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 A. D. 1672. Anno vicefimoquinto C AROLi II. C. 9. 383 III. For the avoiding of this unnecefTary Trouble and Inconvenience to the faiJ Colleftors ; (z) Be it To whom the- enabled, and it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That during (uch Time as the CuftoiTis fhall Monicscdlcticili be in Co]le(3;ion under the Management of CommifTioners, the Monies colledlcd, levied and paid by Virtue "f"" 'hu Act of this Aft, fliall be levied, coUeaed and paid to fuch Officers as do or fliall from Time to Time collcdl "'^"'"'I" and receive the Cuftoms in the refpe6five Forts, upon the Commodities chaiged by this A<ft, and {hall be by them refpecSively anfvvered and paid to the Receiver Genera] of the Cuftoms now and for tlic Time be- ing, Vi'hofc Acquittance (hall be to them and every of them a fufRcient Diicharge for the Monies by theni paid to him, and a Certificate by them obtained yearly or oftner, from the Comptroller C?ener»l of the Ac- counts of the Cuftoms now and for the Time being, with the Allowance of the Commiffioners of the Cu- ftoms, or any three or more of them, of their having fo paid all the Monies by them received, fhall be to them and every of them a ^^ictus, and free them from all other Accounts or Trouble for the fame. Quietus, IV. And in Cafe the Cuftoms fliall be Faimed, that the Monies levied, coIle£led and paid by Virtue of this Aft, during fuch Time, fhall be coHefted, levied and paid in the reipedtive Ports, to fuch Perfons as fliaW be appointed by the Lord Treafurer, or Commiffioners of the Treafury for the Time being, to levy, coUeft and receive the fame, and be by them paid to fuch Perfon as fliall be in like Manner appointed to receive the faid Monies from them, vi'hoie Acquittance fliall be to them and every of them a fufficient Dif- chaige for the Monies by them paid to him v arid a Certilicate by them obtained yearly or oftner, from fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall be in like Manner appointed to give fuch Certificate of their having fo paid all the Monies by them received, fhall be to them and every of them a ^tietus-, and free them from all other Ac- Quiems., counts or Trouble for the faid Monies ; any Thing in the faid Adt fir the Encouragement of Coinage, or any other Law, Statute orUfage to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding., V. And it is hereby enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Monies to be levied, coUeaed' and' To he paiJ ar paid by Virtue of this Act fljall be levied, collefted and paid at the Importation of the Commodities charg- ihe importatioiii ed thereby, and that over and above all other Duties and Sums of Monies charged and payable upon tiie ot ths Coma-.o- famc, and under the fame Penalties and Forfeitures as for Non-payment of or Defrauding his Alajefty of his p'gnj'j^ Luftomsupon the faid Commodities. V!. And it is hereby further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Monies colleeSed in the re- The Money ta» fpc6live Ports by Virtue of this Aft fhall be by the refpeftive Officers v.ho Taall coUeft the fame, diftin- be kept by ii- guilhed and kept apart from all other Monies by them coUefted upon the fame Commodities, or upon any > f"** ^ other Commodity or Merchandize whatfoever, and (hall be by them refpeftively fo anfvvered and paid monthly at le.aft from the Officers of the Port of London, and quarterly at leaft from the Officers of the Out-Ports, to the Receiver General of the Cuftoms for the Time being; and whea there fhall be no fuch. Receiver General,, to fuch other Perfon as fhall be appointed as aforefaid, to receive the fame from them :■ {2) And that fuch Receiver Genera^ or other Perfon, who fhall receive the faid Monies from the Officers of the refpeftive Ports, fhall alfo keep the fame diftinft from, all other Monies whatfoever, and fo pay the fame once in every Month at the leaft into the Receipt of the Exchequer, there alfo, to be kept diftinft and. ,japart from all other Monies ar.ifing by the Cuftoms, or by any other Way or Revenue whatfoever.. VII. And laftly, Be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That for the Encouragement of the refper- i^^.^^ ^^ t},^ ' tive Officers before- mentioned, it fliall be lawful for the Lord Treafurer, or Commiffioners of the Treafury officers for col- for the Time being, to allow unto them out of the Monies ariftng by this Aft for the Services above-men- lifting it., tioned, fuch Salaries and Allov/ances as to them fliall feem meet and reafonable, fo as that the faid, Salaries f""'-'^ Frmr- and Allowances do not exceed in the Whole the Sum of twelve Pence in the Pound of the Monies col- '•'"^ '•^"'"s .lefted by this Aft. 'T';!""- ly, & M. c, 24. 12 IV, 3. c, II. 4 Ar.n. c. 22. 7 Ann, c. 24. i Geo. i. flat, ». c. 43. 9 Geo. i. c. 19.. 12 Geo. 2. c. 5. 19 Ceo. 2. e. 14, 27 fffis- 2. c, II. CAP. IX. An Aft to enable the County Palatine of Durham to fend Knights and Burg.eflies to ferve in; Parliament. ■ H E R E A S the Inhabitants of the County Palatine oi Durham have not hitherto had the Liberty, and Privilege of elefting and fending any Knights and Burgeffes to the High Court of Piirliarnent,, ' although the Inhabitants of the faid County Palatine are liable to ail Payments, Rates and Subfidies grantr ' who have their Knights and Burgeffes in the Parliament, and are therefore concerned equally with others. ' the Inhabitants of this Kingdom, to have Knights and Burgeffes in the faid High Court of Parliament of ' their ov/n Eleftion, to reprefent the Condition of their County, as the Inhabitants of other Counties,, ' Cities and Boroughs of this Kingdom have;' (z) Wherefore may it pleafe your Majefty, that may bet enafted, and he it enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice-and Affent of the Xiords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Au- thority of the fame. That from Time to Time, and at all Times from and after the End of this prefent Sefiion of Parliament, the faid County Palatine of Durham may have two Knights for the fame County, The County Pa- and the City oi Durham two Citizens to be Burgeffes for the fame City, for ever hereafter to ferve in, the latine of Dur- High Court of Parliament ; (3) to be elefted and chofen by Virtue of your Majefty 's Writ, to be awarded ham to fe,n,d two fcy the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal o( England for the Time being, in that Behalf, ^°c'^tjQ to the Lord Bifliop oi Durham, or his Temporal Chancellor of the faid County oi Durham, and a Precept to ^^^ [J{"ni two; be thereupon grounded and made by the Lord Bifliop of Durham, or his Temporal Chancellor for the Tim.e Burgeffes to, being, to the Sheriff of the faid County for the Time being ; (4) and the fame Eleftion from Time to Parliament. Time to be made in Manner and Form following, that is to fay, the Eleftions of the Knights to ferve for '^'^" '= ^'"•' the faid County Palatine from Time to Tiaie hereafter to be made by the greater Number of Freeholders ^^je^'' '" * cf "
 * ed by ParliaiTient, equally with the Inhabitants of other Counties, Cities and Boroughs in this Kingdom,..