THE CHRONICLE. 
Principal Public A&s paffed in the Fixft 
Seffion of the \ 8th Parliament. of Great 
Britain. 
2d of November, 1796. 
MALT tax act. 
Land tax aét. 
A&t for the augmentation of the 
militia. 
Aéts for raifing a certain number 
of men, for the fervice of the navy 
and army, in England and Scot- 
land. 
11th of November. 
A& for enabling his Majefty to 
raife a provifional force of cavalry 
to be embodied, in cafe of neceftity, 
for the defence of thefe kingdoms. 
Act for granting annuities to fatif- 
fy Navy and Exchequer bills. 
23d of December. 
A& for raifing 18,000,0001. by 
way of annuities. 
Act to indemnify fuch perfons 
as have omitted to qualify themfelves 
for offices and employments. 
Aét for granting additional duties 
of excife on auctions, bricks, cocoa- 
nuts, Britifh and foreign fpirits, 
and tea. 
A& for granting certain duties of 
cuftoms on goods, wares, and mer- 
chandize, imported into, exported 
from, or brought or carried coaft- 
wife into Great Britain. 
A& for granting an additional 
duty on ftage-coaches. 
Aé for granting certain additi- 
onal duties on diftilleries in Scot- 
land. 
28th of December. 
A& for altering rates of poft- 
age. 
A& for more effectually fecuring 
ftamp duties on deeds. 
Act, authorizing his Majefty fora 
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limited time, to make regulations 
refpecting the trade to and trom the 
Cape of Good Hope. 
3d of March, 1797. 
A& to remove doubts refpecting 
promiffory. notes of the Bank of 
England, for payment of fums of 
money under his pounds. 
Aé to enable the Eaft India 
Company to raife money, by further 
increafing their capital ftock. 
10th of March. 
Mutiny act. 
Aét for the regulation of the ma- 
rine forces while on fhore. 
Militia act. ) 
A& for increafing the rates of 
fubfiftence to be paid to inn-keep- 
ers and others on quartering fol- 
diers. 
3d of May. 
A& for confirming and continu- 
ing for a limited time the reftriétion 
on payment of cafh by the Bank. 
Act for increafing the feamens 
POs 
Aé&t for raifing 14,500,000l. by 
way of annuities. 
25th of May. 
A& for guaranteeing the pay- 
ment of the dividends on a loan of 
1,600,000. to the Emperor of Ger- 
many, and the regular redemption of 
the capital created there by and, for 
enabling the Bank of England to re- 
tain the fums granted for repaying 
advances made by them to the public, 
and for other purpofes. 
Act for granting to foreign fhips, 
put under his Majefty’s protection, 
the privileges of prize fhips under 
certain reftrictions ; and for allow- 
ing aliens in foreign colonies, fur- 
rendered to his Majefty, to exercife 
the occupations of mtrchants or 
factors. 
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