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A.D. 1762. said Governor and Company, for performing the Duty and Trust incumbent on him by this Act ; all Allowances in respect which Allowances hereby impowered to be made as aforesaid, in respect to the Service, Pains and of ,he Officers of the Labour of any Officer or Officers of the faid Governor and Company of the Bank of England, shall be for the Use and Benefit of the said Governor and Company, and at their Disposal only ; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

XVII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the several Sums of Money Money issued for the which shall, from time to time, be issued and applied by virtue of this Act, out of the said Monies Purpose of this Act out composing the said Fund, commonly called The Sinking Fund, for Payment of the said Annuities, and for Rewards, incident Charges, Allowances, and in discharge of any other Expences hereby authorized to be paid, shall, from time to time, be made good, and replaced by and out of the Supplies to be granted in the next Session of Parliament, after such Issues and Applications shall be respectively made. XVIII. Provided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That at any Time upon six Months Notice to be printed in the London Gazette, and affixed upon the Royal Exchange in London ; and upon Repayment, by Parliament, of the Principal Sum for which the said Annuities are established (by Payments not being less than five hundred thousand Pounds at one Time) in such Manner as shall be directed by any future Act or Acts of Parliament in that Behalf; and also upon full Payment of all Arrearages of the same Annuities ; then, and not till then, such and so much of the said Annuities as shall be attending on the Principal Sums so paid off shall cease and determine, and be understood to be redeemed ; and that any Vote or Resolution of the House of Commons, signified by the Speaker in Writing, to be inserted in the London Gazette, and affixed on the Royal Exchange in London as aforesaid shall be deemed and adjudged to be sufficient Notice within the Words and Meaning of this Act.

IX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Person or Persons shall at any Time or Times be sued, molested, or prosecuted, for any Thing by him or them done or executed in pursuance of this Act, or of any Matter or Thing therein contained, such Person or Persons shall and may plead the General Issue, and give the Special Matter in Evidence for his and  their Defence ; and if a Verdict shall pass for the Defendant or Defendants, or the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs shall discontinue his or their Action, or be nonsuited, or Judgment shall be given against him or them, upon Demurrer or otherwise, then such Defendant or Defendants shall have Treble Costs to him or them awarded against such Plaintiff or Plaintiffs.

HEREAS the Sum of one hundred and fifty thousand Pounds has been granted to his present Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Pay and Cloathing for the Militia, for one Year, from the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three:' In order therefore that the Charge of Pay and Cloathing for such Militia may be duly and properly defrayed and satisfied; Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That in every County, Riding or Place within that part of Great Britain called England, where the Militia is or shall be raised, the Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax of such County, Riding or Place respectively, shall issue and pay the whole Sums required in the Manner and for the several Uses herein after-mentioned ; that is to say, For the Pay of the said Militia for four Calendar Months in advance, at the Rate of the Establishment of Pay six Shillings a Day for each Adjutant, where an Adjutant is appointed; and at the Rate of one Shilling for each Serjeant, with the Addition of two Shillings and six Pence a Week for each Serjeant Major, where a Serjeant Major is appointed; and at the Rate of six Pence a Day for each Drummer, with the Addition of six Pence a Day for each Drum Major, where a Drum Major is appointed ; and also at the Rate of six Pence a Month for each private Man and Drummer, for defraying the contingent Expences of each Regiment, Battalion, or Independent Company of Militia, one Penny whereof shall be applied to defraying the Hospital Expences of each Regiment, Battalion, or Independent Company, during the Time of the Mens being from Home, upon Account of their annual Exercise ; and also for half a Year's Salary for the Clerk of each Regiment or Battalion of Militia belonging to  such County, Riding or Place, at the Rate of fifty Pounds a Year; and also for the respective Allowances to the Clerk of the General Meetings, and Clerks of the several Subdivision Meetings, at the Rates following; that is to say, To the Clerk of the the General Meetings, at the Rate of five Pounds five Shillings for each Meeting; and to the several Clerks of the Subdivision Meetings, at the Rate of one Pound one Shilling for each Meeting; and also for the Cloathing of the Militia for such County, Riding or Place, after the Rate of three Pounds