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Land Tax Act 1698

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XXXV.Receivers General certifying Monies to be due when the same have been paid, &c.

Penalty to Party.

Penalty to the King.

And for the better preventing such unjust Vexations as might be occasioned by such Persons as shall be appointed Receivers Generall of any the Sums of Money granted by this Act and to the intent that the said Receivers Generall may returne a true Account into His Majesties Court of Exchequer of such Sums of Money as shall be received by them and every of them their and every of their Deputy and Deputies Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Receiver Generall shall returne or certifie into the said Court any Sum or Sums of Money to be in arreare and unpaid after the same have been received either by such Receiver Generall or his Deputy or Deputies or any of them or shall cause any Person or Persons or Places to be set insuper in the said Court for any Sum or Sums of Money that hath been soe received that then every such Receiver Generall shall forfeite to every Person and Persons that shall be molested vexed or damaged by reason of such unjust Certificate Returne or Setting insuper Treble Damages that shall be thereby occasioned the said Damages to be recovered by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in which no Essoigne Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed nor any more than one Imparlance and shall alsoe forfeite to His Majesty His Heires and Successors Double the Sum that shall be so unjustly certified or returned or caused to be set insuper

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