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THE

Statutes at Large,

FROM THE

9291

Second to the 9th Year of King GEORGE II.

To which is prefixed,

A TABLE containing the TITLES of all the STATUTES
during that Period.

VOL. XVI.

By DANBY PICKERING, of Gray's-Inn, Esq;
Reader of the Law Lecture to that Honourable Society.

CAMBRIDGE,

Printed by JOSEPH BENTHAM, Printer to the UNIVERSITY;
for CHARLES BATHURST, at the Crofs-Keys, oppofite St. Dunstan's
Church in Fleet-Street, London. 1765.

CUM PRIVILEGIO.

BODLEIAN

6 NOV 1953

LIBRARY

A

TABLE of the STATUTES,

Containing the Titles of all fuch Acts as are extant in print, from the Second to the Ninth Year of King GEORGE II.

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Cap. 3. For raifing the fum of one million two hundred and fifty thoufand pounds, by fale of annuities to the bank of England, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, redeemable by parliament; and for applying the produce of the finking fund.

Cap. 4. For granting an aid to his Majefty by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain for the fervice of the year 1729.

Cap. 5. For repairing the roads leading from Cannal's Gate to the city of Lichfield, and from the faid city to Stone, and from thence to the end of the county of Stafford, in the poft road towards Chefter; and alfo from the town of Burton upon Trent, to the faid city of Lichfield, and from thence to Wood End and Ogley Hay; and alfo from the faid city of Lichfield, to High Bridges in the county of Stafford, and the county of the faid city of Lichfield. VOL. XVI.

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Cap. 6. For making good the lofs occafioned by a fum of money being stolen our of his Majefty's exchequer, in the year 1724. Cap. 7. For the more effectual collecting in Great Britain and Ireland, and other parts of his Majesty's dominions, the duties granted for the support of the royal hofpital at Greenwich.

Cap. 8. To discharge the trustees appointed by an act of the feventh year of his late Majesty's reign (for raising money upon the eftates of the late directors of the South-Sea company, and others) of their truft, and to veft in the faid company fuch of the eftates, which were vested in the faid trustees, as remain undifpofed of, as alfo the produce of fuch eftates and effects, as have been difpofed of by the trustees. Cap. 9. To repeal a clause in an act made in the ninth year of his late Majefty's reign, which prohibits the importation of tobacco ftript from the ftalk or stem.

Cap. 10. For making the hamlet of Spittle Fields, in the parish of St. Dunftan Stebunheath, alias Stepney, in the county of Middlefex, a diftinct parish; and for providing a maintenance for the minifter of fuch new parish.

Cap 11. For better paving and cleanfing the streets in the city and liberty of Westminster, and other places within the limits of the weekly bills of mortality, in the county of Middiefex.

Cap. 12.

Cap. 12. For the more effectual repairing the highways between Sheppard's Shord and Horley Upright Gate, leading down Bagdown Hill, in the county of Wilts, and other ruinous parts of the highways thereunto adjacent.

Cap. 13. For repairing the feveral roads therein mentioned, leading into the town of Leominster, in the county of Hereford. Cap. 14. For making more effectual the acts paffed for repairing the roads from the ftones end in Shoreditch, in the county of Middlefex, to the furthermoft part of the northern road in the parish of Enfield, in the fame county, next to the parifh of Cheshunt in the county of Hertford; and for amending the road from the watch-house in Edmunton, to the market place in Enfield.

Cap. 15. To explain and amend an act made in the twelfth year of his late Majefty's reign, intituled, An act to prevent abufes in the making of bricks and tiles, and to afcertain the dimenfions thereof, and to prevent all unlawful combinations amongst any brickmakers or tilemakers, within fifteen miles of the city of London, in order to advance or enhance the price of bricks or tiles.

Cap. 16. To make the chapel of eafe

of the holy and undivided Trinity in the town of Leeds, in the county of York, a perpetual cure and benefice; and for defraying of fome expences in finishing the faid chapel, yet remaining unpaid. Cap. 17. For laying a duty upon compound waters or fpirits, and for licenfing the retailers thereof. Cap. 18. To afcertain the custom payable for corn and grain imported; for better afcertaining the price and quantity of corn and grain, for which a bounty is payable upon exportation; for appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of

parliament; and for giving further time to clerks and apprentices to pay duties omitted to be paid for their indentures and contracts. Cap. 19. For regulating, well ordering, governing, and improving the oyfter fishery in the river Medway and waters thereof, under the authority of the mayor and citizens of the city of Rochester in the county of Kent.

Cap. 20. For the relief of insolvent debtors.

Cap. 21. For the trial of murders, in cafes where either the ftroke or death only happens within that part of Great Britain called England. Cap. 22. For the relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their perfons.

Cap. 23. For the better regulation of attornies and folicitors.

Cap. 24. For the more effectual preventing bribery and corruption in the elections of members to serve in parliament.

Cap. 25. For the more effectual preventing, and further punishment of forgery, perjury, and fubornation of perjury; and to make it felony to steal bonds, notes or other fecurities, for payment of money. Cap. 26. For making more effectual feveral acts paffed relating to watermen, wherrymen and lightermen, rowing on the river Thames, and for better ordering and governing fuch watermen, wherrymen, and lightermen.

Cap. 27. To enable her Majefty to be regent of this kingdom, during, his Majesty's abfence, without tak ing the oaths.

Cap. 28. To revive the laws therein mentioned, relating to the importation of foreign brandy, and other waters and fpirits; for importation of cochineal; to continue feveral acts for preventing frauds in the cuftoms; for encouragement of the filk manufactures of this kingdom;

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