Poll Tax Act 1688

XIII. Duplicate of Sum charged within every Hundred, &c. returned into the Exchequer under the Hands and Seals of Commissioners before 30th August 1689.

Appeals to be first determined, and like Duplicates delivered to Receivers General, and Money paid before 20th Sept. 1689; Commissioners may examine Presenters of Certificate, and if they have Cause to suspect that Property is of greater Value than represented, then to proceed against the Parties.

And bee it Enacted That a true Duplicate of the whole Summe charged within every Hundred Lath Wapentake Parish Ward or Place Rated and Assessed in pursuance of this Act without nameing the Persons shall under the Hands and Seales of Two or more of the Commissioners thereunto appointed be returned into Their Majesties Exchequer before the Twentyeth Day of August which shall be in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred eighty nine (all Appeales being first determined) And that like Duplicates be alsoe in convenient time made out and delivered unto the Receivers Generall soe as every of them may be duely charged to answere their respective Collections and Receipts and that the Money thereupon due be paid into Their Majestyes Exchequer before the Twentyeth day of September which shall be in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred eighty nine and upon Returne of [X1 any] such Certificate the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them shall and may if they see cause Examine the Presenters thereof And if the said Com[m]issioners or any Three or more of them within the severall Limitts shall at the time of the delivery of the Certificates or Six dayes after have certaine knowledge or vehemently suspect that any person or persons who ought to be mentioned in the said Certificates is or are ommitted or that any person or persons in the said Certificate mentioned is or are of a greater Value or Estate then in the said Certificate is mentioned the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them shall have power to warne such person or persons to appeare before them at a Day and Place prefixed to be Examined [X1 touching their Substance and Value or] touching other Matters which may any wayes concerne the Premisses And if the person or persons warned to be soe Examined shall neglect to appeare not haveing a reasonable Excuse for such his Default every person soe makeing Default shall pay unto Their Majestyes double the Summe of the Rate he should or ought to have beene sett at

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X1 interlined on the Roll.