Excise Act 1663

XVIII. On Appeal, Deposit of Single Duty to be made, and Security to Commissioners of Appeal.

If upon Appeal Original Judgment reversed, Deposit, or a fit Part thereof, to be restored to Appellant; and double Costs.; If Judgment affirmed, Appellant to pay the like Costs.

Provided alsoe and be it further enacted and ordained by Authoritie aforesaid That noe Appeale in any Cause of Excise whatsoever shall be admitted untill the Partie Appellant shall have first deposited and laid downe the single Duty of Excise in the hands of the Commissioners Farmers or Sub Commissioners of Excise within whose Jurisdiction or Division the said Cause was originally heard and determined, and have given Securitie to the Commissioners of Appeale or Justice of the Peace respectively where such Cause is to be finally adjudged for all such Fine Forfeiture and Penaltie as upon such heareing and determination was adjudged against him, And that if upon the heareing and determineing of any such Appeale the said Originall Judgement shall happen to be reversed and made null, then and in every such case the said Commissioners Farmers or Sub Commissioners of Excise in whose hands the said single Duty of Excise was deposited shall restore and deliver backe the same or as much thereof as shall be adjudged by the Commissioners of Appeales or Justices of the Peace respectively to the said Appellant, and the partie originally prosecuteing shall pay him double Costs, But in case the first Judgement shall be affirmed the partie appealing shall pay the like Costs unto the Commissioner or Commissioners complained of Any thing in this Act or in any other Act or Statute whatsoever to the contrary thereof contained in any wise notwithstanding.