Billeting Act 1679

1. Introductory Text

2. Reasons for passing this Act.

3. II. Commissioners named; with Powers as under 29 C. II. c. I.

4. III. Commissioners to meet in the several Counties, &c. on or before the 4th March 1679.

5. IV. Commissioners at their Meeting to appoint Receiver General.

6. V. Receiver General to give Commissioners a Receipt for Monies received by him from them.

7. VI. £103, 231, 8s. 7½d. to be paid to Receiver General 24th May 1680.

8. VII. Money received by Collectors to be paid to Receiver General, who is to give Notice to Commissioners of such Payment.

9. VIII. Particular Collectors to pay to Receiver General, &c.

10. IX. Allowance to Collectors.

11. X. Places to be assessed as heretofore.

12. XI. Receiver General and their Deputies to give Acquittances to Collectors. without Fee.; such Acquittances to be a Discharge.

13. XII. Treasury authorized, as herein mentioned, to issue Money granted by this Act.

14. XIII. If Money due for quartering Officers, &c. cannot be paid, Commissioners to give a like Debenture on the Treasury, with Interest at £8 per Cent. payable Quarterly.

15. XIV. After disbanding, Commissioners to make up an Account of Deductions for Clothing out of Pay, &c.; and to distribute what shall remain unpaid, and make Certificate thereof to the Treasury, who shall thereupon order Payment, &c.

16. XV. Commissioners may examine and adjust Accounts with Officers and Persons who have delivered Clothes to Soldiers hereby discharged, and deduct what shall appear due, and make Certificate thereof.

17. XVI. Orders for Repayment of Loan entered according to Date of Tally.

18. XVII. Proviso where several Tallies bear Date the same Day.

19. XVIII. Paying subsequent Orders, if first demanded, no undue Preference, if sufficient reserved to satisfy preceding Orders.

20. XIX. Orders for Payment of Monies may be assigned by Indorsement.

21. XX. Commissioners not liable to Penalties of 25 C. II. c. 2. for executing this Act.

22. XXI. Monies levied under this Act, (Exception) to be appropriated to the paying and disbanding the Forces, &c.

23. XXII. Commissioners for disbanding the Forces to take Account of Monies received and paid by Paymaster of the Land Forces.

24. XXIII. Collector keeping Money in Hand, or paying to Person other than Receiver General.

25. XXIV. Officers and Soldiers of the Regiments herein mentioned to be paid and disbanded.

26. XXV. Names of Commissioners appointed; to act according to Instructions; to meet and execute Act.

27. XXVI. Commissions of General Officers (Exception) void.

28. XXVII. All other Officers, &c. by this Act ordered to be disbanded, are to be disbanded according to the Rules herein mentioned.

29. XXVIII. Commission Officers, &c. exercising Command over disbanded Men, or endeavouring to continue any of the said disbanded Regiments together;

30. XXIX. Recital that several Officers and Soldiers who ought to have been disbanded pursuant to 30 C. II. c. 1. continued in Arms, &c.

31. XXX. Recital of 30 C. II. c. 1. § 35.; and that the same was mistaken.

32. XXXI. Where Actions, &c. commenced against Persons executing Act, they may plead the General Issue, and recover Treble Costs on Nonsuit, &c. of Plaintiff.

33. XXXII. No Officer, &c. to quarter Soldiers on any Subject without his Consent, and any Subject may refuse to quarter Soldiers.