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23 Decr 1810
Prize Acts 1805 1809

Unless the doing its that which has just been mentioned
be counted for something, it had seemed to me
that what has is done in and by this 10th Section amounted
absolutely to nothing. But upon looking narrowly into
this Section and comparing it carefully with the 80
lines of which the 73d Section of the Act of 1809 is composed, it appeared
in this 10 Section of the Act of 1809 three days of delay
are saved in the case where England is then the of the condemnati scene of
the condemnation lies in England, saved or at least
endeavoured to be saved. Pay to the Greenwich Treasurer
For the payment to be made to the Greenwich Treasurer "four
months after the first distribution" is the time pointed out
by the Act of 1805 (§. 80.) "Four months next after the
"day on which distribution shall have been notified" says
this Act of 1809 (§. 10.) "Four months next after the
"day on which distribution shall have been made notified
"pursuant to the directions in the said Act contained".

What then are the directions in the said Act (meaning
in the corresponding part if ever it should be of the said Act when found hunted out) contained.
"All such notifications" (says §. 73 line 62) – "all such notifications
with respect to Prizes condemned or surplusage to be
"condemned in Great Britain shall be published in
"the London Gazette three days at the least before any
" or surplusage share or proportion of any such
"prize .... shall be paid". Three days, then is the longest
interval which the legislator of 1805 looked for: the object
the sole object of his apprehension was lest the interval should
payer should be being too eager to rid his hands of the money
should make the interval too short: three days the longest
interval he can bring himself to allow is the longest interval which in
his view of the matter
an Agent being at liberty
will be disposed to make.
Three days therefore unless
the view taken of this
matter by the legislators
of 1809 be different from the view taken by the legislators of 1805 is the exact quantity of time unnecessary delay which by this amendment he proposes to himself to save.

Identifier: | JB/547/276/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 547.
Date_1	1810-12-23	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	547	Main Headings
Folio number	276	Info in main headings field	Prizes. Acts 1805. 1809
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Producer
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