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 A. D. 1738. Anno undecimo Georgii II. C. 25, 26. 305 being a Peer or Lord of Parliament of Great Britain, (hall not be liable to be arretted or imprifoned by or upon any fuch Suit, Order, Judgment, Decree, Procefs or Proceedings ; or being a Mem- ber of the Houfe of Commons of Great Britain, (hall not, during the Continuance of the Pri- vilege of Parliament, be arretted cr imprifoned by or upon any fuch Order, Judgment, Decree, Procefs or Proceedings. V. Provided neverfhelefs, That neither this Act, nor any thing therein contained, mall extend to give Provifo. any jurifdiclion, Power or Authority to any Court, to hold Plea in any real or mixt Action, in any other < f° a "Z r n "'%^'"" Manner than fuch Court might have done before the making this Act. j* forth* '■' j Geo. 2. C. 20. 15 Geo. z. c. 22. 18 Geo. 1. c. iB. 19 Ceo. 2. e. 28, 31 Geo. z. e. 14. 35 Geo. t. c. 20< CAP. XXV. An Act for buildin°- a Bridge crofs the River Thames, from the Woolflaple, or thereabouts, in the Parifh of Saint Margaret in the City of IVefiminfler, to the oppolite Shore in the County of Surrey. EXP. < TT/HEREASbyan Act of Parliament made and patted in the tenth Year of the Reign of his preambre, re- ' W prefent JVLjefty, intituled, An Ait for explaining and amending an Aft pajfed in the ninth Year of the citing the A<a ' Reign of his prefent Maje/ly, intituld, An Act for building a Bridge crofs the River of Thames, from the 10 Geo ' 2, c,k6 ' ' New Palace-Yard in the City of Wefimirijier, to the oppolite Shore in the County of Surrey ; it was ' enacted, That it (hould and might be lawful to and for the Commiffioners thereby appointed and conti- ' nued, and the Survivors, or any nine or more of them, to direct orcaufe to be built the Bridge intend- ' ed to be provided for by the faid Act. crofs the River Thames, either from the New Palace-Yard afore- ' faid, or from the Horfe-ferry, or thereabouts, in the Parifh of Saint John the Evangelijl in the faid City ' of IVeJlminfler, to the oppofue Shore in the County of Surrey : And 'whereas (ince the patting the faid ' recited Act, feveral Doubts and Difficulties have arifen about fixing the Place where the faid intended ' Bridge (hould be built ; ' Now for preventing any farther Doubts and Difficulties concerning the fame, and that the faid intended. Bridge may be eredted and built where the fame may be moft advantageous to the Trade of the City and Liberty of Wejhninjler, and moft commodious to the Inhabitants thereof; may it pleafe Your moft Excellent Majefty that it may be enacted, csY. " The Bridge to be built from the Wooljlaple, of what Materials the Ccmmiflioners fhall think fit. Re- " fidue of the Monies to be lent out upon any publick Security. Grounds purchafed by the Commif- " fioners more than neceffary, to be difpofed of to the beft Advantage ; and the Monies to be employed s «P rt, "r " about the Bridge. Commiffioners to account yearly. ]~ G Z 'fc.i6. 14 Geo. 2. c. 40. 15 Geo, 2. c, 26. 17 Geo. 2, c, 32. is Geo. 2.. c. 29. 29 Geo. 2. c. 38. -oGeo. z. c. ~d, CAP. XXVI. An Act for enforcing the Execution of an Act made in the ninth Year of his prefent Ma- jefty's Reign, intituled, An A£l for laying a Duty upon the Retakrs of Spirituous Liquors, and for Bcenfing the Retalers thereof. ' TlfZHEREAS notwithftanding the feveral Provifions made foi* reftraining the frequent and perni- Preamble, re- ' W cious Ufe of Spirituous Liquors or Strong Waters, by an Act made in the ninth Year of his citing the'Ati ' cenfing the Retalers thereof; and alfo by an Act made in the tenth Year of his faid Majefty's Reign, for IO Geo.i. iqs ' explaining and enforcing the Execution of the faid firft-mentioned Act ; the drinking of Spirituous ' Liquors is yet too common, efpecially among Perfons of low Rank : And whereas fuch Perfons as fell ' or expofe to fale any Spirituous Liquors or Strong Waters unmixed, or mixed with themfelves,_or any ' other Ingredients, contrary to the faid Act, For laying a Duty upon the Retakrs of Spirituous Liquors, ' to elude the faid firft-mentioned A(t, by preventing the Difcovery of the Offenders againft the fame, ' and thereby evading the Penalty to be inflicted on fuch Offenders, feveral Perfons in a clandeftine Man- ' ner retale fuch Spirituous Liquors or fome of them without any Licence, or in fome PJace or Places ' not in the faid Act mentioned or allowed, and the Perfon or Perfons fo felling the fame are not feen, but ' are hid behind fome Wainfcot, Curtain, Partition, or are otherwife ccncealed :' For Remedy where- of, 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 ailembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That fr»m and after the twenty-fourth Day of June in the Year one thoufarad levgn hundred occupiers of and thirty-eight, if any lefs Quantity or Quantities tly.iri two Gallons of Spirituous Liquors, or Strong Hquiej v &c. Waters, mixed or unmixed as aforefaid, fhall be fold, uttered or delivered, contrary to the true Intent. whereir i f P*"- "and Meaning of the faid firft-mentioned Act, in any private and clandeftine Manner as aforefaid, to any ^"fc^'coi" Perfon or Perfons, in any Houfe, Out-houfe, Stable, Barn or Shed, or in any other Place or Part oftrary to- the .Aft or belonging or appertaining to any Houfe or Farm ; then and in fuch Cafe the Occupier of fuch Houfe, f e 9 Gco - f- ra Farm, or Part of any Houle, or Farm, or other Place, where fuch Spirituous Liquors fhall be fold, if^wkrs • but one Occupier only^ and if more ihan one then the feveral Occupies thereof, being privy or cqn- Voi,. VI. R r Jenting
 * prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Aft for laying a Duty on Retalers of Spirituous Liquors, and for li- 9 Oeo. 2. c, 13.
 * and for Heenfinj, the Retalers thereof, are chiefly Perfons of little or no Subrtance : And whereas, in order