Great Yarmouth Haven and Pier Duties Act 1698

IV. Collectors may enter Ships, &c. and view Goods on board.

If Duties not paid, Collectors, with Warrant, may distrain Ship, &c; and if further Neglect of Payment for Ten Days after Distress, may sell, &c.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Collector and Collectors Receiver and Receivers for the time being and every or any of them from time to time and at all convenient and seasonable times to enter into any Ship or Vessell being within the said Haven or Road or either of them there to see and informe themselves what Goods shall be in the same unladen out thereof And in case the said X1 Sum or Sums of Money soe ordered or appointed to be paid as aforesaid shall not be paid by the Master or other Person or Persons haveing the Rule and Command of any Ship or Vessell unlading within the said Haven or Road as aforesaid according to the true Intent and Meaneing of this Act that then and soe often it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Collector and Collectors Receiver and Receivers and every or any of them by Warrant obtained from the Bayliffs of the said Borough of Great Yarmouth for the time being or one of them under their or one of their Hands and Seales to take and distraine every such Ship or Vessell and all Tackle Apparell and Furniture thereunto belonging or any part thereof and the same to detaine and keepe untill he or they be satisfied and paid the said Sums of Money and every of them And in case of neglect or delay of or in the Payment of the said Sum or Sums of Money or any of them for Ten Daies after any Distresse or Distresses soe taken as aforesaid that then it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Collector and Collectors Receiver and Receivers and every or any of them to sell the said Distresse or Distresses soe taken and therewith to satisfie him or themselves as well for and concerning the Duty soe neglected or delayed to be paid and for which a Distresse shall be soe taken as aforesaid as alsoe for his and their reasonable Charge in the takeing or keeping such Distresse rendring to the Master or other Person having the Rule and Command of the Ship or Vessell in or from which such Distresse shall be soe taken the Overplus if any there shall be

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: said O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]