COMMUTATION-continued.

Power to Lords of Manors to recover Commutation

Fines. $53.
supplemental or substituted, Power to Lords and
Tenants to effect. § 54.

Apportionment of Commutation Rent and Fines may
be effected by an Entry of Apportionment on the
Court Rolls. § 55.

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$ 83.

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APPORTIONMENT.

RENT-

which Entry the Steward is directed to make,
when authorized so to do. $ 55.
may be made independently of this Act.

See also AGREEMENT.

CHARGE.

CONFIRMATION

of general Agreement. § 23.

of Apportionment. § 32.

Rents due before the 1st Jan. following, not to be
affected. $51.

$ 52.

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of Apportionment on voluntary Commutation.
of Apportionment on voluntary Enfranchisements.
$56.

See also AGREEMENT. APPORTIONMENT. MEET-
INGS. NOTICES.

CONSENTS

to calling Meetings, Lord or One Half of the Tenants
of the Manor. $13.

to making general Agreement, Lord and Three Fourths
in Number and Value of the Tenants. § 13.
how Interest of Tenants to be computed for the
Purpose of voting. $17.

of Parties to References to Arbitration. § 21.
of Commissioners necessary to make Arbitration bind-
ing on Reversioners. $21.

of Ecclesiastical or other Corporations, interested to
the Extent of One Third, necessary to the Agree-
ment. $ 22.

of Commissioners to make an Agreement binding on
all Parties. $ 23.

of Lord and Tenants, to the Appointment of Valuers.
$ 24.

of Commissioners, to Apportionment. § 32.
of all the Parties interested, required for correcting an
Error after Confirmation of Apportionment. $35.
of Commissioners, to voluntary Commutation. § 52. -
of Commissioners, to partial Enfranchisements. $56.
of Commissioners, to Copyholders charging Expences
in certain Cases on their Lands. $68.

similar Provision as to Lords of Manors. $ 69.

COPYHOLDERS

may charge Expences on their Lands in certain Cases.
$68.

COPYHOLD LANDS

exempted from Provisions of this Act if held of a
Tenant of a Manor at a lower Rent than the Sum
imposed for Commutation. $ 46.

unless Tenant on the Court Roll give Security for
the Payment of all Sums charged. § 46.

CORNWALL, DUCHY OF,

Act not to extend to. $99.

COSTS

of Issue or Special Case to be in the Discretion of the

Court. $40.

COURT ROLLS,

COURT OF CHANCERY.

Commissioners may call for the Production of.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER See ACCOUNTANT GENERAL.

COURTS OF EQUITY

may decree a Partition of Lands of Copyhold or Cus-
tomary Tenure. § 85.

Provision extended to Crown Manors.

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CURTESY OF ENGLAND,

Customs relating to Tenancy by the, to cease after the
Confirmation of the Apportionment. $79.

and Lands to be subject to Curtesy in like Manner
as Freehold Lands. $79.

saving the Rights of any Husband married before
Confirmation of Apportionment. $79.

may be held by Lords or their Stewards, after 31st
Dec. 1841, although no Copyhold Tenant be pre-

sent. § 86.

extended to Crown Manors. § 97.

DEATHS OF PARTIES,

Actions and Proceedings not to abate by reason of.
$41.

Actions may be brought and carried on after.
DECLARATION

to be made by Valuers before acting. $ 26.

See also COMMISSIONERS, Appointment of. WITNESSES.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS,

66 Manor," "-"Lord" and "Steward,"-"Tenant" or
"Tenants," -"Land" or "Lands,"-" Enfranchise-
ment," ." Heriots,”—“ Rents,"-" Person,"-Sin-
gular Number,-Masculine Gender. $ 102.

DESCENT,

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after Confirmation of Apportionment, in Cases of Com-
mutation, the customary Modes of, to cease, and the
Lands to descend and to be subject to Dower and
Curtesy in like Manner as Freehold Lands. $79.
Descent or Distribution of Estate in Land on the
Decease of Tenant in Possession at the Time of the
Enfranchisement, not to be affected. § 81.

DISPUTES.

DISTRESS,

See ARBITRATION.

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Penalty on Tenant for mis-stating his Age, recoverable
by. $ 27.

when Rent-charge is in arrear for Twenty-one Days
after half-yearly Days of Payment, Person entitled
thereto may distrain. § 47.

no more than Two Years Arrears to be recover-
able by Distress. § 47.

when Rent-charge is in arrear for Forty Days, and no
sufficient Distress on the Premises, Writ to be is-
sued directing Sheriff to summon a Jury to assess
Arrears. § 48.

no more than Two Years Arrears to be recover-
able at any Time, over and above the Time of
Possession. $ 48.

Interest in arrear on Consideration for Enfranchise-
ment recoverable by. § 62.

Expences of making Valuations, &c. may be levied by,
in case of Neglect or Refusal to pay, by Warrant
under the Hands of Two Justices. § 65.

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if not levied within Two Months, may be re-
covered by Action of Debt. $ 66.

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Trustee may recover his Expences from Person bene-
ficially interested by. § 67.

Principal Sums and Interest recoverable by. § 70.

DOWER,

Customs relating to, to cease after Confirmation of Ap-
portionment. $ 79.

and Lands to be subject to Dower in like Manner
as Freehold Lands. $79.

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ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATIONS,

Consents of, where interested in any Manor to the
Extent of One Third, to be annexed to the Agree-
ment. $ 22.

ENFRANCHISEMENT,

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Power to Lords of Manors to enfranchise Lands volun-
tarily, with Consent of the Commissioners. § 56.
Provisions to be observed in carrying into effect. $56. 58,59
Mode of effecting, where the Agreement shall not be
entered into by all the Tenants, or their Number be
less than Twelve. § 57.

Commissioners to satisfy themselves of the Title of
the Lord to the Manor, on the Request of Three or
more Tenants. § 58.

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If he refuse, the Agreement to be void. § 58.
Tenants empowered to defer the Payment of a Por-
tion of the Consideration for, in certain Cases, until
the next Event at which a Fine would be payable.
$ 60.

when such Sum becomes due, Lord to be entitled
to the Rents and Profits of the Land, and may
proceed to obtain Possession. $ 61.

Compensation for, may remain a Charge on the
Lands for Fourteen Years, on the Request of the
Tenant. $62.

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41. per Cent. Interest payable thereon. § 62.
Lands to be charged with Consideration for, as on
Mortgage in Fee. $ 70.

to be first Charges. $71.

Enfranchisement Monies to be paid to Lord of Manor
where he shall be seised as Tenant in Fee Simple,
or where, as Trustee for Sale, he has Power to grant
an effectual Discharge. § 73.
Application of Enfranchisement Monies, when amount-
ing to 2001., if Lord under legal Disability. § 73.
when less than 2001. and exceeding 201. $74.
when less than 201. § 75.

in case Enfranchisement Money be paid to a Lord not
entitled thereto. § 76.

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may be made independently of this Act. § 83.
See also AGREEMENT. DEFINITION OF TERMS.

Rights of Lords of Manors to, not to be affected. § 82.

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EVIDENCE:

all Agreements, Awards, &c. purporting to be sealed
with the Seal of the Board, to be received in Evi-
dence without further Proof. § 2.

Statements in confirmed Apportionment to be received
as Evidence. $33.

See also WITNESSES.

EXPENCES

of Proceedings under this Act may be apportioned by
the Valuers, if so instructed by the Commissioners.
$28.

Meeting to be held for determining Objections to the
Amount of Costs claimed by Valuers. $ 29.

of Investigation of Title, as well as the general Ex-
pences, to be borne by the Parties as may be agreed
upon, and in default of Agreement as Commission-
ers shall direct. § 58.

of making Valuations, including the Expences of
making Copies of Apportionments, &c., to be borne
by the Lords and Tenants. $ 65.

on Nonpayment, may be levied by Distress. $ 65.
and, if amounting to 40s., may be recovered by
Action of Debt. § 66.

may be recovered by Trustees from Persons beneficially
interested. $ 67.

may be charged by Copyholders having limited In-
terests on their Lands in certain Cases. § 68.

41. per Cent. Interest payable thereon. § 68.
to be reduced annually by One Twentieth Part.
$ 68.

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may be charged by Lords of Manors having partial
Interests on their Lands in certain Cases. $ 69.
47. per Cent. Interest payable thereon. $69.
to be reduced annually by One Twentieth Part.
$ 69.

EXPENCES OF ACT,

where not otherwise provided for, to be paid out of
the Consolidated Fund. § 8.

EXPENCES OF WITNESSES.

FAIRS,

See WITNESSES.

Rights of Lords of Manors to, not to be affected,
$ 82.

FALSE EVIDENCE. See WITNESSES.

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