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in Bar to any Action to be brought against him or them grounded 

 on such Writ or Process, together with the Plea of Not guilty, and 

 any other Plea or Pleas, with Leave of the Court in which such Action 

 shall be brought; and if upon Issue joined thereon, the Jury shall 

 find the Amends so tendered to have been sufficient, then they shall 

 give a Verdict for the Defendant or Defendants; and in such case, 

 or in case the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs shall become nonsuited, or dis- 

 continue such Action, or in case Judgment shall be given for such 

 Defendant or Defendants upon Demurrer, then such Defendant or 

 Defendants shall be entitled to the like Costs as he or they would 

 have been entitled to in case he or they had pleaded the General Issue 

 only ; and if, upon Issue so joined, the Jury shall find that no Amends 

 were Tendered, or that the same were not sufficient, and also against 

 the Defendant or Defendants in such other Plea or Pleas, then they 

 shall give a Verdict for such Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, and such Damages 

 as they shall think proper. 



XXVII. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the au- 

 thority aforesaid, That no such Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, in any Case 

 where an Action shall be grounded on any Act done by the Defendant 

 or Defendants, shall be permitted to produce any Evidence of the 

 Cause of such Action, except such as shall be contained in the Notice 

 to be given as aforesaid, or shall recover any Verdict against such 

 Officer or Officers, or Person or Persons acting in his or their Aid, 

 unless it shall be proved on the trial of such Action that such Notice 

 was given, and that in default of such Proof the Defendant or De- 

 fendants in such Action shall recover a Verdict and Costs as aforesaid. 



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

 that in Case any such Officer or Officers, or other Person or Persons 

 acting in his or their Aid, shall neglect to tender Amends, or shall 

 have tendered insufficient Amends before the Action bf ought, it shall 

 and may be lawful for him or them, by leave of the Court in which 

 such Action shall be brought, at any Time before Issue joined, to pay 

 into Court such Sum of Money as he or they shall think fit. whereupon 

 such Proceedings, Orders, and Judgments shall be had, made, and 

 given in and by such Court as in other Actions where the Defendant is 

 allowed to pay Money into Court. 



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

 That this Act shall commence arid take Effect, as to all such Matters 

 and Things therein contained in respect whereof no special Com- 

 mencement is hereby directed or provided, from and immediately 

 after the fifth Day of July one thousand seven hundred and eighty- 

 eight. 



j} 0< 11. f8%5, July 6: Extract from British Statute 6 Geo. 7F, 



Cap. 114. 



An Act to regulate the Trade of the British Possessions Abroad. 



[5TH JULY, 1825.] 



"WHEREAS an Act was passed in the present Session of Parlia- 

 ment intituled An Act to repeal the several Laws relating to the 

 Customs; in which it is declared that the Laws of the Customs have 



