from G. B. in IV. And be it further enacted, That no Tobacco, either manu- No Tobacco to factured or unmanufactured, shall be imported into that Part of the be imported United Kingdom called Ireland from that Part of the United King- into Ireland dom called Great Britain in any Ship or Vessel whatever, unless fuch Vessels under Ship or Veffel fhall be of the Burthen of Seventy Tons or upwards; 70 Tons. and if the Mafter or other Perfon having or taking the Charge or False Entry of Command of any Ship or Veffel which fhall import any Tobacco into Tonnage. that Part of the United Kingdom called Ireland from that Part of the United Kingdom called Great Britain fhall enter fuch Ship or Veffel at the Cuftom Houfe as of the Burthen of Seventy Tons or upwards, and fuch Ship or Veffel fhall not be of fo great Burthen as Seventy Tons, according to the Rule for Admeasurement prefcribed by Law, fuch Mafter or other Perfon fhall forfeit and lofe the Sum of One hundred Pounds for every fuch Offence. V. And be it further enacted, That such Penalties shall be fued for, recovered, levied or mitigated, by fuch Ways, Means or Methods as any Penalty may be fued for, recovered, levied or mitigated by any Law or Laws now in force, or by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of His Majefty's Courts of Record at Weftminfter or Dublin, or in the Court of Exchequer in Scotland respectively; and that One Moiety of every fuch Penalty fhall be to His Majesty, His Heirs and Succeffors, and the other Moiety to him or them who fhall inform, discover or fue for the fame. CAP. LXXV. An Act to continue until the Fifth Day of July One thousand Penalty rool. Recovery and Penalties. WHEREAS an Act of Parliament was made in the Fifty 54 G. 3. c. 149. fourth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled 'An Ad to regulate, until the End of the next Seffion of Parliament, the 'Trade in Spirits between Great Britain and Ireland reciprocally; and ' which, by an A&t of Parliament made in the Fifty fifth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, was continued until the End of 'the then next Seffion of Parliament: And Whereas by an A&t of 'Parliament made in the Fifty fixth Year of the Reign of His pre- 56 G. 3. c. 105. fent Majefty, to amend and continue the faid recited A&t of the 'Fifty fourth Year aforefaid, and to grant and allow new counter vailing Duties and Drawbacks on Spirits imported and exported 'between England and Scotland and Ireland refpectively, the faid $1. ' recited A&t of the Fifty fourth Year aforefaid was further con'tinued, except fo far as the fame was altered by the last mentioned 'A&t, until the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament; and 'the faid recited Acts refpectively have by certain other Acts of Par⚫liament made refpectively in the Fifty seventh and Fifty eighth Years 57 G. 3. c. 72. of the Reign aforefaid, been further continued until the Fifth Day 58 G. 3. c. 26. of July One thousand eight hundred and nineteen: And Whereas 'the Duties impofed and Drawbacks allowed and made payable by 'the said A&t made in the Fifty fixth Year aforefaid, are in the 'prefent Seffion of Parliament repealed, and other Duties and Draw Ff4 'backs 54 G. 3. c. 149. as altered by 56 G. 3. c. 105. and both Acts. further continued until July 5, 182c. backs granted and allowed in lieu thereof; and it is expedient that the faid recited A&t of the Fifty fourth Year aforefaid fo altered as aforefaid, and fuch Parts of the faid Act of the Fifty fixth Year 'aforefaid as are now in force and are not repealed or altered by any Act or Acts of the prefent Seffion of Parliament, fhould be further continued, for regulating the Trade in Spirits between Great • Britain and Ireland reciprocally, and to fecure, levy and collect the feveral Duties on fuch Spirits impofed by any Act or A&ts in the prefent Seffion of Parliament: Be it therefore enacted by The King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the faid recited Act of the Fifty fourth Year aforefaid, as altered by the faid Act of the Fifty fixth Year aforefaid, and alfo fuch Parts of the laft mentioned Act as are now in force and are not repealed or altered by any Act or Acts of the present Seffion of Parliament, fhall be and the fame is and are hereby further continued, for the Purposes aforefaid, from and after the faid Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and shall be, remain and continue in force from thence until the Fifth Day of July One thoufand eight hundred and twenty. CAP. LXXVI. An Act to establish further Regulations refpecting Advances by the Bank of England for the Public Service, and the Purchafe of Government Securities by the faid Bank. [6th July 1819.] W made refpecting advances by the Governor and ComTHEREAS it is expedient that effectual Regulations fhould pany of the Bank of England for the Public Service, and respecting the Purchase of Government Securities by the faid Governor and Company; Be it therefore enacted by The King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the pafling make Advances of this Act it fhall not be lawful for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to advance or lend to His Majefty, His Heirs or Succeffors, any Sum or Sums of Money whatever, upon the Credit of any Exchequer Bills or Treasury Bills, or other Government Securities, or in any other manner whatever, without the exprefs and diftinct Authority of Parliament for that Purpose first had and Bank not to to Government without Authority of Parliament. In what Form Applications for Advances shall be made. Copies of Applications and Answers laid before Parliament. obtained. II. And be it further enacted, That whenever it shall be deemed neceffary for the Public Service to make any Application to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, to make any Advance fo authorised by Parliament, fuch Application fhall be made in Writing, by the Firft Lord of the Treafury, or by the Chancellor. of the Exchequer for the time being, to the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, to be by them laid before the Court of Directors of the faid Bank; and a Copy of all fuch Applications made in the Courfe of every Year ending the Fifth Day of January, together with a Copy of the Minutes of the Proceedings of the faid Court of Directors on every fuch Application, and the Answer Answer of the said Court thereto, fhall be laid before both Houses of Parliament, by the proper Officer of the faid Governor and Company of the Bank of England, within Fourteen Days after the Fifth Day of January in each Year, if Parliament fhall be then fitting, or otherwise within Fourteen Days after the then next fitting of Parliament. Proviso for or Treasury III. Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend, or be conftrued to extend, to prevent the Governor and Company of the Bank of England from purchafing any Exchequer Bills or Treafury Bills, or other Government Securities whatever, which by Law they are now authorised to purchase, nor vancing Money to prevent the Governor and Company of the Bank of England from on Credit of advancing or lending, at the Receipt of the Exchequer in Great Exchequer Bills Britain, any Sum or Sums of Money whatever, not exceeding in issued by the the Whole the Sum neceffary to make good any Deficiency of the Treasury, under Confolidated Fund, at the Clofe of any Quarter of a Year ending on the Fifth Day of April, Fifth Day of July, Tenth Day of October, or Fifth Day of January in any Year, upon the Credit of any Exchequer Bills which fhall be iffued by the Direction of the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, under the Authority of an Act, made in the Fifty seventh Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled An 57 G. 3. c. 48. A to make further Provifion for the Adjustment of the Accounts of the Confolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, and for making good any occafional Deficiency which may arife in the faid Fund in Great Britain or Ireland refpectively, and to direct the Application of Monies by the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt; or of an A&t made in the prefent Seffion of Parliament, intituled An Act to render, until c. 19. ante. the Fifth Day of July One thoufand eight hundred and twenty, the growing Produce of the Confolidated Fund of the United Kingdom arifing in Great Britain available for the Public Service, any thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Bank may exchange Exchequer or Treasury Bills in course of Pay IV. Provided also, and be it enacted, That whenever any Exchequer Bills or Treasury Bills fhall be in the Courfe of Payment, on the Credit of which any Sum or Sums of Money fhall have been previously lent or advanced by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, and which shall be in the Hands of the Governor ment. and Company of the faid Bank, it shall and may be lawful for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, in lieu of fuch Exchequer Bills or Treafury Bills as may be fo in their Hands and in courfe of Payment, to take and accept any other Exchequer Bills or Treasury Bills which fhall have been granted towards the Aids and Supplies of the Year upon which fuch Exchequer Bills or Treafury Bills fo in courfe of Payment fhall have been charged. V. And be it further enacted, That the Governor and Company Bank to lay of the Bank of England fhall, and they are hereby refpectively re- before Parlia quired, from time to time to caufe a true and perfect Account in ment yearly AcWriting to be taken and attested by the proper Officers of the Amount of all Exchequer Bills or Treasury Bills, and other Government Securities whatever, which fhall have been purchased by the Governor and Company of the faid Bank of England, or on which any Sum or Sums fhall have been lent and advanced for the Public Service by the Governor and Company of the faid Bank, in every Year ending on the Fifth Day of January, fhewing whether any and what count of Exche- have been made H 52 G. 3. c. 42. Bounty of Is. 6d. granted by 43 G. 3. what Amount of fuch Bills fhall, before the making up of fuch Accounts, have been paid off or discharged, and what Amount of fuch Exchequer Bills or Treafury Bills, or other Government Securities, fhall then be in the Hands of the Governor and Company of the faid Bank; and every fuch Account fhall be laid before both Houses of Parliament, within Fourteen Days after the Fifth Day of January in each Year, if Parliament fhall be then fitting, or otherwise within Fourteen Days after the then next fitting of Parliament. CAP. LXXVII. An Act to continue, until the Twenty fourth Day of June One WHEREAS an Act was made in the Fifty fecond Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Ad for • amending the Laws relating to the Allowance of the Bounties on Pilchards exported, until the Twenty fourth Day of June One thousand eight hundred and nineteen, by which a Bounty of One Shilling and Sixpence was continued on every Cask of Pilchards exported to Foreign Parts: And Whereas it is expedient that the faid Bounty 'fhould be further continued ;' Be it therefore enacted by The King's Moft Excellent 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 faid Bounty of One Shilling and Sixpence given and granted by an Act made in the Forty third Year of the Reign of His present Majefty, intituled An Act to repeal the Duties of Excife payable in Great Britain, and to grant other Duties in lieu thereof, for every Cafk or Veffel of Pilchards containing Fifty Gallons which fhall be duly exported to Foreign Parts, fhall be and the fame is hereby continued until the Twenty fourth Day of June One thoufand eight hundred June 24, 182; and twenty fix, and fhall, together with the other Bounties by the faid last mentioned Act granted or allowed on Pilchards exported, be extended in due Proportion to and paid and allowed for all Pilchards which shall during that time be shipped and exported in Casks of Thirty two Gallons or upwards to Foreign Parts. c. 69. for every chards contain ing 50 Gallons Cask of Pil exported, continued until and with other Bounties, extended to Pil chards exported in Casks of 32 Gallons. $ 3. CAP. LXXVIII. An Act for transferring the Duty of the Supervisor of the 46 G. 3. c. 150. Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Ad for the better mons, mons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority Comptroller of the fame, That all and every the Duties required by the faid At General of to be done, performed or executed by the Supervifor of the Receiver Customs to do General's Receipts and Payments, fhall be done, performed and exethe Duty of cuted by the Comptroller General of His Majefty's Customs, or his Clerk, fuch Clerk being firft duly authorised by him, and for whofe Conduct he fhall be anfwerable. II. Provided always, That this Act fhall not be conftrued to make any other Alteration in the Regulations of the aforefaid Act, than as herein contained. CAP. LXXIX. Supervisor of ral's Receipts any other Alteration. An Act to continue, until the First Day of Auguft One thousand eight hundred and twenty, Two Acts of the Forty fifth and Fiftieth Years of His prefent Majefty, allowing the bringing of Coals, Culm and Cinders to London and Westminster by Inland Navigation. [6th July 1819.] HEREAS an Act was paffed in the Forty fifth Year of the 45 G. 3. c. 128. Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Act for allow : ing, under certain Restrictions, until the First Day of August One thoufand eight hundred and fix, the bringing a limited Quantity of Coals, Culm or Cinders to London and Weftminster by Inland Navigation And Whereas an Act was paffed in the Fiftieth Year of His pre- 50 G. 3. c. 110. 'fent Majefty's Reign, intituled An Act to allow, until the First Day of Auguft One thoufand eight hundred and eleven, the bringing of Coals, Culm and Cinders to London and Westminster by Inland Navigation: 'And Whereas certain Duties of Cuftoms were made payable by the $4. 'faid recited Acts, in lieu of which other Duties have been impofed ' and made payable, and certain other Duties of Customs of One Shilling and Three pence are by the faid Acts respectively made payable for every Ton of Coals, Culm and Cinders brought along the Grand Junction or Paddington Canals, or brought down the 'River Thames nearer to London than certain Stones or Pofts in the ' said respective A&s feverally mentioned, and which faid last men'tioned Duties are by the faid Acts refpectively directed to be paid ' into the Chamber of London, as for and in lieu of the Duty called 'Orphan's Duty, and all other Rates, Dues and Duties which are payable to the Corporation of London upon Coals, Culm or Cinders 'imported into the Port of London: And Whereas both the faid ' recited Acts have been continued by feveral fubfequent Acts and are in force until the First Day of Auguft One thousand eight hun'dred and nineteen, and it is expedient that the faid Acts fhould be 'further continued in manner hereinafter mentioned:' Be it therefore enacted by The King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the faid feveral Acts, fo far as the fame refpectively relate to the faid feveral and refpective Duties of One Shilling and Three pence for every Ton of Coals, Culm or Cinders brought to London and Westminster under the Authority of the faid recited Acts or either of them refpectively, and also so far as the faid recited Acts respectively relate to the Rules, Provifions, Conditions, Regulations and Restrictions under which fuch Coals, Culm and Cinders may be brought Recited Acts, so far as relates to Duties and Conditions under which Coals are brought by Inland Navigation, continued till Aug. 1, 1820. |