# Poll Tax Act 1697, Section XXXII: Proviso for Persons paying Assessment before hand.


And whereas several Persons who are to be assessed by this Act may be willing and desireous to pay or satisfy all or several of the Quarterly Payments by this Act intended to be satisfied and paid by them Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawful to and for any Person or Persons to satisfie and pay to the respective Collector or Collectors all or any of the said Quarterly Payments assessed upon him her or them for the said whole Year or any Quarters thereof before hand which said Collectors are hereby enjoyned and required on every such Payment made before hand to give the Party or Parties paying the same an Acquittance expressing the Sum received for such Quarterly Payments for which such Payment shall be so made and every such Acquittance shall be a good Discharge against His Heirs and Successors as if the Sums chargeable by this Act on such Person or Persons were assessed or answered at such several and respective Quarterly. Times and Payments as are above mentioned Any thing in this Act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

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