THE PUBLIC GENERAL STATUTES. 52 VICTORIA. CHAPTER 1. An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Most Gracious Sovereign, WE E, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 14s. 2d. out of 1. The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time Issue of being may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 221,150. dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards making good the Consolithe supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the years dated Fund for ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred the service of the years endand eighty-eight and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, ing 31st March the sum of two hundred and twenty-one thousand one hundred and 1888 and 1889. fifty pounds fourteen shillings and twopence. of the Consoli 2. The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time Issue of being may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 9,267,3004. out Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards making dated Fund for good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year the service of ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred the year ending 31st March and ninety, the sum of nine million two hundred and sixty-seven 1890. thousand three hundred pounds. 3. The Commissioners of the Treasury may borrow from time Power to the to time, on the credit of the said sums, any sum or sums not Treasury to exceeding in the whole the sum of nine million four hundred borrow. and eighty-eight thousand four hundred and fifty pounds fourteen U 59049. Wts. 1297 & P. 75. A Short title. shillings and twopence, and shall repay the moneys so borrowed, with interest not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum, out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund at any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the said moneys were borrowed. Any sums so borrowed shall be placed to the credit of the account of Her Majesty's Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Consolidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such fund is available. 4. This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Act, 1889. Issue of of the Consoli CHAPTER 2. An Act to apply the sum of three million seven hundred Most Gracious Sovereign, WE E, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sum herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time 3,729,2037. out being may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United dated Fund for Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards making the service of good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year the year ending 31st March ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and ninety the sum of three million seven hundred and twenty-nine thousand two hundred and three pounds. 1890. Power to the Treasury to borrow. 2. The Commissioners of the Treasury may borrow from time to time on the credit of the said sum any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of three million seven hundred and twentynine thousand two hundred and three pounds, and shall repay the moneys so borrowed with interest not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund at any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the said moneys were borrowed. Any sums so borrowed shall be placed to the credit of the account of Her Majesty's Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Con solidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such fund is available. 3. This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act, Short title. 1889. CHAPTER 3. An Act to provide, during twelve months, for the Discipline and Regulation of the Army. [11th April 1889.] HEREAS the raising or keeping of a standing army within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in time of peace, unless it be with the consent of Parliament, is against law: And whereas it is adjudged necessary by Her Majesty and this present Parliament, that a body of forces should be continued for the safety of the United Kingdom and the defence of the possessions of Her Majesty's Crown, and that the whole number of such forces should consist of one hundred and fifty-two thousand two hundred and eighty-two men, including those to be employed at the depôts in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the training of recruits for service at home and abroad, but exclusive of the numbers actually serving within Her Majesty's Indian possessions: And whereas it is also judged necessary for the safety of the United Kingdom, and the defence of the possessions of this realm, that a body of Royal Marine forces should be employed in Her Majesty's fleet and naval service, under the direction of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid: And whereas the said marine forces may frequently be quartered or be on shore, or sent to do duty or be on board transport ships or vessels, merchant ships or vessels, or other ships or vessels, or they may be under other circumstances in which they will not be subject to the laws relating to the government of Her Majesty's forces by sea: And whereas no man can be forejudged of life or limb, or subjected in time of peace to any kind of punishment within this realm by martial law, or in any other manner than by the judgment of his peers and according to the known and established laws of this realm; yet nevertheless it being requisite, for the retaining all the before-mentioned forces, and other persons subject to military law, in their duty, that an exact discipline be observed, and that persons belonging to the said forces who mutiny or stir up sedition, or desert Her Majesty's service, or are guilty of crimes and offences to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, be brought to a more exemplary and speedy punishment than the usual forms of the law will allow : And whereas the Army Act, 1881, will expire in the year one 44 & 45 Vict. thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine on the following days: (a.) In the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, on the thirtieth day of April; and c. 58. Short title. Army Act (44 & 45 Vict. c. 58.) to be in force for specified times. c. 58. (b.) Elsewhere in Europe, inclusive of Malta, also in the West Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Army (Annual) Act, 1889. 2. (1.) The Army Act, 1881, shall be and remain in force during the periods herein-after mentioned, and no longer, unless otherwise provided by Parliament; that is to say, (a.) Within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the (c.) Elsewhere, whether within or without Her Majesty's do- and the day from which the Army Act, 1881, is continued in any place by this Act is in relation to that place referred to in this Act as the commencement of this Act. (2.) The Army Act, 1881, while in force shall apply to persons subject to military law, whether within or without Her Majesty's dominions. (3.) A person subject to military law shall not be exempted from 44 & 45 Vict. the provisions of the Army Act, 1881, by reason only that the number of the forces for the time being in the service of Her Majesty, exclusive of the marine forces, is either greater or less than the number herein-before mentioned. Prices in respect of billeting. c. 58. s. 135, as 3. There shall be paid to the keeper of a victualling house for the accommodation provided by him in pursuance of the Army Act, 1881, the prices specified in the schedule to this Act. Amendments of Army Act, 1881. Amendment of 4. Whereas by section one hundred and thirty-five of the Army 44 & 45 Vict. Act, 1881, provision is made for a difference between the treatment to classification of prisoners convicted of breaches of discipline and the treatment of of prisoners. prisoners convicted of offences of an immoral, dishonest, shameful, or criminal character, and it is expedient to make provision for treating persons sentenced to be discharged from the service with ignominy in the same manner as the latter class of those prisoners: Be it therefore enacted, that in the said section after the words |