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Subsidy.
And if the greater part of the Parishioners will
not meet upon such
warning given, it seems the Officers, and such of the Parishioners as will
meet, may make such Taxations. |
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Note, That such Taxations being made for a Commonwealth,
as for
the making or amending of a Bridge, Highway, Causey, Sea-bank or the
like, they shall bind all person (although they assent not) 44 E. 3.
18, 19.
Br. Customs 6. Co. 5. 63. Fi. 49. |
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And so of Taxations made to repair the Church, or
for other common
Town charged (as it seemeth) where such Taxations are made by the greater
part of the Parishioners, as aforesaid. See Co. 5. 36, &
67. & 21 H. 7.
fol. 20 b. & 8 E. 1. Fitz. Ass. 413. |
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Also when Assessments are made for the Reparations
of Bridges, Highways,
Sea banks, Causeys, and the like, it seemeth that the sum assessed
upon particular men (or Towns) ought to be competent and reasonable,
having regard to the benefit which the parties assessed or charged shall
or
may have and enjoy by reason of the said Assessment, and so reasonable
as
that the party shall or may have more benefit than charge thereby; and
then such Assessments cannot be reputed burthensom or a charge to the
Subject, when he shall or may reap benefit thereby. See 13 H.
4. fol. 14.
& Co. 5. 63. |
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Sewers. |
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If a Township be amerced, and the Neighbours do
(by assent) assess a
certain sum upon every Inhabitant, and do agree that J. S. shall
gather it
up; and that if it be not paid such a day, that J. S. shall distrain
for the
same; in such a case a Distress taken by J. S. (for such rates behind)
is good,
Br. Cust. 6. Doct. & Stud. 74. b. |
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And Issues estreated upon the Parish, may be
Order of Sessions be equally
rated upon the Inhabitants and levied accordingly, Ord. 16. May 8.
Car. lib.
Sess. Pac. Mid. Consimil. Ord. for the Inhabitants of Fulham, 9
Apr. 11 Car.
Inhabitants of Eling. Ord. 2. dec. 9. Car.
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CHAP. XCVII. V. 54.
Subsidy.
AN Act of Parliament 22 & 23 Car 2. was
made to lay certain Impositions
on Law, from the first of May, 1671. for Nine years, which as
they concern Justices of Peace, Clerks of the Peace or Sessions, are as
followeth:
For any Conveyance, Surrender,
Release or Deed inrolled, 5 s.
For every Recognizance inrolled
or entred of Record, 7 s. 6 d.
This was some time paid,
but is since forborn to be demanded.
The Clerk of the Peace
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Tax in
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The Clerk of the Peace shall make a true Entry
thereof in a Book, and
make accompt upon Oath when required, and make payment the first days of
Michaelmas Term, Easter and Hillary Terms, to such
as the King shall
appoint under the Great Seal to receive the same; and if he neglect or
refuse to receive or pay the Duty for the first Offence, he shall lose
ten times
the Money, to be recovered by Action; and for the second offence lose his
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If any person that ought to be set to the Subsidy
do by his craft or covin
escape the Taxation, and it be proved before two Justices of Peace
of
that County, then shall he be charged at the double value of so much as
he
ought to have been taxed at, and shall further be punished at the discretions
of the said Justices. See 7 & 21 Jac. and divers former
Acts of Subsidies. |
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