said Governor and Company, for performing the Duty and Trust incumbent on him by this Act ;Allowance in respect of the Officers of the Bank, to be at the Disposal of the Governor and Company. 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.
Money issued for the Purposes of this Act out of the Sinking Fund, to be replaced out of the Next Supplies. 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.
Clause of Redemption.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.
Limitation of ActionsIX. 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 General Issue 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,Treble Costs then such Defendant or Defendants shall have Treble Costs to him or them awarded against such Plaintiff or Plaintiffs.
CAP. X.
An Act for applying the Money granted in this Session of Parliament, for defraying the Charge of the Pay and Cloathing of the Militia of that Part of Great Britain called England, for one Year, beginning the twenty-fifth Day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three, and for appointing a Time and Place for exercising the Militia in the said Year.
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