TOBACCO. 



ilocJc, certain creJitJ ihall bo allowc.l, as let forth in t he 

 :.a ; and if on taking fuch ftock any exccfs be f"U"d, the 

 fame (hall *e forfeited, and may be lereed. 30 Geo. lil. 



' And to fnuff-work in operation, tobacco, tobacco-ftalks, 

 or flonr, or returns of tobacco, may be added, on givnig 

 to the officer, previous to fuch increafe benig made a like 

 notice, and conforniinj; to the regulations fpecified in the 



aft. , . u 



The whole of any parcel of fnuff-work m cure, may be 

 mixed with tlie whole of any other parcel in cure, allhougli 

 laid down at different times, if tlie fame be mixed in the 

 prefence of an officer, to whom notice is to be given as 

 afore faid. 



If any manufacturer hasoccafion to fupply his cultomcrs 

 with manufactured tobacco or fnutf from any parcel in 

 operation, before the whole is finilhed, he may, in the pre- 

 fence of an officer, take for the purpofe aforefaid any 

 manufafturcd tobacco or fnuff not Icfs than aoolbs. But 

 if taken without conforming to the regulations fpecified in 

 the aa, he (hall forfeit 50/. 



And every mauufaaurer Ihall dihgently manufaaurc lucli 

 fnuff-work, and ftalks for flour, when taken out of fuch 

 calk, according to the notice given ; and when the fame is 

 finifhed, he (hall deliver to the officer a declaration in writ- 

 ing of the weight of each fort fo made, and (hall keep the 

 fame feparate for twenty-four hours, or until the officer (hall 

 have taken an account thereof; on the penalty of 50/. 

 29 Geo. III. c. 68. 



Every manufaaurer may have a ttore-room for keeping 

 dried Scotch fnuff, but the fame (hall have but one door or 

 opening, which (hall be locked up, fealed, and fecured by 

 the officer ; wherein may be depofited Scotch fnuff returned 

 direaiy from the mill for fix months, without being taken 

 as part of his ftock. And when the fame is intended to 

 be taken out of fuch room, notice (hall be given to the 

 officer, who (hall attend and open fuch room, and fuch 

 fnuff (hall be taken out in his prefence ; and (hall be kept 

 feparate one making from another ; on the penalty of 50/. 

 And if any fuch manufaaurer (hall open fuch ftore-room, 

 except in the prefence of an officer, he (hall forfeit 200/. 



Every pcrfon, who (hall cut any walnut, hop, fycamore, 

 or other leaves, or any other herbs, plants, or materials (not 

 being tobacco-leaves or plants) ; or (hall colour or cure any 

 fuch, to make the fame refemble tobacco ; or (hall fell the 



fame, mixed or unmixed, for tobacco ; (hall forfeit 



5J. a pound, half to the king (charges of the profecution 

 firft deduaed), and half with full cofts to him who (hall 

 fue. I Geo. I. ft. 2. c. 46. 



Every pcrfon who (hall make, mix, or colour any fnuff 

 with ochre, umber, or other colouring, except water tinged 

 with Venetian red only ; or fhall mix with fnuff any fuftic 

 or yellow ebony, touchwood, or other wood, or any dirt, 

 fand, or fmall tobacco fifted from tobacco, — fhall forfeit the 

 fame, and 3/. for every pound weight, half to the king, 

 and half to him that fhall fue. i Geo. I. ft. 2. c. 46. 

 5 Geo. I. c. II. 



And all fuch leaves and other materials, and all engines, 

 utenfils, and tools for working the fame, may be fearched 

 for and feized, by warrant of three commiffioners of the 

 treafury or of the cuftoms. I Geo. I. ft. 2. c. 46. 



If any pcrfon fhall mix any fuftic, or other wood, or 

 any leaves, herbs, or plants (other than tobacco), or any 

 earth, clay, or tobacco-fand, with any fnuff-work or fnuff ; 

 or fhall colour the fame with any fort of colouring (water 

 tinged with colour only excepted) ; he Ihall forfeit 200/. 

 And if any manufafturer or dealer in fnuff fhall fell, or ex- 



pofe to fale, or have in liis entered premifes, any fuflic, 

 yellow ebony, touchwood, logwood, red or Guinea wood, 

 Braziletto or Jamaica wood, Nicaragua wood, or Saunders 

 wood ; or any walnut-tree, hop, or fycamore-leaves ; or 

 fliall have in his pofTcffion any of the aforefaid articles ; or 

 any other wood, leaves, herbs, plants, eartli, clay, or to- 

 bacco-fand, mixed witli any fnuff-work or fnuff ; or fuch 

 fnuff-work or fnuff-coloured (except as aforefaid) ; he (hall 

 forfeit 50/., and the fame fhall be forfeited, and may be 

 feized. 29 Geo. III. c. fJ8. 



Any manufaaurer of Britifh rappee, Scotch or brown 

 Scotch fnuff completely finifhed, and of which an account 

 has been taken by the officer, may hquor the fame, before 

 mixing with fnuff of a different making, fo as it exceed 

 not the legal credit. And if fuch manufaaurer (hall in- 

 tend to liquor fnuff, for which the legal credit has not been 

 received, he (hall give notice thereof to the officer. But 

 no fnuff (hall be liquored in lefs pascels than 20olb3., 

 nor in more than four different parcels of one making. 

 30 Geo. III. c. 40. 



Snuff, for which fuch allowance (hall have been made, 

 (liall be kept feparate from all other fnuff, and (hall be Ihewn 

 to the officer on demand ; on the penalty of 20/. 



Every manufaaurer and dealer, who fhall mix Spanifh 

 with (hort cut tobacco, or any tobacco-ftalk flour with 

 fnuft, or fnuff of different forts the one with the other, 

 (hall every day enter in a book or paper, the quantity fold, 

 fent out, or confumed of two pounds or upwards, and the 

 grofs weight thereof, and the time when mixed ; on pain 

 of forfeiting 50/. 29 Geo. III. c. 68. 



When any officer fhall diicover that the manufaauring 

 of tobacco or fnuff is carried on in any unentered place, 

 and that any perfon knowingly aflifts, or is any ways con- 

 cerned in carrying on the fame, every fuch perfon fhall for- 

 feit 30/. over and above all penalties and forfeitures that the 

 proprietor thereof fliall be liable to ; and fuch officer or his 

 affiilant, may ftop and arreft fuch perfon, and convey him 

 before a juftice, who, on his confeflion, or the oath of one 

 witnefs, may convia fuch perfon fo difcovered, who fhall 

 immediately pay the faid penalty to fuch officer or perfon 

 who brought him ; and if not fo paid, fuch juftice (hall 

 commit him to the houfe of correaion to hard labour for 

 fix months from the day of conviaion, or until the faid 

 penalty be paid. And for a fecond offence, he (hall for- 

 feit 60/., which, if not paid in manner aforefaid, he lliall be 

 committed in like manner for one year, or until fuch penalty 

 be paid. 



The officers of excife (between five in the morning and 

 eleven in the evening without a conftable, and between 

 eleven in the evening and five in the morning with a con- 

 ftable) may enter into any houfe or place belonging to or 

 made ufe of by any manufaaurer or dealer, and take an 

 account of the ftock found therein ; and fliall give credit 

 (as particularly fct forth in the aa). And if at any time 

 any excefs in (lock Ihall be found, of which no notice has 

 been given to the officer, unlefs received by permit, the 

 fame fhall be deemed and taken to be brought in without 

 permit. 



Every manufaaurer and dealer fhall keep fufficient fcales 

 and weights for the ufe of the officers, on the penalty of 

 100/. And if any fuch perfon fhall, in weighing, ufe any 

 art or device to prevent fuch officer from taking a true 

 weight of fuch tobacco, &c. he fhall forfeit 200/. toge- 

 ther with fuch fcales and weights, which may be feized. 



And every fucli manufaaurer and dealer fhall with a fuf- 

 ficient number of his fervants affift fuch officer in taking 

 fuch account of ftock, on pain of forfeiting 50/. 



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