of the materials therein. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 6. 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. s. 6. the manufacture of Aut But in the making of flint glass, the maker shall be allowed Paticular regu3 hours after the time specified in such notice, before he shall lations as to be required to fill the pot with materials. 32 Geo. 3. c. 40. s. 1. And the maker of flint glass shall, within six hours after he shall begin to fill such pot, put therein one fourth part at the least of the weight of the preparation specified in the notice, on pain of 501. s. 2. And it shall not be lawful for the maker of flint glass to unstop his pot, unless notice in writing be given to the officer an hour before, on pain of 50l. s. 3. And if any such pot shall not be begun to be unstopped, pursuant to such notice, then such notice shall be void: and the maker who shall unstop any such pot, without giving a new notice, shall forfeit, as if he had not given any notice at all. 4.4. But this is not to subject the maker to any penalty for unstopping any pot which may crack or break whilst charged, for the purpose of preventing the loss of the preparation, or any other pot for the purpose of discovering snch broken pot. s. 5. Nor for unstopping the pot during the time of filling, within thirty-six hours from the time he began to fill. s. 6. glass. And the officers of excise may at all times inspect, examine, As to the maand measure all cast plate glass, in the custody of the makers, ufacturing of and no maker thereof shall at any time set the guage at less cast-plate glass. than a quarter of an inch above the surface of the table, for the purpose of casting plate glass; nor shall he keep in his possession any plate glass, the medium thickness whereof, after the rough and irregular edges are cut off, shall be less than a quar ter of an inch; but every such maker shall, in the presence of the officer, immediately upon request, break into small pieces to the satisfaction of the officer, all cast plate glass which shall be of less thickness than as aforesaid, so as to render such glass unfit for any purpose but that of re-melting; and if any such maker shall neglect or refuse to break the same, or shall have in his possession any such cast plate glass, of less thickness than as aforesaid, he shall forfeit 50l. 34 Geo. 3. c. 27. s.8. MON GLASS In case any maker of common glass bottles or other vessels Regulations 24 or utensils, shall be desirous of making the same of common to h: manufacs bottle metal only, in uny separate glass house, and shall deliver turing of com into the surveyor or supervisor, a declaration in writing of his BOTTLES where being desirous to be charged according to the weight of the bot the manufac tles or other vessels, and specifying the particular glasshouse, turer is desitin which he shall be desirous of making the same; then it shall us of being not be lawful for the officer to make any charge from any gauge weight of the charged for the taken by him in any pot in such glass house. 35 Geo. 3. c. 111. oottles, and dot s. 7. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. 45. upan the Bauge in the Such makers to And every such declaration shall remain in full force for six months from the time of the delivery thereof, and until the same shall be revoked, by a note in writing. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 7. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. And every maker, having delivered such declaration, shall make their an construct every annealing arch for the annealing of common botnealing arches tle metal, in a rectangular form, with the sides and ends thereof of a certain form. And fix iron gratings to the mouth of anheating arches. Penalty on de fault therein. Makers to al ter ocks, &c. perpendicular and parallel to each other, and the bottom thereof level, and with only one mouth, and shall number the same pro. gressively with a durable mark, on pain of 100l. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 8. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. Also, every such maker, shall, at his own expence, provide a sufficient irou grating to the mouth of every annealing arch, to be approved of in writing by the surveyors or supervisors, and proper locks and keys, and all other necessary fastenings, and the mouth and iron grating thereof, shall be securely locked by the officer, at all times, except when such maker shall be actually at work in putting therein common glass bottles, or other vessels of common bottle metal, for the purpose of annealing, or when such annealing arch shall be opened by the officer, in pursuance of previous notice as herein-after directed, for the purpose of lighting fire in or heating the same, or for the purpose of taking any such bottles, or vessels out of such arch, or for the purpose of necessarily repairing the same. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 9. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. And if such maker shall neglect or refuse to provide such iron grating, or to affix the same, before such annealing arch shall be made use of, or to pay for any lock, key, or other necessary fastening provided by any surveyor or supervisor, or if any person shall obstruct any officer, in the fixing such fastening, or in the locking, sealing, or securing any such arch, or the mouth, or iron grating thereof, or any such fastening as aforesaid, or by any means, art, device, or contrivance whatsoever, shall open any such lock or arch, or the mouth, or iron grating thereof, after the same shall have been locked or secured, before the same shall have been unlocked and opened by the officer, or shall wilfully break or damage any such fastening, such maker shall forfeit 2001. Ibid. And no such annealing arch shall remain open, for any purpose whatever (except for the repairing thereof when empty) for any greater space than 24 hours after the same shall have been opened by the officer; and any offiger, at the expiration of such 24 hours, may lock, fasten, and seal such annealing arch, and the mouth, and iron grating thereof. Ibid. And every maker shall, at his own expence, when required by the when required. Surveyors or supervisors, immediately set about the altering, repair ing,and amending,and, within a reasonable time,alter, repair,and amend the locks, keys, and fastenings, on pain to forfeit 100%. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 10. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45, to give notice of When any maker, shall be desirous to light any fire to heat his Makers deliver, annealing arch, such maker shall give to the oicer 12 hours ing declaration, notice in writing of his intention, and the officer shall attend and intention to open such annealing arch, and the mouth, and iron grating heat annealing thereof; and if such maker shall neglect or refuse to light such arches. fire within one hour after such annealing arch shall be opened by such officer, then such notice shall be void, and the officer shall again lock up such arch; and the maker shall give a fresh notice. 35 Geo. 3. c. 14. s. 11. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. removed into. the annealing 45. Every maker of common glass bottles, or other vessels of com- Bottles, wher mon bottle metal, shall, when the same shall be bloe u or made, blown, to be remove the same directly into the annealing arch, and shall there place the same in such manner as the officer shall approve, and arch, and so that the same may be viewed, and the numbers and kinds as- placed as the certained; and no such maker shall at the same time put in any officers shall common bottles, or vessels of common bottle metal, of different approve. makings, or fillings or chargings of the pots, nor shall any such maker put or keep any other sort of glass or glass wares whatever, or any phials in any such arch, entered for the annealing of common bottle metal; and if he shall neglect or refuse so to do, he shall for each offence forfeit 50l. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 12. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. tured into com And every maker having begun to work any common bot- The whole of the metal out of any pot, shall, without delay, continue to work metal intended the same out of all the pots charged, and proceed therein until to be manufacthe whole shall be worked out, and shall finish such working out mon glass botwithin 16 hours; and when such metal shall have been so worked tles to be workout, and the common glass bottles or vessels of common bottle me. ed within 16 tal made therefrom, put in the annealing arch, such maker shall in hours after be the presence of the officer again charge each pot with fresh maginning to work it from pots. terials (other than cullet or broken glass) not less in quantity than 50lb, and shall also deliver to such officer a declaration in writing specifying the true number of bottles, and whether the same are reputed quart or pint bottles, or bottles of any other and what measure, and the true numbers and kinds of any other vessels of common bottle metal put in each annealing arch, and he shall neglect or refuse to work the metal out of such pots, within such 16 hours, or shall neglect or refuse to deliver such declaration as last aforesaid, he shall forfeit 100%, but he shall not be liable to the said penalty for not delivering a true declara. tion, if the number specified shall not differ from the number put in, in any greater proportion than five in the hundred. 35 Geo. 3. c. 111. s. 13. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. Every maker who shall have begun to work any common bottle Beginning to metal out of any pot, shall be deemed to have begun to work out work metal out the common bottle metal out of every pet which shall at that time II VOL. H. of any plot to be denied Lea ginning to work be charged with materials, within the same glass house. 35 Geo. the whole then 3. c. 114. s. 14. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. charged. cers. Penalty for using false weights, &c. tention to take bottles out of arch. And such maker shall keep just scales and weights, and shall at his own expence, affix a proper hook or staple in a proper place, to be approved of in writing by the surveyors or supervisors, and also permit any officer to use the same for weighing and taking an account of the bottles and other vessels of common bottle metal, which shall at any time be in the possession of such maker and if such maker shall neglect to keep such scales, and weights, or shall not provide a proper hook or staple, or shall not permit any officer to use the same, he shall for each of fence forfeit 501. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 15. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. And if he shall in the weighing make use of, or cause, or suf. fer to be made use of, any false or insufficient scales or weights, or shall practise any art by which the officer may be hindered from taking the true weight, he shall for each offence forfeit 1007. with all such false or insufficient scales and weights, and the same may be seized by any officer of excise. 1bid. 12 hours previ- And every such maker shall twelve hours next before the beous notice to be ginning to take any such glass bottles, or other vessels, out of given of inany annealing arch, give to the officer a notice in writing of his intention, specifying each particular arch, and the number therethe annealing of, and the particular hour at which it is so intended to begin to take the same out of such arch or oven, and upon such notice, such officer shall attend, and open such annealing arch, and such officer shall attend to see such glass bottles or vessels drawn out, and such maker shall immediately on such officer's attendance begin to draw, and continue, without delay, to draw out the whole of the bottles or vessels, and shall draw the whole Bottles, when within four hours; and such maker shall immediately on such taken out, to be bottles and vessels being so drawn out, proceed to weigh the weighed in the presence of the whole, in the presence of such officer, and such weight shall be deemed to be the weight of the materials, and the maker shall be charged with and pay the duty according to such weight. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 16. 39 and 40 Géo. 3. c. 45. officer. Penalty for de- And if any such maker having given such notice, and begun laying to draw, to draw, shall not, continue to draw the whole out, or shall not or not clearing draw the whole within four hours, he shall forfeit 100%. Ibid. out the whole And if such maker having given any notice as last aforesaid, in four hours. shall neglect or refuse to begin to draw immediately after the annealing arch shall be opened by the officer, then such notice shall be void, and such officer shall again lock up each arch, aud such maker shall give a fresh notice in writing before the same shall be again opened. Ibid. No notice to be given for draw. And no such maker shall give any such notice to draw from ing out bottles, his annealing arches, except in the day time, and between six in the morning and eight in the afternoon. Ibid. but between certain hours. In the weighing as aforesaid of any such common bottle metal, the 1th. per 100, to turn of the scale shall be given in favour of the crown; and in lieu be allowed for thereof there shall be allowed to the maker 1lb. upon each turn of the cwt. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 17, 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. scale. All such makers shall as often as they be thereunto required Makers to as by the officer, with a sufficient number of their servants, assist sist officers in in the weighing and taking account, on pain of forfeiting 501. weighing. 35 Geo. 3 c. 114. s. 18. 19 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. No such maker shall convey away any common bottle metal, Bottles not to from any annealing arch, before the officer shall have weighed be conveyed the same, or neglect or refuse to produce any such common from annealing glass bottles or vessels to such officer, that he may weigh the arch till weighsame, on pain to forfeit 1001. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 20. 39 and 40 ed. Geo. 3. c. 45. And such makers shall at all times keep all vessels of common Bottles weighed bottle metal which shall not have been weighed, separate from and not weighall which shall have been weighed, and from all other glass ed to be kept wares whatsoever, upon pain of 501. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 21. separate. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. c. 45. And if any maker shall make use of any private annealing Penalty for arch, oven, utensil or place whatever, other than his known using private annealing arch entered for that purpose, or if he shall fraudu- annealing lently remove away any bottles, or vessels of common bottle metal, arches, or rebefore weighed, or shall fraudulently hide any such bottles or ves- moving bottles sels, he shall forfeit 5001. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 22. 39 and 40 concealing not weighed or Geo. 3. c. 45. them. No such maker shall manufacture within the same glass house, No phials, &c. by him entered or used for manufacturing of common glass bot- to be made in tles, or in any glass house adjoining thereto, any phials, or any any building other sort of glass or glass wares whatever, except common bot- entered for tles,and vessels of common bottle metal,on pain for each offence making comto forfeit 2001. 35 Geo. 3. c. 114. s. 23. 39 and 40 Geo. 3. tles. c. 45. mon glass bot And if any officer shall have cause to suspect that any com- Officers may by mon glass bottles, or other vessels of common bottle metal, warrant search which have been fraudulently removed before the same shall suspected have been weighed, shall be concealed in any place whatsoever; plager. then if such place be within the cities of London or Westminster, or within the limits of the chief office of excise in London, upon oath before the commissioners; or in any other part of Great Britain, upon oath before one justice, setting forth the ground of suspicion, it shall be lawful for the said commissioners or jusfice, by special warrant to authorize such officer by day or by night, but if in the night in the presence of a constable, to enter into all such suspected places,and to seize all such common glass bottles,or other vessels of common bottle metal, which they shall then and there find concealed,as forfeited; and if any person shall obstruct any such officers so authorized, or any other person H 2 |