Local Authority-continued.

provisions in force as to orders, &c. of, to apply,

s. 15

to execute, Nuisance Removal Act, 18 & 19 Vict.

c. 121, s. 3
may appoint committees, s. 5

in extra parochial places, s. 6
election of

may appoint sanitary inspector, and pay salary,
8.9

notice of nuisance to be given to, s. 10

power of entry, for what purpose, and under what
conditions, s. 11

proceedings by, where nuisance is likely to recur,

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551

s. 12

552

if order not obeyed, may enter and remove or abate
nuisance, s. 14

553

may execute order for abatement of nuisance where
person causing same cannot be found, s. 17
may sell matter or thing removed, s. 18

554

554

costs and expenses of works for the removal of
nuisances, s. 19

may lay down sewer in line of ditches, &c., powers,

8. 22

and may assess and levy expenses, &c.

on certificate of medical officer that buildings used
for noxious trade, &c. is a nuisance, to direct
complaint, s. 27

may order expenses to be paid out of rates, s. 30 560
proof of resolutions and orders of, s. 32
proceedings by, against several persons for one

Act does not enable, to affect navigation of rivers or
canals, or mines, s. 44

to execute Nuisance Removal and Diseases Pre-
vention Amendment Act, 23 & 24 Vict. c. 77, s. 2
how expenses are to be defrayed, s. 4

vestries and district boards to continue to be, in the
metropolis, s. 6

wells, fountains, and pumps, to vest in, s. 7
inay appoint inspectors of nuisances, s. 9
for executing Diseases Prevention Act, s. 11
may provide carriages for conveying infected per-
sons, s. 12

justice a member of, not incapable of acting, &c.,

8. 16

580

Locomotives.-Not to run in the streets or roads to be
constructed, Thames Embankment Act, 25 & 26

London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company.
Saving rights of, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93, s. 70
London-bridge approaches fund.-(See Thames Em-
bankment and Metropolis Improvement Fund.)
London district.-(See Metropolitan Police District.)
Loophole frames.-(See Timber.)
Lord of the manor.-(And see Common Lands, Copy-
hold.)

to enfranchise copyholds on payment of compensa-
tion, Lands Clauses Act, 8 Vict. c. 18, s. 97
to convey cominon lands on receiving compensation
s. 100

Machinery and steam boiler building.-(See Buildings,)
23 & 24 Vict. c. 52

Magistrate. (And see Justices.)

interpretation, Metropolis Gas Act, 23 & 24 Vict.
c. 125, s. 4

Map. Of districts of gas companies, 23 & 24 Vict.
c. 125, s. 6

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525

gas companies to cause, of district to be made and
corrected annually, s. 42

certificated copies of, to be deposited with clerk of
peace for inspection, s. 43

charge for inspecting, s. 44

Marquis of Salisbury.-Provisions as to the estate of,
Thames Embankment Act, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93,
8. 62

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379

no roadway to Salisbury-square to be constructed
without the consent of, s. 63

Married woman.-(See Disability.)

Master.-to pay penalties and damages for servants, and

may recover same, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93, s. 49

Materials. (And see Gravel, Rubbish.)

places may be taken by board to deposit, for
Thames embankment, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93, s. 17 362
of streets to vest in commissioners of pavements,
Metropolis Paving Act, 57 Geo. 3, c. 29, s. 52
who may rent premises to deposit
old, may be sold, and new bought

hoards for, in building, not to be erected without
leave of surveyor, s. 75

Medical officers.-May be appointed by local authority,
Diseases Prevention Act, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 116, s. 8 542
entitled to extra charge for attending sick on board
ship, when required, by orders of general board of
health, s. 12

542

Medical officers-continued.

authentication of regulations, &c., s. 13

on certificate of, that a building used for a trade
or manufactory is a nuisance, local authority to
direct complaint to be made, Nuisance Removal
Act, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 121, s. 27

on certificate of, that house is overcrowded,-pro-
ccedings, s. 29

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may be employed by guardians to make sanitary

reports, Nuisance Removal, &c. Amendment
Act, 23 & 24 Vict. c. 77, s. 14

Meeting. May be convened to appoint committee to
arrange as to commonable rights, Lands Clauses
Act, 8 Vict. c. 18, s. 102

to appoint committee, s. 103

committee chosen by, to settle compensation, s. 104
Merchandise.-Not to be exposed on carriage and foot-
ways, Metropolis Paving Act, 57 Geo. 3, c. 29,
8. 65
Meters.-Interpretation of, Gas Measure Act, 22 & 23
Vict. c. 66, s. 1

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models of gasholders, to be made for the purpose
of testing, s. 3
treasury to cause stamps to be made for stamping,

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s. 3
quarter sessions to order models and stamps for,
s. 3
quarter sessions to appoint inspectors of, s. 3
duties of inspectors with respect to; examiners
testing stamps and defacing stamps on, s. 9

when, may be stamped, s. 10

505

certain, incorrect against the seller; may be used

after ten years, all not stamped to be seized and

destroyed, s. 17

508

after twelve months' use, to be sold unless stamped,
s. 18

508

unstamped, may be stamped, or stamped substi-
tuted, s. 18

fees for testing and stamping, s. 19

power to inspector with authority of justice, to
enter houses to inspect, s. 20

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contract for supply and repair of, Metropolis Gas

Act, 23 & 24 Vict. c. 125, s. 19

experimental, to be erected, s. 27

Meter rents.-Interpretation, 23 & 24 Vict. c. 125, s. 4 -
not to exceed 10 per cent. on cost of meter, s. 14
security for, if required, s. 15

Meter rents-continued.

limit of, s. 35
Metropolis.-All parts of to be deemed to be equally
benefited by expenses incurred in repairing
Thames embankment, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93, s. 22
all parts of, to be deemed to be equally benefited
by expenses incurred in maintaining reclaimed
land, s. 26

interpretation, Metropolis Gas Act, 23 & 24 Vict.
c. 125, s. 4

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Metropolitan Board of Works, local authority
under, Petroleum Act, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 66, s. 4 537
vestries and district boards to continue to be the
local authorities for carrying out the Nuisances
Removal Act in the, Nuisance Removal, &c.,
Amendment Act. 23 & 24 Vict. c. 77, s. 6
vestries and district boards to continue to be the
local authorities for carrying out the Diseases Pre-
vention Act in the, s. 11 -

Metropolis Improvement Fund.-(See Thames Embank-
ment, and Metropolis Improvement Fund.)
Metropolitan Board of Works.-Powers, duties, &c.
under Thames Embankment Act.-May appoint
a committee to carry out, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93,

s. 7

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works to be executed by, ss. 8 to 11

577

579

357

may, with consent, deviate to the extent of five feet,
8. 12
not to carry works further into the river than
shown in the plans, beyond three feet, without the
consent of conservators, s. 12
may fill up bed and shore of river, and remove
stairs, s. 14
may purchase lands, and extinguish rights and
easements, s. 15

may require conservators to dig up the bed of the
river to make embankments, s. 16

to designate where such gravel, &c. is to be dépo-
sited, and to pay conservators for raising same,

may dig and raise same on default of conservators,
s. 16

if conservators neglect to define place and depths
for dredging for ten days, may choose places and
depths, s. 16

to remove gravel, &c. without screening or return-
ing any part to river, s. 16

361

may take on lease or otherwise places for deposit-
ing materials, s. 17

362

to cause lights connected with embankment works

to be exhibited at night, s. 20

362

Metropolitan Board of Works-continued.

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to provide landing places in lieu of those taken
away to the satisfaction of conservators, s. 21 - 362
to keep embankment and viaduct in repair out of
rates raised for defraying the expenses of the
board under, 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120, s. 22
on default by, conservators may do necessary
works and recover expenses from, s. 22
may purchase and take any lands, notwithstand-
ing errors in book of reference, on alderman or
justices of the peace certifying that error arose
from mistake, s. 24

notice to be given to owner, s. 24

363

364

364

nothing to authorize the taking of a parish church
without consent of the bishop, s. 24
land reclaimed and not required for works, to be
vested in, for the public, s. 26

364

365

to maintain same as ornamental ground; expenses
to be expenses of, s. 26 -

365

may appropriate reclaimed land or easements to
owners on left bank of river, s. 27 -

365

to make a landing place for the Temple, s. 30
may grant building leases of grounds not wanted,
8.32

367

367

may accept fines for granting same, s. 32

368

may alter and rescind agreements and leases, s. 32
may appropriate lands for squares, gardens, docks,
&c., s. 32

368.

368

may sell ground rents and reversions, s. 33
may sell ground not required, s. 34
to offer superfluous lands to owners of property
from which they were severed, s. 35

to apply monies arising from the sale of lands, and
from rents, towards carrying the Act into execu-
tion, s. 37

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surplus to be applied in reduction of monies bor-
rowed, and subject therewith, to the Thames em-
bankment fund, s.38
for the purposes of this Act to have all the powers
of the Metropolis Local Management Act, and
the Acts amending the same, s. 39-

not to apply monies raised under those Acts to the
works hereby authorized, s. 39 -

costs of arbitration to be borne by, unless the same
or a smaller sum awarded than offered, s. 40
may borrow money for the purposes of this Act,
8. 42

may raise money for paying off securities, s. 44
cutitled to certain portions of Thames embankment
fund, s. 45