# Militia Act 1695, Section II: Where Two or more Persons charged, Three Deputy Lieutenants may appoint and settle who shall find Horse and Arms, Foot Soldiers and Arms, Contributions, &c.


Persons charged refusing to pay, Three Deputy Lieutenants may distrain, &c.
And bee itt further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That where two or more Persons are charged to find any Horse or Foot Soldier and Armes itt shall and may bee lawfull to and for any Three or more Deputy Lieutenants of the same County Rideing Division Lymits of the Cinque Ports or other Place to direct and appoint who shall find the Horse and Armes or Foot Soldier and Armes and who shall bee the Contributors and to settle the Summes to bee paid by every Contributor in case the same Contribution be not ascertained by Agreement of the Parties and if any Person soe charged as a Contributor being Inhabitant of the said County Riding Division Lymits of the Cinque Ports or other Place shall refuse to pay his Proportion upon Demand or in case hee be not Inhabitant in that County Rideing Division Lymits of the Cinque Ports or other Place his Tenant or Tenants whose Estate is charged with the same Proporc[i]on shall neglect or refuse to pay his said Proportion upon Demand That then itt shall and may bee lawfull to and for Three or more Deputy Lieutenants of the said County Rideing Division Lymits of the Cinque Ports or other Place by Warrant under their Hands and Seales to levy such Summe and Summes of Money by Distresse and Sale of the Goods of the Person soe neglecting or refuseing to pay if he bee an Inhabitant of the same County Rideing Division Lymits of the Cinque Ports or other Place and in case hee dwell out of the County Rideing Division Lymits of the Cinque Ports or other Place then by Distresse and Sale of the Goods of his Tenant or Tenants of the Estate charged with the same Proporc[i]on rendring the Overplus to the Party all necessary Charge in levying thereof being first deducted and the Tenant and Tenants is and are hereby authorized and impowered to deduct and defaulk the Summe soe charged out of the Rent by him or them payable to his or their Landlord and the Summe soe levyed shall bee paid according to the Direction of the Warrant of such Three or more Deputy Lieutenants.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/16/section/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/militia-act-1695/section-II
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