Customs Act 1846 (SA)

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No. 16.

ORDINANCE enacted by the Cotrernor of S o ~ t h

Aua~raliu, with

the

adoice

and consent oJ the Legislutive Council thereof.

To consolidate and amend the Lnws of the Customs in South

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ustru (iu.

[9th October, 1846.1

AS it is expedieut to consolidate and amend the h w s

WHERE

of Custolus in South Australia :

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Be it therefore Enacted by tile Governor of South Australia iith the advice and coilsrnt of the Legislntivc Council thereof: That iom and after the tenth d;zy of October instant this present Ordhnnce

hsll comnwnce a i d ~ q k e effect; and the follnwing Ordinances, to wit,

m Ordinnocc passed on the twclftli day of August, ono thousand 6

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igllt hundred mid forty-two, i~~tituled

(' AU Act to ntneud

the Laws

or thc rcgdntion of the

Cnstn~ns R

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Trade in South Anstrdin ;"

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U Olrlioa~lce

pnssetl on tllc fiftcellth day of Febrt~nry,

one tllot~snud

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!ight l~undred

ancl forty-four, il~tituled "An O~rlinntlce

to empower

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;he Governor to rcmit duties 011 Wiucs for t l~c

consumption of Nilitary

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nn Ordinalice

nsscd on tlrc fifteenth day of August, oue ?

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bousnnd eight llnndwd) nud forty-four, i~~tituled

" An

Ordinance

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G~.tl~cr

to nnlcnd the Laws for the rcrulntion of the Custo111s and

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A l ~ d

iu older to avoid the frequent use of numerous temn and

cxpressiolis in this 4 s any other law relating to Custonis, or to Trade and Navigntion, and to prcvent any misconstruction of the tcnns and expressions used tllcvcin-nu it Enwcted, That ~vkencvcr tke

several tcnns and expressions following ~11~11

occur in this or any

otl~er law, relating to the Customs or to Trade aud Xavigtion, tllc same sl~all be construed respectively in manner liercinaftcr directed, that is to say, that the tern1 " Law of the Customs " shall bc con- strued to mean this or m y otlier Act or Ordiuance a t any time in force witllitl the Province relating to the Customs, Trade, or Xari- gntiou; that the term "goods" shall be collstrucd to mean all kin&

, of goods, mares, mercl~andize, visions of ally IJRW of the Custonis may be applicnble;

and 0 t h

articles, to nhicl~

the pro-

that. tile term

" spirits" shall be construed to mean all khds of spirituous liquors, strong waters, cordials, sweetened spirits, liqueurs, and spirits in. teeded to be used RP peifumeiy; that the ten11 "ship" shdl be con. st~wed to rut.nn ship or ~esse l p ~ e i x l l ~, uuless such term s l d be used to distinguish n ship from sloops. hrigmtitlea. and other ciases

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of vessels; t h t tlie telw " xunstcr" of any ship s l id be construed

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to meall the persoit l~nviilg

or takillg t l ~ e

dlnrg-i or commnod of such

s i p; that tlle term "o~wers," nt~d the tenn 'borvner,'v of anr ship

sldl bo constrned dike to mean oiie orwer if there be on$ one,

, and nuy or all the on-ucrs if tlierc be more than one; that the

term "luntol," of any ship s l d bc construed to nlem the person next in coinmand of s ~ ~ c h ship to the nmtcr thereof; that the term

seaman" sl~nll

he cousti~icd

to mean alike seaman, mariner, sailor,

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or laiidsmml, beiiq one of the crev of any sl ip; that the term

"British Yosscssio~~s',"

s l d be construed to mcnn colonv. ~lanta-

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tion, island, territory, or settleuleut belonging to Her Majes t~;

t h t

the term b61-Ier

Ma,iesty" sLall be coustmed to mean Her >Injest!;

I-Icr Heirs, mid Successors;

that the terms "Collector, or other

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-: officer,'," &all be coi~strued

to ulcan the Collector, or other principd

or proper officer of the Custouls of the port intended i11 the sentence; that whenever iueutiou is made of my public officer, the officer mentioned shall be deemed to be such officer for the time bcii~g;

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that the term "mwhouse" shall bc consttxed to mrnn nny place, whctl~er house, shed, yard, timber-pond, or otller place in wlrich goods mtnwd tot bc wnrcl~nwxl 1111011 i~uportntitm niny lw lntlpd,

kcq~k

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witlwt~t~

~ ~ ~ y w t t t

OC dui).; t h t t1w t t v h 4 L Q t ~ w ~ ~ ~

rv~~iacllu~~au

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all~ll l h'

co~~ot.r i~nl

tao

inerw nuy I ~ C L.

pruvi(1nl l)? tllc

Crown for loilgi~lg

goods thercilr fur wcurity of the Custoais ; and

that

t l~o

si~rgular

nmnber and masculine gender slid1 be constnad

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to i~rcludc

thc plural and ferninbe, oud vice o m, unless such con-

stnrctioll is repu,rrnaut.

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~rcnsal:); or the ~omlnissiolws

of Her JI.?jcstv's Customs, erery

iach ofticer so offe~dit~g,

npoll proof tllercof to the Goreruor, or to

11c Co~i~~niscioners

of Hcr BInjcsty'a Cnstoels, shall be disnlisscd

ioln his office; n~ld

i f my person (not beiir!g n persou dQ

np-

~ointcd

to somc officc h

the Customs) d d l p v c, otfcr, or promise

o give my a~ch

fee, pcrquisitc, patuity, or rc~wrd,

such person shall Pds

br cvery such offence, forfeit nod pay the sum of One Hundred

.'ounds.

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And

lw i t 15llnctct1, Tlmt it sldl bc ln?vf\ll for tllc Collector or

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o f. t m ~ * o c *

btl~cr p r i ~ ~ i p d

ofliccr of the CIISI~IIIE,

wit11 t l ~

finuction of the

hvernor, froin tilllc to titno to appoint the hoersof gellcrn~nttr?lldnlrcc

b f

tho respective

oficcrs nod othcr prsons under tlrcir s w c y, tat

heir ~ o p r

oiliccs aod pllnceu of employn~ent.

And be it Runctcd, That no officer of Customs nor pcrson Weerr of Curtoma

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not liddo to urns l8

en$oyed ill the collectioir OS mn~mpcment of, or nccon~lt~iug for the mvenlla of Cnstonls, or niiy p r t tlwcof, nor any clerk or othcr

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person ncting nndcr tl~eur, slmll, tluri y the timc of his acting ns

1 ilacll officer, or of his being so cuq~loycd

as aforesaid, or of his acting

as atch clerk or other pcrson as aforesaid, ns the cnsc may be, be

wn~pcllcd to mrvc in any o t lm public ofice or rmplopenf or to

WYC on my jury or hquest, or in the militi$ nqy law, uwge, or

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miiitorn to the contrary thereof notwithstanding-

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Rrgrrlorwn-

Inmnrds and

outwarch.

Ship and cargo to bo

nponcd on arrival,

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water

lnilcling mnke perfect entry of such gods, and pay the duties thereon,

Rlpulaliofi- Inwar& and

lip, in

togctl~cr with cl~nrges of removal and warehouse rent, fiuch goods

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ade of shall b

sold for the payment thereof', mid the oveiplus, if any, shall

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bc paid to the proprietor of the goods, ox other person duly autho-

rizcrd to rcccivc the same.

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SVIII. And be it Ei~ncted, That if the goods in any entry be z=;tziL

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bl. or

clmrgcd to pay duty nccording to the nunrbor, iueasure, or wcight

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tlicrcof, such nuniber. mensure, or weiglit shall be stated in the entry;

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at~d

if tllc goods in soch cntry be cllargecl to pay duty nccordil~c

to & d h a

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thc vnluc thcrcof, such wlne sllrrll be ascertaiued by the declarat~on

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of the importer of such articles, or his keown agent, iu manner nod

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tI~en

form followiqg, that is to MY,

I, A. B., c10 hereby declare that the

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articles w n t ~ o n e d

in the entry, and contained in the packages (here

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specifyilq the several packages, and describing the several marks

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(pd.

n t d m~nl)ers,

ns the case may be,) are the value of

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IVitucss my band this

day of

one tllotlsmd

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tight 111111dred

and

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Tlio above cleclnration,

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siplted thc

clay of

in the presence of

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CD., Collector or other principnl officer," which declaration shall

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be n-rittcn OII t l ~ e

bill of entiy of such nrticles, and shall be s&scribed

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tllc hand of the importer thereof, or his linown agent, iu the

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of t l ~ e

Collector, or ot l~er

prii~cil)d

officer of the Customs,

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nt the port of importation:

Provided that if tipoxl view and exnmi- '

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nation of such nrticles, b r the proper officer of tile Customs, it shall

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$ 8

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nppenr to 11im that the &id n~ticles

arc not valued neeordin~

to the

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true price ancl value tllereof, and according to the true intent and

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nlenni~~g

of this Ordinance, then, nnd in such case, the importer, or

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Iris known agent, sl~nll

declare on oath, if required, before

the Col-

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lector or otlrcr principal officer of Customs, what is the invoice price

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of such nrticles, m d tlint he verily bclicvea sucli invoice price is tbe

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cur~ont

value of the articles nt the place from v-hence the said articles'

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were imported, nlld such invoice price, with the addition of ten

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per centoln tllcrcon, sllnll be deemed to be the mlue of the ,

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nrticlcs in lieu of tlie vnlue so declarecl liy the importer or his known

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ngyt, nod a p o ~

wllicli tlic duties dnc tl~crcon

s l d l be elinlped and

p d: Prov~ded also, that if it fillall nlqwnr to the Collcrtor, or

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othcr proper officer, t l~nt

such nrticlcs Itnve been fouurl invoicecl below

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the rcnl n l~d

tsuc vnlae tllcseof, a t the place from ~vhence

tlie same

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wcm imported, or if the invoice price is not l i n ~ ~ r ~,

the nrticles shall

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in such case bc cssii~ined

by t ~ o

c o n ~ p e t e ~ ~ t

persons, to be

nomi-

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nntccl find nppointccl by

the G o ~ m o l;

and

such persons s l d l

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,' (lcclnic on oath, if required,

brforc t l ~ c

Collcctor or otlrer proper

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oficcr, 1v11nt is t11c truc nrid rcnl vnlne of such articles nt the

ort of

inlportation

ill the mid Provil~cc, n l ~ d

the wlue so declnred s id

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dcelncd to ho the troc n i d red value of such nrtides, and upon

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, wllicll the duties duo tl~creon

shall bc clinrged and pd.

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'dlis Province, as being imported from the United Kingdom, or from Re~g.lo*

any other British possession (if any advantage attach to such dis- Ouwardr.

Inwarda and

tinction) unless such goods nppenr upon the cockets or other proper

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m Britirh pmwaianr,

docunmnts for the tame to have heen duly cleared outwards at the muappui.cocLrr,

port of expoi-htion in the United I(ii~gdorn, or in such other British

possession, nor uuless the ground upon which such advantage be

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claimed be stated in such cocket or document.

XXIII. And be it Enacted, That no goods shall, upon importa- z-adwa$

tion into this Province, be deemed to be of tlie growth, production, 4

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or n~nnufmture

of the United Kingdom, or of any British possession,

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ul~less

imported from the United Kingdom, or from some British

possession.

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be it Euncted, Thnt no entry nor m y warrant for ~ n t q

not (o br v a ~

ifgoodrnotpapdt

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he lnndiig of any goods, or for the taking of any goods out of any anrehouse slid1 be deemed valid. uuless the ~nrt icdars of the goods and pnclinges in suclr entry s l~~ l l ' co~~es~ond 'Ni th the pnrticu6;rs of the goods and pncknges purporting to be the same in the report of

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the ship, or ia the certificate or other document, where any is re-

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quired, by w11icli the inlportntion or entv of such goods is authorized, nor unless tlie goods shall have been properly described in such entry by the denominations, and with the cliamcters and circum- stances, nccording to whicl~ such oods are charged with duty, or

may be imported, and any goods h

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-en or delivered out of any ship,

or out of any ~vnrehouse, by virtue of any entry or warrant not cor- responding or agreeing in all such respects, or uot properly describ- ing the same, sl~nll be deemed to be goods landed or taken without iuc entry thereof, and s l i d be forfeited.

XSV. And be it Enacted, Tllnt before any goods shall be f i d f i d e o f F

duction wbers ad*

dlippcd for exportation, as being the produce of this Province and

d e d

ts dcl~endencics,

nnd upon which any advantage s 1 d be claimed nt Wdb-.

IN port of i~i~portation, wificicet proof sllnll bc ulndc to t l~c satis-

hction of tlic Collccbor or ot1llcr principnl officer of Custoars, that

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nlch goods nro tllc prodocc of this I'rovisco and its dc wndcucie~,.

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whereupon tlm CoUcctor or otllcr principd officer is iereby em-

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)owered to grant a certificate to that effect-

XXVI. And be it Enacted, That if my goods which are liable ---

o thc payment of duty, sl~all

receivc damage during the voyage, nn rgrOI

htcinent of such duties sl~nll be nllosed B proportion to the i n ~ ~ l n ~ c 60 received, provided proof be innde to the satisfhction of

he Collector t l~:~, t

such damsgc mn-ns recei\*ed nfter the goods were

hipped in tl~c

ship importing the same, and before t h y were landed

4 this Province; and provided clnin~

to such abatement of duties be

nadc at the tin10 of the first exnruinntion of such, goods-

XXVII. And bo it Ennctcd, Thnt the officers of tilo Customs to^

Kdl themupon oxmine sucli goods with reference to such dnmnge,

dunrp

may state .the proportion of damage which, in tbet opinion,

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abatement mndc by them, the coll&tor or other principal officer shall choose two indifferent merchants, experienced in the nature and value of such goods, who s1inl.l exnmiue the same, aud shd

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make and subscribe s declaration, stating in what proportion,

according to their judgment, such goods are lessened in them value

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" " by reason of such damage, and thereupon the officers of Customs

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may make an abatement of the duties according. to the proportion

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of damage so declared bp such merchants.

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XXVIII. And be it Enacted, That it sl~all

be lnaful to re-import

Coartwirc.

into the said Province any goods which sl~nll

have been legally ex-

hturrjdp m-

, ported fiom the same, and to enter such goods by bill of store re.

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i'erriug to the entry outward and exportntion thereof:

Provided the

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property in such goods continue iu the sallie persoil, by whom, or on whose account the same have been cxpnrted. mid that such impor. tation take place within one year from the date of export~tiol~; and

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if the goods so returned be goods wllich had before been lcgalh imported into the said Province, t h same duties shall bc pnyabie thereon as would at the time of sucl~ re-importation be payable on the like poods ullder the same circutustnnces of importation as those under which such goods bad been originnlly imported, or such goods may be warehoused as upon a first importation thereof.

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XXIX. And be it Enacted, Tlm the surplus stores of an;

ship

6 t o ~ n n d p r k r u

qosdr,

arriving in this Province, shall be subject to the same duties, &cl the same regulations, as the like sorts of goods shall be subject to, when imported by way of merchndize; aud such surplus stores n ~ n y be

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entered for tlic private use of the master, or owner of such ship, or

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of nny passenger of such ship, to whom such surplus stores luny belong, on payment of the proper duties, or to be warehou~erl Gr the future use of such ship.

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And be Enacted, That the master of every sllip ill rvlliell

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ally goods are to be exported from this Proviuce to parts brvoad the

limits thereof, sllnll, upon due npplication timdc ly

lhim. rccck-e ~ i. o ~

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the semher n victualling bill, for the sllip~ucnt

of snch storvs ns la

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shall require, and as shall bc nlloecd by the Collector for tlic use of

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such allip, nccording to the iToyagc upon which she is about to clqsrrt ; and tlmt no articles tiken on bonrd nnp ship &nU bc deemed to b

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. stores, except such as 8 h d be borne upon the victudhg bill for

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XXXI.

And bc it Enacted, That it sh l l be l m f d for the O ~ C C M

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dwrwr,

of the Customs to go ou bonrd any ship nfter elcamlcc oataonls, within the limits of nny port iu this Prorincc, or lrithil; m e lenyne

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cohst thereof, aud to demand the cleannce m d vict~tnlii~g

"bill; and if there be any goods or stores on board oot conhincd m

the oleru;urce or victuall'ig bill, such p o d s W stores shall be for-

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feited

bitecl; a id if nuy goods coutained iu such clearancc or victunlliug &~ubth*--

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bill bc not on board, or be llot satisfactorily accounted for, the amsiwi#.

master sllnll forfeit .the sum of T~veety

Pounds for every packa e

or pwcel of goods coutained in such elearauce or victualliug bi 1,

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ant1 not on bond, 01- not so satisfiictorily accoulited for.

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0 4 XXXII. And be it Enacted, That time shall be allowed upon ~s~riogg~p;d

, the exportation of goods, wares, or inemhandize, iu~ported

into any a. ~

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port in thc said Province, the valuc of m*hicli oods shall amoul~t

on

to Fifty Ponnds, a drawbaclr of the duty pdd t lereon: Provided 7 nlwnys, that proof be ulade to the satisfaction of the Collector 01- otl~rr prilicipnl ofticer that the full duties 011 itnportation had been p i t 1: Provided also, tlmt bond be &ell with one or. more suffi-

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eirnt surctics to bc approved of by t%e Collector or other proper officer, in doublc th'e nwonut of the drmvback clhimed, that such

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wotls s l d not Be Inndecl in m y part of the Province: And pro-

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ritlctl that t l ~ e goods sllnll bc shipyecl within one year frow tlie day of in~portatiolr thcrcof, and that such cll:7wb;1ck is duly claimed

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nitl~ir~

one ycnr from the day of such shipment:

Provided also,

no (le,&nck sl~all

bc nllowd upon nnygoods which by ireason

of cl;unoges, or decay, s l d bccoine of less value for lrolue use than '

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the nmottnt of such d ~ i ~ ~ l ) ~ c k,

and nll goods SO damaged, which

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shnll bc clcnrcd for any dmwback, sl~nll

be forfbited, and the person

1 w11o cnllsed ~ucl l goods to be so ckared sl~nll forfeit t l ~ e sum of

Two Hnlidrcd Pounds, or trcble the nmount of the drawback in such msc, nt the election of the Go~wmor.

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XSXIII. And be it Enacted, That if ally goods which have been

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tdtcn ont of any wnrehouse to be csportcd from the same, or any 1mdd-8

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goods which ham keen clcared to be exported for drfinbnclc, shall torfclL

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not 1)c duly exported to vnrts bcyond the limits of the Province. or

shnll be r&~~cled

in tl&

Provine< ( ~ u c h

goods not lmving becl, d;ly

n h d c d, or

(liscl~:~~*ged,

or nl~or't

~l~ippcd,

w~der

the rare of t h

1 w q w oflieern), tllc snnm s l ~ l l

1)n fiwli4w1, togctlwr with tllu ship,

r c s d, bont, or

cr.nit, wlliclr

imy hnvo been ~isctl in so reltlnding,

Inllding, or carrying such goods, nnrl nny person by ~ h o m, or bv

whose orders or incons, s k h goods uhdl h v c been 50 tnken dr clcnred, or so reh~dcd, or cnniecl, shall forfeit n slm eqw1 to treble' the value of such goods.

XXXIV. And be it Enncted, Thnt n clrawbnclr of the mliole of Dmn-bacli and R-

minion of duties oa

the dutica of Cr~st.olns

shall bc allowed for siilc nud spirits, iutended ~.,,

k,, ailowed

i h ~ m ~ m o ~

md

for the ro~~su~ep t~ io i~

o f the Governor, and of tlle respective illeases

for mratc.r ol BIdirarf

of tllc Officers of IIcr Mnjesty's troops, sewing in

South Austr n 1' W,

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Xnrai uffim~

nlld of Oflicclg of I ~ e r

1\1n~csty'8 i\'nvy, 011 b ~ m d

such of Her and

wjmtf~

on stow

rmicr

kr 6t r

Mnjosty's ships ill nctulnl scrvice ns

t h y ahd l serve in, nud ou nll

Btorcs tor Hcr Majesty's servicc ; or the same lnny b

landed oa first

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hpoltntion, or d~livered out of bood frccof duty, subject to such rcgulstione as tho Governor, or Commissioners .of Custon~s, mny

from timo to time in thnt behnlf appoint

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XXXV. And be it Enacted, That no goads shall L

laden on

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board any ship in any port of the mid Province as aforeiaid, when

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curid couG

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w i n under wbr,

any officer of the Customs shall or may be hereafter stationed tobe

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carried coastwise, iiorl~aving been brought coastwise sllall be unlndq

until due notice in rwitiug, signed by the master, shall be given to

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the Collector or other proper oflicer, by the master, owner, or agent,

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ahip, of the intention to lnde goods on board the same, toh

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BO wnied, or of the arrival of such ship with woods 60 brought, as the

case may be, nor until proper documents shafi have been

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the lading or unlading of such

oods, and such goods slla

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not he so

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laden nor unlnden except at sue 1 times and places, and in such man-

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ner, and by s~lch

persons, and tinder the care of such officers, as fiball

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be appointed by the Collector or other proper officer for that duty:

'

. l '

Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the Governor, aud for

t $. '

the Commissiol~ers

of Hcr Majestv's Customs, to make and appoint

.,.

,

y

*such other readations for the c a r $ u g coastwise of any goods, or for

,

,

the removing my oods for shipment as shall to them appear ex.

edient, and that a

fi goods laden, water borne;or unleden, contrary

,,

Rereto, or contrary to any regulations so made and appoiuted, sllnll

1 1

be forfeited, and the master of any ship so lading or unlndinggooods

.

contrary to the truc intent and meaning hereof, shall forfeit and pay

C

a sum of Ten Pomda.

' cwriogb.dr

XXXVI. And be it Enacted, That all ships, the property of Her Majesty's subjects, &adin& from one pmt

of the Prorince to another

part tlmeof, shall be considered ns engaged in the eoastiug trade.

W h 8 ' ~ ' 8 h ' u *

~vrkd-l

XSXVII. And be it Enacted, Tbnt no goods sliall be carried iu

. ', any coasting ressel, except such as sl~nll

be laden to be so carried

nt some port or place in this Proviucc, nud that if any ~ o o d s

s11dI be

t ~ k e u

into or put out of nuy coasting vessel at sea, or it niiy consting

6

.

d i p or vessel s h u touch nt nriv ahce over the sea, or derinte frolu

,

hei voyage, udess forced

ni~&oidnblc eircunlst&xes

; or if the

mnster of nny constilly vcssel which slinll have tollcl~cd at my place over the seas, shnll not declare the same ill writing, under his hand.

not exceeding Two Hundred Pouds, nor less tlian Fifty Pounds.

aficrwnrds first nnive, tlm master of s u d vessel shall forfeit R sum to the Collector, at the port in this' Provi~lce where such vcssel slrnll

P-brC*r

XXXVIII. And bc it Enacted, That in such notice shall be

I

stated tllc na~nc

nnd tomage of the ship or VCPSP~, and the nnuie of

t

the port to nhicli she belongs, n~td

the name of the mnster, and t l~c

,

name of the port to wl~icll

she is bound, or from wllich she ins

\.

fi , b 1

arrived, and sucli notice shall be signed by the master, owner, or

\ '

agent of such ship or vessel, nod sliaU be en tcred in a book, to be

kept by the Collector of Customs, for the information of all parties interested; and every such notice for the unlnding of any ship or

vessel shd be dolivered within twent -four h u m after tbe d w l

d such ship or vwe1, under a pe nd ty of %@RP Pound$, to be

paid by the m*

of m& h i p or v

d

.

a

1.

XXXIX. And

P

4

ST,T.

A11d hc it Rt~nvtctl, T11:lt it s11;lll bc I;~wful

for t l~e to pwlliit to Wroa ,

officers snmpler

k

/o f tha

C u a t o ~ ~ ~ s

to tnIi(; : I I ~

i111drr

~ I ' O ~ C P

i

~

t

~

I bc

t:~liC'll, RIICII E: I I ~ ~ ] ) ~ c ' s

of ally goods 41s s11:lll be I1CCCSFAl'y ti)l':lsC~r-

Is !tnini~lg

tlw n i ~ ~ n ~ i ~ ~ t

ot* ~ I I J '

(lutirs p:~y;lblc

oil tllc snwc, :IINI all SIICIA

; M I I I ] ~

~ 1 1 i l I l b~

disposed of'

: I I ~

i~rcou~~ted

for in F I I C ~

I I I ~ I I I I ~ W

a8

l

,dirccctcd by tlic Collector or other pri~cipnl

officci* of

Customs.

1

I SLTTI, And be it Euactcd, That it d d

bO lavful for t l~e

Col-

! lector or otlwr ~r inc iml

officer of Costolus to station an offieer on &&.cm,-

- -

l

b;lrd any AipL sliil;! within the lilnits of my port iu the Province,

id the ilmster of cvcry ship on bond of 11-liiclr any officer is so

stntioncd s l d l proovidc every such officer snficie~lt room under the

dccli in ~ n n o

part of tlw forecastle or steerage for his bed or bnm-

n~oc:li,

nad in cnsc of iieglect or refusal so to do, s l i d forfeit the sum

of Twcn ty Pounds.

\

the herein cooti~itied

s l d 1 extend to prevent the clerk or servant of any

R q ~ z a t b

h

by person itin CO-partl~ersllip

from transacting any business a t the Cus- gmni*.

h, tom Hoasc, on nccouiit of such persons, without such liceoce, pro- tof vidcd such clerk or serwnt shall not transact any such business ss

clerk, servant, or agent to any other person.

Collector or other pi'i~~cipal officer of the Customs, with the con-

XLIX. And be it Enacted, That i t shall be lamful for the $ r s L m ~

currence of the Governor, by any Order under his hand, to revoke any such lice~ice, and that after a copy of such Order sllall have bccn delivered to m y such licensed person, or to his clerk, or left at his usual place of abode or business, such licence shall be void.

or

.

L. A i d hc it Elractcd, That if any person sliall counterfeit or hlsiffi or wilfully use nllcn counterfeited or hlified, any eotry,

docsmsntr.

A

v'aoo*

he

wnrcnllt, cocliet, transirc, or other document, for the nnlading,

ie

' -

3 f

lading, .entering, wportiag, or clearing of ally sliip, or for the land-

i n ~,

sfiippi~ig,

or rcinov~~ig

of any woods, stores, or baggage, or

.

.

.-

iwtlclcs wl~ntcwr, or s l d, by any false stntenient, procure my

b

witillg

or

~ I O C U I I ~ C I ~ ~,

to be made for any such purpose, or sliall

hlscly i~inke

m y oath or affirniation required by any lam of the Cus-

'

toms, ns nforesnid, or s l d l f o g e or con~iterfdt n certificate of the

said oilth or nffirniation, or s l d l publish such certificate, knowing

S

11

f

the sanle to be so forged or couuterfeited, every persou so offeudiug

.

'

sllall, for every such ofl'e~ice, forfeit the sum of Two Hundred

t

Pounds, and S L ~ I pelialty shall and may be prosecuted, sued for,

t

rnld recovered iu like mnnrlc.1; rzud by such ways and means as an?

;

penalty may be prosecuted, sued for, and recovered, under the pro-

visious nud directious lweof.

LT.. And be it Enacted, That if any declaration required to be ~ ~; o ~ ! ! ~ ~ t

I

by this or nuy other law of thc C~stol ls,

except declarations pd+

ollicers of the ?Justoins touclling certain illattelg shall not tridy

rcqnimd l?y nny fillell lnw to wswr qocstioas pot to him -y thc 5

anawrrisg such queslinns, shall, over and above auy otller penalty

nusver such questions, the person uiaki11g such declnrtttiou, or

to wllieh he niny become subject, forfeit the sum of One Hundred

l'ounds.

1 to tllc vnluc of goods, bc untnlc in ally particolar, or if m y erson

I,

LII. Awl bc it Enacted, That in case any ships, boats* cattle, Renonam or riwd

sllnll be scizcil as forfeited, or rhip, hats, or p&

carriages, or otllei* goods

or tl i i~~gs,

by tbo a ~ r n ~

or

dctail~ctl

ns nilrlci*-viducil, by virtuc of any law of the Customs, it Cummi.aionm ot

e l d bc

lawful

for

t l ~ c Govcrl~or or t l ~ c

Coluluissiol~ers of Her CMWU

.hlnjcsty's Costolns to order the same to be restored in such n~anner

mid oo srincll torn~s

and couditious as he or they shall t.hinlc fit to

direct; nlld if the proprietor of' t l ~ c sniue slmll accept the terms mid couditions so pmscribed, he slid not have or maintaiu any action

for recoi~lpcnsc or

cln~nqp

on RCCOUII~ of 6uch 6eizuse or detentiou;

..

and tllo person lnnkiug acch seizure ehl l not proceed in nuy luonner

for coudemllntion,

LXII. And

.

' wulat ion in

J,III. And be it Enacted, That if any ship shall have become

gcncmt.

lia1,Ie to forfeiture 011 account of nny goods laden tlrerein or unlnden

Remission

tares and pondtics

fOrfoi- by tl~erefrom, or if the mnetcr of m y ship shdl have become lidde to

ttm~mernoror

my pelmlty on nccount of nny goods lnden ill sue11 d ~ i p

or unlnden

mhiOncnO*

innocence of onwn

pmfof

therefrom, ~

1

such goods s l d l be small ia quantity or of trifling

~

1

.pd IIDU~~~.

value, and it shdl be made appcnr to the satishction of the Governor,

. )

or the Conlmissiot~cm of Her Mfijesty's rustoma, that such g o d s

.11nd hccn laden or u~rlden

contrrlry to the intention of the omen

. '

.

a of such ship, or without the privity of the master thereof, as the case

inay be, i t ~11,711

he lawful f i w the said Governor or Comniissio~~crs

to

~*ciuit

SIICII

forfeiture, m d also to remit or mitigate such penalty, as

he or

t h y sl~al l

see reason to acquit such mastor of all blame in

respect of such offence, or more or less to attribute the coni~nission of surli offence to neglect of duty oo his part as msster of sucl~ sl~ip; nlid every forfeitore and every penalty or prt thereof, 60 remitted,

, shnll be null and void, and no suit or action shall be brought or

maintained by any person whatever oa nccount thereof.

'F-.:

V. Warehousing.

LTV. And mberens it is expedient to make regulations for the

1';

Collector, or other

mnrel~ousing

' of spirits, tol~acco, m d other goods subject to duv,

t ;

.

principal offirer to

appoiob wmhoa~er

whir11 m y he iegallv imported, and i t is therefore necessary to

c* '

.

for bondipO go&

provide for the nlq-toii;tiilg

of proper I~-nrel~ouses,

and for the lodging

C L,

1

m d sccul'ng sw11 goods t lwrei~--Re

it Enacted, That it shnll be

t

lnwful for the Collect.or or otlrer principal officer, by notice in TITiting

S * '

nntlcr his h n d, tn nppoint such n;?rellowes rcspectirely as shall be

t :.,

approve(? of by the Gnvemrrr, for the frer warelimxsing and securing

C : * P

of agoocls tlwein for. the pinpo~cs hereof; n~ld also ,~nbject to such

S.:.

approvt-11, by like notices to declare what smts of goods m?y be so

I:.,"

wnrehoused; and also, hyliiie notice, to revoke m y

such appointment

t,

or declaration: ~rovided

that cwry such notice shall be published

' 0 1

1 , m c

in the

South Austrdian ~ovmnrneht GweNe.

l* .<

Goods m y

be +m-

LV

And be Enacted, Tlint it slloll be lnlvful for the hnporter of

h o d without pp

any such goods to warehouse the mtw iu tlw warehouses so

meot of dull.

.

1.1

nppinted,

wit l~oi~t

payment of my duty on the first entry thereof,

i:

subject ncvci*tlieless to the rules, replntion~,

nud conditious herein-

t

C

after contained.

.

I .'

3. -

LVII. h n d be i t Enacted, That tbc occupier of my n.nrrhouw

!, "

c u l. Y '

. 1,

4;

Uccupierofwubbo~

b@uuc"

~

h

d

in which goods are, under the provisions of his Ordinnnec, perulitted

u

f

4

to be deposited, &all, upou re uest Wng tundo by the Collector

- + I

'.of Customs

or

Q e proper o d cer, ~ e d i s t e l y

I p d u o e to such

:i '4

I

.

11c

'collector or other offiecr, n n r goods dcpositcd tlie~ein,

or rewind ra-Aowinge

m

!into his castocl?; for t l ~ c

de1i~k-y

of rrlliell the said occupier 11.25 11ot

to

rccci~ctl

nu ortlcr duly signed bv the proper w:lrehouse oi3icc.r; and

in

/ u r n, everr f d o r c tllrrrof.

stld~

oceu~ier

sl~nll

forfeit tLc mu of

- -

smc' it elinll be h ~ f h i

>or the Collector or other priecild otliecl;

to ndn~it

frcsh secori ty to bc g i v c ~ ~

by the bond of thc new propiictor

or otllcr person Imving control over wch goods, nit11 one or inorc

-

s~d&.&mt surctics, nntl to cnusc t h bond given by the original bondcr of such goods to be cnt~celled, or to esonclnte him to the ertent of the fresh security so given.

LX. Aad be it Ennctcd, That all nplmint~ncnts

of wnrehouws for h d e

p*

riotld? W cwtlouo

~ ~ r c l ~ o o d t i g

of goods, made

umlcr the m~t l~ol i ty

of my Inn* of tllc e

f-

hstoels ie forcc a t tlic time of tlrc conlmencen:ent

hereof, and all

.

kmda give11 in rcspcct of nny goods ~vmwliouscd,

or el~tered

to bc

~ ~ r c l ~ o ~ ~ s c c l,

i~ndcr

any law of t l ~ c

Custonrs in forcc at the time of the

,

~ ~ ~ I I ~ C I I C C I ~ A C ~ ~ ~

Iiemo~ sLnU continue in forcc for t l e purpose8 of

his Orditmucc.

LXT. And L

it Enacted, That upon the eut& outwards of my Bond

h

.

pods to be exported from tho warohousc, tLo pcrson entering t.bo

. I

E

&same

JVadodw.

.

same sbnU give sccui4ty by bond, in double the duties of imports.

tion, on the quantity of such goods, with one or inore s~~fficicnt

sure-

ties, to 1)c approved by tl~c

Collcctor or otlrcr propcr ofticcr, that the

m1uc s ld l bc lmded nt tl~c

place for wl~ich

thy drnll he etitwed

outwrds, or bc otl~crwisc accouutCd for to the .~~tisfnctioa

of the

Collcctor or otllcr proper oficcr.

. I.

0 0 0 6 my

bo re=

LPliI. And be it Eilnetrd, Tlirt it shall bc lawful ibr the *l

; *

rwrSa and npackd

Collcctor or 0 t h nii~~cinnl

officcr, untlcr such rculntions as s h d

..

rowarcLouaing of such goods at such o h r port,

LW..

Auds

ort,~

LXV. And bc it Enacted, That if my goods entered or ware* m r e h m i ~ *

. housed, or entered to be delivered from the warehouse, hall be lost G d r

lost=

W-

C or destroyed by any ul~nvoidable accident, either on shipboard or

d

d

O

red

in the landing or sllipping of the same, or in the receivin

the

dcliveiilrg froill tile warchousc, it shall be ladid for the 8 overnor Or to remit or return the duties payable, or paid, on the quantities of such goods so lost or destroyed.

LXVI. And be it Euacted, That in case it shall a t any time rf",zygka

1 lq-~prn

that my ernbezdernrlt, waste, spoil, or destruction, shall be k U g b rurdur

y, or 1 rnnrlc of. or in anv eoods wliich shall be mnrehoused in warehouses. ~ d ~ o f o f l i ~

Q

1, to

uuder tl;e nutllonty of any law of the Customs, by or through any

ithe/ ~ d f u l

misconduct of anv officer of Custom. such officer shall be

said

deemed g i l t y of a misdkmeanor, and shall, upon conviction, suffer

.

\

l

pnid

such ~>unlslmcnt

as m y be inflicted by law in cascs of ruisdemeanor.

i

ally

And, if such officer sl~nll

be prosecuted to conviction by the im-

%

I be

pi-tcr, consignee, or proprietor of the goods so embezzled, wasted, spoiled, or destroyed, then aud in such cases no duty sliali be pap

1,

ablc for, or in reqwxt of such goods so embezzled, wasted, spoiled, or

.

destroyed, and 110 forfeiture or seizure s l d l tnke pIace of any goods so .rmrehouscd, in respect of any deficiency caused by such ern-

to

bezsleincnt, Gste, sp$i, or destkction, and the damam; occasioned

NY

by such embezzleu~ert, waste, spoil, or dest~vction o? such goods,

d

shall be repaid and made good to such importer, consignee, or pro-

its ,

prictol; by the Collector or other principabofficer under such

111

orders, directions, and reg.dntions, as shall be for that purpose

a1

made m d given by the Governor.

!d

W

LXVIT. And be it Enacted, That all goods so warehoused shall s t o ~ q ~

of goodr ir

w8mhOwL

)r

\>c stowed in such nal.ts or divisions of the warehouse, and in such

I t

.

~~innncr

ns

the ~ohcc to r

or other proper officer sl~nlidirect,

and if

:r

I. 'tile occupicr of the wnrchouse shall owit so to stow the same, he '

J

sllnll for cvcry such oinission forf'cit the sum of Five Po~u~ds,

and

Y

n

the wnrellouse s l ~ n l l bc lockcd and secured in such manner, and

3

d d l bc opclieJ and visited only a t such tilues, and in the preseilce

3

of such officers, and undcr mcll rules nud regulations ns the Col-

lector or other proper officcrsl~all direct, and t,hat all such goods s b d

L >

after being landed, upon importatiou, be carried to the warehouse,

I

I

or elisll, nfter being taken out of the warehouse for exportation, be wwicd to be shipped, under such rules and regulations as the Col- lector slmll appowt.

or clcnred from the warehouse, either for expoitt,ition or for home

LXVIII. And be it Ihacted, That no goods sllnll be delivered rwzzd

t

coilsum tion, in less uantity than the entire parcel of such goods

oiginn

H

y wnrel~ousc

3 , or io n quantity the duty on which R-U

amount to One Pound Ten SLillings.

LXIX. And L

it Enacted, That if any importer or proprietor of wubhorus rrroda-

ha417

m pIlorlrf

.

any goods warehoused, or any other person sbnll, by any contri* 4-

fraudulently open the warehouse, or p i n accw to the

.

t

goods

l

W a r e h; I s *

goods, exce t in the presence of the proper officer acting in the execution o his duty, such importer, proprietor, or otl~er I! peaon,

e

shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of Five Hun-

dred Pounds.

& i + a b b d a r *

LXX, And be it Enacted, That, all goods

lvhicll

hnve been M,

r n t h hopam, or

r ~ k l

warehoused, or rewm*ehoused, shall be duly cleared either for ex- portation, or for home consumption, within-two years tkom tlie &-- of the first ently thereof, and if' such goods be not go cleared, ~t

,

s11nlI be Iamfd for the Collector or other proper officer to cause the

..

same to bc sold, and the produce shall be applied first to tile pay- uxnt of tllc duties, next to the warehouse rent and other chmqes,

and tllc overplus, if any, s l d be

aid to the proprietor, or &er

it s l d l bc' lawful for the Collector or otlicr proper officer to grant

persou duly autl~orized to receive t lc &me: Provided always, that P

, furtl~er

tiwo for my such goods to rciuniu wnrchonsed, if t h y sl~all

see fit so to do, upou pywent of reut m d charges due up to that

tiwc.

duwrur

LSSI. And bc it Enacted, Tlint if an

goods ldlicb linvo bee11

hoasod, &a, k be

fortoitad

the wnrcl~ousc, or slinU aftern-wds be tnliell out of the warcllouse,

entered to bc ~~nml~onscd, s l d riot he du i y cnrried or deposited in

rritllout due entry and cleerax~ce, or having been entered and cleared for exportation from the wnwboiee, shSd not be duly cerriecl nod

shipped, or shall afterwards be relnnded, escept with the permission

of the proper officer of the Customs, such goods shall be forfeited.

Vessels not uadar

thirty tons proccoding

LXSII. And be it Enacted, That the master or o m e r of any

o t l a ~ o y s p

umoding d ~ i p

being of the burtlleu of thirty tons nt least, bound on s voyase

twenty-eight day%

to foreign pal*,

the probable duration of which out and home m11

pmirtad to rhip

h h d

q-tbia of not be less tl~nn

thirty days, or which s l d l be engaged in n-haling,

or seali11li.g~

shall be permitted to sllip free of duty from the ware-

house sudi q ~ m ~ t i t i e ~

of sy~iiits

and tbbacco for t lk use of the crew.

and all wnrci~ouscd

goods;*cqaircd for $lip's storca, in stwh

ties na thc Govcn~or

I y nny rqi~lat.intl

iu t lin t iwlmlf' sl~dl

nppoit~t

:

l'rovitlccl

t h t. such rt outu sliilll br duly borne upon t l ~ c

sllip's

victjt:nlliug bill, n~id

slrnll be shipped it1 alrll manner, nod subject to

sacli diiwtions and regulations ns the Collector, or other phipd

officer of Customs shall appoint: Provided also; t h t the master or owner of stccli ship film11 prerionsly eater iuto bond, with one or more sufficient sureties iu double the nmouet of duties payable tl~ercon, conditioned that such goods sbnll be used as stores for tlie

vcsscl, or be otliernise nccounted for to the satisfiction

of the Col-

.

,

.

' I,

. ' *

lector or o t lm proper officer of Customs, nud that the packages

'4

containing the palm sliall not be opened, nor m y of the goods tliereio tnken out or nltcred uutil t11c r-essel slinll hare left the port ou her iuteuded voyage! nud tlrnt if the ressel at any t,ilue return to any port in the ~rovince, the victodlic~g bill bc delirered t i the collector or otl~cr proper officer at st~ch port at P c t i w of report-

ing the vcsscl, or the non-protl~rctiou thereof be sntisfictorily nc- coutcd for; nnd tlmt no part of euch goode sludl be relnndd in &B

Province, without due entry at the Custom House.

,.

9 "Lsxrn. h d

'

TXXTTT. And be it Enacted, That in respect of all goods lodged @'dt-9-

he

md secured in any tJuccn's mm*cllouse, there s l d l be paid to the WuJou-

.

p, Colleetor of ~asiolns,

towards the General Revknuea of this Pro-

p

+ICC, rest, according to the rates specified in the Scl~edule marked

8, hcrcoiito annexed. And in respect of goods lodged in any private 'atore, approved by tllc Collector as R bonded warehouse, uo higher !,nt dlnll be paid to the proprietor thereof tllm the mid rates:

'

Provided that it s11a11 be Iawful for the Governor, from time to time as occasion s l d l rcquire, by Proclamation publisl~ed in the Govern- mmr! Gnzettc, one month before the same sllall take effect, to vary

md reduce, allcl again to rclvmlce the said rates, not exceeding the

1 ansin~olu

rates specified in the said Schedule.

kr

LSXIV. And be it Bmtcd, Thnt it shall not be lnwful for any v d s mdm a@

bus not to expar)

'l1

pcrson to export nny gt)ods so ~v.zrclmnsed, nor to elltor for ex- portation to parts hryol~d tllc senq any goods so mu-elionsed, in

ships wl~iclr

sl~nll

not bc of tllo burthen of fifty tous or upwirds.

11

I

LSXV. Atid be it Ennctcd, That if by reason of thc sort of any tyw:z$FBR'

goods, or of tllc plncc fro111 rvl~ence,

or the country, or mvigatiou bxporwiolr~b.

P

of tllc ship in wl~ich

ally goods llnvc been imported, t h y be such,

I

or bc so i~nportctl, ns that t l~cy-tmy

not be used io tlis Province,

they s l d not hc eutercd, eseept to bc warehoused, nnd i t shdl be

.

m

dec'lrred upou the entry of such goods, that t h y are entered to be

warehoused for esporkztion only.

I

LXXVI. Provided nlwrys and be it Enacted, That goods of n n ~

Gdrpmbibitedoal~

sort, or the produce of any plncc, prohibited by the Law of Nnvl- ~

B

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gntion, inay b

in~ported

ioQ this Province, fro111 any place not being

a British possessioa, ie a foreign ship, of ally coouwy, and however

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navigated, to be wnreLoused for exportation only.

LXXVII. And bc it Enacted, Tbat if after any goods sl~all

have Importer may mtsr

goods for horns srr,

been duly entered and landed to bc ~vn~*cl~onsed,

and before tile snn~e

or

fur e x p w i o a,

sllall 11avc been ncto:dly dcpositetl in tltc wi~rel~onse,

the importer gzgz* oYg .

shdl furtl~cr

cutcl* t11c snlnc, or nny pnrt tl~clvof; f'or ho~ue

use or

for exportdon, as fro111 the ~varehouse, thc goods so entered sl~all be

considered ns viFtunlly and constructively wnreboused, nltl~oti@ not

.

actually depositrd in t l ~ e

~vnrel~ouse,

and s l d l and may be delwered

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and bkcu for home use or for expurtatiou, as the cue luny k.

LXXVJTI. And bc it Enacted, That all ships, boats, qoods, cattle, m* Smuggling.

~mriagccs,

and

other

t lhgs, wl~icll by any law of the ~ i ~ s t o r n s

sllnll -*&c,

dw1-i

forfe~;ctl

bj

forser

be, .or 11nvc been declared to be forfeikd, nlny be seized by any

.

oficcr of the Customs, and dealt with uuder the provisions of this

.

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t

Ordinance.

LXXIX. And be it Enacted, That it slmlI be Invful fop tllc pmpr ~ c e n t a b ~ u d r b t ~

tbcir pmn P

officers of thc Custo~l~s

to board m y

ship, aithiu the liuits of my M L; ~

.

pod or hovering within ono lcnguc of the const of tb

l'ro~olilacc,

~d ,to mmmnge npd,,

all prrrts of ouch ship, for pmlibitd

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and

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add uncustomed goods, and freely to stay on bonrd until all tile

goods laden tl~ereiii

sh l l linve been duly delivered

fro111 the

or so long as she ~ ~ i ~ i a i l i ~

witliin such port, or hovering as aforesaid,

d..

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and if any such ship, being bound clscwhere, shall

~ l c v e r t l ~ e l ~ ~

t ~;

continuc so hovering for tlie spacc of twelve hours, after the master

has been required by Litu to dcpnrt, it shall h lawful for such

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officer to bring her i ~ t o

port and senmh her. Aud in all wses such

(1:

Bonrdil~g Officer

s l d l l~nve

power to examine, on ont.11 if necessary,

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tlic nmster and any of the cl-cw or passengers, nnd slrell hare free

jSk

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access to every part of the ship, to fnsteil down imtel~vays,

aud to

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mark any goods before isndlng, and to lock up, seal, mark, or

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otl~e~wisc

secure nny goods on board such ship, m d if m y plaw,

or n~:y box, or' chest be locked, and tlle keys be withheld, sllell

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officers, if t h y be of n degree s n p e r to tide-waiters, may open

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my sue11 place, bos, or chest, in the best umnner ill their ,orer, I :!.

and if tllcy be tide-waiters, or ouly of tlmt degree, they slink send ;;1;

l* ;

for tllcir superior officer, xvbo may open, or cause to be opened, nllv

.,

such place, box, or chest, in the best lumncr in his po~ver, aud lf

m y goods prohibited or uucustomed Le found on board any stlip,

sue11 ship and Ler cargo sI~d1

be forfeited, nud if the officer ~Ldl

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Y' nce any lock,' mark, or seal, upou any goods on board, and if such

b. <

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ock, mark, or seal, be wiUdIv opened, altered, or broken, before

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duc delivery of such goods, oreif m y such. goods be secretly con-

i i.

veyed away, or if the l~atchwsys,

nf'ter haring been Listened dolm

by the officer, be opened, the master of such ship shall forfeit the

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su:u of One Hundred Pouuds.

Remorin g w ~

LXXX. And be it Enacted, That ,111 spirits, tobacco, and otber

''b'ebLcrrirw

qoods liable to duty, w1:iel:

shall be fouud in the act of rcn~ov.ll,

or

l@

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be removed without a legal ~ v m u i t

for the same, shall be deemed

to be goods respectively liable to, nud ulishipped without paymerrt

of duty, unless the party in whose possession the same sLd be

found or seized sl~all

prove to the~contrarp.

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to&

LXSSI. Bud be it Enacted, That if any ship or boat m-lmtso-

rihhCorfu

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ever sball be found within the limits of any port, or witl~io

one

league of tlie coast of tlm' I'rovince with s cargo on bonrd, and such .

ship or boat ~1id.l

~ftenrards be found light or in ballast, or ~ i t h

.

,

any part of such cargo deficieut, atid the master is unable to give a due nccotmt of the port or place where wlch ship or boat s1:nll hare

legally disclmged her cargo,. or the deficient part thereof, such sLi

or boat, with her guns, furmture, ammunition, tncli l~ and nppnre[

shall be foifcitcd.

a&

mneadcd in

LSSSII. And be it Enacted, That if nuy gocds or mcrci~nudlc

p&ap"kh

in~ported

into

the said Proviovilicc, wl-llich s ldl be s t h j m t to the p a y

to d b t d t&

m-m '

.

ruc11t of duty, slinll be co:leedcd in tllc t ~ m i ~ c

pncknpj with other

t

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goods and i~icrcl~niidizc

subject to any lower ntc ot d u t ~,

or not

- b subject to duty, ~vitli

iutent to defmud*thc

llewnnc of Cnstows, all

such goods coiitnincd in the enmc pncliagca ~Lall Le scizcd by any

.officer of Cwtoms, and forf~itcd, togather with .the pockages con4

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tziait~g

the same: Provided always that the proof that iucli goods Sygglin~

or ~i~crclinndim

were not 60 concealed, with intent to dofraud the

.

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nicl rcreim, s11rl.I

lie upon the owner or importer thereof.

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LSXSIII. And be it Enacted, that all slips and boats, cattle, Veal. md d.u

used in mmmd of

~nrrmges, goods,

and

tl~iogs

nmde use of in the removal, carriage, ,

ww

,

,

M

or convcpnce of any goods liable to forfeiture wder this or any forfeited

other lnvr of tlie Castoms, d d

be forfeited.

I brlnnciil-

LSSXIV. And be it Enrrcted, That the master of every ship, IM* blongiw

in tlio rrliole or in part to any of Her lIajesty7s subjecb, Qf rul.

ruuels to bars naawr

s l ~ n l l, &thin

twenty- four hours after her report, paint, or cause to be

stem,

upon the

and outside

d

iinted, 011 the outside of the stem of every boat belonging to such ollms

r r i u h

bech

P,

, slnp, the nnlile of stlcl~

ship, nud tlie port or place to which she

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p

,

I bcloogs, and the innster's iimne within side the tra~isorn,

in white or

,,d

l yellow Rolnnu letters, not less t h ~ i

two incl~es

in length, on n black

r

.

nro~uicl,

on pain of the forfeiture of such boat not so marked, yhere-

lriy

1 if

1 cver tlie smie sl1a11 be found.

P I

LSSSV. And be it Enncted, Tlrnt the owner of every boat not h a b not ~ I O W W

g

to ~t6.wla to

hare

bclo~~ging

to niiy ship, shall paint-, or muse to Le painted, upon the .a,,O~,,,

[l)

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stcrii of sue11 boat, it1 ~ l l i t e

or yellow Roman letters, of tvo i ~ ~ c l ~ e s

in W ~ P

p. i n f c d ~ ~

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length, on n black ground, the names of the owners of tlic boat, and thc port or place to which she belongs, on pain of the forfeiture of

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.

sucli hont not so marked, wl~eitver

tlie srrriie shall be found.

ie

LXY XVI. And be it Enacted, That all ships and boats, belonging PssG",cs

,

in the ~vl~olc

or in part to IIcr Rlnjesty's subjects, having fdse bulk-

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heads, fdse bows, double sidrs or bottom, or any secret or digtlised

i

pl:lce wlmtsoever; in the constructiol~

of the said ship or bont, tor the

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purpose of COIICBB~~II;; goods, or 11aving m y l~ole,

pi e, or device, in

I

or about the slii

or bont adapted for tlie purllose o rt~nning

F

goods,

!

shall be forfeite, witli all the guns, furiuture, n~nniunition,

d

tackle,

n~td

apparel be101igi11g

to S U C ~

ship or boat, and all goods liible

P

the p:tyment of the duties, or prohibited to be imported into the mid Province, found concql.lcd on board ally ship, or boat, orein any of

the packngcs of goods, on board, or in, or u~idenlentli the ballast, or

"

in nny otbcr place on board such ship or boat sllnll be f.deitcd.,

b

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T,XXXVII. A~rd

he it Rnncted, 'l'lint no ship or bont under the Bontr~*re@a+r

I'

tonnage allowed by Iw

to be registered, s l i d Le employed, eitl~or h bkkeuusd

8

the ~xniovd

of goods or l~assengers,

or for any purpose wlmtsoever,

,

'unless duly licensed, and every s11c11 diip or bont so employed, with-.

\

out being duly licei~sed

ns nfo~*esnid,

slinll be forfeited, together with

1

the hcltle, furniture, nnd apparel thereof, atid shdl and may,

be

'scizcd by any officer of Customs.

S LXXXVIII. Aud be it Enacted, Tlint the licence for every ship or - ~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~;

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boat rcquirirg rr liccnce under this Ordinance, sllnll bo grmtcd by

the Collector, or'otlicr proper offieer of thc Customs, and sucli licc~lce

.

!&hall

wt'.forth

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the xuiyaea

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of

., the

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omers thereof, and their places of

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abode.

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h.. fi.

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abode, and the manner allcl limits in ml~icl~

such dlip or boat is to

used, togctllcr with any otlm particulars wllicl~

the said Collector

S

other proper officer may r~quire, nnd that the owners. tl~ereof shall give tllcii* own sccurity by bond, with two sufficient sureties in double

'

the vnlw of such sl ip or boat, with coditions as follows, That i s to say, tllnt the ship or boat s l d l ~ o t be eulployed in the importation, landing, or removing of m y prohibited or uncustomed goods, con. tmry to the true intent m d ~nenaing of any law of t l~c Customs, nor in the exporting of goods, nor in tlto relanding of goods contmrj to

Inw, nor fillall receive or tnke on board, or be found at sea, with any

oods subject to forfeiture, nor sllnll do anything contrary to any such

k w as aforecsnid, nor sldl bc euiplnyed otller&se tlmn n~eutionedia

tlic said liccnce, and within the limits therein mentioued, and in me

of loss, breaking np, or disposal of snch ship or boat, that tlie licence

slxtll be delivered up nitbin six months froul the date of such 10%

,brenIcing up, or d i s p o d of such ship or boat, to the Collector or

other p r o p oacer of Customs.

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Goods unshippcd

LXSSIS. And be it Eilectcd, That if any goods liable to the pay

without paymcnt of

duty, findpwhjbircd

mcnt of duties, sixdl be ui~sliipped

~A*OXU

ship or boat in the said

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@d8linbb h f i -

Provi~ice,

the Custonis or other duties not bring first paid or secured,

,

feitum, with the boats,

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or if my prollibited i;oods wl~nt.socvcr

shall be iwportccl into ally part

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of tliis Province, or if :my goods ~~:r.;lrel~ooscd

or secured slr,d be ckn*

y, '

dcsti~lely or illeg:dly removed from any m-arehouse or place of

;r

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secwity, then nud in sac11 case all sue11 goods as aforesaid

~11nll

be

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. forfeited, togctl~er wit11 all horses atld other animals, nud all C=.

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ringes and other t l h p made use of in the removal of such "goods.

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, ' $

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Vcacln, bonts, and

we,

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. XC. And he it Ennctcd. That all ships and boats, wttlc, and cm

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p o d s may bc soirzd

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hJoAcarsrnd F m n s FlRgCS, n11d 1111 goods and 111il~gs

whatsoever, liable to forfeiture

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amin

montinned*nnd under any In \V OF the CUS~OII)~,

s l~t l l

a i~d

n ~ n

y be seized in any place,

must M ddaliocrrd to

, *

W ~ ~ S ~ O B C W.

eitlter upon land or water, by any oficer of ~us toms,

or by my per*

I:

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son imvi~~g

nr~tliority

to wize. from the Govenlor or Comn~issiouers

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a, I t '

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of Her Malesty's Customs, nud all ships, boats, good!,

nud tl~ingso

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p-:

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seized, slldl, ns soon ns couvenieotly ulny be, be delivered into tbs

<p:

,,d ! ..

ai*~

of the proper officer nppoit~ted

to receive the mue.

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. SCI. And bo it Ei~actcd,

Tlmt if m y officer of

tl~c C~stomz,

or

lurivo wix~tiw

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,!(,:<'

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hrrwr C ~ O I

otlwr pnro~ l

cl~ily

i~utliorimi

to rwt nssurl~,

slmll nmkcnlly collt~sive

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sclaurv, or dclivcr up, or l e n h nlly I I ~ ~ P I ~ I ~ ~ I ~

to d d i ~ ~ r

UI), or 110t to

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scim nuy vessel, h011 t,

or gooclr, l i i i ble to filrfbit we, or t a b nny bribe,

p, :

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gr~~t~ltltity,

rccouIIw1isc, 01 se~vard,

for the ucglect or non-pcFl'oru~nnce

of his clnty, every sncli oHicrr or otlter pclsvti s h d fotitif for eveq

,

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such otfeucc, t l~c

sum of' Five IIa~udred

l'ounds.

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POM~ offering a

SCII. And be it E~~nctcd,

That every person who sl~nll gire

or otfer, or pro~nisc

to give, nuy bribe, recou~pensc, or rerwrd,

or shd

,a

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nlnkc nny cohsivc i~g~relneut

with nny such o e m r RS nfom~iid,

to

\

i l ~ h ~ c c

1nm in my wi~y

to neglect his duty, or to d q or conceal, or

4

couuivc nt wy ~ c t,

wlrcreby my of the yrovisious of mu7 Act ofthe

Imperid Pqr&ameut,

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'my low, rule, order, or reyht~on,

in force

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withh

lFitllin the said Province, may be evaded, every such person shall, Smug9W9

r l ~ d l ~ e r

tlie offer be accepted or performed or not, forfeit the sum

Two Ihudrcd Pounds.

XCIlI. And bc it Eunctcd, That it shau and may be lawful for OEcm .ttthorid br

writ of mistance, and

sly officer of Castou~s,

or person acting under the directioo of the h aving a pace-officer,

Governor or Cou~n~issiot~crs

of Customs, having n writ of assistmce

* a ~ h b o a ~ f ~

mhibited goadb, and

u s d c ~

tlic llnnd of niiy Judge of the Supreme Court of the said Pro- L

spar doan mod

$we,

to take n constaldo or other public officer inl~ahiting

near the ~ '. k k * ~ &

plncr, or llsving n seal-ch-~vaimnt

under the hand and seal of any goodr

Insticc of the I'encc, vllich r n ~ m n t

every surh Justice is hereby

I

~stl~orizcd

to y m t, on inforluntion on oath being made before him

/by any credible person that l ~ u

believes goods to hare beeu removed

or co~~ccnletl,

contrary to the provisioi~s

of WAY law of the Customs,

5

in tlic daytinle to cilter into nud search any house, shop, cellar,

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wlrhonsc, roonn, or other plncc, and in case of resistm~ce

break

open doors, cllests, tr~lllis,

and otller p n c h p s, there to seize and

from tlience to brill6 ally U ~ C I I S ~ O I U ~ ~

or prohibited

oods, or otlier

tlhlgs liable to seizure, nnd to )ut rind secure t re snn~e

Y

in the

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Qnren's

~ ~ n r c l ~ o u s e

nest to the p w e from whence such goods or

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t h i l l g slinll bc tdcen as aforesaid.

XCV. And be it Elmctcd,

That it s l d be lnrrfill for my officer 05ecn o f c m m r

,

&c, my, on probabls

of Custonis, or otller person a c t i ~ ~ g

in his aid or nssistwcc, or duly ,,,p,

,

&

,

cn~ployed fbr tile

~rcvcntion of smuggling, upoil reasonable sus- md

poodL

pieiou, to stop and esn~niiie nuy cart, wag go^, or other u m s a of

roawyance, for the purpose of nsccrb~ining 1~11etlrer

my sn~uggled,

goods, or ~ o o d s

rclnovcd coutrnry to tllc provisioils of this Ordinance,

or O ~ ~ I C ~ W I S C

linl~lc

to eciznrc, nrc contained tl~crciil;

nnd if no such

goods s l d be foilid, tllcn n~ld

in sucl~

cilsc t l ~ c

officer or othur per-

fioi~ 60 stopping nnd esnuliuing such cart, waggon, or otlier con-

vcynnce, having l i d probable cause to suspect tLnt sucli cart,

wnggo~l, or otllcr conveyance I d

such p o d s cont&ed

tl~erciu,

d o l l not, on account of such stoppage an$ search, be liable to my 1)rosccution or ~ c t i o n a t law on itccouut thereof; nud all persous driving or conducting such cart, w n g ~, or other con\:epuce rcAlsinp to stop n.11~11 required so to do 111 tllc Queen's name shall

forfeit the slrlu of Olic E-Ia~lrlrcd

Ibuutls.

,

of the same from any warehouse or place of security in which theJ may have been deposited, and every person to whosc lmds and possession any such uncustomcd or prohibited goods s l d know ingly come, or who shall mist or be in anywise concerned in the illegal removal of any goods from any warehouse, or pbce of security in wl~ieli they s l d l have been deposited as aforesaid, shall forfeit either the treble value thereof or the penalty of One Hundred Pounds, at the election of the Collector or other officer of Customs.

XCVII.

And be it Enacted, That in all cases v l m e any penal&,

the amount of wliicll is at any time to be determined by tb ral& of any goods, is directed to be sued for under any law of the Cus toms, sucli vdue sl~sll be deemed and tiken to be according to the

rnte and price \vMch goods of the like sort or denomination, nod of

the best quality, are valued at at such time, and upon which the

duties due upon iluportation anre leeu paid.

Penalty on permm

.

XCVIII. And be it Enacted, That if any person shall offer for

offering goods

for

lrds under pntenm

sale any goods u~uder

pretence that the s.mie are prohibited, or hare

of being rrrn or

probibitad.

been unsl+ped arid 1.~111 on shore without payment of duties, then and in such case all such goods (although not &--Me to m y duties or prohibited) sllnll be fortkitecl, and the persons offeriaw the s m e for sale shall forfeit the treble value of such goods or &e penal9

of One Hundred Pounds, at the election of the Collector or other

pri t~cipl

officer of Customs.

Pcnans unshipping or

rping, conveyra

concerned in the W

XCIX. And be it Enacted, Tlint whosoerer shall unship, or be

Or

aiding, assisting, or concerned in the unsllippiug of auy goods liable

concedios

liable. m

f0i%iihv4

to forfeiture uuder any law of t h e ~ustOms, or whosoever shid

md

be detained or m

CRITY( convey, or conceal, or be aiding, assisting, or concerncd in

?eew

the carrying, conveying, or coucealing of nny sucli goods liable to

-0Pc

forfeiture, shall pay and foAit for euch otiince the sum of One Hnrrdred Pounds sterling, or treble the vdue of such goods, at the election of the Collector or other officer of Customs, nnd may be detqiued by m y officer of Customs ddy employed for the protec- tion of the revenue, and for the prevention of swoggling in the sxid Province, and tdwn before nuy Justice of thc Peace, to k d d t wit11 nccording to lnw.

officer of Costonis, or otller person acting in his aid or'nssistntice, or S~WW*

duly etq-doyed for the prevention of smu@iag,

in due execution of

his office or duty, s w h person beiug co~lvlcted

thereof, sl~all

be sen-

tenced to be i~~lpiisolied

in any House of Correction or Common t

Gaol, nit11 or witbout hard labor, for any term not exceeding three year+ at thc discretion of the Court, before whom the offender shall be t m d and convicted as aforesaid.

CII.

And be it Enacted, That all ships, vessels, and boats, and V e ~ ~ e l a

md goodr

all cattle, cxwingce, and other goods whatsoever, which sLsll have been seized and coiidem~ied for a breach of any law of the Customs, sbdl be disposed of as soon as colavenieutly may be after the con- darn~ntiot~ thereof, in such manner as the Collector or other proper

officer of Custo~us

s h x l ~

direct.

any pool* person confilled ill the said Province, under and by virtue

CIII. And be it Enacted, That for thc necessary subsistence of ~'J&y~~;a~~

of any proccss for the recovery of any duties or penalties either C--'

offmm

upon bond or othx\\ise, under nuy law of the Customs, it shnll and may be lnwful for the said Goveruor a t his discrctiou to cause au nllownncc not escecc1il1.q onc sl~illii~g and not less t h u sispeuce per day to be mndc to nny kwll poor persou out of tlie reven&es o f &e

Proviuce, as t l ~ c

cnse luny require.

CIV. h d

be it Enacted, Tbnt all pcr~alties and fot.feitul.cs in- vXT+ Jurisdiction

eurred or imposed by my law of the Custolus sh.d and way be aadp.Drndin~s*

sued for, p roscc~ t~d,

and w c o w e d by action of debt, bill, plaint, or Penaltier and for-

feitore~

bow @ k

infoimntiou in nuy Court of Record or Vice-Admiralty iu the said r ~ s d h.

Province, or in &ses where the peunlty doea not ex[cced the sum

of Onc Hundred Pounds, by illformntio~l before any two or wore

.Justices of tlic Pe,zce for the said Proviucc in the name of Her

Mnjesty'a httorne or Advocate-General, or of some officer of

l

Custdms, 1111 er the direction of the Goverrlor or Commissioners of

T-

Custolus*

CV. A I I ~

h

it

~ I U I C. ~ P ( \, ' J h t

rill hl'fiiturcs

nnti

pc~lnltitq

re-

Applic~tioe oC

covcrctl ll~~tlci*

nny I;iw of the Cnstoins sltnll bc dividvtl, paid, n~ul

pod*

npplicd (after clcd~ctiiq

the clmrges of proosecntion nud other con-

ti11p:eat esl~cnscs) ns follo~\-s, that is to say-ouo moiety to Her

Mnjcsty for the public uses of the mid Pwvince, and the otlrer

m&ty to the informer; or, in part to the seizing officer and in part

.

to the infonncr, who shnll sue or shdl linve sued for such pedty,

in such prol,ortio~~s

as the Court or Justice luny adjudge.

Jirbdietion a d. . peared before my J'ustice of the Peace to answr any charge pre. Aomdinp. ferred against hiin oucler this Ordi~moce, and if it shall nppcnr to suell

Justice that tlme is rcaso1in-2c cause to &tail1 such person, such Justice n1)5 and he is l~ercby authorized a~ld required to order such person to be detail~ed n reasonable time, and at the expiration ofsuch

time to be brought before any two Justice8 of tlrc Pence, to bedmlt

with according to lam.

Any person linhle to

boamlt.dms~ng~w CVII. Alid he it Rnncted, That if any person linhlc to be de-

esca , m w tained undcr the provisioiis of m y lam of the Custo~iis shall not bc

w s b e detainad b,

detnined nt the time of so co~nnlittil~fi

the offcncc for wl~icll he is

mr oftlc4tof~u,

linblq or after his detention s l d n d e his escape, it s1inI.l nud may be Inwf'ul for any officer of the Customs, or any other person acting in liis aid ancl sssistmcc, or duly employed for the prevention of

I

smuggling, to detctin such person so liable to detention as aforesaid ,at m y time aftenvnrds, and to take Iliin before any Justice of the Pence, to be dealt with as if detained at t h time c& comuritthg the said offence.

Justices may summon

offcndcra, and tho

summons mey bo leD

at his last place of

reaidencq or nn board

'Prro Justices may,

upon appoarnnco or

CIX. And be it Elmcted, 'I h t upon the nppcm.nnce or def'mlt

defadt oftho PW,

of any party so suinn~oncd,

it slinll be lnrrful for an? tro Jwticcs

p&

to the b a g

md #~ticrioo,

of the I'eacc to procced to tlic exnn~i~intio~i

of tllc matter contnintd

ill such infor~~in'tion,

nod, npou due proof tl)rtvnf, ritlicr npou thu

co~~fession

of the party, or 1tp011

t l~c

o:~th

o f nt Icnst ono crctlil)It8 wit-

)

., .

~ m s,

to convict a v h $nrty of the o f h c ~

clt:wgrd it1 such intiwm:t-

tioi~,

rind in cnse of ~lon-pnyl~lnit

of m y

prlinltv which

scich p r t v

may have incwwd for s~wh

offcl~co, aoch

~usti&s,

or one of

1 1 1 1 ~; ~

or nny otllcr J d c c my, and

tlwv am 1tcrc.b~- nutlio~izcd bv w:m

rnnt tu~tler

llnnd nud w n l, to rolhnit sue11 party to nny df llcr

Jhjcstyts gnols wit,llin tlrcir jurisclirtioq thcrc to rcll~nirl

u t ~ t i l

~ I I C

pci~nlty

fillnll bc paid: And ~ u c h

Justice or c J ~ ~ t i ~ ~ ~

WC

I I C ~ C G Y

nlsa

nut1101:izcd nnd i*eqaircd, n.11~11

such party is convietcd df my

offence for mliicli the pnnid~ment

of Imd lnbor is inflicted, to row

ulit snch pnrty by such w n ~ ~ n n t to tlw next house of correction, tlwre to be kept to hard lnbor for such tiluc ns they or hc shall ir authorized to do by nay lnw of thc Customs.

after pru~ided,

it shdl and may be lawful for the said Justices, in JumW~fion a d

v

cases wlierc upon coilsideration of tlie circumstances, they shall p"md'wa*

cl

drem it espdicnt so to do, nud for a first offence ouly, to mitigate

:h

Be panyn~ciit of the.said penalty, so as the sum to be pnid by such

a t y be not less than one-fourth of the amount of the penalty in

,

uhicl! such pnrty s l d l have been convicted.

p

CSI. And be it Euactod, Tllatwhere any person &all l~ave

been :;tzr;ngz-

, so col~mitted

by any Justice or Justices of the Peace to any

rison ,,a,

r;loo.

for non-payinent of nny peualty less than One Hundred Poun ! S, the i

p01w or keeper of such prison is llercby mtliorized a i d required to discllnrgc stwh pclson a t the end of six wleudar tno~jths from

,tbc cooiu~ence~lient

of such ilnprison~ueiit.'

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I

CSII. Ancl be it Enacted. That it slrnll aud may be Inwful for ers sons detained m"

'any two or morc Justices of tlic Peace before w&m any pcrsou theoffencuherein

mentioned, maf be

E

linblc to bc clcti~iucd, aiid who sl1n21 have been detained, for any conrictcd bp Jnsticq,

'

ofl'ciice against ally law of the Cl~stolns slmll be brougl~t, either ,,on-,,,,r

and committed for

upon the confession of such person of such offence, or on proof

r * ma

t l~cl~of. ~1,011 tile oath of .at least one credible ~~ i tnes s, to convict such person of any sac11 offa~ce; and ewry such pe&on so con- victed as afoi*csaid ~llnll immediately ltpo~i such conviction pay into

the 1ln11tls

of such ,Just.ices, for the use of 'Ier

;\Ip.jesty, tlie penalty

of One Hui~clred Poui~ds, witl~out my mitigtion w l ~ ~ t e w r, for a v such offcnce of whiclr hc slid1 be so conncted as nforesairl, or in defiult thereof the said Justices shall, and tlley are liereby respec- tively nntliorirod, by wai~aii t under their Lands aod seals, to commit such pcrsoil so convicted, and making such defnult as aforesaid, to any gaol or piison, there to reinsin uutil socli penalty shall be paid:. And sucli Justices are hereby also authorised and required, when any

sucli person sllnll be colivicted of my offence for n l~ ich

the f

mcnt of hard labor is inflicted, to comntit such person to t le next ]louse of correction, there to be liept to hard labor for such time asl they sllnll bc authorized to do by any lam of the Customs.

CXIII. And bc it Enncted,

That ml~cre m y erso son

&ha11 have J n f t i c c f m v o ~ ~.

imprisonment in

been co~~victcd

beforc any two Justices of the l'encc

of any oReace a.l..~t

or pp-, .c '

for which m y perinlty s l d l llnve lwen inflicted by a113 law of the EsVta-

Custoins, i t shall and may bc lmftd for the said Justices, if they

sl~nll think fit, to order and ncljudge that such persoil shall,. in default of paying such penalty, be iinpisoned for the first of sucli offeaccs, in niiy of Her Jlqjcsty's gaols withiu their ju~isdictibn, for

' n pcriod of not less tllnil six nor more than uiiie celelidar months;-

m ~ d if srtc11 patty ~11~111 have bccn before couvictcd of m y otfeilce

ngninst nuy law of the Cnstoms,, i t s l d and may be lm?id

for the

mid Jiisticc!~,

if they shall tliink fit, to order nnd acljudge that k u d ~

'

crson bc imprisoned in any house of coi~cctioa,

and tlicre kept to

finrd labor for any pcriod not less than six nor more than twelre

, cnlendar mouths.

.f iriadic~ion

slid1 persons wotild IK? linldc to be eomrnittcd to h r d Inhor, it shall

procccdityr.

nud may hc lawful for the Jrrsticcs bcfoiv whom such pcrsou is so

0 " n d ~ h a f-k

coi~jrictcd,

pyvidcd such pcrsotl is a fenmlc, or provided it appears

or

M inmprbl~

of bud

h b o r f m - a

to such .Jilstlccs thnt such pcrSo11 is, frorrr age or sickness, inenpnhlc

rickme4

of Ilnrd Inbor, to ortlcr and nr!judgc that such pcrson fihall, in licu of b c i q colnluittcd to IlartI Inlbor, I)c impi-isoncd in any of l Icr hla,jcsty's gaols within their jurisdiction fbr tbc length of time to which sac11 persons woultl llave been linblc to be kept to I w d Inbor: Proridcd nlwnys, that in nll such cases the cause of mitigation 61, .U

be stated in the warrmt of cowmitmcnt.

of ally boats, cat tlc, carriages: or goods sciznl utldcr any law of the

Customs, it shall hc ln\rfi~l

for thc said J~istiw, m 1 h

is 1,crc.l)~

nutliorizcd aid rcquircd to summon tllc pnrtr to nl~om sllcll gOo& belonged, or fi.onl nlroin they vrrc acizcd, to nppcnr befbrc my t a u Justicca of the Pci~cc, and sncll swnlnons diwtccl to such pnrtr being left cithcr at his last lieown place of rcsicleuce, or otr bond m y ship to which sr~ch party tnny bublg, s l i d1 bc drc~nccl to hnvc

bcen stifficicutly sewed; a d upon lds nppcnmnce or dcfiult, ntly

two Justices inay proccccl to tlrc exmiuatiun of the mattcr, ntai

upon dilc proof that the said goods arc lhbh to forfcitim ns .lbw-

said, uray coedciun the said goods.

All vcnscls, boats, md

CSVII. And be

it Enacted, That all s l ~ i p,

boats, cattle, car-

a

goods ~

i

undcr

~

d

m y law of rho Cur-

Fi?gc% goods, ?lid tlii~~gs

wliic11 slid1 l l: w been or slid1 ilcrr?nttcr tw

toms, and ordcrcd to

sclircd ns forfcltcd 111i~lcr

nuy i i l ~

of the Customs, and onlelrvl to bp

tC prosocukd, shdl

bo deomcd coa-

' pmccutcd by thc Govcruor or Coai~uiesioucrs

of C~isto~lls,

shall bc

dcmnd, unloss Qe

c

drcnlccl rind Lkcn to be condrlnl~ccl,

i~tal may IH! sold or otl~cnrisc

ownat gim notice

ulrLbrInlrad.to

disposed of in tlic mnaclcr dircctrd by l w b~ rcspcct to ships, imlts. nucl gooils scizcd rcxicl condouunl for brc;lclr of the laws of thc Cns- toms, ualc~.s tlm wrsoli f m n wlroiu 611~11 ships, boats, pods, nnd

things 6 l d l have b con ~cizcd,

or tlio o w e r of t h e, or s o w ~ n o u

autLorkcd by Lb,

or acting on Lis lelnlf, dui& nitLIn ouc ca 1

urtdnr

m o d

r

luontl~ from the day of seizing the -me,

give notice in writing to J ~ ~ * d i c t h a d

the Collector or other chief officer of the Customs at the uenrest

procecding8.

port tbat he claims the ship, boat, goods, or t h p, or intedda to

&im them.

..

CXVIII. And be it Enacted, That no writ of certiorari shdl ~ ~ m ? t ~ -

issue to reiuove any proceedings before any Justice or Justices of -

~ t, ,

'oa k s d

tllc Pence, under any law of the Customs, nor shall any writ of habens cnt$u.s issue i~ bring up the body o$ any per~on 6110 shall

lmve been convicted before any Justice or Justices of the Peace ut~der

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any such lnw, unless the pkty against whom such proceedings

shdl have been directed, or who s l d have been so couvicted, or his rttorncy or o p i t. , slrnll state in an affidavit iu writing, to be duly sworn, the grounds of objections to such proceediugf or con- viction, nnd that, up011 tlic rcturn to such writ of certtorari or habeos co~pns, no ~bjcctioii sllall be taken or considered other than

~uch

ns shnll have bceu stated iu such affidavit; aud that it sh,d

IE Iawfhl for any Justice or Justices of the Pence, and they are A,,, Jnatice

Iwrcl~y rcqeircd to IIIHCIAC~

any infor~nntion,

conl-ictioe, or ~ ~ a r r a u t

mm~oa

iofonnntioas,

wnrreats of conunit-

of coilmitm~t~t

for ally oflb~~cc

uuclcr any swll lnw at auy time, mar4md

wlrctl~er

Lct'ore or aftcr. co~~viction.

CXIX.

Allcl be it Ennctcd, Tlint no such w i t sllnll issue without wri rnot~adrcucorp~

iloticc in writing of thc issuing tlmcreof to the Collector or pincipnl ~~0~~

not to i m s

r r i ~ h ~ d r

~fficer of Customs, and that no returu to any such wit sbnU be

considered by anuy Court or Judge unless there &a11 be produced to

such Co~wt or Judge nu nffidnvit in writing, duly sworn, stating

h a t notice of the issuing of such writ was given to the Collector or

-

~rincipl officer of Customs, or left at his office, four clem days before thc retuin of such writ, and that wit11 respect to aU such

writs there shall be fin intervd of four clear days at least between

the day ou ~vliich they issue a id the day ou ml~ich they are return-

~blc;

sod m y such wit issuin

without such notice, nud not beinv

In conforl~lity

to t l ~ c

directions ~crein

7

cont;%i~~cd,

sldl b

void to d

intc~ts

nud purposes wllntsocvcr.

luxticcs bf tlle l'eacc fou~~lcd up011 such coouicti'ons, luny be drawn

rcspcctivcl,y according to the fonue or to thc eff'cct of the Schedule

C. licrcto ntuicscd.

l

CXXI. Provided nlwnys, nnd be it E~~scted,

Tlmt every infomn- ~ o r o d i i o a

he. $0

be dmmd d i d

if the *

.ion fur nny penalty or forfeiterc, nltd every conviction or w n r n n t ofmm

m

af coornrnit~~~ent

for any ycoalty shall be dccliled valid nnd srtficieut, c e f a *

n which thc oticnco for whicl~ such peunlty shall have been in-

*.

k ted, or the causc of sucl~

forfciturc, is set forth in the words of

h Act or Orcli~~nncc

by wliicl~ sucli punishment or penalty hns

..

bwrr inflicted, or under which such forfeiture Liu b e ~ n

incurred;.

b~d

tbpt no ~ M a n t

of commitmmt for any such offence dud be

held

J~tisdictim

an*

proceedings.

held void by reason of any defect in such warrant, nor shall any

Parties not to b0

party b entitled to be discl~argrd out of custody on account of any

G U C ~

defect, providcd it b dlcgrd ill S U C ~

wal~&nt

that the said

diRblrgcd upon

dcfccta inwarrant%

provided conviction

party has been convicted of such an offence, and provided it shall

tmk

good appear to the Court or Judge l~efore

whom such warrant is returned

p a n d a

'that such couviction proceeded upon good and valid grounds.

&fetal persons mn-

cerned in the same

CSXII. And be it Enacted, That alien by say lam of the Cue

toms

R

p ~ a l t y

is imposed upon evely person committing or

e

n

,

,

by -infondon.

C O ~ C C C J I C ~ in the act by n-hich such penalty is incurred, and such offbncc s1lal.l have been committed b i s e v k l persons jointly, or ,several persons shall have been concerned in the same, such severaI persons shall joistly nnd sevcmlly incur every such penalt~:, and it sl~nll be lawfill to proceed apias t such persons to recorer such

' penaltics joiutlv by ooe infoimtion, or severally by sepnmte io-

f'owntioni, as i1er AInjesty'a Attorney or Advocate-General, or the Collector or principal ofiicer of Custolua respectively, luny deem expedient.

I, . i:

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';

.Noclaim Or aweor

.. l

anco to bo cntcrcd to

CXSXII. And be it Enacted, That no claim and no nppennnee

+ ,;,

+

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any information for

slinll be pcnnitted to bc eutcred to m y iufomintio~~

filet1 for the

rho forlcitum of

&zed good8 nniw in forfeiture of any ship, boat, cattle, om-rin~es,

goods, or things seized

I

':

I '

;

the aeme of tbe

for any cause of forkitere, nnd returned mto noy of Her htjestfs

l-

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,

Omerf'Oddd'

the p lo~w*

Courts of Record or Vice-Admiralty B tlre said Province, onlesq

.

I,

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such claim or nmcamnce is entered iu the true or red name3 of l :. !:

* I

the owlers of such ship, boat, goods, or tllings, describing the place

of i*cside~ice

and t h b~wiaess

or professiot~ of well persous, nud if

:-

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. /

suc11 persons s l d rcside in the Comty ofildclaidc, oath slid1 be made

S> : i

ki

by tlrem before n Judge of such CO&

na nforesnid that the wid ship,

* 1;

bont, goocls, or tl~inqs

was or were redly and tndy their yropwty at

.'; 1

t

the tinw of sucll FCIZII~C, but if mc11 p~rson

sbdl uot be resdcnt in

1";

thc County of Adclaidc, tlicil and in such case oat11 shall be n~ade

in liltc nlnlr~lcr by tllc

njic~it. nttorncy,

or solicitor 1,3' wllotn s w h

clniln or nppmrnncc slu~ll

bc entered, h n t IN

is or nets ns tbc nprnt,

nttosncy, or solicitor of snch o ~ ~ ~ i e r s,

and t.lint lie enters sllcl, c l; h ~

or appearance on bel~alf of G I I C ~ on-ners, m d that to the hcst of . his lwowledge and belief sucli ship, vessel, bont., goods, or t l l i ~ y were at tlie time of seizure tllcreof bo?~a,Ifde nnd truly tlic red pro-

perty of the pcraons in n-host nnwcs finch clninr or appcnrmw is cntri-cd, and on fhilurc tl~crcof thc ship, ~csscl, bont, potis, or tlhp

slinll hc nbsnlutidy co~~dc~nncd,

nad

judgtiw~lt s l ~ i l

bc cotc.r.d

tllcrcon by dcfntdt, ncconling to tlic usual inethod of pr~ccrdiligs of tllo Court, in the same mnimcr ns if no c l h or appearancc had been eutered tlwrcto; nnd every person who sbnU be eouvictrd of mnlcinl; or tnlcing n fdao oath to nny of tllc fnctrr hcrcilibeforc directed or mquired to be sworn slinll be deen~cd guilty of pcrjar?;

nnd shnll be liable to the pains nnd peudties to which persous arc

li&3

for d f u l nud coilupt perjury.

or of any appearance to any inforinntioo filcd for sucli forfeiture, the J ~ d i c t k

a d "

p m o i ~ s

who sl~nll

enter the .claim or appearance as the owners

pFoccadingk ' - " ' ,

tl~crcof

(ill case ~ 1 1 ~ 1 1

clnin~auts

shdl reside in the said Proovi~lc.) s h d

bc bound with two otlier suficient sureties iu the penalty of One

i

d I~ai~clrcd

1'01iads to nnswer and pcy the costs occasioned by such

'dniw or nppeannce; nncl if sucli owners din11 not reside in the' snid Province, tlml nnd in such case the attorney or solicitor by

allose direction such clai~n

or appearance shall be entered s1i;rll in

.

l

;.

r

likc nlnaiicr be bound with two other sufficient sureties in the like

,

h

pc~lnlty

to answer and pny the costs ocrasioned by such claim or

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r

eppmro we.

I

CSSV. A~id be it Enacted, Tl~nt

it slldl be lawful for any h n " ~ m ~ ~ * r i r n

, /

for goodrortrrrdr.

lJlldac of S I ~,

Court of ilccord or Vice-Admiralty, after uotice in

.

t h t bchalf to tllc ( 'ollrct,or of Casto~w,

to order the (lelivery ofany

r e d s, or t l h p seizcd ns forfeited under this Orcliiiaiice or

ally such 1.71'

:IS nf~lwlid,

first cmsi i~g

security to bc taken by bond

w i t h

two suficic~it

snwtics, to be np11roved by sucli Judge, to nnswer

doul)lc t11c r

n ue in case of co~~deni~~nt ion;

l

n w l sucli

bond fillall be

a

!

l Custonls in wllose custody sac11 goods, vessels, or thiogs luny be

tnltcn to t11c use of IIer Ahjcsty, in the nnn~c of the Collector of

lodged, rind s l d l be kept in the $ h t

custody of such Collectorq

and sonm other principal officer of C~~stonls;

nlld in case t11e &oods,

, vessel, or t l l i ~ i p

be c~~ideiiliiecl,

the value rlweof sl~nll

immedrately

l upon dctnmd be paid into the 11ands of s~tch

Collector.

otltcr suit or

prosccotioi~ on

nccowt of ~ I I E I I

scizorc; nxid in Gsc

any nctio~~,

indict~licnt, or otllcr wit, or prosecution s11nll bo co~n-.

rnc~lccd arid brought

to t r id n g h s t my person wllntsoever on

account of any such seizure as afbresnid, ~vl~ercin n verdict sIin1l be given np ies t h e defelldant, ii the Court or Judge before wliom such lnfonnation or suit sl~nll lmvc been tried slinll Ili i~e certified 011 tlic said record that there was n probnblc cause for such seizure; tllcil the plninti& bcsidce the t l h ~ g s seised or tlic value therof, sl~nll not

bc entitied to above 'l'wopc~icc dnal?guq nor to nny costs of suit, nor.

811nll the dcfenclnnt in such prosecution bc filled above OucShilling.

CXxvIL And bc it Enncted, That no ~ 1 %

6 h d l be succf out Oat agnin5t 4i11 m* -

against nor n copy of any process served upon my officer of tho oarer making W

Customq or ngmnst any parson ncting under the direction of tlic muorb

nntil ono

next

ca~eodv

&er.

Governor, or t l ~ o

Collector, or princi pnl o&er

of Her 31ajest~'s

Cus- w~ @M. .

for anything done in the aceoution of or by reason of his office

,.

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X

uutil;

,

,' .v '

Jnrisniccisn

unt.il one calendar month next after notice in writing Bhnll hare beep

P~-+W*

delivered to hi111 or left a t his usual dace of abode by the attorner

1

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or geti it for the party who inteeds to sue out such n6t or process& nfi~resnid, iu which notice shnll be clearly and explicitly cootaind the canse of netion, tllc uamc and place df abode of tllc person who is to briug s~mli action, mid the ~ ~ a t n e and plnce of abode of the nttornry or agent, allcl tlmt R fee of l'wenty Shilling s1i.d be paid

for preparing or servil~g

of every such notice and no more.

No aiidence to be

adduced hub what h

CSXVIII. Provided always and be it Enacted, That no plnintif

m.t.jn4

i. I*

in m y case ml~eli

an action sl~nll be gmuuded on any such net done

by tlie defendaat slrall be permitted to produce any evidence of the czuse of such action except such as shall be contiued in the uotice to be giveti as aforesaid, or &nU receive any verdict against such officer or person unless he shall prove on the tlhl of socb action that such .notice was given, and in default of such proof the defetldnnt in such actiou shall receive a verdict with costs as hereinmentioned.

CXXIX. And be it Enacted, That it shall and mny be lnrrfiil to

a i d for any such officer or other person to whom such notice sl~nll

have been given as aforesaid. a t any time within one calendar month

after such notice shall have been given, to tender amends to the pnrty complaining, or to his ngeut or attorney, and in case the same in not accepted, to plend such tender in bar to any nction to be brought nwinst him grounded on such writ or process, togrtber mith the plra 07 Not Guilty, nud other pleas, wit11 leare of the Court, and if, upon issue joined thereon, the Jury shall find the amends so tendered to have been sufficient, then they shall $re a rerdict for

.

the defendant, and in such case, or in case the plnintif shnll t~econ~e giren for such defendant upon demurrer, then sltch defendant shall be entitled to the like costs as he would have been entitled to in case he hnd pleaded the general issue only; bu t if, upon issue joined, the Jury shall find tbnt no amends were tendered, or that the same were not sufficient, or shall find against the defendaut in

s11c11 otl~er plea or pleas, then they shall give a verdict for the

Inintiff, and such damages as they 6lial.l think proper, tosether with

Eis corts of suit.

to~~dzrerl

insufficient nme~~d*,

bcforc the ncti~a.l)roodit,

i t shall ntal

innv be InwFul for h,

by 1ccne of the Collrt in ahicll such action

sbdl be bro~?~lrt,

nt any tiwe iwfow the trial of the said nrtiotl to

pm into Court such

suru of money ns he dmll see fit, v l ~ c r c i ~ p o n

e1ch jwoecedings, ordcls, nnd jodgi~~et~ts

slid be hnd, made. nud

given in and by s~tcll

Court, as iu other actions where the defeubot

\

.is dowed to pay money iuto Court,

.

brot~ght or commmlccd within six calendar months next atter the A i & f i c ~ m f

m t w of action sllnll haw arisen and not afterwards, and the defen- I

dant sllnll nild may plead the general issue and give the special

ulnttcr in evidence at any trial h d thereupon, and if the plain=

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shall bccolue no~isuited or discontinue his action or suit, or 4 upon a verdict or demurrer, judgment shall be given against the plaintiff,

l d

tlic defentlant shall or imy receive treble costs, and have such

p

nnledy for recovcriug the same as any defendant can or may have

, in other c-wes wllcre costs are given by law.

CSYXII. And be it Enacted, That mhenever any person shall be Jadga may imr

warmors for r p p

chwgcd with m y offeilce against my law of the Customs for which h ending offenders,

Ira or she nrny bc prosecuted by ii~dictnlelit or information in s ~ ~ c l i

; y z t z i r

i

' Court ns aforcsnid, and tlrc sniuc slinll be made appear to m y Judge f

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of the snnw Court, by affidavit or by certificate, of suy infornlntiou or iodicteleut being filed ngitiost such person in the snid Court for such offence, it shall and may be lawful for such Judge to issue his warrant under his hand and seal, and thereby to cause such person

lllo 1 to be apprelmndcd and bmuglit before him or some other Judge of

h lid) the snnw Court, or before some one of Her lkjesty's Justices of the

Pence, in order to his being bound to the Queen's 31aj jesty, with two

lie

~ ~ ~ f i e i e n t sureties, in such sum as in the said vaimnt shall be

ImB

espresscrl, with condition to nppenr in tlie snid Court at the time

l nw~~tioiied

in soch ~mrrant,

mid

to answer all and s i i ~ p l a r

indict-

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n~cnts or inforulntions for any stich offence, and in case any such person to gaol, there to reiuniu until he shall becoiue bo~tnd

ld

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pcrson sllnll seglcct or scfuse to become bound ns aforesaid, it shall

Or

be 1;~wful for such Judge or Justice respectively to colurnit such

as

le

aforcsaicl, or sllall be discharged by order of the Court in Term time

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Ie

m of n Judge of the said Court iu vacation, and the recognimncc to

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, be tllereupon taken shall be returned and filed in the said Court, and

~ 1 1 n 1 1

contime in force until si~ch

person shall have been acquitted

of such offence, or, in case of conviction, s5dl hove received judgment for tllc s a m, unless sooner ordered by the Court to be discharged;

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and that wl~cre m y pcrson, either by virtue of such warrant of com-

nlitiucilt nforesnid, or by virtue of any writ of cnpinb nd re~pondendurn

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issucd out of the said Court is now cic~qined, or shnll herenfter be

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conmitted to find cletnitled in auy p a l for want of bail, it shnll be lawful for tlie prosecntor of m y sach indictment or information to

,

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cause n copy tliercof to be delivered to soch person or to the wnoler,

keeper, or turoltcy of the g o 1 wherein such person is or slmf be so

i

dc~qined, with n mticc tlwreon endorsed that rtdess soch person.

allall within eight days from the tiinc of such delivery of n copy of

tllc indictslcnt or iufonnation ns nforcsnid, cause an nppenrance and

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nl~o

n plea or demurrcr to bc entcrcd ill the said Court to snch iu-

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dictil~c~lt

or infor~natioo, nn nppcmmcc a11d tllc plc3 of Xot Gnilty

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t

will be cntcrcd thereto in tllo name of such person, nud in cam he

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' shall tl~ereupo~l,

for the space of e@t days nfter the delivery of s

copy of such indictment or information ns aforesaid, neglect to Causc

I

l:!

@P a p p e e r w snd ihjo a plea

or demurrer to be

e n t e d ia the said

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court

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Court to such indictn~eiit

or infornration, it shnll be lnn-ful for the

prosrcutor of 6ach i~~dietnlcnt

t w infi)mfltion, u])on ~f idavit

h e i q

nlndc n~ld

filed i l l the Court of the deliwry of a copy of '~ar l t

iacliet-

ment or inf'onantion, rvitli s~lch mtice ando~.sed thclroii ns nfcwosaid, to srtc11 person or to such g?oler, keeper, or turnkey, as tlle case m;?y

be, wllich nfii~hvit

may be nmle bcforc any duclse or C'ov~niissio~,~~

of the said ('ourt sutl~orizvrl

to talie a f i d i ~ ~ i t s

io the twid Court, to

&use an nppear;uwc R

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tlw pleit of' Sot Guilty to he entered in tile

~

said Court to such i ~ d i c t ~ ~ ~ c ~ ~ t

or il~forxt~ation

for such person, and

sucli pr.occrcli~~:z;s sl~all be 11nd tl~creopoe ns if the defi ndar~t in such inclictmellt or ~nfornmtion sppeared and pleaded Kot Guilty, nc- conling to tllc asunl course of the snid h u r t, nild that i f; up011 trial of such indicttnclit or information, my dcfindant so conmitted and

dctnilwd as aforesaid slrdl be acquitted of all the offetlct*~

tl~erein

el~:~rgcd

upon him, it sIm11 be l a ~ r h l

for the Jodgr brfore w-bom

such t i i n l b31~11 be had, to order that such dvfe~~dnntd~aII

be forth-

with dischnrged out of custody as to his cotlmitn~ent

as aforesaid,

and such defeudnnt shall be tllereupou discharged accordingly.

vbcnnwfliunce

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CXXXIII. And be it Ennct~d, That wheu any person s l l~l l

be

is giwn, and rho

.

pany 8hai1 not plead, arrcstcd by virtue of' a ~varmnt

issued as nfarcsaid, and sllall enter

'm~r0fth0inf0m4-

tion or indictment

into a rccognimnce, and nppcar in the said Court at the return of

nu7 bedelimcdto tllc said rce~g~limnce,

but shall not aftenvnrds plmd to the in-

'.tcomyOr -

formation OS llidictnlcnt. it s l d l and may be lawful for the prose-

,

cutor of sucll inforn~ntido or indictnletltto cause n copy tt)ler&f to be dclivewd to such tersori, or to his nttorzley or agent, or to be

left at his last place n E abode, nit11 n notice tlrelpon eudorsed, that

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ru~less

such persou slmll, nitliin eight days fkom t l ~ e

tiuw of such

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dclivery of n coy- of the inforination or indictuient as aSolrs~.?id,

4 cause a plea to bc cotered in the said Court to such il~formntion or itldictnie~lt, that the prosc!cutor of mcli inforrnntiou or iodictsnpot will cater n p1i.n of Not Guilty on his bel~nlf,.nnd that, upon nfidarit behg made and filed ill tllc Cowt of the delivery of n cop? 01' such infonnntiori or iodictlnent, with s11c11 notice entlorscd t l l e r~o~ i as aforesaid, to sucli person or to his nttorwy or ngwt, or at his last plnce of nbode, as the case tmy bC, it s1,nll'be l s~vful for the prow-

Vtho pnydmaot

cutor of

sticli i i l fomat io~~

or

i i~dict t~~ent

to cause the plea of Xot

w c n r. 8 PIU of Not Guilty to be oltcred in the said Coert to fittell info~u~atioo

or ill-

Qutlty mar be

antorod .

clictl~~cnt

frr sucli person, nnd slacl~ proceedings slinll be had there-

upon as if the tIcfund:~nt in such infimnntion or indictmcnt had

plmded according to the usual course of the snid Court.

h r o f p

ontot

dntiw or .?'G law

CXXXIV. And bc it Enacted, That if my goods shall bc seized

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o

o

for nos-pnyinm~t

of du tics or ally ot.l~er

cause of forfeiture, n r d any

mhU*oatba

orwr.

dispute sl~nll nrise wllctl~er the Customs, excise, or inland rlutiea

k. . g

have been paid for tllc sme, or the snme haw been In~vfi~Uy im-.

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ported,

or conccmix,~~

the plneo frorn vllencc such goods were .

Lrougbt, then and in such case tlic pwof thereof sllnll be on tbe owner or claimer of such goodq. and not on the officer *ho 6 8 9

seize andytop the sn.ue.- g . ., , + .,

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CXSSV. A i d bc i t lhnctcd, Tlmt i

also nC nny it~l iw~rtel iw

* l t ~ r i d; ' h " and

or pocecdings had under any law of the Customs the nvcrual~t

t h t I

, die Governor, or ,Commissioners, or the Collector of I-lcr Majesty's Custo~ns, h.2~1 or have directed or i f o n d o n or proceedings to be instituted, ~r

foreip, or belonginq wholly or in part to Her M

or tlrnt ally person detained, or found on board

liable to seizure, is or is not a subject of Her M

D C I ~ P O ~ ~

is an officer of the Customs,' and where

;nitted within the liiiiits of my -port in the said Province, the naming of such port io any infoimation or roceedings, shall be s~ifTieiel~t without proof as to such facts, un ess the defendant in P

6acl~

cnsc slmU prove to the contrary.

CXSSVI. And irc it E~mctcd, That all persons employed for p

ersons employed for

prcrcntlo~

of cmog-

the

prcvfntio~ of m ~ u g g h g,

uilder the direction of the Commis- gling, to bs d e e d

K~OIICI*Y

of IIcr h fnicstv's Customs, or the Goveraor of the snirl Pro-

a W mplord

rince, or any oficCi* ik t lx sei~ick of the Customs, diaU be deemed nvi taken to bc duly employed for the prevention of sluuggling, n~rd t l ~ c nvrrnm~t in any iafon~~ation or suit, that such pmty was w duly cnlployed, shall be sufficient proof tliereof, uhless the dc-

l'cridnut in such infonnntion or suit s l ~ d

prove to the contrary.

CSSSVrIr. k\nd bc it hNt.et i, That nl1 wit^ il~dicti~lct~ts; iafbnuntiolle csl~ihitctl

or Within what time

nails, i n d i c t m u, o*

for nuy oflbnco nqninst nuy 1nw of t l ~ c

Cus- infOrn,rtions

t o w in nny

Court of Record or ~ i c e - ~ d m i c t ~ t ~;

~linll

n i d luny be

hncl, btnllgjlt, wed,

or rsliildtcd, withi11 tbi*w gcills next aikr thc

date of tltc offil~icc

co~u~~ritt'd,

nnd nll such intorulntio~ls ns nfom-

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rnbi a h l l nid nuay bc erhibitcd beforc nny Ja~tice or Justices of

tlic Fcrrcc wi t lh sis cnlcndnr uioiitl~s' uest nftcr tl~e

dntc of the

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oftilncc co~umi

t td.

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C X S S I S. And bc it Rnnctcd, That wlrrc nnr perton rl~nll

h e

f i m s d d a d

rArmudrcm;pi*

bcen detnii~cd

for nny ofl'eiicc npinst any l n a of

tlrc

Coatoi~m, at~d

An11 lrave ~nncIe hie cscnpc from custody, nil infonuntior~ may be

1

~xliibitod M o r e ono or moro Justices of the Penco npi~lst

snch

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pcrnotr, for sue11 offewe at any time aftenvardq nltllouglr more Ban

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8~

monthr 8 b d laavove

expired.

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SCHEDULE A,

OF DUTIES BEFEEBED TO.

I

Rates of ~ a t j.

Produce or Manufacture.

Of and from

Of or from

Great Briraia

Fomign Corn-

or British

trica

Passesioar

B 8. d

r r k

Agricultnral irnplcmenb .................................

-

free

free

Alkali .......................................................

per cwt

0 0 6

0 0 6

Animals-living .............................................

-

free

frae

Arms ...................

.

.

...................................

ui valorcm

10 per cent

S per c t n t

Annntto .....................................................

per cwt.

0

3

0

, 0 3 0

Apparol and slops ..........................................

ad valorern

10 per cent.

A r m m t and tapioca ...................................

per c a t

0

10

Bacon and h n m

..........................................

, per cwt.

0 2 6

B a p and each--corn

...................................

per 100

U

gnnnj

*Q

.................................

0 2 6

Bdcs for wool ..........................................

each

.

l

0 0 2

I

per c e n ~

Bwkcts ...................................................

ad valor~m

10 per cent.

I

Bccf and pork ..............v

...........................

:per cnL

0 1 1

0 1 6

Bccr, porter, ale, cidar, rod perry, in w o d

.........

p r gollon

0 0 %

0 0 3

IQ

h

#I

0 0 1

"

bottled .........

0 0 '

*Q

0

0

1

0

0 4

Blncking ......................................................

Ditto,

pasta ................................................

pcr lb.

. O O

0 0 1

BOB@

........................................................

d

ralorem

+

l0 per cenL

5 per cent.

Books-printed ............................................

free

frer

Boots-mcn's ................................................

per dozen paim

0

I2

4

0

6

0

0 3 0

*

womcn'e .............................................

par dozen poin

0

6

4

U

, O 6

4

0 3 0

Sl~ors-mcn's, and half hoots .........................

..

.

M

women's and childrenk boob mad shoes...,..

0 4 1

, O P O

Ilrnrr

rnnnt~hcturca .......................................

ad valorcm

10 per mnL,

6 per cenL

llrcnd nod biscuit ........................................

p r cwt.

. 0 0

f

.

0 0

1

Bottlcs-glrra nnd fitono .................................

par doton

0 0 2

0 0 1

Bricks-Arc nnd Bath .................................

...

O S 0

0 5 0

,*

per

'ml

0 2 0

0 2 0

Ditto otherbricks

..........................................

0 0 6

. per CWL

0 0 6

-

m

free

per cwt.

0 3 0

0

3 Q

d +alomm

10 per cenL

, S per CenL

0 3 0

:nblcs-chnin .............................................

per CWL

*#

:nndlca-tallow

.............................................

0

6 0

* I

0 1 8 0

"

wax, composition, spom, ~CC..........~....

per bolt

0 4 0

~ V ( U

.....................................................

-

,. ftes

:art8 and clrays ..............................

...., ..........

hrringcs ...................................................

ad rnlorcm

15 per cent

Ensks-empty ...........................................

par tun

0 4 0

per cmk

0 6 0

Xnlk .........................................................

per ton

0 3 0

per cwt.

O S 0

'

~

C

C

P

O

........,..... I..(

......................................

:him and porcelain .....................................

ad valorcm

15 pm ccni

:hocolato and cocoa .......................................

pm lb

0 0 1

:lackr and wnrche,

.......................... ..

.......

ad valorem

15 prr ced

-

.

fm

per cm

0 4 0

per Ih

0 0 6

per e w t

010 0

&i

rrlorsrn

A O p r C e n h

R n t ~

ef Duty.

P d o m or Manufcrsm

Of and fmn

Of or from

Grerrt Britai

P m i ~ n

Coo

W British

triu

Po16esJiona

--

rE a.

i r c

"' 0 4

0

2

'. 0 2

0

I

. 0 1

0

0

Cork ........................................................

0

4

0

4

" mnnnfnctorcd .......................................

0

0

0

0

Corn, grain, nnd pulm ...............................

,..,

f i

, 'y

W mcal and finur .......................................

U

Y

U

"

t a n and pollard ..................... ..

...........

Cotton

manufactatoa ......................................

10 pu eenr

8 per curt.

Cutlcry ......................................................

U

U

II

U

U

U

E ~ h c n n a r e

...............................................

U

U

Embroidery and nccdlcwotk

.............................

IS p r m L

10 pcr WM.

..

..

'

t

Plorrcn-hrtificinl ................................... ...,

g'

., .

. *

F c n t l c o n ...............................

I

U

. H

..

*t

Fenthers-bed

.................................

,....,..

...

'. perlb

.

0 0

.

0 0

Fish ...........................................................

P","'*

a '

0 I

u t c

Flax .......................................................

0 1 '

.

0

1

I

F&$

dn'e4, of nll mrts

...................................

per c*

0 4 (

.. 0 4 4

U

fmh. Inrgc, viz.-ornnges,

lemons, limc!

.

.

shnddocka apples, pcnrr, quinces, pcactec

apricots, ncctnrincs, &C ....................

, p r

dozen.

. 0 0

0 0 1

U

mnll, rit-~nlpca,

g o o ~ b e ~ e s,

plums, &

pcr boehel

. 0 01I

.

0 0 1 (

U

*

in bottles

...................................

por doten puao

0 1 4

0 1 4

p m ~ c f ~ c d

in sugar, saccadeh and jrm

..

of all mris

................... .,

.....

. purlb.

0 0:

0 0 1

Furnitare ..................................................

.ad vdorem

10 pr cent.

b p e n t

O i r ~ g r

...............................

.

.

.

.

.

.

...............

. per cwt. ..

0

3

c

- 0 4 i

O I w, plntq in

aqnnrcs cxcccdin~ 600 inrhcr

.....

. +

p r

ib.

-

a.

0 0 s

.. O O d

at

not cxrccding 600 inches..

H

.

.

0 0 t

0 0 4

crown nnd ghcct, cxcccding 200 inchcr.....,..

,

p e r l W r o a (

,

0 5 (

0 2 6

# I

IS

not cxcccding 200 inclra .,

U

.. . l

. o 3 (

0 1' C

a

flint, ctit, cast, mirror*, and manafacturcs .....

10 p r cent.

b p'

""1.

Glares-mcn's ..........................................

O

l

t

0 1 0

"

women'n nnd childrcn'n, and mite

...........<

, 0 0 5

0 0 6

GIll0 ........................................................

. O f 6

0 1 6

nmnuc...........

..............................................

c1 l [r

O uywI~r-w,c~rthl:, in cnnislnrn ................,.

0 3 U

dn8ti.K

....................

................

Q * *

Orindory

............................

,.

........................

8 p r mar

H~berdn~hcry

and millinery

.............................

M

Hair, curlcd, for upbokerc~s' nw

.....................

0 0 1

I.

manufnctumd

..............................*........

6 per n n r

Y

3 ~ r d ~ n r o

...................................................

Tats, caps, and bonnets

.................................

m

~

~

Tny

..................................

..

........................

0 9 0

Xemp-drcsscd

.....................................

...*..!

0

l * G

a

undrca~ed,

tow, nnd oakum ..................

0 1 0

3idas-dreksed ................,,...........................

- 0 3 0

U

raw, 4 1, lrnd dried

.............................

0 1 0

Tonoy

.................................

,,**

....................

0 4 0

I0p8 .........................................................

0 0 3

[nk

............................................................

par gdloo

0 0 3

iron.., ........................................................

per b a

.

0 1 0 0

*

manufactures, imnmongq, and nub

............

rd rdonom

5 p r rrnk

* pi"

.....................................................

p r too

0 5 0

[Ping ara-refinad

.......,,,..................,....,..,....

0 1 0

wmmon, fat mmoSml uuer...,,,.*.***.*,*.*

p"?

.

,

Q 0 9

0 prt a a r

0 1 0

Xan

&tcs of Duty.

I

Articla

l Produrn or Manufncturo.. I

Of and from

1

I

Of or (mm

Orrut Britain

F o r s i p Qan-

or nritish

trim.

Posscrioor

8. d.

d & d.

I j rd

........................................................

per cwt

U

0 2 6

0 2 6

.

Lend-rhcct ................................................

0 1 6

. 0 1 6,

mnn~~fnctures

.......................................

ad vrlorem

10 p r car

b pet cenL

c

Lcnrher-solo .............................................

pc? cnL

14

0 3 0

0 3 0

kip ................

;

............................

0 6 0

0 6 0

c d f

............................................

pcr Ib

0 0 1

1 0 0 1

"

hnnils ............................................

per dozen

0 0 6

*S

0 0 6

"

knngnmo .......................................

0 1 0

0 1 0

Lima and

lemon-jlrice, a t ~ d

8yr11p ....................

pcr gallon

0 0

73

0 0 5

Liucn-menufncttrr,.s

...........

.

.

.

,

.

....................

ad vnlerrem

10 per cent

b per Cent.

Lucifers ......................................................

' gtoa boxu

0

0

8

0 0 4

Mnccnroni and Vetmicclli ..............................

pcr

l b.

0 0

P.

0 0 %

-

>Incl,inery

....................

,'....

r...r.......,...,

......

fie0

free

Aln~s

nnd

mnt~ing ..........................................

ad vnlorem

In per cent.

5 p r cent

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I.

M~~sicnl

instrumenu ......................................

. 15 per cewt.

lo pl r cent

hIustllrd

.....................................................

, 0 0

1

. 0 0 2

I

nett in^ ...................................................... I

raloirn

I per eat.

.10

per rent.

Nuta. vir-nlmondz,

wtllnuta, chmnuts, filbcrte, and

rmnll

nntr ...............................................

pcrcwt

0 3 0

l.

U

sl~cllcd ...............................................

0 6 0:

I‘ cocoa... ................................................

pcr l00

0

A 0

l

I o i l - ~ n c ~ i

...................................................

per inn

1

1 0 0

. a 0 0

"

lpcrm, hcnd-mnrtcr, and othcr fish or animal oil

0 0 6

0 0 3

P

I

.I

"

linsecd, mpe, hcmp. and cocon nut ......

;

........

i

Pr gnllOn

. o 0 4

0 0 2

" olive, castor, and othcr rcgctabla oils

#a

............

* 0 0 9

0 0 6

Oilmnn's stores ........................................

ad rnlorem

15 per ccnt.

10 per cent.

Onlone ......................................................

pcr cwt.

.

, o 1 0

0 1 0

a

Pninted colom

.............................................

p c r r w t

,

,

o ' 1 o 1

o 1 0.

'

Paper-rtnined

.............................................

ad vnlorem

15 pcr a n t.

10 per a n t.

"

hrown, wrepping, and blotting

...............

p r

CW.. ..

o 6 o

o 3 0'

"

writing

.............................................

per Ih.

V 0 2

0 0 1

Pnr:llmcnt

..................................................

pvr roll

0 3 0

.

0 6 0

Pcpper ......................................................

percwt.

.

, 0 2 s

0 1 6

I'crl~~mcry

...................................................

ad rnlorcm

15 p r cent.

10 per ccnL

Pcrc~lssion cnps

...........S.......

7

............U

...........

per 1,000

0

0 43

0 0 3.

~I'cw~cr wnro Picturcn nnd prints ...............................

................................................

ad ralorrm

10 per cent.

b p r cent.

P i c k h

........

............................

pcr p i ion

, 0 1 0

0 0 8 '

.,......

ad vnlorem

15 per ccnL

10pcr cent.

Pipcs of comnion clny ...................................

pcr grow

0 0 2

0 0 1

:

I'llfIt .............,..,.:

........,

;,,,,,...........*..*

....

ycr bnrml

0 1 0

O I O

.

l'lnc~ls nnd

mtn

............................................

-

fnw

> fm

.

l'lntn nnd plntod ~pcnln

.......*........*...*..,.,,,,,......

ad rnlonm

16 prr rent

10 p r wt.

ll~)tnt~wn

.....................~............................~...

lwr ton

'

0 3 0

0 3 0,

1h)vIni~n

nnd pmnorvcd aoau..,...

..................,.

por cwt.

,

0 3 0

U S U:

1 I Quills .........................................................

1

por 100 ,

1.

0

0. 2 1

0

O$

1

Rico

............................................................

pcr civt.

" pnddy in b u n c h

p r

ton

....................................

Rosin

:

.....................

per bnrrol

..................................

1 l

Snddlcr~- and harness

.........................

.

.

.

.

.

ad rnlomm

10 p r

cent

S pcr cent.

S ~ R O

.........................................................

per CWL,

O P O

o

1

0

Snlt ........... ................................

....I..........

.

per ton

O S 0

- 0 9 0

Sal1

tro ..................................................

pcr CWL

U 1 6

0 1 6

s c c g .........................................................

-

fm

fm

'

shot .........................................................

per c*

0 3 0

0 2 0

Bilk rnnnurnclurcr

..............

,.. ......................

ad ralorom

15 por cent.

80 pcr -l.

U

H

M

skins md rum ........................

,,

.................

.

b a p

...................

,.,

.,.......

W...w

.... ....

W."

, p e r m.

.

0 3 0

0 1 0

'

B p i ~,

viz.-

,

: C n ~ h

...........................

I..

..... ........

mr Cwt.

0 9 f i

m 0 6 0

'

C~nnnmon

.......

................

por Ib.

0 0 4

* Q 0 5

a*

"

cl011

mm..*ew.l+mem**em*..ememm*atmv**m**m**m*.**mes*e

0

0

1 4

0 0 1

a

'

MW

eee, ee*meaee*~*eae*~,e~amaa~ee~g,emge*eea*eteta*

0 0 6

0 0 8 )

4

' li

-G=

*

,

RRtw of Duty.

Produca or nlnnafecton

Of rrr from

F m i g n Cour

trim.

--

Spices (contint*cd)-

E r a

Nurmcp

.................. *......................

..!.

per

I b.

O O d

Othcr.. ................................................

dvdcmm

laprrwnr

Bpirits, or strnnC rntcra of nll rortn, viz-fia

ererr

gnllon of nurh spir~ts

or ntmng wntcm of nny

strcnerth nrlt wrccdil~n tlm ntrcn~tli of prnof bt Sylicq' hydrnmctcr. nnd m in prop ~rtion for nny p x t w or lws w e n n t f ~ t h n tho srrcnath of ptoof. nnd for nnv Crcwtcr nr less qrrnntity thnn n rr~llnn: nlm. ~ r l ~ l r n w l ~pirits. not hein..

ntwrrcncd or m i x 4 wit+ nn!.

nnicla WI thnt the

dccrec of

w c n ~ t l r

thrrrof rnnnot bc cxw-tly

nsccrrnincd byrl~ch

11.vtlrnmetcr .................

per .p l lop

0 12 0

Spirits. cordinl~, or r;trrwr wrtcm, rwectened or

mixcd with n;Iy nnirlc ro thnt the decree nf

strcnzrh thcwnf cnnnnt be exnctly rsccrtuined

hv Sykes' hydrometer .....................

........

012 0

0 8 0

:tnrch ........................................................

per cvt.

0 4 0

0 2 0

itnt ioncry

................................................

S p r a n t

. ad vnlnrem

10 p r

cent

-.

jlccl ..........................,................L

............

per cwt.

0 2

0

0 2 0

Stanorr-millntoncs .......................................

pet

foot H diametar

0 2 0

0 3 0

grindstonelr, rinder threo fcet in diametar ...

0 0

1

. 0 0 1

C(

4 1

*I

nbnve

$8

*

..,

0 0 1

0

0 11

"

ronfinr rlntc.

..................................

per thnnnlnd

0 3 6

0 3 6

. dnhs and fin?-stoncs ...........................

KT 100 fret snperficia

0 1 0

0 1 0

M

torn]) nnd wrorizht stones .....................

per foot snper&i

S.

0 0 1

0 0 1

'(

mnrhlc. wrnt~ghc

.................................

0 0 6

0 0 6

;tone

h1110 ..................................................

0 ot

-

'per'lb

0 0 1

iogar-mfincd nml candy ......... ,..,

................

per cwt.

U

0 4 0

0 1 0

"

hinm-mdo

......................................

- 0 2 0

. Y

0 2 0

..

molsres

.....*....................................

0 2 0

0 2 0

per cwt.

0 2 0

0 2 0

per hnrrel

0 1 0

0 1 0

h13 .........................

...........I...*.*.

................

pm I b.

0 0 2

0 0 2,

'ln PIR~CJJ ...................................................

per lmx

' 0 2 0

0 2 0

' ~ n

wsm

.....................

., ..............................

ad vnlnrem

10 pcr cenl

6 per el.r

'ohncco-mnnrmctl~red .............,...................

:

per lb.

- 0 2 0

I &

"

iinmanr~rnrtrlred ............................

l#

0 1 0

ciprn and cheroots., .........................

U

' 0 5 0

snuff

....................

...-

..........

0

2

0

0 2 0

'"

'8 ......................................

,,,......,,,,.*.

.

IS per ccnt

f 0 p r

cent.

'rlrnrry md wnmlen warn

..............................

10 per ccnt

5 per cent.

'~lrpcniine-spirit of ...................................

0 0 2

0 U 4

'nine ........................................................

0 1 0

0

0 6 8

pcr gallon

0 0 l,

. o o

14

Vnfcrn ......................................................

pet lb.

0 0 3

0 0 s

Vex-wnling .............................................

*I

, 0 0 3

0 0 4

Vhnlohnne ................................

;

..................

p r cm.

..

1 1 0

0

14 0,

Vino ........................................................

pcr gallon

0 1 6

0 0 6

V&-mnhopny,

ccdnr, and fit for cohinetmnkcrs'

UIIO

........................

..

............................

psr 40 cubic fat

0 2 6

- 0 3 6

"

rfrnls, hnttenn, hnlkr. rtnves, hun.lrpikra,

pler. spnkcs, and other rough. r a m, hewn, or

split tlmlwr

.........................

,,

..................

O f 0

0

P 0

*

pnlinc

..............................................

per 100

0 0 6

'

slliwlcs nnd hdrr ...............................

p r LWO,

.

0 0 6

p

l00 feet '

0 9 0

U

0 4 0

f m

10 pm mat,

ZTnc, and rnannfnctorea of ditto

........................

10 per cenL

5 per cent.

1opcrcenc

,

I 6Q

- * 'IC'

* "'

- '-"'--...-c*

*r -

.W,-

,

-

,

,

-

-

-

43

SCHEDUXX B.

.

,

Warctlotrse rents rcfeerrtd to in this Ordinanm

For every pipe or punchcon

One shilling weeklf.

I

hogshend or half pipe

Sixpence

"

..

bnrrel or qmrter cask

Threepence

'*

tierce

,

Fourpence

nix dozen bottle case

Sixpence

"

>

.

three dozen ditto

Threepence

"

An,

lau or greater quantity to be charged in proportion to the above rrla

,

?

SCHEDULE C.

F

~

l

4

r

l./Ormatim 6eJoere & h e

O/ die Peace where a P e & n b v ~

l

l

*

y

irflicfcd, or forfeiture

incurred,

.

in the ycar of our Lord one

in the said Province

.

gives me

Eqquire, one of Her .Ilt~jcsty's

Justices of the Pence in a d

for

the Province of South Audn~lla,

to understand and be informed that (2)

within six monthv now last pnst, that is to ear, on the

dny of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred

and

(3)

contrary to

h e h w d

the Customs i n t h n ~

cme made and provided, whereby the mid (2)

l ',

bath forfeited for the said offence the sum of

and whereby the said (4)

have become lorfeited.

(1) The pmsectttor as

A.B. officer of Customu who ia directed

by the Gureroor to prefer thia infurmalion? or M the mw

may be.

(2) The riffender.

(a) Here state the offence or uuue of Sorf'eitun

'. . t

I

(4)

State the goods, &c,, if any;

NO* 2,

1, .

I

l

Arm of

1Varrant of Commitment to Gaol for U pecuniary pntal@.

*

S

South Andrulia

To

Officer of Customs, and to the

'

I

to wit,

} G aolcr or Kecper of t ho

W harcna ( l )

l ~ n a

thin dny hccn duly convicted before

.

'

?9 '

two o f l tw hl~jrsty'n

Junticrs of tho Feaco ill and for

4

the Pminoa oE soutlr Austrnlin, u p

tha lrfunurtio~r

of (2)

1

.

for that, within six months now lnst p a t. to wit, an tbe

*

day of

in the year of our Lord one

thousand eight hundred and

(3)

And whcreaa the mid Justices did nd~ugge

that the said (1)

bad forfeited Tor his snid offence tlrc ~ u m

of

which mid sum

of

hae not been pnid: These u e therefore to require you the anid

- -

forthwith to tnke, cnrry, and convey the wid (I)

.

'

.

to the snid gaol, and deliver him into the

custody of the pola r or keeper of the anid gnol; nnd there are to r q u i r s yoa

the mid g d c r or keeper of tile a i d pnol to receive and tnke the -id (1) into p a r

1

cuetody, and him d d y

to keep until he 8L.U duly pay the said sum of

Given under

band

and a e d

at

this

day of

S

io the yau of

I

'r

tlrqurmd eight lrundrcd and

*

.

1

i

. ,

l

l

I t

8

S'outA Au~tra&a

Bs

it remembered that on the

day d

to wit.

in the yeer of our Lord one thaamM

eight hundred and

at

m Infornation apr

exhibited by ( I )

be FOE

113 Esquirea, two of Her Najestyt Justices of the Peace af

the Province of South Austrrrlis, agninat (2)

which said

Iaforrnntion charged thnt the said (2)

within six months tbta

last post, that is to say, on the

day of

in the yew d

our Lord one thousnnd eight hundred and

contrary to the Law of the Custom8 in such cwe mnds and provided:

(3)

whereby the enid (2)

hntb forfeited for his said offence

the eum of

pounds which offence bes been duly proved

before vs the laid Juaticea, (4)

We do therefore convict the t aid (2) of the id offence, anddo

-

aajudp that (2)

bath forfeited for the said offence the sum d

Given under oar hrnds and

rt

the

day of

3n the yau of

our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

I 1) The prns~cutor

as in the information.

.

2) The offender.

(3) Here atnte the offence a3 in the information.

.

(4) Or

the pnrty has c o n f d himelf to be guilty of* (m

.

cam may be).

[Where there b a condemnation of goads insert as foltom :]

t * ~ e

do ndjadge that the said (I)

hath forfeited for tlra

U uud offence the said (2)

and condemn the said (2)

(4

to be disposed of according to low."

Given under ow bands and walr at

this

day oE

ia tbe yew of our Lard me

t h o w d eight hundred and

i

[Wben the Juaticfu, exercise discretion in the appropriation, wnclude u

fouowr :I

"And we do adjudge the said sum (3)

shall be divided, phi4 and

applied (after deducting the charges of prosecution nnd other contingent expenses)

"M

folIow~;

that ia to m y : one moiety to Her blnjeaty fur the public a,w of' tb+

* A d Pmhce, and tbe qther moiety in the following proportioos, to wil" (4)

Given nnder our bands nnd seals st

the

* d r p f

,

in the rear of our Lord one thowand dgbt hundred rad

45

NO. 4.

Fwm

information b+rr

Jwt icu of the Peuce where thepnolty of

hard @or

. I

b inpictcd.

S b t r l l i Australia

Be i t remembered that on the

day of

to toit.

)

in the yew of our Lord one thousand eight hundred md

at

gives me

one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and

for the Province of South Australia, to understand,and be informed that (2)

within aix months now last past (that is to say), on the

day of

in the yenr of our Lord ooe thousnnd eight hundred and

contrary to the Law of the Customs in that case made and provided,

(3)

whereby the mid (2)

hath for his said offence become liable to

be imprisoned in s

IIouse of Correction, and there kept to hard lobor, for any term

not less than six, nor greater than nine calendar months.

.,

(l) AB. an Oficer of Cuatomg who is directed by the GOVB~POP

,.

I

to prefer thia information (or.es the cpse may be).

-.

NO. 5.

Form of Cbnoiction for the penalS( of

hard &hr.

South Atrstralia

Be it remembered that on the

to wit.

)

day of

in the year of our Lord one L

thouaand eight hundred and

'at

an information was' exhibited by (1)

before us

two of

Her Msjeaty's Jueticw of the Peace in and for the Province of South Austrnlin,

againet (2) which informntion chnrged that the said (2).

within six montha then last pnat (that ia to my), on the

day of

in tho yenr of our Lord one thoustind eight hundred and

contrary to the Law of the Custome in thnt

cnse mndo nnd provided,whereby the said (2) bad for his said

(3)

offence bccorne liable to bo imprisoned in a House of Correction, and there kept to

, hard lnbor, for any torm not 1-8

than a$.,

nor greeter thnn nine c n h d a r munths,

which offoncs [ h a been duly proved before us the aaid Justices] (9

We the said Ju~tices

do therefore convict

tho mid (2)

of the said offence, and do adjudge

that the said (2)

'

shall for his mid offence ba

impriaonod in the House of Correction a t

.

and be there kept to

hard labor for the period of

,

1 calendar montb.

Given under our hands and eeela at

this

day of

,

in the year of our Lord one t h o u w d eight hundred

' 'L

and

ae in the information.

oi~cncs

i s in the information

Laa d w e d

himrcrllf to be @&p

of: as ths ccus

Id

I

NO*

6,

NO.

' 6.

Form of Warrant oJ

Contmilmentfor the penalty tf

hard laht.

South Awstralia

To

nn Orrtcor of Customs, ar~d

to the

to wit.

Whereas (l) 11ns been this day cluly convictcd before

) Gnolor or Keeper of the House of Correction at

two of Her Nnjesty's Justices of the Peace in end for the Province of

South Australia, upon the information of (2)

for that within air months now

lnst pnst, to wit, on the

day of

in the

year of OUF Lord one thousand eight hundred and

And whereas the enid Justices did adjudge thnt the anid ( l )

(3)

should for his snid offence bo imprisoned in the Housc of Correction.

'n t

aforeshid, and be there kept to hard labor for the term of

cnlcndnr months: These are therefor0 to require you the anid (2)

to the House of

fortliwith to take, carry, and convey the said (1)

Correction at and deliver him into the custody of the Gaoler

or Iheper of the aaid House of Correction, and these &re to require p u the mid Gaoler or Keeper of the mid House of Correction to receive and take the said (1) into your custody, ahd to koep the

eaid (1)

for the said term of

calendar months to hord

labor.

Given under

hand and seal at

this

day of

in the rear of our Lord one thouaand eight hundred

and

'.

aa in the information.

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