528 C. 7. Anno primo Georgii IIL A. D. 1760. of the Duties having been after Proof being made, that the Duties have been charged or paid, and that the Strong Beer or Afe duly paid J -vvas brewed after the twenty-fourth Day of 'January one thoufand fevcn hundred and fixty-one, to make an Allowance or Drawback of eight Shillings for every Barrel on all Strong Beer or Ale, brewed or made after the twenty-fourth Day of "January one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-one, and fo exported, unto the Brewer or Maker thereof, within one Month after fuch Exportation, de- dedufling 3d. per Tonducting three Pence per Ton for the Charges of their Officers, and no more ; which faid Allowance for Charges of the Of- or Drawback, is hereby declared to be in full for all Drawbacks or Allowances which can or may be
- •""• claimed for the fame.
A&. I w. & M. f. 12. VI. ' And whereas by an A61 made in the firft Year of the Reign of the late King William and Queen ' Mary^ intituled. An A6i for encouraging the Exportation of Corn^ an Allowance of two Shillings and ' fix Pence /)fr Quarter, is to be paid to the Exporter of Barley or Malt, when the fame is fold at ' twenty-four Shillings per Quarter, . or under : And whereas the Exportation of Beer which is made ' from malted Corn only, and whereon the Malt Duties have been already paid, will tend to the fur-
- ther Encouragement of Tillage and Manufafture, and be of publick Utility ;' Be it ena£ted by the
Bounty of IS. per Barrel /^^5-j^f,j.iry aforefaid, That for every Barrel of Strong Beer or Ale, proved to have been brewed after milfioners of e"x cii'eTn ^^'^ '^^^"'^y"^°"^^^ ^^V o^ January out thoufand feven hundred and fixty-one, from malted Corn, all Strong Beer and Ale ^^^ whereupon theJDutics for Strong Beer or Ale Tnall be proved to have been charged or paid, there exported, tor which Du- fhall be paid to the Exporter of the fame as Merchandize, by the Commiflioners of hisMajefly's Ex- ties have been p.ud, brew- cife, or Other proper Officer belonging to them, when Barley is at twenty-four Shillings /iir;- Qiiarter, f-l!f^"j!lVo'* "'^'"J,^"'or under, upon producins; from the Gauger, or Officer of Excife, who faw the Strong Beer or Ale from malted Lorn, when yi . it! 1 /-. •'^ ^ ^ ,^ ° ■ n n • 1 <- 1 r • 1 1 1 • •'»»>- Barley is at :4s. per """PP^" Oil Board, a Certihctc of the Quantity fo Ihipped, out or the Duties granted by this prelent Quarter, or under. Adt, the Sum of One Shillino; for every Barrel of Strong Beer or Ale fo exported. Duty to be paid for VII. And, to the Intent his Maj^fty's Duty of Excife may not be prejudiced, for fuch Strong Beer or Strong Beer or Ale fpent Ale as ftiall be fpcnt on Ship-board ; Be it enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That his Majefty's on Shipboard. Commiffioners and Officers of the Cuiloms ihall, and they are hereby required and enjoined, to charge every Mafter of any Ship or Vefiel, in his vidtualling Bill, with fo much Strong Beer or Ale, and no more, ss fuch Number of Men ufed to fpend in fuch Voyages ; the Excife whereof to be recovered according to the Laws and Rules already eftabliflied. All Povers, RuUs, Me- VIII. Provided always. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That all the Rules, Re- thods, and Directions, in gulations, DirecTtions, Powers, Penalties, Forfeitures, Claufes, Matters, and Things, which by an c k ^u°'n*' u"i^ A<^ ni^^Je in the laft Seffion of Parliament (intituled, An ASi for preventing the cxceJUve life of Spiri- relrcct to the Drawback . 7-. ;;• ri-- j r^ • 1 ^ /- n ■ 1 i-t 7 -r ■.■ ^ i -^ r •' rtr- ^ , and Bounry thercb- a.'- *^'^-f Liquors, by laying odaitional Duties thereon ; for Jhortening the Frobibition cj fuaking Lozv IVincs and /-, • , .- T. AT 1 T^i IT. r- £)icouraging upon SpiritSy )lifhed, and ,..^ ...>.. .^ipcet to the — V'.*.-" "■"" ■" ^^'r^^"- '■•■' ••'■^ i^"j'"5 """ .tiA^v.-iij^ V..V- ^x^~,.^ — «.... „,^-...j, ^...ireby granted i:rawback and Bounty, "po" Spirits exported as Merchandize, and for preventing, detecting, and punifliing Frauds and X'c. payable under this Abufcs, in the relanding the fame, and all other Frauds and Abufes previous to the Shipping, or rc- ^^- lanng to the Exportation of fuch Spirits, and the obtaining fuch Drawback and Bounty, not other- T.xQi-av.oB. wife altered by this Acl, fhall, except fuch Parts as relate to the Size of the Cafksand Burden of the Ships or Veficls, be exercifed, pra6fifed, applied, levied, recovered, and put in Execution, for pay- ing and allowing the Drawback and Bounty liercby granted upon Beer and Ale ; and for preventing detecting, and punifliing Frauds and Abufes in the relanding fuch Beer or Ale, and all other Frauds and Abufes previous to the Shipping, or relating to the Exportation thereof, and the obtaining the faid Drawback and Bounty ; as fully and effedlually, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if all and every the faid Rules, Regulations, DirctSfions, Poweis, Penalties, Forfeitures, Claufes, Matters, and 'Fhings, were i)articularly repeated and again re-ena£ted in the Body of this prefenf Aft. Finw, Penalties, and IX. And be it further enacSled and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That all Fines, Penalties, and Forfeiiure?, hc-.v to be Forfeitures herein before impofcd, fliall be fued for, levied, recovered, or mitigated by fuch Ways, levKd a«d applied. Means, and IVIethcds, as any Fine, Penalty, or Forfeiture, is or may be recovered or mitigated by any Law or Laws of Excife (not othcrwifc directed by this AcSt) or by A6tion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at Wejhninfler^ or in the Court of Exche- quer in Scotland rcfpedively ; and that one Moiety of every fuch Fine, Penalty, or Forfeiture, fliall be tohis Miijcfl/, his Heirs, and Succeflors, and the other Moiety to him or them who fliall difcover, inform, or fue for the fame. by fudi p^utics, and fliall pay the fame into the Receipt of the Exchequer, diftindly and feparatcly Beer and Ale; and that in the Office of the Audi- ooks fhall be provided and kept, in which all the _ to the faid Receipt, fliall be entered, feparate and apart from nil other Monies paid or payablcto his Majefty, his PIcirs, and Succeflors, upon any Ac- ^j .>.^.. i-»i^i.ivj, aiiu iM<;ii j'uy Lijt laiii^ iiinj iiii- J.VCI. »nd to be paid into the from all Monies to arife by any other Duties upon B( Exchequer fcpar.yely for of the Receipt of the Exchequer, a Book or Be from all oth.-r ^-^^<^h Uom,,, ^,,^,^^ by virtue of this A6t, and paid intc count wiiaifoever ThffeDiitJei appropria- XL And bc it further cnacled and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That the fevcral and refpeftive ted for thci'aymcnt of Annuities which by this A6t are herein after diredted to attend the principal Sum of twelve Millions, on^t"Mom«b"rfowcd^^'^' ^'^ charged and chargcible upon, and payable out of, the f.nd Duties by this Act granted upon on the Credit of tJiis Ait ^^^'^ ^^ ^'c', and the laid Duties arc hereby appropriated for that Purpofe accordingly.
- XII. And
