Land Tax Act 1696

LX. Gentlemen, &c. who by 3 W.&M.c.6. paid double, or have been returned into Exchequer for Nonpayment, not appearing before the Commissioners to take the Oaths,

to pay double.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Gentleman or so reputed or owning or Writing himselfe such or being above that Quality who by virtue of an Act made in the Third Yeare of the Reigne of King William and Queene Mary intituled An Act for raiseing Money by a Poll payable Quarterly for One Yeare for carrying on a Vigorous Warr against France did pay or ought to have paid Double the Su[m]ms charged by the said Act or were or ought to have been returned into the Exchequer for Non-payment thereof who shall not voluntarily appeare before the said Co[m]missioners or any Two or more of them within Ten Days after the first Meeting of the said Co[m]missioners in the respective Place or Places where hee ought to be taxed or assessed and take the said Oaths appointed by the said Act made in the First Yeare of the Reigne of King William and Queen Mary (which Oaths the said Co[m]missioners or any Two or more of them are hereby impowered and required to administer and to make an Entry or Memorandum thereof in some Book to be kept for that Purpose) such Person shall be charged with and pay Double the Su[m]m which by force and virtue of this Act hee should or ought to have paid to be assessed levied collected answered recovered and paid in such manner by such Ways and Means and according to such Rules and Directions and under such Penalties and Forfeitures as are before in this Act expressed or appointed for or concerning the abovementioned Rates or Su[m]ms which are hereby intended to be doubled as aforesaid.