Legal opinion on customs seizure authority in Isle of Man for East India goods
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- Name
- Legal opinion on customs seizure authority in Isle of Man for East India goods
- Description
- A legal opinion by P. Yorke addressing whether customs officers with deputations from English commissioners can legally seize East India goods imported into the Isle of Man and prosecute them in island courts. The opinion examines Act 7 G.R. C.20 and concludes that while customs officers cannot seize by virtue of their deputation, any person may seize contraband goods under the act's provisions.
- Date
- August 23rd 1727
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_105433.md
- img:20260219_105433.jpg
- Collection
- The Trading Era
- Type
- Legal Opinion
- Date Created
- 1727-08-23
- Creator
- P. Yorke
- Contributor
- P. Yorke
- Identifier
- AP 143-2
- Provenance
- One word appears uncertain or partially illegible: 'Deputies[?]' in the final paragraph.
- Language
- English