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 A. D. 1750. Anno vicefimo tertio Georg'I'I II. C, 10—12. 221 raifing, levying, colleftrng, paying and applying the Rates', Duties, Siibfidres and- ImpofitionSjVbyithis Aft o-ranted, as fully and effe6tually, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the faid Provifions were particu'.irly re- peated and re-ena6led in the Body of this prefent A61. IV. And be it further enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That all Raw Silk of the Growth Raw Silk from or Produce of China., imported after the twenty-four h Day of ^h««, fliall, upon the Exportation thereof China, to be ai- from this Kingdom, be intitled to and receive the fame Drawbacks and Allowances only, as are now by ^'= ^'^ '^"'* Lawdireded to be paid upon the Exportation of Raw Silk of the Growth or Produce of ./ya/v ; any Law J?^'"""^''',..,! or Ufage to the contrary notwithftanding. - j^^ f^^,,J^ ^ ^ /^'rtTj'Y V Geo. 2. c. ao. An Aft for enlarging the Tetm and Powers granted by an A6i pafled in the fourth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefly, For repairing the Road leading from the Town of Fulham in the County, ^/'■Middlefex, through Fulham i^/A/x, to the great Road near the P^a^^ai Hammerfmith in the faid County. PrR.- The A£l: 4 Geo. 2. c, 34. continued for 21 Years, C A P. XI. An Aft to render Profecufions for Perjury and Subornation of Perjury, more eafy and ef- feftual. WHEREAS by reafon of Difficulties- attending Profecutions for Perjury and -SubDrnation of Per- ^ ^. jury, thofe heinous Crimes have frequently gone unpunifhed, whereby wicked and evil^difpdfed „^^.„„'^^'p'^^J'^' , '" Pel ions are daily more and more emboldened to commit the fame, to the great Dilhonour of God, and juiyrcfi? to ' manifeft Let and Hindrance of Juftice;' For Remedy whereof, be it enafted by the King's moll Excel- 5 ■^'•'^- ^^^ 9. lent Majelly, by and with the Advice and Confent of the. Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, ^ Ceo. i.e. 25, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That in every Information or In- what ftall be dictment to be profecuted againft any Perfon for wilful and corrupt Perjury, it fhall be fufficient to fet forth TufBcient in in, the Subftance of the Offence charged upon the Defendant, and by what Court, or before whom the Oath ''"^.'"'="'-* °f ': was taken (averring fuch Court, or Perfon or Perfons, to have a competent Authority to adminiiler the ^^'•'"'^' fame) together with the proper Averment or Averments to falfify the Matter or Matters wherein the-Perjury or Perjuries is or are affigned ; without fetting forth the Bill, Anfwer, Information, IndicStment, Declaration, or any Part of any Record or Proceeding either in Lavv' or Equity, other than as aforefaid ; and without ! fetting forth the Commiffion or Authority of the Court, or Perfon or Perfons before whom the Perjury was 1 committed; any Law, Ufage or Cuftom to the contrary notwithftanding. I . II. And be it further enafled by the Authority aforefaid, That in every Information or IndiiStment for Informations, (Subornation of Perjury, or for corrupt bargaining or contracting with others to commit wilful and corrupt --=• f<»' Subo ■Perjury, it (hall be fufficient to fet forth the Subftance of the Offence charged upon the Defendant:, without P° ifetting forth the Bill, Anfv/er, Information, Indiftment, Declaration, or any Part of any Record or Pro- ^" Iceeding either in Law or Equity, and without fetting forth the Commiffion or Authority of the Court, or iPerfon or Perfons before whom the Perjury was committed, or w'aa agreed or promifed to be committed ; !any Law, Ufage or Cuftorn to the contrary notwithftanding. ■ ■ ,, ' III. And the better to prevent great Offenders from efcaping Punifhment by reafon of the Expence at- itending fuch Profecutions ; Be it futther enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be law- Juftice-; of Af. ithorized (fitting the Court, or within twenty-four Hours- after) to direct any Perfon examined as a Witnefs ^""F^p'"'': 'upon any Trial before him or them, to be profecuted for the faid Offence of Perjury, in cafe there fhall ap- mTned'before pear to him or them a reafonable Caufe for fuch Profecution, and that it fliall appear to him or them proper them, being ifo to do; and to aflign the Party injured, or other Perfon undertaking fuch Profecutlon, Council, who p'i'fy °f f"- (Qiall and are hereby required to do their Duty without any Fee, Gratuity or Reward for the fame : Anci ■'"' 0; every fuch Profecution, fo direfted as aforefaid, fliall be earned on without Payment of any Tax or Duty, p"„f^^'^f"i. snd without Payment of any Fees in Court, or to any Officer of the Court, who might otherwife claim or Council, demand the fame : And the Clerk of Aifize, or his Aflbciate or Prothonotary, or other proper Officer of the The Profecution Court (who fnall be attending whsn fuch Profecution is directed) fliall, and is hereby required, without '°.'^'= ""^ "° jny Fee or Rev/ard, to give the Party injured, or other Perfon undertaking fuch Profecution, a Certificate 1';','^'^°!,',' ^f^," faf the fame being direfted, together v/ith the Names of the Council afligned him by the Court; iVhich a^-^^j. 'Jto" iv» pertificate fhall in all Cafes be deemed fufiicient Proof of fuch Profecution having been dlrefted as afore- the Profecutor a '"aid, provided that no fuch Direftion or Certificate fhall be given in Evidence upon any Trial to be had Certificate. Ijgainft any Perfon upon a Profecution fo direfted as aforefaid. CAP. XII. / A.£l for improving the Navigation of the River Loyne, otherwife called Lune and for building a Qtiay or Wharf near the Tovv'n oi Lane after in the County Palatine oi Lan: after, P R. WHEREAS the Town of Lancaftcr, in the County Palatine q( Lancafter., from its great and ex- tcnfive Commerce to the J4'cft Indies., and other foreign Parts, is now become a very confiderable Port; and has for fome Time paft employed and maintained great Numbers of Ships, ^A.v:' J Sea- 3 --.eft. nation of i'er- 17.
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