Poll Tax Act 1689

XX. Assessors and others appointed by Commissioners neglecting Duty, Penalty £20 for any one Offence. Certified into Exchequer.

Commissioners from time to time to require Accounts from Receiver General, and, in case of Failure, Money to be levied. If any Controversy between Commissioners concerning Rates, Proceedings. Questions touching the Rates determined by Two or more Commissioners. Receiver General to give Acquittances to Collectors gratis. Collectors to deliver to Receiver General a Schedule of Names, &c. of the Persons rated making Default, to be returned into the Exchequer.

And bee it further Enacted That if any Assessor Collector Receiver or any other Person appointed by the Commissioners shall wilfully neglect or refuse to performe his Duty in the due and speedy Execution of this present Act the said respective Commissioners or any Three or more of them may and shall by vertue of this Act impose on such Person or Persons soe refuseing or neglecting their Duties any Fine not exceeding the Summe of Twenty pounds for any one Offence the same to be Levyed and Certified as aforesaid into Their Majestyes Court of Exchequer and Charged upon the respective Receivers Generall amongst the rest of the Rates aforesaid And the said Commissioners or any Two or more of them may or shall from time to time call for and require an Account from the respective Receivers Generall of all the Moneys received by them of the said Collectors and of the payment thereof into Their Majestyes Receipt of Exchequer according to the direction of this Act And in case of any Failure in the Premisses the said Commissioners or any Two or more of them are hereby required to cause the same to be forthwith Levyed and paid according to the true intent and meaning of this Act And in case of any Controversie ariseing betweene the said Commissioners concerning the said Rates or Assesments the Commissioners that shall be concerned therein shall have noe voice but shall withdraw dureing the Debate of such Controversie untill it be determined by the rest of the Commissioners And all Questions and Differences that shall arise touching any of the said Rates Taxes Assesments or Levyes shall be heard and finally determined by Two or more of the Commissioners upon Complaint thereof by them made by any Person or Persons thereby grieved without further trouble or Suite in Law And the said Receiver Generall his Deputy or Deputyes shall give Acquittances gratis to the said Collectors for all Moneys of them recieved in pursuance of this Act which Acquittances shall be a full discharge to the said Collectors respectively And the said Collectors shall make and deliver to the said Receivers Generall their Deputy or Deputyes a perfect Schedule fairly written in Parchment under their Hands and Seals Signed and Allowed by any Two or more of the respective Commissioners containing the Names and Sirnames and Places of Abode of every Person within their respective Collection that shall make Default of Payment of any of the Summes that shall be Rated or Assessed on such Person by vertue of this Act and the Summe and Summes charged on every such Person the same to be by him Returned into Their Majestyes Exchequer whereupon every Person soe makeing Default of Payment may be Charged by Processe of the Court according to the Course thereof in that behalfe