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 A. D. 1709; Anno odavo ANNiE Regina?. C. 14. 409 ' XXXI. And whereasfeveral Officers and other Proprietors of Debentures made forth by the late Pay- Unregiftred De- ' mafter of the Army, Commiflioners for Tranfports, and by the Commiifioners of Accounts in that Be- ^^"'^^^^^^l ''* Afts of Parliament for that Purpofe :' For the Relief therefore of all fuch Officers and other Proprietors of the faid unregiftred Debentures, be it enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That it Ihall and may be law- ful to and for all fuch Officers and other Proprietors of the faid unregiilred Debentures, who have not re- giftred the fame, to regifter their Debentures on or before the nine and twentieth Day of Z)crrw/w one thoufand feven hundred and ten ; which faid Debentures being fo regiftred, fhall and are hereby intitled to all the Benefit of Intereft, and other Advantages, as if regiftred ou or before the nine and twentieth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and nine. CAP. XIV. An A£t for the better Security of Rents, and to prevent Frauds committed by Tenants, _ _^.-..^ T- T-. After the firft of FO R the more eafy and eftettual Recovery of Rents referved on Leafes for Life or Lives, Term of May 1710. no Years, at will or otherwife ; Be it enadled by the Queen's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Gou.h, scc. (hail Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament affembled, and be taken in Ex;- by the Authority of the fame. That from and after the firft Day of May which (hall be in the Year of our Jj^s'the i^a'^/t "b'- Lord one thoufand feven hundred and ten, no Goods or Chattels whatfoever, lying or being in or upon f^j^ Removal of any Mefluage, Lands or Tenements, which are or {hall be leafed for Life or Lives, Term of Years, at the Goods, &c. Will or otherwife, ftiall be liable to be taken by Virtue of any Execution on any Pretence whatfoever, pay the Land- unlefs the Party at whofe Suit the faid Execution is fued out, Ihall before the Removal of fuch Goods from lordtheRentdue, off the faid Premiffes, by Virtue of fuch Execution or Extent, pay to the Landlord of the faid PremifTes W^'j %*'„■ or his Bailiff, all fuch Sum or Sums of Money as are or fhall be due for Rent for the faid Premiffes at the, ©■ ^p'i^m! Time of the taking fuch Goods or Chattels by Virtue of fuch Execution; Provided the faid Arrears of c n. Rent do not amount to more than one Year's Rent ; and in cafe the faid Arrears fhall exceed one Year's ^J^MM.Jiat, Rent, then the faid Party, at whofe Suit fuch Execution is fued out, paying the faid Landlord or his Bai- '■ '■.^' , liff, one Year's Rent, may proceed to execute his Judgment, as he might have done before the making a^ounrto no of this Acl ; and the Sheriff or other Officer is hereby impowered and required to levy and pay to the more than i Plaintiff as well the Money fo paid for Rent, as the Execution Money. Year's Rent. n. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That in cafe any Leffee for Life or Lives, The sheriff, &c. Term of Years, at Will or otherwife, of any Meffuages, Lands, or Tenements, upon the Demife whereof to'^n 'he Xenc any Rents are or fhall be referved or made payable, fliall, from and after the faid firft Day oi May, frau- as well asthe Ex- , dulently or clandeftinely convey or carry off or from fuch demifed Premiffes his Goods or Chattels, with if "ny Le(re"&c. Intent to prevent the Landlord or Leffor from diftraining the fame for Arrears of fuch Rent fo referved ftail fraudulently as aforefaid, it fhall and may be lawful to and for fuch Leffor or Landlord, or any Perfon or Perfons by carry off Goods, him for that Purpofe lawfully impowered, within the Space of five Days next enfuing fuch conveying away *"=• '^e Lrffor, or carrying off fuch Goods or Chattels as aforefaid, to take and feize fuch Goods and Chattels where-ever ^^^ may withm the fame fhall be found, as aDiftrefs for the faid Arrears of fuch Rent; and the fame to fell or otherwife fuch Good" &c? difpofe of, in fuch Manner, as if the faid Goods and Chattels had adlually been diftrained by fuch Leffor aid fell the'fame or Landlord, in and upon fuch demifed Premiffes for fuch Arrears of Rent ; any Law, Cuftom, or Ufage as if they had to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. been diftrained. in. Provided neverthelefs, That nothing in this Aft contained fhall extend, or be conftrued to extend, Provifo, fuch to impower fuch Leffor or Landlord to take or feize any Goods or Chattels as a Diftrefs for Arrears of ^^°^' ^'^- """ Rent, w'iich (hall be fold bona fide, and for a valuable Confideration, before fuch Seizure made; any q^^,^^;^^^^"'' ■ thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. which (hall be bona fide fold before. 11 Geo z. c. 19. • IV. And whereas no Ailion of Debt lies againft a Tenant for Life or Lives, for any Arrears of Rent, Debt may be ' during the Continuance of fuch Eftate for Life or Lives,' Be it enaited by the Authority aforefaid, brought againft That from and after the faid firft Day o^ May it fhall and may be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, ha- Tenant for Liie ving any Rent in Arrear or due upon any Leafe or Demife for Life or Lives, to bring an AcSfion or Ani- ons of Dtbt for fuch Arrears of Rent, in the fame Manner as they might have done, in cafe fuch Rent were due and referved upon a Leafe for Years. V. And it is hereby further enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That all Diftreffes hereby DiftreiTes liable impowered to be made as aforefaid, (hall be liable to fuch Sales, and in fuch Manner, and the Monies to iuch Sales, arifing by fuch Sales to be diftributed in like Manner, as by an A(3: made in the fecond Year of the Rci^n """* '"  *"- of their late Majefties King William and Qtieen Mary, intituled. An M for enabling the Sale of Goods Aa'^i w^&m dif rained for Rent, in cafe the Rent he not paid in reafonable Time, is in that Behalf direfted and ap-jj-^.,. ,_' pointed. ' VI. And whereas Tenants pur outer vie and-Leffees for Years or at Will, frequently hold over the Rent in Arrear ' nation of fuch, or any other Leafes, no Diftrefs can by Law be made for any Arrears of Rent thit giL'v/ f^^' ^'^'^; ^P'" ' due on fuch refpective Leafes before the Determination thereof;' It is hereby further enaoied by the Au- ftra'ne?foi'ar'er thority aforefaid. That from and after the fud firft Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and ten, it the Deteunm.iti- fhall and may be lawful, for any Perfon or Perfons, having any Rent in Arrrar or due upon any Leafe t,nof theL'eai'e, for Life or Lives, or for Years, or at Will, ended or determined, to diftrain for fuch Arrears^ after the Vol. IV. Ggg De-
 * half authorized refpedlively, have omitted to regifter the faid Debentures within the Times limited by ^^gDcl. 1710?
 * Tenements to them demifed, after the Determination of fuch Leafes : And whereas after the DecermI- "''o.ia Leaieior