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SessionShort TitleTitleStatute Number
1755Qualification of members of parliamentFor better securing the freedom of parliaments by vacating the seat of any member of the house of commons who shall accept of any pension or civil office or profit from the crown.Not Enacted
1755Registration of Popish clergyFor a register of Popish priests.Not Enacted
1755Coal trade in DublinTo prevent unlawful combination to raise the price of coals in the city of Dublin.Not Enacted
1755Corn and flour supply for DublinFor the better supplying the city of Dublin with corn and flour.Not Enacted
1755Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating and shortening the elections of members to serve in parliament, and to prevent the multiplying of occasional members.Not Enacted
1755Fees waived for persons acquitted of offencesFor discharging without fees persons who shall be acquitted of offences for which they are or shall be indicted, and for removing doubts touching the presentments of money in the court of King's bench.Not Enacted
1755White herring fisheryTo promote and encourage the white herring fishery.Not Enacted
1755Fishing for whales, seals and other fishTo promote and encourage the fishing for whales, seals and other fish.Not Enacted
1755Repair of highways by six days labourTo alter and amend the laws made for the repair of highways by six days' labour.Not Enacted
1755Continuing temporary statutesFor continuing and reviving several temporary statutes.Not Enacted
1755Canal from Dublin to River Shannon (Grand Canal)For forming a navigable canal from the north west end of the city of Dublin, by Castleknock, to the Rye Water near Kilcock, and from thence by the Black Water to the Boyne, and by the Rivers Deel, Yellow, river Inny, and the river Camblin, to the River Shannon.Not Enacted
1755Tithes and maintenance for parish clerksTo explain and amend an act, entitled, an act for amending, continuing and making more effectual the several acts now in force in this kingdom, for the more easy recovery of tithes, and other ecclesiastical dues of small value, and also for the more easy providing a maintenance for parish clerks.Not Enacted
1755Liberty of the subjectFor better securing the liberty of the subject.Not Enacted
1755Relief of creditors of banks of John Willcocks, John Dawson, Joseph Fade, Isachar WillcocksFor the relief of the creditors of the bank lately kept by John Willcocks and John Dawson, and of the creditors of the bank lately kept by Joseph Fade and John Willcocks, and of the creditors of the bank lately kept by Joseph Fade, Isachar Willcocks and John Willcocks, and of the creditors of the bank lately kept by Joseph Fade, and for raising out of the estates, real and personal, of Richard Brewer, late cash keeper to the said John Willcocks and John Dawson, the sum due by the said Richard Brewer, to the said John Willcocks and John Dawson.29 George II c.22
1755Relief of creditors of William Lennox and George FrenchFor relief of the creditors of the bank lately kept by William Lenox and George French of the city of Dublin, and of the bank lately kept by the said William Lenox.29 George II c.21
1755Relief of creditors of bank of Theobald Dillon, Thomas Dillon, Richard FerralFor the relief of the creditors of the bank lately kept in the city of Dublin by Theobald Dillon and son, by Thomas Dillon and company, and by Thomas Dillon, Richard Ferral and company.29 George II c.23
1755Elizabeth Quin, otherwise Longfield; Dominick QuinFor vesting the estates of Elizabeth Quin, otherwise Longfield, deceased, daughter and heiress of Dominick Quin, late of Quinsborough, in the county of Kildare, esquire, deceased, and also the estates of William Longfield, of the city of Dublin, esquire, and Robert Longfield, of Kilbride, in the county of Meath, esquire, in trustees, for sale of part thereof, for payment of the debts of the said Dominick Quin, Elizabeth Longfield otherwise Quin, and of the said William and Robert Longfield, esquires and of settling such parts of the said several estates as shall remain unsold, and for other purposes.29 George II c.1 (private)
1755Additional dutyFor granting and continuing to his majesty an additional duty on beer, ale, strong waters, wine, tobacco, hides and other goods and merchandises therein mentioned, and for prohibiting the importation of all gold and silver lace, except of the manufacture of Great Britain.29 George II c.1
1755Qualification of office holders under act to prevent further growth of PoperyFor allowing further time to persons in offices or employments to qualify themselves, pursuant to an act, entitled, an act to prevent the further growth of Popery.29 George II c.2
1755Continuing temporary statutesFor continuing and reviving several temporary statutes, and for amending and explaining and act made in the 8th year of his late majesty's reign, continued and amended by an act made in the 21st year of his present majesty's reign, entitled, an act for the further amendment of the law, in relation to butter and tallow casks, hides, and other commodities of this kingdom, and for preventing the destruction of salmon.29 George II c.8
1755JuriesFor better regulating of juries.29 George II c.6
1755Return from service in French armyTo prohibit the return into this kingdom of such of his majesty's subjects, as now are, or at any time hereafter shall be, in the service of the French king.29 George II c.5
1755Corn, bread and marketsFor reviving and amending an act, passed in the 11th year of the reign his present majesty, entitled, an act for buying and selling of all sorts of corn and meal and other things mentioned, by weight, and for the more effectual preventing the frauds committed in the buying and selling thereof, and for regulating the price and assize of bread, and for better regulating the markets, as also for one other act made in the 19th year of his said majesty's reign, entitled, an act for continuing and amending an act for buying and selling of all sorts of corn and meal and other things therein mentioned, by weight, and for the more effectual preventing the frauds committed in the buying and selling thereof, and for regulating the price and assize of bread, and for better regulating the markets, so far as the said acts relate to the regulating the price and assize of bread, and the better regulating the markets.29 George II c.11
1755Hawkers and pedlars, and English Protestant schoolsFor licensing hawkers and pedlars, and for encouragement of English Protestant schools.29 George II c.4
1755Terms of office of sheriffsTo supply the defect of an act, passed in the 10th year of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, entitled, an act for explaining and amending several statutes for prohibiting under-sheriffs and sheriffs clerks from officiating as sub-sheriffs or sheriffs clerks for more than one year.29 George II c.15
1755RevenueFor continuing and amending several laws heretofore made, relating to his majesty's revenue, and for the more effectual preventing frauds in his majesty's customs and excise.29 George II c.3
1755Free schools and church repairsFor amending an act passed in the 12th year of the reign of his late majesty King George I, entitled, an act for the more effectual erecting and better regulating of free schools, and for rebuilding and repairing of churches.29 George II c.7
1755Regulating stewards, agents and receiversFor better regulating stewards, agents and receivers.Not Enacted
1755Insolvent debtorsFor the relief of insolvent debtors.29 George II c.17
1755Union and division of parishesFor rendering more effectual the several acts now in force for real union and division of parishesNot Enacted
1755First fruits and Boulter bequestsFor amending and making more effectual the several laws relating to first fruits payable out of the ecclesiastical benefices in this kingdom, and for the better regulating and management of the charitable bequests of Dr Hugh Boulter, late lord archbishop of Armagh, for augmenting the maintenance of poor clergy in this kingdom.29 George II c.18
1755Encouragement of tillage, employment of poor, draining landsFor amending an act, passed in the 25th year of his present majesty's reign, entitled, an act for amending an act, entitled, an act for encouragement of tillage, and better employment of the poor, and also, for the more effectual putting in execution an act, entitled, an act to encourage the draining and improving of bogs and unprofitable low grounds, and for easing and dispatching the inland carriage and conveyance of goods from one part to another in this kingdom, and also for laying several duties upon coaches, berlins, chariots, calashes, chaises and chairs, and upon cards and dice, and upon wrought and manufactured gold and silver plate imported into or made in Ireland, for the purposes therein mentioned, and also for repealing the duties payable upon the exportation of wool, bay yarn, and woollen yarn out of this kingdom for England.29 George II c.10
1755Clerical residenceMore effectually to enable the clergy, having cure of souls, to reside upon their respective benefices, and to build upon their respective glebe lands.Not Enacted
1755Road from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, to Doneraile, Co. CorkTo continue, explain and amend an act, entitled, an act for repairing the road leading from the town of Clonmel in the county of Tipperary, through the towns of Cloghen, Mitchelstown and to Doneraile in the county of Cork, and for discharging the said road from all leases affecting the same.29 George II c.20
1755James Tisdall, Rose McCauslandFor sale of the manor or reputed manor of Mountfield in the Co. Tyrone, and of several lands and rents, parcel or reputed parcel of the said manor, for the uses mentioned in the settlement made previous to the intermarriage of James Tisdall the younger, esquire, with Rose McCausland.29 George II c.2 (private)
1755Road from Mallow, Co. Cork, to Kilmeany, Co. KerryFor making and amending the road leading from the town of Mallow in the Co. Cork, through the lands of Drumdown, Kilmiclinen and Lisgriffen, to Newcastle in the Co. Limerick, and from thence to the fair-place at Glin in the said Co. Limerick, and from thence to Kilmeany in the Co. Kerry.29 George II c.19
1755King's bench presentmentsFor removing doubts touching the presentments of money in the court of king's bench, and for raising money for building and repairing houses of correction.29 George II c.14
1755Encouragement of tillageFor the further encouragement of tillage.29 George II c.9
1755Combinations of tenants and others, and malicious destructionTo prevent unlawful combinations of tenants, colliers, miners and others, and the sending of threatening letters without names or with fictitious names subscribed thereto, and the malicious destruction of carriages, and for the more effectual punishment of wicked persons, who shall maliciously set fire to houses or outhouses, or to stacks of hay, corn, straw or turf, or to ships or boats.29 George II c.12
1755MurderFor better preventing the horrid crime of murder.Not Enacted
1755Public creditFor promoting public credit.29 George II c.16
1755Streets in DublinFor making more effectual the several acts passed for repairing and amending the streets and highways in and about the city of Dublin.29 George II c.13
1755Enabling Protestant Dissenters to hold militia commissionsTo make it lawful for his majesty's Protestant Dissenting subjects of this kingdom to accept of and hold commissions in the militia, and to act in the commission of array.29 George II c.24
1755Dublin corporation electionsFor better regulating the elections of aldermen in the city of Dublin, and also for the better regulating the appointment of the commons and common council of the said city, and preserving peace, order and good government in the said city.Not Enacted