Taxation: Members of Parliament Act 1700

1. Introductory Text

2. £1,484, 948 19s. 3¾d. to be raised in, One Year, from 25th March 1701; in Manner following.

3. II. Personal Estates (except desperate Debts, Stock on Land, Household Goods,...

4. III. Manors, Lands, Tenements, &c. charged; to be paid into the...

5. IV. Landlords to abate for Fee-Farm Rents or other Annual Payments...

6. V. Commissioners

7. For the Towne of Bedford

8. For the rest of the County of Bedford

9. For the Town of New Windsor and the Castle there

10. For the rest of the County of Berks

11. For the Town of Buckingham with Borton Borton:hold Prebend-end Gawcott and Lenborow:

12. For the Borough of Wycombe

13. For the rest of the (14) County of Bucks

14. For the University and Town of Cambridge

15. For the Isle of Ely

16. For the rest of the County of Cambridge

17. For the City and County of the City of Chester

18. For the County of Chester

19. For the County of Cornwall.

20. For the County of Cumberland.

21. For the County of Derby.

22. For the City and County of the City of Exeter.

23. For the County of Devon

24. For the County of Dorsett

25. For the Town and County of Poole

26. For the County of Durham

27. For the West Riding of the County of York

28. For the North Riding of the County of York.

29. For the East Riding of the County of York

30. For the City and County of the City of York

31. For the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull

32. For the Towne of Malden in the County of Essex

33. For the Town of Colchester

34. For the Town of Harwich and Dover Court

35. For the rest of the County of Essex

36. For the City and County of the City of Gloucester

37. For the County of Gloucester

38. For the City of Hereford

39. For the Burrough of Leominster

40. For the rest of the County of Hereford

41. For the Burrough of St Albans

42. For the rest of the County of Hertford

43. For the Towne of Huntingdon.

44. For the rest of the County of Huntingdon.

45. For the Citty and County of the Citty of Canterbury

46. For the Towne and Liberty of Dover

47. For the Town of Folkeston.

48. For the Towne of Fordwich

49. For the Towne of Feversham

50. For the Towne of Tenterden

51. For the Towne and Libertie of Sandwich

52. For the Towne and Port of New Romney

53. For the Towne of Lydd

54. For the rest of the County of Kent

55. For the County Palatine of Lancaster

56. For the Borough of Leicester

57. For the rest of the County of Leicester

58. For the County of Lincolne and the City and County of the City of Lincolne

59. For the Citty of London with the Liberty of St Martins Le Grand

60. For Serjeants Inn in Chancery [Laine65]

61. For Serjeants Inn in Fleetstreet

62. For the Inner Temple and the Inns of Chancery thereto belonging

63. For the Middle Temple and the Inns of Chancery thereto belonging

64. For Lincolnes Inn and the Inns of Chancery thereto belonging

65. For Greys Inn and the Inns of Chancery thereto belonging

66. For the Palaces of Whitehall St. James's and Somersett House

67. For the Citty of Westminster and the Liberties thereof

68. For the rest of the County of Middlesex

69. For the County of Monmouth.

70. For the Citty and County of the Citty of Norwich

71. For the Borough of Great Yarmouth

72. For the Burrough of Kings Lynn

73. For the Borough of Thetford

74. For the rest of the County of Norfolke

75. For the Towne of Northampton

76. For the rest of the County of Northampton

77. For the Towne and County of the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne

78. The Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Sheriffe for the Time being

79. For the Towne of Berwick upon Tweed

80. For the County of Northumberland

81. For the Towne and County of the Towne of Nottingham

82. For the County of Nottingham

83. For the University of Oxford

84. For the Citty of Oxford

85. For the rest of the County of Oxford

86. For the County of Rutland.

87. For the Towne of Ludlow

88. For the rest of the County of Salop

89. For the Citty and County of the Citty of Bristoll

90. For the Citty of Bath

91. For the Citty of Wells

92. For the Burrough of Bridgwater

93. For the rest of the County of Somersett

94. For the Town and County of the Towne of Southampton

95. For the County of Southampton with the Isle of Wight

96. For the Citty and County of the City of Litchfield

97. For the County of Stafford

98. For the Burrough of Ipswich

99. For the Borough of St Edmunds Bury

100. For the Borough of Dunwich

101. For the Borough of Eye

102. For the Borough of Sudbury.

103. For the rest of the County of Suffolk

104. For the County of Surrey

105. For the Towne and Port of Hastings and Libertie thereof

106. For Seaford and Pevensey

107. For the Auntient Town and Parish of Rye

108. For the Town of Winchelsea

109. For the rest of the County of Sussex

110. For the Citty and County of the Citty of Coventry

111. For the County of Warwick

112. For the Citty and County of the Citty of Worcester

113. For the County of Worcester

114. For the Citty of New Sarum the Close of the same and Clarendon Park.

115. For the rest of the County of Wilts

116. For the County of Westmerland

117. For the County of Anglesey

118. For the Town of Brecon

119. For [the rest of the County of Brecon134]

120. For the County of Cardigan

121. For the County Borough of Carmarthen

122. For the County of Carmarthen

123. For the County of Carnarvon

124. For the County of Denbigh

125. For the County of Flint

126. For the County of Glamorgan

127. For the County of Merioneth

128. For the County of Montgomery

129. For the County of Pembrooke

130. For the County of Radnor

131. For the Towne and County of the Towne of Haverford-West

132. VI. VI. Commissioners to meet on or before 17th Day of June 1701 to execute Act,; and afterwards in like manner, as often as it shall be necessary,; and to ascertain the several Proportions to be paid by every Hundred, &c.; and may divide themselves for the Execution of the Act.

133. VII. VII. Commissioners to set down Number to act in each Division; to cause Proportions charged to be equally assessed; and to require Inhabitants, &c. by Precepts to appear,; and to charge them with Execution of Act.;

134. VIII. VIII. Assessors to deliver One Copy of Assessment to Commissioners; who are to sign and seal Duplicates,

135. IX. IX. Collectors to levy, &c. Rates of Parties, or at last Place of Abode,; and to pay to Receiver General as Commissioners shall appoint.

136. X. X. Receivers General to give Notice of Receipt of his Deputies to the Commissioners.

137. XI. XI. Time for First Quarterly Payment;

138. XII. XII. Receipt of Receiver General Discharge to Commissioners.

139. XIII. XIII. Collectors to have 3d. in the Pound.

140. XIV. XIV. Persons neglecting, &c. to pay Rate,

141. XV. XV. Tenant paying acquitted to Amount of Payment.

142. XVI. XVI. Assessors, &c. neglecting or refusing to do their Duty,

143. XVII. XVII. Collectors not paying Money received by him, Imprisonment, and Real and Personal Estate liable.

144. XVIII. XVIII. Commissioners to call before them Collectors, and examine touching full Payments of Assessments,; and by the Receiver General paid into the Exchequer; and in case of Failure to levy.

145. XIX. XIX. If Controversy concerning assessing Commissioners, Commissioners concerned to withdraw.

146. XX. XX.Privileged Places, &c. not to be exempt from Assessment.

147. XXI. XXI. Proviso for the Colleges or Halls, &c. in the Two Universities, in the Colleges of Windsor, Eton, Winton, and Westminster, and for Hospitals, &c. in respect of Sites of Colleges, &c. and for Christ's Hospital, &c.;

148. XXII. XXII. Tenants of Hospitals rated for what the Lands are worth above Rents reserved.

149. XXIII. XXIII. Certain Tenants of Lands, &c. belonging to Colleges, &c. not discharged

150. XXIV. XXIV. Auditors, &c. of Rents due to His Majesty or Queen Dowager, &c. to allow as herein mentioned, without Fee.

151. XXV. XXV. Officers of the Exchequer, &c. to deliver Lists of Pensions, Salaries, &c. to the Assessors gratis.

152. XXVI. XXVI. Persons dwelling in one Parish, &c. and Goods in another, to be assessed where they dwell

153. XXVII. XXVII. No Clause in this Act to extend to lessen the Rate.

154. XXVIII. XXVIII. Proviso for Contracts between Landlords and Tenant as to Payment of Taxes.

155. XXIX. XXIX. Places used to be assessed to pay as heretofore.

156. XXX. XXX. West Barnfield, Northmore, Charlbury, Faller, Finstock, Leeds, and Forest of Chute, where to be assessed.

157. XXXI. XXXI. If Action for executing Act, General Issue. Treble Costs.

158. XXXII. XXXII. Where Lands, &c. unoccupied, and no Distress found, Distress may be afterwards made by the Collectors, &c.

159. XXXIII. XXXIII. Where Lands, &c. unoccupied, and no Distress found, Wood may be cut and sold; Timber Trees excepted.

160. XXXIV. XXXIV. Where Rate on Tithes, &c. not paid, Officers may seize, &c

161. XXXV. XXXV. Receiver General certifying Monies to be due where the same have been paid,

162. XXXVI. XXXVI. Commissioners, within their Division, to rate each other for their Personal Estates and Offices.

163. XXXVII. XXXVII. Inhabitants in Cities, &c. not compellable to be Assessors out of Limits.

164. XXXVIII. XXXVIII. Landlords to pay on Houses where Foreign Ministers reside.

165. XXXIX. XXXIX. Proviso respecting Nomination of Assessors and Collectors in Extraparochial and Privileged Places.

166. XL. XL. Commissioners not liable to penalties in Stat. 25 Car. II. c.2.

167. XLI. XLI. Commissioner to take the Oaths of Stat. 1 W. & M. Sess. 1. c. 8.; which Commissioners may administer.

168. XLII. XLII. Commissioner acting without taking Oaths, Penalty £200.

169. XLIII. XLIII. Persons in Office rated where such Office is executed.

170. XLIV. XLIV. Chancery Officers within the Liberty of the Rolls, to be there assessed.

171. XLV. XLV. Proviso as to Persons having Goods, &c. in County, other than where resident.

172. XLVI. XLVI. Persons having several Mansion Houses, doubly charged in respect of Personal Estate, relieved, on Certificate of Commissioners, granted without Fee; and on Oath before Justices of Peace.

173. XLVII. XLVII. Proviso for Scotland, Ireland, Jersey or Guernsey.

174. XLVIII. XLVIII. Householder to give Account of Lodgers to Assessors.

175. XLIX. XLIX. Shares in the New River, Thames, Marybone, or Hampstead Waters,; Offices of Insurance from Fire, Convex or other Lights,; Interest in the King's Printing House.

176. L. L. Papist of 16 Years of Age, not having taken the Oaths, to pay double. Stat. 1 W. & M.; C.8. § 12.

177. LI. LI. Proviso where within Ten Days after First Meeting of Commissioners he shall take the Oaths.

178. LII. LII. Persons of 16 and upwards, who shall not have taken the Oaths before Execution of Act, and being sum moned, shall refuse to take them, or neglect to appear before Commissioners, to pay double.

179. LIII. LIII. Gentlemen who by Stat. 3 W. & M. c.6. paid double, or have been returned into Exchequer for Non-payment, not appearing before the Commissioners to take the Oaths, to pay double.

180. LIV. LIV. Commissioners to summon Persons to appear and take the Oaths.

181. LV. LV. Proviso for Quakers to subscribe the Declaration of Fidelity. Stat. I W. & M. Sess. I. c. 18

182. LVI. LVI. Commissioners to cause the double Assessments to be made for not taking the Oaths, if the Assessors omit the same.

183. LVII. LVII. Where Owners of Lands, &c. are liable to be doubly charged for not taking the Oaths, Tenants discharged.

184. LVIII. LVIII. Proviso respecting King's Bench Prison, &c. and the Marshalsea.

185. LIX. LIX. Southwark Water works by whom rated and assessed.

186. LX. LX. The like as to Westminster Waterworks.

187. LXI. LXI. No Person liable to Pound Rate whose Lands are under 20s. Yearly.

188. LXII. LXII. Collectors of Parishes, &c. keeping Monies collected in their Hands unduly, or unduly paying away the same, Penalty.

189. LXIII. LXIII. Treasury not to direct any Warrant to Collectors or Receiver General for Payment of Monies otherwise than as herein mentioned, & c.

190. LXIV. LXIV. No Stay of Prosecution in Actions for Penalties, &c.

191. LXV. LXV. Commissioners empowered to abate, on Proof that Lands are overcharged above 3s. in the Pound; and the Money abated to be reassessed, as they shall judge most equal.

192. LXVI. LXVI. Receiver General answerable for his Deputies; and to appoint so many of them, that the Sub-collector be not forced to travel above Ten Miles to pay the Money he collects.

193. LXVII. LXVII. When not Commissioners enough for City, &c. Commissioners for County or adjoining County may act.

194. LXVIII. LXVIII. Members of Parliament to be assessed for their Personal Estates where their Mansion Houses or other Places of Abode usually are out of Parliament.

195. LXIX. LXIX. Where First General Meetings of Commissioners for the Ridings to be held.

196. LXX. LXX. Books provided.

197. LXXI. LXXI. Proviso for Annuities to Queen Dowager, and the Prince and Princess of Denmark.

198. LXXII. LXXII. Qualification for Person being a Commissioner for any County at large.

199. LXXIII. LXXIII. Commissioners not disabled from acting as a Commissioner for any City, &c. he being an Inhabitant.

200. LXXIV. LXXIV. Persons disabled, acting as a Commissioner, Penalty £50.

201. LXXV. LXXV. The Money arising by this Act to be divided into Three equal Parts, One Third Part to be appropriated as follows; £19,000 thereof for the Charges of circulating Exchequer Bills.

202. LXXVI. LXXVI. A distinct Register kept for the said Third Part.

203. LXXVII. LXXVII. Interest at £6 per Cent. per Ann. to Lenders on said Third Part.

204. LXXVIII. LXXVIII. A Register to be kept for the other Two Third Parts.

205. LXXIX. LXXIX. Further Loans may be made upon the said Two Third Parts, not exceeding (with the aforesaid Loans transferred) £933,333 6s. 8d; with Interest at £6 per Cent. per Ann. also; and not to be taxed.

206. LXXX. LXXX. Tally of Loan to Lender, and Warrant for Interest.

207. LXXXI. LXXXI. Proviso where several Tallies bear Date the same Day.

208. LXXXII. LXXXII. Paying subsequent Orders, if first demanded, no undue Preference, if sufficient reserved to satify preceding Orders.

209. LXXXIII. LXXXIII. Orders for Money assignable.

210. LXXXIV. LXXXIV. Reasons for this Enactment.

211. LXXXV. LXXXV. Recital of Stat. 4. W. & M.c.1. £1.

212. LXXXVI. LXXXVI. Proviso for superannuated Sea Officer, and Widows and poor Knights of Windsor.

213. LXXXVII. LXXXVII. member of Parliament shall not be a Commissioner &c. of Customs.

214. LXXXVIII. LXXXVIII. Member of Parliament executing Office in Customs incapable of sitting.

215. LXXXIX. LXXXIX. Officer of Customs influencing Election of Members to serve in Parliament,

216. XC. XC. Proviso for Persons who by Misfortune have burnt, lost, or destroyed Million Lottery Tickets, Malt Tickets, or Exchequer Bills.

217. XCI. XCI. Recital of Stat. 1 W. & M. c. 12.

218. XCII. XCII. Recital of Stat. 11 W.III.c.2.£ 12.

219. XCIII. XCIII. Recital of Stat. 9 W. III. c. 10. § 6.

220. XCIV. XCIV. Mode of Proceeding by Commissioners, where different Proportions to the last mentioned Aid were, before the Stat. 10 W. III. c. 9., charged upon one and the same Hundred.

221. XCV. XCV. Thelike Allowances to Receivers, &c. as if the Money had been raised by the former Acts.

222. XCVI. XCVI. Certificate in Parchment of the Arrears raised as aforesaid, to be transmitted to the King's remembrancer's Office in the Exchequer, before the 10th Day of Aug. 1701

223. XCVII . XCVII Officers of the King's Bench Prison refusing, &c. to pay Arrears, Two Commissioners for Surrey to certify to Commissioners executing this Act.

224. XCVIII. XCVIII. Recital of Stat. 9 W. III. c. 10. § 31.