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 A. D. 1759. Anno tricefimo tertio Georgii II. C. 9. 43 1 his or their Privy Council, or by his or their Order in Council, to be publiflied in the London Ga- zi'ttey from time to time, to prohibit the making, > xtrading or. iftilling of any Kind of Low Wiiies or Spirits from any Wheat, Barley, Malt, an^ any other Sort of Gram, and froin Meal, Flour and Bran, or any Mixture therewith, for any Tnne or Times duing fuch Recefs, or until tvveiity Days after the Commencement of the then next Seffion of Parliament. aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty-firft Day of April one thoufand kv^n hundred and '^J^,^"^'." °',^ra^! fixty, upon the Exportation of fuch rectified Spirits, inftead of the Oath aforefaid, in order to in- |," '|^^,^|^'^3^°,/,^p Q^^h title the Exporter to the Drawback, Allowance or Bounty on the Exportation thereof. Oath {hall a poi'n.edby theiecited or may be made that the fame were drawn or made in Great Britain from Corn, without any Mix- Ai. ture with any other Materials, either native or foreign, except what has been necefTary for the recti- fying thereof; and that the Duties of the faid Spirits have been duly paid ; and that the faid Spirits are to be really and truly exported as Merchandize to be fpent beyond the Seas. VII. And for the further Encouragement of the Exportation of Spirits drawn or made in Great Britain from the Materials aforefaid, or any of them. Be it ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the faid twenty-firft Day oi Jpril one thoufand feven hundred and fixty, there fliall be an additional Drawback or Allowance of twenty-four Pounds ten Shillings for every Ton Anr additional Drawback of fuch Spirits fo drawn or made Great Britain, which (hall be exported to Parts beyond the *"! *'^'- ^°^- '"g^"? Seas J and upon Oath being made before any two or more of the Commiffioner^ of Excife, or Ju- ^,°j^ Spirits spoiled ■ ftices of the Peace for the County or Place from whence any fuch Spirits are intended to be ex- Oath being made of the Officer or Officers ; the Diftiller or Diftillers, or other Perfon or Perfons exporting the fame, fliall be allowed or paid back by the Commiffioners of Excife, or their Collector for the Port or Place where fuch Spirits fhall be fhipped off", the faid additional Drawback or Allovv?^ance of twenty-four Pounds ten Shillings for every Ton of fuch Spirits fo fhipped ofF, and fo in Proportion for any greater or lefs Qiiantity ; and that the fame Drawbacks and Allowances which are given by this or '^'^^ ^^T"^ ^'■*^^^^^' any former A6t or A£ts of Parliament now in Force on the Exportation of Britijh made Spirits to^^jg^^j^^'^p^j.-"^" ^^^ Parts beyond the Seas, as Merchandize, (hall be allowed and paid to the Diftiller or Diftillers, storesj Merchant or Merchants, on his, her or their fhipping any fuch Spirits as Stores to be fpent and confumed on Board in any Voyage to Parts beyond the Seas : And when any Diftiller or Diftillers, f^el?orand'"of^he Ue- Merchant or Merchants, fhall be defirous of fliipping any fuch Spirits as Stores as aforefaid, and ftinatio'n of the Voyage^ {hall give five Days Notice thereof to the refpecStive Commiffioners of Excife, or to fuch other Per- the Ship's Tonage and ' fon or Perfons as they fliall refpedtively from time to time appoint for that Purpofe, mentioning in Hands j fuch Notice the exadt Deftination of the intended Voyage, the Tonage of the Ship or VefTel, and the Number of the Mariners intended to be imployed in navigating the fame, it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid refpedtive Commiffioners of Excife, or the Perfon or Perfons fo to be re- and the proper omceraf- fpeaively appointed by them as aforefaid, to afcertain the Quantity of fuch Spirits which fhall be «JJ'^'^^"|.^'^^'^_5^^^|5^' fhipped on Board fuch Ship or VefTel as Stores, and for which fuch Drawbacks and Allowances q" jj^g^v'^ffels • (hall be paid, and alfo the Size and Marks of the Cask or Casks in which fuch Spirits fhall be fo Ihipped; and on Oath being made before any one or more of the Commiffioners of Excife, or Ju- Oath being alfo made ftices of the Peace for the County or Place from whence any fuch Spirits are intended to be ex- ^"^^^ ^^^ Duties were ported, or before fuch other Perfon or Perfons as fhall be refpe£tively authorifed by the refpeitive ^^^^' P^"* ' Commiffioners of Excife for that Purpofe, that the Duties of the fame are duly paid, and that the fame are to be fhipped as Stores to be fpent and confumed in the Voyage; and upon producing a and a Certificate pro- Certificate under the Hand or Hands of the Officer or Officers of Excife for the Port or Place where ^"""^ °^ '^'^ Quantity fuch Spirits were fhipped, of the Quantity fo fhipped, and that the fame were Proof Spirits, and '^^^ ' fhipped in the Prefence of fuch Officer or Officers ; the Diftiller or Diftillers, Merchant or Mer- chants fhipping the fame as aforefaid, fhall be allowed or paid back by the Commiffioners of Excife, or their Colledtor for the Port or Place where fuch Spirits fhall be fo fhipped, the faid Drawbacks and Allowances for fuch Spirits fo fhipped as aforefaid. VIII. Provided always. That neither t^e faid Drawback or Allowance, or any other Drawback, No Drawback allowed Allowance or Bounty, fhall be made or paid for any Quantity of fuch Spirits which fhall be ex- for any S^iri^s exported ported as Merchandize in any Cask wiiich fhall contain lefs than one hundred Gallons ; nor fhall == '^^<:^^"'^'^2, m Caiks any fuch Drawback or Allowmce whacfoever be made or paid for any Quantity of Spirits vv'hich Griio'ns"norrh:^'ed on* (hall be exported as Merchandize, or fhipped for Stores as aforefaid, that fhall be fhipped on Board gpa^d Veifeh under 100 of any VefTel or VefTels of lefs Burden than one hundred Tons. Tons Burthen. IX. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That in cafe any Exporter to give Bond, fuch Spirits fhall be entered for Exportation to Ireland, or his Majefty's Plantations in America, the and Security in donbie the Value, thst the Goods fliall be duly exported to, and landed where the fame are entered for Exportation j Exporter
 * VI. And whereas the Oath appointed by an Act of Parliament made in the fxtn Year of hi;; Aft 6 Geo. t. e. 17,
 * Majefty's Reign, intituled, y/« ji(t7 for repealing nn A£i for laying a Duty on Compound ^Vater' or Spi-
 * rits y and for licenfing the Retailers thereof -, and for determining certain Duties on French Brandy, and
 * for granting other Duties in lieu thereof; and for inforcing the Laws for preventing the Running oj Bran-
 * dies, to be taken by the Exporters of Spirits drawn from Corn in Great Britain, has prevented the
 * Exportation of fuch Spirits after they have been re£lified ;' Be it therefore enat^^ed by the Authority The Oath to be taken Ijr