Excise (No. 3) Act 1660

XVIII. Forfeitures and Offences within the limits of London, where to be determined.

In any other County or Place, where to be determined.; Refusal of Justices to determine, then Sub-Commissioners.; Appeals by Parties aggrieved.; Proceedings by Commissioners for Appeals.; Who mayadminister an Oath, and issue Warrants for levying Penalties.

And bee it further Enacted and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid that all forfeitures and offences made and committed against this Act or any Clause or Article therein contained shall be heard adjudged and determined by such person and persons and in such manner and forme as hereafter in and by this Act is directed and appointed that is to say all such forfeitures and offences made and committed [X1 within the immediate limits of the cheife Office in London shall be heard adjudged and determined by the said cheife Commissioners and Governours of Excise (appointed by his Majestie) or the major part of them, or by the Commissioners for appeales and regulating of this Duty or the major part of them in case of appeale and not otherwise, And all such forfeitures and offences made and committed] within all or any other the Countyes Cittyes Towne or place within this Kingdome or Dominions thereof shall be heard and determined by any two or more of the Justices of the Peace resideing neere to the place where such forfeitures shall be made or offence committed, And in case of negclect or refusall of such Justices of the Peace by the space of fowerteene dayes next after complaint made and notice therof given to the offender, then the Sub Commissioners or the major part of them appointed for any such Citty County Towne or Place shall and are hereby impowered to heare and determine the same, And if the party finde himselfe aggreived by the Judgement given by the said Sub Commissioners he shall and may appeale to the Justices of the Peace at the next Quarter Sessions who are hereby impowered and authorized to heare and determine the same whose Judgement therin shall be finall, which said Commissioners for appeales and regulating of this Duty and the cheife Commissioners for Excise and all Justices of Peace and Sub Commissioners aforesaid respectively are hereby authorized and strictly enjoyned and required upon any complaint or information exhibited and brought of any such forfeiture made or offence committed contrary to this Act to summon the party accused, and upon his appearance or contempt to proceed to the examination of the matter of Fact and upon due proofe made thereof either by the voluntary confession of the party, or by the oath of one or more credible Witnesses (which oath they or any two or more of them have hereby power to administer) to give Judgement or Sentence according as in and by this Act is before ordained and directed, And to award and issue out Warrants under their Hands

Proceedings thereon.

for the leavying of such forefeitures penaltyes and fines as by this Act is imposed for any such offence committed upon the Goods and Chattels of the offender, and to cause sale to be made of the said Goods and Chattels if they shall not be redeemed within fowerteene dayes rendering to the party the overplus if any be, and for want of sufficient distresse to imprison the party offending till satisfaction be made

Editorial Information

X1 annexed to the Original Act in a separate Schedule.