IV. And whereas by an act made in this present session of parlia ment, it was enacted, That an act made in the thirtieth year of his pre and 32 Geo. 2. Sent Majefty's reign, intituled, An act to prohibit, for a limited A&t 30 Geo. 2. time, the making of low wines and fpirits from wheat, barley, malt, or any other fort of grain, or from any meal or flour which by feveral fubfequent acts, was continued until the twenty fourth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine; and alfo fo much of an act made in the last feffion of parliament, intituled, An act to continue, for a further time, the prohibition of the exportation of corn, malt, meal, flour, bread, biscuit, and starch; and alfo to continue, for a further time, the prohibition of the making of low wines and fpirits from wheat, barley, malt, or any other fort of grain, or from meal or flour; and to prohibit for a limited time, the making of low wines and fpirits from bran, as prohibits the making of low wines and Spirits from bran; which was to continue until the twenty fourth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and fifty nine, fhould be, and the fame were thereby, continued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty fourth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and fixty, unless fuch continuation of the faid acts, or of any parts thereof fhould, be abridged or shortened by any other act to be made in this present session of parliament; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The prohibifrom and after the twenty first day of April, one thousand seven tion of extrachundred and fixty, the prohibition eftablished and enacted by ting fpirits the faid acts of making, extracting, or diftilling, low wines and terials menspirits from wheat, barley, malt, or any other fort of grain, and tioned in the from meal, flour, or bran, or any mixture therewith, and all recited acts, penalties, powers, and regulations, in the faid acts, fo far as the taken off ; fame could or might extend or operate with respect to the making of low wines and fpirits from the materials aforefaid, after the faid twenty first day of April, one thousand feven hundred and fixty, fhall ceafe, and be no longer in force or effect, any thing in the said acts contained to the contrary notwithstanding. from the ma 48s. per quar V. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the autho- uniefs during rity aforefaid, That if at any time or times after the faid twenty the recefs of first day of April, one thousand feven hundred and fixty, during parliament, the recefs of parliament, the price of wheat shall exceed forty wheat fhall the price of eight fhillings the quarter Winchester measure, for two fucceffive exceed, for 2 market days, in the port of London, and it shall appear expedi- fucceffive ent to his Majefty, his heirs, or fucceffors, to prohibit the mak- market days, ing of low wines and fpirits from wheat, barley, malt, and any ter in the port other fort of grain, and from meal, flour, and bran, or any of London; mixture therewith, it fhall and may be lawful to and for his in which cafe, Majefty, his heirs, and fucceffors, from time to time, by his or the King may, their royal proclamation or proclamations, to be iffued by and by proclamawith the advice of his or their privy council, or by his or their the prohibiorder in council, to be published in the London Gazette, from tion. time to time, to prohibit the making, extracting, or diftilling, of any kind of low wines or fpirits from any wheat, barley, malt, and any other fort of grain, and from meal, flour, and bran, or any mixture therewith, for any time or times during tion, continue fuch A&t 6 Geo. 2. The oath to fuch recefs, or until twenty days after the commencement of the then next feffion of parliament. VI. And whereas the oath appointed by an act of parliament made in the fixth year of his Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for repealing an act for laying a duty on compound waters or fpirits; and for licenfing the retailers thereof; and for determining certain duties on French brandy, and for granting other duties in lieu thereof; and for enforcing the laws for preventing the running of brandies, to be taken by the exporters of Spirits drawn from corn in Great Britain, has prevented the exportation of fuch fpirits after they have been rectified; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty firft day of April be taken by one thousand seven hundred and fixty, upon the exportation of the exporter, fuch rectified fpirits, inftead of the oath aforefaid, in order to in order to in- intitle the exporter to the drawback, allowance, or bounty, on the drawback, the exportation thereof, oath shall or may be made that the fame instead of the were drawn or made in Great Britain from corn, without any mixture with any other materials, either native or foreign, except what has been neceffary for the rectifying thereof; and that the duties of the faid fpirits have been duly paid; and that the said spirits are to be really and truly exported as merchandize to be spent beyond the feas. title him to oath appoint ed by the re cited act. An additional drawback of 241. 10s. per ton allowed on all British made fpirits exported: Oath being made of the payment of the duties, 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 enacted by the authority aforefaid, That from and after the said twenty first day of April one thousand seven hundred and fixty, there shall be an additional drawback or allowance of twenty four pounds ten fhillings for every ton of fuch spirits fo drawn or made in Great Britain, which shall be exported to parts beyond the feas; and upon oath being made before any two or more of the commiffioners of excife, or juftices of the peace for the county or place from whence any fuch fpirits are intended to be exported, that the duties of the fame are duly paid, and that the fame are to be exported for merchandize to be spent beyond the feas; and upon producing a certificate under and a certifi- the hand or hands of the officer or officers of excife for the port cate produced or place where fuch spirits were shipped, of the quantities fo of the quanti- fhipped, and that the fame were proof spirits, and shipped in the ties fhipped; prefence of fuch officer or officers; the diftiller or diftillers, or other person or perfons exporting the fame, fhall be allowed or paid back by the commiffioners of excife, or their collector for the port or place where fuch fpirits fhall be shipped off, the faid additional drawback or allowance of twenty four pounds ten fhillings for every ton of such spirits fo fhipped off, and so in proportion for any greater or lefs quantity; and that the fame drawbacks and allowances which are given by this or any former act or acts and allowan- of parliament now in force on the exportation of British made ces to be made spirits to parts beyond the feas, as merchandize, fhall be allowed on spirits fhipt and paid to the diftiller or diftillers, merchant or merchants, on and of the fame being proof fpirits. The fame drawbacks as stores; his, her, or their fhipping any fuch spirits as ftores to be spent and confumed on board in any voyage to parts beyond the feas; and the size and and when any distiller or distillers, merchant or merchants, fhall giving prebe defirous of shipping any fuch fpirits as ftores as aforefaid, and vious notice thereof, and shall give five days notice thereof to the refpective commiffioners of the deftinaof excise, or to fuch other perfon or perfons as they shall respec- tion of the tively, from time to time, appoint for that purpose, mentioning voyage, the in fuch notice the exact destination of the intended voyage, the hip's tonnage and hands; tonage of the ship or veffel, and the number of the mariners intended to be employed in navigating the fame, it shall and may be lawful to and for the faid refpective commiffioners of excife, and the proper or the perfon or perfons fo to be respectively appointed by them officer afceras aforefaid, to afcertain the quantity of fuch fpirits which fhall taining the be shipped on board fuch fhip or veffel as ftores, and for which fuch quantity, and drawbacks and allowances fhall be paid,and alfo the size and marks mark of the of the cask or casks in which fuch spirits fhall be fo fhipped; and veffels; on oath being made before any one or more of the commiffioners oath being of excife, or juftices of the peace for the county or place from alfo made that whence any fuch fpirits are intended to be exported, or before the duties were duly fuch other perfon or perfons as fhall be respectively authorized by paid; the respective commiffioners of excife for that purpose, that the duties of the fame are duly paid, and that the fame are to be shipped as stores to be spent and confumed in the voyage; and a certiand upon producing a certificate under the hand or hands of the ficate proofficer or officers of excife for the port or place where fuch spirits duced of the were shipped, of the quantity fo fhipped, and that the fame were quantity shipproof spirits, and fhipped in the presence of fuch officer or officers; the diftiller or diftillers, merchant or merchants, shipping the fame as aforefaid, shall be allowed or paid back by the commiffioners of excife, or their collector for the port or place where fuch spirits shall be so shipped, the faid drawbacks and allowances for such spirits so shipped as aforesaid. ped. VIII. Provided always, That neither the said drawback or allow. No drawback. ance, or any other drawback, allowance, or bounty, fhall be made allowed for or be paid for any quantity of fuch spirits which shall be exported as any fpirits merchandize in any cask which shall contain less than one hun- exported as merchandize, dred gallons; nor fhall any such drawback or allowance what- in casks confoever be made or paid for any quantity of fpirits which fhall be taining less exported as merchandize, or fhipped for ftores as aforefaid, that than 100 shall be shipped on board of any veffel or veffels of lefs burden gallons, nor shipped than one hundred tons. on board vel. IX. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the au- fels under too thority aforefaid, That in case any fuch spirits fhall be entered tons burden. for exportation to Ireland, or his Majefty's plantations in Ame- Exporter to give bond, rica, the exporter or exporters thereof, in order to intitle him, and fecurity her, or themselves to the drawback or allowance given by this in double the act, or any other drawback, allowance, or bounty, fhall, before value, that the shipping of the fpirits, and the granting any fuch certificate the goods fhall be duly in confequence thereof, give bond, with fufficient fecurity, to exported to, his Majefty, his heirs, and fucceffors, to be approved of by the and landed respective commiffioners of excife for the time being, or any three where the of them, or by fuch perfon or perfons as they fhall, from time fame are to time, appoint for that purpose, in double the value of the exportation; goods, entered for and not ex- place. not to be dif- certificate be produced from the pro per officer thereof, and of oath made by the mafter, &c. that the fame were fairly goods, drawback, allowance, and bounty, that the fame, and every part thereof, fhall (the danger of the feas and enemies excepted) be really and truly exported to, and landed in, such port of the kingdom of Ireland, or fuch place in his Majesty's plantations in America, for which the fame was fo entered for exportation; and that the fame fhall not be exported or carried to any other place or country whatfoever, nor relanded in any part of Great Britain, or the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, or either of them; and fuch bonds fo entered into fhall not be delivered up or difcharged, until a certificate fhall be produced under the hand and feal of the collector, comptroller, or furveyor of the customs, or other chief officer of the port in Ireland, or the plantations in America, where fuch fpirits fhall be landed, teftifying the landing thereof, and defcribing the number of the casks or other package containing the abroad, of the fpirits, and the particular marks of fuch casks or package, and due landing the exact quantity of spirits landed, and alfo teftifying, that the mafter, mate, purfer, or other perfon having the charge of the ship or veffel during the voyage in which the faid spirits were exported, had made oath before him, That the faid fpirits, and every part thereof, were fairly landed there, and that at the time of landing they were of the fame quality as when shipped on board; and that no part of fuch fpirits had been wilfully or fraudulently diminished, relanded, or unfhipped, fince the exportation thereof (which oath the faid respective officers in Ireland, andthe plantations in America, are hereby impowered to administer) and until oath fhall be made before the respective commiffioners of excife in Great Britain for the time being, or any one or more of them, or fuch other perfon or perfons as they fhall refpectively appoint for that purpofe (who is or are hereby respectively impowered to adminifter fuch oath) by the merchant exporter (if living) that to the beft of his, her, or their knowledge or belief, the said spirits had been difpofed of at the place or places mentioned in the oath referred to in the certificate: and the condition. of all fuch bonds to be given for the exportation of any fuch spirits. to Ireland, thall be, to produce fuch certificate in fix months from the date thereof (the danger of the feas and enemies excepted) and the condition of all fuch bonds to be given for the exfrom Ireland, portation of any such spirits to the plantations in America, thall be, to produce fuch certificate in eighteen months from the date tioned to be thereof (the danger of the feas and enemies excepted:) and in in 6 months; cafe any fuch fpirits fhall be entered for exportation to any other and from A parts beyond the feas in Europe, then the exporter or exporters merica, within thereof thall, before the fhipping of such spirits and the granting Like fecurity, fuch certificate, give bond, with fufficient fecurity, to his Ma&c. to be given jefty, his heirs, and fucceffors, to be approved of as aforesaid, on exporting in double the value of the goods, drawback, allowance, and fpirits to any bounty, that the fame, and every part thereof fhall (the danger of other parts of the feas and enemies excepted) be really and truly exported to, landed there, and' without any fraud in the quantity or quality of the fpirits; and oath alfo made by the exporter at home, that the spirits were difpofed of at the place mentioned in the oath refer red to in the certificate. Certificates to be condi returned with 18 months. Europe; and landed in, fuch port or place for which the fame was fo entered for exportation; and that the fame fhall not be exported or çare And the cer months. carried to any other place or country whatsoever, or relanded in any part of Great Britain, or the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, or either of them: and fuch bonds fo and like cerentered into shall not be delivered up or discharged, until a like tificates to be produced certificate shall be produced under the hand and feal of the Bri- from the British conful, or other person acting as fuch, in the port or place tifh conful in where fuch goods fhall be entered for and landed, and the like thofe ports, &c. oath made by the merchant exporter, if living (which respective oaths the respective British confuls, or other perfons acting as fuch, and the refpective commiflioners of excife, or other person or persons as they shall respectively appoint, are hereby respectively impowered to adminifter) and the condition of fuch laft mentioned bonds shall be, to produce fuch certificate in fif- tificates to be teen months from the date thereof (the danger of the feas and conditioned enemies excepted:) and in cafe any fuch fpirits fhall be entered to be returned for exportation to any parts beyond the feas in Africa, then the within 15 exporter or exporters thereof thall, before the fhipping of fuch Like fecurity, fpirits, and the granting fuch certificate, give bond, with fuffi- &c. to be cient fecurity, to his Majefty, his heirs, and fucceffors, to be given upon approved of as aforefaid, in double the value of the goods, fpirits to Afriexportation of drawback, allowance, and bounty, that the fame, and every ca; part thereof, fhall (the danger of the feas and enemies excepted) be really and truly exported to, and landed in, fuch port or place for which the fame was fo entered for exportation; and that the fame fhall not be exported or carried to any other place or country whatsoever, or relanded in any part of Great Britain, or the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, or either of them: and fuch bonds fo entered into shall not be delivered up or discharged, until proof is made by the oath of the and like oath master, mate, purfer, or other perfon having the charge of the to be made ship or veffel during the voyage in which the faid fpirits were by the mafter exported, that the faid fpirits, and every part thereof, were of the due fairly landed or difpofed of in or on fome part of the coaft of landing there. Africa, and that at the time of being fo landed or disposed of they were of the fame quality and condition as when shipped; and that no part of fuch fpirits had been wilfully, or fraudulently diminished, or relanded in any part of Great Britain, or the iflands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, or either of them; and by the oath of the merchant exporter (if living) that, and to be fupto the best of his, her, or their knowledge and belief, the faid ported by the fpirits had been difpofed of at the place or places mentioned in oath of the exthe oath made by the mafter, mate, purfer, or other perfon porter; having the charge of the ship or veffel during the voyage; which the faid proofs proof (hall be made within eighteen months from the date of each to be made respective bond, which respective oaths last mentioned the rewithin 18 fpective commiffioners of excife in Great Britain for the time. months. being, or fuch other perfon or perfons as they thall respectively The bonds appoint for that purpose, are hereby respectively impowered to ad- may be put in minister and in cafe no fuch certificates fhall refpectively be fuit, if the produced, or proof respectively made as aforefaid, within the re- proofs be not fpective times herein before mentioned, it fhall and may be lawful duly produced. for the faid respective commiffioners of excife to caufe fuch bonds to of, &c. certificates or |