Poll Tax Act 1689

XV. Duplicate of Sum charged within every Hundred, &c.

returned into the Exchequer under the Hands and Seals of Commissioners before the 20th July 1690; Appeals to be first determined, and like Duplicates delivered to Receivers General, and Money paid before 20th August 1690; Commissioners may examine Presenters of Certificate, and if they have Cause to suspect that Property is of a greater Value than represented, &c. Proceedings; Penalty; Commissioners may enquire, but not on Oath, into Value of Property assessed. Receiver General, 2d. in the Pound for what he pays into the Exchequer. Collectors 3d.

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 Seals of Two or more of the Commissioners thereunto appointed be returned into Their Majestyes Exchequer before the Twentyeth day of July One Thousand six hundred and ninety (all Appeals 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 duly Charged to Answere their respective Collections and Receipts And that the Money thereupon due be paid into Their Majesties Exchequer before the Twentyeth day of August One thousand six hundred and ninety And upon Returne of 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 Commissioners or any Three or more of them within the severall Limitts shall at the time of the delivery of the Certificates or Six days 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 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 And moreover the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them shall have power by all lawfull wayes and means without Oath to Examine and Enquire into the Value and Substance of such Persons as are soe Chargeable by this Act and to sett such Rate or Rates upon every such Person or Persons as shall be according to the true intent and meaning of this Act And the said Receiver Generall shall have an allowance of Two pence in the pound for all Moneys which shall be by him paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer And that every Collector shall have Three pence in the pound for what Money he shall pay to the Receiver Generall his Deputy or Deputyes