Anyone stealing goods off shipwrecks, or putting out a false light
to bring a ship to danger, or beating or wounding with an intent
to kill or otherwise obstructing a person escaping from the ship
to save his life shall suffer death without benefit of clergy.
Except that good of small value taken without violence shall be
punished as petit larceny. The houses of suspect people may be
searched by warrant. If there are goods found or if people are
found offering goods to sell, they may be ordered by a justice to
give an account of these goods. If the account is not
satisfactory, the punishment is forfeiture of treble their value
or six months in prison. A reasonable reward may be given to the
discoverer. Anyone assaulting a magistrate or officer involved in
salvage work shall be transported for seven years.
Officers of the revenue who collude with importers to return to
them goods which have been seized for nonpayment of duties shall
forfeit 500 pounds and lose office, unless he discloses his
accomplices within two months. The importer shall forfeit treble
the value of such goods.
Armed person to the number of three assembled to assist in illegal
exporting or running, landing, or carrying away prohibited or
uncustomed goods and any person apprehended by any revenue
officer, and anyone with his face blackened or masked who
obstructs, assaults, opposes, or resists any revenue officer
seizing such goods, or who shoots at or maims or wounds any
revenue officer attempting to go on any ship shall suffer death as
felons without benefit of clergy or serve as a commons sailor in
the navy for at least one year.
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