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Licenced Boats not exceeding 10 Tons having a certain Quantity of Spirits, &c. on board for the Supply of the Isle of Sark not seizable.
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IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to subject to Forfeiture or Seizure under any of the Provisions of this Act, any Boat not exceeding the Burthen of Ten Tons, for having on board at any one Time any Foreign Spirits of the Quantity of Ten Gallons, or under, in Casks or Packages of less Size or Content than Sixty Gallons, or any Tobacco, Snuff, or Tea, not exceeding Fifty Pounds Weight of each, for the Supply of the said Island of Sark, such Boat having a Licence from the proper Officer of Customs at either of the said Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, for the Purpose of being employed in carrying Commodities for the Supply of the said Island of Sark, which Licence such Officer of Customs is hereby required to grant without taking any Fee or Reward for the same: Provided always, that every such Boat having on board at any One Time any greater Quantity of Spirits than Ten Gallons, or any greater Quantity of Tobacco or Snuff than Fifty Pounds Weight of each of the said Articles, unless such greater Quantity of Spirits, Tobacco, or Snuff, shall be in Casks or Packages of the Size, Content, or Weight herein-before required, or having on board at any One Time any greater Quantity of Tea than Fifty Pounds Weight, shall be forfeited, and shall and may be seized by any Officer or Officers of His Majesty’s Army, Navy, or Marines, or of the Customs or Excise.
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