A. D. 1663. Anno decimo qiiinto Carol i II. C. i^Z-,i5.' 275 XXIV. And he it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That the Juftices of the Peace or any two '^^^o may hew or more of them, or Chief Magiflrates, in the fcvcral Counties, Cities, Divifions and Places within "JJ"' ^'^'<:™"'e j?Hi7fo»<^and /^/« refpecStively, fhall meet once in every Month in their refpcflive Divifions, or oftner if jj^jj'^^"'"'" ithe'refliall be Occafion, to hear, determine and to adjudge all Matters and Offences againft this or the jaiforefaid A6ts. XXV. And be it further enafled by the Authority aforefaid. That one third Part of all Fines, Penalties How tlic Penal- 'and Forfeitures not herein otherwife difpofed, fhall be to the King's Majefty, His Heirs and SuccciTors, and •!" upon this one other third Part to the Poor of the Parifli where the Offence fliall^ be committed, and the other third ^^Jl'^[ ^' "^'J" Part to him that (hall inform and fue for the fame ; (2) and that all Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures, for ^jrcj, which no Remedy is ordained for Recovery thereof by this Aft, fhall be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, in any Court of Record within fuch County, City or Corporation, where the Of- fence fhall be committed, or by fuch other Ways and Means, and in fuch Manner, as by the faid former lAfts is direfted and appointed : i XXVI. Provided always. That after the faid third Day oi September, no Appeal in any Matter or Caufe Appeals for 'of Excife within the immediate Limits of the Chief Office in London nor within the Limits of the prefent Matters in Lon- Farm oi London, during the Continuance of fuch Farm, fhall be admitted, unlefs the fame be brought ^""'.^"1° - within two Months next after the firfl Judgment, and Notice thereof given or left at the Dwelling-houfe '""" ' "'° * of the Party or Parties concerned therein; (2} nor fhall any Appeal in any Matter or Caufe of Excife in i any other County, City, Town or Place, be admitted, unlefs the fame be brought within four Months ! after the firft Judgment and Notice given as aforefaid ; any Thing in this Act to the contrary notwith- ! ftanding. ! XXVII. Provided neverthelefs, and it is hereby enafted. That no Commiffioner, Farmer, Sub-Corn- No Commiffio- miffioner, or other Perfon imployed or to be imployed in the Farming, collefting or taking Accounts for ™r or other may the Duty of Excife, do after the firft Day oi September next take upon him or them any fuch Office, or ^'^' """u n^7® proceed in Execution of any fuch Imployment, until he or they have firft taken the Oaths appointed to be ■j', thVAft oV taken by the A6t of Parliament, intituled, A Grant of certain Inipojitions on Beer, Ale. and other Liquors, for ,2 car. 2. c. 23. . the Increafe of his Majejiy's Revenue during his Life, before the refpeclive Perfons appointed in the faid Aft of Fanber Pnm- Parliament, and have entred his Certificate for taking the faid Oaths, with the Auditor for Excife, under /"'".""^"^"'"l" ( the Penalty of fifty Pounds for every Month he or they fhall fo negledf; to take the fame. ^"'H fi' '^ ^
' ' J7 Lar, z. c, 4.
»iSf23 Ccr. a. 1;. 5. 1 py. IS M. Jfat. 1. c. z. 4 ^. £? Af. c. 3. ^W.&M.c.io. 7^.3.^.30. 8 ^. 3. r. 19. 10/K3. c. si, iz^. 3.C. li ■ a II. I Ann.jiat. i. c. 3. 4 Ann. c. 6. 8 Ann, c. 7. 10 Ann. c. 19. iz Ann.Jial. a. c, 9. 6 Geo, I . c, 21, II Ceo, 1, c, 30, is Gee, 1, c, iZi 1 Geo, z, c, 16. 23 Geo, 2. c, z6. 32 Geo. z. c, 17. 33 Geo, 2. c. 9. and 1 Geo, 3. c. 7. CAP. XII. An explanatory Afl: for Recovery of the Arrears of Excife. Where any Officers of Excife are charged with any Duties of Excife received, and not pardoned by the A(St of Indemnity, the Sureties of fuch Per- fons fhall be deemed anfwerable. Where the CommifTioners have ifTued out any Summons which hath been left at the Houfe of any the aforefaid Perfons, the fame fhall be deemed good Notice. EXP. CAP. XIII. i
additional Aft for the better Ordering and Collefting the Revenue arifing by Hearth-Money. [Re- 13 & 14 Car. s;
pealed by i W. &: M. Self. i. c. 10.] c. 10. CAP. XIV. An Aft for fettling the Profits of the Pofl Office, and Power of granting Wine Licences, on his PvOyal '2 Car. 2.C.25. Highnefs the Duke of Tork and the Heirs Males of his Body. EXP. " Car. 2. c. 34. C A P. XV. An Aft for encouraging the Manufa£tures of making Linen Cloth and Tapiftry. HERE AS vafl Quantities of Linen Cloth, and other Manufaftures of Hemp and Flax, and The Inconvenf- of Tapiflry-Hangings, are daily imported into this Kingdom from foreign Parts, to the great De- «"ce by import- triment and Impoverifhment thereof, the Monies and Quick-flock of this Kingdom being thereby daily '"g fofeign Ma- greatly exhaufled and diminifhed, and the Poor thereof unimployed, while the Materials for the making ^"fi. "f/-'""" of fuch Hangings are here more plentiful, and better and cheaper than in thofe Places from whence they Hangings.'^" are imported ; and Flax and Hemp might be had here in great Abundance, and very good, if by fetting 28 H, 8. C 4. up the Manufaftures of fuch Commodities as are made thereof, it would be taken off the Hands of fuch as fow and plant the fame :' 11.^ For the Encouragement therefore of thofe Manufaftures, Be it enafted, and it is hereby enafted, by Encouragement the Kmg's mofl Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- "f Engiift Ma- poral, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament alTembled, and by the Authority thereof, That from and "'■"^'^"'^s- after the firfl: Day of October next enfuing, it fliall and may be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever. Native or Foreigner, freely and without paying any Acknowledgment, Fee or other Gratuity for the fame, in any Place of England or Wales, Privileged or Unprivileged, Corporate or not Corporate, to fet up and ' exercife the Trade, Occupation or Myftery of breaking, hickling or dreffing of HemDorFIaxj as alio I" tHe Ocrupa. ' for making and whitening of Thread ; as alfo of fpinning, weaving, making, whitening or bleaching of "'"" "'"^'"'"S any Sort of Cloth whatfoever made of Hemp or Flax only ; As alfo the Trade, Occupation or Myflery of ^^""3^3 flax N n 2 making ' '
