs immediately after such conviction." 66 † Sect. 37. By 28 Geo. 3. c. 38. s. 33. it is further enacted, That every person and persons keeping a wharf, at which any "wool shall be lodged or received, shall, and he, she, and they is "and are hereby required, within seven days next after he, she, Wharfingers to give an account officer of the quantity of to the proper or they shall receive any wool at such wharf by land carriage, wool received, on penalty of or by inland navigation, to transmit or deliver a note in writing, 10. "signed |