Taxation (No. 4) Act 1696

XVI. Commissioners under c. 6. ante (see § 12.) to be Commissioners for executing this Act.

Assessors and Collectors appointed by the said Commissioners to be Assessors and Collectors under this Act.

And be it further enacted That all and every the Persons nominated constituted or appointed or to be nominated constituted or appointed by His Majesty under the Greate Seale of England His Majesties Co[m]missioners for putting the said Act for Three Shillings in the Pound and for other Things therein menc[i]oned in Execution shall be His Majesties Co[m]missioners for putting in Execution this present Act as to the said Rate of One Shilling in the Pound Charged on Mannors Lands Tenements and other the Premisses and as to the said Double Rates to be paid by Papists or Reputed Papists and such other Persons as are liable to Double Rates as aforesaid and shall respectively in this behalfe have and execute all Powers Authorities & Priveleges as they had and ought to have by or in Relation to the said other Act And that all and every Person and Persons who are or shall be lawfully appointed by the said Co[m]missioners or any of them pursuant to the Powers to them in that behalfe given to be Assessors & Collectors of the said Rate of Three Shillings in the Pound and other the Duties in the said other Act mentioned shall be and are hereby appointed to be the Assessors and Collectors of the said Rate of One Shilling in the Pound hereby charged upon all Mannors Lands Tenements and other the p[re]misses as aforesaid and of the Double Rate amounting to Two Shillings in the Pound hereby charged upon Persons liable thereunto as aforesaid.