Marriage Duty Act 1694

XLIV. Duty on Burial of Person relieved under Statute for Relief of Poor to be paid by Churchwardens of Parish where such Person was last relieved, and allowed in Account; on Default, Distress and Punishment.; Demand at the House where Person died a good Demand.

Provided always & bee it enacted that the several duties & su[m]ms. of money due and payable by this Act for and upon the burial of any person who in his life time and att the time of his death was relieved where hee inh[ab]ited by virtue of any Act of Parliament made for relief of the poor shall bee paid & answered to his Majestie by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor for that Parish or Place where such person was last relieved or maintained out of such money as they shall receive for the relief of the Poor of their respective Parishes or Places and shall bee allowed the same upon their accounts and in default of payment the said Churchwardens and Overseers shall bee lyable to bee distrained upon and otherwise prosecuted and punished in such manner as any other persons neglecting or refuseing to pay the duties payable by them upon demand are hereby made lyable to bee distrained upon or prosecuted. Provided always that a demand att the house where the person died upon whose burial any duty is payable by this Act [X1 of] the money due for such burial shall bee construed and deemed to bee a good demand thereof by virtue of this Act.

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X1 interlined on the Roll.