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Goods flowed out of the main hold,
to be marked by the officer.
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XIII. And be it further enacted, That if upon the arrival of any ship or vessel within the limits of any port in this kingdom, for the discharge of the cargo or any part thereof, there shall be any goods, which from necessity or from the nature of the cargo must be unavoidably stowed, either in the cabbin or between the decks, or upon the decks, or in the steerage, forecastle, or other place or places, out of the main hold of any such ship or vessel, save and except such part of the cargo as is stowed in the chains, or in other parts of the outside of such ship or vessel, in such case the officer or officers of the customs or excise who shall first go on board, shall before he or they shall leave the ship or vessel, mark or seal such several and respective packages in such manner as such officer or officers shall be directed by the commissioners of the revenue in this kingdom, or any three or more of them for the time being, and shall keep a particular account thereof, which mark or seal shall not be altered, defaced or broken, before the goods contained in such packages shall be respectively landed, either at the lawful quays, or at such other places as shall from time to time be allowed for that purpose by special sufferance, and leave of the commissioners of the revenue, and under the inspection of such officer or officers as they shall appoint to see such packages opened.
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