50 COCOA : ALL ABOUT IT. 



He shall also produce at the place and time of entry the 

 Chocolate, which shall be tied up with thread in papers of i lb., 

 yi lb., or y^ lb. each, and neither more nor less, which shall be 

 stamped or marked by the officers. 



10 George I., c. lo. The counterfeiting of the stamp, or 

 the knowingly selling of any Chocolate, or the fixing of any paper 

 with a stamp on such Chocolate as has not been entered, and on 

 which the duties have not been paid, means the penalty of ^500, 

 and of commitment to the next county gaol for twelve months. 

 Officers shall enter at all hours by day warehouses, shops, &c., the 

 owner assisting to weigh, &c. 



11 George I., c. 30, sec. 9. Every person who shall keep a 

 shop and have in his custody above 6 lb. Cocoa or Chocolate 

 shall be deemed a dealer in the said commodity. 



II George I., c. 30. Notice shall be given by those who 

 make Chocolate for private families, and not for sale, three days 

 before it is begun to be made, specifying the quantity, &c., and 

 within three days after it is finished, the person for whom it is 

 made shall enter the whole quantity on oath, and have it duly 

 stamped. 



20 George III., c. 35. No person shall trade in Chocolate 

 without an annual license, for which he shall pay (by 

 Geo. III., c. 69) 5s. 6d., under penalty of ^20 



43 George III., c. 69, Schedule A. The duty imposed for 

 every pound weight of Cocoa, the growth or produce of any British 

 colony or plantation, was is. lod., but if imported by the East 



