The END of the TABLE.

THE

STATUTES at Large, &c.

Anno Regni GEORGII I. Regis Magne
Britannia, Francia & Hiberniæ, quinto.

A

T the parliament begun and holden at Weftminster the feventeenth day of March, Anno Domini one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, in the first year of the reign of our fovereign Lord George, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. and from thence continued by feveral prorogations to the eleventh day of November, one thousand feven hundred and eighteen, being the fourth feffion of this prefent parliament.

CAP. I.

An alt for granting to his Majefty an aid by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one. thousand feven hundred and nineteen.

the year 1715,

gocd.

CXXIII. AND whereas the fun of one hundred thirty nine How the defithousand nine hundred fifty eight pounds fix fhillings ciency of and two pence, was paid by the treasurer of his Majesty's navy to the 110,3121. 17 8. South Sea company, out of money provided for the fervice of his 4d. 34. for Majesty's navy for the year one thousand feven hundred and eighteen, to the treafurpursuant to acts of parliament in that behalf, for compleating the er of the navy funds of fix hundred and eight thousand pounds per annum, payable thall be made to the Jaid company, or the arrearages thereof, until the twentyfourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighteen inclufively: and whereas a fum not exceeding twenty nine thousand fix hundred forty five pounds eight fillings and nine pence farthing, by an act of the fourth year of his Majesty's reign, was appropriated for or 4 Geo. 1. 03. towards enabling the treasurer of the navy to make good the payments, which in the half year ending on the twenty fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighteen might be demanded of him, purfuant to any former at or acts of parliament for compleating the faid funds of fx hundred eight thousand pounds per annum, payable to the faid company; and the faid fum of twenty nine thousand fix hundred forty five pounds eight fhillings and nine pence farthing, hath VOL. XIV.

B

been

been issued to the faid treafurer, and paid or directed to be paid accordingly, fo that fo much of the faid deficiency as fill remains to be made good to the treasurer of his Majesty's navy, doth amount to one hundred ten thousand three hundred and twelve pounds feventeen fbillings and four pence three farthings: and whereas fome doubts have been made in the conftruation of certain claufes in an act of parlia3 Geo. 1. c. 7. ment of the third year of his Majefty's reign, made for the redeem

ing the then yearly fund of the faid company; by which claufes it was enacted, That in default of jupplying fuch deficiency in the manner thereby prescribed, the fame should be made good out of the general yearly fund of feven hundred twenty four thousand eight hundred forty nine pounds fix fhillings and ten pence one fifth part of a penny, 3 Geo. 1. c. 9. by another act of the third year of his Majesty's reign, established or intended to be established, as by the faid feveral acts (relation being thereunto respectively had) may more fully appear: now for obviating all doubts concerning the refunding of the said sum of one hundred ten thousand three hundred and twelve pounds seventeen fhillings and four pence three farthings, to the treasurer of his Majesty's navy, it is hereby declared and enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the faid deficiency amounting to one hundred ten thoufand three hundred and twelve pounds, feventeen fhillings, and four pence three farthings, shall and may be fupplied and made good to the treasurer of his Majefty's navy, upon account, for the fervice of the navy and victualling thereof, by or out of the general yearly fund of feven hundred twenty four thousand eight hundred forty nine pounds, fix fhillings and ten pence, one fifth part of a penny before mentioned, or out of money to be raised at the exchequer for purchafing an annuity or annuities, after a rate not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum, for the faid fum of one hundred ten thoufand three hundred and twelve pounds, feventeen fhillings, and four pence three farthings, and that fuch annuity or annuities shall be charged on the faid general yearly fund, and be payable and transferrable at the bank of England, as other annuities payable out of the faid general yearly fund are intended by any former act or acts of parliament now in force to be payable and transferrable, until the redemption thereof by parliament: and the commiflioners of his Majefty's treafury, or any three or more of them, and the high treasurer for the time being, are hereby directed and authorized to iffue his or their warrants or orders, and to do all other acts and things requifite or neceffary to be done or performed, for making good the faid deficiency, and for regiftring and payment of fuch annuity or annuities in refpect thereof, to the faid treasurer of his Majesty's navy, or the treasurer thereof for the time being, accordingly; any former aw, ftatute, provifion, or other matter and thing whatfoever to the contrary notwithstanding.

CAP. II.

An alt for continuing the duties on malt, mum, cyder and perry, for the Service of the year one thousand seven hundred and nineteen; and for enlarging the time for entring at the Exchequer fuch affignments of reverfionary annuities as are therein mentioned; and for better fecuring the duties on hides and skins, vellum and parchment.

VIII. the fourth year of the reign of King William and Queen C. 3.

ND whereas by an act of parliament made and passed in 4 & 5 W.& M.

Mary, of glorious memory, for granting certain rates and duties of
excife, for fecuring certain recompences and advantages to fuch as
fhould advance the fum of one million towards carrying on the then war
against France: it was enacted, That it should and might be lawful
for any contributor, his executors, adminiftrators or affigns, by any
writing under hand and feal, or by his last will in writing, to affign
or devife any one or more flare or fhares of the fund therein mention-
ed to any person or perfons, and no fuch affignment to be revocable, fo
as an entry or memorandum thereof were made in the office of the au-
ditor of the receipt, within the space of two months after fuch affign-
ment or death of the devifor; aud upon producing fuch affignment or
will, the party was and is to bring an affidavit of the execution there-
of to be filed, as is therein specified: and whereas in pursuance of an 9 & 10 W. 3.
act of parli ment made in the ninth year of his faid late Majefty's c. 24.
reign for enlarging the time for purchafing certain eftates or interests
in the annuities therein mentioned, feveral reverfionary tallies were
ftruck, and orders thereupon drawn, for payment of reverfionary an-
nuities, in the name of Richard then earl of Ranelagh of the king-
dom of Ireland, and by him iffued out to fuch uses as in and by the
faid act were directed; but fome doubt arifing whether the affignments
made by the faid earl on the back of the faid orders were according to

.3.

the form prescribed by the faid former att, it was by another act of 11 & 12 W.
the eleventh year of his faid late Majesty's reign enacted, That all c. 3. fect. 12.
and every the faid endorfed affignments then made, or thereafter to be
made by the faid late earl, or other perfon or perfons authorized to
make the fame, for conveying the faid tallies and orders to fuch per-
fons, and to fuch uses, as in the faid recited act are specified, and all
other affignments, whether endorsed or otherwife, made by virtue of
and fubfequent to fuch endorfed affignments, fhould be good in law,
So as an entry or memorandum of fuch fubfequent affignments be
made in the faid office of the receipt, before the twenty ninth day of
September one thousand feven hundred, as by the faid feveral acts
(relation being thereunto refpectively had) may more fully appear:
and whereas feveral of the faid tallies which were ftruck, and the
orders thereupon drawn, for payment of fuch reverfionary annuities,
as aforefaid, in the name of the faid late earl, and which were af-
figned by him, as aforefaid, have been affigned over by feveral fub-
fequent affignments, by indorfing the name of the affignor on the order,
or otherwife, and it is doubted whether fuch fubfequent affignments
made on the back of the fame orders (not being entred within the

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time

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