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 A. D.I 75^* Anno tricefimo fecundo Georgij 11. C. 13; 539 Miftrefe Elizabeth Ncwnham^ on the other Side, fo that the Lands of the faid 'John Lemon^ or Eli- zaheth Newnbaniy may be hurt or afFedted thereby. VI. Provided alfo, and be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That the Rates andRatsshowtobe affaiTed,' Taxes to be afieiTed, colle(Ste'd or levied, upon the Lands and Grounds hereby intended to be drained and preferved, fnall at all Times hereafter be afl'elied, collected or levied, rateably and proportion- ably to, and fliall not at any Time exceed the Rates and Taxes which (hall be allefTed and raifed upon the Lands and Grounds mentioned in the faid former hdi. VIL Provided alfo, and be it further ena6l:ed by the Authority aforeHiid, That for the Purpofe of Provifc, applying the Money which fhali be raifed by virtue of the faid former ASt and this prefent A(51:, the Lands and Grounds hereby intended to be drained and preferved, fnall not be deemed Part of the Fen called iVeJimore Beezlings, and Rejiidge^ but Part of the other Lands and Grounds mentioned in the faid hOi. VIIL Provided alfo, and be it further ena6led by the Authority aforefaid. That no Rate or Tax ^^'g'' Lands exemptea fhall be afleffed, colkaed or levied by virtue of the faid former Aft, or this prefent Aa, for or in ^'"""^ P^yins'^t ot Ratesi refpedt of certain High Lands, in a Farm called RimihalU containing thirty Acres, being Part of three hundred Acres of Land belonging to the faid Charles Leeds ^ and lies neareft to the Houfe there, or for or in rcfpecSt of any Lands in the faid Common called Crollade Com?non ; any Thing in this AGi contained to the contrary notwithftanding, ' IX. And whereas the Owners and Proprietors of the Lands and Grounds hereby intended to be ' dred Pounds, to the Gommiffioners for putting the faid former A6t in Execution, to be applied in Owners and Proprietors of the Lands and Grounds hereby intended to be drained and preferved, fliall on or before the firft Day of July next, pay or caufe to be paid, unto the Gommiffioners for putting the faid former A£l in Execution, or to any five or more of them, or to fuch Perfon or Perfons as they, or any five or more of them, fhall appoint for that Purpofe, the Sum of three hundred Pounds ; and that the faid Sum (hall be paid by the faid refpedtive Owners and s^o'- fo Ijepa'd to the Proprietors, in Proportion and according to the Number of Acres liable to.be taxed by virtue ^°|^^^'J^"^'iJ "^'*^^«'j,**»* of this Aft, which every fuch Owner or Proprietor fnall be pofTeffed of, or intitled to, in p^l^o^s of Lands ro be**"" the faid Lands and Grounos, which Proportions fliall be fettled and afcertained by the faid drained under this Aft. Commiflioners, or any five or more of them; and in cafe of- Non-payment thereof, it fh ail Proportion to be fettled be lawful for the faid Commiffioners, or any five or more of them, and they are hereby im- ^^^^ Commiffioners. powered to caufe the fame to be raifed and levied upon fuch refpeftive Owners and Pro- ^ ^^'j^^q"'^^ ^ ^^^"^ prietors (o making Default, or upon the Tenants or Occupiers of the Lands and Grounds Tenants. ^""' '^^ in refpeft whereof fuch Default fliall be made, in the fame Manner as the Rates or Taxes autho- rifed by the faid former ASt to be afleffed or impofed, are upon Failure of Payment thereof di- refted by the faid Adt to be raifed and levied ; and the Tenants or Occupiers of fuch Lands and Grounds, who fliall pay any fuch Sums as aforefaid, or upon whom the fame ihall be levied, are hereby authorifed to dedu6t the Monies fo paid or levied out of the Rent, which they are liable to Tenants paying, to dc« pay for fuch Lands and Grounds, and the Owners and Proprietors thereof are hereby required to "^""^^^^ ^^"^^ °"t allow fuch Deduction, upon Receipt of the Refidue of their Rent ; and every Tenant making fuch ° the Rent; Payment fliall be acquitted for fo much Money as the fame fliall amount unto, as if the fame had been a6i:ually paid to fuch Owners or Proprietors refpedtively, except where there is a Leafe of three except where there is a or more Years to come from the Commencement of this A£f, and in fuch Cafe the Proportion of L^**^' '" which Cafe, the Sums fo fettled and afcertained as aforefaid, which the Tenant ought to bear and pay in Confi- the Tenant is to tear a deration of the Benefit which he or flie will receive, fhall be adjudged and awarded by five or more '^°'^°^ '°"'. of the Commiflioners for putting the faid former Aft in Execution ; the faid Sum of three hundred Application of the 300 1; Pounds fhall be applied towards defraying the Expence of ere61ing, making and maintaining fuch Works, as the faid CommifTioners, or any five or more of them fhall judge neceflary or proper, for the draining and improving the Lands and Grounds, hereby and by the faid former A£t intended to be drained and preferved ; any Thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithflanding. X. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Charges and Expences of pro- Charges of obtaining this curing this Act fhall be in like Manner defrayed by the Owners, Proprietors and Leflees of the ^ft, to be defrayed by faid Lands- and Grounds in and by this prefent A6t mentioned and intended to be drained and pre- ^^^ Owners and Leflees, ferved, in Proportion to their lefpettive Properties and Intercfts therein ; which Proportions fhall be fettled and afcertained ; and in cafe of Nonpayment thereof, on or before the faid firft Day of July^ fliall be raifed and levied in fuch Manner as is herein before authorifed and directed with refpecit to the fettling, afcertaining, raifing and levying the faid "Sum of three hundred Pounds ; any Thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithftanding. XI. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons fhall Penalty of making Sock make any Bock Dyke, or Sock Gripple, on any of the faid Lands or Grounds within the Diftance ^^'^^"'."'■.^""^Grip- of ninety Feet from any Bank which now is, or hereafter fliall be, made for keeping off the Wa- offtanTe of"theBanks ters from any of the faid Lands and Grounds, or more than one Foot deep in any Part of the faid or more^ than one Foot' Lands -.ind Grounds •, every fuch Perfon fo offending fliall forfe'lt and pay the Sum of three Pence deep. for every^ Foot in Length of fuch Sock Dyke, or Sock Gripple, for every Month during which the. lame (hail be coutinued j which Forfeiture fhall be recovered and levied by Diftrefs a;id Sale of the X X 2 Offender's
 * drained and preferved have in Confideration of the Expences that will be neceilarily incurred in
 * making the leveral Works aforefaid, and other Works, for the efFeflual draining and preferving
 * thereof, agi>eed to pay in Proportion to their refpe6tive Properties therein, the Sum of three hun-
 * Manner herein after mentioned ;' Be it therefore enadled by the Authority aforefaid. That the