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 59o C. 9. Anno decimo o6lavo Georgii II. A. D. 1745. and Company of the Bank of England for tlie Time being-, at or before the refpeftive Days and Times by 1 this Act limited in that Behalf, any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding one million five hundred for the Ponhafe thoufand Pounds, in part of the faid whole Sum of two millions, for the abfolute Purchafe of any certain of Annuities. Annuity or Annuities, to commence from the twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and forty five, and to be paid and payable to fuch Contributor or Contributors, or fuch as he, fhe or they (hall nominate his, her or their Executors, Adminiftrators, Succeflbrs and AfTigns refpeetively, in Cafliict to e>e Manner herein after mentioned ; fo as fuch Cafhier or Cafhiers do nrft give Security, to the good Liking Security to the ot ' atl y three or more of the ComroifHoners oi' the Treafury now being, or the High Treafurex or Com- j. s _j.uiy. m jfli ners of the Treafury for the Time being, for duly anfwering and paying into the Receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer^ for the publick Ufe, the Monies fo to be advanced and contributed, and to account Annuities »t 3 1. <j,]ly f or the fame; which Annuities before mentioned ihall be computed at the Rate of three Pounds per per Cent per Annum for every one hundred Pounds, and propoitionably for any greater or lefs Sum fo to be advanced and paid; and the Purchafe Money for every fuch Annuity at the Rate aforefaid, is hereby appointed to be pa'd unto the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers as aforefaid, at or before the refpective Days or Times herein Times of paving after limited ; that is to fay, One fourth Part thereof on or before fuch Day or Time as ihall be appointed the Purchafe by the Cornmifftoners of the Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Trcafurcr, Money. or an y t h r ee or more of the Commiifioners of the Treafury for the Time being; one other fourth Part thereof on or before fhe nineteenth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and forty- five then next en-. ftiing ; one other fourth Part thereof on or before the fifteenth Day of Oclober then next enfuing ; and the remaining fourth Part thereof on or before the twentieth Day of December then next following: All which Annuities fo to be purchafed, ihall be paid and payable at two of the raoft ufual Feafts or Days of Pay- ment in the Year ; that is to fay, the Feaft. of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptift, and the Birth of our Annuities to be Lord Cbrift. by even and equal Portions, or within fix Days after every of the faid Feaft Days; the fir it ^ mp " ted h ' cm Payment thereof to be computed and paid at the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per Annum on the whole v uca 25,1745. -g um to k £ p a jj ^ j (- uc j l C ontr jhutors, for the Purchafe of any Part of the faid Annuities, from the (aid twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and forty-five, unto the Feaft of the Birth of our Lord Chrift, which fhall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and forty-five, or within redeemable. fix Days after the faid Feaft Day : Neverthelefs the fame Annuities fhall be redeemable according to the Purport and true Meaning of a Provifo or Condition herein after contained in that Behalf and not other- Cafliier to give a wiie; and the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers of the faid Governor and Company of the Bank of England for the Keceipt for each Tj me being, is and are hereby authorized and required, upon the advancing and paying to him or them Payment, an y ^^ g um or g ums f Money as aforefaid, forthwith to give a Receipt in Writing, figned by himfelf Receipts affign- or themfelves for each Payment, to the Contributor or Payer thereof (which Receipts fhall be affignable able before Dec. by Endorfement thereupon made, at any Time before the twentieth Day of December one thoufand feven 20, 1745. hundred and forty-five and no longer) and from Time to Time to pay into the Receipt of his Majefty's Caibier to pay all E xc hequer all the Monies which he or they fhall receive of or for the faid Sum, not exceeding one Exchequer in million five hundred thoufand Pounds, as faft as he or they fhall receive the fame, or any Part Pays after Re- thereof, or within five Days afterwards at the furtheft, and to account for all the Monies fo to be ad- ceipt. vanced and paid to him or them, in his Majefty's Court of Exchequer, according to the due Courie thereof. Books to be kept VII. And it is hereby enafted, That in the Office of the Accomptant General of the Governor and at the Bank, Company of the Bank of England for the Time being, there fhall be provided and kept a Book or Books, in which there fhall be fairly entered the Names of all who fhall be Contributors for fuch Annuities, after the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per Annum as aforefaid, and of all Perfons by whofe Hands the faid for publick Pe- Contributors fhall pay in any of the faid Sums upon this Aft, and alfo the Sum fo paid ; to which Book rufa ^ or Books it fhall be lawful for the faid refpeftive Contributors, their Executors, Adminiftrators, Suc- ceflbrs, and AfTigns, from time to time, and at all feafonable Times, to have Refort to infpeft the fame, A Copy of the without any Fee or Charge ; and the faid Accomptant General for the Time being fhall, on or before the Books to be twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and forty-fix, tranfmit an attefted Duplicate, th"Sche d u mt ° fairly written on Paper, of the faid Book or Books into the Office of the Auditor of the Receipt of his e l r. ]yr a ; en iy' s Exchequer, there to remain for ever. Contributors VIII. And it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every Contributor and Contri- Eiiaies ^ b J e,a butors upon this Aft, duly paying the whole Confederation or Purchafe-money at the Rate aforefaid, tion " en>P " at or before the refpeftive Days and Times in this Act before limited in that Behalf, for fuch Annuity or Annuities as aforefaid, or fuch as he, fhe or they fhall appoint, his, her or their refpeftive Executors, Adminiifrators, Succeflbrs, and Affigns, Ihall have, receive, and enjoy, and be intitled, by virtue of this Aft, to have, receive, and enjoy, the refpeftive Annuity or Annuities fo to be purchafed out of the Monies by this Aft appropriated or appointed for Payment thereof as aforefaid ; and fhall have good and fure Eftates and Intereiis therein for ever, fubjeft only to the Provifo or Condition of Redemption in Annuities free this Aft afterwards contained concerning the fame ; and that all the feveral and refpeftive Annuities, from Taxes, payable in purfuance of this Aft, after the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per Annum, and all and every the principal Sums for which the fame are to be payable, fhall be free from all Taxes, Charges, and Im- pofitions whatfoever. Contributors to IX. And it is hereby provided and enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every Perfon have Credit for or Perfons who fhall become interefted in, or intitled to, any Annuity or Annuities, Part of the faid fhe Sums, g um j- one m ji]; on nve hundred thoufand Pounds, to be fubferibed for in purfuance of this Aft, fhall, upon compleating the Payments of the whole Purchafe-money. payable in refpeft thereof, have fuch re- 3 fpeftive