This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1800 edition. Excerpt: ... Pilots for Ships up the River Thames, must be licenced by the Trinity-House at Dover. sect. ii.--Respecting Revenue Officers. Every Ship-Master on approaching the Port of London, inward-bound, (ordepartingoutward-bound, ) is to bring to at the usual places to receive Revenue Officers on board, for the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1800 edition. Excerpt: ... Pilots for Ships up the River Thames, must be licenced by the Trinity-House at Dover. sect. ii.--Respecting Revenue Officers. Every Ship-Master on approaching the Port of London, inward-bound, (ordepartingoutward-bound, ) is to bring to at the usual places to receive Revenue Officers on board, for the purpose of examining the Cargo, who are to have access to every part of the Ship; and if the keys of chests, &c. are not delivered to them, or the places where the goods are stowed are not opened, the Tidesmen are authorized to send for their Superior Officers, who may open them.--Penalty lool.--By the Act 27 Geo. iii. cap. 13.. By the Stat, g Geo. ii. cap. 35, If any Officer of the Customs or Excise, being on board of any Vessel within the limits of any Portj be forcibly hindered or beaten in the execution of his Office; the party or parties offending shall, on conviction, be transported for seven years: --And by 19 Geo. ii. cap. 34, If any person shall shoot, maim, or dangerously wound any Officer of the Revenue, on attempting to go on board of any Vessel within the On coming within Four Leagues of the Coast, every Ship-Master is bound by the Act of 27 Geo. iii. cap. 13. under a penalty of 100I. to produce his Manifest to the First Custom-House Officer coming on board, who shall certify the production on the back thereof.--He shall also furnish the said Officer with a Copy, who shall transmit the same to the Collector of the Port where the Goods are consigned, under the like penalty of 1 ool, o o 2 limits limits of the Port of London, (or any other Port, ) or after such Officer is on board in the execution of his office, such offender or offenders, on conviction, shall suffer death.--And further, by 24 Geo. iii. stat. 1. cap. 47, If any.
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Add this copy of Treatise on the Commerce and Police of the River Thames to cart. $11.50, like new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Patterson Smith Publishing Corporation.
