THE STATUTES at Large, &c. Anno fecundo & tertio ANNÆ Reginæ. A T the parliament begun at Westminster the twentieth day of Auguft, Anno Dom. 1702. in the first year of the reign of our fovereign lady Anne, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Queen, defender of the faith, &c. And from thence continued by feveral prorogations and adjournments to the ninth day of November, 1703, being the fecond feffion of this prefent In the record parliament. a CAP. I. a it is 13 Apr. 3 Annæ. An act for granting an aid to her Majesty by a land tax, to be raised in EXP. the year one thousand seven hundred and four. CAP. II. 4 s. in the pound. An act for granting an aid to her Majefty, by continuing the duties upon EXP. malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for one year. CAP. III. An all for granting an aid to her Majefty, for carrying on the war, and other her Majefty's occafions, by felling annuities at feveral rates, and for fuch refpective terms or eftates as are therein mentioned. Moft gracious Sovereign, WHEREAS by an act of parliament made in the buffer, or 12 W. 3. c. 12. reign of our late fovereign lord King William the Third, of bleed memory, intituled, An act for appropriating three thousand feven hundred pounds weekly, out of certain branches of excife, for publick uses, and for making a provifion for the fervice of his Majefty's houshold and family, and other his necessary occa f. 4. I fions, it was (amongst other things) enacted, That from and after See Geo. 1. the five and twentieth day of December, one thousand feven hundred, ftat. 1. c. I. for and during the term of five years from thence next enfuing, the full, clear, and entire weekly fum of three thousand seven hundred pounds, of lawful English money, out of all the monies arifing by the 12Car.2.c.23. bereditary rates and duties of excife upon beer, ale, and other liquors, which were granted to the crown in the twelfth year of the reign of VOL. XI. B King 1Annæ, ftat.1. C. 7. King Charles the Second, and by the duties of excife payable during the faid late King William's life, and by every or any of them, if all thofe duties of excife fhould fo long continue; and if the faid duties of excife, payable during his faid late Majefty's life, fhould happen to determine before the end of the faid term of five years, then out of the monies arifing entirely by the faid hereditary duties of excife, for and during all the refidue which should be then to come and unexpired of the faid term of five years, should be brought and paid into the receipt of the Exchequer by weekly payments, and in fuch manner and form as in the faid act are particularly mentioned, for the purposes in the faid act expreffed: and it is thereby further enacted, That in lieu and difcharge of certain perpetual annual payments, and of all arrears thereof granted by his late majefly King Charles the Second to the respective patentees therein named, the faid hereditary revenue of excife should, from and after the twenty fixth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and five, be and fland charged for ever with the payment of annual fums after the rate of three pounds per centum per annum, to be paid as by the faid act is directed, and fubject to fuch power of redemption as in the faid act is expressed: II. And whereas by an act of parliament made in the first year of your Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for the better fupport of her Majesty's houthold, and of the honour and dignity of the crown, it is (amongst other things) enacted, That the duties of excife which had been granted to his faid late majesty King Charles the Second, during his life, and afterwards to King William and Queen Mary, during their lives, and the life of the furvivor of them (except as therein is excepted) and a certain duty upon vinegar, shall be levied and paid to your Majefty, during your life (which God preferve) and the fame, together with the faid hereditary duties of excife, are thereby fubjected to the faid weekly payment of three thousand feven hundred pounds, in the manner therein mentioned, during the Jaid term of five years; and it was thereby further declared, That from and after the expiration of the said term of five years, so much money as, together with the faid payments after the rate of three pounds per centum per annum, fhould make up the fum of three thousand feven hundred pounds for every week, during your Majesty's life, fhould and might be taken out of the faid hereditary duties of excife, and out of the faid duties of excife granted for your Majesty's life, and either or any of them, and the faid payments, after the rate of three pounds per centum per annum, being deducted out of the hereditary part thereof, the refidue of the faid three thousand seven hundred pounds a week should be applied and difpofed of, to and for the publick use and fervice, as by the faid feveral acts (relation being thereunto refpectively bad) may more fully appear. III. Now we your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects the commons of England in parliament affembled, being defirous by the most easy means that are poffible to raise the money which is neceffary for carrying on the prefent war, and fupplying your Majesty's important occafions, do cheerfully and unanimously grant unto your Majefty a further aid to arife by contributions for annuities to be purchased in the manner and form form herein after mentioned; and do humbly befeech your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen's moft excellent majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That from and after the five and twentieth day of December, in the Aid granted year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and five, the faid from 25 Defull, clear, and entire weekly fum of three thousand seven hun- cember, 1705. dred pounds, out of all the monies arifing by the said hereditary duties of excife, and by the faid duties of excife payable during her Majesty's life, and by every and any of them, according to the tenor and direction of the act of parliament above recited in that behalf, and from and after her Majefty's decease, then the like full, clear, and entire weekly fum of three thousand seven hundred pounds of lawful English money, out of all the monies to arife by the faid hereditary duties of excife, and every or any of them, from time to time for ever, fhall be brought and paid by the commiffioners, farmers, receiver and receivers general for the time being of the faid several duties of excife (who are hereby required and enjoined to bring and pay the fame accordingly) into the receipt of the Exchequer diftinctly and feparately from all other monies whatsoever, that are or fhall be payable by them into the faid receipt, the faid weekly fum or payment of three thousand seven hundred pounds, to be brought and paid into the faid receipt upon Wednesday, in every week, if it be not an holiday, and if it be, then upon the next day that is not an holiday, for the purposes in this act expressed; and in cafe in any week or weeks the whole receipt of the monies of the faid feveral branches or duties of excife hereby charged as aforefaid, fhall not be fufficient to answer the weekly payment or payments hereby directed for fuch particular week or weeks, that then and fo often the deficiency and deficiencies thereof fhall be fupplied and made good out of the whole receipt of the faid particular branches of excise, and every or any of them, arifing in the next week or weeks, when the receipt or receipts fhall be fufficient to bear the fame. IV. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforeMonies arifing faid, That the commiffioners of excife for the time being, at by the faid their head office in London, fhall from time to time feparate and branches of keep apart all the monies arifing by the faid particular branches excife to be of excise herein before mentioned, as the fame shall from time kept apart, and paid to time arise or be paid into the faid office of excife by the reweekly into ceivers or collectors of the fame, or by any other perfon or per- the Exchefons whatsoever, and shall out of the monies fo arifing make the quer. faid weekly payments into the Exchequer, for the ufes in this act mentioned. V. And be it further enacted, That if the faid commiffioners Penalty on of excife for the time being fhall refufe or neglect to pay or nonpayment. cause to be paid into the Exchequer the faid weekly fums hereby appointed, or shall divert or mifapply any part of the monies which should make good the fame, then they and every of them fo offending shall forfeit their feveral offices and places, and be incapable to serve the Queen, her heirs or fucceffors, in any office or place of truft or profit, and thall be liable for every fuch offence to pay double the value of the money fo diverted or mifapplied, to any perfon or perfons who will inform or fue for the fame, by action of debt, or of the cafe, bill, fuit or information, in any of her Majesty's courts of record at Westminfter, wherein no effoin, protection, wager of law, or more than one imparlance fhall be granted or allowed. Comptrollerof VI. And be it enacted, That the comptroller of the excife excife to keep for the time being shall keep a perfect and distinct account, in a count of the book or books fairly written, of all the monies which shall arise a diftinct ac monies. Penalty. Monies to be entred apart. by the faid particular branches of excife, out of which the faid weekly payments are to be made as aforefaid, as the fame fhall from time to time arise or be raised (to which books all persons concerned fhall at all reasonable times have free accefs, without fee or charge) and fuch comptroller in default thereof shall forfeit his office or place, and be rendred incapable as aforefaid, and fhall alfo forfeit and lofe the fum of two hundred pounds for every fuch default, to any person or persons who will inform or fue for the fame as is before mentioned. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That there shall be provided and kept in the office of the auditor of the receipt of the Exchequer one book, in which all the monies which ought to be paid in weekly as aforefaid, for or upon account of the faid weekly fums out of the faid particular branches of excife, and which fhall be brought to the faid receipt, fhall be entred apart and diftinct from all other monies paid into the faid receipt on any other account whatsoever. Annual fums VIII. And it is hereby further enacted, That out of the mohow to be paid. ney of the faid hereditary duties of excife, arifing in or by fuch weekly payments at the Exchequer as aforefaid, the faid annual fums, after the rate of three pounds per centum per annum, prescribed by the faid act, made in the parliament holden in the twelfth year of the reign of his faid late majesty King William the Third, shall be satisfied and paid according to the directions therein contained, and fubject to the power of redemption therein mentioned; and alfo out of all the monies of the said several branches of excife, arifing in or by the faid weekly payments, the several annuities to be purchased in purfuance of this act, shall be paid and fatisfied, from and after the faid five and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thoufand seven hundred and five, for and during the then refidue and remainder of the feveral and refpective terms and estates, which by virtue of this act thall be purchased of and in fuch annuities refpectively; and that all the reft and refidue of the monies arifing by the faid weekly payments, and which at the end of every year, reckoning the first year to begin from the faid five and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and five, fhall remain, after satisfying or referving fufficient to fatisfy all the payments which fhall |