THE Statutes at Large, FROM THE Second to the 9th Year of King GEORGE II. BY DANBY PICKERING, of GRAY'S INN, Efq; THE Statutes at Large, FROM THE Second to the 9th Year of King GEORGE II. To which is prefixed, A TABLE containing the TITLES of all the STATUTES VOL. XVI. By DANBY PICKERING, of Gray's-Inn, Esq; CAMBRIDGE, Printed by JOSEPH BENTHAM, Printer to the UNIVERSITY; A TABLE of the STATUTES, Containing the Titles of all fuch Acts as are extant in print, from the Second to the Ninth Year of King GEORGE II. OR continuing the duties upon malt, mum, cyder and perry, in that part of Great Britain called England; and for granting to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder and perry, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the fervice of the year 1729. and for making good the deficiency of a late malt act. Cap. 2. For punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quar ters. Cap. 3. For raising the fum of one million two hundred and fifty thoufand pounds, by fale of annuities to the bank of England, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, redeemable by parliament; and for applying the produce of the finking fund. Cap. 4. For granting an aid to his Majesty by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain for the service of the year 1729.. Cap. 5. For repairing the roads leading from Cannal's Gate to the city of Lichfield, and from the faid city to Stone, and from thence to the end of the county of Stafford, in the post road towards Chester; and alfo from the town of Burton upon Trent, to the faid city of Lichfield, and from thence to Wood End and Ogley Hay; and alfo from the faid city of Lichfield, to High Bridges in the county of Stafford, and the county of the laid city of Lichfield. VOL. XVI. Cap. 6. For making good the lofs occafioned by a fum of money being stolen out of his Majefty's exchequer, in the year 1724. Cap. 7. For the more effectual collecting in Great Britain and Ireland, and other parts of his Majefty's dominions, the duties granted for the support of the royal hospital at Greenwich. Cap. 8. To discharge the trustees appointed by an act of the feventh year of his late Majesty's reign (for raising money upon the eftates of the late directors of the South-Sea company, and others) of their truft, and to vest in the faid company fuch of the estates, which were vested in the said trustees, as remain undifpofed of, as alfo the produce of fuch eftates and effects, as have been disposed of by the trustees. Cap. 9. To repeal a' clause in an act made in the ninth year of his late Majesty's reign, which prohibits the importation of tobacco ftript from the stalk or stem. Cap. 10. For making the hamlet of Spittle Fields, in the parish of St. Dunstan Stebunheath, alias Stepney, in the county of Middlefex, a diftinct parish; and for providing a maintenance for the minister of fuch new parish. Cap 11. For better paving and cleanfing the streets in the city and liberty of Westminster, and other places within the limits of the weekly bills of mortality, in the county of Middlefex. |