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586 C. 26. Anno decimo An^M Reginse. A. D. 1711. a Ticket. Times of Pay. ment. fo much as one hundiecl fixty-eight thoufand and three Pound's, that thent, and fo often, and in every fuch Cafe, fo much as (hall be wanting to make up the faid Fund or Sum of one hundred fixty-ei^ht thou- fand and three Pounds, for every or any fuch Year; fhall be fupplied and made good, from time to time, by and out of the firft Aid or Sujjply to be granted in Parliatnent next after fuch Deficiency fhall appear, and fhall, from time to time, be transferred thcreliiito, as foon as the fame fhall be granted. AnyPerfons LXXIX. And he it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful for any may be Contri- Perfon Of Perfons, Natives or Foreigners, Bodies Politick or Corporate, to contribute for or towards ad- butors at 100 1. vancing the aforefaid Sum of eighteen hundred thoufand Pounds, by paying at or before the refpedfive Days -t:..!,... ^^^ Times by this A6i: limited in that Behalf, to any Receiver or Receivers to be appointed for that Pur- pofe, as is herein after mentioned, the Sum of one hundred Pounds, or divers intire Sums of one hundred' rounds upon this A£t; and that for the raifing the faid Sum of eighteen hundred thoufand Pounds, any Perfon who will become a Contributor or Adventurer, (hall and may advance the Sum of one hundred- Pounds, for which Sum fo advanced, he, {he, or they (hall be entitled to receive fuch principal Money and the Intereft thereof, and fuch Premiums as herein after is expreffed, to be paid by and out of the faid yearly Fund by this Aft appointed ; and that every Contributor or Adventurer may advance as many entire Sums of one hundred Pounds as he, (he, or they fliall think fit, and for every fuch Sum of one hundred Pounds fo advanced, he, (he, or they is or are to be interefled in one Lot or Share of and in the faid yearly Fund- by this AA appointed ; and the fame intire Sums of one hundred Pounds each, are hereby appointed to- be paid unto fuch Receiver and Reveivers, at or before the refpeftive Days and Times, and in the refpeftive Proportions herein after mentioned (that is to fay) one fourth Part thereof, on or before the firll Day of Augtift in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and twelve; one other fourth Part thereof, on or before the twelfth Day of September in the faid Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and- twelve; one other fourth Part thereof on or before the four and twentieth Day oi OSiober in the faid Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and twelve; and the remaining fourth Part thereof, on- or before the fifth Day of December in the faid Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and- twelve, EXP, " The Queen to appoint Managers, who are to meet together at fome publick Office. Books to be pro- " vided with three Columns, i:fc. Receivers to be appointed by the Lord Treafurer, &c. Managers to " examine the Books, and to deliver them to the Receivers, y^. Tickets to be delivered out. Receivers " to redeliver the Books by 10 SeJ)t. lyiz. Outermofl: Column Tickets not difpofed of to be delivered into " the Exchequer, and thence iflued as Ca(h, i^c. and the Bearers to be efteemed Contributors. Middle " Column Tickets to be rolled up and put into a Box. Innermoft to remain in the Books. There fhall he " printed eighteen thoufand Tickets, divided into five Claffes ; the firfi: Claffis to confifi: of one thoufand " and five hundred Tickets, upon one of which Tickets (hall be writ one thoufand Pounds, upon one

  • ' hundred forty and five other Ticket?, two hundred Pounds, and upon the remaining one thoufand three

" hundred fifty and four Tickets, one hundred and five Pounds ; the fecond Claffis to confifi: of two thou- " fand five hundred Tickets, upon one of which fhall be writ three thoufand Pounds, upon one other two " thoufand Pounds, upon one other one thoufand Pounds, upon one other five hundred Pounds, upon four

  • ' other four hundred Pounds, upon five other three hundred Pounds, upon two hun Ired twenty and nine

" other two hundred Pounds, and upon the remaining two thoufand two hundred fifty and eight Tickets " (hall be feverally writ one hundred and ten Pounds ; the third Claffis to confift of three thoufand and five " hundred Tickets, upon one of which (hall be writ four thoufand Pounds, upon one other three thou- " fand Pounds, upon one other two thoufand Pounds, upon one other one thoufard Pounds,- upon one

  • ' other five hundred Pounds, upon four other four hundred Pounds, upon five other three hundred Pounds,

" upon three hundred twenty-fix other two hundred Pounds, and upon the remaining three thoufand out " hundred and fixty Tickets one hundred and fifteen Pounds ; the fourth Claffis to confift of four thoufand

  • ' and five hundred Tickets, upon one of v.'hich (hall be writ five thoufand Pounds, upon one other four

'* thoufand Pounds, upon one other three thoufand Pounds, upon one other two thoufand Pounds, upon " one other one thoufand Pounds, upon one other five hundred Pounds, upon four other four hundred

  • ' Pounds, upon five other three hundred Pounds, upon four hundred twenty and three other two hundred

•' Pounds, and upon the remaining four thoufand and fixty-two Tickets one hundred and twenty Pounds ; " the fifth Claffis to confift of i'lx thoufand Tickets, upon one of which fhall be writ twenty thoufand

  • ' Pounds, upon one other five thoufand Pounds, upon one other four thoufand Pounds, upon one other

•* three thoufand Pounds, upon one other two thoufand Pounds, upon one other one tiioufand Pounds,

  • ' upon one other five hundred Pounds, upon four other four hundred Pounds, upon five other three hun-

"*' dred Pounds, upon five hundred and feventy other two hundred Pounds, and upon the remaining five " thoufand four hundred and fourteen Tickets (hall be writ one hundred twenty-five Pounds: Which Sums " together with five hundred Pounds to the firfl: drawn Ticket of each refpeiffive Claffis, and five hundred " Pounds to the Owner to the laft drawn Ticket of each Claffis, will amount to tv/o Millions three hun- " dred forty-one thoufand nine hundred and ninety Pounds. The 18000 Tickets to be put into five feveral " Boxes. No Money to be received after 1 Aug, 1712. Publick Notice of the Time of cutting the Tick-

  • ' ets. The Manner of drawing the Tickets. The Manner of filing the Tickets. The Manner of en-

" tring the Tickets of the feveral ClafTes. The Manner of adjufting the feveral Premiums. The Tickets '" to be paid in fuch Numerical Order, as they fnall be drawn, Is'c. The firft Claffis to be firft paid, is'c. " A Table of the Number, Order, and Courfe of the Tickets, ts'c. to be printed. Managers to adjudge " to whom the Premiums belong. Forging Tickets Felony. Managers to make a Book of the Fortunate, " is'e. and tranfmit it to the Exchequer. Payments to be made quarterly. Managers to be fworn : Pe-

  • ' nalty on Officers of the Exchequer, and other Officers offending. Money lent Tax-free. Tickets to

'* be exchanged for (landing Orders, Hov/ the firft and fecond Year's Intereft of large Premiums (hall be 4 " fecured.