# Land Tax Act 1698, Section XII: Collectors to have Three Pence in the Pound.


Commissioners' Clerks to have Three Half-pence in the Pound for writing the Assessments, &c.
And be it further enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid That the Collectors of the Rates and Assessments hereby granted for gathering the particular Sums charged upon the Parish or Place for which they shall be appointed Collectors by virtue of this Act shall upon Collection of the whole Sum appointed to be collected by them and Payment thereof as is hereby before appointed have and receive for their Paines in collecting and paying the Moneys Three Pence in the Pound which the said Collectors are impowered to detaine out of the last Payment of the Money of their severall and respective Four Quarterly Payments And the said Receiver Generall upon the Receipt of the whole Assessments of the County Riding City or Towne for which he is appointed Receiver Generall in case he hath received the severall Duplicates of each Parish or Place therein and that Duplicates shall be returned to the Office of His Majesties Remembrancer of the Exchequer as aforesaid and not otherwise shall allow and pay according to such Warrant as shall be in that behalfe given by the said Commissioners or any two or more of them Three Halfe-pence in the Pound for the Commissioners Clerks for their Paines in Fair Writing the Assessments Duplicates and Copyes herein before directed

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/10/9/section/XII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-tax-act-1698/section-XII
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