Bank of England Act 1696

XXII.

The King may appoint Commissioners to take Subscriptions made on or before the 24th June 1697; Who, on or before 2d April 1697, are to prepare an Office for Subscriptions in London or Westminster, and to give Notice thereof.; Commissioners to provide Books for Subscriptions .

And for the better pursuing the End and Intent of this Act in taking the said Subscriptions and for the greater Ease and Convenience of all his Majesties Subjects and others who shall be willing to make such Subscriptions Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That such Persons as his Majesty shall appoint by Co[m]mission under the Greate Seale of England or any Seven or more of them shall be and are hereby authorized and appointed to be Co[m]missioners to take all such voluntary Subscriptions as shall be made on or before the Foure and twentieth Day of June which shall be in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety and seven by or for any Person or Persons Natives or Forreigners or by or for any Body Politick or Corporate in the said Capital and Principal Stock of the present Governor and Company of the Bank of England in manner as hereafter in this Act is appointed Which Co[m]missioners are hereby ordered and directed on or before the Second Day of April One thousand six hundred ninety & seven to provide and prepare One or more convenient House or Houses within the Cities of London and Westminster or One of them to be the publick Office or Place Officers or Places to which all or any Persons shall or may resort for the making of the said Subscriptions and to give such publick Notice thereof as they the said Co[m]missioners or any Seven or more of them shall think will most conduce to the promoting the said Subscriptions and the said Co[m]missioners are hereby directed on or before the said Second Day of April to provide or cause to be provided One or more Book or Books made of Vellum or Parchment for the said Subscriptions to be made therein which Book or Books shall lie open every Day in the Week (Sundays only excepted) att the said publick Office or Offices from the said Second Day of April to the said Foure and twentieth Day of June daily and from the Houre of Eight to the Houre of Twelve in the Morning and from the Houre of Three to the Houre of Seven in the Afternoon of each Day.