656 C. 12. Anno decimo nono Georgii II. A. D. 1746. of the Bank of England for the Time being is and are hereby authorized and required, upon advancing and paying to him or them any fuch Sum or Sums of Money as aforefaid, forthwith to give a Receipt in Writing, figned by himfelf or themfelves, for each Payment, to the Contributor or Payer thereof (which Receipts (hall be affignable by Endorfements thereupon made) at any Time before the twen- tieth Day of Deee?nber one thoufand feven hundred and forty-fix, and no longer ; and from time to time to pay into the Receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer all the Monies which he or they fhall receive of or for the faid Sum, not exceeding two millions five' hundred thoufand Pounds, as fall as he or they (hall receive the fame, or any Part thereof, or within five Days afterwards at the fartheft, and to account for' all the Monies fo to be advanced and paid to him or them, in his Majefty's Court of Exchequer, accord- ing to the due Courfe thereof. Names of Con- XXXIII. And it is hereby enacted, That in the Office of the Accomptant General of the Governor tnbutorsto be an( j C orr) p an y of the Bank of England for the Time being, there fhall be provided and kept a Book or i" the Office of Books, in which there fhall be fairly entered the Names of all who fhall be Contributors for fuch Annui- the Accomptant ties, after the Rate of four Pounds per Centum per Annum as aforefaid, and of all Perfons by whofe Hands General of the the faid Contributors fhall pay in any of the faid Sums upon this Adt, and alfo the Sums fo paid ; to which Bank ? Book or Books it fhall be lawful for the faid refpedtive Contributors, their Executors, Adminiftrators, eratis. * C Succeffors, and Affigns, from time to time, at all feafonable Times to have Refort, and to infpedt the Accomptant Ge- fame, without any Fee or Charge ; and the faid Accomptant General for the Time Being fhall, on or neral to transit before the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and forty- feven, tranfmit an attefted a Duplicate into Duplicate fairly written upon Paper, of the faaiTBook or Books into the Office of the Auditor of the Re- the office of the ce ip t f n ; s Majefty's Exchequer, there to remain for ever. Auditor of the r J ' ' Contributors XXXIV. And it is hereby enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every Contributor and paying the Pur- Contributors upon this Adt duly paying the whole Confideration or Purchafe Money at the Rate afore- chife Mojiej, faid, at or before the refpedtive Days and Times in this Act before limited in that Behalf, for fuch An- ■ &c< nuity or Annuities as aforefaid, or fuch as he, fhe or the fhall appoint, his, her or their refpedtive Exe- cutors, Adminiftrators, Succeffors, and Affigns, fhall have, receive, and enjoy, and be intitled by virtue so receive their of this Adt, to have, receive, and enjoy, the refpedtive Annuity and Annuities fo to be purchafed out Annuities, f the Monies by this Act appropriated or appointed for Payment thereof as aforefaid, and fhall have good and fure Eftates and Interefts therein for ever, fubjedt only to the Provifo or Condition of Redemp- tion, in this Adt afterwards contained concerning the fame ; and that all the feveral and refpeftive An- nuities, payable in purfuance of this Act, after the Rate of four Pounds per Centum per Annum, on all and free from Taxes, eveiy the principal Sums for which the fame are to be payable, fhall be free from all Taxes, Charges, and Impofitions whatfoever. Annuities to be XXXV. And it is hereby provided and enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every Perfon .trans - e ' and Perfons who fhall become interefted in, or intitled to any Annuity or Annuities, Part of the faid Sum of two millions five hundred thoufand Pounds, to be fubferibed for in purfuance of this Act, fhall upon compleating the Payments of the whole Purchafe Money, payable in refpedt thereof, have fuch refpedtive Sums, as they fhall become interefted in, or intitled unto, forthwith placed to the Credit of the faid Contributors, and made transferrable in the Books of the Bank of England, by this Adt appointed to be kept for that Purpofe. w^onFaiitreof XXX V . L Provided alfo > That ' m Cafe any fuch Contributor as aforefaid, who fhall on or before fuch Payment of the ^ a Y or Time, as fhall be appointed by the faid Commiffioners of the Treafury, or the faid High Trea- whole Purchafe furer for the Time being, as aforefaid, have advanced to the faid Cafhier' or Cafhiers, one fifth Part of Money, his, her or their Purchafe Money, and his, her, or their Executors, Adminiftrators, Succeffors, or Af- figns, do not advance and pay to the Cafhier or Cafhiers, one tenth Part of his, her, or their Confidera- tion Money fo to be paid for fuch refpedtive Annuity or Annuities as aforefaid, on or before the twentieth Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and forty-fix; one other tenth Part thereof, on or before the twentieth Day of June then next enfuing; one other fifth Part thereof, on or before the twenty-fecond Day of Agufl then nextenfuing; one other tenth Part thereof on or before the twenty-fecond Day of September then next enfuing; one other tenth Part thereof on or before the twenty-firft Day of Oclober then next enfuing ; and the remaining fifth Part thereof on or before the twentieth Day of December then
- o forfeit what next following ; then, and in every fuch Cafe refpedtively, fo much of the Confideration Money, as
Jias been paid in f na u have been adtually paid in Part- thereof only to the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers- for fuch refpedtive Part ' Annuity, fhall be forfeited for the Benefit of the Publick ; any thing in. this Adt contained to the contrary notwithftanding. The remaining ' XXXVII. And whereas it is intended, That the Sum of five hundred thoufand Pounds, being the £ °iie'd b° a Lot- 2 ' R- eud ue °f the faid Sum of three millions already charged by this Adt, upon the faid new and addi- raie ya c tional Rates and Duties, appropriated for Payment thereof, in Manner before directed and appointed, s ' w. „*• ' fhall be raifed by way of a Lottery, for the Purchafe of Annuities, after the Rate of four Pounds per lor purcnale or , ~ - • n * , - 1 r • i » t> • > r nil i a » ■ r * Annuiti-s at Centum per Annum, in Manner hereafter mentioned ; Be it therefore enacted by the Authority atore- 4L per Cent. faid, That the Annuities becoming due and payable to the Contributors to the Lottery herein after men- ■ tioned, their Executors, Adminiftrators; and Affigns, at the faid Rate of four Pounds per Centum per' Annum, in refpedt of the faid principal Sum of five hundred thoufand Pounds, in Manner hereafter " in this Act exprefied, until Redemption thereof by Parliament, according to the Provifo herein after con- tained in that Behalf, fhall be charged upon the faid new and additional Rates and Duties, from the Fejft Day of the Birth our Lord Chrift one thoufand feven hundred and forty-fix, and- fhall from time 1 to
