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A. D. 1760. Anno primo Georgii III. C. 7. 535 v/hich fliall not have been difpofcd of to Contributors as aforefaid ; and fuch Ticket and Tickets upon and for v/hich Defaults of Payments fhall have been made as aforefaid, Ihall be delivered into the Receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer, with other the faid undifpofed Tickets (if any) there to be re- tained and kept as Caih, and to be ifTued, fold, and difpofed of, for the Purpofes and in the A4anner herein before directed and appointed with refpecSt to the faid undifpofed Tickets ; and the faid Con- tributor and Contributors making fuch Default, fhall not have or receive, or be intitled to have or receive, any Benefit or Advantage for or in refpecl of the Money which he, flie, or they fhall have paid, for or towards the Purchafe of fuch Ticket or Tickets ; any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithflanding. XXXVII. Provided alfo, and it is hereby ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid, That out of the Monies Managers, &c. to be to arife by and out of any of the Supplies granted in this SefTion of Parliament, it fliall and may be F^ ^y 'he Commif- lawful to and for any three or more of the Commiflioners of theTreafury, or the High Treafurer for JJ°""'^.°^^,^'^'^J[[j'_.y the Time being, to reward the faid Managers and Dire<Slors, and the Clerks and Oi-Hcers to be em- Money. ployed by and under them, and any other Officers and Perfons that fhall and may be any ways em- ployed in this Affair, for their Labour and Pains, and to difcharge fuch incident Expences as fiiall neceflarily attend the Execution of this A61, in fuch manner as any three or more of the Commif- ftoners of the Treafury, or the High Treafurer for the Time being, fhall, from Time to TimiC, thirik fit and reafonable in that Behalf j any Thing in this A6t contained to the contrary notwith- flanding. . . , XXXVIII. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfon or Perfons fhall Limitation of Sale of fell the Chance or Chances of any Ticket or Tickets in the faid Lottery, or any Share or Shares of ^""^'^ '^'^' any Ticket or Tickets in the faid Lottery, for a Day, or Part of a Day, or for a longer Time Icfs than the whole Time of drawing the Lottery then to come; or fhall receive any Money whatfoever in confideration of the Repayment of any Sum or Sums of Money, in cafe any Ticket or Tickets in the faid Lottery fhall prove fortunate ; or fhall lay any Wager relating to the drawing of any Ticket or Tickets in the faid Lottery, either as to the Time of fuch Ticket or 1'ickets being drawn, or whether fuch Ticket or Tickets be drawn fortunate or unfortunate ; and all and every Perfon and Perfons who fhall offend in any of the aforefaid Matters, fhall forfeit and pay treble the Sum and Penalty, Sums of Money which fhall have been received by fuch Perfon and Perfons, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Aft; to be recovered by Aclion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any of his Majelty's Courts of Record at JVeJiinlnJhr ; in which no Eilbin, I rotedtion. Privilege, or Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance, fhall be allowed ; one Moiety whereof to be for the Ufe of his Majefly, his Heirs, or Succeflbrs, and the other Moiety to be paid to the Perfon or Perfons who fhall fue for the fame ; and every fuch Sale, Wager, or Contraft, and every Agreement relating thereto, fhall be, and is hereby declared null and void. XXXIX. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons Perfons felling Sharps ir* fhall keep any Office or Offices, or fhall print or publifh any Scheme or Propofal, for receiving any T'ckcis of which they Sum or Sums of Money in confideration of any Intereft to be granteJ for the lame, in any Ticket or ^"^ "°' ^°' *■' ^"^ ' Tickets in the faid Lottery, whereof fuch Perfon or Perfons fhall not then be adtually pofielJed, or in confideration of any Sum or Sums of Money to be repaid in cafe any Ticket, or Number of Tickets, in the faid Lottery, which fhall not be in the actual Pofiefficn of fuch Perfon or Perfons, fliall prove fortunate or unfortunate ; all and every fuch Perfon and Perfons fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of five hundred Pounds; to be recovered by Adion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, ia any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at JVe/i?ntnJier ; in which no Eiioin, Protection, cr Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance, fhall be allowed; one Moiety whereof to be for the Ufe of his Majefly, his Heirs, or Succefiors, and the other Moiety to be paid to the Perfon or Perfons who fliall fue for the fame ; and alfo fhall fuffer three Months Imprifonment without Bail or Mainprize. XL. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Offence againll this Offences commitfed in A£l, or any of the A6ls of Parliament made in this Kingdom, for preventing private and unlawful Ireland agam/^ Afts for Lotteries, fhall be committed in Ireland^ the Offender fliall incur the like Penalty and Punifhmenr, Lo7teHcs"^decIaredto bs to be inflicted in like manner as if the Offence was committed in this Kingdom ; and that fuch Penal- puni/habie, tics as, by this Acl, or any of the faid A6ls, are directed to be recovered in any of his Majeily's anj may be fued for in Courts of Record at JVeJlmirJler^ fhall, in cafe of Offences committed againff this Act or any oi the Dublin. faid A6ts in Ireland^ be recovered in any of his Majeily's Courts of Record in Dublin. XLI. And to the end that all and every the Payments, as well upon the fortunate as upon the After the c'r.nving of - unfortunate Tickets, may be more eailly alcertained, fettled, and adjufted, for the Perfons who ihail Lotterv, theTic.^tns to be and become intitled thereunto ; Be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That as foon as J^^g^g^^"^ '" conveniently may be, after the Drav/ing of the faid Lottery fnall be completed and ended, all and every the- faid Tickets to be given out as aforefaid, fnall be exchanged for Certificates to be figned by fuch of the faid Managers as fhall be appointed for that Purpofe. XLII. And be it further enadted, That fuch of the faid Managers as any three or more of the Com- Wara^eis to give No- jj,miffioners of theTreafury, or the High Treafurer for the Tmie being, fhall appoint to take hi the [^^j.".°^ '^'^'^^,^'^'.^1^^;'^ ' filfaid Tickets, and deliver out the faid Certificates for and m lieu thereof, fnall give timely Notice, by and'deiivcrinio'i.'i^t the' Advertifement to be printed and publidied in manner as they fliall think fit, of the Days and Times Certificates, &*.. for taking in the faid Ticket:, and delivering out the faid Certificate;;, for and in lieu of the fame; and every Perfon's Certificate fliall be numbered in courfe, according to their bringing their Tickets to the Managers fo to be appoinied for exchanging the fame ; to v/hich Ptirpofe, fuchManag^rs fhall B<'p'" ^^^"^ k<^i" '^<^^^^- enter, or caufe to be entered, into a Book or Books to be by theia. kept for that Purpofe, the Name '"'"s Peif^ns Namct, 2 of