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Section XIV The Power of Commissioners to assess other Commissioners and Assessors.

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And bee it further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That the Commissioners that shall be within any County City or Place within the respective Limitts or the major part of them shall Rate Tax and Assesse every other Commissioner joyned with them for and in respect of the Ready Money Debts Goods Chattells and Personall Estate of such Commissioners And alsoe for and in respect of the Offices and Employments of Profitt which at the time of such Taxation shall be held and enjoyed by such Commissioner soe as the Residence and usuall Dwelling-place of such Commissioner soe to be Taxed be within the Division of such Commissioner by whome he is Taxed And soe as the Office or Employment held and enjoyed by such Commissioner soe to be Taxed be likewise to be Exercised within the Division or Limitts of such Commissioner by whome he is to be Taxed And the Commissioners within their Division shall alsoe Assesse every Assessor within their Division for all and singular the Premisses for which by this Act he ought to be Rated and Assessed And as well all Summes Assessed upon every the said Commissioners and Assessors as the Assesments made and sett by the Assessors aforesaid shall be Written Estreated Levyed and Gathered as the same should and ought to have beene if such Commissioners had not beene named Commissioners