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1745-1746 159 (1745)

handle is hein.ssl/ssma0534 and id is 1 raw text is: Anno Regni Regis G E 0 R G II IL Decinmo Otavo et Nono. 145. 359 P~~ GI. :'-6 Ads and Laws, Paffed by the Great and General Court or Affembly of His Majefly's Province of the Mafachufetts-Bay in New England : Begun and Held at Bofton upon Wednefday the twenty-ninth -Day of May 1745. CHA P. I. An A6t for granting unto His Majeffy an Excife upon Wines and Spirits dittilled, Sold by Retail, and upon Limes and Lemmons. E His Mjefly's moft loyal and dtifd Subjees, the Repre/entatives of the Province of the MaffachudFetts-Bay, in General Court affembled, be- ing dirous to leffen the prefent Debt of the Province, by drawing in a Number of the Bills of Credit, have chearfidly and unanimorfly granted, and do hereby give and grant unto His mnoj? excellent Majefy for the Ends and Ufes above-men- tioned, and for no other Ufes, an Excife upon all Rrandy, Rum, and other Spirits diflilled, and upon all Wines whatfocver jold by Retail, and upon Lemmons and Limes taken in and tfed in m:iking of Punch or other Liquors mixed for Sale, or otherwife confumed in Taverns, or other licenfed Houfes within this Province, to be raifed, levied, colleatd, and paid by and upon every Taverner, Innholder, con- monfi~ualler and Retailer within each re/pe1ive County, in Manner following: aUn be it accotinlyp enaften bp the @otrnotur, Council all Excife gran. T)otfe of IRepretettatibes, That from and alter the twenty-ninth Day of ted for three June, One Thoufand feven Hundred and forty five, for the Space of three Years, Yvars, every Perfon licenfed for retailing Brandy, Rum, or other Spirits, or Wine, fhall pay the Duties following: For every Gallon of Brandy, Rum and Spirits dililled, three Pence , for every Gallon of Wine of every Sort, three Pence for cvery Hundred of Lemmons two Sbil'ings and a Penny ; for every Rates of ExIc I lond red of Limes, nine Paice j and fo pruportionably for any other Quantity cife. or Number. [ 0 0 Digitized from Best Copy Available

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