the Produce or Manufacture of the European Dominions of the French King, into this Kingdom; and for applying certain unclaimed Monies remaining in the Exchequer, for the Payment of Annuities on Lives, to the Reduction of the National Debt ; it is among other things enacted, that if at any time at which any Annuity or Annuities fhall become due and payable, the Produce of the feveral Duties compofing the Confolidated Fund established by the faid Act fhould not be fufficient to answer and pay all the Annuities and other Charges that fhould become due and payable on any Quarterly or other Day of Payment, the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury or the Lord High Treasurer for the time being were thereby authorized, empowered and required, out of any Money which fhould then be remaining in the Receipt of the Exchequer of Aids or Supplies that fhould have been granted for the Service of the Year in which such Deficiency should happen, to apply fuch Sum or Sums of Money as should be fufficient fully and completely to anfwer and make good fuch Deficiency, and all fuch Sum or Sums of Money fo iffued out of the said Aids or Supplies should be replaced to the Service or • Services to which the fame might have been appropriated by Parliament, out of the firft or any future Quarter's Surplus of the Duties and Revenues compofing the faid Confolidated Fund: 6 T ‹ And Whereas it is expedient that the faid Provision should be re- VI. And Whereas it may happen that the Confolidated Fund of the United Kingdom may at certain times be deficient in Amount to answer the feveral Charges thereupon arifing in Great • Britain or Ireland respectively, and it is expedient that Provifion ← should be made for making good fuch Deficiency, in cafe the fame fhould arife;' Be it therefore enacted, That if, upon making up the Accounts of the Income and Charge of the faid Confolidated Fund in Great Britain or Ireland refpectively, for the Quarters ending on the Fifth Day of April, the Fifth Day of July, the Tenth Day of October, or the Fifth Day of January in any Year, it fhall appear to the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury, that the Produce of the faid Fund is not fufficient to defray the Charges thereupon in Great Britain, or in Ireland refpectively, then and in fuch cafe it fhall and may be lawful for the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury, or any Three or more of them for the time being, from time to time, by Warrant under their Hands, to cause or direct any Number of Exchequer Bills to be made out at the Receipt of His Majefty's Exchequer in Great Britain, for fuch Sum or Sums of Money as fhall be fufficient to make up fuch Deficiency in Great Britain or Ireland refpectively; aud fuch Exchequer Bills fhall be made out in the fame or like manner, Form and Order, and according to the fame or like Rules and Directions, as are directed and prescribed in and by an Act made in the Forty eighth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Aat for regulating the iffuing and paying off of Exchequer Bills. Regulation for making good Deficiencies by iffuing Exchequer Bills. Such Exchequer Bills to be made out as by 48 G. 3. C. I. VII. And be it further enacted, That all and every the Claufes, 48 G. 3. c. 1. Provifoes, Powers, Privileges, Advantages, Penalties, Forfeitures to extend to Exand Disabilities contained in the faid recited Act made in the Forty chequer Bills eighth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, for regulating iffued under this the A&t. Intereft of fuch the iffuing and paying off of Exchequer Bills, fhall be applied and extended to the Exchequer Bills to be made out in purfuance of this A&t, as fully and effectually to all Intents and Purposes as if the faid feveral Claufes and Provifions had been particularly repeated and re-enacted in the Body of this Act. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Exchequer Bills to Exchequer Bills. be made out in pursuance of this Act fhall and may bear an Interest not exceeding the Rate of Three pence Halfpenny per Centum per Diem upon or in refpect of the Whole of the Monies refpectively contained therein. Banks of England and Ireland empowered to advance Money on the Credit of fuch Exchequer Bills, notwithstanding 5 & 6 W. & M. C. 20. Exchequer Bills for Deficiencies in G. B. to be placed as Cash in the Offices of the Tellers of the Exchequer; and to be iued for defraying Charges upon Confolidated IX. And be it declared and further enacted, That it fhall and may be lawful for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, and for the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, and they are hereby respectively empowered, to take, accept and receive the Exchequer Bills authorized to be made out in pursuance of this Act, and to advance or lend to His Majesty at the Receipt of the Exchequer in Great Britain or Ireland refpectively, upon the Credit of fuch Exchequer Bills, any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding in the whole the Sum neceffary to make good fuch Deficiency of the Confolidated Fund in Great Britain or Ireland respectively; any thing in an Act made and passed in the Parliament of England, in the Fifth and Sixth Years of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled An Act for granting to Their Majeflies several Rates and Duties upon Tonnage of Ships and Veffels, and upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors; and for fecuring certain Recompences and Advantages in the faid Act mentioned to fuch Perfons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of One million five hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the War against France, or in any other Act or Acts to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. X. And be it further enacted, That the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury for the time being, or any Three or more of them, fhall and they are hereby refpectively authorized and empowered to cause such Exchequer Bills as shall be made out in pursuance of this Act, in refpect of any Deficiency in the faid Confolidated Fund arifing in Great Britain, to be placed as fo much Cafh in the refpective Offices of the Tellers of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer in Great Britain; each and every of which Tellers fhall be feverally charged with the Proportion of the faid Bills which shall be fo placed in his Office refpectively as fo much Cafh; any Law or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding. XI. And be it also enacted and declared, That the said Exchequer Bills in the Hands of the faid Tellers fhall be locked up and fecured as Cafh according to the Course of the Receipt of the ExFund by reafon chequer in Great Britain, and fhall be taken and esteemed as fo of Deficiencies. Exchequer Bills for Deficiencies much in part of the Remains in real Money, wherewith each of the faid Tellers fhall from time to time ftand charged in common with other the Monies in the faid Receipt of the Exchequer, any Law or Ufage to the contrary notwithstanding; and it shall be lawful for the Commiffioners of His Majesty's Treasury for the time being, or any Three or more of them, to iffue and apply the fame to the defraying the Charges upon the faid Confolidated Fund remaining unpaid in Great Britain by reafon of any fuch Deficiency. XII. And be it further enacted, That the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treasury, or any Three or more of them, fhall and they are hereby authorized and empowered to caufe fuch Exchequer Bills as fhall be made out in pursuance of this Act, in refpect of any Deficiency in the faid Consolidated Fund arifing in Ireland, to be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the Credit and Account of the Teller of the Receipt of His Majefty's Exchequer, there to be iffued and applied to the defraying of the Charges upon the Confolidated Fund remaining unpaid in Ireland by reafon of such Deficiency. XIII. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That the Principal Sum or Sums of Money to be contained in all fuch Exchequer Bills to be made forth by virtue of this Act, together with the Interest that may become due thereon, shall be and the fame are hereby made chargeable and charged upon the growing Produce of the Confolidated Fund of the United Kingdom in the next fucceed. ing Quarter; and it fhall be lawful for the Commiffioners of His Majesty's Treasury for the time being, and they or any Three or more of them are hereby authorized from time to time by Warrant under their Hands to direct the Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer in Great Britain or Ireland respectively, in fuch manner as they fhall think neceffary, to iffue unto fuch Perfon or Perfons as shall be named in the said Warrants refpectively, out of the growing Produce of the Confolidated Fund of the next fucceeding Quarter, any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding in the whole a Sum fufficient to difcharge and pay off the Principal Sum or Sums of Money contained in fuch Exchequer Bills then outstanding in Great Britain or Ireland refpectively, and which may have been made out and iffued by virtue of this Act, together with all fuch Interest as may be due thereupon. arifing in Iredifpofed of. land, how to be Exchequer Bills and Intereft chargeable on Fund in the next fucceeding Quarter. the Confolidated be annually laid before Parlia XIV. And be it further enacted, That the Commiffioners of the Accounts of ExTreasury for the time being fhall from time to time cause a true chequer Bills and perfect Account in Writing to be taken attelted by the proper undifcharged to Officers of the Amount of all Exchequer Bills which shall be made out and issued by virtue of this Act, and how much thereof fhall before the making up of fuch Accounts have been paid off or dif- ment. charged, and how much thereof shall then remain undischarged; and every fuch Account fhall on or before the Twenty fifth Day of March in each and every Year be laid before both Houfes of Parliament, if Parliament fhall be then fitting, or if Parliament fhall not then be fitting, then within One Month after the Commencement of the next Seffion of Parliament. • XV. And Whereas by an Act paffed in the Twenty fixth 26 G. 3. c. 31. Year of the Reign of His present Majefty, intituled An A& for § 11. vefting certain Sums in Commiffioners at the End of every Quarter of a Year, to be by them applied to the Reduction of the National Debt, it was enacted, that all Monies what foever which should be placed from time to time to the Account of the faid Commiffioners by virtue of the faid Act, which should not be directed by any future A&t or Acts of Parliament to be applied in Payment for the Redemption of any Redeemable Public Annuities at or above Par, fhould be applied by the faid Commiffioners in Payment for the Purchase of Public Annuities below Par in the following manner; (that is to fay), that all Monies fo to be applied, which fhould have been placed to the Account of the faid Commiffioners between the Fifth Day of April in any Year and the First Day • of of May then next enfuing, should be applied to the Purchase of fuch Annuities in equal Portions, as nearly as might be, on every Day (Saturdays and Mondays excepted) between the faid First Day of May and the Fifth Day of August then next enfuing; and in like manner the Sums fo to be applied, which fhould have been placed to the Account of the faid Commiffioners between the End of any fuch Quarter and the First Day of the Calendar • Month which fhould commence next after the End of fuch Quarter, fhould be applied to the Purchase of fuch Annuities in equal Portions, as nearly as might be, on every Day (Saturdays and Mondays excepted), on which the fame fhould be transferrable between the faid First Day of the Calendar Month which should • commence next after the End of fuch Quarter and the First Day of the Calendar Month which should commence next after the End of the Quarter next enfuing: And Whereas it is expedient to alter the refpective Periods for applying all fuch Monies, and to fubftitute other Periods for the like Purpose inftead thereof, in order that the Accounts of the Application of the faid Monies fhall terminate and be rendered conformable to the Periods of terminating the feveral Accounts of the Public Revenues of the • United Kingdom;' Be it therefore enacted, That fo much of the faid recited Act as limits the Periods for applying the faid Monies fhall be and the fame is hereby repealed. XVI. And be it further enacted, That all Monies whatever which shall be to be fet apart and placed to the Account of the faid Commiffioners in the Books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, under and by virtue of the faid laft recited Act, or of any other A&t or Acts now in force for the Reduction of the National Debt, and which would be applicable between the First Day of November One thousand eight hundred and feventeen and the First Day of February One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, pursuant to the Provisions of the said Act, shall be applied by the faid Commiffioners in the Purchase of Redeemable Public Annuities, as directed by the faid recited A&t, on Transfer Days (Saturdays and Mondays excepted) between the Second Day of November One thousand eight hundred and feventeen and the Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, both Days included. XVII. And be it further enacted, That all Monies fo fet apart in every future Year fhall be applied in the manner following; (that is to fay,) all Monies fo fet apart or to be so set apart and placed to the Account of the faid Commiffioners in the Books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, due on the Fifth Day of January in every Year, fhall be applied by the faid Commiffioners in the Purchase of Redeemable Public Annuities, as directed by the said recited Act, on Transfer Days (Saturdays and Mondays excepted) between the Seventh Day of January and the Fifth Day of April then next enfuing, both Days included; and in like manner all Monies due the Fifth Day of April in every Year, and fet apart as aforefaid, shall be applied on Transfer Days (Saturdays and Mondays excepted) between the Seventh Day of April and the Fifth Day of July then next enfuing, both Days included; and all Monies due the Fifth Day of July in every Year, and fet apart as aforefaid, shall be applied on Transfer Days (Saturdays and Mondays excepted) between the Seventh Day of July and the Tenth Day of Odober then next enfuing, both Days included; and all Monies due the Tenth Day of October in every Year, and fet apart as aforefaid, shall be applied on Transfer Days (Saturdays and Mondays excepted) between the Twelfth Day of October and the Fifth Day of January then next ensuing, both Days included; and every Annual Account of the Application of all fuch Monies, and of the Public Annuities purchased with the fame, directed by the faid recited Act to be made up to the First Day of February in every Year, to be laid before Parliament; and the Auditors+ of Public Accounts fhall in future terminate upon and be made up to the Fifth Day of January inclufive in every Year; any thing in the faid last recited A&t or any other A& or Acts to the contrary notwithstanding. 6 CA P. XLIX. An Act for altering and amending the Laws of Excife with † Sic. W HEREAS by an Act made in the Thirty eighth Year of 38 G. 3. c. 89, the Reign of His prefent Majefty King George the Third, § 20. • intituled An A& for transferring the Management of the Sali Duties to the Commiffioners of Excife, and for repealing the Duties on • Salt, and the Drawbacks, Allowances and Bounties paid thereout, and for granting other Duties, Drawbacks, Allowances and Bounties thereon, all and every the Proprietor and Proprietors of every Salt Mine or Salt Pit is and are required, at least Twelve Hours before he, she or they shall at any time begin to raise or take away Rock Salt from or out of any Salt Mine or Salt Pit, to give Notice in Writing to the Officer of Excise under whofe Survey fuch Salt Mine or Salt Pit fhall be, of the particular Day and • Hour of the Day on which he, fhe or they intends or intend to begin raifing or taking any Rock Salt from or out of any fuch • Mine or Pit: And Whereas fuch Period of Twelve Hours for fuch Notice as aforefaid has been found unneceffarily long and • inconvenient;' Be it therefore enacted by The King's Moft Ex- Proprietors of cellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Salt Mines to Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament give Two in lieu affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That in lieu and instead of fuch Period of Twelve Hours, all and every fuch Proprietor and Proprietors of every Salt Mine or Salt Pit fhall give fuch Notice as aforefaid at least Two Hours before he, fhe or they fhall at any time begin to raise or take Rock Salt from or out of any Salt Mine or Salt Pit, any thing in the said recited A&t contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. of Twelve raifing Rock Salt. Hours' Notice of II. And Whereas by the faid A&t all and every Maker or 38 G. 3.c.89. Makers of Salt, and Refiner or Refiners of Rock Salt, and Pro- § 23. prietor or Proprietors of any Salt Work, is and are required, at least Six Hours before he, fhe or they fhall begin to charge his, her or their Pan or Boiler with Brine or other Preparation for making or refining Salt, to give to the Officer of Excife • under whofe Survey his, her or their Salt Work shall be, a Notice in Writing of his, her or their Intention fo to do, specifying therein the Particulars in the faid Act mentioned; and if any fuch Maker or Makers, Refiner or Refiners, or Proprietor or Proprietors fhall not begin to charge hie, her or their Pan or Boiler within the 6 • Space |