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Foreign Spirits shall be imported, exported, or carried Coastwise at Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, only in Ships of not less than 100 Tons, and Casks of 60 Gallons.—Tobacco in like Ships and in Packages of 450lb.—Wine in Ships of not less than 60 Tons and in Hegsheads.
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III. And be it further enacted, That no Foreign Brandy, Rum, Geneva, or other Spirits, shall be imported into or exported from the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, or either of them, or removed from any one to any other of the said Islands, or Coastwise from any one Part to any other Part of either of the said Islands, or shall be shipped in order to be so removed or carried, or shall be Water-borne for the Purpose of being so shipped in any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, of less Burthen than One hundred Tons, nor in any Cask or Package of less Size or Content than Sixty Gallons; nor any Tobacco or Snuff in any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, of less Burthen than One hundred Tons, nor in any Cask or Package containing less than Four hundred and fifty Pounds Weight (save and except any such Spirits or loose Tobacco as shall be for the Use of the Seamen belonging to and on board any such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, not exceeding Two Gallons of the former, and Five Pounds of the latter for each Seaman, and also except such manufactured Tobacco or Snuff as shall have been duly exported as Merchandize from Great Britain or Ireland); nor shall any Wine be imported into or exported from the said Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, or either of them, or carried from any one of the said Islands to any other thereof, or Coastwise from any one Part to any other Part of either of the said Islands, or be shipped or Water-borne for the Purpose of being shipped in any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, of less Burthen than Sixty Tons, or in any Cask or Package of less Content than a reputed Hogshead, on pain of Forfeiture of all such Foreign Brandy, Rum, Geneva, or other Spirits, Tobacco, Snuff, or Wine respectively, together with the Casks or Packages containing the same, and also every such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, together with all the Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle, and Apparel thereof, which 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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