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From 1st May, 1787, no vessel shall be cleared out for foreign parts, till security be given by the master and mate as herein,
condition,
or until such master produces a certificate of having giving such security in some other port of the kingdom.
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XXII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, it shall not be lawful for any officer of his Majesty’s revenue in this kingdom, to permit or suffer any ship or vessel to be cleared out for foreign parts from any port or place whatever in this kingdom, until the master or other person having or taking the charge or command of such ship or vessel, and the mate of such ship or vessel shall severally and respectively give security to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, by bond, in the penalty of two hundred pounds; which security shall be taken by the collector or other principal officer at such port or place, who is hereby authorized and required to take such security, with condition that such master or other person having or taking the charge or command of such ship or vessel, or such mate, as the case may be, will not at any time thereafter land, or cause to be landed, any goods in any part of this kingdom in any manner which is or shall be prohibited by law, or take the same on board, in order to their being so landed, nor be anywise concerned, or aiding or assisting in fraudulently importing, unshipping, or landing the same, and will not hinder, molest, or oppose any of his Majesty’s officers of the customs or excise, or any other person or persons assisting them, or any of them in the due execution of their respective offices or employments, or until such master or other person having or taking the charge or command of such ship or vessel, shall produce a certificate under the hand of the collector, or other chief officer of the revenue at some other port or place in this kingdom, of such security having been before given at such other port or place to such collector or other chief officer by such master and mate.
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