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 504. C. 25. Anno decimo fexto Georgii II. A. D. 1743. VIII. And to the end there may be no Want or Failure of a certain Sum not to exceed in the whole the faid Slim of one million, to be railed either by fuch Loans as aforefaid, or by iifuing Exchequer Bills as is herein after mentioned, or by both or cither of thofe Ways or Means for the publick Service ; Be it The Money may further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in cafe the Commiflioners of his Majefty's Trcafury, or h que? &11» an ^ t ' lree or raoi ' e of them now being, or the High Treafurer, or any three or more of the Commiflioners of the Trcafury for the time being, lb. all judge it more advifeable to raife the faid Sum of one million, or any Part thereof, by Exchequer Bills, inftead of fuch Loans as aforefaid, that then they reflectively are hereby authorized and impowcred at any Time or Times to prepare and make, or caufe to be prepared and made at the Exchequer, any Number of new Exchequer Bills, for any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding in the whole the faid Sum of one million, together with fuch Loans as aforefaid, in the fame or like Manner, Form, or Order, and according to the fame or like Rules and Directions, as in and by a certain Act of Parliament for granting an Aid to his Majefty by a Land Tax, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-three, are enacted and prefcribed concerning the Exchequer Bills to be made in purfuance of the faid Act. All Advantages IX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every the Claufes, Provifocs, and Penalties Powers, Privileges, Advantages, Penalties, Forfeitures, and Difabilitiesj contained in the faid laft meiv- fo'mer Aft" re t ' one( ^ Act relating to the Loans or Exchequer Bills authorized to be made by the fame Aet (except fuch laJine to Loans Claufes as do charge the fame on the Aids, Taxes, or AfTeiiments granted by the fame Act) (hall be ap- <ir Exchequer plied and extended to the Exchequer Bills to be made in purfuance of this Act, as fully and effectual lv -Bills, extended to all Intents and Purpofes as if the faid Exchequer Bills had been originally authorized by the faid lull to this Act. mentioned Act, or as if the faid feveral Claufes or Provifoes had been particularly repeated or re-enacted in the Body of this prefent Act. BiU^oteTid X -' Ancl bc * ena'a'ed by the Authority aforefaid, That all the Exchequer Bills as fhall be made in out of the Sink* pur/uaHce of this Act, and the Intereft, Premium, Rate, and Charges incident to, or attending the fame, ing Fund. fliall be and are hereby charged and chargeable upon and fhall be repaid and borne by or out of the growing Produce of the faid Surpluses, Exceffes, and Overplus Monies commonly called The Sitikin? Fund (except fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund as are appropriated to any particular Ule or Ufes by any former or other Act or Acts of Parliament in that Behalf) and fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund fhall and may be iffued and applied, as faft as the fame can be regularly dated and ascertained, for and towards paying off, cancelling, and difcharging fuch Exchequer Bills, Intereit, Premium, Rate, or Charges, until the whole of them fhall be paid off, cancelled, and difcharged, or Money fufficient for that Purpofe be kept and referved in the Exchequer, to be payable on Demand to the refpective Proprietors thereof. ♦ Application of XI. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all the Monies com- the Supplies. jug into the Exchequer, either by Loans or Exchequer Bills, upon one Act of this Seffion of Parliament, Land Tax. intituled, An Ac! for granting an Aid to his Majejly by a Land Tax, to he ra'fed in Great Britain, for the Ser- vice of the Tear one thoufand feven hundred and forty-three ; and fo much Money (if any fuch be) of the Tax thereby granted, as fhall arife or remain, after all the Loans or Exchequer Bills made or to be made on the fame Act, and all the Intereft, Premium, Rate and Charges thereon, and the Charges thereby allow- able for raifing the faid Land Tax, fhall be fatisfted, or Money fufficient fhall be referved in the Exche- quer to difcharge the fame ; and all the Monies coming into the Exchequer, either by Loans or Exche- Malt Tax. q Uer jjjH Sj u p 0n one other Act of this Seffion of Parliament, intituled, An Ail for continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called England, and for granting to his Majefty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the Service of the Tear one thoufand feven hundred and forty-three ; and fo much Money (1f any fuch be.) of the Duties thereby granted, as fhall arife or remain after all the Loans or Exchequer Bills made, ot to be made on the fame Act, and all the Intereft, Premium, Rate, and Charges thereon, and the Charges thereby allowable for railing the faid Duties, fhall be fatisfied, or Money fufficient fhall be referved in the Exchequer to difcharge the fame; and alfo the Sum of five hundred eighteen thoufand fix hundred Pounds coming into the Exchequer, by Loans, Exchequer Bills, or Annuities, upon one other Art of Licences for re- this Seffion of Parliament, intituled, An Ac! for repealing the feveral Rates and Duties upon Victuallers and ^ u n g w 7'" tuous Retailers -of Beer and Ale within the Cities of London and Weftminfter, ana I the Weekly Bills of Mortality, and for transferring the Exchequer Bills unfatisfied thereupon to the Duties for Licences to fell Spirituous Liquors and Strong Waters by Rctale ; and alfo for enabling his Majejly to raife a certain Sum of Money for the Service of the Tear one thoufand feven hundred and forty-three, to be further charged on the faid Duties for Licences ; and charged upon the Duties to arife by Licences for. felling Spirituous Liquors and Strong Waters ; and alfo all the Monies coming into the Exchequer by Annuities, after the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per Annum', and by Contributions by Way of a Lottery, upon one other Act of this Seffion of Parliament, Lottery Annui- intituled, An ASi for raifing by Annuities and a Lottery, in Manner therein mentioned, the Sum of one million t'M. eight hundred thoufand Pounds, at three Pounds per Centum per Annum, for the Service of the Tear one thou~ fand feven hundred and forty-three ; and the Sum of twelve thoufand four hundred and "ninety-two Pounds two Shillings and five Pence three Farthings, granted for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hun- dred and forty-two, but not applied for the Service of that Year ; and alfo the Sum of one million by this Act granted as aforefaid, fhall be further appropriated and applied, and are hereby appropriated for and towards the feveral Ufes, Intents, and Purpofes herein after expreffed ; that is to fay, It is hereby enacted and declared, That out of all or any- the Aids or Supplies aforefaid, there fhall and may be iflued 3,7.68,5581. and applied, any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding two million two hundred fixty-eight thoufand five 13s. 5 d.forNa- hundred and fifty-eight Pounds thirteen Shillings and vc Pence, for or towards the Naval Services herein val Services., after