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Public Acts passed in the Seéond » 
Session of the Seventeenth Parlia- 
“mént of Great Britain. 
Feb. 15. 
N act to éxtend the provisions 
of certain-acts respecting the 
trials of controverted elections of 
members of parliament. 
March 9. 
-Land-tax act. 
Malt-duty act. 
Marine mutiny act. 
Act for repealing the duties on 
female servants. ‘ be 
Act for ditto, on window-lights 
in houses containing less than seven 
windows. na ce 
Act for repealing the duties on 
waggons, &c. granted by an act 23 
Geo. III. 
March 10. 
Mutiny act. 
Act for repealing the duties on 
malt, granted 31 Geo, III. 
Act for repealing a part of the 
duty on tallow candles. 
March 30. 
Two acts for raising money by 
exchequer bills. 
Act for regulating the commer- 
cial intercourse with America. 
April 5. 
Act to make provision for the 
eStablishment of the Duke and 
Duchess of York, and to settle an 
annuity on the Duchess, in case of 
the death of his Royal Highness, 
Act granting 400,0001. to be paid 
to the bank, for tlie reduction of the 
national debt. 
Act for the better execution of 
warrants against offenders against 
the excise laws. 
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»  Aét repealing certain regulations 
with respect to certificates on tlie 
exportation of tea itito Ireland or 
Ameriea. mies egorbhy tf 
» Act for the more effectual pre- 
venting of frauds dn the excise by 
common brewers, 
Act to compel auctioneers to 
declare whether sales have been 
held under the notices required by 
law. 
April 30.) 96) 
Act to raise a sum of money by 
‘lottery. 
Act for defraying the’charge of 
the pay and clothing of the mi- 
litia. 
Act to indemnify persons who 
have omitted to qualify themselves 
for offices, &c. 
Act to prevent frauds on the 
excise in the soap manufactory. 
Act to enable the bank of Scot- 
land to increase their capital stock, 
May 8. 
Act for granting a certain sum of 
money out of the consolidated 
fund. wae. 
Act to explain and amend an act 
31 Geo. II. for the encouragement 
of seamen in the royal navy. 
Act to explain and samend an 
act 26 Geo. ILI. for the preventing 
of frauds in the payment of sea- 
men’s wages. 
June 11. 
Act for the amendment of the 
law in proceedings upon informa- 
tion in the nature of quo warranto. 
June 15. 
Act for the more effectual admi- 
nistration of the office of a justice 
of the peace in and near the metro- 
polis, 
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