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A74525 An ordinance appointing commissioners for the better ordering and bringing in the duty of excize, and the arrears thereof. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) 1653 (1653) Thomason E1063_6; ESTC R209536 1,749 4

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AN ORDINANCE Appointing Commissioners for the better ordering and bringing in the Duty of Excize and the Arrears thereof FOr the more speedy and effectual getting in of all Arrears of Excize Be it Ordained by His Highness the Lord Protector with the consent of His Council and it is Ordained That Sir William Roberts Knight John Stone Gervas Bennet John Hildesley Richard Lucy Edward Clud Tho. Wood Anthony Rous James Phillips and Nathaniel Barton Esqs or any three of them be authorized and required to consider and examine by Oath or otherwise what Arrears of the Excize are not yet paid into the Treasury for the same and what remaineth in the hands of any Farmer Commissioner Sub-Commissioner or other Person whatsoever or for which any person or persons stand engaged with any Farmer or Sub-Commissioner and to send for persons Accompts Articles Receipts Bonds or any Writings concerning Excize or relating thereunto and to hear all parties and to determine all differences concerning the same and to commit any person to safe custody for contempt and if any person shall refuse or delay to pay into the said Treasury all such Arrears of Excize and every or any part thereof as by the said Commissioners or any three of them shall be adjudged due to the Common-wealth and ordered to be paid upon such default certified under the hand of the Treasurer and from the said Commissioners or any three of them the Commissioners for Compounding at Haberdashers-Hall shall Sequester the Estate of all such persons both personal and real till such Arrears be paid with dammages and in case such Arrears and Dammages shall not be received and paid within Six Moneths after such Sequestration then all and every Estate so sequestred and continuing so long in Sequestration may and shall be sold by such person as the Commissioners herein named shall appoint rendring the overplus to the person so offending after such Arrears of Excize shall be fully paid with Dammages for the same and if any Collector Receiver or any other Officer or person at any time relating to the Excize shall pretend any thing due to him from the Commonwealth or from any Commissioners for the Excize and upon that or any other pretence shall detain any Money in his hands or Arrears unpaid into the Treasury the said Commissioners or any three of them are hereby impowred to hear and determine the same and to make such Order and Allowance in all such cases as shall be just and the said Commissioners or any three of them are impowred to hear and determine all Suits Bills Complaints or Differences and to relieve any person by delivering Bonds releasing Extents or otherwise in all Cases concerning Excize as the Barons of the Exchequer or the Committee of the late Parlament for Inspecting the Treasuries Regulating Officers Sallaries or any other might have done before this Ordinance any Custom Vsage Statute Act or Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding And it is further Ordained That the said Commissioners or any three of them be authorized to give Order to the Commissioners of Excize to Farm out the Excize of such Counties Places or Commodities in England Wales and Town of Barwick upon Tweed as to the said Commissioners shall appear to be most advantagious for the Commonwealth and the ease of the People to Commence from the 29 of December 1653 and continue till the 25. day of March 1654. So as the same be not at a less rate then the Excize of such County Place or Commodity was farmed at the last year And the said Commissioners or any three of them are impowred to approve and allow of such Sallaries or yearly Wages and other necessary Charges as by the Commissioners for Excize shall be allowed to their Officers and others and expended for carrying on of that Service and shall have power to send for Parties Witnesses Writings and Records and to commit to Prison such as shall appear unto them to hinder and oppose the execution of the several Acts Ordinances and Orders of Parlament for the Excize or the Ministers imployed in the said Service and shall from time to time debate consult and devise of all wayes and means for the improvement of the Excize for the best advantage of the Commonwealth in pursuance of the several Acts Ordinances and Orders of Parlament relating thereunto and to prepare such Laws for the Lord Protector and His Council for removing of Obstructions and Improvement of the Excize as they shall think fit and necessary and from time to time to determine all such Differences which may happen and arise between the said Commissioners of Excize and the Comptroler And the said Commissioners or any three of them are impowred to release such person or persons from Prison who shall be committed by the Commissioners for the Excize or their Sub-Commissioners or Farmers Thursday the 29 of December 1653. ORdered by His Highness the Lord Protector and His Council That this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published Hen. Scobell Clerk of the Council London Printed by Will. du-Guard and Hen. Hills Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector 1653.