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Commissioners of Customs and Excise in England and Scotland authorized to reward Officers seizing Vessels or Boats, liable to be broken up, and not used in His Majesty’s Service, or as Privateers, with certain Sums, according to their Tonnage.
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XVIII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs or Excise in England and Scotland respectively for the Time being, shall and they are hereby authorized and empowered respectively, out of any Monies in their Hands arising from Seizures or Duties under their Management, to reward any Officer or Officers of the Customs or Excise, or of the Army, Navy, or Marines, who shall seize any Vessel or Boat, which by Law shall he liable to be broken up after Condemnation, and which shall not be used in His Majesty’s Service, or fold to be employed or used as a Privateer, in the Manner herein-after mentioned; (that is to say) to such Officer or Officers, for all such Vessels or Boats as shall exceed Four Tons by Admeasurement, which shall be seized and condemned, an Allowance of Thirty Shillings per Ton, according to the legal Admeasurement thereof; and for all such Boats which shall not exceed Four Tons by Admeasurement; and which shall be seized and condemned, an Allowance of Forty Shillings per Ton; and for all Ships, Vessels, and Boats, which, on Account of their Built, Construction, Denomination, or Description, are liable to Forfeiture by any Act or Acts of Parliament in force, or hereafter to be made, and which shall be liable to be broken up, and which said Ships, Vessels, and Boats, at the Time of the Seizure thereof, shall be found in Ballast or light, an Allowance of Twenty Shillings per Ton, to be paid upon the Condemnation of such Ships, Vessels, and Boats, according to the legal Admeasurement thereof; and all such Allowances shall be in Addition to all other Allowances, Sums of Money, or Rewards, to which any such Officers or Persons may be entitled in respect of any such Vessel or Boat.
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