Section XXV

Officers who are to account for Money imprested in the Exchequer, to charge themselves upon Oath with the Interest Monies received, as herein mentioned; such Charge to be examined by the Auditor of the Exchequer, with Vouchers, and attested, who may surcharge.

And whereas several Sums of Money have during the Continuance of the late Warr against France and since been X1imprested at the Receipt of Exchequer to the respective Treasurers of the Navy and to the several Paymasters of the Land Forces for the Service of the said Navy and Land Forces and for the Service of several Offices subordinate to them by Talleys of fictitious Loans with Orders for Principal Sums equal to the Sums so imprested and for Interest thereof at several Rates payable to the said respective Treasurers and Paymasters or their Assigns with Power to them respectively to make Assignments of or upon such Orders for the respective Services aforesaid Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said respective Treasurers and Paymasters and all the Officers in the said Subordinate Offices who are to render Accounts for the Money so imprested in the Exchequer shall fully charge themselves upon Oath (which the said Auditors of the Imprests or either of them for the Time being have hereby Power to administer to the said Treasurers Paymasters and other Officers and to their Agents respectively) with all the Interest Moneys by the said Treasurers Paymasters and other Officers respectively or by their X2respective Agents recieved at the Exchequer or otherwise for or upon Account of any such Talleys and Orders or any of them or any Part thereof at any Time or Times before any Assignment or Assignments made of or upon such Orders or any of them by the said Treasurers Paymasters or other Officers respectively which Interest Moneys ought in Justice to be accounted for to the Uses aforesaid and shall specify therein every particular Sum so recieved for Interest and the Order or Tally upon which the same were so receieved and the Persons to whom the Assignments were made upon the said Tallies or Orders for which the said Interest was recieved and that every such Charge shall be examined by the Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer for the Time being with the Entries or Vouchers remaining in the said Receipt and shall be attested by the said Auditor of the Receipt who (if any Omission or Omissions be made in the said Charge) shall take care to add and surcharge the same before X3 the respective Account or Accounts of the said Treasurers Paymasters and other Officers before mentioned shall be declared