Act to continue the act 26 G. III. for appointing commiffioners to enquire into the ftate of the crown lands. A&t to explain an act zo Geo. III. concerning county elections. Act to amend the act limiting the number of outfide paffengers of stage coaches, &c. Act to authorize the commiffioners of the customs to defray charges of feizures out of his majesty's share of feizures in general. An Abstract of an Act for limiting the Number of Perfons to be carried on the Outfide of Stage-Coaches, and other Carriages. 28 Geo. III. c. 57, 1788. F ROM the ift day of November, 1788, if the driver of any coach, or other fuch carriage, travelling for hire, fhall permit more than fix perfons at one time to ride upon the roof, or more than two perfons to ride upon the box, of any fuch coach or carriage, on conviction, either by his own confeffion, the view of a Juftice, or by oath of a credible witness before a Juftice of the place where the offence may be committed, to forfeit forty fhillings for every perfon riding as outfide paffenger above the number. mentioned; and if the offender be owner of the coach, then four pounds and, in default of payment of either penalty, the offender may be committed for a month. If the driver of any coach, &c. travelling with a greater number of outfide-pafiengers than allowed, cannot be found, or fhall not appear in confequence of the Juftice's fummons on fuch complaint, then the owner of fuch coach, &c, is liable 2 to the penalty of forty fhillings. If a Conftable neglect to execute the warrant pursuant to this act, op conviction before a Juftice, on his own confeffion, or by oath of a credible witnefs, to forfeit forty fhillings; and, if not forthwith paid, may be committed to gaol for a month. 'The forms of the proceedings relative hereto are expreffed in the Schedule to the act. The former Act altered, explained, and amended; and for regulating the Conduct of the Drivers and Guards of Stage-Coaches, or other Carriages. 30 Geo. III. c. 36, 1790. FROM the 29th day of September, 1790, if the driver of any coach, or other fuch carriage, drawn by three or more horses, and going for hire, permit more than one perfon on the coach-box befides himfelf, and four on the roof; and, if fuch carriage fhall be drawn by less than three horfes, more than one perfon on the coach-box and three perfons on the roof (except the driver of a carriage drawn by lefs than three horfes, which fhall not go a greater diftance than twenty-five miles from the Poft-Office in Lon don, nor carry more than one perfon on the coach-box and four perfons on the roof), to be conveyed thereby, he fhall pay to the collector of the tolls, at every turnpikegate thro' which the carriage hall pafs, five fhillings for each perfon above the limited number: and if any paffenger, above the limited number, be fet down, or taken up, whereby the payment of five fhillings may be evaded, the driver, on conviction, by his own confeffion, the view of a Justice, or oath of a cre dible dible witness, to be committed to gaol, or the house of correction, for hot more than one month, and not lefs than fourteen days. The five fhillings per head beyond the limited number to be levied in the fame manner as the tolls. After the fame day, to be painted on the outfide of each door of every ftage-coach (except mail-coaches) in legible characters, the proprietor's name, and, when different ones, the name of that which shall live within the Bills of Mortality to be used. If the coachman fuffer any other perfon to drive his coach, without confent of paffengers, or quit the box without reafonable occafion, or by misconduct overturn the carriage, or endanger the perfon or property of paffengers, to forfeit not more than five pounds, nor less than forty fhillings. If the guard to any coach fire off the arms he is entrufted with, either while the coach is going on the road, or in any town, otherwife than for defence of fuch coach, to forfeit twenty fhillings. The penalties by the former at on peace-officers, for neglecting to execute warrants, to extend to this act, and to be levied and ap plied in the fame manner. For the ordinary of the navy, including half pay the marines s..d.. 1,040,000 of For the extraordinaries of the navy, for building and repairing veffels, over and above the allowance for wear and tear - 703,276 17 11 490,360 o 200,000 O O For 17,448 men, including 1,620 invalids, as guards For making good the deficiency in the difference be- for 1790 For the pay of general and general staff-officers in For allowances to the paymafter general, fecretary at war, &c. For reduced officers of the land forces and marines For the reduced officers and private gentlemen of the troop of horse and grenadier guards For the officers late in the Dutch fervice 1 578,562 14 I -317,549 16 0 8,245 10 I For the reduced officers of British American forces - -- MARCH 29. For pay of a corps of foot to ferve in New South Wales For officers widows, and, expences attending the fame For the Chelsea penfoners For the army extraordinaries for 1789 Total of the army 1,809,574 19 54 ORDNANCE. FEBRUARY 9. For the charges of the office of ordnance for the land fervice for 1790 For land fervice, not provided for in 1788 For fea fervice, ditto 1 To the commiffioners of American claims To difcharge bills drawn by the governors of Nova - 5,500,000 -35,185 15 6 996 1,632 6 31 49,479 17 238,279 9 2 Provifions &c. fent to New South Wales For money iffued in purfuance of addreffes For the convicts at Plymouth and on the Thames To the clerk to the commiffioners of fees and offices To the fecretary of the commiffioners for regulating the shipping of flaves Expences of carrying into execution the act for enquiring into the emoluments of officers of the cuftoms Extra expences of the mint for 1788 [s 3] For printing reports concerning the African trade- To ditto of American loyalists The like of New Brunswick The like of St. John's Inland For profecution of Warren Haftings, efq. Total of mifcellaneous fervices |