form, and order, and according to the fame or like rules and by the land directions, as in and by an act of this prefent feffion of parlia- tax act of this feflion is prement, (intituled, An act for granting an aid to his Majesty by a fcribed, &c. land tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and feventy-nine,) are prefcribed concerning the loans or exchequer bills to be taken or made in purfuance of the faid act. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The claufes in all and every the claufes, provifoes, powers, privileges, advan- the faid act retages, penalties, forfeitures, and difabilities, contained in the lating to loans or bills, faid laft mentioned act, relating to the loans or exchequer bills authorised to be made by the fame act, (except fuch claufes as (except, &c.) do charge the fame on the taxes granted by the fame act, and except fuch claufes as limit the rate of intereft to be paid for the forbearance of money lent on the credit of the faid act, and alfo except as is herein-after mentioned), fhall be applied and ex- extended to tended to the loans and exchequer bills to be made in purfu- this act. ance of this act, as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if the fame loans or exchequer bills had been originally authorised by the faid laft-mentioned act, or as if the faid feveral clauses or provifoes had been particularly repeated and reenacted in the body of this act. not to be re III. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the autho- Exchequer rity aforefaid, That no exchequer bill or bills to be made out by bills fo iffued virtue of this act, thall, after the fame hath or have been iffued ceived again at the exchequer, be afterwards, at any time before the fixth in payment of day of April, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty, received any taxes, or taken, or pafs or be current, to any receiver or collector, in Great Britain, of the customs, excise, or any revenue, fupply, aid, or tax whatfoever, due or payable to his Majefty, his heirs or fucceffors, or at the receipt of the exchequer, from any fuch receiver or collector, or from any other person or persons, bodies politick or corporate, otherwife or on any other account than for the discharge and cancelling of fuch bills, in cafe the fame shall be in due course or order of payment before the faid fixth day of April; nor fhall any fuch receiver or collector ex- nor exchanged change, at any time before the faid fixth day of April, for any before April money of fuch revenues, aids, taxes, or fupplies, in his hands, 6, 1780. any exchequer bill or bills which fhall have been iffued as aforefaid by virtue of this act; nor fhall any action be maintained Action not to against any fuch receiver or collector for neglecting or refufing lie for fuch to exchange any fuch bill or bills for ready money, before the faid fixth day of April, any thing in the faid act made in this prefent feffion of parliament, (intituled, An act for granting an aid to his Majesty by a land tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and feventy-nine) or this act, contained to the contrary notwithstanding. refufal. raised to be IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Money fo That all fuch loans or exchequer bills, together with the in- repaid out of tereft, premium, rate, and charges, incident to or attending the next parlithe amentary aid; Z3 1780. on the finking fund. the fame, fhall be and are hereby charged and chargeable upon, and thall be repaid or borne by or out of the first aids or fupplies and if none which fhall be granted in the next feffion of parliament; and be granted in cafe fufficient aids or fupplies for that purpofe fhall not be before July 5, granted before the fifth day of July, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty, then all the faid loans or exchequer bills, to be charged with the interefts, premium, rate, and charges, incident to or attending the fame, fhall be, and are hereby charged and chargeable upon fuch monies as, at any time or times at or after the said fifth day of July, fhall be or remain in the receipt of the exchequer of the furplufles, exceffes, overplus-monies, and other revenues compofing the fund commonly called The Sinking Fund, (except fuch monies of the faid finking fund as are appropriated to any particular ufe or ufes by any act or acts of parliament in that behalf); and fuch monies of the faid finking fund fhall and may be iffued and applied, as foon ase the fame can be regularly ftated and afcertained, for and towards paying off, cancelling, and difcharging fuch loans or exchequer bills, intereft, premium, rate, or charges, until the whole of them thall be paid off, cancelled, and difcharged, or money fufficient for that purpose be kept and referved in the exchequer, to be payable on demand to the respective proprietors thereof. 1 Monies fo if fued to be replaced out of the first fupplies. Bank of England authoriled to ad vance the said fum on the V. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That whatever monies (hall be fo iffued out of the faid furpluffes, exceffes, overplus-monies, or other revenues composing the finking fund, fhall from time to time be replaced by and out of the firft fupplies to be then after granted in parliament; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. VI And be it declared and further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful for the governor and company of the bank of England to advance or lend to his Majefty, in like manner, at the receipt of the exchequer, upon the credit of loan granted by this act, any fum or fums of money not exceeding in the whole the sum of one million five act 5 & 6 Gul. hundred thousand pounds, any thing in an act, made in the & Maria not- fifth and fixth years of the reign of King William and Queen withstanding. Mary, (intituled, An act for granting to their Majesties several credit of this a&t; rates and duties upon tonnage of ships and vessels, and upon beer, CAP. CA P. LXIV. An act for raising a further sum of money, by loans or exchequer bills, for the fer vice of the year one thousand feven hundred and feventy nine. Moft gracious Sovereign, WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the Preamble. may raise commons of Great Britain, in parliament affembled, towards raifing the neceffary fupplies which we have chearfully granted to your Majefty in this feffion of parliament, have refolved to give and grant unto your Majefty the fum herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly befeech your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That it fhall and Commiffionmay be lawful to and for the commiffioners of his Majesty's ers of the treasury now or for the time being, or any three or more of treasury them, or the high treasurer for the time being, at any time or 1,900,000l. times before the fifth day of January, one thoufand feven hun- by loans and dred and eighty, to cause or direct any loans to be taken or re- exchequer ceived at his Majefty's exchequer from any perfon or persons, natives or foreigners, body or bodies politick or corporate, or any number of exchequer bills to be made out there for fum or fums of money, not exceeding in loans and exchequer bills. together in the whole the fum of one million, nine hundred thousand pounds, in the fame or like manner, form, and order, in manner as and according to the fame or like rules and directions, as in and by the land by an act of this prefent feffion of parliament, intituled, An act tax act of this feflion is prefor granting an aid to his Majesty by a land tax, to be raised in Great fcribed, &c. Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and feventy-nine, are prefcribed concerning the loans or exchequer bills, to be taken or made in purfuance of the faid act. any and bills, before Jan. 5, 1780. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The clauses in all and every the claufes, provifoes, powers, privileges, advanta- the faid act ges, penalties, forfeitures, and difabilities, contained in the faid relating to loans or bills, laft-mentioned act relating to the loans of exchequer bills authorised to be made by the fame act (except fuch claufes as do charge the fame on the taxes granted by the fame act, and except fuch claufes as limit the rate of intereft to be paid for the forbearance of money lent on the credit of the said act, also except as is herein-after mentioned) fhall be applied and extended to extended to the loans and exchequer bills to be made in purfu- this act. ance of this act, as fully and effectually, to all intents and purpofes, as if the fame loans or exchequer bills had been originally authorised by the faid laft-mentioned act, or as if the faid feveral claufes or provifoes had been particularly repeated and reenacted in the body of this act. III. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the autho- Exchequer rity bills fo iffued Z A not to be received again in payment of any taxes, rity aforefaid, That no exchequer bill or bills to be made out by virtue of this act fhall, after the fame hath or have been iffued at the exchequer, be afterwards, at any time before the sixth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, received or taken, or pafs or be current, to any receiver or collector in Great Britain, of the customs, excife, or any revenue, fupply, aid, or tax whatsoever, due or payable to his Majefty, his heirs or fucceffors, or at the receipt of the exchequer, from any fuch receiver or collector, or from any other perfon or perfons, bodies politick or corporate, otherwife or on any other account than for the discharge and cancelling of fuch bills, in cafe the fame fhall be in due courfe or order of payment before the faid fixth nor exchang- day of April; nor fhall any fuch receiver or collector exchange, at any time before the faid fixth day of April, for any money of April 6,1780. fuch revenues, aids, taxes, or fupplies, in his hands, any ex ed before refufal. chequer bill or bills which fhall have been iflued as aforefaid by Action not to virtue of this act; nor fhall any action be maintained against any lie for fuck fuch receiver or collector for neglecting or refufing to exchange any fuch bill or bills for ready money, before the faid fixth day of April, any thing in the faid act made in this present feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for granting an aid to his Majefty by a land tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and feventy-nine, or this act, contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Money fo raised to be repaid out of the next par liamentary aid; and if none be granted before july 5, 1780. to be charged on the finking fund. Monies fo if IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all fuch loans or exchequer bills, together with the interest, premium, rate, and charges, incident to or attending the fame, fhall be and are hereby charged and chargeable upon, and shall be repaid or borne by or out of the first aids or supplies which shall be granted in the next feffion of parliament; and in cafe fufficient aids or fupplies for that purpose fhall not be granted before the fifth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, then all the faid loans or exchequer bills, with the intereft, premium, rate, and charges, incident to or attending the fame, fhall be and are hereby charged and chargeable upon such monies as, at any time or times at or after the faid fifth day of July, fhall be or remain in the receipt of the exchequer of the furpluffes, exceffes, overplus-monies, and other revenues compofing the fund commonly called The Sinking Fund, (except fuch monies of the faid finking fund as are appropriated to any particular use or uses by any act or acts of parliament in that behalf;) and fuch monies of the faid finking fund thall and may be issued and applied, as foon as the fame can be regularly ftated and ascertained, for and towards paying off, cancelling, and discharging fuch loans or exchequer bills, intereft, premium, rate, or charges, until the whole- of them fhall be paid off, cancelled and difcharged, or money fufficient for that purpose be kept and referved in the exchequer, to be payable on demand to the refpective proprietors thereof.. V. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority aforefued to be re- faid, That whatever monies fhall be fo iffued out of the faid furpluffes, furpluffes, exceffes, overplus-monies, or other revenues compof placed out of · rifed to ad vance the said VI. And be it declared and further enacted by the authority Bank of Engaforefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful for the governor land authoand company of the bank of England to advance or lend to his Majesty, in like manner, at the receipt of the exchequer, upon fum on the the credit of loan granted by this act, any fum or fums of money credit of this not exceeding in the whole the fum of one million, nine hun- act ; dred thousand pounds, any thing in an act, made in the fifth A&t 5 & 6 and fixth years of the reign of King William and Queen Mary, Gul. & Mariæ intituled, An act for granting to their Majesties feveral rates notwithstandand duties upon tonnage of ships and vessels, and upon beer, ale, and other liquors, for fecuring certain recompences and advantages in the faid act mentioned to fuch perfons as fhall voluntarily advance the fum of one million, five hundred thousand pounds towards carrying on the war against France, to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. CA P. LXV. An act for the further augmentation of the falaries of the puifne justices of the courts of King's bench and common pleas, and of the barons of the coif of the court of exchequer, at Westminster. W ing. HEREAS it is reasonable and expedient that a further aug- Preamble. mentation should be made to the falaries of the puifne juftices of the courts of King's bench and common pleas, and of the barons of the coif of the court of exchequer, at Westminster; and whereas the feveral ftamp-duties, granted by divers acts of parliament, made in the thirty-fecond year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, and in the fecond and fifth years of his prefent Majesty's reign, and appropriated for the payment of the augmented falaries of the reSpective judges and juftices therein mentioned; and which fince that time, by an act made in the twelfth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, have been charged with the payment of a fecond augmentation of the falaries of the juftices of Chefter, and of the great feffions for the counties of Wales, have for many years past produced annually a confiderable furplus, but not sufficient to supply so much as is neceffary for fuch further augmentation as aforefaid; and there remained in the receipt of the exchequer on the fifth day of January, one thousand feven hundred and feventy-nine, the fum of fifteen thousand two hundred and ninety-feven pounds, ten fillings, and five-pence farthing, of the furpluffes of the feveral stamp-duties aforefaid: and whereas the deduction of fixpence in the pound out of all monies paid upon all falaries, penfions, annuities, and other payments from the crown, established by an act of parliament, made in the twelfth year of the reign of King George the first, after fatisfying the annuities thereby charged on the fame, bath alfo for many years paft produced a very confiderable furplus, all which faid several surpluffes are by the faid acts reSpectively referved for the difpofition of parliament; be it therefore enacted |