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Spirits, made, distilled, or drawn from Grain or Fruit of the
growth and produce of this Province, and sold by way of
Retail two Pence p Gallon; and for all Madeira Wine already
imported, and on which a Duty of two Pence p Gallon by a
former Act of Assembly of this Province has already been
paid, the sum of four Pence p: Gallon.
And Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid,
that the Sheriffs of the respective Counties within this
province for the time being, shall be Collectors of the Duty,
by this Act imposed on Liquors, and shall be commissioned
for that Purpose by the Governour or Commander in chief
for the time being: but before they shall enter on the Exe-
cution of their Offices aforesaid, they and each of them re-
spectively shall give Bond, with two sufficient Sureties, to the
Right Honorable the Lord Proprietary of this Province, in
the Sum of four hundred Pounds Current Mony with the
following' Condition, that is to say "The Condition of the
above Obligation is such, that if the. above bound
whilst he shall be and continue, in the Office of Collector of
the Excise in County, shall well, and faithfully exer-

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cise and perform the several Duties required of him to be
performed by the Act of Assembly, entituled, An Act for
granting a Supply of forty thousand Pounds for his Maj-
esty's Service, & striking thirty four thousand, and fifteen
Pounds, six Shillings thereof in Bills of Credit, and raising a
Fund for sinking the same, and do well and faithfully pay, to
the Commissioners of the Loan Office for the time being the
several sums of Mony which he shall receive, and be an-
swerable for in virtue of the same Act, at such times as by
the said Act is directed, according to the true Intent and
Meaning thereof; then the above Obligation to be void, and
of no Effect, otherwise to remain in full Force and Virtue,
and take the following Oath viz^t I. A. B. will truly and
faithfully, without Favour or Affection, execute to the best
of my Ability, the Office of Collector of Excise and will from
time to time, account make, and deliver to such Persons as
by this Act is required, and will take no Fee or Reward for
the executing the said Office, more than by the said Act is
given: So help me God. Which said several Collectors
are hereby severally impowered by themselves, or their Dep-
uties, to be by them duly constituted, and for whose Conduct
they shall be accountable to demand, collect, receive, and
recover the Excise appointed by this Act, within the respec-
tive Counties, and Places for which they are appointed, of
and from all & every Person or Persons, retailing, vending, or
consuming any of the Liquors by this Act liable to pay, and
chargeable with the Duties aforesaid; and also to recover and

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