Crown Lands (Forfeited Estates) Act 1698

LXXX. At Expiration of Times for Quarterly Payments, Commissioners are to call Collectors before them, &c. and in case of Failure to cause the same to be levied.

And it is hereby further enacted and declared, That at the Expiration of the respective times in this Act prescribed, for the full Payment of the said Four Quarterly Assessments, the severall and respective Commissioners, or any Two or more of them, within their Division and Hundred, shall, and are hereby required to call before them the Collectors within each respective Division and Hundred, to examine and assure themselves of the full and whole Payment of the particular Summe and Summs of Money charged upon the same Division or Hundred, and every Parish and Place therein and of the due Returne of the same into the Hands of the Receivers Generall, their Deputy or Deputies of the said County, Rideing, City, Towne and Place respectively, and by such Receiver Generall into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer; to the end there may be no failure in the Payment of any Part of the Assessments by virtue of this Act to be assessed and paid, nor any Arreares remaine chargeable upon any of the said Counties, Rideings, Cities, Townes or Places respectively; And in case of any Failure in the Premisses, the said Commissioners, or any Two or more of them, are hereby authorized and required to cause the same to be forthwith levied and paid according to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act.