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counterfeit dollar or token, knowing the 
fame to be falfe or counterfeited, every 
perfon fo offending fhall fuffer fix months 
umprifonment, and find fureties for his 
geod behaviour for fix months more, after 
fuch imprifonment ; convicied of a fecond 
offence, the imprifonment is to be for two 
years, and the fureties for the good beha- 
viour for two years more: and tf convict- 
ed a third time, felony and tranfportation - 
for feven years. 
Perfons having in their poffeflion, with- 
out lawful excule to be proved by them- 
elves, a greater number than five of fuch 
counterfeit dollars or tckens, are, on con- - 
viétion (before one Juftice, whois to caufe 
the [ame to be deftroyed), to forfeit not 
more than sl. nor lefs than 40s. for each, 
half to the informer, and half to the poor 
of the parith. 
One Juftice may, on fufpic’on declared 
on oath, iffue a warrant to fearch fuipeét- 
ed places for counterfeit dollars, and im- 
plements of coining, &c. 
<* An A& to enable the Lords Commiffioners 
of his Majefty’s Treafury of Great Bri- 
tain to iflue Exchequer Bilis on the Credit 
of fuch Aids or Supplies as have been, or 
fhall be granted by Parliament, for the 
Service of Great Britain, for the Year 
1804, 44 Geo. 3, cap. 73. (Pafled July 
10, 1804.) 
Thefe Exchequer Bills are, in like man- 
ner as former ones, to bear an intereft not 
exceeding 34d. per cent. per annum. 
s* An A@ for enabling Subjets of foreign 
States to enlift as Soldiers in his Majetty’s 
Service, and for enabling his Majefty to 
grant Commiffions to Subjects of foreign 
States, to ferve as Officers or Engineers, 
under certain Reftri@tions, and to indemnify 
all Perfons who may have advifed his Ma. 
jzfty to enlift any fuch Soldiers, or grant 
any fuch Commiliions as aforefaid, 44 Geo. 
3> cap. 75. (Paffed July 14 1804.) 
This A&, the objeét of which is ob- 
vious; is to remain in force only during 
the prefent war, and until one year after 
the ratification of a definitive treaty of 
peace. 
<< An A@ to render valid certain Marriages 
folemnized in certain Churches and public 
Chapels, in which Banos had not ufually 
been publifhed before or at the Time of 
pafing an At, made in the twenty-fxth 
Year of the Reign of his late: Majetty 
King George the Second, intituled, *‘ An 
Act for the better preventing of clandef- 
tine Marriages, 44 Geo. 3, cap. 77.” 
(Paffed July 14, 1%04.) 
As divers churches and chapels have 
beer ereftea within England, Wales, aud 
New Acs of the Britifh Legiflature. 
[April . 
Berwick-upon-Tweed, which have been 
duly confecrated, and divers marriages 
have been folemnized therein fince the 
paffing of the Marriage As of 26 Geo. 
2, Cap. 33, and 21 Geo. 3, cap. 53; but, 
by reafon that in fuch churches and cha- 
pels banns of matrimony had not ufually 
been publifhed before or at the time of 
paffing the firft, fuch marriages have been 
or may be deemed to be void, ir is ena&t- 
ed, that all marriages already folemnized, 
or to be folemnized before the twenty-fifth 
day of March, 1805, fhall be valid, and 
the minifters who have folemnized fuch 
marriages indemnified, and the regifters 
of fuch marriages are to be received as. 
evidence. i vibe 
But the regifters of all marriages fo- 
Jemnized in any public chapels, which are 
hereby enacted to be valid, fhall, wishin 
fourteen days next after the faid twenty- 
fitth dav of March, 1805, be removed te 
the parifh church of the parith; or if an 
extra-parochial place, then to the parila 
church next adjoining. 
‘6’ An A&t for the better Support of his Ma- 
jefty’s Houfehold, and of the Honour and 
Dignity of thz Crown of the United King- 
dom; and for preventing Accumulation of 
Arrears in the payments out of the Civil 
Lift Revenues, 44 Geo. 3, cap. 8a.” 
(Paffed July 20, 1804.) 
The yearly revenue of 900,000]. grant- 
ed to his Majefty out of the confclidated 
fund, having, from various caufes, be.. 
come inadequate to the purpofes for which 
the grants were made, this Aét grants to 
his Majefty, during his life, over and be- 
fides the faid fum, the further revenne of 
60,0001. out cf the confolidated fund. 
And for preventing accumulation of ar-. 
rears on the civil lit, without the know 
ledge of Parliament, it is enadted, that 
whenever any of the clafles fhall have be- 
come in arrear more than two quarters, 
the Lords of the Treafury fhall caufe an 
£ 
account of fuch arrear, and theclafles on 
which the fame fliall have arifen, to be 
laid before the Houfe of Commons, with- 
in one month after the fame fhall have 
arifen, if Parliament fhall be then fitting, 
or if Parliament fhall not then be fitting, 
within fourteen days after the next fitting. 
‘© An A& for enabling his Majefty to raife 
the Sum of Two Millions Five Hundred 
Thoufand Pounds, for the Ufle and Pur. 
. pofes therein mentioned, 44 Geo. 3, cap. 
31.” (Paffed July 20, 1804.) 
Thefe Exchequer Bills are to bear an 
interelt of 33d. per cent. per diem, in like 
manner as other Bilis, 
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