An Act to prevent the clandestine running of goods, and the danger of infection thereby; and to prevent ships breaking their quarentine.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
1722
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An Act to prevent the clandestine running of goods, and the danger of infection thereby; and to prevent ships breaking their quarentine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    iintd belonging, to be publtcfelp fain to the bed asbantage, anb the P20tuce thereof to be bibibeo, as ijerefn aftee mentioneb, the teafonable Charges of p*ofecuttng, ©elltng, anb Burning, as afojeliaib, being fitft bebuSeb* anb toheceas manp fraubs are committeb, to the p?e« fttbice of the Eebenue, in the Clanbefttne Running of Coons arapojteb, anb in Eelanbing Certificate ©cobs, as toeil as in Crpojting (KSoolI, anb the Coin of this Ringbom, bp (Hlatermen anb others, in Boats, ffillherries, pinnaces. Barges, oj dailies, tohich are fometimes rotneb toith ©iJt, eight, 02 Ctoelbe Cats, built on purpofe fcj the ©mug* ling Crabe, anb in cafe the? are putfueb bp the Officers, bo tnafce their Cfcape, tohich map be alto a $j9eans of fajing- ing in the 3infesiott; f o| the Piebenting tohereof, Be it fur- Boats,row® thee Cnaaeb bp the amhojttp afojefaib, Chat from anb after the faib Ctoentp fifth Dap of March, ©ne tljonfanb feben hunbjeb anb ttoentp ttoo, if anp Boat, caiherrp, pin* &<■ forfeited itace, Barge, 02 ©allp, touting, 02 mabe 02 built to roto, toith mo2e than four ©ats, (hall be founb upon the caiater, 02 in anp Batgehoufe, azao2hhoufe, ©heb, 02 other place, toithin anp Of the Counties of Middlefex, Surrey, Kent, 02 Eflex, 02 in the Elbet of Thames, either abobe 02 beloto Lon¬ don Bridge, 02 toithin the Limits of the P02ts of London, Sandwich, 02 ipfwich, 02 the Members 02 Creelts to them, 02 either of them tefpeSibelp belonging, fuch Boat, ©her* rp, pinnace, Barge, 0? ®allp, toith all her Cachle ann furniture, 02 the (Halue thereof, (hall he f02felteb, anb than anb map be feljeb bp anp ©filter oj ©filters of the Cuftoms; anb the ©toner 02 ©toners thereof, 02 anp Per- Owner, &*, to fan ufing, 02 rotoittg in fuch Boat, mifjetrp, pinnace,forfcit 40 . Barge, 02 Callp, (hall alfo forfeit anb lofe the ©urn of if02tp pounbSi anb fuch Seizure anb forfeiture (hall anb map be pjofecuteb in the manner herein after mentfoneb; onb after the ©eljure anb Conbemttatlon of fuch Boat, Boat, &c. af- ceihettp, pinnace. Barge, 02 ®allp, the Principal ©ffi- £“■ cets of ipis s^ajeffles Cuffoms, In the po2t 02 placeburHt Inhere the fame Chall be at the time of fuch Conbemnatlon, are hetebp bfrefieb to caufe fuch Boat, ©hetrp, pinnace, Barge, 02' ©allp, to be burnt, anb tohollp befiropeb, anb the Cachle, furniture, anb Apparel thereunto belonging, to be publlcWp Solo to the bed Sbbantage, the P20bUce tohereof to be bibibeb as herein after mentioneb; the rca» fonabie Charges of P2ofecuting, ©elling, anb Burning, as af02efaib, being fitfi bebufieb. 3 a a as p?o«
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