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HERBAS, <^ the better fuppoet of tbe Government of thn Province, it ift expedient to in-^reafe the -Revenoes thereof; We Your Majefty's mo A dutiful and Loyal Sublets, the Reprefentatives of the People of the Province of Upper Caind», in Attembly UMk, do noft humMy befeech Vout Majeflty that it may be tna£lg4t and be tt enaftrd by the King's moil excellent Majcfly, by and with the acivice and confent 0$ the Legiftative Council tnd Aflembly of the Province of X>ppev Canada, confVituted and affemUed by f irttie of and under the authority of an A^ paffed in the Pdrliament of Great Britain, intituled, ** An Aft to repeal *' certain parts of an A&, paOed in the fourteenth year of His Majefiy's Reign, in- '* rltutedr ** An A^ for making more efFeAual provifion for the Gbvemment of ** tbe Province of Quebec^ in Hortb An^erica, and to make fu«Lhet provifion for **• the Government of tbe faid Province," and by tbe authority of tbe i'aoie, That from and after the itfth day of April next, there fliatl be raifed, levied, colle6ted and paid yearly, and every year, unto His MajeAy, His Heirs and Suecelfors, to and tor the ul^ of ibis Province, and towards the fupport of the Civil Government thereof, of and from all perfons having and ufmg a Sliil or Stilts, ot hereafter to have and ufe a Still or Stills, for the purpoie of Didilling Spirituous itiqtiors for fale, a fum not exceeding one (liilling and three-pence, lawful money ot this Pro- vince, for every gallon which the body of fuch Still or Stills Ihalt ot may becapa- . ; ,? ble of containing, in manner herein after mentioned. II. And whereas it is expedient to make providon for the fervice of Che current Prdvifion fit year, Beit enaAed by theau>.urity aforeiaid. That the faid Duties (hall begin and the current be payable for the feven months, which will elapfe between the fifth day of Sep- ^^"^ i°A^tti' tember, and tbe fifth day of April next enfuing the pafling of this AA, to be paid ^'^^ '" ^" ' at and after the rate of feven-pence half-penny» lawful money as aforebid, per gallon, in manner herein after mentioned. III. And in order that the (Ize of the fevera) StiUs to be employed for tbe pur- Method of »c pofes aforefaid* may be more truly afcertained, and the Duties to be impofed 'onte»t"ofr''\. thereon more eafily collf£^ed, Be it eoafted by the authority aforefaid, That from abiVftiiis! '*' ' and after the fifth day of November next it (hall not be lawful for any perfon to make ufc of any Still ot Stills, for Oifiilling Spirituous Liquors for nle, until .v* he (hall have obtained a Licence for that purpofe ; and every perfon defirOus of obtaining fuch a Licence, (hall, in a written rcquifition for the lame, to be made in manner hereafter mentioned, fpecify and fet forth the numbor of gallons whicb the body ol tbe.Stiif or Stills he propofes to ufe, does or do contain, which fpe- cificition (halt be ioOerted in the Licence to him to be granted ; And in ca(e any tttultj hr peffpn (hall make ufe of any Still for the purpofe of OiAilliag Spirits for fale, uTing or having without having obtiained fuch Licence, or (hall make ufe of any Siill or Stills for •<>» fituationt* the purpofe of Diftiliinjg Spirits, of larger dimenfiohs than that or thofe fpecified Siarge?*d.men! tn^his Licence or requifition, or (hall have in his poflTelfion any Still or Stills ere£t> fions than rpel ed or fet up over a Furnace or Fire-place, fo as the fame may be ufed (or DiOilling, «'«« formine, and the other half paid into the hands of His Majefty's Heceiver Generali to and Tor the public ufes oi this Province ; and that the adll or Stills to employ- ed (hall be forfeited to Ht» Majefty, and that the party having ufed the fame, (ball be incapable of obtaining a Licence fur the purpofe of Diftilling Spirituous Li- ^uors for fale, for and during the term of three yearse IV. And he it further EnaSted by the Autkofily oforefaid, That the Secretary of the Province for the time being, (hall and tray by himfelf and Agents for that pur- pofe to be duly appointed in each and every OidriA of this Province, ifiue all Li- cences for thepurpofes above mentioned, upon fuch requifition as afoxe(aid» wbicb may be in the following form : Form of re he aoted for the purpofei aforefaid, after the faid 6flb day of April next, fhalt be Jted oti the fiith day of April in the year in which they are iffued, and (hall ex- , Ire on the fifth day of April next enfuing the date thereof, and that ft fliall and _iay be lawful for the/aid Secretary or hi« Agents to demand and receive from every perlont requiring fuch Licence, the lum of one fliilling and three-pence for every nllon which the body of the Still or Stills To Licenced fhall be capable of contain- ^; 4 fOg according to the ipecification in the faid Liceoce contained. 4 VIII. And be it further EnaHed by the Authority aforefaid, That it (hall snd may bt f,„, lawful for the faid Secretary and each of his Agents feverail^, fo demand and take the futn of two (hillings and fu-pence» and no more, as his fee upon the iffuing of every fuch Lice^uc^ ai aforefaid. «r * ' IX. And be it further Enalled by tke AuttSority aforefaid, That if fliairnof be lawful Stiiiicont»inir,({ fdff the hid Secretary or any of his Agents, to grant a Licence for the woiking of leffthamogii' any Still, unlefs the body thereof be capable of containing art Jeaff fen gallons {o^'. "f- » *^ winemeafure, and if any perfon (hall ufe a Still for the IMrtilMng of Spiiiiuous ,'iff"fpi,i7, Liquors for fale, the body of which is not capable of containing ten gallons, and faie. be thereof lawfully convimd, by confeflion, or by the oath of one credible wit- nefs, before any one of His Majcfty's Juftices of the Peace, he fhali forfeit and Penalty. ply for every fuch offence the fum of ten pounds, one half of which (hall be paid ^ to the inlormer, and the other half into the hands of His M )jen> 's Receiver Gene- ra), to and for the public ufes oi this Province^ and the fupporl of the Govcra- oent thereof* X. And in order to prevent fraud in thetnatte>9 aforefaid, Be it cnafled by the o.^^h wtrrtai authority aforefaid, That it (hill and may be lawful for any of I3is Maj fly's juf- iVb? gniuedjo ticea of the Peace, upon oalh firfl to be made by any credible pei fun, that (och •ffiJ*"!'. perfon has good reafon to believe that the Still or Stills employed by any Licenned perfon, does or do contain a greater number of gallons 4n the body or bodies thereof, than what is fpecified in his requifition or Licence, to grant a Search Warrant to a Peace Officer « taking with him the party making oath as aforefaid, and any one other perfon, for the purpoie of examining the Still-Boufe or other place where any Still or Stills may he let up, and of meaturing or gauging the bo- dies thereof: Provided always, that no luch Warrant be ejcecuted before Sun-rife,, or after Sun- fet* XI. Andbe it further Enaitedby the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall not be lawful Diftiiierseetsi. for any perfon working any Licenced Still or Stills as aforefaid, to fell or barter ["e'nced"to*«^ any quantity of fuch DiOiiied Liquors lels than three gallons, nor (ball it be law« tail. fui for the Secretary of the Province or any of hit Agents, to grant a Licence for the purpofe of Difiilling Spirituous Liquors, to any perfon or perfons Licenced at Che fame time to retail Spirituous Liquors, or to grant a Licence for retailing Spi- f ituous Liquors, to any perfon or peribns Licenced at the fame lime to Diftill Spi* fituous Liquors. XII. And he i* further Enatted hy the Authority aforejaid. That all motiiea which Pa^en«f«« ftall be received by the Secretary of the Province or his Agents, under and by moniei intotiw wiriue of this A^, for Licences, to commence on the fifth day of September neit, ^»»<*» '^^c'*" {ball be paid by the Secretary into the hands of th« Receiver General of this Pio- «"•'«'*•«• vine;, on or before the twentieth day of May and that all monies hereafter to be received by virtue of this AiEt, for Licences, to commence en the fixth day W Apriii ihiU DC paid » to tbc iid Receiver General on or before the twenty- /I rsil •'• 11^ t J^^-b '.) |/ § Fiffi PatHamenty ^ Third Sejion. } LAWS OP THE PROVINCE OT UPPER CAf^AVM. ^ithGeo.Q. c, 11. A. D, 1794. firfl day of Jfune next enPuing, and that an tnoiiiet Chat may be received by vrrCiji cf this AA after the faki fwenty-firft dly of June in each and every year fucc^ flvely, be paid {o to the J^eceiver General, on or befose the fiflb day of April next enfuing. Xllr. Anih it further Enaffedh the Authotitv MoftfaiJ^ that U ftialT and may t^ lawful to and for the Receiver Generlf, ai Treamrer of fhia Province, to deau^ from and out of the feveral fums of aioney to him paid by t)ie Secretary of lh« Province, under and by virtue of this A^ Che fum of three pouadf». fot eveif ., ■ ^imdred pounds by him ttceived at afotefaid. Accounting o» ^^^* ^"*^ *' it further EnaSted by the Authority aforefaid, That all the ■finei, forfei- gMBici. tures and penaltiea that (ball be incurred under Ibis A^ fl)a)l be accounted for to His Majefly, through the Comoiinioocrs of W* Majelly^i Txctfii^ lot tht tifllf heiogi ( ID iuch maanet and f orip at Hit M<^efiy (hall dlicJt* Poundage of the Receiver Gcne> »>■. ,9 :■% U: * ■tm ■i^ , ^ ,. ji ^ _1S^ a ^ ■^ ^*ll;■a3|,•<^iN8?l ^^■ «t^ >. ' i m^i »- 'At lf«*4 H! UrmSt. c •»**»■ «••