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 A. D. lyoo.' Anno duodecimo & decimo tertio GuLiELMi III. C. lo. 6g c A P. X. An Aft for granting an Aid to his Majefty for defraying the Expence of his Navy, Guards, and Ganifons for one Year, and for other necefTary Occafions. 2S, in the Pound. LXXXIX. A ND be it enaflied by the Authority aforefaid. That no Member of the Houfe of Com- After Didolution J mons, from and after the DilTolution of this prefent Parh'ament, fliall be capable of being of 'h's P^^'^- a Commiflioner or Farmer of the Cuftoms, or of holding or enjoying in his own Name, or in the Name ™"(h'J,°i,/J"' of any other Perfon in Truft for him, or for his Uie or Benefit, or of exciting by himfelf or his Deputy, Commiffioner, any Office, Place, or Imployment, touching or concerning the farming, collecting, or managing the &c. of Cuftoms. XC And be it further enaftcd. That if any Member of the Houfe of Commons, from and after the Member execu- Diffolution of this prefent.Parliament, {hall, during the Time of his being a Member of Parliament, by '^l^g^"^«^" himfelf or his Deputy, or any other in Truft for hmi, or for his Beneht, take, enjoy, or execute any Of- ofntting. fice. Place, or Imployment, touching or. concerning the farming, managing, or colleiStingthe Cuftoms, fuch Perfon is hereby declared and enadted to be abfolutely incapable of fitting, voting. Grading as a Mem- ber of the Houfe of Commons in fuch Parliament. XCI. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the nine and twentieth No Officer of the "Dzy oi Septe?nber one tlioufand feven hundred and one, no Commiffioner, Colle6tor, Comptroller, Searcher, Cuftoms to influ- or other Officer or Perfon whatfoever, concerned or imployed in the charging, colleaing, levying or ma- of^embers ** naging the Cuftoms, or any Branch or Part thereof, fhall by Word, Meliage, or Writing, or in any other Manner whatfoever, 'endeavour to perfwade any Eledlor to give, or dilfwade any Elector from gi- ving his Vote for the Choice of any Perfon to be a Knight of the Shire, Citizen, Burgefs, or Baron, of any County, City, Borough, or Cinque Port to ferve in Parliament ; and every Officer, or other Perfon offending therein, ihall forfeit the Sum of one hundred Pounds ; one Moiety thereof to the Informer, the penalty, other Moiety to the Poor of the Parifti v/here fuch Offence fiiall be committed, to be recovered by any Perfon that fhall fue for the fame, by A£tion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any of his Majef- Farther Pnmfi. ty's Courts of Record at JVeftminJler, in which no Effoin, Protedtion, or Wager of Law, or more than "« comemhg one Imparlance fhall be allowed ; and every Perfon convidt on any fuch Suit, of the laid Offence, ^'"^ll f^^'"^^^'^ ,5 thereby become difabled and incapable of ever bearing or executing any Office or Place concerning or g^J™"!^^' relating to the Cuftoms, or any other Office or Place of Truft whatfoever under bis Majefty, his Heirs gAmi.c. 5. or Succeffors. loAnu.c. 19 j & Z3. X C«. i./r. i.f. 38&f 56. 1 Gen. 1, c. 'H. 6 Geo. a, f, 23. %Ceo,z,c,yi. gGw. a. c, 38. 11 Ceo. z. f. 24. I'^Geo.z, c. lo. i^Geo, z. c, zz. igGee, 1. c. 28. 31 Ceo. 2. ^. 14. 33 Cm. 2. e. 20. ' XCIII. And whereas by an Aft of Parliament made in the firft Year of the Reign of King Willi- 1 W.&M, ff. 1. ' AM and Queen Mary, intituled, ^n ASi for the encouraging the Exportation of Corn, it is enacfted. That '^' '*• ' all Perfons who ftiould export out of this Kingdom, into Parts beyond the Seas, any of the Sorts of ' Grain therein enumerated, when the Prices of fuch Corn at fuch Places were under the Rates therein ' the Port from whence fuch Corn was exported, upon a Certificate thereof, and Proof upon Oath, ac- ' cording to the Intent of the faid A£t, the Sum of five Shillings for every Quarter of Wheat, ground or ' unground ; three Shillings and fix Pence for every Qtiarter of Rye, ground or unground ; and two Shil- ' lings and fix Pence for every Quarter of Barley or Malt, ground or unground : And forafmuch as in ' many Ports and Places on the Coaft of this Kingdom, where fuch Corn is exfyorted to Parts beyond the ' Seas, there is not fo much Money received by the Colle£tors of the Cuftoms arifing by the Duties ' fufficient to pay or difcharge the fame, according to the Intent of the faid Aft, fo that there are great ' advantages in the Sale of their Corn in thofe Parts, and cannot have the Benefit of the faid A£t, as Remedy whereof be it ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That if the Collector of the Cuftoms of any Allowance on fuch Port fhall not have fufficient in his Hands to fatisfy and pay fuch Sum or Sums of Money (which the Exportation are or fhall be due to any Exporter, by Virtue of the faid Aft, arifing out of the Cuftoms and Duties out of Com by i w. of which it ought to be paid, upon demand, according to the Intent of the faid Adt, that then fuch Col- f ^""^'i,'^/' leftor fhall give to the Perfon dem.anding fuch Sum or Sums of Money (without Fee or Reward) a Certi- ""' ° ^ P^' " ficate under his Hand of what is due to fuch Perfon for the Corn exported from fuch Port, certifying to the Commiffioners of the Cuftoms at London, that he hath not Monies in his Hands fufficient to pay the fame ; which Certificate being affixed to the Debenture for the Corn fo exported, and being produced to the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Cuftoms at London, they the faid Commiffioners are hereby authorized and required, on demand 'by the Perfon that fhall bring the fame, to caufe the Monies thereby due to be paid in three Months by the general Receiver or Cafhler of the Cuftoms, out of fuch Monies as fhall be in his Hand, arifing out of fuch Cuftoms or Duties in the faid Port oi London, as are chargeable with the Payment of any Money for the Exportation of Corn, according to the faid Ad', witliout l"'ee or Reward ; any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithftanding. CAP.
 * fet, fliould have paid them by the Commiffioners, Farmers, or Colleftors of his Majefty's Cuftoms of
 * chargeable with the Monies given for the Encouragement of the Exportation of Corn, as is or may be
 * Arrear-s in feveral Ports, whereby the Owners of Land, and Exporters of Corn, are under great Dif-
 * others in other Places have, where fuch Allowance is duly paid, according to the Intent thereof:' For