Sale of Salt Act 1697

III. Officer to attend the weighing out of Salt entered to be shipped, and on which the Duty has been paid, &c.

Penalty 40s.

And for the preventing of Delays which may happen through the Neglect or Default of any of the Officers appointed for the collecting the said Duty to the greate Losse & Damage of such Persons as shall shipp off or carry by Land any Salt Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That when ever any Salt shall be entred to be putt on board any Boat Shipp or Vessell or carried by Land and the Duty paid or secured to be paid together with all Moneys then or before that time due and payable by Bond or otherwise upon Account of Salt before that time delivered the Officer with whome such Salt shall be entred and the Duty paid or secured to be paid as aforesaid shall upon due notice by himself or a sufficient Deputy in the Day Time betweene Sun riseing and Sun setting attend the weighing out such Salt without any Losse or Hindrance of time to the Person or Persons that shall shipp off or carry the same and in case hee shall neglect or refuse so to doe hee shall for every such Neglect or Default forfeit the Su[m]m of Forty shillings to be sued for recovered levied and received or mitigated by the same Means Rules Ways and Methods as the other Penalties and Forfeitures in this Act mentioned and contained are directed to be recovered.