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 568 C. 19. Anno primo Georgii III. A. D. 1760, Aoplicdtion of the Sa- and declared, by the Authority aforefaid. That fo much of the faid Sum of thirty-five thoufand fix vings of tlie faid Sum of hundred fifty-oue Pounds and nine Shillings, as is or Ihall be more than fufficient to fatisfy the faid 35,651 J. 9 3. granted rcduccd Officers, according to the Rules prefcribed by the fnd A£t to be obferved in the Application Hal'^a^"^'"" '"""'"*' thereof, or any/art of fuch Overplus, fnall and may be difpofed of to fuch Officers who are maimed ^^^' or have loft th;ir Limbs in the late Wars,, or fuch others as, by reafon of their long Service or other- wife, his Majefty fliall judge to be proper Objedts of Charity, or to the Widows or Children of fuch Oaicers, according to fuch Warrant or Warrants under his Majefty's Royal Sign Manual, as Ihall be figned in thatBthaif j. any Thing in tllis Act, or the faid former A<St, to the contrary not- wirhftanding. The Sum of 38,5531. XXI. And, for the better and more eafy Payment of the faid Debts and Sums, upon the faid 12s. Id. 3 q. appropiia- Lands and F.ftate of Lovat^ by this Ai directed to be paid and difcharged. Be it further enabled bv Chi'm'^cnThTLovK the Authority aforefaid. That it fliall and maybe lawRiJ for the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Eftjte to bei'uid into the T^^^fury, or any three or more of them now being, or ths High Treafurer, or any three or more Biiiks of icotUnd. of the Commiffioners of the Treafury for the Time being, to ifiiie, or caufe to be iffued, in fuch Pro- portions as he or they fhali think, iit, to either or both of the Banks oi Scotland at Edinburgh^ cr to either of their lawful Attornies, a Sum not exceeding thirty-eight thoufand five hundred fifty-three Pounds twelve Shillings a;xi one Penny three Farthings, to be applied in paying and difchars^ijig the fiiid Debts and Sums, with the necciiaiy Expence attending the Payment of the fame, in^nianner herein after-mentioned. ^^■^Su«to^h^Couu ^^i^- And be it further ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid. That the feveral Creditors, whofc If F«r"i"p'i^,,pr in%i-or" Claims have been fuftained upon the faid Lands ar.d Eftate forfeited and annexed to the Crown as bem'ures for tbe'princi- ^"X three or more of them, (hall, and they are hereby impowered and required to make out Deben- jjI and imejeft • turcs or Certificates, under their Hands, with all convenient Difpatch, for the feveial Sums of Mo- ney, as well the Litercft computed to the Date of fuch Debentures or Certificates, as the Principal v/hich fhall appear to be due, by and under the faid Decrees refpeclively, or fo much thereof as fliall be then remaining unfatisfied ; which Debentures or Certificates fhall mention the Nature of the Debt claimed, and the Date of the Decree fuilaining the fame, and fhall be illued and delivered to the feveral Creditors refpeclively intitled to the Sums therein contained, or to fuch Perfons as fhall be legally authorized to receive the faid Sums, in Right or in Behalf of the faid Creditors, or any of to be ■■"■'■' ^ out the Isentures or Certificates fhall be made out, or to fuch others as fliall be duly impowered by the Nominees, in the faid Debentures or Certificates to receive the fame ; and the faid Debentures or Certificates fhall be, to the faid Bank or Banks, fufncient Difchargos for fuch Payments. The Decrees not being XXIIL Provided always, and be it further enacled by the Authority aforefaid, That if the Decree DT^tl.taaims'^renot®^^^''^"' f"'^^i"i"g the Claim or Claims of any Creditor or Creditors aforefaid, fhall not be {o intii:Vt'^o ciry further produced as aforefaid in his Majcft/'s Court of Exchequer in Scotland^ on or before the fifth Day of jnte'rtft. Jfly one thoufand fcven hundred and fixty-one. fuch Claim or Claims fhall not carry any further Intcrcft, to be computed from and after the faid fifth TiAy oi July one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-one. Baron- of the Exchequer XXIV. And bc it further cnactcd by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Barons of the Exche- to dfcertain theOfticers y^^^j-^ or any three or more of them, may and fhall, and they are hereby impowered to fettle and ""' iifcertain, with the Confmt of the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or theHi^h Treafurer, or any three or more of the Corjim.ifTioners of the Trea- fury for the Time being, the Rewards due, for the P^xecution of this A6t, to the C)f^icers of the faid rte fiinrc ro be paid by Court, and to ifllie Debentures for tlie fame, which fball be paid by the faid Bank or Banks out of the Banks. jj^e Money remaining in their Hands, after the faid Debts are fatisfied and paid ; and fuch Debentures fliall be, to the faid Banks, fufficient Difchargcs for fuch Payments. Office nottodem^and XXV. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That no Officer or Officers of the Creditor*"^ eeo i e ^^.j Q^^^^ ^^l^ £ycbfquer fhall afk, demand, or receive any Sum or Sumb of Money, fiom any Creditor ' xipon the faid hftate, in the Name of Fee or Reward, or on any other Pretence whatfoever, for or on account of their Trouble in executing this A<2: ; and the Officer or Officers oflending herein, and being thereof lawfully convicted before the faid Barons, who are hereby impowered to judge and fmaiJy determ.ine upon any Complaint brought againft any fuch OfHccr or Officers, fliall for^it and <Ki Forfeiture of lool. pay the Sum of one hundred Pounds; to be levied and applied by the fiid Barons, in the fame man- .^iih fullCofts of Su.t. ner as other fines payaVle in the Exchequer in Scotlmid now arc, and fhall further be found liable to repay to the Party the Sum or Sums fo illegally exacted, with full Colb of Suit. ■Surplus of the Mm'y XXVI. Provided always, and be it further enadfed by the Authority aforefaid. That in cafe there appropriated for d.f- ^^11 bc any Surplus or Remainder of the Money by this A6f: appropriatexl for discharging all the faid future^^HVofiiion of Moncy fufficient fliall be referved for that Purpofl-, fuch Surplus or Reminder fhall bc rcfcrved for p^riumcH'.. the Diipofition of Parliament, and fhall not be iffued but by the Authority of Parliiuncnt, and as fliall be
 * " bServc/fotSe'"'^"^"^''^"'^^^ after all the feveral Claims and all Arrears thereof arc fatisfied, or