A. D. 1756. Anno vicefinio nono Georgii II. C. 12. 653
- conftrued to enable any Perfon or Perfons to fell any Spirituous Liquors or StrongWaters by Retail, un-
- lefs fuch Perfon or Perfons be firft licenfed to fell Ale or Spirituous Liquors by two or more of his Ma-
- jelly's Juftices of the Peace for the County, Riding, Divifion, City or Liberty, wherein fuch Perfon or
- Perfons (hall fell the faid Liquors, under the Hands and Seals of the faid Juftices : And whereas by an
' Afl made in the twenty-fourth Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An A6i for granti-ng /^i ^4Gs°■^•<=•4<'• )uty JOUS Liquors ; ' and for the more effeiJual rejlraining the retailing of diftilled Spirituous Liquors ; and for allow- ' ing a Dra-whack upon the Exportation of Britim made Spirits ; and that the Parijli of Saint Mary le Bon, 29 Geo. 2. c. 7. ' in the County of Middkfex, Jhall be under the Infpeifion of the Head Office of Excife ; an additional p^^ r^^^^ ' Duty of twenty Shillings per Annum is diredted to be paid for every Licence taken out for re- Stamp Dutie: ' tailing Spirituous Liquors, to be paid down in like Manner, and at the fame Time, and to hef"5^-^^-'-
- ' levied by the fame Means, and under the like Penalties, as the Duty upon Licences to be granted efe^yW'. -. r. 12.
' by virtue of the faid Acl made in the fixteenth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty is di- gisfioPf^.'-i.c'.z's'. ' reded to be raifed, levied, collefted and paid: And whereas by an A6t made in this SelFion of "-^'"'•/- '•■^•'s- ' Parliament, the Intereft of fifteen hundred thoufand Pounds, Part of the Sum of two millions ad- l&V^'„^.'c.ll'. ' vanced on the Credit of the faid Act, after the Rate of three Pounds ten Shillings per An?ium, ^Ann. c.g.
- and the Intereft of five hundred thoufand Pounds, Refidue of the faid Sum of two millions, after ^ •^""- '^- 9-
' the Rate of three Pounds /i^r -^//«z<ff/, are charged upon the Fund commonly called The Sinking Fund :' ^^^,' "^^ " We your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal bubjeAs, the Commons of Great Britain in Parlia- 19 Ann. c. ig ment afiembled, towards making good the faid Litereft of the faid Sum of two millions charged on the ^^^' ^ faid Fund, have refolved to give and grant unto your Majefty a Duty of twenty Shillings for every ^AAm.ji.l'/c'q. Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet or Piece of Paper, on which ihall be ingroffed, written or 5 Cm. i.V.ig. ' printed, any Licence from Juftices of the Peace for felling Ale, Beer, or other excifeable Liquors by 1 4^- Retail in Great Britain, over and above all other Duties chargeable thereupon ; And do therefore moft u ced'u'c.^i'. humbly befeech your Majefty, that it may be enadted ; and be it enafled by the King's moft Excel- 12 Cm. 1. c. 33, lent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com- ^^'"^ ^- '^- 3^- mons in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the Feaft of Eajlcr one thoufand feven handred and fifty-fix, there fhall be, throughout the Kingdom of ^dditionai Great Britain, raifed, levied, collecled and paid to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, for the Pur- ^^^s'^fai/o^ °;. pofe aforefaid, a Duty of twenty Shillings for every Piece of Vellum or Parchment, or Sheet or cences for retail- Piece of Paper, on which fhall be ingrofled, written or printed, any fuch Licence for felling Ale '"S^=^ ^!"* or Beer, or other excifeable Liquors by Retail, over and above all other Duties chargeable there- Liquoi's^'^' ^ ^ n. And be it further enadled by the Authority aforefaid. That for the better and more effecftual levy- deVtheManage- in? collefting and paying the faid Duty of twenty Shillings, the fame flrall be under the Government, ment of the Care and Management, of the Commiffioners for the Time being appointed to manage the Duties Commiffiotiers charged on ftampt Vellum, Parchment and Paper; who, or the major Part of them, are hereby re- who'ar™?oap- quired and impowered, to imploy the neceffary Officers under them for that Purpofe, and to caufe fuch point officers, new Stamp to be provided, to denote the faid Duty of twenty Shillings, as fliall be requifite in that ^^^^^^^f'^ ^ Behalf- and to do all other Things neceflary to be done for putting this A& in Execution with relation ^'^' to the faid Duty hereby granted, in the likej and in as full and ample Manner, as they, or the major Part of them, are authorized to put in Execution any former Law concerning ftampt Vellum, Parch- ni. And be it further enacfted bv the Authority aforefaid. That all Vellum, Parchment and Pa- paper, &c. for per upon which any fuch Licence lliall from and after the Feal^ of Eajier one thoufand feven hundred Licences to be and' fifty-fix, be ingroffed, written or printed, be brought to the Head Office for ftamping or marking st'ampoffi«^ Vellum, Parchment and Paper; and the faid CommifiTioners by themfelves, or by their Officers im- ^ ' ployed under them, fhall forthwith upon Demand to their, made, by any Perfon or Perfons, from time to time. Stamp or Mark any Quantities or Parcels of Vellum, Parchment or Paper, to be u fed for the ^^^ p^^^j^^ ^^ Purpofe of ingrofiing, writing or printing fuch Licence, he or they paying to the Receiver General of be paid upon the Stamp Duties for the time being, or to his Deputy or Clerk, the Duty payable for the fame by ftamping. this AcSt, without any Fee or Reward ; which Stamp or Mark to be put thereupon in purfuance of this Aiff flia'll be a fufficient Difcharge for the Duty hereby payable for the faid Vellum, Parchment or Paper, which (liall be fo ftampt or marked. Comm'/r IV. And be it further ena<5ted by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid CommifTioners, and all other ^n^ ^XrO'-" Officers v/ho fhall be emploved in or about the colleaing or managing of the faid Duty hereby grant- ficerstoobey ed ftiall in the Execution of their Offices and Truft, obferve and perform fuch Ruies, Methods and O'^ers of the Orders, as they refpedivdy ftiall, from time to time, receive from the Commiffioners of the Treafury, NoFe^pkvabie or the Treafurer of the Exchec|uer for the time being; and that no tee or Reward ftiall be demanded on Account of or taken by any fuch Commiffioners and Officers relating to the_ faid Duty, from any of his Majefty's 'fl'^^';^-, „ Subiecls, tor anv Matter or Thing to be done in purfuance ot this Ac^ ; and m cafe any Otacer in- jng,,;sDu!y; trufled in the Execution of this A(5t, in relation to the faid Duty, fhall refufe or negled to perform any to the Damage Matter or Thing by this AA required to be done or perfonried by him, whereby any ot his Majefty's f^-«!;^|-^ ^^^ Subieds fhall or may fuftain any Damage whatfoever, fuch Officer fo offending Oiall be liable oy any ,^^ f^„,^^ ^^-^^^ . ■• Action treble Cofts.
