thall be fuffi nuance thereof, be paid and payable at the receipt of his Majefty's exchequer; and, from and immediately after the expiration thereof, all the faid annuities or yearly fums above mentioned to be given and granted by virtue of this act, fhall be paid and payable either at the faid receipt of his Majefty's exchequer, or by and from the immediate hands of all and every the commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers for the time being, of the faid revenues refpectively, upon which the faid annuities or yearly fums, or any part or parts thereof, fhall be charged by virtue of this act, without any fees or charges to be demanded or taken for paying the fame, or any part thereof; and the ac- and the receipts of their quittance or acquittances, receipt or receipts, of their faid royal royal highhighneffes prince Frederick bishop of Ofnaburgh, prince William nefles the Henry, prince Edward, prince Erneft Auguftus, prince Auguftus princes and Frederick, and prince Adolphus Frederick, and of their faid royal princeffes, etc. highneffes princefs Charlotte Augufta Matilda, princefs Augufta cient difSophia, princess Elizabeth, princefs Mary, and princefs Sophia, charges for and of their highneffes prince William Frederick, and princefs the fame. Sophia Matilda, refpectively, or the furvivors or furvivor of them, or of fuch of them as fhall be intitled to receive any fuch annuity or yearly fum, or any part thereof, or of any person or perfons authorised by them, or any of them refpectively, to receive the fame, fhall be a good and fufficient difcharge for the payment thereof, without any further or other warrant to be fued for, had, or obtained, in that behalf; and that the faid re- Annuities to spective annuities or yearly fums, and every part thereof, fhall be tax-free. be free and clear from all taxes, impofitions, and other publick charges whatsoever: and that if the officer of the receipt of his In cafe the Majefty's exchequer, or the faid commiffioners, farmers, trea-receipt of the furers, or receivers for the time being, of any of the faid duties exchequer, or revenues, upon which the faid annuities or yearly fums, or etc. fhall negany part or parts thereof, fhall be charged as aforefaid, fhall re- lect to pay the fufe or neglect to pay the fame, upon demand to be made for demand, they, that purpole, or any part thereof, according to the true intent or their fecuof this act, and of fuch letters patent or letters patents, to be rities, may be granted by his Majefty as aforefaid, then their faid royal high- fued for the neffes prince Frederick bishop of Ofnaburgh, prince William Hen- fame. ry, prince Edward, prince Erneft Auguftus, prince Auguftus Frederick, and prince Adolphus Frederick, and their faid royal highneffes princess Charlotte Augufta Matilda, princefs Augufta Sophia, princess Elizabeth, princess Mary, and princefs Sophia, and their highneffes prince William Frederick, and princefs Sophia Matilda, or the furvivors or survivor of them, or fuch of them as fhall be intitled to receive the faid annuities, or any of them, or any part thereof, or fuch their trustees refpectively, may, from time to time, fue, profecute, and implead, fuch officers, commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers, or any of them, or all or any of their fecurities, their heirs, executors, and administrators, by bill, plaint, or action of debt, and shall and may recover judgements, and fue out executions thereupon, against fuch officers, commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers respectively, and officer of the annuities on Provifo relating to the the annuities, payment of tained in his be made in restrictions contained in any of the acts, etc. their respective fecurities, their heirs, executors, or adminiftrators, for fo much of fuch fum or fums of money then due and owing upon the said several and respective annuities, or any part thereof, as fhall have been in the hands of fuch officers, commiffioners, farmers, treasurers, or receivers, refpectively, at the time and times when fuch demand fhall be made of the payment of the faid feveral and respective annuities or yearly fums, or any part thereof, as aforefaid. IX. Provided always, That if any of the faid refpective annuities or yearly fums, or any part thereof, thall cease to be chargeable upon, and payable out of, the faid general or aggregate fund, or any part thereof, and fhall become chargeable upon, and payable out of, all or any of the faid hereditary duties, revenues, and branches, between any two of the faid quarterly days of payment; then, and in such case, such annuities refpectively shall, at the next quarter day, be payable, at the receipt of the exchequer, out of the faid general or aggregate fund, and out of the faid hereditary duties, revenues, and branches, in proportion to the times during which the fame were, in the courfe of fuch quarter, fo chargeable and payable, any thing herein-before contained to the contrary notwithstanding. All the powX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, ers, directions, That all and every the powers, precepts, directions, and clauses, etc. to be con- to be contained in his Majefty's letters patent hereafter to be Majefty's let- made as aforesaid, for the better and more certain payment and ters patent to affurance of the faid feveral annuities or yearly fums, and for making the faid respective revenues, or any of them, or any pursuance of this act, thall part or parts thereof, liable thereunto as aforefaid, (hall be good be effectual in and effectual in the law, according to the tenor and purport law, notwith- thereof, in the said letters patent or letters patents to be expressstanding any ed, notwithstanding any restriction or other matter or thing contained in the faid recited act, made in the first year of the reign of her faid late majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for the betbefore recited ter support of her Majesty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the crown; and notwithstanding any restriction or other matter or thing contained in the said act, made in the ninth year of the reign of her faid late majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for eftablishing a general poft office for all her Majesty's dominions, and for fettling a weekly fum out of the revenues thereof, for the fervice of the war, and other her Majefly's occafions; and notwithftanding any restriction or other matter or thing contained in the faid act, made in the first year of his present Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for the fupport of his Majesty's household, aud of the honour and dignity of the crown of Great Britain; and notwithstanding any reftriction or other matter or thing contained in the said act, made in the fifth year of his prefent Majesty's reign, intituled, An act to alter certain rates of poftage; and to amend, explain, and enlarge, feveral provisions in an act made in the ninth year of the -reign of Queen Anne, and in other as relating to the revenue of the poft-office; and notwithstanding any other act or acts of parliament, or any mifrecital, nonrecital, omiffion, or other defect, in the the said letters patent or letters patents, hereafter to be made by virtue of this act. XI. Saving to all and every perfon and perfons, bodies poli- General savtick and corporate, their heirs, executors, adminiftrators, and ing. affigns, (other than the King's majefty, his heirs and fucceffors,) all fuch right, title, intereft, and demand whatsoever, which they, or any of them, have or may have, of, in, to, or out of the revenues aforefaid, or any of them, or any part thereof, before the making of this act, as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if this act had not been made; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. CA P. XXXII. An act for further continuing fo much of certain duties as have by feveral acts of parliament been granted and continued for repairing and maintaining the harbours of Dover and Rye, as are applicable to completing and keeping in repair the said harbour of Rye, in the county of Suffex. CA P. XXXIII. An act for the better preservation of fish, and regulating the fisheries, in the rivers Severn and Verniew. Preamble. Recital of act Eliz. and 30 Car. 2. Putt fifheries defcribed. nets. CA P. XXXIV. An act for the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts, within the foake of Bolingbrooke and wapentake of Candleshoe, in the parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln, An act for the better relief and employment of the poor within the hundred of Stow, in the county of Suffolk. CA P. XXXVI. An act for the more easy and speedy recovery of fmall debts, within the САР. An act for paving parts of the footpaths on the fides of the great road, called Whitechapel Road, in the county of Middlefex; and alfo the feveral ftreets, lanes, roads, and paffages, opening into the fame; and for preventing obstructions, nuisances, and annoyances therein, and near thereto. Preamble. Names of commiffioners. On death, etc. of commiffioners, others to be chofen Ten days notice to be given of fuch election. Qualification of commiffioners. Penalty on acting if not qualified. What number of commiffioners may act. Time and place of commiffioners firft meeting. They may adjourn; or in default thereof, the clerk may appoint a meeting, &c. If clerk neglect, etc. two commiffioners may do it, giving three days notice. No commiffioner to hold any place of profit. Commiffioners to appoint officers, and allow them salaries, etc. Rates to be paid to the collector. Officers to account, and pay the balance, etc. In default thereof an action may be brought; or juftice, on complaint, may grant a warrant of diftrefs. On failure of diftrefs, etc. the offender may be committed. Provifo. On death or infolvency of officers, executors, etc. to pay the balance in preference of any other creditor; and may give in evidence fuch payment. On neglect of executors, etc commiffioners may bring an action against them. Officers who fhall take any reward other than their falaries, or be interested in any bargain made by the commiffioners, are disqualified, and shall forfeit sol. Commiffioners empowered to pave: to raise or fink the ground: to take up and remove water pipes, etc. to remove projections, and to make contracts. Penalty on breach of contract, how recoverable, &c. Commiffioners may alter the pofition of lamp-irons. Commiffioners may fell the old materials, and apply the money, etc. Perfons intermeddling with the pavement, or obftructing workmen, to forfeit 40 s. Property of pavement and materials vefted in the commiffioners, &c. Pavement may be taken up for amending water pipes, etc. Notice, within 6 hours after finishing thereof, to be given to the commiffioners' paviour, who fhall repair the fame in 2 days. Contracts for paving pipe trenches, to be advertised. Charges of repairing pavement taken up, to be paid by persons occafioning the damage : how to be recovered. Paviours, etc. to water companies to give notice to the commiffioners clerk of their names and places of abode, on forfeiture of 40 s. Water companies to repair their pipes within two days after notice. Private drains, etc. to be repaired by the commiffioners at the expence of the proprietors, when neglected by them after notice: which expence is to be proportioned by the commiffioners. How the faid charges may be recovered. Commiffioners of fewers to be fummoned when any repairs of sewers, etc. are wanted. Penalty on laying dirt, etc. in the paths. Goods and carriages obftructing the paffage may be feized, and if not claimed, etc. in 3 days, may be fold. Penalty on driving wheelbarrows, etc. over the foot-pavement. Hoards may be erected with leave. Penalty on erecting them without leave. Foot pavements to be fwept every day (Sundays excepted). Houses to be numbered, etc. Signs, etc. to be regulated. Projections to be removed. Penalty on caufing annoyances by figns, gutters, etc. Commiffioners impowered to make rates, not exceeding nine pence in the pound. Rates to be paid by occupiers: one third whereof shall be allowed by landlords. Houles, etc. unoccupied, to pay only one third of the rate. When a houfe is occupied by two or more tenants, the tenant paying the rates to deduct the whole out of his rent. Rates to be figned by two juftices. On refufal to pay the rates, they may be levied by diftrefs: on failure whereof, the party to be committed. All the perfons in arrear may be comprized in one warrant or schedule thereto. Piaces of worship, void fpaces of ground, etc. may be rated. By whom fuch rates fhall be paid. Rates may be recovered by action. Vacant ground to be fenced in at the expence of the occupiers, etc. Occupiers quitting without paying rates, may be followed, etc. cafe of collectors becoming infolvent,etc. the deficiency to be again aff ffed. In Com Commiffioners may borrow 3,000l. at intereft, or raise it by sale of an nuities: no one annuity to exceed 2001. Commiffioners order to entitle the contributor to the payment of his interest and annuity: which shall be charged upon the rates. Annuities deemed indefeasible eftates: but not liable to the land tax. Annuities, etc. may be affigned toties quoties. Affignments to be entered. As annuitants die, the rates to be lowered. Monies may be raised by fale of other annuities in the place of those that have ceased, for the payment of the interest money. Expences of paffing this act to be first paid. Certain parts of the pavement to be done by the parish furveyors: but if they neglect, the commiffioners are to do it. Claufe to impower the commiffioners to pave the footways of any adjoining ftreet, etc. in cafe two thirds of the inhabitants fhall request it. The accounts for paving fuch streets, etc. to be kept separate. Penalties may be mitigated. How far they may be mitigated. Commiffioners who are juftices may act as fuch; and adminifter oaths. Actions may be inftituted in the name of the treasurer. Perfons aggrieved may appeal to the fesfions, whose determination fhall be final. Penalties and forfeitures how to be recovered and applied. Commiffioners may reward informers. Diftrefs not to be deemed unlawful for want of form. Plaintiff not to recover if tender of amends hath been made. Writings to be without ftamps. Proceedings to be entered in a book, which may be read in evidence. Proceedings not to be quafhed for want of form, nor removed by Certiorari. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble cofts. Publick act. CA P. XXXVIII. An act for railing a certain fum of money by loans or exchequer bills, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventyeight. An act to indemnify such persons as have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments; and to indemnify juftices of the peace, or others, who have omitted to regifter or deliver in their qualifications within the time limited by law, and for giving further time for thofe purposes; and to indemnify members and officers, in cities, corporations, and borough towns, whofe admiffions have been omitted to be ftamped according to law, or, having been ftamped, have been loft or mislaid; and for allowing them time to provide admissions duly ftamped; and to give further time to fuch perfons as have omitted to make and file affidavits of the execution of indentures of clerks to attornies and folicitors. W YHEREAS divers perfons, who, on account of their offices, Preamble. places, employments, or profeffions, or any other caufe or occafion, ought to have taken and fubfcribed the oaths, or the affurance reSpectively, appointed to be by fuch perfons taken and fubfcribed, in and Perfons who by an act made in the first year of the reign of his late majesty King have oniitted George the First, of glorious memory, (intituled, An act for the themfelves to qualify further fecurity of his Majefty's perfon and government, and the agreeable to fucceffion of the crown in the heirs of the late princefs Sophia, act 1 Geo. 1. being proteftants; and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended prince of Wales, and his open and fecret abettors;) or to have qualified themselves according to an act, made in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, (intituled, An act for Act 13 Car. 2. the well-governing and regulating corporations;) or to have qua |