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A. D. 1 75 1. Anno vicefimo quarto Gaorgii II. C. 47. 393 VII. And, to the end there may be no Want or Failure of a certain Sum, not to exceed in the whole tlie faid Sum of fix hundred thoufand Pounds, to be raifed either by fuch Loans as aforefaid, or by iiTuing Exchequer Bills, as is herein after mentioned, or by both or either of thofe Ways or Means, for the pub- lick Service; Be it further enafled by the Authority aforef^iid, That in cafe the Commiffioners of his ^■/i!>--'^^^^^^r",^^-,f jefty's Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Treafurer, or any three or more fn^he new 'f.z" of the Com.miffioners of the Treafury for the Time being, fhall judge it more advifeable, to raife the faid chequ.-r Bills lov Sum of fix hundred thoufand Pounds, or any Part thereof, by Exchequer Bills, inftead of fuch Loans asvaifing the faid aforefaid, that then they refpeftively are hereby authorized and impowered, at any Time or Times, to^°°'°°° prepare and make, or caufe to be prepared and made at the Exchequer, any Number of new Exchequer BiUs, for any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding in the whole the faid hum of fix hundred thoufand Pounds, together with fuch Loans as aforefaid, in the fame or like Manner, Form or Order, and accord- ing to the fame or like Rules and Direftions as in and by a certain A£t of Parliament, (For continuing and granting to his Majejly certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry for the Service of th; Tear one thou- j and f even hundred and fifty-one,) are enafted and prefcribed concerning the Exchequer Bills to be made in purfuance of the faid Aft. VIII. And be it further enafled by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every the Claufes, Povifoes, J.j>,^J^J'iJ^^_'1«^^ Powers, Privileges, Advantages, Penalties, Forfeitures and Difabilities contained in the faid 'aft-mentioned ^J ^l^^^^l^^yi^'"^ Aft, relating to the Loans or Exchequer Bills, authorized to be made by the fame Adt (except fuch tjons ;„ the Malt Claufes as do charge the fam.e on the Rates and Duties granted by the fame Aftj fhall be aj?plied and ex- Aa. tended to the Exchequer Bills to be made in purfuance of this Aft, as fully and effeftually to all Intents and Purpofes as if the faid Exchequer Bills had been originally authorized by the faid laft-mentioned Aft, or as if the faid feveral Claufes or Provifoes had been particularly repeated and re-enafted in the Body of this prefent Aft. IX. And be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all the Exchequer Bills as fliall be made in pur-|^'^'^'^"5"_^'"^' fuance of this Aft, and the Intereft, Pramiu?n, Rate and Charges incident to or attending the fame, fhall ^^";' ^'^^ ,^J3?'^J,_ be and are hereby charged and^hargeable upon, and fhall be repaid and born by and out of the growing ;„, Fund. Produce of the faid SurplufTes, Exceifes and Overplus Monies, commonly called the Sinking Fund, (except fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund, as are appropriated to any particular Ufe or Ufes by any former or other Aft or Afts of Parliament in that Behalf;) and fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund ihzW and may be iflued and applied as faft as the fame can be regularly ftated and afcertained for and towards the paying off, cancelling and difcharging fuch Exchequer Bills, Intereft, Pramium, Rate'or Charges, until the whole of them fhall be paid off, cancelled and difcharged, or Money fufficient for that Purpofe be kept and referved in the Exchequer, to be payable on Demand to the refpeftive Proprietors thereof." X. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the twenty-fourth Day J.^*^^".^"'™ of June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-one, there fliall be allowed upon the Books of every Ship ,oo"to"beru of War in Sea Pay, one other Seaman in every hundred Men that the Complement of fuch Ship of lowed on the War fhall confifl of, for fuch Time only as the Number of Men employed in the Service of the Royal Book? of Ships Navy fliall not exceed twenty thoufand ; and that the Produce of the Wages of each fuch Seaman, and "^ War inSei the Value of his Viftuals, fhall be given and applied to the Relief of the poor Widows of Commiffion^^J'jjjj ■^^^„^5 and Warrant Officers of the Royal Navy, according to fuch Rules, Orders and Regulations as his Ma- 3,,^ value of his jelty hath eflabliflie J or appointed, or fhall eftablifli or appoint for that Purpofe, over and above the one Viflujls, to be Seaman allowed them by an Aft of the fixth Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign ; and the principal Offi- appii'^'l in Relief cers and Commiffioners'of the Navy Royal now and for the Time being, and all other Perfons herein con- °|.^_^^J^'.^""^^' cerned, fliall and are hereby authorized and impowered to give Allowance on fuch Ships Books, of the "^j Y[,3,„„t Of. faid one other Man in every hundred Men, borne thereupon accordingly. ficeis. 6 Geo 2. c. 25. §. iS. Ccnccning Scamev fte farther 31 Geo, 2. c. 10. XL Provided always, and it is hereby further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all the Monies Ap!'™Pi2'"?"f coming into the Exchequer either by Loans or Exchequer Bills, upon one Aft of this Seflion of P'^r'ia- fjj'^j^^^'^^'o!;. ment (intituled. An Jftfor continuing and granting to his Majefty certain Duties upon M.cdt,Muni^ Cyder and ' '"■ Perry for the Service of the Tear one thoifand [even hundred and fifty-one) and fo muc'i Money, if any fuch be, ot the Duties thereby granted as fhall arife or remain after all the Loans or Exchequer Bills made or to be made on the, fame Aft, and all the Intereft, Pramiwn, Rate and Charges thereupon, and the Charges thereby allowable for raifing the faid Duties fhall be fatisfied, or Monies fufficient {hall be referved in the Exchequer to fatisfy and difcharge the fame ; and alfo all the Monies coming into the Exchequer either by Loans or Exchequer Bills, upon one other Aft of this SelTion of Parliament (intituled, An Aii for grant- ing an A^d to his JAajejiy by a LandTax, to be raifed in Great Britain, for the Service of the Tear one thoufandhzni Tax, feven hundred ajid fifty-one ) and fo much Monies, if any fuch be of the Tax thereby granted, as fnall arife or remain after the Loans or Exchequer Bills made or to be made on the fame Aft, and all the Intereft, Praniiunu Rate and Charges thereupon, and the Charges thereby allowable for raifing the faid Land Tax fl:all be fatisfied, or Money fufficient fnali be referved in the Exchequer to difcharge the fame ; and alfo all the Monies coming into the Exchequer by Contributions for Annuities and a Lottery, after the R.ate of three Pounds j>t7- Centum per Anniun, granted by one orher Aft of this prefent Seffion of Parliament (inti- tuled. An Aci for granting to his Majejiy the Sum of two mill'ons one hundred thoufand Pounds, to be ra fed l^antry Ad, by Annuities and a Lotcery, and charged on the Sinking Fund, redeemable by Parliament) and alfo all the . Monies coming into the Exchequer by Exchequer Bills to be made forth in purfuance of one other Aft of this prefent SefRon of Parliament (intituled, An ASi for enabling his Maufty to raife the feveral Sums o/'and Sinkins; Money therein mentioned by Exchequer Bills, to be charged on the Sinking Fund; .and for iinpowering th; Com- Fund, mijfioners rf the Treafury to pay off the Old and New unfubfcribcd South-Se^ Annuities out of the Supply Vol, Vilo E e e nanted