June, 1654
[29 June, 1654.]
Ord. of 8 June, 1654, as to assessment to be executed by persons named in Ord. of 28 Jan., 1653.; Respective powers of said persons continued.; All persons employed in assessment to obey directions of Committee.
Be it Ordained and Declared by His Highness the Lord
Protector, by and with the advice and consent of his Council
That for the more effectual putting in Execution of an Ordinance
Entituled, An Ordinance for an Assessment for six Moneths from
June the four and twentieth, One thousand six hundred fifty and
four, for maintenance of the Armies and Navies of this Commonwealth, at the rate of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds
per mensem, for the first three moneths, and at the rate of ninety
thousand pounds per mensem for the last three moneths thereof.
and published in print the eighth of June, One thousand six
hundred fifty four. And for the bringing in, directing, disposing
receiving and issuing forth of the Moneys payable by virtue
thereof, and of all other moneys which before the five and
twentieth day of December, one thousand six hundred fifty and
four, shall bee appointed for or towards the maintenance of the
Armies of this Common-wealth, The severall and respective persons, or any three of them named, and appointed to be a Committee for the Army in an Ordinance Entituled, An Ordinance
appointing a Committee for the Army and Treasurers at Warr
and published the eight and twentieth of January, one thousand six
hundred fifty and three; And the persons named and appointed
to be Treasurers at Warr in the said Ordinance, shall be, and are
hereby authorized and continued to be a Committee for the
Army and Treasurers at War in their several Capacities
respectively. And be it Ordained, That all and every the Powers
and Authorities, Rules, and Directions which were, by the last
recited Ordinance, or by any Act or Ordinance therein mentioned,
expressed to be given to the said Committee for the Army, or
Treasurers at War, for the bringing in, receiving, disposing and
issuing forth of the Assessments and Moneys in that Ordinance
mentioned, shall be, and are hereby given and continued to the
Committee for the Army and Treasurers at Warr respectively,
for the bringing in, receiving, disposing, and issuing forth of the
said six moneths Assessments, commencing the four and
twentyeth of June, one thousand six hundred fifty and four, and
other Moneys herein before mentioned to all intents and purposes.
And the said Committee for the Army and Treasurers at War
respectively, are hereby authorized and required to observe and
put the same in execution accordingly. And the several and
respective Commissioners, Receivers General, Collectors, Subcollectors, and all other persons who are or shall be intrusted or
imployed in the Assessing, Levying, Collecting, or Receiving of
the said six Moneths Assessments, or any part thereof, shall
observe such Orders and Directions as shall from time to time
be made and given forth by the Committee for the Army, or any
three of them, in the due execution of the Powers and Trust
hereby continued and committed unto them.
Receivers General to pay in assessment moneys to Treasurers. What proportion of
And the respective Receivers General that are or shall be
appointed to receive any part of the said six moneths Assessment, from the four and twentyeth of June, one thousand six
hundred fifty and four, shall forthwith after the receipt thereof,
transmit and pay, or cause to be paid, the Moneys by them so
received to the said Treasurers at War, or where or to whom the
said Treasurers at War shall appoint the same to be paid, and
the receipt of the said Treasurers at War shall be to the
respective Receivers Generall, and to all other persons who shall
by virtue of this Ordinance pay any Moneys unto them for the
purposes aforesaid, a sufficient discharge, the Ordinance For
bringing the Publique Revenues of this Commonwealth into one
Treasury, or anything therein contained to the contrary hereof,
in any wise notwithstanding.
assessment to be for Navy.
And be it further Ordained, That the sum of forty thousand
pounds a Moneth (out of each of the first three moneths
Assessment of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds by the
Moneth, from the four and twentieth of June, one thousand six
hundred fifty and four, as aforesaid, and the sum of thirty
thousand pounds a Moneth out of the last three Moneths
Assessment of ninety thousand pounds by the Moneth, shall be
set apart and applyd for, and to the use of the Navy, and the
said Committee for the Army are hereby authorized and
required to issue out their warrants to the Treasurers at War
from time to time for payment of the same to the Treasurer of
the Navy accordingly.