House of Commons (Disqualification) Act 1693

V. Conveying Salt without Warrant.

Salt seized and detained, if not claimed within Ten Days, forfeited and sold;; Proceeds of Sale, how disposed of;; and if Owner does not make it appear on Oath that Salt was duly entered, &c.; Penalty.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may bee lawfull for the said Officers soe appointed to seize all such Salt which shall from and after the said Five and twentieth day of March be conveying or conveyed by day or by night either by land or by water before due entry be made of such Salt without Warrant Tickett or Licence obtained from the Commissioners of the Duties granted by this Act their Collectors or Officers or some or one of them as aforesaid for the conveying or carrying the said Salt And the Salt that shall be soe seized shall be brought to the Office appointed for these Duties next adjoyneing to the place where such Salt shall be so seized there to be detained and kept And in case the Salt so seized shall not be claimed by the true and lawfull Owner thereof or by one deputed under his or their hand within Ten days after seizure the said Salt shall be absolutely forfeited to their Majesties and shall be sold the next general day of Sale to be appointed by the Co[m]missioners or their Officers respectively after the said days are expired the one moyety or halfe part of the proceed thereof (all necessary Charges being first deducted out of the whole) to bee paid to the use of their Majesties and the other moyety or halfe part to be paid to the partie or parties who seized the same And in case such Salt soe seized shall be claimed within Ten days by the true and lawfull Owner thereof or by one deputed thereunto under his hand And if the said Owner or Claimer shall neverthelesse neglect or refuse to make it appeare before the next Justice of Peace of the County where such seizure shall be made by the Oath of one or more credible Witnesses (which Oath the said Justice is hereby impowered to administer) that the said Salt soe seized [X1 was] or had been duely entred and a Warrant Tickett or Licence obtained for the carrying and conveying the same as aforesaid that then the said Salt shall likewise be forfeited to their Majesties to be sold and disposed of as aforesaid And every person who shall carry or convey or cause any Salt to be carried and conveyed before due entry made and Warrant or Licence obtained as aforesaid shall likewise forfeit to their Majesties double the value of such Salt soe carryed or conveyed.

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X1 interlined on the Roll.