Acts of Parliament, Years 1723 / 1724 - K. GEORG ANN X XI

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Seller: just-for-me-for-once ✉️ (611) 100%, Location: Tansley, GB, Ships to: EUROPE, Item: 176303568580 Acts of Parliament, Years 1723 / 1724 - K. GEORG ANN X XI. Acts of Parliament bound into one book.  Please read below for further content details. ****** Anno Regni GEORGII REGIS Magna Britannia, Francia, & Hibernia, Decimo At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster, the Ninth Day of October, Anno Dom. 1722 . In the Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, etc. And from thencne continued by several Prorogations to the Ninth Day of January, 1723 . Bein the Second Session of this Present Parliament. London, Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, And by the Assigns of Henry Hill, deceas'd. 1723 **** This book contains the following Acts (each act is complete):

(75) 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 twenty four; And touching lost Bills, Tickets, Certificates, or Orders; And for giving further Time for Payment of the Duties on Money given with Apprentices; And for Appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. - 1723 (29 pages)

(107) An Act for Punishing Mutiny and Desertion; And for the better Payment of the Army, and their Quarters. - 1723 (28 pages)

(139) An Act for Explaining and Amending an Act of the last Session of Parliament, Intituled, An Act to oblige all Persons, being Papists, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, and all Persons in Great Britain, refusing or neglecting to take the Oaths appointed for the Security of His Majesty’s Person and Government, by several Acts herein mentioned, to Register their Names and Real Estates, and for enlarging the Time for taking the said Oaths ….. 1723 (16pages)

(159) An Act for Redeeming certain Annuities after the Rate of Five Pounds per Centum per Annum; and for Payment of the Principal and Interest of the Standing Orders for the Blank Tickets in the Lottery granted for the Service of the Year, One thousand seven hundred and fourteen; and for making good the Loss, which happened in the Treasure of His Majesty’s Exchequer, by the Reduction of Guineas; and for Granting Relief to Catherine Collingwood Widow. - 1723 (8 Pages)

(171) An Act for enlarging the Term granted by an Act, passed in the Third Year of His Majesty’s Reign, Intituled, An Act for repairing the Highways, from that Part of Counter’s Bridge, which lies in the Parish of Kensington in the County of Middlesex, to the Powder Mills in the Road to Staines, … 1723 (5 pages)

(179) And Act for making more effectual and Act made in the Ninth Year of His Majesty’s Reign [Intituled, An Act for Completing the Repairs of the Harbour of Dover in the County of Kent; And for restoring the Harbour of Rye in the County of Sussex, to it’s Ancient goodness] so far as the same relates to the Harbour of Rye – 1723 (10 pages)

(191) An Act for Reviving and Act passed in the Tenth Year of Her late Majesty’s Reign, Intituled, An Act to make a Causey over the Denes from Great Yarmouth to Caister in the County of Norfolk and for making the said Act more Effectual. - 1723 (6 pages)

(199) An Act for repairing and amending the Highways from the North Part of Harlow-bush Common, in the Parish of Harlow, to Woodford in the County of Essex. - 1723 (13 pages)

(215) An Act for Repealing certain Duties therein mentioned, payable upon Coffee, Tea, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate, and Cocoa Paste imported; and for granting certain Inland Duties in lieu thereof; and for Prohibiting the Importation of Chocolate ready made, and Cocoa Paste; and for better ascertaining the Duties payable upon Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa Nuts imported; and for granting Relief to Robert Dalzell, late Earl of Carnwath. - 1724 (34 pages)

(251) An Act to prevent Multiplicity of Prosecutions upon an Act made in the Eleventh and Twelfth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Third (Intituled, An Act for the more effectual employing the Poor, by encouraging the Manufactures of this Kingdom. - 1724 (2 pages)

(255) An Act for Repairing the Roads leading from Stump-Cross, in the Parish of Chesterford, in the County of Essex, to Newmarket Heath, and the Town of Cambridge, in the County of Cambridge. - 1724 (23 pages)

(271) An Act for Amending the Roads from the Stones End in Southwark to Highgate, at the Entrance of Ashdown Forest in the Parish of East-Grinstead, in the County of sussex, and from Kingston to Burton-Common, and also the Lane leading from Wood-Hatch to Sidlow-Mill, and the Lanes called Horsehills, Boneburst alias Boners, and Peteridge-Lanes …. - 1724 (14 pages)

(287) An Act for enlarging the Times for hearing and determining Claims by the Trustees for raising Money upon Estates of the late Directors of the South-Sea Company, and others; And for reviving and continuing the Provision formerly made agaist requiring Special Bail in Auctions or Suits upon Contracts for Stock or Subscriptions, between the First Day of December, One Thousand seven hundred and Nineteen, and the First Day of December, One thousand seven hundred and Twenty; And other Purposes therein mentioned. - 1724 (12 pages)

(303) An Act for Repairing the Road leading from Dunchurch in the County of Warwick, to the Bottom of Meriden-Hill in the same County. - 1724 (13 pages)

(321) An Act for encouraging the Greenland Fishery. - 1724 (3 pages)

(327) An Act for continuing Acts for preventing Theft and Rapine upon the Northern Borders of England; And for better regulating of Pilots; And for regulating the Price and Assize of bread; And for better Encouragement of the making of Sail-Cloth in Great Britain. - 1724 (2 pages)

(331) An Act to explain and amend an Act passed in the Sixth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, Intituled, An Act for Ascertaining the Breadths, and preventing Frauds and Abuses in manufacturing Serges, Pladdings, and Fingrums; And for Regulating the Manufactures of Stockings in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, so far as to same relates to Serges. - 1724 (6 pages)

(339) An Act for Explaining the Law concernting the Tryal and Admission of the Ordinary Lords Session. - 1724 (2 pages)

(243) An Act for the better Viewing, Searching, and Examining, all Drugs, Medicines, Waters, Oils, Compositions, used or to be used for Medicines in all Places where the same shall be exposed to Sale, or kept for that Purpose, within the City of London and Suburbs thereof, or within Seven Miles Circuit of the said City. - 1724 (10 pages)

(75) An Act for Indemnifying the Masters in Chancery, upon their discovering what Consideration, Price, or Gratuity they paid or agreed to pay for the Purchase of, or for their Admission to their respective Offices. - 1724 (2 pages)

(79) An Act to enable the Pier-Wardens of the Town of Margat, in the County of Kent, more effectually to recover the ancient and accustomary Droits, for the Support and Maintenance of the said Pier. - 1724 (9 Pages)

(91) An Act for preventing the Inconveniences arising for want of Elections of Mayors, or other Chief Magistrates of Boroughs or Corporations being made upon the Days appointed by Charter or Usage for that Purpose, and directing in what Manner such Elections shall be afterwards made. - 1724 (6 pages)

(99) An Act for enlarging the Term granted by and Act made in the Tenth Year of Her late Majesty’s Reign for Amending and Maintaining the Road between North-fleet, Gravesend, and Rochester, in the County of Kent; And for Explaining the same Act, and for Appropriating Part of the Money arising thereby towards Repairing the Road between the Town of Chatham and Boughton under the Blean in the said County of Kent. - 1724 (6 pages)

(107) An Act for Punishing Mutiny and Desertion; And for the better Payment of the Army, and their Quarters. - 1724 (28 pages)

(139) An Act for rating such unrated Goods and Merchandizes, as are usually imported into this Kingdom, and pay Duty ad Valorem, upon the Oath of the Importer; and for ascertaining the Value of all Goods and Merchandizes not inserted in the former or present Book of Rates; and for Repealing certain Duties upon Drugs and Rags; and for Continuing the Duty upon Apples; and for ascertaining the Method of Admeasuring Prictures imported. - 1724 (10 pages)

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An additional Book of Rates of Goods and Merchandizes usually imported, And not particularly Rated in the Book of Rates referred to in the Act of Tonnage and Poundage, made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Seceond.

With Rules, Orders and Regulations, signed by The Right Honourable SPENCER COMPTON, Esq; Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons.

1725 (22 pages)

Book of Rules, Orders and Regulations. (5 pages)

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(183) An Act for Continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called England; And for Granting to His Majesty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum,Cyder, and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the Service of the Year One Thousand seven hundred and twenty five; ….. 1724 (20 pages)

(207) And Act for Continuing the several Annuities of the Eighty eight thousand seven hundred fifty one Pounds, Seven Shillings, and Ten Pence Half-peny, and One hundred thousand pounds to the Bank of England, until Midsummer, One thousand seven hundred twenty seven; And from thence, for reducing the same to Seventy one thousand and one Pounds, Two Shillings, and Three Pence, Three Farthings, and Eighty thousand Pounds Redeemable by Parliament; And for Preventing the Uttering of Forged, Counterfeited, or Erased Bank Bills, or Notes. - 1725 (10 pages)

(219) An Act to enable the Justices of the Peace for the East-Riding of the County of York to take down the County-Bridge, called Stanford-Bridge, and to build a Stone-Bridge at a more convenient Place over the River Darwent in the Said Riding Instead thereof. - 1724 (6 pages)

(227) An Act for Repairing the Roads therein mentioned, from the Parish of Enfield in the County of Middlesex, to the Town of Hertford, and to the Great Bridge in Ware in the County of Hertford. - 1724 (14 pages)

(243) An Act for Incorporating the Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Guy, late of the City of London, Esq; Deceased, and others, in Order to the better Management and Disposition of the Charities given by his said Last Will. - 1724 (18 pages)

(263) An Act for Repairing and Widening the Road from Sherbrook-Hill near Buxton and Chappel in the Frith, in the County of Derby, to Manchester in the County of Lancaster. - 1724 (20 pages)

(287) An Act for Repairing part of the Road from London to Cambridge, beginning at the End of the Parish of Foulmire in the said County, next to Barley in the County of Hertford, and ending at the Pavement, in Trumpington Street, in the Town of Cambridge. - 1724 (16 pages)

(307) An Act for enlarging the Term granted by and Act, made in the Eight Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, Intituled, An Act for repairing and amending the highways leading from Seven Oaks to Woods Gate, and Tunbridge Wells, in the County of Kent; …. -1724 (6 pages)

(315) An Act for Rebuilding the Pier and Harbour of Parton, in the County of Cumberland. - 1724 (8 pages)

(327) An Act for Redeeming the Annuities of Twenty five thousand Pounds per Annum, charged on the Civil List Revenues, by an Act of the Seventh Year of His Majesty’s Reign; and for discharging the Debts and Arrears due from His Majesty to his Servants, Tradesmen, and others. - 1725 (18 pages)

(347) An Act for Regulating Elections within the City of London, and for preserving the Peace, good Order and Government of the said City. - 1725 (12 pages)

(363) An Act for making more effectual an Act passed in the Parliament holden in the Twelfth year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, Intituled, An Act for making the River Nine or Nen, running from Northampton to Peterborough, Navigable. - 1725 (6 pages)

(371) An Act for Repairing and Amending the Road from Bibbleswade in the County of Bedford, to Bugden, and through Alconberry, to the Top of Alconberry-Hill, or Cross Post leading into Sautery-Lane, on the York and Edinburgh Road, and from the said Town of Bugden to the Town of Huntingdon, …. - 1725 (14 pages)

(387) An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors – 1725 (14 pages)

(403) An Act to prevent Violences and Outrages being committed by any Persons, under Pretence of Sheltering themselves from Debt, or any Process of Law, within the Hamlet of Wapping-Stepney, or elsewhere, within the Weekly Bills or Mortality – 1725 (4 pages)

(411) An Act for making more Effectual an Act passed in the Fifth Year of His majesty’s Reign, Intituled, An Ac for preventing the Mischiefs, which many happen by keeping too great Quantities of Gunpowder in or near the Cities of London and Westminster, or the Suburbs thereof. - 1725 (4 pages)

(419) An Act for the better Regulating the Manufacture of Cloth in the West-Riding of the County of York. - 1725 (13 pages)

(435) An Act for Enlarging the Term granted by an Act passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, Intituled, An Act for Repairing the Highways from Old Stratford in the County of Northampton, to Dunchurch in the County of Warwick, and for making the same more effectual. - 1725 (12 pages)

(451) An Act for more effectual Disarming the Highlands in the part of Great Britain called Scotland; and for the better securing the Peace and Quiet of that Part of the Kingdom. - 1725 (10 pages)

(463) An Act for enlarging the Term granted by an Act passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, Entituled, An Act for Repairing the Highways between Sheppardsd-shord and the Devizes, and between the Top of Ashlington Hill and Rowdford in the County of Wilts; and for explaining the said Act, and making the same more Effectual and Extensive. - 1725 (10 pages)

(475) An Act for the better regulating of Buildings, and to prevent Mischiefs that may happen by Fire within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, and other Places therein mentioned. - 1725 (8 pages)

(485) An Act to continue several Acts therein mentioned for preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts; for Encouraging the Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom; for preventing the Clandestine Running of Goods; for making Copper Ore of the British Plantations an Enumerated Commodity; and for Explaining and Amending a late Act for more effectual Punishment of such, as shall wilfully Burn or Destroy Ships. - 1725 (3 pages)

(491) An Act for more effectual preventing Frauds and Abuses in the Publick Revenues; For preventing Frauds in the Salt Duties, and for giving Relief for Salt used in the Curing of Salmon and Codfish, in the Year One thousand seven hundred and nineteen, exported from that Part of Great Britain called Scotland; For enabling the Insurance Companies to plead the General Issue in ctions brought against them; And for Securing the Stamp Duties upon Policies of Insurance. - 1725 (33 page)

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Condition

Binding: Brown Suede leather. Outer and inner hinges split but still attached. Lettering on spine: Acts of K Georg ANN X XI. Text block tightly bound. No loose pages. It appears all pages present with regards to the acts.

Pages: There are a few with some water stains but overall very clean . Print very crisp. A coupel of pages have a tiny hole. I can provide futher photographs, just ask.

Handwritten note on front end paper : "This book belongs to the Corporation of Litchfield"

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  • Language: English
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