Section XIV 3 W. & M. c. 1. as to Collectors not being concerned in Elections, and giving Notes of their Gauges, continued.

And whereas by an Act made in the Third yeare of Their Majesties Reigne entituled An Act for granting to Their Majesties, certain Impositions upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for one yeare it is enacted That no Collector Supervisor Gauger or other Officer concerned in the charging collecting or manageing the Duty of Excise shall either by Letter Message or Word of Mouth endeavor to perswade any Elector to give or disswade any Elector from giving his vote for any person or persons that shall be in nomination to be elected a Member or Members of Parliament. And whereas by the X1said Act it is further declared and enacted That true notes in writeing of the last Gauges made or taken by the said Gaugers shall be left by them with all Brewers Makers or Retaylers of Beer Ale or other exciseable Liquors respectively or some of their Servants at the time of their takeing the said Gauges containing the quantity and quality of the Liquors so gauged under the several penalties in the said Act mentioned Be it declared and enacted That the said Act so far as relates to Elections of Members to serve in Parliament and leaving true notes in writing of the last Gauges made or taken by the said Gaugers with the several Penalties respectively relateing thereunto be from and after the First day of March next hereby revived and shall continue and be in force dureing the continuance of this Act and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament and no longer