46 C. 19. Anno tricefimo Georgii IL A. D. 1757; ' XXXII. And whereas feveral Perfons have fuofcribed towards the faid Sum of three millions for the
- Purchafe of Annuities, after the Rate of three Fc ind-i pt-r Centum per Annum^ transferrable at the BanJc
- oi England^ and redeemable by Parliament i and aHo of Annuities for Lives, payable for every one
- hundred Pounds contributed, after the Rate of one Pound two Shillings and fix Pence per Centum per
' Anmtr,i and the faid Subfcribers or Contributors h<ve, in purfuance of the Refolutions of the Com- ' mons oi Great Britain in Parliament alTembled, depofited with and paid to the firft or Chief Cafhier or
- Cafliiers of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England^ f fteen Pounds for every one hun-
- died Pounds by them refpeclively fubfcribed, and are defirous to pay the remaining Principal Sums by
- them fubfcribed as aforefaid, at the Times and in the Manner herein after appointed in that Behalf;' Be
Contributors [ therefore ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That it Ihall and may be lawful to and for all fuch refpec- %ho *|Y'P^'^ tive Contributors who have already depofited with or paid to the faid Cafhier or Cafliiers of the faid Governor i"< J. perCent. ^^"^ Company of the Bank of England, the Sum of fifteen Pounds for every one hundred Pounds by them towards purcha- fubfcribed refpeclivelv, to advance and pay unto the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers of the Governor and Com- fing Annuities pany of the Bail Ic of is';/^/<7;.'^, the remaining Sums by them fubfcribed refpedtively towards the faid Sum under this Act, of three millions, on or before the refpedtive Days or Times, and in the Porportions in this Act here- Remairdrrof ^^"'^'^ limited ill that Behalf; that is to fay. The Sum of ten Pounds per Centum, being Part of the Sum their Subfcripti- ^o remaining, on or before the fourth Day oijune one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-feven ; the Sum ons, viz. lol. of fifteen Pounds /»^/- Centum, other Part thereof, on or before the feventh Day o' "July then next follow- perCent. by 4 ing ; the Sum of nftecn Pounds per Centum, other Part thereof, on or before the eighteenth Day ox Auguji Juae, >5l. per [^^^.J^ nftv^x. follov/ing ; the Sum of fifteen Pounds />cT Centum, other Part thereof, on or before the twenty- ^!1'"^^^^^j[" ^' firft Day of 6'(?/»^c'//;.vr then next foUoving; the Sum of fifteen Pounds j^^r C^«/«/w, other Part thereof, on by 18 Auguft," or before the tcnt'ii Day of A^ijt'^w^^r then next following; and the remaining Sum of fifteen Pounds />^r 15 1. per Cent. Centum, on or before the twenty-fecond Day oi December then next following. by 31 Sepr. 15 1. per Cent, by 10 Nov. and 15 I, per Cent, by 2j December. Contributor in- XXXIII. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That every fuch Contributor, for and Cenf r° ^^ ^" '" refped of every one hundred I-'ounds by him fubfcribed, fhall be intitled to an Annuity after the Rate Table* Annuities of three Pounds /)^r Civ//?^;« /jiT 7/««w7«, transferrable at the Bank of England, and redeemable by Parlia- and sn Annuity mcnt; and {hall alfo be intitled for every one hundred Pounds fo fubfcribed, to an Annuity for Life, for Life of 1 1, after the Rate of one Pound two Shillings and fix Pence per Centum per Annum. as. 6 d, per ^'"'^* XXXIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Annuities which fhall be- come due and payable to the feveral Contributors, their Executors, Adminiftrators and Ailigns, after 3 1. per Cent. the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per Ai:num, fhall commence and be computed from the faid fifth Day Annuit;es to of 7«/y One thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fcvcn, and fhall be paid by half-yearly Payments, by even . jujy ,-._ and equal Portions, on the fifth Day of January and the fifth Day of July in every Year ; and that the and to be paid Annuities for Lives which fhall be due and payable, after the Rate of one Pound two Shillings and fix half-yearly. Peiice p(r Centum per Annum, fliall be paid in like Manner, by half-yearly Payments, by even and equal l^ife Annuities Portions, on the fifth Day of January and the fifth Day of July in every Year j the firfl half-yearly Pay- to be pairi half- mcnt to be made on the filth Day of January one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, if fuch Contri- jfeatiy aJfp. butors lefpcdtivcly fhall, on or before that Time, have appointed their Nominees; or upon fuch of the faid half-yearly Days of Payment, as fhall be next after the refpedtive Appointments of their No- minees. Receipt* to be XXXV. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers of given to Conrri- the Govcrnor and Company of the Bank of England, who fhall have received, or fliall receive any Part rr°"a.d ^b°' *^^ ^^^ ^"^'^ Contributions towards the faid Sum of three millions, fhall give Receipts in Writing to every tnrni-' "* ^ ^"ch Contributor for all fuch Sums; and that the Receipts to be fo given flial! be affignable by Indorfe- v.hichmaybe ^^^^ thereupon made, at any Time before the fifth Day of January one thoufand feven hundred and sir^pned. fifty-eight, and no longer. Cafliier of the XXXVI. Provided always, That fuch Cafhier or Cafhiers fhall give Security to the good Li- Bjnlt to give Se- king of any three or n)ore of the CommifTioners of the Treafury for the Time being, or the High curityj Treafurer for the Time being, for duly anfwering and paying into the Receipts of his Majefty's Ex- chequer for the publick Ufe, all the Monies which they have already received, and fhall hereafter receive, from Time to Time, of and for the faid Sum of three millions, and for accounting duly for the and pay the Mo- famc^ and for Performance of the Truft hereby in them rcpofed ; and fhall from Time to Time pay che 1" ^*' • ^"^^ Monies lo received, and account for the fame in the Exchequer, according to the due Courfe
- •""* thereof.
Tre.ifur> to ap- XXXVII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful for pW tl.r Money (hrcc or morc of the Commifiioncrs of the Treafury, or the High Treafurer for the Time being, to ifluc lored'^bv'tl^" ^"^ '"^IM^'V? ^""om Tmie to Time, all fuch Sums of Money as fliall be fo paid into the Receipt of his Ma- Com.-no'irt. jcfty's Exchequer by tlie faid Cafhier or Cafhiers, to fuch Services as fliall then have been voted by the Commons of Great Britain, in this prefent Seffion of Parliament. Contributors XXXVIII. And bc it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That in the Office of the A^rcomp- Nawci 10 be cn-.tant Cicncral of the Governor :m Company of the Bank of England for the Time being, a Book or Books 'h"^n'"if°**"*' ^^^" he provided and kept, in which tlie Names of the faid Contributors fhall be fairly entered, whic^l book or Books the f.iid rcfpci'^ivc Contributors, their refpective Executors, Adminiftrators and Af1is;;ns, (hall and may, from 'i'inic to Time, and at all f;;afuiublc Times, refurt to and infpccl, without any r ec 3 or
