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 4 C. 2—5. Anno tricejGmo Georgii 11. A. D. 1757^ CAP. II. An A(fl to make Provifion fpr the quartering of the foreign Troops In his Majefty's Service^ now in this Kingdom. ' WJ H E R E A S Difficulties have lately arifen in providing Qaarters for the foreign Troops in his ted by the King's moil Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament ailembled, and by the Authority of the fame, fiittlftn Troops That the faid foreign Troops brought over as aforefaid, fhall and may, during their Continuance here, to ixr <jiartered be quartered, and be received and provided for in Quarters, in the fame Manner to all Intents and Pur- an^ rrwiderf for pofes as the Briti/h Troops now are; and that the billetting, quartering, receiving and providing for fuclr Trco'^ " foreign Troops, in the Manner aforefaid, fhall be deemed and taken to have been, and to be legal, valid '^'^^' and etfedtual, to all Intents and Purpofes whatfoever. CAP. TIL An Act for granting an Aid to his Majefty by a Land Tax, to be raifed in Gj-eat Britain, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-feven ; and for difchargrng certain Ar- rears of Land Taxes incurred before the Time therein mentioned j and for the more effedual coUeiiting of Arrears for the future. CAP. IV. An h€t for continuing and granting to his Majefty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry,^ for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-feven ; and concerning the Interell to be paid for Monies to be borrowed as well on the Credit of this Acl, as on the Credit af an Act of this? S^flion of Parliament, for granting an Aid to his Majefty by a Land Tax. CAP. V. An Ad for granting to his Majefty a Sum not exceeding one million fifty thoufand and five- Pounds and five Shillings, to be ralfed'by way of Lottery. ]ila/l Gracmis Sovereign, E your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subje^Vs, the Commons o^ Great Britain in Parliament aiTemblcd, towards raiftng the ncceflary Supplies to defray your Majelty publick Expences, have; freely and voluntarily refolved to give and grant unto your Majefty, a Sum not exceeding one million ' fifty thoufafid and five Pounds and five Shillings, to be raifed by way of Lottery, in fuch Manner and •• Form as is herein-after diredVcd ; and do therefore moft humbly befeech your Majefty, that it may be ' enacf ed ;' And be it cnadied by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Con- fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affcmbled, and by. v..'i»« and Fc- ^^^ Authority of the fame. That it fhall and may be lawful for all Perfons, Natives or Foreigners, and I .gners may all Bodies Politick or Corporate, at any Time after the Tickets whereof the faid Lottery is herein after <«ntribuie to the directed to confift, fhall be prepared in Manner herein after-mentioh>ed, and ready to be delivered, anJ Sum ot after publick Notice fliall be given thereof by the Managers or Diredors herein after-mentioned in the for ^h'/T'urch^are ^'>"^^"'" Gdzett'f, and before the Time to be prefixed by the faid Managers or Diredors for the Re-delivery, f^ Tickets in the of all the liooks containing fuch Tickets (whereof publick Notice fhall in like Manner be given by them) pfitat Lotrery, to contribute to the Payment of the laid Sum not exceeding one million fifty thoufand and five Pounds •t il. js.eain and five Shillings, by paying the Price of as manyTickets as they fhall be willing to purchafe, after the 'iicket. Rate of one Cjuinea for each Ticket, unto the firft or chief Cafhier or Cafhiers of the Governor and fiirchife-money Company ot the Bank o'i England, for the Time being, (who is and are hereby appointed a Receiver or rh'f raLtrof* R^*^'^''^^'^ <^^ f^'^'^^ Contributions, without any further or other Warrant to be fned for, had or obtained ih«.Bank. ' " in that Behalf ) or unto fuch other Receiver or Receivers as the Commiflionersof his Majefty's Trea- fury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Treafurer, or any three or more of the Com- miifiouers of the Treafury for the Time being, fhall nominate jnd appoint to be Receiver or Receivers of fuch Contributions; and that every fuch Contributor or Adventurer^ for every fuch Sum of one Guinea fo paid for each Ticket, fliall be intitled to luch Lot or Share, and.fhalLreceive fuch Sum or Sums of Money as is or arc hereby directed or appointed. S•l^rri'•fM for II. Provided neverthelefs, and be it enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That at any Time before fuch n,j lukcti. Tickets fhall be prepared and ready to be delivered, and Notice fliall be given thereof as aforefaid, all fuch Contnbutor.s, who in Books to be opened for that Purpofe at the Bank of England, or at any other Place or Places to be appointed by the Coumii.Oioncrs of his Majefty's 'IVeafuiy, or any three or more of them MOW being, or the High l^cafurer, or any thrt-e or more of the CommifTioners of the Treafury for the J.'PoGrJng fke Time being, fhall fubfcribe for one hundred Tickets in the faid Lott^ry^ or more, and Ihall depofit with OIK MoKiy •>( and pay to the Cafhier or Cafhiers of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Efighmd, or luch other the fuiJiaT*- Receiver or Receivers, the full Sum of one Guinea for every fuch 7'icket, or a Moiety thereof, in Part oi.
 * VV Majefty's Service, which have been brought over for the Defence o'i Great Britain^ Be it enac-
 * ''^)'> ci the Sum of one Guinea, payable for each of Uic Tickets fo fubfcrlbcd for, as a Security fur Payment
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