the fame is hereby further continued from the expiration thereof nued by 27 Geo. until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand feven 2. c. 18. hundred and fifty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. exactions of II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That 3Geo. 2. c. 11. an act made in the third year of the reign of his prefent Ma- for preventing jefty, intituled, An act for reviving and amending an act made in the occupiers the fixth and feventh years of the reign of his late majefly King Wil- of locks and liam the Third, intituled, An act to prevent exactions of the oc- wears upon cupiers of locks and wears upon the river of Thames weftward, the Thames, and for afcertaining the rates of water carriage upon the faid &c., 6 W. 3. c. 16. river; which was to continue in force from the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and thirty, for the term of nine years, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament; and which, by another act made in the thirteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for continuing several c. 8. laws therein mentioned, was further continued from the expiration thereof until the first day of June, which fhall be in the Continued till year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty feven, 1 June, 1749fhall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the EXP. expiration thereof until the first day of June, one thousand fe- See 24 Geo. 26 ven hundred and forty nine. 13 Geo. 2. c. 8. the East In dies, &c. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, 5 Geo. 2. c. 29. That an act made in the fifth year of the reign of his prefent for fecuring Majefty, intituled, An act for reviving an act made in the fifth the trade to year of the reign of his late majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for the better fecuring the lawful trade of his Majefty's Geo.1.c.21. subjects to and from the East Indies, and for the more effectual preventing all his Majefty's fubjects trading thither under foreign commiffions; which was to continue in force from the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and thirty two, for the term of seven years, and from thence to the end of the then next 13 Geo.2.c.18. feffion of parliament; and which was, by an act made in the thirteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for continuing several laws therein mentioned, further continued from the expiration thereof till the first day of June, one thousand feven hundred and forty feven; fhall be, and the fame is here- Continued till by further continued from the expiration thereof until the twenty 25 March, fifth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty. 1780. of rice from Carolina, &c. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, 3 Geo. 2 c. 28. That an act made in the third year of the reign of his prefent for importing Majefty, intituled, An act for granting liberty to carry rice from bis Majefty's province of Carolina in America, directly to any part of Europe, fouthward of Cape Finisterre, in ships built in and belonging to Great Britain, and navigated according to law; which was to be in force for five years, from the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and thirty, and from thence to the end of the next feffion of parliament; and alfo an act made in the eighth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, 8 Geo. 2. c. 19. to continue the faid act, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty ninth day of September, one thoufand feven hundred and and forty two, and from thence to the end of the then next sesfion of parliament, and to extend that liberty to his Majesty's province of Georgia in America (which faid acts were by an act made in the fifteenth and fixteenth year of the reign of his pre15Geo.2.c.33. fent Majefty, continued, from the expiration thereof, until the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and forty seven, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliaContinued till ment) fhall be, and the fame are hereby further continued, from June, 1754 the expiration thereof, until the first day of June, one thousand nued by 26 Geo. feven hundred and fifty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. Farther conti 2. C. 32. Clauses in running of goods, &c. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the several claufes in an act made in the fifth year of the ş Geo. I. c. 11. for preventing reign of his late Majefty, intituled, An act against clandeftine running of uncuftomed goods, and for the more effectual preventing of frauds relating to the customs, relating to fuch foreign goods, wares, and merchandizes, as fhall be taken in at fea, out of any ship or veffel, in order to be landed, or put into any other ship, veffel, or boat; and also relating to goods not reported, and found after clearing fhips; and whereby further remedies are provided against re-landing goods, prohibited to be worn in this kingdom, and foreign goods fhipped out for parts beyond the feas; and alfo relating to the opening or altering the package of goods, on board fhips out-ward bound; and alfo relating to hovering fhips or veffels of the burthen of fifty tons, or under; and also concerning the bales or package in which coffee fhall be exported; and also relating to rum imported in casks or vesfels, not containing twenty gallons at the least; and also relating to certificate goods entered in order to be exported to Ireland; which faid several clauses were to have continuance for the term of three years, from the feveral times of the commencement thereof, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of Geo. 1. c. 8. parliament refpectively; and by another act passed in the ninth year of his faid late Majefty's reign, were continued, from the expiration of the feveral and refpective terms therein mentioned, for the term of five years, and from thence to the end of the then next feflion of parliament; and which faid claufes by an act made in the fecond year of the reign of his present Majefty, were further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and thirty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; 8Geo.2.c.21. and which faid clauses by another act made in the eighth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, were further continued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and forty two, and from thence to 15Geo.2.c.33. the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which faid Continued till claufes by another act made in the fifteenth and fixteenth year of June, 1754 the reign of his prefent Majefty, were further continued, from Farther conti- the expiration thereof, until the firft day of June, one thousand nued by 27 Geo. feven hundred and forty feven, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, shall be, and are hereby further 9 2Geo.2. c.28. 2. C. 18. con continued from the expiration thereof, until the faid first day of June, one thousand feven hundred and fifty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. 2 Geo. 2. c. 28. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforelaid, 8 Geo. 1. c. 18, That an act made in the eighth year of the reign of his late for preventing Majefty, intituled, An act to prevent the clandeftine running of running of goods, and the danger of infection thereby; and to prevent ships goods, &c. breaking their quarentine; and to fubject copper ore, of the production of the British plantations, to fuch regulations, as other enumerated commodities of the like production are fubject; which was to be in force for two years, from the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and twenty two, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; which act (except the claufe obliging all fhips or veffels to perform quarentine) was by an act made in the eleventh year of his late Maje- 11Geo.r.c.29. fty's reign, further continued, from the expiration thereof, for three years, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which by another act (except the clause obliging all fhips or veffels to perform quarentine) made in the fecond year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, was further continued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty ninth day of September, one thoufand feven hundred and thirty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which act (except the clause obliging all fhips or veffels to perform quarentine) was by another act made in the eighth year 8Geo 2. c.21. of the reign of his prefent Majefty, further continued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty ninth day of September, one thoufand feven hundred and forty two, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which faid act (except fo much of the fame act as relates to ships or veffels performing quarentine) was by another act made in the fifteenth and fixteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, further '5Geo.2.c.33% continued, from the expiration thereof, until the first day of fune, one thoufand feven hundred and forty feven, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, fhall Continued till be (except fo much of the fame act as relates to fhips or veffels June, 1747. performing quarentine) and the fame is hereby further continued. 33. f. 3. from the expiration thereof, until the faid first day of June, one Farther contithousand seven hundred and forty feven, and from thence to the nued by 27 Geo. end of the then next feffion of parliament. 21 Geo. 2. C. 2. c. 18. indico. 13 Geo.1.c.25. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid,, Geo. 2. c. 18. That an act made in the seventh year of the reign of his pre- for the free sent Majefty, intituled, An act for the revival of an act made in importing of the thirteenth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Cochineal and Firft, intituled, An act for the free importation of cochineal during the time therein limited, and alfo for the free importation of indico; which was to continue in force from the twenty fourth day of June, one thousand feven hundred and thirty four, for the term of seven years, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of, parliament; and which, by another act made in 14Geo.2.c.34. the fourteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, was further con continued from the expiration thereof, until the first day of Continued till June, one thousand seven hundred and forty feven, and from I June 1754, thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, shall Farther conti- be and is hereby further continued from the expiration thereof, nued by 27 until the said first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and Geo. z. c. 18, fifty four, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament. perfons who VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That an act made in the fifth year of the reign of his present Geo.2.c.33. Majefty, intituled, An act to explain, amend, and render more effor punishing fectual an act paffed in the first year of his prefent Majefty's reign, fhall pull down intituled, An act for punishing fuch perfons as fhall wilfully and turnpikes, &c. maliciously pull down and destroy turnpikes for repairing highways, or locks, or other works erected by authority of parliament for making rivers navigable; and also an act made in the 8 Geo. 2. c. 20. eighth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An alt for rendering the laws more effectual, for punishing such persons as fball wilfully and maliciously pull down or destroy turnpikes for repairing highways, or locks or other works erected by act of parliament for making rivers navigable; and for other purposes therein mentioned; 15Geo.2.c.33. which faid acts expired, and were afterwards, by an act made in the fifteenth and fixteenth year of his prefent Majesty's reign, revived, and were to be in force for the purposes therein menContinued till tioned, from the first day of June, one thoufand feven hundred 1 June, 1754, and forty two, until the first day of June, one thoufsand seven Made perpetual hundred and forty feven, fhall be and are hereby further continued by 27 Geo. 2. from the expiration thereof, until the faid first day of June, one C. 16. thousand seven hundred and fifty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. CAP. XLVIII. An act to indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themfelves for offices and promotions within the time limited by law; and for allow ing further time for that purpose. EXP. Time given to Dec. 1747. CAP. XLIX. An att for declaring valid fuch acts as have been done by Thomas Paulin, as one of the principal land coal-meters of the city and liberty of Westminster, between the twen ty ninth day of September laft and the eighth day of November following. WHER HEREAS by an act of parliament paffed the last feffion, intituled, An act more effectually to prevent the frauds and 19Geo.2.c.35. abuses committed in the admeasurement of coals within the city and liberty of Westminster, and that part of the dutchy of Lancafter adjoining thereto, and the feveral parishes of Saint Giles in the Fields, Saint Mary le Bon, and fuch part of the parish of Saint Andrew Holborn, as lies in the county of Middlefex, it was among other things, enacted, That from and after the twenty fourth day f Sep September, one thousand seven hundred and forty fix, there should be and continue within the city and liberty of Westminster, one publick office, which shall be called by the name of The land coal-meters office for the city and liberty of Westminster: which faid office should, from time to time be managed by two perfons, to be nominated and appointed by his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors; which faid two perfons fo to be nominated and appointed, fhould be called and known by the name of The principal land coal-meters for the city and liberty of Westminster: and it was further enacted by the faid act, That no perfon or persons should be capable of aɛting as one of the principal land coal-meters, until he or they should take an oath for the true and faithful execution of the office of one of the principal land coal-meters for the city and liberty of Weftminfter, and other places aforefaid, as in and by the faid act is declared: and it was further enacted, That it should be lawful to and for the faid principal land coal-meters, or any one or more of them, to appoint a number of perfons to be labouring coal-meters within the faid city and liberty of Westminster, and other places aforefaid, to be ftationed by the principal land coal-meters, at the feveral places and times in the faid act for that purpofe mentioned, to measure out coals, which shall, from time to time, be fold at any of the wharfs or warehouses where Juch labouring coal-meters shall be fo ftationed: and it was further enalled, That no perfon or perfons should be capable of acting as one of the labouring coal-meters, to be appointed as aforefaid, until he or they should take an oath for the true and lawful execution of the of fice of one of the labouring coal-meters for the faid city and liberty of Westminster, and other places aforefaid, as in and by the faid act is expreffed and declared: and whereas his Majesty, on or before the eighteenth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and forty fix, did appoint Thomas Paulin merchant, and William Arnold fhmonger, to be principal coal meters for the city and liberty of Welminfter aforefaid, and afterwards, by his grant or letters patent, under the great feal of Great Britain, bearing date the eighth day of November, one thousand feven hundred and forty fix, reciting the faid act of parliament herein before recited, did grant unto Thomas Paulin and William Arnold the faid coal-meters office for the city and liberty of Westminster, to have and to hold the faid office unto them the faid Thomas Paulin and William Arnold jointly and feverally, together with all powers, privileges, advantages, and emoluments thereunto belonging, and as are granted in and by the faid recited act of parliament, for and during his Majefty's royal will and pleasure: and whereas the faid Thomas Paulin, foon after his being nominated and appointed by his Majefty to be one of the principal land coal-meters for the city and liberty of Westminster aforefaid, to wit, the twenty fixth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and forty fix (which was before his Majesty's grant had paffed the great Jeal) took the oath required by the faid act of parliament, for the true Execution of the faid office; and upon the twenty ninth day of the faid month of September, one thousand feven hundred and forty fix, entered upon the faid office, and put the faid act of parliament in execution, as one of the principal land coal-meters for the faid city and liberty of Weftminster: and whereas it may be doubted, wheVOL. 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