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For settling the Trade to Africa. | 9 W. III. c. 26. | 393 |
Royal African Company to maintain, &c. all their Forts, Castles, &c. and supply the same with Men, Artillery, &c. | § I. | Ib. |
Any of the King's Subjects, as well as the Company, may trade to Africa between Cape Mount and the Cape of Good Hope, paying a Duty of £10 per Cent., &c. | § 2. | Ib. |
Master, &c. to enter his Name and Ship, &c. 15 Days before cleared from Port | § 3. | Ib. |
Owner or Exporter to make Entry of Goods shipped on Oath, sign the Entry, and pay the Duty, &c. | Ib. | Ib. |
Officer may demand and receive Entries, &c. | Ib. | 394 |
Officer to administer, and Master to take the following Oath. | § 4. | Ib. |
Owners' or Exporters' Oath | § 5. | Ib. |
Oath to be taken on Exportation of Merchandizes imported from England, &c. | § 6. | Ib. |
Master and one of the Owners to give Bond, &c. for Ships sailing to Africa, &c. | Ib. | Ib. |
Officers of Custom House to take such Bond, and keep distinct Entries, &c. | Ib. | Ib. |
Company to have Duplicate, &c. | Ib. | Ib. |
Officer to pay Sum received, deducting £5 per Cent. | 9 W. III. c. 26. § 6. | 394 |
Any Subjects as well as the Company may trade to Africa between Blancho and Cape Mount, paying £10 per Cent. for Goods exported. | § 7. | Ib. |
And £10 per Cent. on all Goods, &c. imported into England or America from Africa, &c. (Exception.) | Ib. | Ib. |
Master and Traders, &c. to make the like Entry and Oath, give Bond, and pay the Duty as aforesaid, &c. | Ib. | Ib. |
Goods laded between Cape Blancho and Cape Mount (Negroes excepted) and imported to pay the said Duties. | Ib. | Ib. |
And Master, &c. before making Entry to deliver a Manifest and take Oath | Ib. | Ib. |
Form of Oath. | Ib. | 395 |
Goods (Negroes excepted) imported from Africa into England or Plantations, to be entered on Oath, &c. by Owner or Importer, and Duty paid. | § 8. | Ib. |
Collector, &c. to take the Entries, administer the Oaths, &c. | Ib. | Ib. |
And deduct £5 per Cent. | § 9. | Ib. |
Company to give an Account yearly to the Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer of Monies received, &c. | Ib. | Ib. |
Goods (Negroes excepted) landed before Entry, forfeited. | Ib. | Ib. |
Ships sailing to Africa, &c. and Goods laden on board not duly entered, forfeited. | § 10. | Ib. |
Forfeitures how to be applied. | § 11. | Ib. |
And how recovered. | § 12. | Ib. |
Allowance in case Ship be cast away and Goods lost, &c. | § 13. | 396 |
Subjects of England trading to Africa, &c. to have the same Protection, &c. as the Company, and may settle Factories there, &c. without Molestation of Company | § 14. | Ib. |
Goods exported to Africa and brought back again paying Duty, may be reexported without Duty, &c. | § 15. | Ib. |
Duties appropriated for maintaining the Forts and Castles in Africa, &c. | 9 W. III. c. 26. § 16. | 396 |
Account of the Duties & Disbursements, &c. to be kept, and may be viewed at the African House in London. | Ib. | Ib. |
No Duty for Gold or Silver imported from Africa. | § 17. | Ib. |
Proviso for trading to Barbary. | § 18. | Ib. |
Imported Foreign Copper Bars may be exported. |
The Enactment recited in this Section does not appear in 5 & 6 W. & M. but see 5 & 6 W. & M. c. 17. This Clause is continued to 24th June 1766. 32 G. II. c. 23. § 1. and until the 24th June 1774. 6 G. III. c. 44. § and until the g 14 G.III.c.86. I.but no further Continuation appears. | § 19. | Ib. |
No Governor, &c. of any Plantation in America shall be a Factor, &c. Penalty. | § 20. | Ib. |
Continuance of Act. |
This Act seems now to be wholly expired. | § 21. | 397 |