ficate from on forfeiture etc. without a ported from the faid kingdom of Ireland to any of the places proper certi- aforefaid, unless the perfon or perfons exporting the same shall fome cultom- produce and deliver a certificate properly authenticated from the house in Great custom house of fome port or ports in Great Britain, particulaBritain; rizing the quantities, kinds, and marks, of fuch cotton manufactures, and fpecifying that fuch goods have been legally exported from Great Britain: and in cafe any cotton manufactures of the goods. Thall be offered to be exported from the faid kingdom of Ireland to any of the places aforefaid, without fuch certificate, or which on examination thall not correfpond with the marks, numbers, and defcriptions, contained in fuch certificate, all fuch manufactures shall be forfeited and feized, and appropriated, one moiety thereof to the informer, and the other moiety to his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors. The liberty hereby granted of exporting Irish ma nufactures, etc. not to take place till duties are VII. Provided always, and it is hereby declared and enacted, That the liberty hereby granted of exporting goods and merchandize, the manufacture of Ireland, to the places herein-before mentioned, fhall not take place except in fuch cafes as the faid goods and merchandize now do, or hereafter fhall, ftand chargeable and pay duties and taxes to as great an amount as goods and merchandize of the fame denomination and quality exequivalent to ported from Great Britain to fuch places now ftand chargeable with, (whether the faid charges be on the importation of the materials of which the faid goods and merchandize are made, or by duties on the exportation of the fame, or by inland excife not drawn back or compenfated for by bounties). laid thereon those on the fame manu factures, etc. in Great Bri tain. Recital of VIII. And whereas by an act, made in the fifteenth year of the 15 Geo.3.c.31. reign of his prefent Majefty, (intituled, An act for the encouragement of the fisheries carried on from Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions in Europe; and for fecuring the return of the fishermen, failors, and others employed in the faid fisheries, to the ports thereof, at the end of the fishing feafon); it is amongst other things provided and enacted, That no bounty fhall be allowed or paid for any fhip or vellel employed as therein mentioned, by virtue of the faid or any former act of parliament, unless the whole and entire property of such ship or vessel shall belong to fome of his Majefty's fubjects refiding in that part of his Majesty's dominions from whence fuch ship or vcffel shall be respectively fitted and cleared out: and whereas by another act, made in the fixteenth year of the reign of and 16 Geo. 3. bis prefent Majefly, (intituled, An act for the further encouragement of the whale fithery carried on from Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions in Europe; and for regulating the fees to be taken by the officers of the customs in the island of Newfoundland); it is amongst other things provided and enacted, That no bounty fhall be allowed or paid for any ship which, from and after the first day of Auguft, one thousand feven hundred and feventyfix, shall be filted out and employed in the whale fishery, in pursuance of the faid act, unless the whole and entire property of such ship or vessel shall belong to fome of his Majesty's fubjects residing in that part of his Majesty's dominions from whence fuch fhip or velel fhall be refpectively fitted and cleared out; which faid provifoes have been found. € 47. 3 acts mention prejudicial, inofmuch as they prevent any co-partnership between his Majefty's fubjects refiding in Great Britain, and his Majesty'e fubjelis refiding in Ireland, for carrying on the faid fisheries; be it therefore declared and enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The bounties the faid bounties fhall and may be allowed and paid for any ship in the recited or veffel, being the property of his Majesty's subjects refiding in ed hall be Great Britain or Ireland, employed in the faid whale fifheries, paid for all; which, from and after the twenty-fourth day of June, one thou- veffels the fand seven hundred and seventy-eight, shall be fitted and cleared property of out from any port in Great Britain or Ireland, purfuant to the fubjects in his Majesty's directions of those acts, or any other act of parliament now in Great Britain force, although the whole and entire property of fuch fhip or or Ireland. veffel fhall not belong to fome of his Majefty's fubjects refiding in that part of his Majefty's dominions, from whence fuch fhip or vessel shall be fitted and cleared out; any thing in the faid recited acts to the contrary notwithstanding. IX. And be it further declared and enacted by the authority After June 24, aforesaid, That, from and after the twenty-fourth day of June, built in Ire1778, all ships one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, all hips and land, and veffels whatsoever built in Ireland, and owned by his Majesty's owned by his fubjects refiding in any part of the British dominions in Europe, Majefty's Eufhall be deemed British-built, and fhall be intitled to the like ropean fubprivileges and advantages in all refpects as fhips built in Great deemed Brijects, to be Britain; and all fhips and veffels belonging to any of his Maje- tifh-built, etc. fty's subjects refiding in Ireland, and not British-built, fhall be intitled to the fame privileges and advantages in all parts of his Majesty's dominions as hips belonging to his Majesty's fubjects refiding in Great Britain, and not British or Irish-built, are intitled to. CA P. LVI. An act to permit the importation of cotton-yarn, the manufacture of W recited. HEREAS by an act, made in the twelfth year of the reign Preamble. of King Charles the Second, intituled, A fubfidy granted to Act 12 Car. z. the King of tonnage and poundage, and other fums of money, payable upon merchandize exported and imported, a duty was impofed upon all cotton yarn imported into England: and whereas it is expedient that cotton-yarn, of the manufacture of Ireland, should be imported into Great Britain duty-free; be it therefore enacted by the King's most 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 twenty-fourth day of June, one thoufand feven hundred and feventy-eight, no fubfidy, cuftom, After June 24. duty, or other impofition whatfoever, thall be demanded, re- 1778, cottonceived, or taken, upon any cotton-yarn of the manufacture of yarn, of the Ireland, which thall be imported directly from thence into Great manufacture of Ireland, Britain; provided the mafter, or perfon having the charge of may be imported into the ! the master of the vessel bringing with him a proper certificate from the officers of the port where the goods were put on board, etc. Great Britain the fhip or veffel importing the fame, fhall bring with him a duty free; certificate or certificates from the chief officer or officers of the port or place in Ireland where fuch goods fhall be put on board, expreffing the marks, number, tale, or weight, of the goods in each bale or package mentioned in the bill or bills of lading, with the name or names, place or places of abode, of the exporter or exporters from Ireland, and the name or names, place or places of abode, of fuch other perfon or perfons that fhall have fworn the goods therein mentioned to have been bona fide of the manufacture of Ireland, without fraud or covin, and where and to whom the fame are configned in this kingdom; and the mafter, or perfon having the charge of the fhip or veffel in which fuch cotton-yarn thall be imported, fhall alfo, upon his arrival, make oath, before the collector, or other principal officer of the customs, at the port of importation, (which oath fuch collector, or other principal officer of the customs, is and are hereby refpectively authorised to adminifter), that the faid bales, parcels, and goods therein contained, are the fame bales, parcels, and goods, which were taken on board, by virtue of the faid certificate or certificates fo to be produced; any law, cuftom, or ufage, to the contrary notwithstanding. Preamble. recited. CA P. LVII. An act for raising a further fum of money, by loans or exchequer bills, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and feventyeight. Preamble. Commiffioners of the treafury may raise 500,000l. by loans and exchequer bills, before Jan. 5, 1779, in manner as by the land tax act of this feffion is prefcribed, etc. The claufes in the faid act relating to loans or bills, extended to this act. Exchequer bills fo ffued not to be received again in payment of any taxes, nor exchanged before April 6, 1779. Action not to lie for fuch refufal. Money fo raised to be repaid out of the next parliamentary aid; and if none be granted before July 5, 1779, to be charged on the finking fund. Monies fo iffued to be replaced out of the firit fupplies. Bank of England authorised to advance the faid fum on the credit of this act; act 5 & 6 Gul. & Marie notwithstanding. C A P. LVIII. An act to explain and amend so much of an act, made in the fourth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, as relates to the preventing the clandeftine conveyance of fugar and paneles from the British colonies and plantations in America into Great Britain. W HEREAS, by an act made in the fourth year of the reign of his prefent Majefly, (intituled, An act for granting cerAct 4 Geo. 3. tain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America; for continuing, amending, and making perpetual, an act passed in the fixth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for the better fecuring and encouraging the trade of his Majesty's jugar colonies in America; for applying the produce of fuch duties, and of the duties to arife by virtue of . delivered to in the British of the said act, towards defraying the expences of defending, protecting, and fecuring, the faid colonies and plantations; for explaining an act, made in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An act for the encouragement of the Greenland and Eaftland trades, and for the better fecuring the plantation trade; and for altering and difallowing feveral drawbacks on exports from this kingdom, and more effectually preventing the clandeftine conveyance of goods to and from the faid colonies and plantations, and improving and fecuring the trade Certain affidabetween the fame and Great Britain;) it was amongst other things vits were to be enacted, That, from and after the twenty-ninth day of September, the collector, one thousand feven hundred and fixty-four, every perfon or perfons, etc. by all perloading on board any ship or vessel, in any of the British colonies or fons hipping plantations in America, any rum or fpirits, fugars or paneles, melaffes any fugars or or fyrups, as of the growth, product, or manufacture, of any British paneles, etc. colony or plantation, should, before the clearing out of the faid fhip or colonies in veffel, produce and deliver to the collector, or other principal officer of America. the customs, at the loading port, an affidavit to prove the faid rum or Spirits, fugars or paneles, melaffes or fyrups, to be the growth, produce, or manufacture, of the faid colonies or plantations, in the manner directed by the said act; and that fuch collector, or other principal officers of the customs, should, within thirty days after the failing of the Ship or veffel, tranfmit an exact copy of the faid offidavit to the fecretary's office for the respective colony or plantation where the goods were Shipped, on forfeiture of five pounds, to be recovered in the manner directed by the faid act and whereas by another act, made in the fixth year of the reign of his present Majesty, so much of the faid act as related to melaffes or fyrups has been repealed: and whereas the refrictions and regulations, prefcribed by the faid act of the fourth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, have been found infufficient to prevent the importation of foreign fugar and paneles into this king- After March dom; for remedy whereof, may it please your Majesty that it may be 12779, the enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty, etc. fhall, withby and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and in 30 days temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, after failing of and by the authority of the fame, That, from and after the first the veffel, day of March one thoufand feven hundred and feventy-nine, the collector, or other principal officer of the customs, to whom affidavit to the fuch affidavit fhall be produced and delivered, thall (without fee fecretary's or reward,) within thirty days after the failing of the fhip or office for the vessel, transmit one exact copy of the faid affidavit, to the fecrecolony; and another tary's office, for the refpective colony or plantation where the fugar or paneles, referred to in the faid affidavit, were fhipped; ftices, etc. of copy to the ju. and thall alfo, within the like pace of thirty days, tranfmit an- the parifh other exact copy of fuch affidavit to the justices and veftry of the where the parish and parishes, precinct or precincts, where the faid fugar fugar grew, or paneles grew, or were produced and manufactured, on the penalty of forfeiting fifty pounds for every fuch omillion and on penalty of neglect. faid collector, tranfmit a copy of the etc. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That Penalty on in cafe any juftice of the peace of the faid colonies or plantations joftic signing fhall, affidavits be 1 fore they are properly authenticated. After March without a proper certi fhall, from and after the faid firft day of March, one thoufand seven hundred and feventy-nine, fubfcribe his name to any paper or parchment writing, purporting to be an affidavit for the purpose directed by the faid act of the fourth year of the reign of his present Majesty, unless the perfon or perfons, purporting to make fuch affidavit, fhall actually appear before him, and be fworn upon the holy evangelifts to the truth of the faid affidavit, that then, and in every fuch cafe, every fuch juftice of the peace shall forfeit and pay, for every fuch offence, the fum of fifty pounds. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, 1, 1779, fugar That, from and after the said first day of March, one thousand or paneles feven hundred and feventy-nine, if any fugar or paneles fhall be imported into Great Britain imported into Great Britain, from any British colony or plantafrom America, tion in America, without, or fhall not be included in, the certificate required in and by the faid act of the fourth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, that then, and in either fuch cafe, all fuch fugar and paneles thall be deemed and taken to be foreign fugar and pancles, and fhall be liable to the fame duties, reftrictions, regulations, penalties, and forfeitures, in all refpects, as fugars and paneles of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of any French colony or plantation would be refpectively liable to by law; any thing in the faid recited act, or any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding. ficate, fhall pay duties as foreign fugar, etc. Penalties to be in the fame manner as thofe menti IV. Provided alfo, and it is hereby further enacted and defued for, etc. clared by the authority aforefaid, That the feveral penalties herein-before mentioned fhall be fued for, had, recovered, diftributed, and difpofed of, in fuch and the fame manner, to all intents and purposes, as the several penalties mentioned in the faid before-mentioned act, of the fourth year of the reign of his present Majefty, are in and by the faid act directed to be fued for, had, recovered, diftributed, and difpofed of. oned in the before recited act. Preamble, CA P. LIX. An act to amend and render more effectual the laws relating to the raising and training the militia within that part of Great Britain called England; and to establish certain regulations with respect to officers ferving in the corps of fencible men directed to be raised in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and certain other corps therein mentioned. WHEREAS it is of the utmost importance to the internal de fence of this country, in times of war and danger of invafion, that the militia fhould be kept up as complete as poffible: And whereas Act 2 Geo. 3. by an act, made in the fecond year of the reign of his present Majesty, recited. intituled, An act to explain, amend, and reduce into one act of parliament, the feveral laws now in being relating to the raifing and training the militia within that part of Great Britain called England; it is (amongst other things) enacted, That all fuch militia men, whofe times of fervice in the militia fhall be near expiring, during the time the regiment, battalion, or independant company, in which |