Land Tax Act 1691

V. Receivers General to give Commissioners a Receipt for Monies received by them from their Division.

Such Receipt to be a Discharge to Division, &c.; Commissioners in their several Divisions to cause the Proportions charged to be equally assessed; and to appoint Assessors.; Duty of such Assessors.

And bee. it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Receiver Generall from tyme to tyme within the Space of One Moneth next after hee shall have received the full Sum[m]e that shall bee charged on any Hundred or Division for each particular Payment that is to bee made to such Receiver Generall by vertue of this Act shall give to the Commissioners that shall act in such Hundred or Division a Receipt under his Hand and Seale acknowledging his Receipt of the full Sum[m]e charged upon such Hundred or Division for such particular Payment which Receipt shall bee a full Discharge of such Hundred or Division for such particular Payment against Theire Majesties Theire Heires and Successors And the Commissioners within the severall Divisions or Hundreds or any Three or more of them are hereby authorized and required to cause the said severall Proporc[i]ons charged on the respective Divisions and on every Parish and Place therein for the said Twelve Moneths Assessments to bee equally assessed and taxed and to appoint Two or more Assessors in each Parish or Place for the perfecting thereof who are hereby required with all Care and Diligence to assesse the same equally by a Pound Rate upon all Lands Tenements Hereditaments Annuityes Rent-Charges and other Rents Parkes Warrens Goods Chattells. Stock Merchandizes Offices (other then Military Offices and Offices relateing to the Navy under the Command of the Commissioners of the Admiralty and Officers within Theire Majesties Houshold) Tolls Profitts and all other Estate both Reall and Personall within the Limitts Circuits and Bounds of theire respective Parishes and Places.