Old Miscellaneous Records 
of
Dutchess County

Tax Act
 December 1728 - 1726

By Bob and Debbie

 

Wheras by an act of Generall Assembly entiteled an act for better explaining and more Effectuall putting in execution an act of Generall Assembly made in the third year of King William and Queen Mary entiteled an act for defrayeing the publick and nessessary charge throughout this province and for maintaining the poor and preventing of Vagabonds made in the second year of Queen Anne.

By vertue of the same the supervizors have caused the assessors to rate & assesse the Freeholders inhabitants residants and sojorners for to defray the publick and nessessary Charge of the County of Dutchess to the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty Five and six on the eleventh day of march in the twelfth year of his majestys reign King George; and persuant thereunto have annexed the tax rolls amounting.

For ye North Ward

£ 53.

15.

3.

For ye Middel Ward

£ 36.

9.

3. ½

For ye South Ward

£ 27.

9.

1. ½

.

£ 117.

13.

8.

So that there is to pay for County charges and for Two Kings taxes hereafter named collectors & Tresurors sallery added in all £ 117. 11. 1. And the estemate for the whole County at eleven pence half penny per pound amounts to £ 117. 13. 8.

First act you are ordred to pay each your proportion of an act of Generall Assembly for Raising and levying the quantity of five thousand three hundred and fifty ounces of plate For the uses therein mentioned and for striking and making bills of credit for that value Ehereof Dutchess County is to pay forty ounces teen penny waight yearely and every Year dureing the said three years for which act your proportion for each Ward is as Volloweth VZ the North Ward is to pay to Mr. Abraham De Pyster Jun. Tresuror at or Before the first day of May now next insueing in the year 1726 the summ of.

The North Ward proportion

£ 7.

19.

2. ¾

The Middel Ward proportion

£ 5.

7.

11. ¾

The South Ward proportion

£ 4.

1.

3. ½

.

£ 17.

8.

6. 0

The Tresurors sallery included this is ye last payment of said act as also upon that act For raising and levying the sum of six thousands six hundred and thrity pounds for the Suplying the deficiences of his Majestys reveniue and for the several uses and purposes Therein mentioned and for making of bills of credit to be issued for that value whereof

Dutchess County is to pay and raise and collect the sume of forty ine pound five shilling Yearly and every year dureing the said four years and over and above fiteen in the pound For collector & tresurer sallery as pr ye act appear for which act each wards proportion Is as followeth.

For ye North Wards proportion

£ 19.

6.

3. ¾

The Middell Wards proportion

£ 13.

2.

0. ¼

The South Wards proportion

£ 9..

17

3. ½

.

£ 42.

5.

7. ½

The Tresurors sallery included this is ye second payment on said act you are likewise Ordred to pay to ye County Tresuror for the nessessary charge of the County of Dutchess

The County is to pay with tresurors sallery added the sum of

£ 53.

16.

6.

The North Wards proportion is to County Charge

£ 24.

11.

11.

The Middel Wards proportion is to County Charge

£ 16.

13.

6.

The South Wards proportion is to County Charge

£ 12.

11.

1.

.

£ 53.

16.

6.

The said sum to be paid to ye County Tresuror at or before the first day of May now Next insueing his sallery being therein included and then the collectors is to reserve Ye nine pence in every pound of the mony which is then is his hands; You are hereby Required and Commanded to collect of and from all and every person such sume of Summes of mony as you shall find every one charged within the annexed tax list of Estemate amounting for the whole County one hundred & seventeen pound thriteen Shillings & eight pence and if any person of persons deny refuse neglect or delay to Pay unto you such sum or summes of mony as aforesaid then you are impowered to Distraint and levy the sum on his or their goods and chattels and to dispose of the Uttmost peril given under our hands & seals in Dutchess County at Pocgkeepsink This twenty first day of March in the twelfth year of his Majestys reign King George Of Great Brittin France & Irland King Defender of ye faith &c. Ano 1725/6.

 

New York,
4 May 1727

Received from Abraham Frere Colltor of the North Ward of Dutchess County the Sume of nineteen pounds thirteen shills and two pence which being on that act for Raising the sum of £ 6630 tax. I say received by me

A D Peyster Junr.

Treasurer

£ 19

13.

2.

New York
4 May 1727

Received from Abraham Frere Collector of the North Ward of Dutchess County the Sume of thirteen pounds sixteen shillings & six pence three farthings tax and for my Salary seven snillings which being on that act for granting to his majesty the duties And tazes therein mentioned for supporting his government in the colony of New York

A D Peyster June

Treasurer

£ 13.

16.

6. ¾

.

7. treas salery

£ 14.

3.

6. ¾

Dutchess County 1727 April de 13th

Van Mr Abram Freer ye collector of de nort waart ontfange de soom of £ 33. 11. 10. In vol voor syn tax leyst en hem daar uyt betalt syn selaares een pont vyt schelleng Een penny bey myn, Louwrens Van Clec tresseier Recorded these three recepts and examined and found them to be a true copy

The Second Book of the Supervisors and Assessors,
 Published by Vassar Brothers Institute, Poughkeepsie NY, 1909

Transcribed by Bob Martins

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