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British Vessels, having on board small Cordage, Casks, or Implements, or Materials, &c. for smuggling, forfeited.
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VIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, of whatever Size, Draught of Water, or Description, the same be, belonging in the Whole or in Part to His Majesty’s Subjects, or whereof One-half of the Persons on board shall be Subjects of His Majesty, shall be found or discovered to have been within the Limits or Distance aforesaid, having on board, or having had on board, during the Voyage, any small Cordage, adapted and prepared for slinging small Casks, or having on board, or having had on board, during the Voyage, any more Ankers, Half Ankers, or other small Casks under Sixty Gallons, or any Tin or other Cases, or Bladders of less Content than Sixty Gallons, (and capable of containing Liquids) of the Sort or Description used, or intended to be used, or fit or adapted for the smuggling of Spirits, than shall be really necessary for the Use of the said Vessel, or any Materials for the forming, making, or constructing, of any such Ankers, Half Ankers, or other small Casks, or Cases or Bladders, or having on board, or having had on board, during the Voyage, any Syphon, Tube, Hose, or Implements whatever, for broaching or drawing any Fluid, more than is usual and necessary to have on board for the fair and ordinary Purposes of Use in the Voyage, and not being a Part of the Cargo, and included as such in the regular official Documents, or having on board, or having had on board, during the Voyage, any Articles, Implements, or Materials, adapted and prepared for the re-packing any Tobacco or Snuff which may be on board, or have been on board, during the Time, every such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, and all her Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle, and Apparel, together with the said Implements, Ankers, Casks, Cases, an Materials, 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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