THE STATUTES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, 56 GEORGE III. 1816. LONDON: Printed by His Majefty's Statute and Law Printers; 1816. [Price 11. 4s. 6d. in Boards.] A TABLE Containing the TITLES of all THE STATUTES, Paffed in the FOURTH Seffion of the FIFTH Parliament OF The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; 56 GEORGE III. I. PUBLICK GENERAL ACTS. A Page 1 2. An Act to revive and further continue, until the Twenty fifth Day of March One thoufand eight hundred and seventeen, an Ac of the Seventh Year of King George the Second, for the free Importation of Cochineal and Indigo. 2 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 Eftates, in England; for the Service of the Year One thoufand eight hundred and fixteen. 4. 3 An Act 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. 24 5. An Act to extend the Powers of an Act of the Thirty seventh Year of His prefent 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 thoufand eight hundred and fixteen, an A&t of the Fifty fourth Year of relating to Spiritual Perfons holding of Farms, and for enforcing the Refidence of fuch Perfons on their Benefices, in England. 26 7. An A&t to continue until the Fifth Day of April One thoufand 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 27 8. An 8. An Act to continue until the Fifth Day of July One thousand 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. Page 28 9. An Act for charging certain Duties on Foreign Packets or Paffage Veffels entering or departing any of the Ports of Great Britain. 29 10. An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion; and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters. 31 11. An Act for the regulating of His Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on Shore. 33 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. 39 13. An Act for the Naturalization of His Serene Highnefs Leopold George Frederick Duke of Saxe, Margrave of Meiffen, Landgrave of Thuringuen, Prince of Cobourg of Saalfeld; and fettling his Pre cedence. 40 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, concluded between His Majefty and The United States of America. 43 16. An Act 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. 58 19. An Act to continue until the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and fixteen, an Act of the Forty feventh 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 Customs and Port Duties, and of the Commiffioners of Inland Excife and Taxes in Ireland. 59 21. An Act to revive and continue, until Two Years after the Expiration of the Reftrictions upon Payments in Cash 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 Promiflory Notes and Bills of Exchange under a limited Sum, in England. 62 22. An Act for the more effectually detaining in Cuftody Napoleon Buonaparté. Ibid. 23. An Act for regulating the Intercourse with the Island of Saint Helena, during the time Napoleon Buonaparté fhall be detained. there; and for indemnifying Persons in the cafes therein mentioned. 65 24. An A& for better enabling His Majesty to make Provision for the Eftablishment 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. Page 69 25. An Act for charging certain Duties on the Importation of Butter. 71 26. An Act for charging certain Duties on the Importation of Cheese. 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 thousand eight hundred and twenty one. 74 28. An Act to enable the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury to iffue Exchequer Bills, on the Credit of fuch Aids or Supplies as have been or fhall be granted by Parliament for the Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thousand eight hundred and fix teen. 82 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 so much of feveral Acts paffed in the Forty feventh, Forty ninth and Fifty first 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 thoufand eight hundred and nine, and One thousand eight hundred and eleven, upon the War Duties of Cuftoms or Excife, and to charge fuch Loans on the Duties of Cuftoms made perpetual. 83 30. An A&t for indemnifying the Commiffioners of Excife in Scotland, and all Perfons who may have acted under their Authority, in relation to certain Orders iffued and Things done relative to certain Acts regarding the Distilleries in Scotland. 84 31. An Act for transferring all Contracts and Securities entered into with or given to the Commiffioners for Transports to the Commiffioners of the Navy and Victualling. 86 32. An A&t for fixing the Rates of Subfiftence to be paid to Innkeepers 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 thofe Purposes 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 Indentures 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 feventeen, 90 34. An Act to charge an additional Duty on Corks, ready made, imported into Great Britain. 35. An A&t for the more speedy and effectual Collection of the Tonnage Duty upon Ships Inwards; for empowering the Lords. of the Treasury 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, 36. An Act to repeal Two Acts paffed in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth and King Richard the Third, which proA 3 hibit |