o v^:>^, > IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I lU 140 B 11^ Im 6" V 7 Photograiiiic SdHioes Corpcration 33 WIST MAIN STRUT WitSTU.N.Y. 14SM (716)t72-4S03 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian lr«titute for Historical IViicroreproductlons / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiquos Tachnical and Bibliographic Notaa/Notaa tachniquat at bibliographiquat Tha Instituta hat anamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for filming. 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" ■" -::'t''-'^ l':r 2 3 4 5 6 Office for Auditing the Public Accounts, Somcrfct-Pluce, // ^ >■■ ' /I /AV/?. ^JfTUZREAB divers Per/oni, to ivhom Money ias been iffucd fcr PuhVc Servkei, have Hcg- A^r levied to deliver into this Ojfiie the VouciHrs for the Expenditure thereof, together ■-{.'ith u>i Account Current, in the Manner, and tuithin the Time prcfnbcd // an Ad f'lj/cd in tir Twenty fifth Year of His prefent Majefty, Cap. 52. intituled, " An A J for better Examining and " Auditing the Public Accounts of this Kingdom,'" the CoinmiJJlonen for Auditing the fuid Ancunls Jbavt direSled that Copies tf the following SeStions of the faid Acl hi' printed for the Information of all Ptrftnt, t» ivhom Public Money hat been, or Jhall be, fo ijjited. SECTION XV'II. And whereas great Lofl'es and Inconvcnicncles have arlfcn to the Public, by Sub-Accountants not having been put in Charge till a lung Time h.is elapfcd afici- the Monies were iffued to them j be it enailed. That the Paymafter-General' of His Majelly's Forces, the Treafurer of the Navy, the Treafurer of the Ordnance, and every other Public Officer who ihall hereafter pay into the Hands of any Perfon or Perfons whomfocvcr, Money for Public Services, by Way of Imprell or on Account, Ihall, within Thirty Days .of the 31ft Day of December, One thoufand feven hundred and eighty-five^ and within Thirty Days of the 31ft Day of December in every future Year, tranfmit an Account of all Sums of Money ifl'ued or paid by him or them to any Perfon or Perfons, for the Public Service, within the pre- ceding Year, to the CommiHloners to be appointed under the Authority of this Aft ; who Ihall, and they are hereby required forthwith to tranfmit Duplicates of the fame to His Ma- jefty's Remembrancer in the Court of Excheijuer, who (hill immediately. 011 Receipt of fuch Accounts, put the fcveral Sums fo iffued in Charge againll the Partie , in like Manner as now praftifed with refpeft to 1 rfons who receive Money by Way of Imprell, and on Account, at the Receipt of His Majefty's Exchequer. Section XVHI. Provided always, and be it enaflecl, That no Accountant (lull be allowed itt Mj Account any Siiin which he. (hall illiie or p:lv over to any Sub- Accountants, unleis he lliall have tranfmitted to the faid CommifTioners regular Accounts thereof, in the Manner and within the Times abovemcntioned ; unlefs Proof (hail be produced, to the Satisfai'tion of the Lord High Treafurer, or the Coninnflioners of the Treafury, that any Failure of tranfmitting the fame did not happen from the wilful Negled of the Perfon ifiuiiig or paying over the M^acy as aforefaid. Section XFX. And whereas it is highly important, towards elFciEling the Purpofes intended by this Aft, that the Commiflioners to be appointed under the Authority thereof fliould be impowered to compel Accountants to bring forward their Accounts ; be it eiiafted, That the faid Commiflioners fliall, fo often as they (hall think (it, call upon iuch Perfons to whom Sums of Money have been, or (hall be (o iffued anJ paiJ, to render an Account of tlie lame to tiiem the faid CommifTioners, within a Time to be by iheni limited, and on F.iilutc of t!ic xlccoimti. being delivered accordingly, within the Time fo limited, tiie fiiid Connniinoners lliall, and tiiey are hereby required to include the Names of all fucii Defaulters in their Certificates, tranfmitted to the Office of His Majerty's Remembrancer, in order that the ufual I'rocefs may iiTue theic- upon; and alfo, in cafe they ihall fee Caule, they are hereby requlrid to give N'otice thereof to Hii Majefty's Attorney (General in linp;land. His Majeily's Advocate in Scotland, or His Majelly's Attorney General in any of the Colonies or Plantations belonging to the Crown of Great Britain, as the Cafe may require, in order that fuch Motions may be nia.le by the faid Ofiicers to the. Court of Exchequer, or other proper Court, and fuch further or other Procefs may be iffued in order to his moving the Court of Kxchcquer in England or ScotlanJ, or the proper Court in the Colonies or Plantations, for fpecial Procefs to be iflued agaialt fuch De- faulter I70O (^) fux\ter or Defaulters, as may be deemed neceflary to compel him or them to deliver in hi^ o|< their Account, a» directed by the fuid Commiflioncro, unlcHi, upon Application of the Parties, their Agent* or Attornies, to the Lord High Trcafurcr, or the Commiflioners for Executing that Oriice, on a fpecial Statement of Circumilanccs to juftify Delay, the faid Lord High 'l"rc,i- furcr, or Commiflioners of the Treafury, (hall grant their Warrant to Hay the J'rocefs for fucli reafonablc Time as th( y lliail think fit. Section XX. And be it further enafled and dcelaroJ, That every f^ub Account.int, to v/]\on\ Moll •;,■ lliall KLTcaftcr be ifTucd for Public Servicts, in cafe ilie Mom y fo ifl'ucd (lull have Ik'cu for Services to be performed in Great Britain, (hall deliver into the Ojficc of the Commiflioners, to be appointed by virtue of this Ail, the Vouchers for the Expcndi.urj thereof, together with an Account Current, within Three Months of tlie End of each Year fiom tlie Coinnier.ce- ment of his Account, unlefs it has been ufual ("or fucli Account ip be made up to any f!\c'd Period in the Year ; in which Cafe they (liall be delivered within Thr-.-c Montlij of the ufual annual Time cf the Determination of each Account rtrptilivtly ; and in cafe fuch Monies (hall have been idiied for Services to be performed in any Pait of Europe out of this Kingdom, then the Vouchers (hall be delivered within Pour Months of tlie Expiration of each Year's Ac- counts ; if in the We(l Indies, the Continent of America, or in Africa, within Six Months after the Expiration of cich Year's Accounts ; and if in the Rail Indies, within Twelve Months after the Expiration of each Year's Accounts ; unl;;fs ic (Inll in each and every Cafe be made appear, to the Satisfaftion of tlie Commi(rioners of the Treafury, thai the Eaiure of tranfmitting the fame, within the Periods beforementioned, was unavoidable; in which Cafe fuch further Delay may be granted, by Warrant under the Hands of the Commiflioners oi the Treafury, or any Three of them, as they (hall judge rcafonable ; and in fuch Cafes the Vouchers (hail hs delivered at the Expiration of the Term of Delay fo granted, on Pain, upon Failure in any cf t'le abovementioned Cafes, of p.iying fuch Fine to His Majedy .is th: Court of E.vclicquer, on Application made to them, (hall think (it to fet and iinpofe ; which Fine the (aid Court is hereby authorii;ed and impowered to fct and impofe accordingly. SecTiON XXII. Provided ahv.nys, and be it enacted. That when any Sub-.'Vccountanr '^'• Sub-AcconntanM fh?tl' ♦rr.n'Vnit t^ i'..., Coumilflionerj, to be appointed under the Authority of tliis Aft, a fuflicient and fatisfinFlory Difcharge from the Principil Ollicers of the Ordnance, the Commiirioners of His Majedy's Navy, the ComniilTioncrs for Viilualling His Majclly'. Navy, or the Commiflioners for Sick and Hurt, ("or nny Monies i\c or they (lull have received in the faid Departments fevcmlly, the faid ConimilFioncrs (hall tranfmit a Duplicate of the fame to. His Majcfty's Remembrancer in the Court of Exchequer, who (J»all forthwith ftrike out the K.\me or Names of fuch Sub-Accountant or Sub-Accountants from the Impre(l Roll ; .nnd fuch Sub- Accountant or Sub-Accountants (hall, from thenccforih, be difcharged from any other or further Account for tlic fame. ri |v