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Length on the Eastern Side thereof Seventy-four Feet or thereabouts, and on the Western Side thereof Twentythree Feet or thereabouts, which said Portion containing by Admeasurement Two thousand eight hundred and eleven Feet and Eleven Inches or thereabouts Superficial Measure. Thirdly. The Northern Portion of a Yard known as Cornish's Yard, situate on the Western Side of Colwell's Yard aforesaid, which said Portion of Cornish's Yard is in Length on the Eastern Side thereof Twenty-three Feet or thereabouts, and terminates at a Point at the Northwestern Corner of Cornish's Yard aforesaid, which said last-named Portion contains by Admeasurement One thousand and fifty-nine Superficial Feet or thereabouts. Fourthly. A Slip or Portion of Ground immediately adjoining the first-named Yard on its Eastern Side, now occupied as a Plantation and Roadway, and containing by Admeasurement Five hundred and ninety-seven Feet Eight Inches or thereabouts Superficial Measure, the whole of which said Piece or Parcel of Ground (comprising the Premises firstly, secondly, thirdly, and fourthly in this Second Part of the said First Schedule described) is bounded on the North by the Keyham Steamyard and a Portion of a Creek or Cove known as Moon Cove, on the South by the Path or Footway of a Street or Road leading from the Northern End of William Street to the Northern End of Tamar Street, both in Morice Town aforesaid, and Portions of the said Colwell's Yard and Cornish's Yard, on the East by a Piece of Ground forming a Portion of the Western Footpath of Morice Place in Morice Town aforesaid, and on the West by a Portion of Colwell's Yard aforesaid and Moon Cove aforesaid, which said Piece or Parcel of Ground (comprising the Premises firstly, secondly, thirdly, and fourthly in this Second Part of the said First Schedule described,) contains in the whole Twenty-seven thousand and sixty-three Feet and Two Inches or thereabouts Superficial Measure.

The SECOND SCHEDULE to which the fore-
going Act refers.

All that Piece or Parcel of Ground situate and being in Morice Town in the Borough of Devonport in the Parish of Stoke Damerel in the County of Devon, forming or which is intended to form a Portion of the Western Footpath of Morice Place in Morice Town aforesaid, which said Portion of Footpath was lately dedicated or intended to be dedicated by the Trustees of the Lord of the Manor of Stoke Damerel to the Use of the Public, and containing by Admeasurement Eight hundred and ninety-six Square Feet and Four Inches or thereabouts Superficial Measure, which said Piece or Parcel of Ground is bounded

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on the North by the Keyham Steamyard, on the South by the Northern Footpath of a Road or Street leading from the Northern End of William Street to the Northern End of Tamar Street in Morice Town aforesaid, on the East by the Western Footpath of Morice Place in Morice Town aforesaid, and on the West by a Slip of Ground occupied as a Plantation and Roadway.

CAP. XVI.

An Act to amend the Act of the Thirteenth and Four-
teenth Victoria, Chapter Sixty-one, and the Act of
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Victoria, Chapter Fifty-
four.
[2d June 1854.]

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:

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I. That the Right and Mode of Appeal given by the Four- Right of Apteenth Section of the Act of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth peal given by Victoria, Chapter Sixty-one, as amended by the Second and 13 & 14 Vict. Third Sections of the Act of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Vic- c. 61. to extend toria, Chapter Fifty-four, shall extend to all Cases decided to Cases in after the passing of this Act in which Jurisdiction is given by tion is given the Seventeenth Section of the said first-mentioned Act in con- by s. 17. sequence of the Agreement of Parties; but it shall be lawful, when both Parties shall desire that the Decision of the County Court Judge shall be final, to exclude such Right of Appeal by expressing such their Desire in the Memorandum of Agreement directed by the said Seventeenth Section to be filed with the Clerk of the Court.

Process to be

II. The Provisions of the Eighteenth Section of the Act of Petitions for the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Victoria, Chapter Fifty-four, shall Protection from extend to all Cases of Petitions for Protection from Process within the made to a County Court under the Provisions of the Acts of Provisions of the Fifth and Sixth Victoria, Chapter One hundred and six- the 8th Section teen, of the Seventh and Eighth Victoria, Chapter Ninety-six, and of the Tenth and Eleventh Victoria, Chapter One hundred and two, as fully as if the filing of every such Petition had been required to be registered by the said Eighteenth Section of the first-recited Act.

CAP. XVII.

An Act to make further Provision for defining the
Boundaries of Counties, Baronies, Half Baronies,
Parishes, Townlands, and other Divisions and Deno-
minations of Land in Ireland for public Purposes.
[2d June 1854.]
HEREAS by an Act passed in a Session of Parlia
ment held in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His late
Majesty King George the Fourth, Chapter Ninety-nine, it

of 15 & 16 Vict.

c. 54.

Power to Lord Lieutenant to appoint Surveyors to

ascertain the

Baronies, Townlands, Parishes, &c. and remove them during Pleasure.

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was amongst other Matters enacted, that from and after the passing of the said Act it should and might be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors ' of Ireland, at any Time or Times and from Time to Time, as to him or them should or might seem fitting and expedient, to nominate and appoint any Person or Persons, as such Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors 'should think necessary and expedient, to ascertain and mark out the reputed Boundaries of all and every or any Barony, Half Barony, Townland, Parish, or other Division or Denomination of Land, by what Name soever any such Division or Denomination should or might be known or called, in any and every Part of Ireland, and to appoint any and every such Person or Persons to be Surveyors or a Surveyor for the carrying into effect the Purposes of said Act: And whereas in pursuance of the said Act such Boundaries were duly ascertained and marked out; but in consequence of the recent Alterations of the Course of Rivers and other Changes which have taken place in such Boundaries, or where, in consequence of Land having been reclaimed from the Sea or a tidal River or a Lake, it is necessary, for the Purpose of the Ordnance Survey, and also for other public Purposes, that Provision should be made for the Revision of such Boundaries:' Be it therefore 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:

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I. From and after the passing of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, at any Time or Times and from Time to Time, as to him or them shall seem fitting Boundaries of and expedient, to nominate any One or more Persons to ascertain and mark out any such Alterations in the reputed Boundaries of all and every or any County, Barony, Half Barony, Parish, Townland, or other Division or Denomination of Land, by what Name soever any such Division or Denomination shall or may be known or called, in any and every Part of Ireland, and that the Lord Lieutenant may from Time to Time remove such Person or Persons, and upon the Removal, Resignation, or Death of any such Person or Persons so appointed shall and may nominate any other Person in the Place or Stead of the Person so dying, resigning, or removed.

Power to
Boundary

Surveyors to
appoint

II. Every Person so from Time to Time to be appointed shall be called the " Boundary Surveyor;" and it shall and may be lawful for every such Boundary Surveyor to appoint Assistant Sur- and employ such Surveyors and other Persons as he may deem necessary to assist him in carrying this Act into execution, and from Time to Time to discharge and remove such Persons or any of them, and to appoint other Persons in their Stead: Provided nevertheless, that the Appointment or

veyors.

Removal

Removal of any such Surveyor or other Person shall not be valid or effectual until the same respectively shall have been approved of by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor of Ireland by Writing under the Hand of the Chief or Under Secretary for the Time being.

out and define

III. When the Boundary Surveyor for the Time being Power to Surshall find that any Change or Alteration has taken place in the veyor to mark Course of any River, Stream, or Fence which had before formed altered Bounthe Boundary of any County, Barony, Parish, Townland, or daries, &c. other Division or Denomination of Land, or in any Part of such Boundary, as marked out under the said recited Act, or that any Land has been reclaimed from the Sea or a tidal River or a Lake, it shall be lawful for such Boundary Surveyor to ascertain, define, and mark out the present acknowledged or reputed Boundaries of every such County, Barony, Half Barony, Parish, Townland, or other Division or Denomination of Land, or of such Portion or Portions thereof respectively, as such Boundary Surveyor may deem it necessary to ascertain, ucfine, or mark out.

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IV. For the Execution of the Purposes of this Act, it shall Surveyor, &c. an may be lawful for any Surveyor appointed under this Act, empowered to and for any other Person acting in aid or under the Orders fix Boundaries. of such Surveyor, and for any Officer or Person appointed by or acting under the Orders of the Master General and Board of Ordnance, and they are hereby respectively authorized and empowered, from Time to Time to enter into and upon any Land or Ground of any Person or Persons whomsoever, for the Purpose of making and carrying on any Survey authorized by this Act, or by the Order of the Master General and Board of Ordnance, and for the Purpose of fixing any Object to be used in the Survey, or any Post, Stone, or Boundary Mark whatsoever, and to fix and place any such Object, Post, Stone, or Boundary Mark whatsoever in the Land or Ground, or upon any Wall, Tree, or Post in the Land or Ground of any Person or Persons whomsoever, and to dig up any Ground for the Purpose of fixing any such Object, Post, Stone, or Boundary Mark, and also to enter upon any Lands or Grounds through which any such Surveyor shall deem it necessary and proper to carry any Boundary Line for the Purposes of this Act, at any Time or Times whatever: Provided always, that such Surveyor and his Assistants and Workmen shall do as little Damage as may be in the Execution of the several Powers to them granted by this Act.

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V. When it shall appear to such Boundary Surveyor that Surveyor shall the Boundary or Portion of the Boundary (as the Case may be) ascertain the of any County, Barony, Half Barony, Parish, Townland, or other daries of the Division or Denomination of Land is sufficiently ascertained, Townlands, and such Boundary shall be marked out by such Boundary Sur- mark out the veyor or such other Person or Persons as he shall appoint for that Purpose in such substantial and durable Manner as he or they shall think fit and necessary.

same.

Penalty on

obstructing

Surveyor, &c.

Duties.

VI. If any Person or Persons shall wilfully obstruct or hinder any Surveyor in the Execution of his Duty in or about in Execution of the ascertaining and marking out of the Boundaries of any County, Barony, Half Barony, Townland, Parish, or Division, under the Provisions of this Act, or shall assault any such Surveyor, or shall in any way resist such Surveyor in the Performance of his Duty under this Act, or shall obstruct, hinder, assault, or resist any Collector, or any Workman or other Person acting in aid of any such Surveyor in the Execution of this Act, every Person so offending, and being thereof convicted in manner herein-after mentioned, shall forfeit and pay a Sum not exceeding Ten Pounds and not less than Two Pounds, in the Discretion of the Justice before whom such Offender shall be convicted.

Penalty on removing or defacing Boundaries, Stones, &c.

Penalties may be recovered before Justices of the Peace.

Appeal against Boundaries may be made to Quarter Sessions.

VII. If any Person shall fill up any Trench, or take away, remove, or displace or alter the Situation of any Boundary Stone, Post, or Mark which shall be set up and placed for the Purposes of this Act, or shall wilfully deface, mutilate, break, or destroy any such Boundary Stone, Post, or Mark, every Person so offending, and being thereof convicted in manner herein-after mentioned, shall forfeit and pay a Sum not exceeding Ten Pounds and not less than Two Pounds, in the Discretion of the Justice before whom such Offender shall be convicted.

VIII. All Penalties imposed by this Act may be recovered before any Justice of the Peace under the Provisions of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

İx. If interested in any such Person or Persons any Boundaries shall be dissatisfied with or shall have any Objection to any Boundary Line or any Part thereof, as marked out by any Surveyor under the Provisions of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for such Person or Persons to appeal to the Justices of the Peace at the next General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the Division of the County in which such Boundary Line or any Part thereof so objected to shall be situate, and every Person so appealing shall (if there shall be sufficient Time after the Cause of Complaint shall have arisen) first give or cause to be given Twenty-one Days Notice at least in Writing of his or her Intention of bringing such Appeal, and of the Matters thereof, to the Clerk of the Peace of such County, and within Seven Days next after the Date of such Notice shall enter into a Recognizance before some Justice of the Peace of such County, with Two sufficient Sureties, conditioned to bring such Appeal to a Hearing, and to abide by or to submit to the Order thereon, and to pay such Costs as shall be awarded by the Justices at such Quarter Sessions or any Adjournment thereof; and for Want of sufficient Time for giving such Notice previous to the Quarter Sessions next after the Cause of any such Complaint shall have happened, then such Appeal, after such Notice and under such Recognizance, may be made at the Second General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace

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