Convictions kingiem, the perfons guilty of feveral offences against the faid aft are fubject to the forfeiture of one of the borfes or beafts drawing the waggon, cart, or carriage, of such offender, with all geers, bridles, balters, and accoutrements, to fuch horse or beaft belonging, upon proof for offences being made of the offence upon oath before one juftice of the peace; against the Juch horse or other beaft to be immediately delivered to the person or turnpike acts, perfons who feized or diftrained the fame, to and for his and their where the pe- own use and benefit: and whereas doubts have arifen whether the forfeiture of perfon diftraining is a competent witness for the proof of fuch offence; for removing of fuch doubts, be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That from and after the fifth day of July, one thoufand feven hundred and fixty fix, no fuch conviction shall be had or made unless upon the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses not interested in such seizure. nalty is the one of the horfes, is to be upon the oath of two witneffes not interested. Appeal to the quarter feffions allowed. X. And be it further enacted, That if any perfon or perfons shall think him, her, or themselves, aggrieved by the determination of any juftice of the peace, he, she, or they, may appeal to the then next general quarter feffion of the peace, who fhall No Certiorari finally determine the matter of fuch appeal, and allow fuch to be against cofts not exceeding forty fhillings to either party as fuch feffion their determi shall think fit; on which determination no Certiorari fhall lie nation. or be brought. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Trustees may act as justices That any trustee or commiffioner of any turnpike road appointin all matters ed, or to be appointed, by virtue of any act now or hereafter to relating to the be made, may act as a juftice of the peace in hearing and dewhich they are termining offences, and all other matters, relating to fuch road, in as full and ample a manner as if he was not commiffioner or trustee; any law, custom, or usage, to the contrary notwithstanding. roads for trustees. Preamble. CAP. XLIV. An act to continue feveral laws therein mentioned relating to the allowing a drawback of the duties upon the exportation of copper bars imported; to the encouragement of the filk manufactures; and for taking off feveral duties on merchandize exported, and reducing other duties; to the premium upon mafts, yards, and bowsprits, tar, pitch, and turpentine, to the encouraging the growth of coffee in his Majesty's plantations in America; to the fecuring the duties upon foreign made fail cloth, and charging foreign made fails with a duty; and for enlarging the times limited for executing and performing feveral provifions, powers, and directions, in acts of this session of parliament. WH HEREAS the laws herein after mentioned, which have by experience, been found useful and beneficial, are near expiring : may it therefore pleafe your moft excellent Majefty, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiri tual which was tual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That a claufe in Clause in act an act made in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of his 9 & 10 Will. 3. late majesty King William the Third, intituled, An act to fettle continued by the trade to Africa, for allowing, during a limited time, a draw- feveral fubfeback of the duties upon the exportation of copper bars import- quent acts, ed; and which claufe was to continue in force for the term of thirteen years, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which claufe, after the expiration thereof, was, by an act made in the twelfth year of the reign was alfo con of her majefty Queen Anne, revived and continued; and also a and a provifo provifo in the laft mentioned act contained, that no drawback in act 12 hould be allowed on the exportation of any copper but such as Annæ, which had been, or should be, imported from the East Indies and the tinued by coaft of Barbary only; and which faid clause and provifo, by feveral fubfe several subsequent acts of the thirteenth year of the reign of his quent acts, late majesty King George the Firft, and of the fifteenth, twenty fixth, and thirty fecond years of the reign of his late majefty King George the Second, were continued until the twenty fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and fixty fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame are hereby further continued from are further the expiration thereof, until the twenty fourth day of June, one continued to thousand seven hundred and seventy four, and from thence to 24 June, 1774. the end of the then next feffion of parliament. continued by II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Certain claufes That fo much of an act made in the eighth year of the reign in act 8 Geo. 1. of his late majesty King George the First, for the encouragement which were of the filk manufactures of this kingdom, and for taking off feveral fublefeveral duties on merchandizes exported, and for reducing the quent acts, duties upon bever fkins, pepper, mace, cloves, and nutmegs, imported, and for importation of all furs of the product of the British plantations, into this kingdom only; and that the two corporations of affurance, on any fuits brought on their policies, fhall be liable only to fingle damages and cofts of fuit, as relates to the encouragement of the filk manufactures of this kingdom, and to the taking off several duties on merchandizes. exported, which was to continue in force for three years, from the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and twenty two, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which by several subsequent acts made in the eleventh year of the reign of his late majefty King George the First, and in the fecond, eighth, fifteenth, twentieth, twenty fixth, and thirty fecond years of the reign of his late majefty King George the Second, hath been continued until the twenty fourth day of June, one thoufand feven hundred and fixty fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parlia ment; fhall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from are further the expiration thereof, until the faid twenty fourth day of June, continued to one thousand feven hundred and feventy four, and from thence 24 June, 1774. to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. R 2 III. And Certain claufes quent acts, III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, in act 2 Geo.2. That fo much of an act made in the fecond year of the reign which were of his late majefty King George the Second, for the better precontinued by fervation of his Majefty's woods in America, and for the enfeveral fubfe- couragement of the importation of naval ftores from thence, and to encourage the importation of masts, yards, and bowfprits, from that part of Great Britain called Scotland, as relates to the premiums upon mafts, yards, and bowfprits, tar, pitch, and turpentine, which was to continue in force from the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine, for the term of thirteen years, and to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which by several subsequent acts made in the thirteenth and twenty fourth years of his faid late Majesty's reign, was further continued until the twenty fifth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and fifty one, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which by another act made in the twenty fifth year of the reign of his faid late Majefty, was amended, and further continued until the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight; and which by another act made in the thirty fecond year of the reign of his faid late Majefty, was further continued until the twenty fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and fixty fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the expiration thereof, until the faid twenty fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and feventy four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. are further continued to 24 June, 1774. A&5 Geo. 2. which was continued by feveral fubfequent acts, IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That an act made in the fifth year of the reign of his late majefty King George the Second, for encouraging the growth of coffee in his Majesty's plantations in America, which was to continue in force from the twenty fifth day of March, one thoufand feven hundred and thirty five, until the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand feven hundred and thirty nine, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which by feveral fubfequent acts made in the eleventh, nineteenth, twenty fifth, and thirty fecond years of his faid late Majesty's reign, was further continued from the expiration thereof, until the twenty fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and fixty fix, and from thence to the is further con- end of the then next feffion of parliament (except fuch part tinued (except thereof as relates to the importation and exportation of foreign what relates to coffee into, and from, the British colonies and plantations in the importation and ex America) thall be, and the fame is hereby further continued portation of from the expiration thereof, until the faid twenty fourth day of coffee) to 24 June, one thousand feven hundred and feventy four, and from June, 1774. thence to the end of the then next feflion of parliament. Act 19 Geo.2. which was V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That an act made in the nineteenth year of the reign of his continued by late majefty King George the Second, for the more effectual fecuring fecuring the duties now payable on foreign made fail cloth im- several subse. ported into this kingdom; and for charging all foreign made quent acts, fails with a duty; and for explaining a doubt concerning thips being obliged at their firft fetting out to fea to be furnished with one compleat fet of fails made of British fail cloth, which was to continue in force from the twenty fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and forty fix, for the term of seven years, and from thence to the end of the then feffion of parliament; and which by two fubfequent acts made in the twenty fixth and thirty fecond years of the reign of his faid late Majefty, was further continued until the twenty fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and fixty fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and is further the fame is hereby further continued from the expiration there- continued to of, until the faid twenty fourth day of June, one thousand feven 24 June, 1774 hundred and seventy four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. VI. And whereas by one or more act or acts of this prefent Seffion of parliament, several provisions, powers, authorities, matters, and things, therein contained, have been, are, or may be, required, directed, or authorized, to be executed, done, or performed, on or before the day or days of passing or putting into execution fuch alt or acts, whereby the good purposes thereby intended may be defeated; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The times liin cafe any act or acts of parliament hath or haye paffed, or mited for exfhall pafs, during this prefent feffion of parliament, whereby ecuting and any provifion, power, or authority, or any matter or thing, hath performing feveral provibeen, is, or shall be, directed, required, or authorized, to be fions, powers, executed, done, or performed, on or before any day or days and directiwhich hath or have been, is, are, or fhall be, the day or days ons, in acts of of the paffing, or the day or days of the putting the faid act this feffion, or acts into execution, or which hath, is, or fhall have, elapfed, before the paffing or putting into execution any such act or acts refpectively, or which cannot be executed, done, and performed, as therein is mentioned; then, and in each and every such case, all fuch provifions, powers, authorities, matters, and things, as have been, are, or fhall be, authorized, directed, or required, to be executed, done, or performed, on or before the day or days respectively limited in every fuch act, fhal' be, and are hereby authorized, directed, and required, to be executed, are enlarged done, and performed, on or before the day five weeks next af- to the day 5 ter the end of this prefent feffion of parliament, by the perfons weeks next respectively who, in every fuch act refpectively, have been, are, of this feffion; or fhall be, authorized, directed, or required, to execute, do, or perform, the fame, on or before the day or days therein limited; and all fuch provifions, powers, authorities, matters, and things, as have been, are, or fhall be, authorized, directed, or required, to be executed, done, or performed, on or before the refpective day or days limited in every fuch act refpectively, may be, and are hereby authorized, directed, and required, to be executed, done, or performed, on or before the R 3 day after the end matters, and day five weeks next after the end of this present feffion of parliament, by the perfons refpectively who have been, or shall be, and the faid authorized, directed, or required, to execute, do, or perform, feveral provi- the fame : and all fuch provifions, powers, authorities, matters, fions, powers, and things, fo executed, done, and performed, on or before things, being the day five weeks next after the end of this prefent feffion, then execut- fhall be as valid and effectual, and fhall be fo deemed and ed, taken, to all intents and purposes, as if the fame had been are declared executed, done, and performed, on or before the day or days to be valid and limited in every fuch act refpectively; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. effectual. Preamble, From and af- CA P. XLV. An act for allowing a bounty on the exportation of British made cordage; and for difcontinuing the drawbacks upon foreign rough hemp exported. W HEREAS the wealth and profperity of this kingdom doth very much depend upon the improvement of its manufactures, and the exportation thereof; which exportation ought, by all proper means, to be encouraged, for the more comfortable support of great numbers of his Majefty's Jubjects employed in the making or working of fuch manufactures, and for the enlargement of the commerce of Great Britain: and whereas the manufacture of hemp into cordage has, of late years, been greatly improved in this kingdom; and there is reafon to believe, that the exportation of fuch cordage into foreign parts would confiderably increase, if some allowance was made upon the exportation thereof: may it therefore please your Majefty, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That from and after the first day of July, one thousand seven hundred and fixty fix, during the term of five years, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, there shall be paid or allowed for and upon every hundred weight, containing one hundred and twelve pounds weight avoirdupois, 3q lowed upon every cwt. of of cordage, wrought up and manufactured in Great Britain Cordage ma- from foreign rough hemp, or hemp of the growth of Great nufactured in Britain, except hemp of the growth or produce of the Briti Great Britain colonies or plantations in America, which fhall be really and from foreign rough hemp, truly exported out of this kingdom to parts beyond the feas (except the ifle of Man) by way of merchandize, and fo in hemp (that of proportion for any greater or leffer quantity thereof, by way the American of bounty, the fum of two fhillings and four pence three colonies ex- farthings; which faid allowance or bounty fhall be paid and ported as mer- anfwered to the perfon or perfons fo exporting the fame, by chandize to the customer or collector of the customs, with the privity of foreign parts; the comptroller of the port from whence the fame fhall be bounty of s. 4 d. 39 is al or British cepted) ex exported, on a debenture to be made forth by the faid customer or collector, according to the entry of the goods and the shipping thereof, verified by the fearcher, and oath made by the 4 exporter |