Land Tax Act 1693

LVIII. In case there be not a sufficient Number of Commissioners capable of acting for any County, Their Majesties may constitute under the Great Seal so marry Persons, being resident, as have Real Estates of £100 per Ann. in the Countries, to be Commissioners.

Provided alsoe and be it further enacted That in case there shall not be a sufficient number of the persons nominated to be Co[m]missioners for any County who shall be capable of acting as Co[m]missioners according to the qualifications in this Act before mentioned that in every such case it shall be lawfull for Their Majesties to issue or cause to be issued one or more Co[m]mission or Co[m]missions under the Great Seale of England and thereby to nominate constitute and appoint such and so many persons being resident and having real Estates of the value of One hundred Pounds a yeare in the said respective Counties for which they shall be respectively nominated to be Co[m]missioners for putting this present Act in execuc[i]on in the said Counties respectively which said Co[m]missioners so to bee nominated and appointed for the said Counties respectively shall have such and the same Powers for putting this Act in execuc[i]on in the said respective Counties and under the same Rules and Directions as any other Co[m]missioners nominated or appointed by this Act any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.