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 A. D. 1762. Anno fecundo Georgii III. C. 32. 667 XL And be it further enabled, That the Commiflioners for the (aid Diftrl^ts, elcded as aforefaid, Continuance of the ftiall continue to the firfc luejday in April one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-three, when a new ^o"^^^»on«« of ^'^s Eledtion of Commiffioncrs for the faid Diftric^s fhall be made, in Manner and at the refpedlive Places ' '" ^' aforefaid ; which Commiffioners, then elefted, fhall continue for three Years; and that Commiflioncrs for the faid Diftrids fhall, from the Time of fuch Elections, once in every three Years, be elected by the faid refpecSlive Pariflies, Towns, Hamlets and Places, in Manner and at the Places aforefaid ; and Continuance of the Ge- the General Commiffioners fiiall continue from theTime of their firft Election to the fecond TK^/^/^^neralCommsfiioners. vl April one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-threc, when a new^ Ele6tion of General CommifTioners Ihall be made, in Manner and at the Places before appointed for ele6i:ing General Commiffioners ; which Commiffioners, then eledled, fhall continue for three Years ; and that General Commiffioners fliall, from theTime of fuch Elections, once in every three Years, be elected by the Commiffioners of the faid refpe6live Diftrifts, on the third Twif/^rty April ; and the Clerks to the Commiffioners for the faid feveral Diftridls fhall, and they are hereby required to tranfmit to the Clerk to the General Commiffioners the Names and Places of Abode of the Perfons fo eledlcd General Commiffioners ; and that on the Vacancy of a Commiffioner for any of the faid refpeftive Difl:ri6ts, by Death or refufmg Commifllonei-s of Di- to a<Sf, another Commiff.oner fhall be elefted in the room of fuch Commiffioner dying or refufmg to (/'"t^r^'^j"^' °^'"^ '• a6l, within three Months after fuch Death or Refufal ; and in cafe another Commiffioner fliall not be ele6led within fuch Time, then the Lord of the Manor for the Parifli or Place for which fuch Com- miffioner was eledted, or any one by him deputed, or where there fliall be more Lords of Manors within any fuch Parifti or Place than one, any Perfon to be by them deputed, is hereby impowered to act as a Commiffioner until fuch Vacancy (hall be filled up by a new EIe£lion ; and that on the Va- General Ccmmiflioners cancy of a General Commiffioner by Death, or Refufal to adt, another General Commiffioner fliall be '^j'"^*' °^^"s to be elected in the Room of the Commiffioner dying or refufmg to adf, within three Months after fuch ^'^ ^ • Death or Refufal, in manner herein before prefcribed for eledfing General Commiffioners within the Diflridt for which fuch General Commiffioner was eledled. XII. And be it further enadled. That in cafe the Perfons who are to eledt Commiffioners for the if new Comminioners faid refpedlive Diflridls, or any of them, or in cafe the Commiffioners for the faid refpecHveDiftricfs, ^'^ not eieded, tormi* or any of them, who are to eledl General Commiffioners for Drainage, fhall neglecl to meet at the ^^^^^ '°°^" '° """ Times appointed for fuch Elections, or fliall not elect Commiffioners accordingly, then the Perfons who are Commiffioners for the preceding Year fhall continue Commiffioners, until other Commif- fioners fliall be eledted as aforefaid. XIIL And be it further enadled, That the faid General Commiffioners, or any five or more of FIrft Meeting of the them, fhall meet at the Town Hall in the Borough of Bojion on the third Tuefday in Aiiguji one thou- GznzxA Commiffioners. fand &vtn hundred and fixty-two, and proceed to the Execution of this Adt; and fhall afterwards Annual Meeting. meet on the firft Tuefday in July yearly at fuch Place within the City of Lincoln^ Town of New Slea- ford, or Borough of Bo/ion, as the faid Commiffioners, or any five or more of them, fliall appoint ; and the faid Commiffioners, or any five or more of them, fhall and may, from Time to Time, ad- journ themfelves to fuch Time and Place as they fhall think moll convenient for the Purpofes of this Adt : And if it fliall happen that there fhall not appear at any fuch Meeting a fufficient Number of Commiffioners to adt, or to adjourn to any other Time and Place, then the Clerk to the faid Com- miffioners fhall adjourn the faid Meeting to, and appoint the faid Commiffioners to meet at, the Place where the lafl Meeting was appointed to be held, on that Day three Weeks next after the Day on which fuch laft Meeting was appointed to be held ; and fliall caufe Notice thereof to be affixed on fome publick and confpicuous Place in the City o^ Lincoln, the Town oi Nezu Slcaford, the Borough oi Bo/ion, and the Towns oi Horncajile, Spilsby and Tatter jhall, at leaft ten Days before fuch Meet- ing ; and that the faid Commiffioners, at all their Meetings, fliall defray their own Charges and Ex- pences ; provided always, that three Commiffioners fhall be fufficient for the Purpofe of Adjournment. XIV. And be it further enadted. That it fhall and maybe lawful to and for the faid General Com- Comminionets to make miffioners, or any feven or more of them, at any Meeting to be held for that Purpofe, whereof four- Contrads withV/osk- teen Days Notice fhall be given, by affixing the fame upon the feveral Market CrofTes of Lincohi, Slea- '"^"' ^'^' ford, Tatt:rjhall, Horncajlle, Bojion and Spilsby, to receive Propofals from, and enter into, make and execute Contradts with any Engineers and Workmen for draining the faid low Lands and Fens, and for providing proper Engines, Utenfils and Materials for that Purpofe, and all other Matters, Articles and Things concerning the fame: And that all fuch Contradts, fo to be made, fhall be entered in a which-^re to be entsrei Book to be kept for that Purpofe, and figned by the faid Commiffioners, or any feven or more of them. ^" ^ ^'^o)i. XV. And, in order to raife Money for defraying the Expences of draining the faid low Lands and Fens, Be it further enadted, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid General Commif- The Acre Tax for the ■-fioners, or any feven or more of them, and they are hereby authorized and required to tax and charge general Drainage. all_ the low Lands and Fens lying, being, and comprized within the Boundaries of the faid firft, fecond, third and fourth Diflridts, with luch equal yearly Rates and Taxes as to them fliall feem requifite and necefTary for the Purpofes of fuch Drainage, fo as the fame do not exceed one Shilling an Acre for every Acre of private Property, eight Pence an Acre for every Acre of Half Year's Land, and four Pence an Acre for every Acre of Common Land, during fuch Time as the fame fliall be ufed as Common ; but if any fuch Land fhall be afterwards inclofed, and ufed in Severalty, then fuch Land fliall be taxed at any Rate not exceeding one Shilling an Acre for every Acre fo inclofed, during fuch Time as the fame fliall remain inclofed (other than and except fuch Common Lands as fhall be inclofed in purfuance of this Adt for defraying the faid Taxes} and alfo that the faid Commiffioners, or any feven or more of them, fhall and may tax and charge all the low Lands and Fens lying, being, and comprized within the Boundaries of the faid fifth and fixth Diflridts, with fuch equal yearly Rates and Taxes as to them fliall feem requifite and necefTary for the Purpofes aforefaid, fo as the fame do not exceed fix Pence an 4 0.2 Acre