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 A. D. 1741. Anno dccimo quarto Georgii 11. C. 41. 435 " ing the Bridge. Penalty on ieiling Chances of Tickets for lefs than the whole Time of drawing. 29 c ">- 2 - '• v- " 500/. Penalty on felling lnterefts in Tickets not in the Pcrfon's Pofleflion. Commiflioners may pur- v>G».z. c. ■&. " chafe Lands, &c. to make new Ways." CAP. XLI. " An Aft for granting to his Majefty the Sum of one million out of the Sinking Fund, and for applying other Sums therein mentioned, for the Service of the Year one thou- fand feven hundred and forty-one ; and for allowing a Drawback of the Duties upon Coals ufed in Fire Engines for draining Tin and Copper Mines in the County of Cornwall; and for appropriating the Supplies granted in this Sefiion of Parliament ; and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer Bills, Lottery Tickets, and Orders, loft, burnt, or other- wife deftroyed ; and for giving further Time for the Payment of Duties omitted to be paid for the Indentures and Contracts of Clerks and Apprentices. Moji Gracious Sovereign, WE your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of Great Britain in Parlia- Preamble, ment aflembled, being defirous not only to raife fuch Supplies as are neceffary to enable your Majefty to carry on the prefent War with Succefs, but alfo to ufe fuch Ways and Means therein, ■as that your Majefty may have the better and more fpeedy Effect of the faid Supplies, have refol- ved to give and grant unto your Majefty the Sum of one million, out of the Surplufles, Exceffes and Overplus Monies, commonly called The Sinking Fund, towards the Supply granted to your Ma- jefty for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-one; and to that End and Purpofe do moft humbly befeech your Majefty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- poral, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aiTembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That Treafury to if- by or out of fuch Monies as now are, or mall from time to time be and remain in the Receipt of <V e out of the. the Exchequer, of the faid Surplufles, Excefles and Overplus Monies, commonly called the Sinking f '[^"j^i. ' Fund (after paying or referving fufRcient to pay all fuch Sum and Sums of Money as have been direct- ' ed by any former Act or Acts of Parliament to be paid out of the fame) there lTiall and may be iflued, and applied a Sum not exceeding the faid Sum of one million, for and towards the Supply granted to his Majefty, for the Service of the faid Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-one ; and the Commiflioners of his Majefty's Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the high Treafurer, or any three or more of the Commiflioners of the Treafury for the time being, are hereby authorized and im powered to ifliie and apply the fame accordingly. II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Sum of thirty -nine thoufand five Other Sums hundred eighty-eight Pounds ten Shillings and ten Pence three Farthings, now remaining in the Re- appropriated to ceipt of his Majefty's Exchequer, granted for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and 'he prefent ' forty, but not applied for the Service of that Year; and alfo the Sum of eleven thoufand four hundred Year, thirty-four Pounds and four Shillings, remaining in his Majefty's Exchequer, referved to be difpofed of by the Authority of Parliament, fhall and may be iflued and applied as Part of his Majefty's Supply granted for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-one ; any Law, Statute or Provifion to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. ' III. And whereas for many Years paft there have been no confiderable new Loads or Veins of Tin For D '"'" m Encouragement of fuch valuable Works, wherein a great Number of Tinners, Labourers and Adven- lz dm.fi. 2. turers are employed, and fubfift thereby ; Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after c jSa. r, c 9. the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and forty-one, for all Coals which fhall be 6 Gn. 1. c. 4, ufed in Fire Engines, for the draining Water out of the Mines of Tin and Copper, within the faid ^Thf^"^ County of Cornwall, and for which Duties have been firft anfwered and paid, a Drawback fhall be al- ; n conn-all (hail lowed and made of all fuch Duties, upon Proof by Oath made before the Cuftomer or Collector of the be allowed a faid Duties (which Oath he is hereby impowered and required to adininifter) that fuch Coals have been {^Duties' ° faU fo ufed and applied, which Drawback of all the faid Duties (hall be returned and paid by the Collector For Duty ™ of the faid Duties to fuch Perfon fo making Proof as aforefaid. Ceahfeefirtber ' IV. And whereas it may fo happen, that there may be a want of Money for carrying on the cur- Sg^'j" /"£?■ ' million by this Act granted ;' In fuch Cafe it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid Commiflion- ers of his Majefty's Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Treafurer, or any Kkk.3 ' three
 * and Copper difcovered, and the greateft and moft confiderable Mines of Tin and Copper within the a& iaW.°~ . c
 * County of Cornwall are become fo deep, that all Means for the draining Water out of them have al- 13.
 * rent Service of the faid Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-one, before Monies fufficient I, zS°' "' '' ^ :
 * may have arifen into the Exchequer from the faid Surplufles, to fatisfy and pay the faid Sum of one