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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05228	Acts and statutes set downe by the Committee of Estates of Scotland; for regulating the matter of excise, and speedy bringing in of the moneyes to be raised thereupon: conforme to the power given to them by the Convention of Estates.	Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.; Primrose, Archibald, Sir, 1616-1679.	1644 (1644)	Wing S1161C; ESTC R203526	9,358	12

ACTS AND STATUTES Set downe by the COMMITTEE OF ESTATES OF SCOTLAND For regulating the matter of EXCISE and speedy bringing in of the moneyes to be raised thereupon Conforme to the power given to them by the CONVENTION of ESTATES EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie 1644. At Edinburgh the 15. of February 1644. FOrsameikle as the Estates of this Kingdome finding it necessary that some means should be provided for settling a stocke of credit or securitie whereupon moneyes may be raised for supplying the necessities of the Armies sent from this Kingdome into England and Ireland did by their Act of the last of Januarie unanimously agree and ordaine that the same should be by way of Excise and recommended to the Committee of Estates to take the best way how the same might be most speedily and with least expence managed and uplifted And the Committee of Estates having taken the same to their consideration they have thought fit and accordingly concluded and agreed upon the Acts following as most conducing to the better regulating and uplifting of the moneyes to be raised on this Excise And ordains the same to be printed and published at the Market Crosses and Parish Kirks of the Kingdome wherethrough none pretend ignorance of the same Of which Acts the tenor followes Commission of Excise THe Committee of Estates think fit that for the better ordering of this Excise there should be a Commission settled to have the charge thereof And for that purpose nominate and appoint John Earle of Lauderdale John Lord Balmerino and Robert Lord Burgh lie Sir Patrick Hammiltoun Sir Michael Balfoure of Denmylne Master James Reid of Pitlethie Sir John Smith Provest of Edinburgh John Semple Provest of Dumbartan and James Stuart Merchant in Edinburgh or any three of them and the Lord Chancellour to be supernumerarie to be Commissioners of Excise With power to them to governe the whole office of Excise To make Acts and Constitutions for the better regulating thereof and the more speedy uplifting of moneyes to be raised thereupon and to see the same put in execution With power also to them To nominate appoint censure or displace as they shall finde occasion all subordinate Officers as Collectors Surveyers Keepers of the Registers of Entries and Accounts and all other subservient Officers and at their entries to take their oathes and surety for the faithfull discharge of their offices and to allow them such yearly and proportionable allowances for their paines as they with approbation of the Committee of Estates shall think fitting As also with power to them To call to an account al 's oft as they shall think sitting the Thesaurer of Excise Collectors Surveyers and others Intrometters And to keep in record all the moneyes and entries that shall come into the Office to be represented by them to the Estates or their Committees as the same shall be called for And generally with power to them to doe every thing that may tend for the right regulating of this Excise and to give their oathes de fideli administratione This Commission to endure ay and while it be recalled by the Estates or their Committees to whom the Commissioners are to be answerable for their proceedings Likeas the Committee of Estates nominates and appoints _____ to be Thesaurer of this Excise Thesaurer With power to him and his servant or under-Receiver for whom he shall be answerable to receive the whole moneyes of Excise from all the Collectors thereof and to disburse the same as he shall receive warrant from the Estates or their Committees without whose warrant he is to disburse nothing except the ordinary allowances and other incident necessaries belonging to the office as hee shall be warranted by the Commissioners of Excise And the Thesaurer is hereby appointed to make and deliver a faithfull and true account of all receits and disbursements to the Commissioners or Quorum thereof monethly or oftner as he shall be required by the Estates or their Committees and shall give his oath and finde caution for the faithfull account and discharge of his Office Registers and Clerks It is also ordained That there be a Register belonging to the Office who shall keepe a booke wherein are to be insert all the receits of moneyes raised upon this Excise being allowed by the Commissioners according as the same shall be given up by the severall Collectors in Burghs and other places in the Countrey Wherein also are to be insert the names and surnames of the Collectors thereof and of the severall places and Parishes whereout of these summes were collected with the date of the deliverie thereof to the Thesaurer As also all extracts that the surveyors shall take out of any note or booke belonging to the Custome-houses and entries to be made by the Surveyors of Excisable goods remaining in Cellars Store-houses or any other places or houses of any persons that sels buyes or spends any of these Commodities And this is to be without prejudice of the Office of Clerke to the Excise and his deputes who are to minute and frame all acts and warrants that comes before the Commissioners or issueth from them and keep a Register thereof write Missives and doe every other thing incumbent to the Office of a Clerk Collectors The Collectors are to receive and levy money of all Excisable goods within the bounds appointed to th●●● And to receive from the Surveyers of these bounds the Inventar of Excisable Commodities conforme to the Survey or they themselves may enquire and take up the Excise as they shall think best for the Service The Collectors of the Shires of Edinburgh Lithgow Haddinton Berwick Roxburgh Peebles Lanerick Stirlin Perth Fyffe Forfar Clack-mannan and Kinrosse shall the second Tuesday of March next come to the office of Excise and bring in the Excise money payed the moneth before they shall enter the same in the book of office and then by warrant deliver them to the Thesaurer Upon the second Tuesday of April the Collectors of the Shires of Renfrew Dumbartan Argyle Tarbet Bute Air Dumfreis Stuartie of Kircudbright Wigton Kincardin Aberdene and Bamff shall do the like since the tenth of February And upon the second Tuesday of May the Collectors of the Shires of Murray Innernesse Nairne Sutherland Cromartie Caithnesse Orknay and Zetland shall do the like since the tenth of February last And the Collectors are to do every other thing as they shall be warranted by the Commissioners The Surveyers are hereby authorized and warranted Surveyers To enter the Custome-houses search view examine take Copies of any Custome and Impost book belonging thereto As also to enter the Sellers Store-houses Brew-houses or any other houses or places belonging to any persons that sels buyes or spends any of the saids Commodities lyable to Excise And to take Inventar thereof for rhe Collectors use in leavying the Excise money They are also to perform this Service as