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1748, Sellers

Offences fhall have been committed, giving Six Days Notice at the least of fuch Appeal to the Profecutor or Profecutors which Juftices, at fuch General QuarterSeffions, are hereby authorised and impowered to hear and determine the fame, whofe Determination fhall be final.

After June 24. 2. AND be it further enacted by the of Cambrick Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or to forfeit 51. Perfons fhall, from and after the Twenty

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fourth Day of June, One thousand seven hundred and forty-eight, vend, utter, fell, or expofe to Sale any Cambricks or French Lawns, made or not made up, fuch Perfon or Perfons fo vending, uttering, felling, or expofing the fame to Sale, (except for Exportation only), and fhall thereof be convicted, fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Pounds, to be recovered and levied as aforefaid.

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3. PROVIDED always, and it is herewearing Cam- by declared, That if any Perfon or Perfons vering the fhall, from and after the faid Twentydifcharged of fourth Day of June, One thousand feven the Penalty; hundred and forty-eight, be prosecuted by

Seller, shall be

this Act for wearing in or on any Gar ment or Apparel, any Cambricks or French Lawns, and fuch Perfon or Perfons fhall discover upon Oath, before any One or more Justice or Juftices of the Peace, the Perfon or Perfons who fold fuch Cambricks or French Lawns, to fuch Perfon or

Perfons

thereto.

Perfons fo wearing the fame, fuch Person or Perfons fo difcovering as aforefaid, fhall be, and is and are hereby freed and difcharged of and from all and every fuch Penalties and Forfeitures, as aforefaid, for wearing fuch Cambricks or French Lawns; and the Perfon or Perfons fo felling fuch and the Seller Cambricks or French Lawns, to fuch Per-hall be liable fon or Perfons as fhall wear the fame, fhall be liable to the Penalties and Forfeitures herein before laid and inflicted; and the fame fhall be recovered and levied, and difpofed of in fuch Manner as the Penalties and Forfeitures which are inflicted by this Act, for wearing of Cambricks or French Lawns.

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$6. PROVIDED always, That it fhall Conditions on and may be lawful to import or enter in- bricks, &c. to any Part of Great Britain, after the First may be imported, Day of Auguft, One thousand seven hundred and forty-fix, àny Cambricks, French Lawns, or other Linen whatsoever, of the Kind usually entered under the Denomination of Cambricks, upon the Im- en Proof that porter making Oath, or if a Quaker, Af- Importer's or firmation, that they are intended for Ex- other Subportation only, and that they are really ty; and bona fide the Property of the faid Importer, or of fome other of his Majesty's Subjects, and that no Alien or Foreigner hath any Intereft or Property therein; and alfo upon the faid Importer giving fuffi

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to be given

Three Years

and Security cient Security by Bond, to the Satisfac that they shall tion of the Commiffioners of the Customs, be exported in or the Chief Officer or Officers thereof, at after Entry. the Port of Importation, for the Ufe of his Majesty, his Heirs, and Succeffors, in double the Value of the Goods fo imported, fuch Value to be afcertained by the Oath or Affirmation of the Importer, as aforefaid; and which Bonds, Oaths, and Affirmations refpectively, the proper Officers are hereby authorised and required to receive and adminifter, for Payment of the Sum of Five Pounds for each and every Piece of fuch Cambricks and French Lawns, which fhall not be exported out of this Kingdom, within the Term of Three Years, after the Entry of the fame; any thing to the contrary in this prefent Act in any ways notwithstanding.

No XII.

N° XII.

Anno vicefimo primo

GEORGII II. Regis.

An ACT for explaining, amending, and en-" forcing an Act made in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An Act for prohibiting the Wearing and Importation of Cambricks and French Lawns.

citing the Act

1. WHEREAS by an Act made in the Preamble, reEighteenth Year of the Reigng Geo. II. of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An Act for prohibiting the Wearing and Importation of Cambricks and French Lawns, it is (amongst other Things) enacted, That from and after the Twenty-fourth Day of June, which fhall be in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fortyeight, it fhall not be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever to wear in Great Britain, in any Garment or Apparel whatfoever, any Cambrick or French Lawn, under Penalty to the Informer of Five Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain, for every fuch Offence, being thereof lawfully convicted by the Oath or Oaths of M

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one or more Witness or Witneffes, before any one or more Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, to be levied and recovered as is therein directed: And whereas it is further enacted by the aforefaid Act, That from and after the faid Twenty-fourth Day of June, One thoufand feven hundred and forty-eight, if any Perfon shall vend, utter, fell, or expofe to Sale, any Cambricks or French Lawns, made or not made up, fuch Perfon or Perfons fo vending, uttering, felling, or expofing the fame to Sale (except for Exportation only), who fhall thereof be convicted, fhall forfeit and pay the like Sum of Five Pounds, to be recovered and levied as aforefaid: And whereas it is further provided and declared by the faid Act, That if any Perfon fhall, after the faid Twenty-fourth Day of June, One thousand seven hundred and forty-eight, be profecuted for wearing fuch Cambrick or French Lawn, and fuch Perfon fhall difcover upon Oath, before any one or more Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, the Perfon or Perfons who fold fuch Cambricks or French Lawns, to fuch Perfon wearing the fame, fuch Perfon, fo discovering as aforesaid, shall be, and is thereby discharged from all Penalties and Forfeitures inflicted by the faid Act; and that the Perfon or Perfons fo felling fuck Cambrick or French Lawns,

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