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 398 C. 20. Anno o&avo Georgii Regis. A. D. 1721. the more effectual raifing the faid Sum of one hundred two thoufand fix hundred eighty-two Pounds Tallies to be feven Shillings eleven Pence three Farthings, and applying the fame as aforefaid -, Be it further enacted ftruck for raifing by the Authority aforefaid, That the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury, or any three or more of 2 °d' 682l 'p 7 a, S t them now being, or the ^'S n Treafurer, or any three or more of the Commiflioners of the Treafury for of the 3 s q umof the Time being, (hall or may, and they are hereby enabled and impowered to caufe fuch Tallies of Pro 500,000!. . or Aflignment as aforefaid, or other Tallies, to be levied and ftricken in the Name or Names of fuch Perfon or Perfons, as they the faid Commiffioners of the Treafury, or any three or more of them, or the High Treafurer, or any three or more of the Commiffioners of the Treafury for the Time being (hall think fit to intruft in this Behalf, as Part of the faid Sum not exceeding five hundred thoufand Pounds, Perfons produ- which was intended to be raifed by the faid former Aft; and that upon the producing or tendring of fuch ting fuch Tallies Tally or Tallies to the faid Cafhier of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England for the Time theBank^r °? be ' n §' a R ece >pt or Receipts in Writing fhall be given by the faid Cafhier to the Perfon or Perfons fo to Lnd/t'o have" 6 " ke entrufted, his or their Affignee or Affigns, producing or tendring the fame; and that the Perfon or Sece'ipts, and be Perfons, his or their Affignee or Affigns, fo producing and delivering or tendring the.fame, fhall, in re- deemed Contn- fpedt thereof, be deemed and adjudged to be Contributors within the Meaning of the Act in Part before butors wnhin recited; and their Names, and the Sum contained in fuch Tallies respectively, fhall be fairly entred in s„ t A ^ 7 c Ge °' 1 ' 'the Pook or Books of the faid Controller for the Time being, and into the Duplicates thereof, to be Such Perfons 7 ' transmitted into the Office of the Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer; and that fuch Perfon or Per- upon Delivery of fons fo to be entrufted, or the Perfon or Perfons, Body or Bodies Politick or Corporate, who (as Affignee Ta'lies, &c. en- or Affigns of the Perfon or Perfons fo to be entrufted) fhall deliver up or tender fuch Tally or Tallies, titled to Annui- his OJ their Executors, Adminiftrators, Succeffors and Affigns, fhall have, receive and enjoy, and be in- meVdoned Aft titled hy tnls Act to have, receive and enjoy the refpective Annuity or Annuities to be payable for or in & c, ' refpecT: of the faid Sum of one hundred two thoufand fix hundred eighty-two Pounds feven Shillings and eleven Pence three Farthings, and every or any Part thereof, out of the yearly Fund by the laft men- tioned Act fettled and eftablifhed, and fhall have fuch and the like Eftate and Intereft therein, from the faid Feaft of Saint "John Baptift one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-one, and all other Benefits and Advantages in refpecT: thereof, as if fuch Contributions had been fpecifically made in ready Money accor- ding to that Act. Tre r ^m may XXXIII. And for the more fpeedy raifing of Money towards making good the Sinking Fund as afore- be U rair^°"po S n t0 faid, it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for fuch Tallies, &c. the f a >d Commiffioners of the Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Trea- and Affignmenis furer, or any three or more of the Commiffioners of the Treafury for the Time being, to caufe any Sum to be made or Sums of Money to be raifed upon fuch Tallies of Pro or Aflignment, or other Tallies, or upon fuch thereupon. Annuities to be payable in refpect thereof as aforefaid, by Mortgage, Sale, or otherwife, and at or for fuch Price or Prices, or at fuch Rate or Rates of Intereft, or for fuch Confiderations, as to the faid Com- miffioners of the Treafury, or High Treafurer for the Time being, fhall feem moll expedient, and there- upon to caufe any Affignment or Alignments of the faid Tallies and Annuities, or any of them, to be made to the Perfon or Perfons, Body or Bodies Politick or Corporate, who fhall purchafe the faid Tal- lies, or any of them, or the faid Annuities, or any of them, or fhall lend any Monies upon the faid Tal- lies and Annuities, or any of them, as the faid Commiffioners of the Treafury, or High Treafurer for Annuities fubjea the Time being fhall judge to be reasonable; all which Annuities in refpecT: of the faid Sum of one hun- to Redemption <] rec [ an( j t wo thoufand fix hundred eighty-two Pounds feven Shillings and eleven Pence three Farthings, ^Parliament, fhall nevertheless be Subject to fuch Redemption by Parliament, as is by the faid recited Act provided touching the other Annuities which have been or fhall be purchaled thereupon. Monies applied XXXIV. And it is hereby enacted, That all the Monies that fhall be raifed as aforefaid, for or to- to make good wards the faid Sum of one hundred two. thoufand fix hundred eighty-two Pounds feven Shillings and the Sinking eleven Pence three Farthings, as faft as the fame fhall be raifed, fhall be applied towards making good ■which Exche- the Sinking Fund as aforefaid, out of which the faid Exchequer-Bills, which were lent to the South-Sea ijuer-Biiis are to Company, as is above-mentioned, are directed to be paid off and cancelled as aforefaid j any other Law te paid off. or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding. Csncerning Ex- chequer Bills, fee farther 16 Geo, %. c. ii. 3jGeo. a, c. i, 18, ai & 2.3. 1 Geo. 3. c. i& & to. Difpofitions and XXXV. Provided always, and be it enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That all Monies lent and to Lo P ans Ca an™other be 1. ent t0. his Majefty upon one Act of this Seffioh of Parliament, intituled, An Ail for granting an Aid Monies. to b' s Majefty by a Land-Tax to be raifed in Great Britain for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hun- 8 Geo. 1. c. 1. dred.and twenty -two; and fo much Money (if any fuch be) of the Tax thereby granted, as fhall arife and • remain after all the Loans made or to be made on the Act laft mentioned, and all the Loans by that Act or any other Act of this Seffion of Parliament transferred or to be transferred to the Regifter for the faid Land -Tax, and the Intereft of the faid feveral and respective Loans, and the Charges allowable for rai- fing the faid Land-Tax, fhall be fatisfied, or Money Sufficient fhall be referved in the Exchequer to dif- charge the fame; and all the Monies to be raifed by way of a Lottery or otherwife, by Virtue of an Act 8 Geo. 1. c. 2. of this Seffion of Parliament for continuing the Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, to. raife Mo- ney by way of a Lottery for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and twenty- two,, and fo, other the Purpo-fes therein expreffed, and fo much of the fame Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry by that Act granted or continued, as fhall arife and remain (if any fuch be) after all the Payments thereby directed to be made upon Certificates.,, as well for the unfortunate as the fortunate Tickets therein. 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