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GEORGII III. Regis.

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PUBLICK ACT S.

Cap. 1.TO continue an act made in the last feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for importation of falted beef, pork, bacon, and butter, from Ireland, for a limited time. Cap. 2. For continuing and granting to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and fixty fix.

Cap. 3. For allowing the importation of corn and grain, from his Majefty's colonies in America, into this kingdom, for a limited time, free of duty.

Cap. 4. For allowing the importation of oats and oatmeal into this kingdom, for a limited time, duty-free.

Cap. 5. To prohibit the exportation of corn, grain, malt, meal, flour, bread, bifcuit, and ftarch, for a limited time.

Cap. 6. For extending the provisions of an act made in the laft feffion of parliament, for the more eafy and fpeedy recovery of fmall debts within the hundreds of Blackheath, of Bromley and Beckenham, of Rokefley otherwise Ruxley, and of Little and Leffness, in the county of Kent, to the hundred of Wallington in the county of Surrey.

Cap. 7. To indemnify fuch perfons as have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments; and to indemnify justices of the peace, deputy lieutenants, and officers of the militia, or others, who have omitted to register or deliver in their qualifications within the time limited by law, and for giving furVOL. XXVII.

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ther time for those purposes; and to indemnify members and officers in cities, corporations, and borough towns, whofe admiffions have been omitted to be ftamped according to the fe veral acts of parliament now in force for that purpose, or, having been stamped, have been loft or mislaid, and for allowing them time to provide admiffions duly ftamped.

Cap. 8. For punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters.

Cap. 9. For granting an aid to his Majefty by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thoufand feven hundred and fixty fix.

Cap. 10. For the regulation of his Majesty's marine forces while on shore.

Cap. 11. To repeal an act made in the laft feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for granting and applying certain flamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expences of defending, protecting, and fecuring the fame; and for amending fuch parts of the feveral acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the faid colonies and plantations, as direct the manner of determining and recovering the penalties and forfeitures therein mentioned.

Cap. 12. For the better fecuring the dependency of his Majefty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain.

Cap. 13. To remove a doubt concerning fuch part of an act made in the laft feffion of parliament, as relates to the ascertaining of the duties upon the importation of certain linen cloth of the manufacture of Ruffia; and to obviate all doubts with respect to the importation of tea, under certain licences authorized to be granted by an act made in the eighteenth year of the reign of his late Majesty.

Cap. 14. For repealing the duties granted upon cyder and perry by an act made in the third year of his present Majesty's reign, and for granting other duties on cyder and perry in lieu thereof; and for more effectually fecuring the duties on cyder and perry imposed by several former acts.

Cap. 15. For raising a certain fum of money by loans or exchequer bills, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and fixty fix.

Cap. 16. For the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts within the city of Bath, and the fiberties and precincts thereof.

Cap. 17. For explaining and amending fo much of an act made in the first year of the reign of King James the Second, intituled, An additional act for the improvement of tillage, as relates to the city of London.

Cap. 18. To amend and render more effectual, in his Maje fty's dominions in America, an act paffed in this present feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters.

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Cap. 20. For the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts, within the borough of Derby, and the liberties thereof.

Cap. 21. For redeeming one third part of the remainder of the joint stock of annuities, established by an act made in the third year of his prefent Majefty's reign, in refpect of feveral navy, victualling, and tranfport bills, and ordnance debentures.

Cap. 22. To regulate the loading of fhips with coals in the ports of Newcastle and Sunderland.

Cap. 23. To amend an act made in the laft feffion of parliamunt, intituled, An act for repealing feveral laws relating to the manufacture of woollen cloth in the county of York; and alfo fo much of feveral other laws as preferibes particular standards of width and length of fuch woollen cloths; and for fubftituting other regulations of the cloth trade within the weft riding of the faid county; for preventing frauds in certifying the contents of the cloth; and for preferving the credit of the faid manufacture at the foreign market.

Cap. 24. For paving the streets and lanes within the town and borough of Southwark, and certain parts adjacent, in the county of Surrey; and for cleaning, lighting, and watching, the fame; and also the courts, yards, alleys, and paffages, adjoining thereto; and for preventing annoyances therein.

Cap. 25. For better regulating apprentices, and perfons working under contract.

Cap. 26. For the better paving, cleanfing, and enlightening, the city of London, and the liberties thereof; and for preventing obftructions and annoyances within the fame; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 27. To explain, amend, and render more effectual, the powers of an act made in the thirty third year of the reign of his late Majefty, intituled, An act for widening certain ftreets, lanes, and paffages, within the city of London, and liberties thereof; and for opening certain new fireets and ways within the fame; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 28. To prohibit the importation of foreign wrought filks and velvets, for a limited time; and for preventing unlawful combinations of workmen employed in the filk manufacture.

Cap. 29. To prevent the fraudulent marking of frame-work knitted pieces, and stockings.

Cap. 30. For applying the money granted in this feffion of parliament, for defraying the charge of the pay and cloathing of the militia of that part of Great Britain called England, for one year, beginning the twenty fifth day of March, one thoufand 3, feven hundred and fixty fix; and for explaining, amending, and tyrendering more effectual, several acts of parliament paffed in the fecond, fourth, and fifth years of the reign of his prefent Majefty, relating to the raifing and training the militia within that part of Great Britain called England.

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Cap. 31. For taking down and removing certain light-houses now standing near the Spurn Point, at the mouth of the Humber, and for erecting other fit and convenient light-houfes inRead thereof.

Cap. 32. To extend an act made in the fourth year of the reign of King George the First, intituled, An act for the further preventing robbery, burglary, and other felonies, and for the more effectual transportation of felons and unlawful exporters of wool, and for declaring the law upon fome points relative to pirates; to that part of Great Britain called Scotland, fo far as the faid act relates to the more effectual transportation of felons; and for amending and rendering more effectual the laws for reftraining muirburn, in forbidden time, in that part of the united kingdom.

Cap. 33. To enable his Majefty to exchange the lands of Fernan and Lix, in the county of Perth, for other lands belonging to the right honourable John earl of Breadalbane, in Pitkellony, in the faid county of Perth.

Cap. 34. For widening several streets, lanes, ways, and pasfages, within the city of Bristol, and for opening feveral new ftreets and paffages within the fame; and for explaining, amending, and enlarging, the powers of the feveral acts passed for paving, cleanfing, lighting, and watching, and regulating, the streets, and other places, within the faid city and liberties thereof.

Cap. 35. To continue an act made in the thirty fecond year of his late majefty King George the Second, for continuing, amending, explaining, and making more effectual, an act made in the nineteenth year of his faid Majesty, more effectually to prevent the frauds and abuses committed in the admeasurement of coals within the city and liberty of Westminster, and other places therein mentioned.

Cap. 36. For encouraging the cultivation, and for the better preservation, of trees, roots, plants, and shrubs.

Cap. 37. To explain, amend, and render more effectual, an act made in the fourth year of his present Majefty's reign, for the better regulating of buildings, and to prevent mischiefs that may happen by fire, within the weekly bills of mortality, and other places therein mentioned.

Cap. 38. For repealing the several duties upon houses, windows, and lights; and for granting to his Majefty other duties upon houses, windows, and lights.

Cap. 39. For raifing the fum of one million five hundred thousand pounds, by way of annuities and a lottery, to be charged on the finking fund.

Cap. 40. For explaining and amending fuch part of an act made in the third year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, as relates to certain duties on wines imported; for the more eafy collecting, and effectually fecuring, the ftamp duties for copies of court rolls; for relief of perfons who have omitted to insert in indentures, or other writings, the full fum agreed to be paid with clerks, apprentices, and other fervants; for amending fuch parts of two acts made in the laft feffion of parliament, as relate to certain Eaft India goods, and bugles, exported to Africa; for permitting a certain quantity of wheat, barley, oats, meal, and flour, to be exported from Great Britain to the Isle of Man,

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