} .A. D. 1710. Anno nono Ann^ Reginae. C. 11. 445 XLIV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Poftmafter orPoftmafters Ge- No Officer of th* neral, or his or their Deputy or Deputies, or any Perfon employed by or under hiin or them, in the re- Poft Office to in. ceiving, collefting, or managing the Revenue of the Poft Office, or any Part thereof, fhall, by Word, J[™' "° "' MefTage, or M riting, or in any other Manner whatfoever, endeavour to perfuade any Eleftor to give or diffwade any Eleflor from giving his Vote for the Choice of any Perfon to be a Knight of the Shire, Citi- zen, Burgefs, or Baron of any County, City, Borough, or Cinque Port, to ferve in Parliament ; and every Officer or other Perfon offending therein fliall forfeit the Sum of one hundred Pounds ; one Moiety thereof to the Informer, the other Moiety to the Poor of the Parifli where fuch Offence (hall be commit- ted, to be recovered by Aftion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of her Majefly's Courts of Record at Wejiminjier, or in the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, for the faid Offences committed in Eng- land and Scotland refpeftively, wherein no Eflbin, Protection, or Wager of Law, or any more than one Imparlance (hall be allowed ; and every Perfon convict on any fuch Suit of the faid Offence, fhall thereby
- become difabled and incapable of ever bearing or executing any Office or Place of Truft whatfoever under Farther Reguh-
her Majefty, her Heirs or Succeffors. thm concerning
If the PoJ!-Ofice, 6 Geo, 1. c, 21. y. 51. 4 Ceo. 2. e, 35. 22 Geo. 2. c. 25. 26 Ceo. 2. c, ij. C A P. XI. An A61 for laying certain Duties upon Hides and Skins, tanned, tawed, or drefled, and upon VeHum and Parchment, for the Term of thirty-two Years, for profecuting the War, and other her Majefty's moft neceffary Occafions. MA Y it pleafe your moft Excellent Majeffy ; We your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjefls the Commons oi Great Britain in Parliament affembled, duly confidering your Majefty's great Occafions for Money to carry on the prefent War, in order to the eftablifhing a good and lafting Peace, and to defray other neceffary Expences, wherein the common Good and Welfare of your Subjects are concerned, have cheerfully and unanimoufly given and granted, and do by this ASt give and grant to FortheApprow your Majefty the feveral and refpeftive Rates and Duties for and upon all fuch Skins and Hides, and P"^"" of 'Iw Pieces of Skins and Hides whatfoever, and for and upon fuch made Wares, and for and upon all fuch fhi"Aa'^'f ^ Vellum and Parchment, as are herein after more particularly defcribed and mentioned, for and during „ Anns, c. 21, fuch Term of Years, and in fuch Manner and Form, as are herein after exprelfed ; and do moft humbly §. 54. befeech your Majefty that it may be enabled ; And be it enafted by the Queen's moft Excellent Majefty, ^^^ by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent and Skins '&c. Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That there fliall be raifed, levied, collefted and imported for 3s paid unto and for the Ufe of her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeffors, for and upon fuch Skins and Hides, Years ftom 24 and Pieces of Skins aud Hides, and for and upon fuch made Wares herein after particularly defcribed and J""^ '7"- mentioned, as ftiall at any Time or Times, within or during the Term of thirty-two Years, to be rec- b^y'^'ceo^'"^^ koned from the four and twentieth Day oi June one thoufand feven hundred and eleven, be imported or c. 7. §^°i, '* brought into the Kingdom oi Great Britain (over and above all other Cuftoms, Subfidies, and Duties impofed upon, or payable for the fame) the feveral and refpedlive Rates and Duties herein after expreffed ; that is to fay. For and upon all Deer-fkins which fhall be imported or brought in as aforefaid, being dreffcd in Oil or Deer/tins !m- Allum, or otherwife perfeftly drefled, the Sum of fix Pence for every Pound Weight Averdupoii, and poned. after that Rate for a greater or leffer Quantity. For and upon all Lofhee, Buffalo, Elke, or any other Hides dreffed in Oil, which fliall be imported or Lofliee,'BufFalo» brought in as aforefaid, the Sum of four Pence for every fuch Pound Weight, and after that Rate for aElfce, &c. greater or leffer Quantity. For and upon all Ruffia Hides which fliall be imported or brought in as aforefaid, the Sum of two Pence Rufliia Hides. for every fuch Pound Weight, and after that Rate for a greater or leffer Quantity. For and upon all other tanned Hides and tanned Calve- (kins which fhall be imported or brought in as Other Hides. aforefaid (not before efpecially charged) the Sum of one Penny Half-penny for every fuch Pound Weight, and after that Rate for a greater or leffer Quantity. For and upon all Hides of Horfes, Mares, and Geldings, which ftiall be imported or brought in as Horft Hides, aforefaid, being dreffed in Allom and Salt, or Meal, or otherwife tawed, the Sum of one Shilling per Hide, and after that Rate for a greater or leffer Number or Quantity. For and upon all Hides of Steers, Cows, or any other Hides of what Kinds foever (thofe of Horfes, Hides of Steers, Mares, and Geldmgs excepted) which fhall be imported or brought in as aforefaid, being dreffed in Allom ^'^• -and Salt, or Meal, or otherwife tawed, the Sum of two Shillings for every Hide, and after that Rate for a greater or leffer Number or Quantity. For and upon all Calve-fkins and Kipps which fliall be imported or brought in as aforefaid, being Calve-fkjna. dreffed in Allom and Salt, or Meal, or otherwife tawed, the Sum of one Penny Half-penny for every Pound Weight Jverdupois, and after that Rate for a greater or leffer Quantity. For and upon all Slmk Calve-fkins which fhall be imported or brought in as aforefaid, dreffed in Allom Slink?. and Salt, or otherwife vi'ith the Hair on, the Sum of one Penny for every Pound Weight Averdupois : And
- for all Slink Calve-fkins which fhall be imported or brought in as aforefaid, dreffed in Allom and Salt, or
otherwife without the Hair; and for all Dogfkms fb dreifed, which fliall be imported or brought in as Do|-&ins> aforefaid, the Sum of one Half-penny for every fuch Pound Weight, and after thofe Rates for any greater ■or lefler Quantity, For
