# Poll Tax Act 1694, Section XX: In Actions for executing Act, General Issue may be pleaded.


Treble Costs.
And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That if any Action Plaint Suit or Information shall bee commenced or prosecuted against any person or persons for what hee or they shall doe in pursuance or in execution of this Act such person or persons soe sued in any Court whatsoever shall or may plead the General Issue (Not Guilty) and upon Issue joyned may give this Act and the Special Matter in Evidence and if the Plaintiffe or Prosecuto shall become nonsuit or forbeare further Prosecution or suffer discontinuance or if a Verdict passe against him the Defendant and Defendants shall recover their Treble Costs for which they shall have the like remedy as in case where Costs by Law are given to the Defendants.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/5-6/14/section/XX (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/poll-tax-act-1694/section-XX
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.