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A. D. 1756. Anno vicefimo nono Georgii IL C. 13. 6 to ' and to felze all fuch Cards and Dice, and the Tools or Materials by which they are made or making : ' And whereas by an Aft made in the tliird Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George iGeo.i c.7. ' the Firft, the faid Duties on Cards and Dice were among other Rates and Duties made perpetual, and . ' made Part of the Fund commonly called The General Fund : And whereas the Intereft of the Sum of ' fifteen hundred thoufand Pounds, Part of the Sum of two Millions advanced on the Credit of an Adl ' made in this Seffion of Parliament, at the Rate of three Pounds ten Shillings per Centum per Annum ; ' and alfo the Intereft of five hundred thoufatid Pounds, being the Refidue of the faid Sum of t-Ho ' Millions, at the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per jnnum, is by the faid A<5t charged and charge- , ' able upon the Fund commonly called -[he Sinking Fund :' We your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjeds, the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament affembled, towards making good the laid In- tereft of the faid Sum of two Millions, fo charged on th-j faid Sinking Fund, have refolved to give and grant unto your Majefty the feverai additional Rates, Duties and impofitions, on Cards and Dice herein after-mentioned ; and do moft humbly befeech your Majefty that it may be enaded, and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spi- ritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That from and after the pafl'ing of this Acl, there Ihall be railed, levied, colleded and paid, Additional Da unto and for the life of his Majefty, his Heirsarid Succellors, for all Playing Cards and Dice which ties giTntld <in' Ihall be made fit for Sale or Ule in G?-eat Britain, the additional Duties following, over and above ^"""^ ^""^ '^<=«» all Duties chargeable thereupon (that is to fayj For every Pack of fuch Cards, the Sum of fix Pence, over and above the Duty of fix Pence payable 6d. on each for the fame. Pack of Cards, And for eveiy Pair of fuch Dice, the Sum of five Shillings, over and above the Duty of five Shillings and 5s. on each payable thereupcn. Pair of Dice, Such refpeclive Duties to be paid by the Makers of fuch Cards and Dice refpeclively. II. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That for better fecuring and enforcing the to be under the Payment of the faid Duties, the fame ftiall be under the Management of the Commiilioners for the ¥^"f cement of Stamp Duties for the time being, who, or the major Part of them, by themfelves, or their Officers ners forstamp" (which they are hereby impowered to employ for tnat Purpofe) Ihall caufe a Seal, Stamp or Mark Duties. to be ufed to denote the additional Duties hereby granted, in fuch Manner as Stamps or Marks by the stamptobeufed faid Adt made in the ninth Year of the Reign of Queen Anne, are directed to be ufed to denote the Du- for denoting ties thereby impofed. 'hefe Duties. III. And it is hereby further enadled. That the Duties hereby granted fliall be paid into the Hands of Duties payable the Receiver General for the time being of the Duties on ftampt Vellum, Parchment and Paper, who J? "'^ Receiver Ihall keep a feparate and diftinef Account thereof, and pay the fame (the necefliiry Charges of raifing. Mm t^be^paid^ collecfling, paying and accounting for the fame excepted) in the Receipt of the Exchequer, for the into the Exclje- Purpofes in this A6t expreffed, at fuch Time, and in fuch Manner, as any former Duties on ftampt 'J"^" Vellum, Parchment and Paper, are directed to be paid. ■ IV. And be it further ena61ed by the Authority aforefaid. That all Powers, Provifions, Articles, Powers, &c. of Claufes and other Penalties and Forfeitures, Diftribution of Penalties and Forfeitures, and all other ^^^ '^'d^^^ ^u^ Matters and Things prefcribed or appointed in the faid Adts made in the ninth and tenth Years of add1tiona/°Du.^ the Reign of Qiieen Anne, and in the faid A61:s made in the third, fifth and fixth Years of his late t'". Majefty King George the Firft, or in any other Ad or Ads of Parliament relating to the like Duties, and not hereby altered, fhall be of full Force and Efied with relation to the additional Duties hereby charged on Cards and Dice, and ihall be applied and put in Execution for raifing, levying, colleding and fecuring the faid additional Duties hereby charged, according to the true Intent and Meaning of this Ad, as fully to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the lame Powers, Provifions-, Articles, Claufes, Pe- nalties and Forfeitures, and every of them, had feveraliy and refpedively been hereby enaded with relation to the additional Duties hereby charged on Cards and Dice, and as if the Duties hereby charged had been charged by the faid Ad made in the ninth Year of Queen Anne, or by any other Act or Acts of Parliament. V. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon ihall counterfeit or forge Counterfeiting any Seal, Stamp or Rdark, to refemble the Seal, Stamp crMark direded to be uled by this Ad for tlie any stamp for Purpofes of denoting the Duties on Cards and Dice hereby granted, or liiall counterfeit or refemble ^le Duties, the IinpreiTion of the fame upon any Cards or Dice, or any Thread or Paper inclofing any Pack or Parcel of Cards, with an Intent to defraud his Majdiy, his Heirs or SuccelTors, of any of the faid Du- ties upon Cards or Dice ; or ihall utter, vend or lell. any Cards or Dice with fuch counterfeit Seal, orvendinfiCards Stamp or Mark, knowing the fame to be counterfeit, or ihall privately and fraudulently ule any Seal, or Dice with Stamp or Mark hereby d'reded to be ufed, with an Intent to defraud his Majefty, h!s Heirs and Sue- 5°","'^^"' ■ ceflTors, of any the Duties upon Cards and Dice, or ihall caufe or procure to be forged or counter- defraud 'tiia" felted any Seal, Stamp or Mark, to refemble any Seal, Stamp or Mark hereby direded to be ufed, or King, Felony fhall caufe or procure any Card or Dice, or any Thread and Paper inclofing any Pack or Parcel of w'^°"' cicrgy. Cards, to be fealed, ftamped or marked with any fuch counterfeit Seal, Stamp or Mark, or ihall in like Manner counterfeit or forge, or caufe or procure to be counterfeited or forged any Seal, Stamp or Mark, to refemble any Seal, S.amp or Mark by the faid Ad made in the tenth Year of the Reign of Queen Anne direded to be impreffed on the I'potted or painted Side of one Card in each Pack or Parcel of playing Cards, or fhall vend, utter or expofe to iale any Cards with fuch counterfeit Seal, Stamp or Mark, knowing the fame to be counterfeit, or fhall privately and fraudulently ule any Seal, Stamp or 4 P 2 ■ Mark