exciseable

This he relinquished, as he did also that on hops, which was to have been included in the exciseable articles, introducing in their stead, taxes on gold and silver plate, lead exported, race-horses, licences to sell ale, and postage of letters.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

I know, indeed, that this doctrine is considered offensive; nor am I prepared to say with confidence that under the wide construction which has been given to the law against conspiracy, persons who were to combine to force such a change by abstaining from all exciseable articles might not be indicted for it as a conspiracy.

A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father William Cooper

From this gross produce, however, there must be deducted what was paid away in bounties and drawbacks upon the exportation of exciseable goods, which will reduce the neat produce below five millions.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

Mr. Croker noticing the violence of Johnson's language against the Excise, with great acuteness suspected 'some cause of personal animosity;' this mention of the trade in parchment (an exciseable article) afforded a clue, which has led to the confirmation of that suspicion.

Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

Leather and tanned hides were exciseable, and hence the following appointments: --

The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad Various 1865

We were stopped a few minutes at the gates, to see if I had any exciseable articles.

Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828