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 $%2 C. 22 — 26. Anno duodecimo Georgii Regis. A. D. 1725. CAP. XXII. An Aft to continue two Acts of Parliament for repairing the Highways between JVymondham and Attlebo- rough, and from JVymondham to Hctherfet in the County of Norfolk ; the one paffed in the feventh and eighth Years of the Reign of his late Majefty King William the Third, and the other in the feventh Year of the R.ign of her late Majefty Queen Anne; and for repairing the Road from the Mouth of JVigmore-Lane to Hall-JValk Gate in Attkborough in the (aid County. P R. By this Act the Aft of 7 W 8 JV. 3. c. 26. and the private Act of 7 Ann. c. 4. are continued for twenty- one Years. [Continued by 20 Geo. 2. c. 16.] CAP. XXIII. An Act for repairing the Roads leading from the weftern Part of the Parifh of Shenfield to Harwich in the County of Effix, and the Road leading from Chelmsford in the faid County to Sudbury in the County of Suffolk, and from Margretting to Maiden in the County of EJJex, and from Colchejhr to Langham in the fame County. P R. The Toll took Place the ioi May 1726, and is to have Continuance for 21 Years. [Continued by .20 Geo. 2. c. 7.] C A P. XXIV. .An Act for repairing the Road from the City of Gloucefter to Stone, and alfo the Roads to and near Berkley, Durjley, JVotton under Edge, Stroud and Sodbury in the County of Gloucefter. P R. The Toll took Place the 24th of June 1726, and is to continue for 21 Years. [Continued by 19 Geo. 2 c. 18.J CAP. XXV. Jin A& to enable the prefent and future Inhabitants of the Eaft, North and Weft Sides or Lines of Saint James's Square, to make a Rate on themfelves for raiftng Money fufficient to clean, adorn and beautify the faid Square, and to continue the fame in Repair. PR. Truftees appointed for adorning St. James's Square. Annoying the Square by Filth, &c. forfeits 70s. Incroachments forfeit 50 /. No Hackney Coach to ply there, on Pain of io*. A Rate on the Houfes not exceeding 10s. a Foot yearly for the three front Lines. Houfes, occupied by Embaffadors, to be .paid by the Landlords. Differences to be determined by the Truftees. Truftees to appoint Collectors and Receivers. Square exempt from Scavenger's Rates. Inhabitants, &c. may advance not exceeding 6000/. by Annuities for 32 Years. Truftees may mortgage the Rates. New ones to be chofen in the -Room of Truftees deceafed. CAP. XXVI. An Act for repealing the Duty laid upon Snuff, by an Act made in the eighth Year of her late Majefty's Reign, and for ascertaining the Rates according to which the remaining Duties are to be paid, and for giving further Encouragement to the Greenland Fifhery. 8:5 Car, 2. c. 7. 4 &■ 5 W. & M, j. 17. 10 & II W. 3. c. 25 1 Ann.Jla,. r. t0, rai l e n l 16. jo Geo. I. c. 16. upon fevc. the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and ten, a new Duty of three Sailings for every Pound- Weight Avoirdupois, over and above all other Duties, was laid upon all Snuff imported or to be imported into the Kingdom of Great Britain, at any Time or Times after the fixth Day of February one thoufand ' feven hundred and nine, within or during the Term of thirty-two Years, fuch Snuff not being of the 6Geo, i.e. 4. ' Product or Manuk.-.ture of her Majefty 's Plantations ; which A dr. has been fince made perpetual : And i. 1, ' whereas it is notorious, that fince the laying of the faid new Duty, great Quantities of Snuff have been clandeftinely and fraudulently imported, and run into this Kingdom, to the Diminution of his Majefty's eech AaSAnti. c. 7. your Majefty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, bv and with relating co Snui% the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament repealed. aflemb'ed, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the thirty-fi ft Day of May in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-fix, the faid new Duty of three Shillings per Pound gAnoa:, c. 7. Weight, irnpofed by the faid recited Act of the eighth Year of her faid late Majefty's Reign, upon Snuff imported into this Kingdom as aforefaid, (hall ceafe and determine, and be no longer due or payable for any Snuff to be imported into this Kingdom, after the faid thirty-llrft Day of May one thoufand feven hun- dred and twenty-fix. 4 'II. And