such Person or Persons as aforesaid shall pay the whole of such Duty, unless the Period of Time between the Expiration of the former Licence and the taking out of the new Licence shall at the least be a Period of Two Years. XIX. And be it further enacted, That where any Licence taken out by any Brewer or Brewers of Beer, or by any Distiller or Maker, Distillers or Makers of Low Wines or Spirits, or by any Person or Persons who, being authorized by Justices of the Peace to keep a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House, shall have taken out a Licence for selling Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail, to be drank or consumed in the House or Premises where sold, or for selling Spirits, Foreign Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin, by Retail, in the United Kingdom, under any Act or Acts of Parliament in force in Great Britain or Ireland respectively on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, shall expire between the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, it shall and may be lawful for the Person and Persons authorized to grant Licences within the District or Place in which such Person or Persons respectively carry on Trade or Business, to grant such Person or Persons respectively, by whom respectively the former Licences were taken out as aforesaid, a Licence as a Brewer or Brewers of Beer, or as a Distiller or Maker, Distillers or Makers of Low Wines or Spirits, or if duly authorized by Justices of the Peace to keep a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House, a Licence for selling Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail, to be drank or consumed in the House or Premises, or for selling Spirits or Foreign Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin, for such Person or Persons respectively to exercise and carry on such respective Trades or Business for the Remainder of the Year ending the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, under the Provisions of this Act, upon Payment of One fourth Part of the Duty imposed upon such Licences respectively, at the Time of granting thereof; and that all such Licences shall expire on the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, and shall be renewed, or a new Licence in that Behalf granted, and for the same Purpose, for the whole Year ensuing, to expire on the Tenth Day of October following; and such Licences shall be so renewed from Year to Year, as long as such Licences shall continue to be taken out by such Person or Persons as aforesaid, to whom the same respectively were before granted; and where any Licence taken out by any such Person or Persons as before specified, under any Act or Acts of Parliament in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, shall expire between the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, it shall and may be lawful for the Person or Persons authorized to grant Licences as aforesaid to grant to the Person or Persons by whom such Licence shall have been so taken out as aforesaid, a Licence to exercise or carry on the same Trade or Business under the Provisions of Regulations as to Renewal of Licences taken out by Brew ers, Distillers former Acts pire between the Periods herein mentioned. Regulations as to the Renewal of all other Licences taken out this Act, for the Remainder of the Year ending the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, upon Payment of the whole Duty imposed upon such Licence at the Time of granting thereof; and if any Licence taken out by any such Person or Persons as before specified, under any Act or Acts of Parliament in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, shall expire between the Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and twenty six and the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, it shall and may be lawful for the Person or Persons authorized to grant such Licences as aforesaid, to grant to the Person or Persons by whom such Licence shall have been so taken out as aforesaid, a Licence to exercise or carry on the same Trade or Business, under the Provisions of this Act, for the Remainder of the Year ending the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, upon Payment of Three fourth Parts of the Duty imposed upon such Licence at the Time of granting thereof; and if any Licence taken out by any such Person or Persons as before specified, under any Act or Acts of Parliament in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, shall expire between the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and twenty six and the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, it shall and may be lawful for the Person or Persons authorized to grant Licences as aforesaid, to grant to the Person or Persons by whom such Licence shall have been so taken out as aforesaid, a Licence to exercise or carry on the same Trade or Business under the Provisions of this Act, for the Remainder of the Year ending the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, upon Payment of One half Part of the Duty imposed upon such Licence at the Time of granting thereof; and that all such Licences which shall be so granted as aforesaid, between the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, shall expire respectively on the Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, and shall then be renewed, or a new Licence for the same Purpose granted for the whole Year ensuing, to expire on the Tenth Day of October following; and such Licences shall so in such Manner be renewed from Year to Year, as long as such Licences shall continue to be taken out by such Person or Persons as aforesaid, to whom the same were before granted respectively. XX. And be it further enacted, That where any Licence taken out by any Person or Persons whatsoever in the United Kingdom, other than a Brewer of Beer, or than a Distiller or Maker, Disby any Persons tillers or Makers of Low Wines or Spirits, or than a Person or other than Brewers, or Distillers, or Publicans retailing Beer, Spirits, &c. Persons authorized by Justices of the Peace to keep a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House, who shall have taken out a Licence for selling Beer, Cyder or Perry, to be drank or consumed in the House or Premises where sold, or for selling Spirits or Foreign Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin by Retail, under any Act or Acts of Parliament in force Acts, which ex- in Great Britain or Ireland respectively, on or immediately before under former the herein men the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and pire between twenty five, shall expire between the said Fifth Day of July One the Periods thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the Fifth Day of July tioned. One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, it shall and may be lawful for the Person or Persons authorized to grant Licences within the District or Place in which such Person or Persons other than as aforesaid shall carry on Trade or Business, to grant to such Person or Persons a Licence to exercise or carry on the same Trade or Business for which such Licence was before granted, under any Act or Acts in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, under the Provisions of this Act, for the Remainder of the Year ending the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, in Manner hereinafter following; that is to say, if the Licence taken out by any such Person or Persons, other than as aforesaid, under any Act or Acts in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five shall expire between the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the Tenth Day of October then next following, then upon Payment of the whole Duty imposed upon such Licence at the Time of granting thereof; and if the Licence taken out by any such Person or Persons, other than as aforesaid, under any Act or Acts in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, shall expire between the said Tenth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, then upon Payment of Three fourth Parts of the Duty imposed upon such Licence at the Time of granting thereof; and if the Licence taken out by any such Persons or Persons, other than as aforesaid, under any Act or Acts in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, shall expire between the said Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and twenty six and the Fifth Day of April then next following, then upon Payment of One half of the Duty imposed upon such Licence at the Time of granting thereof; and finally, if the Licence taken out by any such Person or Persons, other than as aforesaid, under any Act or Acts in force as aforesaid, on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, shall expire between the said Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and twenty six and the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, then upon Payment of One fourth Part of the Duty wholly imposed upon such Licence at the Time of granting thereof; and all such Licences so granted as aforesaid between the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, shall expire respectively on the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, to be then renewed, or a new Licence for the same Purpose granted for the whole Year ensuing, to expire on the Fifth Day of July following; and such Licences shall in such Manner be renewed from Year to Year, as long as such Licences shall continue to be taken out by such Person Licences may be transferred to the Executors, Wife, Child or Assignee of the Person licensed. No fresh Licence or additional Duty or Fee necessary. In the Case of retailing Beer to be consumed upon the Premises, not without Certificate of a Magis trate. + Sic. Persons disabled by Conviction from keeping a Common Inn, &c. not allowed to retail Beer Person or Persons, other than as aforesaid, to whom the same were before granted respectively. XXI. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That upon the Death of any Person or Persons licensed under or by virtue of this Act, or any Law or Laws of Excise, or upon the Removal of such Person or Persons from the House or Premises at any which he, she or they were authorized by such Licence to exercise or carry on the Trade or Business mentioned in such Licence, it shall and may be lawful for the Person and Persons authorized to grant Licences, to authorize and empower, by Indorsement on such Licence, or otherwise, as the Commissioners of Excise shall direct, the Executors or Administrators, or the Wife or Child of such deceased Person, or the Assignee or Assigns of such Person or Persons so removing as aforesaid, who shall be possessed of and occupy the House or Premises before used for such Purpose as aforesaid, in like Manner to exercise or carry on the same Trade or Business mentioned in such Licence, in or upon the same House or Premises at which such Person or Persons as aforesaid deceased or removing as before mentioned, by virtue of such Licence to him, her or them in that Behalf granted, before exercised or carried on such Trade or Business for and during the Residue of the Term for which such Licence was originally granted, without taking out any fresh Licence or Payment of any additional Duty, or any Fee thereupon for the Residue of such Term and until Expiration thereof: Provided always, that a fresh Entry of the Premises at which such Trade or Business shall continue to be so exercised or carried on as aforesaid, shall thereupon be made by and in the Name or Names of the Person or Persons to whom such Authority as aforesaid shall be granted; and provided also, that no such Authority as aforesaid shall be granted for the Sale of Beer, Cyder or Perry, or Sweets †, or Made Wines or Sweets †, Mead or Metheglin by Retail, to be drank or consumed in or upon the House or Premises for which the original Licence was granted, except and in such Cases where a proper Certificate granted and given by a Justice of the Peace or Magistrate, or other competent Person according to the Law, made after the Death or Removal of the former Occupier or Occupiers of the Premises shall have taken place, shall be produced, approving of the Person or Persons to whom such Certificate shall be given or granted as aforesaid. XXII. And be it further enacted, That all and every Person or Persons who shall be disabled by any Conviction from holding or having a Licence to keep, or from keeping a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House, shall also by such Conviction be disabled from taking out and from having any Excise Licence to sell, and from selling Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail in any Manner under any Ex- whatsoever, under any Excise Licence or Licences obtained for such Purpose; and if any such Person shall, after such Conviction as aforesaid, take out or have any Excise Licence or Licences for any such Purpose as aforesaid, the same shall and is hereby declared to be absolutely null and void to all Intents and Purposes; and every Person who shall, after such Conviction as aforesaid, sell any Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail in any Manner whatsoever, shall incur the Penalty for so doing without Licence; and in cise Licence. all all such Cases in the Prosecution for the Recovery of such Penalty a Certificate from the Clerk of the Peace or Person acting as such, of any such Conviction as aforesaid shall on the Trial in such Prosecution be legal Evidence thereof, which Certificate such Clerk of the Peace or other Person acting as such, is hereby authorized and required, within One Week after any such Conviction shall have been returned to his Office, to deliver to the Collector of Excise, or other Person or Persons authorized to grant Excise Licences within the District or Place in which such Conviction shall have taken place, setting forth a Copy of such Conviction signed by himself, for which he shall demand or receive ing to deliver a no Fee or Reward whatsoever; and if any such Clerk of the Peace or other Person acting as such as aforesaid, shall neglect or omit to deliver such Certificate as aforesaid, he shall for every such Clerk of the Copy of Con- Retail Beer comes void by Licence to become void also. Conviction. Offence forfeit the Sum of Ten Pounds. XXIII. And be it further enacted, That where the Licence for the Sale of Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail, to be drank or consumed upon the House or Premises of the Person or Persons to whom the same is granted shall become void, and the Person or Persons thereupon disabled in such Manner as before mentioned by this Act, the Licence for the Sale of any Spirits or Foreign Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin by Retail, to be drank or consumed upon the House or Premises thereupon granted, shall become null and void also, to all Intents and Purposes; and in such Case, if the Person or Persons to whom the Selling Spirits, same respectively were granted shall sell any Spirits or any Foreign &c. after such Wine, or any Sweets or Made Wines, or any Mead or Metheglin respectively by Retail, to be drank or consumed upon the House or Premises, after such Conviction as aforesaid shall have taken place in Manner before mentioned in this Act, and every such Licence as aforesaid has thereby become void, such Person or Persons shall incur the Penalty for selling Spirits or Foreign Penalty. Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin, to be consumed upon the Premises by Retail without Licence; and in all such Cases, in the Prosecution for the Recovery of such Penalty as aforesaid, such Conviction shall be proved in such and the like Manner as before specified by this Act in a Prosecution under similar Circumstances for the Sale of Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail, to be drank or consumed on the House or Premises without Licence. • XXIV. And Whereas the Periods at which Justices of the 'Peace or Magistrates, or other competent Persons as aforesaid, are in the Practice of granting such Certificate or Authorities as 'aforesaid to Persons to keep Common Inns, Alehouses, or Victualling Houses, are various, and at different Times in different 'Parts of the United Kingdom: And Whereas the same do not in any Manner correspond with the Period at which Excise 'Licences are granted, or for which the same continue in force; and that upon the Expiration of such Certificate or Authority as aforesaid, the Excise Licence to sell Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail, to be drank or consumed upon the House or Premises ' where sold, granted upon such Certificate or Authority as aforesaid expires, and the Excise Licences to sell Spirits, Foreign Wine, Sweets or Made Wines, and Mead or Metheglin by Re tail, |