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Hides continued; viz.

Hides, or Pieces of Hides, tanned, tawed, curried, or
in any way dressed, not particularly enumerated or
described, nor otherwise charged with Duty,
for every 100l. of the Value

Hoops, Wood; viz.

Duty.

£ s. d.

40 0 0

not exceeding 6 Feet in Length
the 1,000
exceeding 6 Feet, and not exceeding 9 Feet in Length
the 1,000

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exceeding 9 Feet, and not exceeding 12 Feet in Length

exceeding 12 Feet, and not exceeding 15 Feet in
Length

exceeding 15 Feet in Length

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the 1,000

the 1,000

0

the Ton

0 5 0

the Tun

Iron, Chromate of,
Oil of Olives, imported in a Ship, belonging to any of the
Subjects of the King of the Two Sicilies, in Addi-
tion to the Duties imposed by any other Act or Acts,
Painters Colours, not otherwise enumerated or described,
for every 100%. of the Value
Raisins, not being Raisins of the Sun, and not being the Pro-
duce of any British Possession,

Sago; viz.

Pearl

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imported from any British Possession in Asia, Africa,

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Wine, the Produce of His Majesty's Settlement of the Cape of
Good Hope, or the Territories or Dependencies.
thereof, until the 1st January 1833
and after the 1st January 1833

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XV. And

Duties.

XV. And be it further enacted, That Masts, Timber, Staves, Wood, Hoops, Shingles, Lathwood and Cordwood, for Fuel, shall be imported into any of the British Possessions in North America Duty-free; and that such Goods upon Importation thereof from such Possessions into any other British Possessions in America, or into the United Kingdom, shall be deemed to be the Produce of the British Possessions in North America. XVI. And be it further enacted, That Raw Hides imported Raw Hides. into the British Possessions in North America from the West Coast of Africa shall be so imported Duty-free.

XVII. And Whereas One other of the said Acts was passed in the said Sixth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An Act to grant certain Bounties and Allowances of Customs; and it is expedient to amend the same;' Be it therefore enacted, That so much of the said last-mentioned Act as requires Refined Sugar to be packed in Packages each of which shall contain Two hundred Weight of such Sugar at the least, shall be and the same is hereby repealed.

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XVIII. And Whereas by an Act passed in the last Session of • Parliament, intituled An Act to amend the Laws relating to the • Customs, the Officers of the Customs are authorized to issue Debentures for the Drawback of Duty on certain Deals and Timber used in the Mines of Tin, Lead, or Copper, in the Counties of "Devon or Cornwall, or in Ireland, twice for every Year; (that is to say,) once after the Fifth Day of July, and once after the Fifth Day of January; and it is expedient to alter the said Periods for issuing such Debentures;' Be it therefore enacted, That such Debentures shall be issued, under the Regulations required by Law, once after the Fifth Day of April and once after the Tenth Day of October in each Year, in lieu and instead of the Periods above mentioned.

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CAP. XLIV.

An Act for improving the Police in and near the Metropolis. [19th June 1829.]

THEREAS Offences against Property have of late increased in and near the Metropolis; and the local Establishments ' of Nightly Watch and Nightly Police have been found inadequate to the Prevention and Detection of Crime, by reason of the frequent Unfitness of the Individuals employed, the Insufficiency ' of their Number, the limited Sphere of their Authority, and their 'Want of Connection and Co-operation with each other: And Whereas it is expedient to substitute a new and more efficient Ssytem of Police in lieu of such Establishments of Nightly Watch and Nightly Police, within the Limits hereinafter mentioned, and to constitute an Office of Police, which, acting under the immediate Authority of One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, shall direct and controul the Whole of such new System of Police within those Limits:' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty to cause a new Police Office to be 10 GEO. IV.

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established

Masts, &c. imported into Colonies in North America, or from such Colonies.

Bounties.

6 G.4. c.113.
Refined Sugar
not required to
Packages of
2 cwt. each.

be packed in

9 G.4. c.76.
Drawback on
Timber used in
Mines payable
after the 5th

April and 10th
October.

His Majesty may establish a

new Police

Office for the

Metropolis and the surrounding District, and may appoint Two Persons as Justices, to conduct the Business of the Office, under the Directions

of a Secretary of State.

The Justices

need not have any Qualification of Estate.

Proviso.

Oath to be taken by the Justices.

Salary of the

Justices.

Westminster, and Parts of Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, to be formed into One District, to be called

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established in the City of Westminster, and by Warrant under His Sign Manual to appoint Two fit Persons as Justices of the Peace of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Hertford, Essex, and Kent, and of all Liberties therein, to execute the Duties of a Justice of the Peace at the said Office, and in all Parts of those several Counties, and the Liberties therein, together with such other Duties as shall be hereinafter specified, or as shall be from Time to Time directed by One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, for the more efficient Administration of the Police within the Limits hereinafter mentioned; and His Majesty may remove either of the said Justices, if he shall see Occasion so to do, and may, upon any Vacancy in the said Office by Death, Removal, or otherwise, appoint another fit Person as a Justice of the Peace of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Hertford, Essex, and Kent, and of all Liberties therein, to execute the Duties aforesaid, in lieu of the Person making such Vacancy; and it shall be lawful for His Majesty to appoint any Person to be a Justice of the Peace by virtue of this Act, and for such Person, during the Continuance of his Appointment, to execute the Duties of a Justice of the Peace for the several Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Hertford, Essex, and Kent, and for all Liberties therein, although he may not have any such Qualification by Estate as is required by Law in the Case of any other Person being a Justice of the Peace for any County: Provided always, that no such Person shall act as a Justice of the Peace at any Court of General or Quarter Sessions, nor in any Matter out of Sessions, except for the Preservation of the Peace, the Prevention of Crimes, the Detection and Committal of Offenders, and in carrying into Execution the Purposes of this Act.

II. And be it enacted, That every Person to be appointed a Justice of the Peace by virtue of this Act shall, before he shall begin to execute the Duties of his Office, take the following Oath before some Justice or Baron of One of His Majesty's Courts of Record at Westminster; (that is to say,)

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III. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty to direct that an annual Salary, not exceeding the Sum of Eight hundred Pounds, shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to each of the Justices to be appointed under this Act, and that the same shall be payable quarterly.

IV. And be it enacted, That the Whole of the City and Liberties of Westminster, and such of the Parishes, Townships, Precincts, and Places in the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, as are enumerated in the Schedule to this Act, shall be constituted, for the Purposes of this Act, into One District, to be called "The Metropolitan Police District ;" and a sufficient Number of fit and able Men shall from Time to Time, by the Directions of One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, be appointed as a

Police Force for the Whole of such District, who shall be sworn politan Police in by One of the said Justices to act as Constables for preserving District." the Peace, and preventing Robberies and other Felonies, and apprehending Offenders against the Peace; and the Men so sworn A Police Force shall, not only within the said District, but also within the Counties for the whole of Middlesex, Surrey, Hertford, Essex, and Kent, and within all District to be Liberties therein, have all such Powers, Authorities, Privileges, appointed. and Advantages, and be liable to all such Duties and Responsibilities, as any Constable duly appointed now has or hereafter may have within his Constablewick by virtue of the Common Law of this Realm, or of any Statutes made or to be made, and shall obey all such lawful Commands as they may from Time to Time receive from any of the said Justices for conducting themselves in the Execution of their Office.

V. And be it enacted, That the said Justices may from Time to Time, subject to the Approbation of One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, frame such Orders and Regulations as they shall deem expedient, relative to the general Government of the Men to be appointed Members of the Police Force under this Act; the Places of their Residence; the Classification, Rank, and particular Service of the several Members; their Distribution and Inspection; the Description of Arms, Accoutrements, and other Necessaries to be furnished to them; and which of them shall be provided with Horses for the Performance of their Duty; and all such other Orders and Regulations, relative to the said Police Force, as the said Justices shall from Time to Time deem expedient for preventing Neglect or Abuse, and for rendering such Force efficient in the Discharge of all its Duties; and the said Justices may at any Time suspend or dismiss from his Employment any Man belonging to the said Police Force whom they shall think remiss or negligent in the Discharge of his Duty, or otherwise unfit for the same; and when any Man shall be so dismissed, or cease to belong to the said Police Force, all Powers vested in him as a Constable by virtue of this Act shall immediately cease and determine. VI. And be it enacted, That if any Victualler or Keeper of any House, Shop, Room, or other Place for the Sale of any Liquors, whether spirituous or otherwise, shall knowingly harbour or entertain any Man belonging to the said Police Force, or permit such Man to abide or remain in his House, Shop, Room, or other Place during any Part of the Time appointed for his being on Duty, every such Victualler or Keeper as aforesaid, being convicted thereof before any Two Justices of the Peace, shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay such Sum, not exceeding Five Pounds, as they shall think meet.

The Justices, subject to the Approbation of

a Secretary of State, may

make Regulations for the Management of the Police

Force.

Police Men may be suspended or dis

missed by the Justices.

Penalty on
Publicans har-
bouring Police
Men during the

Hours of Duty.

Police.

VII. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for any Man be- Powers of longing to the said Police Force, during the Time of his being on Duty, to apprehend all loose, idle, and disorderly Persons whom he shall find disturbing the Public Peace, or whom he shall have just Cause to suspect of any evil Designs, and all Persons whom he shall find between Sunset and the Hour of Eight in the Forenoon lying in any Highway, Yard, or other Place, or loitering therein, and not giving a satisfactory Account of themselves, and to deliver any Person so apprehended into the Custody of the Constable appointed under this Act, who shall be in Attendance at

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Assaults on
Police Men.

Constables attending at the Watchhouses in the Night may take Bail by Recognizance from Persons

brought before them for Petty Misdemeanors; such Recognizance to be con

ditioned for the Appearance of

the Parties before a Magistrate.

In Default of
Appearance,
Recognizance
to be forfeited.

Time of Hear ing may be postponed.

His Majesty may appoint a

the nearest Watch-house in order that such Person may be secured until he can be brought before a Justice of the Peace, to be dealt with according to Law, or may give Bail for his Appearance before a Justice of the Peace, if the Constable shall deem it prudent to take Bail, in the Manner hereinafter mentioned.

VIII. And be it enacted, That if any Person shall assault or resist any Person belonging to the said Police Force in the Execution of his Duty, or shall aid or incite any Person so to assault or resist, every such Offender, being convicted thereof before Two Justices of the Peace, shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay such Sum, not exceeding Five Pounds, as the said Justices shall think meet.

IX. And be it enacted, That where any Person charged with any Petty Misdemeanor shall be brought, without the Warrant of a Justice of the Peace, into the Custody of any Constable appointed under this Act, during his Attendance in the Night-time at any Watch-house within the Metropolitan Police District, it shall be lawful for such Constable, if he shall deem it prudent, to take Bail by Recognizance, without any Fee or Reward, from such Person, conditioned that such Person shall appear for Examination before a Justice of the Peace, at some Place to be specified in the Recognizance, at the Hour of Ten in the Forenoon next after such Recognizance shall be taken, unless that Hour shall fall on a Sunday or on Christmas Day or Good Friday, and in that Case at the like Hour on the succeeding Day; and every Recognizance so taken shall be of equal obligation on the Parties entering into the same, and liable to the same Proceedings for the estreating thereof, as if the same had been taken before a Justice of the Peace; and the Constable shall enter, in a Book to be kept for that Purpose in every Watch-house, the Names, Residence, and Occupation of the Party and his Surety or Sureties, if any, entering into such Recognizance, together with the Condition thereof, and the Sums respectively acknowledged, and shall lay the same before such Justice as shall be present at the Time and Place when and where the Party is required to appear; and if the Party does not appear at the Time and Place required, or within One Hour after, the Justice shall cause a Record of the Recognizance to be drawn up, to be signed by the Constable, and shall return the same to the next General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace, with a Certificate at the Back thereof, signed by such Justice, that the Party has not complied with the Obligation therein contained; and the Clerk of the Peace shall make the like Estreats and Schedules of every such Recognizance as of Recognizances forfeited in the Sessions of the Peace; and if the Party not appearing shall apply, by any Person on his Behalf, to postpone the Hearing of the Charge against him, and the Justice shall think fit to consent thereto, the Justice shall be at liberty to enlarge the Recognizance to such further Time as he shall appoint; and when the Matter shall be heard and determined, either by the Dismissal of the Complaint, or by binding the Party over to answer the Matter thereof at the Sessions, or otherwise, the Recognizance for the Appearance of the Party before a Justice shall be discharged without Fee or Reward. X. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty to appoint a proper Person to receive all Sums of Money applicable

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