f. 28. would affift her by granting out of the first aids to be given by par- Geo. 1. liament the fum of one hundred thousand pounds, as a further encou- ftat. 2. c. 13. ragement and reward for apprehending the pretender, whenever he Should land, or attempt to land, in any of her late Majesty's dominions; now to the end that the encouragement and reward for a fervice fo important may be rendred fure and effectual, be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the lord high treasurer of Great Britain, or the commiffioners of the treasury for the time being. shall, and are hereby authorized and required, out of the monies granted, or to be granted by parliament for the ufe of the publick, forthwith to iffue and pay the fum of one hundred thousand pounds to any perfon or perfons who fhall feize and secure the person of the pretender, whenever he fhall land or attempt to land, in any of his Majesty's dominions. CAP. II. An act for rectifying mistakes in the names of the commiffioners for the land-tax for the year one thousand feven hundred and fourteen; and for raising so much as is wanting to make up the fum of fourteen hundred thousana pounds, intended to be raised by a lottery for the publick Service in the faid year. II. AND whereas by an act made in the said parliament bolden at 12 Ann. ftat. I Westminster in the twelfth year of the reign of our faid 2. c. 1 See late fovereign lady Queen Anne, for laying additional duties on 6 Geo. 1. c. 4. Reciting Jope and paper, and upon certain linens, filks, callicoes and fluffs, 12 Ann. ftat. 2. and upon ftarch, and exported coles, and upon ftampt vellum, parchc. 9. being ment and paper, for raising one million and four hundred thousand the lottery act, pounds by way of a lottery, (amongst other things therein contained) 1714. it was enacted, That yearly and every year, during the term of two and thirty years, reckoning the first year to begin from the twentyninth day of September one thousand seven hundred and fourteen, the full fum of one hundred and five thousand pounds, by or out of the monies to arife by the additional or new duties thereby granted, should be a yearly fund for paying and answering certain principal fums, amounting in the whole to one million eight hundred feventy-fix thouSand and four hundred pounds, with interest for the same, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, as is therein mentioned; and (in cafe of any deficiències) that the faid yearly fund Should be made good as was thereby prefcribed: and it was thereby further enacted, That it should and might be lawful, for any person or perfons, natives or foreigners, bodies politick or corporate, to contribute for or towards advancing the faid fum of one million four hundred thousand pounds, the fum of ten pounds, or divers entire fums of ten pounds, upon the faid act, for which he, she, or they should be entitled to receive by virtue of that act, fuch principal money and the intereft thereof, to be paid as is therein mentioned, by and out of the faid yearly fund; which fums of ten pounds each were thereby appointed to be paid unto the respective receivers on or before the refpective days and times, and in the respective proportions after men K 3 tioned ; tioned; that is to fay, one fourth part thereof on or before the tenth day of Auguft in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, one other fourth part thereof, on or before the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, one other fourth part thereof, on or before the eleventh day of October one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, and the remaining fourth part thereof, on or before the tenth day of November one thousand seven hundred and fourteen: and that no money should be received from any contributor or adventurer, for the first payment towards this adventure, after the faid tenth day of August one thouSand Seven hundred and fourteen, as by the fame act (relation being thereunto had) may more fully appear: and whereas fince the making the act last before recited, feveral contributions have been made thereupon, amounting in the whole to five hundred and feven thousand four hundred and forty pounds, or thereabouts, part whereof hath been actually paid or anfwered to the faid receivers, and the refidue of the contributions fo made is to be paid or anfwered within the days or times before appointed in that behalf and whereas for raifing fo much as is wanting to complete the full fum of one million four hundred thousand pounds before mentioned, it is found necessary, that the time for receiving the contributions for that purpose be prolonged, and that fome further encouragement and fecurity be given to the contributors thereof; now his Majefty's most dutiful and loyal subjects the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, do most humbly befeech his Majefty, That it may be enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforefaid, That yearly and every year, during the faid term of thirty-two years, the full fum of one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred seventythree pounds twelve fhillings (in lieu of the aforefaid yearly fund of one hundred and five thousand pounds) to arise by or out of the monies arifing by the said additional or new duties on fope and paper, and upon the faid linens, filks, callicoes, 6 Geo. 1. c. 4. and ftuffs, and upon ftarch, and exported coles, and upon ftampt vellum, parchment and paper, by the said last recited act granted, and to be brought into the receipt of Exchequer, as aforefaid, in cafe the fame fhall extend thereunto, fhall be computed and reckoned to be the yearly fund; and in cafe all the monies arifing into the Exchequer for the said rates, duties and fums of money fo granted, fhall not amount to the fum of one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred seventy-three pounds twelve fhillings per annum, then the monies fo arifing, fo far as the fame fhall extend, thall be part of the fame yearly fund, towards the answering and paying off all and every the faid principal fums mentioned in the faid act, amounting in the whole to one million eight hundred feventy-fix thoufand four hundred pounds, together with intereft for the fame, after the respective rates herein after mentioned; that is to say, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum for fo much thereof as fhall be contained in the fortunate tickets, to be drawn purfuant to that and this present act, or either of them, and after the rate of five pounds per centum per annum for fo much of the 116,5731. 128. to be the yearly fund. Sie 2 Geo. 2. C. 3. Made perpetual by f. 1. See 2 Geo. 2. c. 3. Fortunate tickets to have 41. per cent. per ann blanks 51. per cent. any faid principal fums as fhall be contained in the other tickets, (commonly called blank tickets) to be drawn pursuant to the fame acts, or either of them, until the fatisfaction thereof respectively; yet so as that the interest of such principal fums, as fhall be paid off, fhall ceafe from the respective times of paying off the fame: and in cafe the faid duties, rates, and fums of money by the faid laft recited act granted fhall at any time or times appear to be fo deficient or low in the produce of the same, as that within any one year, to be reckoned, as aforefaid, the faid monies arifing into the Exchequer, for or upon account of the fame duties, thall not amount to fo much as one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred feventy-three pounds twelve fhillings, That then and so often, and in every such case, fo Deficiency to much as shall be wanting to make up the faid fund or fum of be made good out of unapone hun red and fixteen thousand five hundred feventy-three propriated pounds twelve fhillings, for every or any fuch year, shall be monies, fupplied and made good, from time to time, out of any the publick monies which fhall come or be brought into the receipt of Exchequer (not having been appropriated to any particular ufe or ufes by any act or acts of parliament made before the faid laft recited act ;) and all the publick unappropriated monies so coming into the faid receipt next after the time that fuch deficiency fhall appear, are hereby appropriated to and for the making good of every fuch deficiency refpectively, until the fame fhall be fully made good and fatisfied; and the lord high treafurer, or commiffioners of the treasury for the time being, are hereby ftrictly enjoined and required, from time to time, to make up such deficiency accordingly out of such publick money, without any further or other warrant or authority for the same; and that such publick money shall not be diverted, mifapplied, or issued to any other ufe, intent or purpose whatsoever, until the faid deficiency for every such year refpectively, shall be so fatisfied, under the like penalties as are prescribed by the said last recited act for diverting or mifapplying any other monies thereby appropriated; any thing in the faid recited act, or any other act of parliament whatsoever contained to the contrary notwithstanding; and in default of such publick monies or out of the for making good any fuch deficiency or deficiencies, as afore- firft aids faid, within fix months after the fame fhall happen, then and granted by parliament, fo often, and in every fuch cafe, it is hereby declared, that fo much as shall still be wanting to make up the faid fund of one hundred and fixteen thousand five hundred seventy-three pounds twelve shillings for every or any fuch year, shall be supplied and made good, from time to time, out of the first aid or fupply which shall afterwards be granted in parliament, and shall, from time to time be transferred thereunto, when the fame shall be granted, without further delay. It shall be lawful for any persons to contribute fo much as (together with the contributions already made) will complete the faid fum of one million four hundred thousand pounds, by paying fums of ten pounds before the tenth of November one thousand feven hundred and fourteen. Tickets KA fhall Every box of green starch, 57 inches in 1311. of starch, C. 9. fhall be made forth and drawn, for the monies contributed on this act, VI. And whereas in the said laft recited act it was enacted and de- All duties of excife and cuftoms, payable to the late Queen after VII. And it is hereby declared and enacted by the authority aforefaid, That for avoiding any doubt or queftion concerning the grant in this feffion of parliament to his Majefty of certain duties of excife and customs for his life, for fupport of his the union, for houfhold, and the honour and dignity of the crown, the fame life, continued doth and shall extend to fuch duties of excise, and such customs to the King and duties on import and export, as were payable to her said late Majesty after the union of the two kingdoms, for and during her life, and had continuance till the time of her deceafe; and that the fame fhall be continued, raifed, levied, and paid in the feveral parts of the united kingdom, during his Majesty's life, in the fame manner only as they were payable to her Majefty during her life. during life. Continuation VIII. And whereas there are divers laws now in force which will of feveral acts. expire at the end of this feffion of parliament, and probably there may not be fufficient time for a particular examination and due confideration how far any of them may be fit to be further continued; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That all laws now in force, and which would expire at the end of this feffion of parliament, fhall be and continue in full force, to all intents and purposes, unto the end of the next feffion of parliament; any thing contained in any of the faid laws to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding, ! CAP. CAP. III. An act to enable perfons now refiding in Great Britain, to take the oaths, and do all other acts in Great Britain, requifite to qualify themfelves to continue their respective places, offices and employments in Ireland. EXP. Anno Regni GEORGII Regis Magnæ Britannia, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, primo. A1 T the parliament begun and bolden at Westminster, the Seventeenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and fourteen, in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. (a) And by feveral adjournments continued (a) The followtill the twenty-fixth day of June in the fecond year of his Ma- ing words are jesty's reign, being the first feffion of this prefent parliament. added from the CAP. I. An act for granting an aid to his Majesty, to be raised by a land-tax in Great-Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and fifteen. 28. in the pound, EXP. CAP. II. An act for charging and continuing the duties on malt, mum, inrollment. and loyal fubjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, towards raising the neceffary fupplies to defray your Majesty's publick expences, have freely and unanimoufly resolved to give and grant unto your Majesty the rates, duties, and impofitions herein after mentioned; and do most humbly beseech your Majefty, that it may be enacted and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That within and throughout the whole Malt act kingdom of Great Britain, the several and respective rates, du- 12 Ann. stat.1. ties, and impofitions, for and upon all malt, mum, cyder and C. 2. further continued to perry, 24 June 1716. |