the Day of the Date of the Debenture inclufive, up to and including the Five Days following the Day of the Date of fuch Order. Witness my Hand, the Day and Date above written, C. D. Superintendent. This Debenture is not transferable nor affignable. (D.) FORM of DEBENTURE to be iffued by the Officer of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt in Exchange for an Original Debenture, with or without the Interest added thereto. WHEREAS by virtue of Two Acts, made in the Fifty feventh and Fifty eighth Years of King George the Third, to encourage the Establishment of Banks for Savings in England, a Debenture [or, Debentures] whereof the Principal, [or, the Principal and Intereft] amounting to the Sum of Pounds, hath [or, have] been received at the Office of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, on account of the Saving Bank established at in the County of Now this Debenture is in Exchange for the fame, and is chargeable on the Monies or Funds ftanding in the Names of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt at the Bank of England, and entitles the faid Saving Bank to the said Sum above stated, carrying an Intereft after the Rate of Three Pence per Day for every One hundred Pounds, from the Day of the Date hereof inclufive, payable at the Bank of England to the Trustees, or to their Ufe, by the Order of Two of fuch Trustees, on the Twentieth Day of May [or, Twentieth Day of November] next after the Date hereof, or at any other time, upon the Production of such Order at the Office of the faid Commiffioners, and the Indorsement hereon of the Names and under the Hands of Two of the Trustees of the faid Saving Bank, directing Payment thereof to be demanded by the Perfon producing the fame; and the Interest fhall in all cafes be computed from the Day of the Date of the Debenture inclufive, up to and including the Five Days following the Day of the Date of fuch Order. Witness my Hand, this Day of C. D. Superintendent. This Debenture is not transferable nor affignable. (E.) INDORSEMENT of the Order of the Trustees on the Debenture to receive Payment. WE, Two of the Trustees of the Saving Bank within described, do hereby authorize and direct C. D. to demand and receive both the Principal and Intereft of the Debenture in Money, [or, to demand and receive the Interest due thereon in Money, and alfo a new Debenture of the like Amount, in lieu of this Debenture, bearing the like Rate of Intereft;] [or, to demand a new Debenture [or, Debentures] of the like Amount, and the Interest added thereto, bearing the like Rate of Interest.] Or, 7 WE, 4. of Two of the Trustees of the Saving Bank within described, do hereby require fuch an Amount of Three per Centum Confolidated [or, Reduced] Bank Annuities, [or, Three Pounds and Ten Shillings per Centum Bank Annuities] to be transferred into our faid Names, as Trustees of the faid Saving Bank, in the Books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, computed according to the Provifions of the Act in that cafe made and provided, as fhall produce by fuch Computation the like Amount as the Principal and Interest of this Debenture in Money. CERTIFICATE of the Officer of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, to enable the Payment of One or more Debentures in Money. I Do hereby certify to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, That a Debenture [or, Debentures] hath [or, have] been delivered at the Office of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, conformably to an Order under the Hands of Two of the Trustees of the Saving Bank established at [infert the Town and County] pursuant to the Provifions of Two Acts paffed in the Fifty feventh and Fifty eighth Years of the Reign of King George the Third, to encourage the Eftablishment of Banks for Savings in England; and that the Sum to be paid on Account thereof in Money amounts to Shillings and Pounds Pence; which faid Sum pay to A. B. the Perfon authorized by the faid Trustees to receive the fame. CERTIFICATE of the Officer of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, to enable the Payment of One or more Debentures in Stock. I Do hereby certify to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, That a Debenture [or, Debentures] hath [or, have] been delivered at the Office of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, on Account of the Saving Bank established at [infert the Town and County] purfuant to the Provifions of Two Acts paffed in the Fifty seventh and Fifty eighth Years of the Reign of King George the Third, to encourage the Establishment of Banks M 3 for 46 G. 3. c. 52. for Savings in England; and that the Sum of Three per Centum Consolidated [or, Reduced] Bank Annuities, [or, Three Pounds and Ten Shillings per Centum Bank Annuities] to be transferred on account thereof from the Account of the faid Commiffioners ftanding in the Books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, into the Names of A. of and B. of Two of the Trustees of the faid Saving Bank, computed according to the Provifions of the faid Act, amounts to Pounds. Witness my Hand, this (G.) Day of C. D. Superintendent. CERTIFICATE to be granted by the Accountant General of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, on the Transfer of Stock from the Account of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, to the Trustees of Saving Banks, TN purfuance of Two Acts, paffed in the Fifty feventh and Fifty eighth Years of the Reign of King George the Third, to encourage the Establishment of Banks for Savings in England, I do hereby certify, That the Sum of Three Pounds per Centum Confolidated [or, Reduced] Bank Annuities, [or, Three Pounds and Ten Shillings per Centum Bank Annuities] hath been this Day transferred from the Account of the Commiffioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, into the Names of A. and B. Two of the Trustees of the Saving Bank established at [infert the Town and County] under the Provifions of the faid A&t. 6 An Act to explain Three Acts, paffed in the Forty fixth, Forty seventh and Fifty first Years of His Majefty's Reign, respectively, for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. [30th May 1818.] WHEREAS an Act was paffed in the Forty fixth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Ad to prevent the Importation of Slaves by any of His Majesty's Subjects into any flands, Colonies, Plantations or Territories belonging to any Foreign Sovereign, State or Power; and also to render more • effectual a certain Order made by His Majefty in Council on the Fifteenth Day of Auguft One thoufand eight hundred and five, for prohibiting the Importation of Slaves (except in certain Cafes) into any of the Settlements, Islands, Colonies or Plantations on the Continent of America or in the Weft Indies, which have been surrendered to His Majefty's Arms during the prefent War; and to prevent the fitting out of Foreign Slave Ships from British Ports: And Whereas 47 G. 3. Seff. 1. ' an Act was passed in the Forty seventh Year of the Reign of His c. 36. prefent Majefty, intituled An Ad for the Abolition of the Slave · Trade: And Whereas another Act was paffed in the Fifty first 51 G. 3. c. 23. Year Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Act for rendering more effectual an A&t made in the Forty Seventh Year of His Majefty's Reign, intituled An Act for the Abolition of the • Slave Trade: And Whereas divers Perfons have, contrary to Law, imported into certain of His Majefty's Poffeffions on the Continent of South America, certain Negro Slaves from other Poffeffions of His Majefty: And Whereas it is expedient that all Persons who have been concerned in advifing, authorizing or making fuch Im'portations of Negro Slaves as aforefaid, contrary to Law, fhould be indemnified, inafmuch as fuch Importations have been made ' under a belief that they were authorized by Law;' Be it therefore enacted by The King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the faid Importations be and be deemed valid and of due Force in Law; and that all perfonal Actions and Suits, Indictments, Informations and all Profecutions and Proceedings whatsoever, which have been or fhall be hereafter profecuted or commenced against any Perfon or Persons for having advised, authorized or made any fuch Importation at any time before the paffing of this Act, be, are and fhall be difcharged and made void by virtue of this Act; and that if any Action or Suit fhall be profecuted or commenced against any Perfon or Perfons for or by reason Certain Importations of Slaves and Profecutions rendered valid, nulled. of any fuch Importation, he, fhe or they may plead the General Iffue, General Iffue in and give this Act and the fpecial Matter in Evidence; and if the fuch Actions. Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in any Action or Suit fo to be profecuted or commenced in that Part of the United Kingdom called England or that Part called Ireland, or in any of His Majefty's Poffeffions on the Continent of South America or in the West India Islands, fhall become nonfuit, or forbear further Profecution, or suffer Discontinuance, or if a Verdict shall pass against fuch Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, the Defendant or Defendants fhall recover his, her or their Double Cofts, Double Cofts. for which he, fhe or they shall have the like Remedy as in cafes where the Cofts by Law are given to the Defendants; and if any fuch Action or Suit as aforefaid fhall be commenced or profecuted land. in the Part of Great Britain called Scotland, the Court before which Actions in Scotfuch Action or Suit fhall be commenced or prosecuted fhall allow to the Defender the Benefit of the Discharge and Indemnity thereby provided, and fhall further allow him his Double Cofts of Suit in all Double Colts. fuch cafes as aforefaid. Proceedings where Suits have been com menced to be ftayed. II. And be it also enacted, That if any Action or Suit hath been already commenced against any Perfon or Perfons for any fuch Importation, it fhall and may be lawful for the Defendant or Defenders in fuch Action or Suit respectively, in whatever Court of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or in any of His Majefty's Poffeffions on the Continent of South America, or in the West India Islands, fuch Action or Suit fhall have been commenced, to apply to fuch Court or Courts respectively, to stay all Proceedings thereon respectively, by Motion in a fummary Way, and fuch Court or Courts are hereby required to make Order for that Purpofe accordingly; and the Court or Courts making fuch Order fhall allow and award to the Defendant or Defenders refpectively Double Cofts of Double Cofts. Suit, for which they fhall respectively have the like Remedy as in Slaves may be tranfported from the Bahamas and Dominica to South America on Licence. His Majefty in Regulations as to the Conveyance of Slaves from one Settlement to-another by Sea. cafes where the Cofts are by Law given to the Defendant or De fenders. III. And Whereas it has been represented that there is in the Bahama Ilands, and on certain Eftates in the Ifland of Dominica, a confiderable Quantity of the Land which, from Length of Cultivation, has become exhausted: And Whereas it has in confequence become impoffible for the Proprietors of fuch Land to find profitable Employment and Subfiftence for the Negro Slaves who are their Property, and have hitherto been fupported by cultivating the faid Land: And Whereas it might tend to ameliorate the Condition of the faid Negro Slaves if they could by Law be transported to certain of His Majefty's Poffeffions on the Continent of South America, to which by Law they cannot now be transported;' Be it enacted, That from and after the paffing of this Act, it fhall and may be lawful for His Majefty, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, to grant Licences for the Transportation of fuch Slaves from any of the faid Iflands to any of the faid Poffeffions on the Continent of South America, under certain Regulations and Reftrictions, to be hereinafter provided: Provided always, that no fuch Licence fhall be granted unlefs upon a Reprefentation to His Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council, from the Proprietor of fuch Negro Slaves, who fhall be required to produce fatisfactory Proof that the faid Slaves may be fo transported without Difadvantage to themselves, and unless he fhall enter into Bond to remove the faid Negro Slaves in Families. IV. And be it further enacted, That it fhall and may be lawful for His Majefty, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, to make fuch further Rules and Regulations, with refpect to the Tranfport and Destination of any fuch Negroes, with fuch Penalties and Forfeitures for the Breach thereof, as fhall feem fit and neceffary to His Majefty, by and with the Advice aforefaid. : V. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That it fhall not be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons to embark, ship, export or carry upon the Sea, any Slave or Slaves from any fuch Settlement or Territory, now belonging to, or under the Dominion, or in the Poffeffion of His Majefty, on the Continent of South America, to any other Country, Ifland, Territory or Place whatever, whether under the Dominion of His Majefty, or of any Foreign Sovereign, State or Power; any thing in the faid recited Acts or either of them, or in any other Act or Acts of Parliament to the contrary notwithstanding Provided also, that nothing hereinbefore contained shall extend or be conftrued to extend to prohibit or prevent the embarking, fhipping, exporting or carrying by Sea any Slave or Slaves from any fuch Settlement or Territory of or belonging to, or under the Dominion, or in the Poffeffion of His Majefty, on the Continent of South America, to any other Settlement or Territory now belonging to, or under the Dominion, or in the Poffeffion of His Majefty, on the faid Continent of South America, so as that fuch Slaves are embarked, shipped and fo carried by Sea, under and subject and according to all the Reftrictions, Regulations, Penalties and Forfeitures in the faid recited Acts or either of them contained, in relation to the carrying of Slaves from one Island, Colony or Plantation belonging to His Majefty, to ploying Slaves in any other Ifland, Colony or Plantation belonging to His Majefty: Provided also, that nothing hereinbefore contained shall prevent or be Provifo for em Navigation, conftrued |