Ships built prior 1816, deemed British Ships 'within certain Limits. and which were in force at the Time of the Commencement of this Act. LXXVII. AND be it further enacted, That all to 1st January Ships built at any Place within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter, prior to the First of January One thousand eight hundred and sixteen, and which then were and have continued ever since to be solely the Property of His Majesty's Subjects, shall be deemed to be British Ships for all the Purposes of Trade within the said Limits, including the Cape of Good Hope; - any thing in this Act, or in any other Act (1) or Acts passed in this present Session of Parliament to the contrary notwithstanding. Certificate of Production of Cape Wine. Certificate of LXXVIII. AND be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Shipper of any Wine, the Produce of the Cape of Good Hope, or of its Dependencies, which is to be exported from thence, to go before the Chief Officer of the Customs, and make and sign an Affidavit before him, that such Wine was really and bona fide the Produce of the Cape of Good Hope, or of its Dependencies; - and such Officer is hereby authorized and required to administer such Affidavit, and to grant a Certificate (2) thereof, setting forth in such Certificate the Name of the Ship in which the Wine is to be exported, and the Destination of the same. LXXIX. AND be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for any Person who is about to export (3) from any of the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, to the United Kingdom, or to any of the British Possessions in America, any Goods of the Growth or Produce of any of those Islands, or any Goods manufactured from Materials which were the Growth or Produce thereof, or of the United Kingdom, to go before any Magistrate of the Island from which the Goods are to be exported, and make and sign before him an Affidavit that such Goods, describing the same, are of such Growth or Produce, or of such Manufacture, and such Magistrate shall administer and sign such Affidavit ; AND thereupon the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Com (1) See Cap. 109. § 10. 12. (2) To be produced on Importation into United Kingdom, Cap. 107. § 37. (3) See Clearance from Guernsey, &c. Cap. 108. § 11. mander in Chief of the Island from which the Goods are LXXX. AND be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful to import into any of the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, any Tea, nor any Tobacco (2), except from the United Kingdom; and if any Tea or any Tobacco shall be brought into any of the said Islands, from any other Place than from the United Kingdom, or not having been duly entered and cleared in the United Kingdom, to be exported to such Island, the same shall be forfeited. other Ships and Pack age of Goods; viz. Spirits, 100 Tons and 40 Gallons. LXXXI. AND be it further enacted, That no Brandy, Guernsey, &c. Geneva, or other Spirits (3), except Rum of the Bri- Tonnage of tish Plantations, shall be imported into or exported from the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, or Sark, or either of them, or removed from any one to any of the said Islands, or Coastwise from any one Part to any other Part of either of the said Islands, or shall be shipped in order to be so removed or carried, or shall be waterborne for the Purpose of being so shipped, — in any Ship, Vessel, or Boat of less Burthen than One hundred Tons, nor in any Cask or Package of less Size or Content than Forty Gallons; NOR any Tobacco or Tobacco, 100 Snuff in any Ship, Vessel or Boat of less Burthen than Tons and One hundred Tons, nor in any Cask or Package containing less than Four hundred and fifty Pounds Weight -(save and except any such Spirits or loose Tobacco as shall be for the Use of the Seamen belonging to and on board any such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, not exceeding Two (1) To be produced on Importation into the United Kingdom, Cap. 107. § 38. (2) Tea is under the Excise. For Quantities of Tobacco, which may be sent from the Warehouse to the several Islands, by Licence of the Commissioners of the Customs, see Cap. 112. § 42. (3) See Vessels hovering within One League, with such Goods on board, Cap. 108. § 9. 450 lbs. Wine, 60 Tons and 20 Gallons. Not to extend to Vessels of Ten Tons sup plying Island of Sark, having Li cence so to do. Gallons of the former, and Five Pounds Weight of the latter, for each Seaman; and also except such manufactured Tobacco or Snuff as shall have been duly exported as Merchandize from Great Britain or Ireland); - NOR shall any Wine be imported into or exported from the said Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, or either of them, or carried from any one of the said Islands to any other thereof, or Coastwise, from any one Part to any other Part of the said Islands, or be shipped, or waterborne for the Purpose of being shipped, in any Ship, Vessel, or Boat of less Burthen than Sixty Tons, or in any Cask containing less than Twenty Gallons, or any Package containing less than Three Dozen reputed Quart Bottles, or Six Dozen reputed Pint Bottles, on pain of Forfeiture of all such Foreign Brandy, Geneva, or other Spirits, Tobacco, Snuff, or Wine respectively, together with the Casks or Packages containing the same, and also every such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, together with all the Guns, Furniture, and Ammunition, Tackle and Apparel thereof. LXXXII. PROVIDED always, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to subject to Forfeiture or Seizure, under any of the Provisions of this Act, any Boat not exceeding the Burthen of Ten Tons, for having on board at any one Time any Foreign Spirits of the Quantity of Ten Gallons or under, in Casks or Packages of less Size or Content than Forty Gallons; - or any Tobacco, Snuff, or Tea, not exceeding Fifty Pounds Weight of each, for the Supply of the said Island of Sark, such Boat having a Licence from the proper Officer of Customs at either of the Islands of Guernsey or Jersey, and for the Purpose of being employed in carrying Commodities for the Supply of the said Island of Sark, which Licence such Officer of Customs is hereby required to grant, without taking any Fee or Reward for the same: PROVIDED always, that every such Boat having on board at any one Time any greater Quantity of Spirits than Ten Gallons, or any greater Quantity of Tobacco or Snuff than Fifty Pounds Weight of each of the said Articles, unless such greater Quantity of Spirits, Tobacco, or Snuff shall be in Casks or Packages of the Size, Content, or Weight herein-before required (1), or having on board at any (1) See § 81. one Time any greater Quantity of Tea than Fifty Pounds Weight, shall be forfeited. On Exportation of Wine in Bottles, Bond to be given. LXXXIII. PROVIDED also, and be it further enacted, Wine may be That nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed imported into to extend to prevent the Importation into, or Exportation in Cases, &c. Guernsey, &c. from, the said Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, or either of them, of any - Wine in Bottles shipped in Cases or Casks only, each containing at least Three Dozen reputed Quart Bottles, or Six Dozen reputed Pint Bottles: PROVIDED always, that before any such Wine in Bottles shall be shipped for Exportation to or for Great Britain or Ireland, the Master or other Person having the Charge or Command of the Ship, Vessel, or Boat in or on board of which such Wine shall be so intended to be exported, together with one other sufficient Surety, shall give - Bond in the Penalty of Forty Shillings per Gallon, that the Wine so shipped shall (the Danger of the Seas and Enemies excepted) be duly entered and landed at the Port or Place in Great Britain or Ireland to or for which the same shall be declared at the Time of giving such Bond, (which Bond and Declaration the proper Officer of His Majesty's Customs is hereby authorized and empowered to take); and such Officer is required to furnish the Master, or other Person having the Charge or Command of the Ship, Vessel, or Boat in which any such Wine may be, with a Certificate specifying the Number of such Packages as aforesaid, and the Quantity of Wine contained in each, the Date of the Bond, and the Name of the Port or Place to or for which the same shall be so declared ; AND such Bond so given as aforesaid shall not be delivered up or cancelled until a Certificate under the Hand of the proper Officer of the Customs in Great Britain or Ireland, of the due landing of the Wine mentioned therein, shall be produced to and left with the Officer taking the said Bond, within Three Months after the Date of such Bond. LXXXIV. AND be it further enacted, That every Person who shall be found or discovered to have been on board any Vessel or Boat liable to Forfeiture under any Penalty on Persons found on board Vessels liable to Forfeiture within One League of Guernsey, &c. British Coals not to be reexported from British Possessions. Act may be altered this Session. conveying, or having conveyed, in any Manner, such Goods or other Things as subject such Vessel or Boat to Forfeiture, or who shall be found or discovered to have been on board any Vessel or Boat from which any Part of the Cargo shall have been thrown overboard during Chace, or staved or destroyed, shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds. and LXXXV. AND be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any Person to re-export, from any of His Majesty's Possessions Abroad to any Foreign Place, any Coals the Produce of the United Kingdom; that no such Coals shall be shipped at any of such Possessions, to be exported to any British Place, until the Exporter or the Master of the exporting Vessel shall have given Bond, with One sufficient Surety, in Double the Value of the Coals, that such Coals shall not be landed at any Foreign Place. - LXXXVI. AND be it further enacted, That this Act may be amended, altered, or repealed by any Act to be passed in the present Session of Parliament. |