Section XCI XCI. Recital of Stat. 1 W. & M. c. 12.X1

Reasons for this Enactment; Collector of Customs not having Money to satisfy Exporter of Corn, &c. under said Act,; to give a Certificate of Money due without Fee; to be fixed to Debenture, and produced to Commissioners, who are to cause the same to be paid.

And whereas by an Act of Parliament made in the First Yeare of the Reigne of King William and Queen. Mary entituled An Act for the encourageing the Exportation of Corn it is enacted that all Persons who should export out of this Kingdome into Parts beyond the Seas any of the Sorts of Grain therein enumerated when the Prices of such Corne at such Places were under the Rates therein set should have paid them by the Commissioners Farmers or Collectors of His Majesties Customes of the Port from whence such Corne was exported upon a Certificate thereof and Proofe upon Oath according to the Intent of the said Act the Sume of Five Shillings for every Quarter of Wheat ground or unground Three Shillings and Six Pence for every Quarter of Rye ground or unground and Two Shillings and Six Pence for every Quarter of Barley or Malt ground or unground And forasmuch as in many Ports and Places on the Coast of this Kingdome where such Corne is exported to Parts beyond the Seas there is not soe much Money received by the Collectors of the Customs ariseing by the Duties chargeable with the Moneys given for the Encouragement of the Exportac[i]on of Corne as is or may be sufficient to pay or discharge the same according to the Intent of the said Act so that there are great Arreares in severall Ports whereby the Owners of Land and Exporters of Corne are under great Disadvantages in the Sale of their Corn in those Parts and cannot have the Benefit of the said Act as others in other Places have where such Allowance is duly paid according to the Intent thereof For Remedie whereof be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the Collector of the Customes of any such Port shall not have sufficient in his Hands to satisfie and pay such Sum or Sumes of Money which are or shall be due to any Exporter by virtue of the said Act ariseing out of the Customs and Duties out of which it ought to be paid upon Demand according to the Intent of the said Act that then such Collector shall give to the Person demanding such Sume or Sumes of Money without Fee or Reward a Certificate under his Hand of what is due to such Person for the Corn exported from such Port certifieing to the Comissioners of the Customes at London that he hath not Moneys in his Hands sufficient to pay the same which Certificate being affixed to the Debenture for X2the Corne so exported and being produced to the Commissioners of His Majesties Customes at London they the said Commissioners are hereby authorised and required on Demand by the Person that shall bring the same to cause the Monies thereby due to be paid in Three Months by the Generall Receivor or Cashire of the Customes out of such Monies as shall be in his Hand ariseing out of such Customes or Duties in the said Port of London as are chargeable with the Payment of any Money for the Exportac[i]on of Corn according to the said Act without Fee or Reward Any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding