Treasury to iffue fuch money as the for the think fit, to the treasurer mentioned, fhall not in the whole exceed the faid fum of three hundred and fixty thousand pounds. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for the commiffioners of commiffioners! his Majesty's treasury, or any three or more of them now being, and the high-treafurer and under-treasurer of the exchechurches fhall quer, or any three or more of the commiffioners of the treasury for the time being, and they are hereby directed and authorized, in that behalf. (without any further or other warrant or authority to be fued for, had or obtained in that behalf) from time to time to iffue and pay, or cause to be iffued and paid, out of the monies to arife by way of loan upon credit of the faid particular fund of twenty and one thousand pounds per annum and out of the monies of the faid particular fund of twenty and one thousand pounds per annum, (except fo much of the fame particular yearly fund as is to be applied for the payment of principal and fatisfaction of the intereft of the loans to be made upon the fame as aforefaid) fuch fum and fums of money as fhall be thought meet and neceffary by the faid commiffioners appointed or to be appointed to take care of the faid buildings as aforesaid, or any five or more of them, for the buildings, repairs and other the fervices laft before-mentioned; which monies fo to be iffued as aforefaid fhall be paid unto fuch perfon or perfons, (not being of the number of the fame commiffioners) for the ends and purposes aforefaid, as his Majesty, his heirs or fucceffors, fhall from time to time direct and appoint to be the treasurer or treasurers in this behalf; and fhall be received by him or them by way of impreft, and be accounted for only by fuch treasurer or treafurers; and fhall be disburfed, expended and applied by fuch treasurer and treasurers respectively, according to fuch orders and warrants as he or they fhall receive from time to time from the faid commiffioners for the faid buildings and repairs, or any five or more of them, for all or any the uses and services before by this or the faid former acts prefcribed or allowed in that behalf, and not otherwife, or to any other ufe, intent or purpose whatfoever; which faid treasurer and treafurers refpectively fhall be accountable in the exchequer for the fame, and quer, and to thall give fuch fufficient fecurity, as fhall be approved by the give fecurity. commiffioners of the treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or by the treasurer and under-treasurer of the exchequer, or any three or more of the commiffioners of the treafury for the time being, before he or they enter upon his or their office, for making fuch accounts. Treasurer ac countable in the exche The produce before X. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the produce of the faid duties which shall come or be brought into the receipt of exchequer for fuch coals or culm, as aforefaid, imported or to be imported before the faid feaft of the annunciation of the bleffed Virgin Mary one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen, fhall be iffued and applied in fuch manner as the fame ought to have been issued and applied by or in purfuance of the faid former acts or any of them, if this present act had not been made; and if it shall appear, after the application thereof, that any money shall remain unfatisfied for principal or interest upon the register of loans kept at the exchequer, by virtue or in pursuance of the faid acts of the ninth and tenth years of her late Majefty's reign or either of 9 Ann. c. 22. them, then fuch remainder fo unfatisfied fhall be paid and dif- 10 Ann. c.11. charged out of the first monies to be raised or paid in part of the faid fum of three hundred and fixty thoufand pounds; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. I Geo. I. XI. And it is hereby enacted, That all fuch powers, pro- The powers, vifoes, directions: and clauses contained in the faid recited acts &c. in the of the ninth and tenth years of her faid late Majefty's reign, former acts and in the faid act of the firft year of his Majefty's reign, or in continued. any other act or acts of parliament touching the building and ftat. 2. c. 23. repairing of the faid churchs, and any other matters and things therein specified, as are now in force and are not taken away or altered by this prefent act, fhall continue and be in force to all intents and purposes, as if the fame powers, directions, provifoes and clauses were repeated and re-enacted in the body of this act. for the . XII. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority a- His Majefty forefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for the King's may appoint majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, from time to time, by com- commiflioners miffion or letters patents under the great feal of Great Britain, churches. to nominate, conftitute and appoint such persons to be commiffioners to execute all and every the powers in the faid recited acts of the ninth and tenth years of her faid late Majesty's reign, and of the first year of his Majesty's reign, which do or fhall remain to be executed, and all the powers in this present act, touching the building and repairing of the faid churches, and other matters by fuch commiffioners to be done and performed, and to observe fuch directions as shall be most conducible to his Majefty's gracious and pious intentions in the premiffes. XIII. And to the end a good and fufficient fund and security may be settled and established for raising the fum of five hundred and five thousand nine hundred ninety and five pounds, part of the faid fum of five hundred twenty eight thousand three hundred and twenty pounds one fhilling and nine pence, for making good the fupply granted to his Majefty in this feffion of parliament: be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That After Ladyyearly and every year, from and after the feast of the annuncia- day 1717, fór tion of the bleffed Virgin Mary one thousand seven hundred 32 years and nineteen, for and during the term of thirty two years from 30,5591. 148. thence next immediately enfuing, the full fum of thirty thou- the fund for fand five hundred fifty and nine pounds and fourteen fhillings the fortunate per annum, by or out of the monies of or for the faid feveral duties on coals and culm by this act appropriated or intended to be appropriated as aforefaid, fhall be and by this act is declared and enacted to be a particular fund and fecurity for answering and paying, as well the principal as the intereft of the fortunate lots or chances herein after mentioned, in fuch courfe, manner and form as are hereafter in this act prefcribed in that behalf: per ann. to be lots. Any perfons may be con tributors. behalf and the commiffioners of his Majefty's treafury now being, and the high treasurer and under treasurer of the exchequer, and the commiffioners of the treasury of his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors for the time being, are hereby strictly enjoined and required to caufe the faid yearly fum of thirty thoufand five hundred fifty nine pounds and fourteen fhillings to be from time to time fet apart, iffued and applied according to this act, out of the duties arifing as aforefaid; any former law or ftatute to the contrary notwithstanding. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for any perfon or perfons, natives or foreigners, bodies politick or corporate, to contribute or advance, for or towards raifing the faid fum of five hundred and five thoufand nine hundred and ninety five pounds, by paying, at or before the respective days and times in this act limited in that behalf, to any receiver or receivers to be appointed for that purpose, as is herein after mentioned, the fum of three pounds, or divers intire fums of three pounds upon this act; and that for raifing the faid fum of five hundred and five thoufand nine hundred ninety five pounds, any perfen who will be come contributor or adventurer, fhall or may advance the fum of three pounds, for which fums fo advanced he, fhe or they, in cafe of a fortunate lot, shall be entitled to receive, by virtue of this act, fuch principal money and interest for the fame, to be paid, as herein after is mentioned, by and out of the faid particular fund of thirty thousand five hundred fifty and nine pounds and fourteen fhillings per annum, settled by this act; and that every fuch contributor or adventurer may advance as many intire fums of three pounds, as he, fhe or they shall think fit; and for every fuch fum of three pounds fo advanced he, fhe or they, if fortunate, is and are to be interested in one lot or share of and in the fame yearly fund by virtue of this act and the fame intire fums of three pounds each are hereby appointed to be paid to fuch receiver or receivers at or before the respective days and times and in the refpective proportions herein after Times of pay-mentioned, that is to fay, one third part thereof on or before the fifteenth day of April one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, and the remaining two third parts thereof on or before the fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and nineteen, ment. Recital of 5 Geo. 1. c. being the Treasury to appoint managers. Books to be prepared with two columns, Treafury to appoint receivers. Managers to examine the books. Tickets how to be delivered out. Books to be re-delivered to the managers by 20 May 1719. Tickets not difpofed of to be delivered into the Exche quer to be cancelled. EX P. XVIII. And whereas in and by one at of this feffion of parlia 3. ment, intituled, An act for applying certain overplus monies and further fums to be raised, as well by way of a lottery as by loans, towards paying off and cancelling exchequer bills, and for lef feffion, fening the prefent great charge in relation to those bills, and for other lotteryact of this circulating circulating and exchanging for ready money the refidue of the fame bills for the future, it is enacted, That one hundred fixty eight thousand fix hundred fixty five tickets therein mentioned fhall be rolled up and put into a box to be marked with the letter (A) and fecured as in the fame act is prescribed; and that books shall be prepared, in which every leaf shall be divided or distinguished into two columns; and that upon the innermost of those two columns there fhall be printed one hundred fixty eight thousand fix hundred fixty five tickets, and that upon the outermost of those two columns there fhall be printed one hundred fixty eight thoufand fix hundred fixty five tickets; and that twenty eight thousand one hundred and nine, part of those contained in the outermoft columns of the books laft mentioned, shall be and be called the fortunate tickets, to which the prizes or benefits shall belong, as is therein mentioned; and the faid fortunate tickets fhall be written upon, as well in figures as in words at length, in manner following, that is to fay, upon one of them, twenty thousand pounds principal money; upon two of them feverally, ten thousand pounds principal money; upon every one of four of them feverally, five thou Jand pounds principal money; upon every one of thirty of them feverally, one thousand pounds principal money; upon every one of feventy of them feverally, five hundred pounds principal money; upon every one of four hundred and four of them feverally, one hundred pounds principal money; upon every one of eight hundred of them severally, fifty pounds principal money; upon every one of fourteen hundred and eight of them feverally, five and twenty pounds principal money; and upon every one of twenty five thousand three hundred and ninety of them feverally, ten pounds principal money: which principal fums, together with five hundred pounds principal money to be allowed to the owner of the firft-drawn ticket, and five thousand pounds principal money to the owner of the laft-drawn ticket, (befides the benefits which may happen to belong to the two tickets laft mentioned) do amount in the whole to five hundred thousand pounds; and that all the tickets contained in the outermoft columns of the laft-mentioned books, fhall be carefully rolled up and put into another box to be marked with the letter (B), to be alfo fecured as in the fame act is prescribed; and that on or before the twenty fourth day of September one thousand seven hundred and nineteen the faid feveral boxes, with the tickets therein, fhall be brought into the Guild-hall of the city of London; and that the tickets therein shall be drawn, and the fortunate tickets afcertained, adjusted and fettled in the manner and within fuch time as are therein mentioned, as by the fame act, relation being thereunto had, may more fully appear. Now in regard the tickets prescribed by this prefent act do confift of the fame numbers, and are to be attended with the fame chances with those appointed to be prepared by the act last before recited: it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the chance of every ticket for Every chance which any money fhall be contributed on this prefent act (whe- of this lottery ther the fame shall happen to be a prize or a blank) fhall be de- mined by the termined by the drawing of the tickets upon the said other act; drawing of fo that in every cafe where any numbred ticket upon the draw- the other lot to be deter tery. ing by the faid other act shall be entitled to a prize in principal 5 Geo. I. c. money, All furplus inoney difpofeable by parliament. money, the ticket of the like number to be made forth upon this prefent act fhall be entitled to a prize of the like value in principal money; and in every cafe where any numbred ticket upon the drawing by the faid other act shall not be a prize, the ticket of the like number to be made forth upon this prefent act fhall likewife be deemed to be an unfortunate ticket, to which no prize fhall belong. The method of drawing to afcertain the courfe of payment. An exact table of the courfe of payment to be printed. Fortunate tickets to be brought to the managers within 30 days after drawing. Fortunate tickets to be printed. Forging or counterfeiting tickets felony. Managers to enter fortunate tickets in a book, and tranfmit it into the Exchequer. Intereft to be paid quarterly. First payment at St. John Baptift's day 1719. Managers to be fworn. Their oath. All receipts and iffues at the exchequer to be gratis, &c. Money lent tax-free. Fortunate tickets to be exchanged for standing orders. Orders in the fame course of payment to be numbred according to their bringing in. Orders to be paid numerically, &c. and affignable. Several orders in the fame thousand may be turned into one order, not exceeding sool. in one order. The fund of 30,5591. 14s. per annum appropriated for paying intereft and principal. No undue preference if fubfequent orders be paid before other perfons that did not come to take their money. Monies of one year proving deficient, to be paid out of the next year. Notice in the London Gazette, and by writing to be hung up in the office, to be given of what courfes are in payment. Receivers may take in money before they receive their books. Contributor advancing one third, and not the remaining two thirds by 15 May 1719. the first third forfeited, &c. Treafury to appoint officers to pay intereft and principal, and to register all affignments of orders, &c. All affignments to be registred without fee. Extraordinary benefits of 1000l. or upwards, may be divided into several ftanding orders, &c. Guardians may fubfcribe for infants. The overplus of the duties on coals quarterly, to make good the refidual fum of 22,325l. 18. 9d. The managers and incident charges to be paid out of the duties on coals. EX P. XLII. And it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the furplus, excefs, or overplus monies, which fhall or may quarterly, or at the end of any quarter of a year, during the faid term of thirty two years, arife by the faid duties on coals and culm hereby appropriated, as aforefaid (over and above fo much as thall be fufficient to discharge the monies then due and incurred on the faid particular fund of twenty one thoufand pounds per annum, and on the faid particular fund, not exceeding thirty thousand five hundred fifty nine pounds and fourteen hillings per annum, and over and above the neceffary charges for executing this act, and over and above the monies applicable by this act, to fatisfy the faid refidual fum of twenty two thousand three hundred twenty five pounds one fhilling and nine pence) and that all the furplus, excefs, or overplus monies which shall or may arise and remain of or for the faid duties on coals and culm hereby appropriated, as aforefaid, after the faid fum of three hundred and fixty thousand pounds to be charged on the faid particular fund of twenty one thoufand pounds per annum, and after all the principal and interest to be charged, as aforefaid, on the faid particular sum of thirty thousand five hundred fifty nine pounds and fourteen fhillings per |