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 i85 C. 17. Anno tricefitiio primo Georgii II. A. D. 1757, ^oncby the and alfo all Annoyances belonging thereto be removed, by the Churchwardens of fuch Parifh for the time Alrr.s-houfes, be removcH, by the principal Officer or Perfon refiding in fuch Buildings rcfpeiPcively, who are hereby de- chantabie Foun- glared to be the Occupier or Occupiers thereof; and all Pavements belonging or oppofite to Lands and ^at.ofiF, &c. y Qrounds, or adjoining to any Wall or Fence, where no Houfes are ereiled or built, fliall be repaired, and OScer'thereof- ^'^ Annovanccs belonging thereto be removed, by the Owners of fuch Lands and Grounds, or other Per- ani to private fon or Perfons, who of Right ought to repair fuch Pavements, or remove fuch Annoyances, as the Cafe Grounds, by the fhall be : And it (hall be lawful for the faid Annoyance Jury appointed by the faid recited Aft, and quali- Owntis. f^Q^ 3^ therein is diredled, or any twelve or more of them, and they are hereby required to prefent all bad Anncyunce Jury gjjj defeftive Pavements, and all Annoyances belonging or oppofite to all fuch Buildings, Places and Pav'-meVts ar.d Grounds, as aforefaid, firfl: leaving Notice in Writing with fuch Churchwardens, Proprietors of Markets, Anrfoyancer, * their Agents or Leflees, principal Officers or Perfons refiding in fuch Buildings, or Owners of fuch Grounds, firft giving No- as aforefaid, or affixing the fame upon fome Publick Part of fuch Buildings, or on the Walls or Fences of tite of uheirin- fu^h Grounds, where any defe6live Pavements or Annoyances fliall be found, of their Intention to prefent an/if the fame' ^^^^s, or Perfons refiding in fuch Buildings, or Owners of Grounds, as aforefaid, fhall not within four- be r.ot amended, teen Days next after fuch Notice given, caufe fuch Pavements to be amended, and Annoyances to be re- or removed moved, then the faid Jury {hall amerce the faid Churchwardens, Proprietors of Markets, their Agents or within 14 Days, Leflees, principal Officers, or Perfons aforefaid, in fuch Sum or Sums of Money as they fliall think pro- ^iYperfons ac! P^'"' according to the Nature of the Offence, not exceeding forty Shillings for any one Offence. cording to the Nature of the Olience, Cccupieis of n. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That all Tenants or Occupiers of Houfes, Kojfes are to Buildings or Grounds, in all Places within the faid City and Liberty, fhall be fubjecSt and liable to repair ^"^''r.ti'tnrdr" ^'^^ Pavements belonging or oppofite to any fuch Houfes, Buildings or Grounds; and it fliall be lawful for ^at*he"'ci!ar-'"ts ^H Tenants to deduo: and detain out of their Rent due or to grow due, all and every fuch Sum and Sums out of their " of Money as they fhall have expended in repairing fuch Pavements, according to Notice to be given for that Rent; Purpofc by the Annoyance Jury, as aforefaid (except in fuch Cafes only where Tenants are by any Cove- excep: where naut, Coiitradl or Agreement, to keep fuch Pavements in Repair at their own Expence) any Law or Ufage ttaTokC '« the contrary notwithftanding. the fame in * ^^^- And whereas the Pavements within the Limits aforefaid are frequently broken up and damaged by Repair. * Perfons belonging to the feveral Proprietors of Water Works, and are often relaid with bad Materials, Pavementsbro- ' or in an improper Manner;' Be it therefore further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, Tliat when and as ken up by Per- often as any Paviour, Agent, Servant or other Perfon, belonging to or employed by any of the Proprietors Ions belonging ^f Water Works, or any other Perfon employed by them, or any of them, fliall break, take up, or other- of wJte^rWoMcY ^^'^^ damage any Pavement within the faid City and Liberty, fuch Paviour, Agent, Servant or other Per- areto be reUid'' f"'^ ^^U caufc the fame to be relaid or repaired as foon as conveniently may be, with good durable Stone by them in a and Gravel, and in a fubftantial and Workman-like Manner; and in cafe they fliall not relay or repair fuch fiibftantial Man- Pavement with all convenient Speed, and to the Satisfaftion of the Perfon to whom the fame belongs, fuch ner, and ma Pcrfon may at any Time within fourteen Days next after fuch Pavement fhall have been broken up or da- cp_nv.nient maged, as aforefaid, apply to the Foreman, or to any one of the Annoyance Jurymen, of the Divifion for In Default, the thc Parifli wherein fuch Pavement fliall be, who, upon (uch Application, is hereby required, together with Annoyance Ja. fix or morc of the Jurymen for that Divifion, to view the Premiffes in Queftion; and if upon their View it ry, upon Com- fliall appear to them that fiich Pavement hath not been relaid in due Time, or in the Manner before direft- plaint, and View ^j^ ^^le faid Jurymen fliall direft the Perfon to whom fuch Pavement belongs, or who is liable to repair the rurdireflthe ^^me, to caufe the fame to be relaid Or repaired in a proper Manner; and when fuch Pavement flial! have r:opriet<T to been relaid or repaired, according to the Direftion of the faid Jurymen, thc Perfon to whom fuch Pave- rehy the farre, ment bclongs, and who fliall have cauOd fuch Pavement to be relaid or repaired, as aforefaid, may 'applyto and' upon his a Court, to be held by the Dean of /;^y?/n/«/?^r for the time being ; or the High Steward of the City and Application to Liberty oUVejQmln/ler iov the time being, or his Deputy; the tw-^ Chief Burgeffes oi JVeJlminJler, and the ProXTthe" of'^er Burgeffes, or any five or more of them, whereof the faid Dean, High Steward, or hjs Deputy, or Chargfs, one of thc faid two Chief Burgeffes, to be one ; and upon fuch Application made, the faid Court are here- by required to examine into the Premiffes, upon Oath (which Oath they are hereby impov/cred to admi- the J.,rv .ire to niftcr to any Pcrfon or Perfons for that Purpofe ;) and the faid Jury, or any twelve or more of them, fliall a.rrce the at the faid Court amerce any Colleftor, Paviour, Agent, Servant, or any other Perfon belonging to or em- CmpjnY's ployed by any of the Proprietors of Water Works, upon whofc Account fuch Pavement fliall have been Agent in tnc ixoV&v up or othcrwife damaged, and which fliall not have been relaid or repaired as before direilcd, in {o and Jfo in a ^ rclayin^j; or repairing fuch Pavements; and alfo in a further Sum not exceeding forty Shillings, nor lefs than "inE"l"s' nOTTe'fi twcnty""'Shillings, for every fuch Ncgleft or Offence ; which Money fo expended in relaying or repairing than 20 s. for fuch Pavement, fliall, when recovered, be forthwith paid by thc faid Court, to the Perfon who fliall have furh Ncglea. cauf'.d fuch Pavement to be relaid or repaired, according to the Direction of the faid Jurymen, as aforefaid. Fui fhrCoirti* IV. Provided always, That no fiich Amerciament fliall be fct or impofcd upon any fuch Collector, Pa- lo g-vc Notice to viour. Agent, Servant or Pcrfon aforefaid, unlcfs three Days Notice in Writing fhall have firll been given xt A(?rnt before y^^ j|^^ j-^|j Court to fuch Collcdor, Paviour, Agent, Servant or other Perfon aforefaid. C'ltTT"*'"' V. Provided always, and be it further cnaacd by the Authority aforefaid. That no Paviour, or other p'a»i>ur belong- Pcifou or Pcffons belonging to any Company of Water V/oiks, fliall break or take up, or othcrv.'ife da- Mg ti» W^tir mage.
 * ^".'j°"p° r"^ . ths fame; and in cafe fuch Churchwardens, Proprietors of Markets, their Agents or LefTces, principal Of-
 * ""*' . much Money, as fhall, upon fuch Examination, appear to the faid Court to have been juftly expended in