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Act of King George III regulating spirits distillation and excise duties

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This is an excerpt from a printed Act of Parliament under King George III (Cap. 46) regulating the distillation of spirits and establishing excise duties. It details credit allowances for spirits produced from various materials (malt, cyder, molasses, foreign wine, etc.) and establishes procedures for excise officers to gauge and account for wort, wash, and other liquor in distillation.

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  • md:20260219_112709-2.md
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Notes

  • Page numbered 723; text is printed in standard legal format with marginal notes; uses long 's' (ſ) characteristic of 18th-century printing.

Language

  • English