biting the Importation of Raw Hides, Horns and Hoofs of infected Cattle, and to authorize the Prohibition of the Importation of such Hides, Horns, and Hoofs for the future; by which His Majesty is authorized from time to time, by Proclamation or Order in Council, to prohibit generally, or from any particular Country, the Importation of any Hides or Skins, Horns or Hoofs, or any other Part of any Cattle or Beast, for such time or times, and under such Regulations as His Majesty shall judge most expedient and effectual to prevent any contagious Distemper from being brought into the Kingdom. XXVII. Provided also, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to repeal or alter an Act made in the Forty seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act to authorize His Majesty to permit the Importation of Naval Stores from any Place in Ships belonging to States in Amity with His Majesty, and navigated in any manner whatever; nor to prevent the Importation of Naval Stores under any Licence granted in pursuance of the said recited Act. Proviso for Im- XXVIII. Provided also, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to repeal or alter any of the Provisions contained in an Act passed in the Thirty second Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, for allowing the Importation of Quercitron or Black Oak Bark, when the Price of Oak Bark shall be under the Prices men- § 1. tioned in an Act of the Twelfth Year of His said Majesty's Reign, for encouraging the Manufacture of Leather. XXIX. Provided also, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to alter, repeal or in any way affect the Payment of any Duties payable by Law to the several Companies of Merchants of England, commonly called or known by the Name of the Levant Company, or the Turkey Company, and the Russia Company; but that all such Duties shall continue and remain payable in like manner as before the passing of this Act. Proviso for Du ties payable to Turkey or Russia Com pany. XXX. Provided also, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Proviso for DuAct contained shall extend or be construed to extend to repeal or ties of Package, in anywise alter the Duties of Package, Scavage, Bailage or Port- &c. to the Corage, or any other Duties payable to the Mayor and Commonalty of poration of the Citizens of the City of London, or to the Lord Mayor of the said London, &c. City for the time being, or to any other City or Town Corporate in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or any other special Privilege or Exemption to which any Person or Persons, or Body or Bodies Politic or Corporate, within the said United Kingdom, is or are now entitled by Law, but the same shall continue as heretofore. XXXI. And be it further enacted, That all Goods and Merchandize which shall be imported pursuant to this Act, and the Importers of such Goods and Merchandize, shall be subject and liable to the Payment of all such Duties of Customs and Excise, and also to all such Conditions, Rules, Regulations, Penalties and Forfeitures, as relate to the securing the Payment of the said Duties, and as relate to the due and regular Entry, Landing, Warehousing, Securing and Delivery of such Goods and Merchandize, and as 02 relate Goods imported under this Act liable to Duties and Regulations under existing Acts. Recovery of under this Act, 12 Car.2. c.18. as under 27 G.3. c.23. (I.) and other existing Acts. Act may be altered, &c. relate to the Burthen of the Ships or Vessels in which, and the Ports into which such Goods and Merchandize shall be imported, and the Packages in which the same shall be contained; and all such Goods and Merchandize, and the Importers thereof, shall in all other respects, not especially provided for by this Act, be subject and liable to all such Rules, Regulations, Penalties and Forfeitures as any such Goods and Merchandize, or the Importers thereof, are subject or liable to under or by virtue of any Act or Acts in force on or immediately before the passing of this Act, or as shall be in force with respect to any such Goods or Merchandize, or the Importers thereof, at the Time of the Importation thereof; any thing in this Act contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. XXXII. And be it further enacted, That all Penalties and Forfeitures imposed by this Act, or which shall or may be incurred for any Offence against this Act, shall and may be sued for, recovered, levied or mitigated by such Ways, Means or Methods, as any Fine, Penalty or Forfeiture against the said several Acts of the Twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, and of the Twenty seventh Year of the Reign of King George the Third, for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation, may be sued for, recovered, levied or mitigated under the said recited Acts respectively, or as any Fine, Penalty or Forfeiture, may be sued for, recovered, levied or mitigated by any Law or Laws relating to the Importation of Goods or Merchandize into Great Britain and Ireland respectively, or by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of His Majesty's Courts of Record at Westminster or Dublin, or in the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, respectively; and that One Moiety of every such Penalty or Forfeiture shall be to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, and the other Moiety to him or them who shall inform, discover or sue for the same. XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That this Act may be amended, altered or repealed by any Act or Acts to be made in or repealed this this present Session of Parliament. Session. See c.119. § 5. post. Acts regulating CA P. XLIV. An Act to regulate the Trade between His Majesty's Posses- WHEREAS divers Acts of Parliament have been from time to time passed, for regulating the Importation and Ex'portation of certain Articles into and from certain Territories, İslands and Ports, under the Dominion of His Majesty, in America and the West Indies; and it is expedient that the said sethe Importation 'veral Acts should be repealed, and other Provisions made in lieu and Exportation thereof:' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, an Act passed in the Twenty eighth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for regulating the Trade between the Subjects of His Ma of certain Arti cles into and from certain Colonies in America and the West Indies herein recited, jesty's jesty's Colonies and Plantations in North America, and in the West repealed; viz. India Islands, and the Countries belonging to the United States 28 G.3. c.6. of America, and between His Majesty's said Subjects and the Fo reign Islands in the West Indies; also, an Act passed in the Twenty 28 G.3. c.39. eighth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act to allow the Importation of Rum and other Spirits from His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in the West Indies, into the Province of Quebec, without Payment of Duty, under certain Conditions and Restrictions; also, an Act passed in the Twenty ninth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, inti- 29 G.3. c.16. tuled An Act to enable His Majesty to authorize, in case of Necessity, the Importation of Bread, Flour, Indian Corn and Live Stock, from any of the Territories belonging to the United States of America, into the Province of Quebec, and all the Countries bordering on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and the Islands within the said Gulf, and to the Coast of Labrador; also, another Act passed in the Twenty ninth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, 29 G.3. c.56. intituled An Act for explaining and amending an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to regulate the Trade between the Subjects of His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations ' in North America, and in the West India Islands, and the Countries belonging to the United States of America, and between His Majesty's said Subjects and the Foreign Islands in the West In 'dies;' also, an Act passed in the Thirtieth Year of the Reign of 30 G.3. c.8. His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to amend Two Acts made in the Twenty eighth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, the one intituled An Act for regulating the Trade between the Subjects of His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in North 'America, and in the West India Islands, and the Countries belonging to the United States of America, and between His Majesty's said Subjects and the Foreign Islands in the West Indies;' and the other intituled An Act to allow the Importation of Rum or other Spirits from His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in 'the West Indies; into the Province of Quebec, without Pay'ment of Duty, under certain Conditions and Restrictions;' also, an Act passed in the Thirty first Year of the Reign of His said 31 G.3. c.38. late Majesty, intituled An Act to amend an Act made in the Twenty eighth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for regulating the Trade between the Subjects of His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in North America, and in the West India Islands, and the Countries belonging to the United States of America, and between His Majesty's said Subjects and the Foreign Islands in the West Indies; and also, an Act made in the Twenty seventh Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods, Wares and Merchandize in the Ports of Kingston, Savannah la Mar, Montego Bay and Santa Lucia, in the Island of Jamaica, in the Port of Saint George in the Island of Grenada, in the Port of Rosea in the Island of Dominica, and in the Port of Nassau in the Island of New Providence, one of the Bahama Islands, under certain Regulations and Restrictions: also, an Act passed in the Thirty third Year of the Reign of His said 33 6.3. c.50. late Majesty, intituled An Act to amend an Act passed in the Twenty seventh Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods, Wares and Merchandize, 0 3 45 G.3. c.57. 46 G.3. c.72. Merchandize, in Foreign Ships, into and from certain Ports and Places in the West Indies; and for amending so much of an Act made in the Thirty second Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, as relates to permitting the Importation of Sugar in the Bahama and Bermuda Islands, in Foreign Ships; and so much of Two Acts made in the Twenty eighth and Thirty first Years of His present Majesty's Reign, as prohibits the Importation of Timber into any Island under the Dominion of His Majesty in the West Indies, from any Foreign Colony or Plantation in the West Indies or South America; and so much of the said Act made in the Twenty eighth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, as prohibits the Importation of Pitch, Tar and Turpentine into Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, from any Country belonging to the United States of 44 G.3. c. 101. America; also, an Act passed in the Forty fourth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for permitting, until the First Day of August One thousand eight hundred and seven, the Exportation of Salt from the Port of Nassau in the Island of New Providence, the Port of Exuma, and the Port of Crooked Island, in the Bahama Islands, in Ships belonging to the Inhabitants of the United States of America, and coming in Ballast; also, an Act passed in the Forty fifth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to consolidate and extend the several Laws now in force, for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods and Merchandize into and from certain Ports in the West Indies; also, an Act passed in the Forty sixth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for enabling His Majesty to permit the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods and Commodities into and from the Port of Road Harbour in the Island of Tortola; also, an Act passed in the Forty eighth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to permit the Importation of Rice, Flour and Grain from any Foreign Colonies on the Continent of America, into certain Ports in the West Indies, and to allow certain Articles to be imported from the United States of America into the British Provinces in North America, for the Purpose of Exportation to the British Islands in the West Indies; also, an Act passed in the Forty ninth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods and Commodities into and from the Port of Falmouth, in the Island of Jamaica; also, an Act passed in the Fifty second Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to allow British Plantation Sugar and Coffee, imported into Bermuda in British Ships, to be exported to the Territories of the United States of America in Foreign Ships or Vessels, and to permit Articles, the Production of the said United States, to be imported into the said Island in Foreign Ships or Vessels; also, another Act passed in the said Fifty second Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for allowing certain Articles to be imported into the Bahama Islands, and exported therefrom in Foreign Vessels, and for encouraging the Exportation of Salt from the said Islands; also, an Act passed in the Fifty third Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to amend an Act of the Twenty eighth Year of His present Majesty, for allowing the Importation of Rum or other Spirits from His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in the West In 48 G.3. c.125. 49 G. 3. c.22. 52 G.3. c.79. 52 G.3. c.99. 59 G.3. c.37. dies into the Province of Quebec, without Payment of Duty; also, another Act passed in the Fifty third Year of the Reign of His said 53 G.3. c.50. late Majesty, intituled An Act for further allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Articles at the Island of Bermuda; also, an Act passed in the Fifty fourth Year of the Reign of His 54 G.3. c.48. said late Majesty, intituled An Act to revive and make perpetual certain Acts for consolidating and extending the several Laws in force, for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Articles into and from certain Ports in the West Indies; also, an Act passed in the Fifty seventh Year of the Reign of His said late 57 G.3. c.28. Majesty, intituled An Act to extend the Powers of Two Acts, for allowing British Plantation Sugar and Coffee and other Articles, imported into Bermuda in British Ships to be exported to America in Foreign Vessels, and to permit Articles, the Produce of America, to be imported into the said Island in Foreign Ships, to certain other Articles; also, another Act passed in the said Fifty seventh Year 57 G.3. c.74. of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to extend several Acts for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods and Merchandize to Porta Maria in the Island of Jamaica, and to the Port of Bridge Town in the Island of Barbadoes; also, an Act passed in the Fifty eighth Year of the Reign of His 58 G.3. c.19. said late Majesty intituled An Act to allow, for Three Years, and until Six Weeks after the Commencement of the then next Session of Parliament, the Importation, into Ports specially appointed by His Majesty, within the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick of the Articles therein enumerated, and the Re-exportation thereof from such Ports; also, an Act passed in the said Fifty 58 G.3. c.27. eighth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to permit the Importation of certain Articles into His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in the West Indies, or on the Continent of South America, and also certain Articles into certain Ports in the West Indies; also, an Act passed in the Fifty ninth Year of 59 G.3. c.18. the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to make perpetual an Act of the Forty fourth Year of His present Majesty, for permitting the Exportation of Salt from the Port of Nassau in the Island of New Providence, the Port of Exuma, and the Port of Crooked Island, in the Bahama Islands, in American Ships coming in Ballast; also, an Act passed in the Fifty ninth Year of the Reign 59 G.3. c.55. of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to extend the Provisions of Three Acts of the Fifty second, Fifty third and Fifty seventh Years of His present Majesty, for allowing British Plantation Sugar and Coffee and other Articles, imported into Bermuda in British Ships, to be exported to America in Foreign Vessels, and to permit Articles, the Produce of America, to be imported into Bermuda in Foreign Ships, to certain other Articles; also, an Act passed in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, in- 1G.4. c.12. tituled An Act to extend several Acts for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods and Merchandizes to Morant Bay in the Island of Jamaica; also, Another Act passed in the First 1 G.4. c.32. Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act to permit the Importation of Coffee from any Foreign Colony or Plantation in America, into the Port of Bridge Town in Barbadoes : also, an Act passed in the First and Second Year of the Reign of His pre- 1&2G.4, c.7. sent Majesty, intituled An Act to make perpetual an Act of the Fifty 04 eighth |