No. 13.-AGREEMENT with Twelve or more Tenants for the Enfranchisement of certain Lands where the Rent-charge is intended to be apportioned by the parties.

[Parties who find it convenient to execute an Agreement as a foundation for such a Schedule of Apportionment as is given in No. 12, may if they please use the following Form.]

Manor of
County of

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made the

day

of between A. B., of &c. Lord of the said Manor of the first part; C. D., of &c. a Tenant of the said Manor, of the second part; E. F., of &c. another Tenant of the said Manor, of the third part, &c. [according to the number of the said Tenants.] WITNESS, that in pursuance of the powers and authorities for that purpose given in and by an Act passed in the fourth and fifth years of the Reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intitutled "An Act for the Commutation of certain Manorial Rights in respect of Lands of Copyhold and Customary Tenure, and in respect of other Lands subject to such Rights, and for facilitating the Enfranchisement of such Lands, and for the Improvement of such Tenure," the said parties above-named Lord and Tenants of the said Manor to the number of [or being all the tenants of the said Manor] do hereby contract and agree for the Enfranchisement of the Lands described in the Schedule hereunder written, and that they will effect such Enfranchisement by a Schedule of Apportionment to be hereafter prepared. As witness the hands of the said parties, the day and year first above written.

The Schedule above referred to.

This should contain the following information in columns:

No. 14.-Declaration by Steward as to Value and Incidents.

Manor of, &c.

No. 15. Declaration by Valuer as to Value of Lands. A SCHEDULE by the undersigned Valuer, as required by the Copyhold Commissioners with respect to certain Copyhold or Customary Lands proposed to be Commuted (or Enfranchised.)

I declare the above to be, according to the best of my skill and judgment, the true Annual Value of the above-named Copyhold and Customary Lands, holden of the above Manor.

Dated, &c.

(Signed)

A.B. Valuer.

No. 16.-POWER of Attorney. See s. 12. Manor of

County of

I, A. B. of &c. Lord [or Copyholder, Customary Tenant, or Freeholder, as the case may be] of the said Manor, do hereby appoint C. D. of &c. to be my lawful Attorney, to act for me in all respects as if I myself were present and acting in the execution of an Act passed in the fourth and fifth years of the reign of her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, "An Act for the Commutation of certain Manorial Rights in respect of Lands of Copyhold and Customary Tenure, and in respect of other Lands subject to such Rights, and for facilitating the Enfranchisement of such Lands, and for the Improvement of such Tenure." day of

Dated this

(Signed)

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A. B.

INDEX.

ABATE, proceedings not to abate by death

ACCOUNT. (See Remedies.)

ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF EXCHEQUER, in certain cases

money to be paid to his account, when over 2001.

the like when under, but above 207.

ACT, analysis and introduction

general scope of

ib.

not to extend to rents, fines, &c. accrued before 1st January
next after confirmation of apportionment

daries, may be referred to arbitration

ACTIONS, SUITS, AND DIFFERENCES, as to rights or boun-

may be determined by commissioners

(See Remedies.)

ADJOURNMENT, of manorial meeting

must be once advertised

ADVERTISEMENT, of manorial meetings

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adjourned meetings

AGENT OR ATTORNEY, lords or tenants may appoint

powers of

form of appointment

AGREEMENT, manorial commutation, meeting may be called to

AGREEMENT (continued).

(voluntary commutation) may be made under the Act, between
the lord and any one or more of the tenants of a manor with
consent of commissioners

any rights may be commuted by

mode of effecting

no rights included unless expressed

notice of objection to, to be given ten days before meeting
expenses of

introduction and analysis

(See Apportionment-Costs and Expenses-Steward-Lord-
Valuers-Mines and Minerals-Forms-Commutation-Tenure
-Rights-Stamp Duties-Consents-Commissioners.)

APPEAL. (See Remedies.)

APPORTIONMENT, of commutation may be included in manorial
agreement

or be fixed by valuers

tenant refusing information to steward, not entitled to object to
when not part of agreement how valuers to proceed in making
meeting for objections to

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copies of, to be deposited with steward and clerk of peace
notices of, to whom to be given

errors in, may be corrected by commissioners, after confirma-
tion of

to specify events on which increase or diminution of rent-charge
to depend

may be effected by schedule, agreed between lord and tenants
or prepared by steward

(of enfranchisement) expenses of, how to be borne

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100

xx, xxviii

in what cases payment of consideration may be deferred in, by
commissioners

or on notice by tenants and with consent of lord, and to be in-
serted in column of

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expenses of, to be fixed by commissioners, or confirmed
sums payable under, to be paid from day mentioned in
payments, to be entered upon copy of, deposited with steward
schedule of, not liable to stamp duty

(See Commissioners-Commutation-Custs and Expenses—Enfran-

chisement-Remedies-Steward-Valuers.)

ARBITRATION. (See Actions, &c.—Remedies.)

BOROUGH ENGLISH, custom of, to cease after commutation

BOUNDARIES, power for arbitrator to settle disputes, &c. respecting

the like for commissioners

(See Actions, &c.)

CERTIORARI, proceedings not to be moved by