After bonds

tify the fame.

Goods laden

on board be

fore bond given, or

III. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforehave been de- faid, That where any fuch bond or bonds fhall be given, as livered, col. lector to ceraforefaid, in pursuance of this act, the collector, or other principal officer of the customs, to whom fuch bond or bonds fhall have been given, shall deliver, under his hand and feal of office, without fee or reward, to the master of the ship or vessel taking in fuch goods, for the fecurity of her navigation, a certificate, that fuch bond or bonds hath or have been given, expreffing therein the quantity and species of the goods, with the marks and numbers of the packages, and the port or place for which they were entered; and if any fuch goods fhall be laden on board any fuch ship or veffel in any of the provinces or colonies in this act before mentioned, before fuch bond or bonds fhall be without certi- given, or fhall be found on board any fhip or vessel without the ficate. they are certificate herein-before directed, that such bond or bonds hath to be forfeited, or have been given, the goods fo laden, together with the ship with the ship, &c. or veffel, with her guns, ammunition, tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be forfeited; and if any goods, fo laden as aforefaid, thall be landed or discharged at any port or place, contrary to the intent and meaning of this act, over and above the penalty of the bond or bonds, the shipper and owner of fuch goods, and the mafter or perfon taking charge of the vessel on board which they were laden, fhall refpectively forfeit the full value of the goods fo landed or difcharged, to be estimated according to the highest price or value which fuch fort of goods bear in the province or colony where and at the time when they were shipped and laden; which fhip and goods may be seized and profecuted, or the value of fuch goods profecuted for, by any admiral, chief commander, or commiffioned officer of his Majesty's fleet or ships of war, or by any officer of his Majefty's customs, in the manner herein-after directed.

bited to be

IV. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforeAfter Sept. 1, faid, That from and after the first day of September, one thousand 1775, certain feven hundred and feventy-five, and during the continuance of gouds proht this act, no fort of wines, falt, or any goods or commodities whatbrought into foever, (except horfes, victual, and linen cloth, the produce and the colonies, manufacture of Ireland, imported directly from thence), shall be imported into any of the faid colonies or provinces herein-before refpectively mentioned, upon any pretence whatsoever, unless unlefs without fuch goods fhall be bona fide and without fraud laden and shipped fraud fhipped in Great Britain, and carried directly from thence, upon forfei

from Great Britain.

ture thereof, and of the ship or vessel on board which fuch goods fhall be laden; and it fhall be lawful for any admiral, chief commander, or commitlioned officer, of his Majefty's fleet, or ships of war, or any officer of his Majefty's customs, to feize any ship or veffel arriving at any of the faid provinces or colonies beforementioned, or which fhall be discovered within two leagues of any fhore thereof, having fuch goods on board, and the goods Jaden thereon, (except as before excepted), for which the master, or other perfon taking charge of fuch thip or veffel, shall not produce a cocket or clearance from the collector, or proper offi

cer

cer of his Majefty's cuftoms, certifying that the faid goods were laden on board the faid fhip or veffel, in fome port of Great Britain; any law, cuftom, or ufage, to the contrary notwithstanding.

V. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted by the This act not authority aforefaid, That this act, or any thing herein contained, to extend to fhall not extend, or be construed to extend, to prohibit the ex- goods, &c. neceffary for his portation or carrying out from any of the provinces or colonies Majesty's fhips before mentioned, or the importation into the fame, of any goods of war or forts, or commodities whatsoever for the victualling or providing any Szc. of his Majefty's fhips of war, or other fhips or veffels in his Majefty's fervice, or for his Majesty's forces, forts, or garrisons, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Nor hinder the

VI. And provided alfo, That nothing herein contained fhall lawful imporextend, or be construed to extend, to hinder or restrain the law-tation of goods ful importation into any or either of the faid provinces or colo- from the Brinies herein-before mentioned, from any of the British islands in tith West India the West Indies, of any fuch goods or commodities, being the faid colonies. growth or produce thereof, as may now by law be imported from thence into the faid provinces or colonies, or any or either of them.

inlands into the

tifh veffels not

the banks of

&c.

VII. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if any (hip or veffel, being the property of the fubjects After July 20, of Great Britain, not belonging to and fitted out from Great Bri. 1775, all Britain or Ireland, or the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark, Alderney, fitted out from or Man, fhall be found, after the twentieth day of July, one Great Britain, thousand seven hundred and feventy-five, carrying on any fifh- &c. fishing on ery, of what nature or kind foever, upon the banks of Newfound- Newfoundland, the coaft of Labrador, or within the river or gulf of Saint land,&c. to be Lawrence, or upon the coaft of Cape Breton, or Nova Scotia, or forfeited, with any other part of the coaft of North America, or having on board their tackle, materials for carrying on any fuch fishery, every fuch ship or veffel, with her guns, ammunition, tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with the fish, if any fhall be found on board, shall unless the be forfeited, unless the mafter, or other perfon, having the charge produce promafters, &c. of fuch fhip or veffel, do produce to the commander of any of his per certifiMajefty's fhips of war, ftationed for the protection and fuperin- cates, &c. tendence of the British fisheries in America, a certificate, under the hand and feal of the governor or commander in chief, of any of the colonies or plantations of Quebec, Newfoundland, Saint John, Nova Scotia, New York, New ferfey, Penfylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Eaft Florida, West Florida, Bahamas, and Bermudas, fetting forth, that fuch fhip or veel, expreffing her name, and the name of her master, and defcribing her built and burthen, hath fitted and cleared out, from fome one of the faid colonies or plantations, in order to proceed upon the faid fishery, and that the actually and bona fide belongs to and is the whole and entire property of his Majesty's fubjects, inhabitants of the faid colony or plantation; which certificates fuch governors, or commanders in chief respectively, are hereby authorifed and required to grant. VIII. And

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VIII. And to the end that the foregoing prohibitions, reftrictions, and regulations, may be more effectually carried into execution, it is Commanders hereby further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That it fhall of his Majefty's and may be lawful to and for all or any of the commanders of hips impow his Majefty's fhips or veffels of war, ftationed and appointed for all fhips carry- the regulation and protection of the British fishery upon the ing on the faid coafts of North America, or to and for the commanders of any fisheries, other of his Majefty's fhips or veffels employed at sea, and they

ered to fearch

&c. fuch as

fhall not have

and every of them are hereby required and enjoined to examine, search, and vifit ail fhips and veffels fufpected to be carrying on and to feize, the faid fisheries; and to feize, arreft, and profecute, in manner herein-after directed, all and every such fhips and vessels as shall the certificate be found to be carrying on the faid fisheries, not belonging to before requir- and fitted out from Great Britain or Ireland, or the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, which shall not have on board the certificate herein-before required.

ed.

cleared out

IX. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the autho This act not to rity aforefaid, That nothing herein contained fhall extend, of extend to fhips be conftrued to extend, to impower any officer of his Majesty's from the faid fhips of war, or of his Majefty's customs, to feize any ship or colonies before veffel which fhall be fitted and cleared out from any of the faid June 1, for the colonies and provinces before the first day of June, one thousand whale fishery feven hundred and feventy-five, for the whale fishery only, and

only "

Nor to affect

out for the

which fhall be found carrying on fuch fifhery within the limits aforefaid, between the faid first day of June and the first day of November, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-five, and not carrying on, nor having on board any materials for carrying on, any other fishery.

X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That fhips belong nothing in this act contained, respecting the fisheries carried on ing to the inland of Nan. by his Majefty's fubjects in North America, fhall affect, or be tucket, cleared conftrued to affect, any fhip or veffel, her guns, ammunition, tucket,cleared tackle, apparel, furniture, or fifh, on board, being the property whale fishery, of any of the inhabitants of the island of Nantucket, employed having a pro- in the whale fishery only, if it fhall appear by the papers on board, per certificate. that fuch fhip or veffel was fitted and cleared out from thence before the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-five, or if the mafter, or other person having the charge of any fuch ship or veffel as aforesaid, fhall produce a certificate, under the hand and feal of the governor or commander in chief of the province of the Maffachu fet's Bay, fetting forth, that such ship or veffel (expreffing her name, and the name of her master, and defcribing her built and burden) is the whole and entire property of his Majefty's fubjects of the said island of Nantucket, and was the property of one or more of them on or before the twenty-fifth day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and feventy-five, and that she was cleared out with materials on board in order to proceed upon the whale fishery only; any thing in this act to the contrary thereof in any-wife notwithtanding.

XI. Provided alfo, and be it enacted by the authority aforefaid,

That

Marshfield and

That nothing in this act contained, refpecting the fisheries carried Nor any fitted on by his Majesty's fubjects in North America, fhall extend, or be out by the conftrued to extend, to any fhip or veffel, being the property of townships of any of the inhabitants of the townships of Marshfield and Scituate, Scituate. in the province of Maffachufet's Bay, employed in or carrying on the mackarel, fhad, and alewife fisheries only, if the master, or other perfon having the charge of any fuch fhip or veffel, as aforefaid, fhall produce a certificate, under the hand and feal of the governor, or commander in chief, of the province of the Massachufet's Bay, fetting forth, that fuch fhip or veffel (expreffing her name, and the name of her master, and defcribing her built and burthen) is the whole and entire property of his Majefty's fubjects of the faid townships of Marfhfield and Scituate, and was the property of one or more of them, on or before the twenty-fifth day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventyfive, which certificate or certificates fuch governor or commander in chief is hereby authorised and required to grant.

tia.

Whenever it

XII. Provided always, and be it enacted, That the river which The river run emptieth itself into Paffamacadie or Paffamaquadi Bay, on the ning into Pafwestern fide, and is commonly called and known by the name of famaquadi Saint Croix River, be held and deemed for all the purposes in the boundary Bay deemed this act contained, to be the boundary between the provinces of between MarMalachufet's Bay and Nova Scotia. fachufet's Bay XIII. And whereas it is the intent and meaning of this act, that the and Nova Scofeveral prohibitions and restraints herein impofed upon the trade and commerce, and fifberies, of the faid provinces and colonies fhould be dif continued and ceafe, fo foon as the trade and commerce of his Majesty's fubjects may be carried on without interruption; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That whenever it fhall be made shall appear to appear to the fatisfaction of his Majesty's governor or commander the governor in chief, and the majority of the council, in the provinces of New of New HampHampshire and Maffachufet's Bay respectively, that peace and obe- fhire, &c. that dience to the laws fhall be fo far restored within the faid pro- peace is so far vinces, or either of them, that the trade and commerce of his reftored in any province, that Majefty's fubjects may be carried on without interruption with- trade may be in the fame; and that goods, wares, and merchandise, have been carried on, he freely imported into the faid provinces, or either of them, from is to notify the fame by proGreat Britain, and expofed to fale, without any let, hindrance, clamation; or molestation, from or by reason of any unlawful combinations to prevent or obftruct the fame; and that goods, wares, and merchandise, have in like manner been exported from the faid provinces, or either of them refpectively, to Great Britain, for and during the term of one calendar month preceding; that then, and in such case, it thall and may be lawful for the governer or commander in chief, with the advice of the council of fuch provinces refpectively, by proclamation, under the seal of fuch respective province, to notify the fame to the feveral officers of the customs, and all others; and after fuch proclamation, this act with respect to fuch province, within which fuch proclamation or proclamations have been iffued as aforefaid, fhall be difcontinued and cease, (except as herein-after provided); and all of

and all officers of the cuftom's, &c.

ficers of his Majefty's cuftoms, and all other perfons having charge of the execution of this act, having received due notice of are required to fuch proclamation, are hereby directed and required to yield and pay due obe- pay obedience to fuch proclamation, and to proceed in the difdience thereto. charge of their refpective duties, in admitting to entry, clearing, and difcharging, all ships and veffels, and all goods, wares, and merchandises, into and out of fuch refpective province; and to permit and fuffer any fhips or veffels to carry on the fisheries within the limits herein-before mentioned, in like manner as if this act had never been made; any thing herein contained to the contrary not withstanding.

balf of the co

If application XIV. And be it further enacted, That the governor or combe made on be- mander in chief, with the advice of the council of the province lonies of Con- of Malachufet's Bay, fhall and may, and he is hereby authorised necticut and and impowered, upon application for and on behalf of the coloRhode land, nies of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantation, or &c. and it be either of them, by the governor or commander in chief of the proved to the faid colonies refpectively, to iffue the like publick notice or noChef, &c. that tices by proclamation within the faid colonies, or either of them, jawful trade if it fhall be proved to the faid governor or commander in chief, hath been car and council of Maffachufet's Bay, by the teftimony of the officers to affue the ike of his Majesty's cultoms in each of the faid colonies refpectively, procianiation, and the faid governor or commander in chief, and council, fhall

governor in

ried on, he is

Proclamation

not to dif

charge pro

be fatisfied of the truth thereof, that the lawful trade between the faid colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantation, and Great Britain, is and hath been carried on in manner herein-before mentioned within the faid colonies, or either of them, for the space of one calendar month preceding the date of fuch application; and from and after fuch proclamation, this act fhall, with respect to fuch colonies, or either of them, be difcontinued and ceafe, (except as herein-after provided ;) and all officers of the cuftoms in the faid colonies, and all others, are hereby required to pay obedience to fuch publick notice of the faid governor or commander in chief as aforefaid, and to proceed in the discharge of their respective duties in admitting to entry, clearing, and discharging, all ships and vessels, and all goods, wares, and merchandife, into and out of fuch colony or colonies, in like manner as if this act had never been made; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

XV. Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby further enacted and declared by the authority aforefaid, That fuch proclamation or proclamations fhall not extend, or be conftrued to extend, to ceedings upon difcharge or fufpend any proceedings upon any seizure which made before fhall have been made, or any profecution which hall have been iluing there- cominenced for any penalty or forfeiture inflicted by this act before the iffuing of fuch proclamation or proclamations.

any feizure

of.

Perfons giv. ing falte cer

tificates, or counterfeiting, &c. the fame, to torfeit sool.

XVI. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if any perfon or perfons fhall give or grant any falfe certificates, cocket, or clearance, for any of the purposes required or directed by this act, fuch person or perfons fhall forfeit the fum of five hundred pounds, and be rendered incapable of ferv

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