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A. D. 1753* Anno viccfimo fexto GsoRGii II. C. i6, 17. 485 CAP. XVI. An A61 for reducing the Number of Direftors of the. Corporation of the Governor and Com-;v/;™.r/',, • , pany of Merchants of GrM/ 5rzV^/H trading to iht South-Seas and odier Parts of yf/?zmr« •>" "^--'^r and for encouraging the Fiihery ; and for regulating the EleiStion of the Governors and'f, ATT.f Direflors of the faid Company. io^««. '<■. [g, ' Ann. Rut. 2. c. 9. I Geo. I. c. 21. 3 Geo. I. c. 9. 5 Geo. I. c. 19. 6 Gw. r. cr. 4 £f 11. 7 Cm. I. c. c. 7 C«. i flat ^ S r,„ , , ^^' ^ '5f ' '* 17. 2oCfo. 2.^.3. 24 OM. 2. f. Z Ci II., "^ " j4' 'UUto. a. c. ' or Deputy-Governor (except as in the laid Charter is excepted) to be always one, Ihould be de'em'eTa ' Court of Diredtors ; and that from and after the Eledion, by the faid Charter directed to be made be- ' tween the twenty-fifth Day of December and the fixth Day oi February one thoufand feven hundred and ' feventcen, of and for fuch Governors and Direftors, fuch Eleitiort fhould from thenceforth be made everv ' third Year becv/een the twenty-fifth Day of December and the fixth Day of February, for cier • And ' whereas the fiiid Company, at a General Court holden on the firft Day of Felruary one thoufand feven ' hundred and fifty-three, came to a Refolution that proper Application flaould be made to Parliament in ' the Name of the faid Company, that from and after the Expiration of the three Years for which the ' prefent Governors and Direftors are chofen, the Court of Diredtdrs of the faid Company might confift ' of one Governor, one Sub-Governor, one Deputy-Governor, and eighteen Dire£tors only, and that the ' Majority of fuch Court of Diredfors, whereof the Governor, Sub-Governor or Deputy-Governor ("ex- cept as in the faid Company's Ch.irter is excepted) to be always one, might from thenceforth be deemed - the faid Governor and Company, by their Petition uncler their Common Seal, have prayed that they ' may be enabled, by Authority of Parliament, to carry the aforefaid Refolution of their General Court ' into Execution ;' May it therefore pleafe your moft Excellent Majelly, upon the humble Petition and Requeft of the faid Governor and Company, that it may be enaded, and be it enacted by the Kino-'s moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Com- mons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That from and after theThe Number of ' Expiration of the three Years for which the prefent Governors and Dire£tors are chofen, the Court of Di-^hich the Court reftors of the faid Company do and fliall confift of one Governor, one Sub-Governor, one Deputv-Gover-"'^'^'"'^""'^ nor, and twenty-one DireAors only; and that the Majority of luch Court of Direftors, whereof the Go-'^ '^°"^' vernor, Sub-Governor or Deputy-Governor (except as in the Charter of the faid Company is excepted) to be always one, fliall from thenceforth be deemed and be a Court of Dire<£tors. II. Provided always, and be it further ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That at the next General At the next Ge- Ejedtion of Direitors, twenty-one Direilors and no more, who were' at the lail preceding General Election "^"1 Ekaion ^' of Dire£tors chofen into the OfHce of Diredrors, may be again appointed or chofen into the OiBce of Di-^' °f ■'^ former redlors ; and that at and in every fubfequent Elefcion no more than fifteen who were at the laft precedine'^^^'*"""^'^ General Election of Dire<ftors chofen into the Office of Diredtor, fhall be again appointed or chofen into ^^'"^'"°"' the Office of Director; any By-law of the faid Governor and Company to the contrary thereof in „„,/"" every fub- wife notwithftandmg. ^ " anyjequent one, .o ° more than 15 of thofe in the preceding Eleflion. III. Provided always, and be it further enadled by the Authority aforefaid. That the Salaries of the Salaries of the Governors and Direflors of the faid Governor and Company fhall continue and be the fame as they Governors and now are; any By-law of the faid Governor and Company to the contrary thereof in any wife notvvith- '"'^'"'"°™"" ftanding. "«' 2= ""w. CAP. xvn. An Acl tor the more effeftual levying of the Duties upon Windows or Lights in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland. WHEREAS an Aft of Parliament v/as made in the twentieth Year of the Reign oi his pre- 20 Geo. a c. -. fent Majefty, intituled. An A St for repealing the feveral Rates and Duties upon Houfes, JVindavjs' " ' ^ and Lights ; and for granting unto his Majejly other Rates and Duties upon Houfes, IVindows and Lights ; and ^ for other Ufes and Purpofes in the faid A/:! exprcffed: And whereas another A6t of Parliament v/as made in the twenty-firft Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled. An Act for explaining., amending andzi Geo. z, c, 10, 4 ^farther