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Hearth Money Act 1664
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III.Within what Time Arrears to be exacted.
If Violence used against Officers; Punishment; The former Officers discharged.
Provided alwayes and be it enacted That noe Owners Proprietors or Occupiers of the said Fire-Hearthes or Stoves shall be charged destrained or molested for the said Duty, or any Arrearages thereof at any time after the space of two yeares next after the Duty hereafter shall become due to His Majestie His Heires or Successors, [X1Nor for any Arrearages of the said Duty already incurred after the space of two yeares from the Fower and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred sixty [X2&] fower] And in case of violent opposition or injury done by any person or persons to any such Officer or his Deputie in the due execution of this Act, and the same proved by Oath before any one Justice of the Peace, or Cheife Magistrate or Magistrates of the Citty Towne or Place dwelling neere unto the place who are hereby authorized to administer the said Oath, it shall and may be lawfull to and for such Justice of the Peace Magistrate or Magistrates to punish such offender or offenders if he shall finde cause by Imprisonment in the Common Goale for any time not exceeding the space of one Moneth, And from and after the said Fower and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred sixty fower all Officers formerly appointed to collect the said Duty shall be discharged from the future collecting and levying the same otherwise then as they are directed by this Act, And the said Officer and Officers soe appointed by His Majestie to collect this Duty shall pay the same into His Majestyes Exchequer to the ends in the said former Acts mentioned.
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