TOBACCO. 



or cut the fame into SpaniHi, (hall be deemed a manufac- 

 turer of tobacco. And every pcrfou who (hall grind or 

 manufafture any tobacco-llalk flour, fnuff-work or fnufT, 

 fliall be deemed a manufafturer of fnu(f. And every pcr- 

 fou who fliall foil any tobacco, tobacco-ftalks, or returns 

 of tobacco, or (lalks flattened or cut into Spanifli, fliall be 

 deemed a dealer in tobacco. And every perfon who (hall 

 fell any tobacco-llalk flour, fnuff'-work or fnufl", (hall be 

 deemed a dealer in fnufl", within the meaning of this aft. 



Every manufafturer and dcialer fliall make entry in writ- 

 ing of his hoiife or place intended to be made ufc of for 

 manufafturing, keeping, or felling tobacco or fnufl", three 

 days before he (hall begin, on pain of forfeiting 200/., and 

 alfo the tobacco and fnu(F there found, together with the 

 caflts and package, which may be feized by the oflicers of 

 the cuftoms or cxcife. 



Every manufatlurcr, within the limits of the head office, 

 mull: be an occupier of a tenement of 10/. a-year, and pay 

 to the parifli rates ; ellewhere, he muft pay to the church 

 and poor. 



Every fuch manufafturer fliall, three days before he be- 

 gins, make entry in writing at the excife-office of all mills, 

 prefies, engines, rollers, ftoves, mullers, or fpinning-wheels, 

 intended to be ufed by him about the manufafturing of 

 tobacco or fnuff; on pain of forfeiting 50/. for every fuch 

 utenfd not entered. 



Every fuch manufafturer and dealer fliall caufe to be put 

 up in large legible charafters over his door, or on fonie 

 confpicuous part of fuch houfe or place, the words Manu- 

 faRiirer of, and Dealer in Tobacco and Snuff, or Tobacco or 

 Sniijf, or Manufadurer of, or Dealer in Tobacco and Snuff, 

 or Tobacco or Snu^ff (as the cafe may be) ; on the penalty 

 of 50/. 



If any perfon, who has not made fuch entry as afore- 

 faid, (hall put up the faid words, he (hall forfeit 100/. 



And by 30 Geo. III. c. 40. no perfon (hall fet up or 

 begin any manufaftory of tobacco or fnuff within five miles 

 of the fea-coaft, except in the ports and places aforefaid, 

 where tobacco may be imported, or places within three 

 miles thereof; or in cities, or the fuburbs thereof, and 

 market-towns ; and no entry thereof fliall be of any avail. 

 But the fame fliall not extend to places duly entered before 

 the 5th of July, 1789. 



But tobacco and fnuff may be manufaftured by any 

 unlicenfed Spanilh cutter or fnuff-miller at any entered 

 mill, on account of any licenfed manufafturer, provided 

 the fame be legally permitted from fuch manufafturer, 

 and for the fole purpofe of manufafturing or grinding. 



29 Geo. III. c. 68. 



Every manufafturer fliall give notice in writing to the 

 officers (if in London fix, in cities and market -towns twelve, 

 and elfewhere twenty-four hours), before he (hall begin to 

 ftrip, fpin, or prefs any tobacco for cutting ; or make 

 any tobacco into carrots, or flatten any ftalks for Spanilh ; 

 and (hall exprefs therein the weight of each article, and the 

 time he intends to begin : and the officer (hall attend ac- 

 cordingly, and he (hall begin within one hour of the time 

 fo mentioned, and (hall proceed without delay ; and (hall 

 afterwards deliver a declaration in writing to fuch officer, 

 of the quantity intended to be ufed for each fort of to- 

 bacco ; on the penalty of 20/. and fuch notice being, void. 



30 Geo. III. c. 40. 



Provided, that if fuch tobacco (hall afterwards appear 

 to be unfit for the purpofe fpecified in fuch declaration, 

 it may be applied to any other purpofe, on giving 48 

 hours' notice to the officer of the fort it is intended for. 

 ;9 Geo. III. c. 68. . 



.Such manufafturer, at foon as the manufafturing if 

 fini(hed, fliall deliver to the officer a declaration of tlie 

 weight of the diff^erent forts of tobacco fo manufaftured, 

 and the number of the rolls or carrots made, and the weight 

 thereof, and of the tobacco-ftalks and returns arifing from 

 the operation ; and fliall keep each fort feparate for twenty- 

 four hours, or until an account be taken ; on the penalty 

 of 50/. 



If any manufafturer (hall make, or have in his polTeflion, 

 any roll or carrot tobacco for exportation, which fliall liave 

 any tobacco-dalks therein, the fame fliall be forfeited, and 

 may be feized, and he fliall alfo forfeit 50/. 



Every perfon who fliall cut any walnut-tree, or other 

 leaves, herbs, or plants, in imitation of tobacco (not being 

 tobacco-leaves or plants) ; or (hall colour the fame fo as 

 to refcmble tobacco ; or (hdll mix any fuch leaves, herbs, 

 or plants with tobacco ; or Ihall fell, or expofc to fale, or 

 have in his poflclTion any (uch leaves, herbs, or plants fo cut, 

 coloured, or mixed, fliall forfeit the fame with the calks 

 and package, which may be feized ; and alfo 200/. 



Provided, that nothing herein fliall extend to prohibit 

 any fuch manufafturer from dyeing tobacco, or for having 

 fuch dye in his polFeflion for that purpofe. 30 Geo. III. 

 c. 40. 



Every manufafturer of fnuff (hall provide proper moveable 

 can<s for preparing, laying down, or putting into bins fnuff- 

 work and tobacco-ftalks for flour ; and (hall place them fo 

 as that tho officer may conveniently examine and weigh the 

 lame at all times ; and (hall mark every fuch caflc with a 

 progreffive number, and the tare and weight thereof ; and 

 (hall not lay down any fnuff-work in any calk not fo mark- 

 ed ; nor put the fame in any bin ; on the penalty of 50/. 

 29 Geo. III. c. 68. 



Such manufafturer of fnuff ffiall, before he begins to 

 liquor, or cut any tobacco or ftalks, &c. or to lay down 

 any fnuff-work, give like notice as aforefaid to the officer, 

 and (hall in fuch notice declare the weights thereof refpec- 

 tively, and the number of each particular caflc or bin in 

 which the fame is intended to be laid down ; and fuch officer 

 (hall attend accordingly ; and fuch perfon fliall begin within 

 one hour of the time fo mentioned, and fliall without delay 

 proceed therein, until the whole is weighed ; and fliall then 

 deliver an account in writing of the quantity intended for 

 each fort of fnuff or flour ; and when put into caflts, he 

 (hall give a like notice, and in the prefence of the officer 

 (hall affix to each caflc a ticket fpecifying the number of 

 fuch calk, and the weight of the fnuff-work, &c. therein, 

 and the time when laid down, and what fort of fnuff it i,^ 

 intended for ; which ticket fliall be figned both by fuch 

 manufafturer or his fervant and the officer ; and when the 

 fame is intended to be taken out to be ground, like notice 

 fliall be given, and the fame (hall be weighed out in the pre- 

 fence of the officer. And no fuch manufafturer fliall mix 

 fnuff-work or tobacco-ftalks for flour of one making with 

 another ; on pain of forfeiting for every offence afore- 

 faid 50/. 



Provided always, that if fuch fnuff-work fliall afterwards 

 appear to be unfit for the purpofes fpecified in fuch de- 

 claration, or be intended to be manufaftured contrary 

 theieto, notice thereof in writing (hall be given to the 

 officer within forty-eight hours after the dehvery of fuch 

 declaration, and a frelh declaration (hall be given, fpecifying 

 the fort it is intended for, and fuch manufafturer fliall pro- 

 ceed therein in manner as aforefaid. 30 Geo. III. c. 40. 



Scotch fnuff and tobacco-ftalk flour may be manufaftured 



into brown Scotch fnuff, and tobacco-flalk flour into rappee 



fnuff, fubjcft to the regulations aforefaid. And on taking 



5 D 2 ftock, 



