The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-04-27

ouf of Termination afbe Ual<a States @ Ams,a, in
CongreG alfm0ed, That in reiPeet to tliis employed
in 1iuilng tpirits from materials OF the growth
and produce Of the United States. any other
than a city, town, or village, or at any diiil'er)
10 city, town, or village, ar which there are one
or more fills, which ingly, if only one, or together,
If more than one, of Iefs capacity than tour hun
dred gallons the option and alternative OF paying
duty of fsvsn cents, for every gallon OF ipirits
diitlIled in fuch fills, fecured and allowed by
the frft lection of the act, ntituled, San ACTOR
corning the duties ca ipirits difti!fcd within the
United S1arcs," .paised the eighth day of May,
one tboufand feven hundred and ninety-tWo. be,
and the FAME is hereby declared to be aboliihed,
from and after the thirtieth day of June eniuing.
SpcrIox . 'And BE ii fa,t5er <naded, TAT H.
aieu Of the option and alternative aforefad, the
proprietor or pofsesor of any iuch fill fills, as
are above mentioned ihall and may, after'th hrlt
day Of July enfuing. be charged with. and ihall
pay the iollayne duties, TO wit :--For licence,
for the employment Ct each and every uch fill tor
and during the of TWO weeks fix cents per gal,
jon, according the capacit or content OF every
luch f1ill including the head thereof for licence
for an d during the term Of one month, ten cents
per gallon, aforelaid for ieence for and dur,
ing the term of two months, eighteen cents per gal
lon, aforefaid for licence, for and during the
term Of three months, twenty four cents per gal
lon aforefaid for iicence, for and during the
term of four months, thirty per gallon,
Of Eve m onths, thirty-hx per gallon, afore
fsid and for icence, for and during the term of
fix months, forty.two cents per gallon, as afore
faid.
SECTION, ind be afsyt5e, mated, That upon
the fale or transfer of any ftll cenced according
to this act, the right and privilege of ufng iuch
fill, during the time for which (uch licence may
remain in force fhall accrue the new proprietor
or poefsor, due entry Of the fale transfer being
previouly made, with the proper officer of nfpecti
SECTION a. And Be Rtzr'ber eneael, That every
diftier, as aforefaid, who ihall commence any diG
tilasion prior Obtaining licence therefor, ihall
pay duy equal to that derlandabie ia confeGuence
of lcence for fix months; and no Iicence haII
be granted for any itll until all duties which have
accrued thereon thall have been paid and difcnaTg-
ed
SEcTlon Sn8 be it fxr.ber enal7eI, That the
feveral provifons and clau of the acts here ofore
pased and remaining in FORCE for laying, fecurpq.
and collecting duties prits dItilled within the
United States, and ltills for regulating the
exporsatien of fuch fpirits, and for making an al.
iowance to the exporters Of the fame, By way of
dr. awback hall extend TO, and remain in full force
with refpecr the isvera Provifions and caufes of
this act, fubject only to the alterations hereby
made.
JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of1be
Roufof ReprsSnfatfuf,
WILLIAM BINGHAM, fn/Gatut 9Th.
Senate. pro temPore.
G. WASHINGTON.
Pss6asm Of The Uaitl States