# Taxation: Members of Parliament Act 1700, Section LXII: LXII. Collectors of Parishes, &c. keeping Monies collected in their Hands unduly, or unduly paying away the same, Penalty.


Receiver General, or his Deputy, unduly paying Monies received under this Act; Penalty £500.
And be it further enacted That if any Collector of any Parish or Place shall keep in his Hands any Part of the Money by him collected for any longer Time than is by this Act directed (other than the Allowance made unto him by this Act) or shall pay any Part thereof to any Person or Persons other than to the Receivor Generall of such County or Place or his respective Deputy that every such Collector shall forfeit for every such Offence the Summe of Twenty Pounds And in case any Receivor Generall or his Deputy shall pay any Part of the Moneys paid to him or them by any Collector by virtue of this Act to any Person or Persons whatsoever other than the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer and at or within the respective Times limitted by this Act or in case such Receivor Generall or his Deputy shall pay any Part of the said Money by any Warrant of the Commissioners of the Treasury Lord Treasurer Under Treasurer or Comissioners of the Treasury for the Time being or upon any Talley of Pro or Talley of Anticipation or other Way or Device whatsoever whereby to divert or hinder the actuall Payment thereof into the Receipt of Exchequer as aforesaid that then such Receivor Generall shall for every such Offence of himselfe or his Deputy forfeit the Summe of Five hundred Pounds to him or them that shall sue for the same in any Court of Record by Bill Plaint or Information wherein no Essoign Protection or Wager of Law is to be allowed

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/12-13/10/section/LXII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-members-of-parliament-act-1700/section-LXII
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