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Bill Number	1590	Session	1741
Title	For granting to his majesty a further additional duty on wine, silk, hops, china, earthen, japanned or lacquered ware, and vinegar, and also a tax of 4s. in the pound on all salaries, profits of employments, fees and pensions, to be applied to pay an interest of £4 per cent per annum upon the sum of £125,000 part of the sum of £300,000 and an interest of £5 per cent per annum upon such part of the residue thereof as shall remain unpaid on the 25th day of December, 1741, and also to pay an interest of £4 per cent per annum upon a further sum, not exceeding the sum of £125,000 to be borrowed for the purposes herein mentioned, and towards the discharge of the said principal sums.
Variant Title(s)	For granting to his majesty a further additional duty on wine, silk, hops, china, earthen, japanned or lacquered ware, and vinegar; and also a tax of 4s. In the pound on all salaries, profits of employments, fees and pensions, to be applied to pay an interest of £5 per cent per annum upon the sum of £100, 000 and an interest of £5 per cent per annum upon the sum of £250, 000 or such part thereof as shall remain unpaid on the 25th day of December, 1741 and towards the discharge of the said principal sums. [20, 21,23 Nov] For granting to his majesty a further additional duty on wine, silk, hops, china, earthen, japanned or lacquered ware, and vinegar; and also a tax of 4s. in the pound on all salaries, profits of employments, fees and pensions, to be applied to pay an interest of £5 per cent per annum upon the sum of £100, 000 and an interest of £5 per cent per annum upon the sum of £250, 000 or such part thereof as shall remain unpaid on the 25th day of December, 1741 and towards the discharge of the said principal sums. [EPC]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		20 Nov 1741	Leave or Order to	Thomas Carter Master of the Rolls	[0360]
Read & Committed		21 Nov 1741	Presented by	Thomas Carter Master of the Rolls	[0360]
Reported		23 Nov 1741	Reported by	Thomas Carter Master of the Rolls	[0360]
Sent to Chief Governor		23 Nov 1741
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		3 Dec 1741
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		7 Dec 1741
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Commons
Presented		16 Dec 1741
Sent to Other House		19 Dec 1741
Royal Assent		23 Dec 1741
Statute Number		15 George II c.2
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Subject: [201] Finance - Public Finance - Customs and excise Committee: Committee of the Whole House