A BILL ΤΟ Abolish the Rate known as the East Quay Wall W HEREAS by virtue of an Act passed in the Parliament of Preamble. George the Third, Chapter Nineteen, certain Persons 26 G. 3. c. 19. therein named and their Successors were appointed a Corporation for (I.) 5 preserving and improving the Port of Dublin: And whereas by certain other Acts subsequently passed, and more especially by Two Acts passed respectively in the Parliament of Ireland in the Thirty- 32 G. 3. c. 35. second Year of the Reign of His said Majesty, Chapter Thirty-five, (I.) and in the Fortieth Year of His said Majesty's Reign, Chapter 40 G. 3. c. 47. 10 Forty-seven, the said first-recited Act was amended, and the said (I.) Corporation was authorized to levy certain Rates upon Persons in possession of certain Acre and Foot Lots therein mentioned on the North Side of the River Anna Liffey in the City of Dublin, called the North Lots, and also to levy a certain Rate or Duty upon 15 Grounds, Houses, and Buildings adjoining and fronting the Quays of the said River, for the Building, Repair, and Preservation of the Walls of the said Quays: And whereas by an Act passed in the First 1 & 2 Vict. and Second Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, Chapter c. 36. ss. 16. [Bill 97.] & 17. Acts and Parts of Acts repealed. Frontage Quay Walls Carlisle cease on the Ballast for Repair Thirty-six, it is provided that the Rate or Duty theretofore payable to I. From and after the passing of this Act the several Parts of 20 II. From and after the passing of this Act the said Rates or Duties payable to or leviable by the said Corporation in respect to the said Lots and said Ground, Houses, and Buildings adjoining and fronting the Quay Walls Eastward of Carlisle Bridge in the City of Dublin, and all Arrears thereof, shall cease and determine, and shall 25 not be any longer leviable. III. From and after the passing of this Act, and when and so often as it shall be necessary to expend any Sum of Money for the Purpose of preserving or repairing the said Portion of the said Quay Walls Eastward of Carlisle Bridge, the said Corporation shall, on or before 30 the First Day of September in every Year, by their Secretary or other Public Officer, estimate and ascertain as nearly as may be the Amounts of the Sums of Money which they shall deem to be necessary for such Purpose, and shall by their Secretary or other Public Officer sign and certify such Estimate, and transmit the same, 35 on or before the First Day of September in every Year, to the Town Clerk of the City of Dublin; and immediately after the Day fixed by the Council of the Borough of Dublin for receiving Applications for Presentments under the Provisions of "The Dublin Improvement Act, 1849," the said Council shall proceed to investigate such Estimate 40 or Application, and decide upon the same at an Open Meeting of the said Council, or of a Committee thereof authorized in that behalf, in the same manner as the said Council is authorized and empowered in respect respect of other Presentments; and if the said Estimate or Application should be agreed to by the said Council or Committee thereof, then the said Estimate or Application, to the Extent of but not exceeding Seven hundred Pounds, shall be inserted by the Town Clerk of the 5 said Borough in the Schedule of Applications agreed to by the said Council, according to the Provisions of "The Dublin Improvement Act, 1849," to be made out; and every such Estimate or Application shall be subject to such Consideration by the Court of Queen's Bench or any Judge thereof, and to such Orders, Allowance, or Disallowance 10 by such Court or Judge respectively, and also to such Traverses or Objections, as is provided with respect to Applications or Presentments in and by "The Dublin Improvement Act, 1849," authorized to be made. Court at IV. In case any such Estimate or Application shall not be sanc- If Estimate 5 tioned by the said Council, the Parties making such Application shall not approved of, Applicabe at liberty, on giving Six Days Notice of their Intention to bring tion to be the same before the Court or Judge respectively at the Time of made to the fiating Presentments; and if it shall appear to the said Court or Time of Judge respectively that such Presentment should have been made, fiating Pre20 the same shall, to the Extent of but not exceeding Seven hundred Pounds, be added to the Schedules sent by the Town Clerk under the separate Heading "Quay Wall Tax." sentments. V. The Amount of such Sums as shall from Time to Time be so Sums prepresented or fiated as aforesaid shall be applotted, raised, and levied sented to be applotted 25 by the Collector General of Rates, in the same Manner as he is and raised authorized under the Provisions of an Act passed in the Twelfth and in same Manner as Thirteenth Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, Chapter Police Rate. Ninety-one, to applot, raise, and levy the Police Rate; and all the 12 & 13 Vict. Provisions of the said Act for applotting, assessing, raising, levying, c.91. 30 lodging, accounting for, auditing, and paying over the Sums in the said Act mentioned shall extend and be applicable to the Quay Wall Tax by this Act authorized, as fully as if the same had been specifically mentioned in such Act and been declared to be One of the Rates leviable thereunder. 35 40 within the VI. The said Quay Wall Tax shall be raised and levied on and Such Sums out of all Houses and other Buildings erected within the Police to be levied District of Dublin Metropolis as defined or to be defined by an Act passed in the First Year of Her Majesty's Reign, Chapter Twentyfive, or by any other Act amending the same. Police Dis trict of Dublin Metropolis. 1 Vict. c. 25. VII. All Moneys levied under this Act shall be lodged in the Bank Moneys colof Ireland, to the Credit of the Account directed by an Act of lected to be lodged in Bank of Parts of Acts cited to be the Seventeenth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, Chapter Twenty-two, VIII. So much of "The Dublin Improvement Act, 1849," and the Act of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Victoria, Chapter Ninety-one, 5 incorporated. herein-before recited, as shall or may be found necessary for the Purposes of this Act, shall be considered, deemed, and taken to be incorporated herein. Short Title. IX. This Act may be cited for all Purposes as "The Quay Wall 10 SCHEDULE. 32 G. 3. (I.) c. 35. Secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13. 40 G. 3. (I.) c. 47. Secs. 23, 24, 25, 27. ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES. Repeal of 13 & 14 Vict. c. 94. s. 17.; Sect. 1. The Lands of each See to vest in the Commissioners on the next Avoidance; 2. Lands sufficient to afford the net statutory Income to be secured to each See; 3. Like Arrangement may be made before next Avoidance, on Request of the Bishop; 4. The Endowment to be in lieu of the fixed Income; 5. Arrangements to be revised on Avoidance; 6. Arrangements how to be made; 7. Lands assigned as Endowments how to be leased; 8. Estates Committee to see that Property assigned as Endowment is kept in proper Condition; 9. Chapter Accounts to be kept in Form approved by Estates Committee; 10. Estates Committee may object to Items of Expenditure; 11. 3 & 4 Vict. c. 113. s. 67. Recited Proviso extended to Glebe Land; 12. Provisions concerning local Claims to apply where Portions of Revenues arising from Tithes, &c. are paid to the Commissioners; 13. Reference may be given to Places where Contribution is made in aid of Grant; 14. Provision as to Arbitrations; 15. 14 & 15 Vict. c. 104. continued until 1st January 1860; 16. |