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 146 C. 23. Anno vicefimo fecundo Georgii II. A. D. 1749. nuity attending the fame, fhall be aflignable and transferrable as this A£t dire£i:s, and not otherwife ; an that there fhall conftantly be kept, at all feafonable Times, in the Ofrice of the faid Accomptant General for the time being, within the City of London, a Book or Books, wherein all Aflignments or Transfers of the faid whole Capital or Joint Stock, or any Part thereof, and the proportional Annuity attending the ivicilioc! of fame, at the; Rate aforcfaid, fliall be entered and regiftered ; v/hich Entries fhall be conceived in proper (.!i"!st;iiing. V.7)ids for that Purpofe, and fniill be figned by the Parties making fucb. AfTignments or Transfers; or if fuch Party be abfeiit, by his, her or their Attorney or Attornies thereunto lawfully authorized, by Writing under hi<;, her or their Hands and Seals, to be attefled by two or more credible V/itneiTes; and that the Per- fon or Perfons to whom fuch Transfer fliall be made, do underwrite his, her or their Acceptance thereof; and that no other Method of afligning or transferring the faid Stock, and the Annuities attending the fame, or any Part thereof, or any Intereft therein, fhall be good and available in Law; and that no Stamp Du- ties whatfoever fnall be charged on the faid Transfers, or any of them; any other Law or Statute to the contrary notwithftanding. The Bank to XIV. Provided alv/ays, and it is hereby further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Go- coniinue aC.ir- yernor and Company of the Bank of .fi'w^/ijW, and their Succeflors, (notwithftanding the Redemption of Aimiu'ies'be'rr- ^^^ °'" ^"y ^'^^^''- '-'^^'^ Funds, in purfuance of the Afts for eftablifliing the fame, or any of them) fhall con- deemed. ^ tinue a Corporation with all the Powers, Privileges and Advantages thereunto belonging, for the Purpofes in this Aft exprefled, till all the Annuities to be purchafed under this AiSt fhall be redeemed by Parliament, according to the Provifo herein after contained in that Behalf ; and the faid Governor and Company, 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. NoFeeforie- XV. And it is hereby enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That no Fee or Gratuity whatfoever (hall be Party grieved, to be recovered with Full Cofts of Suit, in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at IFij:- minftcr. Treafury to ve- XVI. Provided always, and be it enafled by the Authority aforcfaid. That the Commiflioners of the ■ward Perfons Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the Pligh Treailirer, or any three or more of the th'^'E^^-'' '" f ^o'T^'^iffioners of the Treafury for the time being, fliall have Povirer, and they are hereby authorized to re- thisAG^ S:c. Ward all fuch Perfons as fliall be any ways employed in the Execution of this Aft, for their Service Pains- and Labour ; and alfo to defray fuch incident Charges as fhall neceflarily attend the fame, out of the faid Surplufles, Ej.'cefi'es or Overplus Monies ; and alfo to appoint fuch Allowances (out of the faid Surplufles, ExcefTes or Overplus Monies) for the Service, Pains and Labour of the Cafliier or Cafhiers of the faid Go- vernor and Company of the Bank of E?igland, for receiving, paying and accounting for the faid Annuities made payable by this Aft, and alfo for the Service 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, as they Aliowance3 { think juil" and reafonable ; all which Allowances hereby impowered to be made as aforefaid, in reffieA Offi^er°of the ^"^ ''"'^ Service, Pains and Labour of any Officer or Officers of the faid Governor and Company of the Bank, to lie at Bank of EnglaiuU fliall be for the Ufe and Benefit of the faid Governor and Company, and at their Dif- the Dii'pofal of pofil only ; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. the Company. XV'IL Provided alfo, and it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That at any Time, upon ClaufcofRe- ' One Year's Notice, to be printed the. Londo?i Gazette, and affixed upon the Royed Exxlmjige of Londcny ■(Jemption, by Authoiiiy of Parliament, at any of the half yearly FeafI: Days for Payment of the faid Annuities ; and upon Repayment by Parliament of the principal Sum of three millions two hundred thirty thoufand three hundred eighty-two Pounds iive Shillings and one Penny (by Payments not being lefs than five hundred thoufand Pounds at a Time) for which the faid Annuities are payable to fuch refpeftivc Perfons or Corpo- rations as fhall be intitled to the fame Annuities ; and alfo upon full Payment of all Arrearages of tlie fame Annuities, then, and not till then, the fiiid relpeftive Annuities, or a proportional Part thereof, fliall ceafe and determine, and be underftood to be redeemed ; and from and after fuch Redemption, the Monies arifing from the faid Surplufles, Excefics and Overplus Monies, by this Aft granted as aforefaid, lliall not be if- fued or applied to any Ufe or Purpofe, but as fliall be direftcd by any future Aft cr Afts of Parliamen-, any thing in this or any former Aft or Afts of Parliament to the contrary notwithflanding ; and that ar.'. Vote or Refolution of the Floufe of Commons, fignificd by the Speaker in 'Writing, to be infertcd in the j London Gazette, and affixed at the Royal Exch.mge of London as aforefaid, fliall be deemed and adjudged to '' be fufficient Notice within the Words and Meaning of this Aft. XVIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons fhall at any Time or Times be fued, molefted or profecuted for any Thing done by virtue or in purfuance oi this Aft, General Iffue, or of any the Claufes therein contained, fuch Perfon or Perfons ihall and may plead the General Illue, and I give this Aft, and the Special A-Iatter in Evidence for his and their Defence ; and if afterwards a X^crdidl j {ball pafs for the Defendant or Defendants or the Plaintiff' or Plaintiffs ihall difcontinue his or their Aftioii, j or be nonfuited, or Judgment fliall he given againd him or them upon Demurrer, or otherwife, then fuch Treble Cofts. Defendant or Defendants fliall have Treble Colls to him or them awarded againft fuch Plai.ntifF or PLiintitfs. CAP, i