For every pound weight avoirdupois of wrought silks, bengals, and
stuffs, mixed with silk or herba, of the manufacture of _Persia_,
_China_, or _East India_, imported from _Great Britain_, two shillings.
For every piece of callico painted, dyed, printed, or stained, in
_Persia_, _China_, or _East India_, imported from _Great Britain_, two
shillings and six pence.
For every piece of foreign linen cloth, called _Cambrick_, imported
from _Great Britain_, three shillings....
II. And it is hereby further enacted ... That from and after [September
29, 1764] there shall also be raised, levied, collected, and paid, unto
his Majesty ..., for and upon all coffee and pimento of the growth and
produce of any _British_ colony or plantation in _America_, which shall
be there laden on board any _British_ ship or vessel, to be carried out
from thence or any other place whatsoever, except _Great Britain_, the
several rates and duties following; that is to say,
III. For every hundred weight avoirdupois of such _British_ coffee,
seven shillings.
For every pound weight avoirdupois of such _British_ pimento, one half
penny....
[IV, V, VI. The Sugar Act of 1733 (No. 100_c_) to continue in force
perpetually with a decrease of one half in the rate upon imports from
British colonies.]
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XI. And it is further enacted ... That all the monies which ... shall
arise by the several rates ... herein ... granted ... shall be paid
into the receipt of his Majesty's Exchequer, =and shall be entered
separate and apart from all other monies paid or payable to his
Majesty ...: and shall be there reserved, to be, from time to time,
disposed of by parliament, towards defraying the necessary expences
of defending, protecting, and securing, the _British_ colonies and
plantations in _America_=.
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XVIII. And be it further enacted ..., That from and after ...
[September 29, 1764] ..., no rum or spirits of the produce or
manufacture of any of the colonies or plantations in _America_, not
in the possession or under the dominion of his Majesty ..., shall
be imported or brought into any of the colonies or plantations in
_America_ which now are, or hereafter may be, in the possession or
under the dominion of his Majesty ... upon forfeiture of all such
ruin or spirits, together with the ship or vessel in which the same
shall be imported, with the tackle, apparel, and furniture thereof;
to be seized by any officer or officers of his Majesty's customs, and
prosecuted in such manner and form as herein is after expressed; any
law, custom, or usage, to the contrary notwithstanding.
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