174 C* '^* Anno tricefimo priino Georgii II. A. D. 1757^ Captains to « fice of Lord High Admiral o( Great Britain Be it therefore enaftcd by the Authority aforefaid. That trjnfmttregilir- fio^n and after the (aid firftDay of November, every Cnptain and Commander of every Ship or Veflel of his BoardVayBooks, ^'^^j^^-y' his Heirs or Succeiibrs, fhall and do, from time to time, regularly and duly fend or tranimit to and hiP.s of Tic- the Commiflioners of the Navy, at their Board, by the firfl: fafe Opportunity, all and every fuch complete kets to be made Pay Bocks, and all and every fucii Lift or Lifts, Ticket or Tickets, to be fo made out as aforefaid ; and alfo «"!t; ^ _ ihall and 6c regularly andjduly fend and tranfmit, once in every two Months, to the Commiffioners of the
- "^lr'i!the '" ^^^^y» ^^ ^^^^' l^^^rd, one complete Mufter Book for fuch Ship or Veflel, figned by himfelf and the propei>
Ship°"M^ufter Officers, not only for the faid two Months, but for the whole Time which fuch Ship or Veflel fliall have Bcok, properly been in Com.mii^ion, or from the Time to which fuch Ship or VeflTel was laft paid : And in cafe fuch Cap- /igned, etc. tain or Commander fnall be guilty of any Failure or Negled: in any Part hereof, the faid Commiffioners of anJ, inDetault, the Navy are hereby ftridly dircfted and required not to grant to any fuch Captain or Commander the Ge- ^'^' neral Certificate, to intitle him to his Wages or Pay for luch Ship or Veflel, unlefs thereto required by par- ticular Older from the Lord Hit,h Admiral gf Great Britain, or from the Commiffioners for executing the. (except^iB Cafes Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, or any three or more of fuch Commiffioners, in Cafes of be 'm*de aooear ^^^ceffity, and on its being made appear to their Satisfaction, that the Directions herein before given in this to the Lords of Behalf have been complied with as far as the Nature of the Service would admit, and that the faid com- the Admiralty) plcte Pay Books, Lifts, Tickets and Mufter Books, had been a<51;ually fent to the faid Commiffioners of the Navy, as often as any proper and {^ii'c Opportunities offered : And in cafe fuch Captain or Commander fliall not fufficiently exculpate himfelf from fuch Neglect or Failure, in the Manner hereby prefcribed, before the ^<^^°;^^^|j^^J|^'JLordHi^gh Admird^ or the Commiflioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admi- Ci*e1iatChau i^A of Gnat Britain, or any three or more of fuch Commiffioners, within twelve Calendar Months after ham, the Arrival of fuch Captaiji or Commander in Great Britain; then fuch Captain or Commander fhall lofe and to fuft'er and forfeit all the Wages due to him for his Service on Board fuch Ship or V^cflcl, which are hereby di- morcover, aj a reeled to be paid and applied to and for the Ufe of the Cheft at Chatham ; and fuch Captain or Comman- ftTa(r!f/T' ^^"-^ being tried for and conviCfed of fuch Offence by a Court-martial, fliall be liable to fuch farther Cen- ^^' rp."'T ' f'Jr^ or Punidiment, not extending to Lofs of Life or Limb, as fuch Court-martial ihall adjudge. Pav^LiOs and XVIII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every fuch Ticket and Tickets, P 1 As deemed luf- Certificate and Certificates, Pay Lift and Pay Lifts, Bill and Bills, herein before di reeled to be made out fid--nt Vouchers and paid out as aforefaid, fliall be deemed and taken as good and Sufficient Vouchers for the Treafurer of to tiic Treafurer the Navy, for fo much Money as fnall have been fo directed to be paid upon all or any fuch Tickets, of the Navy lor Certificates, Pay Lifts or Bills, refpccStively, and as fhall have been paid by him thereon, and (hall be al- the°re^^^^ lowcd as fuch in paffing his Accounts. _ ,• " -fT • XIX. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That if, after the faid firft Day of Novem" TitkctsVther-^ ^'^^» ""7 Captain or Commander of ariy of the Ships or Vefl'els of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succefl'ors, viiethanthe f^^W make out, or caufe to be made out and iflued, any Ticket or Tickets for Wages or Pay to any infe- ^d dir.-a:r, rlor Officer or Seaman, under any Pretence whatfoever, other than and except in the Manner, and under to foi/ei; for ^^jjg Regulations, herein before dire6ted concernir.g the fiime, every fuch Captain or Commander fo offend - ejch Offence, j^^g (ball, for every fuch OfFence, lofe and forfeit the Sum of fifty Pounds of lawful Money of Great Bri- une Moiety to '^« 5 oiic MoIcty whercof fiiall be forfeited and paid to the Perfon who fliall inform or fue for the fame, the Informer, and the Other Moiety Ihall be paid and applied to and for the Ufe of the Cheft at Chatham; which Forfei- andtiie other to ture ftiall be fued for and recovered in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at Wejiminfter, by Adtion of the Chett at Dcbt, Bill, Plain t or Information, in which no Eflloin, Protection, Privilege, Wager of I.,aw, or more than TheCourt where ""'^ Imparlance fliall be allowed ; and the Court (hall av>^ard fuch Cofts to the Parties as {hall be juft : And ludf'ment'fliall ^ ^'^ Cafes wherc Judgment or Sentence fhall be given againft any fuch Offender, the Court where fuch b; -ivcn, to cjr- Judgment or Sentence fliall be given fhall, with all convenient Speed, certify the fame to the Lord High tify the fam^ to Admiral of Great Britain, or to the Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great '^^^ "^t'or'^.' ^^'^^^'" » "^ ^'^ '^ further Punifhment, fuch Ofiender (hall, upon fuch Certificate, lofe and forfeit all a.^d t e t'-r.y.r ^,^^ Wages or P?.y due to him for his Seivice in fuch Ship or Vcfle! ; which Wages or Pay the Lord Higii ffit alfo all his Admiml, or Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Griit Britain, or any three or w.iges ti the more of fuch Commiffioners, (hall dlrecSt and order to be paid and applied to and for the Ufe of the Cheft at C h r.l a: Chat- Chatha?n . ^^^'^- , XX. Provided always. That no Captain or Commander of any Ship or Vefltl fhall be liable to any Pe- Cnptainnot !i- nulty, upon Account of any Offence which fliall be committed againft this Aifl: before the fi:ft Day oVJnne- thi' A«'»b<-Jv)ftr '"^'^ '^'^*^^"^"*^ feven hundred and fifty-nine, unlefs, before the Time of his committing fuch Offence, he ijiinci7-9,i'n (hall have received the AbftratSt of the Provifions and Regulatiens of this A(St, herein after directed to li-f> he hath pre- be delivered to the Captain or Commander of every Ship or VcHj:l of his Majefty, his Heirs and Suc- v'li'.Hy received cefiors. an Abniart XXI. And, for eftabiifliing a proper Method for making and attefling Letters of Attorney ; Be it further M^r'* cnadted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the faid firft Day of November one thoufand feveii bii^ d'° liundred and fifty-eight, no Letter of Attorney matle by any inferior Officer or Seaman In the Service of his k'ng and a-t.-a" Majefty, his Heirs or Succeflbrs, or by the Executors or Admimftrators cf any fuch Officer or Seaman, in jng Uitsri of order to impovver or intitle any Perfon or Perfons to receive any Wages, Pay or Allowances of Money .of At on.cy. any Kind, due or to grow due for fuch Service, fliall be good and valid, or fufficient for that Purpofe, unlefs fuch Letter of Attorr'>ey fliall be made and declared to be revocable by rhecxprefs Words thereof; and un- lefs fuch Letter of Attorney, if made by any fuch Officer or Seaman then in the Service of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succcflors, fhall be figned before and atfisft.-d by the Captain or Commander, and one othrr of the figning Officers of the Ship to which fuch infer or Officer or Seaman fliall belong, or by the Clerk of the Cheque at fomc of the Dock Yards ; and unlefs fuch Letter of Attorney, if made by any fuch Officer or Socman wl-,o fli;dl have been difcharged from the Service of his Mr.jefty, his Fleirs or Succefl'ors, (hail be' ligncd before and attcftcd by the Mayor or Chief Magiftrate of the lown or Place vhirc fuch Officer pr Seaman
