House of Commons (Disqualification) Act 1693

XXXVII. Treasury may appoint Receivers.

Security to be given by such Receivers.; Managers to examine Books with the Tickets;; and then deliver the Books to the Receivers.; Receivers on receiving the £10 to cut out Tickets, and sign, &c. and deliver them to Contributor.

And bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may bee lawfull to and for the Commissioners of their Majesties Treasury or any Three or more of them now being or to and for the Treasurer of the Exchequer or any three or more of the Commissioners of their Majesties Treasury for the time being by any Instruments or Writings under their Hands and Seales respectively to constitute and appoint such and soe many persons as they shall think fitt to intrust or imploy to bee their Majesties Receiver and Receivers within the Cities of London and Westminster and such other Cities Townes and places in England or elsewhere as to them shall seem meet for the better expediting and carrying on of this Service taking from the said Receivers respectively such Securities for the due answering and paying of the moneys which they shall severally receive for their Majesties Use into the Receipt of the Exchequer and for the due performance of the trusts in them reposed as they the said Commissioners of the Treasury or any three or more of them now being or the Treasurer of the Exchequer or any three or more of the Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being shall judge reasonable and sufficient in that behalfe And that the said Managers and Directors or soe many of them as shall bee present att such a meeting as aforesaid or the major part of them then present shall carefully examine all the said Books with the Ticketts therein and see that the same bee contrived numbred and made according to the true intent and meaning of this Act and shall then deliver or cause to bee delivered the same Books to the said Receivers takeing from each Receiver an acknowledgment in writing under his Hand importing his receipt of such Book or Books and soe many Ticketts therein as shall bee delivered to him respectively that soe the said Receiver may bee charged to answer Ten pounds in money for every one [X1 of] the Ticketts in the extreame Columns which shall bee delivered to him or for soe many of them as hee shall not returne back to the said Managers or Directors And every such Receiver respectively is hereby directed and required upon his receiving of every or any su[m]m of Ten pounds from any person or persons contributing or adventuring as aforesaid to cut out of the said Book, or Books soe to bee put into his Custody thorow the said oblique lines indent wise a Tickett of the Ticketts in the said extream Columns which the said Receiver is to signe with his owne name and hee shall permitt the contributor or adventurer (if it be desired) to write his Name or marke on the two corresponding Ticketts, in the same Book and att the same time the said Receiver shall deliver to the said Contributor or Adventurer the Tickett soe cutt off which hee or shee or they are to keep and use for the better ascertaining and secureing of the respective share which hee shee or they his her or their Assignes are to have in the said Fund for the money soe by him her or them contributed or adventured.

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.