THE

STATUTES

OF

THE UNITED KINGDOM

OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,

56 GEORGE III. 1816.

LONDON:

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in Fleet-Street.

1816.

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TABLE

Containing the TITLES of al

THE STATUTES,

Paffed in the FOURTH Seffion of the FIFTH Parliament

OF

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; 56 GEORGE II.

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PUBLICK GENERAL ACTS.

N Act to revive and continue, until the Twenty fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, several Laws relating to the Duties on Glafs made in Great Britain.

Page 1 2. An Act to revive and further continue, until the Twenty fifth Day of March One thoufand eight hundred and feventeen, an Act of the Seventh Year of King George the Second, for the free Importation of Cochineal and Indigo.

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3. An Act for continuing to His Majefty certain Duties on Malt, Sugar, Tobacco and Snuff, in Great Britain; and on Penfions, Offices and Perfonal Estates, in England; for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fixteen.

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4. An A&t for raifing the Sum of Eleven Millions by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thoufand eight hundred and fixteen.

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5. An Act to extend the Powers of an Act of the Thirty feventh Year of His present Majefty, for enabling His Majefty more effectually to grant conditional Pardons to Perfons under Sentence of Naval Courts Martial, and to regulate Imprisonment under fuch Sentences.

Ibid.

6. An Act to continue, until the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and fixteen, an A&t of the Fifty fourth Year of His prefent Majefty, for explaining and amending feveral Acts relating to Spiritual Perfons holding of Farms, and for enforcing the Refidence of fuch Perfons on their Benefices, in England. 26 7. An A& to continue until the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and amend an Act of the Forty eighth Year of His prefent Majefty, for empowering the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to advance the Sum of Three Millions towards the Supply for the Service of the Year One thoufand eight hundred and eight. A 2

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8. An

8. An Act to continue until the Fifth Day of July One thoufand

eight hundred and feventeen, an Act of the Forty ninth Year of

His prefent Majefty, for regulating the Trade and Commerce to

and from The Cape of Good Hope.

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9. An Act for charging certain Duties on Foreign Packets or Paf-

fage Veffels entering or departing any of the Ports of Great

Britain.

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10. An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion; and for the better

Payment of the Army and their Quarters.
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11. An Act for the regulating of His Majefty's Royal Marine

Forces while on Shore.

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12. An Act for exhibiting a Bill in this prefent Parliament, for

naturalizing His Serene Highness Leopold George Frederick Duke

of Saxe, Margrave of Meiffen, Landgrave of Thuringuen, Prince

of Cobourg of Saalfeld.

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13. An Act for the Naturalization of His Serene Highness Leopold

George Frederick Duke of Saxe, Margrave of Meifen, Landgrave

of Thuringuen, Prince of Cobourg of Saalfeld; and fettling his Pre-

cedence.

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14. An Act for empowering the Governor and Company of the

Bank of England to advance the Sum of Six Millions towards the

Supply for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred

and fixteen.

41

15. An Act to carry into effect a Convention of Commerce, con-

cluded between His Majefty and The United States of America. 43

16. An A&t for better regulating the Offices of Receivers of Crown

Rents.

44

17. An Act to continue, until the Fifth Day of July One thousand

eight hundred and twenty one, certain additional Duties of Excife

in Great Britain.

57

18. An Act to fufpend, until the Fifth Day of April One thousand

eight hundred and twenty, the Duty on Lead exported from Great

Britain.
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19. An Act to continue until the Fifth Day of July One thoufand

eight hundred and fixteen, an Act of the Forty seventh Year of

His prefent Majefty, for granting an additional Bounty on double

refined Sugar exported.

Ibid.

20. An Act to make further Provifion for the Execution of the

several Acts relating to the Revenues, Matters and Things under

the Management of the Commiffioners of Cuftoms and Port Duties,

and of the Commiffioners of Inland Excife and Taxes in Ireland.

59

21. An A&t to revive and continue, until Two Years after the Ex-

piration of the Reftrictions upon Payments in Cafh by the Bank

of England, an Act for fufpending the Operation of an Act of

the Seventeenth Year of His prefent Majefty, for reftraining the

Negociation of Promiffory Notes and Bills of Exchange under a

limited Sum, in England.

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22. An Act for the more effectually detaining in Cuftody Napoleon

Buonaparté.
Ibid.

23. An Act for regulating the Intercourfe with the Ifland of Saint

Helena, during the time Napoleon Buonaparté fhall be detained.

there; and for indemnifying Persons in the cafes therein mentioned.

65

24. An Act for better enabling His Majefty to make Provifion for

the Establishment of Her Royal Highnefs the Princess Charlotte

Augufta, and His Serene Highnefs Leopold George Frederick Duke

of Saxe, Margrave of Meiffen, Landgrave of Thuringuen, Prince of

Cobourg of Saalfeld.
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25. An Act for charging certain Duties on the Importation of

Butter.

71

26. An A&t for charging certain Duties on the Importation of

Cheefe.

72

27. An Act to amend feveral Laws relative to the Transportation

of Offenders; to continue in force until the First Day of May

One thoufand eight hundred and twenty one.

74

28. An Act to enable the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treasury

to iffue Exchequer Bills, on the Credit of fuch Aids or Supplies

as have been or shall be granted by Parliament for the Service of

Great Britain, for the Year One thousand eight hundred and fix-

teen.

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29. An A&t to make perpetual certain Temporary or War Duties of

Cuftoms, on the Importation into Great Britain of Goods, Wares

and Merchandize, and to repeal fo much of feveral Acts paffed in

the Forty feventh, Forty ninth and Fifty firft Years of the Reign

of His prefent Majefty, as charge any Loans made for the Service

of the Years One thousand eight hundred and feven, One thousand

eight hundred and nine, and One thoufand eight hundred and

eleven, upon the War Duties of Cuftoms or Excife, and to charge

fuch Loans on the Duties of Cuftoms made perpetual.
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30. An A&t for indemnifying the Commiffioners of Excife in Scot-

land, and all Perfons who may have acted under their Authority,

in relation to certain Orders issued and Things done relative to cer-

tain Acts regarding the Distilleries in Scotland.
84

31. An A&t for transferring all Contracts and Securities entered into

with or given to the Commiffioners for Transports to the Com-

miffioners of the Navy and Victualling.

86

32. An A&t for fixing the Rates of Subfiftence to be paid to Inn-

keepers and others on quartering Soldiers.
88

33. An Act to indemnify fuch Perfons in the United Kingdom as

have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments,

and for extending the time limited for those Purpofes refpectively,

until the Twenty fifth Day of March One thoufand eight hundred

and seventeen; and to permit fuch Perfons in Great Britain as

have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the Execution of In-

dentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors to make and file the

fame on or before the First Day of Hilary Term One thousand

eight hundred and seventeen.

34. An Act to charge an additional Duty on Corks, ready made,

imported into Great Britain.

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35. An A&t for the more speedy and effectual Collection of the

Tonnage Duty upon Ships Inwards; for empowering the Lords

of the Treafury to regulate the Hours of Officers' Attendance in

the Port of London; and for permitting Ships to commence and

complete their loading of Coals before the Delivery of the Fitters'

Certificates.

Ibid,

35. An Act to repeal Two Acts paffed in the Reign of King

Edward the Fourth and King Richard the Third, which pro

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