June 1659: An Additional Act for bringing in all Arrear, and also the Growing Dutie of Excise, New Impost, Customes, Subsidies and Prize-Goods, until the first day of October, 1659.

June, 1659

[22 June, 1659.]

Arrears of Excise and Customs due by 6 May, 1659, to be forthwith paid in.; Excise and Customs to continue from 6 May till 1 Oct.; All former Acts concerning arrears since 20 April, 1653, to be in full force.; Commissioners and others employed on May 6 to continue.; Commissioners named by Act of 26 May, 1659, may put former Acts in execution.; Justices of Peace, etc., to do their parts.

Be it Enacted by this present Parliament and the Authority thereof, That all and every the Arrears of money for Excise and New Impost, Customes, the Farmes thereof, Subsidies and PrizeGoods, or of any other Revenue due to the Common-wealth, by any Person or Persons, upon or before the sixth day of May, One thousand six hundred fifty nine shall be forthwith Collected, Levied and Paid for the publick use; And that the said Revenues of Excise and New Impost, Customes, Subsidies and Prize-Goods, shall be, and hereby are Enacted to be paid by all the people of this Commonwealth, from the said sixth day of May, until the first day of October, in such manner, and according to such Rules, Rates and proportions as the same was paid, or payable at any time within the next six Moneths, next before the said Sixth day of May last. And all Acts, Ordinances and Powers, made and exercised by, or under any Power whatsoever, for, or concerning the Paying, Collecting, Levying and inforcing of the said Arrears and Duties, since the Twentyeth day of April, One thousand six hundred fifty three, are hereby Enacted, Appointed and Declared to be, and shall be in full force for Paying, Levying, Collecting and bringing in the same Arrears and Growing Duties, to all intents and purposes in as large and ample manner, as if the same had been Enacted and made by Authority of this present Parliament. And it is further Enacted and Declared by the Authority aforesaid, that all and every person and persons, imployed as Commissioners, Sub-Commissioners or other Officers, on the Sixth day of May last past, for the Managing, Collecting and Levying the said Duties, shall Remain and continue in their several Imployments, in such manner, and under such Regulations, Alterations, and Comptrols, as by the said Acts, Ordinances, or Powers, is Declared and Appointed. And the Commissioners nominated in one Act of this present Parliament, Intituled, An Act for appointing Commissioners for bringing in the Arrears of the Revenues due to the Commonwealth, and no others, are hereby Authorized and Impowred to Exercise and put in Execution, all and every the Acts, Ordinances, Declarations and Powers aforesaid, for, or concerning the paying, collecting, or levying the said Arrears and Duties, in as full and ample manner, as any Committee of Parliament for Regulating the Excise, or Commissioners for Appeals, or Committee for Preservation of Customes, were by the same appointed to do, or might have done. And all and every the Justices of Peace, and all other Officers, Military and Civil within this Commonwealth, are hereby injoyned and required (being thereunto desired by the said Commissioners, Sub-Commissioners, or other Officers of Excise, in their several Counties, Liberties and Jurisdictions) to put in speedy and effectuall execution, all and every the said Acts, Ordinances, Orders, Declarations and Powers whatsoever, so far as they, or any of them, are any way Concerned therein respectively.