Poll Tax Act 1691

XXIX. 2 W. & M. Sess. 2. c. 10. recited.

2 W. & M. Sess. 2. c. 3.; The said additional Duties continued.

And whereas by an Act made in the second yeare of Theire Majesties Reigne entituled An Act for granting unto Their Majesties several additional duties upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for foure yeares from the time that an Act for doubling the duty of Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors dureing the space of one yeare doth expire It was thereby amongst other things enacted that the several duties and impositions thereby granted should be raised levied collected and paid unto Their Majesties and Their Successors dureing the space and term of foure yeares to commence from the expiration of the above-menc[i]oned Act for doubling the duty of excise over and above all other duties chargs and impositions by any former Act or Acts then unexpired sett and imposed towards the makeing good the su[m]ms of money intended to be given to Their Majesties by the said Act for the ends and purposes therein mentioned the Co[m]mons in Parliament assembled have thought it expedient to continue the said additional duties of Excise. Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid That the additional duties of excise granted by the said Act above mentioned shall be continued to be raised levied collected and paid unto Their Majesties and Their Successors until the seventeenth day of May One thousand six hundred ninety seaven in such manner and forme and by such rules ways and meanes and under such penalties and forfeitures and to be applied to such uses intents and purposes as are mentioned expressed and directed in and by the said Act.