
Upon what Persons the Sum of 12d. in the said Act mentioned is to be charged.Whereas by an Act of this present Session of Parlyament intituled An Act for raiseing moneyes by a Poll
and otherwise towards the Maintenance of this present Warr It is enacted That all and every person and
persons shall pay unto His Majestie the summe of Twelve pence over and above the other Rates charged upon
them by this Act. To prevent all doubts that may arise in the execution thereof Bee it enacted and declared by
the Kings most Excellent Majestie by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and
Commons in this present Parlyament assembled and by the Authoritie of the same That the said summe of Twelve
pence shall be charged upon and be paid by every person of what age sex or condition soever within the
Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede other then such persons who
receive Almes from the Parish and the Children of any person remaining in his or her family who by reason of
their poverty doth not contribute unto the Rates for Church and Poore and which are under the age of sixteene
yeares and are therefore exempted by the said Act.
II. 
And be it further enacted That the respective Parents Guardians and Tutors of every person under the age of
One and twenty yeares shall upon defaulte of payment by such person and upon demand pay Twelve pence for
every such person resideing in their family or under their Tuition and not exempted as aforesaid.
III. 
And bee it enacted That every person charged or appointed to make any payment by vertue of
this present Act shall be compellable by the Coo[m]mi?ers appointed by the before recited Act or any two or more
of them to pay the same according unto the Rules and Methods and under the Penaltyes for paying the Rates
expressed in the said recited Act.
IV. 
And bee it further enacted and declared That every person or persons charged by the said recited Act for his
or their Profession Office or in respect of any other capacitie chargeable by this or the aforesaid Act who shall
finde him or themselves overcharged shall and may upon his or their Appeale before the Coo[m]mi?ers in the said
Act mentioned or any two or more of them upon his or their severall Oathes discharge him or themselves in such
manner and forme as persons overrated for their personall Estates are by the said Act enabled.
V. 
And bee it enacted That all persons not being Householders nor haveing a certaine place of abode and all
Servants shall be taxed at the place where they shall be resident at the time of the execution of the said Act
and not otherwise.