Land Tax Act 1693

VI. Commissioners to meet in the several Counties, &c. upon the 20th Feb. 1693;

and may subdivide themselves.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That the said Co[m]missioners so as aforesaid nominated and appointed shall (in the respective Counties Ridings Cities Boroughs Divisions Towns and Places (for which they are appointed Co[m]missioners respectively) meet together att the most usual and co[m]mon place of meeting within each of the said Counties Cities Boroughs Divisions Towns and Places respectively upon the Twentieth day of February which shall be in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety & three and the said Co[m]missioners or so many of them as shall be present att the said first General Meeting or the major part of them are hereby authorized and required to put this present Act in execu[i]n according to the best of their judgments and discretions and shall then if they shall see cause subdivide and distribute as well themselves as other Co[m]missioners then not present for the execu[i]n of this Act into lesser numbers so as Three or more of the said Co[m]missioners may be appointed for the service of each Hundred or other Division and so as may best conduce to the carrying on of Their Majesties service hereby required.