to pay the tax, and deduct the fame out of their rents. Landlords to allow fuch deductions. Tenant paying the tax, to be allowed it on pay. ment of his rent. Not to make void any contract between landlord and tenant. In case of controversy, commiffioners concerned to withdraw. The corporation and the dean and chapter discharged from paving certain parts of the city. How to be rated in lieu thereof. Omiffions in rates to be fupplied by commiffioners. Commiffioners may order tax books to be brought before them. Commiffioners may borrow 5,000l. and affign rates as a fecurity. Securities may be transferred. Fourteen days notice to be given of borrowing. Monies borrowed charged on the rates, &c. The foil, &c. vefted in commiffioners, who may let the fame. Expences of this act to be paid out of the first money raised. For getting materials. No perfon to alter the pavement without confent of the commiffioners at a pub lick meeting. Penalty on perfons wilfully damaging works, for the first offence 408. and every other 51. Commiffioners may contract for paving, &c. on giving one month's notice for receiving tenders. Commiffioners may fet up pofts and rails, and make cess pools, &c. Commissioners may take down, alter, and regulate pofts, fteps, &c. but not till after notice. Sign pofts, &c. to be taken down. If fpouts, &c. are not properly affixed by the owner, commiffioners may do it at the owner's expence. Penalty on perfons caufing obftructions or nuifances in the ftreets, ros. No cart, &c. to be left in the streets, on penalty of ros. Not to extend to rubbish occafioned by building. Cellar windows to be lighted. Neceffary houfes when to be emptied. No cart to be driven fafter than a foot pace. Penalty on obftructing commiffioners or their workmen, for the first offence 208. for the fecond 40s. and for every other 31. Occupiers in that part of Subdeanry parish as lies within the walls difcharged of fo much of their ftatute duty, as two juftices fhall think fit. Occupiers in all the other parishes within the walls discharged from ftatute duty. But leffees for a term of years to pay their landlords an increase of rent equal to their statute duty. Penalties and forfeitures how to be recovered and applied. Inhabitants may be witneffes. Information of offences to be given within three months. Informers may be rewarded. Money expended in any action to be defrayed out of the rate. Diftress not unlawful for want of form; but fatisfaction for special damage. Proceedings not to be quashed for want of form, nor removeable by certiorari.__ No action to be brought against a perfon employed in collecting rates. Perfons aggrieved may appeal to the County feffions held at Chichester. Limitation of actions. General issue. Treble cofts. A faving of rights to the corporation. Not to extend to any other part of the clofe than the houfes in the South Street. Publick act.

CA P. LXIV.

An act for repairing, paving, and cleaning the highways, ftreets, and lanes, within the town and borough of Deal, in the county of Kent; and for removing and preventing encroachments, obftructions, nai. fances, and annoyances therein.

Commiffioners. Commiffioners not obliged to elect a new one till the number is reduced to 50. Qualification of commiffioners, to be a refident inhabitant poffeffing rol. a year real eitate, or a beneficial leafe of 20l. a year in the town of Deal, or poffeffed of real or personal eftate of 400l. or rated to this act rol. a year. Commiflioners not to act if interested; but may act as justices. First meeting of commiffioners on June 27, 1791. Commiffioners to pay their own expences. Powers of the act to be exercited by a majority of the commiffioners. Chairman appointed, and to have the cafting vote. No order to be revoked, unless by a greater number of commiffioners than made it. Proceedings to be entered in a book, which is to be evidence. Officers to be appointed. Treasurer and other officers to give fecurity; and to account upon oath. Pavement vefted in the commiffioners. Impowering the commiflioners to pave and repair the streets. Materials to be provided, and perfons employed for the purpofes of the act. No alteration to be made in the pavements without confent of the com

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miffioners. Commiffioners to contract for paving, &c. Commiffioners to make rates on houfes, &c. adjoining the ftrects, Is. in the pound, and on all other houses, &c. 6d. in the pound. Buildings to be rated by meafure. Rates apportioned between owners and tenants. Commiffioners to rate landlords in certain cafes. No tythe, &c. to be rated. Rates apportioned between occupiers quitting and coming into any houfe, &c. Re-' covery of rates by diftrefs and fale of goods, &c. Rates on houfes let to divers tenants to be paid by the landlord. Power to mitigate or remit rates where rents do not exceed 21. Perfons aggrieved may apply to the commissioners. Rate upon coals, 1s. a chaldron or ton for coals fold, and 25. a chaldron or ton for coals landed out of fhips, &c. Rates to be collected before fhips are permitted to depart from the parifh. Power of collectors to detain veffels for payment of rates. Evading the payment of the rates to forfeit 51. For exempting coals unladen within the limits of the parish of Walmer from the duty. General highway act to remain in force within the limits of the act. Surveyors of the highways to produce their accounts to the commiffioners. For appropriating part of the highway rate towards the pavement, not exceeding gol. a year. Carriages to be drawn as on turnpike roads. Commiflioners may erect a weighing engine. Carriages may be weighed. Power to borrow 6,000!. Money may be raised by annuities; not exceeding tol. per cent. Securities for monies lent, and annuities, may be transferred. Transfers to be entered. Application of the money. When the money borrowed is paid off, the rates may be reduced. Pavements to be repaired upon complaint. Foot pavements to be swept by the inhabitants. Land to be provided for depofiting materials, &c. Signs to be placed in the front of the houses, and encroachments to be removed. Foot paths and highways may be widened. If parties cannot agree, value to be afcertained by a jury. Jurors may be challenged. Verdict of a jury, &c. to be final. Upon payment of purchafe money, lands, &c. to be conveyed to the commiffioners. On failure of evincing a clear title, purchafe money to be paid into the bank. Purchafe money to be lodged in the publick funds, &c. After payment of purchafe money, buildings, &c. to be taken down. Annoyances to be removed on pain of forfeiting not lefs than 5s. nor more than 20s. Nuifances not to be permitted in the ftreets, &c. Liberty to make inclosures for building or repairing houses, &c. Penalty on obftructing the execution of the act, 40s. Power to get materials. Accounts to be made up annually, and be open to infpection. Recovery of penalties by distress and sale ; or offenders may be committed. Commiffioners may compound for penalties. For allowing the inhabitants to give evidence. Perfons aggrieved may appeal to the general or quarter feffions. Diftrefs not to be deemed unlawful for want of form. Plaintiff not to recover after tender of amends. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble cofts. Publick act.

CA P. LXV.

An act for making and maintaining a navigable communication between the Loughborough Canal and the town of Leicester; and for making and maintaining a communication by railways, or ftone roads, and water levels, from feveral places and mines to the faid Loughborough Canal; and for continuing the fame by paffing along the said canal, to the said navigable communication, all in the county of Leicester.

Proprietors names. Proprietors declared to be one body politick and cor. porate, by the name of "The Company of Proprietors of the Leicester Navigation," with power to purchase lands; and to make the intended navigable and other communications. No water to be taken from Gracedieu Brook. For preferving the water in Black Brook according to the average in common seasons. For ascertaining the average of water in Black Brook. A wafte wier to be fet up near Black Brook. Buildings, &c. not to be erected on Meffrs. Meynell's property in Querndon without their confent: nor any building, &c. to be erected on the grounds belonging to the Loughborough rectory without confent of the patrons and rector. Towing paths to be confined to the top of the banks, properly fecured; and, in cafe of damage, fatisfaction to be made by the company, and the banks reVOL. XXXVII.

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paired by them. Navigation to be kept five hundred and feventy-five yards from Wanlip Hall. Recital of the act of the 16 Geo. 3. c. 65. for making the Loughborough canal navigation; and that it will be neceffary to crofs that canal; and to build a bridge over the prefent towing path, which will be cut through for making the faid cut or canal, by virtue of this act. Bridge to belong to the company. None of the water which fupplies the Loughborough canal to be taken. The Leicester company to guarantee to the Loughborough company 3,000l. a year. Difputes between the two companies to be fettled by two arbitrators. If not fettled by arbitration the commiffioners to do it. To reftrain the Loughborough company from taking more than Is 6d. per ton for coal, nor lefs than fod. Reftrictions from building houfes, &c. on towing paths, or other places, or cutting down timber. If the company take down mills, they may erect others on the fame head of water. Surveys and levels have been taken. Map and book of reference to be authenticated. Navigation, &c. to he made pur fuant to the faid plan and books of reference; unless any deviation fhall be made by the commiffioners. Land owners omitted in the book of reference not to obftruct the making the navigation. No deviation to be made in the line of the canal as defcribed in the plan, through the lands of the Loughborough rectory without confent of patrons and rector. Towing path over the Abbey Meadow not to be varied; nor any towing path to be made on any of the lands next to the rectory houfe, &c. Lands may be entered to make furveys. Canal to be twenty yards wide, and towing paths three yards. For turning the road by Mr. Brewin's garden. Power to take water from mines. To oblige the proprietors of fire engines to lift their water into the water levels. Owners of coal pits and lime works may make railways. No railway or road to be made within 1000 yards of Mr. Meynell's houfe. Bodies politick, &c. empowered to fell. For prefervation of copyhold rights. Commiffioners for fettling differences. For electing new commiffioners. Impowering the quarter feffion to nominate commiffioners in cafe the furvivors neglect, or a fufficient number cannot be found in the neighbourhood. Qualification of commiffioners: an eftate of freehold or copyhold of 100l. a year, or perfonal estate of 2,000l. Commiffioners may act as juftices. Firft meeting of the commiffioners, the third Friday in September, 1791. Notice to be given of meetings. All the meetings to be public. On application of land owners, or any five of the proprietors, commiffioners may meet. Meetings may be called at any time. Meetings to be held within fix miles of the place where the difpute arifes. Commiffioners to determine what fums the company fhall pay for the land and damages; or a jury may be fummoned for that purpofe. If any damage is done to lord Rawdon's mills by the Loughborough company, the Leicester company to make fatisfaction. For paying off mortgages on lands used for the navigation. Fine of 20l. upon fheriffs, &c. making default. Expences of commiffioners and jury by whom to be borne. Perfons requesting a jury to enter into bond to profecute before commiffioners iffue their warrant for a jury. Notice of injury to be given to the company, before complaint made to the commiffioners. Perfons guilty of perjury may be profecuted. Satisfaction being made or tendered, the company may en ter and proceed in their works. Determinations of commiffioners, and verdicts, to be recorded by the clerk of the peace for the county of Lelcefter. Purchafe monies paid in truft, to be laid out to the fame ufes. For fettling the proportions of purchase money. In default of payment thereof, the tonnage rates to become fecurity. If cofts not paid within two calendar months, the fame to be levied upon the company of proprietors. Where land is fevered by effecting the undertaking, company may purchase the whole, or build bridges. For punishing perfons wilfully destroying any of the works, or obftructing the navigation. Mines, &c. referved to lords of manors. Coals, &c. found in digging may be taken by the proprietors of lands. Coal mines not to be worked to prejudice the navigation, &c. but fatisfaction to be made for certain quantities left. Company of proprietors to make drains, &c. and alfo fences in certain cafes; and on neglect the commiffioners may caufe the fame to be repaired, cleanfed, &c. and charge the expence to the company. Millers to put up or down cloughs for making navigation, &c. under penalty of 10l. for refufal. If diffatisfied

with the recompence, commiffioners to determine the fame. Mills to be. purchased by the company on notice being given by the owners within a limited time. Millers not to draw down the water lower than fix inches below the height of a full mill pond. Where cattle are deprived of watering places, others to be made. Towing paths to be fenced off from the adjoining lands. For purchafing and fencing off towing paths through the lands of the rev. Henry Greene. Towing paths to be ufed as a bridleway, &c. by the occupiers of lands. Road near the paper mill, in the parish of Coffington. In cafe of failure to fence off towing paths, &c. commiffion ers to do it, and the company to pay the charge. Owners of lands impowered to make bridges. Lords of manors or owners of eftates may erect wharfs, &c. but if not done within 12 calendar months after notice, the proprietors may build them. One penny halfpenny per ton for the whartage of ftone, brick, lime, or manure, and three-pence per ton for any other goods, and two-pence per ton for coals. For ftacking coals on the wharfs by the eastern fide of the bafon belonging to the Loughborough canal company. Right of fishery granted to lords of manors and land owners. Land owners may ufe pleafure boats. Proprietors may raise 46,000l. among themfelves for making the navigation. The money raised to be divided into 460 fhares at rool. each. Mr. Hudson to take down Wanlip Mill, on having fhares of the value of 5ool in lieu of the fame. Proprietors to receive 51. per centum till the navigation is finished. Subfcribers to have a vote for every fhare, by themselves or proxy; not exceeding ten fhares for each. Proprietors may raise an additional fum of 20,000l. if neceffary, by admiffion of new fubfcribers; or borrowing money upon the tolls. Annuities or fecurities to be entered in a book, and may be transferred. Intereft of money borrowed, or annuities granted, to be paid in preference to the dividends, or may be fued for at law. Grantees or affignees not to vote at any meeting on account of having lent fuch money. General affembly for chufing a committee. No member of the committee to have more than one vote, except the chairman. Committee to be under the controul of general affemblies. How the books of account are to be kept. General aflemblies to confift of fifty fhares. Power of general affen.bly and committees. Expences of committee meeting. Subfcribers to have notice before they forfeit their fhares. General affemblies may make bye laws. When fubfcribers die before the shares are compleated, executors, &c. may compleat the payment; or in cafe of refufal or want of affets proprietors may appoint others. How fhares may be difpofed of. No share to be fold after a call made until such call be answered. Shares may be fold and transferred. Clerk to be appointed for the company of proprietors. Upon the death of any clerk another to be appointed. Proceedings of the commiffioners to be entered in a book. Clerk of the commiffioners to be appointed. No bufinefs to be done at a committee unless five perfons prefent. Clerk to be intrusted with money to pay petty expences, and account to committee. Treasurers to pass their accounts. Rates of tonnage. Exemption from tolls. Power to vary the tolls. The tolls to be taken on goods paffing to the Melton navigation not to exceed the half of the tonnage from Loughborough to Leicefter. Mafters of boats to give an account in writing of goods, &c. on board. In cafe of difference about weight, veffels to be detained and goods weighed. For afcertaining the tonnage of lime. Navigation to be free on payment of the rates. That no part of the navigation fhall be opened until the whole is finished. Directing the company to make compensation to the owners of a weighing machine. For making compenfation to the trustees of the Ashby turnpike road. For making compenfation to the creditors of the Markfield road. Swivel and draw bridges to be fhut and faftened after veffels fhall have paffed through them, on penalty of 51. For repairing damage from floods, &c. and preventing further damage. For ascertaining a ton weight. Tolls to be free from taxes. To prevent lock keepers, &c. giving any preference. Veffels under 20 tons not to pafs the locks but on certain conditions. Mafters to put their names on the outfide of their boats. Boats to be measured. Mafters or owners of boats to be answerable for damages. Mafters to recover back from their fervants fums paid for their defaults. Places for boats to pafs each other. Regulations for veffels paff

ing the locks. Penalty on perfons opening locks, wafting waters, &c. not lefs than 20s. nor more than 51. Veffels obftructing the navigation to be removed. Veffels funk to be weighed up. Perfons floating timber, or overloading veffels, to forfeit 51. or throwing rubbish into the navigation. Navigation not to be under the commiffioners of fewers. For measuring the navigation, and setting up mile ftones. Proceedings not to be quashed for want of form. Lands not used in ten years to be reconveyed. Recovery of fines and forfeitures. Application of money. Diftrefs not unlawful for want of form. Damages not provided for to be fettled by commiffioners. Appeal to the quarter feffions. Majority of the commiffioners or committee to be binding as the act of the whole. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble cofts. Publick act.

CA P. LXVI.

An act to enable the earl of Egremont to make and maintain the river Rother navigable, from the town of Midhurst, to a certain meadow called the Railed Pieces, or Stopham Meadow, in the parish of Stopham, and a navigable cut, from the faid river to the river Arun, at or near Stopham bridge, in the county of Suffex; and for other purposes.

The earl of Egremont impowered to make the river Rother navigable, from a meadow, called the Lower Platt, near Midhurst, through the parishes of Woollavington and Eafebourn, in Suffex, and through the tything of Ambertham, in the parish of Steep, in the county of Southampton, and alfo through the feveral parishes of Selham, Lodfworth, Tillington, Burton, Duncton, Petworth, Sutton. Coates, Egdean, Fittleworth, Bury, Coldwaltham, and Stopham, in Suffex, to a meadow, called the Railed Pieces, or Stopham Meadow, in the parish of Stopham; and to make a navigable communication between the fame river and the Arun; and another navigable cut from the river Rother to Haslingbourn Bridge; and to build bridges, and to make towing paths, &c. Digging gravel and materials. Satisfaction to be made for damages. This navigation not to go through any garden, park, lawn, &c. belonging to any manfion house, except cottages of 61. yearly value, and except the grounds of the lord vifcount Montague, fituate on the banks of the faid river Rother. Powers to furvey and take levels, and to fet out the works Enabling owners to fell lands, &c. Commiffioners appointed to fettle differences. If any of the parties are diffatisfied with the determination of the commiffioners, the value or damages to be afcertained by a jury. Whofe determination fhall be final. Thirty days previous notice to be given to occupiers. 201. penalty on the fheriff or coroner for making default; and on the jury; and on witneffes. Judgements, &c. to be kept by the clerk of the peace. By whom the expence of the jury fhall be paid. Party requefting the jury to give fecurity. No complaint to be taken notice of, till application be made to the earl of Egremont. Upon payment, or tender, of the money, the faid earl may take poffeffion. Commiffioners to fettle the proportions of purchafe money. Purchase monies due to corporations to be laid out to the fame ufes as cftates purchafed, if the fame exceeds 201. In default of payment, how the monies are to be recovered. Annual rents, how recoverable. Power to get materials, &c. in cafe of fudden damage. Tolls for every ton of manure, one penny a mile, and every ton of timber, coals, corn, and all other goods, three-pence a mile. Recovery of tolls. 26 feet of round, or 40 feet of fquare oak, afh, or elm, or 50 feet of fir or deal, to be deemed a ton. Mafters of veffels to give an account of their lading. Veffels to be weighed in cafe of any difference refpecting the rates. Navigation and the roads and wharfs open to all perfons on paying the rates. Lords of manors and owners of land not to be reftrained from erecting wharfs, quays, &c. within their manors or lands, or from landing goods thereat. If fuch lord or owners fhall not on notice, erect fuch warehouses, &c. the fame may be done by the earl of Egremont. For afcertaining wharfage. Goods not to be landed, &c. except upon the wharfs, &c. Names of the matter to be painted on the veffels. Veffels may be weighed at any time, at the expence of the earl of Egremont. Graduated figures

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