of this Act which Comptrollers shall keep distinct Accounts of the said Duties and in Case of neglect shall lose their Places be incapacitated as aforesaid and forfeit 100 l. CIV Collectors of either of the said Duties detaining any part thereof shall be Dismissed pay Interest at 12 per Cent. and treble Damages And for misapplying any part thereof shall be Dismissed and Incapacitated and shall forfeit double the Sum. CV From 29 Sept. 1698. 160000 l. out of the said Additional Duties on Salt and Stampt Paper shall be the yearly Fund for answering the Annuities of 8 per Cent. to the Subscribers of 2000000 l. And if the Duties shall not amount to so much then to be part of the said Fund so sar as they will extend Which said Duties or so much as will make up the said 160000 l. per Ann. shall be Appropriated towards making good the said yearly Fund And the Officers of the Exchequer not duly issuing or Misapplying the Money contrary to this Act shall be forejudged from their Offices incapacitated and pay double the Sum delayed or misapplied CVI. His Majesty may appoint Commissioners for taking Subscriptions till 29 Sept. 1698. from any Persons except the Bank of England for any Sum not less than 100 l. towards the raising Two Millions in some convenient House in London or Westminster which Commissioners are to provide Books for the said Subscriptions to lie open every day except Sundays till 29 Sept. 1698. unless the Two Millions be sooner compleated And his Majesty may appoint a Cashier to receive the Money Subscribed CVII Any Sums may be Subscribed not less than 100 l. to be answered by Ten equal Payments the First Payment to be made at the time of Subscribing and each subsequent Payment shall be made at the end of every Two Months or 60 Days till the whole be paid Nevertheless the last Payment shall be liable to make good any Desiciency which may happen before the time of making the last Payment in the Produce of the said Duties although the Kings intended supply be thereby lessened CVIII If the first Payment be not made at the time of Subscribing such Subscription shall be void And if default be made in any of the subsequent Payments the first tenth part shall be forfeited and the Annuity payable for such Subscription shall be reduced according to the Money actually paid after an abatement of the first tenth part CIX Talleys of Assignment or Anticipation may be Levied on the Commissioners or Receivers of the Money so subscribed with an Interest of 8 per Cent. per Ann. payable every Three Months out of such Subscription Moneys CX The sums subscribed are to be written in words at length as well as Figures and truly Dated and Attested under the Hands and Seals of Five or more Commissioners who immediately after 29 Sept. 1698. or sooner if the Two Millions be compleated shall deliver Duplicates of the Subscriptions into the Exchequer or at least before 20 Octob. 1698. And the Auditor of the Receipt and Clerk of the Pells shall Register and Record the said Duplicates that every Person concerned may have free access thereto and Copies of the Books Enrolled shall be delivered by the said Auditor and Clerk of the Pells to the Commissioners for the use of the Subscribers gratis CXI Each Subscriber shall have an Annuity after the Rate of 8 per Cent. per Ann. for the sum subscribed by him to commence from Michaelmas 1698. and to be paid Quarterly the First Payment to be made at Christmas 1698. subject nevertheless to Redemption and also to Reduction in case of failure in the payments of the Subscription Money CXII Every Person paying down one Tenth part of his subscription may desaulk after the Rate of 10 per Cent. per Ann. for his whole subscription from the time of making his First payment till Michaelmas 1698. CXIII The Commissioners or Cashier shall give Receipts to the Subscribers for the Money so received and shall enter the same and time of payment in a Book with the names of those that make such payments A true Account whereof in Parchment shall be delivered to the Auditor of the Receipt attested by Five or more of the Commissioners before 24 June 1700. And the Commissioners of the Treasury are to Issue the Sums necessary for incident Charges in Execution of the Commission CXIV The Commissioners may be Subscribers CXV His Majesty may by Letters Patents under the Great Seal Incorporate the Subscribers whose Tenth part shall be paid their Executors Administrators Successors or Assigns with perpetual succession and a Common Seal and with power to purchase Lands to Plead and be Impleaded and do all other things by the Name of their Corporation CXVI The sum total of all the subscriptions shall be called the principal Stock of the said Corporation and all Persons shall have a share therein in proportion to their subscription CXVII Subscribers of 500 l. and upwards having paid their Tenth part may meet at Guild-Hall London 10 Octob. 1698. or within 20 days after the subscription is compleated to Elect 24 Trustees by way of Balleting but no Elector to have more than one Vote nor any of the Trustees less than 2000 l. subscribed in their own Right and being so elected to be Inserted in the Charter of Incorporation as the First Trustees with Succession CXVIII If the Two Millions be not subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. the Subscribers shall have only their proportionable part of the said yearly Fund CXIX After the Charter is passed the yearly Sum of 160000 l. or a proportionable part thereof shall be paid to the general Society or their Treasurer in Trust for the respective Members CXX If the Two Millions or a Moiety thereof be subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. then the Subscribers their Executors Administrators Successors or Assings and all Persons Licensed by them in their stead may Trade to the East-Indies but none to Trade by himself or others in any one year from 29 Sept. 1698. for more than the Amount of his Stock CXXI If the Two Millions or a Moiety thereof be subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. All or any Corporations or Persons Intituled to particular Shares in the Principal Stock may if willing and desirous be Incorporated into a Company to Trade with a Joint Stock in proportion to their Interests by such proper Name as his Majesty shall think fit with perpetual Succession a common Seal c. CXXII And after the Incorporating of any such Company the proportionalle part of the yearly Fund belonging to the Members thereof shall be paid to the said Company or their Treasurer in Trust for the said Members by Weekly Payments CXXIII Every Member of the general Society not in a Company shall before he be permitted to Trade take an Oath before Two or more of the Trustees to be faithful to the said General Society and not to Trade to the Indies for more than this Act allows CXXIV
Dispatch of the Publick Business in the Exchequer and in the Bank of England Oaths 4. An Act for Continuing the Imprisonment of Counter and others for the late Horrid Conspiracy to Assassinate the Person of his sacred Majesty Imprisonment Anno 9 10 W. 3. 5 An Act for satisfying and discharging the Arrears of several Annuities which Incurred between the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety six and the Seventeenth Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety seven Annuities 6. An Act that all Retailers of Salt shall sell by Weight Salt 7. An Act to prevent the Throwing or Firing of Squibs Serpents and other Fireworks Squibs 8. An Act for Explaining an Act made the last Session of Parliament for Granting to his Majesty certain Duties upon Malt Mum Sweets Cyder and Perry Taxes 9. An Act for Rendring the Laws more effectual for preventing the Importation of Foreign Bone-Lace Loom-Lace Needle-Work Point and Cut Work Trade 10. An Act for Granting to his Majesty the Sum of One million four hundred eighty four thousand and fifteen pounds One shiling Eleven pence three farthings for Disbanding Forces Paying Seamen and other Uses therein mentioned Taxes 11. An Act for Explaining an Act made the last Session of Parliament Entituled An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom Poor 12. An Act for the Inlarging Repairing and Preserving the Bridge and Key of the Borough of Bridgwater in the County of Somerset Bridgwater 13. An Act for Granting to his Majesty several Duties upon Coals and Culm Taxes 14. An Act for Continuing the Duties upon Coffee Tea and Chocolate and Spices towards satisfaction of the Debt due for Transport Service for the Reduction of Ireland Taxes 15. An Act for determining Differences by Arbitration Arbitration 16. An Act to Execute Judgments and Decrees saved in a Clause of an Act of the First year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary Intituled An Act for taking away the Court holden before the President and Council of the Marches of Wales Iudicial Proceedings 17. An Act for the better Payment of Inland Bills of Exchange Trade 18. An Act for Repairing the High-ways from the Town of Birdlipp and the Top of Crickly-Hill in the County of Gloucester to the City of Gloucester High-ways 19. An Act for Cleansing and making Navigable the Channel from the Hithe at Colchester to Wivenhoe Rivers 20. An Act to Naturalize the Children of such Officers and Soldiers and others the Natural Born Subjects of this Realm who have been born abroad during the War the Parents of such Children having been in the Service of this Government Soldiers 21. An Act for the better Preventing the Counterfeiting Clipping and other Diminishing the Coin of this Kingdom Coin 22. An Act to Repeal an Act made in the Nine and thirtieth year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Intituled An Act to Restrain the Excessive making of Malt and to Discharge and Vacate Orders made by Justices of Peace by Virtue thereof for Restraining Maltsters from making Malt. Malt. 23. An Act for Granting to his Majesty a further Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage towards Raising the yearly Sum of Seven hundred thousand pounds for the Service of his Majesties Houshold and other uses therein mentioned during his Majesty Life Customs 24. An Act for Inlarging the time for Purchasing certain Estates or Interests in several Annuities therein mentioned Annuities 25. An Act for Granting to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors further Duties upon Stampt Vellum Parchment and Paper Taxes 26. An Act to Settle the Trade to Africa Trade 27. An Act for Licensing Hawkers and Pedlars for a further Provision of Interest for the Transport Debt for Reducing of Ireland Taxes 28. An Act for the Exporting Watches Sword-Hilts and other Manufactures of Silver Trade 29. An Act to Repeal the Act made the last Session of Parliament Intituled An Act for Relief of Creditors by making Composition with their Debtors in case Two thirds in number and value do Agree Creditors 30. An Act for Increasing his Majesties Duties upon Lustrings and Alamodes Customs 31. An Act for Raising the Militia for the year One thousand six hundred ninety eight although the Months pay formerly advanced be not Repaid Militia 32. An Act for the more effectual suppressing of Blasphemy and Prophaneness Religion 33. An Act to Stop the Coining Farthings and Halfpence for One year Coin 34. An Act for the better and more orderly payment of the Lottery Tickets now payable cut of certain Additional Duties of Excise and of other Annuities lately payable out of the Tunnage Duties Taxes 35. An Act for preventing Frauds and Abuses in the Charging Collecting and Paying the Duties upon Marriages Births Burials Batchclors and Widowers Taxes 36. An Act for the Increase and Preservation of Timber in the New Forest in the County of Southampton Ships and Shipping 37. An Act for applying to the use of his Majesties Navy and Ordinance the Overplus of the Money and Stores which were provided for the Building Seven and twenty Ships of War Ships c. 38. An Act for Granting to his Majesty an Aid by a Quarterly Poll for One year Taxes 39. An Act for Setling and Adjusting the Proportions of Fine Silver and Silk for the better making of Silver and Gold Thread and to prevent the Abuses of Wire-drawers Trade 40. An Act for the explanation and better Execution of former Acts made against Transportation of Wool Fullers-Earth and Scouring Clay Wool 41. An Act for the better preventing the Imbezlement of his Majesties Stores of War and Preventing Cheats Frauds and Abuses in paying Seamens Wages Stores of War 42. An Act for Enlarging the time for Registring of Ships pursuant to the Act for preventing Frauds and regulating Abuses in the Plantation Trade Trade 43. An Act for the better Incouragement of the Royal Lustring Company and the more effectual preventing the Fraudulent Importation of Lustrings and Alamodes Trade 44. An Act for Raising a Sum not exceeding Two Millions upon a Fund for payment of Annuities after the rate of Eight pounds per Cent. per Ann. and for setling the Trade to the East-Indies Trade 45. An Act for taking away half the Duties imposed on Glass Wares and the whole Duties lately laid on Stone and Earthen Wares and Tobacco Pipes And for Granting in lieu thereof New Duties upon Whale Fins and Scotch Linen Taxes A CONTINUATION OF THE ABRIDGMENT OF ALL THE STATUTES OF King WILLIAM and Queen MARY AND King William III. In Force and Use From October the 20th 1696. to July 5. 1698. Annuities I. STat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 5. For discharging the Sum of 255663 l. 5 s. 8 d. remaining unpaid upon the several Annuities which between 17 May 1696. and 17 May 1697. became due and ought to have been paid out of 5 seventh parts of the late Duties of Tunnage and 2 seventh parts of the same Duties as also out of certain
the Uses aforesaid as there shall be cause And the Mayor of the said Borough is to Administer an Oath to the Collectors and persons imployed for the faithful Executing their Offices in and about the Premisses V. The said Collectors shall be allowed for their pains in Executing the said Office out of the Money by them received so much as the said Mayor c. in Common Council assembled shall think fit not exceeding one Shilling in the Pound VI. The said Collectors may at seasonable times Enter into any Ship or Vessel within the said Port of Bridgwater to see what Goods shall be in the same Unlading And in case the sums of Money appointed to be paid as aforesaid shall not be paid by the Master or other person having the Command of any Ship or Vessel Unlading as aforesaid then the said Collectors may by Warrant from the Mayor or Aldermen of the said Borough or one of them Distrain such Ship or Vessel and all Tackle Apparel and Furniture thereunto belonging and keep the same till they be satisfied and paid the sums Imposed by this Act which if not paid within Ten days next after such Distress then the said Collectors may sell the said Distress and therewith satisfie themselves for the Duty so unpaid and also for keeping such Distress rendring the Overplus VII The said Mayor c. in Common Council assembled may by Indenture under their Common Seal Convey the Duties Granted by this Act or heretofore payable as a security for any sums of Money by them to be borrowed for the ends and purposes of this Act to any persons that have advanced or shall advance any Moneys upon such security All which Money to be borrowed shall be imployed towards the Inlarging Preserving and Repairing the said Bridge or Key of Bridgwater aforesaid VIII The Keys or Wharfs now standing on each side of the River below the Bridge of Bridgwater aforesaid or that shall be Inlarged or Repaired not exceeding in length on each side of the said River 150 Yards are and shall be taken for lawful Keys or Wharss for the Landing or Laying on Shore any sort of Goods and Merchandizes whatsoever IX From and after the Expiration of the Years hereby Granted the ancient Duties of Keyage Pontage and Cranage shall be demanded and paid as heretofore Brokers I. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 32. For Restraining the III practice of Brokers and Stock-jobbers It is Enacted That after 1 May. 1697. No person whatsoever shall use or exercise the Office or Imployment of a Broker or deal as such in London Westminster or Southwark or the Limits of the Weekly Bills of Mortality in making or concluding Bargains between Merchant and Merchant or others concerning Wares and Merchandizes or Moneys to be taken up by Exchange or concerning any Talleys or Orders Bills of Credit or Tickets payable at the Exchequer or any publick Office or concerning any of the Bank-Bills or Notes or Stock of the Bank or Stock of any Company or Society that is or shall be Incorporated until such person shall be admitted and licensed by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of London II. Upon admittance of any such Broker he shall take an Oath to the effect following viz. That he will truly and faithfully execute and perform the Office and Imployment of a Broker between party and party in all things appertaining to the Duty of the said Office and Imployment without Fraud or Collusion to the best of his skill or knowledge and according to the Tenour and Purport of the Act Intituled An Act to Restrain the Number and Ill practice c. III. And every such person within Three Months after such Admittance shall in the Court of Chancery or Kings-Bench or Quarter Sessions take the Oaths appointed in the Act 1 W. M. cap. 8. and Subscribe the Association appointed by the Act made 7 W. 3. cap. 27. And every such person shall at his Admittance give Bond to the Lord Mayor Citizens and Commonalty of London in the Penalty of 500 l. with Condition That if he do and shall well and truly Vse Execute and Perform the Office and Imployment of a Broker between Party and Party without Fraud Covin or any Corrupt or Crafty Devices according to the Purport true Intent and Meaning of the Statute in that case lately made and provided then the Obligation to be void IV. The Number of such Brokers shall not at one time exceed 100. and the Fees upon Admittance into the said Imployment shall not exceed 40 s. V. The Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen shall cause the Names of such Brokers as shall be Admitted by Virtue of this Act and their places of habitation to be publickly affixt on the Royal Exchange in Guildhall and in such other publick places in London as they shall think fit VI. If any person shall act as a Broker after the time aforesaid not being admitted according to this Act he shall forfeit 500 l. over and above such other Forfeitures as he shall any ways incur by virtue of this Act and if any person after the time aforesaid shall knowingly Imploy any person to deal for him as a Broker or Stock-jobber not being admitted and sworn as aforesaid such person shall forfeit the sum of 50 l. and if any person after the time aforesaid not being a sworn Broker according to this Act shall act and deal as a Broker in Discounting Talleys or Bills or in Stock-jobbing in selling Bank-stock or any other Securities upon any Fund granted by Parliament such person shall Forfeit 500 l. and stand in the Pillory in some publick place in London three several Days for the space of one Hour in the Morning VII After the time aforesaid every sworn Broker shall keep a Book or Register in which he shall enter all Contracts and Bargains that he shall make between any persons within three days after the Contract with the parties Names and for omitting so to do he shall forfeit 50 l. VIII If any such Broker after the time aforesaid shall directly or indirectly take above 10 s. per Cent. for Brokage he shall for every such Offence forfeit 10 l. IX Every sworn Broker after his Admittance as aforesaid shall carry about him a Silver Medal having the Kings Arms on one side and the Arms of the City of London with his own Name on the other side which he shall produce at the concluding of every Bargain to the Parties concern'd upon pain to forfeit 40 s. for every Omission X. If any such Broker after the time aforesaid shall deal for himself in the Exchange or Remittance of Moneys or Buy any Talleys Orders Bills or Shares in any Joint-stock for his own use or buy Goods or Merchandizes to sell again or make any profit in buying or selling any Goods more than the Brokage allowed by this Act he shall forfeit the sum of 200 l. and be for ever incapable to act as a Broker XI Every
shall be likewise paid every Three Months out of the said weekly Sums of 600 l. a Week under the same Penalties or Forfeitures as by the aforementioned Act are prescribed II. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 19. After the Tenth of April 1697. the Clause relating to Party Guiles in the Act made the last Sessions of this Parliament 7 8 W. 3. cap. 30. Abr. Excise n. 106. shall be Repealed to all Intents and Purposes III. Every Common Brewer shall after the said Tenth of April declare to the Gauger how much Strong Beer or Ale he intends to make of a Guile and how much Small if he intends any before any part of such Guile is cleansed or removed and upon refusal of such Discovery the Gauger shall return the whole Guile to be Strong and the Brewer shall beside Forfeit for every Barrel of Ale or Beer contained in such Guile 20 s. And in case after such Declaration any Increase be made of the Strong Beer or Ale or any part thereof laid off the said Brewer shall Forfeit for every Barrel so Increased or laid off 5 l. and the Servant assisting therein shall Forfeit for every Barrel 20 s. and in Default of Payment shall suffer Three Months Imprisonment In case the Increase be made by adding Beer or Ale left of a former Brewing the Brewer shall Incur all the said Penalties unless it be proved by Oath that it was done in the sight and view of the Gauger IV. If it shall appear to the Gaugers that the Quality of Strong Beer or Ale remaining of a former Guile and added to a Guile of New Drink hath been alter'd since it was Brewed he shall Return all such Beer and Ale so added to a Guile of new Drink as if the same were then originally Brewed and the Brewer shall pay the Duties accordingly V. No Common Brewer shall after the 28th day of April 1697. have or keep any Pipe or Stop-cock under Ground or other private Conveyance by which any Beer Ale or Worts may be conveyed from one Tun Brewing Vessel or Place to another on pain to Forfeit for every such Offence the Sum of 100 l. VI. From and after the said 28th of April any Gauger or Officer of Excise may in the day time and in the presence of a Constable or other Lawful Officer of the Peace and request first made break up the Ground in any Common Brew-house or the Ground adjoyning or any Wall to search for such private Pipe or Conveyance and if any such be found to follow the same and to examine and try whether such Pipe can convey any Beer Ale c. into any other place but if no such private Conveyance shall be found such Gauger shall make good the Ground or other Place so broken or make satisfaction for the same The person opposing any Gauger in such search shall Forfeit 50 l. VII It shall be Lawful nevertheless for any Common Brewer to keep any Pipes Stop-cocks or other Conveyances above Ground in open View for the use of his Trade VIII Every Common Brewer who after the foresaid 10th of April shall without first giving notice to the next Office of Excise set up or alter any Tun Batch Float Cooler or Copper or have or keep any private or conceal'd Tun Batch c. other than such as are openly known to be commonly used in his Brewhouse he shall Forfeit for every such Vessel 200 l. IX If any Common Brewer or Maker of Cyder shall after the said 10th of April deliver to any Distiller or Vinegar Maker any Wash Tilts Ale Beer Vinegar Beer or Cyder without first giving notice to the Gauger of that Division of what Quantity he intends to deliver and when and to whom he shall Forfeit for every Barrel so delivered 20 s. X. No Common Distiller shall after the said 10th of April set up alter or enlarge any Tun Cask c. or have or keep any private or conceal'd Tun Cask Copper Still or other Vessel or any private or conceal'd Warehouse Cellar c. without first giving notice thereof as aforesaid upon pain to Forfeit 20 l. And every Person in whose Occupation any House shall be where such things shall be discover'd shall Forfeit 50 l. XI After the said 10th of April every Person making or keeping any Wash Cyder or other Materials fit for Distillation and having in his Possession any Still or Stills containing Twenty Gallons or upwards Proof being made thereof by Oath before some Justice of Peace shall be deemed a Common Distiller for Sale and subject to the Duties of Excise XII All Fines Penalties and Forfeitures by this Act imposed shall be Sued for and Recovered by such Ways and Means as used by the Laws of Excise or by Action of Debt Bill Plaint c. in the Courts of Record at Westminster whereof one Moiety to the King the other to the Informer XIII Any Persons who have already set up or hereafter shall set up any Works or Offices for Making or Distilling for Sale any Low Wines or Spirits from Drink brewed from Malted Corn or Cyder giving notice to the Commissioners of Excise within Ten days after the Entring such Office or Work may follow such Work and may Refine the Spirits of their own making paying the Duties and being subject to the Fines and Penalties as other Distillers are XIV Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 22. There shall be paid to his Majesty for all Malt made of any Grain whatsoever which any Malster or maker of Malt for Sale Seller or Retailer of Malt Brewer Distiller Inn keeper Victualler or Vinegar-maker in this Kingdom or any other for their use shall be possessed of 20 April 1697. Six Pence per Bushel by such persons respectively And for every Bushel of Malt made within this Kingdom of any Grain whatsoever from 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. by any person whatsoever for Sale or not for Sale the Sum of Six Pence by the Makers thereof respectively And for every Barrel of Mum made or sold in England from 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. Ten Shillings over and above the present Duties by the Maker or Seller respectively And for every Barrel of Sweets made from Foreign or English Materials from 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. over and above the present Duties Twelve Shillings by the Maker thereof And for all Cyder and Perry made for sale from the said 20 April 1697. to 20 July 1699. over and above the present Duties on Cyder and Perry sold by retail 4 s. per Hogshead by the first Buyer or Retailer XV. And every person who shall buy any Cyder or Perry or Fruit to make into Cyder or Perry and shall sell any of the said Cyder or Perry so bought or made by the Hogshead or any greater or lesser Measure shall be deem'd a Retailer and chargeable with the said Duties XVI All which Duties shall be under the Management of the Commissioners of Excise and
all the Inferiour Officers in the Excise shall be the Officers for the said Duties under the direction of the said Commissioners who may dismiss or alter them and make such others as to them shall seem meet XVII And all such Malsters c. having on 20 April 1697. any quantity of Malt whatsoever shall before 10 May 1697. enter the same particularly at the next Office of Excise under Penalty of 50 l. and to Forfeit the Malt not Entred and within six days after shall either pay down the Duties for the same to the proper Officer or give Security to pay the said Duties within six months with an allowance of 10 l. per Cent. per ann for the said six months if paid within the said six days XVIII And the said Officers are Authorized to take an Account of all such Malt as any Malsters c. shall be so possess'd of 20 April 1697. and to that end are to be permitted at their request to enter in the day-time into the Dwelling-House c. of any such Malster c. under the Penalty of 10 l. XIX And such Officers are further to be permitted at their request to enter in the day-time into the House Malt house or other place of any person whatsoever who after the said 20 April 1697. till 20 July 1699. shall make any Malt for sale or not for sale to Gauge the Vessels used for the Steeping of Barley or other Grain for making of Malt and to take an account of the Quantity of Barley and other Grain steeping or steeped therein and report the same to the Commissioners leaving a Copy of such Report with the Malster or maker of Malt for a Charge XX. And no such maker of Malt for Sale or private Use shall refuse Entrance to such Officer for the purposes aforesaid under Penalty of 5 l. XXI After the said 20 April 1697. Every maker of Malt for sale or not for sale shall every month make an Entry at the said Excise-Office of all the Malt so made under Penalty of 10 l. and shall within three months after pay the Duties for the same respectively XXII And upon neglecting or refusing to make such Payment to Forfeit for every such Offence double the Duty And after such default shall not sell deliver or carry out any Malt until the said Duty be clear'd on pain to Forfeit double the value of such Malt. XXIII The Bushel in this Act is meant to be the Winchester Bushel and the Barley or Grain in steeping or steeped shall be returned as so many Bushels of Malt according to such Bushel XXIV After 20 April 1697. No maker of Malt shall alter his Vessel for steeping of Barley or Grain for Malt without first giving Notice thereof to the next Office of Excise nor keep any private Vessel for that purpose under penalty of 50 l. XXV After 20 Aril 1697. no Sweet-maker shall set up any Vessel for making of Sweets without first giving Notice thereof at the next Office of Excise on pain of Forfeiting 50 l. XXVI The Directions and Rules Established by the Act An. 12. Car. 2. for setling the Revenue of Excise or by any other Law now in force relating to that Revenue not otherwise provided for by this Act shall be put in Execution for Levying the said Duties on Malt Mum Sweets Cyder and Perry hereby granted XXVII All Penalties and Forfeitures in this Act shall be recover'd as any Forfeiture or Penalty may be by the Laws of Excise or by Action of Debt c. at Westminster XXVIII The Commissioners of Excise or such persons as they shall appoint or else the Collector or Supervisor of the District may compound with any person for the said Duties on Malt not made for sale at the rate of 5 s. per Ann. for every Head in the Family and take Security for paying the same Quarterly and then their Malt-houses and other places shall not be liable to the said Duty or to the Survey of the Officer of Excise XXIX But if such person after Composition sell or deliver out any Malt to others or sell any Beer Ale or other Liquors made of Malt then to Forfeit 50 l. and lose the benefit of such Composition XXX Out of every 20 Bushels of Malt so charg'd by the Gauger there shall be an allowance of Four Bushels in Consideration of the difference between Corn wet and swollen and the same converted into dry Malt. XXXI Any person may export Malt for which the Duty hath been paid to any Foreign Parts except Scotland giving Security not to Reland the same in this Kingdom but if the same should nevertheless be Relanded then besides the Penalty of the Bond the Malt or the Value thereof to be Forfeited XXXII The Exporter of any Malt shall produce a Certificate from the proper Officer That the Duty thereof hath been paid or secured to be paid which must be proved upon Oath and that it is the same Malt mention'd in the Certificate whereupon the said Duty of 6 d. per Bushel is to be repaid to the Exporter by the Collector or Commissioners XXXIII Provided That all Malt sold before 20 April 1697. and not delivered to the Buyer or Contracted so to be the Buyer shall pay the Seller 6 d. per Bushel upon delivery or the Contract to be void XXXIV Rent payable in Malt or in Money to be ascertained by the price of Malt the Tenant to deduct so much as amounts to 2 s. for every Quarter of Malt which is to be allowed accordingly XXXV After 20 April 1697. no Malt to be imported into this Kingdom from beyond the Seas on pain of Forfeiting such Malt or the value thereof XXXVI Out of the Money arising by Loans or Bills upon the Aid of 3 s. per l. and other Duties 1200000 l. shall be appropriated to the Navy and Ordnance c. And the Remainder arising by that Act other than the Loans upon the Act 7. W. 3. for Purchasing Annuities and 23006 l. 17 s. 8 d. ½ lent on the Exchequer in general both transferred to the said Act shall be appropriated to the Land Forces c. XXXVII Out of the Moneys arising by this Act the first 200000 l. shall be appropriated for the Expences of his Majesties Houshold and other his necessary Occasions and one Moiety of the remainder to the same Service and the other Moiety to the Navy and Army equally till the said Sum of 515000 l. be fully paid and the Surplus to the Navy and Land Forces equally XXXVIII The Rules in the Act An. 1. W. M. for an Aid of 2 s. per l. shall be applied to the distribution and application of the Sums hereby appropriated XXXIX The Moneys arising by the Duties on Malt shall be appropriated to the payment of the Moneys due upon Bills and Tickets hereafter mention'd And if by 20 April 1698. the Produce thereof brought into the Exchequer in Specie be not 800000 l. the Deficiency to be made
the Parish of St. Giles in Colchester XV. Provided That all Goods c. unloaden out of any Ship or Vessel at Wivenhoe and not brought to Colchester or within the Liberties thereof or Laden at Wivenhoe and not first Carried from or through Colchester or the Liberties thereof shall not be liable to the said Duties Oath being made thereof if required before such Collector or any Custom-house Officer XVI The said Mayor and Commonalty by Indenture under their Common Seal with consent of the Commissioners may engage the Profits arising as aforesaid for any Term not exceeding 21 Years to any persons that will upon such Security advance Money for Carrying on the said Work for securing the Repayment thereof with Interest not exceeding 6 per Cent. XVII Provided That if before the end of 21 Years sufficient Moneys shall be raised for the purposes aforesaid and so adjudged by the Commissioners that then after Repayment of the Money so borrowed with Interest the said Duties shall cease XVIII Provided That upon Dispute touching the Weight and Quantity of the Goods liable to the said Duties the Collector may weigh the same and if they prove more than the Collector did insist upon the Owner shall bear the charges of weighing XIX If any persons be proseeuted for Acting in pursuance of this Act they may plead the General Issue and give this Act and the Special Matter in Evidence And if the Prosecutor be Nonsuit or Discontinue or a Verdict or Judgment pass against him the Defendant shall recover Costs XX. Provided That if a New Cut be made through the said Earl of Kents Land called Gravel-Pit-Land it shall be at the Election of the said Earl to have the Value of the Land so severed or to keep the same And if the said Earl shall within Twelve Months after such severance signifie his Election to keep the same the Right thereof shall be Vested in the said Earl and the said Mayor and Commonalty c. shall make a Wall and Bank cross the present Old Chanel at both ends thereof which said Old Chanel shall also be Vested in the said Earl XXI Provided That this Act take not away any Persons Right of Fishing in the said River Salt I. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 6. After 25 Mar. 1698. No Badger Retailer or other person making or dealing in Salt or buying Salt to sell again shall sell or dispose of any Salt in England or Wales and Town of Berwick otherwise than by Weight after the Rate of 56 Pound Weight to the Bushel and not by measure or any other manner upon Forfeiture of Five Pounds to the Informer who shall prosecute for the same II. The Forfeitures and Offences against this Act shall be determined by any two or more Justices of Peace residing near the place where such Offence was committed But persons agrieved may appeal to the Justices at the next General Quarter Sessions whose Judgment therein shall be final III. All Justices of Peace upon complaint of Offences contrary to this Act are to Summon the Party accused and upon proof of the Matter of Fact by Oath of two or more Witnesses or Confession of the Party to give Judgment and issue out Warrants for Levying such Forfeitures on the Goods and Chattels of the Offender to be sold if not redeemed in six days rendring the Overplus and for want of Distress to Imprison the Offender till satisfaction be made IV. When any Salt shall be Entred to be put on Board any Boat Ship or Vessel or carried by Land and the Duty paid or secured together with all Moneys then or before due and payable by Bond or otherwise on Account of Salt delivered the proper Officer shall upon due Notice by himself or Deputy in the Day time between Sun-rising and Sun-setting attend the Weighing out such Salt without loss of time to the persons that shall Ship off or carry the same upon Forfeiture of 40 s. to be recovered as other Penalties in this Act are directed Seamen I. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 23. All such persons who by virtue of the Act made the last Session of this Parliament For the Increase and Incouragement of Seamen 7 8. W. 3. cap. 21. are Intituled to the Provisions and Advantages in the Hospital in the said Act mentioned and out of the Revenues thereof shall from time to time be placed in the said Hospital upon Certificates to be produced as by the said Act is directed in succession as the person registred shall be in Course and Order of time upon the Registry Book and the Widows and Children of the persons longest registred before others II. Every Seaman or Mariner who have Liberty and shall be willing to register themselves as by the said Act directed after the 10th of April next bringing such Certificate as the said Act directs under the hand of any one Justice of Peace of the County where he lives may and shall be registred and himself Wife Widow and Children be Intituled to all Advantages given by the said Act as if the Certificate were under the hands of two Justices according to the said Act. The Justice or Justices giving such Certificate are required diligently to enquire into the truth of the same and if occasion be to examine the party upon Oath and if any fraud or deceit appears to certify the Admiralty thereof III. Any persons already registred or who shall hereafter be registred and who then were or shall after be raised to the degree of a Masters Mate in any of the Kings Ships their Wives Widows and Children are declared and enabled to enjoy all and every the Benefits and Advantages given to any other person so registred by the said recited Act. IV. After the said 10th of April all Seamen above the Age of 50 years and who shall appear by the Books of the Navy Office to have served on Board any of the Kings Ships for seven years last past without wilful Disserting shall upon producing Certificates as aforesaid under the hands of one or more Justices of Peace be registred and have and enjoy the several Privileges in the said Act mentioned V. Provided that after the 10th day of April 1699. No Seaman above the Age of 50 years shall be admitted to register himself without giving such Reasons for his omitting to do it during the time of such Service on Board as shall be approved by the Admiralty or Navy or by the persons appointed for keeping the said Register VI. It shall be Lawful for the Commissioners appointed for Registring Seamen by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to cause all Masters and Commanders of Ships not in his Majesties Service to appear before them and discover upon Oath the Number Rates Salaries Wages and Times of Service of all and every persons or person serving in such Ships or Vessels and which by the foresaid Act are obliged to pay 6 d. per mensem out of their Salaries and Wages And if any
the Action shall not abate if such Action might be originally Prosecuted against his Executors or Administrators and the Executors or Administrators of such Plaintiff after such Interlocutory Judgment may have a Scire facias against the Defendant if Living or if Dead against his Executors or Administrators to shew cause why Damages should not be Assest and Recovered against him or them and if he or they do not appear at the Return and shew sufficient Cause to Arrest the Final Judgment or being Returned Warned or upon Two Writs of Scire facias it being Return'd that the Defendant had nothing whereby to be Summon'd or could not be found a Writ of Enquiry of Damages shall be Awarded which being Executed and Return'd Judgment final shall be given for the said Plaintiff his Executors or Administrators VII If there be Two or more Plaintiffs or Defendants and one dye if the cause of Action survive to the surviving Plaintiff or against the surviving Defendant the Writ or Action shall not abate but such Death being suggested upon the Record the Action shall proceed VIII In all Actions after the said 25 day of March Prosecuted in any of the Kings Courts of Record upon any Bond or Penal Sum for Non-performance of Covenants the Plaintiff may Assign as many Breaches as he shall think fit and the Jury at the Tryal shall and may Assess Damages for such of the said Breaches so Assigned as the Plaintiff at the Tryal shall prove Broken and the like Judgment shall be Entred on such Verdict as hath been usually done in such Actions And if Judgment be given for the Plaintiff upon Demurrer Confession or Nihil dicit the Plaintiff upon the Roll may suggest as many Breaches as he shall think fit upon which shall Issue a Writ to Summon a Jury to Appear at the Assizes of that respective County to inquire of the truth of every one of those Breaches and to Assess Damages accordingly and the Justices of Assize shall make a Return thereof to the Court from whence the same Issued In case the Defendant after such Judgment Entred and before Execution Executed shall pay into Court such Damages so Assessed and Costs of Suit a stay of Execution shall be Entred upon Record Or if by reason of Execution Executed the Plaintiff or his Executors or Administrators shall be fully paid all such Damages together with his Costs and reasonable Charges the Body Lands and Goods of the Defendant shall be forthwith discharg'd and the Satisfaction enter'd upon Record Yet shall such Iudgment stand and be as a further Security to Answer to the Plaintiff his Executors c. such Damages as shall or may be sustain'd for further Breach of any Covenant in the same Deed or Writing contain'd upon which the Plaintiff c. may have a Scire facias upon the said Judgment against the Defendant his Heir Terre-Tenants Executors or Administrators suggesting other Breaches and to Summon them to shew Cause why Execution shall not be Awarded upon the said Judgment upon which there shall be the like Proceedings as aforesaid and upon payment of Damages and Costs Proceedings to be again stay'd and so toties quoties and the Defendant discharg'd out of Execution Taxes I. STat. 8 W. 3. cap. 6. All persons of what estate degree age sex or condition soever within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed not receiving Alms shall pay unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors within the space of One Year from 25 Jan. 1696. the sum of 4 s. 4 d. by Monthly payments of 4 d. per Month reckoning 28 days to each Month the first payment to be 22 Feb. 1696. II. Over and above which Duty of 4 d. per Month all Servants and Journeymen except Day-Labourers having 4 l. per ann Wages or upwards and not exceeding 8 l. per ann shall pay for the same 13 d. per l. for One Year by like Monthly payments of 1 d. per l. And for more than 8 l. per annum Wages and not exceeding 16 l. per ann the sum of 2 s. 2 d. per l. by like Monthly payment of 2 d. per l. And for more than 16 l. per ann Wages the sum of 4 s. 4 d. per l. by like Monthly payments of 4 d. per l. III. All persons having or claiming any Pension Annuity Stipend or other yearly payment out of the Exchequer or any Branch of his Majesties Revenue except Rents issuing out of Lands Tenements or Hereditaments or charged upon the same and such Annuities as are or shall be exempted by Act of Parliament shall pay for the same 4 s. 4 d. per l. for One Year by like Monthly payments of 4 d. per l. IV. All persons that have or are to have receive or enjoy any Salary Fee or Wages or any Perquisites Allowances Poundage Gratuities Rewards Emoluments Income or Profits whatsoever arising by any Commissions Offices or Imployments Ecclesiastical Civil or Military under his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or under the Queen Dowager the Prince or Princess of Denmark or under Lords of Manors or any other persons and all their Clerks Deputies Assistants and Substitutes except Military Officers in Muster in the Army Navy or Ordnance shall pay for the same 4 s. 4 d. per l. for One Year by like Monthly payments of 4 d. per l. V. All Sergeants at Law Barristers Attorneys Sollicitors Publick Notaries Scriveners Chancellors Commissaries Officials Registers Advocates Proctors Apparitors or practising as such Brokers to Merchants Factors and other persons acting by Commission from Merchants All Practicers in Physick and Chirurgery Apothecaries and all other Professions not charged by the last foregoing Clause shall pay 4 s. 4 d. for One Year for every 20 s arising by their Practices or Professions by like Monthly payments of 4 d. per l. VI. All persons having any Estate in Ready Money or in Debts at Interest within or without the Realm or owing upon Mortgages Judgments Statutes Recognizances Bonds Bills Notes or other Securities for Money at Interest except Loans and Debts from his Majesty and Arrears of Rent shall pay 25 s. for One Year for every such 100 l. by Twelve Monthly payments of 2 s. 1 d. for every 100 l. and so proportionably for a greater or lesser Sum a Farthing per l. each Month the first payment to be 25 Febr. 1696. And thenceforth the 25th day of each Kalendary Month deducting only such Debts as are really and bona fide owing from such person or persons at Interest VII All persons using or exercising any Trade Mystery Occupation or business of Merchandising Shopkeeping or other Buying or Selling by wholesale or Retail shall pay 50 s. for One Year for every 100 l. value in Goods Wares Merchandizes Commodities Manufactures or Vendible Stock and proportionably for a greater or lesser Value by Twelve like Kalendary Monthly payments of a Halfpeny for every Pound value or 4 s. 2 d. for every
Parliament XCVI Every Receiver General is to Enter in Books all the Sums he receives the Names of each Collector the days when and Sums paid how much in Hammer'd and how much in Mill'd Money or Gold and all Bills by him paid in pursuance of this Act. Which Books are to lye constantly open at one certain place within his Receipt to which all persons are to have access And every Receiver neglecting to keep such Book or to Enter his Receipts by the space of three days or refusing any person to inspect the same shall forfeit 100 l. XCVII A Proviso That 200000 l. out of the first Bills to be issued or the first Moneys arising by this Act Except the 3 s. Aid and Loans thereupon shall be Appropriated for payment of Soldiers Quarters in England between 1 Jan. 1694. and 1 Jan. 1696 not otherwise satisfied before 1 Feb. 1696. if the said Quarters amount to so much It shall be Felony to Counterfeit the said Exchequer Bills without Benefit of Clergy XCVIII A Proviso That this Act shall not Charge the 50000 l. per An. Granted in Trust for the Prince and Princess of Denmark with the Duty of 4 s. 4 d. per Pound XCIX Persons not Charged over and above the 4 d. per Month with the Duties on Wages Pensions Salaries Offices or Imployments of the yearly Value of 8 l. or for their own Lands or Tenements of the yearly Value of 40 s. or for Money or Stock of the Value of 5 l. shall not be Charged with the 4 d. per Month for their Children under the Age of Sixteen Years C. Also Poor Housekeepers who by reason of their poverty do not contribute to Church or Poor shall not be charged by this Act Nor shall it extend to charge Houses not cover'd or made habitable CI. A Proviso That Hammer'd Money shall be Current at 5 s. 2 d. per oz. after 1 Feb. 1696. in all payments except where it is directed to be Received at a greater value CII Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 7. During the term of two years from 1 March 1696 a Duty of 20 per Cent. of the true value for all Paper Vellum and Parchment of what kind soever made within this Kingdom shall be paid by the Makers thereof And for all Paper Pastboard Vellum and Parchment either in Rolls Reams Quires Books printed or not printed or otherwise Imported during the said Term 25 per Cent. over and above all Customs and Duties already payable for the same CIII Which Duties on Importations shall be paid by the Importers upon making their Entries of the same or shall be secured to be paid within three Months after such Entry with a Discount of 10 per Cent. per Ann. for payment in ready Money with a Clause of forfeiture upon Landing any such Imported Commodities before Entry be made thereof CIV The said Duties on Importations to be Collected by the Officers of the Customs according to the true value to be esteemed upon the Oath of the Importer And the Duties upon the said Commodities made within the Realm shall be ascertained by Commissioners thereunto appointed their Substitutes or Deputies under the direction of the Commissioners of the Treasury CV In case of Controversie the value of such Goods made within the Realm shall be esteemed by Affidavit of the Makers thereof in Writing with Liberty to his Majesties Officers to take such Goods at the value specified in the said Affidavits paying down ready Money for the same CVI. The makers of the said Manufactures shall before 25 Mar. 1697. give notice in Writing of the place where such Manufactures are usually made or intended to be made and the Names and places of abode of the makers thereof under the penalty of 20 l. And shall not make the same but in such common places whereof they shall first have given Notice and shall permit the respective Officers of the said Duties to take notice of the stock of Materials for making the same And shall within five days after such Commodities are made so as to be fit for use and before the removal thereof make true Entries of the same with his Majesties Officers and shall then or within six Months after pay the said Duties and thereupon shall have a permission gratis for carrying the same away with an Allowance of 10 per Cent. per An for prompt payment CVII It shall be Lawful for the said Officers to search and see what quantities of the said Commodities are making who are not to be refused Entrance under the penalty of 10 l. And if any persons shall endeavour to Defraud his Majesty of his just Dues for the same they shall Forfeit 50 l. and the Commodities concealed not entred or unlawfully removed shall be also forfeited CVIII All Merchants Stationers Wholesale-sellers Retailers Paper-makers and others having on 1 Mar. 1696. any stock of Paper Parchment Vellum or Pastboard for sale shall pay a Duty of 17 l. 10 s. per Cent. of the true value thereof within ten days after the said 1 Mar. 1696. CIX The persons aforesaid shall deliver to the proper Officer a Particular in Writing Signed of the Quantities Kinds and Values of the said Goods which Officers are Impowred to take an Account of and view the said Goods and shall be permitted so to do under the penalty of 20 l. And if the said Duties be not paid by 11 Mar. 1696. nor secured to be paid within three Months the said Officers may Levy the same by Distress of the Goods and Chattels of the persons liable thereunto CX Provided that the persons paying the said Duties by 11 Mar. 1696. shall be allowed 10 per Cent per An. for prompt payment And the valuation of the said Stock shall be esteemed by the Oath of the Owner taken in Writing with liberty to the Kings Officer to take such Goods at the value specified in the said Affidavit paying down ready Money for the same CXI Upon neglect to give in such particulars before 5 Mar. 1696. or not giving in the full of the said Stock or carrying away or concealing any part thereof before the Duty shall be paid or secured to forfeit 50 l. and the Goods so not given in or carried away or concealed shall be forseited CXII In case of Seizure and Information or Complaint thereupon within eight days two of the next Justices of the Peace are to hear and determin the matter and upon Appeals the Justices of the next Quarter Sessions are to hear and determin the same finally CXIII All Entries Accounts and Permissions aforesaid are to be made gratis CXIV Provided that upon Exportations beyond the Seas the Duties so paid or secured shall be repaid or discharged CXV Any persons may Lend on the Credit of this Act 125000 l. at 8 per Cent. Interest free from Taxes to be paid every three Months till repayment of their Principal which shall be repaid in course and the Money not diverted to any other
Annuities Incurred between 17 May 1696. and 17 May 1697. on the late Duty of Tunnage on Ships and the Duties on Salt shall be Transferred and paid out of this Act without Interest CCCII The Orders for the said Annuities shall be Registred in the name of the Pay-masters thereof that are or shall be appointed by the Commissioners of the Treasury CCCIII. Any Persons Natives or Foreigners may lend his Majesty on the Credit of this Act any Sums which together with the Transferrences aforesaid shall not exceed 1400000 l. of which 250000 l. shall be applied towards Disbanding the Army with Interest at 8 per Cent. per An. and the Money so lent on this Act shall not be Taxed and the Orders upon such Loans shall be Registred and paid in course CCCIV. And the Moneys arising by this Act shall be applied to the Paying off the said Loans and not to be diverted to any other use CCCV No Fee shall be taken for Entring any such Orders or for Searches on pain of treble Damages nor any undue Preserence on pain of paying the value of the Debt with Damages and Costs and loss of place CCCVI All Orders for Loans on this Act may be Assigned CCCVII The Loans upon this Act may be made either in Money or in Exchequer-Bills which Bills except so much as shall be sufficient to compleat 250000 l. for the Disbanding of the Army shall be immediately cancelled CCCVIII If any Loans be made in Money the Commissioners of the Treasury shall dispose thereof in buying Exchequer Bills and shall cause the Bills so purchased to be forthwith Caucelled CCCIX Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 13. That for five years from 15 May 1698. there shall be levied and paid to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors for all Coal and Culm except Charcoal made of Wood and Cinders made of Pitcoal the Duties aster mentioned over and above what are already payable for the same viz. CCCX For all Coals Imported into this Kingdom from Scotland or any part beyond Sea usually Sold by Weight 5 s per Tun each Tun being 20 Hundred and each Hundred 112 Pounds Averdupois and after that Rate for a greater or lesser Quantity And for the like Imported Coals usually Sold by measure the Sum of 7 s. 6 d. per Chalder each Chalder being 36 Bushels Winchester Measure and after that Rate for a greater or lesser quantity to be paid by the Importer CCCXI. For all Coals Shipped or Water-born in order to be Shipped or laid on Board any Ship or Vessel to be carried by Sea and which shall be so carried by Sea from any Port of this Kingdom to any other Port thereof the Sum of 5 s. per Chalder if usually sold by Measure and 3 s. 4 d per Tun if usually sold by Weight to be paid at the Importation or Landing by the Owner Master or other Person having the charge of the Ship or Vessel or of the Coals so Imported CCCXII For all Culm Water-born in order to be Shipped within this Kingdom or brought into the same the Sum of 1 s. per Chalder to be paid where Imported by the Owner or Master as aforesaid CCCXIII. The Duties upon the said Coals and Culm so Imported or Water-born shall be under the Management of the Commissioners of the Customs and shall be collected and paid into the Exchequer distinct from all other Moneys the necessary charges of Management only excepted CCCXIV The said Duties shall be paid to His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or to such Collector or Person as His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or the Commissioners of the Customs or any four or more of them shall Appoint under their Hands and Seals before Bulk of the Ship or Vessel shall be broken or any the Coals or Culm unladen measured or weighed And due Entries shall be made of all such Imported Coals and Culm at the Custom-house where they are so Imported if any be there or else in the Custom-house of the next Port to the place of Importation And if any such Coals or Culm be unshipped before the said Duties be paid or secured the said Coals and Culm and the Ship or Vessel with all her Guns Tackle Furniture and Ammunition shall be forfeited one Moiety to the King the other to the Seizer Prosecutor or Informer CCCXV. His Majesty His Heirs or Successors or any four or more of the Commissioners of the Customs under their Hands and Seals may Appoint in every Port within this Kingdom Meeters Weighers or Measurers of the said Coals and Culm who upon the Unlading of any such Ship or Vessel shall deliver a Certificate to the Collector of the said Duties of the Sorts and Quantity of Coals and Culm Measured or Weighed and Delivered from any such Ship or Vessel under the Penalty of 100 l. CCCXVI. And in case there was on Board a greater number of Chalders or Tuns of Coals and Culm than for which the Duty had been answered and paid There shall be paid for every Chalder or Tun so concealed over and above the Duty the Sum of 10 s. under Penalty of Attaching and Detaining such Ship or Vessel till payment thereof and of selling the said Ship or Vessel in case all the said Duties for such concealed Coals and Culm be not paid with costs and charges for such Attaching or Selling Rendring the Overplus CCCXVII Provided That if the Importer shall within six days after the delivery of such Ship or Vessel and before her departure out of Port give in his Post Entry and pay the whole Duty for the Surplusage the said Penalty shall be Discharged CCCXVIII The Officers for Receiving the said Duties and for Weighing and Measuring such Coals and Culm shall in every such Port and Place Enter down in Books an Account of the Duties so paid or received and of the Payments and Disbursements of the same and the number of Chalders and Tuns so Imported Landed and Unladen CCCXIX. There shall be allowed to every Master or Owner of any such Ship or Vessel Three months time for payment of the said Duty giving such Security for the same as the Collector or Chief Officer of the Port or Place shall approve of with an allowance after the Rate of 10 per Cent. per An. for prompt Payment And if any of the Coals or Culm for which the Duty shall be once paid or secured be again Exported to any other place of this Kingdom there shall be no further Duty paid for the same And if any of the Coals for which the Duty shall be so once paid or secured be afterwards carried beyond Sea an allowance out of the Over sea Duties or Repayment shall be made of so much as was before paid for the same Coals and Culm CCCXX Provided That if any Person be Prosecuted for any thing done in Execution of this Act he may plead the general Issue and give this Act in Evidence And if a Verdict pass for the Defendant or the Plaintiff
pay subsequent Tickets when brought and demanded before such Tickets as were not brought in course provided there be Money reserved to satisfie such preceding Tickets CCCCIV The additional Duties of Excise granted by the said Act and which ought to come weekly into the Exchequer the Officers Salaries and incident Charges not exceeding 2500 l. per Ann. only excepted are hereby appropriated during the whole term of 16 years thereby granted to the payment of the said Annuities and Tickets for the same CCCCV. After 15 May 1698. No Officer appointed to pay the Annuities for one two or three Lives purchased for the respective Considerations mentioned in the Act of 5 6 W. and M. Intituled An Act for Granting to their Majesties several Rates and Duties upon Tunnage of Ships and Vessels and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such persons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of 1500000 l. towards carrying on the War against France payable quarterly out of two seventh parts of the several Duties thereby granted and the Reversions of the said Annuities or some of them or further interest therein purchased by several subsequent Acts shall pay off any quarterly payment of the said Annuities till the preceedent quarter be paid off or the Money ready in the Office for payment thereof whereof publick notice in Writing shall be affixed in the said Office under Penalty of forfeiting his place and 100 l. for every such offence to the Persons who shall Sue for the same to be recovered with costs of Suit as aforesaid CCCCVI Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 35. Enacted That all the Clauses in the Acts of the sixth seventh and eighth years of his Majesties Reign in relation to the Duties on Marriages Births Burials Batchelors and Widowers not otherwise hereby altered or explained shall be duly observed under the Penalties in the said Acts. CCCCVII The Commissioners for the Aid to his Majesty of 1484015 l. 1 s. 11 d. 3 f. shall be Commissioners for the said Acts for Marriages Births and Burials till 24 Jun. 1699. who with the Justices of Peace or a Quorum of them appointed by the former Acts shall have full power to Act in all things relating to the said Duties and after the 24 Jan. 1699. the Justices as aforesaid shall be the Commissioners CCCCVIII All persons required by the former Acts to keep a Register shall with the name of every person Married Buried Christened or Born express the Degree and Quality according to which the Duty ought to be paid and upon Burials the names of the Heirs Executors Administrators Fathers Mothers Guardians Churchwardens Overseers or others who are to pay for the same and where they dwell And in case of Births the names of the Fathers Mothers Guardians or Curators of such Children and where they live And in case of Marriages the Husbands abode under penalty of 20 l. one moiety to the King the other to the Informer And every person who ought to pay the said Duties shall give the Minister who performs the Office of such Marriage Burial or Christening a true relation of the Degree and Quality according to which the Duty ought to be paid and where the person lives who ought to pay the same to be inserted in the Register under penalty of 20 l. CCCCIX. The words Ecclesiastical Persons in this Act and Persons in Holy Orders in the former Acts are to comprehend Bishops where Marriages Christenings or Burials are performed by them CCCCX Upon any Persons removal or going away without payment of the Duties any two of the Commissioners certifying such default under their Hands and Seals the like number of Commissioners in any other place where the person shall be sound shall cause the said Duties to be paid and upon default may Levy the same by Distress and Sale of Goods CCCCXI All Penalties in this and the former Acts touching the said Duties except the Penalty of 100 l. for not duly keeping a Register shall be determined by two or more Justices or Commissioners near the place upon Oath and levied by distress and sole of Goods and for want of Distress the Offender to be Committed to Prison But the Commissioners may mitigate such Penalty so that it be not less than double the Duty CCCCXII The Commissioners in the respective Divisions shall meet together on or before the first of August 1698. and so once or oftner every three Months for the Execution of this and the former Acts and they or any two of them are to warn the Assessors Collectors Surveyors Inspectors and Receivers General and if need be any Parsons Vicars Curates Parish-Clerks and others concerned in the said Duties to bring in their Assessments Accounts and Registers and upon default may Fine the Offenders not exceeding 5 l. CCCCXIII And shall Examine the said Assessments Accounts and Registers and cause the persons omitted or not fully charged to be duly taxed and thereupon to sign the Assessments and cause Duplicates of the gross Sums to be Transmitted into the Exchequer CCCCXIV The Collectors shall render their Accounts upon Oath and in default thereof may be fined by the Commissioners not exceeding 20 l. CCCCXV. Every Collector duly discharging himself shall besides the 3 d. in the pound in the former Acts be allowed 2 d. in the pound for what he shall pay to the Receiver General and the Commissioners Clerks shall have an Additional allowance of 1 d. in the pound CCCCXVI After 1 Aug. 1698. every person who ought to pay any of the said Duties shall pay or tender the same to the proper Collector within twenty days after it shall become due on pain of paying double the said Duties CCCCXVII The Clause in the former Act An. 6. W. 3. for the Collectors delivering a Copy of the Assessment to the Minister of the place under penalty of 5 l. and for the Ministers reading the same in the Church under the like penalty is hereby Repealed CCCCXVIII The ten days allowed by the said former Act for Appealing shall be reckoned from the time of the Collectors demand CCCCXIX Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 38. Enacted That every person of what Age Sex or Condition soever in England and Wales shall pay to his Majesty one shilling on 24 Aug. 1698. one shilling 24 Novemb. 1698. one shilling 24 Febr. 1698. and one shilling 24 May 1699. Except such as receive Alms of the Parish and their Children under the age of 16 years and all poor House keepers not contributing to Church or Poor and their Children under 16 years and except all Children under 16 years of Day Labourers and Servants in Husbandry and of such who have 4 Children or more and are not worth in Lands Goods and Chattels 50 l. CCCCXX Every Gentleman or so Reputed having an Estate real or personal or in both of 300 l. or more and every person above that quality and not a Peer
and shall not be delivered to the Buyers without Security by Bond in double the value to Export the same within Six Months and not to Import the same into England Scotland or Ireland or His Majesties Dominions in America or elsewhere Which Obligation upon Certificate of the proper Officer and Oath of the Buyer that the said Goods were Exported accordingly and not Landed or intended to be Landed again in any of His Majesties Dominions shall be Vacated But the said Goods not being so Exported the Persons in whose Custody the said Goods shall be found shall be again liable to all the Forfeitures in this or any other Act as if the same had never been seized XII If any Bone-lace c. be seized and carried to any Custom-house as Foreign which the Seizer shall after believe to be English He may take off his Seizure affixing publick notice in Writing at the Custom-house Door and the Guild hall or other most publick place of the quantity and kind so seized And if no other person shall within Ten days after undertake to prosecute for the same it shall be delivered back to the Proprietor Oath being first made by him or some known Person on his behalf that the said Goods are to the best of his knowledge and belief English made and Oath made before some Justice of Peace of the place where and of whom the said Goods were bought who shall certifie the same at the next General Quarter Sessions and the Persons wilfully Forswearing themselves therein shall suffer as for Perjury XIII The Officers of the Customs shall be Aiding in the Execution of this Act and upon conniving at the Importation Delivery or Selling of any such Foreign Bone-lace c. shall forfeit 20 pounds and be ever uncapable of serving his Majesty in any Office XIV The proof that such Bone-lace c. so found or seized was made and Manufactured in England Wales or Berwick shall be only upon the Importer Keeper Seller Retailer Barterer or those in whose Hands or Custody the same shall be found and not upon the Informer Seizer or Prosecutor that they were made beyond Sea XV. The Penalties and Forfeitures incurred by this Act may be recovered over and above any Penalties in any former Act in any the Courts of Record at Westminster and the said Penalties the Prosecutor having been allowed his reasonable Charges shall be one Moiety to the King the other to the Person that will Sue for the same XVI Persons sued for any thing done in pursuance of this Act may plead the General Issue and give this Act and the special matter in Evidence And if a Verdict pass for the Defendant or the Plaintiff discontinue be Nonsuited or have Judgment against him upon Demurrer the Defendant shall have treble Costs XVII All Informations against this Act shall be brought within Twelve Months after the discovery of the Offence XVIII Before any Person shall be admitted to Enter a Claim to any such Goods seized he shall be obliged to give Security by Recognizance before a Baron of the Exchequer in Twenty pounds penalty to pay the Prosecutor full Costs of Suit in case a Verdict shall pass or Judgment be entred for the Plaintiff and in default of such Security in due time the said Goods shall be adjudged forfeited XIX This Act shall not impower any Persons to enter into any House Shop Cellar Ware house or other Room or Place or to break open the same or any Door Chest Trunk or other Package not belonging to a Dealer in Lace XX. Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 17. Enacted That after 24 June 1698. All Bills of Exchange Drawn in or Dated at and from any place in this Kingdom of the Sum of 5 l. Sterling or upwards upon any Person in London or any other Trading City Town or Place in which Bills the value shall be expressed to be received Drawn Payable at a certain time after the Date thereof may after Acceptance in Writing and the expiration of Three days after the same shall be due be protested by a Notary publick or in default of such Notary publick by any other substantial person of the place before Two Witnesses Refusal or Neglect being first made of due payment which Protest shall be made under a Copy of the Bill in the form prescribed by the Act and shall be notified within Fourteen days after to the Party from whom the Bills were received who upon producing such Protest is to Repay the said Bills with Interest and Charges from the Protesting For which Protest there shall not be paid above 6 d And in default of such Protest or due Notice thereof the Person so failing shall be liable to all Costs Damages and Interest thereupon Provided that if any such Inland Bills be lost or miscarry within the time limited for payment of the same the Drawer of the said Bills shall give other Bills of the same tenour Security being given to indempnifie him in case the said Bills so lost or miscarried be found again XXI Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 26. After 24 Jun. 1698. The Royal African Company shall maintain all such Forts and Castles as they now have in their Possession or shall hereafter Purchase or Erect for the preservation of the Trade to Africa And shall supply them with Men Artillery Ammunition and Provision and all other necessaries as occasion shall require XXII Any of the Subjects of this Realm as well as the said Company may after the said 24 June Trade from England and after 1 Aug. 1698 from any of his Majesties Plantations in America to the Coast of Africa between Cape Mount and the Cape of Good Hope the said Company and all others answering a Duty of 10 per Cent. ad Valorem for the Goods and Merchandize Exported thither from England or from his Majesties Plantations in America for maintaining the said Castles and Forts and preserving the said Trade XXIII The Master Owner or Freighter of every Ship intending to Sail or Trade between Cape Mount and the Cape of Good Hope shall at one of the chief Custom houses in England or the Plantations from whence such Ship is to Sail Enter the name of the Master and Ship and the Burthen thereof so Freighted 15 days before clearing thereof And the Owner or Exporter shall there also enter upon Oath the quantity quality and value of the Goods and Merchandize so to be Shipped and Sign such Entry And thereupon pay the said Duty to the Collector or chief Officer of the Custom there who is to demand and receive the same for the use of the said Company And all such Goods and Merchandize Exported from England to the Plantations and thence to Africa shall be valued at no more than what they cost in England XXIV The Collector or other Chief Officer in or near the Ports whence such Ships are to be cleared shall before the clearing thereof administer the Oaths following whereof the Master shall
Courts of Record of this Kingdom or in any of his Majesties Plantations or Colonies in America XXXIV If any Ship Trading to Africa and the Goods therein be Cast away or Lest before she arrive at her Port The Proprietors or Exporters shall upon their sending any other Ship to Africa be allowed so much as was paid to the said Company for the Goods so lost XXXV All the Natural born Subjects of England Trading to Africa and paying the Duties by this Act imposed shall have the same Protection for their Persons Ships and Goods from the said Forts and Castles and the like freedom for their Trade as the said Company and their Ships and Goods have And all Persons Trading to Africa and paying the Duties as aforesaid may at their own charge settle Factories on any part of Africa within the limits aforesaid without let of the said Company And all Persons not Members of the said Company so Trading and paying the said Duties shall with their Ships and Goods be free from all Molestation Penalties or Impositions from the said Company by reason of their so Trading XXXVI If any Goods exported for Africa having paid the Duties on this Act shall be brought back to England or the Plantations they may be exported again to Africa without paying any Duty Oath being first made by two Persons not interested in such Goods that the Duty was paid upon their first Exportation A Copy of the Entry of such Goods upon their former Exportation being first preduced and attested upon Oath of two Persons XXXVII All the Duties arising by this Act are hereby appropriated wholly to the maintenance of the Forts and Castles on the Coasts of Africa in the Possession of the said Royal African Company and for keeping them well repaired and providing them with Ammunition and Warlike Stores and Soldiers to defend them and paying the Officers and Soldiers and no other uses whatsoever And a true account of the said Duties and laying out the same shall be kept in a Book for that purpose which shall lie open at the African-House in London to be perused by all Persons Trading to Africa And that an Account be made up yearly at Michaelmas or within 20 days after and Recorded in the Exchequer XXXVIII No Duty imposed by this Act shall be required in England or the Colenies aforesaid for any Gold or Silver imported from Africa but the same may be Landed without Entry or Declaration thereof XXXIX This Act shall not hinder any Persons from Trading to that part of Africa called Barbary extending Southerly as for as Cape Blancho XL. Any of his Majesties Subjects notwithstanding the Act of 5 6. W. M. that no other Copper than what is made of English Ore should be exported may Export from England all such Copper Bars as have been Imported thither from Foreign Parts and upon Exportation shall draw back all Duties or Vacate the Securities saving the half of the old subsidy as is usual in other Commodities XLI No Governor or Deputy Governor of any his Majesties Colonies or Plantations in America or the Judges there or any other for their use shall after 29 Sept. 1698 be a Factor or Agent for the said Company or others for the Sale or Disposal of Negroes but every Person offending herein shall serselt 500 l. to the uses aforesaid to be recovered in any of the Courts of Record at Westminster XLII This Act shall be in force only 13 years and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament XLIII Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 28. After 24 June 1698. It shall be lawful to Export such Watches Sword Hilts Wrought-Plare and other Silver Manufactures made within this Kingdom being of the fineness of Eleven ounces and Ten peny weight to every pound Troy and so proportionably for a greater or lesser weight according to the Rules prescribed in the Act made 8 9 W. 3. Intituled An Act for the Incouraging the bringing in of Wrought-Plate to be Coined as shall be yearly allowed by the Commissioners of the Customs or any three of them XLIV No Person shall after the said 24 of June Export or send or Indeavour to Export or send out or this Kingdom any outward or inward Box Case or Dyal plate of Gold Silver Brass or other Metal for Clock or Watch without the movement in or with every such Box Case or Dyal-plate made up fit for use with the Clock or Watchmakers name Ingraven thereon Nor shall any Persons after the said 24 of June 〈…〉 to be made up any Clock or Watch without ingraving or putting their own Name and place of Aboad or Freedom and no other Name or Place on every Clock or Watch they shall so make up on the forfeiting every such Empty box Case and 〈◊〉 Clock and Watch not made up and Ingraven as aforesaid and for every such offence 20 l. one Moiety to the King the other to them that shall Sue for the same in any of his Majesties Courts of Record XLV Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 39. After 24 July 1698 All Silver Wire to be drawn for the making of Gold and Silver Thread shall hold at the least 11 oz. 16 penny weight of Fine Silver to the pound Troy and all Silver to be guilt for that use shall be of the same fineness and shall not have loss than four peny weight of Fine Gold laid upon each pound weight of Silver on forfeiture of five shillngs per Ounce to be paid by the Refiner or Maker XLVI After the said 24 of July no Gilt Wire shall be coloured with Verdigrease or Dead-head or any other forced Colour on forfeiture of 2 s. 6 d. per Ounce And for all Gold and Silver so prepared and reduced into Plate there shall be allowed at least six Ounces to cover four Ounces of Silk the finest of which Silk shall not run above sixteen Yards to the penny weight Troy And six Ounces to cover three Ounces and a half of Silk not running above thirty six Yards to the penny weight Troy And six Ounces to cover three Ounces of Silk not running above ninety Yards to the penny weight Troy And for all Gold and Silver Thread made finer six Ounces of Plate to cover two Ounces and a half of Silk And shall be Spun close upon well Boiled and Light Dyed Silk only except Frost-work on forfeiture of 2 s. 6 d. per Ounce And every Spinner of Gold and Silver Thread that shall lay Gold or Silver Plate upon Silk in other proportions shall forfeit for every Ounce so spun two shillings XLVII After the said 24 of July Copper Brass and every other inferior Metal than Silver shall be Spun upon Thread Yarn or Incle only and not upon Silk on forfeiture of five shillings per Ounce XLVIII After the said 24 of July No Gold or Silver Thread Lace Fringe or other Work made thereof nor any Thread made of Copper Brass or any Inferior Metal
Proof upon Oath before the next Justice of Peace that the same was duly Entred and a Warrant for Conveyance obtain'd it shall likewise be Forfeited And the Persons so Carrying the same away shall Forfeit to His Majesly double the Value and also 10 s. per Bushel LXXVII No Retailer or Shopkeeper shall ship any Salt for any Port of this Kingdom before Oath or other Proof made before the Collectors that the Duty is Paid or Secured LXXVIII Masters of Ships Carrying Salt or Rock-Salt from one Port to another shall before they have a Warrant for Landing it Deliver to the Collectors Particulars thereof upon Oath and that no more hath been Laded since their coming out of Port and upon Landing any Part thereof at any other Port shall have a Certificate thereof or Forfeit double the Value so Landed and also 10 s. per Bushel LXXIX No Fees shall be taken for Debentures Tickets Warrants or Licenses touching the said Duties LXXX Provided that for Fish exported there be allowed over and above all former Allowances For every Cask of Pilchards er Scads from 1 July 1698 to 25 December 1699. 20 s. and after 24 December 1699. 28 s. For every Barrel of White Herring from â— July 1698. to 25 December 1699. 4 s. 2 d. And from 24 December 1699. 5. s. 10 d. For every Barrel of Red Herring from 1 July 1698. to 25 December 1699. 3 s. 4 d. and after 24 December 1699. 4 s. 8 d. For every Barrel of Salmon from 1 July 1698. to 25 December 1699. 8 s. 4 d. and after 24 December 1699. 11 s. 8 d. For every Hundred of Codfish Ling or Hake after 1 July 1692 and before 25 December 1699. 25 s. and after 24 December 1699. 35 s. For every Last of Dried Red Sprats after 1 July 1698. 6 s. 8 d. LXXXI Which Allowances shall be Paid by the Salt Collector in the Port from whence such Fish is Exported within Thirty Days after Demand upon a Debenture duly verified and Oath made that the Fish was English taken and really Exported beyond Sea And if the Collector have not sufficient Money to pay the same upon his Certificate the Commissioners of Excise shall be Chargeable therewith out of the first Money in their Hands on the said Salt Duties And any Officer neglecting or refusing to pay the said Money or give such Certificate shall forfeit double the Sum payable LXXXII Upon Exporting any Salt Foreign or English or Rock-Salt the Officer where such Salt was Made or Imported and the Duty Paid or Secured shall deliver Certificates thereof gratis and the Officer at the Place of Exportation shall thereupon give a Debenture for Repayment of the Duty by the Officer where it was before Paid or Secured LXXXIII All Salt Imported or Brought into England Wales or Berwick not there Made shall pay as Foreign Salt and Scotch Salt brought into England by Land shall be entred at Carlisle or Berwick under forseiture of double the value and also 10 s. per Bushel LXXXIV Persons Sued for any thing done in pursuance of this Act may Plead the General Issue and give the Act in Evidence and if the Plaintiff he Cast Nonsuit or forbear Prosecuting the Desendant shall have double Costs LXXXV No Writ of Certiorari shall supersede the Orders of the Commissioners of Excise or Justices of Peace touching the Duties on Salt LXXXVI No Salt shall be Delivered from any salt-Salt-works without Notice given to the Officer on Pain of Forfeiture and also 10 s. per Bushel One half to the Prosecutor the other to the King LXXXVII If any Exported Salt after the Duty has been repaid be Landed in this Kingdom before the Duty be again paid the Offender shall forfeit double the value thereof and 10 s. per Bushel LXXXVIII Subjects of this Realm shipping Salt for any part of England in a Ship perishing at Sea or taken by Enemies upon proof thereof before the Justices in Session of the loss of such Salt shall be allowed to buy the like quantity without Duty LXXXIX Salt-Rock or Rock-Salt after Entry and a Warrant may be removed to convenient Ware-houses and the Duty need not be paid or secured till sold and delivered XC No Person shall be obliged by any Contract made before 25 Dec. 1698. to deliver any Salt or Rock Salt unless the Buyer pay the Duty XCI Salt-Rock or Rock-Salt shall be Entred by Weight only at 120 pound weight to the Bushel XCII Refiners of Rock-Salt which had paid the Duty shall have an Abatement over and above any former Allowances of 2 s. 4 d. per Bushel XCIII The charge of managing this Duty on Salt may be paid out of the said Duties XCIV Salt made from Rock-Salt allowing the Drawback and all Refined Salt Imported or Made in England is to be charged with the said Duties XCV All Salt except Rock Salt shall be ascertained as to the Duty at 56 pounds weight to the Bushel XCVI All Salt brought from Scotland and all Imported and Home-made Salt brought in or landed before due Entry shall be forfeited and 10 s. per Bushel XCVII The Collectors of the said Salt Duties shall provide Scales at every salt-Salt-work and Persons living near such Salt-works or Salt-pits shall be Sworn Weighers and paid for the same by the Collectors XCVIII The Officers shall deliver as many Warrants or Permits to Salt Carriers as they desire gratis for what they shall Load at one time XCIX All Persons shall sell Salt except foreign Salt after 56 pound weight to the Bushel under Penalty of 5 l. to the Informer C. The Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen in London shall by to July 1698. ascertain the price of Salt within the City of London and Bills of Mortality And the Justices of Peace in their General Sessions for other Places by 1 Aug. 1698. And so from time to time if necessary And Persons selling for higher prices or refusing to sell at the prices settled shall forfeit 5 l. to be Levied by Distress and Sale of Goods by Warrant from the Lord Mayor aforesaid or a Justice of Peace of the Place who in default of a Distress may Imprison the Offender till payment thereof one Moiety to the King the other to the Prosecutor CI. The Commissioners of Excise and Commissioners for the Stamp Office respectively shall keep apart and pay Weekly into the Exchequer the Duties on Salt by this Act granted and the Additional Duties on Stampt Velum Parchment and Paper granted to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors by an Act of this present Session and a distinct Register thereof shall be kept in the Exchequer CII The Commissioners for managing the said Duties not paying the same duly into the Exchequer or misapplying any part thereof shall forfeit their Places and be uncapable of any Place of Trust and pay double the value so misapplied CIII In the Excise Office and Stamp Office there shall for ever be Commissioners and Comptrollers for the Execution