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Session 1785

2nd session of parliament elected in 1783. Dates of Session: 20 Jan 1785–7 Sep 1785

Dates on which acts received royal assent: 24 Mar 1785 (29 acts); 4 Apr 1785 (4 acts); 30 Jun 1785 (9 acts); 19 Jul 1785 (12 acts); 11 Aug 1785 (11 acts); 7 Sep 1785 (10 acts)

Total of 75 acts (66 public and 9 private)

The public acts of this session are printed in The statutes at large (21 vols, Dublin, 1786-1804), vol. xiii, pp [1]-437.

Regnal year description in The statutes at large: 25 George III

Dates of regnal year of 25 George III: 25 Oct 1784–24 Oct 1785

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Public Acts

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[+] 25 George III c.1 [Bill No. 3127] For granting unto his majesty, his heirs and successors an additional duty on wi ...

[+] 25 George III c.2 [Bill No. 1619] For granting unto his majesty the several aids, duties, rates, impositions and t ...

[+] 25 George III c.3 [Bill No. 3251] For granting to his majesty, his heirs and successors certain duties upon malt.

[+] 25 George III c.4 [Bill No. 3131] For the advancement of trade, and for granting to his majesty, his heirs and suc ...

[+] 25 George III c.5 [Bill No. 3334] For regulating the sugar trade, and for granting to his majesty, his heirs and s ...

[+] 25 George III c.6 [Bill No. 3357] For regulating and extending the tobacco trade, and for granting to his majesty, ...

[+] 25 George III c.7 [Bill No. 3197] For granting unto his majesty, his heirs and successors the several duties there ...

[+] 25 George III c.8 [Bill No. 3232] For granting certain duties upon licences to be taken out by the several persons ...

[+] 25 George III c.9 [Bill No. 3191] For granting unto his majesty, his heirs and successors certain duties on carria ...

[+] 25 George III c.10 [Bill No. 0696] For explaining and amending an act entitled an act for regulating the corn trade ...

[+] 25 George III c.11 [Bill No. 1752] To promote the linen and hempen manufactures, by increasing the supply of Irish ...

[+] 25 George III c.12 [Bill No. 1753] For granting the sum of £4,000 for the purposes therein mentioned, and for ...

[+] 25 George III c.13 [Bill No. 0249] For the better encouraging of trade by regulating the payment of bounties and ex ...

[+] 25 George III c.14 [Bill No. 1152] For granting the sum of £20,000 to the speaker of the house of commons, th ...

[+] 25 George III c.15 [Bill No. 0039] For continuing an act entitled an act for facilitating the trade and intercourse ...

[+] 25 George III c.16 [Bill No. 0441] For granting the sum of £9,000 to the Incorporated Society for Supporting ...

[+] 25 George III c.17 [Bill No. 0090] To prevent the practice of seducing artificers and manufacturers of this kingdom ...

[+] 25 George III c.18 [Bill No. 3307] For granting to his majesty, his heirs and successors the several duties therei ...

[+] 25 George III c.19 [Bill No. 3273] For granting to his majesty, his heirs and successors certain duties and rates u ...

[+] 25 George III c.20 [Bill No. 1332] For licensing hawkers and pedlars, petty chapmen and other persons.

[+] 25 George III c.21 [Bill No. 1527] To explain and amend the several acts made in this kingdom to encourage the buil ...

[+] 25 George III c.22 [Bill No. 0433] For granting the sum of £8,600 to the corporation for the relief of the po ...

[+] 25 George III c.23 [Bill No. 0430] For granting the sum of £1,000 to the governors of the Hibernian School, f ...

[+] 25 George III c.24 [Bill No. 0322] For granting the sum of £3,000 to the lord chancellor and chief judges for ...

[+] 25 George III c.25 [Bill No. 0428] For granting the sum of £1,000 to the Hibernian Marine Society, towards su ...

[+] 25 George III c.26 [Bill No. 1111] For granting the sum of £5,000 to the board of first fruits for the purpos ...

[+] 25 George III c.27 [Bill No. 0947] For granting the sum of £5,000 to the Dublin Society for the purposes ther ...

[+] 25 George III c.28 [Bill No. 1930] For punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and t ...

[+] 25 George III c.29 [Bill No. 0418] For granting the sum of £10,000 to the governors of the foundling hospital ...

[+] 25 George III c.30 [Bill No. 0314] For granting to his majesty the duties therein mentioned to be paid to the trust ...

[+] 25 George III c.31 [Bill No. 1449] To take away the challenge to the array of panels of jurors for want of a knight ...

[+] 25 George III c.32 [Bill No. 2927] For allowing further time to persons in offices or employments to qualify themse ...

[+] 25 George III c.33 [Bill No. 3626] To repeal an act passed in the 19th and 20th years of his present majesty entitl ...

[+] 25 George III c.34 [Bill No. 3129] For continuing and amending several laws relating to his majesty's revenue, and ...

[+] 25 George III c.35 [Bill No. 1154] For the further improvement and extension of the fisheries on the coasts of this ...

[+] 25 George III c.36 [Bill No. 3724] To amend an act passed in the 12th year of his late majesty George I entitl ...

[+] 25 George III c.37 [Bill No. 1188] To explain and amend an act passed in the 13th and 14th years of the reign of hi ...

[+] 25 George III c.38 [Bill No. 0560] To remedy the inconveniencies which arise to ecclesiastical persons from the los ...

[+] 25 George III c.39 [Bill No. 0452] For extending the provisions of an act passed in this kingdom in the 5th year of ...

[+] 25 George III c.40 [Bill No. 0453] For further extending the provisions of an act passed in this kingdom in the 5th ...

[+] 25 George III c.41 [Bill No. 1675] For amending an act entitled an act for the issuing treasury bills to the amount ...

[+] 25 George III c.42 [Bill No. 2299] For establishing a complete school of physic in this kingdom.

[+] 25 George III c.43 [Bill No. 3663] For the completing and effectually lighting and watching Rutland Square, and for ...

[+] 25 George III c.44 [Bill No. 0870] For the more speedy and easy recovery of small debts in the manor courts within ...

[+] 25 George III c.45 [Bill No. 1652] To amend the laws relative to lotteries in this kingdom.

[+] 25 George III c.46 [Bill No. 0836] For the relief of insolvent debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their pe ...

[+] 25 George III c.47 [Bill No. 0886] For amending and more effectually carrying into execution the several laws relat ...

[+] 25 George III c.48 [Bill No. 0250] For granting the sums of £20,000, £5,000 and £4,000 to certain ...

[+] 25 George III c.49 [Bill No. 1528] To explain and amend the several acts made in this kingdom to encourage the buil ...

[+] 25 George III c.50 [Bill No. 0419] For the better support and maintenance of the foundling hospital.

[+] 25 George III c.51 [Bill No. 1394] For preventing vexatious injunctions to stay proceedings at law, and for giving ...

[+] 25 George III c.52 [Bill No. 1198] For the more effectually registering freeholders.

[+] 25 George III c.53 [Bill No. 1483] To amend an act entitled an act for the more speedy and effectual recovery of th ...

[+] 25 George III c.54 [Bill No. 3805] For reviving, continuing and amending several temporary statutes.

[+] 25 George III c.55 [Bill No. 1563] To alter and amend an act made in the 21st and 22nd years of his present majesty ...

[+] 25 George III c.56 [Bill No. 3476] To amend an act made in the 17th and 18th years of the reign of his present maje ...

[+] 25 George III c.57 [Bill No. 1338] To prevent the exportation of hay from this kingdom for a limited time.

[+] 25 George III c.58 [Bill No. 0580] For the better carrying into execution the several laws for providing a maintena ...

[+] 25 George III c.59 [Bill No. 1476] To explain and amend an act passed in the 23rd and 24th years of his present maj ...

[+] 25 George III c.60 [Bill No. 0697] To repeal an act entitled an act for regulating measures in buying and selling c ...

[+] 25 George III c.61 [Bill No. 0948] For directing the application of £2,500 granted to the Dublin Society for ...

[+] 25 George III c.62 [Bill No. 0020] To explain and amend the several laws for the encouragement of agriculture in th ...

[+] 25 George III c.63 [Bill No. 0007] To carry into further effect an act passed in the last session of parliament in ...

[+] 25 George III c.64 [Bill No. 1286] To amend an act entitled an act for cleansing the ports, harbours and rivers of ...

[+] 25 George III c.65 [Bill No. 2504] For raising the sum of £20,000 upon the manor of Port Dungloe in the count ...

Private Acts

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[+] 25 George III c.2 (private) [Bill No. 2473] For vesting certain lands in the county of Galway, late the estate of Sir Ulick ...

[+] 25 George III c.3 (private) [Bill No. 2824] For vesting certain lands therein mentioned, the estates of Walter Taylor of Cas ...

[+] 25 George III c.4 (private) [Bill No. 2828] For making an exemplification of the last will and testament of James Tilson, fo ...

[+] 25 George III c.5 (private) [Bill No. 2543] To enable the Right Honourable St Leger, Lord Baron Doneraile, and his eldest so ...

[+] 25 George III c.6 (private) [Bill No. 2419] To enable the Honourable Edward Ward and Sir John Parnell, baronet, committees o ...

[+] 25 George III c.7 (private) [Bill No. 2409] For the more effectually raising a sufficient sum of money for discharging the d ...

[+] 25 George III c.8 (private) [Bill No. 2519] For vesting in trustees certain lands in the counties of Kildare and Mayo, part ...

[+] 25 George III c.9 (private) [Bill No. 2587] For vesting certain lands and premises therein mentioned, the estate of the Righ ...

[+] 25 George III c.10 (private) [Bill No. 2758] To enable Jonathan Morton Pleydell of Teignmouth in the county of Devon in the k ...