Save and ex Reign, intituled An Act for granting to His Majesty additional Stamp Duties on Cards and Dice, on Probates of Wills, on certain Indentures, Leases, Bonds, or other Deeds, and on Ale Licences ; and also in an Act made in the Fifty-fifth Year of His said late Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act to regulate the Collection of Stamp 55 G.3. c.101. Duties on Matters in respect of which Licences may be granted by the Commissioners of Stamps in Ireland; and so much and such Parts as aforesaid of and in all the said recited Acts or any of them, and all Duties on Cards and Dice, and all Clauses, Provisions, and Regulations contained in the said Acts or any of them, or in any other Act or Acts in force immediately before the Commencement of this Act, relating to such Duties, or to any Licences to any Makers of Cards or Dice, or to the Exportation of Cards and Dice, are hereby repealed accordingly; save and except so far as the said Acts or any of them, or any Thing therein contained, may repeal the Whole or any Part of any other Act or Acts; and also save and except such Duties on Cards and Dice, or any Part or Arrear thereof, as may be or become or remain payable, and every or any Penalty which may have been or may be incurred under any of the said Acts at any Time before the Commencement of this Act, all which said Duties and Penalties shall be recoverable, and shall and may be sued for in the same Manner as if this Act had not been made; and also save and except so far as relates to the several Bonds which shall have been given in pursuance of any of the said Acts, all which Bonds shall continue and be in full Force and · Effect until the Conditions of such Bonds shall have been duly performed and fulfilled. cept as they repeal former Acts, or as to Duty. Arrears of II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Com- Grant of Dumencement of this Act there shall be granted, raised, levied, ties. collected, and paid, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, the several Duties following; that is to say, For and upon every Licence to be taken out annually by every And for and in respect of every Pack of playing Cards which And for and in respect of every Pair of Dice which shall be made fit for Sale or Use in the United Kingdom, the Sum of Twenty Shillings. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Duties shall be under the Care and Management of the Commissioners of Stamps for the United Kingdom for the Time being; and it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, and they are hereby required and empowered, to provide proper Stamps, Dies, Marks, or Plates, with such Devices as they shall think proper, as well for denoting or expressing the several Duties hereby granted, as for marking and distinguishing Cards made for Use in the Isle of Man, or for Exportation respectively; and from time to time to alter, renew, or add to such Stamps, Dies, Marks, or Plates, as they shall think proper; and also to appoint or employ such Officers and Persons under them, and to do all such other Acts and Things as shall be deemed Duties to be under the Management of the Commissioners of Stamps, who are to provide Stamps, &c. and appoint Officers, &c. Duty to be denoted on the Ace of Spades. Cards and Dice Makers to take out a Licence, which must be renewed annually. Penalty on making Cards or Dice without Licence, 100l., and Forfeiture of Materials. Persons requiring Licences to give Bond for the due Performance of all deemed necessary or expedient for putting this Act into execution, and for fully and effectually collecting the Duties hereby granted, in the like and in as full and ample Manner as they or any former Commissioners are or have been authorized to do for the raising and collecting of any former Stamp Duties, or for putting into execution any Act relating thereto. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Duty by this Act imposed on playing Cards shall be denoted or marked on the Ace of Spades of each Pack of Cards. V. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Commencement of this Act every Person who shall intend to make, or who shall engage or be concerned in the Trade or Employment of making, any playing Cards or Dice, whether for Use in the United Kingdom, or for Exportation, or otherwise, shall, before making or beginning to make, or being concerned or engaged in the Trade or Employment of making, any playing Cards or Dice, apply in Writing to the Commissioners of Stamps for a Licence to make such Cards or Dice, specifying in such Application, to the Satisfaction of the said Commissioners, every House, Building, Room, or Place where such Cards or Dice are intended to be made; and it shall thereupon be lawful for the said Commissioners, or any Two of them, under their Hands and Seals, and they are hereby required, to grant a Licence to such Person so applying for the making of playing Cards or of Dice in such Premises only as shall be described in such Licence; and every such Licence shall be dated on the Day on which the same shall be granted, and shall have Effect and continue in Force from the Day of the Date thereof until the Fifth Day of July following, and no longer, and shall be renewed in like Manner from Year to Year, so long as such Person shall continue to make, or shall be engaged or concerned in the Trade or Employment of making, any such Cards or Dice; and if any Person shall make or begin to make, or shall engage or be concerned in the Trade or Employment of making any such Cards or Dice, without such Licence first had and obtained and then in Force, or in any other Place than such as shall be particularly described in such Licence, every such Person shall for every such Offence forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds, together with all playing Cards and Dice made or begun to be made by such Person, or on his Account, or for his Benefit; and all Materials, Implements, Tools, and Utensils for making such Cards or Dice, which shall be found in the Possession of or subject to the Control or Disposition of any such Offender, shall be forfeited, and shall and may be taken, seized, and carried away by any Officer of Stamps, or other Person authorized for that Purpose by the said Commissioners of Stamps, and shall and may be lodged and deposited by the Person so seizing the same in any Place appointed for that Purpose by the said Commissioners, or by any Person authorized by them in that behalf, and shall be sold or destroyed by the Direction and at the Discretion of the said Commissioners. VI. And be it further enacted, That before any Person shall receive any such Licence, such Person shall, with One or more sufficient Surety or Sureties, to be approved of by the Commis sioners of Stamps, or by such Officer as may be by them appointed in in that Behalf, execute a joint and several Bond to His Majesty, Things reHis Heirs and Successors, in the penal Sum of Five hundred quired therein. Pounds, conditioned for the due Performance by the Person so to be licensed of all Things required by any Act then in Force, or at any future Time to be in Force, relating to Duties of Stamps on playing Cards or Dice, to be by such Person done, observed, performed, or fulfilled, and also conditioned that the Person so to be licensed, or the Heirs, Executors, or Administrators of such Person, shall answer and pay to His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, all such Duties as such Person shall be liable to on account of making any playing Cards or Dice during the Time such Person shall carry on or be concerned in the Trade or Employment of a Maker of playing Cards or Dice, and shall also pay and satisfy every such Fine or Penalty as shall be incurred by or adjudged to be paid by such Person under any Conviction or Judgment, for any Thing to be done or omitted by such Person contrary to any Act relating to the Duties on playing Cards or Dice in Force at the Time of or at any Time subsequent to the Date of such Bond, and also conditioned, in the Case of a Maker of Cards, to answer and pay to His Majesty the Sum of One Shilling for every Ace of Spades delivered to such Maker of Cards, which shall not be produced or duly accounted for upon any Inspection of his Stock by any Officer of Stamps: Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners of Stamps, and they are hereby authorized, whenever and so often as they shall see reasonable Cause so to do, to require any new Bond to be given and entered into by any Maker of playing Cards or Dice, according to a Notice in Writing, to be signed by One of the Officers of the said Commissioners, to be delivered to such Maker, or left at some House or Place mentioned in the Licence last granted to such Maker; and if any such Maker shall not, within Seven Days after the Delivery of such Notice, enter into such Bond, with a Surety or Sureties, in the Manner and Form directed by this Act, the Licence granted to any such Maker shall be and is hereby declared to be revoked and utterly void. New Bonds may be required by Commis sioners. No Cards or Dice to be made in any VII. And be it further enacted, That no Licence shall be granted to any Person making playing Cards or Dice, nor shall any Person set up or exercise the Trade or Employment of making Places in Grea playing Cards or Dice, nor make or cause to be made any playing Britain, but Cards or Dice, in any Part of Great Britain except in the Cities London, Westof London and Westminster, or in the Borough of Southwark, nor minster, in any Part of Ireland, other than in the Cities of Dublin and Southwark, Cork, or in the respective Liberties of the said Cities of Dublin nor in Ireland, and Cork; and that from and after the Expiration of Three Years but in Dublin after the Commencement of this Act, no Person shall set up or exercise such Trade or Employment of making, or shall make or cause to be made any playing Cards or Dice in any Part of Ireland other than in the City of Dublin or the Liberties thereof; and that every Person who shall set up or exercise the Trade or Employment of making, or shall make or cause to be made, any playing Cards or Dice in any other City, Town, or Place in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland than as aforesaid respectively, shall for every such Offence forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds, and for every Day during which_such Trade after three Years and Cork; and in Dublin only. Card Makers to send sufficient Paper to the Stamp Office to have Aces of Spades marked thereon, one of which to be put in each Pack. Trade or Employment shall be continued or carried on after the first Day thereof a further Sum of Twenty Pounds. VIII. And be it further enacted, That every Maker of playing Cards in the United Kingdom shall send to the Commissioners of Stamps, or to their proper Officer, a sufficient Quantity of Paper, in order to have so many Aces of Spades marked or impressed thereon as such Maker shall desire; and no Pack of playing Cards made fit for Sale or Use in any Part of the United Kingdom, or in the Isle of Man, or made for Exportation, shall be sold, or used in play, or shall be exported, without One of such Aces of Spades Distinguishing marked or impressed as is by this Act directed: Provided always, Marks to denote that there shall be one distinguishing Mark in the Ace of Spades Cards for Home intended for Cards made fit for Sale or Use in the United Kingdom, one other distinguishing Mark in the Ace of Spades intended for Cards made for Use in the Isle of Man, and one other distinguishing Mark in the Ace of Spades intended for Cards made for Exportation. Use or for Ex portation. Card Makers to sioners for their Wrappers to have distin guishing Marks upon them. Penalty for using Wrappers not approved, 201. Card Makers to nclose Cards in Wrappers when com. pleted, and Officer of Stamps to label the same. IX. And be it further enacted, That every Maker of playing Cards shall from time to time send to the said Commissioners of Stamps, or their Officer, Duplicate Forms or Patterns of the Wrappers (commonly called Jews) which such Maker may be desirous to use for enclosing the Packs of playing Cards intended to be made by him, with his Name and such other particular Word or Thing printed thereon as the said Commissioners shall direct and approve, which Approval shall be testified by the Signatures of Two or more of the said Commissioners indorsed on such Duplicate Forms of Wrappers, one of which, when so endorsed, shall from time to time be and remain with the said Commissioners or their Officer, and the other, when so endorsed, shall remain with the Maker whose Wrapper it may be: Provided always, that there shall be such separate distinguishing Mark or Device upon each of the respective Wrappers made to enclose Cards intended for Use in the United Kingdom or in the Isle of Man, or intended for Exportation, as the said Commissioners shall think proper to direct and appoint; and if any Maker of Cards shall use or cause or permit to be used, in any Manner whatever, any Wrapper or Jew, with any Device, Mark, Letter, or Figure thereon, for enclosing Cards, without the Approbation of the said Commissioners first had and obtained as aforesaid, such Maker shall forfeit for every such Wrapper or Jew so used, or permitted to be used, the Sum of Twenty Pounds. X. And be it further enacted, That every licensed Maker of playing Cards shall, on the Completion of each and every Pack of Cards made by him fit for Sale or Use in the United Kingdom, enclose the same in a Wrapper or Jew, the Device of which shall have been approved of by the said Commissioners of Stamps in the Manner directed by this Act, and shall fasten or tie such Wrapper with Thread, and give Notice thereof to the said Commissioners; and the said Commissioners shall thereupon direct their Officer to attend at the House or Place where such Cards shall have been made; and such Officer shall affix to each Pack of Cards, enclosed and fastened as aforesaid, a Label, in such Manner, and with such Mark or Device thereon, as the said Commissioners shall direct. XI. And Cards not to be removed, without Consent,till Duties are paid or secured, upon pain of forfeiting Treble Value. on pain of forfeiting Double Value, with Costs. XI. And be it further enacted, That no playing Cards made or begun to be made, or in any Stage of making, shall be removed from the House or Place where the same shall have been so made or begun to be made or wrought, without the Consent in Writing of the Commissioners of Stamps, or any Two of them, first had and obtained, until such Cards shall have been completed in Packs, and fastened or tied in Wrappers, and the Labels affixed, and the Duties paid or secured in the Manner directed by this Act; and if the Maker of any such Cards, or any other Person, shall remove or attempt to remove, or shall cause or permit to be removed, or shall assist in the removing, without such Consent as aforesaid, any such Cards so made or begun to be made, or in any Stage of making, not being completed in Packs, and fastened or tied, and duly labelled, and the Duties paid or secured, all such Cards shall be forfeited, and may be seized, and such Maker or other Person so offending shall forfeit Treble the Value thereof; and any Ma- Materials not terials whatsoever begun or intended to be wrought for or towards to be removed, the making of playing Cards shall not be removed from the Place wherein such Materials shall have been begun to be wrought, without such Consent as aforesaid, until the same shall have been completely made or wrought up into perfect playing Cards, nor until the Duties payable by Law for the Cards intended to be made, or which could be made therewith, shall be paid or secured, upon pain that all such Materials shall be forfeited and may be seized; and any Person who shall remove or attempt to remove, or shall cause or permit to be removed, or shall assist in the removing, any such Materials, without such Consent as aforesaid, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act, shall forfeit Double the Value thereof; and the Amount of such Treble and Double Values respectively shall be a Debt to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, and shall be recoverable accordingly, with full Costs of Suit. XII. And be it further enacted, That every Maker of Dice shall, on the Completion of each and every Pair of Dice made by him fit for Sale, or for Use or Play, in the United Kingdom, bring the same to the Head Office of Stamps in London or Dublin respectively, for the Purpose of being stamped or marked with the Stamp or Mark provided to denote the Duties payable on Dice; and it Commissioners shall be lawful for the said Commissioners of Stamps, and they to enclose Dice are hereby required, to cause each and every such Pair of Dice in Wrappers, to be wrapped and enclosed, after the same shall have been duly stamped or marked, in a Paper Wrapper, marked with any Device or Mark provided for that Purpose, and fastened with a Thread or Seal, as the said Commissioners shall direct; and that before or at the Time of the Delivery of any Dice so stamped or marked and wrapped and fastened as aforesaid, by any Officer of Stamps, to the Maker thereof, or to any Person on his Behalf, such Officer of Stamps shall sign his Name on the Outside of such Wrapper enclosing such Dice; and it shall also be lawful for the said Names of Commissioners, in every Case where the same shall be required Makers may be by the Maker of any such Dice, to provide any additional Stamp marked if reor Mark, containing the Name of such Maker, or any other Mark quired. to distinguish the Maker of such Dice, as such Commissioners may think fit. Dice to be brought to the Stamp Office and stamped. and mark them. XIII. And |