An Act for continuing several laws relating to the punishment of persons going armed or disguised in defiance of the laws of customs or excise
Subtitle: to the drawback of the duties upon copper bars exported; and to the duties upon foreign-made sail cloth; and also for encouragement of the silk manufactures; and for taking off several duties on merchandizes exported; and for encouraging the trade of the sugar colonies in America; and for vacating the security for the duty on salt lost in any river, or in port, after shipped; and for enlarging the time proving the loss of salt; and for relief of masters of ships with respect to the importation of soap and candles, contrary to an Act made in the twenty third year of His Majesty's reign; and also for the more efffectual payment of the bounties upon British-made sail cloth; and to impower the commissioners of the treasury to direct the payment of the bounty to John Henniker, and others, upon four ships fitted out for the whale fishery, and lost in the Greenland Seas; and also to Philip How, and others, upon two ships employed in the said fishery, notwithstanding some of the forms required by law in fitting out such ships, were not complied with
Contributors: Durst, Seymour B., 1913- former owner
Publisher: Printed by Thomas Baskett; and by the assigns of Robert Baskett
Published: 1753
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
Subjects: Commerce; Early works to 1800; Law and legislation; Customs administration
Other titles: Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magn©Œ Britanni©Œ, Franci©Œ, & Hiberni©Œ, vicesimo sexto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the tenth day of November, . 1747. . And from thence continued . to the eleventh day of January, 1753. being the sixth session of this present Parliament.
Work titles: Public General Acts. 1753. 26 Geo. II.c.32
Notes: At head of drop-head title: 'Anno vicesimo sexto Georgii II. Regis.' - Text in black letter.

Issued separately with a general titlepage, and also as part of: 'Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magn©Œ Britanni©Œ, Franci©Œ, & Hiberni©Œ, vicesimo sexto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the tenth day of November, . 1747. . And from thence continued . to the eleventh day of January, 1753. being the sixth session of this present Parliament.' - Imprint from general titlepage.

Last word of first line of text: 'here-'; first word of line below initial: 'ment'; last word of last full line of text: 'notwith-'.

Avery Classics (Offsite) copy: From the library of Seymour Durst.

ESTC N052879