CAP. IV.

An all for allowing the importation of wheat and wheat flour from his Majefty's colonies in America into this kingdom, for a limited time, free of duty.

W bis Majesty's colonies in America into Great Britain, will be

HEREAS the importation of wheat and wheat flour from Preamble.

Wheat and

wheat flour

advantageous to this kingdom; may it therefore please your most 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 spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for any of his Majesty's fubjects to import into Great Britain, in any fhip or veffel navi- allowed to be gated according to law, at any time or times before the first day imported from of Auguft, one thousand seven hundred and fixty feven, any wheat any of the or wheat flour from any of his Majefty's colonies in America, nies in Ame without the payment of any fubfidy, cuftom, duty, or impofition rica, duty whatsoever; any thing in any former or other act or acts of par- free, at any liament to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding.

British colo

time before

be liable to

II. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the autho- 1 Aug. 1767. Entry to be rity aforefaid, That a due entry fhall be made, in fuch manner made thereof and form as were used or practifed before the making of this at the port act, of all wheat and wheat flour which fhall be imported or of importabrought into this kingdom, by virtue of this act, before the faid tion; first day of August, at the custom-house belonging to the port into which the fame fhall be imported or brought in; or other- otherwife, to wife, in default of making fuch entry, fuch wheat and wheat flour fhall be liable and fubject to fuch and the fame duties as were payable upon the importation thereof before the making of this act; any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithftanding: and fuch wheat and wheat flour may be carried coaft- The faid comwife, under fuch regulations as wheat and wheat flour of the growth of this kingdom are now allowed to be carried coaftwife, coaftwife, at all times before the faid firft day of August,

CAP. V.

An act for allowing the importation of wheat and wheat flour from any part of Europe into this kingdom, for a limited time, free of duty.

pay duty:

be carried

WHEREAS the importation of wheat and wheat flour from Preamble.

any part of Europe into Great Britain, will be advantageous to this kingdom; may it therefore please your most 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 fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That it Wheat and hall and may be lawful to and for any perfon or perfons what. wheat flour foever to import into Great Britain, in any fhip or veffel whatfo- allowed to be imported from ever, at any time or times before the first day of March, one any part of thousand Europe, duty

free, at any time before

1 March, 1767;

and may be carried coaft

wife.

Entry to be

importation;

thousand seven hundred and fixty feven, any wheat or wheat flour from any part of Europe, without the payment of any fubfidy, custom, duty, or impofition whatsoever; and may also be carried coaftwife, under such regulation as wheat and wheat flour of the growth of this kingdom are now allowed to be carried coaftwif, at all times before the faid first day of March; any thing in any former or other act or acts of parliament to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding.

II. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the autho made thereof rity aforefaid, That a due entry fhall be made, in fuch manner at the port of and form as were used or practifed before the making of this act, of all wheat and wheat flour which fhall be imported or brought into this kingdom before the said first day of March, at the custom-house belonging to the port into which the fame fhall be imported or brought in; or otherwise, in default of making fuch entry, fuch wheat and wheat flour fhall be liable and fubject to fuch and the fame duties as were payable upon the im portation thereof before the making of this act; any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

otherwife to

be liable to pay duty.

Preamble.

CAP. VI,

An act for continuing and granting to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the fervice of the year one thoufand feven hundred and fixty seven.

CAP. VII.

An act for indemnifying such persons as have acted for the savice of the public, in advising or carrying into execution the order of council of the twenty fixth day of September laft, for laying an embargo on all ships laden with wheat or wheat flour; and for preventing fuits in confequence of the faid embargo.

WHEREAS his September left, was pleased to ordr

HEREAS his Majefty, by an order in council bearing date

That an embargo fhould be laid upon all ships and veffels laden or to t laden, in the ports of Great Britain, with wheat or wheat flour to be exported to foreign parts, from the date thereof, until the fourteenth day of November following: which order could not be juftified by law, but was fo much for the fervice of the public, and fo neceffary for the fafety and prefervation of his Majesty's fubjects, that it ought to be juftified by act of parliament; and all perfons advising, or acting under, or in obedience to, the fame, indemnified: be it hereby enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice All perfonal and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, profecutions in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the in England or fame, That all perfonal actions and fuits, indictments, informa Scotland, by tions, and all profecutions and proceedings whatsoever, which reafon of any have been, or fhall be, profecuted or commenced against any pursuance of perfon or perfons, for or by reason of any act, matter, or thing, the recited or advised, commanded, appointed, or done, in relation to the preder of council; miffes; or of any contract or agreement not performed by means

actions or

act done in

of,

of, or in obedience to, fuch order of council; be, are, and fhall or contract be, difcharged and made void by virtue of this act: and that if not perform ed, are difany action or fuit fhall be profecuted or commenced against any charged; perfon or perfons, for any fuch act, matter, or thing, fo advised, commanded, appointed, or done, or fuch contract or agreement not performed; he, the, or they, may plead the General Iffue, and the de- ! and give this act, and the special matter, in evidence; and if the fendant may plaintiff or plaintiffs in any action or fuit, fo to be profecuted or plead the Gecommenced after the last day of Michaelmas term, one thousand neral Iflue. feven hundred and fixty fix, fhall become nonfuit, or forbear farther prosecution, or fuffer difcontinuance; or if a verdict pafs against fuch plaintiff or plaintiffs, the defendant or defendants fhall recover his, her, or their, double cofts, for which he, fhe, Double cofts or they, thall have the like remedy, as in cafes where cofts by law are given to defendants; and if any such action or fuit, as aforefaid, fhall be commenced or profecuted after the twenty eighth day of November, one thoufand feven hundred and fixty fix, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, the court, before whom fuch action or fuit, fhall be commenced or profecuted, fhall allow to the defender the benefit of the difcharge and indemnity hereby provided, and fhall further allow to him his double cofts of fuit in all such cases as aforefaid.

CAP. VIII.

An alt for allowing the importation of oats and oatmeal, rye and ryemeal, into this kingdom, for a limited time, free of duty.

WHEREAS the importation of oats and oatmeal, rye and rye- Preamble;

meal, into this kingdom, for a limited time, duty free, will be advantageous to this kingdom; May it therefore please your most excellent Majefly, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty,by and with the advice and confent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That it Oats and oatfhall and may be lawful to and for any perfon or perfons what- meal, rye and foever, to import into this kingdom, in any fhip or veffel what- lowed to be ryemeal, alfoever, at any time or times before the twenty ninth day of Sep- imported duty tember, one thousand seven hundred and fixty seven, any oats or free, at any oatmeal, rye or ryemeal, without the payment of any fubfidy, time before cuftom, duty, or impofition whatsoever; and that fuch oats and 29 Sept. 1757, oatmeal, rye and ryemeal, may be alfo carried coaftwife under ried coaftwife, fuch regulations as oats and oatmeal, rye and ryemeal, of the under certain growth of this kingdom, are now allowed to be carried coaftwife, regulations; at all times before the faid twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fixty feven; any thing in any former or other act or acts of parliament to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding.

be made there

II. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the autho- aud entry to rity aforefaid, That a due entry fhall be made in fuch manner and form as were ufed or practifed before the making of this act, VOL. XXVII,

Y

of at the port of of importa

all tion;

be liable to pay duty.

Preamble, reciting act

■ Geo. 3.

Justices not

the oaths

all oats and oatmeal, rye and ryemeal, which fhall be imported or brought into this kingdom by virtue of this act before the faid twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fixty feven, at the custom-house belonging to the port into which the same shall be imported or brought in, or otherwise, in default of making fuch entry, fuch oats and oatmeal, rye and ryemeal, fhall be liable and fubject to fuch and the fame duties as were payable upon the importation thereof before the making of this act; any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithstanding. CAP. IX.

An act for obviating doubts which have arifen with refped to So much of an act made in the first year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, (An act to amend an act paffed in the eighteenth year of the reign of King George the fecond, concerning the qualification of juftices of the peace, and for other purposes therein mentioned) as directs the taking of certain oaths by juftices of the peace, on the illuing of any new commiffion of the peace. WHEREAS doubts have arifen, with respect to the conftruc

tion of fo much of an act made in the first year of the reign of bis prefent Majefty, intituled, (An act to amend an act paffed in the eighteenth year of the reign of King George the Second, concerning the qualification of justices of the peace, and for other purposes therein mentioned) as relates to the taking of certain oaths by justices of the peace, on the issuing of new commiffions of the peace; be it therefore enacted and declared by the King's moit excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That all perfons who have obliged to take been, or fhall be, appointed juftices of the peace, by any commifand fubfcribe fion or commiffions granted or to be granted by his prefent Mamentioned in jefty, and have taken and fubfcribed, or fhall take and fubfcribe, the oaths mentioned in the faid act made in the first year of his prefent Majefty's reign; and all perfons, who fhall be appointed juftices of the peace, by any commiffion or commiffions which fhall be granted after his Majefty's demife, by any of his fucceffors, Kings or Queens of this realm, and fhall have, after the iffuing of the firft commiffion, whereby fuch perfons fhall be appointed juftices of the peace, in the reign of any fuch King or Queen, taken and fubfcribed the faid oaths, fhall not be obliged, during the reign of his prefent Majefty, or during any future reign in which fuch oaths fhall have been fo taken and subscribed as aforesaid, to take and fubfcribe the fame oaths, for or by reafon of fuch perfons being again appointed juftices of the peace by any subsequent commiffion or commiffions which fhall be granted during any fuch reign; and fhall not incur any penalty or forfeiture for the not taking or fubfcribing the faid oaths.

the said act more than

once during his Majefty's reign, or the reign of any of his fuccef

fors.

CAP.

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CAP. X.

An act for punishing mutiny and defertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters.

CAP. XI.

An alt for allowing the importation of wheat and wheat flour, free of duty, from any part of Europe, for a further time than is allowed by an act made in this feffion of parliament; and for permitting the free importation of barley, barleymeal, and pulfe, into this kingdom, for a limited time.

W

HEREAS by an act paffed in this feffion of parliament, Preamble, the free importation of wheat and wheat flour from any part of Europe, into this kingdom, is permitted till the first day of March, one thousand feven hundred and fixty Seven: and whereas the allowing fuch importation for a further time, and the permitting the importation of barley, barley-meal, and pulfe; that is to fay, peas, beans, tares, and callivancies, into this kingdom, for a limited time, free of duty, will be advantageous to his Majesty's fubjects; may it therefore please your most excellent Majefty, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for any Barley, barperfon or perfons whatsoever to import into Great Britain, in any ley-meal, and Thip or veffel whatfoever, at any time or times before the first day pulfe, allowed of June, one thousand seven hundred and fixty seven, any wheat ed, duty free, to be importor wheat flour, and any barley, barley-meal, peas, beans, tares, from any part or callivancies, from any part of Europe, without the payment of of Europe, at E any fubfidy, cuftom, duty, or impofition whatsoever; and that any time before June, the fame may also at any time before the faid first day of June, 1767. -one thousand seven hundred and fixty seven, be carried coaftwife under fuch regulations as wheat and wheat flour, barley, barley-meal, peas, beans, tares, and callivancies, of the growth of this kingdom, are now allowed to be carried coaftwife; any thing in any former or other act or acts of parliament to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding.

CAP. XII.

An act to discontinue, for a limited time, the duties payable upon the importation of tallow, bogs-lard, and greafe.

HEREAS the allowing, for a limited time, the free impor- Preamble. tation of tallow, hogs-lard, and greafe, may tend to the eafe of the publick, and advantage of the revenue, by reducing the price, and encouraging the confumption, of candles in this kingdom; be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That from and after the twenty fifth day Tallow, hogs. of March, one thousand seven hundred and fixty feven, no fub- lard, and

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fidy, greafe, unma. nufactured in.