faid, be exported for parts beyond the feas, according to the purport and meaning of this act, then and in such case the proprietor of the malt not fo exported fhall, for every bufhel thereof forfeit and lofe the fum of five fhillings. prietor to for corn, nor pro LVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Malt not exThat if any malfter or maker of malt shall refuse or neglect to ported in nine months, proinake such entry as aforefaid, of their respective quantities of corn or grain, fo intended to be wetted or steeped for exporta- feit 5 s. per tion, before the wetting or steeping thereof as aforefaid, or fhall bufhel. refuse or neglect to provide and keep fuch rooms, ware-houfes, Malfter not ftore-houses and other places, with locks and keys for fecuring entring the the said malt so intended for exportation as aforefaid, or refuse viding ftoreor neglect to caufe all the said malt fo intended for exportation, houfes, &c. to from time to time, within the space of fix days next after the forfeit 50 1. fame fhall be dried, in the presence of the officer for the said duties, for the divifion or place where the faid malt shall be made (who is hereby required upon reasonable notice to be given to him, to attend for that purpose) to be measured, carried and locked up, in fuch rooms, ware-houses, ftore-houses or other places as aforefaid; then, and in every such case, the said maker or proprietor of such malt, so neglecting or refufing, fhall, for every fuch neglect or refufal, forfeit and lofe the fum of fifty pounds and in cafe any perfon or persons whatsoever shall op- Opposing offipose, moleft, hinder or obstruct any of the faid officers in the due cers, &c. forexecution of the powers or authorities given or granted to fuch feits 501. officer or officers by this act, or fhall break open the hatches of any ship or veffel, locked down in the manner herein beforementioned, without the knowledge or confent of the officer or officers appointed to attend the shipping of malt on fuch fhips or veffels, every fuch perfon fhall forfeit and lofe, for every fuch offence, the fum of fifty pounds. : malt. LIX. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority Allowances to aforefaid, That in confideration of the extraordinary charges malifters on the malfters or makers of malt for foreign exportation will be exportation of at, for ware-houses and store-houses for locking up of malt, and for the feveral admeasurements thereof, from the time of making fuch malt, to the time of exportation thereof, there fhall be allowed to the said malfters and makers of malt the fum of three pence per quarter, out of the duties granted or continued by this act, for every quarter of malt, which shall be so made and locked up for foreign exportation; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. LX. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted by the authori- Drawback on ty aforesaid, That a drawback shall and may be allowed for all malt made bemalt made on or before the twenty fourth day of June one thou- fore 24 June, fand seven hundred and twenty fix, that shall have paid the duty before 29 Sept. and exported imposed thereon by the act of the eleventh year of his Majefty's 1726. reign, for laying a duty upon all malt, mum, cyder and perry, and fhall be exported for foreign parts on or before the twenty ninth day of September one thousand seven hundred and twenty fix; and the perfon or perfons exporting the fame fhall be en titled Such deben be fatisfied. titled to have debentures made out for the fame, in the fame manner as he or they would have been entitled to the fame, in cafe this act had not been made; any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding. LXI. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted by the authotures how to rity aforefaid, That all fuch debentures fo to be made forth, for malt exported on or before the faid twenty ninth day of September one thousand seven hundred and twenty fix, fhall (in case the respective commiffioners or officers of excife fhall not have fufficient in their hands of the duties granted by the faid act of the eleventh year of his Majefty's reign, to fatisfy the fame) be paid and satisfied out of the duties arifing by this present act; any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithftanding. 5 Annæ, c. 8. The price of ale to be fold in Scotland, afcertained. The deficien cy on the lottery tickets 1724. how to be made good. 10 Geo. 1. c. LXII. And whereas a doubt may arife upon the conftruction of the Seventh article of the treaty of union (which provides that the barrel of ale fold in Scotland by the brewer at nine fillings and fix pence Sterling, excluding duties, and retailed including duties and the retailers profit, at two pence the Scots pint, shall not after the union be liable on account of the excife then in being, to a higher duty than two fillings for each barrel) whether the brewer and retailer may take a higher price for the faid ale, in proportion as the duty now granted on malt may raife the price of the faid commodity, without being liable to a higher excife than that limited by the faid feventh article of the treaty of union: for obviating the faid doubt, it is hereby enacted and declared, That ale brewed or to be brewed in Scotland, during the continuance of the duty of three pence. bufhel on malt, of the fame goodnefs and quality with that defcribed in the faid article of the treaty of union, shall be chargeable with no higher excife, in confideration of the duty of excife that took place at the time of the union, than two fhillings fterling for each barrel, though the said ale shall, in consideration of the malt duty, be fold by the brewer at ten fhillings and fix pence per barrel, and by the retailer at two pence and twopeny Scots, or one fixth part of a peny sterling, the Scots pint: and it shall be lawful for the brewers and retailers of fuch ale to fell and retail the fame at the said prices, without being liable to any further or higher duty as aforefaid. a LXIII. And whereas feveral of the certificates made forth for the fortunate tickets, iffued in pursuance of an act of the tenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for continuing the duties on malt, munt, cyder and perry, to raise money by way of a lottery, for the 2. Service of the year one thousand feven hundred and twenty four, ftill remain unpaid, and for want of fufficient money coming into the exchequer, of the faid duties, to answer and pay the fame; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if the money arifen or to arife into the exchequer, for or on account of the duties granted by the last mentioned act, on or before the fifth day of May one thousand seven hundred and twenty fix, fhall not be fufficient to discharge the whole principal and interest due, or to grow due on the feveral certificates made forth in manner manner aforefaid; that then fo much money as fhall on that day appear to be wanting or deficient for anfwering and difcharging the fame, fhall and may be supplied and made good out of any of the publick supplies granted or to be granted for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty fix; and the commiffioners of the treasury, or any three or more of them, or the lord high treasurer for the time being, are hereby authorized and required to iffue and apply the fame for that purpose accordingly; any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding. fervice of this LXIV. Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby further en- The arrears of acted, That all the monies which from and after the faid fifth the malt aft day of May one thousand seven hundred and twenty fix, fhall 1724. to be or may happen to come and be paid into the receipt of his Ma- applied to the jesty's exchequer, for arrears upon the faid duties on malt, year. mum, cyder and perry, granted for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty four as aforefaid, fhall be iffued and applied in aid of the supplies that shall be granted to his Majesty, for the faid year one thousand seven hundred and twenty fix; any thing in the act, by which the said duties were granted, to the contrary notwithstanding. Duplicates of exchequer bills, lottery-tickets or orders, to be made forth in lieu of others loft or destroyed. EXP. CAP. V. An act for repairing the road from Market-Harborough to Loughborough in the county of Leicester. The toll took place from 1 May 1725, to continue for 21 years. Continued by 19 Geo. 2. C. 10. CAP. VI. An act for repairing the roads leading from Birmingham through Warwick to Warmington, and from Birmingham through Stratford upon Avon to Edghill in the county of Warwick. The toll took place 25 July 1726. to continue for 21 years. Continued by 18 Geo. 2. c. 32. CAP. VII. An act for enlarging the term granted by an act paffed in the fixth year of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for the better amendment of that way which leads from Cherril through Calne to Studley-Bridge in the county of Wilts, and for making the faid act more effectual; and for extending the road fo to be amended, from Cherril to the Three Miles Borough at the top of Cherril Hill. By this act the private act of 6 Ann. c. 14. which commenced from 25 17Geo.2.C.23. March 1708. and was to continue for the term of 20 years, is continued further for the term of 21 years. CAP. VIII. An act for repairing the highways from Speenhamland adjoining to Newbury in the county of Berks, to Marlborough in the county of Wilts. The toll took place from 2 May 1726. to continue for 21 years. Conti« nued by 18 Geo. 2. c. 12. САР. CAP. IX. An for repairing the roads therein mentioned, between Crackley Bank in the parish of Idfall alias Shiffnall, and the town of Shrewsbury in the county of Salop. The toll is to continue from 1 June 1726. for 21 years. Continued by 3 Geo. 2. c. 6. CAP. X. An a&t for repairing the roads from Lemsford Mill in the county of Hertford, to Welwyn, and from thence to Cory's Mill, and from Welwyn through Cadicot to Hitchin in the faid county; and for enlarging the term granted by an act pafled in the fixth year of the reign of his present Majesty, for repairing the roads from Stevenage in the faid county to Biggleswade in the county of Bedford. The toll is to have continuance from 1 May 1726. for 21 years; and the act 6 Geo. 1. c. 25. for repairing the roads from Stevenage to Biggleswade, is continued for 21 years. Continued by 11 Geo. 2. c. 10. CAP. XI. An act for repairing and widening the road from Horfeley Upright Gate, leading down Bowden Hill, in the county of Wilts, to the top of Kingsdown Hill, in the parish of Box, in the faid county. The toll is to continue from 20 May 1726. for 21 years. Continued by 14 Geo. 2. C. 29. CA P. XII. An alt for granting an aid to his Majefty, by laying a duty ipon all victuallers and retailers of beer and ale within the cities of London and Weftminster, and the weekly bills of mortality, and for prohibiting their fending beer or ale out of their houses to distant places in any pots or vessels lefs than a gallon; and alfo for adding one hundred additional hackney chairs to thofe already licensed; and for applying certain arrears of former land-taxes towards the Supply granted to his Majefty for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty fix; and for appropriating the supplies granted in this feffion of parlia ment. MAY it please your moß excellent Majefty; We your Majefty moft dutiful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, towards raising such supplies as are necessary to defray your Majesty's publick expences, have freely and unanimously given and granted unto your Majesty the rates and duties herein after mentioned, and do most humbly beseech your most excellent Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons, in this present parliament After 24 June 1726. a fum affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That from and not lefs than after the twenty fourth day of June one thousand seven hun11. nor more dred and twenty fix, a fum not lefs than one pound, nor more than 61. to be than fix pounds yearly, fhall be paid to his Majefty, his heirs paid by every and fucceffors, by every victualler and retailer of beer and ale victualler in the cities of London and Westminster, and within the weekly within the bills bills of mortality: which faid rates and duties fhall be fubject of mortality. to fuch regulations and restrictions as are herein after mention- Rep. 16 Geo.2. ed. REP. Commiffioners to be appointed to grant permiffions and manage the duties. No victuallers within the bills of mortality to retail without a permiffion. Victuallers to compound annually for their permiffions. Leav ing off retailing, compofition to cease. Compofitions to be made according to the trade. 2s. 6d. for each permiffion. No victualler to send out drink in any pots less than a gallon, on pain of 40s. But drink may be drunk at the door or in any out houfe, garden, &c. Not taking out permiffion, forfeits 20 1. All the excife-acts in force to be applied to this act. 12 Car. 2. C. 24. All fines to be levied by the laws of excise. Commiffioners to have the fame power as commiffioners of excife. Not to alter justices. power in licensing alehouses. REP. C. 12. i to Ann 19 XV. And whereas by an act of parliament made in the ninth year of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, it was enacted, 9 Ann. c. 251 That the commiffioners for licensing and regulating hackney coaches for the time being, or the major part of them, should have power, and are thereby required to license all fuch hackney chairs, which, from and after the twenty fourth day of June one thousand feven hundred and eleven, during the term of thirty two years, fhould be kept and ufed for hire within the cities of London and Weftminster, and the fuburbs thereof, and within all and every the parishes and places comprized within the weekly bills of mortality; and that the number of all fuch chairs, fo to be licensed upon that act, should not exceed two hundred, and that upon every one of the licences, to be granted for keeping or using for hire any hackney chair, there should be reJerved and payable to her Majesty, her heirs and fucceffors, the annual fum of ten shillings, to be paid quarterly: and whereas by an act of parliament made in the tenth year of her faid Majesty's reign, it was enacted, That it should and might be lawful to and for the commiffioners for licensing and regulating of hackney coaches for the time being, or the major part of them, to license any additional number, not exceeding one hundred fuch hackney chairs, which, from and after the twenty fourth day of June one thousand feven hundred and twelve, at any time or times within or during the term of thirty one years, fhould be kept and used for hire within the cities and limits aforefaid, fo that the number of all the faid chairs, licensed or to be licenfed upon the faid acts, fhould not at any one time, within or during the term last mentioned, exceed three hundred; and that upon every one of the faid licences, for any of the faid chairs, there should be reserved the like yearly rent of ten fillings, to be paid quarterly: and whereas it is found convenient, that a greater number of such hackney chairs should be licensed to be employed within the limits aforefaid, be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the commiffioners for licenfing and regulating hackney coaches additional now being, and the commiffioners for licensing and regulating hackney hackney coaches for the time being, or the major part of them, chairs to be fhall have power and authority and are hereby impowered and added to thofe required, under their hands and feals or the hands or feals of already lithe major part of them (over and above the number of chairs Continued by VOL. XV. autho- 16Geo.2.c.26. X One hundred censed. |