Section VI

Commissioners to meet in the several Counties, &c. on or before 20th April 1698, to execute this Act.; Commissioners to set down in Writing the Proportions to be paid in each Division; May subdivide themselves, and agree what Number shall acter in each Hundred, &c; Such Division not to restrain them from action in any other Part of the County.

And be it further enacted and declared That the several Commissioners aforesaid shall meet together att the most usuall and common Place of Meeting within each of the said Counties Ridings Cities Boroughs Townes and Places respectively for which they are hereby appointed Co[m]missioners on or before the Twentieth Day of April One thousand six hundred ninety and eight and shall meet afterwards in like manner as often as it shall be necessary for the putting of this Act in Execution And the said Commissioners or so many of them as shall be present att such General Meeting or Meetings or the major Part of them are hereby authorized & required to putt this present Act in Execution according to the best of their Judgements & Directions And shall ascertaine & sett downe in Writing the several Proportions which in their Judgements & Discretions ought to be charged upon every Hundred Lath Wapentake Rape Ward or other Division respectively for & towards the raiseing & making upp of the whole Su[m]m by this Act. charged upon the whole County City or other Place for which they are hereby named Co[m]missioners And shall also if they see Cause subdivide & distribute themselves & the other Co[m]missioners not then p[re]sent into lesser Numbers so as Two or more of the said. Co[m]missioners may be appointed for the Service of each Hundred Lath Wapentake Rape Ward or other Division & as may best conduce to the carrying on of His Majesties Service hereby required Neverthelesse not thereby to restraine the said Co[m]missioners or any of them from acting as Co[m]missioners in any other Part of the County or Place for which they are nominated.