The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-03

'are } ~ ,naiesty's loyal AMI obeIient subjects
the commander in chief ur Your naiesiv's lee
ward Carribbee islands in Anerics. and the
council and assembly of this your mgicsys island
ot Antigua, do pray your most excellent m.jss
", that It may be enacted and orda,aed-dnd be
IL, nnas 10 hereby enacted and ordainc! by the az
shortly aforesaid, That from and after the pas
sing and publication fthis act, the master Of any
ship or vessel belonging to the subjects of any
state in amty with your majesty, from or out OF
which any sailed or picked fish shall be landed,
sold or otherwise disposed of under, or by virtue
ofyour majesy's said royal order in council,
shall pay into the hands of the collie ctor of your
1naIestys customs for the port, place. or district
where such ships or vessels shall anchor, the
following duties, that is to say, the sum of one
shilling sterling money, every quintal of dried
or salted cod or ling fish, cured or dried the
sum OF nine pence like money, for every barrel of
cured or picked shad or alewives: the sum of
one shilling and six pence like money for every
barrel ct cured or picked mackarel and the
sum oftwo shillings like money, for every barrel
or cured or picked salmon and also a tonnage,
rate, or duty offive shngs per ton like money
upon the said ship vessels according TO the adj.
measurement OF such ship or vessel
IND 6e az enacted and ordained BY Ihe authority
aforesaid, That from and alter the first dsy Of
November IN this present year OF our Lord, one
Thousand eight hundred and nine, the master of
any s.np or vessel belonging to the subjects of a
ny state IN arnity with your majesty, from or out
OF which any slaves, lumber, horses, mules, as
ses, neat cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry live stock,
1--we provisions, or any kind of provisions whatso.
ever shall be landed, sold or otherwise disposed
Cfunder, or by virtue of your maesty's said roy
alDrder IN council, shall pay into the hands of
the collector of your majesty's customs for the
port, place or district where such ship or vessel
SHAH anchor, tonnage, rate or duty of five shil
ilnss sterling money per ton, upon the SAID ship
or vessel according to the admeasurement of
such ship or vessel.
And be It aisoenacted and oydainedAy tkc author
itp aforesaid, That all monies collected by virtue
OF 'his act, shall be applied and disposed Of in
such manner as your majesty shall think proper
from time to time to direct or appoint.
-ind be it also enacted and ordained by the author
fty Uoresaid, That no ship or vessel being sub
Ject or liable to the rates duties, herenbefore
mentioned. shall be cleared by any officers of
your maiesty's customs for this island Antigua.
nor permrted To depart from the said island AN
tigua until all the rates or duties imposed by this
act shall have been duly paid and satisfied and
the master OF such ship vessel shs II deliver un
on oath, to the said collector, 4 true account of
all fish OF every kind imported in the said ship or
vessel, which oath the said collector is here
by authorised to administer And if such
deposition or oath shall not contain a true
account of the in dispos d of the person
making the same shall be liable to be prosecuted
for perjury, and being thereof convicted. sbaIl
TO be inflicted upon persons guilty of perjury.
Is And be it also enacted and ordained, That this
act shall! be and continue in force for one year
from the passing and publication thereof, and
from thence to the next meeting of the council
and assembly OF this island Dated at Saint
Christopher the thrtieth day of June, in the wear
OF orr Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and
nine, and in the forty ninth year of the reign of
our sovereign Lord George the Third, by the
Grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great.
Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith,
&c.
JOHN TAYLOR, Speaker.
Passed the Council, this twenty-ninth dav
OF June, one thousand eight hundred and nine
Passed the Assembly this twenty ninth day of
June, one thousand eight hundred and nine
! mEo ooN' e.. s.
O1ly pu6Ashea third day Of u!y, one thousand eight
hundred and nine.
JOHN ROBERTS,
Dep Pro Marshall