Section X of An Act for laying further
Duties on Low Wines, and for preventing the Damage to her Majesty’s Revenue by
Importation of foreign cut Whalebone, and for making some Provisions as to the
Stamp Duties, and the Duties on Births, Burials, and Marriages, and the Salt
Duties, and touching Million Lottery Tickets, and for enabling her Majesty to
dispose the Effects of William Kidd, a notorious Pirate, to the Use of
Greenwich Hospital, and for appropriating the publick
Monies granted in this Session of Parliament. (1705)
X. And
Whereas by several Acts of
Parliament, relating to the Duties on Marriages, Births, and Burials, all
Parsons, Vicars, Curates, and other Ecclesiastical Persons, are required to take
an exact and true Account, and keep a Register in Writing of all and every
Person or Persons, married, buried, christened, or born, in his or their
respective Parishes or Precincts ; and likewise in the same Registers, together
with the Name of every Person so married, buried, christened, or born, to set
down and express in Writing the respective Degree, Condition and Quality,
according to which the Duty to the Crown ought to be paid : and in Case of
Burials, the Heirs,
Executors, Administrators, Fathers, Mothers, Guardians, Church-wardens or
others, who by the said Acts ought to pay for the same, and where they dwell
respectively : And in case of Births, the Names of the Fathers, Mothers, or
those that take on them the Guardianship, or Care of such Children so born, and
where they live respectively And in case of Marriages, the Place of Abode of
the several Husbands, under the Penalty of one hundred Pounds for some of the
said Omissions, and other great Penalties for the rest: And whereas several Persons,
Vicars, and Curates, and other Ecclesiastical Persons, not being sufficiently
apprized of the full Import of the said Acts of Parliament, have not exactly
observed the Directions therein, as aforesaid, given, and thereby incurred the
Penalties in the said Acts respectively mentioned, and they and their Families
remain therefore exposed to Ruin, although the said Duties have been duly
answered to her Majesty ;‘ Be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforesaid.
That all and every Person and Persons in Holy Orders, Parson, Vicar, and
Curate, and his and their Substitute, having neglected to keep a Register in
Writing, as aforesaid, of all and every, or any Person or Persons so married,
buried, christened, or born, as aforesaid, or to set down and express, together
with the Name of such Person so married, buried, christened, or born, the
respective Degree, Condition, or Quality, according to which the said late
King’s or her present Majesty’s Duties ought to be paid, or the Name or Place
of Abode of any Person or Persons, who ought to pay the
same, in Case the said Duty for such Marriage, Birth, or Burial, be really
answered and paid, or notified and brought in Charge to the
Collector of the said Duties, shall be indemnified against, and discharged from
all the Penalties and Forfeitures in the said Acts or any of them contained,
for or upon Account of such Neglects only
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