Coals before Veffels may be § 2. G. 3. c. 9. • Certificates of the Quantity of Coals intended to be taken on CAP. XXXVI. An Act to repeal Two Acts paffed in the Reign of King HEREAS it appears no longer neceffary or proper to At paffed in the First Year of the Reign of King Richard the 1 R. 3. c. 12. CAP. XXXVII. 13 & 14 Car. 2. An Act to permit the Importation of Prunes the Produce of CAP. XXXVIII. An Act to empower His Majefty to fufpend the Ballot or En- W HEREAS it is expedient that His Majefty fhould be empowered to fufpend any Ballot or Enrolment for the Local Militia;' Be it therefore enacted by The King's Most Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That it fhall be lawful for His Majefty, by any Order in Council, to direct that no Ballot or Enrolment for the Local Militia fhall take place; but that fuch Ballot and Enrolment fhall remain and continue fufpended for the Period fpecified in any fuch Order of Council, and from time to time, by any like Order or Orders in Council, to continue fuch Sufpenfion fo long as His Majefty fhall deem the fame expedient; any thing in any Act or Acts of Parliament to the contrary notwithstanding. CAP. XXXIX. An Act to reduce the Number of Days of Mufter or Exercife of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry. [21ft May 1816.] WHEREAS it is expedient that the Number of Days' At tendance at Mufter or Exercise, necessary to entitle Perfons ferving in any Corps of Yeomanry or Volunteer Cavalry to be returned or certified as effective Members of fuch Corps, fhould be reduced;' Be it therefore enacted by The King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the paffing of this Act the Number of Days' Attendance at Mufter or Exercise of Corps of Yeomanry or Volunteer Cavalry, to entitle returned as effective. any Perfon ferving in fuch Corps to be returned or certified as an valry, to entitle effective Member thereof, fhall be Six in each Year, any thing in an Perions to be Act palled in the Forty fourth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majesty, relating to Volunteer Corps, to the contrary notwithftanding; and the faid Act fhall be conftrued, as to all Returns and Certificates of Commanding Officers of fuch Corps, or others, as if the Number of Days' Attendance at Mufter or Exercife, fpecified in the faid Act as necessary to entitle Perfons ferving in Corps of Yeomanry or Volunteer Cavalry to be returned or certified as effective, had been Six inftead of Twelve in each Year; and fuch 44 G. 3. c.54. Number of Six Days fhall in like manner be divided into Two Days how construed. or Three equal Parts in each Four Months, inftead of Four Days as in the faid A&t provided, with fuch Provifions as to making good any Number of Days at different Periods, as are contained in the faid A&t in relation to the Days of Mufter or Exercise specified in the faid A&t. Perfons to be fo returned. II. And be it further enacted, That in any cafe where a Corps Five fucceffive of Yeomanry or Volunteer Cavalry fhould attend at Mufter or Exer- Days to entitle cife Five Days fucceffively, fuch Five Days' fucceffive Attendance fhall entitle each Individual fo attending to be returned or certified as effective, the fame as if he had attended the whole Number of Six Days according to the Provifions of this Act. CAP. XL. An Act for further continuing, until the Fifth Day of July [21st May 1816.] WHEREAS, an Act was paffed in the Forty fourth Year 44 G. 3. c. L. of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An A& * to continue until Six Months after the Ratification of a Definitive Treaty of Peace, the Reftrictions contained in feveral Alts, made in the Thirty feventh, Thirty eighth, Forty fecond, and Forty third Years of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, on Payments of Cafe by the Bank of England, which Act has by several fubfequent Acts • been continued until the Fifth Day of July One thoufand eight ⚫ hundred and fixteen: And Whereas it is highly defirable that the Bank of England fhould as foon as poffible return to the Payment ' of its Notes in Cafh; but it is expedient that the Provifion of the • faid A& should be further continued, in order to afford time to the • Directors of the Bank to make fuch Preparations as to their Dif*cretion and Experience may appear moft expedient for enabling them to refume Payments in Cafh without public Inconvenience, and at the earlieft Period, and that a time fhould be fixed at which the faid Reftriction fhall ceafe:' May it therefore please Your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by The King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That continued. the faid A&t fhall be and the fame is hereby further continued until the Fifth Day of July One thoufand eight hundred and eighteen. CAP. CA P. XLI. Irish Treasury may iffue Bills tent to bear Interest. An Act for raising the Sum of Two millions four hundred and Moft Gracious Sovereign, WE, Your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Com mons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament affembled, being defirous of raifing the neceffary Supplies which we have cheerfully and voluntarily granted to Your Majefty in this Seffion of Parliament, have refolved that a Sum not exceeding Two millions four hundred and feventy thousand Pounds Irish Currency be raised by Treasury Bills in Ireland, in manner ⚫ hereinafter mentioned;' And do therefore moft humbly befeech Your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by The King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful for the Lord High Treasurer of Ireland for the time being, or for the Commiffioners of His Mato a certain Ex- jefty's Treafury of Ireland, or any Three or more of them, now or for the time being, if he or they fhall judge it adviseable, at any time or times after the paffing of this Act, by and with the Confent and Approbation of the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being, to prepare and make and iffue, or caufe to be prepared or made and iffued, any Number of Bills entitling the Bearer to the Sum or Sums refpectively specified therein, (not exceeding in the whole the Amount hereinafter mentioned and directed,) and declaring fuch Sum or Sums to be payable, or fuch Bills to pafs current at the Receipt of His Majefty's Exchequer of Ireland, at fuch time and times as fhall be directed by the faid Lord High Treasurer or Commiffioners of the Treasury for the time being, or any Three of them, by and with the Confent and Approbation of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being, and as shall be expressed in such Bills refpectively; and fuch Bills fhall bear an Intereft not exceeding the Rate of Five Pounds per Centum per Annum; and the faid Bills shall be numbered in Arithmetical Progreffion, beginning with Number One. Bills iffued not to exceed 2,470,000l. II. Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend, to authorize the said Lord High Treasurer, or Commiffioners of the Treasury in Ireland, to iffue any fuch Bills under this A&t, to any Amount exceeding in the whole the Sum of Two millions four hundred and feventy thoufand Pounds Irish Currency; and that fuch Bills fhall be issued for fo much only of the faid Sum of Two millions four hundred and feventy thoufand Pounds Irish Currency as fhall be actually paid by any Perfon or Perfons into the Receipt of His Majefty's Exchequer of Ireland, at the Inftance or by and with the Confent and Approbation of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being, and of the Lord High Treasurer or Commiffioners of the Treafury of Ireland, or any Three of them now ! now or for the time being; and that the Intereft on the faid Bills, nue in Ireland, all Deductions whatsoever; and that every fuch Bill fo to be iffued Bills, if not paid III. And be it further enacted, That as foon as any of the and Intereft IV. And be it further enacted, That all the Monies to be received Money to he dated Fund. thereon. V. And be it further enacted, That all the faid Treafury Bills, Bills to be lend or Bank of Eng land vance may ad VI. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful Bank of Ireland for the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, or the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, to advance or to His Majefty, at the Receipt of his Exchequer in Dublin, or at 2,470,000L on the Receipt of His Majefty's Exchequer in London, any Sum or Credit of Act. Sums of Money, not exceeding in the whole the Amount of Two millions four hundred and feventy thoufand Pounds Irish Currency, any Act or Acts to the contrary notwithstanding; fo that no greater or higher Sum, by way of Intereft, Discount, Gratuity or other Confideration, fhall be demanded or taken by fuch or any of the faid Governors and Companies refpectively, or by any Perfon on their Behalf, than at the Rate of Five Pounds per Centum per Annum for any Money fo advanced. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Lord High Treasurer, Intereft arifing or Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Treasurer in England to 56 GEO. III. H of 1 |