ment of the duties as aforesaid, shall be paid

to, or equally divided between, the officer or,

officers making the seizure, together with three- fourth parts of all fines relating to such seizure, which shall be sued for and recovered in the name or names of such officer or officers making the seizure, 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 merchandizc shall have been duly entered according to Law, by the importer or consignee 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 A ct, by reason of any breach or violation of the said Act having been committed by the master (not being the owner) of such ship or vessel, unless the owner or owners of such ship or vessel shall, either directly or indirectly, be privy or accessory to, or in some n ay concerned in the breach or violation of such 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 or creek, or any other part of the coasts of this Island, shall, before breaking bulk, or landing passengers or baggage, and within twenty-four hours after their arrival, make re- port in writing, upon oath, to the Co‘lector of Impost for the harbor or district wherein such vessel shall have arrived, and the masters of a'l vessels having on board any wines, gin. brandy, rum, or other distilled spirituous liquors, tea, tobacco, goods, wares or merchandize of what nature or kind soever, shall also specify 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 spirituous liquors, tea, to- bacco, goods, wares. and merchandize shall or

may be contained, together with the marks and;

ROYAL GAZETTE.

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same were laden, on board any ship or vessel for exportation, which oath the said t'olleetor is empowered to administer in the form follow- ing :—

Yon. A. 13., do SWPar that the report which you have made. (read. or heard read. as the ChSe may be.) and Sub- scribed. contained a just and true account of all wines, gin, brandy turn or otherdistilled spirituous liquors. tea, tobacco. goods, wares or merchandiZe, laden on board the , at the port of , or any orher port or ports. or elsewhere, before or since your sailing from a , and that you have not landed. nor suffered to he landed, sold or delivered. barter d or exchanng any nine. gin. brandy. ruin or other distilled spirituous liquors. tea. tobacco, goods, wares or uwrehandize. at any port. or place within this Island. or on the coast thereof, since your sailing from . , or since your saling from any other place. So help you God.

X. When any Landwaiter or Preventive Officer shall have made a. seizure of any goods pro- hibited or unlawfully imported, or attempted to be unlawfully imported or landed in this Island, it shall be the duty of such officer, and he is hereby required to furnish to the nearest Col- lector of Impost, a list or account of the goods so seized, before proceeding to the sale thereof, and which sale should be made known by post- ing 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 vicinity 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 afore- said, are hereby required to furnish the same annually to the 'I‘reasurer of this Island, who shall lay the same before the House of Assembly at the next session thereof.

Xl. For the better and more effectually securing the several duties, fines, forfeitures and penalties arising by virtue of this or any other Act relating to the revenue, new or hereafter to be in force, the Chief Justice, or. in his absence, any Judge of the Supreme Court, is hereby authorized and empowered, on application made by the Attorney General or any other officer prosecuting on the part of the Crown for that purpose, to grant a bailablc writ or warrant against any person liable for the said duties, penalties, fines and forfeitures. and such per.~on shall be imprisoned or detained in the County

Jail until he shall have given bail to answer the

numbers thereof, and that they have not landed,,luflgment and COSt in any mum to Wthh he

or suffered to be landed, sold, bartered or ex-, changed, any Wine, gin, brandy, rum or other

shall have rendered himself liable, or then com- meneed or pending againt him. for such duties,

disfilled spirituous liquors, tea,. tobacco, goods, fines, forfeitures and penalties- wares or merchandize, at any port or place} XII. There shall be allowed and paid on all

within this Island, or on the coast thereof, since, their sailing from the port or place Where the'

wines, gin, brandy, rum, or other distilled spirituous liquors, tea. tobacco and all goods,