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[Sept. 1, 
NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE, | 
Being an Analyfis of all A&s of General Importance, pajed during the late 
Seffion of Parliament. 
s¢ An A& to extend che Provifions of two 
As, pafled in the 39th and goth, and in 
the 4rft Years of the Reign of his pre- 
fent Majefty, relating to the Ufe of Horfe 
Hides in making Boots and Shoes, and pre- 
venting the damaging of Raw Hides and 
Skins in the flaying thereof, and to alter 
and amend the fame as to the Cities of 
London and Weftminfter, and Borough of 
Southwark and liberties thereof, and all 
Places within fifteen Miles of the Royal 
Exchange of the City of London.” (Paffed 
q4tn July, 1803. 43. Geo, IIf. Chap. 
cVi. 
Ythis A&, the provifions of the Adts 
39 and 40 Geo III. c. 66, and 41 
Geo. III. c. 53, fo far as not repealed or 
amended by this Act, are extended to the 
cities of: London and Weftminfter, and 
the borough of Southwark, and the liber- 
ties thereof, and to all places within fifteen 
miles of the Royal Exchange.” § 1. 
s¢ All raw hides and fkins of oxen, 
bulls, cows,’ heiffers, fteers or ftirkes, 
horfes, mares, geldings, calves, hogs, or 
pigs, flayed at any place, not exceeding 
five miles from the Royal Exchange, fhall 
be brought, for the purpofe of being 
ftamped, to the market of Leadenhail, on 
the ufual market days; and all raw fkins 
of fheep or lambs fhall be brought, either 
to the theep-fkin market at Woods Clofe, 
that in the borough of Southwark, or the 
other in the parifh of St. Botclph, Aldgate, 
commonly called the Whitechapel Mar- 
ket, or fuch other place as fhall be appoint- 
ed by the Companies, in manner in this 
aét mentioned, and fhall be publifhed in 
the London gazette on two fucceffive Satur- 
days after any fuch place fhall be fo ap- 
ointed; and all fuch hides and {kins 
aforefaid fhall be ftamped by the infpectors 
of hides and fkins at the faid markets, ac- 
cording to the provifions of the recited 
Aé&ts and this Act; and every perfon neg- 
le&ting to bring fuch raw hide or fkin to 
one of fuch markets as aforefaid, to be 
fo ftamped as aforefaid, fhall forfeit, for 
every fuch fkin, not exceeding sl. nor lefs 
than 20s.” § 2. 
The remaining claufes relate folely to the 
above local markets. 
An Aé& to repeal an A&, paffed in the lat fef- 
fion of parliament, for eftablifhing regu- 
lations refpeéting aliens arriving in this 
kingdom, or refident therein ; and for efta- 
blifhing, until three months after the ra- 
tification of a definitive treaty of peace, re- 
gulations refpeting aliens arriving in this 
kingdom, or refiding therein, in certain 
cafes. (Paffed Auguft 12, 1803. 43 Geo. 
Ill. c. clv. 
The following are the moft material of 
the new provifions made in lieu of thofe 
repealed. 
When His Majefty fhall direét that any 
‘alien fhall depart within a time limited ; 
and fuch alien fhall wilfully neglect, or 
fhall be found in the United Kingdom, he 
may be arrefted, and committed te the 
common gaol, unril he thall be taken in 
charge for the purpofe of being fent out 
of the kingdom; and if fuch alien fhall 
without licence return, fuch alien thall be 
tranfported for life.’ Fe Ba 
“© One juftice, before whom fuch alien 
fhali be brought for neglecting obedience 
as aforefaid, may imprifon for any time, 
not exceeding one month for the firft of- 
fence, and not exceeding two for the fe- 
cond.’ f . 
‘© One of the fecretraries of ftate, or the 
lord lieutenant of Ireland, or chief fecre- 
tary, in any cafe in which he fhall appre- 
hend that any alienwill not pay obedience, . 
or iu which an alien fhall have been arreft- 
ed by warrant, to give fuch alien in charge 
to one of the meflengers, or to any other 
perfon, in order to his being conduéted 
out of this realm.” § 4. 
‘* The mafter of every thip, fhall, im- 
mediately on arrival, and betore he fhall 
enter or land any part of the cargo, de- 
clare in writing to the collector and comp- 
troller of cuftoms, whether there are any 
aliens on board.”  § 6. 
‘¢ No alien fhall land until the mafter 
fhall have made the declaration, and have 
obtained, from the officer of the cuftoms, 
a permiffion in writing to land fuch alien; 
and in cafe any alien, not being one of the 
mariners company, fhall land without fuch 
permiffion, fuch alien fhall be carried be- 
fore one juftice, who fhall commit fuch 
alien to gaol, until the pieafure of His 
Majefty, or the lord lieutenant, thall be 
known; and the mafter fhall forfeit sol. 
for every alien landed.” § 7. 
“¢ Matter of every fhip fo arriving, who 
fhall neglect to make fuch declaration, 
fhall forfeit 201. for every alien on boards 
whom he fhall have negleéted to declare to 
be returned before one juftice."”” § 8. 
Every alien who fhall arrive at any 
port, fhall, immediately after, declare in 
writing 
