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 432 C. 27. Anno vicefimo quinto Georgii IT. A. D. 1752. of them now being, or by the High Treafurcr, or any three or more of the Commifnoners of the Trea- fury for the Time being, for the benefit and Advantage of the Publick;;ind it flia!! and may 1-e lawful to and for the Proprietors of the faid feveral and refpedUve Annuities, their rcfpective Attornies, Reprefenta- "'"! ^r'u"f!^'^ fi^'cs or Afligns, or fuch Perfon or Pcribns as he, flie or they fliall rcfpedtively authorize and inijiower, by 1114)' u cne; Yyj.j[j,jg^ in that Behalf, to fubfcribe for them; and all Perfons impowercd to receive any Intercit or Divi- vir. 111? Amiui- dend that fliall become due on the laid Annuities, fhall, and they have hereby Pov.er to make their Sub- t>cdi'nto'^tl"e°io;n't^"y '^'■'''^'^ between the faid tenth Day of Oclobt-r otic thoufand feven hundred and fifty-two and the faid Stoilc, amount, fifth Day of April one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-three, in Manner following; that is to fay, That ing to' fuch of the faid Annuities as were firft fublcribed in purfuance of the before recited Ad of the twenty-third iteen ler ptock, amount- A<51 of^the fainc Sellion of Parliament, fhall be fubfcribed into the Joint Stock of Annuities, amounting lo ing to the Sum of the principal Sum of two millions feven hundred thirteen thoufand fix hundred feventeen Pounds eigh:c:n 3^7M.6i7l- ■Ss-Shi]ii„g5 .' and the feveral Officers of the faid Governor and Company who Ihail be appointed to take in the to taTi;^'i Sab- '^'•''^ Subfcriptions, or receive luch Confents as aforefaid, fhall, during the Time aforefaid, conlfantly attenj fcriptions, at the faid Office for that Furpofe, at fuch Hours as Bufinefs is ufually tranfa£led there. Executors, X:c. XXII. And it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That it fhall and may be lawful for all niay lubfciibe. Executors, Adm.iniilrators, Guardians, Truflees, Committees of the Eflates of Ideots or Lunaticks, and the Accomptant General of the Court o{ Chancery^ and the Deputy Remembrancer of his Majelly's Court •oi Exchequer, and the Attornies, Reprefentatives or Afligiiees of fuch Executors, Adm.inilfrators, Guardian;,, Truftees and Committees, to make or caule to be made Subfcriptions in the Book or Books herein before- mentioned, fignifying their Confent to fubfcribe the feveral and refpetSlive Annuities herein before- mentioned, carrying an Interefl: after the Rate of three Pounds ten Shillings per Ctnium per Anruim, and three Pounds /)tT Ccr.tiim per Anmmi into the fe-eral and refpedive Joint Stocks of Annuities aforefaid, for and on the Behalf of their refpeftive Teftators, Infants, Minors, Femes Covert, Ideots or Lunaticks, and the Suitors of the Court of Chancery, and of the faid Court of Exchequer, and others, for whom they are or ■fhall be refpectively intruircd;_and fuch Executors, Adminiftrators, Guardians, Trullees, Committees, anj the Attornies, Reprefentatives or Afllgnees of fuch Executors, Adminiitratois, Guardians, Truitces and ■Committees, and the Accomptant General and Deputy Remembrancer, are and fhall be, by irtueof this- .A£t, indennifie I in and for the doing the fame. The Tallies aoa .XXIII. And bc it further enacled, That all and every the Tallies and OrdL-rs which fhall be fubfcribed hv^'r'ed [^ to t*' '^°'' Annuities, trans'errable at the Bank cf England^ in purfuance of this A£t, iliall be delivered up by the .?u'coir."tantGc^-^'P®'^^'c Proprietor or Proprietors thereof, or by his, her or their refpciftive Attornies or Reprefentatives, nerai of the to the Accomptant General of the Bank of EnglancU or to fuch Perfon or Perfons v.-ho fhall be eir ployed by .Bank, the Governor and Company of the Bank oi England, to take fuch Subfcriptions, who is hereby impowcred to give Credit to the faid Proprietor, for fo much Interell or Share in the Joint Stocks of Annuities rcfpec- <tively, to which the fame Ihall be fublcribed, purfuant to the Dire-flicns in this Act before-mentioned and anil to be tranf- cxpreffed, as the faid principal Sums in the laid Tallies and Orders fhall arnount unto; and the Talliei and E'd'c ^V'^'^ b '^'"'^'^''s fo fubfcribed, fliall be tranfmitted by the faid Accomptant General, or other Perfon or Perfons im- canteiled. ° '".powercd to take fuch Subfcripti lis as aforefaid, into the Office of the Auditor of the Receipt of his A'lajefty's Exchequer, to be there cancelled and made void. CU'afo of Re- XXIV. Provided alio, and it is hereby enabled by the Authoritv aforefaid. That at any Time upon o.'ic dcmption. Year's Notice to be printed in the London Gcztte, and affixed upon .t R:yal Exchange in London, and upon Repayment by Parliament, according to fuch Notice, of the faid fe'cral and rcfpcdtive Sums, or any Part thereof, for which the laid feveral and refpeSive Annuities or any of them ihall be payable, by Payments <not Ids than five hundred thoufand Pounds at one Time, in fuch Alaiiner as fhall be direfted by anv future Ad: or Ads of Parliament in that Behalf; and alio upon full Payment of all Arrearages of the fame Annui- ties'; then, and not till then, fo much of the laid feveral and refpedi e Annuities as fliall bc attending on .the faid principal Sums fo paid off", fhall ceafe, determine and be undtrilood to be redeemed; and that any Vote or Refolution of the tloufe of Commons, fignified by the Spe;iker in Writing, to be inferted in the faid London Gazette, and affixed on the Royal Exchange in London as aiorcfaid, fliall be deemed and adjudged to be fiifficient Notice within the Words and A-leaning of this Ad. Annuities fiib- XXV. Provided ncverthekfs. That no Part of any of the Annuities which were fubfcribed in purfuance i!ccmjbl"°bc'io're ^^ ■'^he laid two Acts of the twenty-third Year of his Alajcftv's Reign, fliall be liable to be redeemed before the Times li- the Thnes therein refpectively limited; any Thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wile mited. -notwi h!tanding. The firft nnJ i.ift XXVI. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid fifth Day fubfciibeaoid .of April one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, the Joint Stock of the firlt fubfcribed Old South-Sdi fimne'^'to be'" Annuities, with. as much of the Joint Stock of the fecond fubfciihcd Old South-Sea iXmraVACs as Iball be sonfolidateO • ^^^cn unfuisfied, Ihall be made one Joint Stock of Old South-Sea Aniuiities. and the Nc-J XXV'Il. And bc it further enaded by the Authority aforef.iid, 'I'hat froni and after the faid fifth Day of Sduth-Sea An- .yi:?/i?M,>-_v one thoufand fcv.n hundred and fifty-eight, the Joint Sto -k of the firif fubfcribed Niiv Scuth-Sea nuiues. Annuities, with fo much of the Joint Stock of the fecond fiibfcrib;d New Sauth-Sea :inw'iii as faal! be then uijfatisficd, lliall be made into one new Joint Stock of S'^uth-S n Annuities. C A P.
 * '" "''^ ^"^^"': fcriptions and give their Confcnts in the faid refpeftive Books accordingly, without any Fee or Charge, at