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456 C. 6, — 8. Anno fecundo Gulielmi & Mari^, Seff. 2. A. D. 1690. all Powers, Provifions, Penalties, Articles, and Claufes therein contained, concerning the faid Rates and Duties upon all Sorts of Tobacco, fhall continue and be of full Force and Efteft, until the faid four and twentieth Day of 'June one thoufand fix hundred and ninety-fix, and fhall be applied, praftifed, and exe- cuted, for the raifing, levying, colledting, anfwering, and paying the faid Duties upon Tobacco hereby continued, according to the Tenor and Intent of this prelent KSt. IV. Provided neverthelefs, That this Aft, nor any Thing therein contained, fhall not extend, or be conftrued or taken to repeal or alter an Aft made in the firft Year of their Majefty's Reign, intituled. An All for prohibiting all Trade and Corn?nerce -with France, or any Part of the fame. V. Provided always, and it is hereby enafted. That it fliall and may be lawful to and for any Pcrfon or Perfons to advance and lend unto their Majefties, as well upon the Security of this Aft, as upon the Se- curity of the faid two former Afts made in the Reign of the late King fames (from and after the Sum of fix hundred thoufand Pounds, mentioned in an Aft made in the firft Year of (heir Majefties Reign, inti- tuled, An A£f for appropriating certain Duties for paying the States General of the United Provinces their Charges for his Majejlfs Expedition into this Kingdom, and for other Ufes, fhall be fully fatisfied and paid to the faid States General) any Sum or Sums of Money, and to have and receive for the Forbearance there- of any Sum not exceeding eight Pounds by the hundred for one whole Year, and no more, direftly or in- direftly. The reft of this Aft is omitted, being expired. and kept apart, and paid Weekly into the Exchequer, a W. & M. ff. 2. c. 10. EXP. Wages due to King Charles the Second's Servants faved. Not to extend to I W.&M. ff. I. c. 34. Credit of Loan at 8 per Cent, I W. & M. K. r. c. 28. An Office for Receipt of thefe Duties to be in London, and paid by Receiver Ge- neral of Cultoms, EXP, CAP. VI. (16.) An Aft for punifhing Officers and Soldiers who fhall mutiny or defert their Majefties Service, and for pu- nifhins faife Mufters. 16 & 17 Car. 2, c. z. Revived for Seven Years. 12C.2.C. 18, §.6. Coal Ships may be navigated by Foreigners, du- ring the W'.;r. EXP. Farther Prmiji- OTjs relatiKg hereto, S Geo. 1. c. 9. <"• 35- 19 Cm. CAP. VII. (ly.) An Ad for reviving a former Ad: for regulating the Meafures and Prices of Coals.

  • TT /"HERE AS an Aft was made in the fixteenth and feventeenth Years of the Reign of the late King

' VV Charles the Second, intituled. An ASf for regulating the Meafures and Prices of Goals, which Ad ' was to continue for three Years thence next following, and thenceforth to the End of the next Seflion ' of Parliament, and no longer, and is expired : And whereas the faid Aft was found to be very ufeful ' and beneficial to this Kingdom :' II. Be it enafted by the King's and Queen's moft Excellent Majefties, by and with the Advice and Con- fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the faid Aft, and every Claufe, Article, and Branch therein contained, fhall be, and is, and are hereby revived and continued in full Force, Strength, and Virtue, to all Intents and Purpofes whatfoever, and fhall fo ftand and continue from the firft Day of December one thoufand fix hundred and ninety, for the Space of feven Years, and from thence to the End of the firft Seffion of Par- liament then next following, and no longer, 6 Sf 7.?^. 3.f. 10 Gf I?. <j & a W. %. c. -i,. lol^ i W. "y c.ti. % Aun. c. /^. 9 yf«H. c. 6, 23 fe" i8. 12 ^^m. 5r, 2. c. 9 Gf 17 8 Gfo. I, f, 14. 3 Cfo. 2. c. 26. ^ Ceo, 2. f. 30. loGeo.i, c 32. iiGco.z, c. 15. T^Geo.z. c.zj. it^G^o.z, r, 41. jyCeo.z. 2. c. 35. 22 Ceo. 2. c, 37, 23 Geo. 2. e, 26. 30 Ceo, 2. c. 19, 31 Ceo. 2. c, 15. 32 Geo. 2. c. 27. ami 33 Geo. 2. c. ij. 13 .^14 Car. 2. C 2. C A P. VIII. (18.) An Aft for paving and cleanfing the Streets in the Cities of London and Wefiminfler, and Suburbs and Liberties thereof, and Out Parifhes in the County of Middkfex, and in the Borough of Scuthwark, and other Places within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, in the County of Surrey, and for regulating the Markets therein mentioned. WHEREAS an Aft was made at a Parliament held at IVcfminfler, in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of his late Majefty, King Charles tt Second, for the repairing the High- ways and Sewers, and for paving and keeping clean the Streets in and about the Cities of London and JFeJlminJier, wherein (amongft other Things) many neceffary and wholefome Provifions were made tor the cleanfing and paving the faid Streets, and other Parifties and Places comprized within the Weekly Bills of Mortality ; which faid Aft being fince expired, many Perfons in the Out Pariflies in Middlrfx, and other Parifties in the Limits aforefaid, which have been chofen to ferve the Office of Scavenger, refufe to take the Execution of the faid Office upon them ; and others, who have been rated and af- feffed towards the cleanfing and carrying away the Dirt and Soil out of the Streets, have refufed to pay the Rates affeffed upon them, there being no Law in Force to compel them thereunto, fo that no Perlon can be imployed to be Raker, to carry the Dirt out of the faid Streets, for Want of fome Provifion for Payment for doing that Service ; and the poorer Sort of People daily thro-.v into the faid Streets all the Dirt, Filth, and Coal Aflies made in their Houfes ; by rcafon whereof the faid Streets are become ex- tremely dirty and filthy, fo that their Majefties Subjefts cannot conveniently pafs through the fame about sheir lawful Occafions, and many other Inconvenicncies daily ariie for Want of the like Provifions in ' other