Taxation: Members of Parliament Act 1700

XC. [X1 XC. Proviso for Persons who by Misfortune have burnt, lost, or destroyed Million Lottery Tickets, Malt Tickets, or Exchequer Bills.

On Certificate of Affidavit thereof from Baron of Exchequer, without Fee,; Officer to pay such Ticket or Bill; and allowed the same in their Accounts.

And whereas severall Ticketts comonly called the Million Lottery Tickets and severall other Tickets comonly called the Malt Tickets (the said Tickets being yet unpaid) and severall of the Bills comonly called Exchequer Bills being yet undischarged are by Casualty or Mischance burnt lost or destroyed it is hereby further enacted That if it shall appeare by Affidavit to be made before any of the Barons of the Exchequer That any such Lottery Ticket or Tickets incurred or growne due or paiable upon or before the Five and twentieth Day of March One thousand seaven hundred and one or any such Malt Ticket or Tickets or any such Exchequer Bill or Bills as aforesaid have been before the Twentieth Day of May One thousand seaven hundred and one burnt lost or destroied then in all and every such Case and Cases upon produceing a Certificate from the said Baron of such Affidavit so made before him which Affidavit the said Barons or any of them is and are hereby authorised to take and which said Certificate hee or they are required to grant without Fee or Reward and on Security given to the respective Officers appointed or to be appointed to pay or discharge the said Tickets or Bills to their good likeing to indemnifie and acquit them respectively against all Persons whatsoever for or concerning the Money conteined or specified in such Tickett or Tickets Bill or Bills or which was due thereupon and against all Demands concerning the same (which Security shall or may be taken in His Majesties Name it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said respective Officers for Parliament or discharging of the said Tickets or Bills to pay or discharge [X2 and they are hereby required to pay or discharge] the said Tickets or Bills soe burnt lost or destroyed as he or they should have paid or discharged the originall Tickets or Bills if the same had been produced and shall be allowed such Parliament or Discharge in their respective Accounts Any thing in this or any other Act conteined to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding]

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