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 6g6 C. 26. Anno vicefimo nono Georgii II. A. D. 1756. 6 Geo, 2, c. 13. CAP. XXVI. An Ad for further continuing an Aft of the fixth Year of the Reign of his prefent Ma- jefty, for ftrcuring and encouraging the Trade of his prefent Majefty's Sugar Colonies in America to indemnify CommilTioners of the Land Tax for Counties at large and Ridings, who have a61:ed by virtue of Leafehold Eftates ; and to obviate a Doubt re- lating to the Qualification of Commiffioners of the Land Tax, for^the City and Liberty of H'''ejinti7tfter, H E R E A S an Adt made in the fixth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An JuJ for the better fecuring and encouraging the Trade of his Miijejiys Sugar Colonies in Americd ; and which by feveral fublequent Adls hath been continued, until the twenty-fourth Day of 'June one thoufand feven hundred and lifty-fix, hath by Experience been found ufeful and beneficial, and is near expiring ;' May it therefore pleafe your Majefty, that it may be enadfed; and be it enaded by the Further conti- King's moll Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- riued tor three pora], and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembkd, and by the Authority of the fame, That pTrhcr continued '^'''^ '^'^ A<51 fliall be, and the fam.e is hereby further continued, from the Expiration thereof, for the Term iy I Gm. 3. c. 9. of tliree Years. ciaiifcs in feve- .' H^- And whereas in an A61 made in this Sefllon of Parliament, for granting an Aid to his Ala- rai Land lax ' jefty by a Land Tax, for the Service of the l^ear one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix ; and aUb AiH, refpeaing ' „^ feveral former Aebs for granting a Land Tax to his Majefty, for the Service of the re- fpedtive ears in fuch A6rs mentioned ; it was enaded, That no Perfon fhould be capable of ac^iijg as a Commiflioner, in the Execution of fuch Acts refpe6tively, or any of the Powers therein contained, in or for any County at large, within England, the Dominion of U'^ales (except as is_ therein excepted) or in or for any ot the Ridings of the County of Tori, unlefs.fuch Perfon was feifed and pofTeffed of Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, which were taxed, or did pay in the fame County or Riding, for the Vakie of one hundred Pounds i>er J.inum or more, of his own Eftate, to the Land Tax for the Conimiflioners indemnifted lor having aclcd i^'ider the fjid Afts; if fudgment at;;im!t thtm be not already obtained. the Qnalinca tion of Co.iv niiflioners. ' paid to the Land Tax for fuch Eftates, to the Amount, and in the Manner in the faid Acts men- ' tioned, and thereby may have incurred the Forfeitures mentioned in the iaid Acts ;' Be it there- tore enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That every luch Perfon fliall be, and is hereby indemnified for having aded as a Commiflioner in the Execution of fuch Acts ; and is hereby exonerated, freed and dif- charged, of and from all Penalties and Forfeitures incurred or to be incurred, before the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix, for or upon Account of acting in the Execution of fuch Ads ; any Thing in the faid Ads, or either of them, contained to the contrary notvviih- fianding. IIL^ Provided always, That this Ac^ {hall not extend to vacate or fet afidc any Judgement, againft any Perlon for having aded in the Execution of any or either of the faid Ads, without being quali- fied in the Manner required by fuch Ads refpedively.' ' IV'. And whereas by the faid zds for granting 'Aids to his Majefty by a Land Tax, it is enaded, Tliat no Perfon fhould be capable of ading as a Comniilfioner in the Execution of fuch Acts refpec- tively, or any of the Powers therein contained, within the City and Liberty of L'-yimi'i/hr, unlcfs luch PerTon was feifed and pofTefTed of Lands, Tenements or Hereditamen's, being Freehofd, Copyhold or Lealehold, over and above all Ground Rents, Incumbrances and other Refervaticns, payable out of, or in reiped of fucji Leafehold Eftates which were taxed, and did pay in the faid City a.:d Liberty, for the Value of twenty Pounds per Annum or more, of his own Eiiate to the Land Tax, for the' Ser- vice of the refpodive Years mentioned in the faid feveral Ads : And whereas fome Doubts have arilen upon the Conftrudion of the faid feveral Ads, in relation to the Coinmiinoners ading with- in the iaid City and Liberty ;' Be it therefore enaded and declared by the Authority aforefa^d. That the faid leveial Acts did, do and fhall extend, and ought to be conftrued, adjudged and taken to extend. Qualification of 'o authori'/,e all and every of the Commiffioners named in, or appointed by the faid I'everal Ads, or any for'weflm'int!'^? "^ them, who Were, are or fhall be, at the Times of their ading as Commimoners, with n the faid City expiainecl^'&cf^' °^ Liberty, poflefled of any Leafehold Eftate or Eftates, over and above all Ground Rents, Incum- brances and other Relervations, payable out of or in lefped of the lame, which were taxed, and did pay m the laid City or Liberty, for the Value of twenty pounds per Annum or more, of his own Eftate to th.e I/dnd Tax, for the Service of the refpedive Years mentioned in the faid feveral Ai'ts, to put the laid feveral Adls, aiui all and every the Powers therein contained in Execution, in as full and ample a Manner, as if fuch Perfon or Perfons had been, or were feifed and polTeft'ed of any Freehold or Copyhold Eftaie or Eftates, which were taxed, and did pay to the Land Tax, within the faid City or -.iberty, fur the faid refpedive Years, in the faid Ads mentioned, for the fame Value; any Thing in the faid in part recited Ads, or any or either of them, to the contrary thereof in any wife notvvithftauJing. Claufcs in the rcciitd Aifis re fp-'^ini; rhe CAP.