Distillation Act 1842 (SA)

obacco" il was Enacted That the words c' from grain" in the second section

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?<J h i, . :\li:\S "11 W ~ S p"& i. the First J-cn: of the Reign of i i u;

Jliijcsty Quccn Victoria s o. 4 ~:itituied * * h:i i lc t to impose e e r ~ a i n

.itics i i i ~. ) i i i'i'incs Spiriia :md I'obaczo to provide fur the ~ v a r c l ~ o u s i n ~ and

~xcrcoL t h e c l a n d ~ ~ ~ t i n a reinoral a d inlportation of the sonie" by ~vhlcIl it

',, .,S p r ~ v i J c d i!& there sliuuld be paid on spirits lliiiilo and distilled fro111

in rhc Province a duty of four rlliliings ior onch and every gailoll of

auch rpirits and nlisreas by a11otllr.r Ac t passed in ;he Secoi~d )-ear of Her

blj3esty Queen Victoria No. 1 intituled '( A n Act to rectify a clerical error

c-3 i n the Act ilitoly passed for imposing certain duties upon Wines Spirits and

;. ' I ' j int from and after the co~n1nc11ccment of this Act SO n ~ ~ l c l l of the

l,l:.;jtc	rcci tccl Acts as provides fbr the payment o i cluties on spiiits c1isti)led
in	1isrovince siiall be and is hereby reyealed.

lion f0r .h ;V. ~ Z i i d be it iSnnctctl ' i ' l ~ i t. a ~ j. ~ C ~ S O I I wiahing to obtain a Iicer,cc

to coritam .

for L; ~ C ~)urj)c,~e OS distilling ~ m t i l j ing or ~ o n l p ~ u d ~ n g spirits shaIi by

n t cf

here h b i - nic11iorial apply to the Governor to direct such liccllce to be granter1 arltl t i l n t I I

be S U L; ~ l i icni~ri i l l slilill state tiic lmiriiacs ullon which such distillery rectifying

or c0111~10unCling is to Le c a r r i d on respectivelg.

s' to be .. J-I. And be it Enacted That before any licencc for the distilla(ion of

~ ~ T I L S sliall hc granteu tile person or persons n p p l ~ i n g for the s m l e together 3 '

w.;:t:l two su:'ficient sureties sllall enter into a recapizance before the Colollial

Txe,surer or other person appointed Ly the (iovernor fur that purpose

payable

yqable to IIcr hiajesty in tile sum of five hunrlred poli~ds conditionci4

for the due ancl faithful payment of the full duties payable upon all spirits

made and sold by him or them.

VEi. Ancl be it Enacted Ti rn t such licences shall be granted for the terin Sum tobepaidfar

of oix year and no longer and t1,at tile sum o l fifty pounds sterling money of liecibM'*

Great Uritain for ercry iicence p a n t e d for the clrstillntion of spirits ancl for

every licence granted for the rectif~ ing or cori~pnuncling of s1,irlts the sum oC

tveaty-five pounds shall be paid by the party ~bi t, ; r i i~ lg SUCZI iicence to the .

Co!oni;J 'I'reilsurer of the Province or other persop as aforesaid who upon

receiri~tg the direction of 11113 Governor and upon the execution of the rccog~iizance 1iel.eIrlb~:forc mentioned and upon payment of the traiil sums res;~ccticcly by the said party or parties applylng for such licence respectively is licrety ttuthorised a n d cli~ected to issue the same for the said t e r x of one jwir a d no locger Prci~ itfed however that no licence shall he gmntecl to any person or p r t y for the parpcisc of distilling who has not m e st,il capable o i coutaining a t least Gvc linndrecl imperial gd lnns nor to any 1-crtii'yer or

conlpoundcr of spirils who l-ias not one stiil capnb!e of coniitiiling at lecst ono

hui:dl*ed imperial gollcns.

K; T. Aiid lie it Enacted That such licence as afoi.esi:id granieii c i d e r to

tLis ~ c t may he renewed annucdly f r m i ycnr to ycar npcn the person cr newer! annuaiig.

prhon; applying for wch relien al paling or causing to Le p i d thc saicl sums of fif ty pounds or t w c n t y - f i ~ e pcm;d3 ~ ~ ~ s; ) c c i i c e l y I ' ro~ided I to~e l -c r that iu case illc pmty OX parties applying for such renewed licence slid1 have heell co:~victed of any of%nce against the lxorisions of this r lc t G r oldlnance ov

slid1 b a ~ e fo'orfeited the said recogniznnce herein beibrc n ~ e n tioa:d m r l that t!,c same shall l m e been cstrcatecl f'o: any Lre'ich of the covenants tllereirl

c o n i a i d i t s l d not bc lawi'ul for the ('o!onial 'I'leas~rrer or ot!:cr pcrsnn ap-

puiriteil as do1 esaid to gm~lt.hccll ~enewal of said for:uer licence bat I!c is hereby

aui:,orised and clirec teci to rcl'use the same unlcjs s,,eciallp clirccted to issue

sucrl licence by the Governor.

;X Ai:d Le it Enacted T h a t it shall and may be 12\du1 Tor the Colonic1 ~ r o l ~ c a r ~ r s

Tle;,,xer or other person appointed a;, aforesaid to iswe a l k e r ~ c e n;10r; pay- nllzts nnd drug-

nient of thc s u m of three pourlds sterling to any apothecary chemi:t or G~~~~ lony s~ills of eiglit gal-

iirn;gist applying for the same to keep awl us? on his i3:.cmises 2 still of not .,, ,,,

m(,: I: t h an cight g a l l o x c o n t c ~ t for the purposes cf Lis tr;,tle only I'sovidccl takiug out liceuca

I l l i l t every person wisiling to keep such still shall notify his illtention sota do to t he Colonial 'f'rcasnrcr or other pcrsoii a s nforeciaicl who shall

t i i~reupon require such person to give bond with t\i70 sufi'rcicnt surcties in the

s u ~ l of' two lluntlred p o a ~ d s that he will not make a.ze of S U C ~ still (is s u f l k

i t i o 11e ~nacle use of escrpt for the preparation of medicines or cthcr articlcs

rcc,,,ircd boau$cie filr mcdicnl I~;~;poses arid every such person fourld to have

in :;is possession any still withc;ut having e11tei.ec1 into such bond ancl o b r i A; d

bucii licence bhail fi)rfeit and pay not 1er.s than one h u d r c d pounds r ~:	nloro
than five hunclrcd pounds.

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Xrmesof:'aitners X:. be i t Znacted '?l -.; n dccl~ration in writing of !:::c name or ::ernes

be rcgist~rcd.

d :'.;,e pzrty or parties so appiying for ally such liccnces a h e s n i d and of ail ,

other persons interested in thc said trade or husincss as partners in the saine or otherwise siiidi be made out by tLe party or parties applying for any such liceace and deliverer1 to thc said Colorlial Treasurer or other pexon appointed as aforesaid to be registered by him.

i ~ s t i i ~ c r not t o re- SIT. :4 :l4 be it Enacted Tha t i t shall not be lawful for any person who

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s.id!~ ue t h e owner or part owler or who has any interest or share in alicensei:
distillery or in any prcxnises or concerns used for rectifyin3 or c o m ~ o u n d i r; ~
spirits iu lmvc OS to hold u licence to retail spirituous or fermented l i c ~ o r s
arid in case any person who shali have obtained a licence for the sale of fer- .
mcntrti or spirituous liquors by set& shall after the obtaining of such licence become thc owner or pal:. owner or have any share Jr interest in a licenseu disti!lery or in any prcmises or concerns used for rectifying or compoundiug spirits such licerm so ,ranted for; he sale of I ~ r r r ~ e i ~ t e d or bpirituous liquors
retail shn'l ii,ereupon I m u m e zinc1 be absol-iltely void and the party or a,,,riics c ~; ~ t i l l u ~ n g to sell f c r m e n t d or spirituous iiquors by retail cfter having
h c o n l c the olrner or part ow ncr of or after obtaining an interest or share in a
licensed clisiil!ery or in m y prcmises or concerns used for the rec t i f~ ing or
compounding of spiiits mny be prosecuted n::d convicted as a persou selilng
f'en1icntec-i or spirituous 11quurs Ly retall without a licence.

S T I T. A d l x it Ihactrcl 'l'hat it d d i uot be lawful for arty licensecl dis-

n.ot to scil loss

than AI p \ \onu. t i l i e ~ to sell or dispose of a t m y onc time a less quanrity of spirits tllarl fi3.y

gallons unde:. a penalty oi'orlc hunchet1 p u i i d s nur for any rectifier or coin- pounder of spirits to bell or diai)ose of a t any one time a less quantiky than two gallons uilrler a like penalty of one huudred pounds.

n l, t znccza twl. i~ l l S I V. And be i t 17nacted Tha t all stills licenced for the distillation of

s t i l l sd in l~be from shall he elcctcd aiic! placed in houscs u:st,lnt not less than thirty-t1r.o

~ t i ~ e r houses i1:ld

Iron1 surroundil~g yucls from any other houses i d that lhe prcmises in which the saici business

nllis ~ncloslng sI1a11 be carried on shali be snrrouncled by a wail not less thar; [en feet high

thelu.

r1:id 11ot lrss than forty-eight Sect fiom the still house erlcloscd thereby a n d

t i m e shall not Le more than one entrance ixilo the said preiuises.

s ~ o r c f u r spirits* XV, hd' be i t Enactcd ?'hat within a t least t h e nlo~iihs after the

obtaining any licence under the terms of this A c t tilere shn!l Le wit'i~in the

w.;,I!s of eve1.y licensecl di3iiilery a housc or store Luilt of stone or bricli in

\zllich tiic spir:is w!lcn di,clilled s l~ i l l be cicpositecl thc door or every door of

which if niorc tllan one shal l be s ~ c l m ~ l by two locks to each door the key of onc of uhich locks on each door shall Lc bept h y the owncr of such clistijlery nlicl the kcy of the othrr of the szid locl i~ sliiiil be kept by the inspctor of

tlistiI!eries or by such officcr ;:my be appoillted I)y the Governor for the

iiille being for the pu~posc of liec>ping the m n e and i t shall not be l a ~ v f i ~ l

a:;- pvrsou to open tile said locks ox enter in to tile said house or store unless ill tllc pesenci: or by the perlnission of such inspector of distilleries or ofher c.fficer so appointed as nibresaid ancl any persoii x h o shall open the said locks or ellter illto the said house or s t m otherwise thnn in the presence or \y.\.jth

the pernlission of such inspector or officer so appointed as aforesaid s l~al l be

liable on conviction thereof to forfeit an 1 pay a penalty of one hundred pounds.

XVI, Atld bc it Enacted T h a t a particular description as aforesaid of t j le

s to r e to be regib.

tered. &, i ~ l stores or ~varelmusc so built for the purpose of keeping ant1 dcposlting of

tl-le spirits ~ ~ h c n

distillcci shall be made aud registered by tlw irispecior of

distillcr:es

XIS. ;\ilti Le i t i;Snnctetl 'l'hat illc coo!cr 01. !,;rci; nscclfor tiie ~ o ~ t i i;i ~ c l l ers.

.iisti!icry sha!i nat Le of fcss ccnlc!it ih;~il tlil: i'tlii ciiarge of tlic stiit u, d i u

auc!l ciistil!cry uliclL~r a ij~iio!ty of icn pouilds ancl that r:vr>i.s s ~ c l ~ cna!cr ii:iii

s o :'ourid of less cunrcilt t ! w l aLircsaii; sllail be seized aud forieitc:i.

nce t ~ b e pro- SXTV. ;lad Lc it lhac te t l 'I'hat all and ercry still and still-heads; wonus

J to awl all utensils or spirit c~rcii ,~I, or coi~lpnundr fouricl ill any premises or

cc shnll Le liable to Le s i z e d Ly a11y in.pc,c.tor of rtistillerics officer of

cca:oms or other person appointcc1 as ;~f'orc.saic, and forfeiled unless the owner

.or .he same shall on thc r c r p i t i o n o i s u c l ~ inspector of distilleries officer of

c , ~ u m s or other person as al'oresaid I,roiiuce hi3 licei~cc for using and mal,,c,g

t m same.

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e o i l r i t c i. ~ ~ u l l S S V. Ancl be iL l<niic.tctl 'rii;tt i t bh11 not be lawful for any liccmed

c?isti;lcr to con!n!cncc to (li.stt! U i t hotit Imving previously given twenty-four

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I,,,,,YS' liotice of his iritcnt~o:i so to coininence to an inspector of dist~llerics

LJ,,,CY a p d t y of oil(: l ~ u ~ ~ t l ~ e t l pon~~r l s but t h t every iicensecl distdler shnll

serve i~ noticc i l l v, l.iting ii110:l such i~ispector of distilleries of his intention to

.conlmcncc di\tli!ntion a t ~ O ~ S L twenty-Sour ~ O U S ~ p ~ e r i o u s to such conmlence-

a l: l r t: noficc LE l ~ i r j intention to ~ecomnicnce such distillation

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. a: , t a ~ ally cllscmtinuance thcreof u n d w a penaltj of one hundred pounds.

L i SKIT[[. 11e it Enacted T h a t every licensed distiller within the said

iargcii. :p:o\-inc.c ancl its Ucpc:ldcr:cics sllzll Lc cbargixl for SO many gallons as each

cL:lcI o v c q .>till !vhich he inny have 1;cpt or made use of for the distilling of

,, .;i3 shilll bc Sound capable of producing from the greatest nuniLcr of

L':,,,i'gcJs tlrat cnll Ilr: worked off in twenty-eight cla! s wili~h nu nlber of charges

siitlii ],c ;i.cc!.i::,ilcd iu such msnuer as the Governor shall direct I'rovided

j.o\vc\ er tliat it; s11all be lawful {or the Governor at any t h e a d in any case

i l s l~nl l sec f i t to order niid.direct that the respective rates of chties as

; t f ~, ~. e a n i t l s11311 Lc c l w p d a t and after the rcitc of tile actual qul;.,,:ty pro-

Gucctl and sucli duties sball thereupon be levied and coilected accordingly.

S';\'III. Ai:d be it Enacted 'I ' i~at the said duties so cliargeabl, as aforesaid

lea to r\ horn

oAA ,pi,iis distjiled witilin the Province and its Dependencies bhali be paid to

t.lg. Cola~iinl 'l'leasurer or to such other person or persons as tbc Governor sllhll nppniut fo receive lhe sallie who shall grailt a celtificate or' such pay- nlent to the party paj ing the same.

her or nines X \; S I ~ ),IIJ h i t IZnactecl 'P'hst nothing in this i lc t contained shall pre-

d l s t i l f~; writ t h e m:ikc.r of wine from grapes tlie produce of his own c ,ejard in

use on glrlng, i3rovinec or its Dependencies from keeping and using one still of not more

i ~ o t to sell.

tiian r,;~y nor less than twenty-five gallons content tor the purpose of distil-

ling

bp?licrtiun of SSSIV. And be it Rnacied That the 2soduce of all rates and duties .

duties. imposed and made in virtue of this ~ i c t shall be paid to the use o5

.:er Majesty Her heirs and succossoxs for thc pnblic uses ofthe Province ' a d .

in support of the Government thereof and shall Le applied in such manner and to such purposes as the Governor with the advice aud consent oi the Legislative Council shall by any Act appoint.

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,nit pmulties.	XXXV. And be it Enacted That it shall arid may Ge I a w f d for tlie Governor for the time being of the said I'roriuce t o remit or reduce tlm said
penalties as to the said Governor shall secin nicet.
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clause. XXSTTI. Ancl Ire i t Ihacted That in order to ;>rcvent any misconstr~lc t i~n

of the tcrlns and expressions used i n this Act ivherevcr thc terws or espres- sions following occur therein the same sliall L a eo~lstnied respectively m nlai:ner hereinafter directed (that is to say) that the tcrw wort shall Le con- stmed to mean wort wash pot-ale dunder and singlings tha t t l~c tcml spirits

h 1 1 Le construed to nlean brandy r u ~ n gin low winw n t d hints nnil ail

desmiptions and kinds of spirituous liquors vi,;itsocrcr mid that tlrc t c r ~ n

~ x m i s e s shall include oncl extend to all outhouses mid otlm liililclings

belonging to tile same prop riot^^ on the place ei~prolxiattcd	to the distillatiuu
.and storing of spirits.

GEOBCI': G RES,

Govcrnor of South Australia.

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SCHEDULE ItEFERXED TO IN TI-1IS ACT.

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FO311: O F L I C E N C E.

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T V a s n ~ ~ s in pursuance of the Act of thc Governor, in Council h that behalf made

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and p~ovidcd ap;)iication bath been n~ade by mec.orii.! to his Ercclhncy thc Governor of South AustraL Ly [name and address 01 ~nomodslist] to direcr a

Licrncc ;u be granted to him for the distilling [rectifying or cornpol~nding as the.

case may be] of spirits r ithi:] [here state the premises] and the said mernoriaiiat bath transmitted a drawing or representation of tllc still [or other utensil as the case may be] to be used therein setting forth its shape dimensions and proportions as follows viz. [here set forth description of still as nearly as possible] and the said

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memori;ilist hut11 paid into the Colonial Treasury the sum o f f

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and hath otherwise conformed to the provisions of the said Act

Now m z n w o n r 11,s I S X C E L L E ~ ~ Y the said Govsnxon doth hereby gmnt

Licence to the said nemorialists to keep and use the said still [or utensil] for distillation [or for the rectifying or compounding as the case may be] of spirit. within the said premiws for the term of one year from the

and no longer subject always to thc provisions of the said Act.

Given undcr niy hand a t Adelaide the day of

By his ExcelIenay's command

Colonial Truasurer, %

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