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 A. D. 1719. Anno fexto Georgh Regis. C. 4. 271 ■Votes, as if the faid Abilities, Capacities, Powers, Authorities, Exemptions, Franchifes, Privileges, Profits and Advantages, and the faid Pains of Death and other Penalties, Forfeitures and Disabilities, and
 * he faid Benefit of Trade, Rules, Directions, Methods, Articles, Matters and Things were feverally re-

lated and at large re-enafted in the Body of this prefent Aft. LXII. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted, That nothing in this Aft contained fhall obftruft or Not to : under, or be Conflrued to obftruft or hinder the Payment of any Part of the yearly Sum of feven hundred ' ' -. m of houfand Founds, fettled during his Majefty's Life (which God long prefcrvc) for Support of his Majefty's a° n ' ° !;• v " [-fouthold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown, or any Part of the Annuities granted by his M ' Majelty to his Royal Highnefs the Piince of Walts, or his Truftees, out of the fame, purfuant to Afts of or the Annuii Parliament in that Behalf; or to obftruft or hinder the Payment of the yearly Sum of four thoufand Pounds to the Prints of payable by any Aft or Acts of Parliament out of Part of the faid Aggregate Fund to Sheriffs of England and Wa >« s - Wales-, for defraying the Charges of taking forth their Letters Patents for their refpeftive Offices, and palling AnrVorSJcriffs
 * heif feveral Accounts, and obtaining their Quietus's ; any Thing in this Act contained to the contrary ehirgi

lotwithftanding. ' LXIII. And whereas feveral of the Proprietors of the faid Pay-tickets belonging to the faid Lottery of Sn many of the • ' the Year one thoufand feven hundred and ten, which were not fubferibei purfuant to the faid former Aft p 'y-tickett a: ' in that Behalf, are or may be poffeiTed of as many of the faid Pay-tickets belonging to the fame Lottery, T}} n " ke ".'' ' ,: ' as (in cafe the Numbers thereof were not broken or interrupted) would entitle then feverally to an Jtitire [„ | ne l"," ' ' Annuity or Annuities for the Term of three and twenty Years above-mentioned :' It is hereby declared 1710, may be and enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in all Cafes, upon producing fuch Pay-tickets for fo much t3 '«n in, .a* if as wiil make up fuch Annuity or Annuities for the faid Term of three and twenty Years, the Bearer or'j e ^ l,rn ' c " s Bearers thereof fhall be admitted to contrail for the Price or Prices of the fame Annuity or Annuities ; and i^^upTed/ " 0t fuch Annuity or Annuities may be taken in by Purchafe or Subfcription purfuant to this Aft, as if all the Tickets for every fuch Annuity for the faid three and twenty Years were of the fame Number without being , mi. 1. upted or broken ; any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithft nding. ' LXIV. And whereas feveral of the Proprietors of the faid Pay-tickets may have fold, aliened or dif- SomeProprietors ' poled of their Intereft in one, two or three Years fucceeding Payments of fuch Pay-tickets, Part of thofe ot ' th - p /y- tic!c - ' comprehended in the faid Term of three and twenty Years:' It is hereby provided and further enafted c ' tshav!ng e r ° ld by the Authority aforefaid, That fuch Proprietors, having all the other Pay-tickets for the Refidue of the „„"' tw0 or three faid Term of three and twenty Years, may contraft for or fubferibe into the Books to be provided in pur- yearsPayments, fuance of this Aft, that whole Term of and in the faid Annuity or Annuities, and all the Pay-tickets for mayfubferibefhe the fame, paying to the Perfon or Perfons to be appointed to receive and take in the faid Pay-tickets the whokT,;trn ' &c ' ifull Amount of fuch Pay-ticket or Tickets fo fold, aliened or difpofed, in Truft to pay and fatisfy fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall have Right to and be in Poffeffion of fuch Pay-tickets, when the Money for thofe Tickets refpeftively fhall be demanded, and delivering up all the Reft of the Pay-tickets for the Term fo fubferibed for, as in this Aft is before prefcribed ; any Thing therein contained to the contrary notwith- ftanding. ' LXV. And_whereas it hath fo happened, that the Properties of feveral Tickets entitled to Benefits in Properties in the & 9- having appeared with the fame before the Managers and Direftors of the faid Lotteries within tKe Time Managers to fct- '' limited for that Purpofe:' Be it therefore enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhal] and may be tie the fame by lvwful to and for fuch of the fame Managers and Direftors as the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Trealury 25^60.1720,^0. fhall think fit to appoint in this Behalf, to fettle and adjure the Properties of any the Tickets in the faid refpeftive Lotteries that have not hitherto been fettled and adjufted ; provided the Ferfcns poffeffed of the faid Tickets, their Agents or Affigns, do appear with the fame before the fame Managers and Direftors, on or before the five and twentieth Day of December one thoufand feven hundred and twenty; and the fame Managers and Direftors, or fome or one of them, are hereby required to Certify, not only the Properties- of and in all fuch Tickets as fhall be claimed and adjufted before hem, within the Time aforefaid, but alfo of and in all fuch other Tickets, the Properties whereof have been before claimed and adjufted, but not. certified, as the refpeftive Afts in that Cafe have direfted and appointed; any Thing in the faid Afts or either of them to the contrary notwitbftanding. LXVI. Provided always, and it is hereby further enafted, That if the Sub-governor, Deputy-governor, Company not to the Direftors, Managers, Affiftants, or other Members of the faid Corporation of the Governor and Com- purchaieCrown- pany of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other Parts of America, and for encou- Money t ° r t ™ t r?ging the Fifhery, fhall upon the Account of the faid Corporation, at any Time or Times, purchafe anycrown by way ■ Lands or Revenues belonging to the Crown, or advance or lend to his Majefty, his Heirs or' Succeftbrs, of Anticipation, any Sum or Sums of Money by way of Loan or Anticipation, on any Part or Parts, Branch or Branches, Fund or Funds of the Revenues now granted or belonging, or hereafter to be granted or belonging to his Majefty, his Heirs or Succelibrs, other than fuch Fund or Funds, Part or Parts, Branch or Branches of the laid Revenues only- on which a Credit of Loan is or fhall be granted by Parliament; that then the faid Sub-governor, Deputy-governor, Direftors, Managers or Affiftants, or other Members of the faid Corporation, who fhall content, agree to or approve of the advancing or lending to his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeftors, fuch Sum or'Sums of :, oney as aforefaid, and each and every of them fo agreeing, content- ing or approving, and being thereof lawfully convicted, fhall for every fuch Offence forfeit treble the Penalty for r» Value of every fuch Sum or Sums of Money fo lent ; whereof one fifth Part fhall be to the Informer, to doing. be