Taxation Act 1690 (c. 1)

XIII. At Expiration of Times for Quarterly Payments, Commissioners are to call Collectors before them, &c. and, in case of Failure, Commissioners to cause same to be levied and paid.

And it is hereby further Enacted and Declared That at the Expiration of the respective Times in this Act prescribed for the full Payment of the [X1 said] Foure Quarterly Assessments the severall and respective Commissioners or any two of them within their Division and Hundred shall and are hereby Required to call before them the Collectors within each respective Division and Hundred to Examine and assure themselves of the full and whole Payment of the particular Summe and Summes of Money Charged upon the same Division or Hundred and every Parish and Place therein and of the due Returne of the same into the Hands of the Recievers Generall their Deputy or Deputyes of the said County Rideing City Towne and Place respectively and by such Receiver Generall into the Receipt of Their Majesties Exchequer to the end there may be noe failure in the Payment of any part of the Assessments by vertue of this Act to be Assessed and Paid nor any Arrears remaine Chargeable upon any the said Counties Rideings Cityes Towns or Places respectively And in case of any failure in the Premisses the said Commissioners or any two of them are hereby to cause the same to be forthwith Levyed and Paid according to the true intent and meaning of this Act

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.