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 -to be charged 96 G. 10. Anno vicelimo primo Georgii II. A. D. 1748, jefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in thie "^ - . - ^-, - . -.^^ ^j^^ twenty-fifth Day uttery, Pantry, Larder, _ or occupied with any -! Dwellinc;-houfe, whether the fame {hail or fhall not be within or contiguous to, or disjoined from the Body ' of fuch Dwelling-houfe, fhall be deemed and taken to be Part of fuch Dwelling-houfe ; and all Windows or Liglits therein fhall be accordingly charged with the Rates and Duties granted by the faid Act. ' li. And whereas Doubts have been railed, whether Sky-lights, or Windows or Lights in Stair-cafes, ' Garrets, Cellars, Paflages and fome other Parts of Dwelling-houfes, are chargeable with the faid Tax, Sky-lmhts to ' by virtue of the faid A£l ;' Be it declared and enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That Sky-lights and be chaigs'd. Windows or Lights in the faid Places, and in all other Parts of Dwelling-houfes, to Vv'hat Ufe or Purpofe foever applied, were, are and fhall be deemed to be chargeable with the faid Duties. IIL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforelaid, That no Perfon who now is, or hereafter fhall he named or appointed a Commiffioner for putting in Execution any AcSt of Parliament for granting an Aid' PenaltyonCum- to his Majefty by a Land Tax to be raifed in Great Britain, {hall a6t as a Commiffioner for putting in Exe- miiiioners ailing cution the Powers granted by the faid K&. or this prefent Acl:, for raihng the faid Duties upon Houfes, ^''^rd""'^ Windows or Lights, unlefs fuch Perfon fhall be duly qualified to a£t as a CommifTioner for putting any fuch ''"^ ' ' ■ A£l in Execution, on Pain of forfeiting for every fuch Ading the Sum of twenty Pounds, to be levied as other Penalties and Forfeitures are by this A61:dire6ted to-be levied. 20 Geo. a, c. 3. IV. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That that Part of the faid KSi, whereby the §• 8' . Commiffioners thereby appointed for putting the fame in Execution have Power to enlarge, alter, abate on. th'e'^Commiffio" dimini{h the AfTeflments to be delivered to the faid Commiffioners, before fuch Commiffioners fhall have fet mers to"Xrge' their Hands to fuch refpeftive Aire{rments, te{lifying their Allowance thereof, fhall be, and the fame is here- or abate the Al^ by repealed. iVfTments, re- V. And be it further enafted, That from and after the faid twenty-fifth Day of j^i7?vj^ one thoufand fe- P"'|:i!', ven hundred and forty-eight, no Afi"effment which fliall be made or delivered to the faid Commiffioners, or jiverecTto^the^' ^"^"i '^'i'-'^ o"" '"°^ °f them, purfuant to the faid Ad, or this prefent Ad, {hall be altered or dimini/hed be- ComBiiffioners fore the Time herein after appointed, or direded to be appointed, for the hearing and determining of Ap- not to be altered, peals, and then only upon the faid Commiffioners hearing the Matter of the Appeal particularly relating tut upon hear- thereto, or concerning the fame, upon a General Appeal-day. irgona General yj_ ^^^j ^,g j^ further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That the Surveyor or Surveyors of the Rates Eu''rveyors7o'cer- ^""^ Duties granted by the faid Ad, appointed or to be appointed, as in the faid Ad is mentioned, fhall tify, by way of twice in every Year, to wit, on or before the tenth Day oi Augvji and the tenth Day of yrt«Kj;j yearly, Surcharge, certify in Writing under his or their Hand or Hands, byway of Surcharge, to any three or more of the Houfes and fgjj Commiffioners,^ what Dwelling-houfes, Windows or Lights have been omitted to be chirged with the ^'."^°r? h ^^''^ Rates and Duties in the AfiTefTment made of the fame, for the then current Year; and that thereupon, current Year! a^d upon Oath being firft made, that Notice was left in Writing at the Dwelling-houfes of the feveral Oc- Notxe to be cupiers fo charged or furcharged by virtue of fuch Certificate, that the Surveyors intended to charge them in given to theOc- fuch Aianner, and for fuch Number of Windows or Lights as they fhall be charged for by virtue of fuch cupiers, anJ the Certificate, the faid Commiffioners, or any three or more of them, fhall caufe fuch Affeflrnents to be redified S'maif'X" according to fuch Certificate, and delivered to the Colledors ; and the faid Rates and Duties to be levied ac- Affeflments. cordingly. _ ^ ., ^ . -r, ciaufesinthe ^W- And be it further enaded by the- Authority aforefaid, That thofe Parts of the faid Ad whereby it Aft relsiing to IS enaded, That the Day or Days of Appeal which fhould be appointed by the faid Commiffioners, fhould a certain Tfrne be within thirty Days from the refpedive quarterly Days, by the faid Ad appointed for Payment of the faid for appealing, Rates and Duties; and that all Appeals once heard and determined by the faid Commiffioners, or any three repealed. ^^ more of them, or the major Part of them then prefent, on the Day or Days by them appointed for hear- 0^.0. 2. c. 3. j^^ Appeals, fliould be final without any further Appeal ; and that all Queftions and Difl-'erences thatfhoidd arife, touching any of the faid Rates and Duties, fnould be heard and finally determined by three or more of the Commiffioners, upon Complaint thereof to them made by any Perfon or Perfons thereby grieved, without further Trouble or Suit in Law, fhall be, and the fame are hereby repealed; and that from and af- ter the faid twenty-fifth Day of i^iirt/:; one thoufand feven hundred and forty-eight, all fuch Appeals as Commiffioners fhall be made to the faid Commiffioners, between the twenty-fifth Day oi March and the twentieth Day of to appoint Days Auguji yearly, fhall be heard and determined by the faid Commiffioricrs upon fuch Days as fhall by them for Appeals, be "appointed for the hearing of fuch Appeals, between the twentieth Day of ^//^w/? and the fifteenth Day of iSr/'j'fmifr following; and that all fuch other Appeals as fhall be made to the faid Commiffioners, be- tween the twenty-ninth Day oi September and the twentieth Day o^ 'January following yearly, fliall be heard and determined by the faid Commiffioners, upon fuch other Days as fhall Xn appointed by the faid Commif- fioners for the hearing thereof, between the twentieth Day of January and the tenth Day of February fol- lowing yearly. No Abatement VII 1. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Comniiffioners, or any of to be made, them, fhall not upon the hearing of any Appeal, make any Abatement or Defalcation in the Charge or onolththTr" Surcharge made upon any Perfon by the faid Aflcffment, or the Surcharge of the faid Surveyor, but the ine Perfon is fame fliall fland good and remain Part of the annual AfiefTment, unlefs it fliall then appear to the faid Com- , overrated. miffioners, by Examination upon Oath, that fuch Perfon is over-rated in and by the laid AHl-irmeivt or the' T D "N f-' Surcharge; and every Perfon intending to appeal to the faid Commiffioners fhall, and is hereby re- tice'to br^veii quired to give at the lead ten Days Notice thereof in Writing to the fiiid Surveyor, or to one or more of of Appeals. " the Afleflbrs of the Parifh wherein fuch Perfon is rated, of fiich Intention to appeal; and fuch Surveyor .Antfibis and ^iwA Ailelfors may then and there attend to jufiify the faid Afll'llment and Sia'Charge ; and fuch Survcvor and Appellant to AirefTojS, Bc pie lent.