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Preamble.

17 Geo.3.c.41. recited,

and in part, repealed.

Part of the

faid act relat-. ing to the

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ture, penalty, incapacity, or disability whatsoever incurred, or to be incurred, by any fuch neglect or omiflion, fuch perfon or perfons may plead the general iffue, and, upon their defence, give this act, and the fpecial matter, in evidence, upon any trial to be had thereupon.

CA P. XL.

An act to repeal such part of an a&t, made in the last feffion of parliament, as relates to the manner of discharging bonds given for the due exportation of certain goods from Great Britain to foreign parts; and to extend fuch part of the fame all, as obliges the mafter of British or Irish ships, failing from any of his Majefly's dominions into the Baltic, to deliver a manifeft of their cargoes to the British conful refiding there, to the like veffels failing into Denmark, Norway, and Archangel.

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HEREAS by an act made in the last feffion of parliament, (intituled, An act to prevent the clandeftine unfhipping from and receiving goods at fea on board vessels employed in the Eaft India company's fervice; for afcertaining the manner of difcharging bonds given for the due exportation of certain goods. from Great Britain to foreign parts; and to oblige the masters of British or Irish fhips, failing from any of his Majesty's dominions into the Baltic, to deliver a manifefto of their cargoes to the British conful refiding there), it is amongst other things enacted, That no bond, given in pursuance of any act or acts of parliament, for the due and regular exportation of any goods, which are or may be prohibited to be worn, or used, in Great Britain, or which are or may be intitled to any drawback, bounty, or premium, payable out of any money arifing by the revenue of cuftoms, upon exportation from this kingdom into foreign parts, shall be delivered up, cancelled, or difcharged, until certificates fhall be produced of the exportation to, and landing fuch goods at, the ports and places mentioned in fuch bond, or until proof be made upon oath in relation thereto, in fuch manner and form as in the faid recited act is directed: and whereas it has been found very prejudicial to the trade of this kingdom, and in many cafes impracticable for the exporters of fuch goods to obtain the certificates, and make the proof, in the manner required by the faid act; for remedy whereof, be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majesty, 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 same, That, from and after the paffing of this act, fuch part of the faid recited act, as requires certificates to be produced, and proof to be made, for the difcharge of any bonds entered into in this kingdom, for the due exportation of the goods therein mentioned to any foreign parts, shall be, and the fame is hereby repealed.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, from and after the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, fuch part of the faid re

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cited act, as requires the mafter, commander, or other perfon Baltic, exhaving the charge of any British or Irifh fhip or veffel, failing tended to Denmark, etc. from Great Britain or Ireland, or any other part of his Majefty's dominions, to any port or place in the Baltic, to deliver to the British conful refiding there, or to fuch other perfon or perfons as shall be appointed for that purpose by him, a true manifest, in writing, upon oath, fpecifying the particulars of the whole cargo of fuch thip or veffel, with the marks and numbers of the package containing the fame, fhall extend, and be construed to extend, to fuch British or Irifh fhips or veffels, as fhall fail from Great Britain or Ireland, or any other part of his Majesty's dominions, to any of the ports of Denmark, Norway, and Archangel, in the fame manner, and under the same restrictions, in all refpects, as is and are directed and required by the said recited act, with regard to fuch veffels failing to any port or place in the Baltic.

CA P. XLI.

An act for uniting the free grammar fchool of James king of England, within the town of Henley upon Thames, in the county of Oxford, with the charity school founded in the fame town by dame Elizabeth Periam, widow; and for the better regulation and management of the faid endowments.

Preamble, reciting letters patent of King James I. and the will of William Gravett. Dame Elizabeth Periam's foundation of a charity school. The prefent annual income of the two fchools. Prefent governors of the free grammar fchool; and of dame Elizabeth Periam's. Inconveniencies attending the prefent establishment. The two charities confolidated, and united together. The title thereof, The governors of both schools united together as truitees for the new establishment; who are to be a body corporate their name and powers. Estates and effects of both fchools velted in the trustees: who are impowered to difpole of the fame for the purposes of this act. Expences of this act to be first paid. To promote and facilitate the fale and exchange of the eftates, purchasers are to hold the lands, discharged from all utes, truits, etc. Trustees autho

rifed to grant building or repairing leases for long terms of years, without taking fines, etc. Masters, ushers, and affsistants, to be appointed by the trustees; who are to allow them falaries. Trustees to direct how many boys shall be admitted, etc. and may make bye-laws; to be allowed by the bishop of Oxford. Truttees, on doubts in the construction of any rule or bye law, etc. may apply in a fummary way to the court of chancery. Surplus money to be placed out at intereft. Power to difpofe of the furplus money. When trustees die, or refuse to act, new ones to be chofen. Each trustee shall be accountable only for his own act and deed. Trustees to reimburse themselves their expences in executing this act. Publick act. General saving.

CA P. XLII.

An act to enable the corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond to establish and maintain a light-house on the rocks called The Smalls, in Saint George's Channel,

Preamble. Act 8 Eliz. recited. Letters patent of 36 Eliz. recited. After a light fhall be placed in a light houfe on one of the rocks called The Smalls, duties may be collected by the mafter, etc. of Trinity House. The duties. Duties to be paid by the masters of veffels. All cuftomers, etc. to take care that these duties are paid. Exemptions from the duties. The grant

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grant of the rocks to Mr. Philips, by letters patent, declared void. The rocks vested in the corporation of Trinity Houle, fubject to a yearly rent of 51. payable to his Majesty. Limitation of actions. General issue. Treble colts. Publick act.

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An act to repeal an ac, passed in the last feffion of parliament, for the recovery of finall debts, within the feveral parishes of Surfleet, Gofberton, Quadring, Donnington, Bicker, Swinefhead, Wigtoft, Sutterton, Algarkirke, Foldike, Kirton, Frampton, Wiberton, and Brothertoft, within the hundred of Kirton, and county of Lincoln.

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An a& for building a ftone bridge across the river Tyne, oppofite the town of Hexham, in the county of Northumberland, and for making proper roads and avenues to and from the fame.

C. A P. XLV.

An all to continue the several laws therein mentioned, relating to the allowance upon the exportation of British-made gunpowder; to the further encouraging the manufacture of British fail cloth and to the duties payable on foreign fail cloth; to the granting a liberty to carry Sugars of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of any of his Majefty's fugar colonies, directly to foreign parts, in jhips built in Great Britain, and navigated according to law; to the further punishment of perfons going armed or disguised, in defiance of the laws of customs or excife; to the prohibiting the importation of light filver coin of this realm from foreign countries into Great Britain or Ireland, and to restrain the tender thereof beyond a certain sum; to the granting a bounty upon flax-feed imported into Ireland; to the better regulating of pilots for the conducting of ships and veffels from Dover, Deal, and lfle of Thanet; and to revive and continue fo much of an act, made in the fixteenth year of his prefent Majefly's reign, as relates to allowing the exportation of certain quantities of wheat, and other articles, to his Majesty's fugar colonies in America.

W denter HEREAS, the laws herein-after mentioned have, by experience, been found useful and beneficial, and are near expir ing; may it therefore please your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's mott excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That an act, made in the fourth year of A&t 4 Geo. 2. the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, (intituled, for granting an allowance An act for granting an allowance upon the exportation of British-made on exportation gunpowder,) which was to continue in force for five years, from the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-one, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which, by feveral subsequent acts, made in the tenth, fixteenth, twenty-fourth, and thirty-first years of his faid Majesty's reign, and the fourth and twelfth years of his prefent Majefty's reign, was further continued until the twenty-ninth

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day of September, one thousand seven hundred and feventy eight, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parlia- further contiment, shall be, and the fame is hereby further continued, from nued till Sept. the expiration thereof, until the twenty-ninth day of September, 49, 1785, etc. one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That Act 9 Geo. z. an act, made in the ninth year of the reign of his late majefty for encouragKing George the Second, (intituled, An act for further encouraging nufacture of ing the maand regulating the manufacture of British fail cloth, and for the more British fail eff. Etual fecuring the duties now payable on foreign fail cloth imported cloth, into this kingdom,) which was to continue in force from the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand feven hundred and thirty-fix, for the term of five years, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which, by feve ral fubsequent acts, made in the thirteenth, twenty-fourth, and thirty-first years of his faid Majefty's reign, and the fourth and twelfth years of his prefent Majefty's reign, was further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, fhall be, and the fame is hereby further contifurther continued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty- nued till Sept. ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty- 29, 1785, etc. five, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of par

liament.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That A&t 12 Geo. 2, an act, made in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majesty granting a King George the Second, (intituled, An act for granting a liberty liberty to to carry fugars, of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of any of from the fugar carry fugars bis Majesty's fugur colonies in America, from the faid colonies directly colonies to foto foreign parts, in hips built in Great Britain, and navigated ac- reign parts, cording to law,) which was to continue in force for five years, from the twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and thirty-nine, and from thence to the end of the then next sellion of parliament; and which, by several subfequent acts, made in the feventeenth, twenty-fourth, and thirtyfirst years of his faid Majefty's reign, and the fourth and twelfth years of his prefent Majesty's reign, was further continued until the twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, and from thence to the end of the then next fetion of parliament, shall be, and the fame is hereby further further conticontinued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty-ninth nued till Sept. day of September, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-five, 29, 1785, etc. and from thence to the end of the then next feflion of parlia

ment.

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That Part of an act so much of an act, made in the nineteenth year of the reign of 19 Geo. 2. for his late majefty King George the Second, (intituled, An act for punishing perthe further punishment of perfons going armed or difguifed, in defiance fous going of the laws of customs or excife, and for indemnifying offenders against guifed, in dethofe laws, upon the terms therein mentioned; and for the relief of fance of excife officers laws, etc.

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officers of the customs in informations upon feizures,) as relates to the further punithment of perfons going armed or disguised, in defiance of the laws of cuftoms or excife, and to the relief of officers of the customs in informations upon feizures, which was to continue in force for seven years, from the twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand feven hundred and forty-fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which, by feveral fubfequent acts, of the twenty-fixth and thirtyfecond years of the reign of his faid late Majefty, and the fourth and eleventh years of the reign of his prefent Majefty, was further continued until the twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, and from thence to further conti. the end of the then next feffion of parliament, fhall be, and the nued till Sept. fame is hereby further continued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-five, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament.

26, 1785, etc.

A&t 14 Geo. 3.

V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That to prohibit the an act, made in the fourteenth year of the reign of his prefent importation of Majesty, (intituled, An act to prohibit the importation of light filver light filver coin of this realm from foreign countries into Great Britain or Irecoin, etc. land, and to reftrain the tender thereof beyond a certain fum,) which was to continue in force until the first day of May, one thousand feven hundred and feventy-fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which by another act, mnade in the fixteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, was continued until the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, and from thence to the end of the further conti- then next feffion of parliament, thall be, and the fame is hereby nued till May further continued, from the expiration thereof, until the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament.

1, 1783, etc.

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VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That so much of an act, rade in the fifteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, (intituled, An act for allowing the clothing and accoutrements necessary for his Majesty's forces, paid cut of his Majefly's revenues arifing in the kingdom of Ireland, to be exported from thence to the places where fuch forces are ordered to serve; and for granting a bounty upon flax-feed imported into Ireland, for a limited time,) as relates to the granting a bounty upon flax-feed imported into Ireland for a limited time, which was to continue in force for two years from the first day of January, one thouland seven hundred and seventy-fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and also another act, made in the fixteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, (intituled, An act for granting a bounty upon flax-feed, the growth of the United Provinces, or of the Auftrian Netherlands, imported into Ireland, for a limited time,) which was to continue in force for two years, from the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, thall be, and the fame are hereby further conti

nued,

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