Land Tax Act 1691

LI. Out of Monies appropriated to Navy Stores and Naval Ordnance, Naval Stores and Provision other than Victualling paid in course.

The like Regulation as to Payment of Ordnance.; Comptroller of the Navy and Store keeper of Ordnance to keep Books, &c. for Registry of Bills, &c.; Recourse had thereto without Fee.; Undue Preference by Officer.; Action for Party.; Double Damages and Costs.

Provided alwayes and bee itt enacted That out of the moneys hereby appropriated to and for the Payment of Officers and Seamen that have served and shall serve in Theire present Majesties Navy Royall and to and for the paying for Stores Provisions and Victualls as therein expressed and to and for the expences of Theire Majesties Office of the Ordnance in respect to Navall Affaires and for other necessary Uses and Services performed and to bee performed for the said Navy all such part thereof as shall bee issued and paid by the Treasurer of the Navy by Warrant of the Principall Officers and Commissioners of the Navy or any Three or more of them for Navall Stores and Provisions other then for Victualling shall bee paid in course to every Person or Persons or theire Assignes to whome any such money is or shall bee due according to the Dates of the Bills or Contracts registred for the same and not otherwise And that out of all such further parte of the said moneys as shall bee issued and paid to the Lieutenant and Principall Officers of the Ordnance or [X1 the] Pay-master thereof or his Deputy for the expence of Theire Majesties Ordnance as to Navall Affaires and by them or the said Pay-master respectively and to any Person or Persons for Ammunition or any other Use or Service relateing to the Office of the Ordnance shall bee in like manner paid in Course to every such Person or Persons or theire Assignes respectively according to the respective Dates of the Bills and Contracts for the same and not otherwise And the Comptroller of the Navy and Storekeeper of the Ordnance are hereby respectively required to keepe one or more Booke or Bookes in theire respective Offices wherein all Bills and Contracts in reference to the Navy and Office of the Ordnance for such Bill and Contracts respectively as aforesaid shall bee duely registred that all and every Person or Persons concerned therein may have recourse thereunto without paying any Fee or Reward for soe doeing And if any preference of one before another shall bee made either in point of registry or payment contrary to the true meaneing of this Act either by the said Treasurer of the Navy or Pay-Master of the Ordnance or Comptroller of the Navy or Storekeeper of the Ordnance or any of them or theire respective Deputies or Clerkes then the Party offending shall bee lyeable by Action of Debt or on the case to pay double the Value of the Debt Damages and Costs to the Party grieved All which said Penalties Damages and Costs to bee incurred by the Persons aforesaid or any of them respectively shall and may bee recovered by the said Party grieved by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in any of Theire Majesties Courts of Record att Westminster wherein noe Essoigne Protection Priviledge Wager of Law Injunction or Order of Restraint shall bee in any wise granted or allowed.

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