29 & 30 VICT. CAP. 44. Commissioners of treasury, to make rules and regula tions. company may be disabled from borrowing until a definite portion of capital is subscribed for, taken, or paid up, and no such advance shall be made without the approval of the lords of the treasury. 10. It shall be lawful for the said commissioners of public works, with the approval of the said lords of the public works with the ap- treasury, from time to time to make such rules and reproval of the gulations as they may think fit with respect to applications for loans under this act, and the terms and conditions on which such loans shall be made, and to issue such instructions and forms as they may think proper for the guidance and observance of persons or bodies applying for or receiving such loans, or executing such works, or rendering accounts of monics expended under this act, or regarding the class of dwellings or lodging houses (as the case may be), towards the providing of which such loans may be made, and the adaptation thereof to the purposes intended, and as to the mode of providing for their maintenance, repair, or insurance. Period for 11. The period for the repayment of such advances repayment shall be regulated by the public works commissioners, with the sanction of the commissioners of the treasury, and shall in no case exceed forty years. of advances. Security for such ad vances. fined by 30 12. The repayment of any such money so advanced, with interest thereon at any rate not less than four pounds per cent. per annum, shall be secured as follows, namely, in the case of an advance to any such council or town commissioners by a mortgage solely of said rates Meaning de- so leviable by them respectively as aforesaid, or by such and 31 Vict. mortgage as hereinafter mentioned, or by both, and in cap. 28, s. 2. any other case by mortgage of the lands, buildings, or premises for the purposes of which such advance shall be made; and in the case of an advance to a company or society any part of whose capital remains uncalled up or unpaid by a mortgage also of all capital so uncalled up or unpaid; and any such mortgage may be taken either alone or together with any other security which may be agreed upon. Money advanced on security of land not to exceed moiety of the value. Council town.com or society 13. The money so advanced on the security of any land or building shall not exceed one moiety of the value of the estate or interest in such land or buildings so proposed to be given in mortgage, and all such monies may be advanced by instalments as may be agreed upon. 14. Any such council or town commissioners, and every such other company, commissioners, society, or missioners, association, may appropriate for the purposes of this act may appro- any lands vested in them respectively, and they may priate lands. also respectively purchase or take on lease any lands or buildings necessary for the purposes of this act; and every such commissioners, company, association, or society as aforesaid, for the purpose of taking and holding such lands, shall be deemed to be a body corporate, with right of perpetual succession provided always, that no such council or town commissioners shall so appropriate, purchase, or take on lease, any such lands or buildings without the sanction of the said lords of the treasury. 29 & 30V1OF CAP. 44. railway 15. For the purpose of the acquisition of any such Enactments lands or buildings by said council, town commissioners, to the acapplicable commissioners, company, society, association, or person quisition of as aforesaid, all the statutory enactments for the time lands by being applicable to the acquisition of lands by railway companies companies in Ireland (save so far as they relate to the to apply. taking of lands otherwise than by agreement) shall be deemed to be incorporated with this act; and for the purposes aforesaid this act shall be deemed the special act, and the said council or town commissioners, society, association, or person as aforesaid the promoters. 16. The said council or town commissioners, company, Buildings to society, association, or person may from time to time, on be erected. any lands so appropriated, purchased, or rented, or contracted so to be, respectively erect any buildings suitable for the dwellings or lodging houses, as the case may be, of the labouring classes, and convert any buildings so taken by them into such dwellings or lodging houses, and may from time to time alter, enlarge, repair, and improve the same, and fit up, furnish, and supply the same respectively with all requisite furniture, fittings, and conveniences, and may enter into any contracts for the purposes aforesaid, and may apply to the purposes aforesaid any funds at their disposal respectively. town com contracts. 17. Any such council or town commissioners, com- Council or pany, society, or association may enter into any contracts missioners, for the purpose of supplying any such lodging houses &c. may provided or erected by them with gas, water, or other enter into conveniences, and any commissioners or trustees for the supplying of any borough with gas or water may, if they shall think fit, supply gas or water to such lodging houses without charge, or at any reduced charge, or on other favourable terms. town com sale of lands 19. Any such council, town commissioners, railway Council company, or dock or harbour company or commissioners, missioners, may from time to time, with the sanction of the lords of or company the treasury, make sale and dispose of any lands, houses, may make or buildings vested in such council, commissioners, or vested in company as last aforesaid for the purposes of this act, them for the and may with the like sanction exchange any such lands, this act. houses, or buildings for any others better suited for such purposes of 29 & 30 VICT. CAP. 44. Council or commis sioners may make byelaws for the following purposes. purposes, with or without paying or receiving any money for equality of exchange, and the proceeds of all such sales shall be applied for the benefit of such council, commissioners, or company, or for the purposes of this act, in such manner as the said lords of the treasury may approve or direct. 21. That such council or town commissioners, company, society, association, or person may make byelaws for the regulation of such lodging houses, and from time to time vary and alter such byelaws, and may appoint any penalty not exceeding five pounds for the breach by their officers respectively, or by any tenants or occupiers of such lodgings, of every such byelaw, and such byelaws among other things shall make sufficient provision for the following purposes: 1. For securing that such lodging houses shall de under the control of the officers and servants of the council or town commissioners, company, society, association, or person: 2. For securing the due separation at night of men and boys over eight years of age from women and girls : 3. For preventing damage, disturbance, interruption, indecent, or offensive language and behaviour, and nuisances. 4. For determining the duties of the officers, servants, and others appointed by the council or town commissioners, company, society, association, or person: provided always, that no such byelaw shall be of any legal force until the same shall have received the approval of the chief secretary or under secretary for Ireland. Printed copy 22. A printed copy of such byelaws shall be put up of byelaws to and at all times kept on every room of any such lodging be put up. Recovery tion of fines. house. 24. All fines imposed by any such byelaw shall be reand applica- covered in a summary way before any justice, and one moiety of any such penalty shall be paid to the informer, and the other moiety to the council or town commissioners, company, society, association, or person, to be applied by them in aid of the expenses of such lodging houses. PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMA- 29 & 30 Vict. Cap. 58. An act for confirming certain Provisional orders made by the Board of Trade under The General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, relating to Ardglass, Blackpool (South), Cowes (West), Dawlish, Hopeman, Hornsea, Llandudno, Penzance, Plymouth (Hoe), Redcar, and Scarborough (so far as relates to Railways). [6th August, 1866.] 7. LLANDUDNO-Order for the Construction, Maintenance, and Regulation of a Pier at Llandudno, in the County of Carnarvon. pier and North Wes 3. The company shall, within two years from the con- Power to firmation of this provisional order, and before opening purchase the for public traffic the pier and works by this order author- works of the ised, purchase from the London and North Western London and Railway Company, and the London and North Western tern Railway Railway Company shall sell to the company, the existing Company. pier and works at Llandudno aforesaid as shown on the deposited plans, and constructed under the powers of The St. George's Harbour Act, 1853, and the several acts amending the same, and all the tolls, rates, and duties payable in respect thereof, and all the rights and powers of the said railway company by virtue of the provisions of the said acts or any or either of them in relation thereto, connected therewith, or incidental thereto, at the price or sum of one thousand pounds sterling. CARRIAGE AND DEPOSIT OF DANGEROUS Nitro-glycerine to be deemed dangerous. 29 & 30 Vict. Cap. 69. An Act for the Amendment of the Law with respect to the Carriage and Deposit of dangerous Goods. [6th August, 1866.] BE it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. The goods or article commonly known as nitroglycerine or glonoine oil shall be deemed to be specially dangerous within the meaning of this act. Other goods 2. Her majesty may from time to time, by order in may be de- council, declare that any goods named in such order clared so by (other than nitro-glycerine or glonoine oil) are to be deemed specially dangerous within the meaning of this act; and may from time to time amend or repeal any such order; and any goods which are by any such order declared to be specially dangerous shall, so long as such order is in force, be deemed to be specially dangerous within the meaning of this act. order in council. Such goods to be marked, and notice to be given of their character. 3. No person shall deliver any goods which are specially dangerous to any warehouse owner or carrier, or send or carry or cause to be sent or carried any such goods upon any railway or in any ship to or from any part of the United Kingdom, or in any other public conveyance, or deposit any such goods in or on any warehouse or quay, unless the true name or description of such goods, with the addition of the words specially dangerous, is distinctly written, printed, or marked on the outside of the package, nor in the case of delivery to or deposit with any warehouse owner or carrier, without also giving notice in writing to him of the name or description of such goods, and of their being specially dangerous. And any person who commits a breach of this enactment shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred pounds, or at the discretion of the court to imprisonment, with or |