thereof Convicted upon any Indictment or Infomation shall be void Customs I. Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 12. The several Additional and other Rates Impositions Duties and Charges upon Goods and Merchandizes Imported and Exported Mentioned and Granted by an Act made the 4 5 W. M. Intituled An Act for Granting to Their Majesties certain Additional Impositions upon several Goods and Merchandizes for the Prosecuting the present War against France shall be continued from the First of March 1696. and be Levied and Paid till the Seventeenth day of May 1697. And the foresaid Act and all Articles and Clauses therein contained shall continue and be of force till the said Sevententh of May 1697. II. Stat. 8 9. W. 3. cap. 24. Over and above all Subsidies of Tunnage and Poundage and other Duties already payable for Wines Goods and Merchandizes there shall be paid for all Wines imported into this Kingdom from 1 May 1697. to 1 Feb. 1699. one other Subsidy called Tunnage viz. III. For every Tun of French Wine brought into the Port of London as Merchandize by Natural Born Subjects 4 l. 10 s. and by Aliens 6 l. And every Tun of Wine brought into any other Port of this Kingdom by Natural Born Subjects 3 l. and by Aliens 4 l. 10 s. IV. Every Butt or Pipe of Sweet Wines of the Growth of the Levant Spain or Portugal or elsewhere brought into the Port of London by Natural Born Subjects 45 s. and by Aliens 3 l. And every Butt or Pipe brought into any other Port by Natural Born Subjects 30 s. and by Strangers 25 s. V. Every Awm of Rhenish Wine or of the Growth of Germany imported by Natural Born Subjects 20 s. and by Aliens 25 s. VI. And Wines Landed in the Out Ports and afterwards brought to London by Certificate shall pay so much more as they paid short of the London Duty VII Which several Rates for Wines are the same as in the Book of Rates referred to by the Act Ann. 12. Car. 2. ch 4. VIII All manner of Goods and Merchandizes imported from the said 1 May 1697. to 1 Febr. 1699. shall pay one further Subsidy of Poundage of 12 d. per l. of the Value thereof according to the said Book of Rates IX And if any such Goods are not particularly Rated in the said Book the Duty shall be Levyed according to the Value affirmed upon the Oath of the Merchant X. Except all Wines before limited to pay Subsidy of Tunnage all Fish English taken and imported in English Bottoms all Fresh Fish and Bestial imported and all other Goods mentioned to be Custom-free in the said Book of Rates and such Goods as are commonly used in Dying XI Provided That all Drugs imported from the Place of their Growth in English Built Ships shall be rated to this Act but One Third Part charged in the said Book of Rates XII All Spicery except Pepper imported from the place of its Growth in English Built Shipping shall be rated to this Act but one Third Part charged in the said Book of Rates XIII Linen imported shall not pay the Additional Duty of one Moiety charged in the said Book of Rates XIV All Foreign Wrought Silk exported within one Year from the Importation shall have Two Thirds of the Rate hereby charged repaid at the Custom-house XV. Wrought Silks imported shall not be charged with the Additional Duty of One Moiety mentioned in the said Book of Rates Nor is Tobacco of the English Plantation to be charged with the Additional Duty of One peny per Pound over and above the Subsidy in the said Book of Rates Nor are the Wines of France Germany Portugal or Madera to be charged with the Additional Duty of 3 l. per Tun or any other Wines with 4 l. per Tun mentioned in the said former Acts or Book of Rates XVI For all Tobacco of the English Plantations exported within a Year from its importation the Subsidy of 1 d. per l. hereby granted shall be repaid at the Custom-house XVII Out of the Duties by this Act granted there shall be the like Allowances as are prescribed in the former Act or Book of Rates XVIII The Duties hereby granted shall be Levied by the Officers of the Customs under direction of the Commissioners of the Customs and paid into the Exchequer for the Uses in this Act mentioned And the Rules and Directions of the former Act of Tunnage and Poundage and Book of Rates shall be observed for Levying the Duty by this Act granted XIX The Additional Duty on French Goods and Merchandizes granted the last Session ch 24 shall not extend to such as shall be bona side seized or taken and condemned as Prize except such seizing be by Connivance or Collusion XX. The whole Duty charged by this Act on Sugars of the English Plantations in America shall be paid back upon Exportation XXI There shall be repaid at the Custom-house within one month after demand 3 s. for every Hundred VVeight of Sugar refined in England and exported Oath being made that it was produced from Brown and Muscavado Sugar charged by this Act imported from the English Plantations in America and for which the Duty was paid upon importation XXII For the Duty hereby granted on Tobacco of the English Plantations in America the Importer shall have Three Months time to pay the same with a Discount of 10 l. per Cent. per Ann. for Prompt Payment XXIII Ginger of the English Plantations in the West Indies valued in the Book of Rates at 16 d. per l. shall pay for the said former Subsidy 12 d. per Hundred VVeight and for this present Subsidy 12 d. also per Hundred VVeight and no more XXIV After 1 May 1697. no cut Whale-bone other than in Fins only shall be imported under the Penalty of Forfeiting the same and double the Value XXV Provided That the Goods and Merchandizes charged by this Act except Foreign Wrought Silk Tobacco Sugars and Refined Sugars Exported by any Merchant English within a year or by a Stranger within nine months after Importation for which the Duty hereby granted hath been paid Inward the whole Subsidy hereby granted and paid for such Goods Wines or Merchandizes shall be repaid within one month after Demand But that there be no Drawback for such Wrought Silks Tobacco and Sugars unless exported within the time limited for other Goods and all other Requisites performed and then not only the Two Thirds but the remaining One Third of the Subsidy hereby granted is to be repaid XXVI Provided That his Majesties Naval Stores bought before 25 Mar. 1697. shall not be charged with the Duty hereby granted XXVII And whereas by an Act of this present Parliament for granting a Supply of 3 s. in the Pound by a Land Tax c. It is thereby Enacted That all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever be charged for One Year with 3 s. in the Pound of the true Yearly Value to be paid
by twelve equal monthly Payments the first Payment to be made 25 Febr. 1696. And that every Papist or reputed Papist of the Age of Sixteen Years who had not taken the Oaths required Ann. 1 W. M. should pay double unless such Papist did take the same within ten days after the first Meeting of the Commissioners And that every person of the Age of Sixteen Years who not having taken the Oaths did not upon Summons take the same should also pay double And that every Gentleman or so reputed who ought to have paid double to the Quarterly Poll Ann. 3. W. M. and did not voluntarily take the same before the Commissioners within ten days after their first Meeting should likewise pay double And that the Commissioners should upon information or suspicion Summon every suspected person to take the said Oaths but that Quakers making and subscribing the Declaration of Fidelity appointed Ann. 1 W. M. should not be liable to pay double XXVIII For a further supply it is now Enacted That all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever charged by the other Act with 3 s. in the pound shall now be charged for one Year from 25 Jan. 1696. with the further Sum of 1 s. in the pound viz. 4 s. per pound in the whole XXIX And all persons who by the other Act ought to pay double or 6 s. per pound shall pay 2 s. in the pound over and above the said 6 s. XXX The Commissioners appointed for the 3 s. in the pound shall be Commissioners for this present Act of 1 s. per pound and the said double Rates with all the Powers and Authorities of the said other Act. And the Assessors and Collectors of the 3 s. shall be the Assessors and Collectors of the 1 s. and the said double Rates XXXI For the avoiding repeated Assessments the Assessors and Collectors shall charge collect and levy One third part of the Duty of the 3 s. and double rates for and in satisfaction of the said rate of 1 s. and the double rates by Kalendary Months the first payment for three months to be on 25 Apr. 1697. or within 14 days after and afterwards each Kalendary Month successively in such manner as they are required by the said other Act of 3 s. per l. and shall pay the same to the Head Collectors accordingly to be answered by the Receivers General into the Excheqner according to the directions of the said other Act. And all persons concerned or imployed by virtue of this Act shall be subject to the Penalties and have the Benefits of the said other Act. And all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments subject by Distress or otherwise to the rates of 3 s. per l. shall in like manner be subject to the rates of 1 s. per pound XXXII And whereas by the said other Act of 3 s. in the pound c. the Commissioners of the Treasury may issue Exchequer Bills not exceeding the Sum of 1500000 l. for the use of the War and by the Act for making good the deficiencies of Funds c. the said Bills are to be Current to the Receivers or Collectors of any Tax or Supply granted this Session for the War or otherwise and also at the Exchequer with 5 d. per Day Interest for each Hundred Pounds It is further Enacted That the Commissioners of the Treasury may issue Exchequer Bills not exceeding 1200000 l. over and above the said 1500000 l. so as there be not at any one time above 2000000 l. standing out in such Bills which Bills to have like Currency and Interest as the said Bills for 1500000 l. XXXIII The persons contracting with the Treasury to advance Money for Circulating the said Bills for 1500000 l. shall be discharged of their Contracts as soon as the Sums by them agreed to be advanced shall be called for and paid or so soon as Bills for 1500000 l. issued by the former or this present Act shall be Cancelled or that the Funds for the War for this present Year shall have produced sufficient to take up and Cancel the same XXXIV The Commissioners of the Treasury may in like manner agree for the Advancing any further Sums for Exchanging such Bills of the said 1200000 l. as may be refused at the Rate of 10 l. per Cent. per Ann. XXXV The Bills issued for the said 1500000 l. and 1200000 l. which shall not be Cancelled by the Produce of those Funds by the 25th of March 1698. shall be taken up and Cancelled by the Arrears of those Funds or by the Moneys Granted next Session of Parliament And the persons advancing Moneys for Exchanging such Bills of the 1200000 l. as shall be refused shall be discharged of their Contracts as soon as the Sums Contracted for shall be paid by them and if the same be not called for by the 25th of March 1698. they shall thenceforth be absolutely discharged of their Contracts XXXVI Till it shall be published by Proclamation that the Treasury hath made Provision that the said Bills may be Exchanged for ready Money such Bills for the 1200000 l. shall be Current only in the Supplies Granted for the War this present Year 1697. except the 3 s. in the Pound XXXVII It shall be Felony without benefit of Clergy to Forge or Counterfeit any of the said Bills or Demand Money thereon knowing the same to be Counterfeited XXXVIII Out of the Moneys arising by this Act by Bills of Credit or otherwise 672197 l. is Appropriated for the Navy and for the Sea-Service in the Office of the Ordnance the Ordinary of the Navy the Payment of Marine-Officers and Charge of Registring Seamen to compleat the Sum of 2372197 l. for those Services and the remainder for the Land Forces Ordnance Ammunition and Incidents of War XXXIX The Rules and Directions in the Act Ann. 1 W. M. for Granting an Aid of 2 s. per. Pound touching the Payment thereof and Management in the Exchequer with the Penalties in case of Diversion shall be revived and applied to the Sums hereby Appropriated XL. Stat. 8 9 W. 3. cap. 34. For lessening the Duty on Tin and Pewter Exported It is Enacted That after the 10th of May 1697 there shall be paid on any Entry of Tin to be Exported for every Hundred Weight containing 112 Pounds of Tin unwrought 3 s. and for every hundred Weight of wrought Tin commonly called Pewter 2 s. and so proportionably and no more XLI After the said 10th of May till 1 Aug. 1706. the Subsidy to be received for all Drugs Imported directly from the place of their Growth in English Built Ships shall be according to the full Value of the respective Species enumerated in the Book of Rates and for all Drugs otherwise Imported treble such Value XLII Nothing in this Act shall extend to the laying a further Duty on any sort of Drugs used in Dying XLIII Stat. 9 10 W. 3 cap 23. Over and above all Subsidies of Tunnage and
Poundage and all Additional Duties and Impositions already payable for any Wines Goods or Merchandizes Imported there shall be paid to his Majesty one other Subsidy called Tunnage for all Wines which after the last of January 1699. during his Majesties Life shall be Imported into this Kingdom viz. XLIV Of every Tun of French Wine that shall come into the Port of London by way of Merchandize by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 4 l. 10 s. and by Strangers and Aliens 6 l. Every Tun of like Wine brought into any other Port of this Kingdom by way of Merchandize by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 3 l. and by Aliens 4 l. 10 s. XLV Every Butt or Pipe of Muscadells Malmseys Cutes Tents Alicants Bastards Sacks Canaries Malaga's Madera's and other Sweet Wines of the Growth of the Levant Spain or Portugal brought into the Port of London by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 45 s. and by Strangers or Aliens 3 l. And every Butt or Pipe of the like Wine brought into any other Port of this Kingdom by way of Merchandize by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 30 s. and by Strangers 45 s. XLVI Every Awm of Rhenish Wine or of the Growth of Germany brought into this Realm by his Majesties Natural born Subjects 20 s. and by Strangers and Aliens 25 s. And such Wines landed in any the Out Ports and afterwards brought to London by Certificate shall pay so much more Subsidy by this Act as they paid short of the Duty due in the Port of London Which several Rates for Wines are the same as in the Book of Rates signed by Sir Harbottle Grimstone Baronet formerly Speaker of the House of Commons and referred to by the Act 12 Car. 2. Intituled A Subsidy Granted to the King of Tunnage and Poundage and other Sums of Money payable upon Merchandizes Exported and Imported And one further Subsidy called Poundage viz. Of all manner of Goods and Merchandizes by whomsoever brought into this Realm after the said last of January 1699. during his Majesties Life by way of Merchandize Twelve Pence in the Pound of the Value of the same Goods and Merchandizes in the said Book of Rates And if any Goods so Imported shall not be particularly Rated in the said Book of Rates the Subsidy by this Act Granted shall be Levied according to the Value of such Goods upon Oath of the Merchant Except out of this Subsidy all Wines before limited to pay Tunnage and all Fish English taken and brought by English Bottoms into this Realm and all Fresh Fish and Bestial and all other Goods and Merchandizes which in the said Book of Rates are Custom Free and all Goods and Merchandizes commonly used in Dying XLVII All Drugs Chargeable by this Act Imported directly from the place of their Growth in English Built Shipping shall pay only one third part of what is Charged thereupon in the said Book of Rates And all Spicery except Pepper Imported directly from the place of its Growth in English Built Shipping shall pay by this Act but one third part of what is Charged in the said Book of Rates And this Act shall not Charge Linen Imported with the Additional Duty of one Moiety of the Rate mentioned in the said Book of Rates And all Foreign Wrought Silks Exported within one Year from the Importation shall have two thirds of the Rate hereby Charged Repaid at the Custome-house And this Act shall not Charge Wrought Silks Imported with the Additional Duty of one Moiety mentioned in the said Book of Rates Or Tobacco of the English Plantation with the Additional Duty of One Peny per Pound over and above the Subsidy in the said Book of Rates Or the Wines of France Germany Portugal or Madera with the Additional Duty of 3 l. per Tun or any other Wines with the Additional Duty of 4 l. per Tun mentioned in the said former Acts or Book of Rates And that for all Tobacco of the English Plantations Exported within one Year after its Importation the further Subsidy of one Peny per Pound hereby Granted shall be Repaid at the Custom-house XLVIII Out of the several Subsidies of Tunnage and Poundage by this Act Granted there shall be the like Allowances and Abatements as are prescribed by the said former Act or Book of Rates or the Rules thereunto annexed XLIX The said Subsidies of Tunnage and Poundage hereby Granted shall be Collected by the Officers of the Customs under the Management of the Commissioners of the Customs and shall be paid into the Exchequer for the Purposes in this Act mentioned the Charge of Management only excepted and all the Clauses in the said former Act of Tunnage and Poundage or in the Book of Rates or the Rules thereunto annexed or in any other Laws in Force touching the said Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage shall be put in Execution for Answering the Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage by this Act Granted as if particularly repeated in this Act. L. The whole further Subsidy laid by this Act upon all Sugars Imported from the English Plantations in America shall be paid back at the Exportation thereof LI. For every hundred Weight of Brown and Muscavado Sugars Refined in England Exported out of this Kingdom after the said last of January 1699. during the Continuance of this Act there shall be repaid at the Custom-house to the Exporter within a Month after Demand 3 s. Oath being made by the Refiner that the said Sugar was produced from Brown and Muscavado Sugar Charged by this Act and as he believes Imported from his Majesties Plantations in America and the Duty paid at Importation and duly Exported the Searcher also Certifying the Shipping and all other Requisites performed LII For the further Subsidy hereby Granted upon Tobacco of the English Plantations in America the Merchant giving Security shall have Three Months from the Importation to pay the same with a Discount after 10 per Cent. per Ann. for Prompt Payment if sooner paid LIII Ginger of the English Plantations in the West Indies Valued by the Book of Rates at 16 d. per Pound shall pay for the said former Subsidy 1 s. for every hundred Weight and for the Subsidy by this Act 1 s. for every hundred Weight and no more LIV. If any persons import or bring into this Kingdom any Cut Whalebone other than in Fins only they shall Forfeit the Goods and double the Value of the Cut Whalebone so Imported one moiety to the King the other to them that shall Seize or Sue for the same LV. Where any the Foreign Goods Wines or Merchandizes by this Act Charged with the Subsidy of Tunnage or Poundage Except Foreign Wrought Silk Tobacco Sugars and Refined Sugars touching which other Provisions are hereby made shall be again Exported by any Merchant English within a Twelve Month or by Strangers within Nine Kalendary Months after Importation and that Proof be made by Certificate from the proper Officer of the Entry and Payment
of the Subsidy hereby Granted with the Oath of the Merchant Importing and Exporting the same affirming the truth thereof and all other Requisites performed touching Repayment of the Half Subsidy by the former Act the whole Subsidy actually paid upon this Act shall be repaid within one Month after Demand or the Security vacated as to so much as shall be so Exported And as to Foreign Wrought Silks Tobacco Sugars and Refined Sugars no Drawback upon this Act shall be made unless Re-exported within the times hereby limited for other Goods and that like Proof be made and other Requisites performed for the said Silks c. as for other Goods Re-exported But upon such Exportation of Foreign Wrought Silks and Proof made and other Requisites performed not only the two thirds of the Subsidies by this Act. Directed to be Repaid for such Silks but also the remaining one third of the same Subsidy shall be intirely repaid at the Custom house LVI It being intended that the yearly Sum of 700000 l. be Supplied to his Majesty for his Houshold and Family and other his necessary Expenses and Occasions out of the Hereditary Excise Granted Ann. 12. Car. 2. and out of the Temporary Excise payable during his Majesties Life by an Act of 2 W. M. after the Talleys Charged upon the Weekly Sum of 6000 l. issuing out of the said several Duties of Excise pursuant to the Act of 7 W. 3. and still unsatisfied with the Interest thereof shall be fully paid and out of the Revenue of the Post-Office after all the Talleys Charged on the Weekly Sum of 600 l. issuing out of that Revenue pursuant to the said Act of 7 W. 3. and still remaining unsatisfied and the Interest thereof shall be fully paid And out of the small Branches of his Majesties Revenue viz. The First Fruits Alienation Fines Post Fines Wine Licences Sheriffs Proffers Seizures of Uncustomed and Prohibited Goods The Revenue of the Dutchy of Cornwall or any other Revenue in Lands in England or Wales or Fines of Leases for the same and the Duty of Four and a half per Cent. in Specie in Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands in America and out of the Moneys arising by this Act after the Commencement of the same It is Enacted That if the said Great and Small Branches and Revenues shall produce clear more than the yearly Sum of 700000 l. after 25 Dec. 1699. the Overplus shall not be Disposed of but by Parliament And all Dispositions of such Overplus without Authority of Parliament shall be Void and the persons to whom such Dispositions shall be made shall be incapable to Enjoy the same LVII Stat. 9 10 W. 3. cap. 30. All Lustrings and Alamodes Imported into this Kingdom which by the Act of Tunnage and Poundage made Ann. 12 Car. 2. were valued in the Book of Rates at 40 s. the Pound Weight containing 16 Ounces shall after 24 June 1698. be valued at Four Pounds for every Pound Weight containing 16 Ounces as aforesaid And the several Subsidies Additional and other Duties and Impositions payable thereupon by virtue of several Acts of Parliament since that time made during the Continuance of the same respectively shall be Collected Paid and Answered upon the said Lustrings and Alamodes according to the said Valuation of Four Pounds for every Pound Weight as if the same had been Originally Inserted in the said Book of Rates and had been particularly referred to instead of the said Rate of 40 s. in the several Acts beforementioned And that according to the same Rules and Methods and with such or the like Allowances and under such Penalties as are by the said Acts or any of them prescribed for the respective Duties on the same Commodities Exchequer I. STat. 8. 9. W. 3. cap. 28. For better observation of the Course anciently used in the Exchequer It is Enacted That after 20 April 1697. when any Money shall be brought into the Receipt of the Exchequer the respective Teller into whose Office it shall be brought if the Officers belonging to the Talley Court be then attending or as soon as they shall attend for the Levying a Talley shall without delay receive the said Money Weighing the same in intire Sums or otherwise and making due entry thereof shall throw down a Bill or Bills written upon Parchment and Sign'd into the Talley Court whereby a Taller may be duly Levied according to the nature of the Payment And that such Teller his Clerk or Substitute shall not for such Money give a Note importing a Depositum or other private Note or Security to prevent the due charging thereof in the Exchequer as aforesaid upon pain that such Teller who shall offend against this Act by neglecting to receive and duly charge himself with such Money or giving any private Note as aforesaid shall forfeit his Office and be disabled to serve the King in any Office and Forfeit double damages to the King or party damnified and full costs of Suit and every Clerk and substitute of such Tellers who shall offend against this Act by giving any private Note shall for every such offence forfeit double the sum for which such Note was given one moiety to the King the other to the Informer and also be removed from the said Receipt II. After the said 20th of April No Teller shall charge himself by Bill with the receipt of any Moneys in the Exchequer but when the Officers of the Talley Court are there present nor shall any Teller or his substitute throw down into the said Court any Bill purporting the receiving of any Money unless such Teller or his Clerks have actually receiv'd the same except in such cases where Talleys are or shall be Levied by special Warrant of the Lords of the Treasury or Treasurer of the Exchequer or where the person for whom any Talley shall be Levied shall at the same time or on the same day give a Discharge according to the course of the Exchequer upon some Order or Debenture for the Money for which such Bill shall be thrown down upon pain of incurring the like forfeiture of Office and Disability as before mention'd and forfeiting double the sum so unduly charged one moiety to the King the other to the Informer and for Clerks and Substitutes the like penalty as aforesaid III. No Teller his Clerk or Substitute after the Bills thrown down into the Talley Court shall lend pay or by any way whatsoever depart with such Money out of his Office without an Order for the same made forth by the Auditor and Recorded by the Clerk of the Pells and taking a Receipt to discharge the King according to ancient course under the like forfeitures and penalties as for unduly charging any Money before actually received IV. After the said 20 April the Chamberlains or Deputy Chamberlains and such other Officers Clerks and Deputies as belong to the Talley Court shall daily except Sundays and Holidays constantly attend at least from
100 l. value VIII All persons having in their Tenure Possession or Occupation any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments whereupon there shall be any Horses Mares Geldings Colts Bulls Oxen Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Swine or other Cattle great or small or other Quick Stock whether the same belong to such persons respectively or to others shall pay for one Year after the Rate of 12 s. for every 100 l. of the true value thereof by Twelve like Kalendary Monthly payments of 12 d. for every 100 l. and so proportionably for a greater or lesser value IX A Proviso That the Wives and Children under the Age of Sixteen Years of such persons who are chargeable only with the first mentioned Duty of 4 d. per Month shall be Exempted from the said 4 d. per Month. X. All Manors Messuages Lands Tenements Quarries Mines Iron-Works Salt-Works and Allom-Works Parks Chaces Warrens Woods Under-Woods Coppices Fishings Tythes and Tolls Annuities Rents-charge and yearly Profits whatsoever shall be charged for one Year with the Sum of 3 s. for every 20 s. of the true and full yearly value without respect to the present Rents reserved or to any other Rates or Taxes thereupon or making any Abatement for Reparations or any other Charges and shall be paid by Twelve equal Monthly payments the first payment to be made on the said 25 Febr. 1696. and so on the 25th day of every subsequent Kalendary Month. XI The Owners of any of the said Lands Tenements and Hereditaments which are liable to any Rent-charges Annuities Fee-farm Rents Rents-Service or other Rents may deduct 3 s. in the Pound thereout and be allowed it by the persons Intituled to the said Rents XII His Majesty may appoint Commissioners under the Great Seal of England for the more effectual Execution of this Act who shall Meet together at the usual places upon or before 20 Feb. 1696. and may then Subdivide themselves so as there be Three or more to each Hundred or other Division And shall then give an Account in Writing to the Receiver General of the Commissioners appointed for each Division And the said Commissioners shall Issue their Precepts to such as they think fit to be Presenters or Assessors to appear before them within Five days and then to read the Rates and Charge them with the Execution of the Act And the persons to whom any Precepts are directed absenting without Excuse or refusing to Serve shall Forfeit a Sum not exceeding 5 l. nor less than 40 s. XIII The Commissioners shall appoint Two at the least of the most sufficient Inhabitants of each Parish c. to be Assessors who by a day prefixed shall bring in Certificates of the Names of the persons within their Division containing in several Columes The Tax payable by persons Chargeable with the 4 d. per Month The value of the Wages to be Rated The Pensions Stipends or other yearly payments The Nature and Value of Offices Imployments and Professions The Ready Money and Debts at Interest The Stock in Trade The Stock upon Land and the Monthly Rates of the Premisses respectively XIV And the Assessors are Injoyned to Inform themselves of the full yearly Value of all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever above the Reserved Rent and to Assess the same at the Rate of 3 s. for every 20 s. of the full yearly Value and to Describe the Lands c. in their Books so as may best Ascertain the Rates intended by the Act to be Imposed XV. The Assessors shall be the Collectors of the Moneys payable by this Act and the Parish c. to be answerable for their paying it to the Head Collectors And if any Assessor refuse to Serve or make Default without a Lawful Excuse he shall Forfeit a Sum not exceeding 20 l. nor less than 10 l. XVI Every Assessor shall before the Execution of the said Imployment take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and an Oath for the faithful Execution of his Duty as an Assessor And shall make the Assessments and return the Certificates thereof to the Commissioners by the Fifth Day of March 1696. who may then Examine the same or within Twenty days after And if the Commissioners suspect any of the Lands c. to be under Charged they may examine the Owners thereof who for neglecting to appear without Lawful Excuse shall Forfeit double the Sum Chargeable thereupon XVII The Commissioners shall Inform themselves upon Oath of any Omissions or Under Assessments and set such Rates as shall be according to the Meaning of the Act And deliver back Duplicates of the Assessments to Collect by and to the Receivers General and their Head Collectors And return Extracts of the said Assessments into the Exchequer on or before the Tenth of March 1696. or within Forty days after And the Kings Remembrancer is within Three Months after the Duplicates of the last payment return'd to transmit Copies to the Auditor of the Receipt XVIII The Assessments shall be Collected Monthly or within Fourteen days after they become due and Collectors are to pay what they receive to the Head Collectors within Fourteen days after the times prefixt for Demanding the same XIX The Commissioners may appoint other Collectors in the Rooms of such as dye are sick fail or are overburdened XX. The Head Collectors shall hasten the Subcollectors and in case of neglect or failure shall Distrain upon the Subcollectors And the Head Collector shall make payment to the Receiver General within Seven days after the time for payment by the Subcollectors And the Receiver General is to hasten the Head Collectors and to pay what he receives from the Head Collector into the Exchequer within Seven days after the times prefixt for payment by the Head Collector And all persons concerned in the Execution of this Act are to use Diligence XXI The Head Collectors Receipt shall be a Discharge to the Subcollector Which Subcollector is to have 4 d. in the Pound for what he Receives and not forced to Travel above Ten Miles XXII The Head Collector is to be appointed by the Receiver General who is to be answerable for the Money so Collected or Received and whose Acquittance shall be a Discharge to the Head Collector Which Receiver General is to have 2 d. in the Pound for what he shall pay into the Exchequer And the Commissioners Clerks to have 3 Half-pence in the Pound for Writing the Warrants Certificates Estreats and Duplicates XXIII In case of Non-payment the Subcollectors to Distrain and the Distress having been kept Four days at the Owners Charge then to be Appraised and Sold and the Overplus returned XXIV It shall be lawful to break open Houses in the day time and by Warrant from the Commissioners any Chest c. Calling to Assistance the Constables c. And where no Distress can be found the person to be Imprisoned till payment XXV Parents or Guardians are to pay the Rates Imposed on Infants and to be allowed the same on
of this Act which Comptrollers shall keep distinct Accounts of the said Duties and in Case of neglect shall lose their Places be incapacitated as aforesaid and forfeit 100 l. CIV Collectors of either of the said Duties detaining any part thereof shall be Dismissed pay Interest at 12 per Cent. and treble Damages And for misapplying any part thereof shall be Dismissed and Incapacitated and shall forfeit double the Sum. CV From 29 Sept. 1698. 160000 l. out of the said Additional Duties on Salt and Stampt Paper shall be the yearly Fund for answering the Annuities of 8 per Cent. to the Subscribers of 2000000 l. And if the Duties shall not amount to so much then to be part of the said Fund so sar as they will extend Which said Duties or so much as will make up the said 160000 l. per Ann. shall be Appropriated towards making good the said yearly Fund And the Officers of the Exchequer not duly issuing or Misapplying the Money contrary to this Act shall be forejudged from their Offices incapacitated and pay double the Sum delayed or misapplied CVI. His Majesty may appoint Commissioners for taking Subscriptions till 29 Sept. 1698. from any Persons except the Bank of England for any Sum not less than 100 l. towards the raising Two Millions in some convenient House in London or Westminster which Commissioners are to provide Books for the said Subscriptions to lie open every day except Sundays till 29 Sept. 1698. unless the Two Millions be sooner compleated And his Majesty may appoint a Cashier to receive the Money Subscribed CVII Any Sums may be Subscribed not less than 100 l. to be answered by Ten equal Payments the First Payment to be made at the time of Subscribing and each subsequent Payment shall be made at the end of every Two Months or 60 Days till the whole be paid Nevertheless the last Payment shall be liable to make good any Desiciency which may happen before the time of making the last Payment in the Produce of the said Duties although the Kings intended supply be thereby lessened CVIII If the first Payment be not made at the time of Subscribing such Subscription shall be void And if default be made in any of the subsequent Payments the first tenth part shall be forfeited and the Annuity payable for such Subscription shall be reduced according to the Money actually paid after an abatement of the first tenth part CIX Talleys of Assignment or Anticipation may be Levied on the Commissioners or Receivers of the Money so subscribed with an Interest of 8 per Cent. per Ann. payable every Three Months out of such Subscription Moneys CX The sums subscribed are to be written in words at length as well as Figures and truly Dated and Attested under the Hands and Seals of Five or more Commissioners who immediately after 29 Sept. 1698. or sooner if the Two Millions be compleated shall deliver Duplicates of the Subscriptions into the Exchequer or at least before 20 Octob. 1698. And the Auditor of the Receipt and Clerk of the Pells shall Register and Record the said Duplicates that every Person concerned may have free access thereto and Copies of the Books Enrolled shall be delivered by the said Auditor and Clerk of the Pells to the Commissioners for the use of the Subscribers gratis CXI Each Subscriber shall have an Annuity after the Rate of 8 per Cent. per Ann. for the sum subscribed by him to commence from Michaelmas 1698. and to be paid Quarterly the First Payment to be made at Christmas 1698. subject nevertheless to Redemption and also to Reduction in case of failure in the payments of the Subscription Money CXII Every Person paying down one Tenth part of his subscription may desaulk after the Rate of 10 per Cent. per Ann. for his whole subscription from the time of making his First payment till Michaelmas 1698. CXIII The Commissioners or Cashier shall give Receipts to the Subscribers for the Money so received and shall enter the same and time of payment in a Book with the names of those that make such payments A true Account whereof in Parchment shall be delivered to the Auditor of the Receipt attested by Five or more of the Commissioners before 24 June 1700. And the Commissioners of the Treasury are to Issue the Sums necessary for incident Charges in Execution of the Commission CXIV The Commissioners may be Subscribers CXV His Majesty may by Letters Patents under the Great Seal Incorporate the Subscribers whose Tenth part shall be paid their Executors Administrators Successors or Assigns with perpetual succession and a Common Seal and with power to purchase Lands to Plead and be Impleaded and do all other things by the Name of their Corporation CXVI The sum total of all the subscriptions shall be called the principal Stock of the said Corporation and all Persons shall have a share therein in proportion to their subscription CXVII Subscribers of 500 l. and upwards having paid their Tenth part may meet at Guild-Hall London 10 Octob. 1698. or within 20 days after the subscription is compleated to Elect 24 Trustees by way of Balleting but no Elector to have more than one Vote nor any of the Trustees less than 2000 l. subscribed in their own Right and being so elected to be Inserted in the Charter of Incorporation as the First Trustees with Succession CXVIII If the Two Millions be not subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. the Subscribers shall have only their proportionable part of the said yearly Fund CXIX After the Charter is passed the yearly Sum of 160000 l. or a proportionable part thereof shall be paid to the general Society or their Treasurer in Trust for the respective Members CXX If the Two Millions or a Moiety thereof be subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. then the Subscribers their Executors Administrators Successors or Assings and all Persons Licensed by them in their stead may Trade to the East-Indies but none to Trade by himself or others in any one year from 29 Sept. 1698. for more than the Amount of his Stock CXXI If the Two Millions or a Moiety thereof be subscribed by 29 Sept. 1698. All or any Corporations or Persons Intituled to particular Shares in the Principal Stock may if willing and desirous be Incorporated into a Company to Trade with a Joint Stock in proportion to their Interests by such proper Name as his Majesty shall think fit with perpetual Succession a common Seal c. CXXII And after the Incorporating of any such Company the proportionalle part of the yearly Fund belonging to the Members thereof shall be paid to the said Company or their Treasurer in Trust for the said Members by Weekly Payments CXXIII Every Member of the general Society not in a Company shall before he be permitted to Trade take an Oath before Two or more of the Trustees to be faithful to the said General Society and not to Trade to the Indies for more than this Act allows CXXIV