City of Cork Act 1761

any 7 applotters in 3 months from 1st of assizes shall meet and applot such publick money by 13 divisions into which Cork for time immemorial divided, and constables distinctly appointed:

the 13 divisions.

Applotters shall make regular entries in a book provided by city treasurer,

and subscribe each applotment;

and ascertain the sums, as usually charged, according to the plowland and acre;

and on each inhabitant, where usually charged according to substance;

and in 10 days deliver to treasurer; conclusive.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the said applotters, or any seven or more of them, shall within three months from the first day of every assizes, in which such money shall be appointed to be raised, from time to time assemble and meet together, and applot and assess such publick, money on the several inhabitants and lands in the said city, and county of the said city, by thirteen distinct applotments for the several divisions following, into which the said city of Cork hath for time immemorial been divided, and for which divisions high and petty constables for time immemorial have been distinctly appointed (that is to say) one applotment for the north liberties of the said city, a second for the south liberties of said city, a third for the north suburbs of said city, a fourth for the south suburbs of the said city, a fifth for the north east quarter of said city, a sixth for the north west quarter of said city, a seventh for the south east quarter of said city, an eighth for the south west quarter of said city, a ninth for the north east quarter of the parish of Saint Mary Shandon in said city, a tenth for the north west quarter of the parish of Saint Mary Shandon in said city, an eleventh for Mallow Lane and Fair Lane in said city, a twelfth for the parish of Saint Paul in said city, and a thirteenth for the parish of Saint Finbary in said city: and that the said applotters, or any seven or more of them, shall make regular and fair entries of all such assessments or applotments in a book, to be kept by them for that purpose, and to be provided for them by the treasurer of the said city, and each distinct applotment or assessment to be subscribed with the names of such applotters so assembled; and that said applotters shall ascertain and applot the sums, to be raised upon such parts of the county of the said city, as have been usually charged according to the plow land, and upon such parts as have been usually charged according to the acre; and as to such parts of the said city and county thereof, as have been heretofore usually charged according to the substance of the inhabitants, they shall ascertain and applot the sum to be paid by each inhabitant; and that the persons, making such assessments or applotments respectively, shall, within ten days after such assessments or applotments being made and signed by them as aforesaid, deliver or cause to be delivered to the said treasurer the said book containing the said assessments or applotments; and that the assessments or applotments contained therein shall be final and conclusive to all parties.