A. D. 1694. > Anno quinto Gulielmi & Marine. / C. 21. *575 Majeflies Subjedls for providing or m.iking any fuch Books, Regifters, Entries, View, or Search as afore- faid, or in or for the Payment of Money lent, or the fntereft as aforel'aiil, by any of ihr-ir MajeOics Officer or Officers, th.ir Clerks or Deputies, on pain of Payment of treble Damages to the Party grieved by the Party offending, with Cofls of Suit; or if the Officer himfclf take or demand any fuch Fee or Reward, P«n^It:cs "pon then to lofc his Place alfo. And if any un.luc Preference of one before another fhall be iiiadc, either in OHi^r taking Point of Regiflry or Payment, confiary to the true Meaning of this A6, by any fuch Officer or (Officers, g'Jj'^jfQ^^^fl.'^^ then the Party ofF.nding fliall be liable by Aftion of Debt, or on the Cafe, to pay the Value of the Debt, Damag's, and Cofts, to the Party grieved, and fiiall be forejudged from his Place or Office; and if fuch Preference be unduly made by any his Deputy or Clerk, without Diredtion or Privity of his Mailer, then fuch Deputy or Cleik only fliail be liable to fuch Action, Debt, Damages, and Cofts, and fliall be for ever afier uncapable of his Place or OiRce : And in cafe the Auditor fliall not diredt, nor the Clerk Penalty upon of the Pells record, or the Teller make Payment, accordins to each Perfon's due Place and Order, as afore ^V*? ^'^• directed, then he or they fliall be judged to forf.-it, and their refpei3ive Deputies and Clerks herein offend-" '" '"^" | ing, to be liable to fuch Aclion, Debt, Damages, and Cofls, in fuch Manner as aforcfaiJ. All which 1 f^id Penalties, Forfcit;ures, Damages, and Cons, to be incurred by any of the Officers aforefaid, or any -^ t-heir Deputies or Clerks, fhall and may be recovered by A£1:ion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, ia any of their Majelties Courts of Record at WeJl7nhiJhr, wherein no EfToin, Protedion, Privilege, Wager 1 of Law, Injunfiion, or Order of P.eflraint fliall be in any wife granted or allowed. J XX. Provided always, and be it hereby declared. That if it happen that feveral Tallies of Loan, or ^^"'■^jl ""t ; Orders for Payment as aforefaid, bear Da.e, or be brought the fame Day to the Auditor of the Receipt to ^-^^^^^"^ " ^ i be regiftred, then it fhail be interpreted no undue Preference which of thofc he enters firfl^ fo he enters. " , them all the fame Day. Provided alfo, That it fhall not be interpreted any undue Preference to incur any 1 Penalty in Point of Payment, if the Auditor dire£t, and the Clerk of the Pells i-ecord, and the Telhr do . . 1 pay fubfequent Orders of the Perfons that come and demand their Money, and bring their Order, before j other Perfons that did not come and demand their Money, and bring their Order, in their Courfe, fo as- there may be fo much Money referved as will fatisfy precedent Orders, which fliall not be otherwife dif- pofed, but kept for them ; Intcrelt upon Loan being to cea!e from the Time the Money is fo referved and : i kept in Bank for them. i XXL And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That every Perfon or Perfons, to whom any Orders aOign. | Monies fliall be due by virtue of this Aft, after Order entred iii the Book of Regifter aforefaid for Payment able. ' thereof, his Executors, Adminiflrators, or'Affigns, by Indorfement of his Order may affign and transfer ; Ws Right, Title, Intereft and Benefit of fuch Order, or any Part thereof, to any other, which being j notified in the Office of the Auditor of Receipt aforefaid, and an Entry or Memorial thereof alfo made i in the Book of Regifter aforefaid for Orders (which the Officer fhall, upon Requefl:, without Fee or , Charge accordingly make] fliall intitle fuch Affignee, his Executors, Adminiftrators, or Affigns to the ■ 1 Benefit thereof, and Payment thereon : And fuch Affignee may in like manner affign again, and fo toties quotles; and afterwards it fliall not be in the Power of fuch Perfon or Perfons, who have or hath made fuch. Affignments, to make void, releafe, or difcharge the fame, or any the Monies thereby due, or any Part thereof. , ' XXn. Provided always, and be it ena£led. That it, fliall and.niay be lawful to and for their Majeflies, Proviffon for their Heirs and Succeffors, out of the Duties arifing by this A£t, to caufe fuch Sum and Sums of Money S^'"'^*" j
- to be expended and paid, from Time to Time, for Salaries and other incident Charges, as fliall be necefTary i
- in and for the receiving, collecting, levying, or managing of the fame Duties, during the faid Term
' therein by this A£t granted ; any thing in this A£t contained to the contrary notwithflanding. _ _ XXIIL Provided always, and be it further enadted. That as often as their Majefties, their Heirs or P'oclamation o^ , Succeffors, (hall think fit to alter the faid Stamps, or any of them, that the Proclamation which is hereby '^7'?'!j'^°.*'^. ! direfted to be made, for giving to all Perfons due Notice thereof, fliall within twenty Days after the DateP'^p^^j] '^"'"" thereof be fent to the Mayor, Chief Magifl:rate, or other Head Officer of every City, Corporation, ^ j Borough and Market Town, throughout the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of ' Berivick upon Tivecd, which Officers refpedively fhall caufe the fame to be publifhed to the Inhabitants of i fuch City, Corporation, or Town, either on the next Market Day, or next Sunday, in the Church im- mediately after the Time of divine Service, upon Pain of forfeiting the Sum of two hundred Pounds, to beP^"=*y "P""' ! fued for by Aftion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, in any of their Majefl:ies Courts of Record at " bhAiDTit ■ ' Wejlminjier, wherein no EfToin, Protection, Wager of Law, Privilege, or more than one Imparlance,^ °^'" fliall be granted or allowed ; the one Moiety of which Forfeiture to be to their Majefties, the other Moiety to fuch Perfon who fliall fue for the fame. ] XXIV. And be it enafted, That the Commiffioners, Receiver or Receivers General, or other Perfon The Auditor of. , or Perfons who are or fliall be refpedtively employed in the diredting, receiving, collefting, or paying the '^l^^^™P^^'° i feveral Impofitions upon Paper and Parchment, and other Duties, by this Aft granted, fliall and ^"t^ ^o-^rl%li xtl hereby required, between the eight and twentieth Day of June one thoufand fix hundred ninety-five and Commiffionfrs, the nine and twentieth Day of iV^^^m^f?- following, and fo from Year to Year yearly, at thofe Times, &c. annuaJly . during the Continuance of this A£t, to exhibit their refpeftive Accounts thereof to their Majefties Auditors "P°" O"'^' ' of the Impreft for the Time being, or one of them, who fliall and are hereby from Time to Time refpec- j tively authorized to examine upon Oath the faid ComrnifTioners, Receiver or Receivers General, or other -j Perfon or Perfons Accountants, who fhall be employed in raifing, receiving or colledting the faid Impo- . j fitions-
