coaches and prifon, it fhall and may be lawful for the faid commiffioners, licensing, &c. or any three or more of them, either to commit fuch offender hackney to prifon, in like manner as by any former act of parliament chairs, may they are authorized to do, and for any time the faid commif- be committed fioners, or any three or more of them, thall think fit, not ex- either to pri ceeding one month, or, by warrant under their hands and feals, fan, to hard labour; to commit fuch offender to his Majesty's workhouse of bride- or to bridewell in London, or fome other houfe of correction, there to be well, and kept kept to hard labour for any time at the difcretion of the said commiffioners, not exceeding one month; and alfo to receive and receive the correction of the laid houfe, if the faid commiffioners fhall the correction fo think fit to order. of the house. may be revok XVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Hackney That from and after the faid first day of August, one thoufand coachmen feven hundred and fixty seven, if any perfon who is or fhall be misbehaving, duly licensed to let or drive for hire any hackney coach, with- their licence in the limits aforefaid, fhall be guilty of misbehaviour in his ed; employment, it fhall and may be lawful for the faid commiffi- or they may oners, or any three of them, either to revoke fuch coachman's be fined not licence, or to inflict a penalty not exceeding three pounds, upon exceeding 31. conviction for every fuch offence, to be paid to the poor of the to the poor of the parish, parish where fuch offence fhall be committed; and if any perfon and if not fo convicted as aforefaid fhall not be able, or fhall refufe to pay paid, they the faid fum fo to be impofed as aforefaid, he shall be commit- may be comted to his Majesty's workhouse of bridewell, or fome other house mitted to fome of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for the fpace of houfe of corthirty days. rection, &c. 12s. 6d. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid; Fare of a That it fhall and may be lawful for every or any licenfed hackney hackneycoach. coachman, or his driver, to demand and take for his hire, the for the day rate or fum of twelve fhillings and fix pence for a day's work or hire, reckoning twelve hours to the day; any thing in the faid recited act made in the ninth year of the reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, to the contrary notwithstanding. to do the like XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Hackney That from and after the said first day of Auguft, one thoufand fe- coaches liable ven hundred and fixty feven, every licensed hackney coachman, or work on Sunhis driver, who shall drive with any hackney coach on the Lord's days, as on day, thall be liable to do the like work, as well without the any other day weekly bills of mortality as within the fame, as fuch coachman, of the week, or his driver, is by this or any former act compellable or liable to do on any other day of the week. former acts XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Claufes in the That the feveral clauses in this prefent act, and in the feveral prefent and acts of parliament heretofore made and paffed concerning hack- concerning ney coaches and chairs, as relates to the jurifdictions, powers, hackney and authorities, of the commiffioners for licensing and re- coaches and gulating hackney coaches and chairs; and of juftices of the chairs relatpeace; and to the rules, penalties, and forfeitures, orders into the ju and directions, in the fame acts, or any of them, mention- the commifed; thall be, and are hereby, continued in full force and effect, fioners and VOL. XXVII. Kk rifdiction of and justices; and to the for and during fuch further time as any other part of the faid rules, penal- acts, relating to the licensing of hackney coaches or chairs, fhall ties, and forfeitures, &c, continued. be in force and have continuance. XX. And whereas it frequently happens, that many perfons bat: occafion to inspect the regifter books of carts, cars, and drays, ti quired by law to be kept by the faid commissioners, in order for the more eafy difcovery and bringing to justice the offenders against the laws now in being relating to the drivers of fuch cars, carts, and drey: and whereas no directions are given by any of the faid laws for the faid commiffioners, or their clerk keeping fuch entry, to permit or Juffer any perfon to infpect the faid register books, or to make or gu Perfons, hav- out any copy of fuch entry or entries; be it therefore further enacting reasonable ed by the authority aforefaid, That all and every person ar cause, are au- perfons, having reasonable cause to inspect such register books thorized to in- of carts, cars, or drays, kept or to be hereafter kept by the fpect the re- faid commiffioners, fhall and may, and they are hereby 20gifter books of carts, cars, thorized to infpect the fame; and the faid commiffioners, or their clerks keeping fuch register, is and are hereby directed and required, upon requeft of any perfon or perfons having fuch reafonable caufe to infpect the fame, to produce the register book or books of fuch carts, cars, or drays, and to make and give to fuch perfon or perfons a true cop or copies of fuch entry or entries therein as fhall be required; and the faid commiffioners clerk is hereby authorized to demand and receive for every fuch fearch, and a copy of every fuch entry, the fum of four pence, and no more; and the like fum where only fuch fearch fhall be made, although no copy of fuch entry fhall be required. and drays, and to take copies of the entries required, paying 4d. No execution, XXI. And be it enacted, That no writ or writs of certira or other pro- fhall fuperfede execution or other proceeding upon any order cr ceeding of the orders made by the faid commiffioners in purfuance of this ad; commiffion- but that execution and proceedings fhall and may be had and perfeded by made thereupon; any fuch writ or writs, or allowance thereof, notwithstanding. ers, to be fu certiorari. General issue. Treble cofts. XXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if any person or persons fhall be fued or profecuted for any thing by him or them done or executed in pursuance of this act, he or they fhall and may plead the general iffue, and give this act and the fpecial matter in evidence, for his and their defence; and if upon trial a verdict fhall pass for the defendant : or defendants, or judgement fhall be given against the plaintif or plaintiffs upon demurrer; or if the plaintiff or plaintiffs tha! be nonfuited, or difcontinue his, her, or their action, after the defendant or defendants fhall have appeared, then fuch defendant and defendants fhall have treble cofts to him or them awarded against fuch plaintiff or plaintiffs; for which costs he and they shall have fuch remedy for recovery thereof, as any defendants or defendants hath or have in any other cafes where by law cofts are given to defendants. CAP CAP. XLV. An alt for encouraging and regulating the trade and manufactures of the Inle of Man; and for the more eafy supply of the inhabitants there with a certain quantity of wheat, barley, oats, meal, and flour, authorized by an act made in this feffion to be transported to the faid ifland. Moft gracious Sovereign, WHEREAS the property of the Idle of Man being now Preamble: vefted in your Majesty, your heirs and fucceffors, in purfu ance of an act made in the fifth year of your Majefty's reign, intitu led, An act for carrying into execution a contract made, pur- A&t 5 Geo. 3. fuant to the act of parliament of the twelfth of his late majefty King George the First, between the commiffioners of his Majef ty's treasury and the duke and dutchefs of Atholl, the proprie tors of the Isle of Man, and their trustees, for the purchase of the faid ifland and its dependencies, under certain exceptions therein particularly mentioned; it is expedient that provifion be made for encouraging, improving, and regulating the trade and manufactures of the said island, and the fisheries on the coafts thereof: and whereas it is necessary that a revenue fhould be raised, in the faid Ifle of Man, to answer thefe purposes, and to defray the expences of government there: We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Great Britain affembled in parliament, being defirous to make some provision for the purposes aforesaid, do moft bumbly befeech your Majefty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's molt 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 from and after the fifth day of July, one From and thousand seven hundred and fixty feven, the duties payable to after 5 July, his Majefty in the faid Ifle of Man on all goods imported there, 1767, the for or exported from thence, thall ceafe, determine, and be no mer duties longer paid; and that in lieu thereof there fhall be raifed, levi- payable on goods importa ed, collected, and paid unto his Majefty, his heirs and fuccef- ed or exportfors, the following duties for and upon the goods and mer- ed to cease; chandizes herein after mentioned, which fhall be brought or and the duties imported into the faid Ifle of Man; that is to fay, For every gallon of British fpirits imported from that part of Great Britain called England, one fhilling. For every gallon of rum, the produce of the British plantations, imported from England, one fhilling and fix pence. For every pound weight of bohea tea imported from England, one fhilling. For every pound weight of green tea imported from England, one fhilling and fix pence. For every pound weight of coffee imported from England, nine pence. Kk 2 For following to The new du ties. Duties to be paid in ready money, with out any dif count; rection of the For every pound weight of Tobacco imported from England, two pence. For every chaldron of coals, Winchester measure, imported from Great Britain or Ireland, three pence. For and upon all hemp, iron, deal boards, and timber, inported from foreign parts, five pounds per centum ad valorem. For every ton of French wine imported, four pounds. For every ton of all other forts of wine imported, two pounds; and after these rates for any greater or lefs quantity of fuch wine. For and upon all forts of corn and grain imported from E. land, for which any bounty fhall have been allowed and pai upon the exportation thereof, ten pounds per centum ad valm For all other goods, wares, and merchandizes whatsoever, which are or may be intitled to any bounty, or to any draw back of the duties of excife, on exportation, in Great Britain, which fhall be imported from Great Britain into the faid If f Man, five pounds per centam ad valorem. For and upon all goods, wares, and merchandizes whatever, not herein before particularly charged (except fuch goods 25 are exempt from duty by this act) imported from Great Britain or Ireland, two pounds ten fhillings per centum ad valorem. And for and upon all goods, wares, and merchandizes whatfoever, not herein before particularly charged (except fuch as are exempt from duty by this act) imported from any othe port or place from whence fuch goods may be lawfully impor ted into the faid Isle of Man, fifteen pounds per centum valorem. II. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the feveral rates and duties herein before granted, tha be paid down in ready money, without any discount or allow ance; and fhall be raifed, levied, collected, paid, and recovered, and to be raif- under the authority and direction of the commiffioners of the ed and levied treasury, or the lord high treasurer for the time being, in like under autho- manner and form, and by the fame rules, regulations, and unrity and di- der fuch penalties and forfeitures, as the duties of customs, commiffioners payable in Great Britain, are raifed, levied, collected, and recovered, as fully and effectually, to all intents and purpofes as if the feveral claufes, powers, directions, penalties, and and to be paid forfeitures, relating thereto, were particularly repeated, and chequer apart again enacted in the body of this prefent act; and (except from all other the neceffary charges of raifing, collecting, levying, recoverbranches of ing, anfwering, paying, and accounting for the fame) the the publick faid rates and duties fhall, from time to time, be brought and revenue. paid into the receipt of his Majesty's Exchequer, diftinctly and Savings to be apart from all other branches of the publick revenue; and fuch of the trea fury, &c. into the ex referved for the difpofition part thereof as fhall remain, after the neceffary expences attendof parliament.ing the government of the faid Isle of Man, and the adminiftraof parliament. tion of juftice there are from time to time defrayed, shall be referved for the difpofition of parliament. III. And III. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority afore- Goods alaid, That from and after the faid fifth day of July, one thou-lowed to be. and feven hundred and fixty feven, it fhall and may be lawful imported du ty-free from or any perfon or perfons to import into the faid Ifle of Man, in any place, exny fhip or veffel, from any port or place whatfoever, any flax cept from r flax feed, raw or brown linen yarn, wood afhes and weed Great Britain. fhes, fish and flesh of all forts, and any fort of corn or grain, rom any part or place whatsoever (except from Great Britain nly) without payment of any custom or other duty whatsoever. IV. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority afore- Goods, &c. id, That from and after the faid fifth day of July, one thou- allowed to be and feven hundred and fixty seven, it fhall and may be lawful imported duor any of his Majefty's fubjects to import into the faid Ifle Great Britain. ty-free from f Man, in British veffels navigated according to law, from any or Ireland; ort or place in Great Britain or Ireland, any fort of white or rown linen cloth, and hemp or hemp feed being the produce r manufacture of Great Britain or Ireland; horfes and black attle; all utenfils and inftruments fit and neceffary to be emloyed in manufactures, fisheries, or agriculture; bricks and les; all forts of young trees, fea-fhells, lime, and foapersafte, pack-thread and small cordage for nets, without payent of any cuftom or duty whatfoever for the fame. V. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority afore- from Great id, That from and after the faid fifth day of July one thou- Britain only. and feven hundred and fixty feven, it fhall and may be lawful For any of his Majesty's fubjects to import into the faid Ifle of Man, in British veffels navigated according to law, from any ort or place, in Great Britain, without payment of any custom r duty whatsoever, any sort of salt, boards, timber, and hoops, eing the produce and manufacture of Great Britain; iron in ods or bars, cotton, indico, naval stores, and any fort of wood Commonly called Lumber (as specified in an act paffed in the Fighth year of the reign of King George the Firft, intituled, An A&t & Geo. z. Et for giving further encouragement for the importation of naval ores, and for other purposes therein mentioned) of the growth, roduction, or manufacture, of any British colony or plantation America; and all other goods of the growth, production, or nanufacture, of the faid colonies or plantations, for which any ounty or premium is allowed by law on the importation thereof Into Great Britain. ported; VI. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted by the Due entry to uthority aforefaid, That due entries fhall be made of the goods be made of the erein before mentioned, which are allowed to be imported in- goods fo imo the faid Isle of Man duty free, at the custom house for the ort or place where the fame fhall be imported, expreffing the quantity and qualities of fuch goods, in the ufual manner, be- and the fame ore landing thereof, and the fame fhall be landed in the pre- to be landed ence of the proper officer of the customs for that purpose; on in the preFailure whereof, the faid goods fhall be liable to the duty of officer; on Fifteen pounds per centum ad valorem; any thing in this act con- penalty of ained to the contrary notwithstanding. paying duty. Kk3 VII. And |