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XVI.Collector not paying Sums collected,

Commissioners may imprison, and proceed against Real and Personal Estate; and may appoint a General Meeting of Commissioners, of which Notice to be given; Proceedings thereon.

And it is further enacted and declared That if any Collector that shall (by virtue of this Act be appointed for the Receipte of any su[m]mes of money thereby to be assessed) neglect or refuse to pay any su[m]me or su[m]mes of money which shall be by him received as aforesaid and to pay the same as in and by 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 att such time as by this Act is directed, the Co[m]missioners of each County Rideing City or Towne respectively or any Two or more of them in theire respective Divisions are hereby authorized and impowered to imprison the person and [X1to] seize and secure the Estate both reall and personall of such Collectors to him belonging or which shall descend or come into the Hands or Possession of [X2his] Heires Executors or Administrators wheresoever the same canne be discovered and found; And the said Co[m]missioners who shall soe seize and secure the estate of any Collector or Collectors shall be and are hereby impowered to appointe a time for the generall meeteing of the Co[m]missioners for such County Rideing City Towne or Place and there to cause public Notice to be given att the Place where such meeteing shall be appointed six dayes att the least before such generall meeteing; And the Co[m]missioners p[re]sent at such generall meeteing or the major parte of them, in case the moneys detained by any such Collector or Collectors be not paid or satisfied as it ought to be 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 be for the cause aforesaid seized and secured or any parte of them and to satisfie and pay into the hands of the Receiver Generall the su[m]me that shall be soe detained in the Hands of such Collector or Collectors theire Heires Executors or Administrators respectively:-

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X1O. omits.

X2interlined on the Roll.