THE STATUTES at Large, &c. Anno Regni ANNE Reginæ octavo. A T the parliament fummoned to be bolden at Weftminfter the eighth day of July, Anno Dom. 1708. in the feventh year of the reign of our fovereign lady Anne, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Queen, defender of the faith, &c. and by feveral writs of prorogation begun and bolden on the fixteenth day of November, 1708. being the first feffion of this prefent parliament; and from thence continued by feveral prorogations to the fifteenth day of November, one thousand feven hundred and nine, being the fecond feffion of this pre- In the ReSent parliament. a a cord is added, And by feveral adjournments continued till the fifth day of April, in the ninth year of her Majesty's reign. CAP. I. An alt for granting an aid to her Majefty, to be raised by a land tax in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and ten. 4 s. in the pound. CXIII. A paffed in the Seventh year of her Majefly's reign (a- 1. 9. ND whereas in and by an act of parliament made and, Ann. c. 8. mongst other things therein contained) it is provided and enacted, That it should and might be lawful to and for the governor and company of the bank of England (in cafe their general court fhould fo think fit) to contract and agree at any time before the last day of December, one thousand seven hundred and nine, with the lord high treasurer of Great Britain, to circulate (over and above the bills undertaken to be circulated by another act of the fame feffion therein 7 Ann. c. 7. mentioned) fuch further bills not exceeding fix hundred and twelve thousand feven hundred thirty nine pounds, as fhould be made forth at her Majefty's Exchequer for her Majesty's fupply: and whereas by indenture bearing date the eight and twentieth day of September, one thoufand feven hundred and nine, made between the most honourable Sidney earl of Godolphin, then and now lord high treasurer VOL. XII. B of of Great Britain, of the one part, and the faid governor and company of the bank of England, of the other part, reciting, That the faid governor and company of the bank of England in a general court by them holden, did agree to circulate in Exchequer bills, the fum of four hundred thousand pounds, part of the faid fum not exceeding fix hundred and twelve thoufand feven hundred thirty nine pounds, it was made known and declared, that in pursuance of the jaid recited act of parliament in that behalf, they the faid governor and company of the bank of England had contracted and agreed, and did by the Jaid indenture contract and agree with the faid Sidney earl of Godolphin, lord high treasurer of Great Britain, to circulate fuch further and other bills, for any fum not exceeding the faid fum of four hundred thousand pounds, as fhould be made forth at her Majesty's Exchequer for her Majesty's fupply, as aforefaid: now to the intent that the faid bills which have been made or iffued, or thall be made and iffued, as aforefaid, not exceeding the faid fum of four hundred thousand pounds, may have and bear the like credit, intereft, allowances, currency, privileges, and advantages, in all refpects, as the bills formerly iffued in purfuance of the faid other act of parliament herein before-mentioned, whereby the general fund for circulating and discharging Exchequer bills was fettled and established; be it enacted, &c. The Exchequer bills for 400,000 1. and the quarterly bills to be iffued, fhall bear 2 d. per cent. per diem intereft, and 3 1. per centum per annum, &c. Powers of the former act to be in force. Deficiency to be made good by parliament. Monies called in, to be added to the capital ftock. All privileges, &c. to extend to the capital stock, so enlarged. EXP. CAP. II. An act to prohibit the exportation of corn, malt, meal, flour, bread, bifcuit, and ftarch, and low wines, fpirits, worts, and wash drawn from malted corn. W HEREAS the price of corn at this time within the kingdom of Great Britain, is become very great, and (in fome parts thereof) exceffive, which tends to the impoverishment of many of her Majefty's good fubjects, especially of poor manufacturers, and others of a meaner condition, and by reafon that corn in feveral other parts of Europe is fcarcer and dearer than in Great Britain, it is likely that feveral perfons, for their private advantage or lucre, will not only export or carry great quantities of corn from this kingdom, but likewife diftill exceffive quantities of low wines and fpirits from malt, corn, or grain, in order to export the fame to foreign parts, whereby the price of corn will be further inhanfed, to the detriment of her Majesty's good fubjects, and the deftruction of many of them, if a timely remedy in this behalf be not provided; be it therefore enacted, &c. No corn, low wines, &c. to be exported before 29 Sept. 1710. Master and mariners offending to be imprisoned for three months. Officers of the customs may feize all fuch corn, &c, Provifo for corn, &c, to be export ed ed for thip's ufe or for the factories in Africa, or colonies in America: or for the British fishery in those parts. Exporter to declare the colony, &c. for which the corn, &c. is bound, and give fecurity. Malt or barley may be transported from Southampton tor Jersey or Guernsey, not exceeding 5000 quarters. Corn, &c. may be carried coaftwife, &c. Her Majefty by proclamation may permit the exportation of corn, &c. before 29 Sept. 1710. Commiffioners of customs to give account to next feffion of parliament of all corn, &c. exported. EXP. CAP. III. An act for charging and continuing the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, E X P and perry, for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and ten. CA P. IV. An act for continuing part of the duties upon coals, culm, and cynders, and granting new duties upon houfes having twenty windows or more, to raise the fum of fifteen bundred thousand pounds, by way of a lottery, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and ten. ΜΑ AY it please your most excellent Majefty, we your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, being defirous, by the most easy and effectual ways and means, to raise such supplies as are neceffary for the profecution of the prefent war, and for enabling your Majefty, at the end thereof, to establish a good and lafting peace, have for that end and purpose given and granted, and do by this prefent act give and grant unto your Majefty, the feveral and refpective rates, duties, impofitions and fums of money, as well for and upon fuch coals, culm, and cynders, as for and upon fuch houses as are herein after mentioned; and do moft humbly beseech your Majefty, that it may be enacted: and be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent majefty, 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 for For 32 years, and during the term of thirty two years, commencing from the from 29 Sept. twenty ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord one 1710. the adthousand seven hundred and ten, and no longer, there fhall be ditional rates raised, levied, collected, and paid unto and for the use of her paid for all Majefty, her heirs and fucceffors, for and upon all coals, culm, coals, &c. and cynders, herein after expreffed, (except charcoals made of viz. (made wood) the feveral and refpective additional or new impofitions, perpetual by rates, duties, and fums of money herein after mentioned, (over 4 Geo. 1. c. and above all fuch duties as are already granted or payable for For all coals 19. f. 1.) or in respect of the fame, or any of them, by any law or ftatute imported into now in force) that is to fay, For all coals which at any time Great Britain. or times, within or during the faid term, fhall be imported or brought into the kingdom of Great Britain from any part beyond fea, (in cafe they are fuch coals as are most usually fold by weight) the fum of three fhillings of lawful money of Great Britain for every tun, reckoning the tun to confift of twenty B 2 hundred 3 s. per tun. and 4 s. 6 d. per chalder. For coals waterborn, 3 s. per chalder, hundred weight, and every hundred to confift of one hundred and twelve pounds weight of averdupoize, and after that rate for any greater or leffer quantity; and for all coals fo imported from any part beyond fea, being moft ufually fold by the chalder, or by any other meafure whatsoever reducible to the chalder, the fum of four fhillings and fix pence of like money for every chalder, reckoning the chalder to confift of fix and thirty bufhels Winchester measure, and after that rate for a greater or leffer quantity of fuch coals fo imported or brought in from any foreign parts, the faid duties for foreign coals imported or brought in, as aforefaid, to be paid by the refpective importer or importers thereof; and for all forts of coals, from time to time, fhipped or waterborn in order to be shipped or laid on board any fhip or veffel to be carried by fea, and which fhall be carried by fea in any fhip or veffel from any port or place within the faid kingdom of Great Britain, and which at any time or times, within or during the faid term, thall be imported, brought, or landed in any other port or place within the said kingdom of Great Britain, being most usually fold by the chalder, or by any other measure whatfoever reducible to the chalder, the fum of three fhillings of like money for every chalder, to be reckoned, as aforefaid, and after that rate for a greater or leffer quantity; and for all forts of coals from time to time fo fhipped or waterborn in order to be shipped and carried by fea from any port or place of the kingdom of Great Britain, and which at any time or times, during the faid term, fhall be imported, brought, or landed in any other port or place of the fame (in cafe they are fuch as are moft ufually fold by weight) the fum of two fhillings for every tun, and according to that proportion for more or lefs, the faid feveral duties for coals fo fhipped or waterborn to be shipped and carried by fea, as aforefaid, from time to time to be paid at the refpective ports and places of importation or landing of such coals, and to be charged upon the respective owner and owners, mafter or other perfon having the charge of every fuch fhip or veffel, or of the coals fo carried, imported, or brought in the fame; and for all culm whatfoever, which at any time, during the faid term of thirty two years, shall be waterborn in order to be shipped within the faid kingdom of Great Britain, or brought into the fame, the fum of feven pence and two tenths of a penny for every chalder, and after that rate, to be paid at the refpective ports and places of importation or landing of fuch culm, and to be charged on the refpective owner and owners, or after or mafters, or other perfon having the charge of the fhip or veffel, or of the culm fo carried, imported, or brought in the fame; and for all cynders made of pit waterborn, 3 s. coal, which at any time or times, during the faid term of thirper chalder. ty two years, thall be fhipped or waterborn in order to be hipped within the faid kingdom of Great Britain, or brought into the fame, the fum of three fhillings of like money for every chalder, reckoning the chalder to confift of thirty fix bufhels Winchester measure, and after that rate for a greater or leffer quantity, and 2 s. per tun. For culm wa terborn, 7 d. Two tenths per chalder. For cynders quantity, to be paid at the respective ports and places of importation or landing of fuch cynders, and to be charged upon the respective owner and owners, mafter and mafters, or other perfons having the charge of the fhip or veffel in which the faid cynders fhall be carried, imported, or brought. fhall be. II. And for the better levying and raising the said several du- Under whose ties, and fums of money, by this act impofed upon fuch coals, management culm, and cynders, as aforefaid; it is hereby enacted, That fuch these duties of the faid duties, and fums of money, as fhall arise, or be due or payable in that part of Great Britain called England, Wales, or the town of Berwick upon Tweed, for or upon fuch coals, culm, and cynders, as aforefaid, fhall, from time to time, be under the management and government of the commissioners of the customs in England for the time being, who shall cause thofe duties, from time to time, to be raised, levied, collected, and paid to the receiver or receivers general of the customs in England for the time being; and that such receiver or receivers general in England for the time being, fhall pay all the monies arifing thereby (the neceffary charges of receiving, levying, managing, paying, and accounting for the fame, excepted) into her Majefty's receipt of Exchequer, diftinct and apart from all other branches of the publick revenue, weekly, to wit, on Wednesday in every week, if it be not an holyday, and if it be, then on the next day after, that is not an holyday, for the purposes in this act expreffed, and under the penalties, forfeitures, and difabilities herein after mentioned; and that fuch of the faid duties, and fums of money, by this act impofed upon coals, culm, and cynders, as aforefaid, as fhall arife, or be due or payable in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, fhall, from time to time, be under the management and government of the commiffioners of the customs in Scotland for the time being, who thall cause thofe duties, from time to time, to be raised, levied, collected, and paid to the receiver or receivers general of the customs in Scotland for the time being; and that fuch receiver or receivers general of the customs in Scotland for the time being, fhall tranfmit and pay, or caufe to be paid, all the monies arifing thereby (the neceffary charges of receiving, levying, managing, paying, and accounting for the fame, excepted) into her Majefty's receipt of Exchequer in England, distinct and apart, as aforefaid, from time to time, as fuch receiver or receivers general in Scotland fhall have received any fuch monies, as aforefaid, for the purposes in this act expreffed, and under the penalties, forfeitures, and difabilities herein after mentioned. III. And it is hereby enacted by the authority aforefaid, How thefe That the faid feveral duties by this act imposed within and duties fhall be throughout the faid kingdom of Great Britain, for and upon all raifed, &c. fuch coals, culm, and cynders, as aforefaid, fhall, during all the time and term by this act granted therein, be raised, levied, collected, and paid into her Majefty's Exchequer (for the purposes in this act expreffed) in fuch or the like manner and form, and fubject to fuch allowances and repayments, and under fuch pe B 3 nalties, |