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A.D. T752. Anno vicefimo qiiinto Georgii IJ. C. 25. 421 qusr Bills by this A£l: authorized to be made forth, as to the Exchequer Bills to be made forth in purfuance of the faid AH for contiiviing and gran.ing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder f.nd Perry, (except fuch Claufes as do charge the fame on the Rutes and Duties continued and granted by the fame Act) as amplv, fully and eftedually, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the fame Claufes or Pvovifoes had Leen particularly repeated and re-enatted verbatim in this Adt. X. And be it farther enafied by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Commiffioners of the Treafury, Treafury to iitue or any three or more of them now being, or the laid High Treafurer, or any three or more of the Com- Money to pay miffioners ,of the Treafury for the Time being, Ihall or may iH'ue, or caufe to be ilTued to fuch Paymafter <'"« Intereit by or Paymafters to be conflituted as aforefaid, by way of Imprelr and upon Account, fo much Monies out of *"y of 'mprtft.- the growing Produce of the faid Surpiufies, Exceifes or Overplus Monies, commoiily called the Sinking Fund, as flriall from Time to Ti:rie incur and grow due to the faid Contractors for the Intereft oxPramium upon the faid Exchequer Bills to be made forth by this Adl during the Continuance thereof, and fuch other Payments as are by this Adl direfted or allowed to be paid ordifcharged out of the fame ; any Thing in this or any former Act or Afts of Pariiam.ent to the contrary notwithiianding, XL Provided alfo, and be it further enadted by the Authoiity aford'aid. That It is the true Intent and TheBillschargra: Meaning of this Adl, that all the Exchequer Bills hereby authorized to be made forth, not exceeding the on tha Sinking faid Sum of one million four hundred thouland Pounds as aforefaid, fhall be, and they are hereby charged F""- upon the faid SurpluITes, Exceffes or Overplus Monies, commonly called the Sin.'mg Fund; and the fa'ne Exchequer Bills Ihall (from and immediately after all the Exchequer Bills made forth for the principal Sura of or.e million one hundred ninety thouianJ and forty-one Pounds fixteen Shillings and one Penny^ advanced by the Governor and Company of the Bank oi Englsnd, in purfuance of an Act of the lail Seflion of Parliament, and charged on the faid Sinking Fund, (hall be paid oifand difcharged) from Time to Time be paid off to the faid Governor and Company of the Bank, of England, out of the Monies that (hall from- Time to Time arife into the faid Receipt of Exchequer, of or lor, the faid Sinking Fiind^ which may be applied to the Payment of the Principal of the National Debt, and not otherv. ife : And the faid Commii'- fioners of the Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the faid High Treafurer, or any three' or more of the Commiffioners of the Treafuryfor the'l ime being, fhall and may, and they are hereby au- thorized and enabled to caufe fuch Monies which fhall from Time to Time arife at the faid Receipt of Ex- ■ chequer, of or for the faid Sinking Fund, applicable to the Payment of the Principal of the National Debt as aforefaid (after paying off and difcharging the Exchequer Bills before mentioned j to be iffued from 1 ime toTim^e to fuch Paym.alter or Paymafters to be conflituted as aforefaid, by way of Impreil and upon Ac- count, to be by him or them applied towards the paying off and difcharging the Exchequer Bills hereby authorized to be made forth as aforefaid, or any Part thereof, in the Manner before diredted ; and at fuch' Times, and in fuch Proportions, as the faid CommilTioners ol^ the Treafury, or any three or more of them, or the High Treafurer for the Time being, fhall judge to be moff: for the Advantage of the Publick ; fi-om Vi'hich refpcdlive Time or Times of paying off or difcharging the faid Exchequer Bills, or any Part thereof, b/ fuch Paymafter or Paymaflers as aforefaid, a proportionable Part of the Intereft or Pr,^'?/?/?,!?;?, intereft to ceafe- payable for fuch Exchequer Bills fo paid off or difcharged at the Rate aforefaid, fliall ceafe and deter- upon fuch of iha' mine; any Thing in this or any other Act or Adls of Parliament to the contrary in any wife notwith- "'.^ ^'^-^"^* Itandmg. _ '^ XII.' Provided always, and it is hereby further enadled by the Authority aforefaid, That all the Monies Appropriation o? coming into the txchequer either by Loans or Exchequer Bills, upon one Adt of this Seflion of Parlia- 'he Supplier, ment (intituled, An AiTt for granting an Aid to his Majefly by a Land Tax, to be raifcd in Great Britain v.nthin the Space cf one Tear, from the twenty-fifth Day o/" March one thoufand J'even hundred and fifty-tiuo) and fo much Money, if any fuch be, of the T'ax thereby granted, as fliall arife or remrin after all the Loans or Exchequer Bills made or to be made on the fame Adt, and all the Intereft, Premium, Rate and Charges thereupon, and the Charges thereby allowable for raifing the faid Land Tax lliall be iatislied, or Money fafficient fhall 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 Adt of this Seflion of Parliament (intituled, An Ail for continuing and granting to hi i Alajcfy certain Duties upon Malt, Muni, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Tear one thoiifand feven hundred and ffty-tivo) and fo much Mone)"-, if any fuch be, of the Duties thereby granted as fhall arife or remain after all the Loans or Exchequer Bills made or to be made on the fame Adt, and all the Intereft, Pra??iium, Rate and Charges thereon, and the Charges thereby allowable for raifmg the faid Duties fhall be fatisfied, or Money fufBcient fhall be referved in the Exchequer to fatisfy and difcharge the fame ; and alfo the Sum of one million nine hundred thoufand' Pounds by this Adt granted fhall be further appropriated, and are hereby appropriated for and towards the fevtral Ufes and Purpofes herein after exprelfed ; that is to fay. It is hereby enadted and declared by the Authori y aforefaid. That out of all or any the Aids or Supplies provided as aforefaid, there fhall and may be Kluc-d and applied any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding one m,illIon kvm hundred eighty-two viz. 1,782,090).. thoufand and ninety Pounds eighteen Shillings and one Penny, for or towards the Naval Services herein iS s. i d. for after more particularly exprefled; th-at is to lay, For or towards Vidtuals, Wages, Wear and Tear of the ^aval Services; Ntvy, and the Vidtualling thereof, performed and to be performed, and for or tov.?ards Sea Services in the Office of Ordnance, performed and to be performed, for the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty- two, confifting of three hundred fifty-five Days ; and for or towards defraying the Ordinary of his Ma- jefty's Navy, and for Half-pay to Sea Officers ; and for or towards the Buildingsy Re-buildings and Repairs- of his Majefty's Ships for the faid Year; and for or tov/xrds paying off or difcharging the Debt of the Navy..