27. Duplicate plans and sections, &c., to be deposited with clerks of the peace, &c. shall contain the names of the parishes, townships, townlands, and extra-parochial places from, in, through, or into which the work is intended to be made, maintained, varied, extended, or enlarged, and shall state the time and place of deposit of the plans, sections, and books of reference respectively, with the clerks of the peace, parish clerks, schoolmasters, town clerks, and clerks of unions, as the case may be. 27. That a plan, and also a duplicate of such plan, on a scale of not less than four inches to a mile, be deposited for public inspection at the office of the clerk of the peace for every county, riding, or division, in England or Ireland, or in the office of the principal sheriff the form left herewith, and returning the same to us with your signature We are, Sir, Your most obedient servants, Το SCHEDULE REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING NOTICE, And which is intended to shew the property therein alluded to, and the Manner in which the Line of the deposited Section will affect the same. clerk of every county in Scotland, in or through which the work is proposed to be made, maintained, varied, extended, or enlarged, on or before the 30th day of November immediately preceding the session of Parliament in which application for the bill shall be made; which plans shall describe the line or situation of the whole of the work (no alternative line or work being in any case permitted), and the lands in or through which it is to be made, maintained, varied, extended, or enlarged, or through which every communication to or from the work shall be made, together with a book of reference containing the names of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such lands respectively; and in the case of bills relating to turnpike roads, cuts, canals, reservoirs, aqueducts, and railways, a section and duplicate thereof, as hereinafter described, shall likewise be deposited with such plan and duplicate. 28. That, in cases where the work shall be situated on tidal lands within the ordinary spring-tides, a copy of the plans and sections shall, on or before the 30th day of November, be deposited at the office of the Board of Admiralty. 29. That, where it is the intention of the parties to apply for powers to make any lateral deviation from the line of the proposed work, the limits of such deviation shall be defined upon the plan, and all lands included within such limits shall be marked thereon; and that in all cases, excepting where the whole of such plan shall be upon a scale of not less than a quarter of an inch to every 100 feet, an additional plan of any building, yard, court-yard, or land within the curtilage of any building, or of any ground cultivated as a garden, either on the original line or included within the limits of the said deviation, shall be laid down on the said plan, or on the additional plan deposited therewith, upon a scale of not less than a quarter of an inch to every 100 feet. tion. 30. That the section be drawn to the same horizontal scale as the 30. Scale of secplan, and to a vertical scale of not less than one inch to every 100 feet, and shall show the surface of the ground marked on the plan, and the intended level of the proposed work, and a datum horizontal line, which shall be the same throughout the whole length of the work, or any branch thereof, respectively, and shall be referred to some fixed point stated in writing on the section, near either of the termini. 31. That the clerks of the peace or sheriff clerks, or their respective deputies, do make a memorial in writing upon the plans, sections, and books of reference so deposited with them, denoting the time at 31. Clerks of Peace &c., to indorse a memorial on plans, &c. 32. Plan and section relating to each parish to be deposited with the parish clerk, &c. 33. Copy of the plans, &c., to be deposited in the Private Bill Office. 34. Estimate and subscription contract. 35. Where a declaration may be substituted. 86. Where a declaration and estimate which the same were lodged in their respective offices, and do at all seasonable hours of the day permit any person to view and examine one of the same, and to make copies or extracts therefrom; and that one of the two plans and sections so deposited be sealed up and retained in the possession of the clerk of the peace or sheriff clerk until called for by order of one of the two Houses of Parliament. (See 1 Vict. c. 83; post, App. 3). 32. That, on or before the 30th day of November, a copy of so much of the said plans and sections as relates to each parish in or through which the work is intended to be made, maintained, varied, extended, or enlarged, together with a book of reference thereto, be deposited with the parish clerk of each such parish in England, the schoolmaster of each such parish in Scotland, (or in royal burghs with the town clerk), and the clerk of the union within which such parish is included in Ireland. (See 1 Vict. c. 83; post, App. 3). 33. That, on or before the 30th day of November, a copy of the said plans, sections, and books of reference be deposited in the Private Bill Office of this House. 34. That an estimate of the expense of the undertaking under each bill be made and signed by the person making the same, and that a subscription be entered into under a contract, made as hereinafter described, to three-fourths the amount of such estimate. 35. That, in cases where the work is to be made, wholly or in part, by means of funds, or out of money to be raised upon the credit of present surplus revenue, belonging to any society or company, or under the control of directors, trustees, or commissioners, as the case may be, of any existing public work, such parties being the promoters of the bill, a declaration stating those facts, and setting forth the nature of such control, and the nature and amount of such funds or surplus revenue, and shewing the actual surplus of such funds or revenue, after deducting the funds which may be required for any other work to be executed under any bill in the same session, and given under the common seal of the society or company, or under the hand of some authorised officer of such directors, trustees, or commissioners, may be substituted in lieu or in aid of the subscription contract, and in addition to the estimate of the expense, provided such funds shall be equal to the whole amount of the estimate, or the portion thereof not provided for by a subscription contract. 36. That, in cases where the work is to be made out of money to of amount of rates be raised upon the security of the rates, duties, or revenue, to be created by or to arise under any bill, under which no private or personal may be substi tuted. pecuniary profit or advantage is to be derived, a declaration, stating those facts, and setting forth the means by which funds are to be obtained for executing the work, and signed by the party or agent soliciting the bill, together with an estimate of the probable amount of such rates, duties, or revenue, signed by the person making the same, may be substituted in lieu of the subscription contract, and in addition to the estimate of the expense. 37. That every subscription contract contain the christian and surnames, description and place of abode of every subscriber; his signature to the amount of his subscription, with the amount which he has paid up; and the name of the party witnessing such signature, and the date of the same respectively. 38 and 39 relate to bills other than Railway Bills. 40. That, previous to the deposit of a petition for a bill, copies of the subscription contract, with the names of the subscribers arranged in alphabetical order, and the amount of the deposit respectively paid up by each such subscriber; or, where a declaration and estimate of the probable amount of rates and duties are substituted in lieu of a subscription contract, copies of such declaration, or of such declaration and estimate, be printed at the expense of the promoters of the bill, and be delivered at the Vote Office for the use of the members of the House. 41. That, previous to the deposit of a petition for a bill whereby any part of a work authorised by any former act is intended to be relinquished, notice in writing of such bill be given to the owners or reputed owners and occupiers of the lands in which the part of the said work intended to be thereby relinquished is situate. 42. That (except in cases where notices are required to be affixed on church-doors) no notice given, nor application or deposit made on a Sunday, or Christmas-day, or before eight o'clock in the forenoon, or after eight o'clock in the afternoon of any day, shall be deemed valid. 43 and 44 relate to Canals, &c. Railways. 45. That, in the case of railway bills, a copy of every bill annexed to a petition be deposited in the office of the railway department of the Board of Trade, on or before the 31st day of December. 46. That a sum equal to one-tenth part of the amount subscribed, shall, previous to the 15th day of January, be deposited with the 45. Copy of bill annexed to petition to be depo sited at the Board of Trade. 46. One-tenth part be deposited. of subscription to 47. Subscription contract, when to be entered into. 48. Distances and curves to be marked on plan. 49. Line on section to correspond with upper surface of rails. 50. Vertical measures to be marked at change of gradient. 51. Height and depth of railway to be marked at every crossing of a road, &c. 52. Tunnelling Court of Chancery in England, if the railway is intended to be made in England; or with the Court of Chancery in England or the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, if such railway is intended to be made in Scotland; and with the Court of Chancery in Ireland, if such railway is intended to be made in Ireland. 47. That, as regards railway bills, no subscription contract shall be valid, unless it be entered into subsequent to the day fixed in the session of Parliament previous to that in which application is made for leave to bring in the bill to which it relates, as the last day on which petitions for private bills may be presented, and unless the parties subscribing to it bind themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators, for the payment of the money so subscribed, to be recoverable by action at law. 48. That, in all cases where it is proposed to make, vary, extend, or enlarge any railway, the plan shall exhibit thereon the distances in miles and furlongs from one of the termini; and a memorandum of the radius of every curve not exceeding one mile in length shall be noted on the plan in furlongs and chains. 49. That in every section of a railway, the line marked thereon shall correspond with the upper surface of the rails. 50. That distances on the datum line shall be marked in miles and furlongs, to correspond with those on the plan; that a vertical measure from the datum line to the line of the railway shall be marked in feet and inches at each change of the gradient or inclination; and that the proportion or rate of inclination between each such change shall also be marked. of 51. That the height of the railway over, or depth under the surface of every turnpike-road, public carriage-road, navigable river, canal, or railway, or junction with a railway, and the height and span every arch of all bridges and viaducts by which the railway shall be carried over the same, shall be marked in figures at every crossing thereof, and the extreme height over or depth under the surface of the ground shall be marked for every embankment and cutting exceeding five feet; and if any alteration in the present level or rate of inclination of any turnpike-road, carriage-road, or railway be intended, then the same shall be stated on the said section, and each numbered; also that cross sections, in reference to the said numbers, on a horizontal scale of one inch to every 330 feet, and on a vertical scale of one inch to every forty feet, shall be added, to explain the nature of such alterations more clearly. 52. That, where tunnelling as a substitute for open cutting, or a |
