Country deen:ed maker, or any other Artificer or Manufacturer of Great their Art in Britain, shall go into any Country out of His Majesty's a Foreign Dominions, there to use or teach any of the said Trades or Manufactures to Foreigners, or shall not return within Six Months after warning given him by the British Ambassador, Minister, or Consul, or any Person authorized by him, or by a Secretary of State, and from thenceforth continually inhabit in this Realm, he shall be deemed an Alien. 5 Geo. 1. c. 27. § 3. Ashes (POT ANd Pearl). or Ireland, or 1. No Pot or Pearl Ashes of the Production or Must be brought Manufacture of the British Plantations in America shall to Great Britain be shipped or conveyed from any of the said Plantations some British to any Place, unless to some other Plantation belonging Plantation. to His Majesty, or to Great Britain or Ireland, there to be laid on Shore, under the Forfeiture of the Goods, or the full Value thereof, and the Ship. 12 Car. 2. c. 18. § 18. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. 20 Geo 3. c. 10. § 1, 3. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Art. 6. 66 not to land elsewhere. 2. For every Ship which shall sail from Great Britain Bond to be given or Ireland for any British Plantation in America, Bond shall be given with One Surety to the Chief Officers of the Customs of the Port from whence the said Ship shall sail, to the Value of £1,000 if the Ship be of less Burthen than 100 Tons, and of £2,000 if of greater Burthen, conditioned, that in case the said Ship shall load any Pot or Pearl Ashes, or any enumerated Article (for the whole of which See " Goods Enumerated," No.1.), at any of the said British Plantations, that the same shall be brought to some other British Plantation, or to Great Britain or Ireland, and be there unloaded, the Danger of the Seas only excepted. And for every Ship coming from any other Port or Place to any of the aforesaid Plantations, which are permitted to trade there, the Governor shall, before the Ship be permitted to load any Pot or Pearl Ashes (or any enumerated Article), take Bond in like manner to the Value aforesaid, that such Ship shall carry all the said Goods to some other of His Majesty's British Plantations, or to Great Britain or Ireland. 12 Car. 2. c. 18. § 19. 22 & 23 Car. 2. c. 26. § 11. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. 20 Geo. 3. c. 10. § 1, 3. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Art. 6. 3. The Master before he departs from any British Plantation, where he receives his Lading, shall take a Certificate Certificates to be taken by the Masters of Ships. Forfeiture if shipped before Bond given, or if carried to other Places. But not to ex duce of Estates of Dutch Pro prietors in Guiana. of £100. Certificate under the Hand and Seal of the Collector or c. 67. Art. 6. 5. But the said Acts are not to prevent the Subjects of tend to the Pro- the King of the Netherlands, being Dutch Proprietors in Demarara, Berbice, or Essequibo, in the Province of Guiana, from exporting from the said Colonies to the Netherlands the Produce of their Estates on board Dutch Ships; and no Person who by virtue of this Act may be entitled to trade between the said Colonies and the Dominions of the King of the Netherlands, shall export the said Produce to any Part of the United Kingdom or any of His Majesty's Dominions in Europe. 56 Geo. 3. c. 91. § 4, 8: See GUIANA. Governors or Officers suspect ing Certificates to be false not to cancel Bonds, and Penalty on falsifying Certificates. 6. In Cases where the Governor or Officers in any of the Plantations shall have reasonable Ground of Suspicion that the Certificate of having given Security in Great Britain or Ireland is false, they shall require sufficient Security for the Discharge of the Plantation Lading in Great Britain or Ireland; and where there shall be Cause to suspect that the Certificate of having discharged the Lading in Great Britain or Ireland is false or counterfeit, the Governor or Officers shall not cancel the Secu rity given in the Plantations, until they shall be informed from the Commissioners of the Customs in Great Britain or Ireland, as the Case may be, that the Matter of the said Certificate is true; and if any Person shall counterfeit, rase, or falsify any Certificate for any Ship or Goods, or knowingly or wilfully make use thereof, such Person shall forfeit £500, and the Certificate shall be of no Effect. 7 & 8 W. 3. c. 22. § 10. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. 20 Geo. 3. c. 10. § 1, 3. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Art. 6. Penalty on carried to other 7. If any Officer of the Customs in Great Britain or Ireland shall give any Warrant for or suffer any Pot or Pearl Ashes (or any enumerated Article) to be carried into any other Country or Place, until they have been Places. first put on shore in some Port in Great Britain or Ireland, every Officer for such Offence shall forfeit his Place, and the Value of the Goods. 15 Car. 2. c. 7. § 9. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. 20 Geo. 3. c. 10. §1, 3. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Art. 6. transmit Lists of Bonds yearly to the Customs 8. The Governors or their Commanders in Chief of Governors or their Commandthe said Plantations, are Once a Year at least, to return ers in Chief to to the Officers of the Customs in London, or to such other Person as His Majesty shall appoint to receive the same, a List of all Ships as shall have laden any Pot or Pearl Ashes (or any enumerated Article) in such Plantations, as also a List of all Bonds taken by them; and in case any Ship belonging to any of His Majesty's Plantations shall be found to have unloaded in any Port of Europe, other than Great Britain or Ireland, such Ship shall be forfeited and her Lading. 22 & 23 Car. 2. c. 26. $12. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. 20 Geo. 3. c. 10. § 1, 3. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Art. 6. 9. In all Bonds to be taken in the Plantations, the Persons therein named shall be of known Residence and Ability there for the Value mentioned in the Bond, the Condition of which shall be, within 18 Months after the Date thereof (the Danger of the Seas excepted), to produce a Certificate of having landed and discharged the Goods therein mentioned in one of His Majesty's Plantations, or in Great Britain or Ireland, otherwise such Bond or Copies thereof, being attested under the Hand and Seal of the Governor or Commander in Chief to whom such Bond was given, shall be in force and allowed of in any Court in Great Britain, Ireland, or the Plantations, as if the Original was produced in Court by the Prosecutor. 7 & 8 W. 3. c. 22. § 13. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. 20 Geo. 3. c. 10. § 1, 3. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Art. 6. Condition of Bond, and who are to be the Obligors when taken in the Plantations. When taken in Great Britain or Ireland. Bonds void if not prosecuted within Two Years of the Date, or if Judgment not obtained within 10. In all Bonds which shall be entered into in Great Britain or Ireland, in pursuance of any Act, whereby the Goods therein enumerated are to be brought to Great Britain or Ireland, such Bonds shall be with Condition that, within 18 Months from the Date thereof (the Danger of the Seas excepted), a Certificate shall be produced from the Collector and Comptroller of the Port where such Goods shall be delivered, that they have been there landed and discharged, otherwise such Bonds shall be forfeited. 15 Geo. 3. c. 31. § 6. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. 20 Geo. 3. c. 10. § 1, 3. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Art. 6. 11. In case there shall be no Prosecution for some Breach or Non-performance of the Condition of the Bond within Three Years after the Date thereof, or if upon Prosecution for some Breach or Non-performance of the Condition, Judgment be not obtained within Two Years Two Years after after Prosecution commenced, then such Bond (in default of such Prosecution to be commenced and Judgment to be obtained within the Times limited) shall be void, and all Bonds so void shall be delivered up by the Officers, to be cancelled, without Fee or Reward. 8 Ann. c. 13. $ 23. 4 Geo. 3. c. 15. § 27. Prosecution. Wines may be imported from thence; also Oranges and Lemons. No Goods to be imported from the United Assistance. See "Writs of Assistance.” Azores. 1. Wines of the Growth of the Azores may be there laden for Exportation to any of the Plantations, Colonies, or Territories to His Majesty belonging or in His Possession in America. 15 Car. 2. c. 7. § 6. 2. Oranges and Lemons, the Produce of the Azores, may be shipped there for Exportation direct to any of the Ports in the British Colonies in North America, and may be imported into the said Ports in British-built Ships owned, navigated, and registered according to Law. 57 Geo. 3. c. 89. § 1. Bahamas and Bermuda. 1. No Goods shall be imported from any of the Territories belonging to the United States of America into the Bahama or Bermuda or Somers Islands, on Forfeiture thereof and the Ship, except Tobacco, Pitch, Tar, Turpentine, hereinmentioned, Hemp, Flax, Masts, Yards, Bowsprits, Staves, Headingand those only in boards, Timber, Shingles, and Lumber of any Sort, States, except the Articles British Ships; Horses, Horses, Neat Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, Live Stock of any Sort, Bread, Biscuit, Flour, Peas, Beans, Potatoes, Wheat, Rice, Oats, Barley, and Grain of any Sort, such Commodities being the Growth or Production of any of the Territories of the United States, but not to be so imported, except by British Subjects, and in British-built Ships, owned by His Majesty's Subjects, and navigated according to Law. 28 Geo. 3. c. 6. § 1, 2. 2. Except also Household Furniture, Utensils of Husbandry, and Clothing, by Subjects of the United States, who shall come from thence, together with their Families, for the Purpose of residing and settling in the Islands, having first obtained a Licence for that Purpose from the Governor, or, in his Absence, the Lieutenant Governor of the Islands respectively; provided such Household Furniture, &c. are imported in British-built Ships owned by His Majesty's Subjects, and navigated according to Law, and shall not exceed in the whole the Value of £50 for every White Person that shall belong to the Family, and 40s. for every Negro there brought by such White Person. 30 Geo. 3. c. 27. § 1. See SETTLERS. 3. Any of the Articles enumerated in 28 Geo. 3. c. 6. (See No. 1.) may be imported into the Port of St. George or the Port of Hamilton in Bermuda, from the United States, in any Foreign Vessel belonging to any Country in Amity with His Majesty. 52 Geo. 3. c. 79. § 2. 53 Geo. 3. c. 50. § 1. 4. In addition to the said Articles, it shall be lawful to also Fruit and import from the United States, in Ships of the Descrip- Vegetables. tion mentioned in the said Acts, (Nos. 1. and 2.) and under the like Regulations, Penalties, and Forfeitures, Fruit and Vegetables, being the Produce of the said States. 57 Geo. 3. c. 28. § 1. The like Articles not permitted to be imported from Colonies under Foreign Euro. pean Sovereigns, 5. None of the Articles enumerated in 28 Geo. 3. ch. 6. shall be imported into the Bahama, Bermuda, or Somers Islands, from any Island in the West Indies, or any Colony or Plantation on the Continent of South America, under the Dominion of any Foreign European except in Cases Sovereign or State, on Forfeiture thereof, and of the of Emergency, and from PortuShip, except by Authority of the respective Governors, guese Colonies, in case of public Emergency or Distress, for the Supply Trinadado and of the Inhabitants; except also from the Territories or Porto Rico. 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