# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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ANNO REGNI VICESIMO QUARTO Seſſ. 2.
ing or computing ſuch Stock at the Strength of One in
Ten under Hydrometer Proof), the Compounds, Britiſh
Brandy, or other Britiſh Spirits, ſo exceeding, ſhall be
ſeized, loſt, and forfeited.

Directions re-
lative to Stills
at work at
the Time of
taking Stock.

XX. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That
if any Still ſhall happen to be at work at the Time of
the Officers of Exciſe taking the Stock of any Diſtiller,
Maker, Rectifier, or Compounder of Spirits to whom
ſuch Still belongs, then, and in every ſuch Caſe, all the
Spirits produced from that Charge of the Still ſhall be
kept ſeparate and apart from the reſt of the Stock, till
the Account of the reſt of the Stock ſhall have been com=
pletely taken, after which the Spirits produced from the
Charge of the Still ſhall be added to the Stock.

Standing
Caſks contain-
ing raw Spi-
rits ſhall,
within 30
Days after
paſſing this
Act, or before
they are uſed,
be entered at
the proper
Office, and
gauged.

XXI. And, for enabling the Officers of Exciſe the more
readily to take the ſeveral Accounts by this Act directed,
be it further enacted, That all Standing or fixed Caſks,
wherein any raw or unrectified Spirits, Compounds,
Britiſh Brandy, or other Spirits, are kept in Stock, ſhall,
within Thirty Days after the paſſing of this Act, or if
erected or ſet up after that Time, then before the ſame
ſhall be made uſe of, be entered at the proper Office of
Exciſe, and be truly gauged and inched to the Satisfac=
tion of the Principal or General Officer of Exciſe, or of
the Surveyor or Superviſor of Exciſe for the Diſtrict;

Moveable
Caſks to have
their Contents
marked there-
on,

and that every moveable Caſk, uſed for the Purpoſe of
ſending out or keeping of raw or unrectified Spirits,
Compounds, Britiſh Brandy, and other Spirits, by any
Maker, Rectifier, Compounder, or Dealer in Britiſh Spi=
rits for Home Conſumption, ſhall have its full Contents
in Gallons legibly marked on ſome conſpicuous Part
thereof, upon Pain that the Owner of any moveable Caſk

on Penalty
of 50l.

ſo uſed, not being ſo marked, ſhall forfeit and loſe the Sum
of Fifty Pounds for every ſuch Default or Omiſſion.

Moveable
Caſks not
empty, to be
filled up be-
fore Officers
take Stock,

XXII. And be it further enacted, That if a previous
Notice of Twelve Hours, in Writing, be given or left
by the Officer of Exciſe, of his Intention to take any
Stock of raw or unrectified Spirits, Compounds, Britiſh
Brandy, or other Spirits, by virtue of this Act, the
Owner thereof ſhall forthwith fill up, or cauſe to be filled
up,