Land Tax Act 1698

L. Shares in New River, Thames, Marybone, or Hampstead Waters.; Offices of Insurance from Fire, Convex or other Lights; Interest in the King's Printing House; And Merchants Companies in London, how assessed.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every Person and Persons having any Share or Shares or Interests in any fresh Streame or Running Water brought to the North parts of London commonly called the New River or in the Thames Water-works or in Marybone or Hampsted Waters or any Rents or Profits ariseing thereby And all and every Person and Persons having any Share or Interest in any Office or Stock for insuring of Houses in Cases of Fire or in the Convex or other Lights or in the Stock or Stocks for printing of Books in or belonging to the House commonly called the Kings Printing-House shall pay for the same the Sum of Three Shillings for every Twenty Shillings of the full yearly Value thereof And they and all Companies of Merchants in London charged by this Act shall be assessed by the Commissioners nominated and appointed for the said City or any Two or more of them for their respective Shares and Interests aforesaid and the aforesaid joynt Stock or Stocks and the same shall be paid by the Governours and respective Treasurers or Receivers of the said River Waters and Water-works and of the said Offices and Stocks respectively and be deducted at and out of their next Dividends