Land Tax Act 1698

VI. Commissioners to meet on or before the 3d of May 1699; and to write down the Proportions to be charged upon every Division.

4 W. & M. c.1; may subdivide, so as Two or more be appointed for each Division.

Proviso.

And be it further enacted and declared That the severall Commissioners aforesaid shall meete together at the most usuall and common Place of Meeting within each of the said Counties Ridings Cities Boroughs Townes and Places respectively for which they are hereby appointed Commissioners on or before the Third Day of May One thousand six hundred ninety and nine and shall meet afterwards in like manner as often as it shall be necessary for the putting [X1 of] this Act in Execucion And the said Commissioners or soe many of them as shall be present at such Generall Meeting or Meetings or the major Part of them are hereby authorized and required to put this present Act in Execution and shall ascertaine and sett downe in Writing the severall Proportions which ought to be charged upon every Hundred Lath Wapentake Rape Ward or other Division respectively for and towards the raiseing and makeing up of the whole Summ by this Act charged upon the whole County City or other Place for which they are hereby named Commissioners having regard in proportioning the same to sett downe and ascertaine Three fourth Parts of the entire Summs which were assessed on the same Hundreds or Divisions respectively by vertue of the Act of Parliament made and passed in the Fourth Yeare of the Reigne of His Majesty and of our late gracious Sovereigne Queen Mary of blessed Memory intituled An Act for granting to Their Majesties an Aid of Four Shillings in the Pound for One Yeare for carrying on a vigorous War against France and shall alsoe if they see cause subdivide and distribute themselves and the other Commissioners not then present into lesser Numbers soe as Two or more of the said Commissioners may be appointed for the Service of each Hundred Lath Wapentake Rape Ward or other Division and as may best conduce to the carrying on of His Majesties Service hereby required Neverthelesse not thereby to restraine the said Commissioners or any of them from acting as Commissioners in any other Part of the County or Place for which they are nominated

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.