Taxation (No. 6) Act 1690

VII. The Duties of 1 W. & M. Sess. 1. c. 24. and this Act to be kept separate, and paid Weekly into the Exchequer.

And to the end that the said five hundred and seventy thousand pounds may be applyed to the building and furnishing of the said Shipps of Warr And alsoe that their Majestyes may be enabled to borrow upon the Credit of this Act any Summe or Summs of Money not exceeding ten hundred thousand pounds for the Uses of the said Warr Bee it further enacted That from and after the said six hundred thousand pounds shall be paid to the said States Generall untill the eighteenth day of November which shall be in theyeare one thousand sixh undred ninety five the Commissioners and Governours for the management of the Receipt of Excise at the Head Office in London shall separate and keepe apart as well the said Moneys ariseing by vertue of the said Act Intituled An Act for an Additionall Duty of Excise upon Beere Ale and other Liquors as the Moneys ariseing by vertue of this Act as the same shall from time to time arise or be paid into the said Office of Excise by the Recievers or Collectors of the same or by any other person whatsoever And the Auditor and Comptroller of the Excise for the time being or their respective Deputies shall keepe a perfect and distinct Account in Books fairly written of the said Moneys as the same shall come in to which Books all persons concerned shall have free accesse at all seasonable times without Fee or Charge And the said Commissioners and Governours of Excise for the time being are hereby required and strictly enjoyned from time to time to pay weekly, to witt on Wednesday in every Weeke if it be not an Holy-Day and if it be then the next day after that is not an Holy-day the said Moneys into the Receipt of their Majestyes Exchequer distinct and apart from the other Moneys which the said Commissioners and Governours of Excise shall recieve for their Majestyes use