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collector and controller, who are hereby required, as soon as conveniently they 52 Geo. 3. can, to transmit one of the said copies of the indorsements or certificates to the c. 98. commissioners of customs in England, and record in a book to be kept for that purpose the notice in writing of the owner or owners of the vessel, the affidavit of the shipper, the licence granted for the exportation of the sugar, coffee, or cocoa, together with the clearance; but in case any goods besides sugar, coffee, and cocoa, shall be found on board or carried by any such vessel Other goods. to any foreign parts other than such as are limited by this act, then the liberty granted by such licence shall cease and become void and of none effect, and such vessel, and also the master of her, and all others concerned, shall be subject to all the same penalties and forfeitures as they would have been subject to in case this act had not been made.

§ 5.

Rule 10. Upon such licence being returned to the collector and controller Bond to be of customs of the port where the sugar, coffee, and cocoa were shipped, and an delivered up, account of the lading being indorsed thereon or annexed thereto, and also upon such certificate of the consul, or two known British merchants of good credit, being produced as aforesaid, and the several other things required by this act being duly complied with within two years from the date of such licence, the bond given before granting such licence shall be discharged and delivered up, otherwise such bond shall be forfeited, and shall and may be prosecuted in the manner directed by this act.

Rule 11. Upon the master or owners of such vessel conforming in every Corn, § 6. respect to the conditions of the said licence and bond, and obtaining a certificate from the consul, or two known British merchants as aforesaid, at the port where the sugar, coffee, and cocoa may have been landed, it shall be lawful for such vessel to load in the port of delivery, or at any place on the coast of Africa to the northward of the latitude of 30 degrees north, any sort of corn or grain the produce of Europe or Africa for exportation, direct to the said plantations, and there land the same.

Rule 12. If any person shall grant a false certificate, or counterfeit, erase, False certifor alter any licence, oath, or certificate which shall be made or given pursuant cates, &c. to this act, or shall knowingly or wittingly publish or make use thereof, such § 9. person shall forfeit 5001.; and such licence, &c. shall be of no effect.

TITLE LXXIV.-GIBRALTAR AND MALTA.

How Morocco

Rule 1. Ir shall be lawful for any person whatever to import into 27 Geo. 3. Great Britain from Gibraltar, in any vessel which before the 1st May, c. 19. § 11. 1786, did truly without fraud wholly belong to his Majesty's dominions, goods may be or is of the built of His Majesty's dominions, navigated and registered imported into according to law, any goods being the growth or production of the Great Britain, dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, and which shall have been imported into Gibraltar directly from any part of the said dominions not lying or being to the southward of the port of Mogadore, in vessels belonging to or of the built of His Majesty's dominions, navigated and registered according to law, or in vessels belonging to the subjects of the said Emperor of Morocco, upon payment of the same duties, and none other, as such goods are or shall be liable to upon being imported into Great Britain directly from Africa.

Rule 2. In every such case, such goods so imported shall be ac- Certificate, companied with a certificate under the hand of the governor, or lieu- § 12. tenant-governor, or commander in chief of Gibraltar (or of any person authorized by them or either of them to grant such certificate), setting forth that such goods were brought into Gibraltar in such vessel as above described. Rule 3.

"Whereas, by the laws in force, no commodity of the 46 Geo. 3. E 8-PART IV.

c. 116. § 1.

46 Geo. 3. c. 116.

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"growth, production, or manufacture of Europe, is allowed to be "imported into any place to His Majesty belonging, or which shall "hereafter belong unto or be in the possession of His Majesty, in "Asia, Africa, or America, but what shall be bonâ fide and without "fraud laden and shipped in Great Britain or Ireland, except salt for "the fisheries of Nova-Scotia, Newfoundland, and Quebec, which 66 may be laden in any part of Europe, and also except any goods fit "and necessary for the fishery in the British colonies or plantations in "America, being the growth, produce, or manufacture of Great "Britain or Ireland, or of the islands of Guernsey or Jersey, which may be shipped and laden in the said islands respectively by any of "the inhabitants thereof, and also except wines of the growth of the "Madeiras, and the Western Islands or Azores, which may be laden "at those places respectively: and whereas it may tend to the benefit "of the British fisheries, and to the advantage of the commerce and "navigation of this country, if permission was given for certain other "articles to be shipped for the British colonies in North America, at "other places in Europe than those hereinbefore mentioned, under "certain regulations and restrictions;" it is therefore enacted, that cles may be any fruit, wine, oil, salt, or cork, the produce of Europe, may be shipped and laden at Malta (a) or Gibraltar for exportation direct to the said plantations in North America, on board any British-built vessel, owned, navigated, and registered according to law, which shall arrive with the produce of the said fisheries, taken and cured by His Majesty's subjects carrying on the said fishery, from any of the said plantations, or from Great Britain or Ireland.

Certain arti

exported to the planta

tions.

Duties, § 2.

Rule 4. Upon the importation of the said goods into any of the said plantations in North America, the same shall be subject to the payment of such duties as the like description of goods are now subject to upon being legally imported into the said plantations: provided always, that nothing herein contained shall permit the exportation from any of the said plantations, of any goods (not being the produce of the fisheries) contrary to any act of parliament relating to the trade Regulations. between Great Britain and such British plantations; and provided also, that before any goods shall be allowed to be shipped or laden on board any vessel at Gibraltar or Malta aforesaid, in pursuance of this act, the master thereof shall make oath before the governor, lieutenantgovernor, or commander in chief, that the whole cargo of such vessel ́ is entirely the produce of the British fisheries in North America, and was really and bonâ fide taken and cured by His Majesty's subjects carrying on the said fishery from any of the said plantations, or from Great Britain or Ireland.

49 Geo. 3.

c. S4. § 1.

Registry of

prize vessels.

Rule 5. "Whereas it is expedient, during such time as the island "of Malta shall remain under the British government, to permit the "registry in the said island of ships and vessels which are condemned "there as lawful prize, and to extend to ships and vessels so regis"tered the same privileges and advantages as are granted to prize "ships and vessels registered in Great Britain;" it is therefore enacted, that it shall be lawful for the governor, lieutenant-governor, or commander in chief, or the commissioners exercising the civil power in the said island, and he and they is and are hereby authorized and required, on application being made to them or either of them for that

(a) See Rules 10-22 of this title.

c. 34.

purpose, to make registry of any such vessel, and to grant a certificate 49 Geo. 3. of such registry, in the same manner, and under the same regulations, as the governor, lieutenant-governor, or commander in chief, residing in any plantation, island, or territory, belonging to His Majesty in Asia, Africa, or America, are by 26 Geo. 3. c. 60. (a) authorized to make registry of the vessels therein mentioned, and to grant certificate of such registry.

§ 2.

Rule 6. All the powers and authorities in relation to any acts, mat- Powers of ters, or things, that may be done by the governor, lieutenant-governor, governors, or commander in chief, in any such plantation, &c. in pursuance of the said act, shall and may be done and put in execution, and shall extend to the governor, lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief, and the commissioner exercising the civil power in the said island of Malta; and every pain, penalty, fine, or forfeiture, for any offence whatever Regulations committed against or in breach of the said acts, and every other thing, of registry. therein contained, as to the registry of vessels, shall, so far as the same are applicable, extend to vessels registered under this act, in as ample a manner, as if the said powers, &c. were repeated and re-enacted in this act, and were made part thereof.

Rule 7. Any such vessel so condemned as lawful prize, and re- Prize vessels, gistered as aforesaid, being owned and navigated according to law, § 3. shall be entitled to the privileges and advantages of a prize vessel, in like manner as if condemned and registered in Great Britain.

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Rule 8. Any such vessel so condemned as lawful prize, and re- How vessels gistered as aforesaid, being owned wholly or in part by any person not may trade, being British-born subjects, but being natives of and residents in the said island, and being navigated by a master and three fourths of the mariners either British subjects or natives of the said island, shall, during the time that the said island shall remain under the British government, and for the space of 12 calendar months after and no longer, be entitled to the privileges and advantages of a prize vessel, in like manner as if condemned and registered in Great Britain, so far as respects the direct trade between the said islands of Great Britain and to and from the said island and any place within the Streights, and in no other trade whatsoever: provided, that in every certificate of By whom registry which shall be granted by virtue of this act, an insertion shall owned. be made in the front thereof, stating whether the vessel so registered is owned wholly or in part by persons who are natives of and resident

in the said island of Malta, or otherwise.

Rule 9. The proper officers by whom certificates of registry shall Copies of cerhave been granted by virtue of this act shall forthwith, or within one tificates, § 5. month at the furthest, transmit to the commissioners of customs in London a true and exact copy of every certificate of registry, with the number thereof, which shall have been so granted.

Rule 10. It shall be lawful for any of His Majesty's subjects to ship, 55 Geo. 3. in any of His Majesty's sugar plantations in America, any of the articles c. 29. § 1. enumerated in Schedule A. annexed, being of the growth and produce of any such plantation, or any such articles as may now or may hereafter be by law imported into the said colonies, and to export the same direct to the island of Malta (6) or the dependencies thereof, in West Indies.

(a) See TITLE 3.

(6) By 57 Geo. 3. c. 4. the trade between Gibraltar and His Majesty's plantations in America, and also between Gibraltar and the United Kingdom, shall and may be carried on in like manner and under the like regulations, and subject to

55 Geo. 3. c. 29.

British-built ships, 2.

Licence.

Notice.

Oath and

bonds.

such vessels, and under such regulations as are hereinafter particularly mentioned.

Rule 11. No articles, so allowed to be laden and exported from His Majesty's sugar plantations aforesaid, shall be shipped or laden in any of the said plantations, for the purpose of being carried to the said island of Malta or the dependencies thereof, except in British-built ships, owned, navigated, and registered according to law; nor unless a licence shall have been first taken out for that purpose, under the hands and seals of the collector and controller of customs at the port at which any of the said articles are intended to be shipped or laden, and which notice must be first given in writing, by the master of such vessel, or the person intending to ship any of the said articles, to the collector and controller of such port, of such intention, and such vessel shall, when laden, proceed direct to the island of Malta or the dependencies thereof; and the owner or proprietor, or the person intending to ship any of the articles aforesaid, shall then make oath before the collector and controller of the said port, that it is his full intention and resolution to load such vessel with articles enumerated in the said schedule for exportation, direct to the island of Malta or the dependencies thereof, and to no other place whatever: and the master of the vessel, together with the owner or proprietor, or person intending to ship the said articles, shall thereupon enter into bond, to the use of His Majesty, in treble the value of such goods, with condition that in case a licence shall be granted giving liberty to such vessel to lade and carry the said articles from any of His Majesty's sugar plantations in America to the said island of Malta or its dependencies, that such vessel shall proceed direct to the said island or its dependencies, and Goods not in that no goods whatever, except such as shall be included in the licence before-mentioned, and except such as may now by law be exported from the said plantations to Malta, shall be taken on board Delivery of such vessel; and also, that before the expiration of two years from the date of such licence, the same shall be given up to the collector and controller of customs at the port where the said articles were Certificate of shipped and laden, together with a certificate signed and sealed by the governor or deputy governor of the said island, or by the principal officer of customs there, certifying the landing of the said articles, together with the contents, weight, or quantity, and the marks and number of the casks or other packages of such articles so landed, together with the name of the ship and master thereof from which such goods were so landed.

licence.

licence.

landing.

Other articles, $3.

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Rule 12. In case any vessel, licensed by virtue of this act, shall take on board, in any of the said sugar plantations, or on her voyage from thence, any other articles than such as are allowed to be taken on board and exported by virtue of this act, all such articles so taken or laden on board such vessel shall be forfeited, and the master and shipper of any such goods shall severally forfeit double the value of the goods so laden or taken on board contrary to this act.

Rule 13. Before any of the articles enumerated in Schedule A. shall be laden on board any vessel in the said plantations, or any of them, by virtue of a licence to be granted under the authority of this

the like penalties and forfeitures, as are provided by the above act with respect to Malta and His Majesty's plantations in America, and also between Malta and the United Kingdom.

examination

of goods.

shipped be

act, to be carried to the said island of Malta or the dependencies 55 Geo. 3. thereof, the merchant or other person intending to export the said c. 29. articles in such vessel, shall make an entry of all such articles in writing, with the collector and controller of customs, expressing the name of the ship, and of the master of the ship, on board of which the articles are to be laden, and where she lies, and also the place, quay, or wharf where the same are to be laden, or first waterborne Quays. in order to be laden, which shall be within such port only where a custom house is established, and where an officer shall be appointed to attend the lading and shipping thereof, or at such places as shall be mentioned in a sufferance or warrant, to be taken out from the col- Sufferances. lector and controller for that purpose; and shall take out from the said collector and controller a cocket or warrant accordingly, whereon Cocket. shall be indorsed by the exporter, the particular weight and quantity, with marks, numbers, and contents, sorts or proper denomination of such articles, and shall deliver the cocket or warrant so indorsed to the searcher or other officer appointed for the examining and shipping thereof, and shall ship the said articles in the presence of such officer, Presence of and at such place as shall be mentioned in the said sufferance or officer, and warrant, that the proper officer may attend the shipping thereof; and such officers are hereby empowered to examine the same, before they are put on board; and if upon examining the articles which shall be shipped or brought to be shipped by virtue of such cocket or warrant, either before or after the shipping thereof, the weight or quantity of Goods not the goods, or the number of casks or packages, shall be greater than agreeing with is indorsed thereon; or if any other articles of the description men- entry, or tioned in Schedule A. but such as shall be so indorsed on such cocket fore entry. or warrant taken out and delivered as aforesaid, shall be discovered to have been laden on board any vessel having liberty to trade to the said island of Malta or the dependencies thereof, by virtue of this act, or shall be brought to be shipped on board such vessel, or shall be put into any hoy, or other vessel, in order to be put on board such vessel, before such entry, or taking out such cocket or warrant, indorsing and delivering of the same, and not being shipped in the manner aforesaid, but shall be put on board, or attempted to be put on board, contrary to the directions of this act; all such articles, in any of the cases aforesaid, shall be forfeited, and also the hoy, or other vessel or carriage whatever, employed in shipping or attempting to ship any goods other than those enumerated in the said schedule, together with the vessel on which such goods shall be so laden; and the owner shall forfeit double the value thereof. And before such vessel shall depart Master to refrom the said colonies with any of the articles enumerated in the said ceive licence schedule laden as aforesaid, the master shall receive the said licence cate, and atfrom the collector or controller, with a certificate indorsed thereon or test copies, affixed thereto, under their hands and seals of office, who are to make two copies of such licence, indorsements, and certificates; for Fee. all which entries, &c or copies, no more shall be taken by the said officers than the legal and accustomed fees; and the master of such Certificate to ship shall, before he receives the said licence, attest the said copies be transmitted and regisunder his hand, which are to be left with the collector and controller, who are hereby required, as soon as conveniently they can, to transmit one of the said copies of the licence, indorsements, and certificates, to the commissioners of customs in England, and record in a book to be kept for that purpose, the notice in writing of the owner

and certifi

tered.

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