Customs Act 1662

XXIV. Recital of 12 C. II. c. 18. § 17. and that small Shallops do not come into Harbours where Officers are.

Vessels mentioned in the said act putting on Shore Goods, &c. without Payment of Customs, &c. to pay Duties, and Penalty £10. Boatmen, &c. going to such Vessels. Penalty.

And whereas alsoe by the said acts for incouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation an Imposic[i]on of Five shillings per Tun is laid upon all Shipps or Vessels belonging to any subjects of the French King which shall come into any Port Harbour Creek or Road of England Ireland Wales or Town of Berwick upon Tweed and shall there lade or unlade any Goods or take in or set on shore any Passengers Yet notwithstanding there is great difficulty in recovering the said Duty because small Shallops [X1 come] not into Harbours where Officers are but either

put theire Goods and Passengers on shore or Boats come out of Harbours which privately convey them on shoare there being no penalty in the act against such Offenders Be it therefore enacted That any such Ship or Vessel upon which the abovesaid Imposition of Five shillings per Tun is due and payable which shall either put on shore or put over in-to any Boat any Goods or Passengers without payment of Custom and Imposic[i]on of Tonnage att any time returning into any Harbour Port or Creeke of England or Ireland shall not onely pay the Duties formerly due but forfeit the su[m]m of Ten pounds And whatsoever Pilott Waterman or Boat man which shall from any Harbour Port or Creek go out and bring any Goods from on board such Vessel shall not only be lyable to pay the Duty of Tonnage which the said Vessell should have paid but forfeit the su[m]m of Forty pounds

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