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cessors, and other moiety to such officer or officers of the customs as 

 shall sue or prosecute for the same in any of His Majesty's Courts 

 of Record at Westminister or Dublin, or in the Court of Exchequer 

 in Scotland, or in any Court of Admiralty having jurisdiction in 

 His Majesty's Colonies or Islands respectively, where the offence 

 shall be committed. 



XXXIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, 

 That from and after the first Day of January one thousand seven 

 hundred and seventy-six, the Penalties and Forfeitures inflicted by 

 any Act of Parliament relating to the trade or Revenues of the Brit- 

 ish Colonies or Plantations in America, which shall be incurred in 

 the said Island of Newfoundland, shall be sued for, prosecuted, and 

 recovered, in the Court of Vice Admiralty having Jurisdiction in 

 the said Island, and in no other; and if any Person or Persons shall 

 think him or themselves aggrieved by any Judgment, Sentence, or 

 Determination of any Court of Vice Admiralty, or other Court hav- 

 ing Jurisdiction in Newfoundland, upon any Suit or Prosecution 

 commenced there for any Penalty or Forfeiture inflicted by any Act 

 of Parliament relating to the Trade or Revenues of the British judg- 

 ment, Sentence, or Determination, in the first Instance, to the proper 

 Court of Admiralty in Great Britain, or to his Majesty in Council; 

 and that no appeal shall in such Case lie or be brought in any other 

 Court or Jurisdiction whatsoever, any Law, Custom, or Usage, to 

 the contrary notwithstanding. 



XXXV. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority afore- 

 said, That from and after the first Day of January, one thousand 

 seven hundred seventy-six, the Customs and other Duties which now 

 are or hereafter may be due and payable upon any Goods or Mer- 

 chandises brought or imported into, or exported or carried from, the 

 Island of Newfoundland, by virtue of this or any Act or Acts of 

 Parliament, and the Officers of his Majesty's Customs appointed for 

 executing and carrying into Execution the several Laws relating to 

 the Trade and Revenue there, shall be under the Management and 

 Direction of the Commissioners of his Majesty's Customs in England 

 for the Time being, under the Authority and Direction of the High 

 Treasurer of Great Britain, or the Commissioners of the Treasury 

 for the Time being, any Law, Patent, Custom, or Usage, to the con- 

 tary notwithstanding. 



XXXVI. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted by 

 the Authority aforesaid, That all Deputations and other Authorities 

 granted by the Commissioners of the Customs for North America, 

 before the said first Day of January one thousand seven hundred 

 and seventy-six, to any Officer or Officers acting in and for the said 

 Island of Newfoundland, shall continue in Force, as fully to all 

 Intents and Purposes as if this Act had not been made, until the 

 Deputations or other authorities so granted to such Officer or Officers 

 respectively shall be revoked, annulled, or made void by the High 

 Treasurer of Great Britain, or Commissioners of the Treasury for 

 the Time being. 



XXXVII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, 

 That if any Action or Suit shall be commenced against any Person 

 or Persons for any Thing done in pursuance of this Act of Parlia- 

 ment the Defendant or Defendants in such Action or Suit may plead 

 the General Issue, and give this Act and the special Matter in Evi- 



