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Section V Reciting that Revenue has been prejudiced by annual Change of Officers.

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Change of Officers not to disable from collecting Revenue.

And whereas His Majesties said Revenue setled by the aforesaid Act hath beene much prejudiced by annuall changing of Petty Constables Headboroughes Tythingmen High Constables and Sheriffes to whom the collecting and Receipt of His Majesties said Revenue is thereby intrusted Be it therefore enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That the changing of such Annuall Officers or leaveing of their said Offices shall not excuse or disable any person who shall be Constable Headborough Tythingman High Constable or Sheriffe at the time that any Revenue or Duty shall grow due or payable by the said Act from collecting destraining and receiveing respectively such Revenue or Duty soe growne due, but that every such person in such case is hereby enabled and required to doe all things respectively as to such Revenue or Duty soe growing due as if he had continued Constable Headborough Tythingman High Constable or Sheriffe Any thing in the said Act to the contrary notwithstanding,