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Smni PaHi^mtnt, \ LAWS OF THE PROVmC^ OF UPPER CANADA. I

Firjl Sejfton.

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37<A Gw. 3. c, 11. ^. 'JD. 1797.

AN ACT

To increafe the Revenue^ and to comptl the accounting more regularly for the
fame, to the Treajurcr oj the Province.

MOST CRAOIOUS SOVEREIGN,-—

- T HEREAS the provJfioiw contained in a certain Aft qf the Parh'ament of
thig Province, paffed in the thirty-third year of Your Majcfty's Reign, intituled,
•• An Aa to eftabliih a further fund for the payment of the falarie* of the Officers
" of the Lcgiflative Council and Houfc of Affembiy, and for defraying »he con-
♦• lingent expences thereof ;" in fo far as the fame di-l extend to peifons retailing
Spirituous Liquori, or Wines, in lels quantities than three gallons, but not
keeping a Houfe of Public Entertainment, are expired : We Your Majerty's moft
dutiful and Loyal Subjeas, the Reprefentatives of the People of the Province of
Upper-Canada, in Parliament alTembled, do moft humbly befeech Your Majefty
that it may be enaflcd, and be it enafted by the King's moft excellent Maiefty, by
ind with the advice and content of the Legiflitive Council and Afle nbly of the
Province of Upper Canada, conftituted and aifembled by. virtue of and under the
authority ot an Aa pafled in the Parliament of Great Britain, influled, •• Ao
•• Ah to repeal certain parts of an Aa, paffed in the fourteenth year of His Ma-
*• jeftv's Reign, intituled, " An Aa for making more efFeaual provifion for the
*• Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America, and to make fur-
•• ther provifion for the Government of thefaid Province," and by the authority
of the fame, That from and after the filth day of Auguft in this prefent year, and
from and after the fifth day of April in every vear enluing, every Shop-keeper, or
other peifon whatioever, who fliall fell or vend any Wine, Biandy, Rum, or other
SpirituoxM Liquor, in lefs quantity at any one time than three gallons, fhall be
poITeaed of a Licence for that purpofe, whether he or (he does keep a Houic of
Public Entertainment, or does not ; which Licence it fliall and niay be lawful for
the Govetno.-, Lieutenant Governor, or Pcrfon Adminifterjng the Government,
by or through the Secretary of the Province, or other perfon or perfons whom he
ftjall authorize to iffue the fame, to grant upon payment of the like rates, duties
and fees, as by law are now paid by any perfon Licenced to keep a Houle of Pub-
lic Entertainment, for his or her Licence fo to do : fuch rates and duties to be col-
kaed, paid and applied in like manner and form, and to the fame ufes, a» by the
*%erein before recited Aft of the Parliament of this Province is direded ; And if
any perfon (hall at any time after the time or times refpeaively herein fpeclfied and
limited, fell or vend any Wine, Rum, Brandy, or other Spirituous Liquor, in
kfs quantity than three gallons, not being pofTeflTed as aforelaid, of a Licence
lor that pufpote, and (hall be thereof conviaed in manner and form let forth by a
certain Aft of the Parliament of this Province, intituled, '* An Aft for resuming
•♦ the manner of Licencing Public Houfes, and for the more ealy convia»ng of
•♦ perfons felling Spirituous Liquors without Licence," he or (be (ban forfeit and
nay I he fum of twenty pounds ; a moiety whereof (hail be pid to the informer,
and the other moiety (hall be paid inio the hands of His Majefty's Receiver Ge-
neial, to and for the ufe of His Majefty, His Heirs and Succelfors, and towards
the (upport of the Government of this Province, to be accounted for to His Mi-
kfty, through the Commiffionetsof His Majefty's Treafury for the lime being, ia
lUcb maaner and form as it (hail pleafe His Majefty to diccat

Addreri*

After, &c. tt>i
annually, do
perfon to fell
lefs th«n J gaU
U>n» without lU
aence.

Governor Si
griQt licence*

Rates and du>
ties how coU
leAed, lie.

Penalty for felU
ing withojit U*
cence.

Penalty, tufll
to be appUei*

S5l;i5'5'

41 S<,iond Parliament^ \ JOHN (GRAVES SIMCOE K*|uin£, Lirut, GovERKOi.
Firjt Sejfion, J ^jth Ceo, ^, c. ii. ^. jDr 1797.

Secretary to
compel Agents
toaccountwith"
out dfelay.

Sccretsi'y to ac-
count to the
Treafurer witli-
Isone n>ODth.

II, An** whereas unneGeflTai^ delay in accountina to the Provmcial Treafiwer
for the Revenue, tnay be detTimental to the fame, Beit therefore ena6l«d by the
authority aforefaid. Thai the Secretary of the Ptoviiice (hall ufe efficient mean*
of compelling all perfona employed by ur under him* af his Agents or Deputies,
in teceiving and coUefting the Duties fropofed by vinue of this A&, or by virtue
of an^ other AB. or Afts of the Pailiament of this Province, to tranfmit to him,
from time to time, without delay, all fuch monies as they (hall fo receive andrrd-
UR ; and that the faid Secretary of the Province, ftiall pay Into the hands of the
faid Provincial Treafurer, all monies which he fhall from tince to time fo receive,
or othcrwife colleft as Duties impofed by this Aa, or by any other Aa or Afts of
the Parliament of this Province, within one calendar month after he Ihali l^ave re-
ceived or coiieaed the fame, any Aa, Law or Ufaac to the contrary nc|*tifh-
ftetjdfng. ' ' '

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