Taxation (Rock Salt) Act 1698

XIV. Recital of Stat. 5 W. & M. c.7. § 34.

When it shall appear, by Affidavit before Baron of the Exchequer, that a Ticket is burnt, &c., on Certificate thereof by Baron, and Security to Officer, the said Officer to pay Aunuities as if Ticket produced; Officer to be allowed such Payment.

And whereas in and by one Act made in the Fifth yeare of the Reigne of His Majesty and the late Queen Mary of blessed Memory intituled An Act for granting to Their Majesties certain Rates and Duties upon Salt and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of Ten hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the War against France it is (amongst other things) enacted That the Sum of One hundred and forty thousand Pounds should be a yearly Fund for answering the Annuities therein mentioned And whereas certain Tickets were issued out to the Proprietors of the said Annuities many of which Tickets are since burnt lost or otherwise destroyed whereby the said Proprietors are in danger of loosing their Money contained in such Tickets Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in all Cases where it shall appeare by Affidavit to be made before any of the Barons of the Exchequer that any Ticket or Tickets for any Payment or Payments on the said Annuities incurred or become due at or before the Nine and twentieth Day of September One thousand six hundred ninety and eight is or are burnt destroyed or otherwise lost it shall and may be lawfull for the Officer or Officers appointed to Pay and discharge the said Annuities on produceing a Certificate from the said Baron of such Affidavit made before him which Affidavit the Barons or any of them is and are hereby authorized to take and which Certificate he or they are hereby required to grant without Fee or Reward and on Security given to the said Officer to his good likeing to indempnifie him against all other Persons whatsoever for or concerning the Moneys contained or specified in such Ticket or Tickets or which was due thereon he the said Officer shall and is hereby required to pay and discharge the said Annuities by the said Tickets incurred and grown due as aforesaid as if the said Tickets had been produced and shall be allowed such Payments in his Accounts Any thing in this or any other Act contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding.