Taxation Act 1695

X. Commissioners to issue Warrants to Sub-collectors to collect, &c.

Sub-collectors to levy and pay to Head Collectors. Head Collectors to hasten Sub-collectors, and to levy, &c. upon Sub-Collectors being behind.; Head Collectors to make Payment to the Receiver General.; Receiver General; to hasten Head Collectors to pay into Exchequer 25th March 1696, or within 30 Days after.; The several Times at which Sub-collectors and Head Collectors respectively are to levy and pay in the several subsequent Quarterly Assessments.

And bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the C[o]mmissioners or any Two or more of them shall issue out their Warrants or Estreats to the Sub collectors under their Hands and Seales thereby requiring them to levy and collect one Fourth part of the Rates and Assessments in respect of their Personal Estates Offices and Imployments And alsoe one Fourth part of the Pound Rate charged upon all Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and Premisses as aforesaid And the said Subcollectors are hereby required and enjoyned to levy and collect the same according to the Duplicates thereof by them received and according to the Intent and Directions of this Act And to make Demand of the said Rates and Assessments upon Personal Estates Offices and Imployments of the Parties themselves if they can bee found or otherwise att the Place of their last Abode and to pay the same unto their respective Head Collectors on or before the Twentieth Day of March One thousand six hundred ninety five or within Twenty Days after And the said Head Collectors are to hasten the said Subcollectors And in case the same shall not bee collected by reason of Neglect or Failure of Duty of the said Subcollectors the said Head Collectors are to levy by Warrant under the Hands and Seales of any Two or more of the said Commissioners by Distresse upon the Subcollectors respectively such Su[m] and Su[m]ms of Money as by him and them ought to have been paid and is or are not paid by reason of his Failure in doeing his Duty according to the Directions of this Act And every Head Collector is hereby required to make Payment of what shall be soe levyed or received unto the Receiver General of the said County City or Place upon or before the Foure and twentieth Day of March aforesaid or within Twenty Days after And the Receiver General is likewise required to call upon and hasten the said Head Collectors and to pay what hee shall receive from the said Head Collectors into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer upon or before the Twenty fifth day of March One thousand six hundred ninety six or within Thirty Days after To the end the First Payment of the said Rates and Assessments may by that time bee fully answered and paid in too His Majestie And the said Subcollectors shall alsoe levy the Second Quarterly Payments of the said Rates and Assessments charged as aforesaid upon or before the Third Day of June next ensueing or within Twenty Days after and shall alsoe pay the same in to the Head Collectors upon or before the Tenth Day of June aforesaid or within Twenty Days after And the said Head Collectors shall make Payment thereof to the Receivors General of the said County City or Place upon or before the Seventeenth Day of June aforesaid or within Twenty Days after And the said Receiver General is also required to make Payment of all which bee shall so receive into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer upon or before the Foure and twentieth day of June aforesaid or within Twenty Days To the end that the Second Payment of the Rates and Assessments soe charged as aforesaid may by that time bee fully answered and paid in to His Majestie And the said Subcollectors are alsoe required and enjoyned to levy one other Quarterly Payment of the Rates and Assessmes. charged as aforesaid upon or before the Fourth Day of September then next ensueing and shall alsoe pay the same unto the said respective Head Collectors on or before the Twelfth Day of September aforesaid or within Twenty Days after And the said Head Collectors are to hasten the said Subcollectors And in case the same shall not bee collected by reason of Neglect or Failure of Duty in the said Subcollectors the Head Collectors are to proceed against them by Distresse in like manner and by like Warrant as aforesaid And every Head Collector is hereby required to make Payment of what shall bee soe levied or received unto the Receiver General of the said County City or Place upon or before the Twentieth Day of September aforesaid or within Twenty Days after And the Receiver General is likewise required to call upon and hasten the said Head Collectors and to pay what bee shall receive from the said Head Collectors into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer on or before the Nine and twentieth Day of September aforesaid or within Twenty Days after To the end that the Third Payment of the said Rates and Assessments may by that time bee fully answered and paid into His Majestie And the said Subcollectors shall alsoe levy one other Quarterly Payment of the said Rates and Assessments charged as aforesaid upon or before the Third Day of December then next ensuing or within Twenty Days after and shall alsoe pay the same unto the said Head Collectors upon or before the Tenth Day of December aforesaid or within Twenty Days after And the said Head Collectors shall make Payment thereof to the Receiver General of the said County City or Place upon or before the Seventeenth Day of December aforesaid or within Twenty Days after And the said Receiver General is likewise required to make Payment of all which hee shall soe receive into His Majesties Receipt of Exchequer on or before the Five and twentieth Day of December aforesaid or within Twenty Days after To the end that the Fourth and last Quarterly Payment of the said Rates and Assessments soe charged as aforesaid may by that time bee fully answered and paid in to His Majestie And all Co[m]missioners Collectors and Receivers are hereby required and enjoyned to apply themselves with all diligence to the most speedy and effectual Execution of their several and respective Duties and to use their utmost Endeavours that all Estates herein charged may equally pay the Rates and Assessments according to the Direction of this Act that soe His Majesties Service herein may not bee delayed or hindred through any of their wilfull Neglect or Default.