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 A.D. 1759. Anno tricefimo tertio Georgii II. C. 24; 465 thoufand feven hundred and fixty-one fhall be or remain in the Receipt of the Exchequer, of the Surplufies, Excefles, Overplus Monies, and other Revenues compofing the Fund commonly called The Sinking Fund., (except fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund as are appropriated to any particu- lar Ufe or Ufes by any ASt or Acts of Parliament in that Behalf); and fuch Monies of the faid Sink- ing Fund fhall and may be ifllied and applied, as foon as the fame can be regularly ftated and afcer- tained, for and towards paying off, cancelling and difcharging fuch Loans or Exchequer Bills, In- tereft. Premium, Rate or Charges, until the whole of them fhall be paid ofF, cancelled and dif- charged, or Money fufficient for that Purpofe be kept and referved in the Exchequer, to be payable on Demand to the refpeclive Proprietors thereof. V. Provided always, and be it enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That whatever Monies fhall and the Monies fo imicd be fo ifTued out of the faid Surplufles, ExcelTes, Overplus Monies, or other Revenues compofing the^fs t" be replaced out of Sinking Fund, fhall, from Time to lime, be replaced by and out of the firfl Supplies to be then^*^^ '^'^'^ ^"PP"- after granted in Parliament; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. VI. And be it declared and further enacSied by the Authority aforefaid. That it fhall and may be "^^^^ ^^"'^ I'po^^^*^ *o lawful for the Governor and Company of the Bank oi England^ to advance or lend to his Majefty in au orLo" nJTny 'sum or like Manner at the Receipt of the Exchequer, upon the Credit of Loan granted by this A61, any Sums not exceeding Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding in the whole the Sum of one million five hundred thoufand 1,500,0001, Pounds ; any thing in an Acf made in the fifth and fixth Years of the P.eign of King William and the A£l of 5 & 6 w. & Queen Mary, intituled, Jhi A^ for granting to their Majejiies fevered Rates and Duties upon 7««- M. c. 20. notwitbftan- nar'e of Ships and Veffeis^ and upon Beer, Ale and other Liquors^ for fecuring certain Recompences and Ad- "^'"S- vantages in the faid A£i mentioned^ to fuch Perfons as fijall voluntarily advance the Sum of one ntillion five hundred thoifand PoundSy towards carrying on the IVar agairfi FiTinctj to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithllanding. Vn. And be it further ena£led by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Sum of one million five Appropriation of the hundred thoufand Pounds by this A6t granted, fhall be appropriated, and is hereby appropriated foi-^^'<i^oney,viz. and towards the Ules and Purpofes herein after mentioned; that is to fay. That out of the faid ^°°°'°°°'- towards dif- Sum there fhall and may be ilTued and applied any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding one *^^^^'"°^'^'^'*^y^'^'''^' million, towards paying ofT and difcharging the Debt of the Navy; and any Sum or Sums of and 500,000!. towards Money not exceeding five hundred thoufand Pounds, towards the Naval Services herein after Naval Services in general, pientioned ; that is to fay. Towards Viduals, Wages, Wear and Tear of the Navy, and the Victualling thereof, performed and to be performed, and towards Sea Services in the Office of Ordnance, performed and to be performed, and towards defraying the Ordinary of his Majefty's Navy, and Half-pay to Sea Officers ; and towards maintaining eighteen thoufand three hundred and fifty-five Marines; and towards the Buildings, Rebuildings and Repairs of his Majefty's Ships, tor the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fixty. CAP. XXIV. An Ad for applying the Money granted in this Seffion of Parliament, towards defray- For former Mi/hia laiu, ing the Charge of Pay and Cloathing of the unembodied Militia for one Year, end-'^f"'""^^ s^-^" ^^i- ing the twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-one; and for 13 ©■ 14 Car. 2. c. 3. explaining certain Parts of the Ads for the better ordering of the Militia Forces J^ g*-! ^.^ 4- within that Part of Gr^^/ Britain calkd England, relating to the Money to be given i^w.y?. ai-f.'as'. to private Militia Men, upon their being ordered out into adual Service; and ^o^^^U'l'.'^'s.^'^' ^'^' the Cloaths of privare Militia Men 5 and to the Time of the Commencement of the 7 c^^"- 2- f. 23- Pay of the embodied Militia. 3° c... z. .. ^J. 22 Geo. 2. c. 20, 33 C?M. a. f. 2 isfzz. ' VV Account, towards defraying the Charge of Pay and Cloathing for the unembodied Militia, Pay and Cloathing for fuch Militia may be duly and properly defrayed and fatisfied. Be it enacted by the King's molt Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiri- tual and Temporal, and Conimons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That within ten Days after that his Majefty's Lieutenant, or in his Abfence, any three where Pay has not yet Deputy Lieutenants of any County, Riding or Place, within that Part of Great Britain called Eng- been iffoed, tlie Licate- landy where Pay has not yet been ifTued for the Militia according to Law, fhall have certified to the "anf> or Deputy Lieu- Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury, or High Treafurer for the Time being, that three fifths *^"'"" '^^''^e ^"""ty, of the Number of private Militia Men of any Regiment, Battalion or Independent Company of the j,['/t?^7j-|;^^ t^e'lSli'** Militia of fuch County, Riding or Place, have been chofen and inrolled, and that the like Propor- inrolmenrofthVpro- tion of the Number of the Commiffion Officers of fuch Regiment, Battalion or Independent Com- portion of Men and Of- pany, have been appointed, and have taken out their Commiffions and entered their Qualifications ^"""^ '^<3"'''e'i to te in- as is by Law required, his Majefty's faid Lieutenant, or in his Abfence, the faid three Deputy '°';^^ ^f'""' p^?'^-'''"^' Vol. VIII. OOO Lj^J_ot Ckati^mgarcifluabie,
 * XT/f^^^E-^^ ^^^ ^"^"^ of eighty thoufand Pounds has been granted to his Majefty, upon Preamble.
 * from the twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and fixty, to the twenty-fifth
 * Day oi March one thoufand {^ven hundred and fixty-one:' In order therefore that the Charge of