Land Tax Act 1693

XLVII. Gentlemen who by 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.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Gentleman or soe reputed or owning or writing himselfe such or being above that Quality who by virtue of an Act made in the Third yeare of theire Majestys Reigne entituled An Act for raising money by a Poll X1 quarterly for One yeare for carrying on a vigorous War against France did pay or ought to have paid double the su[m]ms charged by the said Act or were or ought to have been returned into the Exchequer for non-payment thereof who shall not voluntarily appeare before the said Co[m]missioners or any Two or more of them within Ten days after the first Meeting of the said Co[m]missioners in the respective place or places where hee ought to bee taxed or assessed and take the said Oaths appointed by the said Act made in the first yeare of their Majesties Reigne (which Oaths the said Co[m]missioners or any Two or more of them are hereby impowered and required to administer and to make an Entry or Memorandum thereof in some Book to bee kept for that purpose) such Person shall be charged with and pay double the su[m]ms which by force or virtue of this Act hee should or ought to have paid to be assessed levied collected answered recovered and paid in such manner by such ways and means and according to such Rules and Directions and under such Penalties and Forfeitures as are before in this Act expressed or appointed for or concerning the above mentioned rates and su[m]ms which are herbey intended to be doubled as aforesaid.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: payable O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]