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Customs Act 1662
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XVII.In Actions against Officers of the Customs and Persons authorized to put in Execution 12 Car. II. c. 18. General Issue may be pleaded, and the acts of Customs.; &c. given in Evidence.
Judges to admit the same, and to indemnify.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in every Action Suit Indictment Information or Prosecution wherein or whereby the person or persons which are or shall be appointed by His Majesty for managing His Customes or the Officers of His Majesties Customes or any Officer or Officers Person or Persons authorized by His Majesty to put in execuc[i]on the act of Parliament for encreasing and encouraging of Navigac[i]on theire Deputies or Servants or any others acting in aid of them have beene are or shall be sued indicted prosecuted or molested it shall be lawfull for all and every the said Persons theire Heires Executors and Administrators to plead the general Issue and to give this or the aforesaid acts of Parliament relating to the Customes and Navigation in evidence in any of His Majesties Courts of Justice or other Courts where the said Matter shall be depending And the Judges of the said Courts are hereby strictly enjoyned and required to admitt the same and to acquitt and indempnifie them and every of them of and from all such Suits Indictments Informations or Prosecutions for or concerning any matter or thing acted or done in the due and necessary performance and execution of theire. respective Trusts and Imployments therein
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