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 A. D. 1 7 14. Anno primo Georgit Regis. Star. 2. C. 23. 65 jr the Purpofes in the f;iid firft recited Aft mentioned, with fuch Powers and Authorities as in the fame Afty Ann. c. «, ' or more of them, and they were thereby authorized and required to meet, from Time to Time, as often ' as there fhould be Occafion, either with or wichout Adjournments, and to enquire and inform thetn- ' felvcs of all and every the Matters and Things therein committed to them, or any five or more of them, 9 Ann - c> **■ ' in or by the faid firft recited Aft, or by that prefent; ' Aft intended to be by them performed, until they ' fhould have completed and fmifhed the fame : And it was thereby further provided and enacted, That ' it fhould and might be lawful, to and for her faid late Majefty, her Heirs and Succcflbrs, at any Time ' der the Great Seal of Great Britain, to nominate, conftitute and appoint fuch Perlbns to be Commif- ' fioners to execute all and every the Powers in the faid feveral Acts mentioned, as her faid late Majefty 10 Am. c. :r, ' fliould think fit ; and from fuch Appointment fo made, the Powers granted by the faid Aft of the tenth ' Year of the Reign of her faid late Majefty, to the Commiffioners in the former Letters Patent, fhould '* dutiful and loyal Subjefts, the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament affembled, being zealous to 4 provide fuch Supplies as may enable your Majefty to purfue your pious and gracious Intentions, to pro- ' videfer- the Maintenance of the Minifters who are to attend the Service of God in the new Churches to '* be erected, purfuant to the Lid recited Afts of Parliament, in or about the Cities of London and TVeJl- ' minlrer, and Suburbs thereof, for the Honour of the Church of England, and the Advancement of our 4 Holy Religion, do moft humbly prefent to your Majefty the feveral Impofitions, Rates, and Dttties King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Tempo- Impofition on ral and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That for all Coals 3nd Cu ^ rn Sort of Coals and Culm which, from and after the twenty- feventh Day of September one thoufand feven p ° "^ Loo'doT hundred -and twenty-four, and before the twenty-eighth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and &Ci f rom Sept.' twenty-five, fhall be imported and brought into the Port of the City of London, or the River of Thames, 27, 1724, to within the Liberty of the faid City upon the fame River, there fhalt be paid to his Majefty, his Heirs and Se V l - aS » l ~*S- Succeffors, by way of Impofition thereupon, over and befides all other Impofitions and Duties, according F ° r f he St2tures to the Rates hereafter mentioned, that is to fay, For all fuch Sorts of Coals and Culm as are ufually fold q^" 8 fa.^ by the Chalder, for every Chalder thereof, containing thirty-fix Bufhels, // z /W;>g/?<?r Meafure, the Sum of Note o'n 6 & 7 three Shillings ; and for fuch Sort of Coals as are fold by the Tun, for every Tun thereof, containing w. 3. c. iS. twenty hundred Weight, the Sum of three Shillings : Which faid refpeftive Sums of three Shillings for The Ra ^ s - every Chalder of Coaly and Culm, and Tun of Coals, fhall from Time to Time, during the Term be-^° b be ™'^'5' c ' fore-mentioned, be railed, le ied, collected and paid to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succellors, in the fame noyir in Force. Manner, Method and Form, and at fuch Places, and by fuch Rules, Ways and Means, and under fuch Penalties and Forfeitures as are mentioned, expreffed and referred' unto, in and 'by any Aft, Law, or^.';";'™', g'^ Statute, Afts, Laws or Statutes now in Force, for raifmg, levying, collecting, or anfwering any other g? f ; L' °r ar '. Duty or Duties now payable to his Majefty for or upon any Coals or Culm whatfoever, imported or iter 22 Geo. 2. brought Coaftwife into the faid Port of London; and that all and every the Powers, Authorities, Penal- c 37- 30 C«. . ties, Forfeitures, Difabilities, Articles, Rules and Claufes in the fame Afts, Laws, and Statutes, br'any 2, c ' z 9-f- zS ' of them, mentioned or contained (except fuch and fo much of them for and concerning which it is other- wife provided in this prefent Aft J fhnll be of fuch Force and Effect, to all Intents and Purpofes for the railing, levying, collecting and anfwering the Impofitions hereby granted, for and during the faid Term herein before limited, as if the fame were particularly and at large let down and enafted by this Act. II, And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every fuch Sum and Sums of The Money i e Money, which fhall be raifed, collected and levied by virtue of this Act (the neceffary Charges of railing, be brought into managing and accounting for the fame excepted) fhall, from Time to Time, be brought and paid into the the Exchequer, Receipt of Exchequer, and by Force and Virtue of this Aft, are and fliall be appropriated for and to- and appror-mteij wards the providing due Maintenances for the Minifters to attend the Service of God in the new Churches a r l ^ e ??[!""*" to be erected in and about the Cities of London and Wejlminjitr, and Suburbs thereof, purfuant to the faid Minifters. recited Afts of Parliament, and fhall for that Purpofe be iflued, applied and, difpofed in fuch Manner, as Faft'of this fhall hereafter be direfted by Parliament. Monej fcovy to l e Ty.lw. . .'.'..... »3 'Geo. 3;. c. 10. 1 . c~t, 1. i VoL.'y. k hi.
 * - are expreffed ; and further reciting, that the (aid Commiffioners did apply themfelves to the Execute ■■!
 * of the Powers therein mentioned, but could not perfect within the Time limited what was by th Paid
 * Act intended ; it was therefore enafted by the laid Act of the tenth Year of the Reign of her faid late
 * Majefty, That notwitbftanding the Time limited by the faid Lett.-rs Patent was expired, it fhould and
 * might be lawful, to and for the faid Commiffioners fo appointed by the faid Letters Parent, or any five
 * before the twenty-ninth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, by Letters Patent un-
 * determine : And whereas her faid late Majelty did, in purfuance of the faid laft recited Aft, by Letters
 * Patent under the Great Seal of Great Btitain, bearing Date on or about the feven and twentieth Day of
 * September one thoufand feven hundred and twelve, nominate, conftitute, and appoint feveral Perfons to
 * be Commiffioners for the Purpofes in the faid recited Afts mentioned ; and that they, or any five or more
 * of them, fhould do, perform and execute all and every the Powers, Matters and Things in and by the
 * faid recited Afts, and either of them, appointed to be done and performed : We your Majefty's mod
 * herein, after mentioned, and do befeech your Majefty, that it may be enacted ;' and be it enafted by the Additional