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Militia Act 1698
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III.Where Two or more Persons charged, Three; Deputy Lieutenants may settle Contributions
Contributor refusing to pay,; Distress.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That where Two or more Persons are charged to find any Horse or Foot Soldier and Arms it shall and may be lawfull to and for any Three or more Deputy Lieutenants of the same County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque-Ports or other Places to direct and appoint who shall find the Horse and Arms or Foot Soldier and Arms and who shall be the Contributors and to settle the Sums of Money to be paid by every Contributor in case the same Contribution be not ascertained by Agreement of the Parties And if any Person so charged as a Contributor being Inhabitant of the said County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque Ports or other Place shall refuse to pay his Proportion upon Demand or in case he be not an Inhabitant in that County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque-Ports or other Place his Tenant or Tenants whose Estate is charged with the same Proportion shall neglect or refuse to pay his said Proportion upon Demand that then it shall and may be lawfull to and for Three or more Deputy Lieutenants of the said County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque-Ports or other Place by Warrant under their Hands and Seales to levy such Sum and Sums of Money by Distresse and Sale of the Goods of the Person soe neglecting or refuseing to pay if he be an Inhabitant of the same County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque-Ports or other Place and in case he dwell out of the County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque-Ports or other Place then by Distresse and Sale of the Goods of his Tenant or Tenants or the Estate charged with the same Proportion rendring the Overplus to the Party all necessary Charge in levying thereof being first deducted And the Tenant and Tenants is and are hereby authorized and impowered to deduct and defaulk the Sum soe charged out of the Rent by him or them payable to his or their Landlord And the Sum soe levyed shall be paid according to the Direction of the Warrant of such Three or more Deputy Lieutenants.
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