15th session of parliament elected in 1727. Dates of Session: 7 Oct 1755–8 May 1756
Dates on which acts received royal assent: 20 Dec 1755 (2 acts); 8 May 1756 (24 acts)
Total of 26 acts (24 public and 2 private)
The public acts of this session are printed in The statutes at large (21 vols, Dublin, 1786-1804), vol. vii, pp 271-489.
Regnal year description in The statutes at large: 29 George II
Dates of regnal year of 29 George II: 22 Jun 1755–21 Jun 1756
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Public Acts
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[+]29 George II c.1 [Bill No. 3081] For granting and continuing to his majesty an additional duty on beer, ale, stro ...
29 George II c.1 [Bill No. 3081] Royal Assent: 20 Dec 1755.
For 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.2 [Bill No. 2906] For allowing further time to persons in offices or employments to qualify themse ...
29 George II c.2 [Bill No. 2906] Royal Assent: 20 Dec 1755.
For 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.3 [Bill No. 3077] For continuing and amending several laws heretofore made, relating to his majest ...
29 George II c.3 [Bill No. 3077] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.4 [Bill No. 1318] For licensing hawkers and pedlars, and for encouragement of English Protestant s ...
29 George II c.4 [Bill No. 1318] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For licensing hawkers and pedlars, and for encouragement of English Protestant schools.
[+]29 George II c.5 [Bill No. 0072] To prohibit the return into this kingdom of such of his majesty's subjects, as n ...
29 George II c.5 [Bill No. 0072] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
To 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.6 [Bill No. 1446] For better regulating of juries.
29 George II c.6 [Bill No. 1446] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For better regulating of juries.
[+]29 George II c.7 [Bill No. 3679] For amending an act passed in the 12th year of the reign of his late majesty Kin ...
29 George II c.7 [Bill No. 3679] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.8 [Bill No. 3782] For continuing and reviving several temporary statutes, and for amending and exp ...
29 George II c.8 [Bill No. 3782] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.9 [Bill No. 3940] For the further encouragement of tillage.
29 George II c.9 [Bill No. 3940] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For the further encouragement of tillage.
[+]29 George II c.10 [Bill No. 3939] For amending an act, passed in the 25th year of his present majesty's reign, ent ...
29 George II c.10 [Bill No. 3939] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.11 [Bill No. 0664] For reviving and amending an act, passed in the 11th year of the reign his prese ...
29 George II c.11 [Bill No. 0664] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.12 [Bill No. 0614] To prevent unlawful combinations of tenants, colliers, miners and others, and th ...
29 George II c.12 [Bill No. 0614] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
To 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.13 [Bill No. 3832] For making more effectual the several acts passed for repairing and amending the ...
29 George II c.13 [Bill No. 3832] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.14 [Bill No. 2370] For removing doubts touching the presentments of money in the court of king's be ...
29 George II c.14 [Bill No. 2370] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.15 [Bill No. 3721] To supply the defect of an act, passed in the 10th year of the reign of her late ...
29 George II c.15 [Bill No. 3721] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
To 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.16 [Bill No. 0156] For promoting public credit.
29 George II c.16 [Bill No. 0156] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For promoting public credit.
[+]29 George II c.17 [Bill No. 0811] For the relief of insolvent debtors.
29 George II c.17 [Bill No. 0811] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For the relief of insolvent debtors.
[+]29 George II c.18 [Bill No. 1110] For amending and making more effectual the several laws relating to first fruits ...
29 George II c.18 [Bill No. 1110] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.19 [Bill No. 3590] For making and amending the road leading from the town of Mallow in the Co. Cork ...
29 George II c.19 [Bill No. 3590] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.20 [Bill No. 3485] To continue, explain and amend an act, entitled, an act for repairing the road l ...
29 George II c.20 [Bill No. 3485] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
To 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.21 [Bill No. 2656] For relief of the creditors of the bank lately kept by William Lenox and George ...
29 George II c.21 [Bill No. 2656] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.22 [Bill No. 2859] For the relief of the creditors of the bank lately kept by John Willcocks and Jo ...
29 George II c.22 [Bill No. 2859] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.23 [Bill No. 2537] For the relief of the creditors of the bank lately kept in the city of Dublin by ...
29 George II c.23 [Bill No. 2537] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.24 [Bill No. 1857] To make it lawful for his majesty's Protestant Dissenting subjects of this kingd ...
29 George II c.24 [Bill No. 1857] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
To 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.
Private Acts
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[+]29 George II c.1 (private) [Bill No. 2774] For vesting the estates of Elizabeth Quin, otherwise Longfield, deceased, daught ...
29 George II c.1 (private) [Bill No. 2774] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.2 (private) [Bill No. 2829] For sale of the manor or reputed manor of Mountfield in the Co. Tyrone, and of s ...
29 George II c.2 (private) [Bill No. 2829] Royal Assent: 8 May 1756.
For 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.