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Land Tax Act 1692
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LXIV.Officers appointed to receive said £700,000, misapplying same.
Penalty; How applied.
And be it further enacted That if any of the Officers which are appointed by this Act to receive the said Su[m]me of Seaven hundred thousand Pounds hereby appropriated for Payments relateing to Theire Majesties Navy or any parte thereof shall after the receipte of the said Money divert or misapply the same or any parte thereof by virtue of any Warrant from the Co[m]missioners of the Treasury or from the Lord Treasurer or other Superior Officers for the time being contrary to the true intent of this Act that then such Officer or Officers soe diverting or misapplying the said moneys shall forfeite the like Su[m]me soe diverted or misapplyed Which said Forfeiture shall be recovered by Acc[i]on of Debt Bill Plainte or Informac[i]on in any of Theire Majesties Courts att Westminster wherein noe Essoign Protecc[i]on or Wager of Law shall be allowed the one Moiety of which Forfeiture soe to be recovered shall be to the Informer or him who shall sue for the same the other Moiety thereof to be distributed to the Poore of the Parish where such Offence shall be co[m]mitted:-
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