# Militia Act 1697, Section III: When Two or more Persons charged to find Soldiers and Arms, Three Deputy Lieutenants may appoint the finding and settle the Contribution.


Person charged as Contributor refusing to pay.; Distress.; Tenant paying empowered to deduct out of Rent.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That where Two or more Persons are charged to find any Horse or Foot Soldier and Arms It shal and may be lawful to and for any Three or more Deputy Lieutenants of the same County Ryding Division Limitts of the Cinque Ports or other Places to direct and appoint who shal find the Horse and Arms or Foot Soldier and Arms and who shal be the Contributors and to settle the Sums of Money to be paid by every Contributor in case the same Contribution be not ascertained by Agreement of the Parties and if any Person so charged as a Contributor being Inhabitant of the said County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque Ports or other Place shall refuse to pay his Proportion upon Demand or in case he be not an Inhabitant in that County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque Ports or other Place his Tenant or Tenants whose Estate is charged with the same Proportion shall neglect or refuse to pay his said Proportion upon Demand that then it shal and may be lawful to and for Three or more Deputy Lieutenants of the said County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque-Ports or other Place by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to levy such Sum and Sums of Money by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the Person so neglecting or refusing to pay if he be an Inhabitant of the same County Riding Division Limits of the Cinque-Ports or other Place in case he dwell out of the County Riding Division Limitts of the Cinque-Ports or other Place then by Distress and Sale of the Goods of his Tenant or Tenants or the Estate charged with the same Proportion 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 impowred to deduct and defaulk the Sum so charged out of the Rent by him or them payable to his or their Landlord and the Sum so levyed shal be 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/Will3/9/31/section/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/militia-act-1697/section-III
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