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 A. D. 1670. Anno vicefimo fecunJo 8c tcrtio C a p. o l i If, C. 1-7. 365 ' within the faid City and Liberties thereof, fhall be defigned and fct out ,by fuch and fo many Perfons Streets, (hail be ' as the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonuity in Common Council aflembled, fhall from Time to Time "'"' )' '"'^a- ' authorize and appoint under their Conmion Seal, or the more Part of them : (2) Which faid Pcrfons fo Lord^Ma^o^^nd ' authorized and appointed, or any feven or more of them, .together with the faid Surveyors, or fomc- or Common^Co^- ' one of them, within his or their Precinds refpeftivcly, fhall at their Meeting have Power and Authority 6 mall appoint. ' to order and direft the Making- of any new Vaults, Dreins and Sewers, oi" to cut into any Dr. in rr 'gCar. z. e.g. ' Sewer already made, and for the Altering, Enlarging, Amending, Cleanfuig, and Scowering of any old V ^°- ' Vaults, Sinks, or Common Sewers. .... ' II. For the better effeiSfing whereof, it fliall and may be lawful to and for the faid Pferfons fo autho- A Power to im-- ' rized and appointed as aforefaid, or any feven or more of them, at their faid Meeting, to impofe atiy f^" ^'^"^ ' reafonable Tax upon all Houfes within the faid City and Liberties thereof, in Proportion to the 'He- '' ' nefit they fhall receive thereby, for and towards the new Making, Cutting, Altering, Enlarging, Amenc- ' ing, Cleanfing andScowring all and fmgular the faid Vaults, Dreins, Sewers, Pavements and Pitchitig ' aforefaid ; and in Default of Payment of the f:dd Sums fo to be charged, it fhall and may be lawful to and ' for the faid Perfons fo authorized as aforefaid, or any feven or more of them, by Order and 'Warrant un- ' der their Hands and Seals, to levy the faid- Sum and Sums of Money fo aileflcd, by Diftrefs and S3le of To levy by- ' the Goods of the Party chargeable therewith, and refufing or negletting to pay the lame, rendring the '^'*'-!--- ' Overplus (if any be;) (2) and that all other Commiifioners whaifoever ,be altogether fufpended to inter- ' meddle in the Prernifi'es within the faid City and Liberties thereof, tor th^ Si)ace of feven Years next, and •' for fo long after until the faid intendcd'BuHding fhall be fully finiihed,; aily.Ldvbr Statute to the contrary ' in any wile notwithflanding.' '^^ ' ' ■ •" ':■' ' ■ ■■ • . .-,, III. Be it enafted and declared by the'King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Con- fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflemljled, and by Authority of the fame, That the faid Claufe or Branch of the faid Act herein before recited. ihall remain and continue in Force, and be made perpetual, and the Powers and Authorities thereby given and appoint- ed to be executed by fuch Perfons as fhall in that Behalf be authorized and appointed by the faid A'layor, The Tord Majo»?r Aldermen and Commons in Common Council aflembled, according to the Tenor thereof, under their Com- ^"'^ Common mon Seal, or any feven or more of them, fliail and may from Time to Time, for ever hereafter, be put in ']°!'r?^ to order • Execution according to the Purport and Effeft of the aforefaid AiSt ; (z) and that no other CommilTioners, j^a p"ir-g"o£.; or any other Perfons whatfoever, fhall at any Time hereafter intermeddle in the Premiffes. within the. faid tlie Streets. . . City or Liberties thereof; anyl.awor Statute to the contrary notwithflanding. . ,'. ' ' IV. And to the End that for the future all Irregularities in Paving and Pitching of'the Streets, Lanes and Paflages, within the faid City and Liberties thereof, and the frec^ueht Defaults of cleanflng'the fame maybe prevented and remedied ; (z) Be it further enacled by the Authority aforefiid, That from henceforth the fole Power and Authority of ordering, defigning and regidating, as well the Cleanfing aad Keeping clean all the Streets, Lanes, and PafTages whatfoever within the faid City and Liberties, and the Pitching and Pa- ving, v/ith the Order and Manner thereof, and for making, and cleanfing Dreins and Sewers, fliall be and remain in the Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of the faid City, to be'mannged', executed and done by fuch Perfons, as by the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Cornmons in Common Council affembled, fn all be thereunto authorized and appointed, or by any feven or more of them, (being all Members of the faid Court] and no other Perfons v.-hatfoever, and in fuch Sort and Manner as from Time to Time fhall by them be found mofl convenient for the publick Benefit of the Inhabitants of the faid City in genera!.- V. And all Paviers, Scavengers, Carters, Labourers and Lightermen, and all other Perforis that have All Paviersan^- been heretofore, or that may hereafter be imployed in any of the Works belonging to the Dreins or Sew- Scavsngers^re-. ers. Pitching, Paving or Cleanfing of the Streets, Lanes or PafTages within the faid City or Liberties there- Y^^ir.'ii-'^"1^ of, are hereby enjoined and required, duly and conflantly to obey, obferve and execute all fuch Orders, Rules and Diredions, as fnall be from Time to Time appointed or prefcribed by the P'erfohs in that Behalf-, to be authorized, or any feven or more of them. ' ' 'i' VI.- And that the Parties th.?rein offending, contrary to this prefent: Aft, fhall and may be proceeded T'-iePunhTimant - agiinfl:, and thereof convi'fted by Indiflrnent at the next SefTions of the Peace to be lield for the faid City oitheOfiiadcrs. . and Liberties thereof, according to his 01' their feveral Offences, unlefs they fliall fubmit to the Judgment ■ and Ccnfure of the Perfons fo to be authorized and appointed as aforefaid, or any feven. or more of them, and fhall fatisfy and pay fuch Mulct or Penalty as by them fnall be fet and impofed for fuch Offence, into the Chamber of the City o'i Luidon^ to be imployed for and towards the Works in this Adt mentioned ; any Lav.% Statute, Ufage or Cuftom to the contrary notwithflanding. VII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That for the better enabling the faid Mayor, Power to impors .: CoiVimonaky and Citizens to effect: and perform all and fingular the Works in and by this prefent Aft men- ar.-aronabierax^_ tioned and appointed to be done, and for the defraying the Charge thereof, it fliall and may be lawful to zvA for the faid Perfons fo to be authorized and appointed as aforefaid, or any feven or more of them, at their publick Meetings, from Time to Time, as oft as Need fliall be or require, to impofe any reafonable Tax or AfTeffment upon the feveral Wards and Precinfts thereof,, within the faid City and Liberties, and to direct Precepts or Warrants under their Hands and Seals, orof any feven or more of them, unto the refpeftive Deputies and Common-Council-Men of the faid feveral Wards, thereby requiring them to rate and affefs the faid Taxes and Affeffments, in Manner hereafter following: (2) and alfo to direiSb like Pre- cepts or V/drrants to fuch and fo many of the Scavengers- within the refpeitive Wards as they fhall think fit, thereby requiring them to colleif-i: and levy the Monies fo affeffed, upon Receipt whereof the faid De- puties and Common-Council-Men thereunto appointed, are hereby required to make an A-ffeffment and Diflribution of the Proportion charged upon their refpeftive Wards and Precindts thereof as aforefaid, as Well upon the Tenants and Occupiers of Houfes, Shops, or other Tenements or Hereditaments, as upon ihs ,