A. D. 1751, Anno viceiimo quarto Georgit II. C. 57. 407 II. And be it further enacted by the Authority afor;faid, That the Commiffioners of his Majefty's IVca- Trcarurytomake fury, or any three or more of t:;em now being, or the High Treafurer, or any three or more of the Com- AilouMiia-s m miiTioners of the Treal'ury for the Time being, fliall, and they are hircby autliorized and impowered, to 'J"^ '^"'^■"'.'* make fuch Allowances to the United Company of Merchants of Englai:d tvs.dmg to the Eqft-Indics^ as they ji™^"^'!^^,^";^^ fhall think jult and rcaibnable for the Charges and Expences attending the receiving, paying, transferring makin? and and tranfaoting the Affairs of the feveral Annuities, amounting to the principal Sum of three millions, transferring their created in purfuance of an A£t of the lall: SelTion of Parliament, (intituled, Jn Atl for giving further T/'m^rc'iuced Annui- io ihe Propriitors of Annuities, after the Rate of four Pounds per Centum per Annum, to fidfcribe the fame in ""' the Manner and upon the Terms therein mentioned ; and for redeeming fuch of the fald Annuities as Jhall not he fo^^ f' "'^' ' fubfcribed, and for iwpnverlng the Eaft-India Company to ralfe eertain Sums by transferrahle Annuities) which faid Allowances fo to be made to the laid United Company, fnall be charged upoi) and paid out of the fame Duties and Revenues as are appropriated for the Payment of the Annuities aforefaid. CAP. LVIL An Aft to continue feveral Laws therein mentioned, for preventing Theft and Rapine on the northern Borders of England; for the more efl^eiflual punifhing wicked and evil-difpoled Perfons going armed in Difguife, and doing Injuries and Violences to the Perfons and Pro- perties of his Majefty's Subieifls, and for the more fpeedy bringing the Offenders to Juftice; for continuing tv/o Claufes to prevent the cutting or breaicing down the Banl< of any River or Sea Bank; and to prevent the malicious cutting of Hop-binds ; for the more etfccflual Punifliment of Perfons mahciouQv fetting on Fire any Mine, Pit or Delph of Coal, or Can- nel Coal; and of Perfons unlawfully hunting or taking any Red or Fallow Deer in Forefts or Chaces, or beating or wounding the Keepers or other Officers in Forefts, Chaces or Parks ; for granting a Liberty to carry Sugars of the Growth, Produce or Manufafture of any of his Majefty's Sugar Colonies in America, from the faid Colonies direftiy into foreign Parts, in Ships built in Great Britain., and navigated according to Law ; for preventing the committing of Frauds by Bankrupts; for giving further Encouragement for the Importa- tion of Naval Stores from the Britifh Colonies in America ; and for preventing Frauds and Abufes in the Admeafurement of Coals in the City and Liberty of IVeftminfter ; and to make fome further Provifions in relation to the figning of Certificates for the Difcharge of Bankrupts.
- TT 7 HERE AS the Laws herein after-mentioned, which have by Experience been found ufeful and
- VV beneficial, are near expiring;' May it therefore pleafe your Majefty that it may be enaiSfed ; and
be it enacted by the King's moil Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this preient Parliament aiTembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That an Aft made in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of' King Charles the Second, 15 & 14 Car. 2» (intituled, An ASi for preventing of Theft and Rapine upon the northern Borders ^England) which by fe- <:• a^. for pre- veral A£ls hath from time to time been continued, and by an AS made in the iixth Year of the Reign of^"""? '^'"='"1: his prefent Majefty, (for making perpetual feveral AiSs, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned) was "^^"l^^j.^ jj^^_ further continued until the firfl Day oi September one thoufand feven hundred and forty-four, and fromders. " thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament; and alfo feveral Claufes, Powers and Authorities in the afore-mentioned A61 made in the fixth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefly, for the more effec- 6 Geo. 2. c. u^ tual preventing of Theft and Rapine upon the northern Borders of Enghind, and which by the fai-d Aft were to continue in Force until the firft Day of September one thoufand leven hundred and forty-four, and from thence to the End of the then next Sellion of Parliament ; and which faid Aft, together with the faid feveral Claufes, Powers and Authorities were, by an Aft made in the feventeenth Y'ear of his prefent Ma- 17 G£o. 2. c. 40. jefty's Reign, further continued until the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty- one, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, Ihall be and the fame is hereby further continued from the Expiration thereof, until the firft Day of September one thoufand feven hundred '^""'^ '=°"- and fifty-feven, and from thence to the End of the then next Seliion -of Parliament. ""^^^ '° '/^S' perpEtual hy 31 Geo, 2. f. 42. II. And be it further enafted by tke Authority aforefaid. That an Aft made in the ninth Year of the 9 Geo. i. c. 22. Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft (intituled. An ASi for the more effectual punijlnng wicked andjox puniiTiing evil-difpofed Perfons going armed in Difguife, and doing Jrjuries and Violences to the Perfons and Properties 'j/'o^,- ^"f^ '^'"^ '"^ his Majefiy's Suhje£is, a7idfor the morefpee'dy bringing the Offenders to Jujllce) which was to continue in Force S"' ^' ^' from the firft Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-three, for three Years, and from tlience to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament ; and which by an Aft made in the twelfth Year of the '^ Geo. i. c. 30. Reign of his faid late Majefty was continued from the Expiration thereof, for five Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament ; and which by a Claufe in another Aft made in the fixth 6 Geo. 2. c. 37. Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty (for making perpetual feveral Afts, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned) was further continued until the firft Day of September one thoufand fevea hundred antl thirty-
