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Land Tax Act 1698
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LXVIL.Receiver General answerable for his Deputies; and to appoint to many of them that Sub-collectors be not forced to travel above Ten Miles to pay Money
Penalty £100.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Receiver Generall of each County shall nominate constitute and appoint fit and proper Persons for whom he shall be answerable to be his Deputy or Deputies to receive from the said Subcollectors all and every the Rates Duties and Assessments by them respectively collected or received And the said Receivers Generall are hereby required to nominate and appoint so many of such Deputies in their respective Countries that no Subcollector may be forced to travell above the Space of Ten Miles from the usual Place of his Abode for the Payment of the said Moneys that shall be by him so collected or received And if any Receiver Generall shall neglect or refuse to nominate and appoint such Deputies in manner aforesaid or shall wilfully neglect to attend by himselfe or Deputy at the time and place by him appointed for his respective Receipts such Receiver Generall shall for every such Offence forfeite the Sum of One hundred Pounds the one Moiety to His Majesty His Heires and Successors and the other Moiety to him or them that shall sue for the same by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in any of His Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster in which Action or Suit no Essoigne Protection [X1Priviledge] or Wager of Law shall be allowed
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