LABOURING CLASSES DWELLING HOUSES, 1867. 30 & 31 Vict. Cap. 28. An Act to amend "The Labouring Classes Dwellings Acts, 1866." [17th June, 1867.] BE it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Labouring Classes Short title. Dwelling Houses Act, 1867." meaning of & 30 Vict. 2. In the fourth section of "The Labouring Classes Defining Dwelling Houses Act, 1866," the words "land or dwell- certain ings for the purposes of which the advance is made," and terms in 29 in the twelfth section of "The Labouring Classes Lodg- cc. 28. and ing Houses and Dwellings Act (Ireland). 1866," the 44. words "lands, buildings, or premises for the purpose of which such advance shall be made," shall respectively be construed to include any land, buildings, or premises held together with and for the same estate and interest as the lands, buildings, or premises upon which the money advanced is to be expended under the provisions of the said acts respectively. advances to talis unpaid, 3. In the case of an advance under the provisions of In case of either of the said acts to a company or society, any part company, of whose capital remains uncalled up or unpaid, it shall part of be lawful, in England for the public works loan commis- whose capisioners, and in Ireland for the public works commission- loan comers, to dispense with a mortgage of such capital remaining missioners uncalled up or unpaid, or of such part thereof as they pense with may think fit. may dis mortgage. c. 28, to Scot 4. Notwithstanding the fifty-third section of "The Extending Labouring Classes Lodging Houses Act, 1851," all the 29 & 30 Vict provisions of "The Labouring Classes Dwelling Houses land. Act, 1866," so far as they are applicable to Scotland, shall be deemed and construed to extend and apply to Scotland. As to covering tank and deodorization of Bewage of Harrow district. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL (No. 5.), 1867. 30 & 31 Vict. Cap. 83. An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders under "The Local Government Act, 1858," relating to the districts of Ramsgate, Tunbridge Wells, Bognor, Newport, Chesterfield, Malvern, Great Harwood and Harrow, and for other purposes relating to certain districts under that Act [so far as it affects the London and North-Western Railway Company.] [12th August, 1867.] 15. The local board of health in and for the district of Harrow in the county of Middlesex shall well and effectually cover over, and at all times keep so covered over, any sewage tank, reservoir, or other works to be constructed on the pieces of land described in the schedule to the Harrow order in this act contained and thereby proposed to be purchased, and shall at all times in the removal and dispersion of sewage matter from any such tank, reservoir, or works adopt such means, by deodorization or otherwise, for the purpose of neutralizing any nuisance which might otherwise arise therefrom as shall from time to time be agreed upon by the respective principal engineers for the time being of the London and North-western railway company and of the aforesaid Harrow local board of health, or in the event of their not agreeing then as shall be determined by an engineer to be appointed by the board of trade on the application of either the railway company aforesaid or of the said local board of health; and all such works and acts shall be in all things at the expense of the said local board of health, but the costs of any such reference shall be in the discretion of such engineer so to be appointed as aforesaid. INLAND REVENUE, 1867. 30 & 31 Vict. Cap. 90. An Act to alter certain As to stamps. 20. From and after the passing of this Act the follow- Stamp duties granted ing documents shall be charged with the stamp duty of on certain one penny; that is to say, documents. allotment. Letter of allotment of any share of any company or Letters of proposed company, or in respect of any loan raised or proposed to be raised by any such company, or letter of allotment issued or delivered in the united kingdom of any share of any foreign or colonial company or proposed company, or in respect of any loan raised or proposed to be raised by or on behalf of any foreign or colonial government, state, company, or corporation; and the term "letter of allotment" herein-before used shall include letter of renunciation or other document having the effect of a letter of allotment in favour of any person: Scrip certificate or other document entitling any per- Scrip Certi son to become the proprietor of any share of ficates. company or proposed company, or scrip certificate or other document issued or delivered in the united kingdom, entitling any person to become the proprietor of any share of any foreign or colonial company or proposed company: any Scrip or other document denoting or intended to de- Scrip. note the right of any person as a subscriber in respect of any loan raised or proposed to be raised by any company, or any scrip or other document issued or delivered in the united kingdom denoting or intended to denote the right of any person as a subscriber in respect of any loan raised or proposed to be raised by or on behalf of any foreign or colonial government, state, company, or corporation. 21. If any person shall sign, grant, issue, or deliver Penalty for any document chargeable with stamp duty under the the docuprovisions of the section lastly herein-before contained, ments before the same shall be duly stamped for denoting the charged un said duty, he shall forfeit the sum of twenty pounds. signing, &c. stamped. RAILWAYS (IRELAND), 1867. 30 & 31 Vict. Cap. 104. An Act to amend and WHEREAS it is expedient to amend an Act passed in Be it enacted by the queen's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. It shall be lawful for the commissioners of her majesty's treasury to direct any railway company in Ireland to furnish to them, on such day as they shall appoint, a full and true account of all moneys received and paid during a period of three years previous to the date of the last half-yearly account of such company on account of such railway or of any undertaking connected therewith (distinguishing, if the said railway shall be a branch railway or one worked in common with other Railways, the receipts, and giving an estimate of the expenses, on account of the said railway, from those on account of the trunk line or other railways,) by the directors of the company to whom such railway belongs or by whom the same may be worked; and also an account of the assets and liabilities of such company, at such time or times during the said period as the said commissioners shall specify; and such accounts shall be |