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ir A. D. 1759.' Anno tricefimo tertio Georgii IL C. 7. 409 CAP. VII. An A61 for granting to his Majefty feveral Duties upon Maltj and for raifing the Sum of eight milHons by Way of Annuities and a Lottery, to be charged on the faid Duties; and to prevent the fraudulent obtaining of Allowances in the gauging of Corn making into Malt ; and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer Bills, Tic- kets, Certificates, Receipts, Annuity Orders, and other Orders, lolt, burnt or other- wife dellroyed.

' , Mojl Gracious Sovereign,

  • "ITTE, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjeds, the Commons of Great Britain, in Par- Preamble.

' VV liamenL afTembled, towards raifing by the moft eafy Means the necelTary Supplies to defray See iGeo, 3. c. 13. ' your Majefty's Publick Expcnces, have freely and voluntarily refolved to give and grant unto ' your Majefty the Rates, Duties and Impofitions herein after mentioned ;' And do moft humbly befeech your Majefty, that it may be enadled; and be it enaded by the King's moft Excellent Ma- jefty, by and with the Advice and Confcnt of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the The following Duties to eighth Day of February one thoufand feven hundred and fixty there fhall be raifed, levied, colle<51:ed, take Place from and paid and fatisfied, unto and for the Ufe of his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeifors, for and upon all ^^tef 8 Feb. next, viz. Malt, the Rates, Duties and Impofitions herein after mentioned ; that is to fay. For and upon every Buftiel of Malt which at any Time or Times fhall be made of Barley, or any Malt made in England other Corn or Grain, within that Part of Great Britain czWcA England, TValcs, and the Town of to P^y 3 d. per Bufhel, Berwick uponTweed, by any Perfon or Pcrfons whatfoever (whether the fame fhall be or not be ^or g^JJ.J^"™]^ Jj^^^^^^^^ Sale) the Sum of three Pence, and fo proportionably for any greater or lefs Qiiantity ; to be paid by ' ^the Maker or Makers thereof refpedively, over and above all other Rates, Duties and Impofitions, charged or chargeable thereupon, or that may be payable for the ftme. And for and upon every Bufhel of Malt which at any Time or Times fliall be made of Barley or Malt made in Scotland, any other Corn or Grain, within that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, by any Perfon or Perfons ^"J 2"* whatfoever (v/hether the fame fhall be or not be for SaleJ the Sum of one Penny Halfpenny, and fo proportionably for any greater or lefs Quantity ; to be paid by the Maker or Makers thereof re- ipeclively, over and above all other Rates, Duties and Impofitions, charged or chargeable there- upon, or that may be payable for the fame. And for and upon every Buftiel of Malt which at any Time or Times fliall be brought from Scot- Malt brouglit from Scot- land into England, Wales, or the Town of Ber%vick upon Tweed, the Sum of one Penny Halfpenny, 1^"<^ '"^° England to , ,• ° • 1 1 r 1 r ,-^ ■"• II 1 T-v 1 • u r pay id. 2q. per Bulhel, and lo proportionaoly for any greater or lels Quantity, over and above the Duty herein be'ore J^/g^ ^^^ ^^^^1^ ^,j ^,^1^^^. granted upon Malt made in Scotland, and all other Rates, Duties and Impofitions, charged or Duties payable theieon. chargeable thereupon, or that may be payable for the fame. II. And be it further enadl:ed by the Authority aforefaid. That the Rates, Duties and Impoftti- The Duties to be afcer- ons herein before granted, fliall be afcertained, fecured, raifed, colleded, levied, recovered^and paid Rg^pg^^f'^thaenoc into his Majefty's Exchequer, for the Purpofes in this A6t exprefted, ia fuch and the like Form and otherwife provid d for, Manner, and under fuch Management, and by the fame Ways, Means and Methods, and with asis enaa<.d withrefpe£l fuch and the like Allowances and Repayments, and Power of making Compofitions proportionably to Malt Tax, &c. of tbjs and according to fuch Rules, Regulations and Diredions, and under fuch Penalties, Forfeitures P^2at SelTion. .and Fines, v/ith fuch Powers for Recovery and Mitigation thereof, and other Powers, in all Re- >.^ fpecls not otherwife enafted, direded or provided by this A6t, as are prefcribed, mentioned or ex- fVprelTed, for or concerning the afcertaining, compounding, ftcuring, managing, raifing, colledfing, levying, recovering, paying, allovv-ing and repaying the feveral an li d refpective Duties upon A-lalt within the Kingdom of Great Britain, which weVe continued and granted to his Majefty in and by an Act madein this prefent SefTion of Parliament, intituled. An Act for continuing and granting to his Maje/ly certain Duties upon Malt, Muin, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Tear one thoufand feven hundred andfixiy; or as are contained in any other A6l'or Acls of Parliament in and by the faid A6f: made in this prefent Seffion mentioned or referred unto, or any of them; and that the faid A6f: made in this prefent Seffion of Parliament, and all and every A6t or Acts of Parliament therein menti- oned or referred unto, as for and concerning the Duties upon Malt continued and granted by the faid Act in this Seflion, and every Article, Rule, Claufe, Matter and Thing relating thereto, in them, any or either of them contained, or thereby referred unto, and now in Force, and not al- tered by this A£t, fliall he in full Force and Effect, and be duly obferved, pradtifcd and put in l# colleding. Execution throughout this Kingdom, for afcertaining, compounding, fecuring, managing, raifing, olleding, levying, recovering, paying, allowing and repaying the Plates, Duties and Impofitions herein before granted, during the Continuance of fuch Rates, J)utics and Impofitions, and for levy- ing, recovering and mitigating the Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures, and for doing all other Matters and Things, as fully and effectually, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the fame were fpecially re- peated and re-enacted in the Body of this prefent A6t. Vol. VIII. G g g III, And