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 4 C, 3. Anno vicefimo Georgii II. A. D. 1747. feven; and In like Manner to meet yearly and every Year, at fuch Day or Time as fhall be appointed for the firft General Meeting of the Commiffioners, to be appointed by any future A&. or Adts of Parlia- ment for granting an Aid to his Majeily by a Land Tax, or on fuch other Day as the faid Commiffioners Commiffionets fliall think proper to appoint before the thirtieth Dzy o[ April yearly; and the faid Commiffioners, or fo to divide them- many of them as fliall be prefent at the firlc General Meeting, or the major Part of them, may, by their fclves, Confents and Agreements, divide, as well themfelvcs as other the Commiilioners not then prefent for the Execution of this Aft, in Hundreds, Lathes, Wapentakes, Rapes, Wards, T'owns and other Places within •and iillie Pie- their Limits, privileged or not privileged, in fuch Manner ns to them fliall feem meet; and {hall direft their cqiis toAffi;;!"- feveral or joint Precept or Precepts to fuch Inhabitants, and fuch Number of them as they in their Difcre- "''j ^'^- lion foall think nioft convenient to be Piefe'itors and Afl'effors, requiring them to appear before the faid Commiffioners, at fuch Time and Place. as thty fliall appoint, not exceeding ten Days; and at fuch their Appearances, the faid Commiffioners, or fo many of them as (hall meet, fliall openly read, or caufe to be read unto them, the feveral Rates and Duties in this Act mentioned, and openly declare the Effetl of their Charge unto them, and how and in what Manner they ought and Ihould make their Certificates and Aflefl- Davtobepr"- ments according to the feveral Rates aforefaid; and fliall then and there prefix another Day for the fiid riiid for bring- Perfons to appear bcforc the faid Commiflioners, and bring in their Certificates in Writing under their ing in Cert^ii- Handf, to be verified upon their Oaths, and not otherwife, of every Dwelling-houfe inhabited and charged caits, &e. 'by tiiij A£j;^ v/ithin the Limits of thofe Places for which they are to act, and of the Number of Windows or Lights in each Houfe, together v/ith the Names and Sirnames of the feveral Occupiers or Inhabitants of each i-efpe£iive Dwelling houfe, and of the feveral Sums of Money they ought to pay by virtue of this Adf, without Concealment or Favour; upon Pain of Forfeiture of any Sum, not exceeding five Pounds, nor lefs Perfon? to teie- than forty Shillings, to be levied as by this AiSt is appointed, and fliall alfo then return the Names of two turned for Col- or more able and fufficient Perfons, v/ithin the Bounds or Limits of thofe Pariflies or Places where they fliall ietlors, be Afleflbrs refpeftively, to be Colleftors of the feveral Rates and Duties granted to his Majefly by this Act; for whofe paying unto the Receiver General now appointed, or for the Time being to be appointed by his Majefl:y, or by the Commiffioners of the Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Treafurer, or Commiffioners of the Treafury for the Time being, his Deputy or Deputies, in Man- ner following, fuch Money as they fhall be charged withal, the Parifli or Place by whom they are fo em- the Paridi an- ployed fliall be anfwerable; and every AflefTor, fo as aforefaid appointed or to be appointed, fhali, before fv^eubiefor he take upoii him the Execution of the faid Employment, take the Oaths mentioned and required to he '^'™: taken by an A£l: made in the Parliament held the firft Year of the Reign of King William and Queen tlie'^Oatir '^ Mary, (intituled, An A£i for abrogating the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and' appomtlng other Oaths) which Oaths any three or more of the Commiffioners in the County, Shire, Stewartry, City or Place where the faid Aflefl'ment is to be made, have hereby Power, and are hereby required to adminifter, as alfo all and every fuch other Oaths, as are by this Act required to be taken by any Officer or Perfon whatfoever. The RatEs to le VIL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Rates and Duties charged by this A<fl: uiVertained, and fliall be afcertained, and the Certificates thereof returned to the faid Commiffioners, on or before the fourth Certificates re- Day of '/ZiVif yearly; and upon the Delivery and Return of fuch Certificates or Affefflnents unto the faid riiined by4. June Commiffioners, they, or any three or more of them, fliall, at Itall tjn Days before any of the Rates and j"' ^■.., Duties by this Aft granted fliall become due and payable, ilTue out and deliver their Warrants or Eftreats, whc'irto"inb" under their Hands and Seals, to fuch Colleftors as aforefaid, for the fpeedy collefting and levying of the laid their V/arrants, Rates and Duties, as they fliall refpeftively become due and payable, and all Monies and Rates due there- upon, according to the Intent and Direftions of this prefent Aft; of all which the faid Colleftors are here- and Col'ieftors to by required to make Demand of the Parties chargeable therewith, or at the Places of their laft Abode, make Demand within ten Days after the faid Duties hereby granted fliall refpeftively become due and payable, and upon of the Rates, &c. Pjjympi-,t thereof, to give Acquittances under their Hands (without taking any thing for fuch Acquittances) unto the feveral Perfons who fliall pay the fime; and that i'uch Acquii;ta;ices fliall be a full and pcrfeft Dif- Col'ecicrswhen charge to every fuch Perfon who {hall pay the fame, againft his Majefty, his Fleirs and Succeflbrs; and the tn pay in ihe faid Colleftors are hereby required to pay in all fuch Sums of Money as they fliall receive, within twenty r.I;n:cs. Days after the Receipt theieof, at fuch Place as the Commiffioners {hall appoint, unto the refpeftive Re- Commiii^.or.cvs ceiver General, his Deputy or Deputies, who are hereby impowered and required to call uppn and hallen ■'^ '|^!l'^"''"^ the Colleftors to make the faid Payment; and in Default of (uch Payment to levy, by Warrant under the ,„i r„ j'nl.i^;^ Hands and Seals of any three or more of the Commiffioneis, upon the Colleftors, by Diilrefs and Sale of rafe ofHanpay- his or their Goods and Chattels, luch bum and Sums ot Money as he hath received, and as ouglit by men-. ' him to have been paid, and is not paid by reafon of his Failure in doing his Duty, according to the Direc- tion of this Aft. C.Ileaors to VIII. And he it further enafted. That for the better chnrging the Duties arifing by this Aft, the Col- givc Copies of leftors of the faid Duties {hall caule a Copy of the refpeftive Alicllments given to them, and of the Col- ii!eirAfil:iiments leftion made by them, for fuch Divifion, Parifli or Place for which they were appointed Colleftors refpec- and Col|eelions tively, to be fairly written and figned by them, but with fuch Alterations therein as {hall be necclliiry, by '/unc'l "'""" " reafon of any new Houfes erefted, or the Number of Windows in any Houfe being increafed, or by reafon of the Change of Inhabitants or Occupiers of any Houfe, or otherwile, or a true Duplicate thereof, figned as aforefaid, to be delivered unto three or more of fuch CommiHioncrs for the refpettive Counties, Shires, Stewartries, Ridings, Cities, Towns, Divifions or Places for which they were appointed Colleftors refpcc- tively, within the Space of ten Days after the firfl R4eeting of the Commiffi.Miers yeaily. Commiffioners IX. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That the fiid Commiffioners, or any three or to examine the more of them, {hall, and they are hereby authorized and reqiured ftriftly to perufe the Certificates or Af- Certificaics, &c. feffments, which by this Aft are before direfted to be annually delivered to them, and a'fo to examine the Afleflors and Prefentors thereof; and if the laid Commiffioners, or anv three of them, within their feveral Limits or Divifions, fhall, at the Time of the Delivery of luch Certificates or Aiieflinents, or within ten Days