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CAP. XXIII.

An ACT in addition to an Act, intituled "An Act for establishing a Tender to be made in all payments in this Province."

Passed the 11th March, 1818.

Preamble.

 

 

 

 
WHEREAS by an Act made and passed in the twenty-sixth year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act for establishing a Tender in all payments to be made in this Province" it is enacted, "That an English Guinea shall pass current and be received for twenty-three shillings and fourpence, and a Silver English or French Crown piece for five shillings and six-pence, and all other English Gold and Silver Coin in the like proportion;   and that Spanish Milled Dollars shall pass current and be received for five shillings each, and a half Joannes for forty shillings, in all payments to be made within this Province." — And whereas since the passing of the said Act a New Gold and Silver Coinage has taken place in the United Kingdom;   and doubts have arisen whether the same is receivable by virtue of the said Act as a Tender in this Province of the comparative value as in and by the same Act is provided for English Gold and Silver Coin:   for the removal whereof.

Sovereigns being of the value of each 20s. sterling to pass current for 22s. 3d. each.

New Silver Crowns of the value of 5s. each sterling, to pass current for 5s. 6d each

All other Gold and Silver Coin of the new Coinage aforesaid in the like proportion

Proviso — that no smaller fraction than a half penny shall be calculated in the proportionate value

 
I.   Be it declared and enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Assembly, That in all payments to be made in this Province, the Gold Coin of the United Kingdom denominated Sovereigns, being of the value each twenty shillings lawful money of Great-Britain, shall pass current and be received for twenty-two shillings and three-pence each;   and the new Silver Coin called Crowns, of the value of five shillings each, like lawful money, shall pass current and be received for five shillings and six-pence each, and all other Gold and Silver Coin of the new Coinage aforesaid of the United Kingdom, in the like proportion.   Provided always, that in payments made with the smaller pieces of Silver Coin, no smaller fraction than a half penny shall be calculated in the proportionate value thereof unless several of them shall be paid together so as to amount to the value o a Crown or half Crown piece, when the same shall be received for the full intrinsic value which they bear in proportion with the same larger pieces.

English Gold or Silver Coin of the United Kingdom a lawful Tender.
 
II.   And be it further declared and enacted, That any former or future Gold or Silver English Coin, of the United Kingdom, shall be at all times hereafter current in this Province, and received in all payments to be made therein in the same, or a like proportion as is herein and in the before recited Act established and provided.

Gold and Silver Coin of the United States a lawul Tender

 
III.   And be it further enacted, That in all payments to be made in this Province the Gold Coin of the United States of America called Eagles of the value each of ten Dollars of the Silver Coin of the said United States, shall pass current and be received for fifty shillings, and the said dollar of the said United States, for five shillings, and other Gold and Silver Coin of the said United States in the like proportion.

Suspending clause

 
IV.   And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not be in force until His Majesty's Royal approbation be had and declared to the same.

 
 
This Act was confirmed, finally enacted and ratified by an Order of the King in Council, Dated the 1st of February, 1821, and which was published and declared in the Province on the 5th June, 1821.

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C. 23. Anno LVIII. Geo. III.   A. D. 1818.


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