# Poll Tax Act 1697, Section XXXI: Housekeepers to give an Account of Lodgers to Assessors.


And it is further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Householder shall upon the demand of the Assessors of the respective Parishes or Places give an Account of the Names and Qualities of such Persons as shal sojourn or lodg in their respective Houses under the Penalty of forfeiting to His Majesty the Sum of Five Pounds to be levied recovered and distributed in such manner as other Penalties in this Act mentioned are to be levied and recovered.

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