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Powers given to officers of Excise by recited Act extended to officers of customs.
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22. [Recital of 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 55.] All the powers, authorities, and privileges granted to officers of Excise by the said recited Act may and shall be exercised by officers of Customs, and by all persons duly employed for the prevention of smuggling, or authorized by the Commissioners of Customs to seize goods forfeited under the laws of Customs, as fully and effectually as of the clauses in the said Act had been repeated and re-enacted on the body of this Act, and made to apply to officers of Customs and the other persons herein named.
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