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A. D. 1708. ' Anno feptimo Ann^ Reginse. C. g. 357 Bills for another Year ; and for or towards the defraying extraordinary Charges of the War already in- curred, and not before this Time provided for by Parliament ; and for making good fuch Payments as by another A(9: of this Seflion of Parliament are to be made, as well for difcharging the Allowances for or upon the Exportation hom Scotland, ofFifti, Beef, and Pork cured with Foreign Salt, imported before the firft Day of May one thoufand feven h-undred and feven, as alfo to pay for fuch Salt fo imported, and. ftill remaining in the Hands of her Majefty's Subjects there ; and for Payment of the General Officers ferving in Flanders in the Years one thoufand feven hundred and eight and one thoufand feven hundred and nine, according to the Stations in which they have or {hall have ferved by their refpe£tive Commif- fions ; and to no other Ufes, Intents, and Purpofes whatfoever. Provided, always, That out of the Mo- nies to be iffued to the Guards and Garrifons, as aforefaid, there (hall and may be taken and applied any Sum not exceeding eighty-feven thoufand one hundred twenty-five Pounds ten Shillings, towards the the Charge of maintaining the Soldiers raifed and to be raifed for Sea Service, with their Officers, and the contingent Charges thereunto belonging ; and out of the Monies to be ifTued for the Service of the Navy and bea Service, as aforefaid, there -(hall be taken and applied fuch Sums, as together with the faid Sum not exceeding, eighty-feven thoufand one hundred twenty-five Pounds ten Shillings, (hall be neeef- fary for the Charge of maintaining the faid Soldiers for Sea Service, with their Officers, and the contin- gent Charges thereunto belonging ; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. ' XX. And whereas by an A£l of Parliament made in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of his late Ma- 13 &X4W. ji

  • jefty King William the Third, oT glorious Memory, intituled, Jn ASi for reviving and continuing an '^< ^'

' A£i, intituled. An ASi for the appointing the ComtniJJioners to take, examine, and determine the Debts due to the

  • Army, Navy, and for Tranfport Service, and alfo an Account of the Prizes taken during the late War, the

' Commiffioners thereby appointed did (late and determine the Debts due for the Hire and Freight of the

  • Ship Robert and James, and the Ship John's Adve?iture, taken up for tranfport Service in the Year one
  • thoufand fix hundred: ninety and three, and prepare'd Tickets, Bills, Certificates, or Debentures for
  • the fame ; which Tickets, Bills, Certificates, or Debentures were not figned by the faid Commiffioners,

' the Mafters or Proprietors of the faid Ships not demanding the fame before the Expiration of the faid

  • Coiiuniffioa ;' Be it therefore enafted, i^c.

" Debentures to be made out for the Ships Robert and James, and" Johns Adventure. Irijh Debentures loft,

  • ' upon Oath before a Baron, i^c. and Security, Treafury may grant Duplicates, Time allowed for
  • ' regiftring Army Debentures till 29 Sept. 1709. EXP.
  • XXIIL And whereas feveral Tickets, commonly called Million Lottery Tickets, and Malt Lottery Tickets,
  • which are (till unpaid, and feveral Bills called Exchequer Bills, not yet difcharged, alfo divers Sorts of
  • Bills or Certificates, commonly called Debentures, made forth for Arrears due to the Army, and for Tranf-
  • port Services, not being applied to the purchafing of any of the forfeited Eftates in Ireland, orotherwife

' difcharged, and alfo divers Tallies and Orders for Payment of Annuities granted by Aft of Parliament,

  • are by Cafualty or Mifchance, loft, burnt, or otherwife deftroyed ;' Be it hereby further enafted, (sfc.

" The Barons of the Exchequer, on Affidavit made before them, that any Lottery Tickets, Exchequer

  • ' Bills, Debentures, &c. are loft, (hall give a Certificate thereof, and the refpeftive Officers, on Secu-
  • ' rity given to indemnify them, (hall make forth Duplicates of fuch Tickets, (Jc, and in Default of fuch
  • ' Officer, the Lord Treafurer, ^c, fliall order fuch Duplicates to be made forth. All which (hall be
  • ' done without Fee, i^c, EXP.

CAP. IX. An A£t for giving the CommifTioners of Sewers for the City oi London the fame Powers as the Commi(noners of Sewers for Counties have ; and to oblige Colledtors for the Sewers to account.

  • "IT r H E R E A S by an A.St of Parliament made in the nineteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
  • Vy Lord Charles the Second, intituled. An Alifor rebuilding the_ City ^/'London, it is amongft other 19 Car, a; c, 3I
  • Things- ena<3ed-. That the Number and Places for all Common Sewers,, and Vaults, and Drains, and the
  • Order and Manner of paving and pitching the Streets and Lanes within the faid City and Liberties, fhall

' be defigned and fet out by fuch, and fo many Perfons, as the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the

  • faid City in Common Council afTembled, (hpuld authorize and appoint under their Common Seal, or the

' more Part of them ; to which Perfons fevferal Powers and Authorities are thereby given, for the Ends in

  • the faid A<S: mentioned : And it is thereby enadted, That all other Commiffioners wl>atfoever, be altoge-
  • ther fufpended from intermeddling in the FremifTes for the Space of feven Years, and for fo long after,
  • until the intended Buildings of the faid City (hould be fully finifhed ; any Law or Statute to the contrary
  • notwithftanding : And whereas by another A£l made in the two and three and twentieth Years of the j2& 23 Car, a»
  • Reign of the faid King, it is enadled and declared. That the faid Claufe or Branch of the faid Aft herein c 17,.
  • before recited, (hould remain and continue in Force, and be made perpetual, and the Powers and Autho-
  • rities thereby given and appointed to be executed by fuch Perfons as fhould in that behalf be authorized
  • and appointed by the faid Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons in Common Council alTembled, according
  • to the Tenor thereof, under their Common Seal, or any feven or more of them, (hould and might for
  • ever thereafter be put in Execution, according to the Purport and Eff"e£t of the aforefaid A6t; and that no
  • other Commiffioner, or any other Perfon whatfoever, (hould at any Time then after intermeddle in the

.* PremilTes, within the faid City and Liberties thereof j any Law of Statute to the contrary notwithftand- ' ' ing ;