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 -584 C. 26. Anno decimo Ann^> Reg'in^. A. D. 171 r. Policies of Af- LXVIII. And be it declared and further enafted, That all Deeds, Inftruments and Writings, for the ifurance defined. Payment of r.ny Sum of Money upon the Lofs of any Ship or Goods, or upon any Lofs by Fire, or for any o.hcr Purpoie for which any Writing, commonly called a Policy of Aflurance or Infurance, is or hath been ufually made, fliall be conftrued, deemed and adjudged to be Policies of Aflurance within this ■A£t, and to be charged with the Duty lait mentioned. Commiflioncrs LXIX. And be it further enafted, Tiiat the fame Duty upon fuch Policies, Deeds, Inftruments, and «f the Stamps Writings, as aforefaid, fliall be under the Government of the Commiflioners for the time being, appointed to manage thefe j.^ manage the Duties charged on ftampt Vellum, Parchment and Paper, who, or the major Part of them, are hereby required and empowered to employ the necelfary Officers under them for that Purpofe, and to caufe one or more new Stamp or Stamps to be provided, to denote the fame Duty, and to do all other Things neceffary to be by them done for the putting this Atft in due Execution, with relation to the fame Duty. . The Vellum,, LXX. And for the better fecaring the fame Duty, he it further enaAed,, That all Vellum, Parchment, &c. to be^ j,j(j Paper, upon which any. I'uch Policy fhall be written or printed, fhall, before any Name of any Perfon, th "aAui a ce^ °'" ^^y particular Day, Time, or Sum of Money fliall be written or printed therein, be brought to the be written ' Head Office fot ftamping and marking of Vellum, Parchment and Paper; and the fame Commiffioners, tJiereon. by themfelves or their Officers, flisll forthwith, upon Demand, from time to time, ftamp or mark, as this Aft directs, any Quantities or Parcels of iuch Vellum, Parchment or Paper, he or they paying the Duty hereby payable for the fame, without any Fee or Reward, and without Delay ; which Stamp or Mark to be put thereupon, in purfuance; of this AiSt, fliall be a fufficient Difcharge for the iame Duty. ■penalty for, LXXI. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfon s, v/ho fhall. Writing the Af- from and after the faid firll Day o'i AuguJ} one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, write or caufe to be -furance before written, any Name of any Perlon, or any Day, Time, or Sum of Money, in or upon fuch Policy of Af- "itainpcdjjol. ,fm-ance. Deed, Inftrument, or Writing, as aforefaid, or fign, feal, execute, or fubfcribe the fame, before itJie Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, v/hereupon the fame fliall be printed or written, fliall appear to have been fo duly ftamped or marked, that then every fuch Perfon fo offending fliall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit the Sum of five Pounds; the one Moiety thereof to her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeffbrs, ahd the other Moiety thereof, with Full Coils of Suit, to fuch Perfon or Perfons as fliall inform and fue for the fame in any of her Majefty 's Courts of Record, by Aftion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, where- in no Eflbin, Privilege, Prote£lion, orWa,er of Law fliall be allowed; and that if any fuch Policy of Affui-ance fhall, during the Term laft mentioned, be ftgned, fealed, executed, or fubfcribed, upon Vel- lum, Parchment or Paper, not appearing to have been duly ftamped or marked according to Law, that 'then and in every I'uch Cafe, there ftiaU be paid to her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeffors (over and above ■ 'No fuch Policy the Duties hereby payable) for every fuch Policy of AflTurance, the Sum of five Pounds ; and that no fuch good, till5l.be Policy of Aflurance fhall be available in Law or Equity, or be given in Evidence, or admitted in any paid to the Court, unlefs as well the faid Duty hereby charged, as the faid Sum of five Pounds fliall be firft paid to 'Dur°b 'al'f '''^ the Ufe of her Majefty, her Heirs or SuccelTors, and a Receipt produced for the fame, under the Hand ,,2y_ of the Receiver General for the time being of the Stamp Duties, or of his Deputy or Clerk, and until the Vellum, Parchment or Paper, on which fuch Policy of Affiirance is fo figned, fealed, executed, or fub- fcribed, fhall be marked or ftamped according to the true Meaning hereof; and the faid Receiver General, and his Deputy or Clerk, are hereby enjoined and required, upon Payment or Tender of the faid Duty payable by virtue hereof, and of the faid Sum of five Pounds, to give a Receipt for fuch Money, and the other proper Officers are thereupon required to mark or ftamp fuch Policy of Affurance with the proper Mark or Stamp requifite in that B.half. •'Ce'inferfeiiing LXXII. And be it further enaifled. That if any Perfon or Perfons fliall, at any time or times hereafter, iStamps Felony, counterfeit or forge any Stamp or Mark, to refemble any Stamp or Mark, which fliall be provided, made ■CivcermngSmmp OX ufcd, in purfuauce of this Adf, or fliall counterfeit or refemble the Impreffion of the fame, upon any nmics, fiefur- Vellum, Parchment or Paper, thereby to defraud her Majefty, her Heirs or Succeffors, of the Duty here- liyr 12, y^„n. by granted and made payable for or in refpe£l of fuch Policy of Aflurance, or fliall utter, vend or fell any J' '^'r' Vellum, Parchment or Paper with counterfeit Mark or Stamp thereupon, knowing fuch Mark or Stamp to "0. '" .^v&T, be counterfeit ; or if any Perfon whatfoever fliall privately and fraudulently ufe any Stamp or Mark, which r. 19. /ffl. 48. fliall be provided or ufed in purfuance of this Aft, fo as thereby to defraud her Majefty, her Heirs or Suc- ■6 Geo. I. c. 21. ceffors, of the Duty hereby granted for fttch Policy of Afliirance, then every fuch Perfon fo offending, and II Gm. I. c. %. being thereof convicted in due P'orm of Law, flball be adjudged a Felon, and fufter Death as in Cafes of Fe- "f;«'°2''/' "' '°"y' w'f'i""'^ Benefit of Clergy. ■ . . ■ j6 <j-o. 2. f, 26. 29 Ceo. 1. c. ^ ^ i^^t 30 Gfo. 2. f. 19 32 Geo. i. c. 35. Thcfe Duties to LXXIII. And be it further enaifed. That all other Powers, Authorities, Penalties, Forfeitures, Direc- beraued as.the [jons, Provifions, Articles, Matters and Things, which are enacted, impofed, or contained in one other rendcr«°&c"of ^^ madein this'prefent Stfiion of Parliament (wherein certain other Duties are granted upon ftampt Vel- Copvho'ld Lands, lum, Parchment and Paper) with relation to rlie Duties thereby granted and made payable, for and in ioAnn.-e, c. ig.-refpeft of any Surrender of or Admittance to any Copyhold Lands or Tenements v/ithin thofe Parts of See far thereon- Great Britain., called England, Walea., and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed, and not hereby otherwife cerning JJi'iir- dircifted or provided for, Ihall be pradiifed, applied, obferved and executed, with relation to the faid Duty «m«, 6Gfo. I. on Policies of Aflurance, in as full and ample Manner, as if the fame, and every of them, were herein 'c 27'. II Geo.' f"''y ^^^ pa:rticularly repeated and re-enaftcd with relation to the fame Duty hereby granted, 1. c. .30. 19 Gi-o 2. c, 37. 21 Geo. 2. e, 4.. 2.5 Geo 2. e. 2-6. eind 30 Geo 2. c. 3. Wot to extend LXXIV. And be ij hereby enafied and declared, That nothing in this A<£f, or in any other Aft of Par- tta Warrant^s of liament paffed for g anting any Duties upon ftamped Vellum, Parchment or Paper, fliall extend, or be 4 ^ conftrued