Taxation (No. 2) Act 1697

XVIII. At Expiration of Times for Quarterly Payments, Commissioners are to call Collectors before them, &c.; and in case of Failure, to cause the same to be levied.

And it is hereby further enacted and declared That att the Expiration of the respective Times in this Act prescribed for the full Payment of the said Foure Quarterly Assessments the several and respective Co[m]missioners or any two or more of them within their Division & Hundred shall and are hereby required to call before them the Collectors within each respective Division and Hundred to examine and assure themselves of the full and whole Payment of the particular Su[m]m and Su[m]ms of Money charged upon the same Division or Hundred and every Parish or Place therein and of the due Returne of the same into the Hands of the Receivers General their Deputy or Deputies of the said County Riding City Towne and Place respectively and by such Receiver General into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer to the end there may be no Failure in the Paym[en]t. of any part of the Assessments by virtue of this Act to be assessed and paid nor any Arreares remaine chargeable upon any of the said Counties Ridings Cities Townes or Places respectively And in case of any Failure in the p[re]misses the said Co[m]missioners or any Two or more of them are hereby authorized & required to cause the same to be forthwith levied and paid according to the true intent and meaning of this Act.