Land Tax Act 1691

XIII. Collector neglecting to pay or detaining Monies; Proceedings by Commissioners.

Commissioners so proceeding to appoint a General Meeting; Notice thereof.; Collectors not paying; Proceedings by Commissioners.

And itt is further enacted and declared That if any Collector that shall bee by vertue of this Act appointed for the Receipt of any Summe or Summes of money thereby to bee assessed, neglect or refuse to pay any Summe or Summes of money which shall by him bee received as aforesaid and to pay the same as in this Act is directed and shall detaine in his or theire Hands any money received by them or any of them and not pay the same as by this Act is directed the Commissioners of each County Rideing City or Towne respectively or any Three or more of them in theire respective Divisions are hereby authorized and impowered to imprison the Person and seize and secure the Estate both Reall and Personall of such Collector to him belonging or which shall descend or come into the Hands or Possession of his Heires Executors or Administrators where ever the same canne bee discovered and found And the said Commissioners who shall soe seize and secure the Estate of any Collector or Collectors shall bee and are hereby impowered to appoint a tyme for the Generall Meeting of the Commissioners for such County Rideing City Towne and Place and there to cause Publick Notice to bee given [X1 at] the Place where such Rideing City Towne and Place and there to cause Publick Notice to bee given [X1 at] the Place where such Meeting shall bee appointed Tenne Dayes att least before such Generall Meeting And the Commissioners present att such Generall Meeting or the major Part of them in case the Moneys detained by any Collector or Collectors bee not paid and satisfyed as itt ought to bee according to the Direcc[i]ons of this Act shall and are hereby impowered and required to sell and dispose of all such Estates which shall bee for the cause aforesaid seised and secured or any Part of them and satisfy and pay such County Rideing and Place the Summe which shall bee detained in the Hand of such Collector or Collectors theire Heires Executors and Administrators respectively

Editorial Information

X1 of, in King's Printer's Copy.