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Mode of assessing Commissioners to Duties under Schedule (D.).
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CL. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners acting in the Execution of this Act for any District, as Commissioners for the general Purposes of this Act, shall be charged and assessed to the Duties contained in Schedule (D.), if liable thereto, by the additional Commissioners for the same District; and the additional Commissioners acting for the same District shall be charged and assessed to the said Duties by each other respectively, and according as they ought to be charged; and that any Two of the said respective Commissioners acting for any District, shall respectively, be competent to assess any other Person acting as such Commissioner for the same District, in like Manner, and with and under the like Powers, as if such Person had not acted as such Commissioners; and the said several Commissioners shall respectively divide themselve in such Manner as that every such Commissioner shall be assessed by Two other Commissioners, and the Appeal therefrom (if any) may be determined by Two Commissioners for general Purposes, neither of whom shall be concerned or interested in the Determination thereof, either for himself or herself, or in any Character before described, for any other Person or Persons; and the said additional Commissioners shall respectively establish such Regulations amongst themselves, for charging and assessing each other in Manner aforesaid, as may most effectually secure a fair and impartial Assessment upon every Commissioner, according to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act; provided that any Commissioner, whose Statement or Schedule shall be under Consideration, or shall be concerned or interested therein, either for himself or for any other Person or Persons, in any Character before described, shall have no Voice, and shall hot be present, except upon an Appeal for the Purpose of being examined viv[html] voce by the Commissioners then having his Assessment or Schedule under Consideration, but shall withdraw during the Consideration and Determination thereof.
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