588 C. 8. Anno fecundo Georgii III. A. D. 1761. The faid Loans er Ex- IV. And bc it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That all fuch Loans or Exchequer Bills, TL^trbfoliJ oat^'f"the *°2^'^^^^' ^^^^ ^'^^ intereft. Premium, Rate, and Charges incident to or attending the fame, fhall be Hrft s°pjl°e'sgr°"i°dm^and are hereby charged and chargeable upon, and (liall be repaid or borne by or out of the firft Aids the next Seilion } or Supplies which iliall be granted in the next Seffion of Parliament; and in cafe fufficient Aids or Supplies for that Purpofe ihall not be granted before the fifth Day oi July one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-three, then all the faid Loans or Exchequer Bills, with the Intereft, Premium, Rate, and otherwife to be charged Charges incident to or attending the fame, fhall be and are hereby charged and chargeable upon fuch on, nnd payable ou: of, JMonics as, at anyTimc or Times at or after the faid fifth Day of July one thoufand feven hundred the Sinking Fu;id. and fixty-thrce, ihall be or remain in the Receipt of the Exchequer, of the Surpluses, Excefles, Overplus Monies, and other Revenues compofing the Fund commonly called The Sinking Fund (ex- cept fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund as are appropriated to any particular Ufe orUfes by any A&. or Acts of Parliament in that Behalf) ; and fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund fhall and may be i'llued and applied, as foon as the fame can be regularly ftatcd and afcertained, for and towards paying oft', cancelling, and difcharging fuch Loans or Exchequer Bills, Intereft, Premium, Rate, or Charges, until the Whole of them Ihall be paid ofF, cancelled, and difcharged, or Money fufficient for that Purpofe be kept and iiiferved in the Exchequer, to be payable on Demand to the refpedtive Proprietors thereof. Monies ifTued out of the V. Provided always, and be it enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That whatever Monies fhall be .Sinking Far.d jor that {^j ifiued out of the faid Surpluffes, Excelks, Overplus Monies, or other Revenues compofing the r.nKhrfirrsSi ^'^^"? from llme to Time, be replaced by and out of the firft Supplies to be then '. afc r granted in Parliament ; any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. Ba:ik of England autho- VI. And be it declared and further enaited by the Authority aforefaid. That it fhall and maybe rized to advance the faid ]awful for the Govemor and Company of the Bank oi England, to advance or lend to his Majefty in ^"'■^* like manner at the Receipt of the Exchequer, upon the Credit of Loan granted by this Ad, any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding in the Whole the Sum of one million five hundred thoufand Art 5 & 6 W. & M. Pounds ; any Thing in an A6t made in the fifth and fixth Years of the Reign of King JFilliam and <■• io« Qiteen Mory, intituled. An A5i for granting to their MajeJUesJeveral Rates and Duties upon Tonnage of Ships andVeJJeh, and upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors, for fecuring certain Recompences and Advantages in the faid A£i mentioned, to fuch Perfons as jhall voluntarily advance the Sum of one million five hundred thoufand Pounds, towards carrying on the War againfi France, to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. The fame to he applied, VII. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Sum of one million d'<' haf ^'Tht Debt^of ^^'^ hundred thoufand Pounds, by this A<St granted, flrall be appropriated, and is hereby appro- iheNavy"^ ^ ^ ° priated, for and towards theUfes and Purpofes herein after mentioned ; that is to fay. That out of the faid Sum there fhall and may be ilTued and applied any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding one million, towards paying off and difcharging the Debt of the Navy ; and any Sum or Sums of Money and 500,0001. towards ^Qt exceeding five hundred thoufand Pounds, towards the Naval Services herein after mentioned ; Naval Seivjces. ^^^^^ jg ^^ ^^^^ Towards Vi£luals, Wages, Wear and Tear of the Navy, and the Vidlualling thereof, performed and to be performed, and towards Sea-fervices in the Office of Ordnance, performed and to be performed, and towards defraying the Ordinary of his Majefty's Navy, and Half-pay to Sea Officers, and tov/ards maintaining nineteen thoufand and fixty-one Marmes ; and towards the Buildings, Rebuildings, and Repairs of his Majefty's Ships, for the Year one thoufand feven hun- dred and lixty-two. CAP. vin. An Ad for granting to his Majefly feveral Rates and Duties upon "Windows, or Lights. Mof} Gracious Sovereign, Preamble, reciring « TX/HEREAS by an Aft made in the twentieth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty, inti- aoGco.Tc 3. ' ' VV X.xtA. An Ait for r.-pealing the feveral Rcitcs and Duties upon Houfes, Windows, and Lights ;
- and for granting to his Majejiy other Rates and Duties upon Hoifes, Windows, or Lights.; andforraifmg
- the Sum of four millions four hundred thoufand Pounds, by Annuities, to be charged on the faid Rates or
- Duties ; it was enadled. That there fhould be charged, raifed, levied, and paid unto his Majefty,
' his Heirs and Succeftois, the feveral Rates and Duties upon Houfes, Windows, or Lights, in the
- faid Aft mentioned ; which A?t was explained, amended, and enforced by two other A£ls, one
- ? c"" 2 r I0 * xviZ<Q in the fame SelBon of Parliament, and the other in the twcnty-firft Year of the Reign of his
and iCto.z. c. 2z, * f^id late Majefty: And whereas by an A£l made in the thirty-firft Year of the Reign of his faid
- late M jefty, intituled. An ASl for granting to his Majefty feveral Rates and Duties upon Offices and
' Pcnfions, and upon Houfes, and upon Windows or Lights; and for raifmg the Sum nf five millions, by
- Annuities and a Lottery, to be charged on the faid Rates and Duties it was enafted. That there fliould
- be charged, raifed, levied, and paid unto his Majefty, his Heirs and SuccefTors, the feveral addi-
- tional Rates and Duties upon Houfes, Win-lows or Lights, in the faid Aft mentioned: And whereas
' by an Aft of this Seflion of Parliament, the Annuities payable in refpeft of the Sum of tv^elve mil-
- lions advanced upon the Credit of the faid Aft, are charged upon the Fund commonly called The
- Sinking Fund; We, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjcfts, the Commons of Great Britain,
- in Parliament afTembled, towards making good the faid Annuities, or ycaily Payments, fo charged
- on the faid Fund, have icfolved to give and grant to your Majefty the feveral Rates and Duties upon
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