Marriage Duty Act 1694

XVIII. During the last Four Years, on Complaint made within Ten Days after such Reading in Church, the Justices who allowed the Rate and the other Justices in Quarter Sessions may examine Party complaining on Oath as to his Rank and Estate, and may thereupon increase or abate Assessment and deliver the same to the Collectors, who are to act thereon under the Penalties herein mentioned.

Collectors and Receivers General to pay Monies collected; Penalty.

And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that dureing the foure last yeares of the said terme of five yeares for which the duties imposed by this Act are granted upon complaint made by any person or persons rated or assessed by virtue of this Act to the Justices of the Peace who signed or allowed his or their rate or assessment within Ten days after such notice as aforesaid given by reading the respective rates and assessments in the Church as before is directed the said Justices who signed or allowed the said rates or any Two of them together with the other Justices of the said County Riding City or Place where such assessment was made are hereby impowered att their next Quarter Sessions after such complaint particularly to examine the parties soe complaining upon his or her Oath of his or her rank degree qualification or estate and upon due examination or knowledge thereof to abate encrease defalk or enlarge the said assessments or any of them and the same soe abated encreased or enlarged shall bee certified and delivered by them unto the respective Collectors of the said Duties for their better direction in the collecting thereof who are hereby required to collect and pay the same according to the directions of this Act under the several penalties and forfeitures hereby inflicted upon Collectors for neglect of or not performing their Duty And a true Duplicate thereof shall bee in convenient time by them made out and delivered unto the respective Receivers General soe as every of them may bee duely charged to answer their respective collections and receipts And the said Collectors and Receivers General are hereby required to pay all and every the su[m]ms which shall bee by them collected or received att any time dureing the continuance of this Act att such times and places and in such manner and under such penalties & forfeitures for non payment thereof as herein before is directed.