Act of the Clafs Lottery, Anno 1711,7
9th of Queen charges 700l. a Week out of the
Anne, 61. per Poft-Office, from Michaelmas 1717 5
Cent, and the the Duty on Leather, c. 1 d. a
Principal to Pound from the 24th of June 1711;
new Stamp-Duty on Bills of La
ding, Almanacks, Licences, and
Certificates, from the 1ft of August
1711; Duty of ss a Week on 800
Hackney-Coaches, from the 24th
of June 1713; 10s. per Ann. on
200 Hackney-Chairs; and a Duty
of 6 d. a Pack on Cards, and s.
a Pair on Dice, from the IIth of
June 1711, all for the Term of 32
Years. Granted Michaelmas 171.
Soap the 10th of June 1912, 13
per Centum ad valorem on foreign
printed, painted, or ftain'd Linnen,
6 d. a Yard on Silks, 3 d. a Yard on
Callicoes, and 2 d. a Yard on Lin-
nen and Stuffs printed, painted,and
ftain'd in Britain, from the 20th of
July 1712, feveral Duties on Paper,
Pafboard, and Books, from the
24th of June 1712; a new Stamp-
Duty on Surrenders, 25. 3 d. on
every Transfer of Stock in any
Company, and the Stamp-Duty on
News-Papers, &c. from the ift of
August 1712; all for the Term of
32 Years. Granted Christmas 1712
Clafs Lottery, Anno 1712,~
charges the additional Duty of an
Halfpenny a Pound on Leather,
from the ift of August 1712, 13 a
Pound on Coffee, 25. a Pound on
Tea, and 20 l.per Cent. ad valorem
on Drugs from the 1ft of August 4 Years 27 Years 2341990
1712; Duty of 8 d. an Ounce on gilt Wire, and 6d. an Ounce on Silver Wire imported, from the ift of July 1712; and a Duty of as. 4d.upon Policies of Infurance, &c." all for the Term of 2 Years. Granted Michaelmas 1712.
Lottery-Act, Anno 1714
of the charges a Duty of 1 d. a pound on
of Qforeign Soap, and an Halfpenny a
and if pound on Soap made in Great Bri-
George, rain, from the 2d of Auguft 1714;
additional Duty on Paper,c, from
the fame Time; Coals exported on
foreign Bottoms ss. a Chaldron,
and on British Bottoms 3 s. a Chal-
dron, and the Deficiency to be
yearly computed at Michaelmas,and
to be made good out of any unap-
propriated Money, for the Term of
LOTTERIES, and when granted.
of the Charges the Duty upon
fQueen Houses or Windows, from the ift
6, 41.10s. of August 1710, for ever, for rai-
ent. ling 1500000 l. by iffuing Exche-
by anoAct of
th of
Anne,
Cent.
quer Bills to that Value; by this
Act the Bank undertook to circu-
late the fe Bills, upon Confideration
of 4 1. tos. per Cent. per Ann. and
Exchequer-Bills to be iffu'd for the
Intereft 'till the Fund commences.
The Bank to remain a Corporation
till the Bills be redeem'd.
It was enacted, That the
Bank fhould pay off and cancel all
the Exchequer-Bills before extant,
which amounted to 1775027 1.175.
Iod. Halfpenny, upon allowing
61. per Cent. Intereft for that Sum;
to which purpofe, an Annuity was
eftablish'd of 106501 l. 17s. 6 d.
to be paid to the Bank out of the
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