Acts.

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	Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight, be imported into this Province by Land from the Province of Pennsylvania, or the Three Lower Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex, or the reputed	Liber H. S. No. 1
	Limits of the said Province or Counties, before he imports the same, shall over and above the said Duty of Three Pence per Gallon, pay to the Naval-Officer or Sheriff, into or through whose District or County the same shall be intended to be first imported, the Sum of Four Pence, by Way of Excise, for every Gallon of Rum, Spirits, or Brandy, and the Sum of Six Pence, by Way of Excise, for every	p. 365
	Gallon of Wine so intended to be imported, or give good Security for the Payment of the same at the End of Three Months after the obtaining a Permit or Permits to import the same, to be applied to the Sinking the Sum of Forty Thousand Pounds granted by the Act aforesaid.	[6d. per Gallon for Wine.]
	And be it further Enacted, That the Naval-Officer or Sheriff, with whom such Entry shall be made, at the Time of such Entry, and the Payment of the Duty on and Excise as aforesaid, are hereby im- powered and required to give to the Person or Persons making such Entry, a Permit, or as many as shall be required, provided that the said Permits, so required, do not altogether contain a larger Quantity of Gallons than shall be Entered, and Duty, or Duty and Excise, paid for as aforesaid, to import into this Province, from Pennsylvania, or the Three Lower Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex, so much Rum, Spirits, Wine or Brandy, as he, she or they, shall have paid the Duty, or Duty and Excise for as aforesaid ; for each of which Permits there shall be paid to the said Naval Officer or Sheriff, the Sum of Three Pence Current Money, and no more; which Permit or Permits shall authorize the Person or Persons, to whom the same shall be given, to import the Quantity or Quantities of Rum, Spirits, Wine or Brandy, in the said Permit or Permits mentioned, into this Province, at any Time within Twenty	[Permits to be granted, and stand good for 10 Days only.]
	Days after the Date of the said Permit or Permits, and not after. And that the Naval-Officer or Sheriff shall, when and as often as he grants a Permit or Permits as aforesaid, administer an Oath, or Affirmation if a Quaker, to the Person or Persons to whom the said Permit or Permits shall be delivered, that he, she or they, shall or will not make use of the said Permit or Permits, or suffer or allow the same to be used, to a double Purpose, or for the covering or importing any more Rum, Spirits, Wine or Brandy, than the said Permit or Permits allow.	[Oath to be made at the Time of taking the Permits.]
	And be it further Enacted, That whosoever shall presume to make use of any Permit or Permits, so aforesaid granted, or willingly suffer or allow the same to be used for a double Purpose, or for covering or importing more Rum, Spirits, Wine or Brandy, than is contained in the said Permit or Permits, shall forfeit and pay for every such Offence, the Sum of Ten Pounds Current Money; one Half thereof	[Penalty of 10l. for using Permits for a double Purpose.]