August, 1659: An Act appointing Commissioners for Sequestrations.

Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.

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August, 1659

[2 August, 1659.]

Names of Commissioners for sequestring estates of defaulting farmers of Excise.; Their powers.

Be it Enacted by this present Parliament and by the Authority thereof, That Samuel Moyer Esquire, Richard Moor, William Mullins, Arthur Squib and John Greensmith, or any three or more of them, shall be and hereby are constituted and appointed Commissioners for Sequestring, Seizing and Managing all and every the Estate and Estates, Real and Personal, of all or any the Farmer or Farmers of Excise and New Impost, Customs and Subsidies, Commissioner or Commissioners, Collector or Collectors of Prize-goods, and of their and every of their respective Security and Securities, who shall be adjudged and certified unto them by the Commissioners appointed by one Act of this present Parliament, Entituled, An Act for bringing in the Arrears of the Revenue due to the Commonwealth, to be Debtor or Debtors to the State in any sum or Sums of Money as shall be so certified, shall be fully satisfied and paid for the use of the Commonwealth: And the said Commissioners or any three or more of them shall and may, and hereby are Authorized, Enabled and Required for the ends and purposes aforesaid, to observe and put in execution all and every the Powers, Authorities, and Instructions heretofore given and in force before the twenty third day of April, One thousand six hundred fifty three, by virtue of any Act, Ordinance, or Order of Parliament, to any Committee or Commissioners appointed by Authority of Parliament, for managing Estates under Sequestration, and in as large and ample manner as they or any of them should, might, or ought to have done.