METERS (GAS)-continued. Sale of Gas Act, 1859-contd. if incorrect, not to be refixed until altered, 92. when fraudulent to be doubled, 92. recovery of, ib. water to, may be supplied by officer of gas company, ib. METERS (WATER), company may let, when authorized to supply water by measure, 272. power of entry to ascertain quantity consumed, ib. to remove, &c., ib. not subject to distress for rent, execution, &c., ib. register of meter to be evidence, ib. penalty for injuring, altering, &c., 433. METROPOLIS, Metropolis Gas Act, 1860..100. recital of companies in, ib. short title of, ib. incorporation of Gasworks Clauses Act, 1847..101. application of, to all companies in metropolis, ib. interpretation of terms, ib. limits of act, 102. assignment of districts, 103. upon complaint secretary of state may appoint inspector to powers of inspector, ib. penalty for obstructing inspector, ib. notice to company if complaint well founded, ib. to remove ground of complaint, 105. company to obey orders of secretary of state, ib. costs of secretary of state to be paid by company, ib. meters, and may charge rent, ib. security to be given, 106. magistrate to determine amount of security, ib. penalty on company not providing supply or meters, ib. contracts may be entered into with company, 107. valid though not under seal, ib. restrictions thereon, ib. company to light streets when required by local authorities, ib. who may provide their own lamps, ib. service pipes to be fully charged with gas, 108. illuminating power and purity of gas, ib. penalty for deficiency of, ib. appointment of examiner by local authority, 109. examination of gas and report thereon, ib. joint appointment of examiner by two or more local autho- complaint of consumers to magistrate, 110. hearing thereon, ib. order of magistrate, ib. company to obey order, ib. companies to afford facilities for examination of gas, ib. METROPOLIS-continued. Metropolis Gas Act, 1860-continued. limiting charges for gas and meters, 110. limiting charge for public lamps, ib. arbitration between companies and local authorities, ib. restricting advance in price of gas, 111, 112. appeal by consumer to home secretary on rise of price of form of accounts may be issued by home secretary, 112. deposit of with clerks of the peace, ib. regulating charges for inspection of, ib. secretary of state may direct proceedings against company, ib. defining jurisdiction of magistrates, ib. protection of water companies, 115. notice to company, before laying pipes, ib. mode of laying pipes, ib. preventing further contamination of water by gas, 116. for ascertaining if water is contaminated, 117. appropriation of penalties, 118. saving rights of metropolitan board of works, ib. jurisdiction of courts of law and equity, 119. providing for expenses of act, ib. expenditure of local authorities under act, ib. Gas Act Amendment Act, 1861..121. transferring powers of justices, under Sale of Gas Act, to repealing part of sect. 1 of that act, so far as it relates to Commercial Gas Act, 1875..123-142. additional capital, new shares, &c., 126, 127. gas referees, 129. purity of gas to be prescribed by gas referees, 130. testing, &c., 130, 131. burner for testing illuminating power, 131. gas examiner, ib. chief gas examiner, ib. daily testing, ib. quarterly report of chief gas examiner, 132. forfeiture for defect of power, excess of impurity or insuffi- ciency of pressure, 132, 133. forfeiture to be borne by dividend, 133. maximum price of gas, with sliding scale as to dividend, 133, METROPOLIS-continued. Gas Light and Coke Company Act-continued. maximum price of gas, with sliding scale as to dividend, gas examiner, 153. chief gas examiner, ib. daily testing, ih. quarterly report of chief gas examiner, 154. forfeiture for defect of power, excess of impurity, or in- forfeiture when to be paid out of divisible profits, 156. audit of accounts, 156. works affecting post office telegraph system, 156, 157. Metropolis Water Act, 1871..290-311. regulations settled by Board of Trade, 313. powers of Board of Trade under Acts of 1852 and 1871 trans- exempted from Gas and Water Works Facilities Acts, 362, 373. sources of water supply, 281 et seq. reservoirs within a limited distance to be covered, 282. aqueducts when to be covered, ib. powers of Local Government Board as to quantity and constant supply, 292 et seq. regulations sanctioned for metropolis, 313-316. map of underground works in. See UNDERGROUND WORKS. account of receipt and expenditure of rates, &c., 305 et seq. power of cutting off supply in, when exerciseable, 288. supply of water in, on Sundays, 292. regulations in, under Metropolis Water Acts, 297 et seq., 313-316. supply of prescribed fittings in, 300 et seq., 313–316. quality of water in, 283, 304 et seq. appointment and duties of water examiner, 305. disputes to be settled by arbitration, 307. recovery and application of penalties under Water Acts in, 308. miscellaneous provisions of Water Act, 1871..308, 309. powers under Sale of Gas Act, 83, 84, 121. to receive copy of map of underground works, 286. See also MILLS. See further the STANDING ORDERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF PAR- LIAMENT. notice of taking water from streams of, under Facilities Acts, MILLS-continued. owners and occupiers of, service of notice on, under Facilities Act, MINERALS, proof of, 388 et seq. power to dig up, &c. in order to construct waterworks, 218. what are, 224. map or plan of underground works of company, 224. mining communications under undertakers' works, 227. MINES, saving clause as to, in Public Health Act, 1875..462, 463. monies payable to by companies, 59, 639, 640. MISCONDUCT. See further PENALTY and NEGLIGENCE. MISTAKE, in plans deposited. See PLANS. interest in lands omitted to be purchased through, 674, 675. delays in making, 97. MONEY. See CAPITAL OF COMPANIES. borrowing powers of companies, 544, 545. reborrowing, powers of, 545. raised by company to be applied to purposes of company, 553. debenture stock how to be applied, 595. levied under Sale of Gas Act, may be returned by order of justices, forfeited under Gas Clauses Act, 1871..73. persons having control of, to give security to company, 568. MONTH, definition of, 12, 186, 531, 601. MORTGAGE, preference stock, 596. rules as to debenture stock to apply to. ib. MORTGAGEES, appointment of receiver by, 59, 549. no preference between, by reason of priority, ib. MORTGAGES AND BONDS, to be stamped, 546. form of, 584. register of, to be kept, 547. may be transferred, ib. transfer of, and stamps thereon, 547, 585. not to prevent application of calls to purposes of company, 546, not to be affected by issue of debenture stock, 595. taking lands subject to, 665-670. provisions of Burghs Gas Supply (Scotland) Act, 1876, as to, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. See further LOCAL AUTHORITIES. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, not to sell lands without approbation of treasury, 607. See further OPPOSITION and PROMOTION OF BILLS. affected under Gas and Water Works Facilities Act, 1870..357. NAVIGATION. See SAVING CLAUSES. NEGATIVE WORDS, in statutes, when imperative, 530. NEGLECT. See also NEGLIGENCE and DEFAULT. to supply gas, 71. to pay gas rents, 73. See also LOCAL to reinstate streets, &c. See BREAKING UP STREETS and STREETS. NEGLIGENCE. See also PENALTY. action for, against gas companies, 19, n., 30. injury to gas meters by, 72. action for, against water companies, 190-214, 219-221. in construction of works, ib. NET ANNUAL VALUE. basis of assessment under Public Health Act, 1875..427-430. |