Taxation Act 1688

1. Introductory Text

2. Wee the Commons Assembled in Parlyament haveing entred into a...

3. II. Grant of £68,820. 19s. Id. per Month for Six Months, by Two Quarterly Payments.

4. III. Persons hereinafter named to be Commissioners for the several Counties and Places hereinafter named.

5. Names of the Commissioners.

6. For the County of Bedford

7. For the Towne of Bedford.

8. For the County of Berks.

9. For the County of Bucks.

10. For the Towne of Buckingham

11. For the Towne of Wycombe.

12. For the County of Cambridge.

13. For the University and Towne of Cambridge.

14. For the Isle of Ely.

15. For the County of Chester.

16. For the City and County of the City of Chester.

17. For the County of Cornwall

18. For the County of Cumberland

19. For the County of Derby.

20. For the County of Devon.

21. For the City and County of the City of Exon.

22. For the County of Dorsett.

23. For the Towne and County of Poole.

24. For the County Palatine of Durham.

25. For the West Riding of the County of Yorke.

26. For the North Rideing of the County of Yorke.

27. For the East Rideing of the County of Yorke.

28. For the City of Yorke and County of the fame.

29. For the Towne and County of Kingston upon Hull.

30. For the County of Essex.

31. For the Burrough of Maulden.

32. For the Burrough of Colchester.

33. For the Burrough of Harwich.

34. For the County of Gloucester.

35. For the City and County of the City of Gloucester.

36. For the County of Hereford.

37. For the City of Hereford.

38. For the Burrough of Lempster.

39. For the County of Hertford.

40. For the Burrough of St. Albans.

41. For the County of Huntingdon.

42. For the County of Kent.

43. For the City and County of Canterbury.

44. For the Towne and Port of Sandwich.

45. For the Towne and Port of Dover.

46. For the Towne and Port of Romney.

47. For the Town and Port of Hyeth.

48. For the Towne of Fordwitch.

49. For the Towne of Feversham.

50. For the Towne of Folkeston.

51. For the Towne of Lyd.

52. For the Town of Tenterden.

53. For the County Palatine of Lancaster-

54. For the County of Leicester.

55. For the Burrough of Leicester.

56. For the County of Lincolne and for the City of Lincolne and the County of the said City.

57. For the City of London.

58. For the County of Midlesex.

59. For the City of Westminster and the Liberties thereof.

60. For the County of Monmouth.

61. For the County of Northampton.

62. For the County of Nottingham.

63. For the Towne and County of the Towne of Nottingham.

64. For the County of Norfolke.

65. For the City and County of the City of Norwich

66. For the Burrough of Great Yarmouth.

67. For the Burrough of Kings Lynn.

68. For the Borough of Thetford.

69. For the County of Northumberland.

70. For the Towne and County of the Towne of Newcastle upon Tyne.

71. For the Burrough of Berwicke upon Tweede.

72. For the County of Oxford

73. For the University of Oxford

74. For the City of Oxon

75. For the County of Rutland

76. For the County of Salop

77. For the County of Stafford

78. For the City and County of the City of Litchfield.

79. For the County of Somerset

80. For the City and County of the City of Bristoll

81. For the City of Wells

82. For the Towne of Bridgewater

83. For the City of Bath.

84. For the County of Southampton

85. For the Towne and County of Southampton

86. For the County of Suffolke

87. For the Burrough of Eye

88. For the Burrough of Sudbury

89. For the Burrough of Dunwich

90. For the Towne of Ipswich

91. For the Borough of Edmonds-bury

92. For the Burrough of Alborow

93. For the Towne of Orford

94. For the County of Surrey

95. For the County of Sussex.

96. For the County of Warwicke

97. For the City and County of the City of Coventry.

98. For the County of Worcester.

99. For the City and County of the City of Worcester

100. For the County of Wiltes

101. For the City of New Sarum and Close of the same

102. For the County of Westmorland

103. For the County of Anglesey

104. For the County of Brecon

105. For the Towne of Brecon

106. For the County of Cardigan

107. For the County of Carmarthen

108. For the Towne of Carmarthen

109. For the County of Carnarvan

110. For the County of Denbigh

111. For the County of Flint

112. For the County of Glamorgan

113. For the County of Merioneth

114. For the County of Mountgomery

115. For the County of Pembrooke

116. For the County of Radnor

117. For the Towne and County of Haverford West.

118. IV. 29 Car. II. c. 1.

119. V. Meetings and Proccedings of Commissioners to execute Act.

120. VI. Commissioners to appoint a Receiver General for each County. Security.

121. VII. Receiver General to give to Commissioners Receipts for Payments made to them.

122. VIII. Times of assessing the Two Quarterly Payments.

123. IX. Collectors to pay Money received by them to Receiver General.

124. X. Particular Collectors to pay in Money received by them to Receiver General.

125. XI . Receivers General making unjust Certificate or Return, or setting Insuper;

126. XII. Receiver General to make a Certificate to Commissioners of Quarterly Payments.

127. XIII. Allowance to Collectors.

128. XIV. Allowance to Clerk of Commissioners.

129. XV. Places assessed to pay according to 29 Car. II. c. 1.

130. XVI. Receivers General to give Acquittances to Collectors.

131. XVII. Proviso for Universities and Colleges of Windsor, Eaton, Winchester, Westminster Free Schools, Hospitals, and Alms-Houses, Christ's Hospital, St. Bartholomew, Bridewell, St. Thomas, and Bethlehem.

132. XVIII. But Tenants of the said Hospitals to pay according to their Assessments.

133. XIX. Commissioners free from Penalties of 25 Car. II. c. 2.

134. XX. Persons lending Money on Credit of Act to have Tally of Loan from the Exchequer.

135. XXI. Orders for Repayment of Money lent registered in course.

136. XXII. Monies to come in liable in the same Order to the Satisfaction of the Parties.

137. XXIII. No Fees to be taken for making Books, Entries, &c.

138. XXIV. Undue Preference given by Officers. Penalty. Forejudged of his Office.

139. XXV. Or by Deputy. The like Punishment.

140. XXVI. Auditor and other Officers offending. Penalty.

141. XXVII. What shall not be undue Preference.

142. XXVIII. The like Provision.

143. XXIX. Persons to whom Money due by virtue of Act, may assign and transfer his Right.