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Section VI Gauger to charge Distiller with Quantities missing.

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And bee it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That the Gager and Gagers of Excise shall from time to time gage and take account of all Wash and other Materialls prepared or prepareing for the makeing of Low Wines and alsoe of all Low Wines Spirits or Strong waters found in the Houses Cellars or Warehouses or in any Wash Back Caske or other Vessell or Vessells used by any Distiller or Maker of Low Wines or Spirits and in case he shall misse any quantity or quantityes of Liquor or Drinke brewed or made from Corne or any Wash or other Materialls prepared for makeing of Low Wines which he found or gaged the last time such Gager was at such Distillers not exceeding twenty foure houres before and shall not on Demand recieve Satisfaction what is become of such Drinke or Wash or other such like Materialls That in every such Case it shall be lawfull for such Gager to charge such Distillers with soe much Low Wines as such Liquor Drinke Wash or other Materialls soe missing in his Judgment would reasonably have made