Taxation: Members of Parliament Act 1700

VI. [X1 VI. Commissioners to meet on or before 17th Day of June 1701 to execute Act,; and afterwards in like manner, as often as it shall be necessary,; and to ascertain the several Proportions to be paid by every Hundred, &c.; and may divide themselves for the Execution of the Act.

Not to restrain them from acting in any other Part of the County.

And be it further enacted and declared That the severall Commissioners aforesaid shall meet together at the most usuall and common Place of Meeting within each of the said Counties Ridings Cities Boroughs Towns and Places respectively for which they are hereby appointed Commissioners on or before the Seventeenth Day of June One thousand seven hundred and one and shall meet afterwards in like Manner as often as it shall be necessary for the putting this Act in Execution And the said Commissioners or so 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 ascertain and set down in Writing the severall Proportions which ought to be charged upon every Hundred Lathe Wapentake Rape Ward or other Division respectively for and towards the raising and making up the whole Sum by this Act charged upon the whole County City or other Places for which they are hereby appointed Commissioners having Regard in proportioning the same to set down and ascertain Three Fourth Parts of the intire Sums which were assessed on the same Hundreds or Divisions respectively by vertue of the Act of Parliament made and passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of His Majesty and our late most Gracious Sovereign Queen Mary of blessed Memory intituled An Act for granting to Their Majesties an Aid of Four Shillings in the Pound for One Year for carrying on a vigorous Warr against France And shall also if they see Cause subdivide and distribute themselves and the other Commissioners not then present into lesser Numbers so as Two or more of the said Commissioners may be appointed for the Service of each Hundred Lathe Wapentake Rape Ward or other Division and as may best conduce to the carrying on His Majesties Service hereby required Nevertheless not thereby to restrain the said Commissioners or any of them from acting as Commissioners in any other Part of the County or Place for which they are appointed]

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.