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Applotters of publick money,
recital 1 G. 3. 18. fee. 1.
Presentment at assizes of Cork for expences of applotters of publick money.
raised as by 1 G. 3. 18.
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VIII. And whereas in and by an act made in the first year of his present Majesty’s reign, intituled, An act for the more easy and equal assessing and applotting all money presented by the grand jury of each assizes to be held for the city and county of the city of Cork, and for pulling the coaches, chaises, chairs, and sedans, that ply for hire in the said city, under the like regulations for the benefit of the work house of Cork, as they are in Dublin, and also for the better regulating the harbour of Cork, it was among other things enacted, That the grand jury of each assizes, to be held for the said city and county of the said city of Cork, should present twenty six persons as applotters for assessing and applotting all publick money, presented to be raised in the said city and county of the said city: and whereas no power was thereby or therein given to the said grand juries to present any money for defraying the expences of the said applotters in the execution of their said offices, be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the grand jury of the said city and county of the said city at the next summer assizes, to be held for the said city and county of the said city after the end of the present session of Parliament, and the said grand jury is hereby required to present all such sums of money, as shall have been expended from the time of enacting the said last mentioned act to the time of holding said summer assizes by the said applotters, or any of them, or by the treasurer of the county of the said city, for pens, ink, books, or paper used by the said applotters, or any of them, in the execution of their offices as applotters, together with the expences of summoning the said applotters from time to time to take the oaths, required to be taken by the said applotters, and to meet and to make applotments; and that the respective grand juries at every assizes, to be held for the said city and county of the said city of Cork after the said summer assizes, shall and may, and they are hereby required to, present all such sums of money as shall have been expended by the said applotters, or any of them, for the purposes aforesaid, between the assizes, immediately preceding the assizes, at which such presentment shall be made, and such assizes at which such presentment shall be made; and the several sums so presented for the purposes aforesaid, shall be levied and raised in the same manner, as is prescribed by the said last mentioned act.
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