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 228 C. 30., 31. Anno nono Georgii II. A. D. 1736. lawfully convicted (hall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and fhall fuffer Death as a Felon without Benefit of Clergy. V The Commiffioners Power of treating with the Owners of Ground, or Houfes to be pulled down, and " with Corporations, Executors, Guardians, isfc. Commiffioners to determine the Recompence to be " made for the Damage to the Horfe Ferry, and Sunday's Ferry. The Lofs to the Archbifhops of Can- " terbury to be recompenfed, as alfo the Sunday's Ferry. Commiffioners Power with regard to Juries ''impanelled to affefs Damages. 625,000/. to be raifed by way of Lottery. The Refidue of the Mo- " ney, after Payment of the fortunate Tickets, to be applied towards the Bridge. Commiffioners to " appoint a Treafurer, Clerk, &t. . Treafurer to enter all Payments and Diiburfements. The Ac- " counts to be ftated and figned four Times in every Year, and delivered to the Parliament. Com- " miffioners accepting of any Place of Profit, uncapable of acting as Commiffioners. This Act not to " prejudice the City of London. The Bridge to be deemed Extraparochial. Surrey and Middkfex ex- See 10 Geo. 1. " empted from repairing the Bridge." c. 16. 11 Geo. 2. c. 25. 12 Geo. 2. c. 33 13 Geo. 2. c. lb. 14 Geo. 2. c. 40. 15 Cm. 2. c. 26, 17 Geo. 2. c. 32, iS Geo. 2. c. 29. zgCce.z. c. 3S, 30 Geo. 2. c. 34. CAP. XXX. An Aft to prevent the lifting his Majefty's Subjects to ferve as Soldiers without his Ma- jefty's Licence. IT7HEREAS divers of«his Majefty's Subjects have been of late feduced to enlift themfclves to ' VV ferve as Soldiers vtnder foreign Princes, States or Potentates, which Practice is highly preju- ' dicial to the Safety and Welfare of this Kingdom ;' For Remedy thereof, be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That if any Subject of the Crown of Great Britain, from and after the twenty-fourth Day of June next, fhall within the Kingdom of Great Britain or Ireland, or from and after the twenty-ninth Day of September next with- out the fame, enlift or enter himfelf, or if any Perfon fhall procure any Subject: of his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, to enlift or enter himfelf, or hire or retain any Perfon being a Subject of his Ma- jefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, with an Intent to caufe fuch Perfon to enlift or enter himfelf, or procure any Perfon being a Subject of his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, to go beyond the Seas, or embark, with an Intent and in order to be enlifted to ferve any foreign Prince, State or Potentate as a Soldier, without Leave or Licence of his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, firft had and obtained for enlifting any of the Subjects of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffbrs, to ferve any fuch foreign Prince, State or Potentate as Soldiers, under the Sign Manual of his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, every fuch Perfon fo offending, being thereof lawfully convicted, fhall be taken, deemed and adjudged to be guilty of Felony, and fhall fuffer Death as in Cafes of Felony without Benefit of Clergy. II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That where any Offence againft this Act fhail be committed out of this Realm, the fame may be alledged to be committed, and may be laid, en- quired of and tried in any County in England. III. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in cafe any Perfon fo enlifted or inveigled, or enticed to go beyond the Seas in order fo be enlifted, as a Non-com- miffioned Officer or private Soldier in any foreign Service, without his Majefty's Licence firft had and obtained as aforefaid, fhall, within fourteen Days after fuch Enlifting or Agreement to go beyond the Seas, voluntarily difcover upon Oath before any of his Majifty's Juftices of the Peace, or other civit Magiftrate, the Perfon or Perfons by whom he was fo enlifted, inveigled or enticed as aforefaid, fo a3 he or they may be apprehended and convicted of the faid Offence, fuch Ptrfon or Perfons fo difcover- ing as aforefaid fhall be indemnified from the Penalty inflicted by this Act, and all other Penalties, whatfoever on account of the faid Offence. Concerning Soldiers fee farther 22 Geo. 2. e. 44. 2S Geo. 2. c. I. 33 Geo. 2. c. 6, 8, & iS. Likeviife the yearly Mutiny A3i* Preamble. For former Laws concerning Sol- diers, refer to IS H. C. <-. ig. 6 19. 7 H. 7. c. 1. 2£f vEd. 6. c. 2. 43 Enx. c. 3. 31 Car. 2. c. I. 12 Ann. flat. I. c. 13. I Geo. 1. c. 47, 3 Geo. 1. r. 2. Enlifting or procuring his Majefty's Sub- jects to enlift in foreign Ser- vice, Felony without Bene- fit of Clergy. Enforced by 29 Geo. 2. c. 17. Offences a- gainft this Act committed out ol the Realm, may be tried in any County of England. Perfons in- veigled fo to lift themfelves, making 3 Dif- tovery in 14 Pays to a Ju- stice or Ma- ghtrate, indemnified. CAP. XXXI. firamble, re- citing the Ails. W- * M. An Act: for continuing the Duty of two Pennies Scots, or one fixth of a Penny Sterling, on every Pint of Ale and Beer that fhall be vended or fold within the City of Glajgow, and for extending the fame over the Villages of Gorbells and Port Glafgow y and Privileges thereof, for the Benefit of the faid City and Villages. P R. ' ^ A 7" HEREAS the annual Revenues of the City of Glafgnv fall very fhort of defraying the yearly ' W Expence of maintaining the Government, paying Minifters Stipends, and repairing and pre- ' ferving Caufeways, Roads, Bridges, Churches, Hofpitals, and other publick Buildings and Works ' neceffary for the Accommodation of the numerous Inhabitants of the laid City, and for the Encou- ' ragement of the Trade and Commerce thereof: And whereas for the better Support of the faid City ' an Act puffed in the Parliament of Scotland, in the fourth Year of the Reign of their late Majefties 'King William and Queen Mary, granting to the City an Impofuion of two Pennies Scots upon ' each Pint of Ale and Beer brewed, in brought, vended, tapped and fold within the faid City and other ' Places therein mentioned, for the Term of lixteen Years, whieh Grant was, by another Act of the c Parliament