Poll Tax Act 1660

1. Introductory Text

2. The Reasons for passing this Act.

3. II. Parsons.

4. III. Lord Mayor Aldermen, &c. of London.

5. IV. Officers of the Courts of Chancery and King's Bench.

6. V. Commissioners named

7. V. Commissioners may execute Act without further Commission.

8. VI. Persons dissuading others from paying Rate, or consenting that any other Person shall be under-rated.

9. VII. Sums collected to be issued by Treasurers to the Uses in this Act

10. VIII. Persons residing in London or within 15 Miles paying before the time limited to the Persons herein named as Treasurers;

11. IX. Persons lending £100. or upwards declared a good Service.

12. X. Persons, &c; lending before 1st Aug. 1660.,

13. XI. Treasurers to repay such Loans out of the Rates received by them, with Interest at £6. per Cent. per Annum.

14. XII. Acquittances from Persons appointed for Receipt of Rates a sufficient Discharge to Treasurers.

15. XIII. Allowance to Collectors, Id. in the pound. Allowance to Commissioners' Clerks, Id. in the pound.

16. XIV. Treasurers to pay to Sheriffs residing 50 Miles or upwards from London 2d. in the Pound, and within that Distance 1d. Allowance to Treasurers of 1d. in the Pound.

17. XV. Rates upon Peers to be received by a Collector nominated by them, who is to pay the same to the Treasurers.

18. XVI. No Double Charge allowed.

19. XVII. Rates received to be employed in paying Arrears, &c. to the Army and Navy in Pay on the 10th June 1660. Account of Rates received to be given to Parliament.

20. XVIII. Persons assessed higher than their Rank to be assessed by Persons herein named.