cording to this Act. Mode of measuring Roads in reference to clearing of Gates defined. ordered by the Justices of certain of the said Counties, in • Quarter Sessions assembled, to be levied and collected as and for County Road Rate, but by reason of the Difficulties before ⚫ mentioned in carrying the said first-recited Act into operation the same could not be or have not been collected;' be it enacted, That such Rates shall be deemed to be good and valid, but the said Justices shall issue new Precepts or Warrants for the levying and collecting of the same, or such Parts thereof as shall not have been levied or collected, to the Guardians, Over seers, or other Persons empowered by Law to collect the same under the Provisions of the said secondly-recited Act and of this Act; and the Provisions and Regulations in this Act contained shall apply to the said last-mentioned Rates, in like Manner as to any Rates to be hereafter made. IX. And whereas by the said recited Act it is enacted, "that from and after the Repeal of the said Local Acts respectively, when any Toll shall have been once taken in respect of any Horse or other Animal not drawing, or of any Horse or ⚫ other Animal drawing any Carriage or Vehicle at any Toll Gate or Bar within any of the said Counties, no Toll shall thereafter be taken in respect of the same Horse or other Animal, or in respect of the same Carriage or other Vehicle, on the same Day (to be computed from Twelve of the Clock of the Night to Twelve of the Clock in the next succeeding Night) for repassing through the same Gate or Bar, or for passing or repassing through any other Gate or Bar in the same County, within the Distance of Seven Miles from the • Gate or Bar at which such Toll shall have been taken (such • Distance measured along Turnpike Roads only), nor for passing or repassing through any Gate or Bar in any other of the said Counties adjoining within the Distance of Two Miles from the Gate or Bar at which such Toll shall have been taken, to be measured as aforesaid, along and in respect of Turnpike Roads within either of such Counties:" And whereas Doubts have arisen in what Manner and along what Description of Roads such Distances respectively ought to be measured, and whether Portions of Road within the Boundaries of Cities or Towns separately maintaining their own Roads, and also whether County Bridges and the Approaches thereto, and Ferries, ought to be included in or excluded from such Measurement;' for the Removal of such Doubts it is hereby declared and enacted as follows; (that is to say,) Wherever there is a continuous Line of Turnpike Road Part Part of the Line of such continuous Turnpike Road between Power to fill up Vacancies in Boards occaCounty Roads sioned by Nonattendance. Roads of Pressituate in the teigne Trust, County of Radnor, acting G. 4. c. xvi. under X. And be it enacted, That if any Member of any County Roads Board shall absent himself from the Meetings of the said Board for the Space of Twelve Months continuously, the Jus tices of the Peace for such County shall, at any General Quarter Sessions held after the Expiration of such Period, elect and appoint another Person in the Room of such Member, in like Manner as if such Member had died or resigned. XI. And whereas certain Roads or Portions of Road in- Regulation of "cluded within the Powers of an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, and ⚫ intituled An Act for continuing the Term and altering the Powers of Three Acts for repairing the Roads leading from Ryeway in the Parish of Yaspole in the County of Hereford to Presteigne in the County of Radnor, and several other Roads • therein mentioned in the said County of Radnor, and in the Counties of Hereford and Salop, are locally situated within the County of Radnor, and it is expedient that certain of the Regulations applicable to the other Roads within the said County should extend to and include the said first-mentioned Roads;' be it therefore enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Trustees acting under the Powers of the said recited Act to reduce the Tolls payable at any Turnpike Gate on any of such first-mentioned Roads situate within the said County to the Amounts specified in the Second Schedule to the said first-recited Act annexed, and thereupon to agree with the County Roads Board of the said County that all Turnpike Gates upon such first-mentioned Roads shall clear the Turnpike Gates upon Roads within the Jurisdiction of the said County Roads Board which may be situate within the Distance of Two Miles therefrom, and shall be cleared by such last-mentioned Turnpike Gates reciprocally, and in that Case such Distance shall be measured and computed according to the Rules herein. before prescribed for the Measurement of Distances between Turnpike Gates for the Purposes of this and the said firstrecited Act. Trustees of XII. And whereas some Diminution of Tolls may by reason Compensation of this Act be occasioned to the Trustees acting under the to be made to • Provisions of the last-recited Act, and it is reasonable that Presteigne Compensation should be made to them for the same; be it Trust. enacted, That it shall be lawful for the County Roads Board of the County of Radnor to agree with the said Trustees for the Payment to them and their Successors of such annual Sum, to be paid at such Times and in such Manner as shall be determined and specified by such Agreement, and such Agreement shall be valid and effectual in Law; provided that such Payment Certain Parts of the Road be in future under the Management of Roads Board of Payment as aforesaid shall always be made out of the County Roads Fund of the said County, and shall form a Charge upon such County Roads Fund next in order after the Annuity payable to the Public Works Loan Commissioners, and prior to all other Charges upon the same. XIII. And whereas it is expedient that the Two several Pieces of Road herein-after mentioned, and which were near Swansea to omitted in the Description of the Roads to be maintained and repaired under the Powers and Provisions of the Two hereinbefore recited Acts, should form Part of the several Roads to be maintained and repaired, under the Authority of the County Roads Board of the County of Glamorgan, (that is to say,) the Road which leads from the old Turnpike Toll House near Greenhill in the Parish of Swansea, and passing over the Aberdyverthy Bridge, joins the Turnpike Road from Swansea to Neath at or near the Eastern End of the said Bridge, and the Road which leads from the Turnpike Road from Swansea to Gower at or near the Eastern Entrance to Saint Helen's, and joins the lower Road from Swansea to the 'Mumbles, at or near a certain Direction Post on the said lower Road;' be it therefore enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act the said Two several Pieces of Road shall be managed, maintained, and repaired under the Authority of the County Roads Board of the County of Glamorgan, and for the Purposes of this Act and the said recited Acts shall be deemed and taken to form Part of the County Roads of the said County of Glamorgan. 31 G. 3. c. 106. repea led XIV. And be it enacted, That an Act passed in the Thirtyand 9 G.4. c. cvi. first Year of the Reign of King George the Third, intituled An Act for amending, widening, and keeping in repair the Road leading from the Town of Haverfordwest, through the Town of Fishguard, to the Town of Newport in the County of Pembroke, and also from the Town of Fishguard to the City of Saint David's in the said County of Pembroke, and also another Act passed in the Ninth Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, intituled An Act for repairing the Roads from Tavernspite to the Towns of Pembroke and Tenby, and to Hubberston Hakin, and from Loveston Mountain to Cavaston Bridge, and from the End of Toch Lane on the said Road from Tavernspite to Hubberston Hakin to the Road from Loveston Mountain to Cavaston Bridge, and from the Parish of Cranwear to Pembroke Dock and Hobb's Point, all in the County of Pembroke, shall be and the same are respectively hereby repealed. XV. And be it enacted, That this Act shall come into operation on the First Day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty-seven. XVI. And be it enacted, That the Act passed in the Session held in the Seventh and Eighth Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Turnpike Trusts in South Wales, and another Act passed in the Session held in the Eighth and Ninth Years of the Reign of Her said Majesty, intituled An Act to make make certain further Provisions for the Consolidation of Turnpike Trusts in South Wales, and the present Act, shall be construed as One Act. XVII. And be it enacted, That this Act may be amended Act may be or repealed by any Act to be passed in this Session of amended, &c. Parliament. CAP. LXXIII. An Act to authorize the Advance of Money out of the [22d July 1847.] WHEREAS an Act was passed in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, ⚫ intituled An Act to authorize the Issue of Exchequer Bills and 57 G. 3. c. 34. the Advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund to a limited Amount, for the carrying on of Public Works and Fisheries in the United Kingdom, and Employment of the Poor in Great Britain, in manner therein mentioned: And whereas another Act was passed in the same Session of Parliament, intituled 'An Act to amend an Act made in the present Session of Par- 57 G. 3. c. 124. liament, for authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills and the "Advance of Money for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries, " and the Employment of the Poor: And whereas another Act was passed in the First Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act to amend and con- 1 G. 4. c.60. tinue Two Acts passed in the Fifty-seventh Year of His late Majesty King George the Third, for authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills and the Advance of Money for carrying on of Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to extend the Powers of the Commissioners for executing the said Acts in Great Britain: And whereas another Act was passed in the First and Second Years of the Reign of His said late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act to empower 1&2G.4.c.111, the Commissioners in Great Britain for the Execution of several "Acts for authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills for carrying on of Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to extend the Time for the Payment of certain Advances ' under the said Acts: And whereas another Act was passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His said last-mentioned Ma jesty, intituled An Act to amend Two Acts of the Fifty-seventh 3G. 4. c.86. Year of His late Majesty and the First Year of His present 'Majesty, for authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills and the Advance of Money for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to authorize a further Issue of Exchequer Bills for the Purposes of the said Acts: And whereas another Act was passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of His said last-mentioned Majesty, intituled An Act to 4G. 4. c. 63. authorize the Advance of Money by the Commissioners under several Acts for the Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works, 5 G. 4. c. 36. 5 G. 4. c. 77. 6 G. 4. c. 35. 7 G. 4. c. 30. 6 10 & 11 VICT. for the building, rebuilding, enlarging, or repairing of Gaols in England: And whereas another Act was passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His said last-mentioned Majesty, intituled An Act to amend and render more effectual the several Acts for the Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works: And 'whereas another Act was passed in the same Year, intituled An Act to amend the Acts for the Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works: And whereas another Act was passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His said last-mentioned Majesty, intituled An Act to render more effectual the several Acts for authorizing Advances for carrying on Public Works, so far as relates to Ireland: And whereas another Act was passed in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His said last-mentioned Majesty, intituled An Act to amend the several Acts for authorizing Advances for carrying on Public Works and to extend the Provisions thereof in certain Cases: And whereas another Act was passed in the Seventh and Eighth Years of the 7&8 G. 4. c. 12. Reign of His said last-mentioned Majesty, intituled An Act to • amend an Act of the First Year of His present Majesty, for the Advance of Money for carrying on Public Works in Ireland: And whereas another Act was passed in the same Year, inti7 & 8 G. 4. c. 47. tuled An Act for the further Amendment and Extension of the Powers of the several Acts authorizing Advances for carrying on Public Works: And whereas another Act was passed in the First and Second Years of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act to amend several Acts passed for authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills and the Advance of Money for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to authorize a further Issue of Exchequer Bills, for the Purposes of the 'said Acts: And whereas another Act was passed in the Third and Fourth Years of the Reign of His said late Majesty, inti3&4 W. 4. c. 32. tuled An Act to amend several Acts authorizing Advances for carrying on Public Works: And whereas another Act was passed in the Fourth and Fifth Years of the Reign of His 4&5 W.4. c. 72. said late Majesty, intituled An Act to amend several Acts for authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to authorize a further Issue of Exchequer Bills for the Purposes, of the said Acts: And whereas another Act was passed in the First Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled An Act to authorize the further Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to amend the Acts relating thereto: And whereas another Act was passed in the First and Second 1 & 2 Vict. c. 88. Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act "to authorize the further Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor, and to ' amend the Acts relating thereto: And whereas another Act was passed in the Third Year of the Reign of Her present 3 & 4 Vict. c. 10. Majesty, intituled An Act to authorize the Issue of Exchequer ·Bills for Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the 1 & 2 W. 4. c. 24. 7 W. 4. & 1 Viet. c. 51. • Poor : |