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Land Tax Act 1688
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XIV.Shares in the New River, Thames Water Works, Hyde Park, and Marybone Waters, and Shares in the King's Printing House, how taxed.
Companies of Merchants in London to be assessed by Commissioners nominated for the said City.; Assessments of all the aforesaid Properties to be paid by the Governors and Treasurers of the said Companies, Water Works, and King's Printing House, and to be deducted out of their next Dividends.
And bee it further Enacted and Ordained by the Authoritie aforesaid That all and every person and persons haveing any Share or Shares or Interest in the fresh Streame of Running water brought to the North parts of London commonly called the New River or in the Thames Water-works or in the Hyde Parke or Mary-bone Waters or any Rents or Profits ariseing thereby And all Person and Persons haveing any Share or Interest in the Stocke or Stocks for Printing of Bookes in or belonging to the House commonly called the Kings Printing house shall pay for the same the Summe of One shilling for every Twenty shillings of the cleare Yearely Value thereof And that all Companies of Merchants in London charged by this Act shall be Assessed by the Commissioners to be nominated and appointed for the said City or any Three of them for their respective joynt Stock and Stocks And all and every Person and Persons haveing any Share or Shares or Interest in the New River Water brought to the North parts of London or in the Thames Water Works or the Hyde Parke or Marybone [X1Waters] or any Rents or Profits ariseing thereby charged by this Act And alsoe the said Stocke and Shares for Printing as aforesaid shall be Assessed for the same in like manner by the said Commissioners or any Three of them after the Rates herein contained And the same shall be paid to such Person or Persons as the said Commissioners shall appoint by the Governours and Treasurers of the said respective Companies and by the Treasurers of the said River Water and Water Works and Stock for Printing and be deducted at and out of their next Dividends
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