A; D. 1755- Anno vicefimoGdlavo Georgii lE^ G. 22: 619 Warrant or Warrants under his Royal Sign Manual, diredt and appoint to receive the ' fame, to be by him or them paid over to fuch Widows of Half- pay Officers, or their Aifignees, accordiu;^ to fuch Eftablifhments, Lifts or other Diredions, and with and fubje6t to fuch Conditions, QualiSca- tions, and other Allowances for the fame, as his Majefty, by fuch and the like Warrant or Warrants, (hall be gracioufly pleafed to diredi: and appoint ; and any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding fixty 6^r-<n^- 8 s, thoufand two hundred fifty-four Pounds and eight Shillings, for defraying the extraordinary Expeaces for Services in- of his Majefty's Land Forces, and other Services, incurred' in the Year one thoufand feven hundred '^^"'^'^ '" '754- and fifty-four, and not provided for by Parliament ; and any Sum or Sums of iMoney, not exceedirvg 20,0001. to the twenty thoufand Pounds, to enable his Majefty to make' good his Engaeements with the Eleftor of ha- s^^^vL° varia, purfuant to Treaty ; and any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding thirty-two thoufand Pounds, to enable his Majefty to make good his Engagements with the King of Poland, Eledor of &A-J"y, 5?.'°°^!v^" *! purfuant to Treaty. ^' ^-.n6ofPoUnd. ■ XV^III. And it is hereby alfo enafted. That out of all or any the Aids or Supplies provided as j.aoo.oooi. for aforefaid, there (hall and may be ilTued and applied any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding one ^ugmenfing tiie million, upon Account, towards enabling his Majefty to augment his Forces by Sea and Land, and to take andTand. '"* fuch fvleafures for the Security of his Dominions, as may be neceflary in the prefent Conjuncture. XIX. And it is hereby alfo enadfed. That out of all or any the Aids or Supplies provided as afore- 40.418 1.7 s. gd. faid, there (hall and may be ifilied and applied any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding forty thou- []°™^ ^ovr '^^^' (and four hundred eighteen Pounds feven Shillings and eight Pence, upon Account, for fupporting and Scotia. maintaining the Settlement of his Majefty's Colony of Nova Scotia, for the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five; and any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding two thoufand nine hundred i.957l. 'os. for fifty-feven Pounds and ten Shillings, upon Account, for defraying the Charges of the Civil Eftablifli- ci^^f^Eft^biifli Bient of his Majefty's Colony of Georgia, and other incidental Expences attending the fame, from the mcnt of ^ ' " twenty-fourth Day of June one thouland feven luindred and fifty -four, to the twenty-fourth Day of Georgia. June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five ; and any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding ten B°i°ift 'Vo^tV'^* thoufand Pounds, to be employed in maintaining and fupportuig the Britiflj Yons and Settlements upon &c. on the' ' the Coaft oi Africa and any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding fix thoufand Pounds, towards Coad of Africa, the Expences incurred in building a Fort at Annamaboe ; and any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceed- b^dingTFo'rt* ing fix thoufand Pounds, towards laying out, making and keeping in Repair a Road proper for the at Anamaboe. PafTage of Troops and Carriages from the City oi Cariijle to the Toyvnoi . I/^wcaJlk upon Tyne ; and any 6,ocol. towards Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding three thoufand Pounds, to be paid to Thomas Stephens, as a Re^ from"carJine to Ward for difcovering his Method of making Pot A(h, and introducing, that Manufafture into die Britijh Newcafiie. Plantations in America. . ; .- . -: . 3,0001. to Tiio- XX. And it' is hereby further enaAed by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Aids and Supplies Pofdifroverin^ provided as aforefaid, (hall not be ilTued or applied to any Ufe, Intent, or Purpofe whatfoever, other tiie Metiiod of than the Ufes and Purpofes before-mentioned, or for the feveral Deficiencies or other Payments di-"^^icingPotAfh. reeled to be fatisfied thereout, by any Adf or Ads, or any particular Claufe or Claufes for that Purpofe be appitjj^o'no contained in any other Adt or Ails of tliis prefent Sefiion of Parhament. ' m.' ' ' j , _ ,■ otherUfes. XXI. And as to the faid Sum of forty-feven thoufainl Pounds by this'Aiftiaplpropiriated on Account j^^j^^^^^^^ji^ of Half-pay as aforefaid ; it is hereby ena<5ted and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That the Rules ferved in the * hereiri after ' prefcribed fhall be duly obferved in the Application of the (aid ;Half-pay ; that is to fay. Application of That no Perfon (hall have or receive any Part of the fame, who was a Minor, and under the Age "'^ ^^'^'f^J"* of lixteen Years, at the Time when the Regiment, Troop or Company,in which he ferved, was reduced ; .s« -9 &«. z. that no Perfon (hall have or receive any Part of the fapie, except fuch Perfons who did a6lual Service "^^ =9. in fome Regiment, Troop or Company ; that no Perfon having any other Place or Imployment of Pro- fit Civil or Military, under his Majefty, (hall have or receive any Part of the faid Half-pay ; that no Cliap-" lain of any Garrifon or Regiment, who has any Ecclefia(t:ical Benefice in Great Brifain or Ire'iand, ,lhall have or receive any Part of the faid Half-pay ; thai no Perfon fiiall have or receive any Part of the fame, who has refigned his Commiifion, and has had no CommHfion .fince ; tliat no Part of the fame (hall be allowed to any Perfon by virtue of any Warrant or Appointment, except to fuch Perfons who would have been otherwife intitled to the fame as reduced Officers ; and that no Part of the fame fliall be allowed to any of the 0(ficers of the five Regiments of Dragoons, and eight Regiments of Foot la^iely dilbanded in Ireland, except to fuch as were lately taken o(F the Eftablrlhment of Half-pay in Great Britain. ' XXII. And whereas by an Aif of Parliament made and pailed in the twenty-feventh Year of hisijCeo. 2. c. i»
- Majefty's Reign (intituled. An Aft fcr granting to Ins Majejty a certain Sum of Money therein mentioned
- out of the Sinking Fund ; and applying certain Surplus Monies remaining in the Exchequer for the Service of
♦ the Tear one thoufand feven hundred arid fifty-four ; and for tije further Difpofition of the Sinking Fund,- ' by paying thereout the Remainder of the Sum cidvanced on the Credit of the Duty on Szveets, and the Interejl ♦ thereof; and for carrying the [aid Duty to the faid Fund ; and for tl:e furiinr appropriating the Supplies ' granted in this Seffion of Parliament ; the feveral Supplies which had been granted to his Majefty, as ' is therein mentioned, were appropriated to the feveral Ufes and Purpofes therein exprelTed ; ' ' amongft which, any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding fifty-five thoufand Pounds, was ap- ' propriated to be paid to the reduced OtScers of his Majefty's Land Forces and Marines, fubjed iie- ' verthelefs to fuch Rules to be obferved in the Application of the faid Half-pay, as in and by the atoie aid ' A&i were prefcribed in that Behalf : ' Now it is hereby provided, enaded and declared by the Authority Application of ' aforefaid. That fo much of the faid Sum of fifty-five thoufand Pounds, as is or (hall be more than fulfi- """^f^^'""/^ clent to fatisfy the faid reduced 0(ficers, according to the Rules prefcribed by the laid Ad to be oblerved in ^fi,^;,! •„ 'J^^^^ the Application thereof, or any Part of fuch Overplus, fliall and may be difpofed of to fuch Officers who are to the Payinent maimed or loft theix Limbs in the late Wars, or fuch others as by reafon of their long Service or other- of^reducid cifi- 4 K 2 Wife, '
