Section XIV Tenants paying, acquitted.

Persons assessed aggrieved may complain to Commissioners within Ten Days; The major part of the Commissioners who figned the Rate, to examine upon Oath, and abate or increase the Assessment; Commissioners to meet for determining Appeals.

And it is enacted & declared That every Tenant paying the said Assessments shall be acquitted and discharged for soe much money as the assessments shall amount unto as if the same had beene actually paid unto such person and persons unto whome his Rents should have beene due and payable: And if any person or persons soe rated or charged doe finde him or themselves agreived with such assesseing or rateing and doe within tenne dayes after demand made of the su[m]me or su[m]mes of money assessed on him or them complaine to the Co[m]missioners who signed or allowed his or theire rates or to any Members of the House of Co[m]mons, Co[m]missioners for that place the said Co[m]missioners only or any three or more of them shall have and have hereby power (and are required within tenne dayes next after such Complaint particularly at theire publick place of meeteing and not otherwise) to examine the Owner or Owners or any other person or persons upon his or theire oath touching the value of such reall or personall estate and other the matters aforesaid and upon due examinac[i]on and knowledge thereof, allowe abate defaulke encrease or enlarge the said assessement and the same soe allowed abated encreased or enlarged shall be levyed and shall be certified or estreated into the Exchequer in manner aforesaid: And to that end the said Co[m]missioners are hereby required to meete together for the determining of such complaints and appeals accordingly; and for this end to expresse in theire warrants to the Collectors the times and places for determining appeals and to summon the respective Assessors concerneing whose assessement any complaint shall be made to attende at the time and place to be appointed for the determining such complaint who are hereby required to attend accordingly; and appeals once heard and determined to be fynall without any further appeal upon any pretence whatsoever:-