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Vessels shall not clear out from Guernsey, &c. with greater than allowed Proportion of Men, or with empty Casks on Materials for Smuggling.
Penalty, Forfeiture of the Ship, &c.
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XIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, belonging in the Whole or in Part to His Majesty Subjects, or whereof One Half of the Persons on board are Subjects of His Majesty, shall fail or depart from any or either of the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, with any greater Number of Persons on board than is allowed under this Act to be on board any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, of like Size and Description, or if any Ship, Vessel, or Boat whatever, shall fail or depart from any or either of the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, having on board, or which shall take or have taken on board, during the Voyage, any small Cordage adapted and prepared for slinging small Casks, or any 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 such Vessel, or any Materials for the forming, making, or constructing of any such Ankers, Half Ankers, or small Casks, Cases, Boxes, or Bladders as aforesaid, or having on board, or which shall take or have taken on board, during the Voyage, any Syphon, Tube, Hose, or Implements whatever, for broaching or drawing off any Fluid, more than is usual and necessary to have on board for the fair and ordinary Purposes of the Voyage, or having on board, or which shall take or have taken, 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 any such Ship, Vessel, or Boat during the Voyage, every such Ship, Vessel, or Boat, as aforesaid, shall, together with her Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle and Apparel, be forfeited, and shall and may be seized by any Officer or Officers of the Army, Navy, or Marines, or of the Customs or Excise.
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