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 go C. 2. Anno quarto Georgii III. A. D. 1763. Goods and Merchandizes, in the Parifli or Ward where he dwellcth, and not elfewhere, within the faid City or Town Corporate. No Provlfo to XXXI. Provided neverthelefs, That no Claufe or Provifo in this Act fliall extend to the Leffening or lcffcn the full Abatement of the full Sum appointed by this Act to be taxed, collected, levied and paid, but that the fame Sum by this Aft r-, e f u j[y a i]" e fl~ e cl, levied, collected and paid in the feveral and refpective Counties, Cities and Towns afore- to t.c levied. f~a.id, in England, Wales, and Berwick upon Tweed, in fuch Manner and Form, and to fuch Ufes, as herein is before-mentioned and declared. Contratts be- XXXII. Provided, That nothing in this Act contained fhall be conftrued to alter, change or determine, tween Landlord or ma ] ce vqjj an y Contracts, Covenants or Agreements whatfoever between Landlord and Tenant, or any touching Taxes other Perfons, touching the Payment of Taxes and Affeflments in England, Wales, and Berwick uponTiveed; not to be avoided, any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. All Places to pay XXXIlI. Provided always, and be it further enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That for whore ufually the avoiding all Obltructions and Delays in affefling and collecting the Sums by this A£t to be rated and' affeffed. affeffed upon any Manors, Lands, Tenements, Rents, Tythes, or other Hereditaments, all Places, Con- ftablewicks, Diviiions and Allotments, which have been ufed to be taxed and affeffed, fhall pay and be affeffed in fuch County, Hundred, Rape, Wapentake, Conftablewick, Divifion, or Place of Allotment within England, Wales, and Berwick upon Tweed, as the fame have heretofore been ufually affeffed in, and not elfewhere. Weft Bamfield to XXXIV. Provided neverthelefs, That the Hundred oi Wc/l Barnfield, formerly taxed or affeffed in the be afield in the L at h e Q i Alesford in the County of Kent, may for the future (if the Commiffioners think fit) be rated and Com^K.ent' l ' ay ' afieffed in the Lathe of Stray in the County aforefaid; as likewife may the Tything of Northmore in the Northmore,' in County of Oxford be afieffed in the Hundred of Bampton in the faid County; and the Tythings of Charl- Co'Ox.Bampton. bury, Fallar and Finjlock, in the Hundred of Cbadlington in the faid County; as alfo the whole Town and Charlbury, &c. p al jfh c f Leeds in the County of York, in the Hundred of Skyrack in the faid Countv; and the Parifh of Le^Com'™' OmberJJey in the County of Worcejler, in the lower Divifion of Ofwaldflow Hundred 'in the faid, County; bor. in Sky'rack. an d the Parifh of Aldemaflon, in the Eaftern Divifion of Ojwaldjlow Hundred in the faid County; and the Omberfley, Com' Parifh of Yardley in Br'omfgrove Divifion of Half/hire Hundred in the faid County; and the Foreft of Wore inorwald- Chute fhall be affeffed and pay where the fame was affeffed to the firft Aid of four Shillings in the Pound aw Hu ]j dred - granted to their late Majeities King William and Queen Mary; and that the Parifh of Upton upon Severn, oVJaTdflow'Hd. m the County of IVorojlcr, formerly taxed and affeffed in the lower Divifion of Ofwaldflow Hundred ire ParithofYardley, the faid County, may for the future, if the CommiiTioners think fit, be taxed and affeffed in the lower in Halfmire Hd. Divifion of Perjbore Hundred in the faid County; and alfo the Profits of the Navigation of the Rivers foreft of Chute, Qalder and Ayre, in the Weft Riding of the County of York, fliall be affeffed and paid, one Moiety Aid e ™as e aiTcfled.' thereof at the Town of Wakefield, and the other Moiety at the Town of Leeds, and not elfe- Upton, in Per- ' where. ihore Hundred. Caldcr and Ayre, at Wakefield and Leeds. ' XXXV. And whereas the Palace of Somerfet Houfe has been ufually rated and affeffed within the ' Liberty of the Dutchy of Lancajler, in the Strand, but the Inhabitants and Occupiers of Apartments ' and Buildings within and belonging to the faid Palace, have evaded or refuted the Payment of the faid ' Rates, to the Prejudice of the Proprietors and Owners of Lands and Buildings within the faid Liberty;' Inhabitants of Now it is hereby enadted and declared, That all and every the Inhabitants and Occupiers ef Apartments Apartments, &c. an( j B u i]dings within and belonging to the faid Palace, fhall be liable to and chargeable with the Payment Houfe, to be af- of fuch Rates and Affeffments as fliall be let upon them refpe£tively, in proportion to the Rates and Af- ieffed in the fame feffments that fhall be made and affeffed upon other the Lands and Buildings within the faid Liberty, and Proportion with that the fame Powers and Remedies fhall be made ufe of for the affefling, levying and collecting fuch Rates thole inLancafter an( j Affeffments, as are by this Act given for the affefling, levying and collecting the Rates and Duties erty ' -.thereby directed to be raifed. XXXVI. And be further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Action, Plaint, Suit or In- formation, fhall be commenced or profecuted againft any Perfon or Perfons, for what he or they do in pur- fuance or execution of this Act, in England, Wales, or Berwick upon Tweed, fuch Perfon or Perfons, fo fued General iffue. in any Court whatfoever, fhall and may plead the General Iffue, Not Guilty; and upon Iffue joined, may give this Act, and the Special Matter, in Evidence; and if the Plaintiff" or Profecutor fliall become non- fuit, or forbear further Profecution, or fuffer a Discontinuance, or if a Verdict pafs againft him, the De- Treble Colts, fendants fliall recover treble Cofts, for which they fliall have the like Remedy, as in Cafes where Colts by Law are given to Defendants. Where Lands, XXX V II. Provided always, and be it enacted, That in cafe any Lands or Houfes in any Parifh, Place & ' c j arcun0C j U .' or Conftablewick, in E?igland, Wales, or Berwick upon Tweed, fhall be unoccupied, and no Diftrefs can be frrefs found°Coi- f 01111 ^ on the fame, by reafon whereof the faid Parifh, Place or Conftablewick is forced to pay and make leflors may di- good the Tax affeffed upon fuch Lands lying unoccupied; that then it fhall and may be lawful at any flrain at any Time after, for the Collectors, Conftables, or Tythingmen of the faid Parifh, Place or Conftablewick, for x Time after, the Time being, to enter and diftrain upon the Lands or Houfes, where there fliall be any Diftreffes there- upon to be found; and the Diftrefs and Diftreffes (if not redeemed within four Days by Payment of the Tax and Charge of the Diftrefs) to fell, rendering the Overplus to the Owner or Owners of fuch Diftrefs; and the faid Collector, Conftable or Tythingman, is hereby enjoined to diftribute the Money raifed by the faid Diftrefs and Sale, praportionably, to the Parties who contributed to the Tax of the unoccupied Lands or Houfes. xxxvnr.