Land Tax Act 1696

XII. The King under the Great Seal may appoint Commissioners for executing this Act in Counties, &c.

The said Commissioners to meet upon or before the 20th Feb. 1696 to put this Act in Execution; and divide themselves.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for the better charging Assessing ordering levying and collecting of the several Taxes Rates Duties Impositions and Payments by this Act imposed or chargeable as well upon Persons Wages Profitts of Offices and Professions Ready Money Debts Stock in Trade and Stock upon Land as alsoe upon Lands Tenements and Hereditaments or any other Matters & Things by this Act intended to be charged and for the more effectual putting in Execuc[i]on of this present Act in all the parts thereof Itt shall and may be lawfull to and for His Majesty under the Greate Seale of England to nominate constitute and appoint such and so many Person and Persons as His Majesty shall think fitt to intrust to [X1 be] His Majesties Comissioners for putting in Execution this present Act & the Powers therein contained within all and every the several Counties Cities Ridings Boroughs Towns and Places within the said Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon Tweed which said Co[m]missioners in the several Counties Ridings Cities Boroughs Townes and Places whereunto they shall be generally or specially appointed and in the Execution of such Powers and Directions wherewith they or any of them shall be generally or particularly intrusted or charged by such Co[m]missions in pursuance of this Act shall have full Power and Authority by virtue of this Act to begin proceed and finish in all Matters and Things as fully and effectually as if they were particularly named in the Body of this present Act And the said Co[m]missioners in order thereunto shall in the respective Counties Ridings Cities Boroughs Towns and Places for which they shall be appointed Co[m]missioners respectively meet together att the most usual and Co[m]mon Place of Meeting within each of the said Counties Citites Boroughs Towns and Places respectively upon or before the Twentieth Day of February which shall be in the Yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety six And the said Co[m]missioners or so many of them as shall be present att the said first General Meeting or the Major part of them are hereby authorized X2 to putt this present Act in Execution according to the best of their Judgements and Discretions and shall then (if they shall see Cause) subdivide and distribute as well themselves as other Co[m]missioners then not present for the Execution of this Act in lesser Numbers so as Three or more of the said Co[m]missioners may be appointed for the Service of each Hundred or other Division and so as may best conduce to the carrying on of His Majesties Service hereby required.

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.

X2 and required, in King's Printer's Copy.