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Vessels having on board Spirits, Wine, or Tobacco in illegal Packages, and found bovering within Two Leagues of the Coasts of Guernsey, &c. shall be forfeited, as also the Article.
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VI. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passing of this Act, if any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, having on board any Foreign Brandy, Rum, Geneva, or other Spirituous Liquors, in any Cask or Package which shall not contain Sixty Gallons at the least (except only for the Use of the Seamen then belonging to and on board such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, not exceeding Two Gallons for each Seaman) or having on board any Wine in Casks or Packages of less Content than a reputed Hogshead (except such Wine in Bottles as by this Act is allowed, and provided such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, having Wine on board, shall not exceed Sixty Tons Burthen), or having on board any Tobacco or Snuff in any Cask or Package containing less than Four hundred and fifty Pounds Weight (save and except loose Tobacco for the Use of the Seamen, not exceeding Five Pounds for each Seaman), shall be found at Anchor, or hovering, or shall be discovered to have been within Two Leagues of the Coasts of the said Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, or Sark, or within Two Miles of the Coast of Alderney, such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, not proceeding on her Voyage (Wind and Weather permitting) unless in case of unavoidable Necessity or Distress of Weather, of which Necessity or Distress the Master or other Person having or taking the Charge or Command of such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, shall give Notice, and make Proof before the Chief Officer of the Customs of the nearest Port, or the Port in which such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, shall take Shelter, or to which such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, can go under all Circumstances of Wind, Tide, and Weather, immediately after the Arrival of such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, within the Limits of such Port, then not only all such Goods and Packages, but also the Ship, Vessel, or Boat, on board which the same shall be found as aforesaid, with all the Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle, and Apparel thereof, shall be forfeited, and may and shall be seized as such by any Officer of His Majesty’s Navy or Marines, or of Customs or Excise.
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