Marriage Duty Act 1694

XXXV. Assessor, &c. neglecting or refusing to do his Duty, Commissioners to fine, not exceeding £20.

Two Commissioners may require Account from Receiver General, and may levy; If Controversy concerning Commissioners, Commissioners concerned to withdraw; All Questions determined by Commissioners; Receivers General to give Head Collectors Receipts gratis; Collectors to deliver a Schedule to Receiver General of Defaulters; and returned by him into the Exchequer.

And bee it further enacted That if any Assessor Collector or other Person appointed by the Commissioners shall wilfully neglect or refuse to performe his Duty in the due [X1 and speedy] Execuc[i]on of this Act the said respective Com[m]issioners or any Three or more of them may and shall by virtue of this Act impose on such Person or Persons soe refuseing or neglecting their Duties any fine not exceeding the su[m]m of Twenty pounds for any one Offence the same to bee levied and certified as aforesaid and charged upon the respective Receivers General amongst the rest of the Rates aforesaid And the said Commissioners or any Two or more of them may or shall from time to time call for and require an Account from the respective Receivers General of all the moneys received by them of the said Collectors and of the Payment thereof into His Majesties Exchequer according to the directions of this Act And in case of a failure in the premisses the said Commissioners or any Two or more of them are hereby required to cause the same to bee [X1 forthwith] levyed and paid according to the true intent and meaning of this Act And in case of any controversie ariseing between the said Commissioners concerning the said Rates or Assessments the Co[m]missioners that shall bee concerned therein shall have noe Voice but shall withdraw dureing the debate of such controversie until it bee determined by the rest of the Commissioners And all questions and differences that shall arise touching any of the said Rates Taxes Assessments or Levies shall bee heard and finally determined by Three or more of the Commissioners upon complaint thereof to them made by any person or persons thereby grieved without further trouble or suit in Law And the said Receiver General his Deputy or Deputies shall, give acquittances gratis to the said Collectors for all moneys of them received in pursuance of this Act which acquittances shall bee a full discharge to the said Collectors respectively And the said Collectors shall make and deliver to the said Receivers General their Deputy or Deputies a perfect Schedule fairely written in Parchment under their Hands and Seals signed and allowed by any Two or more of the said respective Commissioners containing the names and sirnames and places of abode of every person as well Peer as Commoner within their respective collection that shall make default of payment of any of the su[m]ms that shall bee rated or assessed on such person for such rate or duty by virtue of this Act and the su[m]m and su[m]ms charged on every such person the same to bee by him returned into his Majesties Exchequer whereupon every person soe making default of Payment may bee charged by processe of the Court according to the course thereof in that behalfe.

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