A. D. 1719* Anno fexto Georgii Regis. C. 2r. 311 CAP. *XXI. An Aft for preventing Frauds and Abufes in the publick Revenues of Excife, Cuftoms, Stamp-duties, Poll-office, and Houfe-iv.oney. ' I. TT7HEREAS feveral Pcrfons in carrying or managing their reflective Trades, Manufactures or F# firmer Pn. ' W Dealings do frequently contrive and commit great Frauds, Deceits and Abufcs, which daily V'™ tmmumg ' increafe, and apparently tend not only to the Diminution of his Majefty's Revenues and publick In- Car.*."** & ' comes, but alfo lo the Difeouragemcnt of all fair Traders, Manufacturers and Dealers, and the Dif- 24 .' tcCar?*. ' credit of Goods of the Growth, Product and Manufacture of Great Britain in foreign Parts, and pnrti- r. u. 16 tj" 17 ' cularly many Pcrfons in fcveral Parts of this Kingdom of Great Britain, who make Malt in order to ex-C"'- 2 - c - 4- -^ ' port the fame to Pans beyond the Seas (to the intent that they may obtain greater Drawbacks and Al- *? *?ft" r 'v /" ' Iovvances upon the Exportation thereof than were intended by Law to be granted for the fame) do in the, 1 .'.,. 1. c . 24. a ' making of fuch Malt increafe the Quantity thereof in Bulk and Meafure much beyond what the fame, .•_ m. iff. 7.. ' Malt was when gauged and charged with the Duties chargeable thereon by the OiHcers for the (kid Duties '■ '°- 4 1r. a? "■ on Mai ■, when fuch Malt was in the Ciftern or Uting Vat, or upon the Couch, by watering or wetting^ - '• 3- 5 '*'•' ' the laid Malt, whilft the fame is working upon the Floor; and by thofe and other undue Practices ly ■ ' £ *°" J ' caufing the faid Malt not only to run out and grow at that End of the Grain from which the Rootw. 3 . <-.' , g .' ^ ' proceeds, but alfo to fprout, run out and grow at the other End of the Grain from which the Blade'/'} 3. c. u. iz ' proceeds, which laft mentioned fprouting, running out and growing at the End from which the Blade *^ 3- c - " ©" ' proceeds, is commonly called and known by the Name of Acrefpiring, and is not only a great Prejudice-^ 1 _ ""J" 1 ' ' to the Malt fo made, hut increafes the fame much in Bulk and Meafure, to the great Difparagement of c ] .' %%„""'. ' the Trade of Britijl) Malt in Parts beyond the Seas, and leflening of his Majefty's Revenues :' For Re- 7. 10 st™. r. medy whereof, Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent '9 & 26. 12 of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by Au-^j™^'- 2 - c - 9> thority of the fame, That from and after the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand (even hundred following s«- and twenty no Maltfter or Maker of Malt for Sale or Exportation (hall caufe or permit any Barley, or other tion repealed Com or Grain by him, her or them making into Malt, to be fteeped, wetted or watered upon the Couch by 3 9 eo z - or Floor, or in any other Place but in his, her and their refpective Cifterns or Uting Vats, duly entered C -J- kii - 13- for that Purpofe at the Office of Excife of the Divifion or Place where fuch Malt (hall be wetted ; on pain '" j^i™| of forfeiting for every Bufhel of Malt which fhall be found to have been fteeped, wetted or watered con- &, to wet'liis " trary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act, the Sum of two Shillings and fix Pence. REP. Barley onthe Floor, &C. but in his Ciftern duly cntred, on Forfeiture of 2 s. 6 d. per Bulhcl. II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid four and twen- No Ma'tfer to tieth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and twenty no fuch Maltfter or Maker of Malt for Sale orP ermit his Cora Txportation fhall caufe or permit any Corn or Grain, by him, her or them making into Malt, to be worked t0 bc a< = rel 'P ,red ' or made in fuch Manner that the fame (hall acrefpire (that is to fay) run out, grow or fprout at that End bc making or working, {hall fufpect the fame, or fome Part thereof, to be acrefpired, as aforefaid, fdien acrefpired. and in fuch Cafe it may be lawful for fuch Supervifor or Supervifors, Officer or Officers, or any of them, to take out of any particular Part of' the Floor of fuch wetting of Corn or Grain fo making into Malt, as he or they fhall fo fufpect to be acrefpired, fo much thereof as he or they can conveniently take up with one Hand at one Time, and to examine the fame to fee if it be be acrefpired, as aforefaid, or not; and in cafe Penalty on upon Examination thereof it fhall appear that more than one Part in fifteen of fuch Corn or Grain, f Maltftcr - t.iken up by the Hand, is acrefpired, as aforefaid, the intire Wetting of Malt, whereof fuch Corn or Grain fo taken up by the Hand' was Part, fhall be deemed, taken and charged as acrefpired Malt, and the Maltfter or Maker thereof fhall be charged with the full Duty of fix Pence per Bufhel for every Bufhel of Malt of - that wetting, and fhall not have any Allowance out of the fame, for or in refpeet. of its being charged upon the Floor, or elfewhere ; and fhall alfo forfeit and lofe for every Bufhel of the faid Malt, the further Sum of five Shillings; any Act or Acts of Parliament to the contrary thereof in any wife notwith- standing. REP. III. Provided always, and bc it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the refpective Super- Officers iifco. vifor or Supervifors, Officer or Officers, who (hall difcover fuch acrefpired Corn or Grain making into J?"?, B ' t0 f : " Malt, as aforefaid, fhall within the Space of eight and forty Flours next after the refpective Time or Times t6°Milx!iaa? when the fame fhall be difcovefed, give or leave Notice thereof in Writing with or for the refpective Malt- fters or Makers of fuch Malt, or with fame or one of his, her or their refpective Servants; on pain of for- feiting the Sum of forty 'Shillings for every Neglect of fuch Notice. IV. And be it further entiled by the Authority aforefaid, That if any unmahed Oats or Barley fhall be Forfeiture for found mixt with or amoirg'ft.'Malt'ilii'ppihg or fhipped for Exportation,, that then and in ever/ fuch Cafe, ™ is ' ! ' "■;."■,"'• the Perfon or Perfons whcPfiraU fhi.p or caufe or procure to be (hipped Rich Malt fo mixed, fhall, for every Jjjfth M "- Bufhel thereof, forfeit' a^H^e^the Sum of five Shillings, Exporjacloi V. & E E :
