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 A. D. 1719- Anno fexto Georgii Regis. C. 12. 295 and the fame was accordingly delivered to the Buyers*' Be it therefore enacted by the Authority afore- id, That the faid Senna fhall not be chargeable with the Duties charged on Senna as a medicinal Drug f the Act made in the firft Year of his Majefty's Reign, intituled, An At! to continue Duties for encoura- ' Geo. r. ftiti no- the Coinage of Money ; and to charge the Duties on Senna as a medicinal Dru*. and nr the ahtroPriatinT faid by Uv ..- _ — j---, - o--» ■> -.-;-- -<■ j — • ping the Coinage of Money ; and to charge the Duties on Senna as a medicinal Drug, and fr the appropriating feveral Supplies granted to his Majejly. CAP. XII. An A<5t for preventing of Frauds and Ahufes in the Allowances on damaged Wines, and for lengthening the Time for the Drawbacks on the Exportation of Wines. I. ^T 7HEREAS by the tenth Rule annexed to an Act of Parliament paffed in the twelfth Year of' 2 Car. 2. -.. 4 V V the Reign of his late Majefry King Charles the Second, intituled, A Sulfuly granted to the King of Tonnage and Poundage, and other Sums of Money payable upon Merchandize exported and imported, which ' has been continued by feveral fubfequent Acts, and is now in Force, it is provided, That if any Wines r > Ed. 1. <■. r-51 fhall prove corrupt and unmerchantable, and fit for nothing but to diftil into hot Waters, or to make *'J^£'?' "«''' Vinegar, then every Owner of fuch Wines fhall be abated in the Subfidy according to fuch his Damages f ,' r 3 ' '" in thofe Wines, by the Difcretion of the Collectors of the Cuftoms and one of the principal Officers : 2 g #, s. f, 1 .;. And wher.as feveral other Subfidies, Impoiitions and Duties have been fince laid, and are now payable 7 Ed. 6. c. 5. to his Majefty, on the Importation of Wines into this Kingdom by feveral Acts of Parliament now in S&> C -J- Force; which feveral Acts have Reference to the faid Act of Tonnage and Poundage, and to the faid la Rule in making Allowances for the Damages out of the respective Duties on Wines imported (except the Duty payabl. on Wines for the encouraging of Coinage, by an Act paffed in the eighteenth Year of iSCar. 2. c 5. the Reign of his faid late Majefty King Charles the Second:) And whereas frequent Difputes do arife ' between the Officers of the Cuftoms and the Merchants, in the making and adjusting the Allowances I' which damaged Wines may deferve, the f;me depending for the moft part on the Tafte thereof :' For the preventing the like Difputes for the future, Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty,' by and with the Advice and Confent 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 fecond Day of May in After May 2, the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and twenty the faid tenth Rule annexed to the faid A£t ±? zc > the te " tfl of Tonnage and Poundage be, and the fame is hereby repealed, made void and fhall no longer be put j t! t^" a« of Ton- Practice ; any Thing in the faid Act of Tonnage and Poundage, or in any other Act or Acts, in any wife nage and p cun .. to the contrary notwithstanding. dage /hall be re- ' II. And whereas it may be reafonable to make the Merchants Importers of Wine a Compenfation for peald. ' the Allowances they would have received out of the feveral Duties of their damaged Wines by virtue of ' the faid ten h Rule, whereby the P.evenue may be collected w ith greater Certainty, and not fo liable to I ' Abufe :' Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid fecond Day of Allowances to ! May one thoufand feven hundred and twenty, there fhall be made, as well to the Merchant at Importation, ^ ™4tn't° &c I as alio to the Prizage-mafter or Proprietor of the Duties of Prizage, out of all the feveral grofs Duties now ' 0U [ T ^ f tiieGrofij laid upon Wines in Calks (except the Coin.ge-duty before-mentioned) over and above the prefent Abate- Duties on Wine ments and Difcounts, the feveral Allowances hereafter mentioned ; that is to fay, Out of the feveral grofs imported in ' Duties (except the Coinage) now laid upon Rhenijh Wine, or Wine of the Growth of Germany, or Wines 2°^ s ' Geo which pay Du'.y as fuch, an Allowance after the Rate of two Pounds per Centum; upon French Wines, c y lg kft.'io. or Wines of the Growth of France, or of any of the French King's Dominions, an Allowance after tn ; s ciaufe is the Rate of fix Po'.'nds^.r Centum ; and upon SpaniJ}}, Portugal, and all other Wines (except Rhenifi orreftrained. French) an Allowance after the Rate of ten Pounds per Centum: The faid feveral Allowances after the J v, hi ' h J 11 ^ 1 bo Rate of two per Centum, fix per Centum, and ten per Centum, to be deducted on the Debenture, in cafe the t l e u D ^ c °i ture Wines be again exported ; any Lav/ or Cuftom to the contrary notwithstanding. if the Wines are III. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in cafe any Merchant again exported. or other Perfon, fhall find his W ine or any Part thereof fo damaged, corrupt or unmerchantable, that he fhall refufe to pay or fecure the Duties for the fame he fhall have Liberty, immediately after the landing Damaged orvjn- the Wines, to ftave, fpill, or otherwife deftroy fuch Wines in the Prefence of two or more of the Officers ^n^ma! fj e of the Cuftoms, to be appointed by the Collector, and one of the principal Officers of the Port, who fhall ft?v " d> and the take an exact Account of the Quantity of Wine which the Merchant or other Perfon fhall fo fiave^D ut y repaid, &c-. fpill or otherwife deftroy, to the end the Duty of fuch Wine may be repaid, without any Delay orByi2Geo. i. Charge to the Merchant, by Certificate, or that the Quantity of Wine fo ftaved, fpilt or otherwife de-^ 28 - k ^°" ftroyed, be deducted from the Foot of the Account of the Merchant refufing to pay or fecure the Du^'j^, ™'^ of fuch Wine, as aforefaid, in the Book or Books kept by the proper Officer or Officers appointed to the damagea wines, Difcharge of the Ship importing the Wine. &c. IV. And be it further enacted, That over and above the Duties repaid or allowed, as aforefaid, the Mer- Compenfation to chant or other Perfon fhall, _ for every Ton of Wine, containing two hundred fifty and two Gallons, of the J^p 1 ™^, °J Growth of Germany, or Wines which pay Duties as fuch, and of the Growth of France, fo ftaved, fpilt ^y iix '"d ftaved. or otherwife destroyed, be allowed as a Compenfation for the Freight and other Charges, the Sum of four Pounds; and Wines of the Growth of Spain, Portugal, and elfewhere, the Sum of eight Pounds per Ton, and fo in proportion for any greater or lefler Quantity, which Allowances fhall without Delay be paid by Certificate out of the Duties arifing by the faid Act of Tonnage and Poundage, and the Officers are hereby required and directed to make, pafs, and pay fuch Certificate -without Fee or Reward, V.