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 214 C. 22. Anno tricefimo primo Georgii II. A. D. 1757, Tiveed, as fully and efFe<£l:ual]y to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the fame or the like Powers, Authorities, Rules, Directions, Penalties, Forfeitures, Claufes, Matters and Things, were particularly repeated and re- enacied in the Body of this prefent Ail. Their Royal VIII. Provided always, and it is hereby declared, That this A61, or any Thing herein contained, (hall Highnefles the not charge or be conftrued to charge her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager o^ Wales, or his Royal High- IVmcefs Dowa- ^gfj [^g Princc of JVoles, with the above mentioned Duty or Payment of one Shilling out of every twenty and Princsof Shillings, by the Year, for or_ in refpedt of any Sums of Money or Annuities given or granted by Va;tE, not ^'^ Majefly to their faid Royal HighnelTes. or the Officers or Servants attending their Perfons j but that fuch ' chargejble, Sums of Money and Annuities, and their Royal Highnefles and their Treafurers, or Receivers General for - nor their Officers the time being, fliall be free and clear of all Taxes, Impofitions, and other Publick Charges whatfoever ; or Servants ; ^ny thing in this or any former Aft to the cojitrary in any wife nctwithflanding. ncrhis Royal IX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That this Ait, or any Thing herein contained, Highr.cf'; the fT^gH j^qj. charge or be conftrued, deemed or taken to charge his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, or bedTnd, no""the ^er Roya! Highnefs the Princefs Royal, or her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Amelia, or the Officers or Ser- Prip.cefs Royal, vants attending their Perfoiis, with the above mentioned Duty or Payment of one Shilling cut of every nor Princefs twenty Shillings by the Year, for or in refpeft of any Annuities or yearly Payments granted or to be granted Amelia. by his Majefly to their faid Royal Highnefles, and their Servants, for the time being, in refpe6lof the fame j but that fuch Sums of Aloney or Annuities {hiall be free and clear from all Taxes, Impofitions, and other Charges whatfoever. Perquifitesof X. Provided always, and be it further enabled and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That for the. Offices and Em. avoiding all Obftruftions and Delays in colle6ting the Duty by this A61: to be rated upon the Perquifites of vliereXft 'aiiei^ ^"Y ^^^es or Employments, the famefhall pay and be rated in inch County, Hundred, Rape, Waj^entake, fed. Conftablewick, Divifion, or Place of Allotment, within England, IVales, and Berwick »pon Tweed, in Firft Half-yearly '^^^^ ^'^^ ^'^•'"^ '^^'^^ lafl aflefled, and not elfewhere. Payment to be XI. And be it further enabled. That the firfl: Half-yearly Payment of the faid Afl^eflrnents hv England, made en or be- JVoles, 'M-'Vo o'i Berwick w^ow Tiveed, fliall be levied, collected and paid unto the Receivers General fore loOclober, of -,g f^j^j feveral Counties, Cities, and other Places, who (hall be appointed as aforefaid, on or before the or befo're Vril ^^'^•"' ^^V "^ OP.ohcr yearly ; and the lafl: of the faid Half-yearly Payments, on or before the fifth Day of yearlv!'"^ " yf/r/V yearly^. _ - _ _ Receiver Gene- XII. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That every Receiver General in England, ral within a Wales, and Berzvick upon Tzvced, from time to time, within the Space of one Month next after he fliall have iTiifli ners a Re Sum charged within fuch Hundred or Divifion, for fuch particular Payments ; which Receipt fhall be a full ccipt ; Difcharge to each Hundred or Divifion, for fuch particular Payment, againfi: his Majefly, his Heirs and Suc- xvhich rtiall be a ceflx)rs ; which faid Receivers General are hereby required forthwith, or at furtheft within twenty Days af- u D) c arge ^^^ ^-^^ Receipt of any Money of the Taxes or Duties by this Aft granted, to tranfmit or caufe to be paid Rccciveis Ce- thc Money by them received mlo the Receipt or his Majeity s i^xchcquer. neral wiihiii ao D3)S to pay the Monies into the Exchequer. Colleflors keep- XIII. And be it further enafted. That if any Colle6for of any Parifli or Place in England, Wales, or Ber^ ingthe Money ^,/^^ upon Tweed, fliall keep in his Hands any Part of the Money by him collcfted for any longer Time o" avin" iro- ^^^^^ '^ ^y ^^'^ ^^^ directed (other than the Allowance m.ade unto him by this Ad:) or fliall pay any Part thcrwi'fe than to thereof to any Perfon or Perfons other than the Receiver General of fuch County or Place, or to his re- the Receiver Ge- fpcctivc Deputy, that every fuch Collector fliall forfeit for every fuch Otfence the Sum of forty Pounds; ncral,'orieit4cl. and in cafc any Receiver General of any Part of England, Wales, or Berwick upon Ivjecd, or his Deputy, fliall pay any Part of the Monies paid to him or them by any Collector by virtue of this Act, to any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, other than into the Receipt of his Majcfty's Exchequer, and at or within the refpec- Rrrfivfr Gene- tive Timcs limited by this Act ; or in cafe any fuch Receiver General of any Part of England, Wales, or Tj),or hi>De;u- Bcrvjick upon Twrcd, or his Deputy, fhall pay any Part of the faid Monies by any Warrant of the High ty, paMrg I c ']'|-ealijrer, Commililoners of the Treafury, or Undcr-Treafurcr, for the time being-; or upon any Tally of wife than into ^^^o, OX lallyof Anticipation, or other Way or Device whatfoever, whereby to divert or hinder the actual the Excheqvicr, Payment thereof into the Receipt of the Exchequer, as aforefaid ; then every fuch Receiver General fliall, forfeit 5C0I. for every fuch Olrence of himfclf, or his Deputy, forfeit the Sum of five hundred Pounds to him or them that fliall file for the fame in any Court of Record, by Bill, Plaint or Inform.ation ; wherein no Efibin, Pro- te£^ion or Wager o^ I,aw is to be allowed. Commifnor.ers Xl^. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Commiffioners of the Supply for of ihc Land {}^g time being, for putting in Execution any Act for raifi g the Aid commonly called The Cefs, or Land TaxinScotlnm), y^^^ within the feveral Shires of Scotland, or fuch of them who have qualified, or fliall qu:dify themfelves, ■° Exccutwn "^ according to the Laws of iSV<7//<7W in that Behalf, fliall be Commiffioners for ordering, iaifiii,> and levying tbcre; the Duty hereby granted on the Perquifites of Offices and Employments exercifed v/ithin the fame Shires, or within any Boroughs within the fame refpectively which faid Commiffioners fhall put in Execution this prefent Act, and the Powers therein contained, within and for the fame Shires and Boroughs refpectively ; and the faid Commiffioners have hereby Power to chufe their own Clerk, and to do every thing concerning eft Adl^oVe '^^ ^'-^^^ Supply, as is prcfcribed and appointed by the Cefs Act of the fixth of November one thoufand Ccven Nov. 1706, &c. hundred and fix, and other Acts made in any former Parliament of Scoiland, to which the faid Act of the Eircution o be fi^-th of NovcTrduT one thoufand fevcn bundled and fix doth rel?te, holding the fame as if herein repeated, d'.r.r »^ by the XV. And it is hereby further cnacled. That Execution fliall be done in Scotland for bringing the faid Duty faid Aciiiprc- to be raifed there, as is provided by the fame Acts in all Points not altered by this Act j and that the firft fciibcd. Meeting