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 A. D. lyoy* Anno fexto AnntE Reginas. C. 8. 281 this AS:, in as full and ample Manner as if fuch OfEce or Offices were in the Hands of a fingle Perfoti. Provided, that if there be no Lord High Treafurer of Great Britain, and the Office of Treafurer of the Exchequer fhall be in Commiffion, then the firfl: in that Commiffion flxall be one of the Lords Juflices of Great Britain. XXV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Pcrfon, who fhall have in his Perfons in office, own Name, or in the Name of any Perfon or Perfons in Truft for him, or for his Benefit, any new Office &c.madeincapa- or Place of Profit whatfoever under the Crown, which at any Time fince the five and twentieth Day of °ft"=i"g«'^'^- OSiober in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and five, have been created or ereiEted, or ^^^ hou"/" °f hereafter (hall be created or eredled, nor any Perfon who fhall be a Commiffioner, or Sub-Commiffioner commonst ° of Prizes, Secretary or Receiver of the Prizes, nor any Comptroller of the Accounts of the Army, nor any Commiffioner of Tranfports, nor any Commiffioner of the Sick and Wounded, nor any Agent for any g ^ q^^ ^^ Regiment, nor any Commiffioner for any Wine Licences, nor any Governor or Deputy Governor of any Siat. 2. c' 56. of t!ie Plantations, nor any Commiffioners of the Navy imployed in any of the Out-Ports, nor any Per- NoPenficnerfor fon having any Penfion from the Crown during Pleafure, fhall be capable of being elected, or of fitting or ^^"'^ "'^U fit in votins as a Member of the Houfe of Commons in any Parliament which fhall be hereafter fummoned and '^^^''"'f' ^'=- nolden. c. ^i. XXVL Provided always, That if any Perfon being chofen a Member of the Houfe of a Commons, fhall accept of any Office of Profit from the Crown, during fuch Time as he fhall continue a Member, his Elec- Accepting Oifice tion fhall be, and is hereby declared to be void, and a new Writ fhall iffue for a new Eleftion, as if fuch Me^b *rj''^ * pcrfon fo accepting was naturally dead. Provided neverthelefs. That fuch Perfon fhall be capable of being tio„ ^Jj. g^^ again eledled, as if his Place had not become void as aforefaid. may be again ' XXVIL Provided alfo, and be it enafted. That in order to prevent for the future too great a Number eiefted. of Commiffioners to be appointed or conflituted for the executing of any Office, that no greater Number '^° Office to be of Commiffioners fhall be made or conftituted for the Execution of any Office, than have been imployed ^"""commif" in the Execution of fuch refpeftive Office at fome Time before the Firfl: Day of this prefent Parliament. "oners."'" XXVin. Provided alfo, That nothing herein contained fhall extend, or be conftrued to extend to any Not to extend to Member of the Houfe of Commons, being an Officer in her Majefty's Navy or Army, who fhall receive Officers in the any new, or other Commiffion in the Navy or Army refpeilively. Navy or Aimy, XXIX. And be it further enafted. That if any Perfon hereby difabled, or declared to be incapable to p„rcns difabled fit or vote in any Parliament hereafter to be holden, fhall neverthelefs be returned as a Member to ferve if returned as ' for any County, Stev/artry, City, Town, or Cinque Port, in any fuch Parliament, fuch Eleftion and Members, fuch Return are hereby enaiSted and declared^to be void to all Intents and Purpofes whatfoever ; and if any Perfon Eleftmn and Re- dlfabled, or declared incapable by this Ait to be eleflred, fhall after the Diflblution or Determination of this '"'^" prefent Parliament prefume to fit or vote as a Member of the Houfe of Commons in any Parliament to be hereafter fummoned, fuch Perfon fo fitting or voting fhall forfeit the Sum of five hundred Pounds, to be Penalty on fit- recovered by fuch Perfon as fnall fue for the fame in England, by AcSion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Infor- ting. ination, wherein no Eflbin, Proteftion or Wager of Law fhall be allowed, and only one Imparlance. XXX. And be it further enacted and declared, That every Perfon difabled to be elected, or to fit or vote in the Houfe of Commons of any Parliament of England, fhall be difabled to be elected, or to fit or vote in the Houfe of Commons of any Parliament of Great Bj-itain. XXXI. And be it further enacSted, by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon, who now is a Com- ^° Commif- miffioner for difpofing the Sum of three hundred ninety-eight thoufand and eighty-five Pounds ten Shillings, Equivalent dif- and all other Sums arifing to ■S^z/rtW by Way of Equivalent, upon the Agreements, and to the Purpofes abled from being mentioned in the Articles of Union of the two Kingdoms, fhall, for, or by Reafon of luch Commiffion, clefled. or any other Commiffion for difpofing the laid Equivalent, or any Part thereof, or the Execution of any Scefanhr c. 14. fuch Commiffion, or any Thing relating thereunto, be difabled from being eledled a Member of Parlia- «'""' S^ii-. r. 15. ment, or fitting or voting as fuch in this or any future Parliament. CAP. VIII. An A(5l for incouraging the Dreffing and Dying of Woollen Clothes within this Kingdom, by laying a Duty upon Broad Cloth exported "White. ' I. Wf HEREAS it has been found necefTary towards fupporting the Woollen Manufa£ture of this 4-^''- 4- ^- -• ' W Kingdom, that Woollen Cloth, commonly called Broad Cloth, be exported White:' Now, J"^' '^'^'^' ' ^^ to the Intent that fuch Exportation rnay not be prejudicial to the Dreffing or Dying of Woollen Clothes be"paid° for every within this Kingdom, We your Majefty's moll dutiful Subjefts the Commons of Great Britain in Par- Broad Cloth ex- . liament alTembled, do humbly pray yourMajefty that it may be enafted ; and be it enafled by the Qiieen's ported. i Commons, in this prefent Parliament alTembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That a Duty of five ?'"" ^n"^ c. 6. j Shillings fliall be paid to her Majefty, her Heirs and SuccefiTors, for every white woollen Cloth, com- and^pcr"peruat'ed' monly called Broad Cloth, which flialJ be exported out of this Kingdom into foreign Parts. .hy 3 Geo. i.e. 6. II. And be it further enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons lliall export, or cloth (hipt be- fhip on any Boat or VefTel, in order to Exportation into foreign Parts, any v/hite woollen Cloth or Clothes,- fore Duty paid, t commonly called Broad Cloth, without firft paying the Duty aforefaid, fuch Perfon or Perfons fhall for- forfeited. ' fcit every fuch Cloth and Clothes, which fnall be fo fhipped in order to Exportation, contrary to the In- 1 tent and Meaning of this Act, or the Value of fuch Cloth or Clothes ; one Moiety thereof to her Majefty, £^,7^^L/;>'^T"-f- '■ her Heirs and Succeflbrs ; the other Moiety to fuch Perfon as fhall feize, inform, or fue for the fame. to" 7 A,m^ c''i' 10 Ann, c, 16, I Geo, I, c. 15. and /l, u Geo, I. c, 2,4. 1 Ceo, 2. c, a;. Ii Cm, z, c. iS. and iaCco. z. c. 35. Vol. IV, . O o CAP. for ears
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