buying or receiving the goods, &c. Five directors neceffary to make a quarterly and three a weekly meeting. No bufinefs to be done by direc tors but at meetings. Directors not attending at meetings, to forfeit not lefs than 5s. nor more than 408. Directors may grant certificates. Certificates now in the cuftody, and to be received in future by parish officers, to be delivered to the clerk. Bonds of indemnity against bastards to be given to the directors. Bye laws may be made. No bye law to be made, altered or repealed, unleis feven members are prefent. Directing what fhall be deemed legal notice. Rewards to be given to the industrious poor. Contracts and proccedings to be entered in a book. Allowing inhabitants to infpect books and papers. No appeals against removals without confent of directors. When the profit of the poor's labour shall be fufficient for their maintenance, rates to cease. Recovery and application of penalties. Appeal to the quarter feflions. Inhabitants may be witnesses. Proceedings not to b. quifhed for want of form. The expences of the act to be paid out of the first money raifed. Limitation of actions. General iflue. Treble cofts. Publick act. CA P. LXXXVI. An act for repairing or rebuilding the pier adjoining to the harbour of Broadftairs, in the ifie of Thanet, in the county of Kent; and for the better preferving the faid harbour; and for removing and preventing obftructions, nuifances, and annoyances, and regulating the mooring of thips and veffels, within the faid harbour. Commiffioners. On death, refufil, or removal of commiffioners, new ones to be appointed. Qualification of commiffioners. Lord warden, &c. not to be difqualified by non-attendance. No commiffioner to enjoy a place of profit. First meeting of the commiffioners on the twenty-fifth of June 1792. Commiflioners to defray their own expences Commiffioners who are juftices may act as fuch. Suits to be brought in the name of the clerk or treafurer. Books to be kept, and entries made. Commiffioners to appoint officers; and may allow them falaries. Commiffioners impowered to take fecurity, and to call their officers to account. Property in the pier and harbour vefted in the commiffioners. Commiffioners impowered to contract for the performance of the works. All duties heretofore payable to ceafe. Other rates payable. Collectors impowered to meafure the fhips for afcertaining the tonnage. Perfons fraudulently evading the rates to forfeit five pounds. Officers impowered to diftrain for rates. The part of the profits of boats affifting thips in diftrefs, &c. may be recovered by action at law. Commiffioners enabled to examine perfons liable to pay the duties. Remedy for masters of fhips or other perfons paying the rates payable by others, to recover the fame. Com. miflioners may direct the mooring and ballafting of veffels. Power to remove and prevent encroachments, &c. Inhabitants of the faid parishes not to be restrained from taking fand, mud, &c. from the harbour, the fame being taken from fuch places as the commiflioners fhall by notice appoint. Until fuch notice given, fuch fand, mud, &c. may be taken from any part of the harbour. No veffel to be used in the harbour as a ftorehoufe. Limits of the harbour afcertained. Commiffioners may let the rates, giving 21 days notice. Power to borrow money, and affign the rates as a fecurity. Money may be raifed by granting annuities. Securities transferrable. Application of the money. Commiffioners to provide books for keeping accounts. Commiffioners to ftate and produce their accounts yearly to the inhabitants. Power to purchase land. Penalties how to be recovered. Appeal. Commiflioners may compound for penalties or forfeitures; and may reward informers. Diftrefs not unlawful for want of form. Proceedings not removeable by certiorari. Tender of amends. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble cofts Manerial rights faved. Publick act. CAP. 7 CA P. LXXXVII. An act to enable the dean and chapter of Hereford to re-build the west end of the cathedral church of Hereford, and to repair other parts thereof. Whereas the weft end of the cathedral church of Hereford fell down fome time in April one thousand seven hundred and eighty-fix, and other parts of the faid cathedral church are in a ruinous ftate, and in great need of repair: and whereas a confiderable fum of money hath been already laid out towards in part rebuilding the faid weft end, and putting other parts of the faid cathedral church into repair; and it will require a further fum of four thousand pounds, at the leaft, to complete the rebuilding of the said weft end, and to put all the other parts of the faid cathedral church into good repair: and whereas the dean and chapter of the said cathedral church, confifting of a dean, and five other dignitaries, commonly called refidentiary canons, are as fuch feited of divers manors, meffuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and are willing and defirous to charge themselves, and their fucceffors, with any fum not exceeding four thoufand pounds, for the purposes above mentioned; but not being able to effect the fame without the authority of parliament; may it therefore pleafe, &c. The dean and chapter impowered to borrow 4,000l. towards rebuilding the weft end of the cathedral, &c. Mortgages to be registered. Power for recovery of principal and intereft by the mortgagees. Mortgagees not answerable for the application of the money borrowed. The dean and chapter may grant leafes, notwithstanding the mortgagees. The intereft to be paid half-yearly, &c. Principal money how to be paid off. The dean and chapter to keep accounts of the money received and expended. CA P. LXXXVIII. An act for rebuilding the chapel, and enlarging the chapel yard of LaneEnd, within the parish of Stoke upon Trent, in the county of Stafford. CA P. LXXXIX. . An act for building a new church or chapel in the town of Leeds, in the weft riding of the county of York. CA P. XC. An act for building a bridge acrofs the river Wear, from the bank or Commiffioners names. Qualifications of commiffioners, real estate of Iool. appoint an arbitrator. Authority to commiffioners to nominate an arbitrator. Authority to the two arbitrators to appoint a third perfon to act as referee, to afcertain the value in fee fimple of the ferry or paffage; who are, in two months from their firft meeting, to make their award. Reci tal of fir Hedworth Williamson and general Lambton's right to Pan Ferry. Arbitrators to be appointed in 3 months after the bridge is built. Arbitrators to name a third perfon; who are to determine whether it is a horse or foot boat, and the value thereof. A copy of the award to be de livered to fir Hedworth Williamfon and general Lambton, and another to the commiffioners. Power to determine the value of the ferries by a jury at the feffions, in cafe the fame fhall not be fettled by arbitration. Power to the bishop of Durham to have the value of Sunderland Ferry afcertained by a special jury at the affizes. Witnefles or jurymen neglecting or refufing to attend may be fined, not exceeding rol. Fees and expences of jury and witneffes how to be paid. Fees of the theriff, jurymen, and witneffes, who attend to ascertain the value of the fee fimple and inherit ance of the ferry boats, how to be paid. Value of lands to be paid out of the tolls, or out of the money to be borrowed upon the credit of the fame. Perfons refufing to accept the valuation upon tender made thereof, the money to be depofited with the treasurer of the county of Durham. Pan Ferry, and the tolls thereof, vefted in commiffioners. The money awarded to the bithop of Durham, to be charged upon the tolis, &c. as well of the bridge as of the ferries, &c. Tolls, &c. of the ferry fettled and vefted in the commiffioners, with power to collect the fame, and the like power of diftrefs and fale in cafe of refufal. The lord bishop of Durham to appoint an arbitrator; and Mr. Ettrick to appoint another; who are to appoint a referee; two of whom are to fix and afcertain the fum to be paid by the bishop to Mr. Ettrick. The money to be applied upon the fame trufts, and for the purposes mentioned in Mr. Ettrick's fettlement. The money to be paid to the bishop and his leffee not to be called in for ten years. To give two years notice of calling in money. Provision for determining whether compenfation is to be made for Southwick Ferry. Power to elect new arbitrators in certain cafes. Money awarded to bodies politick, &c. to be invefted in the purchase of lands. Power to take tolis. Tolls. A coach and fix, 3s. A coach and four, 2s. A coach and pair, Is. 6d. Chaife with one horfe, 9d. A waggon, cart, &c. laden, with fix horfes, 35. A do. with five horfes, 2s. 6d. A do. with four horfes, 28. A do. with three or two horfes, s. 6d. A cart with one horse, Is. A waggon, cart, &c. empty and unladen with fix horfes, rod. A do. with five horfes, 9d. A do. with four horfes, 8d. A do. with three or two horfes, 64. A cart with one horie, 4d. A horfe laden or unladen, one penny halfpenny. Hogs, fheep or lambs, per fcore, 5d. Cows and horned cattle each, Id. A foot paffenger laden, Id. Do. unladen, one halfpenny. Powers for compelling payment thereof. Rider of a horfe, and driver of a carriage, not to pay toli. Power to reduce the tolls. Perfons taking off hories, or carrying goods, in order to avoid payment of tolls, to forfeit 403. Power to leafe the tolls. Appointment of clers, furveyor, and other officers; who are to account upon oath. No com miffioner to vote in the choice of officers who hath not acted within 12 months. The commiflioners to take fecurity from officers. Surveyor may gather furze, gravel, &c. from wafts, without making any fatisfac tion, &c. Power to commiffioners to borrow 5000l. on credit of the tolls, by way of tontine or otherwife. Copies of affignments to be enter ed in a book. No money to be borrowed on the credit of the tolls after the first meeting, unless notice given upon the market crofs. Subícribers to pay their tubfcriptions to the treaturer. Application of the money. Perfons wilfully burning or deftroying the works, &c. to be deemed guilty of felony. Matters and owners of thips, and others. injuring the works, to pay the amount of the damage. The property of the bridge, &c. vetted in the treasurer. Powers to commence on patling this act, and penalties to be recovered before one or more juftices of the county of Durham, For want of diftrefs, ouenders to be fent to gaol or houfe of correction. Offenders thinking themfelves agaieved may appeal to the quarter fullions. Powers of the act for the prefervation of river Wear faved. Property of the the foil ufed for the purposes of this act faved. Sir Hedworth Williamfon's rights in Sunderland Ferry faved. Other rights annexed to certain farms and houses in Monkwearmouth, Southwick, and Fullwell saved. Perfons illegally taking the benefit thereof, to forfeit 40s. Juftices may act though they are commiffioners. Proceedings to be entered in a book, which may be read in evidence. Actions to be commenced in three months. Defendants to plead general iffue. Treble cofts. The bridge to be begun within feven years. General faving. Publick act. CA P. XCI. An act for more effectually draining and preferving certain low lands, within the parish of Great Carlton, in the county of Lincoln. CA P. XCII. An act for making a harbour in the cove of Beer, in the county of Devon, Commiffioners appointed and authorised to build a pier at the cove of Beer To prevent injuring the works. Power to collect certain duties. Every fhip, &c. laden or unladen belonging to any of his Majefty's fubjects (except fishing boats) per ton, id. Do. not belonging to any of his Majefty's fubjects per ton, 2d. For every ton of goods, &c. (except corn, malt, coals and fish) brought into or carried out of the harbour by fhips, &c. belonging to his Majefty's fubjects, Is. By fhips, &c. not belonging to his Majefty's fubjects, 28. For every laft of corn, grain or malt, by fubjects, Is. Do. by fhips, &c. not belonging to fubjects, 2s. For every chaldron of coals brought into the harbour, 1s. For every fishing boat, &c. belonging to the inhabitants of Beer, not more than five tons yearly, 5s. If more than five tons yearly, 10s. For every boat with fish for fale, not belonging to the inhabitants of Beer, and not more than five tons burthen, Is. If more than five tons, 2s. For afcertaining the duties. King's fhips exempt from the duties. Duties vefted in the commiffioners. For borrowing 20,000l. and affigning the rates. For transferring affignments. Directing how the money fhall be applied. Appointing commiffioners. Commiffioners to have in Devonshire freehold eftate of the yearly value of 30l. or 6ol. leafehold, or refide in the county, and have personal estate of 200l. Commiflioners to appoint officers, and enter their proceedings and accounts. Power to reduce the duties. Recovery and application of penalties. Allowing an appeal. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble cofts. Referving certain rates now payable to the lord of the manor, and to the chamber of the city of Exeter. Publick act. CA P. XCIII. An act for improving the communication between the county of Edinburgh and the county of Fife, by the paffages or ferries cross the Frith of Forth, between Leith and Newhaven, in the county of Edinburgh, and Kinghorn and Bruntifland in the county of Fife; and for rendering the harbours and landing places more commodious. CA P. XCIV. An act for regulating and improving the falmon fishery in the river Nith, in the county of Dumfries. A&t 33 Geo. 2. repealed. Fish not to be taken between October 5, and March 1. Spawn and fry not to be taken between March 1, and June 15. Limits of the mouth of the river Nith to extend from the large house at Carfethorne of Arbigland, in a line across the river Nith due caft. Nets and other engines taken in the river to be cut and deftroyed. Perfons not having right fo to do, not to fish in the river. Perfons beating the water, or letting objects to prevent entering the river, to forfeit not lefs than los. nor more than 51. Recovery and application of penalties. Appeal to the quarter feffions. Appeal from the sheriff depute, or fubftitutes, to the lords of feffion. Publick act. CAP. An act for the better relief and employment of the poor within the fever:! parishes of Atcham, Wroxeter, Berrington, Cund, Eaton, Conftar tine, Kenley, Leighton, Uffington, and Upton Magna, and the Chipelry of Creflage, in the county of Salop. An act for the better relief and employment of the poor, belonging to the parishes of Montgomery and Pool, and certain other parishes and places | therein mentioned, in the counties of Montgomery and Salop. An act for building a bridge, at or near the ferry over the river Thames, from Whitchurch, in the county of Oxford, to the oppofite fhore, in the parish of Pangbourn, in the county of Berks. Proprietors. To be a corporate body, by the name of "The Company of Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge." Bridge to be built. Afcents or approaches to the bridge. Obftructions in the river near the bridge may be removed, and banks of the river may be cut. Materials for the bridge, &c. may be brought and worked upon any wafte land near the bridge without fatisfaction, &c. Bodies corporate, &c. impowered to fell premifes required for building the bridge, &c. Commiffioners to determine differences. If parties cannot agree, the matter to be fettled by a jury. If a fufficient number of jurymen do not attend, the jury to be made up from the standers by. Sheriff, &c. making default may be fined. Comiffioners or jury not to act where interefted. Proprietors not to take poffeffion of premifes till payment of purchase money. Money payable to bodies corporate, &c. to be reinvefted in purchase of other efcates to the fame ufes. Paying expences of the jury. Meetings of commiffioners to be held within feven miles. Annual rents, adjudged for damages, to be paid. When the bridge fhall be compleated, right of, in and to the ferry to ceafe in confideration of 350l. Proprietors may raise 2.400l. among themselves by fhares of one hundred pounds each. The fhares vefted in the proprietors. Proprietors to have votes, and may vote by proxy. Votes to be given perfonally or by proxy. Votes how to be given. All bufinefs at general meetings to be determined by majority. Power to raise 4,0ccl. more, if the 2,400l. fhall be infufficient. New fubfcribers to become members of the body politick. First general meeting to be on the fecond of July 1792, and to meet annually on the firft Monday in January and July. Special meetings may be held on ten days notice. First general meeting to choose a committee, treasurer and clerk who is to enter proceedings in a book. Subfequent committees how to be chofen; their meetings to be monthly, and their expences paid. Committees to make reports of proceedings to the general affemblies, and to obey their orders. Committee to make calls of money from the proprietors when necetfary. The money to be paid to the treasurer, and applied by the committee. Powers of the committee. Ten days notice of calls. Perions not paying the first call, may be fued; perfons not paying according to fubiequent calls, to forfeit twenty fhillings. Limiting time for taking advantage forfeitures. Company to have power to remove committee men and offcers, and to make and alter bye laws. Directing how calls on fhares u difpofed of, belonging to perfons dying, fhall be made. On default of payment, other perfons may be admitted as proprietors. Proprietors may fell or difpofe of their fhares. Proprietors not to fell their fhares until calls are paid up. No bufinefs to be done at committees, unless three proprie tors fhall be prefent. The treafurer to give fecurity. Bridge vetted in the company. Tolls for paffing over the bridge. For perfons on foot one halfpenny. For horfes not drawing two-pence. For afles, three halipince, For beafts, two-pence. For theep, one halipenny. For hegs, one halfpenny. For hories drawing, two-pence. For every wheel to a carriage, two-pence. of 1 |