House of Commons (Disqualification) Act 1693

1. Introductory Text

2. Reasons for passing this Act.

3. II. Duty upon Foreign Salt paid by Importer upon Entry and before Landing.

4. III. Duty under Commissioners of Excise, Collectors, &c. how appointed. Penalties, &c. recovered as by 12 Car. II. c. 24. or any other Law in Force.

5. IV. Entries of the Quantities.

6. V. Conveying Salt without Warrant.

7. VI. Retailer not to convey Salt by Water, till he shew that Duty is paid.

8. VII. Master of Vessel, before he has a Warrant for landing, to deliver in a Particular of Quantity, duly signed, and Oath that no other Salt laid on board.

9. VIII. Ticket gratis.

10. IX. Reward to Exporter of certain Fish,

11. X. Duty repaid upon Exportation.

12. XI. Quarter Sessions to set the Rate of Salt.

13. XII. Certain Salt imported deemed Foreign Salt.

14. XIII. Oaths taken by Commissioner, 1 W. & M. Sess. 1. c. 8.

15. XIV. Oaths taken by the Under Officers.

16. XV. In Actions brought against Persons executing Act, General Issue.

17. XVI. No Certiorari upon Orders made by Commissioners, &c.

18. XVII. Measure of Salt settled.

19. XVIII. Removing Salt without Notice; Penalty £20.

20. XIX. Relanding Salt laden for Exportation;

21. XX. Proviso for Persons losing Salt at Sea.

22. XXI. Owner removing Salt from Pits after Entry, not obliged to pay Excise till sold.

23. XXII. Contracts heretofore made, how charged.

24. XXIII. Chester Salts entered by Weight.

25. XXIV. Salt Rock by Weight.

26. XXV. Allowance to Refiner,

27. XXVI. Recital of 2 W. & M. Sess. 2. c. 10. § 1.

28. XXVII. Duties recovered as under

29. XXVIII. Money to be kept apart.

30. XXIX. Accounts to be kept separate.

31. XXX. Commissioners refusing, &c. to pay, or misapplying Monies.

32. XXXI. Sums to be a Yearly Fund.

33. XXXII. Salaries provided, &c.

34. XXXIII. Excise Office, &c. continued.

35. XXXIV. £140,000 a yearly Fund.

36. XXXV. Native or Alien may advance £10, &c.

37. XXXVI. Their Majesties may appoint Managers.

38. XXXVII. Treasury may appoint Receivers.

39. XXXVIII. Receivers to redeliver the Books to the Managers.

40. XXXIX. Books with Two Columns.

41. XL. Fund must be proportionable to the Sum advanced.

42. XLI. The manner of drawing the Tickets.

43. XLII. The Managers to write down the Name's of the Persons to whom the fortunate Tickets belong.

44. XLIII. Managers to make a Book of the fortunate Tickets, and sign and transmit it into the Exchequer, and a Duplicate into the Transfer Office.

45. Oath to be taken by the Managers.

46. XLIV. Managers, &c. how and by whom to be rewarded.

47. XLV. Contributors allowed £14 per Cent. for Money advanced before 10th Sept. till 29th Sept.

48. XLVI. A Transfer Office to be kept in London.

49. XLVII. Fee on Search, 1d.

50. XLVIII. In what case Persons selling counterfeit Ticket discharged.

51. XLIX. Officers of the Exchequer and Transfer Office offending;; Forfeiture of...

52. L. Officer paying false Ticket, except knowingly, not liable to Penalty; but shall account for the value to the Person wronged.

53. LI. Money lent, Tax free.

54. LII. Grants of the said Monies by their Majesties void.

55. LIII. A particular Officer appointed by the Treasury in the Exchequer for the Payment of these Annuities.

56. LIV. Transfer Office to be continued.

57. LV. If £1,000,000 be not advanced before 24th June 1694, their Majesties may borrow Amount of Deficiency.

58. LVI. £8 per Cent. allowed for Interest, and this Fund, &c. chargeable for the Payment of Principal and Interest;; and if not sufficient, then the next Aids;

59. LVII. The annual Surplus Money applied in Payment of Monies remaining due on 2 W. & M. Sess. 2. c. 10. continued by 3 & 4 W.& M.c.6.

60. LVIII. Receivers of Duty on Salt to give an annual Account to the Auditors of the Imprest, to be declared before the Treasurer, &c. who may examine Receiver on Oath.

61. LIX. No Members of the Commons, except Commissioners of Treasury, Customs, Excise, and Land Tax, to be Farmers.