The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-04
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c OLD COIN OF THE REALM OF ENGLAND
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(.ds amended by the Commons

inutuied, an act for making more effectual
provisloa tor preventing the curr. mt Gold
Con ot the Realm from being paid or ac-
cePted tor greater value than the cur
rent value %. such coin for preventing,
any note or Dill OF the Governor and Com
pany ct the Bank of England from being
received tor any smaller sum than the
sun therein specified: and for STAYING
proceedings upon any distress by tender
OF such notes i:
Whereas, it is expedient to enact as ;s
nere'n-atter provided: BE it enacted by the
hihS most excellent Majesty, by and with
the advice and consent OF The Lords Spiritu-
al and Temporal, and Commons. in this
present Parliament assembled. and bv III
authority OF the same, that from and after
ire passing OF this act, no person shall re
ceivc or pay for any gold coin lawfully cur
rent within the. realm. any more in value.
oeneh', proht or advantage, than the true
Lawful value of such coin, whether such
value, benefit, profit or advantage be paid
made, or taken in lawful money, or IN a,v
note or mates, bill or bills, of the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England. or
in any silver token or tokens issued bv The
said Governor and Company, or by anv or
all OF the said means wholly or partly. or
by any other means, device, shift or contri-
vance whatsoever; and every person who
shaii offend therein, shall be deemed and
adjudged guilty Of misdemeanor.
And be IL further enacted. by the sutho-
rity aforesaid, that no person shall nv anv
means, device, shift or contriyapce wbatso.
ever, receive or pay any note or notes. bill
or bills OF the Governor and Company of
the Bank OF England for less than the
mount of lawful money expressed therein
ana TO be thereby made payable on demand.
and every person who shall offend her.;n
shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of a
misdemeanor
And be IT enacted, by the authority a.
toresaid That IN case any person shall Dro
ceed by distress or pounding to recover from
any tenant, or other person liable TO such
distress or pounding, any rent or sunI-of mo-
ney nne from such tenant or other nersor
1t shall be lawful for such tenant or other per
son, IN every such case TO tender MOI es of the
Governor and Company OF the Bank of E.n
gland, expressed to be payable on demand.
to the amount OF such rent or sum so due
either alone or together with a sufficient
sum OF lawful money, to the person on whose
oehalt the distress or poindIng is made. or
10 tue ofiicer or person making such dis
tress or pounding on his behalf and IN casr
such tender shall be accepted, or in case
such tender shall be made and refused. the
goods taken IN such distress or poindinc
shall be forthwith returned TO the MARI"
dlstrained upon, or against whom such oo;n-
ding shall have bsen used, unless the marry
distraining or poinding and refusing to ac
tept such tender shall insist, that greater
sum rs due than the sum so rendered. and
IN such case the parties shall procesd ASH
suai in such cases but if il sball&anpear
that no moreeaVas due than the SUM
he -rtt u,t
sum shall be entitled to the COTS. Of ~
segment proceedings: ProviasFs ii s s.
that the person to whor$eAe,GI 49, {, 81
of m"ney is DUE shall haVe S|:] Il "a Z 2;{b5t IA
10 all such other remedies EE SIS Sxorv
thereof, exclusive of d1stre4 "a s. 90, nfgs
as such. psrson had or was. shi2 + 6e
time of making such distress a .+aa
suchsesrSa 3ati.Rq ,hiik fsIl0j 81 Isssalai
I5S onion Paher.
fTFRENCH FINANCE.
Tne PAWS Pa?srs contain translation
- VA hcgiiaud's Ieport on the French
nhnces ~ 1914 we subj in the following
account OF ~fiat iscailed in France the q
daS're, Win Thirf we have been lavonred