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Bedford Level Act 1663
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VIII.Taxes and Penalties how to be levied.
Lands sold for Taxes and Penalties in arrear.
And be it further enacted That for the levying such Taxes and Penaltyes as are now in arreare or at any tyme since the thirtieth Day of September in the Yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred fifty and eight (other then such as are hereby otherwise directed to be leavyed) or which shall be sett and imposed upon the said nynety five thousand Acres [X1by virtue of this Act and shall be in arreare upon the respective Parts and Proporc[i]ons of the said nynety five thousand Acres] the said Governor Bayliffs and Conservators of the said Corporation, and their Successors for the tyme being or any five or more of them whereof the said Governor and Bayliffs for the tyme being and their Successors or any of them to be two for leavying such Taxes and Penaltyes which now are or shall bee soe in arreare upon the respective Parts and Proportions of the said nynety five thousand Acres shall on Wednesday and Thursday in Whitson weeke or either of them every Yeare at the Shire house in Ely aforesaid in the said Isle of Ely have power onely to sell soe much of such Parts and Proportions of the said nynety five thousand Acres upon which any Tax shall be in arreare or Penaltyes in such Proportions, as the said Governor Bayliffes and Conservators of the said Corporation or their Successors or any five or more of them whereof the said Governour and Bayliffs or any of them to be two shall judge to be sufficient to raise such Taxes and Penalties by any Writing under the Seale of the said Corporation and the Person or Persons to whom such Sales shall bee made shall be a lawfull Purchaser and Assignee of soe much as shall be sold to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever.
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