one year after the termination thereof, by the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, and no longer. CAP. XXIV. An act for further continuing, until the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eight, an act made in the thirty-third year of the reign of his present Majesty, for rendering the payment of creditors more equal and expeditious in Scotland —[March 22, 1806.] CAP. XXV. An act for raising the sum of ten millions five hundred thousand pounds, by loans or exchequer-bills, for the service of Great Britain for the year one thousand eight hundred and six.-[ March 31, 1806.] Commissioners of the Treasury may raise 10,500,000l. by loans and exchequer-bills in like manner as is prescribed by the malt act of this session, c. 2. concerning loans, &c. The clauses, &c. in the said act relating to loans or exchequer-bills, (exception) extended to this act. Exchequerbills to bear an interest not exceeding threepence-halfpenny per centum per diem. Exchequer-bills, so issued, not to be received again in payment of any taxes; nor exchanged before April 5, 1807. Action not to lie for such refusal, Exchequer-bills to be repaid out of the supplies to be granted in this session. Bank of England authorised to advance 6,500,000 on the credit of this act. CAP. XXVI. An act for raising the sum of one million five hundred thousand pounds, by loans or exchequer-bills, for the service of Great Britain for the year one thousand eight hundred and six.-[ March 31, 1806.] Commissioners of the Treasury may raise 1,500,000l. by loans and exchequer-bills in like manner as is prescribed by the malt act of this session, c. 2. concerning loans, &c. The clauses, &c. in the said act relating to loans or exchequer-bills, (exception) extended to this act. Exchequer-bills to bear an interest not exceeding threepence-halfpenny per centum per diem. Exchequer-bills, so issued, not to be received again in payment of any taxes; nor exchanged before April 5, 1807. Action not to lie for such refusal. Exchequer-bills to be repaid out of the sup❤ plies to be granted in this session. Bank of England authorised to advance the said sum on the credit of this act. CAP. XXVII. An act for continuing, until the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, so much of an act made in the fifteenth and sixteenth years of his late Majesty, as relates to the landing of rum or spirits of the British sugar plantations before payment of the duties of excise.~[March 31, 1806.] So much of act of 15 and 16 Geo. 2. c. 25. as relates to the landing of rum of the British plantations before payment of excise, further continued until March 25, 1811. CAP. XXVIII. An act to continue, until the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, several laws relating to the transportation of felons and other offenders to temporary places of confinement in England and Scotland.-[March 31, 1806.] So. So much of acts of 19 Geo. 3. c. 74. and 24 Geo. 3. c. 56. as extends to authorise the removal of offenders to temporary places of confinement; and so much of 25 Geo. 3. c. 46. as authorises the removal of offenders to temporary places of confinement further continued until March 25 1813. CAP. XXIX. An act for reviving and continuing several laws of customs relating to the establishing courts of judicature in the island of Newfoundland; and to the prohibiting the exportation from, and permitting the importation to Great Britain, of corn; and for allowing the importation of other articles of provision, without payment of duty, until the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and nine; and for continuing several laws relating to the granting a bounty upon certain species of British and Irish linens exported from Great Britain, and taking off the duties on importation into Great Britain of foreign raw linen yarns made of flax; to the granting a bounty upon the importation into Great Britain of hemp, and rough and undressed flax, from his Majesty's colonies in America; and to the encouragement of the Greenland whale-fisheries; and for reviving and continuing seve ral laws relating to the regulating the prices at which corn and grain may be exported from Great Britain to Ireland, and from Ireland to Great Britain; and to the admission to entry in Great Britain of oil and blubber of Newfoundland, taken by his Majesty's subjects carrying on the fishery from, and residing in the said island; and for continuing an act of the twenty-third year of his present Majesty, for the more effectual encouragement of the manufactures of flax and cotton in Great Britain; and for reviving and continuing several laws relating to the permitting the importation into Great Britain of hides and other articles in foreign ships; and to the prohibiting the exportation from Ireland of corn or potatoes, or other provisions; and to the permitting the importation into Ireland of corn, fish, and provi sions, without payment of duty, until the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eight; and for reviving and continuing an act passed in the parliament of Ireland, in the twenty-fifth year of his present Majesty, for the encouragement of the flaxen and hempen manufactures of Ireland, until the twenty-fifth day of March, one thou sand eight hundred and twenty-seven; and for amending and further continuing an act made in the seventh year of his present Majesty, for the free importation into Great Britain of cochineal and indigo, until the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and nine. [April 2, 1806.] Act 33 Geo. 3. c. 76. for establishing courts of judicature in Newfound land, and act 39 Geo. 3. c.87. respecting the exportation and importation of corn further continued until March 25, 1809. Act 29 Geo. 2. c. 15 for granting a bounty on linen, and act 4 Geo. 3. c. 26. for granting a bounty on hemp and flax, and act 26 Geo. 3. c. 41. for the encourage ment of the Greenland fishery, and so much of act 29 Geo. 3. c. 53. as relates to the Greenland fishery, and act 43 Geo. 3. c. 78. for regulating the prices at which grain, &c. may be exported, and so much of act 43 Geo. 3. c. 68. as relates to the entry of oil or blubber, and act 23 Geo. 3 C. 77. for encouragement of flax and cotton manufactures, and act 44 Geo. 3. c. 29. for permitting the importation of hides, &c. and so much of act 41 Geo. 3. c. 36. respecting the exportation from Ireland of corn or potatoes, &c. further continued until March 25, 1808. Irish Act 25 Geo. 3. respecting the flaxen and hempen manufactures, &c. continued for twenty-one years. Act 7 Geo. 2. c. 18. respecting the importation of cochineal and indigo, further continued until March 25, 1809. Cochineal and indigo subject to the duties now payable and such as are within the limits of the East India Company's charter, not to be imported without their licence, &c. CAP CAP. XXX. An act to authorise his Majesty, until the twenty-fifth day of THEREAS the castle, town, and settlement of the Cape of WGood Hope, and the territories and dependencies thereof, are now in the possession of his Majesty; and it is expedient, under the present circumstances, that the trade and commerce to and from the same should be regulated for a certain time in such manner as shall seem proper to his Majesty, by and with the advice of his privy council, notwithstanding the special provisions of any act or acts of parliament that may be construed to affect the same; be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That, from and after the passing His Majesty of this act, it shall and may be lawful for his Majesty, by and in council, may, by order with the advice of his privy council, by any order or orders to make regube issued from time to time, to give such directions, and make lations resuch regulations, touching the trade and commerce to and specting the from the said settlement, and the territories and dependencies commerce to thereof, as to his Majesty in council shall appear most ex- and from the pedient and salutary, any thing contained in an act passed in Cape of Good year of the reign of his majesty King Charles the Second; intituled, An act for the encouraging and increasing of shipping and navigation; or in an act passed in the seventh and eighth years of the reign of his majesty King William the, & 8 W. 3. Third, intituled, An act for preventing frauds and regulating c. 22. abases in the plantation trade; or any other act or acts of parlia ment now in force, relating to his Majesty's colonies and plantations, or any other act or acts of parliament, law, usage, or custom, to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. the twelfth trade and Hope. 12 Car. 2. C. 22. ported or ex shall be for. II. And be it further enacted, That if any goods, wares, or Goods immerchandize whatever, shall be imported into or exported from ported conany place or places, part of the said settlement or its territories trary to order or dependencies, or shall be exported from any part of his in council Majesty's dominions to any of the said places; or if any feited. goods, wares, or merchandize, shall be so imported or exported) In any manner whatever, contrary to any such order or orders of his Majesty in council; the same shall be forfeited, together with the ship or vessel in which such goods, wares, or merchandize, shall respectively be imported or exported, with all methods, as her C committed, and the produce thereof shall be disposed of, paid, and applied, in like manner in the said places respectively, any law, custom, or usage, to the contrary in anywise notNothing here- withstanding: provided always, that nothing herein-contained in to affect the shall in any manner be construed to infringe the rights, privileges, privileges of the East-India and advantages, belonging to the united company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies. Company. Continuance of act. Every contributor of Jool. to be entitled to a principal of Zoo!. in the 3 per cent. consols, and 661. in the 3 per cent. reduced. III. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force until the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seven. CAP. XXXI. An act to continue, until the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seven, an act made in the forty-fourth year of his present Majesty, for empowering his Majesty to accept the services of such parts of his militia forces in Ireland as might voluntarily offer themselves to be employed in Great Britain.-[April 21, 1806.] CAP. XXXII. An act to enable the commissioners of his Majesty's treasury of Ireland to issue treasury-bills on the credit of such aids or supplies as have been or shall be granted by parliament for the service of Ireland for the year one thousand eight hundred and six; and for making forth duplicates of treasury-bills lost or destroyed.-[April 21, 1806]. CAP. XXXIII. An act for raising the sum of twenty millions by way of annuities.[April 21, 1806.] Most gracious Sovereign, WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects the com mons of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in parliament assembled, being desirous to raise the necessary supplies which we have chearfully granted to your Majesty in this session of parliament, have resolved that the sum of twenty millions be raised by annuities, in manner herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That every contributor towards raising the said sum of twenty millions shall, for every one hundred pounds contributed and paid, be entitled to the principal sum of one hundred pounds, in consolidated annuities, after the rate of three pounds per centum per annum, to commence from the fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and six; and also to a further principal sum of sixty-six pounds in reduced annuities, after the rate of three pounds per centum per annum, to commence from the fifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and six. II. And whereas, pursuant to and upon the terms and conditions expressed in the said resolution, several persons have, in books opened who have the bank of England for that purpose, subscribed together the whole of the said sum of twenty millions, to be raised by annuities; and made deposits of ten pounds per centum on the respective sums by them so subscribed to the said sum of twenty millions to be raised by annuities, with the cashiers of the governor and company of the bank of England; be it therefore enacted, That it shall and may be Contributors lawful to and for such contributors, who have made such deposits made depowith the cashier or cashiers of the governor and company of the sits to pay the bank of England, (which cashier or cashiers is and are hereby remainder of appointed the receiver and receivers of such contributions, with subscriptions out any other warrant to be had in that behalf), to advance and by instal. pay ments. unto the said cashier or cashiers of the governor and company of the bank of England, the several remainders of the sums by them respectively subscribed towards the said sum of twenty millions, at or before the respective days and times, and in the proportions herein-after limited and appointed in that behalf; (that is to say), the further sum of ten pounds per centum on or before the twenty-third day of May one thousand eight hundred and six; the further sum of ten pounds per centum, on or before the twentieth day of June then next following; the further sum of ten pounds per centum, on or before the eighteenth day of July then next following; the further sum of ten pounds per centum, on or before the twenty-second day of August then next following; the further sum of ten pounds per centum, on or before the nineteenth day of September then next following; the further sum of fifteen pounds per centum, on or before the seventeenth day of October then next following; the further sum of ten pounds per centum, on or before the twenty-first day of November then next following; the further sum of ten pounds per centum, on or before the nineteenth day of December then next following; and the remaining sum of five pounds per centum, on or before the sixteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and seven. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful Guardians for any guardian or trustee, having the disposition of the money for infants. may subscribe of any infant, to contribute and pay for or towards advancing the said sum of twenty millions, to be raised by annuities in manner aforesaid; and such infant, upon the payment of such sum or sums subscribed by such guardian or trustee, shall become a contributor within the meaning of this act, and be entitled to have and receive the annuities, advantages, and payments, in respect thereof, in such and the like manner as any other contributor; and the said guardian and trustee, as to the said sum or sums so advanced, is hereby discharged, so as the name of such infant be expressed in the receipt or receipts for such money. IV. And be it further enacted, That every contributor paying in the whole of the sums by them respectively subscribed in be allowed on respect of the said sum of twenty millions to be contributed as the whole aforesaid, at any time on or before the eighteenth day of December subscription one thousand eight hundred and six, shall be entitled to an allow-by Dec. 18, ance of so much money as the interest of each sum so paid in 1806. advance for completing his, her, or their contribution respectively c 2 shall Discount to payment of |