A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General Administration of the Law

1.33 Hen. VIII. c. 9.-The Bill for the maintaining Artillery,

and the debarring of unlawful Games.

2. 16 Chas. II. c. 7.-An Act against deceitful, disorderly, and

10 & 11 Wm III. c. 17.-An Act for suppressing of Lotteries. 861

49 Anne, c. 6.—An Act for reviving, continuing, and appro-

priating certain Duties upon several Commodities to be ex-

ported; and certain Duties upon Coals to be water-born and

carried Costwise; and for granting further Duties upon Can-

dles, for thirty-two Years; to raise fifteen hundred thousand

Pounds, by Way of a Lottery, for the Service of the Year

one thousand seven hundred and eleven; and for suppres-

sing such unlawful Lotteries, and such Insurance

Offices, as are therein mentioned. ..

5. 9 Anne, c. 14-An Act for the better preventing of excessive

and deceitful Gaming.

10 Anne, c. 26.-An Act for laying additional Duties on

Hides and Skins, Vellum and Parchment, and new Duties
on Starch, Coffee, Tea, Drugs, Gilt and Silver Wire, and
Policies of Insurance, to secure a yearly Fund for Satisfaction
of Orders to the Contributors of a further Sum of one mil-
lion eight hundred thousand Pounds towards her Majesty's
Supply; and for the better securing the Duties on Candles;
and for obviating Doubts concerning certain Payments in
Scotland; and for suppressing unlawful Lotteries and
other Devices of the same kind; and concerning Cake
Sope; and for Relief of Mary Ravenall, in Relation to an
Annuity of eighteen Pounds per Annum; and concerning
Prize Cocoa Nuts brought from America; and certain Tickets
which were intended to be subscribed into the Stock of the
South Sea Company; and for appropriating the Monies

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granted in this Session of Parliament.

7.3 Geo. I. c. 2.-An Act for continuing the Duties on Malt,

Mum, Cyder and Perry, to raise Money by way of a Lottery,

for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred

and Twenty-two; and for transferring the Deficiencies of a
late Malt Act to the Land Tax for the said Year; and for
giving Time for inserting the Money given with Apprentices
in their Indentures; and touching lost Bilis, Tickets, or
Orders; and for exchanging the Tickets in the Exchequer for
Certificates; and for suppressing Lotteries denominated
Sales, and other private Lotteries; and for enlarging
the Time for the Accountant General of the Bank of England
Duplicates of Annuities into the Exchequer.

8'9 Geo. 1. c. 19. Act to continue the Duties for En-

couragement of the Coinage of Monies; and for Relief of

to return

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inserted in Part VI. Class 20, as relating more immediately to the Office of
Most of the Acts, of which the Titles only are noticed in this Class, are

Justices of Peace.

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William late Lord Widdrington; and to prevent Foreign

Lotteries being carried on in this kingdom; and for

ascertaining the Duties on bound Books imported; and for

issuing Certificates and Debentures for Arrears due to five

Regiments, to be satisfied by Annuities therein mentioned;

and for discharging the Duties of Rock Salt lost on the Rivers

Weaver and Mercy; and for limiting the Times of Continu-

ance of Commissioners for forfeited Estates in England and

Scotland respectively; and for appropriating the Supplies

granted to his Majesty in this Sessions of Parliament; and to

rectify the Misnomers and Omissions of Commissioners for

the Land Tax, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred

and Twenty-three.

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9. Geo. II. c. 28-An Act to revive the Laws therein men-

tioned, relating to the Importation of foreign Brandy, and

other Waters and Spirits; for Importation of Cochineal; to

continue several Acts for preventing Frauds in the Customs;

for Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom;

for making Copper Ore of the British Plantations an enume-

rated Commodity; for making perpetual an Act therein men-

tioned, for suppressing of Piracy; for enabling Persons pro-

secuted upon the Capias, in relation to the running of Goods,

to defend in Forma Pauperis, for more effectual debar-

ring of unlawful Games; for licensing Retailers of

Brandy, and other distilled Liquors, and for better Regulation

of Licences for common Inus and Alehouses

10.*6 Geo. II. c. 35.-An Act for appointing Commissioners to

examine, state and report who of the Sufferers in the Chari-

table Corporation are Objects of Compassion, according to

the Descriptions therein mentioned; and for giving Relief to

such Sufferers; and for enforcing the Laws made against

Foreign Lotteries; and for impowering the said Commis-

sioners to hear and determine the Claims of such Creditors

and Proprietors of the said Corporation, as have not made

their Claims within the Time limited by an Act made in the

last Session of Parliament, for taking, stating and determin-

ing all the Claims and Demands of the Creditors of the said

Corporation, and of all Persons claiming any Share or In-

tercst in the Stock or Fund of the said Corporation.

11.*12 Geo. II. c. 28 —An Act for the more effectual preventing

of excessive and deceitful Gaming.

12. 13 Geo II. c. 19-An Act to restrain and prevent the ex-

cessive Increase of Horse Races, and for amending an Act

made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for

the more effectual preventing of excessive and deceitful
Gaming.
13 18 Geo. II. c. 34-An Act to explain, amend, and make
more effectual the Laws in being, to prevent excessive and
deceitful Gaming; and to restrain and prevent the excessive
Increase of Horse Races.

14.*27 Geo. III. c 1 Act to render more effectual the Laws

now in being for suppressing unlawful Lotteries.

15.*34 Geo III. c. 40-An Act for granting to His Majesty a

certain Sum of Money, to be raised by a Lottery.

16.*42 Geo. III. c. 119.-An Act to suppress certain Games and

Lotteries not authorised by Law.

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PART III-CLASS VIII.

STOCK JOBBING.

1.7 Geo. II. c. 8.-An Act to prevent the infamous Practice of

1. 12 Richd. II. c. 2.-None shall obtain Offices by Suit, or for

Reward, but upon Desert.

880

2. 5 & 6 Edw. VI. c. 16--Against Buying and Selling of Offices. 881

3. 49 Geo. III. c 126.-An Act for the further Prevention of

the Sale and Brokerage of Offices.

4. 53 Geo. III. c. 54 An Act to amend an Act made in the

Forty-ninth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act

for the further Prevention of the Sale and Brokerage of

Offices.

1. 3 Edw. I. c. 25-None shall commit Champerty, to have
Part of the Thing in Question.

2. 13 Edw. I. c. 49-The Penalty for buying the Title of Land

depending in Suit. A Remedy for Suits where the Law

3. 38 Hen. VIII. c. 9.-The Bill of Bracery and buying of

891

1. 36 Geo. III. c. 90.-An Act for the Relief of Persons equi-

tably and beneficially entitled to or interested in the several

Stocks and Annuities transferrable at the Bank of England. 895

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2. 52 Geo. III. c. 32.-An Act for the Relief of Infant Suitors

in Courts of Equity, entitled to Stock or Annuities in any of

the Public or other Funds, transferrable at the Bank of

England.

3. 52 Geo. III. c. 158-An Act to extend the Provisions of an

Act passed in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Reign of his pre-

sent Majesty, for the Relief of Persons equitably entitled to
Stocks and Annuities transferrable at the Bank of England,
and of an Act passed in this present Session for the Relief of
Infant Suitors entitled to the like Stocks and Annuities, to
all other transferrable Stocks and Funds.

898

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PART III.-CLASS XII.

RESTITUTION OF STOLEN PROPERTY.

1. 21 Hen. VIII. c. 11.-At what Time Restitution shall be

made of Goods stolen.

2. 2 & 3 Philip & Mary, c. 7.-An Act against the buying of

stolen Horses.