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 6o4- C. 15. Anno vicefimo odavo Georgii II. A. D. 1755. Tafhier of the IV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers of the faid Bank, to give Re- Governor and Company of the Bank o( England for the Time being is and are hereby authorized and receipts for Money qujfgd forthwith to give Receipts in Writing, figned by himfelf or themfelves, to fuch Contributor or Con- paid m; tributors, for all Sums of Money depofited with, or paid unto fuch Caftiier and Cafhiers, before the paffing of this Aft ; and alfo for fuch other Sum and Sums of Money as fhall after the paffing of this Act be advanced the fame to be ^^ p^j^j (^ j^j^^ o,- t^gfj, ^y any fuch Contributor or Contributors ; which Receipts fhall be aiTignable by En- affigMble. dorfement thereupon made. Caihier to give y. Provided always. That fuch Cafhier or Cafhiers fhall give Security to the good Liking of any three Security, ^^ ^^^^.^ ^^ ^-^q Commiffioners of the Treafury now being, or the High Treafurer, or Commiflloners of the Treafury for the Time being, for duly anfwering and paying into the Receipt of his Majeliy's Exche- quer, for the Publick Ufe, all the Monies which he or they have already received by way of Depofit, or otherwife, or Ihall hereafter receive, from Time to Time, of or for the faid Sum of one Rdillion fo advanced and contributed, and for accounting duly for the fame, and for Perform.ance of the Trufts hereby in him or them repofed ; and fhall, from Time to Time, fo pay all fuch Monies as faft: as he or they fhall receive the fame, or any Part thereof, or within five Days afterwards at the fartheff, and fhall account for all and to pay over Monies fo advanced or paid to him or them in h.isM.^tiiy&Qonrtoi Exchequer, according to the due JheE'chrV? Courfe thereof. •xc 8(iuer. 'VI. And whereas it hath been propofed, that every Contributor to the faid Lottery fhould be at Liberty ' to fubfcribe for any Number of Tickets in the faid Lottery, and that in cafe a larger Sum than one Mil- ' Reduction upon fuch Excefs fhould, as near as poffible, be made out of each Subfcriher's Share : And ' whereas, in purfuance of fuch Profrofal, a much larger Sum than one Million hath been fubfcribed : ' Now, to prevent any Difputes which may arife in refped: to the RedutStion in that Cafe intended to be ' made out of each Subfcriher's Share;' Be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be Cadiier to deter, lawful to raid for the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers to determine and appoint what Number of Tickets fhall belong jiiinetheNumber jq j|jg fgyeral Subfcribers, fo as in making fuch Reduftion no Fraftion be made of a Ticket, and fo as kngiriB to each' ^very Perfon fubfcribing for four Tickets, or any lefs Number, be allowed one Ticket only, and fo as it Subfcriber. be lawful to the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers to allow two Tickets to every Subfcriber for five, and three to In what Proper- every Subfcriber for ten, in cafe it be found prafticable to allow one Ticket in four to every Subfcriber for tions the Reduc- fixteen, and upwards ; and that fo much of every fuch Depofit as fhall exceed one fifth Fart of the Sum made^'^' '° ^'^ to which the Share of every fuch Subfcriber fhall be fo limited, fhall be allowed and accepted in further Part of the remaining Sum which fhall, in confequence of fuch Redudion, be payable by every fuch Subfcriber. " Managers and Direftors to be appointed by the Treafury, Books to be prepared with 3 Columns, in " each of which 50,000 Tickets to be printed. Chances of the Tickets in the Books of two Columns, to '' be determined by drawing of the Tickets in the Books of three Columns. Cafhier to give a Ticket for " every Sum of 10/. paid in. Tickets undifpofed of to be delivered into the Exchequer. Tickets of the " middle Columns to be rolled up. Other Books to be prepared with two Columns, in each of which " 50,000 Tickets to be printed ; 2,150 thereof to be fortunate, viz. i of 10,000 /. 2 of 5,000/. 3 of 2,000/. " 15 of 1,000/. 20 of 500/. 99 of 100/. 2010 of 50/. to the Firfl drawn 500/. to theLaff 1000/. amount- " up, and cut off into a Box. Boxes with the Tickets to be brought to Guild Hall on OSiokr 6, and the " Counterfeiting of Tickets, Certificates, or the Numbers of them, fhall be adjudged Felony. Receivers ".afterwards. Adventurer not paying his whole Confideration-money by the Times limi ed, fhall lofe the " advanced Money. Guardians may adventure Infants Money in the Lottery. Perfons felling Shares in " Tickets of which they are not polfefTed, to forfeit 500/. After the Drawing of theLottery, the Tickets " ficates; which may be transferred, and carry i, per Cent. Interefl," XXVI. And for the more eafy and fure Payment of the feveral and refpedive Annuities payable after the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per Annum., on the faid principal Sum of nine hundred thoufand Pounds, Part of the faid principal Sum of one Million; it is hereby further enafted by the Authority afore- Thc Sinking faid, That fo much of the Monies arifuig, from Time to Time, into the Receipt of the Exchequer, of or rted^'to'pa'yme'nt ^^'^ *° ^' S^fphifles, Exceflcs, Ovcfplus Monies, and other Re'cnues, compofmg the Fund commonly ef the Annuities, called The Slnkina Fund, by this Aft appropriated for this Purpofe, as fliall be futficient, from Time to Time, to anfwcr the find feveral Annuities, and other Payments direded to be paid or difcharged out of the flime, fhall, by Order of the Commilnoners of his Majclty's Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, orthe High Treafurer, or Commiffioners of the Treafury of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeifors for the Time being, without any further or other Warrant to be fued for, had' or obtained in that Behalf, from Time to Time, at the refpecStive half-yearly Da', s of Payment, in this A6t before appointed for f-'ayment " " aid chief Cafliier or Cafhiers of the lors for the Time being, by way of .,........>,.,..., • •, o - r L ,■ ■ , - - ,-, „ uities payable in refpedt of the faid way of Imp reft, paucipal bum 01 iiine hundred thouland Pounds, Part ol the laid principal Sum of one million, at fuch •'*c. Times,
 * lion fhould be fubfcribed within the Term herein before limited for fuch Subfcription, a proportionable
 * ' ing to 162,900/. and 47,850 Blank Tickets at 6 /. each. Tickets in the outermofl Columns to be rolled
 * ' Drawing to be then begun. Tickets to be filed as drawn. Prizes to be entered in a Book. When the
 * ' Lottery is drawn, a Lilt of the Prizes to be printed. Difputes to be determined by the Managers.
 * ' may take Money, and give Receipts, before they receive the Books, and give Tickets for thofe Receipts
 * ' to be exchanged for Certificates. Accomptant General to give Credit for the Sums named in the Certi-