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shall be forfeited ; brovided that nothing in this section contained shall apply to any such liquors imported into this Island from Europe, the Bri- tish \Vest Indies, or any British l’ossessnons Ill North America.

VI. On the seizure of any goods, wares and merchandize, by any Iandwaiter or preventive oflicer, under the. provisions of the said herein- before recited Act, the duties on such goods, wares and merchandize, shall be first paid into the public treasury within thirty days after the sale thereof; and the balance or residue of the proceeds arising from such sales, after the pay ment of the duties as aforesaid, shall be paid to or equally divided between the ollicer or otlicers making the seizure, together with three fourth parts of all ﬁnes relating to such seizure 5 which

shall be sued for and recovered in the name or

names of such oﬂicer or oﬂicers making the sei- zure, or by an information filed by the Attorney or Solicitor General.

VII. No goods, wares or merchandize shall be liable to forfeiture by reason of the same not having been duly entered by the master of the ship or vessel in which the same shall have been imported ; provided always, that such goods, wares or merchandize shall have been duly en- tered according to law, by the importer or con- signee thereof, or other person interested in the same.

VIII. No ship or vessel shall be liable to seizure, detention or forfeiture, under the pro- visions of the said recited Act, by reason of any breach or violation ofthe said Act, having been committed by the master, (not being the owner) of such ship or vessel, unless the owner. or own- ners of such ship-or vessel shall, either directly or indirectly, be privy or accessory to, or in some way concerned in the breach or violation ofsuch Act as aforesaid.

IX. All masters of ships coasting, ﬁshing, and of all other vessels whatsoever whether laden or in ballast, coming into any harbor, port, river, creek, qr any other part of the coasts of this Is- land, shall, before breaking bulk, or landing passengers or baggage, and within twenty four hours after their arrival, make report in writing, upon oath, to the collector ofimpost for the bar- bor or district wherein such vessel shall have arrived, and the masters of all vessels having on heard any wines, gin, brandy, rum, or other dis- tilled spirituous liquors, tea, tobacco, goods,

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*wares, or merchamhze, ot what nature or kind

soever, shall also spccity in such report, the kinds of casks, packages, parcels, boxes, trunks, bales and all other manner of things in which such wines, gin, brandy, rum, or other distilled spiri- tuous liquors, tea, tobacco, goods, wares and merchandize, shall or may be contained, together with the marks and numbers thereof, and that [boy have not landed, nor sull'ered. to be landed, sold, artered or exchanged, any wine, gin, brandy, rum or other distilled spirituous liquors, tea. tobacco, goods, wares, or merchandize, at any port or place within this Island, or on the coast thereof, since their sailing from the port or place where the same were laden on board any ship or vessel for exportation, which oath the said collector is empowered to administer in the form following :

You .1. 13., do swear that the report which you have made (read or heard read, as the case may be) and subscribed, contains a just and true account of all wines, gin, brandy, rum, or other distilled spirituous liquors, tea, tobacco, goods, wares, or merchandize, laden on board the at the port of or any other port or ports, or elsewhere, before or since your sailing from

and that you have not landed,nor suffered to he landed, sold or delivered, barteer or ex- changed any wine, rum, brandy, gin, or other distilled spirituous liquors, tea, tobacco, goods, wares or merchandim, at any port or place with- in this Island, or on the coast thereof, since your sailing from or since your sailing from any other place. So help you God.

X. \Vhen any landx ’aiter or preventive ofﬁcer shall have made a seizure ofany goods prohibited, or unlawfully imported, or attempted to be un- lawfully inqmrted, or landed in this Island, it shall be the duty ofsuch otlicer, and he is hereby required to furnish to the nearest collector of impost, a list or account ofthe goods so seized, before proceeding to the sale thereof. and which sale shall be made known by posting a notice thereof in the form prescribed in the schedule marked (A.) to this Act annexed, in twelve of the most public places, at and in the vicmity of the place where such sale is to take place, at least fifteen days previous to such sale; and the collector or collectors of impost who may receive such list of seizures as aforesaid, are hereby re— quired to furnish the same, annually, to the Treasurer ofthis Island, who shall lay the same before the [louse of Assembly, at the next ses- sion thereof.