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 A.D. IJ2I. Anno o&avo Georgii Regis. C. 20. 393 XI. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That as well all and every the faid Exche- Bills made forth quer-Bills to be made forth by Virtue of this Act, until the difcharging and cancelling the fame, purfuant "Remaining to the Provifo herein after contained in that Behalf, as alfo all and every of the Excheque. -Bills made £" takmbtRe? forth by Virtue of any former Act or Acts of Parliament, and remaining from Time to Time undifcharged, ceivcrs, &c. at 1 until the difcharging or cancelling the fame, fhall and may jointly or feverally be received and taken by, current, till dif- and fhall pafs and be current, to all and every the Receivers and Collectors in Great Britain, of the Cu- «h«g«d. ftoms, Excife or any Revenue, Supply, Aid or Tax whatfoever already granted, due or payable, or which fhall or may be hereafter granted due or payable to his Majcfty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, and alfo at the Receipt of the Exchequer, from the faid Receivers or Collectors, or from any other Perfon or Pcr- fons, Bodies Politick or Corporate whatfoever, making any Payments or Loans there to his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, for or upon any Account, Caufe or Occafion whatfoever, according to the Purport • and true Meaning of this Act ; and that fuch of the fame Bills, as fhall be received at the Exchequer, fhall And feeured a> and may be locked up and feeured as Cafh, according to the Courfe of the Exchequer, fettled and eftablifh- c, a<n in the Ex - ed by Law, for locking up and fecuring Money in Specie received there ; and that all and every the Re- che i uer - ceivers and Collectors in Great Britain, of the Cuftoms, Excife or any Revenue, Aid, Tax or Supply Receivers to pay whatfoever already granted, due or payable, or which fhall or may hereafter be granted, due or payable Monies (if re- to his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, fhall, and they are hereby directed and required, out of any cur- 5?j£ d ) forfuch rent coined Money as fhall then be in his or their Hands, of fuch Revenue, Aid, Tax or Supply, to pay fuch of the fame Bills as fhall be brought to them refpedtively, by any Perfon or Perfons denting to have Money for the fame ; and in cafe any fuch Receiver or Collector fhall refufe or neglect to exchange fuch Bill or Bills for ready Money, by the Space of twenty-four Hours, then the Perfon or Perfons demand- ing the fame, fhall or may bring an Action of Debt, or on the Cafe, for the Principal and Intereft Mo- nies due upon fuch Bill or Bills, againft fuch Receiver or Collector having Money in his Hands as aforefaid, in which Action the Plaintiff fhall or may declare that fuch Receiver or Collector is in- debted to fuch Plaintiff in the Money demanded upon every fuch Bill, according to the Form of the Sta- tute, and hath not paid the fame, which fhall be fufficient; and the Plaintiff in every fuch Action fhall OriBefirfJ recover againft the Receiver or Collector, not only the Monies fo refufed or neglected to be paid, but alfo f 1 *™J ft ™? y f his full Cofts of Suit, and fuch Receiver or Collector fhall be fubject and liable thereunto, and in fuch cofts": Suit. ™ Action no EfToin, Protection, Privilege or Wager of Law fhall be allowed, or more than one Imparlance; and upon Payment of the Monies fo to be recovered, the Plaintiff, his Executors or Afligns, fhall deli- ver up fuch Bills to the Defendant, his Executors or Afligns. XII. And be it further enacted, That as any of the faid Bills fhall, at any Time or Times hereafter, u pon Payment within the refpedtive Times during which they fhall be jointly or feverally current, purfuant to this or or Loan of Bills any former Act, be paid or lent into the Exchequer by any of his Majefty's Receivers, or other Perfon or lnt0 theExche- Perfons, Bodies Politick or Corporate, making any Payments or Loans at that Receipt, the Officers there be"ehVered"&° fhall caufe Tallies to be levied and delivered to the Payers or Lenders, as amply and effectually to all In- re ' * tents and Purpofes, as if they had made fuch Payments or Loans in Specie. XIII. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Intereft which fhall from Time to Time intereft to bear- be due upon any of the Bills fo to be current as aforefaid, fhall be allowed to all Perfons, Bodies Politick lowed, till p a y- and Corporate, paying the fame to any Receiver or Collector, Receivers or Collectors of any his Majefty's nlene » &c - Revenues, Aids, Taxes or Supplies, or by way of Exchange as aforefaid, or paying or lending the fame into the Exchequer as aforefaid, to the refpedtive Days whereupon fuch Bill or Bills fhall be fo paid, ex- changed or lent; Provided always, That no Intereft fhall run or be paid upon or for any fuch Bill or When to ceafr. Bills, during the Time that any fuch Bill or Bills fo paid, exchanged or lent, fhall remain in the Hands of any the faid Receivers or Collectors, or in the Hands of any Teller or Tellers of the Exchequer, but for fuch Time the Intereft on every fuch Bill fhall ceafe. ' XIV. And to the end it may be known for what Time fuch Bills bearing Intereft, fhall from Time Lenders, &c. to " to Time remain in the Hands of fuch Receivers or Collectors, or in the Exchequer aforefaid ;' Be it fabferibe their further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Perfon or Perfons who fhall pay any fuch Bill or Names and write Bills bearing Intereft, to any Receiver or Colle&or of any of his Majefty's Revenues, Aids, Taxes or TlmeofLoaa Supplies, by way of Exchange or otherwife, or fhall pay or lend fuch Bill or Bills, fo bearing Intereft, or payment, into the Exchequer as aforefaid, fnall at the Time of making fuch Payment, Exchange or Loan, on each Bill bearing Intereft, and fo paid, exchanged or lent, put his or their Name or Names, and write there- upon in Words at length, the Day of the Month and Year, in which he, fhe or they fo paid, lent or ex- changed fuch Bill or Bills bearing Intereft ; all which the faid Receivers and Collectors refpedtively, and alfo the refpedtive Tellers in the Exchequer, fhall take Care to fee done and performed accordingly ; to Receivers, &c. which refpective Days the faid Receivers and Collectors fhalFbe allowed again the Intereft which lie, fhe to be allowed i a - or they fhall have allowed or paid upon fuch refpective Bill or Bills, upon his or their paying the fame c "j ft £ y thcm into the Receipt of Exchequer as aforefaid. pal ' c " XV. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Bills or any of Bills may be re- thern, may be re-iffued and paid again out of his Majefty's Exchequer, and when the fame fhall be ifl'ued, &c. re-iffued or paid again out of his Majefty's Exchequer, the refpedtive Teller there, from whofe Office fuch Tellers to indorfe. Bill or Bills bearing Intereft fhall be fo re-iffued, or again paid out, fhall indorfe on the fame Bill and theD^.'&c!' Bills fo re-ilTued, in Words at length, the Day of the Month and Year, in which the fame were fo re- when re-Wued, iiTued or repaid out of the Exchequer, and alfo on what Account the fame were laft received into the Re- and on what Ac- ceipt of the Exchequer, and fign the fame, from which Time the Intereft of fuch Bill or Bills fo re- ™unt.«cei™d. ilTued or paid again, fhall revive, and fuch Bill or Bills fhall again run and pafs at Intereft, as the fame , Vol. V. Eee did revive.