AND  BE  IT  FURTHER  ENACTED  by  the  Antfiority  Aiote-
Buid  That  all  the  Moneys  to  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  tiait  Cot
ony  by  Virtne  of  this  Act  shall  be  imployed  for  and  towards  Gan-
celliDg  the  Bills  of  Credit  ^tiuck  apd  Emitted  upon  the  said  Doty,
of  Excise  at  the  times  aud  in  the  Manner  directed  in  and  by  an
Act  Entitled  "An  Act  for  the  more  more  effectnal  Cancelling  the
•*  Bills  of  Credit  of  this  Colony  "  passed  in  the  Twenty  first  Tear
of  his  Majesties  Beign  And  to  and  for  no  Other  use  or  parpose
(ffhatBoever

AND  BE  IT  ALSO  ENACTED  That  the  Retailers  In  the  City
Df  New  York  shall  Pay  the  Excise  in  three  several  payments  or
sooner  as  the  Commissioner  and  they  shall  Agree  PROVIDED
ALWAYS  That  Nothing  in  this  Act  shall  be  Constmed  to  make
[Void  Abridge  or  in  any  Wise  lessen  the  several  Rights  and  privl-
ledges  Granted  onto  the  Citys  of  New  York  and  Albany  by  their
tBespective  Charters  Any  thing  contained  in  tliis  Act  to  the  Coa-
trary  there<rf  in  any  wise  Notwithstanding
,  AND  BE  IT  FURTHER  ENACTED  by  the  Authority  Afore'
said  That  the  Treasnrer  of  tbie  Colony  shall  be  and  hereby  ii
directed  and  required  within  three  months  After  the  Public*
rtion  of  this  Act  to  put  In  Suit  the  Reco^izances  of  all  sndi
Persons  who  are  in  arrear  on  account  of  the  Excise  farmed  by
Conner  Acta  of  this  Colony  first  giving  Two  months  Notice  of
this  direction  by  AdvertiBemwits  to  be  incerted  in  aJI  the  Pub-
lick  News  Papers  in  this  Colony  And  where  No  Recognizances
are  to  be  found  The  Treasnrer  shall  be  and  hereby  is  Enabled
Impowered  and  Authorized  to  bring  suits  in  his  own  Naioe
'AgiiiuHt  all  and  Every  such  Person  and  Persona  who  shall
Appear  to  be  in  Arrear  on  Account  of  the  said  Excise  or  Against
their  Heirs  Executors  or  Administrators  And  all  the  Money  re-
covered in  Consequence  of  such  Suit  or  suits  shall  be  Applied  to
the  sinking  and  Cancelling  the  Bills  of  Credit  Emitted  <M!  the
Credit  of  the  Duty  of  Excise  at  the  times  and  in  the  Manner
berein  before  directed  And  In  Case  the  Treasurer  shall  Neglect
or  omit  to  bring  or  cause  such  Suites  to  be  brought  within  the
time  Limitted  by  this  Act  all  such  Bum  of  Money  so  In  Arrear
ion  tlie  Duty  of  Excise  which  he  shall  so  Neglect  or  Omit  to  Sne
for  or  Cause  to  be  Sued  for  shall  be  deemed  Assets  in  his  hands
And  he  shall  be  Charged  therewith  ai  having  actually. 