698 C. 29. Anno vicefimo nono Georgii IL A. D. 1756. until the twenty-ninth Day of September^ one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix, and from thence to the End of the then next bellion of Parliament. CAP. XXIX. An A(51: for enabling his Majefty to raife one million for the Purpofe therein mentioned j and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Seffion of Parliament. W lent of Thf Sum of one the Autl Mo/l Gracious Sovereign, JY, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjedts the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament aflembled, having taken into our ferious Conlideration your Majefty's moft gracious Mefiage, fig- nifying your Majefty's Hopes to be enabled, by your faithful Commons, to concert and take all fuch iVicafures as may be necelTary to difappoint or defeat any Enterprizes or Defigns of your Majefty's Ene- mies, and as the Exigency of Affairs may require, have refolved to give and grant to your Majefty the Sum of one million for that Purpofe; and do therefore moft humbly befeech your Majefty, that it may be enaeled, and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Con- " the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by
- l;ority of the fame, That it fliall and may be lawful to and for the King's moft Excellent Majefty,
™-'r ri" ""■ ^^ by Warrant or Warrants under his Royal Sign Manual, to authorize and impower the CommilFioners of oi' hi5 Majerty^s his Majefty's Treafury, now or for the Time being, or any three or more of them, or the Lord High Warranr, by£x- Treafurer for the Time being, at any Time or Times before the lifth Day of 'Janiimj one thoufand feven chequer Bills j hundred and fifty-fix to caule or diredi: any Loans to be taken or received at his Majefty's Exchequer, from any Perfon or Perfons, Natives or Foreigners, Body or Bodies Politick or Corporate ; or any Num- ber of Exchequer Bills to be made out there for any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding in Loans in the fame and Exchequer Bills together, in the Whole, the faid Sum of one million, in the fame or like Manner, Manner as in the Form and Order, and according to the fame or like Rules and Diretftions, as in and by an Adl of this Seffioifisdireft- Prefent Seflion of Parliament for continuing and granting to his Majefty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, ed, &"^ " ' Cyder and Perry for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix, are enaded and prefcribed, concerning the Loans or Exchequer Bills to be taken or made in purfuance of the faid All Advsntases IL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every the Claufes, Provifoes, and PmaUics Powers, Privileges, Advantages, Penalties, Forfeitures and Difabilities, contained in the faid laft-men- redted"A6t"eia- tioned A6t, relating to the Loans or Exchequer Bills, authorized to be made by the fame Adl (except ting to Loans or fuch Claufes as do charge the fame on the Duties granted by the fame AQ.) fliall be applied and Exc'iequerBiiu, extended to the Loans and Exchequer Bills to be made in purfuance of this Aff, as fully and effec- Ad." '^ '° "'^ tually, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the fame Loans or Exchequer Bills had been originally authoriz- ed by the faid laft-mentioned A61, or as if the faid feveral Claufes or Provifoes had been particularly re- peated and re-enadted in the Body of this Adl. Loans to be re- HE And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That all fuch Loans or Exchequer Bills, paid out of tlie together with the Intereft, Premium, Rate and Charges incident to or attending the fame, ftiall be and next Supplies; ^^^ hereby charged and chargeable upon, and ftiall be repaid or borne by or out of the firft Aids or Supplies which Ihall be granted in the next Sefiion of Parliament ; and in cafe fufficient Aids or Sup- andifnonefufii- plies for that Purpofe ftiall not be granted before the fifth Day of July one tlwufand feven hundred cient be granted and fifty-feven, then all the faid Loans or Exchequer Bills, with the Intereft, Premium, Rate and j'vtTMieyyre'^ Charges incident to or attending the fame, ftiall be and are hereby charged and chargeable upon fuch toljc' charged Monie:, as at any Time or Times at or after the faid fifth Day of July one thoufand feven hundred and "i'°"> ='"d paid fifty-feven fliall be or remain in the Receipt of the Exchequer of the SurplufTes, Excefl'es, Overplus "ng Fund^ ^'"" Monies, and other Revenues compofing the Fund commonly called The Sinking Fund, except fuch Mo- ' nies of the faid Sinking Fund as are appropriated to any particular Ufe or Ufes, by any Act or Aels of Parliament in that Behalf; and fuch Monies of the faid Sinking Fund (hall and may be jffued and applied, as foon as the fame can be regularly ftated and afcertained, for and tov/ards pay- ing oiF, cancelling and difcharging fuch Loans or Exchequer Bills, Intereft, Premium, Rate or Charges, until the whole of them (hall be paid off, cancelled and difcharged, or Money lufiicient for that Pur- pcfe be kept and referved in the Exchequer, to be payable on Demand to the refpecfUve Proprietors thereof. jnd the Monies IV. Provided always, and be it enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That whatever Monies ftiall be iiUicd therout, fg hfued out of the faid Surplulfes, Excefles, Overplus Monies, or other Revenues compof.ng the Sink- mit of the^'firil ""S Fund, (hall from Time to Time be replaced by and out of the firft Supplies to be then after granted Supplies. in Parliament ; any Thing herein contained to the contrary notvvithftanding. Appropriation ^ • Provided always, and it is hereby enacfled by the Authority aforefaid. That all the Monies com- cf the Supplies, ing into the Exchequer, either by Loans or Exchequer Bills, upon one A^l of this Selfion of Parliament, The Monies intituled, jin AB for continuing and granting to his MaJ(/fy certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cydir and arifingby tiie Ferry, for the Service of the Year one thoujand Jeveu hundred and fifty-fx, and fo much Money, if any Mitlt Tax, fuch be, of the Duties thereby granted, as (hall arife or remain after all the Loans or Exchequer Bills made or to be made on the fame Act, and all the Intereft, Premium, Rate and Charges thereon, and tlie Charges thereby allowable for raifing the faid Duties (hall be fatisfied, or Money fulficient (hall be referved in the Exchequer to fatisfy and difcharge the fame ; and alfo all the Monies coming into the Exchequer, either by Loans or Exchequer Bills, upon one other ASt of this Selficn of Parlia- ment
