Preamble. Letters patent of the 7 James 1. recited. Soon after the date date thereof, Hick's Hall was built, &c. The inheritance of the fcite of Hick's Hall in the Cuftos Rotulorum and others. The prefent feffionhouse inconvenient and ruinous. Commiffioners appointed, who are to take down the prefent feffion-house, and use or feil the materials. The fcite of the prefent feffion-house to be given to the publick. Commiffioners for Saint Sepulchre's to pave the fcite of the prefent feffion-house, and adjoining watch-houfe, &c. who fhall be paid 300l. for the fame, out of the monies arifing by this act. Commiffioners may purchase a piece of ground for building the feffion-houfe. Bodies corporate, &c. enabled to convey their eftates to the commiffioners. If the parties thall not agree, &c. the recompence to be ascertained by a jury. Jurymen to be fworn. Witneffes may be examined on oath. Verdict of a jury, &c. to be final. Recompence to be paid to parties within a month after adjudication. On refusal to accept thereof, the fame to be paid into the bank. Jurors may be challenged. Commiffioners may fine the fheriff or others making default. Commiffioners may caufe any building on fuch piece of ground as they hall purchase, to be taken down; and a new feffion-house to be erected; which fhall not be affeffed to any tax at a higher rate than what the ground and buildings were affeffed in 1777. The fellion-house not to be begun till a plan and eftimate are made and agreed to. Occupation of the feffion-house to be regulated by the juftices. New feffion-houle to be repaired out of the county rate. No repairs above 51. to be done until an eftimate and contract made and agreed to. Juftices may provide a convenient place for holding their feffions until the new feffion houfe be built. Damaging the new feffion-house deemed felony. Recital of act & 6 Gul. & Mar. creating the orphans' fund; act 21 Geo. 2. continuing the duty on coals; act 7 Geo. 3. for compleating Blackfriars bridge, &c. By the last-mentioned act, the corporation of London were impowered to burrow 156,000l. on the credit of the orphans' fund; and the duty of 6 d. per chaldron on coals and culm was further continued for 46 years. Said fund computed to be more than fufficient for the purposes to which it is applied. City of London to pay an annuity of 4951. to the commiffioners for executing this act. The mayor, &c. to grant 110 bonds for fecuring the annuity. An annuity of 41. 10 s. to be payable on each bond. Bonds to be numbered, and affignable by indorfement. Annuities to be redeemable by the city on fix months notice. Orphans' fund charged with the annuities. Treasurer of the county to pay to the commiffioners fo much money as fhall be neceffary (befides the aforefaid 11,000]) for executing the purposes of this act; fo as the fame fhall not exceed 4000l. Expences of this act how to be paid. Commiffioners may appoint officers, and allow them falaries. Place and time of meeting of the commiffioners. Manner of adjourning. Proceedings to be entered in a book, &c. A yearly account of all monies received and paid, to be made by the treafurer, and depofited with the clerk of the peace; and also all books, plans, &c. Books, &c. may be infpected. Limitation or actions. General iffue. Treble cofts. Bonds, &c. directed by this act not liable to any duty. Publick act.

CA P. LXVIII.

An act for building a bridge across the river Tawey, at a place called The Wich Tree, in the parish of Llanfamlett, to the oppofite fhore in the parish of Llangevelach, in the county of Glamorgan; for making proper avenues or roads to and from the faid bridge; and alfo for repairing and widening the road from Pentre-brook, near a place called Aberdwyberthy, in the parish of Saint John's, near Swanfea, to the faid intended bridge.

CA P. LXIX.

An act for repairing the highways and bridges in the county of Stirling.

CA P. LXX.

An act to enable Hector Munro Esquire, to build and maintain a harbour and pier at the town of Findhorn, in the county of Elgin and Forres.

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CA P. LXXI.

An act for impowering the mayor, aldermen, aud commons, of the city of
London, in common council affembled, to make a street or opening from
Moorfields, oppofite Chifwell-ftreet, towards the east into Bishopsgate-
ftreet; and alfo from the east end of Chifwell-treet weftward into Bar-
bican; and to raife, upon the credit of the furpluffes to arise out of a
certain fund, commonly called The Orphans' Fund, the fum of fixteen
thousand five hundred pounds for fuch purpose.

Preamble. Act 9 Geo. 3. recited. Common council impowered to make
a new street from Moorfields to Bishopfgate-ftreet, &c. which may be raised
to any height they think proper Ditches and watercourfes to be arched
over or filled up; and drains or fewers to be made, &c. Common coun-
cil impowered to purchase houfes, lands, &c. for the purposes aforefaid.
The faid power limited to ten years. Bodies politick, &c. trustees, and
other perfons, impowered to fell and convey lands, &c. when parties refuse
to treat, &c. the mayor's court to iffue a precept for impanelling a jury;
who are to be drawn as act 3 Geo. 2. directs. Jurors may be challenged.
Witnesses may be examined on oath. &c. Jury to affefs the value on oath.
Verdict of the jury, &c. to be final. Previous notice to be given to parties
interested. Upon payment of the value affeffed, premises to be conveyed
to the city. When a good title cannot be made, or legal conveyances exe-
cuted, or the parties are not to be found, &c. court to order the purchase
money to be paid into the bank, &c. fubject to the order of the court of
chancery on motion or petition. Verdicts and judgements, &c. to be en-
tered among the records, &c. Immediately after verdicts and payments,
&c. premises to veft in the city. Mayor's court, on petition, may
invest the money in the publick funds. If the money is not paid, &c. the
faid verdicts and judgements not to be binding. Purchase-monies of pre-
miles held in truit, to be invested in other purchases to the fame ufes.
Bargains and fales to have the force of fines and recoveries. Perfons hav-
ing any right, &c. in lands fo purchased, to enter their claims within a li-
mited time, or be barred: but may recover the purchase money, &c. from
perfons receiving the fame. After purchase, tenants to deliver poffeffion
within fix months after notice. On refufal, court to issue a precept to the
Sheriff to deliver poffeffion. Mortgagees, on tender of principal and in-
tereft, to convey their mortgages: on refufal, intereft to ceafe. Upon pay.
ment of fuch principal and intereft into the bank, premifes to velt in the
city. Monies to be paid or tendered before ufing the premifes. Court of
aldermen may fine fheriff, jurors, or witneffes, for not attending, &c
perfon thall be compeliable to feil part of his premifes, if he is willing to
fell the whole Common council impowered to let, fell, &c. any ground
not necessary for the purposes of this act; and to grant licences for build-
ing on part of the streets, &c. No porticoes, benches, balconies, bow-
windows, or other projections to be made. Monies arifing by fuch fales
or licences to be appropriated to the purpofes of this act. Common coun-
cil may inclose the paffages, &c. which adjoin to the intended streets, for
the purposes of this act. Tithes of houfes laid into ftreets to be valued by
a jury, and charged on the city eltates. Common council impowered to
appoint committees. Perfons interefted not eligible on fuch committees.
Persons not free of the city may be employed by committees. Directions
for giving notice of contracts. Recital of an act 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar, for
raising the orphans' fund. A duty of 6 d. per chaldron laid on all coals
and culm brought into the port of London. Act 31 Geo. 2. continuing
the faid duty for 35 years, &c. Act 29 Geo. 2. for building Blackfriars
bridge: act 7 Geo, 3. for completing the fame, &c. On July 5, 1776,
58,500l. wanted to complete Blackfriars bridge, &c. 7,500 l. for embank-
ing the Thames; 30,000l, for redeeming the tolls on London-bridge;
go,ocol. for building Newgate; and 10,000l. for 1epairing the Royal Ex-
change. Recital of the powers granted to the corporation of London by
the act of 7 Ge0.3. 156,000l. to be borrowed at 31. 1os. per cent. per ann.

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The orphans' fund was charged with payment of monies thentofore borrowed, and allo the faid fum of 156,000l. and to render the said fund fufficient to pay off the faid debts, the duty of 6 d. per chaldron on coals and culm was further continued for 46 years, &c. The order in which the different payments were to be made out of the fund. How the furpluffes were to be difpofed of. Court of aldermen were to give fix months notice of their intention to pay the respective fums borrowed, or to redeem the annuities, &c. In cafe of any deficiency in the faid fund, the fame to be supplied out of the chamber of London. Common council impowered to raise 16,500l. upon the orphans' fund. Contributors to be intitled to redeemable annuities at 41. 10s. per cent. per ann. Common council to give honds for fuch annuities, affignable by indorfement. The orphans' fund charged with fuch annuities. Surpluffes of the faid fund how to be applied. Upon fix months notice of redemption of annuities, and tender of the money, the annuities to ceafe; but the principal to be ftill payable. Deficiencies in payment of the faid annuities, to be paid out of the chamber of London. The 16,500l. to be applicable only for the purposes of this act; and if any furplus, to be applied to increase the fund. Chamberlain to keep accounts of receipts and disbursements. Common council impoered to appoint officers, and allow them falaries. Officers concerned in the receipt of money, to give fecurity. Penalty on officers mif applying any of the faid monies. City anfwerable in cafe of any mifapplication of the monies. Amerciaments, &c. against the city to be applicable to the ufes of this act, &c. Disbursements of the 16,500l. to be included in the chamberlain's annual account. This act not to affect any of the city's prefent creditors. Writings to be without ftamps. Penalties and forfeitures how to be recovered and applied. Expences of this act how to be paid. Diftrefs not be deemed unlawful for want of form. Proceedings not to be quafhed for want of form, &c. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble cofts. Publick act.

An act for erecting a building for holding the courts and exercising the ju.
risdiction of the dean and chapter of the collegiate church of Saint Peter
in Westminster, within the city and liberty of Westminster, and for
holding the quarter feffions of the peace and tranfacting the other pub-
lick business of the faid city and liberty; and for appropriating part of
the furpluffes of the orphans' fund, towards defraying the expence thereof.
Preamble. Commiffioners appointed, who may purchase a piece of ground
for erecting a court house. No more than 7,500l. to be expended therein.
Bodies corporate, &c impowered to fell and convey lands. The purchale
money for lands in fettlement, to be laid out in purchase of others to the
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fame ules. Commiffioners impowered to build the court-house.
house not to be taxed higher than the premifes purchased were taxed.
Commiffioners not to purchase any ground till valued by a furveyor.
Commiffioners not to begin building the court-boule, until they have ap
proved of a plan and agreed to an estimate thereof, and contracted for
building thereon. The expence of repairing the court-houfe to be de-
frayed out of the county rates By whole order the court-boufe fhall be
repaired. Recital of act 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar. for establishing the orphans'
fund; and 21 Geo. 2. and 7 Geo. 3. for augmenting the fame. City of
London to pay an annuity of 2471. 10s. to the commiffioners, by half-
yearly payments. The mayor, &c. to grant 55 bonds for fecuring the
annuity. The bonds to be numbered, and may be fold. Annuities to be
redeemable by the city on fix months notice. The orphans' fund charged
with the payment of the annuities. The juftices to pay to the commifi-
oners (out of the county rates) fuch further fums as fhall be neceffary, not
exceeding 2000l. Expences of this act how to be paid. Commiffioners
may appoint officers, and allow them falaries. Place and time of first
meeting. Fifteen commiffioners may appoint an extraordinary meeting.
Proceedings to be entered in a book. A yearly account of all monies re-

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ceived and paid to be made by the treasurer, and depofited with the clerk of the peace. Perfons may inspect the books, &c When the court-house is built, &c. the authority of the commiffioners to cafe, and court-house vefted in the dean of Westminster, &c Saving the rights of the juftices for Middlesex to hold their meetings in Weltminster. Writings to be without ftamps. Limitation of actions. General ifue, Treble cofts. Publick act.

CA P. LXXIII.

An act for paving the high street or road leading from Alderfgate-bars, in the parish of Saint Botolph without Alderfgate, London, to the turnpike near the end of Gofwell-street, in the county of Middlesex; and for applying the fum of five thousand pounds, to be raised upon the credit of the furpluffes to arife out of a certain fund commonly called The Orphans' Fund, for fuch purpose.

Preamble. Recital of act 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar. for establishing the orphans' fund. A duty of 6 d. per chaldron laid on all coals or culm brought into the port of London. A&t 21 Geo. 2. by which the faid duty was further continued for 35 years. At 29 Geo. 2. for building Blackfriars bridge. A&t 7 Geo. 3, for completing the faid bridge, &c. On July 5, 1766, 58,500l. wanted to complete Blackfriars bridge, &c. 7,500l. for embanking the Thames: 30,000l. for redeeming the tolls on London bridge: 50,000l. for building Newgate: and 10,000l. for repairing the Royal Exchange. Common council were impowered to borrow 156,000l. at 31. 10s. per cent. per ann. for the purposes before mentioned. The orphans' fund charged with the payment of monies thentofore borrowed, and also the said fum of 156,000l. and to render the faid fund fufficient to pay off the faid debts, the duty of 6 d. per chaldron on coals and culm was further continued for 46 years, &c. The order in which the different payments were to be made out of the fund. How the furpluffes were to be difpofed of. Court of aldermen were to give fix months notice of their intention to pay the respective fums borrowed, or to redeem the annuities, &c. In cafe of any deficiency in the faid fund, the fame to be fupplied out of the chamber of London. Common council impowered to pave the high ftreet from Alderfgate-bars to the turnpike, and to appoint commiffioners. Commiffioners to confift of commiffioners under the act of 11 Geo. 3. for paving the city, &c. Proceedings to be entered in a book. Common council may order materials to be dug, &c. and pofts, bars, &c. to be removed; and may employ and contract with any perfons for the performance of the works. Directions for giving notice of making contracts. Common council or commiffioners may compound with perfons for breach of contract. Penalty on interrupting workmen. The property of the pavements, &c. vetted in the citizens of London. Penalty on perfons damaging the pavements, &c. ! Common council impowered to fell old pavements. Common council impowered to raise 5,000l. upon the orphans' fund. Contributors to be intitled to redeemable annuities at 4 1. 10 s. per cent. per ann. Common council to give bonds for fuch annuities, affignable by indorsement. Orphans' fund charged with the faid annuities. Surpluffes of the faid fund how to be applied. Upon fix months notice of redemption of annuities, and tender of the money, the annuities to ceafe; but the principal to be still payable. In cafe of deficiency in the faid furpluffes, the faine to be made good out of the chamber of London. The 5,000l. to be applicable only for the purposes of this act; and if any furplus, to be applied to increase the fund. Chamberlain to keep accounts of rece pts and disbursements. Common council to appoint officers, and allow them falaries... Officers concerned in the receipt of money to give fecurity. Penalty on officers mifapplying any of the faid monies. Penalty on officers taking fees. City anfwerable in cafe of any mifapplication of the money. Amerciaments, &c. against the city to be applicable to the ules of this act. Dilbursements of the 5,000l. to be included in the chamberlain's annual account. This act not to affect any of the city's prefent

prefent creditors. Writings not liable to ftamp-duty. Juftices to determine complaints in a fummary way in cafes where no particular mode of recovering is directed. Penalties may be levied by diftrefs. Commiffioners may compound for penalties not exceeding $1. Penalty on witnelles refufing to attend, &c. Saving rights of the commiffioners of fewers. Application of penalties and forfeitures. Expences of this act how to be paid. Diftrefs not deemed to be unlawful for want of form, &c. Plaintiff not to recover if tender of amends be made. Proceedings not to be quashed for want of form. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble costs. Publick act.

CA P. LXXIV.

An act to amend an act, paffed in the twenty-fixth year of King George the Second, more effectually to enable the parishioners of the parish of Christchurch, in the county of Middlefex, to purchase, hire, or erect a workhoufe, for the employing and maintaining the poor of the faid parish, and for the more effectual fupport and employment of the poor therein.

CA P. LXXV.

An act for making a navigable canal from the town of Basingstoke, in the county of Southampton, to communicate with the river Wey, in the parish of Chertsey, in the county of Surrey; and to the south-eaft fide of the turnpike road in the parish of Turgifs, in the faid county of Southampton.

CA P. LXXVI.

An act for better paving, cleanfing, lighting, and watching, the streets and lanes in the town of Dover, in the county of Kent, and in the feveral parishes of St. Mary the Virgin and St. James the Apoftle in the said town and county; and for removing and preventing nuifances and annoyances therein.

CA P. LXXVII.

An act for paving and repairing the ftreets, lanes, and other publick paffages and places, within fuch part of the liberty of Norton Folgate, in the county of Middlefex, as is extra-parochial; and certain parts of Magpie-alley, and Bloffom-ftreet, in the parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch, in the faid county; and for removing obftructions and annoyances therein.

CA P. LXXVIII.

An act for applying the fum of nine thousand pounds, to arife out of the furpluffes of a certain fund, commoly called The Orphans' Fund, for the purpose of making a paffage for carriages from Spitalfields to Bifhopfgate-street, in the county of Middlesex.

Preamble. Act 5 & 6 Gul. & Mar. recited. City of London to pay an annuity of 4051. to the commiffioners; and for that purpose to iffue bonds under their common feal. Value and condition of the bonds. Bonds to be numbered, and may be fold. Application of the money arifing from fale thereof. Annuities to be redeemable by the city on fix months notice. The orphans' fund charged with the payment of the annuities. Perfons advancing money to pay expences of this act, to be allowed intereft for the fame. Publick act.

CA P. LXXIX.

An act for paving, cleansing, lighting, and watching the town of Northampton; and for removing and preventing incroachments, obftructions, and annoyances therein.

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