A. D. 1751. Anno vicefimo quarto Georgii U. C. 40», 367 " at every Weir. Proprietors of the Navigation to keep the River cleanfed, &c, Juflices to determine •' Differences concerning the Navigation, is'c. in a luminary Way,-' C A P. XL. An Aifl for granting to his Majefty an additional Duty upon Spirituous Liquors, and upon Licences for retailing the fame -, and for repealing the Aft of the twentieth Year of his prefent Majefly's Reign, intituled, J?i A£l for granting a Duty to his Majefty to be paid by Diftillers upon Licences to be taken out by them for retailing Spirituous Liquors and for the more effeftually reftraining the Retailing of diftilled Spirituous Liquors ; and for allowino- a Drawback upon the Exportation of Britifh made Spirits ; and that the Parifli of St. Mary k Bon, in the County of Middlefex, fhall be under the Infpefticn of the Head OfEce of Excife. ' TT 7 HE R E A S the immoderate Drinking of diftilled Spirituous Liquors by Perfons of the meaneft For /ormcr Larm • VV and loweft Sort, hath of late Years increafed, to the great Detriment of the Health and Morals ""'"'^"'"^ •-'>■'- ' of the common People ; and the fame hath in great meafure been owing to the Number of Perfons who "T^ ■'^"^■' ' have obtained Licences to retail the fame, under Pretence of being Diftillers, and of thofe who have 1. f' j/|f ,
- prefumed to retail the fame without Licence, more efpecially in the Cities o( London and Weflmlnfler, 'Caz^zCm-^.i.. r. ^.
' Borough of Southwark, and other Places within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, contrary to the good and ^H-^ M.JI.t.. ' wholefome Laws heretofore made for preventing thereof: And whereas we your Majefty's dutiful and J." ,9' 3^4^^' ' loyal Subjects the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament afiembled, ever attentive to the Prefervation ^Mg i^'^' ' and Health of your Majefty's Subjedfs, have taken this great Evil into our ferious Confideration, and 30. z&jv. ' propofed fuchLaws and Provifions as appear to us to be moft likely to put a ftop to the fame; but it may 3. <'• ig. mS" ' ib happen, that in Confequence of the neceflary Regulations for that Purpofe, there may accrue a " ^- 3' <"■ 4®? ' Failure or Deficiency in the refpeftive Funds to wfiich the Duties charged upon Spirituous Liquors and^'" '^^3'
- ■ Diftillers Licences, were appropriated and applicable :' Now, for the more effeftual reftraining fuch i. 2." c. iZ'"'
Abufes,. and to the End that fuch Failure or Deficiency may be made good, and that the publick Faith, fo4^™. <-. 12. clTential to the well-being of this Kingdom, may be fupported, we do moft humbly befeech your Majefty, '^ Am.ji. 2. that it may be enafted ; and be it enabled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice 3- 3 Ceo- 1. and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembled, ^| tj gCc/' and by the Authority of the fame. That from and after the firft Day of "Jidy one thoufand feven hundred i. CiS. n' ' and fifty-one, there fliall be raifed, levied, coUefted and paid unto his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, Cm. i. c. 3c. - . . - ■ 9 Cxt-'O. 2. C. 23. , IS to fay,. 10 Geo. 2. c. -i^i. I I Geo. 2. c'.iQ< Ij Geo, 2, f. 25. 16 Ceo, 2, c.S. 17 Geo. 2. c 17. 19 Geo. 2. c 12. 20 Ceo. 2. c 39. Additional Duties on Sriritucus Liquors, For every Gallon of Low Wines, or Spirits of the firft Extrailion, made or drawn from any Sort of Drink, or Wafli, brewed or made from any Sort of Malt or Corn, or from Brewers Wafli or Tilts, or any Mixture with fuch Brewers Wafh or Tilts, to be paid by the Diftillers or Makers thereof, three Half- pence, For every Gallon of Strong Waters, or Aqua Vitet, made for Sale of the Materials aforefaid, or any of them, to be paid by the Diftillers or Makers thereof, foiu" Pence Half-penny. . For every Gallon of Low Wines, or Spirits of the firft ExtraiSion, made or drawn from Cyder, or any Sort or Kind of BritiJJo Materials, except thofe before-mentioned, or any Mixture therewith, to be paid- by the Diftillers or Makers thereof, one Penny three Farthings. For every Galloaof Spirits made for Sale from Cyder, or any Sort or Kind oi Britlfl) Materials, except thofe before-mentioned, to be paid by the Diftillers or. &4akers thereof, three Pence Halfpenny. n. And; for the. better afcertaining, charging, collefting, raifing, levying and fecuring the Rates- and Duties in Big- Duties by this A(5t imool'ed on the i'aid Spirituous Liquors, and preventmg Frauds therein. Be it further'" '° ^ "^« enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That fuch of the faid Rates and Duties by this Ad: granted, as are ^f ^^^jj^^'^^'^™'^ charged upon Spirituous Liquors made, extracted and manufactured, in, or imported into England, //^«/«,.rioiiers o "Exciii or the "" .-^.. ^,^,, , ,,T^. ,./r ^,^ .„ Officer ^"'^ imported into Siotland, Ihal! be under the Receipt and Management of the Commiflioners and Officers of'^h!^^^. Excife in Scotland for the Time being ; and the faid refpeitive CommifTioners of Excife, or the major Part of them, have hereby Power, by Commiflion under their refpedlive Hands and Seals, to conftitute and. appoint under them fuch Officers as ftiall be necelfary in that Behalf; and all the Monies ariilng by the'^""^' m-i/ing laid Duties in Great Britain, or any. Part thereof (the. necelfary Charges, of raifing and accounting for the^>^ 'Jj'j'"""=' ?f fame. '" " ' '"
