Land Tax Act 1692

XLII. Collectors keeping Monies collected in their Hands; or paying other than to Head Collector or Receiver General; Penalty £10.

Head Collector so offending; Penalty £40; Receiver General paying to any Person other than the Exchequer, or upon Tally of Pro, &c; Penalty £1,000.

And be it further enacted That if any Collector of any Parish or Place shall keepe in his hands any parte of the money by him collected for any longer time then is by this Act directed (other then the Allowance made unto him by this Act) or shall pay any parte thereof to any person or persons other then [X1 to] the Head Collector or Receiver-Generall of such County or Place or his respective Deputy that every such Collector shall forfeite for every such Offence the Su[m]me of tenne pounds. And in case any Head Collector shall keepe in his hand any parte of the money paid to him by any Collector by virtue of this Act for any longer time then is by this Act directed or shall pay any parte thereof to any person or persons other then the Receiver Generall of such County or Place or his Deputy every such Head Collector shall forfeite for every such Offence the Su[m]me of Forty pounds. And in case any Receiver Generall or his Deputy shall pay any parte of the moneys paid to him or them by any Collector or Head Collector by virtue of this Act to any person or persons whatsoever other then the Receipt of Theire Majesties Exchequer and att or within the respective times limitted by this Act or in case such Receiver Generall or his Deputy shall pay any parte of the said moneyes by any Warrant of the Co[m]missioners of the Treasury or Lord Treasurer Under Treasurer or Co[m]missioners of the Treasury for the time being or upon any Tally of Pro or Tally of (Anticipac[i]on) or other way or device whatsoever whereby to divert or hinder the actuall payment thereof into the Receipt of Exchequer as aforesaid that then such Receiver Generall shall for every such Offence of himselfe or his Deputy forfeite the Su[m]me of One thousand pounds to him or them that shall sue for the same in any Courte of Record by Bill Plaint or other Informac[i]on wherein noe Essoigne Protecc[i]on or Wager of Lawe is to be allowed:-

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