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A74331 An act for taking of the accompts belonging to the Navy & Customs. Die Mercurii, 8 Augusti, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliment'.; Laws, etc. England and Wales. 1649 (1649) Thomason E1060_53; ESTC R208668 2,323 7

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AN ACT For taking of the ACCOMPTS Belonging to the Navy Customs Die Mercurii 8 Augusti 1649. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Act be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliament ' London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Parliament of England and are to be sold at his Shop in Fleetstreet at the Sign of the Golden-Dragon near the Inner-Temple 1649. AN ACT For taking of the ACCOMPTS Belonging to the Navy Customs VVHereas the Receipts of the Customs Subsidy rising upon Goods and Merchandize Exported and Imported and other Revenues appointed for the maintenance of the Navy having been by several Acts and Ordinances of this present Parliament committed to the care and management of several persons as Commissioners and Collectors thereof whose Accompts as also the Accompts of the Collectors for Prize-Goods the Treasurer and Victuallers for the Navy the Lieutenant and other Officers of the Ordnance and several other Officers relating to the Service of the Navy and the Revenues Stores and Provisions thereof do for the most part of them remain unperfected are like still so to do if some speedy and effectual course be not taken for dispatch thereof in a setled and orderly way For remedy whereof and to the end the Commonwealth may receive satisfaction concerning the Issuings and Disbursements of the said Receipts and Revenues and that the persons trusted therein that have or shall faithfully discharge the trust to them respectively committed may be thereof fully acquitted and discharged and contrarywise those that have not nor shall discharge their trust therein may be duly proceeded against Be it therefore Enacted by this present Parliament and by the authority thereof That all and every person or persons who since the sitting of this present Parliament have been or at any time hereafter shall be by Parliament appointed Commissioners and Collectors of the Customs Subsidies and other Revenues within England and Wales and the Town and Port of Berwick Collectors for Prize-Goods Treasurer and Victuallers for the Navy Lieutenant or any other Officers of the Ordnance and all other Officers and persons whatsoever relating to the Service of the Navy or any the Receipts thereunto set apart or assigned and the Stores and provisions thereof that have not as yet accompted or having begun their Accompts shall not at the time of the passing of this present Act have perfected the same shall and are hereby required forthwith to accompt and so from time to time for the future before the Auditors of the Prests that now are which shall be appointed by authority of Parliament for all such sum and sums of Money Ammunition or other Stores or provisions belonging to the Navy Prize-Goods or other Wares or Merchandize or other things whatsoever belonging to the Commonwealth by them and every of them respectively received or collected or to their respective charge care or trust committed or come unto their hands and of their Disbursements Payments Issuings and Dispositions thereof respectively according to the Warrants Vouchers and Discharges in that behalf appointed by authority and direction of Parliament And for the better enabling the said Auditors to proceed in the taking and auditing of the said accompts and to charge or surcharge all and every the said persons by this Act accomptable with such sums of money and other provisions stores and other goods for which by the respective trusts to them committed as aforesaid they stand accomptable to the Commonwealth Be it hereby further Enacted and Ordained That the Committee heretofore authorized by Parliament for taking the general Accompts of the Kingdom their Deputies Subcommittee Registers and Clerks the Remembrancers and Clerks of the Exchequer all Customers Comptrollers Collectors and other Officers for the Customs and all Cheque-Officers and Comptrollers upon any the Receipts Collections Provisions Stores and other Goods aforesaid as also all Commissioners Subcommissioners Collectors Auditors or Comptroller of the Excize seperated and distinguished for the service of the Navy do forthwith and from time to time deliver unto the said Auditors of the Prests all Books of Accompts Blank Books Inventories Apprisements Books of Cheque and Comptrol and all other Writings whatsoever relating to the premises as remain in their custody whereby the said Auditors of the Prests may be enabled to charge the accompts of the said several persons by this Act accomptable respectively with such sum and sums of money provisions stores and other goods as they and every of them ought justly to be charged with and for which they stand accomptable to the Commonwealth And be it hereby further Enacted and Ordained by the authority aforesaid That the said Accompts so taken and audited and hereafter to be taken and audited by the said Auditors of the Prests shall be declared before the Barons of the Court of the publique Exchequer in such way and maner as formerly they used to be declared before the Lord Treasurer or Commissioners for the Treasury for the time being Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer and when declared they shall be by the said Auditors of the Prests transmitted to the Clerk of the Pipe to be by him ingrossed upon the great Roll of the Pipe or Roll of Forraign Accompts according to the usual course and custom of the Exchequer and the Clerk of the Pipe is hereby authorized and required to give such Discharges and Quietus est to all the said Accomptants that shall finish and perfect their Accompts to charge the supers depending upon any of the said Accompts and to do and perform all other thing and things concerning the same as hath been heretofore usually done in the like kinde according to the ancient course and custom of the said Court of the publique Exchequer and if it shall happen that any the said person or persons or the Executors Administrators or Assigns of any such person or persons that ought to accompt as aforesaid shall not enter upon their respective accompts before the said Auditors of the Prests and pay in all the moneys in their hands unto the Treasurer of the Navy or having entred upon the same shall not perfect the same That then such proceedings shall be had against all such person or persons aforesaid as heretofore hath been accustomed according to the ancient course and custom of the Exchequer Provided always That this Act or any thing therein contained shall not extend to the hindring of any of the aforesaid person or persons from pleading to their several charges where there may be just matter of plea but that the same course shall be continued therein as heretofore hath been used according to the ancient course and custom of the said Court of the publique Exchequer Die Mercurii 8 Augusti 1649. ORdered by the Commons in Parliament assembled That this Act be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliament '