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NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE, 
Being an Analyfis of all Aas of General Importance, paffed during the 
lof 
Seffion of Parliament. 
eee 
s¢ An A& for exempting Perfons ferving, or 
who have found Subftitutes to ferve, in 
the additional Military Force, raifed ynder 
an Aét of this Seflion of Parliament, from 
being ballotted to ferve in the Militia of 
England.?? (Paffed xith Auguft, 1803. 
Cap. 123.) 
ge HEREAS it is expedient that 
Perfons ferving, or who have 
found Subfitutes to ferve, in the addi- 
tional Military Force raifed under an Act 
of this Seffion, fhould not be liable to be 
ballotted to ferve or to fupply any Va- 
cancies in the Militia ;” it is, therefore, 
enacted, that no perfon enrolled and ferve 
ing, or who fhall have found any fubfti- 
tute to ferve, in the additional military 
force, fhall be liable to be balloted to. 
ferve or to find any fubftitute to ferve, in 
the militia of England. 
$° A&t fur granting his Majefty certain Du- 
ties on Receipts.” (Paffed r1th Auguft, 
1803. Cap. 126.) ‘ 
It is enaéted that the refpective ftamp 
duties on receipts given upon the payment 
of money granted by 31 Geo. IIL. c. 25 
and 35 Geo. III. c. 25, fhall, from and 
after the roth day of October, 1803, ceate, 
and be no longer paid. § 1. 
And from and after the faid roth of 
Oétober 1303, there fhall be paid through- 
out Greac Britain, for every piece of vel- 
jum or parchment, or fhcet or piece of 
paper, upon which any receipt fhall be 
given upon the payment of money, the 
ftamp- -duties following :—-For 2}. and 
not amounting to rol.—2d.; amounting 
to rol. and not to 20].—4d. ; amounting 
to 20]. and not to sol.—8d. ; amounting 
to sol. and not to 1o0l.—1s,3 amounting 
to rool. and not to 200l.—2s.; amount- 
ing to zoo]. and not to so0ol.——3s. ; 
amounting to sool. and upwards—5s. ; 
which duties fhall be paid by the perjons 
giving fuch receipts and difcharges, or ac- 
quittances, except wiere given upon pay- 
ment of money, in refpect of any debt 
payable to his Majetty, or to any perfons 
for h's ufe, in which cafe the duty fhall 
be paid by the perfons by whom, or on 
whole behalf, fach neesipt fhall be re- 
quired. §2. 
| Every receipt, ditcharse: or acquit- 
tance, note, memorandum, or writing 
whatever, giyen to any perfon for or up- 
on the payment of money which fnall con- 
tain or exprefs, or in any manner fignify 
or denote, any general acknowledgement 
of any debt, claim, account, or demand, 
or all or any debts, claims, accounts, or 
demands being paid, fettled, received, ac- 
counted for, balanced, diicnarged, re- 
leafed, or fatisfied, or whereby any fum 
of money therein mentioned fhall be ac- 
knowledged to be in full or in difcharge 
or fatisfaétion of all or any fuch debts, 
claims, accounts, or demands, or intended 
fo to be, and whether the fame fhall or 
fha'l not be figned by or with the name of 
the perfon by or on whofe behalf the fame 
fhall be given, fhall be deemed to be a re- 
ceipt for sool. and upwards, and fhall be - 
liable to the {tamp-duty of five fhillings ; and 
no fuch receipt fhall be pleaded or given in 
evidence in any court, or admitted in any 
court to be ufeful or available in law or 
equity as an acknowledgement of any 
debis, claims, accounts, or demands be- 
ing paid, fettled, received, accounted for, 
halanced, diicharged, relealed, or fatifR 
fied, whether generally or otherwiie, or 
for any other or greater fum of money 
than the fum therein exprefled, unlzis the 
fame fhall be ftamped with the proper 
ftamp to denote the faid duty of five fhil- 
lings. § 3. 
If ay receipt, acquittance, or dif 
charge, fhall, contrary tv this Act, be en- 
g ‘ofled, written, or printed on vellum, 
ievelincnt or paper’ which fhail not ve 
pee according to this act, or which 
fhall! be amped with a tamp of 4 lower 
denomiration, there fheil be pi yaole “0 
his Majefty, tne full duty char cavie 
thereon, and which duty thad be pavadle 
by and charged u>on all perfous by 
this Aét required to vive fuch receipt, 
his executors, admin ifkracors, and afiigns. 
§ 4. 
Any perfon, or any agent of any per. 
fon from whom any fum fhall be due, and. 
who fhall have paid fuch f{um, may pro- 
vide apiece of paper, vellum, or parch- 
ment duly ftamped, and demand of the 
perfon entitled to fuch fum, or any agent 
to whom the fame fhail have been pa‘d,, 
areceipt for fuch fam, and al‘o the amount 
of the dyty ; and if aay Pe rion to whom 
any {um of money fhall have been paid 
fhall refuls to give fuch receipt upon de- 
mand, or pay the “aunt thereof, fuch 
pértds fhal] forfeit ten pounds, to be re- 
covered 4s any penal y may be recovered 
under tne faid Agts.  § 5. 
No receipt liable to tue duties fhall be 
pleaded or given ia evidence in aoy court, 
or admitted in any court to be goos, ule. 
fulyor-availibic in law or equity, unlels 
fiamped 
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