Brick earth or for the lengths, breadths or thicknesses of pan-tiles, which are but a late invention in England, may it please your most excellent Majesty, that for the common good and benefit of your Majesty's fubjects, and the duration of buildings, and the better afcertaining the times of digging the earth, and the manner of making and burning bricks and pantiles hereafter to be made for fale, and the lengths, breadths and thickneffes of fuch bricks and pantiles, that it may be enacted, &c. EXP. All earth for making bricks for fale, fhall be dug and turned between the first of November and the first of February, and no part fhall be made into bricks 'till after the firft of March, and no bricks fhall be made for fale but between the first of March and the twenty ninth of September, and no Spanish fhall be mixed with brick earth, nor any breeze used in the burning; and all bricks fhall be burnt in kilns, or in diftinct clamps, the placebricks by themfelves and the ftock bricks by themselves; and place bricks shall be not less than nine inches long and two inches and an half thick, and four inches and a quarter wide; and stock bricks fhall be of the fame dimenfions as to the lengths and breadths, and one eighth of an inch thicker; and pantiles fhall be not less than thirteen inches and an half long, and nine inches and an half wide, and half an inch thick. Master and wardens of the tilers and bricklayers company may fearch. Mafter and warSearchers are to dens may fummon the makers before them, and fine offenders. Juftices be appointed by may nominate perfons to fearch in other places. Who are to make their the juftices, &c. prefentments twice in the year. Mafter and wardens, &c. to fearch twice 2 Geo. 2. c. 15. in the year the making of all tiles, &c. and the justices in all other places. Contracts for ingroffing bricks or tiles, &c. illegal. Determined and EXP. 2 Geo. 2. c. 15. D CAP. XXXVI. An act for building a bridge cross the river of Thames from the town of Fulham in the county of Middlesex, to the town of Putney in the coun ty of Surrey. es, is. Commiffioners appointed to lay out the bridge, and the ways thereto, &c. Burning or deftroying the bridge, felony. His Majefty may incorporate the commiffioners. A pontage to be paid for every coach, &c. drawn by fix horses, 2s. drawn by four horfes, is. 6d. drawn by less than four horfFor every waggon, &c. drawn by four horfes, 1s. 6d. and by less than four horses, is. For every horfe, &c. not drawing, ed. For every foot paffenger on Sundays id. and on every other day one halfpenny. For oxen or neat cattle 12d. per fcore. For calves, hogs, fheep or lambs 6d. per fcore. The pontage veited in the trustees. Money borrowed, or raised by the duties, to be applied to the bridge. Accounts, &c. to be delivered into parliament once a year. Money may be borrowed at 51. per cent. or annuities fold for lives or 21 years, payable out of the tolls. If annuities exceed 1500l. per annum, corporation to forfeit double the value of the fum advanced exceeding that fum. If the bridge be damaged, corporation may erect a ferry, to continue till the bridge be repaired. Satisfaction to be paid before the bridge fhall be erected. If no application for damages before 24 June 1727, commiffioners may proceed. Bishops of London to have free paffage over the bridge, &c. On death or refufal to act, commiffioners to elect new ones. No commiffioner to have any place of profit arifing by the tolls. Not to prejudice the jurifdiction of the mayor, &c. of London. CAP. CAP. XXXVII. An act for repairing the roads in the parishes of Kensington, Chelsea and Fulham, and other parishes therein mentioned, in the county of Middlesex. W HEREAS the feveral roads leading from Counters bridge in the parish of Kenfington, to the ftones end near Piccadilly, and from Fulham ferry to Knightsbridge, and from Chelfea ferry to the ftones end at James-ftreet, Westminster, and from the town of Kensington to Chelsea church, from North-End, joining to the Hammerfmith road, to Wanfdown Green, and from Hyde-Park corner, down to the lower road from Chelsea to Westminster, are become fo ruinous, &c. The toll granted by this act, took place the 1st of June 1726, and from thence to continue for the term of 21 years. Continued and enlarged 6 Geo. 2. C. 15. and 14 Geo. 2. c. 16. CAP. XXXVIII. An act for making the river Dun in the weft-riding of the county of York navigable, from Holmitile in Doncaster, up to the utmost extent of Tinfley, weftward, a township within two miles of Sheffield. : The company of cutlers in Hallamflire impowered to make the river Dun navigable making fatisfaction for dainages. Commiffioners appointed, to determine differences between the undertakers and others. Undertakers to meddle with no land, &c. till payment or tender. Commiffioners may fine perfons fummoned on juries, or to give evidence. None to fit as a commiffioner, unless feifed in an eftate of 100l. per annum. Jurymen not to be interested. Damages by default of the undertakers, to be fettled by a jury. Not to erect a new dam, &c. near Holmftile, or above Doncaster, &c. To make but one cut between Aldwark and Thribergh mill-dams. Not to take the water out of Dun, by a cut nearer to Kilnhurst Forge, than out of Thribergh dam, &c. Wears for forges let out of repair, undertakers may erect others, &c. Undertakers to make a good road at Tinfley. Undertakers to take id. for every ton of goods carried through Tinf ley upon the river, above the lock-duties. Inhabitants ftill to perform their days works. Rates and duties of tonnage fhall be fuch as the company of Cutlers fhall think fit, not exceeding 2s. 6d. for every fodder of lead or lead ore, or 3s. for every customary ton of iron, fteel, horns, hoofs, bones, box wood; or 3s. 6d. for every ton of deals, boards or timber of foreign growth, cheefe, falt, corn, cutlery wares, iron wares, groceries or other merchandizes; or 6d. for every ton of lime or lime-ftone brought up the river to Rotherham or above Aldwark wash; or 9d. for of lime or lime-ftone brought up to Tinfey; or 3d. for every ton of lime every ton or lime-ftone carried up or down the river to Doncaiter wash, or any other place between Aldwark wash and Doncafter; or for every ton of coals, ftone, iron, fough, mettle, wood and timber which fhall be carried from the head of the navigation, or any part of the lordship of Tinfley down to Holmftile or Doncaster, or from Doncafter or Holmftile up to Tinfley (except wood and timber of English growth, for which only 1 s. 6d. per ton is to be paid, and from Rotherham to Holmftile no more than Is. per ton) not exceeding 2s. 6d. and from Rotherham not exceeding 2s. or on any part between Rotherham and Kilnhurst works, and from thence to Denaby, Mexburgh and Cuningsbrough, not exceeding is. 6d. or on any part between Cuningsbrough and Holmftile not exceeding 1s. Managers of boats to give juft accounts of their goods. On death or refusal to act, commiffioners to elect new ones. Undertakers may fet up winches or other engines to tow up veffels: to maintain gates, &c, in the towing paths, paths, and bridges over the new cuts. All meetings of the commissioners to be within fix miles of the matter in question. Mafters of boats anfwerable for their boatmen. Owner's name to be set on the outside of every veffel. Owners of Thribergh forge, &c. may appoint one to prevent leaving open the locks, to be paid by the undertakers. A free navigation from Holmftile to Tinsley weftward, paying the duties. Owners of lands may ufe pleasure-boats on the river. River Dun not under the furvey of the commiflioners of fewers. Locks to be opened on demand for free paffage. Undertakers may borrow money on the duties. Lords of manors, or owners of ground, may build warehouses, &c. on their own lands. Not to make any cut out of Doncaster corn-mill dam, between that and Holmstile. CAP. XXXIX. An act for making provifion for the rector of Saint Mary le Strand in the county of Middlesex, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 2500l. allotted for the maintenance of the rector of Saint Mary le Strand. Treasurer to lay out that fum as the commiffioners fhall appoint. 125l. yearly to be raised on the inhabitants. Veftry to make the affeffment, &c. To be confirmed by two juftices. To be paid to the rector quarterly. Juftices to settle complaints. Unoccupied houfes to be paid for by the next tenants. Churchwardens to make two transcripts of the affeffments, &c. Yearly pound-rate, and the produce of 1500l. to be the annual maintenance of the rector. Rectory not to be held in Commendam. Houfe built for the rector out of the parish, to be deemed part of the parish. Parish-clerk of St. Mary le Strand, a member of the company of parish-clerks. Anno Regni GEORGII I. Regis Magne Britannia, Francia & Hiberniæ, decimo tertio. AT the ninth day of October, Anno Domini one thoufand feven hundred and twenty two, in the ninth year of the reign of our fovereign lord GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. And from thence continued by feveral prorogations to the feventeenth day of January one thousand Seven hundred and twenty fix; being the fifth feffion of this prefent parliament. T the parliament begun and bolden at Westminster, CAP. I. An act for granting an aid to his Majefty by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and twenty feven. EXP. 4s. in the Pound. CAP. II. An act for punishing mutiny and defertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. EXP. ! CAP. CAP. III. An alt for redeeming fundry annuities transferrable at the bank of England, and the annuities payable on standing orders for army-debentures, by the produce of the finking fund, for applying to the fame fund the money remaining in the exchequer on the head of the bankers debt, and making provifion for future claims on the fame debt, and for applying the lottery-tickets, Anno one thousand feven hundred and twenty fix, which were returned into the exchequer, to the discharging the standing orders made out for the fufferers at Nevis and St. Chriftophers, as far as the fame will extend. OST gracious Sovereign, Whereas by or in pursuance of an act of parliament made in the third year of your Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for redeeming the duties and revenues, 3 Geo. 1. c. 7. which were settled to pay off principal and intereft on the orders made forth on the four lottery acts paffed in the ninth and tenth years of her late Majefty's reign, and for redeeming certain annuities payable on orders out of the hereditary excife, according to a former act in that behalf, and for establishing a general yearly fund, not only for the future payment of annuities at feveral rates to be payable and transferrable at the bank of England, and redeemable by parliament, but also to raise monies for fuch proprietors of the faid orders, as shall chufe to be paid their principal and arrears of intereft in ready money, and for making good fuch other deficiencies and payments as in this act are mentioned, and for taking off the duties on linfeed imported, and British linen exported, several annuities or yearly fums after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, amounting to the fum of one hundred and two thousand thirty fix pounds thirteen Shillings and two pence per annum, or thereabouts, were made payable by the cashier of the bank of England for the time being, for Several principal fums, amounting together to two millions five hundred and fifty thousand nine hundred and fixteen pounds eight hillings and eight pence halfpenny for monies contributed by tallies of Sol, and contained in army-debentures, certified on or before the one and twentieth day of March one thousand feven hundred and nineteen, and were by virtue or in pursuance of the fame at made payable out of a certain yearly fund of feven hundred twenty four thousand eight hundred forty nine pounds six shillings and ten pence one fifth part of a penny per annum, commonly called the general fund, established by the fame act; and by or in pursuance of another act of the fifth year of your Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for the relief of Geo. 1. c. 24. Edward Clent, efq; executor of lieutenant colonel Thomas Clent, a private act. for an army-debenture loft in the pay-office, one or more annuity or annuities amounting to twenty three pounds eight fillings and three pence farthing per annum, or thereabouts, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, became payable by the faid cafbier of the bank of England for the time being, out of the faid general fund of VOL. XV. B b Leven 5 Geo. I. c. 3. [1726 ¿ Seven hundred twenty four thousand eight hundred forty nine pounds fix fhillings and ten pence and one fifth part of a penny per annum, for the principal fum of five hundred eighty five pounds feven fillings and one penny, ftated to be due on a loft debenture, mentioned in the fame act; all which before-mentioned annuities were made payable until the redemption thereof by parliament, upon fuch notice or notices as by the feveral acts of parliament relating to the faid feveral annuities, are for that purpose required: and by or in purfuance of another act of parliament made in the fifth year of your Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for applying overplus monies, and further fums to be raised as well by way of a lottery as by loans, towards paying off and cancelling exchequer-bills, and for leffening the prefent great charge in relation to thofe bills, and for circulating and exchanging for ready money the refidue of the fame bills for the future, feveral annuities amounting in the whole to the yearly fum of twenty. thousand pounds after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, for the principal fums amounting to five hundred thousand pounds contributed to a lottery founded on that act, are payable by the cashier of the bank of England, out of a yearly fund of twenty thousand pounds thereby charged (amongst other things) upon the duties and revenues thereby denominated the aggregate fund, fubject nevertheless to a provifo of redemption upon fuch notice and payments, as by the act last 6 Geo. 1. c. 4. mentioned are prefcribed; and whereas by a fubfequent act of parliament of the fixth year of your Majesty's reign, for enabling the South-Sea company to increase their capital ftock and fund, it was provided amongst other things, that the faid feveral annuities before-mentioned might be taken into the capital stock and fund of the South-Sea company, and in pursuance thereof great parts of the faid feveral annuities were accordingly fubfcribed into the faid capital stock and fund of the Jaid South-Sea company; and whereas there ftill remains of the faid feveral annuities unfubfcribed into the capital stock of the faid company the feveral annuities following, that is to fay, the yearly fum of seven thousand nine hundred fifty eight pounds fix fillings and eight pence three farthings, being after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, for or in refpect of the unfubfcribed principal fum of one hundred ninety eight thousand nine hundred fifty eight pounds eight shillings and three pence, for the before-mentioned tallies of Sol, the yearly fum of fifteen thousand feven hundred twenty Seven pounds fifteen fillings and nine pence farthing, being after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, for or in reSpect of the unfubfcribed principal sum of three hundred ninety three thousand one hundred ninety four pounds fourteen Shillings and five pence halfpenny, for the before-mentioned army-debentures; and the yearly fum of two thousand three hundred and thirty two pounds, being after the like rate of four pounds per centum per annum, for or in respect of the principal fum of fifty eight thousand three hundred pounds, remaining unfubfcribed of the faid lottery fund of the fifth year of your Majesty's reign; all which unfubfcribed principal Jums amount together to the fum of fix hundred and fifty thousand four hundred and fifty three pounds two fillings and eight pence halfpenny; and the feveral annuities attending thereon amount toge ther |