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 A. D.i 744* Anno decimo feptimo Georgii If. C. 18. 54.5 every Perfon and Perfons whntfoever, who fhall be intitlcd to any of ihc (aid I ■! and refpeftive Annu- Annui«e»no« to ities, after the; Rate of" three Pounds per Centum per Annum, and all Pel Ions lawfully claiming under ihem, be ^'p- 2 ■ fliall be pofl'efled thereof as of a Perfonal Eftate, and the fame fliall not be defcendable to the Heir, and b e d«rarfp" fhall not be liable to any foreign Attachment by the Cuftoni of Louden or othcrv/ife; any Law, Statute i, . or Cuftom to the contrary notwithstanding. XXVI. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all the Monies to be advanced or Annuitii contributed, or to which any Perfon or Pcrfons fhall become intitled upon this Act, for or towards the '■'"'">' feid Sum, not exceeding one million eight hundred thoufand Pou.nds, fhall be deemed, reputed and taken ' '• *° to be one Capital or Joint Stock, on which the (kid fcvcral and refpeftive Annuities, after the Rat stock" three Pounds per Centum -per Annum, fliall be attending; and that all and every Perfon and Perfons, and Corporations whatfoever, in Proportion to the Money by him, her or them advanced, or to which tl fliall become intitled as_ aforefaid upon this Aft, fliall have, and be deemed to have a proportionable In- tereft and Share in the laid Stock, and in the Annuity attending the fame, at the Rate aforefaid ; and that which Stock i> the laid whole Capital or Joint Stock, or any Share or Intereft therein, and the proportia! Annuity at- 11 ] 1,,,lc M?wfce« tending the fame, fhall be aifignable and transferrable as this Aft direfts and not otherwife ; and that "' there fhall conftantly be kept, at all feafonable Times, in the Office of the (aid Accomptant General for The Aceomp- the Time being, within the City of London, a Book or Books, wherein all Alignments or Transfers. of tantGeneral to the faid whole Capital or»Stock or any Part thereof, and the proportional Annuity attending the fame, '" k " ! P /j ra " f " at the Rate aforefaid, fhall be entered and regiftred ; which Entries fliall be conceived in proper Words for that Purpofe, and fliall be figned by the Parties making fuch Affignments or Transfers •, or if fuch Parties be abfent, by his, her or their Attorney or Attomies thereunto lawfully authorized by Writing under his, her or their Hands and Seals, to be attefted by two or more credible Witnefles, and that the Perfon or Perfons to whom fuch Transfers fhall be made, do underwrite his, her or their Acceptance thereof, and that no other Method of affigning or transferring the faid Stock, and the Annuities attend- ing the fame, or any Part thereof, or any Intereft therein, fliall be good or available in Law. XXVII. Provided always, That any Perfon or Perfons poffeffed of fuch Stock, with the Annuity or Annn : t ;„ m „ Annuities attending the fame, or any Eftate or Intereft therein, may devife the fame by Will in Writing, be deviled ; attefted by two or more credible Witnefles ; but that fuch Devifee fhall receive no Payment thereupon, but (hall be en- till fo much of the faid Will as relates to the faid Stock or Annuity be entered in the faid Office; and in tcred in the Of- Default of fuch Transfer or Devife, the faid Stock and Annuities attending the fume, mall go to the Ex- fi«- ecutors or Adminiftrators ; and that no Stamp Duties whatfoever fliall be charged on the faid Transfers, Transfers to be or any of them ; any other Law or Statute to the contrary notwithftanding. g" de wllhout XXVIII. Provided always, and it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Gover- B . r E nor and Company of the Bank of England, and their Succeflbrs (notwithftanding the Redemption of all k '^ d ° CTn "^ liU „ or any their own Funds, in purfuance of the Afts for eftablifliing the fame, or any of them) fhall con- a corporation tinue a Corporation, with all the Powers, Privileges and Advantages thereunto belonging, for the Pur- till thei'e Annul-' pofes in this Aft expreffed, till all the Annuities to be purchafed on this Aft fhall be redeemed by Parlia- ties are redeemei. ment, according to the Provifo herein after contained in that Behalf; and the faid Governor and Com- pany or any Members thereof, fliall not incur any Difability for or by reafon of their doing any Matter or Thing in purfuance of this Aft. XXIX. And it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Fee or Gratuity whatfoever fliall No Fees to be- * be demanded or taken of any of his Majefty's Subjefts for receiving or paying the faid Contrib'ution- taken, monies or any of them, or for any Tallies or other Receipts concerning the fame, or for iffuing the Mo- flies for paying the faid feveral Annuities or any of them ; and that no Fee or Gratuity fliall be demanded or taken for any Transfer of any Sum great or fmall, to be made in purfuance of this Aft ; upon Pain that any Officer or Perfon offending, by taking or demanding any Fee or Gratuity, contrary to this Aft, fiiall'f? 1 " 1 *}' ° n ta ' forfeit the Sum of twenty Ponnds to the Party grieved, to be recovered with full Colts" of Suit, in any of--'" 6 "is Majefty's Courts of Record ztLVeflminfier. rized to fettle and appoint fuch Allowances (out of the Contributions to the Lottery herein before mend- f eV etai Offices*, oned) as they fhall think juft and reafonable, for the Service, Pains and Labour of the Receiver or Re- ceivers of the Contributions to the faid Lottery, for receiving and accounting for the fame ; as alfo for the Service, Pains and Labour of the Cafbier or Cafhiers of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, for receiving and accompting for the Contributions to the Annuities granted by this Aft ; and alfo fuch further Allowances (out of the faid Surplus or Remainder of the Monies to arife by the faid Spi- rituous Liquors by this Aft appropriated) as they fliall think juft and reafonable, for receiving, paying and accompting for the feveral and refpeftive Annuities payable in refpeft thereof; and alfo for the Ser- vice, Pains and Trouble of the Accomptant General of the faid Governor and Company, for performing the Duty and Truft incumbent on him by this Aft; all which Allowances hereby impowered to be made as aforefaid, in refpeft to the Servkre, Pains and Labour of any Officer or Officers of the faid Governor and Company fliall be for the Ufe and Benefit of the faid Governor and Company, and at their Difpofal only; any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. , XXXI. And it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That if at any Time or 1 imes the Pro- duce of the faid Surplus or Remainder of the faid Rates or Duties on Spirituous Liquors, .fliall happen to be fo low or deficient, as that the Monies ariiing therefrom into the Exchequer fliall not be (uflicient to pay and difcharge the feveral and refpeftive Annuities, and other Charges directed to be paid thereout, .at the End of either of the refpeftive half-yearly Days of Payment, at which the farne are hereby direfted to Vol. VI, 4 A {??