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 8 C. 3. Anno vicefimo Georgii II. A. D. 174.7. pointed under his Hand and Seal, whereof Notice fliall be given by the Receiver General unto the Commif- fioners, or any three or move of them, within their rcfpeftive Divifions, within twenry Days after their firft General Meeting, and fo, from time to time, within twenty Days after every Dcatli or Removal of any Deputy, if any fuch fhall liappen ; and the Receipt of fuch Receiver General, his Deputy or Deputies, or any of thom, fliall be a fufficient Difcharge unto every fuch Colleftor. Colleflors not to XXIV. And be it further enafted, That the particular Collectors, for Payment of any Sums by them re- go above 10 ceived, unto fuch Receiver General, or his Deputy, fhall not be obliged to travel above ten Miles from the Milcsj^omake pjace of their Habitations. jyment. XXV. And for the better preventing fuch unjufl: Vexations, as might be occafioned by fuch Perfons as tarretlfng Per-' ^^'^ ^^ appointed Receivers General of any of the Sums of Mone'y granted by this Acl:, and to the Intent fons infuper, &c. the Receivers General may return a true Account intvT his Majcfly's faid Courts of Exch:quer in England and 5f(7//(7;.'(/ refpe£tively, of fuch Sums of Money as fhall be received by them and every of them, their and every of their Deputy and Deputies ; Be it further enafted by the Authoriiy aforefaid. That if any fuch Receiver General fhall return or certify unto the faid Courts, any Sum or Sums of Money to be in arrear or unpaid, after the fame have been received either by fuch Receiver General, or his Deputy or Deputies, or any of them, or fhall caufe any Perfon or Perfons to be fet infuper in the faid Courts, for any Sum or Sums to forfeit double of Money that hath been fo received, that then every fuch Receiver General fliall forfeit to every Perfon Damages J jjj^j Perfons that fliall be molefled, vexed or damaged, by reafon of fuch unjull: Certificate, Return or fet- ting infuper, double the Damages that fhall be thereby occafioned ; the faid Damages to be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information ; in which no EfToin, Proteftion or V/ager of Law fliall be and to the King allowed, nor any more than one Imparlance ; and fhall alfo forfeit to his Majefty, his Heirs and SuccefTors, double the Sum. double the Sum that fhall be fo unjuftly certified or returned, or caufed to be fet infuper. Receivers XXVI. And it is hereby provided, declared, and enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Receiver chargeable with of Kiiy the Ratcs and Duties granted by this Aft, or any Heirs, Executors, or Adminiftrators of fuch Re- the Arrears of ceiver, fliall, in any Accounts of the Monies wherewith fuch Receiver fljall be chargeable (unlefs fuch Ac- thcu- AccGunif, f.Qu„(- j^g declared and pafTed in the Exche.iuer, within two Years at the farthefl after the End of the Year for which fuch Rates and Duties fhall be payable) be allowed or admitted to fet irfuper, or charge any County, Divifion or Place, for any Monies granted by this Aft, which fhall be in arrear and unpaid, but that the fraiie fliall remaiji a Debt upon every fuch Receiver, to be anfvvered by him and his Securities, his and their Heirs, Executors and Adminiftrators, Lands, Tenements, Goods and Chatties refpeftively ; any thing herein, contiined to the contrary notwithftanding. Commiflbncrs XXVII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Commlffioner or CommlfHoners, "'"i"'^.^'"" who fliall be employed in the Execution of this Aft, fhall be liable for or by reafon of fuch Execution, to scCz". 2. T z. ^"y °^ ^^'^ Penalties mentioned in an Aft made the five and twentieth Year of King Charles the Second, for preventing of Dangers which may happen from Popifli Recufants. Penalties how XXVIII. Provided always, and be it enafted. That all Penalties and Forfeitures, to be incurred for any to be levied. Offences againft this Aft, for which there is no particular Way of levying herein before prcfcribed or ap- pointed, fliall be levied by Warrant under the Hands and Seals of three or more of the refpeftive Commif- fioners of the Divifion or Place where any fuch OfFence was or fhall be committed, by Diitrefs and Sale of the Goods of the Offender, rendering the Overplus to the Owner thereof after a Deduftion of reafonable Chaiges for diftraining the fam.e. Roiifes en- XXIX. Provided always, and be it further enafted and declared. That fuch Dwelling-houfes only where e.T.prtd. j.]-,„ Occupier or Occupiers thereof, by reafon of his, her or their Poverty only is or are exempted from the ulj^ial Taxes, Paymcnis and Contributions towards the Church and Poor, fhall be conflrued or undcrftood to be excepted out of this Aft, or difcharged of the Rates and Duties hereby granted, and that only in fuch Cafes wheie the Dvveiling-houfes fo occupied are Cottages, not containing above nine Wijidovi's or Lights in the whole; any tiling herein contained to the contrary mtwithftanding. FurvcyDrs and XXX. And for the better afcertriining and collefting the faid feveral Rates and Duties upon Koufes, be it Jnineaorsto enafted, 7^hat it fiiall and may be lawful to and for his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, or the iaid pro.nteJ. Conimiliio!iers of the Trcafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Treafurer, or any three or more of (he Commiflioners of the Treafury for the.timo being, from time to time, to coml tute and appoint fuch Perfon or Perfons as his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflors, or the fiid Comniiijioncis of the Treafury, or High Treafurer for the time being, fliall think meet, to be the Oflicer or Officers for the Survey and Infpeftion of the Rates and Duties by this Aft granted, within the faid Kingdom of Great Bri- tain, nnd for viewing and numbering the feveral Windows or Lights in each Houfe, and for the infpefting and examining the AirclTments or Certificates thereof, made and to be made from time to time in purfnance of this Aft-, and doing all Things belonging to the fame ; which Officers, or any of them, fhall have full Power to examine and fupervife tlie AfTcflhients rif the Houfes, Windows, or Lights rated in every Parifh and Place, as aforefaid ; and at fcafonable Times, with a Conftable, Headborough, Tythin.'man, or other Officer of the refpeftive Pariflies or Places within Gre.'t Britain, who are hereby required to nfTnl fuch Of- ficers accordingly, to view and examine whether there be any more Windows than are certified and rated in fuch Aflefliiient, and fliall have Liberty to pafs through any Houfe or Houfes, in order to go into any Court, Yard or Backfide thereunto belonging, rmd externally to view and inl'peft the '^'indows or Lights in any fuch Houfe or Houfes, that cannot be con'eniently fecn or numbered, without pa/fing through fuch Houl'e or Houfes ; and fhall alfo have Liberty to make like View, Examination and Infpeftion twice in the Year during the Continuance of this Aft ; and if upon or after fuch View, or Examination and Infpeftion of the Affeflments, as aforel'aid, fuch Officer or Officers Ihall find that any Perfon or Premifles are under- rated, or not rated and charged, as by this Aft isdirefted and appointed, fuch Officer or Officers fhai! certify the lame to the faid Commiffioners, or any three or more of them, within the Divifion, Hundred, Parilh t/r Place wherein fuch Negleft or Failure fliall h.ippen to be; Vi'hich ftid Coirrnvillioncrs, or any three or more De