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mcfit societies, and, im the case of the 
adjudication of monies in arrear, ievy the 
same by distress, and sale of the goods 
of the person on whom the order is made. 
On complaint of members of veljei re- 
fused, such justices may summon the 
proper offcer, and,on proof upon oath, 
order the money to be paid, with costs, 
not exceeding 10s. which, if not forths 
with paid in the presence of the justices, 
shall be levied on the monies and effects 
of the society, with the further costs of 
the distress and sele; and in default of 
elistress on society’s monies or efects, the 
same shall be levied on those of the 
treasurer, or other proper officer, and 
repaid to him out of the society’s funds. 
‘Fhe orders of the justices upon the 
officers snail be made out in the proper 
names of such officers, and served, either 
personally, or »y leaving the same at their 
d«elling-houses ; and ail orders of jus- 
tices under this act ‘shall be: final, and 
not received into any court of law, or re- 
strained by injunction in equity. 
- By 49th Geo. LIL. c. 126, the provi- 
siuns of the stat. 5th and 6th Edw. VL. 
e 16, against buying and selling of of 
fices, and whereby the purchasers thereaf 
are incapacitated, are extended to all 
offices in the gift of the crown; and all 
commissioners, civil, naval, or military; 
and to all places in the departments of 
the treasury, secretary of state, adimi- 
ratty, ordnance, commander in chief, se- 
eretary at war, paymaster-general,. the 
commissioners for the affairs of India, 
the commissioners of excise, treasurer of 
the navy, commissioners of the’ navy, 
victualling and transport offices, the com- 
missary-general; storekeeper-general, or 
the principal officers of any other public 
department or oflice, at home or abroad, 
and also to all offices under the appoint- 
ment of the East India Company: and 
when the right of appointment is forfeited, 
the same‘shall vest in the King. 
Persons buying or selling offices, or 
receiving or paying money, or rewards, ~ 
for offices, are guilty of a misdemeanor, 
Persons receiving Or paying money for 
soliciting offices, and any negociations, 
-or pretended negociations, relating there- 
to, are also guilty of a misdemeanor. ~ 
Persons opening or advertising houses, 
for transacting business relating to the 
sale of offices, are likewise gulity of a 
misdemeaner, . 
Persons advertising or publishing the 
names of brokers, agents, or sclicitors,, 
for such purposes, shall forfeit 50]. and 
gull costs. ; 
The act does not extend to the pure 
Appropriation of the British Supplies, ec. 
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chase orsale of commissions for the re- 
gulated prices, or authorized regimental 
agents acting in such cases, according to 
regulation, without fee or reward. 
Othcers in the army, giving more than | 
the regulated price, or paying agents fur 
negoecrating, are to forfeit their commis- 
sions, and be cashiered; their commis- 
sions to be sold, and half of the produce, 
when not exceeding 5001. to go te the tne 
former, and if above, then as his Majesty 
shali direct. a ; 
The act does not extend to lawful de- 
putations, where the payment of the 
principal, or deputy, is out of the fees; 
nor to annual payments, out of the fees of 
any ofiice, to any person formerly holding 
such office; nor the masters and -six 
clerks, and -first and second exaininers, 
in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, . 
- Ofiendersin Scotiand nay be fined and 
imprisoned, or by the one of such punish- 
ments: and offences committed abroad 
may be tried in the court of King’s 
Bench, at Westminster. 
By the 49th Geo. IIT. c. 127, ‘the 
judges’ salaries cre augmented to so much 
“as will make up the sams herein-men- 
tioned :-—The Chief Baron of the Exche- 
quer to 500Gl. and to each of the Puisne 
Justices of the Kiny’s Benchand Common 
Pleas, and the Barons of the Exchequer, 
40001. each; and to the Chief and Se- 
cond Justicé ot Cuester, and each of 
the Justices of the Great Sessions in 
Wales, 400!. per annum, im addition to - 
their previous salaries, 
By 49th Geo. UI. ¢. 129, no person - 
balloted or. enrolled to serve in the focal - 
militia shall be allowed to enlist into the 
regular militia of any other county, than 
the one for which. he_ts enroiled. 
[Add passed 20th June, 1809.] .-»: 
ACTS OF 49TH GEO, III. CONCLUDED, 
APPROPRIATION Of the BRITISH SUPPLIRS, 
granted in the late SESSION Of PARLIAS 
MENT, by the acr 49th GEo.111. c. 128. 
For naval services .. £19,578,467 6 O 
For the Emperer of Aus- 
OLED, ni bere ow “aie wt CHO in 
For the Exigencies of Ire- 
Lees io ated Ma P Md a 300,000 0 0 
For his Sicilian Majesty 400,000 .0 6 
For the King of Sweden 300,000 0 6 
For the Pricce Regent of 
Portage a tos ro 600,000 0 0 
For the landservice .. 21,144,770 10 @ 
For ordnance for ditto... 4,073,662 19 10 
To pay off exchequer - eh 
bills of 1808 ...... 20,500,000 0 0 
Ditto, ditto, J. 2...c. 44 yO eR OG aus an 
Ditto, ditto......... 5)000,000. 0 9) 
0 @ 
Ditte, ditto ......-. 6,000,000 
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