# Navigation (Colchester to Wivenhoe) Act 1697, Section III: On Failure of Payment, Collectors on Landing, & c. of Goods, may distrain the same for the Amount of Duty and Costs.


If Money for which Distress made not paid within Ten Days, Goods distrained may be sold and Overplus, if any, to Owner.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in case of failure of Paym[en]t. of the said Duties Su[m]m and Su[m]ms of Money aforesaid or any Part thereof in manner aforesaid it shall and may be lawfull to and for such Collector and Collectors so soon as such Goods Wares Merchandizes and Things liable to the Payment thereof as aforesaid shall be landed or delivered out of or otherwise laden into any Shipp Hoy Lighter Boat or other Vessell from time to time to distraine take and carry away so much and such reasonable Part and Parts of the same Goods Wares Merchandizes and Things above named liable to the Payment thereof as may reasonably seem fitt & convenient and be of as great or greater worth and value to answer and satisfie all and every such Su[m]m and Su[m]ms of Money as are before expressed and appointed to be paid for the same in Manner and Forme aforesaid together with such reasonable Costs and Charges as such Collector or Collectors may be putt unto by reason of such distraining and the same Distresse to keepe and detaine until such time and times as the said several Su[m]m or Su[m]ms of Money shall be satisfied and paid according to the Intent and true Meaning herein before specified and declared and in case the said several Su[m]m or Su[m]ms of Money for which such Distresse or Distresses shall be so taken or any part thereof shall not be duely paid within Ten days after such Distresse taken it shall and may be lawfull to and for such Collector and Collectors so distraining to appraise and sell the same Goods Wares and Merchandizes so distrained rendring to the Owners thereof or to their Agents or leaveing with the Master of such Vessell from out of or into which such Goods or Things shall have been laden or unladen the Overplus (if any there be) reasonable Charges being allowed out of the same unto such Collector or Collectors for the taking keeping & selling the same.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/9/19/section/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/navigation-colchester-to-wivenhoe-act-1697/section-III
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