Poll Tax Act 1688

XII. Certain Commissioners under 1. W. & M. c. 3. ante, to be Commissioners under this Act.

General Meeting of Commissioners, 20th May 1689, to direct Precepts to Inhabitants, Constables, &c. to attend; and thereupon the Commissioners to read, &c. the Rates openly ,and prefix other Days for bringing in Certificates of Names, &c. of Persons residing within certain Limits,; together with the Assessment.; Penalty £5; and also the Names of Persons to be Collectors.; Payment to Receiver General; Certificates and Assessments returned to Commissioners on 26th June 1689; and thereupon Commissioners to issue Warrants, &c. for collecting the Assessments; and Collectors to demand Payment accordingly within Six Days after Receipt of Warrant, and to levy and pay same on 26th July 1689; and if not paid then Distress upon Collector.

And bee it further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That for the better Assessing Ordering and Levying of the severall Summes of Money soe as aforesaid limitted and appointed to be paid and for the more effectuall putting of this present Act in Execution soe many of the Persons named and appointed to be Commissioners by an Act of this present Session of Parlyament Entituled An Act for the Granting a present Ayde to Their Majestyes as by their said Majestyes under the Great Seale of England shall be nominated and appointed for that purpose shall be Commissioners for putting in Execution this present Act and the Powers therein contained within all and every the severall and respective Countyes Rideings Cityes Burroughes Townes and Places for which by the said former Act they are appointed Commissioners which said Commissioners in order to the speedy Execution of this Act shall in their respective Counties Cityes Burroughs Townes and Places [X1 meete together at the most usuall or com[m]on Place of Meeting within such of the said Counties Cities Burroughs Towns and Places] respectively at or before the Twentyeth day of May One thousand six hundred eighty nine next comeing And the said Commissioners or soe many of them as shall be present at the first Generall Meeting or the major part of them may by their Consents and Agrements divide as well themselves as other the Commissioners not then present for the Execution of this Act in Hundreds Lathes Wapentakes Rapes Wards Townes and other Places within their Limitts Priviledged or not Priviledged in such manner and forme as to them shall seeme expedient and shall direct their severall or joynt Precept or Precepts to such Inhabitants High Constables Petty Constables Bayliffes and other like Officers and Ministers and such number of them as they in their Discretions shall thinke most convenient to be Presenters and Assessors requireing them to appeare before the said Commissioners at such Time and Place as they shall appoint not exceeding Eight dayes And at such their Appearances the said Commissioners or soe many of them as shall be thereunto appointed shall openly read or cause to be read unto them the Rates in this Act mentioned and openly declare the Effect of their Charge unto them and how and in what manner they ought and should make their Certificates according to the Rates aforesaid and shall then and there prefix another Day to the said Persons to appeare before the said Commissioners and bring in their Certificates of the Names and Sirnames Qualities Degrees and Titles of all and every the Persons dweling or resideing within the Limitts of those Places with which they shall be charged and of the Substances and Values of every of them in Moneys Debts Annuall Fees Salaries Perquisites Wages Proffits Emoluments and other things chargable by this Act together with the Assesment of the respective Rates thereby Imposed on each perticular Person according to the Rules and Directions thereof without Concealment Love Favour Dread or Malice upon paine of Forfeiture of any Summe not exceeding Five pounds to be Levyed as by this Act is appointed and shall alsoe then returne the Names of two or more able and sufficient Persons within the Bounds and Limitts of those Parishes or Places where they shall be chargeable respectively as aforesaid to be Collectors of the Money due to their Majesties by this Act for whose paying unto the Receiver Generall to be appointed by their Majesties their Deputy or Deputies in manner following such Moneys as they shall be charged withall the Parish or Place by whome they are soe Employed shall be answerable which Certificates and Assesments shall be ascertained and returned in to the Commissioners at or before the Twentyeth Day of June One thousand six hundred eighty nine next comeing And upon the Delivery and Returning in of such Certificates or Assessments unto the said Commissioners they or any Two or more of them shall forthwith issue out and deliver their Warrants or Estreats to such Collectors as aforesaid for the speedy Collecting and Levying of the said Assesments and all Moneys and Rates due thereupon according to the intent and subsequent Directions of this present Act Of all which the said Collectors are hereby required to make Demand of the Parties themselves or at the Places of their last abode within Six dayes after the receipt of such Warrants or Estreates and to Levy and Pay in the same on or before the Twentyeth day of July One thousand six hundred eighty nine at such Place as the Commissioners shall appoint unto the respective Receiver Generall his Deputy or Deputyes who are hereby Impowered and Required to call upon and hasten the Collectors to the said Payment And after the said Twentieth day of July to Levy by Warrant under the Hands and Seales of any Two or more of the Commissioners upon the Collector by Distresse such Summe and Summes of Money as he hath received and as ought by him to have beene paid and is not paid by reason of his failure in doeing his Duty according to the Direction of this Act.

Editorial Information

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