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 ^^o C. 10. Anno vicellmo nono Georgii II. A. D. 1756. and chargeable, in the firft Place, with the Payment of the aforefaid Debt of twenty-feven thoufand four hundred and forty Pounds, and of fuch other Sums of Money as (hall be borrowed upon Account of the Bonds to be paid laid Middle and South Levels, and of the Intereft of fuch Debt, and Sums of Money : And the Re- off upon fix ceiver of the faid Corporation is hereby irnpowered and required, out of the tirft Money which (lizll Monciis Notice. f^-Q^f^ Time to Time come to his Hands, arifmg from the Rents, Taxes and Revenues of the faid North Level, to pay the Intereft of fuch Bonds as ihall be entered into upon Account of the faid North Le- vel, and alfo the principal Money due upon fuch Bonds, upon fix Months Notice left for that Pur- pofe at the Office of the faid Corporation in London, by the Perfon or Perfons poflefTed of fuch Bonds j and the faid Receiver is alfo hereby impowered and required, out of the firfl Money which (hall from Time to Time come to his Hands, arifmg from the Rents, Taxes and Revenues of the faid Middle and South Levels, to pay the Intereft of fuch Bonds as ihall be entered into upon Account of the faid Middle and South Levels, and alfo the principal Money due upon fuch Bonds, upon like Notice left at the OiRce of the faid Corporation. If not paid, Re- VIII. Provided always, and it is hereby enadVed and declared. That in cafe any of die Bonds to be Ca""oration^o g'^en b/ the faid Corporation, upon Account of the faid North Level, or upon Account of tiie faid veil'l^i'^'th'e Pof- S-Iiddle and South Levels, fliall not be paid by the faid Receiver, purfuant to fuch Notice left or (effors of the given as aforefaid, then the Rents, Taxes and Revenues of the faid North Level, and of the faid Bondi. Middle and South Levels, Ihall refpeclively veft in the Perfon or Perfons pofTefled of fuch Bonds, un- til the fame, together with all Intereft due thereupon, fhall be fully fatisfied and paid : And fuch Perfon or Perfons, their Executors, Adminiflrators or Ailigns, fliall have the faaie Power, Rights and Pri- vileges of recovering the faid Rents, Taxes and Revenues of the faid North Level, and of the faid Middle and South Levels refpedively, as the faid Corporation would have had, in cafe fuch Bonds had been regu- •^': larly and fully fatisfied and paid. - Biftinfl: Ac- IX. And be it further enacted. That a diftindl: Account fliall, from Time to Time, be kept of the cf'the^Revenucs R^nts, Taxes, Revenues and Sums of Money, arifing and payable to the faid Corporation witliin the of the refpedbive faid North Level, and of all Monies which fhall be applied and difpofed of for the Ufe or upon Account Levels. ^f t-j^g faj^i North Level, or any Part thereof; and that a like Account Ihall from Time to Time be kept of the Rents, Taxes, Revenues and Sums of Money, arifing and payable to the faid Corporation within the faid Middle and South Levels, and of all Monies which fhall be applied and difpofed of for the Ufe or upon Account of the faid Middle and South Levels, or either of them. Pubixk Ad, ^_ y^j^j ^g jj fuj-ther enacted and declared, That this Ad fhall be deemed and allowed, in all Courts within this Kingdom, to be a publick AcS ; and fhall be judicially taken Notiee of as fuch- by aU Judges» Juftices and other Perfons, without fpecially pleading the fame. C A P. X. An Aft for the better afcertaining, recovering and colledling certain Duties payable upon the Importation and Exportation of Goods and Merchandizes into or out of the Har- bour of the Town and County of Poole ; and alfo of Ballaft and Boomage Duties, pay- able in refpeft of Ships and Veflels coming into and going out of the faid Harbour ; and for the enlarging, better repairing and keeping in Repair the faid Harbour, and the Quays and Wharfs ; and for providing a proper place for keeping Gunpowder in or near the faid Town ; and for eftablifhing and regulating a nightly Watch, and enlightening the Streets in the faid Town., P R. ' H E R E A S the Mayor, BailifTs, Burgefles and Commonalty of the Town and County of the Town of Pook have. Time out of Mind, received and been intitled to receive certain Duties called Petty Cuftoms or Wharfage, upon the Importation and Exportation of all Goods and Merchan- dizes into and out of the Harbour of Poole aforefaid, from the Owner, Importer or Exporter of fuch Goods and Merchandizes, and alfo certain other Duties called Boomage and Ballaft Dut^', from the Mafters or Commanders of Ships and Veflels ; which faid feveral Duties have been conftantly under ' the Management of the Mayor, BailifTs and BurgefTes of the faid Town and County of the Town ot Pook, as Truftees and ianagers ; and the faid Duties have been applied for the repairing the faid Harbour, Quays and Wharts, and other Works neceflary for the more convenient Ufe of the fame, within the faid Town and County : And whereas feveral Perfons have refufed to pay the laid ' Duties, induced thereto by the great Difficulties in fupporting, by ftrid legal Evidence, prefcriptive Claims and Rights to Duties on each particular Species or Goods, and the exadl and precife Sums pay- able for the fame : And although the faid R'layor, Bailiffs, Burgefles and Commonalty have brought feveral Aelions, in order to eftablifli fuch their ancient Rights ; yet, by Means of the Expences in carrying on fuch Suits, and the many continued Evafions and Refufals of Payment, the Money raifed by fuch Duties is not fufficient to repair the faid Harbour, Quays and Wharfs, which are now in a ruinous Condition, and will be intirelv deftroyed, if not timely prevented :' For Remedy whereof, be it tnaded, is'c. There (hall be paid to the Mayor, trV. the Rates and Duties mentioned in the Schedule, and no others. Mayor, feV. to appoint and remove Officers, allow Salaries to, and take Securities from fuch Officers. " Quay-mafter, feV. to keep Accounts. Rates and Duties to be levied by Diftrefs. Mafters, toV. of 8 "on
 * Ships not delivering in an Account of their Loadings, to forfeit lo /. Goods that have paid the Duty