A. D. 1755. Anno vicefimo oftavo Georgii II. C. 15. 603 Time to Time, after the Commencement of this Aft, to tranfmit, or caufe to be tranfmitted, with all con- Co]i;« of the venient Speed, to the Office of the Receiver for the Time being of the faid Duty in London, a true and CL-rrifiratos from exa£l Copy of every Certificate which fhall, from Time to Time, after the faid Commencement, be tranf- thcOutfcuifor mitted to them the faid Commiffioners by all or any of the refpedive Colieftors and Comptrollers of the "1"^'"'"'^"^ feveral Out-ports^in Great Britain, in order to the (aid Commiffioners caufing Payment to be made of the ,,°T/' "' Bounty of thirty Shillings perTon, purfuant to the Diredions of an Aft of Parliament made in the tv/enty- third Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Ja for the Encouragement of the Britifh fVUte ^.-iGco. i.e. i. Herring Fijhery-, and that from and after the faid Commencement, it fhall not be lawful for the faid Com- miffioners of his Majefty's Cuftoms to caufe Payment to be made of any Monies for or on account of the No Payment to- faid Bounty of thirty Shillings per Ton, to any rerfon or Perfons whatfoever who fhall be intitled to demand ^^ "'=<!= of the fuch Bounty under or by virtue of the faid laft mentioned Aft of Parliament, unlefs and until he or they ^'"""y' ^'" C'"'- who fhall be fo refpeftively intitled to make fuch Demand, fliall have firft produced to the faid Commiffioners of'se'm^cnD "* one or more proper Certificate or Certificates from the Receiver for the Time being of the faid Duty of fix paid^TGreen-'^ Pence jd^r Month, that all Monies due on account of the fame Duty for every Seaman employed on board wich Hofpital. the Veffel in refpeft of which the faid Bounty fhall be demanded, hath been fully paid according to the Direftions of the feveral Afts of Parliament in that Behalf made. Corccm„gFijhny Jee jai ther 29 Ceo, 2, c, 23 ^ 39. 30 Gto, 2. t, 21 fiif 30, 33 Ceo, 2, c, 27. 2 Ceo. 3. c, 15, CAP. XV. An Aft for granting to his Majefty the Sum of one Million, to be raifed by a Lottery. i- W Mojl Gracious Sovereign, E your Majefty's mofi: dutiful and loyal Subjefts, th; Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament . . affembled, being defirous to enable your Alajefty to augment your Forces by Sea and Land, and to take fuch Meafures for the Security of your Majefty's Dominions, as may be necelfary in the prefent Con- junfture, have freely and unanimoufly refolved to give and grant unto your Majefty for thefe rurpofes the One Million Sum of one Million, to be raifed in fuch Manner and Form as is herein after direfted, and do therefore granted to his moft humbly beieech your Majefty that it may be enafted ; and be it enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty. Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the Annuities which by this Aft Annuities grant- fhall be granted and made payable in refpeft of the principal Sum of nine hundred thoufand Pounds, Part ^^ >" refpea of of the principal Sum of one Million, to be raifed in fuch Manner and Form as herein after is direfted, 9°°i°°°^- until Redemption thereof by Parliament, in manner herein after-mentioned, fhall be charged and chargeable upon, and payable out of the Monies which fliall from Time to Time arife and be remaining in the to be charged oa Receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer, of or for the Surplufles, Excefles or Overplus Monies, and other '•^^ Sinking Revenues compofmg the Fund commonly called The Sinking Fund; and the faid Surplufles, Excefles, Over- ^"°^' plus Monies, and other Revenues, are hereby appropriated for that Purpofe accordingly. IL And whereas it is intended that the faid Sum of one Million fhall be raifed by way of a Lottery, in Annuities to car- manner herein after-mentioned, Be it therefore enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Annuities ry 3 1. percent, which fhall become due and payable to the Contributors to the Lottery herein after-mentioned, their Exe- Intereft, cutors, Adminiftrators and Affigns, at the Rate of three Pounds per Centum per Annum, in refpeft of the laid principal Sum of nine hundred thoufand Pounds, Part of the faid principal Sum of one Million, in manner herein after in this Aft exprelTcd, fhall commence and be computed from the fifth Day oi fanuary ^° commence which fliall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix, and fhall from Time to '"'^ 5 /•»"• Time be paid half-yearly, on the fifth Day oi July, and the fifth Day of January, by even and equal Por- ^y^ haTf-year'ly. tions ; the firft Payment thereof to be due and payable for the Half-year ended on the fifth Day oijuly one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix. IIL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That for or towards raifing the faid Sum of Natives or Fo- one Million, it fliall and may be lawful for the feveral Perfons, Natives and Foreigners, and Bodies Poll- reignerswhoiub. tick or Corporate, who before five of the Clock in the Afternoon, of the fifteenth Day of April one thou- cg^ding to'^the'^" fand feven hundred and fifty-five, in purfuance of the Refolutions of the Commons of Great Britain, in Refolutions of Parliament aflembled, fliall have, in Books opened at the Bank of England for that Purpofe, fubfcribed and theCommoEs, to agreed to contribute to the Payment of the laid Sum of one A4i!lion, and who fliall have before that Time pay their Comri- depofited with, or paid to the firft or chief Caftiier orCafhiers of the Governor and Company of the Barik ^"™eThe'rein'^ ■of England for the Time being, one fifth Part of every Sum of ten Pounds to be paid for each Ticket in direaed. the faid Lottery, to advance and pay unto the faid Cafhier or Cafhiers (who is and are hereby appointed the Receiver and Receivers of fuch Contributions, without any further or other V/arrant to be fued for, had or obtained in that Behalf) the Remainder of the principal Sums fo fubfcribed, at or before the refpec- tiveDays or Times, and in the Proportions in this Aft limited in that Behalf; that is to fay, one other fifth Part thereof, on or before the fifteenth Dayof A% one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five; one other fifth Part thereof, on or before the thirtieth Day of ;7«k^ then next enfuing; one other fifth Part thereof, on or before the thirtieth Day of Ja/ythen next enfuing; and the remaining fifth Part thereof, on «r before the tenth Dz-^ of September then next following; and that every fuch Contributor or Adventurer, for every Sum of ten Pounds which he or flie fliali have fo advanced, fhall be intitled to fuch Lot or Share, and fliall receive fuch Sum or Sums of Money, as is or are hereby direfted and appointed^ 4 H 2 IV,
