CommiToners appointed under the Great Seal, may within 18 Months exonerate from the Land Tax (not exceeding 8000l. per Annum) Meffuages belonging to Small Livings and Charitable Inftitu tions; as under 46 G,3. c. 133. is Eliz. c. 2. if fuch Redemption of Land Tax by Bodies Politic and Corporate, and Companies and Feoffees, and Truftees for Charitable and other • Publick Purposes, fhall continue to be made under the Provisions and Authorities to that Effect, in the faid Act of the Forty-fecond Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign contained: And whereas it is expedient further to extend the Benefits of the faid recited Act of the Forty-fixth Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign to fuch other • Livings or other Ecclefiaftical Benefices or Charitable Inftitutions in Cafes where the whole clear Annual Income thereof does not exceed the Sum of One hundred and fifty Pounds as have not yet had the Benefit of the faid recited A&t;' Be it therefore enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty by and with the Advice and Con fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful for the faid Commiffioners at any Time within the Space of Eighteen Calendar Months after the paffing of this Act to direct the Exoneration and Discharge of the Land Tax charged upon fuch Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, or other Hereditaments in the Manner and under the Directions and Reftrictions, as in the faid recited Act of the Forty-fixth Year of His prefent Majelty are mentioned, provided that the Annual Amount of Land Tax to be exonerated by virtue of this Act, fhail not, together with the before mentioned Annual Sum of Five thousand fix hundred and feventy Pounds Six Shillings and Three-pence Three Farthings, exceed the Total Yearly Sum of Eight thoufand Pounds: Provided alfo, that Memorials, fuch as were directed by the faid Act of the Forty-fixth Year of His prefent Majefty to be tranfmitted to the faid Commiffioners, and which muft be verified in fuch Manner as they fhall require and direct, and alfo the Certificates directed thereby to be tranfmitted to the faid Commiffioners, figned by Two or more Commiffioners of Land Tax, which Certificates fuch faid last-mentioned Commiffioners were by the faid Act and are hereby authorized and required to grant, and fhall be fo tranfmitted to the faid Commiffioners appointed under the Great Seal of Great Britain, within Twelve Months after the paffing of this A&. "Commiffioners may by Indorsement on the Certificate of Land Tax, declare the Lands exonerated therefrom. 3. Such Certi"ficates of Exoneration fhall be registered gratis. § 4. Proceedings "of Commiffioners fhall be laid before Parliament before Close of the "Seffion 1811. § 5. Deeds enrolled or registered at any Time before "the paffing of this Act, or within twelve Months after, declared "valid. § 6. Powers of recited Acts extended to this Act. § 7. CA P. LXVIII. An Act to explain and amend the Law of Baftardy, fo far W Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, concerning Baftards HEREAS the Provifions of an A&t made in the Eighteenth begotten and born out of lawful Matrimony, are found to be inadequate to the Purpofes of indemnifying Parishes against the Charges and Expences incurred by the apprehending and fecuring ⚫ the reputed Father, and also by the obtaining the Order of Filiation: And And whereas it is expedient that fuch Charges and Expences fhould be borne and discharged by the adjudged reputed Father of fuch Baftard Child or Children, at the Difcretion of the Juftices by whom ⚫ fuch Adjudication fhail be made, either in the Court of Quarter Seffions or otherwife, not exceeding the Amount herein-after mentioned; Be it therefore enacted by the King's moft Excellent M-jelty, 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 every Perfon who fhall here- Reputed Father after be adjudged to be the reputed Father of any Baftard Child or Children, fhall be chargeable with and liable to the Payment of ail reasonable Charges and Expences incident to the Birth of fuch Baftard Child or Children, and alfo to the Payment of the reafonable Cofts of apprehending and fecuring fuch reputed Father, and alfo to the Payment of the Colts of the Order of Filiation, fuch Coits of ap- Apprehenfion prehending and fecuring the reputed Father, and of the Order of and of the Order Filiation, not to exceed the Sum of Ten Pounds; and all fuch Charges, Expences, and Cofts, fhall be duly and refpectively afcertained on Oath before the Juftices of the Peace or the Court of Quarter Seffions making fuch Order of Filiation, which Oath fuch Juftices or Court are hereby refpectively empowered to adminifter. 11. And be it further enacted, That if any Single Woman fhall declare herself to be with Child, and that fuch Child is likely to be born a Baftard and to be chargeable to any Parish, Township, or Extra-parochial Place, and fhall, in an Examination to be taken in Writing upon Oath before any Juftice of the Peace of any County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty or Town Corporate wherein fuch Parish, Township, or Place fhall lie, charge any Perfon with having gotten her with Child, it fhall be lawful to and for fuch Juftice, upon Application made to him by the Overfeer of the Poor of fuch Parish or Township, or by any substantial Householder of fuch Extraparochial Piace, to iffue out his Warrant for the immediate apprehending of fuch Perfon to charged as aforefaid, and for bringing him before fuch Juftice, or before any other Juftice of the Peace of fuch County, Riding, Divifion, Liberty, or Town Corporate; and the Iftice before whom fuch Perfon fhall be brought, having Authority in this Behalf, is hereby authorized and required to commit the Perfon fo charged as aforefaid to the Common Gaol or House of Correction of fuch County, Riding, Divifion, Liberty or Town Corporate, unless he fhall give Security to indemnify fuch Parish or Place, or fhall enter into a Recognizance with fufficient Surety or Sureties upon Condition to appear at the next General Quarter Seffions or General Seffions of the Peace to be holden for fuch County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, or Town Corporate, to abide and perform fuch Order or Orders as fhall then be made in purfuance of the faid Act of the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, unless One fuch Juftice as aforefaid, fhall have certified in Writing under his Hand to fuch General Quarter Seffions or General Seffions of the Peace, that it had been proved before him upon the Oath of One credible Witnefs, that fuch Single Woman had not been then delivered, or had been delivered within One Month only previous to the Day on which fuch General Quarter Seffions or General Seffions of the Peace fhall. be holden, or unless Two Juftices of the Peace of fuch County, Riding, Divilion, City, Liberty, or Town Corporate, fhall have cer of a Baftard fhall be chargeable with Expences incident to the Birth, and with Cofts of his own of Filiation. Men charged on Oath by Women livered of likely to be deBastards, may be apprehended by Warrant of a Juftice and compelled to give Security to indemnify the Parish, or to abide the Order of Seffions under 18 Eliz. c. 3. of Baftard Children.. Father or Mother neglect ing to pay for Maintenance of Baftard according to Order, may be apprehended and committed by 3 Months, or till Payment, tified in Writing under their Hands to the next, or where fuch Woman fhall not have been delivered as aforefaid, then to the jm. mediately fubfequent General Quarter Seffions or General Seffions of the Peace, that an Order of Filiation had been already made on the Perfon fo charged, or that fuch Order was not then requifite to be made, on account of the Death of the Child born a Baftard, or for other like fufficient Reafon; in each of which Cafes firtly before mentioned, it fhall be lawful for the Juices affembled at fuch General Quarter Seffions or General Seffions of the Peace, to refpite fuch Recognizance to the then next General Quarter Seffions or General Seffions of the Peace to be holden for fuch Courty, Riding, Divifion, City, or Town Corporate, without requiring the Perfonal Attendance of the Putative Father fo bound, or of that of his Surety or Sureties, and in either of the faid Two laft mentioned Cafes it fhall be lawful for the Justices affembled as aforefaid wholly to difcharge fuch Recognizance. III. And Whereas Parishes are often put to great Expence in enforcing the Performance of Orders of Maintenance made on the Filiation of Baftard Children; Be it therefore further enacted, For Maintenance That if any reputed Father or any Mother of fuch Baftard Child or Children on whom any Order of Filiation or Maintenance of such Child or Children fhall have been made by the Court of Quarter Seffions, or which fhall have been made by Two Juftices of the Peace and confirmed by the Court of Quarter Seffions, or again ft which no Appeal fhall have been made to the Court of Quarter Seffions, fhall neglect or refuse to pay any Sum or Sums of Monty which he or the fhall have been ordered to pay towards the Maintenance or other Suftentation for the Relief of any fuch Baftard Child or Children by any fuch Order, it fhall be lawful for any Juftice of the Peace of the County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty or Town Corporate in which fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother thall happen to be, and the said Juftice is hereby One Juftice, for required upon Complaint made to him by any One of the Overfeers of the Poor of any Parifh, Town fhip, or Place liable to the Maintenance or Support of fuch Baftard Child or Children, or where fuch Baftard Child or Children fhall then be, and upon Proof on Oath of fuch Order for the Payment of fuch Sum or Sums of Money, and of such Sum or Sums of Money being unpaid, and of a Demand of fuch Payment having been made, and a Refufal to pay the fame, or that fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother hath left his or her ufual Place of Abode, and hath avoided a Demand thereof being made by fuch Overfeer, to iffue his Warrant to apprehend fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother, and to bring him or her before fuch Juftice or any other Juftice of the Peace of the fame County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, or Town Corporate, to answer fuch Complaint; and if fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother fhall not pay fuch Sum or Sums of Money as fhall appear to the faid Juftice before whom fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother shall be brought to be due and unpaid, or fhall not fhew to fuch Juftice fome reasonable and fufficient Caufe for not fo doing, it shall be lawful for fuch Justice, and the faid Juftice is hereby required to commit fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother to the Publick Houfe of Correction or Common Gaol of the faid County, to be there kept to hard Labour for the Space of Three Months, unless fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother hall, before the Expiration of the faid Three Months, pay or caufe to be paid to One of the Overfeers of the Poor of the Parish, Township, Township, or Place on whofe Behalf fuch Complaint as aforefaid was made, the faid Sum or Sums of Money fo due and unpaid as aforefaid, and fo from Time to Time and as often as fuch reputed Father or fuch Mother fhall in Manner aforefaid neglect or refuse to pay any other Sam or Sums of Money that fhall afterwards become due by virtue of and under Tuch Order after the Expiration of or Discharge from any fuch former Imprifonment as aforefaid. Juftices or IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That all fuch Expences and Charges, Expences, and Cofts fhall be wholly fubject to the Difcretion Cofts fubject to of the Juftices or Court of Quarter Seffions who fhall make fuch the Difcretion of Order of Filiation; and the Jultices or Court of Quarter Seffions are Seffions, and hereby authorized, if they fhall fee fit, to allow and order Payment recoverable as of the Whole or any Part thereof: Provided always, that the Cofts of under apprehending and fecuring the reputed Father, and of the Order of 18 Eliz. c. 3. Filiation, thall not in any Cafe exceed the Sum of Ten Pounds; and for fecuring the due Payment of the fame, after fuch Allowance and Order as aforefaid, all and every the Powers, Authorities, Provifions, Claufes, Matters, and Things contained in the faid A&t paffed in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, concerning Baftards begotten and born out of lawful Matrimony, fhall be refpectively oblerved, ufed, and practifed in the Execution of this A&t, and fhall be conftrued, deemed, and taken to apply as fully and effectually, to all Intents and Purposes, as if the faid Powers, Authorities, Provifions, Claufes, Matters and Things were fpecially recited and re-enacted in this A&t. V. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted, That any Perfon or Perfons who fhall think himself, herself, or themfelves aggrieved by any Order made by fuch Juftices as aforefaid under the Provifions of this Act, and not originating in the Quarter Seffions, may appeal to the next General Quarter Seffions of the Peace to be holden for the County where fuch Order thall be made, on giving Notice to fuch Juftices or to One of them, and alfo to the Churchwardens and Overfeers of the Poor of the Parish on whofe Behalf fuch Order fhall have been made, or to One of them. Ten clear Days before fuch General Quarter S.ffions of the Peace at which fuch Appeal fhall be made, of his, her, or their Intention of bringing fuch Appeal, and of the Cause and Matter thereof, and entering into a Recognizance within Three Days after fuch Notice before fome Juftice of the Peace for fuch County, with fufficient Surery conditioned to try fuch Appeal, and abide the Judgment and Order of, and pay fuch Cofts as fhall be awarded by the Juftices at fuch Quarter S ffions, which faid Juftices at their faid Seffions, upon Proof of fuch Notice being given, and of entering into fuch Recognizance as aforefaid, fhall and they are hereby required to proceed in, hear, and determine the Causes and Matters of all fuch Appeals, and fhall give fuch Relief and Cofts to the Parties appealing or appealed againft as they in their Difcretion fhall judge. proper; and fuch Judgments and Orders therein made fhall be final, binding, and conclufive to all Parties concerned, and to all Intents and Purpoles whatsoever. VI. And be it further enacted, That fo much of an A& paffed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majefty King George the Second, intituled, An Ad for the Relief of Parishes and other Places from fuch Charges as may arife from Baftard Children born within the fame, as authorizes the Justice or Juftices before whom the reputed Father Appeal to the Quarter Seffions, on giving Notice and entering into Recognizance. So much of to commit re puted Fathers before Birth of the Baftard, repealed. No future Appeal without Father of a Baftard Child shall be brought, in Cafes where the Woman has not been delivered, to commit fuch reputed Father to the Common Gaol or Houfe of Correction, unless he fhall give Security to indemnify the Parish or Place, or fhali enter into a Recognizance with fufficient Surety upon Condition to appear at the next General Quarter Seffions or General Seffions of the Peace, fhall be and the fame is hereby repealed. VII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the paffing of this Act, no Appeal in any Cafe relating to Baftardy fhall be brought, received, or heard at the faid Quarter S ffions, unless fuch Notice shall have been given, and fuch Recognizance fhall have been entered into in Manner aforefaid, according to the Provifions of this Act. "Commencement of Act, 20th July 1809. § 8. CA P. LXIX. An Act to indemnify Perfons who have inadvertently printed, "39 G. 3. c. 79. f. 27. recited. Perfons having printed Papers or CA P. LXX. 48 G. 3. c. 48. An Act to amend an Act paffed in the Forty-eighth Year of His prefent Majefty, to enable His Majefty's Poft mafter General of Ireland to purchafe Premises for the Enlargement of the General Poft Office in the City of Dublin. [3d June 1809.] "Postmaster General of Ireland empowered to contract for the Pre"mifts on which the Poft Office in Dublin ftands. § 1. Powers of "former A& extended to this A&t. § 2. Money neceffary for the "Purposes of this and former A& fhall be paid out of the Duty on "Poftage. $3. CA P. LXXI. An Act for raising the Sum of Fourteen Millions Six hundred thoufand Pounds by way of Annuities. [3d June 1809.] "Every Contributor of 100l. fhall be entitled from 5th April 1809 "to a Principal of 60l. in the Four per Cents. 6ol. in the Three " per Cents Reduced; and an Annuity of 8s. 10d. for 50 Years and 9 Months. §1. Duties under 46 G. 3. c. 65. fhall not be charged on the first half Year's Dividends. § 8. Treasury may remit to "Ireland 3,000,000l. § 24. To be provided for in Ireland. § 12: 600,000l. for the Service of the Prince Regent of Portugal raifed in the Three per Cents Reduced, creating a Capital of 895,5221. 46 |