Counterfeiting stamps. or selling given to the officer; and if such commodities, stamped or un stamped, shall be found in the possession of any printer, in any places, whereof no notice shall have been given, he shall forfeit 50%. and all the commodities so found, which may be seized by any officer. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 14. 24. And the commissioners of excise shall provide proper frames to denote the measure of the said commodities, and proper stamps to denote the charging the duties thereon, which shall be distributed to the officers: who are, in using the same, to do no damage, or the feast that may be, to the commodities: and if any person shall counterfeit any stamp, to resemble any stamp which shall be provided, to denote the charging the duties, or shall counterfeit the impression of the same upon any of the said goods, to defraud his majesty of the duty; every person so offending shall be adjudged a felon, without benefit of clergy. 10 Ann. c. 19. s. 97. 13 Geo, 3. c. 56. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 5. 17. 21. And if any person shall sell any such commodities with a either silks, or counterfeit stamp thereon, knowing the same to be counter. cottons, mark- feited, such offender, his aiders, abettors, and assistants, shall forfeit 100%. and be adjudged to stand in the pillory in some public place for two hours. 10 Ann. c. 19, s. 97. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 17. ed therewith. Counterfeiting the framemark. Powers to search for un And if any person shall counterfeit any frame-mark, to denote the measure of such commodities, he shall forfeit 100%. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 23, 24. And upon oath made by any credible person, that he have reason to suspect, that (any printed, painted, or stained silks, stamped goods. 10 Ann. c. 19. s. 98.) or any other stuffs, as aforesaid, are in the possession of any draper, or person trading therein, or any other person for their use, for sale, without having such stamps as are required to denote the charging the duties; two commissioners, within their limits, or two justices in other parts, may issue their warrants, authorising any officer of excise, with a constable, in the day-time, to search for the same, and to open doors, chests, trunks, and packages, and to seize such goods, and to bring them to the next office. 10 Ann. c. 19. s. 98. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 18. Obstructing officers, And if any person who shall print, stain, paint, or dye, any such commodities, shall obstruct any officer in the execution of the powers given by this act, he shall forfeit 2001. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 8. Entry and payAnd all persons who shall print, paint, stain, or dye, any ment of duties. silks, linens, calicues, or other stutis aforesaid, shall upon their own oaths, or the oath of their chief workman, once in six weeks make entry at the next office of such goods, printed, painted, stained, 'or dyed, within such six weeks; and if the printer be not the owner of such goods, he shall specify the hames and places of abode of the owners, on pain to forfeit 501. 10 Ann. c. 19. s. 72. But no person for making such entries shall be obliged to send further than the next market town. s. 73. And every such person, shall within six weeks after such entry, clear off all the duties, upon pain of forfeiting double the duties; and after such default, he shall not deliver or carry out any such goods, until he hath paid the duty, on pain to forfeit double of the value of the goods. s. 74. utensils able. All the aforesaid commodities, and all materials, preparations, Goods and utensils, and instruments for printing, staining, painting, or dying thereof, in custody of any printer, or person in trust for them, shall be liable to all duties in arrear, and penalties, as if he were the true owner of the same. 10 Ann. c. 19. s. 83. Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 15. 28 Geo. 3. c. 37. s. 21. 25 By 7 Geo. 1. c. 7, * It shall not be lawful to use or wear any Painted caprinted, painted, stained, or dyed calicoe, except such as are licoes not to "be dyed all blue, under the penalty of forfeiting to the informer 51, word, being convicted by the oath of one witness, before one justice, who shail on complaint on oath, within six days after the of fence, summon the party; and upon his appearance or contempt, proceed to examination of the matter; and on proof, either by confession or oath of one witness, determine the same; and on conviction, cause the penalty to be levied by distress and sale; nevertheless any party aggrieved may appeal to the next quar ter sessions, giving six days notice to the prosecutor. s. 1. And if any person shall sell or expose to sale any such calicoe, or any household furniture made up or mixed therewith, unless for exportation, and the same be cleared outwards accordingly, he shall forfeit 20%. and if an officer of a corporation, besides the penalty, also lose his office. s. 2. And no one shall use or wear the same about any household furniture, on penalty of 201. s. 3. One moiety of the penalties exceeding 57. shall be to the informer, and the other to the poor of the parish, and may be recovered with the costs in any cour. of record at Westminster, within six months. s. 9. And this act shall extend to prohibit wearing or using any stuff made of cotton or mixed therewith, which shall be printed or painted, or any calicoe chequered or striped, or stitched or flowered in foreign parts with any colours, or with coloured flowers made there; muslins, neckcloths, and fustians excepted. . 10. But by 9 Geo. 2. c. 4, Nothing in the above act 7 Geo. 1. Exceptions as c. 7, shall prommt the wearing any stuff made of hack yarn, to imen a This act was made for the protection of the woollen and silk manufac tures. and cotton of facture, under certain reguJations. and cotton-wool manufactured and printed or painted in Great Britain, provided the warp be entirely linen-yarn. s. 1. And a new manufacture of stuffs, wholly made of raw cotton British manu- wool (chiefly imported from the British plantations), having been set up, It was provided by 14 Geo. 3. c. 72, That any persons may use or wear, either as apparel, household stuff, or otherwise, any such new manufactured stuffs, wholly made of cotton, spun in Great Britain, when printed, stained, painted, or dyed with any colour, any thing in the act 7 Geo. 1, notwithstanding. s. 1. Selling with And in every piece thereof, there shall be wove in the warp, in both selvages, through the whole length thereof, three blue stripes, each of one thread only, the first of which stripes shall be the first, or outermost thread of the warp of each selvage; the second shall be the third, and the third shall be the fifth thread of the warp from each selvage; and each piece, when printed, shall be stamped at each end with a stamp, to be provided by the officers of excise, and instead of the word calicoe, which stands for foreign calicoes, each piece shall be marked with the words, British manufactory. s. 3. But nothing in this act shall extend to cotton velvets, velverets, or other fustians, manufactured in Great Britain. 8.5. And if any person shall expose to sale any stuffs wholly made out such mark. of cotton, and printed, painted, stained, or dyed, (muslins, neckcloths, and fustians excepted,) wherein such mark shall not be woven; he shall forfeit the same, and 501. for each piece. S. 4. Counterfeiting stamps. Importing calicoes so marked. May be searched for. And if any person shall counterfeit such stamp, or know. ingly sell any such stuffs with a counterfeit stamp; he shall be guilty of felony, without benefit of clergy. s. S. 10. And if any person shall import any calicoes, muslins, or other goods or stuffs made of linen yarn only, or of linen yarn and cotton wool mixed, or wholly of cotton wool, wherein shall be wove in the selvage any such blue stripe; he shall forfeit the same, and 101, for each piece. s. 9. And upon oath made by any person, that he hath reason to suspect, that any printed, painted, stained, or dyed stuffs, whol ly made of cotton, for which a duty ought to have been paid, are in the custody or possession of any draper or other person for his use, without having thereupon such stamps or marks as afore. said; two commissioners within the bills, and two justices elsewhere, shall issue their warrant to any officer of the said duties with the assistance of a constable, in the day time, to search for the same, and to open doors, trunks, chests, and packages, and to seize such goods, and bring them to the next office for the said duties. s.11. Que moiety of the penalties and forfeitures in this act shall be to the king, and the other moiety to him who shall sue. 8.12. Recovery of penalties. And if any question shall arise, whether any of the said stuffs Proof to lie on wholly made of cotton were manufactured in Great Britain; the owner. the proof shall lie on the owner, and not on the prosecutor. s. 14. And all such stuffs that have not three blue threads in each selvage, shall be deemed to be foreign callicoes, and on being printed, shall be stamped at both ends, with the words, foreign calicoes for exportation. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 19. And every draper, &c. having in his possession any such fo reign calicoes, printed, stained, painted, or dyed (except dyed throughout of one colour only) and not being stamped at both ends of each piece, or having in his possession, any piece of stuffs wholly made of cotton wool, wove in Great Britain called British Manufactory (muslins, neckcloths, and fustians excepted), not having the blue threads in the selvages, as required by 14 Geo. 3, shall not only forfeit the said goods, or the value thereof, but likewise 2001. for every piece found in his posses sion. s. 19. And the owner or printer of any piece, or remnant of any cossae, or foreign muslins, and foreign calicoes, shall, before the same are presented to the officer appointed to take account thereof, mark the same at both ends with a frame-mark, cou. taining in words at length his name and abode, and also the name of the goods which they are commonly known by, on pain to forfeit the goods, and 10%, for every piece or remnant printed (except those that are dyed throughout of one colour only); without being so marked +. s. 20, And if any person shall import any calicoes, muslins, or other goods whatsoever, made of linen yarn only, or of linen yarn and cotton wool mixed, or made wholly of cotton wool, wherein shall be wove in the warp in either or both selvages only, through the whole or any part of the length of each piece, one or more blue stripes of one or more threads, he shall not only forfeit such goods, but also 10%. for each piece; one moiely to the king, and the other to the person who shall sue in any court of record at Westminster, to be prosecuted in the name of the attorney general, or some officer of customs or excise, 11 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 9. 12. And if any question arise, whether the said stuffs, wholly The penalties therefore under this act of 14 Geo. 3. are only recoverale in the superior courts. This act, 23 Geo. 3. c. 72, contains in sec. 21. directions for the marking of the value on cottons and like stuffs, previous to their being charged; but as that provision was made for the purpose of ascertaining the old duties, which were regulated according to the value of the commodity, it does not seem to be at present of any effect, the new duties not being imposed according to the caluc, but eccording to the measure indiscriminately. VOL. II. L Recovery of penalties. Duties. made of cotton, have been manufactured in Great Britain, the proof shall lie upon the owner. s. 14. And the the other penalties and forfeitures (except where otherwise mentioned), may be recovered or mitigated by law of excise, or in any court of record at Westminster, and shall be applied half to the king, and half to the informer. 10 Ann. c. 19. 8.92. 25 Geo. 3. c. 72. s. 34. 16. Salt. The following duties shall be paid by the importers and makers of salt or refiners of rock salt, or proprietors of salt works respectively. For every bushel of salt imported (not being Irish salt im ported directly from Ireland) to be paid by the importer before the landing thereof (43 Geo. 3. c. 69. Sched. A.) 0 13 4 Additional duty by 45 Geo. 3. c. 14. s. 1. Total 0 6 8 100 For every bushel of Irish salt or Irish rock salt, or Irish Glauber or Irish Epsom salt imported (39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 67. Sched. Number one A.) Additional duty 45 Geo. 3. c. 14. Total 0 10 0 050 0 15 0 For every bushel of salt or rock salt that shall be made at any salt work, or raised or taken out of any salt mine or salt pit in England (43 Geo. 3. c. 69. Sched. A.) Additional duty by 45 Geo. 3. c. 14. S. 1. Total 0 10 0 050 0 15 0 For every bushel of salt or rock salt that shall be made at any salt work, or raised or taken out of any salt mine or salt pit in Scotland (43 Geo. 3. c. 69. Sched. A.) Additional duty, 45 Geo. 3. c. 14. s. 1. Total 040 020 060 For every bushel of all salts known or called by the name of Glauber or Epsom salts made or produced in Great Britain (43 Geo. 3. c. 69. Sched. A.) Additional duty, 45 Geo. 3. c. 14. Total 0 10 0 050 0 15 0 For every ton of mineral alkali or flux for glass made in |