The Sun.
London, England, 1806-06-28 00:00:00

BILL,

qflts AMENDED BY TUE•COMMITTEE OF. TRE HOUSE
OF COMMONS)
For granting certain Allowances out of the Duties
' under the Management- of the Counisionefs for
the Affairs of ;Taxes, to.Persc,us.in.respe(:t of awir
Children.

Whereas it, is, expedient to grant an allowance
out of the Duties charged by an. Ad passed in the
43d year of the reign of His present ist:lajesty, in
tituled, " An Acct fik 'Repealing. tbe.SeVOra; Duties ,
under the niatiagentenf'of the COmmisionirs for
the Affairs of Taxes, and, granting new DutieS in
lieu thereof, for granting\new Duties.in,certain cases
therein mentioned, for repealing the Duties of EN-
6ise on Licences, and on carriagesconstrutited •bY:
Coachmakers, and granting new. Duties thereon,
under the•managetnent of the- said,CoMMissioners
for the Affairs of of Taxes, and Also new Duties ,on
Persons selling Carriages .by Aution, or on Com-
mission and out of the. Dtities granted by an
Ad made in the-last Sessioh of ParliamenGintitul-
ed, ADA& for granting to liisiVajesty'addition-,
al Duties, in Great Britain,. ori" Horses used in rid-
ing, or for qrawing certaikCarriages, and for con-
solidating the said additional Duties with, the pre-
sent Duties- thereon rim; and also' out of the Du-
ties gran ted.:.by Aft: of thisSession,of Parlia-
ment,
,for, granting .to His;- Nkiesty,an additional
Duty on the Amount of the Duties under the ma- _
nagement of the Cominissibners 'for the Atiairs of"
Taxes therein mentioned; to Persons having more
than two Children: to maintain ; < ~!

Be it therefore enacted, by' the King's. Most Ex-
cellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent
of the Lords Spiritual and TeMporal; and Commons,
in this present Parlicament asset:9l3los and :by the au-
thority of the same, That every person having more
than two children, borninlawful wedlock'; and Luna
fide maintained at the e- xpence of such person; shall,
for every such child' above two be entitled to an al-
loulance of 41. per ct. on the amount of all the assess-
ments on such person; by virtue of the°,,'NA, in. case
the amount of all the said assessments shall be Under
401. in any one year ; which alloWance shall be made
annually Out of the duties so chated,'at 'any. time in.
the year of assessment, on delivery of a declaration
in writing containing the whole number; of such.
children, and the;r respeaive tiStnes and places, of
resi4nce; and vihich of them are of the family; or
reside elsewhere.-..

That the children: by any, former marriage,, either
of the husband or wife, or. of the husband, or wife de-.
ceased, shaft equally entitle the husband-dr wife, or
surviving husband ar wife, maintaining such 'chil-
dren,-to the. benefit of such allowances as his. or, her
own children.

That the said allowances shall not he granted in
respe& of any child who shall personally bt,' charged
to any .of the•said duties, oi- who shall be a house-
holder.

That the respeaive COinnlissioners a&ing in' the'
execution of the said AE shall, and are hereby em-
powered to,
,grant the-said: allowances intheir.re-
speEtive..distrias, and therein to use, praElise, and .
apply all and every the powers and .autholitiCs of the
said first inentioned Art.

• That-every person intending-to claim such allow-
ance shall cause the whole number of his .orher ser-
vants, carriages, horses, mules,• and dogs, and other
'articles chargeable on hini or her Under the said A&s,
and of which a, teturn is required by the said first
mentioned A&, :to be returned in. the parish or place.
where such claim: may be made'; and if such per-
son or persons shall' have two 'or inore dicclling
houses situate in different parishes or .places, then;
and in, such case, the amount or amounts of duty
charged in respec.i. of any such dwelling-house or
dwelling •honses, situateelseWhere than where such
claim shall be to he made, shall be certified by and
under the hands of two, Commissioners respedively
ading for the parish or place, &c. where such 'other
dwellihg-41ouse'or dwelling-houses 'are situate ; and
no allowances shall be granted on the amount of any
duty not charged in:the:assessment of the parish or
place, where such claim. is made, except the duties'
charged in resped of such dwelling-house or &veil-
ing-houses situated elsewhere than in such parish or
place,•which shall have been certified in, manner be
fore direaedi nor shall any such allowance be grant-
ed unless the person claiming the same shall deliver,
at the:time of making such claim, a declaration in
writing to the:Assessonor Assesse.rs of the parish or
place where.such :claith is to be made, declaring the
"parish Or place, and the several parishes and places,
and county', riding, division, or counties; ridings, or
divisions, in which: his Or her wellizig-house or.
dwelling-houses are situate.
That every person claiming such allowance shall
deliver, or Cause to'he delivered, to the Assessor or
Assessors Of the-parish or place where such claim
shall be Made for the present year, on,prb*,re the
,30th day,of August, 1806, and for every subsequent
year, 'within tire time when the AsseSsors are re=
quired to'prepare -and' deliver their 'certificates of
.assessment under the said first-mentioned AO, a,de-
:claration, or declarations, .it-writing, to the effed
before-mentioned; to all which declarations, any
Inspeahr oi:SUrveyor, acing- in the execution of
this A&, shall have access; to take copies of, or ex-
traas from, under :the like., powers as in cases of
return's made under the said A& ; in every case
wrierelhe Insoeaor; Surveyor or :Assessor, shall
object to sklch declaration, l;ef-Pre all 'the appeals
fi that yei‘r are determined,
,rt shall- be lawful for
the:Commissioners to grant sUch allchJances on the
amount of the duties c.hargcd -in the assessuients
that year; mu the parish or plare'whet'e such claim
shallbe made, adding thrieto the amount of any
ditties charged for the same year- oil the claimants;
respe&iii of any dwelling-hone or dwelling-houses
inhabited by such claimant, and not situate in the
diStriat of the said Cominisioners, the amount
‘O-iereof shall have been certified, to them as Are-
; but, in case the rnspeelor, Surveyor, or Asses
sor, shall object' to such claims, giving notice thereof,
in writing, to the respeEtive claimants, then the
Merits thereof shall' tie heard upon.appeaf before the
Maid Commissionerirsubjea to' such rules, regula-
tions, and penaifies, -as -appeals Under the said first-
Mentioned A& are' direaed to be heard and deter-
. mined.-

Thai 'if any person or persons shall make any such
claim, without declaring-, or causing it to be Aeelar-

ed; in Manner before 'ditce(tbd, the full amount of all
the duties chargeable on-him, her, or them, under
the said Aas; or shall be guilty of any fraud or con-
trivance Whatever, in. m aking such claim, or in 'ob-
taining Stich allowance,- or shall deliver any declara-
tina. which
,shall be fah;e, with intent to obtain- the -
said allowance contrary to this. Ad, or:not granted:
thereby, or shall fraudulently cause to .be certified
any am-Junt of duty not a6ltm!ly charged on him or
her, or. shall make' a second -claim for-the same cause,
he; she, or they, so offending, shall forfeifthe sum
of tool. 'to be recovered and, applied as any penalty.
for offences against the skid
.Ads -flay be recovered.
ane applied;

That the amount: of every allowance so granted
'shall be set down in fiaures,.andremain on: the cer-
tificate of assessment 'fo? the parish or.place where.
snch.claim is made, underthe head,Of'“. Alrowance.
for Children,," and the whole of such alloillanw,rthall-
be granted out of the duties charged in.the said-parish -
or place, by deduCting the sums a!lowed from the-
amount of duty there charged'; and the suM to b&
'Paid,
•after dednaing the whole Oldie said-allowance--
shall: be set_down as .the net duty to 'be-paid lay Stick_
claimant in the said; parish.or place, and the,duNicaia:
tliereof,• to: be delivered' to 'the Colle(ajor; shall'tbti'
made or amended'in stack titiffiner so •that the -nee
• duty. only, after &ducal u g,suc,h, al lowa
.;nr,tprenL
Main to be paid on the said assessment:, .