792.] Anno regni tricefimo fecundo GEORGII III. c. 82. y after they are appointed. Five may call an extraordinary meeting of -mmittee. Chairman to have a cafting vote. Common council and mmittee men, being juftices, may act. Committee may appoint a fubmmittee. Treasurer, clerk, and other officers to be appointed. No ember of the common council to be of the committee, &c. while in fice under this act. Proceedings to be entered in a book. Mayor, dermen, common council, &c. to fue and be fued in the name of their erk Clerk to be reimbursed his expences. Corporation of Briftel to ontribute annually the fum of 150l. Further fums to be raifed by a ound rate, to be affeffed and collected in like manner as the poor rate. hurchwardens, &c. to affefs and collect, &c. To be paid by the tenants, nd a moiety thereof to be allowed them by their landlords. Manner of covery when houfes are let in tenements. Not to make void any agreeent between landlord and tenant. Perfons omitting to pay the rates, bods may be followed. Perfons removing out of parishes, to pay in roportion. Succeeding churchwardens, &c. may collect arrears. Lofs y infolvency, &c. to be made good by additional rates. Rates may be ortgaged for money borrowed, and money may be raised by annuities. or the regular difcharge of intereft and annuities. Mode for difcharging ortgages. Application of the monies granted by this act. For fecuring F. free circulation of air about the gaol, &c. a fpice of twenty feet wide be left on the outfide of the boundary wall. Roads and ways leading o the gaol, &c. to be publick ways. Gaolers, governors, and other offi :ers to be appointed for the new gaol, penitentiary houfe, and house of orrection, who are to give fecurity, and be fubject to acts, 7 Jac. 1. c. 4. ind 17 Geo. 2. c. 5. Juftices in feffion to make rules for new gaol, peuitentiary houfe, &c. Powers and duty of governors. Perfons efcaping From confinement, or aflisting them to efcape, &c. to be punished accordng to law. Vifitors to be appointed, &c. Any common council man may examine houfes of confinement, &c. Abufes to be rectified by the juftices in feffion. Penitentiary house to be under the management of the juftices. Tranfportable perfons may be conveyed to the penitentiary houfe. Juftices power over the new houfe of correction. Bridewell not to be pulled down. Gaolers, &c, to make returns on the first day of every feffion of general gaol delivery for Bristol. Vifitors to examine returns, &c. Perfons under sentence of transportation to be kept separate from other prifoners. The mayor, &c. may purchase materials for fetting the poor to work. Furniture, &c. in the new gaol, vefted in the corporation. Perfons buying or fecreting any of the furniture belonging to the new gaol, &c. to forfeit not lefs than forty fhillings, nor more than twenty Visitors to report pounds. Juftices in feflions may order affiftance, out of the monics to be raised by this act, to prifoners who cannot work, &c. any extraordinary diligence or merit in offenders to the juftices of oyer and terminer, &c. Juftices in feflions to fettle a table of fees for gaolers, &c. and may grant falaries where emoluments are diminished; mayor, &c. may ftipulate with gaolers for payment of falaries. Mayor, aldernien, and common council, &c. may appoint a chaplain. Mayor, &c. may appoint a phyfician, &c. to attend the new gaol, &c. Offender, at the end of confinement, fhall receive a fum of money, &c. not more than five pounds. In profecutions for felony, court may make orders for payment of the profecutor's expences. The charges of the attendance of witnelles to be allowed by the court to poor perfons bound to give evidence against felons. Salaries, allowances, and other charges and expences, to be paid by the publick, &c. The corporation of Bristol, &c. difcharged from all payments, charges, &c. refpecting new gaol, &c. Monies to be raised to be a county ftock for Briftol. Treafurer to keep books of money received and paid by him, and to account upon oath. No gaoler, &c. to fuffer tippling or gaming, or to fell liquors in any fuch prifon. Two juflices of the peace to hear and determine offences against this act. For compelling the attendance of witneffes. Inhabitants declared competent witnelles in all actions. Directing the manner of ferving notices, &c. Penalties may be mitigated. For afcertaining and recovering cofts, &c. Allowing an appeal, Diftress not to be deemed unlawful for want of form. Proceedintuc. ings not to be quathed for want of form. Limitation of actions. General X X 4 665 iffue. Treble cofts. In cafes of verdicts given in favour of mayor, perfons convicted to pay double cofts. Application of the penat Publick act. An act for making and maintaining a navigable canal from the fost Coombe Hill, in the parish of Leigh, in the county of Glouceder, join the river Severn, at or near a place called Fisher's, otherw Fletcher's Leap, in the parish of Deerhurst in the said county. Notice of i Manner of mai Verdicts to be Thomas Burges, William Miller, and Sarah Mumford, incorporated the name of "The Coombe Hill Canal Navigation," impowered to a canal from Coombe Hill in the parish of Leigh, and through the pan." of Leigh and Deerhurit, to join the river Severn at the north lide of ap called Fisher's, otherwife Fletcher's Leap, and may use any tpring within three thousand yards of the faid canal, and may take water the river Chelt. Net to take water from the Chelt to the injury of mill. Width of the-canal and towing paths to be twenty-fix yards. C porations, &c. impowered to fell lands for the purposes of the act. P fons feized of freehold or copyhold eftates of one hundred pounds are in the county of Gloucester, to be commiffioners. In what cafe to be impanelled. Expences of juries how to be paid. to proprietors before complaint to commiflioners fatisfaction for damages done in getting materials. Upon payment or der of monies, proprietors to enter to make canal. corded, and land to become vefted in the company. purchase money for lands belonging to corporations. common rights to be paid to the furveyors of the highways. Commu ers to fettle proportion of money to be paid to perfons interested. F recovery of purchase money for lands. Proprietors may raife cook t carry on the work. Money to be divided into fifty fhares, at one hund pounds per share, and to be deemed perfonal eftate. If that fum is fufficient, two thoufaid pounds more may be raised by calls upon the felves, or by mortgage of the rates. Proprietors to have votes or ever fhare, and may vote by proxy. First meeting of the proprietors to be the first of June, 1792. Accounts to be kept by the company of prope tors. Accounts to be fettled at meetings. Proprietors not antw calls. fubject to a penalty of five pounds, or forfeiture of their fhare. Shari not forfeited without perfonal notice. Company may remove officers a make bye laws. On the death of proprietors before fhares comple executors may do it. Shares may be difpofed of. After a call no f to be fold till the money paid. Company to appoint officers. Procee ings of the commiftioners to be entered in a book. Rates may be colle ed not exceeding two fhillings and fixpence per ton. Recovery of rat Proprietors may alter the rates. Mafter of boats to give account of p ticulars of lading. Fifty feet of round, or forty feet of fquare, oak, al elm or beech timber, and fifty feet of fir, deal, poplar or birch, and f iquare feet of light goods, fhall be deemed a ton. In cafe of difference concerning weight, collectors may weigh veffels. Weight of the lading of veffels to be marked. Boats to be gauged. Power to the proprietors regulate and fix the price of small parcels, not exceeding five hundre pounds weight. Boat mafter accountable for damage done by the crew. Navigation to be free on payment of rates. No boat under 15 tons pafs through any lock without the confent of the company. Veffels w lets weight of lading than 15 tons may pafs locks, if not water fuffic for 15 tons. For fencing off towing paths, making bridges, and provid watering places for cattle, &c. In cafe the company do not fence of towing paths, and make bridges, &c. land owners may do it at the co pany's expence. If bridges, &c. made by the company are infufficient, Ind owners may make others. The company may cleanse the adjo water-courfes at the land owners expence. Lords of and land to be owners may erect warehoufes, &c. on their lands. Proper places manors made for boats to turn or lie in, for other boats to pats by. The com pany to regulate the navigation. Veffels lying fo as to obftruct the navigation, to be removed. Perfons overloading and obstructing the paffage of the canal, to forfeit five pounds. Perfons opening locks and deftroying works, to forfeit not lefs than forty fhillings, nor more than five pounds. For throwing ballaft into canal, or obftructing navigation, to forfeit not lefs than forty fhillings, nor more than five pounds. Regulations for veffels paffing the locks. Canal not to be under the power of commiffioners of fewers. Lands and tolls exempted from payment of taxes. Rights of lords of manors and land owners to the fishery preferved. Where carriage roads are injured, &c. others to be made. Commiflioners to give fourteen days notice of their meetings. Commiffioners to be fworn. Commiffioners may act as justices. No commiffioner to act as fuch while he poffeffes any place of profit, or while he is a proprietor. General meetings of commiffioners. Meetings upon requeft may be fummoned at any time. No meeting to determine difputes, &c. but within fix miles of the canal. Security to be taken from the treasurer, &c. To compel payment of fubfcriptions. Penalties and forfeitures how to be recovered and applied. Proceedings not to be quafhed for want of form. Perfons aggrieved by any irregularity in diftrefs, to recover only the special damage. Perfons aggrieved may appeal to the quarter feffions. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble cofts. Publick act. CA P. LXXXIV. An act for making a navigable canal from Manchefter, to or near Ashtonunder-lyne, and Oldham, in the county palatine of Lancaster. Certain perfons incorporated by the name of "The company of proprietors of the canal navigation from Manchester, to or near Ashton-underlyne and Oldham." Two plans and books of reference fhall be figned by the speaker of the house of commons. Power to deviate 100 yards from the line laid down in the plan. Errors in defcribing the line, not to prevent making the canal. For erecting and keeping in repair a dam and other works acrofs the river Tame. For erecting and keeping in repair a dam and other works across the river Medlock. Directing what shall be done in cafe the company do not make and fupport the dam, &c. as herein directed. Power for other perfons to communicate with, or cross the canal. Houses, gardens, &c. not to be injured. Breadth of canal and towing paths, thirty yards. No building to be erected on the towing paths, except for the navigation. Power to take water from mines. To oblige proprietors of fire engines to lift their water into the canal and branches. Directing what shall be done with the wafte water. Bodies politick, &c. impowered to fell. Commiffioners for fettling differences. Election of new commiffioners. Impowering the quarter feffions to nominate commiffioners, in cafe the furvivors neglect, or a fufficient number cannot be found in the neighbourhood. Commiffioners may act as juftices. Qualifications of commiflioners to refide in the counties of Lancaster or Chefter, and poffeffed of a real estate of 200l. a year, or personal estate of 5000l. or the eldest son of a peer, or knight of a thire. Fourteen days notice to be given of meeting of commiffioners. On application of the proprietors or land owners, commiffioners to meet. Power to hold occafional meetings. Meetings of commiffioners to be held within one mile of the canal. Commiflioners to fettle differences. Jury to be fummoned in certain cafes. Particular remedies given to the mill owners on the rivers Tame, Merfey, and Medlock, for damages. Perfons requesting a jury, to enter into bond to profecute. Notice of injury to be given to the proprietors, before complaint to the commitioners. Perfons guilty of perjury may be profecuted. Verdict to be recorded, and lands vefted in the proprietors. Application of the purchafe money belonging to corporations, &c. For paying off mortgages on lands uled for the navigation. Comffioners to fettle the proportion of money to be allowed to tenants. For recovery of rents, mines, &c. referved to lords of minors and others. Mines, &c. not to be worked to prejudice the nav gation. Company's agents to enter mines to view the works. Company to make drains, &c. Works Works damaged by the floods, to be repaired by the company. Proprietors to raise amongst themselves 60,000l. The money to be divided into fhares of 100l. each, and be perfonal estate. Subscribers to have a vote for every thare; and not exceeding five votes for cach fubfcriber, nor five for proxies. Proprietors may raife 30,00ǝl. more if neceffary. Power to raife money by mortgage. Mortgages may be transferred. Intereft of money borrowed, to be paid in preference to the dividends, or may be fned for at law. Mortgagees not to vote on account of having lent money. First general affembly to be held on July 27, 1792, and to meet annually on the laft Friday in July. Committee to be appointed. Power to hold fpecial affemblies. Each member of the committee to have but one vote, except the chairman. Committee to be under controul of general affemblies. Books of accounts to be kept. General and special assemblies to conlift of 40 fhares. Powers of general affemblies and committees. Subfcribers to have notice before their fhares are forfeited. Company may remove members of the committee, &c. Make bye laws. Subscribers dying before thares are compleated, executors may complete the fame. In cife of refufal, or want of ailets, proprietors may appoint others. Shares may be difpofed of. No fhare to be fold after call made, until the money is paid. Directions what thall be done on alienations of fhares, by marriage or death. Officers to the company to be appointed. Proceedings of commiffioners to be entered. Rates of tonnage. For lime, limeftone, dung, manure, clay, fand and gravel, one halfpenny per mile a ton. For coal, cannel and minerals not paffing through locks, one penny per mile a ton. For timber, goods and other merchandise not paffing through locks, three halfpence per mile. For coal, cannel and other minerals pafling through locks, three halfpence a mile. For timber, goods and other merchandife paffing through locks, two-pence per mile. Canal to be meafured, and ftones fet up every half mile. Recovery of rates. Payment of wharfage on goods that remain at the wharf above ten days. Power to alter the rates. Rates to be free from taxes. Masters of boats to give an account in writing of particulars of lading. Forty cubic feet of oak, afh, elm or beech, or 50 cubic fect of fir, deal, or poplar, to be deemed a ton weight, and 120lb. avoirdupoife to be a hundred weight. If any difference concerning weight, collectors may weigh or measure boats, &c. Navigation to be free on payment of rates. Veffels under twelve or eight tons, not to pafs locks without confent of proprietors. To prevent lock keepers, &c. giving any prefcrence. Mafters to put their names on outside of their boats. Weight of the lading of veffels to be marked; and veffels to be gauged. Mafters or owners of boats answerable for damages. Mafters to recover back from their fervants any fums paid for their neglect or default. For tencing off towing paths, and making bridges, &c. The company liable to be indicted at common law, for not making stone or brick bridges over the canal. The company liable to be indicted at common law for not repairing bridges, &c. and to pay costs. Justices at the feffions, in certain cafes, to determine what bridges fhall be made. Swivel and draw bridges to be thut and faftened, after veffels fhall have paffed through them, on penalty of 51. In cafe the company do not fence off the towing paths, and make bridges, land owners may do it at the company's expence. If bridges, &c. made by the company, are infufficient, land owners may make others. Lords of manors and land owners may erect warehouses, &c. on their lands. If not done within a limited time, the company may build. Power for owners of mines to make railways for conveying coals, &c. to the canal. Cuts may be made to communicate with the canal and collateral cuts; but not without consent of the owners of lands. Rates of tonnage on private wharfs. Additional rates of tonnage on private wharfs. Company of proprietors, or other perfons, not to use exclusively private wharfs. Company of proprietors or committee to regulate the navigation. Boats funk to be weighed up. Perfons overloading and obftructing the navigation, or opening locks, &c. to forfeit not lefs than 40s. nor more than sl. Perfons wil ully deftroying works, guilty of felony. Canal not to be under the power of commiffioncrs of fewers. Proprietors to be taxed for lands, &c. in the fame proportion as adjoining lands, &e. Rights of lords of manors and land owners to 1792.] Anno regni tricefimo fecundo GEORGII III. c. 85. CA P. LXXXV. An act for the better relief and employment of the poor of and within fuch Guardians of the poor appointed and incorporated by the name of "The 669 1 |