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Collectors not to be discharged by a Return of insolvent Arrear until after personal Inspection of the Premises by Collector General.
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LV. And be it enacted, That no Collector of any Rates to be levied or collected by virtue of this Act shall be permitted to discharge himself in his Accounts, or be excused for not collecting any Rates or Money which he shall have been charged to collect, upon the Ground of the Premises chargeable there with being insolvent, unless such Premises shall have been previously personally visited and inspected by the said Collector General, or by some Person (not being a Collector) appointed for that Purpose by the said Collector General, and unless such Person, after such Inspection, and after he shall have made all due Inquiry as to the possible Means of enforcing Payment of the Rate due in respect of said Premises, shall report to the said Collector General that he has personally inspected such Premises, and made such Inquiry as aforesaid, and that he believes such Premises to be insolvent, and that there are no Means to which such Collector could successfully resort for enforcing Payment thereof, and unless the said Collector General shall be satisfied that the Loss of such Rate has not been occasioned by any Default or Want of due Diligence on the Part of such Collector.
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