A. D. 1694. Anno quinto Gulielmi 8c MARiyt. C. 7. 54.5 Meaning of this Aft; and that in like A'lanner there fliall be continued and be within the Taid City, or ten Miles thereof, by the Appointment of their Majefties, their Hcir-s and SuccelTors, a Comptroller of Ex- cife, until fuch Time as all Matters and Things, vyhich by this Aft fuch Comptroller is enjoined to do and perform, fhall be fully performed and accomplilhed; which faid Comptroller for the Time being is Accounts of hereby alfo required and commanded to keep a perfeft and diflinft Account in Books fairly written of all^'^ ■'" ^'^'^'^^ the Monies which fliall arife by the faid Duties upon Salt, and the faidDuties of Excife by this Aft grant- '° "^ l*-"'! ■'P^'^' ed, as the fame refpeftively {hall from Time to I'ime arife, come, or be brought into the faid Office of Ex- cife; to which Books all Perfons concerned fliall have Ircc Accefs at all fcafonable Times, without Fee or Charge; and that the faid Commiffioners and Comptroller fliall execute their refpeftivc Offices, in the Performance of all Things enjoined by this Aft, witliout any other Salary, Fee, or Reward, than what they now have or enjoy. XXXIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That yearly and every Year, reckoni.ng 140,000). a the firil Year to begin from the faid five and twentietli Day oi March one thoufaiid fix hundred ninety-four, j"y J^"""!' tJie full Sum of one hundred and forty thoufand Pounds, by or out of the Monies to arife by the faid Duties upon Salt, and by the faid Rates and Duties of Excife hereby granted, or either of them, and to be brought mto the Receipt of the ^'xc/ii'j'afr, by weekly l-'aymcnts as aforefaid, in cafe the faid weekly Payments fliall extend thereunto, fliall be the whole and intire yearly Fund : And in cafe the faid weekly Payments fliall not amount to one hundred and forty thoufand Pounds/)^?' Annum, then the faid weekly Monies or Pay- ments, fofar as the fame will extend, fhall be Part of the yearly Fund for and towards theanfwering or paying of the Annuities herein after mentioned, and for other the Purpofcs hereafter in this A61 expreffed. Ajid in The Kir.g's Re. cafe the faid Duties upon Salt, and the faid Rates and Duties of Excife by this Aft granted, or either of them, venue chn.ge- fliall at any Time or Times appear to ba fo deficient or lov/ in the Produce of the f:ime, as that v/ithin ^ny ^]>c,UhekDi^ one Year to be reckoned as aforefaid, ths weekly Payments upon the fame Rates or Duties, or any of them, '"^^ '^' fliall not amount, to fo much as one hundred and forty thoufand Pounds, or to fo much as fhall be fufficient to difcharge and fatisfy the faid Annuities, and other Benefits and Advantages by this Aft appointed or in- tended to be paid within or for the fame Y'ear refpeftively; that then and fo often, and in every fuch Cafe, the Commiffioners of their Majefi:ies Treafury, and the Under-treafurer of the Exchequer now being, and the Trcafurer and Under- treafurer of the ^AT/jJt'jaw-, or Commiflioners of the Treafury for the Time be- ing, are hereby ftriftly enjoined and required by virtue of this Aft, and without any further or other V/ar- ranr, to be fued for, ha 1 or obtained from their Majefties, their Heirs or Succeflbrs, in this Behalf, to caufe every fuch Deficiency to be made good, by applying and ifluing, or paying fo much of any Treafure or Revenue, belonging or to belong to their Majefties, their Heirs or Succeflbrs (not being appropriated to any particular Ufe or Ufes, by any Aft or Afts of Parliament) towards the difcharging or paying oft" the faid Annuities, or other Benefits or Advantages appointed to be paid by this Aft, as together with the Mo- nies which fliall have been brought into the faid Receipt, of or for the faid Rates or Duties upon Salt, and the faid Rates and Duties of Excife as aforefaid, fhall be fufficient to pay off" and difcharg;, and fiiall com- pletely pay oft" and difcharge, all the Monies which within the fame Year refpeftively fhall be grown due, or ought to be paid upon the faid Annuities, or other Benefits or Advantages, according to the true Intent and Meaning of this prefent Aft. XXXIV. And be it further enafted, That it fliall and may be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, Natives Natives or A. or Foreigners, to contribute towards advancing the Sum of ten hundred thoufand Pounds for carrying on liens m,iy aa- of the faidWar, by paying at or before the tenth Day o{ September one thoufand fix hundred ninety-fou'r, to^""'°'- ^'^' any Receiver or Receivers, to be appointed for that Purpofe, as is herein after mentioned, the Sum of ten Pounds, or divers intire Sums of ten Pounds upon this Aft; and that for the raifing the faid Sum of ten hundred thoufand Pounds, any Perfon who will become an Adventurer, fhall and may advance the Sum of ten Pounds, for which Sum fo advanced, he, (he, or they, for fixtecn Years, fhall be entitled to receive a Share or Dividend of the faid yearly Fund, as hereafter is expreffed; and that every Adventurer may ad- vance as many intire Sums of ten Pounds, as he, fhe, or they fliall think fit, and for every fuch Sum of , ten Pounds fo advanced, he, flie, or they is or are to be interefted^ in one Lot or Share in the faid yearly i Fund. ("From Seftion 34 to 49 Exp.] XLIX. And be it further enafted, That any Money contributed or lent by or payable to any Perfon or Monty lent on Perfons, upon or by virtue of this Aft, fliall not be charged or chargeable with any Rates, Duties or Im- this Aft, Tax pofitions whatfoever. *"«=• ' L. Provided always, and it is hereby further declared and enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all Giants made hy Grants or Difpofitions of any of the Monies arifing or which fhall be coUefted by the Authority of this ^'^^ ^'^'"S '"• Aft, hereafter to be made by their Majefties, their Heirs or SuccefTors, to any other Perfon or Perfons, or in any other Manner, or for any longer Term or Intereft, than by this Aft is appointed, fhall be and are hereby declared null and void to all Intents and Purpofes whatfoever. _ ' LI. And whereas by reafon of the Multiplicity of Payments, which are to be made in purfuance to this A particubf
- Aft, it will be difficult (if not impoffible) that every particular Payment fiiould be direfted ^ recorded, °*""Y!^"'"'^'
j*. paid and accounted for by the feveral Officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer, in the ordinary Courfe of f,'|rj^in"he Ex-" "*" Payments there ufed;' Therefore and to the End that ths Exche/^iter may be regularly difcharged of all chequer for the Monies of the feveral Rates and Duties before mentioned, which fnall be brought into the fame for the Payment of ' faid Fund; Be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That there fhall be in the faid Receipt of the Exche- thefe Annuities, ?««; a diftinft Office for paying the Annuities or Benefits by this Aft appointed to be paid, and fome con- f^tva to ti*e venient Room or Rooms, in or near the Receipt of the Exchequer at IVeibninJier, fhall be prepared, affigned Ru'L of°th'e and ufed for that Fi'rpofe j which Office fliall continue until all the Payments to grow due b.y this Aft, Treuiuiy. Vol. III. 4 A ^during
