1899 08 07 : Receipts for special and poor rates at Langwathby

Update on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 6:13PM by Petra Mitchinson

07 Aug 1899. RECEIPTS FOR SPECIAL AND POOR RATES AT LANGWATHBY. Bundle 66, Docs 44 and 45. Doc 45 was folded inside Doc 44, and the steward’s summary on Doc 44 refers to the sum total of both receipts. Robert WAUGH was a coachman living at Langwathby. John Armstrong SHAW was Elementary Schoolmaster in Langwathby. Bundle 66, Doc 44. 21.5 cm x 16 cm. Long tear at bottom. Right edge crumpled. Numerous small edge tears. The receipt and demand note were side by side in the orginal document. Hand written entries into this printed form are transcribed in italics. 1899 Augt 7th. Taxes. J A SHAW ___12/-___ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 91 RECEIPT. ———- PENRITH UNION. PARISH OF LANGWATHBY. The 2 day of June 1899 RECEIVED OF Mr WAUGH the sum of ….. …… pounds eight shillings and ………. pence in respect of the Poor Rate of the above Parish, viz : – Assessment Number. 150 Rate made the 9th day of May, 1899. At 1s. in the £ on £ …8……….. Rateable Value of Buildings and other Hereditaments not being Agricultural Land - At 6d. in the £ on £ ……………. Rateable Value of Agricultural Land - - - - Arrears of former Rate - - £ s. 8 d. Total - - £ Allowance to Owner at ………. per cent. – Received from Owner - - £ Signed [signed] J. A. SHAW ………………..Collector _________________ REED, TYP., PENRITH. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEMAND NOTE. 91 ————- PENRITH UNION. PARISH OF LANGWATHBY. Mr. ………WAUGH…………………… Address ………………………………….. The Overseers of the Poor demand payment of the Poor Rate, made the 9th day of May, 1899, to meet expenses which will be incurred before the 29th day of September, next, and of the arrears of former Rates as below, now due from you in respect of the Hereditaments of which the Assessment Numbers and the Rateable value are stated below : – Assessment Number. Description of Property. Rateable Value. Amount of Rate at 6d. in the £ on Agricultural Land and at 1s in the £ on other Hereditaments. 150 Buildings and other Hereditaments not being Agricultural Land … Agricultural Land … … Arrears … … £ 8 … … … £ s. 8 d. Total £ Amount payable by Owner, provided it is paid within the time prescribed by Section 5 of the Poor Rates Assessment and Collection Act, 1869 … … … £ Purpose for which the above-mentioned Rate was made and amount in the Pound levied for each purpose, half the amount being levied on Agricultural Land. Amount in the £ – s. d. Relief of the Poor and other Expenses of the Guardians … … … 2¾ General Expenses of Rural District Council [including Highways] … … 5 Expenses Rural District Council … … … … … County Rates, Police, Industrial, Analyst, &c. … … … … County Contributions … … … … … … 2¾ Bridges … … … … … … … Expenses under Adoptive Acts, viz.: – Common Charges. … … … Expenses of Sanitary Board … … … … … … Expenses of School Board … … … … … … Sanitary … … … … … … … Expenses of Elementary Education Act, 1876 … … … … Expenses [other than under Adoptive Acts] of Parish Council, or [where no Parish … Council] of Parish Meeting … … … … … Expenses of the Overseers … … … … … … 1½ ————- Total … … 1 0 ===== J. A. SHAW, Assistant Overseer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bundle 66, Doc 45. 18 cm x 12 cm. The receipt and demand note were side by side in the orginal document. Hand written entries into this printed form are transcribed in italics. 92 Receipt. Rural District of Penrith Contributary Place of Langwathby The 2 day of June 1899 Received of Mr. WAUGH the Sum of ………………….. Pounds, …Four ….Shillings, and …………………….. Pence, in respect of the RATE for SPECIAL EXPENSES chargeable under the Public Health Act, 1875, on the above Contributory Place, viz. : – RATE made the 9 day of May 1899, at 6d in the Pound Assessment Number. 150 On £ …8… Rateable Value of House } or Buildings, &c. … … … } On £ …………… One-fourth Rateable } Value of Land, &c. … … … } Arrears of former Rate … … £ s. 4 d. TOTAL … £ Allowance to Owner at ………… per cent. … … PAID BY OWNER .. £ (Signed) [signed] J. A. SHAW Assist. overseer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P U B L I C H E A L T H A C T , 1 8 7 5 92 Demand Note. Rural District of Lan Penrith Contributory Place of Langwathby Mr. WAUGH The OVERSEERS OF THE POOR demand payment of the RATE made the 9 day of May 1899, to meet the SPECIAL EXPENSES of Rural District Council which will be incurred before the 29 day of Septr next, and of the Arrears of former Rates as below now due from you in respect of the Hereditaments of which the Assessment Numbers and the Rateable Value are stated below : – Assessment Number Description of Property. Assessable Value for the purposes of s. 230 of above Act. Amount of rate at 6d in the £ 150 House and Buildings, &c… One-fourth value of Land &c Arrears … … 8 … … … £ s. 4 d. TOTAL … £ Amount payable by Owner provided it be paid } within the time prescribed by Section 5 of the } £ Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act, 1869 } (Signed) [signed] J. A. SHAW Collector, or Assistant Overseer, or Overseer.