them taken on board, and giving Notice to the Inspector or Inspectors
of the
Warehouse from whence the same was brought; Or if there be no Ship to
receive the said Tobacco, then it shall and may be lawful for the Master
of
the first mentioned Ship or Vessel, to put the said Tobacco in the nearest
Warehouse to the Place where such Ship shall ride, giving immediate Notice
thereof to the Inspector or Inspectors who stamped the same. And
the Inspector
or Inspectors of that Warehouse where such Tobacco shall be delivered,
shall give a Receipt of the same, and shall cause the said Tobacco to be
safely lodged, and delivered to the Order of the Owner thereof, whenever
he
or she shall think fit to ship it off; and that without Fee or Reward.
XXXIV. And be
it likewise Enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any
Skipper of any Flat, Sloop, or other Vessel, after the last Day of November,
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-three, to take any Tobacco from
any Warehouse within this Province, in order to carry the same on board
any
Ship, or other Vessel, for Exportation, before such Skipper shall make
Oath,
or Affirmation if a Quaker, before the Inspector or Inspectors of such
House
or Houses, (who are hereby authorized and required to administer the same),
under the Penalty of Eight hundred Pounds of Tobacco for every Neglect,
" THat all such Tobacco which he shall, from Time to Time, take on board
such Flat,
" Sloop, or other Vessel, he the said Skipper will, with all Opportunity
of Wind and
" Weather, convey or cause to be conveyed on board such Ship, or Vessel,
to which it
" shall be directed by the Owner or Owners thereof, to be loaded for Exportation;
" and that he the said Skipper will not take, nor suffer to be taken by
any Person
" whatever, any Tobacco out of such Hogshead or Hogsheads, and that he
will not
" wilfully Damage, or suffer to be Damaged, such Tobacco, whilst the same
shall
" remain under his Care and Management." And if any Skipper as
aforesaid, shall
refuse or delay taking the Oath, or Affirmation if a Quaker, aforesaid,
in
Manner and Form aforesaid, such Skipper, for every Hogshead of Tobacco
taken on board contrary tot he Intention of this Act, shall forfeit and
pay the
Sum of Three Thousand Two Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, One Half thereof
to the Informer, or him, her, or them, that shall sue for the same; and
the other Half to be applied to the Use of the several and respective Counties,
to defray the Expences that may accrue in the die Execution of this Act:
To be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, wherein
no Essoin, Protection, or Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance,
shall be allowed.
XXXV. And be
it further Enacted, That every Master of a Ship, or Vessel,
wherein Tobacco shall be laden, shall, at the Time of Clearing, deliver
to the Naval Officer, Three fair Manifests of all the Tobacco on board
his
Ship, or Vessel, expressing the Marks and Numbers of every Hogshead, and
the Tare and Nett Weight stamped thereon, the person by whom Shipped, and
from what Warehouse, and shall make Oath, or Affirmation if a Quaker, thereto,
and " That the same is a just and true Account of the Marks, Numbers,
" Tare, and Nett Weight of each respective Hogshead, as the same was taken
" down by the Person or Persons appointed by him to take the same, before
the
" said Tobacco was stowed away." And no Ship or Vessel shall be Cleared
by
the Naval Officer before he shall have received such Lists and Manifests;
one
of which said Manifests shall, by the said Naval Officer, be annexed to
such
Master's Certificate or Clearance, to the End the same may be delivered
to
the Chief Officer of the Customs in such Port or Place where the said Ship
shall unlade; and One of the other Two of the said Manifests shall, by
the
said Naval Officer, be transmitted to the said Chief Officer of the Customs
by
the next convenient Opportunity, and the Third kept in his Office.
XXXVI. And be
it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That Public Warehouses
for the Inspection of Tobacco, pursuant to this Act, shall be kept at
the several Places herein after mentioned: That is to say; |
CHAP.
XVIII.
Skippers of
Flats, &c.
carrying Tobacco,
to be
sworn, before
taking the
same from
the Warehouse.
The Oath.
Penalty of
3200 lb of
Tobacco, for
every Hogshead
taken
on board before
Swearing.
Masters of
Ships to
lodge 3 fair
Manifests,
sworn to,
with the Naval
Officers,
before Clearance.
How such
Manifests
shall be disposed
of.
Public Warehouses
established, |