THE STATUTES AT LARGE. Anno Regni GEORGII IV. Britanniarum Regis, A T the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Twenty first Day of April, Anno Domini 1820, in the First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; and from thence continued, by several Prorogations, to the Third Day of February 1824, being the Fifth Session of the Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.' CA P. I. An Act to indemnify all Persons concerned in advising, issu- 6 WHEREAS by an Act passed in the last Session of Parlia- 4G.4 c.77. § 1. ment, intituled An Act to authorize His Majesty, under ' certain Circumstances, to regulate the Duties and Drawbacks on • Goods imported or exported in Foreign Vessels, and to exempt • certain Vessels from Pilotage, His Majesty is authorized, by and ⚫ with the Advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's Order or Orders in Council, whenever it shall be deemed expedient, and under the Provisions in the said Act contained to levy and charge any additional Duty or Duties of Customs upon any 'Goods, Wares or Merchandize imported into the United Kingdom, or into any of His Majesty's Dominions, in Vessels belonging to any Foreign Country, in which higher Duties shall have been levied upon Goods, Wares or Merchandize, when imported into such Foreign Country in British Vessels, than are levied or granted upon similar Goods, Wares or Merchandize, when imported in Vessels of such Country; provided that such additional Duties shall not be of greater Amount than may be deemed fairly to countervail the Difference of Duty paid or granted on Goods, Wares or Merchandize imported into or ex'ported from such Foreign Country in British Vessels, more than the Duties there charged upon similar Goods, Wares or Merchandize imported into or exported from such Foreign Country 5 Geo. IV. B • in Order in Council for regulating certain Ton nage Duties declared valid, and Persons indemnified for acting under the same. Actions to be stayed. " . in Vessels of such Country: And Whereas His Majesty, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, since the passing of the 'said recited Act, has been pleased to order, that there should be charged on all Vessels of the United States of America, 'which should enter any of the Ports of His Majesty's Possessions in America or the West Indies, with Articles of the Growth, Production or Manufacture of the said States, a Tonnage Duty equal (as nearly as may be) to the Difference between the Tonnage Duty payable by Vessels of the United States, and the higher Tonnage Duty payable by British Vessels entering any of the Ports of the said United States from any Ports of His Majesty's Dominions in America or the West Indies; and by the said Order in Council, the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were required to give the necessary Directions accordingly And Whereas such Tonnage Duty hath been and may be levied and paid upon and in respect of such Vessels accordingly: And Whereas Doubts have arisen how far the Provisions of the said recited Act extend to the levying, by the Authority of the said Order in Council, additional Tonnage Duties upon the Vessels aforesaid; and it is expedient that 'all Proceedings under the said Order in Council should be 'sanctioned by Parliament; and that all Persons concerned in advising, issuing or carrying the same into Execution, should be respectively indemnified: Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That such Order in Council, and any Directions or Warrants of the said Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury accordingly, shall be deemed and taken to be good and valid in Law, to all Intents and Purposes whatever, as if the same had been specifically authorized by the said recited Act; and that all Persons concerned in advising, issuing or carrying into Execution such Order in Council, or in issuing, giving or advising any such Directions or Warrants, and also all Persons having acted, or who may act under, or in pursuance of, or in obedience to any such Order, Direction or Warrant, shall be and they are hereby respectively indemnified for and on account of the same, and of any Act or Thing done in pursuance of, or in obedience to, or in conformity with any such Order, Direction or Warrant as aforesaid, as fully and effectually, to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever, as if any such Order, Direction or Warrant had been given, and such Acts, Matters and Things had been done, in pursuance of any Act or Acts of Parliament; any Thing in the said recited Act, or in any other Act or Acts of Parliament, to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. II. And be it further enacted, That if any Action, Suit or Prosecution hath been or shall be commenced against any Person or Persons, for any Act, Matter or Thing advised or done under such Order in Council, or under any such Directions or Warrants as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for the Defendants or Defenders in such Actions, Suits or Prosecutions respectively, in whatever Courts such Actions, Suits or Prosecutions shall have been been commenced, to apply to such Court or Courts respectively, to stay all Proceedings therein respectively, by Motion in a summary Way; and such Court or Courts are hereby required to make Order for that Purpose accordingly; and the Court or Courts making such Order shall award and allow to the Defendant or Defenders respectively Double Costs of Suit, for which they Double Costs. shall respectively have the like Remedy as in Cases where Costs are by Law given to Defendants or Defenders. His Majesty by Order in Council may direct additional Ton nage to be levied on Ves Duties on III. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's Order or Orders in Council, to be published from time to time in the London Gazette (whenever it shall be deemed expedient), to levy and charge any additional or countervailing Duty or Duties sels belongof Tonnage, upon or in respect of any Vessels which shall enter ing to Counany of the Ports in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and tries where Ireland, or in any of His Majesty's Dominions, and which shall higher Tonnage belong to any Foreign Country in which any Duties of Tonnage British shall have been or shall be levied upon or in respect of British Vessels than on Vessels entering the Ports of such Country, higher or greater Vessels of such than are levied or granted upon or in respect of the Vessels of Countries. such Country: Provided always, that such additional or countervailing Tonnage Duties, so to be levied and charged as aforesaid, shall not be of greater Amount than may be deemed fairly to countervail the Difference of Duty paid in such Foreign Country upon or in respect of the Tonnage of British Vessels, more than the Duty there charged or granted upon or in respect of the Vessels of such Country. ment of like as on British Vessels, upon certain Proof. IV. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing And may autho. of this Act, it shall and may be lawful to and for His Majesty, rize the Entry by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's of Foreign VesOrder or Orders in Council, to be published from time to time in sels on Paythe London Gazette, to permit and authorize the Entry into any Tonnage Port or Ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of any other of His Majesty's Dominions, of any Foreign Vessels, upon Payment of such and the like Duties of Tonnage only as are or may be charged or granted upon or in respect of similar British Vessels: Provided always, that before any such Order or Orders shall be issued, satisfactory Proof shall have been laid before His Majesty and His Privy Council, that Vessels of the Foreign Country, in whose Favour such Permission shall be granted, are charged with no other or higher Tonnage Duties on their Entrance into the Ports of such Foreign Country, than are levied on the Entry into such Ports upon the Vessels of such Country. Duties levied as Duties of Customs. V. And be it further enacted, That such additional or counter- May be vailing Tonnage Duties shall be levied, recovered and applied in removed, or such and the like Manner as any Duties of Customs are now by Law levied, recovered and applied. VI. And be it further enacted, That His Majesty, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, or by any Order or Orders in Council, as aforesaid, is hereby empowered to remove or again to impose any such additional or countervailing Tonnage Duties, whenever it shall be deemed expedient so to do. again imposed. Aet may be altered, &c. this Session. VII. Provided always, and be it enacted, That this Act may be altered, varied or repealed by any Act or Acts of this present Session of Parliament. CA P. II. There shall be applied for the Service of 1824, 2,000,0001. arising from Aids of 1823; An Act for raising the Sum of Fifteen Millions (a) by Ex- પ. (a) [As to the Appropriation of this Sum, see Cap. 115. § 8.] CA P. III. An Act for granting and applying certain Sums of Money (a) Most Gracious Sovereign, WE, Your E, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, towards raising the necessary Supplies which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this Session of Parliament, have resolved to give and grant unto Your Majesty the Sums hereinafter mentioned;' And do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That there shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty, for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty four, the Sum of Two Millions, Part of the Sum now remaining in the Exchequer, or remaining to be received on the Ninth Day of February One thousand eight hundred and twenty four, to complete the Aids granted in the last Session of Parliament for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty three; 3G.4.c.51. and and also the Sum of Four millions six hundred and twenty thousand Pounds, to be paid into the Exchequer at Westminster, pursuant to Two several Acts of the Third and Fourth Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, by the Trustees in whom an Annuity was vested for providing for the Burthen occasioned by Military and Naval Pensions and Civil Superannuations; and also the Sum (a) [As to the Appropriation of these Sums, see Cap. 115. § 8. post.] 4,620,0001. pursuant to 4G. 4. c.22.; of Money paid into the Exchequer in respect Bills issued for Public Works; of Exchequer and also whatever Balance may be paid by England pursuant to 56G.3. the Bank of c.97. of Sixty thousand Pounds, to be paid into the Exchequer by the 60,0001. from United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East the East India Indies, towards the Expence of Half Pay, Pensions and Allow- Company; ances to His Majesty's Forces serving in India, in pursuance of an Act of the last Session of Parliament; and also any Sum or Sums of Money which may have been or which may be paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer before the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, in respect of Exchequer Bills issued pursuant to Two Acts of the Fifty seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, to authorize the Issue of Exchequer Bills for the carrying on Public Works and Fisheries in the United Kingdom; and also such Part of the Balance remaining in the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer, or which may be advanced and paid into the same by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England on or before the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, pursuant to an Act of the Fifty sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled An Act to authorize the advancing for the Public Service a Proportion of the Balance that shall remain from time to time in the Bank of England, for the Payment of the Dividends on account of the Public Debt, for Lottery Prizes or Benefits not claimed, and Principals of Stocks and Annuities remaining unclaimed; provided that if at any Time the said Balance shall be reduced to a less Sum than One hundred thousand Pounds, then so much of the Monies advanced by the said Governor and Company shall be` repaid to them, as shall be equal to the Sum by which the said Balance shall be less than the Sum of One hundred thousand Pounds; and the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland now or for the Time being, or any Three or more of them, or the Lord High Treasurer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Time being, are or is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the same accordingly. < CA P. IV. An Act to amend an Act made in the First and Second Years Proviso if such Balance reduced to less than 100,000l. W HEREAS by an Act made in the Session of Parliament, 1& 2 G.4. c.53. holden in the First and Second Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An Act to regulate the Proceedings in the Civil Side of the Court of King's Bench, and also in the Court of Common Pleas, and in the Pleas or Common Law Side of the Court of Exchequer, in Ireland, it was among other Things enacted, that the several principal and other Officers of the 'said Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, should, for the Discharge of the Duties of their respective Offices, ' have the several Clerks and Assistants in the Schedule to the said Act particularly set forth; and it was also enacted, that B 3 • for § 3. |