5 AND for the better effectuating and carrying out the purposes and objects of this Act; BE it Enacted, That wherever in any Act of Parliament, or in any bond or security, or in the condition thereof respectively, or in any deed or other instrument or writing, or in any rules, orders or regulations relating to or concerning the several Revenues or Duties of Excise or Stamps and Taxes, or any matter or thing which at the time of the passing of this Act is under the care or management of the Commissioners of Excise, or the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes, the several terms and expressions hereinafter 10 mentioned, or any of them, occur, such terms and expressions, so far as the same, or any of them, may relate to any duties or sums of money, or any fines, penalties or forfeitures which shall accrue or be incurred, or be or become payable or in arrear, or to any act, matter or thing to be done, or omitted to be done, or which shall take effect 15 at any time after the passing of this Act, shall respectively be construed and read (where such construction shall be necessary for or shall tend to effect or promote the purposes and objects aforesaid, and shall not be repugnant to or inconsistent with the facts of the case, or the matter which may be in question), as if the substituted terms and 20 expressions hereinafter mentioned were respectively inserted in such act, bond, security, condition, deed, instrument or writing, rules, orders and regulations respectively, in lieu of the said several other terms and expressions which have been used and do occur therein respectively; (that is to say) for and in lieu of the several terms and 25 expressions "Commissioners of Excise," "Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes," "Commissioners of Stamps," and "Commissioners for the Affairs of Taxes" respectively, or any other term or expression by which the said respective Commissioners, or any of them, are designated, the term "Commissioners of Inland Revenue" shall 30 be read and substituted; and for and in lieu of the several terms and expressions "Secretary of the Commissioners of Excise," and 'Secretary of the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes" respectively, or any other term or expression by which the said several offices of Secretary are respectively designated, the term "Secretary of 35 the Commissioners of Inland Revenue" shall be read and substituted; and for and in lieu of the several terms and expressions "Solicitor of Excise," "Solicitor of Stamps and Taxes," and "Solicitor of Stamps " respectively, or any other term or expression by which the said several offices of Solicitor are respectively designated, the term "Solicitor of 40 Inland Revenue" shall be read and substituted; and for and in lieu of the several terms and expressions "Receiver-General of Excise," "Receiver-General of Stamps and Taxes," and "Receiver-General of Stamp Duties" respectively, or any other term or expression by which the said several offices of Receiver-General are respectively designated, the term "Receiver-General of Inland Revenue " shall be read and substituted; 4. B 17. Terms used in former Acts, and in ments relat written Docuing to the Excise, or Stamps and Taxes, how strued after the passing of Revenues of to be con this Act. 1 18. Act may be amended, &c. substituted; and for and in lieu of the several terms and expressions And be it Enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this present Session of Parliament. 20 A BILL To provide for the Recovery of Debts from Persons clusion of Insolvent Members from the House of [Note.-The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in the Committee.] W HEREAS it is expedient that the Privilege of Parliament Preamble. should not be used to protect Persons unwilling to satisfy their just Debts from the Claims of their Creditors, and that Persons who shall be proved to be unable or unwilling to pay or 5 satisfy their just Debts shall not be qualified to serve as Members of the House of Commons: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That if at any Time If any Member,not being 10 after the passing of this Act any Member of the House of Commons, not being a Trader within the true Intent and Meaning of the Bankrupt Laws, shall be indebted in any Sum of Money upon any Judgment, Decree, Rule, or Order, or other final Proceeding in of Law or Equity within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 15 Ireland, which Judgment, Decree, Rule, Order, or other final Pro- ful for the ceeding shall have been registered, enrolled, or entered of Record Creditor to apply to the according to the Practice of the several Courts respectively, and shall Court in still remain unsatisfied, it shall and may be lawful for the Person or Judgment, Persons entitled to receive the Monies under such Judgment, Decree, &c. was obtained, to fix Rule, 10. [2.] A any Court a Trader, shall be indebted in any Sum of Money upon any Judgment, &c., it shall be law which such |