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 278 C, 2,2i Anno tricefimo primo Georgii II. A.D. 1757, CAP. XXXII. An Aft for repealing the Duty granted by an Act made in the fixth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty, on Silver Plate, made, wrought, touched, affayed, or marked, i Great Britain', and for granting a Duty on Licences, to be taken out by all Perfons dealing in Gold or Silver Plate ; and for difcontinuing all Drawbacks upon Silver Plate exported -, and for more effectually preventing Frauds and Abufcs in the Mark- ing or Stamping of Gold or Silver Plate. Preamble, reciting * "ITTHEREAS by an AS: of Parliament made in the fixth Year of the Reign of his late Ma- CUufesin Ail 6Geo. I. « yy jefty,' intituled, yin J^ for lay!u<r a Duty upon JFrought Plate ; arid for applying Monev arijing <^n^.ajna:d,dbyizG,o.j-^^p^^^l^,^^Pj.^^^^^^ ^ f^^, ^^^j^ of the forfeited Ejlates) towards anfwcring his Majeffs Supply -^ and for Rtfir^to'zEJ I S/ ^f^^'^^S ^ff the Drawbacks Upon Hops exported for hdand ; and for Payment of Annuities to be purchcijed c.zo. z H. 6. c. ii.^' ^f^^^' ^^■'^ -^"^^ of four Pounds per Centum per Annum, at //;^ Exchequer, redeemable by P arliament -y ^H.j.c.z. 1% El. and for appropriating Supplies granted in this Sejfion of Parlia?nent and to prevent counterfeiting Receipts r. 15. %^ (jW.i. (, 8. ana Warrants of the Officers of the South Sea Company end for explaining a late A£l concerning Foreign Salty cellared and locked upy before the four and twentieth Day ^ June one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen ; and to give a further Ti?ne for paying Duties on certain Apprentices Indentures ; and for Relief of l.oxw3iS Vernon Efquire, in relation to a Parcel of Senna impoitcd in the Tear one thoufand feven hundred and fix- icen^ It was amongft other Things enaded, That there fhould be raifed, levied, collefted, anfwered, and paid unto, and for the Ufe of his Majefty, his Heirs and Succcflbrs, for ever (fubje^ neverthe- lefs to fuch Redemption as in and by the faid A£t was afterv/ards provided in that Behalf) for and upon all Silver Plate which (hould be made or wrought in Great Britain., or at any Time or Times from and after the firft Day offline one thoufand fcvcn hundred and twenty, {hould or ought to be touched, afTayed or marked, in Great Britain, as is before in the faid A£l mentioned, a Duty after the Rate of fix Pence for every Ounce Troy, and proportionally for any gr.arer or lefler Quantity, to be paid by the Makers or Workers thereof refpec^ively ; and divers Provifions and Diredtions are contained in the faid A£t for and in Relation to the managing, fecuring, afcertaining colle<5ling, recovering, levying, and paying, the faid Duty for the Ufes and Purpofes therein mentioned : And vvhereas the Methods prefcribed for afcertaining and colledting the faid Duty, and for preventing Frauds therein, have been found ineffedual to fecure the Payment thereof, and the faid Duty hath by Reafon of various Frauds and Evafions for fome Years paft greatly decreafed, and is now infuffi- cient to anfwer the Purpofes for which the fame was granted ; We, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subje(5ts, the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament aflcmbled, think it will be for the Ad- vantage of the Publick to repeal the faid Duty, and in lieu thereof, to grant unto your Majefty the Duty upon Licences herein after mentioned : And therefore do moft humbly befeech your Majefty, that it may be enaded ; And be it enabled 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 airembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That from and after the firft Day of June one thou- r<>rm«r Duty on Plate fand feven hundred and fifty-eight, the faid Duty granted by the faid A6t made in the fixth Year of repealed i his latcMajefty's Reign, of fix Pence /(icr Ounce Troy, for and upon all Silver Plate made or wrought in Great Britain, or which ought to be touched, afl'aycd, or marked, in Great Britain, {hall ceafe, anri all Powers, kc. re- determine, and be no longer paid or payable ; and, that then and from thenceforth all the Powers lating thcicto J ^nd Authorities given and granted, and the Rules and Regulations eftablifhed and prefcribed by the faid recited Aft, or by any other Aft or Afts of Parliament, for or in Relation to the managing, fecuring, afcertaining, collefting, recovering, levying, and paying the laid Duty, and all Penalties and I'orfcitures in rcfpeft thereof, (hall alfo ceafe, determine, and be no longer put in Execution, except with refpe£ to fave only and except in all Cafes relating to the recovering any Arrears which may at that Time re- the Recovery otArrearf, main unpaid of the faid Duty, or to any Penalty or Forfeiture which ftiall have been incurred upon and Penalties .ncuned ^^ ^^ r^-^^ ^^^^^^ ^j^^ ^^jj ^^^ ^ of June One thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, any betore i June 1750. ^i-L-tr -ii 'J ■ ■, n y y<j// •' -' thing herem before contained to the contrary notwithftanding. Duty on Licences granted IE And be it further enafted by the Authority aforcfaid. That in lieu of the faid Duty by this Aft ia Litu thereof. repealed, there fhall, from and after the fifth Day of July one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, be paid unto his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeilbrs, a Duty of forty Shillings for every Licence to be taken out in Manner herein after mentioned, by each Pcrfon trading in, felling, or vending Gold or Silver Plate. Trader* in, and Venders IH. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the fifth Day of oj Hate 10 take out fucb y;^/y ^nc thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, no Pcrfon or Perfons whatfoever, who now, or at "'*'' any Time or 'Jinies hereafter, doth or (hall trade in, vend or fell, any Gold or Silver Plate, fhall prci'ume by him, her or themfclves, or by any other Pcrfon or Perfons whatfoever, employed by him, her or them, for his, her or their Benefit, either publickly or privately to trade in, vend or fell, any Gold or Silver Pl.ite, without firft taking out a Licence for that Purpofc, in Manner hereafter mentioned, before he, fhc or they, fl^all tiade in, vend or fell, any fuch Gold or Silver Plate, for which he, file 01 they fhall immediately, upon taking out thereof, pay down for fuch Licence, the Sum of forty Shillings, 3