Taxation Act 1666

XXVII. If any Controversy between Commissioners concerning Rates, Proceedings.

Questions touching the Rates to be determined by Two or more Commissioners.; Receiver General to give Acquittances to Head Collectors, and Head Collectors, to Sub-collectors gratis.; Sub-collectors to deliver to Head Collectors a Schedule of Names, &c. of Persons making Default, to be returned into the Exchequer.

And in case of any controversie ariseing betweene the [X1 said] Coo[m]mis?sers concerning the said Rates or Assessments; the Coo[m]mis?ers that shall be concerned therein shall have noe voice but shall withdraw the dureing the debate of such controversy untill it be determined by the rest of the Coo[m]mis?sers And all questions and differencies that shall arise touching any of the said Rates Taxes Assesments or Leavyes shall be heard and finally determined by two or more of the Coo[m]mis?sers upon complaint thereof to them made by any person or persons thereby grieved without further trouble or Suite in Law And the said Receiver Generall shall give Acquittances gratis to the said [X2 Head] Collectors, for all moneys of them received & the said Head Collectors shall alsoe give Acquittances gratis to the Sub Collectors, for all such moneys as shalbe ?pd by them in pursuance of this Act, which Acquittances shall be a full Discharge to the said Head Collectors and Subcollectors respectively. And the said Sub Collectors shall make and deliver to the said Head Collectors a perfect Schedule fairely written in Parchment under their hands and seales signed and allowed by any two or more of the respective Coo[m]mis?sers containing the names sirnames and places of abode of every person within their respective Collection that shall make defaulte of payment of any of the summes that shall be rated or assessed on such person by vertue of this Act and the summe and summes charged on every such person. The same Schedule to be delivered by the Head Collector to the Receiver Generall of that County Citty Towne or Liberty respectively to be by him returned into His Majestyes Exchequer Whereupon every person soe makeing defaulte of payment may be charged by Processe, of the Court according to the course thereof in that behalfe

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X1 O. omits.

X2 interlined on the Roll.