33 Geo. 3. e. 65. Copy of prices to be bung up. Receiver to transmit prices for six tion, 3. to make up and compute the average price of each sort of corn and of oatmeal sold and delivered during such week in each district, by taking the average of the average prices, ascertained as above directed, in each city or town within each such district from whence returns shall have been received, pursuant to the directions of this act; and the said receiver of corn returns is hereby directed, without delay, to transmit to the collectors, or other chief officers of customs, of the several places within each such district, a certificate of the average prices of each sort of British corn and of oatmeal, so made up and computed; and the said respective collectors and other chief officers are hereby required to receive and enter the same in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, and to cause a copy thereof to be hung up in some public place in the custom house thereto belonging, to which all persons may resort; and the exportation of each sort of British corn and other articles as aforesaid, and the payment of the bounty (a) thereon within that district, shall be governed and regulated by such average prices, until new average prices shall in like manner be made up and computed, and a certificate thereof shall be transmitted to such collectors or chief officers, and be by them received. Rule 13. The said receiver of corn returns is hereby required, make up and within seven days after the 15th August, within seven days after the 15th November, 1793, and within seven days after the 15th February, weeks, as rule the 15th May, the 15th August, and the 15th November, in each for importa- succeeding year, to make up and compute, from the six last weekly certificates by him transmitted, according to the directions of this act, to the respective collectors and other chief officers of customs in each district in England, the average price of each sort of corn and of oatmeal during the said six weeks in each such district; and the said receiver of corn returns is hereby directed, without delay, to transmit to the collectors and other chief officers of customs of the several places in each district, a certificate of the average prices of the several sorts of corn and of oatmeal made up and computed as above directed; and the said respective collectors, and other chief officers, are hereby prices to be required to receive and enter the same in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, and to cause a copy thereof to be hung up in some public place in the custom house thereto belonging, to which all persons may resort; and the importation of each sort of foreign corn, meal, and flour, and the payment of the duty thereon within that district, shall be governed and regulated by such average prices, until new average prices shall in like manner be made up and computed, and a certificate thereof be transmitted to such collectors or other chief officers, and be by them received, (b) Copy of hung up. Receivers to insert in gazette weekly prices in each county, 4. Rule 14. The said receiver of corn returns is hereby authorized and required to make up and compute, at the end of every week, from the average prices of the several sorts of corn and of oatmeal returned to him in the week immediately preceding from each city and town in each county, whether inland or maritime, in England (such average prices being ascertained and computed in manner before respectively directed in the foregoing act and in this act), the average price of each sort of corn and of oatmeal in each county; and further (a) By 54 Geo. 3. c. 69. the bounty on the export of corn is abolished. See TITLE 202, Rule 1. (b) See Rules 18-28 of this title. to make up and compute, at the end of every week, from the average 33 Geo. 3. of the county prices so ascertained, the general average price of each c. 65, sort of corn and of oatmeal in England, and to cause the same respectively to be published in the London Gazette once in every week; and Prices in also to make up and compute monthly, from the returns received by Scotland. him monthly, from the sheriff or sheriff's deputy in each county, in Scotland, the average price of each sort of corn and of oatmeal during the four preceding weeks in each such county; and further, to make up and compute from the average of the county prices so ascertained the general average price of each sort of corn and of oatmeal in ScotJand, during the four preceding weeks, and to cause the same respectively to be published in the London Gazette once in every month. transmit certificate of for import and export, Rule 15. If a sufficient number of returns, conformable to the di- Receiver to rections of the foregoing act, shall not be made from any one or more of the districts in England or in Scotland, or in case no prices to cuscopy of the account of the average prices of corn and of oatmeal, toms as rule sold and delivered within the city of London and suburbs thereof, be transmitted to the receiver of corn returns by the inspector ap- § 5. pointed for the city of London, or in case any sort of corn or oatmeal should be entirely omitted in all the returns of any district, or in the said account received from the inspector for the city of London, the said receiver of corn returns is hereby authorized and required, in every such case, to transmit a certificate of the general average price of each sort of corn or of oatmeal, or of any sort of corn or of oatmeal which may have been omitted as aforesaid, computed as above directed, for England and for Scotland respectively, as the case may be, to the collectors or other chief officers of the ports of every such district in England or Scotland, as the case may be; and according to such average prices contained in such certificate the importation and exportation of corn and other articles shall be regulated in every such district till a new certificate be received by such officers. How prices to be ascer Rule 16. The importation and exportation of corn, grain, malt, 45 Geo. 3. meal, flour, and biscuit, into and from every part of Great Britain, c. 86. § 1. shall be regulated by the aggregate average price of the whole of the twelve maritime districts in England and Wales, to be ascertained from such returns and in such manner as is in that case directed by the foregoing acts of 31 Geo. 3. and 33 Geo. 3. tained. Rule 17. Every permission granted by order in council under the Orders in foregoing acts of 31 Geo. 3. and 33 Geo. 3. for the importation of council, § 2. corn, meal, or flour, from the British plantations in North America, shall continue in force six months at least from the date of such order. Corn may at all times be Rule 18. All corn, meal, or flour, the growth, produce, or ma- 55 Gen. 3. nufacture of any foreign (a) country, which may now by law be im- c. 26. § 1. ported into the United Kingdom, shall at all times be allowed to be brought to the said United Kingdom, and to be warehoused there, imported and under the regulations and provisions of the laws now in force relating warehoused. to corn, without payment of any duty whatever; and such corn, meal, and flour so warehoused, may at all times be taken out of warehouse, under the regulations and provisions now by law in force, and be exported according to such laws, without payment of any duty whatever. (a) By order of the board of customs, dated 19th November 1816, it is stated, that His Majesty's law officers are of opinion, that corn the growth and produce of the Isle of Man is not to be deemed foreign corn, and that the 5 Geo. 3. c. 43. [TITLE 50.] continues in force notwithstanding the above act of 55 Geo, 3. 55 Geo. 3. c. 26. 2. Taking out of warehouse for home use. Foreign corn sumption, § 3. Rule 19. Such corn, meal, or flour, may be taken out of ware. house, and be entered for home consumption, in the said United Kingdom, under the regulations now in force, without payment of any duty whatever, whenever foreign corn, meal, or flour, of the same sort, shall by law be admissible into the said United Kingdom, for home consumption. Rule 20. Such foreign corn, meal, or flour, shall be permitted to for home con- be imported into the said United Kingdom, for home consumption, under the regulations now in force, without payment of any duty whatever, whenever the average prices of the several sorts of British corn, made up and published in the manner now by law required, shall be at or above the prices hereafter mentioned; that is to say, whenever wheat shall be at or above the price of 80s. per quarter; (a) whenever rye, peas, and beans, shall be at or above the price of 53s. per quarter; whenever barley, beer, or bigg, shall be at or above the price of 40s. per quarter; (a) and whenever oats shall be at or above the price of 27s. per quarter. When corn ported or taken out of warehouse, Rule 21. Whenever the average prices of British corn so made up not to be im and published shall respectively be below the prices hereinbefore stated, no foreign corn, or meal, or flour, made from any of the respective sorts of foreign corn hereinbefore enumerated, shall be allowed to be imported into the United Kingdom, for the purpose of home consumption, or taken out of warehouse for that purpose. Times for taking ave rage prices of British corn, Rule 22. The average price of the several sorts of British corn, by which the importation of foreign corn, meal, or flour, into the United Kingdom, shall be regulated and governed, shall continue to be made up and published in the manner now required by law; but if it shall hereafter at any time after the importation of foreign corn, meal, or flour, shall be permitted, under the provisions of this act, appear that the average prices of the different sorts of British corn respectively, in the six weeks immediately succeeding the 15th February, the 15th May, the 15th August, and the 15th November, in each year, shall have fallen below the prices at which foreign corn, meal, or flour, may be, under the provisions of this act, allowed to be imported for home consumption, no such foreign corn, meal, or flour, shall be allowed to be imported into the United Kingdom for home consumption, from any place between the rivers Eyder and Bidassoa, both inclusive, until a new average shall be made up, and published in the London Gazette, for regulating the importation into the United Kingdom for the suc ceeding quarter. Rule 23. Such corn, meal, or flour, being the growth, produce, or manufacture of any British plantation in North America, as may now by law be imported into the United Kingdom, may hereafter respectively be imported for home consumption, without payment of any duty, whenever the average prices of British corn, made up and published as now by law required, shall respectively be at or above the prices hereafter specified; that is to say, whenever the price of wheat shall be at or above 67s. per quarter; (a) whenever the price of rye, peas, and beans shall be at or above 44s. per quarter; whenever the price of barley, beer, or bigg shall be at or above 33s. per quarter; (a) and whenever the price of oats shall be at or above 22s. per quarter. (a) By 31 Geo. 3. c. 30. the importation of wheat-meal and flour is to be governed by the average price of wheat, and the importation of Indian corn or maize by the average price of barley. Rule 24. Whenever the prices of British corn respectively shall be 55 Geo. 3. below the prices herein specified, corn, or meal, or flour, made from c. 26. $7. any of the respective sorts of corn herein enumerated, the growth, produce, or manufacture of any British plantation in North America, shall no longer be allowed to be imported into the United Kingdom for home consumption. North Ameri can corn. Rule 25. Such corn, meal, or flour, the growth, produce, or ma- North Amenufacture of any British plantation in North America, as may now by rican cora, law be imported into the United Kingdom, shall at all times be permitted to be imported into the United Kingdom, and warehoused according to the laws now in force, without payment of any duty whatever; and be taken out of the warehouse, and exported according to the laws now in force, without payment of any duty whatever. Rule 26. Such corn, meal, or flour so warehoused, may be taken North Ame out of warehouse, and entered for home consumption in the United rican corn, Kingdom, whenever corn, meal, or flour, of the like description, im- 9. ported direct from any such plantation, shall be admissible by law for home consumption, but not otherwise. $10. Rule 27. Nothing in this act contained shall extend to repeal or Rights of corany wise alter the duties of package, scavage, baillage, or portage, or porations, any other duties payable to the mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of London, or to the lord mayor of the said city, or to any other city or town corporate within Great Britain, or any other special privilege or exemption to which any persons, bodies politic or corporate, are now entitled by law; but the same shall be continued as heretofore; provided always, that nothing in this act shall extend Inspector of to repeal or alter the payments to be made to the inspector of corn corn returns. returns respecting corn brought into the port of London. Rule 28. Every act of parliament in force on the 23d March, Former acts, 1815, for regulating the importation and exportation of corn, meal, § 11. and flour, or for ascertaining the average prices, except where any alteration is expressly made by this act, shall remain in full force as if they had been re-enacted in this present act. c. 3. 7. Malt from Scotland. Rule 29. All malt made in Scotland not to be consumed there, 58 Geo. 3. which at any time between the 23d June, 1818, and the 24th June, 1819, shall be brought into England, shall, in case the same shall be brought by sea, be entered with the officer for the said duties of the port where the same shall be so brought into England, and the sum of 6d. per bushel for the duties thereof shall be paid to such officer before landing thereof, unless a certificate from the proper officer be produced that it hath paid the duty of 3d. per bushel in Scotland; and if such certificate be produced, then there shall be paid no more than 3d. per bushel, by virtue of this act, for such malt so brought into England; and in case the same be brought by land, such malt shall pass and be carried by and through the towns of Berwick or Carlisle, and there entered with the officer for the said duties, in such of the said towns by or through which such malt shall be so carried, and the like duty of 6d. per bushel for the same shall be paid down in ready money, unless such certificate be produced as aforesaid; but upon producing thereof, then there shall be paid no more than 3d. per bushel by virtue of this act, on pain of forfeiting all such malt, or the value thereof, as shall be landed or put on shore, or be brought into England without such entry or payment of the duties as aforesaid; and in case any mait made in Scotland shall, during the said term, be 58 Geo. 3. c. 3. 23 Geo. 3. Currants to on board, $4. found coming out of Scotland, or be brought from thence by land by or beyond the towns before-mentioned, without entry or payment of the duties thereof, then all such malt, or the value thereof, shall be forfeited, and may be seized by any officer of excise. (a) TITLE CLI-Currants. (b) Rule 1. No currants shall be imported into Great Britain, from any place beyond the seas, upon any pretence whatsoever, otherwise than loose in hogsheads or other casks, each of which shall contain 5 cwt. avoirdupois of net currants at the least, and shall not be packed in rolls, bags, or in any other packages within such hogshead or cask, under the penalty of the forfeiture of all such currants as shall be imported, or found on board any vessel within any port, harbour, or creek, within this kingdom, contrary to this act, and such currants shall and may be seized by any officer of customs. (a) Rule 2. Provided, nevertheless, that it shall be lawful for the master be consumed of any vessel coming from any place from whence currants have been and are usually brought into this kingdom, to import and have on board any quantity of currants not exceeding 5 cwt. for the use of, and to be consumed on board, such vessel; provided such currants shall be reported at the custom house, and stowed openly in the ship without fraud or concealment, and shall be packed loose in an hogshead or other cask capable of containing 5 cwt. net of currants, but not otherwise. 7 Ann. c. 8. 12. 22 Geo. 3. c. 78. § 1. 16 Geo. 3. e. 48. § 8. TITLE CLII.-Drugs. (c) Rule 1. Jesuit's bark, sarsaparilla, balsam of Peru and Tolu, and all other drugs of the growth and product of America, may be imported from any of Her Majesty's plantations in America, in ships regularly manned and navigated, paying the same duty, and no more, as if they were imported directly from the place of their growth. Rule 2. All drugs of the growth, production, or manufacture of Hungary or Germany, which shall be laden and shipped at any place in the Austrian Netherlands, or at any port in Germany, and imported from thence in British-built shipping into this kingdom, shall be deemed to be imported directly from the place of their growth, production, or manufacture, and shall pay duties accordingly. (d) TITLE CLIII.-Feather Beds. Rule 1. All feather beds, and all feathers which have been heretofore entered under that denomination, dressed or undressed, new or old, which shall be imported into this kingdom in any sort of package (a) As to officers of army, navy, &c. see TITLE 5, Rules 76, 83, 99, and 100. (b) By order of the board of treasury, dated the 30th March, 1816, the present customary tare on currants is disannulled, and the following are to be substituted in London and the out-ports, viz.: Currants in casks from Zante per cent. 13 with liberty to the merchant and to the officers, to have an actual taring when either of them shall be dissatisfied, in conformity to the general practice of allowing tares on all other goods. () As to other drugs, see the separate articles in alphabetical order. (d) As to Russian drugs, see TITLE 61. |