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Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court — [4th Sess.] Province Laavs. —1741-42. 1077 ACTS Passed at the Session begun and held at Boston, ON the Twenty-fifth day of November, A.D. 1741. CHAPTEE 11. AN ACT FOR SUPPLYING THE TREASURY WITH THE SUM OF THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS, IN BILLS OF CREDIT, FOR DISCHARGING THE PUBLICK DEBTS, c^cj., FOR APPROPRIATING THE SAME, AND DRAW- ING THEM, AND, ALSO, THE BILLS ALREADY EXTANT, AGAIN INTO THE TREASURY. Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governoiir, Council and Repre- sentatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, [Sect. 1.] That there be forthwith imprinted a certain number of £30,ooo in biiia bills of credit, on this province, of the following denominations ; vizt., to be made, of the first plate, forty shillings, thirty shillings, twenty shillings, fifteen shillings ; of the second plate, ten shillings, five shillings, fonr shillings, three shillings ; of the third plate, two shillings, one shilling, eightpence, sixpence, fourpence and twopence ; which, in the whole, shall amount to the sum of thirty thousand pounds, and no more : which bills shall be signed by a committee to be appointed by this court, and shall be stamped with such stamps as the governour and council shall project and direct to, and shall be of the following form ; vizt., No. ( ) TwEKTY Shillings. This bill of twenty shillings, due to the possessor thereof, irom the prov- ince of Massafhuset[i]s Bay, shall be equal to three ounces of coined silver, Troy weight, of sterling alloy, or gold coin, at the rate of four pounds eigh- teen shillings per ounce ; and shall be so accepted in all payments, and iu the treasury. Boston, 1741. By order of the general court or assembly, . y Committee. —and so, mutatis mutandis, for a greater or less sum. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Sect. 2.] That any de1)t of four shillings, heretofore contracted, ^"ge^,-',|g"fo*° may be discharged by one shilling of the bills herelw to be emitted— answer four of ^^^ ^^^ **"*"" specialties and express contracts iu v»-riting excepted ; and so, pro rata, for a greater or less sum. [Sect. 3.] And the committee are hereby directed and impowered, to take care and make effectual provision, so soon as may be, to im- print the said bills, to the aforesaid sura of thirty thousand pounds, and to sign and deliver the said sum to the treasurer, taking his receipt for the same. — — 1078 Province Laws.—1741-42. [Chap. 11.] And be it further enacted, Appropriations [Sect. 4.] That the treasurer be and hereby is impowered to issue of tbis t*missiou. forth and emit the [said} sura of thirty thousand pounds, for the neces- sary support and defence of the government, and the protection and preservation of the inhabitant thereof ; vizt., £2,500 for the [Sect. 5.] Tlie sum of two tliousand five hundred pounds, part governor, late of governor, and the aforesaid sum of thirty tliousand pounds, sliall be applied for the the council. payment of the grants matle to his excellency, William Shirley, Esqr., captain-general and governour-in-chief in and over his majestj-'s prov- ince of the Massachuset[^]s Bay, and to the late Governour Belcher, and to pay the members of his majesty's council. for the £5,000 [Sect. of five part charge of the 6.] The sum thousand pounds, of the aforesaid troops raised sum of thirty thousand pounds, shall be applied for the payment of the for the service in the West transports, and the wages of the seamen, which have been already im- Indies. ployed by this government in his majesty's service, and, also, for the further encouragement of his majesty's important expedition in the West Indies, pursuant to such grants as this court have made or shall hereafter make for that purpose. £6,500 for re- six five pairing forts [Sect. 7.] The sum of thousand hundred pounds, part of and garrisons, the aforesaid sum of thirty thousand pounds, shall be applied for pur- &c. chasing all needful [1] warlike stores, also the repairing of the several forts and garrisons, and the further put[i]ing the province into a proper posture of defence, pursuant to such grants as this court have made or shall hereafter make for that purpose. £7,200 for -wages [Sect. 8.] The sum of seven thousand two hundred pounds, part of officers, sol- diers and sea- of the aforesaid sum of thirty thousand pounds, to be applied to pay men, and the are, treasurer's dis- the wages that now or that hereafter may be due, by virtue of the bursements. establishmentof Castle William, Eichmond Fort, George's Truck-House, Saco Truck-House, Brunswick Fort, the block-house above Northfield, the sloop in the countr[e]3^'s service, and the province snow, and the treasurer's usual disbursements. £4,300 for grants, &c. [Sect. 9.] The sum of four thousand three hundred pounds, part of the [a] foresaid sum of thirty thousand pounds, shall be applied for the payment of such other grants as are or shall be made by this court, and for the payment of stipends, bounties [and] premiums established by law, and for the payment of all other matters and things which this court have or shall, either by law or orders, provide for the payment of, out of the publick treasuiy , and for no other purpose whatsoever. £1,500 for debts where is no es- [Sect. 10.] The sum of fifteen hundred pounds, part of the aforesaid tablishment. sum of thirty thousand pounds, shall be applied for the discharge of other debts owing from this province to persons who have served or shall serve them, by order of this court, in such matters and things where there is no establishment, nor any certain sura for assigned such service ; and for paper, printing and writing for this court, the expences of coramittees of council, or of the house, or of both houses, entertainment of Indians, and presents made them by this court, the surgeon of Cas- tle William, and wooding of said castle. £2,500 for the representatives. [Sect. 11.] And the sum of twenty-five hundred pounds, part of the aforesaid sum of thirty thousand pounds, shall be applied to the payment of the members ofthe house of representatives serving in the general court the last session of the general court in the last year, and the several ses- sions during this jear, and until May next. And tuhereas there are sometimes publick entertainments, and, from time to time, contingent and unforeseen charges that demand prompt payment, Be it further enacted, £500 for contin- [Sect. 1 That the five part gent charges. 2.] sum of hundred pounds, the remaining of the aforesaid sum of thirty thousand pounds, be applied to defrey — —— [4th Sess.] Province Laws.—1741-42. 1079 and pay such entertainments and contingent charges, and for no other use whatsoever. And be it enacted, [Sect. 13.] That, if there be a siirphisage in any sum appropriated, Surplusage to such surphisage shall l[*][y]e in the treasury, for the further order of ury." this court. And be it fmiJier eyiacted by the autJiority aforesaid, [Sect. 14.] That each and every warrant for drawing money out Warrants to of the treasur}', shall direct the treasurer to take the same out of such appropriations, sums as are respectively appropriated for the paj-raent of such publick debts as the draughts are made to discharge ; and the treasurer is here- b}' directed and ordered to pay such money out of such appropriations, as directed to, and no other, upon pain of refunding all such sum or sums as he shall otherwise pay, and to keep exact and distinct accompts of all paj-ments made out of such appropriated sums ; and that the sec- retary, to whom it belongs to keep the muster-rolls and accompt of charge, shall lay before the house, when they shall direct, all such mus- ter-rolls and accompts, after payment thereof. And, as a fund and security for drawing the said sum of thirty thou- sand pounds into the treasury again, Be it enacted by the authority afores[_ai']d, [Sect. 15.] That there bcj and hereby is, granted unto his most £7,50otobe excellent majesty-, for the ends and uses aforesaid, a tax of seven thou- the year m2? sand five hundred pounds, to be levied on pol[Z][e]s, and estates both real and personal, within this i^rovince, according to such rules, and in such proportions on the several towns and districts within the same, as shall be agreed upon and ordered by this court, at their session in May, one thousand seven hundred and fort^'-two, and paid into the treasury on or before the last day of December then next after. And, as a further fund and security for drawing the remaining part of the s[ai]d sum of thirty thousand pounds into the treasury again, it the . Be enacted by authority aforesaid, [Sect. 16.] That there be, and hereby is, granted [iipon'] [unto] £6,666 iss. 4d., "^ his most excellent majesty, for the ends and uses afores[ai]d-, a tax of six thousand six hundred and sixty-six pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence, to be levied on polls, and estates both real and personal, within this province, according to such rules, and in such proportion on the several towns and districts within the same, as shall be agreed upon and ordered by this court, at their session in May, one thousand seven hundred and forty-four, and paid into the publick treasury on or before the last day of December then next after.
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