Sugar Trade Act 1745
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1745 c. 30 |
| Year | 1745 |
(19 Geo. 2) C A P. XXX.
'FOR Advancement of the Trade of his Majesty's Kingdom ofGreat Britain , to and in the several British Sugar Colonies in the West Indies in America ; for the better Encouragement of his Majesty's Ships and private Ships of War, and the annoying and diminishing the Power and Wealth of his Majesty's Enemies in those Parts; and for the Increase of Shipping and Seamen for these and other Services;' Be it 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, Thatno Mariner or other Person who shall serve on Board, or be retained to serve on Beard, any Privateer or trading Ship or Vessel, that shall be employed in any of theBritish Sugar Colonies in the West Indies in America , nor any Mariner or other Person being on Shore in the said British Sugar Colonies, or any of them, shall be liable to be impressed or taken away, or shall be impressed or taken away, in or from any of the said British Sugar Colonies, or any of them, or any of the Ports thereof, or at Sea in those Parts, by any Officer or Officers of or belonging to any of his Majesty's Ships of War, impowered by the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain , or the Lords Commissioners for executing the Office of the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain for the time being, or any other Person whatsoever, unless such Marinershall have before deserted from such Ship of War belonging to his Majesty, at any Time after the twenty-fourth Day ofJune one thousand seven hundred and forty-six; upon Pain that any Officer or Officers so impressing or taking away, or causing to be impressed or taken away, any Mariner or other Person, contrary to the Tenor and true Meaning of this Act, shall forfeit to the Master, or Owneror Owners of any such Ship or Vessel, the Sum of fifty Pounds for every Man he or they shall so impress or take; to be recovered with full Costs of Suit in any Court of Record within any Part of his Majesty's Dominions.
II Masters of Privateers and Trading Vessels to inquire if such Mariner hath deserted from a Ship of War, before they entertain him, &c.
II. And for preventing the Desertion of any Mariners or Seamen from his Majesty's Ships of War, in any of the Parts aforesaid, to any such Trading or Privateer Ship or Vessel as aforesaid; Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That every Master or Commander of such Trading or Privateer Ship or Vessel as aforesaid, shall, before he shall receive or entertain, in any of the Parts aforesaid, any Mariner, Seaman or other Person, to serve on Board such Privateer or Trading Ship or Vessel, endeavour (by all the Ways and Means that he reasonably and conveniently may or can) to discover whether such Mariner, Seaman or other Person hath deserted from any of his Majesty's Ships or Ship of War, in any of the Parts aforesaid; and in case any such Master or Commander shall receive or entertain any Mariner, Seaman or other Person, on Board such Trading Ship or Privateer as aforesaid, without such reasonable Endeavour for such Discovery first had and...
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