TOBACCO. 



But no officer fh.ill weigh any tobacco, tobacco-ftalks, 

 or fnuft'-work, whilfl aftiially in the operation of manufac- 

 ture ; except fnuff-work intended to be fent out or received 

 by permit. 



And unmanufadlured tobacco, tobacco in the ftate of 

 operation, and manufattured tobacco, {hall be kept fepa- 

 rate from each other ; on the penalty of 50/. 



The officers Ihall be permitted to take lamples of tobacco 

 or fnuff, &c. in the polTcffion of any manufadlurcr or dealer, 

 paying for the fame (if demanded) tlie value or ufual price ; 

 on the penalty of lOo/. upon rcfufal. 



Every manufacturer and dealer (hall, in a book or paper, 

 to be furniflied by the officers, keep an account of all to- 

 bacco, &c. and fnuffs which he (hall have fold, fent out, 

 or confumed the preceding day, in quantities of 4lbs. or 

 upwards, of tobacco. Sec. and 2lbs. or upwards of fuuffs; 

 and alio another book or paper in like manner, if under 

 4Jbs. of tobacco, &c. or zlbs. of fnuffs. But no fuch 

 perfon /liall have more than one fuch book or paper of each 

 fort at the fame time, which is to be returned to the officer, 

 if in London, or any city or market-town every fix weeks, 

 elfewhere every fix months, or when the fame is filled up 

 or demanded ; and (hall be verified on oath. And fuch 

 books and papers fliall lie open for the infpeftion of the 

 officer, and (hall be made up at his requeft ; on the penalty 

 of 100/. for every offence. 



If any officer (hall difcovcr any incrcafe in (lock not 

 legally accounted for, the fame fliall be deemed and taken 

 to be made by a commodity, for which no duty has been 

 paid, and privately brought in without permit ; and fuch 

 increafe (hall be forfeited, and may be feized ; and the per- 

 fon, in whofe (lock fuch increafe (liall be found, (hall alfo 

 forfeit 20/. 



But Scotch fnuff, in the cuftody of a manufafturer or 

 dealer, not having gained more than 5lbs. iu the loolbs. by 

 the moillure of the air, (hall be deemed a fair commodity, and 

 fuch perfon (hall have credit for the fame in his (lock, and 

 may remove the fame by permit. And fuch fnuff (hall be 

 kept feparate from all other fnuff, and (hewn to the' officer 

 upon demand ; on the penalty of 20/. 



If any manufatturer (hall remove any tobacco or fnuff 

 out of his entered houfe or place, before the fame has been 

 weighed, and taken an account of by the officer, or (hall 

 hide or conceal the fame from the view of fuch officer ; he 

 (hall forfeit 5c/. 



And no tobacco (except returns) of 4lbs. and upwards, 

 nor fnuff of zlhs. and upwards, nor any tobacco-llalks, 

 Spanilh returns of tobacco, tobacco-flalks for flour, fnuff- 

 work, or tobacco-ftalk flour, exceeding 2oolbs. (hall be 

 removed by land or water without a permit, on pain of 

 forfeiting the fame, with the cades and package, and alfo 

 the horfes, cattle, boats, barges, and carriages ufed in con- 

 veying the (ame, which may be feized. 



Such officer on requeft (hall grant permits, wherein ffiall 

 be limited the time for fuch removal ; and if the goods per- 

 mitted (hall not be delivered within the time fo limited, 

 the fame (hall be deemed and taken to be removed without 

 permit. 



But no permit fhall be granted or be valid for the removal 

 of any fnuff-work from one part of the kingdom to another 

 except from the entered premifes of a manufafturer of 

 fnuff, where the fame was laid down to the mill for the pur- 

 pofe of grinding ; on forfeiture thereof, together with the 

 horfefe, cattle, boats, barges, and carriages, which may be 

 feized. 30 Geo. III. c. 40. 



And no fuch permit (liall be granted or be valid, unlefs 

 the requeft note from fuch manufafturer or dealer contain 



the particulars fpecified in the adl, and fuch permit to cor. 

 rcfpond with the requell note ; and if for removing un- 

 maiuifadurcd tobacco (other than famples), except the 

 fame be in the original package, and be removed according 

 to the regulations fpecified in the aft : and all tobacco, &c. 

 removed contrary thereto fhall be forfeited, together with 

 the ca(l<s and package, and the horfes, cattle, boats, barges, 

 and carriages ufed in the removal thereof, which may be 

 feized. 29 Geo. III. c. 68. 



Provided always, that permits may be granted for the 

 removal of any unmanufafturcd tobacco, in any quantity 

 not lefs than 20olbs. in any package whatfoever, from 

 the entered premifes of any manufafturer to any mill to 

 be manufadlurcd, and back to fuch entered premifes. 

 30 Geo. III. c. 4c. 



And every manufafturcr of tobacco or fnuff may manu- 

 fadlure their tobacco, tobacco-ftalks, fnuff-work, and re- 

 turns of tobacco, at any entered mill, and may remove the 

 lame by permit to and from fuch mill. 



Provided, that nothing herein (hall extend to prevent 

 any manufafturcr from (loving or finifiiing tobacco, or 

 drying fnu(f-work at any mill, provided the officer be al- 

 lowed to weigh and take an account thereof. 20 Geo. III. 

 c. 68. 



Where any permit (hall be granted for the removal of 

 any tobacco or fnuff, &c. and the fame (hall not be re- 

 moved agreeable thereto, fuch permit (liall be returned be- 

 fore the expiration of the time limited for fuch removal ; on 

 forfeiture of treble the value of fuch goods. And where 

 fuch permit (hall not be fo returned as aforefaid, and on 

 taking ftock a decreafe does not appear to anfwer the con- 

 tents of fuch permit, a like quantity ffiall be forfeited, and 

 may be feized. 



No manufafturer, unlefs licenfed as a dealer, ffiall have a 

 permit for, or ffiall fell or fend out, any mamifaftured to- 

 bacco, Spaniflij or returns of tobacco, in a lefs quantity 

 than 4lbs., nor fnuff than 2lbs. ; on the penalty of 20/. 



No tobacco, &c. or fnuff, &c. ffiall be brought into any 

 houfe or place of a manufafturer or dealer without a permit, 

 and alfo notice thereof ffiall be given to the officer ; on pain 

 of forfeiting the fame, together with the caflcs and package, 

 which may be feized, and fuch manufafturer or dealer ffiall 

 alfo forfeit treble the value thereof. 



No tobacco or fnuff. Sec. ffiall be removed from any 

 place without the hmits of the bills of mortality or excife- 

 office in London, to any place within thofe limits ; nor 

 from any place without the limits of the ports herein before 

 enumerated to any place within, or within two miles of 

 thofe limits ; on forfeiture thereof, with the caflis and 

 package, and alfo the veffels, horfes, cattle, and carriages 

 employed in removing the fame, which may be feized. But 

 the fame ffiall not extend to the legal removal of the feveral ■ 

 articles fpecified in the aft. 



By 30 Geo. III. c. 40. tobacco-ftalks ftripped from the 

 leaf may be removed, by permit, from any entered premifes 

 out of the hmits of the bills of mortahty, to any place 

 within thofe limits, fubjecl to the regulations in the afore- 

 faid a£l, and this aft fpecified. 



Any manufaftuier or dealer, who hath received into his 

 ftock, by permit, any tobacco or fnuff, may return the 

 fame within forty-eight hours to the perfon from whom he 

 received it under certain regulations. But if found returned, 

 or returning without permit, or ffiall not be the fame iden- 

 tical tobacco or fnuff which had been received, \vithout 

 any alteration ; the fame ffiall be forfeited, with the ca(ks 

 and package, which may be feized, and the perfon who 

 ffiall return the fame ffiall alfo forfeit 50/. 29 Geo. III. c. 68. 



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