nued, from the expiration thereof, for the further term of two years, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament..

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VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, A&t ; Geo, 1. for better reThat an act, made in the third year of the reign of King George gulating pithe First, (intituled, An act for the better regulating of pilots for the lots, conducting of ships and vessels from Dover, Deal, and the Ifle of Thanet, up the rivers of Thames and Medway,) which was to continue in force for feven years, from the first day of August, one thousand feven hundred and seventeen, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and allo a clause and a claufe in in an act of the seventh year of his faid Majefty's reign, for fur- an act of 7 ther regulating the pilots of Dover, Deal, and the Isle of Thanet, Geo. 1, which was to continue in force during the continuance of the faid act of the third year of his faid Majefty's reign; which said act, together with the faid clause, were, by feveral fubfequent acts, of the tenth year of the reign of his faid Majefty, and of the eighth and twenty-third years of the reign of his late majetty King George the Second, and the fourth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, further continued until the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand feven hundred and feventy-eight, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, thall be, and the fame are hereby further continued, from further contithe expiration thereof, until the twenty-fifth day of March, one nued till thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament.

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VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, So much of an That fo much of an act, made in the fixteenth year of the reign Act of 16 Geo. of his prefent Majefty, (intituled, An act for allowing the expor- 3. as relates to the exportatitation of certain quantities of wheat, and other articles, to his Majesty's on of wheat, Jugar colonies in America, and to the island of Saint Helena, and to etc. to the iuthe other fettlements belonging to the united company of merchants of gar colonies, England trading to the East Indies, and of bifcuit and peas to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Bay Chaleur, and Labrador; and for indemnifying all perfons with respect to advising or carrying into execution his Majesty's orders of council already made for allowing the exportation of wheat, and other articles,) as relates to allowing the exportation of certain quantities of wheat and other articles to his Majesty's fugar colonies in America, which was to continue in force until the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-feven; which, by another act, made in the seventeenth year of the reign of his prefent Majesty, was revived and continued until the twenty-fifth day of March, one thoufand seven hundred and feventy-eight, fhall, from and after the revived; and paffing of this act, be revived, and the fame is hereby revived, to continue in and fhall continue in full force and virtue, until the first day of force till May May, one thoufand feven hundred and feventy-nine.

1, 1779.

Preamble.

recited.

!

An act for allowing further time for inrollment of deeds and wills made by papifts, and for relief of proteftant purchafers.

WH

HEREAS by a clause in an act of parliament, passed in the third year of the reign of his late majesty King George the A&t 3 Geo. 1. First, intituled, An act for explaining an act, paffed in the laft feffion of parliament, intituled, An act to oblige papifts to register their names and real eflates; and for enlarging the time for luch registering; and for fecuring purchases made by protestants'; it was enacted, That, from and after the twenty-ninth day of September, in the year of cur lord one thousand feven hundred and feventeen, no manors, lands, tenements, hereditaments, or any intereft therein, or rent or profit thereout, should pass, alter, or change, from any papist, or person profeffing the popish religion, by any deed or will, except fuch deed, within fix months after the date, and fuch will, within fix months after the death of the teftator, should be enrolled in one of the King's courts of record at Westminster, or else within the fame county or counties wherein the manors, lands, and tenements lie, in fuch manner as therein, for that purpose, is particularly directed: and whereas by several acts of parliament, made in the tenth year of his faid late Majesty's reign, and in the third, fixth, ninth, eleventh, twelfth, fixteenth, nineteenth, twenty-first, twenty-eighth, thirty-first, and thirtythird of his late majesty King George the Second; and the fecond, fourtb, and seventh years of his present Majesty's reign, it was enaded, That every deed and will, made fince the twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and feventeen, in order to pass, alter, or change, any manors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any intereft therein, or any rent or profit thereout, from any papist, or per/on profeffing the popish religion, to any proteftant or proteftants, or by reafon of which deed or will any proteflant or proteftants may claim or derive any legal, equitable, or other intereft whatsoever, to his, her, or their ufe, for his, her, or their benefit, or to the use or benefit of any other proteftant or proteftants, though not inrolled, or not inrolled in due time, fhall be as good and effectual in law as the fame would have been in case the said deeds and wills had been inrolled within the times limited, by the faid claufes in the faid acts, for the inrollment thereof; provided the said deeds and wills fhould be inrolled on or before the refpective times in the faid feveral acts for that purpose mentioned, in fuch manner as by the faid claufe in the first mentioned act is directed: 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, Deeds and and by the authority of the fame, That every deed and will, wills of pa- made fince the twenty-ninth day of September, one thoufand piits,etc. made feven hundred and feventeen, in order to pafs, alter, or change, fince Sept. 29. any manors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any intereft 3717, to be therein, or any rent or profit thereout, from any papist, or perfon profeffing the popish religion, to any proteftant or proteftants, or by reafon of which deed or will any proteftant or pro

:

good in law, if inrolled be

fore Jan. 1, 3779.

testants

testants may claim or derive any legal, equitable, or other interest whatsoever, to his, her, or their ufe, for his, her, or their benefit, or to the ufe or benefit of any other proteftant or proteftants, though not inrolled, or not inrolled in due time, fhall be as good and effectual in the law as the fame would have been in case the faid deeds and wills had been inrolled within the times limited, by the said claufes in the faid acts, for the inrollment thereof; provided the fame deeds and wills fhall be inrolled on or before the first day of January, one thousand feven hundred and seventy-nine, in fuch manner as by the said claufe in the faid firftmentioned act is directed.

II. Provided always, That nothing herein contained fhall This act not extend, or be conftrued to extend, to make good any fuch to extend to deeds, etc. deed, will, or lease, already made and not inrolled, of the want the validity of inrollment whereof advantage fhall have been taken on or whereof has before the second day of June, one thousand seven hundred and been brought seventy-feven; but every fuch deed, will, or lease, shall remain in question of fuch force and effect only, as the fame would have had if this before June 2, act had never been made, and of none other force and effect.

1777.

account of the

III. And whereas many purchases made by proteftants may be in Purchases danger of being impeached or called in queftion, in regard that some made by prodeeds or wills, through which the title thereto is derived, ought to teftants not to have been inrolled according to the faid acts, but have not been fo in- be avoided, on rolled; be it therefore further enacted by the authority aforefaid, title-deeds not That no purchafe made for full and valuable confideration of any having been manors, meffuages, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or of inrolled, etc. any intereft therein, by any protestant or protestants, and merely and only for the benefit of the proteftants, fhall be impeached or avoided, for or by reason that any deed or will, through which the title thereto is derived, hath not been inrolled as required by the said acts, fo as no advantage was taken of inrollment thereof before fuch purchase was made, and fo as no decree or judgement hath been obtained for want of the inrollment of fuch deeds or wills.

IV. Provided alfo, That nothing herein contained fhall ex- This act not tend, or be construed to extend, to make good any grant, leafe, to make good or mortgage, of the advowfen or right of prefentation, collation, any grant of nomination, or donation, of and to any benefice, prebend, or prefentation the right of ecclefiaftical living, fchool, hofpital, or donative, or any avoidance to any benethereof, made by any papist, or perfon profeffing the popith re- fice, etc. in trust for any ligion, in truft, directly or indirectly, mediately or immediately, by or for any fuch papift, or perfon profeffing the popish religion, whether fuch truft hath been declared by writing or not.

CA P. XLVII.

An act to amend fuch part of an act, made in the forty-third year of the reign of Queen Elifabeth, intituled, An act for the relief of the poor, as relates to the binding of parish apprentices.

papist,

WHEREAS in and by an act, made in the forty-third year of Preamble. WH the reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An act for the relief of the poor,) it was enacted, That it should be lawful for the recited. church

A&t 41 Eliz..

churchwardens and overfeers therein mentioned, or the greater part of them, by the affent of any two justices of the peace, to bind the children of all fuch parents who shall not, by the faid churchwardens and overfeers, or the greater part of them, be thought able to keep and maintain their children, to be apprentices, where they fhall fee convenient, till fuch man-child fhall come to the age of four and twenty years, and fuch woman-child to the age of one and twenty years, or day of marriage: and whereas it has been found by experience, that the faid term reSpecting men-children is longer than is necessary, and that if fuch manchild was bound to be an apprentice only till he came to the age of one and twenty years, all the benefits intended by the faid act would be preferved, the hardships brought on fuch parish apprentices, by the length of their apprenticeship, would be avoided, and the good harmony between master and apprentice would be better maintained; may it therefore please your Majesty 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 present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, No child ap. That, from and after the paffing of this act, when any manprenticed by child thall be bound to be an apprentice by virtue of and under the authority of the faid act, made in the forty-third year of to continue an Queen Elizabeth, fuch child fhall be bound to be an apprentice apprentice for no longer term than till such child fhall come to the age of twenty-one years.

virtue of the recited act,

after the age

of 21.

CA P. XLVIII.

An act for impowering the mayor, aldermen, and commons, of the city of London, in common council affembled, to raife. upon the credit of the furpluffes to arife out of a certain fund, commonly called the orphans fund, the fum of forty thousand pounds, towards difcharging the debt incurred in rebuilding the gaol of Newgate, and a feffions-house adjo1ning, and for completing the faid gaol, and building an infirmary thereand other the purposes therein mentioned.

to;

Preamble. Recital of acts 5 and 6 Gul. & Mar. 21 Geo. 2, 29 Geo. 2. and 7 Geo. 3. On July 5, 1766, 58,500l. wanted to complete Black-friars bridge, etc. 7.500l. for embanking the Thames; 30,000l. for redeeming the tolls of London-bridge; 50,000l. for building Newgate, and 10,000l. for repairing the Royal Exchange. Recital of the powers granted to the corporation of London by the A&t of 7 Geo. 3. 156,000l. to be borrowed, at 31. 10s. per cent. per ann. for the purpoles before-mentioned. The fund established by act 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar. charged with the payment of monies thentofore borrowed, and also the said tum of 156,000l. And to render the said fund fufficient to pay off the faid debts, the duty of 6d. per chaldron on coals and culm was further continued for 46 years, etc. The order in which the different payments were to be made out of the fund. How the furpluffes were to be disposed of. Court of aldermen were to give fix months notice of their intention to pay the respective fums borrowed, or to redeem the annuities, etc. In cafe of any deficiency in the faid fund, the fame to be fupplied out of the chamber of London. Recital of the progress made in building a new gaol, and the expence thereof. An infirmary wanted. Common council impowered to complete the new gaol, and to build an infirmary adjoining thereto; and for that purpose to raise 40,000l. upon the orphans fund. Contributors to be intituled to redeemable annuities at 4l. 10s. per cent. per ann. Common council to give bonds for such annuities, affignable by indorsement. The annuities to be charged on the orphans fund. Surpluffes of the faid fund how to be applied. Upon fix months notice of redemption of annuities, and

and tender of the money, the annuities to cease; but the principal to be ftill payable. Deficiencies in payment of intereft, to be supplied out of the chamber of London. The 40,000l. to be applicable only for the purposes of this act : The furplus (if any) to be applied to increase the fund. Chamberlain to keep accounts of receipts and disbursements. Common council impowered to appoint officers; and allow them falaries. Officers concerned in the receipt of money to give fecurity. Penalty on officers milapplying any of the faid monies. City anfwerable in case of any mifapplication by them. Amerciaments, etc. against the city to be applicable to the uses of this act, and not to be discharged, etc. Disbursements of the 40,000l. to be included in the chamberlain's annual account. Bonds, etc. not able to any duty. Tais act not to affect any of the city's prelent creditors Prifoners may be removed. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Trebie colts. Public act.

CA P. XLIX.

An act for applying the sum of one thousand pounds, to arise out of the furpluffes of a certain fund commonly called the Orphans Fund, for the purpose of opening communications between Wapping street and Ratchff-highway, and between old Gravel-lane and Virginia-street, within the arishes of Saint George and Saint John of Wapping, in the county of Middlesex,

Preamble. Recital of 17 Geo. 3. C. 22. and act 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar. City of London to pay 45l. per annum to the treasurer of the commiffioners under the first recited act. Bonds to be given for fecuring the payment of the annuity, and delivered to the treasurer. Bonds to be numbered, and may be fold. Application of the money arifing by fuch fale. Holders of bonds may bring actions thereon. Annuities to be redeemable by the city on fix months notice. Orphans fund charged with the annuities. Pub. lick act.

CA P. L.

An act for applying the fum of one thousand five hundred pounds, to arise out of the furpluffes of a certain fund, commonly called the Orphans Fund, for the purpose of widening certain avenues leading into Ĝoodman s Fields, in the county of Middlefex.

Preamble. A&t 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar. recited. City of London to pay an annuity of 671. 10s. to the commiffioners; and for that purpose to issue bonds under their common feal. Value and condition of the bonds. Bonds to be be numbered, and may be fold. Application of the money arifing from fale thereof. Annuities to be redeemable by the city on fix months notice. The orphans fund charged with the payment of the annuities Perfons advancing money to pay expences of this act, to be allowed intereft for the fame. Publick act.

CA P. LI.

An act for applying the fum of four thousand pounds, to arife out of the furpluffes of a certain fund, commonly called the Orphans Fund, towards completing the paving of the town and borough of Southwark, and certain parts adjacent, in the county of Surrey.

Preamble. Recital of act 6 Geo. 3. and act 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar. City of London to pay an annuity of 180l. to the commiffioners under the first recited act; and for that purpose to iffue bonds under their common feal. Value and condition of the bonds. Bonds to be numbered, and affignable by indorsement. Application of money arifing from the bonds, Annu. ities to be redeemable by the city on fix months notice. The orphans fund charged with the payment of the annuities. Intereft of 41. 10s. per cent. to be allowed for money advanced to pay the expences of this act. Publick act.

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