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c.51. ante.

Annuities here

in mentioned cancelled, and Money which

would have been applicable to Payment of Dividends to re

Pounds And Whereas an Act was passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled An Act for apportioning the Burthen 'occasioned by the Military and Naval Pensions and Civil Superannuations, by vesting an equal Annuity in Trustees for the Payment thereof: And Whereas the Charge occasioned by the said Act will Amount to the annual Sum of Two millions eight hundred thousand Pounds: And Whereas it is expedient to make • Provision for such Charge in the manner directed by the said first ' recited Act:' 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 the Sums of Sixty four millions one hundred and sixty nine thousand Pounds Three Pounds per Centum Reduced Annuities, of Seven millions one hundred and eleven thousand six hundred Pounds Three Pounds per Centum Old South Sea Annuities, of Five millions seventy eight thousand Pounds Three Pounds Ten Shillings per Centum Bank Annuities, standing in the Names of the Commissioners for main a Part of the Reduction of the National Debt, shall, from and after the Fifth Growing ProDay of April One thousand eight hundred and twenty two, be canduce of Conso-celled, and the Sums of Fourteen millions six hundred and fifteen thousand nine hundred Pounds Three Pounds per Centum Consolidated Annuities, of One million two hundred and eighty one thousand five hundred Pounds Three Pounds per Centum New South Sea Annuities, and of Two hundred and thirty one thousand Pounds Three Pounds per Centum South Sea Annuities, of the Year One thousand seven hundred and fifty one, shall, from and after the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty two, be cancelled, and the Interest or Dividends which would have been payable on the several Sums so cancelled shall from those Days respectively cease to be issued from the Receipt of the Exchequer, or to be charged upon the Consolidated Fund, and the Money which would have been applicable to the Payment thereof shall remain and be a Part of the Growing Produce of the Consolidated Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Purpose of defraying the Charge occasioned by the said recited Act of this Session of Parliament.

lidated Fund

for defraying Charge occasioned by recited Act for Payment of Naval and Military Pensions, &c.

CA P. LXIX.

An Act to enable the Judges of the several Courts of Record at Westminster, to make Regulations respecting the Fees of the Officers, Clerks and Ministers of the said Courts.

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[22d July 1822.]

WHEREAS it is expedient that some Provision should be

made for the permanent Regulation and Establishment of the Fees of the Officers, Clerks and Ministers of Justice of the several Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber, at Westminster, and of the Clerks and other Officers of the Judges of the same Courts; but the same cannot be effectually done without the Authority of 'Parliament :' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the

Lords

the Officers of

Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parli- the Judges, &c. ament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That it shall may establish and may be lawful for the Judges of the same Courts respectively Tables of Fees for the time being, and they are hereby required to take into their to be taken by Consideration as well the Reports and Recommendations made by the respective the Commissioners acting in the Execution of the several Com- Courts. missions issued under the Great Seal, in and subsequent to the Fifty fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, relating to the said several Officers, Clerks and Ministers, as also the Rights and Duties of such Officers, Clerks and Ministers, and all other Matters relating thereto and connected therewith; and it shall and may be lawful for the Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper or Lords Commissioners for the Custody of the Great Seal, together with the Master of the Rolls and the Vice Chancellor of England, or together with either of them, to establish and ordain, by their Discretion, Tables of Fees to be thereafter taken by the several Officers, Clerks and Ministers of the Court of Chancery, and by the Officers of the said Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper or Lords Commissioners for the Custody of the Great Seal, Master of the Rolls and Vice Chancellor respectively, and for any Three or more of the Judges of the said Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber respectively, to establish and ordain, by their Discretion, Tables of Fees to be thereafter taken by the several Officers, Clerks and Ministers of the same respective Courts, and by the Clerks and other Officers of the Judges thereof respectively; which Tables of Fees shall be entered or inrolled in the public Books or Records of the Courts to which they respectively relate, in such manner as the Persons establishing the same shall think fit.

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Fees so established to be the lawful Fees.

II. And be it further enacted, That the Fees so established and ordained, and no other, shall, from and after the establishment and ordaining thereof, and the Entry or Inrollment of such Tables aforesaid, and after Notice thereof given to the Officer, Clerk or Minister whom they may concern, in such manner as the Persons establishing the said Tables shall direct, be deemed and taken to be the lawful Fees of such Officers, Clerks and Ministers respectively, and shall and may be demanded, received and taken accordingly: Provided always, that if it shall happen that any Duty Courts may ap-. not provided for in such Tables shall, after the establishing and or- point reasonable daining thereof, be required to be performed by any of the said Fees in Cases Officers, Clerks or Ministers, by or in pursuance of any Act of where none are specified. Parliament or other lawful Authority, then and in every such case, and so often as the case shall happen, it shall and may be lawful for the Court whereto, or to some Judge whereof such Officer, Clerk or Minister shall belong (if the Court shall so think fit), by Rule or Order of the same Court, to be entered or inrolled as aforesaid, to appoint a reasonable Fee or Fees to be taken for the Performance of such Duty; which Fee or Fees so Deemed the appointed and no other, shall be from thenceforth deemed to lawful Fees. be the lawful Fee or Fees for the Performance of such Duty, and shall and may be demanded, received and taken accordingly.

III. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful Duties of Offifor the Persons by whom such Tables shall be established as afore- cers and Clerks said, in and by the same Tables or otherwise, and for their Suc- may be regulated. 3 GEO. IV. D d

cessors,

Act not to ex

ors or Attornies.

cessors, from time to time, to make such Regulations respecting the Duties of such Officers, Clerks and Ministers, as to them shall seem expedient; which Regulations shall, from the time of the Establishment, ordaining and inrolling or entering thereof, be in full Force, with respect to such Officers, Clerks and Ministers respectively.

IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing tend to Solicit in this Act contained shall extend to any Charges or Fees made or received by any Solicitor or Attorney of the same Courts, or of any of them, in respect of Business done by such Solicitor or Attorney in his Character and Profession only of Solicitor or Attorney, and not as such Officer, Clerk or Minister as aforesaid.

Extract of

Table of Fees

V. And be it further enacted, That Extracts of the Tables of the Fees so ordained and established as aforesaid, shall be kept to be hung up. hung up in some conspicuous Part of the Office or Place of Business of the Officer, Clerk or Minister respectively, whom the same may concern.

Compensations where Loss is sustained, reported to the King.

VI. And be it further enacted, That in case it shall appear to the Persons by whom the said Tables shall be established and ordained, or to their Successors respectively, that in consequence of the Regulations aforesaid, or any of them, Compensation ought to be made to any of the Officers, Clerks or Ministers aforesaid, for any Loss which he may sustain by reason thereof, it shall be lawful for the Persons by whom the said Tables shall be established and ordained as aforesaid, or their Successors respectively, and they are hereby required, to report to His Majesty their Opinion and Recommendation as to such Compensation to be made to such Officers, Clerks and Ministers respectively.

CAP. LXX.

An Act to continue, until the Fifth Day of January One thou-
sand eight hundred and thirty three, an Act of the Thirty
seventh Year of His late Majesty, for suspending the Oper-
ation of an Act of the Seventeenth Year of His late Ma-
jesty, for restraining the Negociation of Promissory Notes
and Bills of Exchange, under a limited Sum, in England.
[22d July 1822.]

17 G.3. c.30.

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27 G.3. c.16. 37 G.3. c.32.

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WHEREAS an Act was passed in the Seventeenth Year

of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, for restraining, for a limited Time, the Negociation of Promissory Notes and Inland Bills of Exchange for Twenty Shillings, or any Sum of Money above that Sum and under Five Pounds: And Whereas the said Act was, by an Act passed in the Twenty seventh Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, 'made perpetual: And Whereas by an Act passed in the Thirty 'seventh Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, the said first ' recited Act, so far as the same relates to the making void of Promissory Notes, Drafts or Undertakings in Writing, payable ' on Demand to the Bearer thereof, for any Sum less than the Sum of Five Pounds in the Whole, and also to the restraining the publishing or uttering and negociating of any such Notes, Drafts or Undertakings as aforesaid, was suspended until the First Day of May then next: And Whereas the said Act of the Thirty

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'seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty hath by several subsequent Acts been continued and is now in force until Two Years after the Expiration of the Restriction upon Payments in Cash by the Bank of England; and it is expedient that the 'same should be further continued;' 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 the said Act of the Thirty seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, so far as the same suspends the said Act of the Seventeenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, shall be further continued until the Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.

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CAP. LXXI.

37 G.3. c.32.

so far as
17 G.3. c.30.
suspends
continued.

convicted of

An Act to prevent the cruel and improper Treatment of Cattle. [22d July 1822. HEREAS it is expedient to prevent the cruel and improper Treatment of Horses, Mares, Geldings, Mules, Asses, Cows, Heifers, Steers, Oxen, Sheep and other Cattle :' May it therefore please 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 if any Person or Persons shall Magistrates wantonly and cruelly beat, abuse or ill treat any Horse, Mare, empowered to Gelding, Mule, Ass, Ox, Cow, Heifer, Steer, Sheep or other inflict a Penalty Cattle, and Complaint on Oath thereof be made to any Justice of on Persons the Peace or other Magistrate within whose Jurisdiction such cruel Treatment Offence shall be committed, it shall be lawful for such Justice of of Cattle. the Peace or other Magistrate to issue his Summons or Warrant, at his Discretion, to bring the Party or Parties so complained of before him, or any other Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate of the County, City or Place within which such Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate has Jurisdiction, who shall examine upon Oath any Witness or Witnesses who shall appear or be produced to give Information touching such Offence, (which Oath the said Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate is hereby authorized and required to administer); and if the Party or Parties accused shall be convicted of any such Offence, either by his, her or their own Confession, or upon such Information as aforesaid, he, she or they so convicted shall forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding Five Pounds, nor less than Ten Shillings, to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors; and if the Person or Persons so Penalty not convicted shall refuse or not be able forthwith to pay the Sum for- paid. feited, every such Offender shall, by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of some Justice or Justices of the Peace or other Magistrate within whose Jurisdiction the Person offending shall be convicted,

be committed to the House of Correction or some other Prison Imprisonment. within the Jurisdiction within which the Offence shall have been committed, there to be kept without Bail or Mainprize for any Time not exceeding Three Months.

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Limitation of
Complaint.

Proceedings not to be quashed for Want of Form.

Form of Conviction.

Justices to order
Compensation

to Persons vex-
atiously com-
plained against.

II. Provided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid,. That no Person shall suffer any Punishment for any Offence committed against this Act, unless the Prosecution for the same be commenced within Ten Days after the offence shall be committed; and that when any Person shall suffer Imprisonment pursuant to this Act, for any Offence contrary thereto, in Default of Payment of any Penalty hereby imposed, such Person shall not be liable afterwards to any such Penalty.

III. Provided also, and be it further enacted, That no Order or Proceedings to be made or had by or before any Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate by virtue of this Act shall be quashed or vacated for Want of Form, and that the Order of such Justice or other Magistrate shall be final; and that no Proceedings of any such Justice or other Magistrate in pursuance of this Act shall be removable by Certiorari or otherwise.

IV. And for the more easy and speedy Conviction of Offenders under this Act, be it further enacted, That all and every the Justice and Justices of the Peace, or other Magistrate or Magistrates, before whom any Person or Persons shall be convicted of any Offence against this Act, shall and may cause the Conviction to be drawn up in the following Form of Words, or in any other Form of Words to the same effect, as the case shall happen; (videlicit),

BE it remembered, That on the

in the Year of our Lord

Day of

or Mayor or [as the case may be] either

A. B. is convicted before me, One of His Majesty's 'Justices of the Peace for other Magistrate of by his own Confession, or on the Oath of One or more credible Witness or Witnesses [as the case may be] by virtue of an Act made in the Third Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act to prevent the cruel and improper Treatment of Cattle, [specifying the Offence, and Time, and Place where the same was committed, as the case may be.]

Given under my Hand and Seal, the Day and Year above ' written.'

V. And be it further enacted, That if on hearing any such Complaint as is hereinbefore mentioned, the Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate who shall hear the same shall be of opinion that such Complaint was frivolous or vexatious, then and in every such Case it shall be lawful for such Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate to order, adjudge and direct the Person or Persons making such Complaint, to pay to the Party complained of, any Sum of Money not exceeding the Sum of Twenty Shillings, as Compensation for the Trouble and Expence to which such Party may have been put by such Complaint; such Order or Adjudgment to be final between the said Parties, and the Sum thereby ordered or How enforced. adjudged to be paid and levied in manner as is hereinbefore provided for enforcing Payment of the Sums of Money to be forfeited by the Persons convicted of the Offence hereinbefore mentioned. VI. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Action or Suit shall be brought or commenced against any Person

Limitation of
Actions.

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