Taxation Act 1667

XX. Commissioners to deliver Quarterly Accounts upon Oath to Persons herein named, appointed under c. I. ante.

What such Accounts to contain.; If the Sum of £310,000 be not fully raised before 24th June 1670, Commissioners to declare to the King and Parliament the Deficiency; and the same to be made up by an additional Duty at the Custom house, as by 12 Car. II. c.4. or any other Act of this Parliament, repaying the Duty on Exportation of the said Wine, &c.

And be it further enacted That the Commissioners to be appointed by vertue of this Act or such other person or persons as shall be appointed by his Majesty to collect the moneys arising thereupon shall once every Quarter deliver in a true account in writing under his or theire hands upon theire corporal Oathes unto William Lord Brereton Baron of Laughtin in the Kingdome of Ireland William Peirpoint Esquire Sir George Savill Baronet Giles Dunster Esquire Sir James Langham Knight Henry Osborne Esquire Sir William Turner Alderman of the City of London George Thompson Esquire and John Gregory Esquire or the major part of them Commissioners appointed by an Act of this present Parliament entituled An Act for taking the Accompts of several sums of Money therein mentioned (which Oath the said Commissioners or the major part of them have hereby power to administer) of all the moneys received or secured by vertue of this Act as well for Duty as Penalty with the persons Names who have soe paid or secured the same as likewise to examine the said Accompts and all persons concerned in paying or collecting the same as effectually to all intents and purposes and in such manner as the said Commissioners before named have power to do by vertue of the Act of Parliament aforesaid in reference to the accompts in the said Act mentioned to the intent it may appeare when the aforesaid Su[m]m of Three hundred and ten thousand pounds with Interest for the same (after the rate of Six pounds per centum which Interest is to be accounted only from such time as such money shall be lent and paid to his Majesty upon the Credit of this Act) is fully raised or secured to be raised as this Act directs And in case the aforesaid Su[m]m upon examination of the said Commissioners before particularly named or the major part of them shall be found not to be fully raised or secured to be raised by vertue of this Act by or before the Foure and twentieth of June which shall be in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy then the said Commissioners before particularly named or the major part of them that shall bee then living are hereby authorised and required to declare under theire Hands and Seales unto the Kings Majesty and also to both Houses of Parliament (if then sitting what part of the aforesaid Su[m]m intended to be raised by this Act shall not appeare to be paid or secured to be paid by or on the said Foure and twentieth of June One thousand six hundred and seventy Then to the end a good and visible Security may appeare to all persons who shall advance any money as aforesaid on Security of this Act Be it further enacted That it shall and may be lawfull for his Majesty his Heires and Successors for such time onely not exceeding one yeare as may raise the money so declared to be behind unpaid or unsecured to be accompted from the said Four and twentieth day of June which shall be in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred and seventy to receive and take by way of additionall Duty att the Custome house upon all kind of Wines and other Liquors chargeable by this Act the Sum of Four pounds for every Tun that shall be imported within that yeare (repaying the whole Duty hereby imposed for so much thereof as shall be exported before the Duty hereby granted shall cease) out of such collection of the Duty hereby granted as shall afterwards be made over and above all Charges Rates and Duties imposed upon them or any of them before this Act was made to be raised and leavied according to such Rules and Powers and with such Allowances as are now appointed by virtue of an Act of this present Parliament intituled A Subsidy granted to the King of Tonnage and Poundage and other Su[m]ms of Money payable upon Merchandise exported and imported Or of any other Act of this present Parliament for the levying and collecting the Duty upon Wines arising by Customes.