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British built Ship or Vessel so sold as aforesaid, from any of the 

 Ports enumerated in the Schedule annexed to this Act, marked (A.), 

 and Article of the Growth, Produce or Manufacture of any of His 

 Majesty's Dominions, or any other Article legally imported into the 

 said Ports, provided, that the said Articles when exported in any 

 such Foreign Ship or Vessel, or in any British built Ship or Vessel 

 so sold as aforesaid, shall be exported direct to the Country or State 

 in America or the West Indies to which such Ship or Vessel be- 

 longs as aforesaid, and before the Shipment thereof, Security by 

 Bond shall be given to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, in a 

 Penalty equal to Half the Value of the said Articles; such Bond to 

 be entered into by the Master and Exporter before the Collector or 

 other Chief Officer of the Customs of such Colony, Plantation or 

 Island, for the due landing the said Articles at the Port or Ports 

 for which entered, and for producing a Certificate thereof within 

 Twelve Months from the Date of such Bond, under the Hand and 

 Seal of the British Consul or Vice Consul resident at the Port or 

 Place where the said Articles shall have been landed; but in case 

 there shall not be any such Consul or Vice Consul there resident, 

 such Certificate to be under the Hand and Seal of the Chief Magis- 

 trate, or under the Hand and Seal of Two known British Merchants 

 residing at such Port or Place ; but such Bond may be discharged by 

 Proof on Oath by credible Persons, that the said Articles were taken 

 by Enemies, or perished in the Seas : Provided always, that nothing 

 herein contained shall be construed to permit or allow the Exporta- 

 tion of any Arms or Naval Stores, unless a Licence shall have been 

 obtained for that Purpose from His Majesty's Secretary of State; 

 and in case any such Articles shall be shipped or waterborne for the 

 Purpose of being exported contrary to this Act, the same shall be 

 forfeited, and shall and may be seized and prosecuted as hereinafter 

 directed. 



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VI. And be it further enacted, That in case any Doubt shall arise, 

 whether any Goods, Wares or Merchandize intended to be exported 

 in any Foreign Ship or Vessel, under the Authority of this Act, had 

 been legally imported into such Port, the Legality of such Importa- 

 tion shall be made to appear to the Satisfaction of the Collector and 

 Comptroller, or other Principal Officer of the Customs of such Port, 

 before such Goods, Wares and Merchandize shall be suffered to be 

 shipped for Exportation. 



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1 XV. And Whereas it is the Intention and Meaning of this Act, 

 that the Privileges hereby granted to Foreign Ships and Vessels shall 

 be confined to the Ships and Vessels of such Countries only as give 

 the like Privileges to British Ships and Vessels in their Ports in 

 America and the West Indies; ' Be it therefor enacted, That it shall 

 be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by Order in 

 Council from time to time, when and as often as the same shall be 

 judged expedient, to prohibit Trade and Intercourse under the Au- 

 thority of this Act, with any Country or Island in America or the 

 West Indies^ if it shall appear to His Majesty that the Privileges 

 granted by this Act to Foreign Ships and Vessels are not allowed to 



