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47© C. 2". Anno nono Ann^ Reginee. A. D. 1710. Judgment of V. And be it further enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, Tliat from and after the faid firfl Day Oi:fti.Tfliali be of "'riiihy Terrri, in cafe any Perfon or Perfons, againft whom any Information or Informations in the Na- i;iven ag-iinft jure of a ^uo Warranto ihall in any of the faid Cafes be exhibited in any of the faid Courts, fhall be found '^m^^'/f""!! ° R^juf^ged' Guilty of an Ufurpation, or Intrufion into, or unlawfully holding and executing any of the c'fui-LtioD"&c. ^"c' Offices, or P'ranchifes, it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid Courts refpedlively, as well to give Judgment of Oufter againft fuch Perfon or Perfons, of and from any of the faid Offices or Franchifes, as to fine fuch Perfon or Perfons refpectlvely, for his or their ufurping, intruding into, or unlawfully hold- and theRela- jng and executing any of the faid 03ices or Franchifes ; and alio it fhall and may be lawful to and for the tor ftail :eco- Y-; j Courts refpefiively, to give Jud'gment, That the Relator or Relators, in fuch Information named, {hail irTudment be ^ecovcr his or their Colls of fuch Frofecution ; and if Judgement fhall be given for the Defendant or De- 5i»e-irOT™e^ fendants in fuch Information, he or they, for whom fuch Judgement fliall be given, fliall recover his or Defendant, he theit Cofts therein expended againfi: fuch Relator or P^elators ; fuch Cofts to be levied in Manner afore- ftiiU haveCcfts faid. againiltheRe- Yj_ p^^^ {^g jj. further enabled and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That it fliall and may be lawfid "■^^ to and for the faid Courts refpeflively, to allow to fuch Perfon Or Perfons rcfpettively, to whom any Writ The Court may ^j- JlJa}!da?nus fhall be direcl-ed, or aaainit v/hom any Information in the Nature of a ^««i Warranto, in cn°TimeTo re-' ^"7 '^'^ '^'"'^ Cafes aforefaid, fliall be fucd or pirofecuted, or to the Perfon or Perfons who fhall fue or profe- turn a Manda- cute the fame, fuch convenient Time refpecSively, to make a Return, plead, reply, rejoin, or demur, as to mi:.s plead, re- the faid Courts refpeSively fhall feeni jufl: and reafonable; any thing herein contained to the contrary ply, &c. thereof in any wife notwithflanding. The Aft 4 VII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That after the faid firfl: Day of Trinity Term, an Anns,Q. i6. A^ft made in the fourth Year of her Majefty's Reign,, intituled, An AStfor the Anie;idjne7Jt of the Law, and and all the Sta- the better Advancement of Jujlicc, and all the Statutes of Jeofayles, {hall be extended to all Writs of Man- tutes of jeo- dafnus, and Informations in Nature of a ^uo Warranto-, and Proceedings thereon, for any the Matters in .fayles, Ihall be ^i ■ a n. ..• j a ;> j extended to this Aft mentioned. Writs of Mandamus, &c. 32 H. 8. c. 30. 18 El. c. 14. 27 EI. c. 5. 21 Ja. i. c. 13. 16 & 17 Car. x.c. 28. ' VIII. And whereas in divers Counties, Boroughs, Towns Corporate, and Cinque- Ports, where the ' Mayor, Bailiff, or other OfHcer or Ofticers, to whom it belongs to prefide at the Election, and make ' Return of any Member to ferve in Parliament, ought to be annually elefted, the fame Perfon hath been No "annual rt- ' re-eleSed into fuch OSce for feveral Years fuccefiively, which hath been found inconvenient;' Be it en- tnrnma Officer pcted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon or Perfons, who hath been or fhall be in ef- anVfuch"^ " ^"-'^ annual Ofnce for one whole Year, fhall be capable to be chofen into the fame Office for the Year annual Officer immediately enfuing ; and where any fuch annual Officer or Officers is or are to continue for a Year, and obflrudiingthe until fome other Perfon or Perfons fhall be chofen and fworn into fuch Office, if any fuch Officer or f.leaion of his Officers fliall voluntarily and unlawfully oh{lru£t and prevent the choofing another Perfon or Perfons to .Siicceflor, to fucceed into fuch Oface at the 7"ime appointed for making another Choice, fliall forfeit one hundred Pounds ui.eii 100 . £^^ every fuch Offence, to be recovered with Cofts of Suit, by fuch Perfon as will fue for the fame in any of herMajefiy's Courts of Record before mentioned, by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, wherein no Effoin, Proteftion, or V/ager of Law fhall be allowed, nor any more than one Imparlance ; One Moiety to ^j^g Moiety thereof to her Maiefly, her Heirs and Succeflbrs, and the other Moiety to him or them that the 0"cen, the .,, r r ' r j 1 > 3 j othenothe Pre- Will fue for the fame. fecutor. See farther 1 Gjj. i. fat, 2. c. 13. f3. I2, 13. CAP. XXI. An Act for mahing good DeBciencies, and fatisfying the publick Debts -, and for erecting a Corporation, to carry on a Trade to the Scuth Seas, and for the Encouragement of the Fifliery ; and for Liberty to trade in unwrought Iron with the Subjecfls oiS^ain; and to repeal the A£ts for regiftring Seamen. I ? Geo. I. c. 9. ' T/f 03T gracious Sovereign ; Whereas notwithftanding the many and great Supplies granted to Your ' ' % Miijelry for carrying on the prefent War, the following Debts and Deficiencies are computed to ' remain ftill' due and unpiovided for, (that is to fay) the Sum of five millions one hundred and thirty thoufand five hundred thirty-nine Pounds five Shillings and five Pence, for the Debt of Your Majefty's Navv, and for Services performed bv the Navv on Account of Land Forces, to the nine and twentieth ) _ ,d 154314I. 15 s. ' eight Pence Farthing, for the Debt of Your Majefty's Office of vOrdnance, to the nine and twentieth Sd. q. OrJ- ■' Yl'^v of September out thoufand feven hundred and ten; and the Sum of tour hundred twenry-four thou- ' fand feven hundred ninety-one Pounds five Shillings and four Pence Farthing, for Tranfport Service, to nance. iciiju n:;cii iJUliuicu iiiii'CLy-cjjic a cjuiiu:) iic oiiiJiiu>;o .ui'.i luui x CiiLC j. al liuuj*, l^.*! x 1 iiiiipui L oci vn_c, LU ^d'^^q Traw'-" ' i2 nine and twentieth Day of iSi'^fjVA'fcr one thoufand leven hundred and ten ; and the Sum of one inil- pe,Vt. " ' lion ■'"■^ eighteen thoufand fix hundred fifty -fix Pounds fevc'nteen Shillings and nine Pence Farthing, for I oiSS_;61. T7S, ' the Principal and Intereft JMoney, due to the nine and twenii^ Day of ^^i/^wOifr one thoufand (eva 9d. q. Army ' hundred and ten, on Army and Tranfport Debentures, made out for the Service of the lalt War ; and Dsbtnture;. t ^^^ Sum of twelve thoufand twenty-five Pounds and one Shilling for the Principal Money and Intereft, Coaf Dutv. ' ' ^° ^'^^ '^"^ ^"'^ twentieth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and ten, of deficient Tallies and ' Orders for Money lent on an Act made in the eighth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King Wil- 8 w. 3. c. 3. ' LIAM the Third (of gloiious Memory) and another AiSt made in the firil Year of your Majefty's Pvcign, I Anns, flat. 2. ' for laying Duties on Coals, Culm, and Cynders; and the Sum of three hundred feventy-eight thoufand •• ♦■ , ' eight