# Poll Tax Act 1697, Section XVIII: In Actions for executing Act,


General Issue may be pleaded; Treble Costs.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Action Plaint Suit or Information shall be commenced or prosecuted against any Person for what he or they shall do in pursuance or in Execution of this Act such Person or Persons so sued in any Court whatsoever shall and may plead the General Issue not guilty any upon any issue joyned may give this Act and the special Matter in Evidence and if the Plaintiff or Prosecutor shall become Nonsuit or forbear further Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or if a Verdict pass against him the Defendant and Defendants shall recover their Treble Costs for which they shall have the like Remedy as in Cases where Costs by Law are given to Defendants.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/9/38/section/XVIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/poll-tax-act-1697/section-XVIII
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