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Cap. 7. For the regulation of his Majefty's marine forces while on fhore.

Cap. 8. To amend two acts, made in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of his present Majesty; the one intituled, An act for regulating the trade between the fubjects of his Majesty's colonies and plantations in North America, and in the Weft India islands, and the countries belonging to the united states of America; and between his Majefty's faid fubjects and the foreign islands in the West Indies; and the other intituled, An act to allow the importation of rum, or other fpirits, from his Majesty's colonies or plantations in the West Indies, into the province of Quebec, without payment of duty, under certain conditions and reftrictions.

Cap. 9. For defraying the charge of pay and cloathing of the militia, in that part of Great Britain called England, for one year, beginning the twenty-fifth day of March one thoufand feven hundred and ninety.

Cap. 1o. For the better fupport of the dignity of the speaker of the houfe of commons; and for difabling the fpeaker of the house of commons for the time being from holding any office or place of profit, during pleasure, under the crown.

Cap. 11. To continue the laws now in force for regulating the trade between the fubjects of his Majesty's dominions and the inhabitants of the territories belonging to the united states of America, so far as the fame relate to the trade and commerce carried on between this kingdom and the inhabitants of the countries belonging to the faid united ftates.

Cap. 12. To indemnify fuch perfons as have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments; and to indemnify juftices of the peace, or others, who have omitted to register or deliver in their qualifications within the time limited by law, and for giving further time for thofe purposes; and to indemnify members and officers, in cities, corporations, and borough towns, whofe admiffions have been omitted to be ftamped according to law, or, having been ftamped, have been loft or miflaid; and for allowing them time to provide admiffions duly stamped; and to give further time to fuch perfons as have omitted to make and file affidavits of the execution of indentures of clerks to attornies and folicitors; and for indemnifying deputy lieutenants and officers of the militia, who have neglected to tranfmit defcriptions of their qualifications to the clerks of the peace within the time limited by law; and for giving further time for that purpose.

Cap. 13. For appointing commiffioners to put in execution an act of this feffion of parliament, (intituled, 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 seven hundred and ninety), together with thofe named in two former acts for appointing commiflioners of the land tax.

Cap. 14. For continuing the encouragement and reward of perfons making certain difcoveries for finding the longitude at fea,

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fea, or making other useful discoveries and improvements in navigation, and for making experiments relating thereto; and for adding a commiffioner to execute the feveral acts for the dif covery of the longitude at sea.

Cap. 15. For raising a certain fum of money by loans or exchequer bills, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety.

Cap. 16. For raising a further fum of money by loans or exchequer bills, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety.

Cap. 17. For altering the time appointed for holding the fummer feffion in the court of feffion in Scotland; and for altering Whitfuntide and Lammas terms in the court of exchequer in Scotland.

Cap. 18. To continue the feveral laws therein mentioned, relating to encouraging the manufacture of leather by lowering the duty payable upon the importation of oak bark, when the price of fuch bark fhall exceed a certain rate; to the prohibiting the exportation of tools and utenfils made ufe of in the iron and fteel manufactures of this kingdom, and to prevent the seducing of artificers and workmen, employed in thofe manufactures, to go into parts beyond the feas; and to the afcertaining the ftrength of spirits by Clarke's hydrometer.

Cap. 19. For allowing further time for inrolment of deeds and wills made by Papists, and for relief of Proteftant purchasers. Cap. 20. For rebuilding the parish church and tower of Saint Thomas, within the city of Bristol.

Cap. 21. For better fupplying the city of Norwich, and the parts adjacent, with water.

Cap. 22. For the better relief and employment of the poor, within the hundreds of Colneis and Carlford, in the county of Suffolk.

Cap. 23. To continue, for a limited time, an act made in the twenty-feventh year of the reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An act to enable the lord high treasurer, or commiffioners of the treafury for the time being, to let to farm the duties granted by an act, made in the twenty-fifth year of his present Majesty's reign, on horfes let to hire for travelling poft, and by time, to fuch perfons as Should be willing to contract for the fame.

Cap. 24. For enabling his Majesty to raise the fum of one million, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 25. For paving and otherwife improving the town of Honiton, in the county of Devon.

Cap. 26. To exempt goods and chattels imported from the fettlement of Yucatan in South America, and fold by auction in Great Britain, from the duty imposed on such sales, and for allowing a drawback of the duties on goods exported to Yucatan. Cap. 27. For encouraging new fettlers in his Majesty's colonies and plantations in America.

Cap. 28. For permitting the importation of Cashew gum, from his Majefty's Weft India iflands, upon payment of the like

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duty as is paid upon the importation of gum Arabic, or gum Senega.

Cap. 29. For amending an act, paffed in the twenty-feventh year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act for allowing the importation and exportation of certain goods, wares, and merchandize, in the ports of Kington, Savannah la Mar, Montego Bay, and Santa Lucea in the island of Jamaica, in the port of Saint George in the island of Grenada, in the port of Roleau in the island of Dominica, and in the port of Naffau in the island of New Providence, one of the Bahama islands, under certain regulations and restrictions; and for regulating the duties on the importation of goods and commodities the growth and production of the countries bordering on the province of Quebec.

Cap. 30. For granting to his Majefty a certain fum of money, to be railed by a lottery.

Cap. 31. To alter fo much of an act, made in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for the better preventing frauds and abuses in gold and filver wares; and also fo much of another act, made in the twenty-fourth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act for granting to his Majefty certain duties on all gold and filver plate imported, and alfo certain duties on all gold and filver wrought plate made in Great Britain, as relates to the marking of filver wares.

Cap. 32. For granting to his Majefty a certain fum of money out of the consolidated fund; for applying certain monies therein mentioned, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety; and for further appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament,

Cap. 33. To amend and continue, for a limited time, feveral acts of parliament for regulating the shipping and carrying flaves in British veffels from the coaft of Africa.

Cap. 34. For giving relief to fuch perfons as have fuffered in their rights and properties, during the late unhappy diffentions in America, in confequence of their loyalty to his Majefty, and attachment to the British government; for making compenfation to perfons who furnished provifions, or other neceffary articles, to the army or navy in America during the war, or whofe property was used, seized, or deftroyed for the carrying on the publick fervice there; and alfo for making compenfation to fuch perfons as have fuffered in their properties, in confequence of the ceffion of the province of Eaft Florida to the king of Spain.

Cap. 35. To explain and amend an act, paffed in the twentieth year of the reign of his present Majefty, touching the election for knights of the thire to ferve in parliament for that part of Great Britain called England.

Cap. 36. To alter, explain, and amend an act, made in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act for limiting the number of perfons to be carried on the outfide of page coaches, or other carriages, and for regulating the conduct of the drivers and guards thereof.

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Cap. 37. To continue two acts, made in the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth years of the reign of his prefent Majesty, for difcontinuing, for a limited time, the feveral duties payable in Scotland, upon low wines and fpirits, and upon worts, wash, and other liquors there used in the diftillation of Spirits, and for granting to his Majesty other duties in lieu thereof; and for better regulating the exportation of British-made fpirits from England to Scotland, and from Scotland to England; and to continue, for a limited time, an act made in the twenty-fixth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, "to difcontinue for a limited time, the payment of the duties upon low wines and fpirits for home confumption; and for granting and fecuring the due payment of other duties in lieu thereof; and for the better regulation of the making and vending British jpirits; and for difcontinuing, for a limited time, certain impofts and duties upon rum and fpirits imported from the West Indies;" and for amending the laid act, made in the twenty-ninth year of his prefent Majesty's reign.

Cap. 38. For repeàling the duties upon licences for retailing. wine and sweets, and upon licences for retailing diftilled fpirituous liquors, and for granting other duties in lieu thereof.

Cap. 39. For making allowances to diftillers of low wines and spirits from malt, corn, or grain, in Scotland, in respect of the duties impofed by an act made in the twenty-fourth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty.

Cap. 40. To explain and amend an act, made in the last sessionof parliament, intituled, An act for repealing the duties on tobacco and fnuff, and for granting new duties in lieu thereof.

Cap. 41. For laying a duty on the importation from any of the provinces in North America, of rape feed, and all other feeds used for extracting oil, and for allowing the importation from the faid provinces of rape cakes, or cakes made of rape feed ufed for manure, duty-free.

Cap. 42. To continue, for a limited time, certain provisions contained in an act made in this prefent feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for indemnifying all persons who have been concerned in advifing or carrying into execution certain orders of council respecting the importation and exportation of corn and grain, and also certain orders ifjued by the governor general of his Majefty's colonies in America; and for preventing fuits in confequence of the fame; and for making further provifions relative thereto, relating to the importation and exportation of corn and grain; and to authorife his Majesty to permit the exportation of corn, grain, meal, or flour; and to prohibit the importation thereof on the low duties. Cap. 43. To authorife the commiffioners of the customs to defray charges on feizures, out of his Majefty's fhare of seizures in general.

Cap. 44. To enable his Majefty to fettle a certain annuity on the reverend Francis Willis doctor of phyfick.

Cap. 45. For converting certain annuities, to be attended with the benefit of furvivorship in claffes, eftablished by an act of the laft feffion of parliament, into certain annuities for an abfolute

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term of years, and for enabling the commiffioners of the treafury to nominate lives for the fhares fo converted.

Cap. 46. For fettling and fecuring a certain annuity for the ufe of the heirs and defcendants of William Penn efquire, the original proprietor of the province of Pennsylvania, in confideration of the meritorious fervices of the faid William Penn, and of the loffes which his family have fuftained in confequence of the unhappy diffentions in America.

Cap. 47. For enabling his Majefty to authorise his governor or lieutenant governor of fuch places beyond the feas, to which felons or other offenders may be transported, to remit the fentences of fuch offenders.

Cap. 48. For difcontinuing the judgement which has been required by law to be given against women convicted of certain crimes, and fubftituting another judgement in lieu thereof.

Cap. 49. To impower juftices, and other perfons, to vifit parish workhoufes or poor houses, and examine and certify the state and condition of the poor therein to the quarter feffions. Cap. 50. To continue and amend an act, made in the twenty-fixth year of the reign of his present Majefty, intituled, An act for appointing commiffioners to enquire into the flate and condition of the woods, forests, and land revenues belonging to the crown; and to fell or alienate fee farm, and other unimproveable rents.

Cap. 51. For divesting out of the crown the reverfion in fee of and in certain hereditaments, heretofore the estate of fir Roger Strickland knight, deceased, in Catterick and Tunstall, in the county of York; and for vesting the fame in the feveral perfons entitled to the faid hereditaments; and for extinguishing and destroying a certain term of one hundred years, for which the faid hereditaments were limited in truft for his late majesty King George the First, his heirs and fucceffors.

Cap. 52. For improving, continuing, and extending the navigation of the river Oufe, from Lewes Bridge, at the town of Lewes, to Hammer Bridge, in the parish of Cuckfield, and to the extent of the faid parish of Cuckfield, and also of a branch of the faid river to Shortbridge, in the parish of Fletching, in the county of Sussex.

Cap. 53. To alter, explain, amend, and render more effectual, feveral act made for paving, cleanfing, and lighting the Squares, Streets, lanes, and other places, within the city and liberty of Weltminster, and parts adjacent ; and for putting certain streets therein. mentioned, commonly called Optional Streets, under the management of parochial committees, fubject to the controul of the commiffioners appointed by or in pursuance of the faid feveral acts; and for removing and preventing nuifances, annoyances, obstructions, and incroachments in the said streets, and other places; and for other purposes.

Cap. 54. For vesting the estate and property of the trustees of Westminster fish market in the marine fociety, for the purposes therein mentioned; and for difcontinuing the powers of the faid trustees.

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