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 The TITLES of the STATUTES. It. An A^ for punifhing Mutiny and Defertion; and for the better Payment of the Army and their Qiiar- ters. 12. An A(5t for the Regulation of his Majefty's Marine Forces while on Shore. 13. An A61 for appointing Commiflioncrs for putting, in Execution an A61 of this Seffion of Parliament, intitu- led, ^w AB for granting an Aid to his Majejiy by a Land Tax^ to be raifcd in Great Britain, _/ir the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fixfy-tivo. 14. An Adf to prevent vexatious Proceedings againft Brewers, Victuallers and others, with refpedt to the Prices of Beer and Ale; for better fecuring the Reve- nue upon Strong Beer and Ale, by preventing fraudu- lent mixing thereof; to repeal fo much of an Ait made in the fiiit Year of the Reign of his prefent Ma- jefty, as extends certain Provifions relative to the Ex- portation of Spirituous Liquors to the Exportation of Strong Beer and Ale; and for the more effec- tual preventing the relanding of Beer, Ale, Cyder and Mum fhipped for Exportation as Merchandize. 15. An A6t for the better fupplying the Cities of Lon- don and IVeflminJier with Fifli, and to reduce the pre- fent exorbitant Price thereof; and to prote<St: and en- courage Fifhermen. 16. An A£t for the Encouragement of Seamen, and the more fpeedy and efFe6lual Manning his Majefty's Navy. 17. An A£l for Relief of the Vaflals of the feveral Effates which are or may be annexed to the Crown, by vir- tue of an A61 palled in the twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty, and for carrying the Pur- pofes of the faid A<5t more effeftually into Execution ; and for enforcing and carrying into Execution fo much of an AiS-, paffed in the firft Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, as relates to the paying and difcharging the Wadfetts affe6ling the Eftate of Lovat. 18. An Ac3: for rendering more effectual an A6t made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An A£l for providing a Pub- lick Reward for fuch Per/on or Perfons as /hall dtfcover the Longitude at Sea, with regard to the making Experi- ments of Propofals made for difcovering the Longi- tude. 19. An AS: for the better Prefervation of the Game in that Part of Great Britain called England. 20. An Adl to explain, amend and reduce into one Aft of Parliament, the feveral Laws now in Being, relating to the raifmg and training the Militia within that Part o( Great Britain called England. 21. An A61 for Paving, Cleanfing and Lighting the Squares, Streets and Lanes within the City and Li- berty of Weftirtinfler, the Parifhes of Saint Giles in the Fields., Saint George the Martyr, Saint George Blooms- bury, that Part of the Parifti of SaiT.t Andrew's Holbourn which lies in the County of Middiefex, the feveral Li- berties of the Rolls and Savoy, and that Part of the Dutchy of Lancafier which lies in the County of Mid- dlefex, and for preventing Annoyances therein; and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 2.2. An A61: for the keeping regular, uniform and an- nual Regifters of all Parifti Poor Infants under a certain Age, within the Bills of Mortality. '23. An AQi to indemnify fuch as have omitted to qualify themfelves for Offices and Employments, and to in- demnify Juftices of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenants and Officers of the Militia or others, who have omit- ted to regifter or deliver in their Qualifications within the Time limited by Law, and for giving further Time for thofe Purpofes ; and for the making and filing of Affidavits of Articles of Clerkfhip. 24. An Act for importing Salt from Europe into the Co- lony of Nova Scoiia in America. 25. An A<St for naturalizing fuch foreign Poteftants as have fervcd, or fhall ferve for the Time therein menti- oned, as Officers or Soldiers in his Majefty's Royal American Regiment, or as Engineers in America. 26. An Aft for allowing further Time for Inrollment of Deeds and Wills made by Papifts ; and for Relief of Proteftant Purchafers. 27. An Act for enabling the Judges of the Court of Sef- fion in Scotland to make an Adjournment of the faid Court for fuch Time, betwixt the twentieth Day of December and the fifteenth Day of fanuary, yearly, as they fhall judge moft convenient, not exceeding twen- ty Days. 28. An A£l to prevent the committing of Thefts and Frauds by Peribns navigating Bum Boats, and other Boats upon the River Thames. 29. An Adt to amend fo much of an A£t made in the firft Year of the Reign of King Jamais the Fiift, in- tituled. An An for the better Exicution of the Intent and Meaning offormc' Statutes made againfl Shootihg in Gims, and fr the Prefervation of the Game of Phcafctnts and Partridges, and agaiiiji the dejiroying of Hares vjith Hare Pipes, and Tracing Hares in the Snow ; as relates to the Prefervation of Houfe Doves and Pigeons, by making the Manner of convicting fuch Perfon or Perfons as ftiall oftcnd therein, more eafy and expeditioud. 30. An A6t for enlarging and improving the North Eaft Avenue of London Bridge. 31. An Adt for making perpetual an A£t for the better Regulation and Government of Seamen in the Mer- chants Service ; and for extending the Provifions thereof to his Majefty's Colonics in America. 32. An Adt for draining and preferving certain low Lands called The Fens, lying on both Sides of the Ri- ver IVitham, in the County of Lincoln ; and for reftoing and maintaining the Navigation of the faid River from the High Bridge in the City of Z,/«iWA;, through the Brough of Boflon, to the Sea. 33. An Adt for granting to his Majefiy a certain Sum of Money out of the Sinking Fund ; and for applying cer- tain Monies remaining in the Exchequer, for the Ser- vice of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and flxty- two ; an.^ for fettling and fecuring a certain Annuity for the Ufe of the Right Honourable Arthur Onfiouj, Speaker of the Houfe of Commons in the laft five'Par- liaments. 34. An Adt for enabling his Majefty to raife the Sum of one million for the Ufes and Purpofes therein menti- oned ; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Seffion of Parliament ; and for allowing Time for the Payment of the Stamp Duties omitted to be paid upon Admiffions into Corporations or Compa- nies, and Appointments to Offices therein ; and for the Relief of William Earle, in refpedi of a Q_uantity of White Salt, loft by the Wreck of a Ship near the Har- bour of Dublin. 35. An Adt for applying the Money granted in this Sef- fion of Parliament, towards defraying the Charge of the Pay of the Militia of that Part of Great Britain cal- led England, when unembodied, and of the Cloathing of the Part of the faid Militia now unembodied, for • oiie