{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rebuilding-of-london-act-1666/section-XXXIV",
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  "legislation": "aep/Cha2/18-19/8",
  "legislation_title": "Rebuilding of London Act 1666",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rebuilding-of-london-act-1666",
  "path": "section/XXXIV",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "XXXIV",
  "heading": "An additional Custom upon Coals for building the public Buildings of the City.",
  "text": "Coals sold by Chaldron, 12d. per Chaldron.; Coals sold by the Ton, 12d. per Ton.; Duty to be paid to Mayor, &c. by Master, &c. of Ship before Bulk broke or Meter assigned; at such Places as Mayor, &c. shall appoint.\nAnd for the further enableing of the said Maior and Coo[m]monalty and Citizens of the said Citty of London and their Successors to performe and accomplish the workes in this Act mentioned Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for all sorts of Coales which from and after the fower and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred sixty seaven, and Before the fower and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred seaventy seaven shall be imported and brought into the Port of the Citty of London or the River of Thames within the liberty of the said Citty of London upon the same River to be sould by the Chaldron or Tun, there shall be paid by way of Imposition thereupon (over and besides all other Impositions and Dutyes due and payable-for any sort of the said Coales by vertue of any Law or Statute now in force) according to the Rates hereafter mentioned That is to say for such sorts of Coales as are usually sold by the Chaldron for every Chaldron thereof containing, thirty six bushells Winchester measure the summe of twelve pence and for all such sorts of Coales as are sould by the Tunn, for every Tunn thereof containing twenty hundred weight the like summe of twelve pence, which said Imposition of twelve pence for every Chauldron or Tunn of Coales shall from time to time dureing the terme aforesaid be answered and paid unto the said Maior and Coo[m]monalty and Citizens and their Successors, or to their Deputie or Deputyes Officer or Assignes by the Master Owner or Owners or other person or persons takeing charge of any Shipp or Vessell whereupon the same shall be laden before they shall breake Bulke or have a Meter assigned for the measureing or weighing of any Coales aforesaid to be delivered from on board any such Shipp or Vessell the same to be paid at such place or places as by the said Maior and Court of Aldermen shall from time to time be appointed for the receipte thereof, Upon receipt whereof the partie appointed to receive the same shall without delay fee or reward deliver a Receipt to the person or persons who shall pay the said Duty, which Receipt shall for soe much be a sufficient discharge.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/18-19/8/section/XXXIV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:28:37.956689+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}