London Hackney Carriage Act 1831

XV Duties in what Manner to be paid.

And be it enacted, That the weekly Sum of Ten Shillings by this Act reserved and made payable in .respect of every such Licence as aforesaid shall be due and payable in advance, in manner following; that is to say, the Person to whom any such Licence shall be granted shall, at the Time of the granting thereof, pay in advance to the Receiver General of Stamp Duties, at the Head Office for Stamps in the City of Westminster, the said weekly Duty, computed from the Day of the Date of such Licence, if the same shall bear Date on a Monday, and if the same shall bear Date on any other Day of the Week, then from the Monday next preceding the Day of the Date thereof, up to the first Monday of the next succeeding Calendar Month; and on the first Monday of every Calendar Month the Person to whom such Licence shall be granted shall pay in advance the said weekly Duty up to the first Monday in the next succeeding Calendar Month, and so on from Time to Time during the Continuance of every such Licence; and the said weekly Duty shall accordingly be paid in advance, from Timer to Time, in manner aforesaid, to the said Receiver General, or in default thereof it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of Stamps to revoke and make void any such Licence, and to call in the numbered Plate relating thereto.