Yarmouth Haven and Pier Repairs (Duties) Act 1670

III. Eight Commissioners to have Inspection of the Receipts and Disbursements of all such Moneys.

When and by whom to be appointed.; Power of the said Commissioners.; Bailiffs to administer Oath to Collectors and Receivers.

And to the intent that all and every the summe and summes of money which shall be collected and leavyed by vertnue of this Act may be imployed for and towards the repaireing the said Haven and Peers Bee it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That there shall be eight Commissioners from time to time nominated and appointed to have the Inspection and to take accompt of the Receipts and disbursements of all such moneys as shall be soe collected and leavyed dureing the terme aforesaid, Two of which said Commissioners shalbe yearely and every yeare from time to time nominated and appointed by the said Bayliffes, Aldermen, Burgesses and Commonaltie of the said Burrough in Common Councell assembled, and other two of the said eight Commissioners to be in like manner nominated and appointed by the Maior, Aldermen and Comm[m]ons of the Citty of Norwich in Common Councell assembled and other two of them to be in like manner nominated and appointed by the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Norffolke, and other two of them to be in like manner nominated and appointed by the Justices of the Peace for the County of Suffloke at the respective Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said Countyes of Norffolke and Suffolke respectively, Which said Commissioners or any five or more of them shall and may from time to time dureing the said terme call before them the Collectors, Receivers or others who shall be intrusted with the Collection Receit or Employment of the moneyes to be collected and received in pursuance of this Act, who shall and are by vertue of this Act required to render unto the said Co[m]mo?issers or any five or more of them a true Account thereof, and of all and every Summe and Summes of money which shall rest due upon such Account, And the said Co[m]msi?sers or any five or more of them shall and may order and appoint all such moneys which shall rest due upon such Account to be laid out and expended for and towards the uses and purposes aforesaid as there shall be cause, and the Bayliffes of the said Burrough for the time being or one of them are hereby enabled and required to administer an Oath to every such Collector or Collectors Receiver or Receivers as shall be nominated and chosen as aforesaid for the true and faithfull executeing his or their Officer in and about the Premisses according to the true intent and meaneing of this present Act.