For amending an Act passed in the Ninth and Tenth Years 5 years of the reign of Her & c. 106. HEREAS an Act was passed in the Session of Parliament Preamble: holden in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of Her 9 & 10 Vict. present Majesty, intituled, " Au Act for making Preliminary Inquiries in certain Cases of Applications for Local Acts:" And whereas it is expedient to repeal the said Act, and to enact other provisions in lieu thereof; BB 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Parliament assembled, 10 and by the Authority of the same, THAT the said recited Act shall be and the same is hereby repealed. And be it Enacted, That in any case where it is intended to make an application to Parliament for an Act for the establishment of any waterworks, or for draining, paving, cleansing, lighting or otherwise 15 improving any town, district or place, or for making, maintaining or altering any burial-ground or cemetery, or for continuing, altering or enlarging any of the powers or provisions contained in any Act or Acts relating to any of the purposes aforesaid, a statement in duplicate of the intended objects and provisions of the proposed Act shall, on or before the last day of the month of November next before the Session 3. Inspector or Inspectors to proceed to make and nation under direction of ers of Woods, &c. of Parliament in which such application is intended to be made, or in First. The public benefit proposed by such Act; Secondly. The amount of funds required for carrying the Act into 10 effect, and the proposed application of the same; Thirdly. The mode in which it is proposed to raise such funds; Fourthly. If it is proposed to raise such funds by loan, the mode And with such statement shall be sent or delivered as aforesaid a 15 And be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, if they shall consider the same necessary or expedient, but not 20 place andmi- otherwise, and on being satisfied with the security for payment of the expenses, as hereinafter provided, to appoint, by writing under their hands, Commission- One or more competent person or persons, as they shall think necessary, to be an Inspector or Inspectors for the purpose of making such preliminary examination, survey and inquiries as hereinafter mentioned with 25 reference to any such proposed Act; and the said Inspector or Inspectors shall proceed to the town, district or place to which the proposed Act may relate, and shall make such examination and survey of the same, and such inquiries in relation to the objects and provisions of the proposed Act, and shall conduct his or their proceedings in such manner 30 as may be directed by any orders or resolutions of either House of Parliament, and in such manner as the said Commissioners shall direct, in case there shall be no such orders or resolutions, and so far as such orders or resolutions for the time being shall not extend or be applicable; but so that there be a public hearing by the 35 said Inspector or Inspectors, at which the Promoters, Opposers and others may be beard in relation to the proposed Act; and after such examination, survey and inquiries as aforesaid, the said Inspector or Inspectors shall report the result thereof to the said Com missioners, 5 missioners, and every such report, together with such other documents as the said Commissioners shall deem necessary, shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament, within Six Weeks after the time at which security for payment of expenses shall have been given to the satisfaction of the Commissioners as herein provided, if Parliament be then sitting, and if Parliament be not then sitting, then within Fourteen Days after the next meeting of Parliament. And be it Enacted, That the said Commissioners shall give Fourteen Days' public notice of the time and place which shall have been 10 fixed for the purpose of the public hearing, or first public hearing, for the purposes of such examination as aforesaid, by advertisement in One or more of the public papers usually circulated in the town, district or place, and in such other manner as shall appear to them necessary and sufficient. 15 5. Promoters nents to apand Oppopear before Inspectors. Inspectors And be it Enacted, That at the time and place which shall have been so notified as aforesaid, the Promoter or Promoters of the proposed Act, or some person on his or their behalf, shall appear before the said Inspector or Inspectors, and produce all such surveys, plans, sections and estimates, or other documents connected with the 20 matter of inquiry, and give such evidence in relation to the proposed Act as such Promoter, Promoters or person aforesaid shall think fit, and shall give such further evidence, and produce such other documents as the said Inspector or Inspectors shall deem necessary; and all persons whose rights or interests may be affected by any 25 such proposed Act, and who may be desirous of being heard in opposition to the same, may also appear before the said Inspector or Inspectors, and state their grounds of opposition thereto, and may support the same by evidence, and by such plans, sections or other documents as may be in their custody or power; and 30 the said Inspector or Inspectors may by summons under his or empowered their hand or hands summon before him or them any Overseer or other person having the custody of any map or survey made in pursuance of the provisions of any Act of Parliament, or of any book containing any rate made for the relief of the poor in any parish, or for any purpose or place wholly or in part within the district over which such examination shall extend, to produce such map, survey or book for his or their inspection; and the said Inspector or Inspectors may summon, in manner aforesaid, any other person whose evidence shall, in the judgment of the said Inspector or Inspectors, be material to his or their inquiries, and pay or allow to every such Overseer or other person so summoned by him or them the reasonable charges of his attendance; and the said Inspector or Inspectors shall also And to require evidence have power to administer an oath to all persons who may be ex- on oath. amined by him or them touching the premises; and all persons so 35 40 to summon. 6. Penalty upon refusing to give evidence. 7. Expenses of Inquiry to be paid by the Promoters. Certificate of examined shall be required to answer upon oath all such questions as may be put to them by the Inspector or Inspectors. 5 And be it Enacted, That any person being summoned by such InSpector or Inspectors, who, after the delivery to him of such summons as aforesaid, or of a copy thereof, shall wilfully neglect or refuse to attend in pursuance of such summons, or to produce such plans, sections, maps, books or other documents as he may be required to produce under the provisions hereinbefore contained, or to answer upon oath such questions as may be put to him by such Inspector or Inspectors under the powers herein contained, shall be liable to forfeit and 10 pay a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, which may be recovered before any Two or more Justices having jurisdiction within such town, district or place; and on conviction of the offender, and in default of payment of any such penalty, such Justices shall be empowered and required to cause the same to be levied by distress and sale of the goods 15 and chattels of the offender, by warrant under their hands and seals, and such penalty shall be paid to the Treasurer of the county within which such conviction shall take place, in aid of the county rate; provided that no person other than the Promoters of the proposed Act, or their Agents, shall be required to attend in obedience to any 20 summons, unless the reasonable charges of his attendance be paid or tendered to him, nor to travel in obedience thereto more than Ten Miles from his usual place of abode. And be it Enacted, That all the costs, charges and expenses which shall be incurred by the said Commissioners or by the said Inspector 25 or Inspectors in respect of the said local examination survey and inquiries, or otherwise, under the provisions of this Act, in relation to the application for any such Act as aforesaid, including such sums as the said Commissioners shall fix for the remuneration of the said Inspector or Inspectors, shall be paid by the Promoters of the pro- 30 posed Act to the said Commissioners; and the amount of such costs, charges and expenses shall in all cases be certified by the said Commissioners; and it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, previous to the commencement of such examination, to require the said Promoters to deposit any sum of money, or to give such other security for the 35 payment of the said costs, charges and expenses as to the said Commissioners shall seem fit; and the certificates of the said Commissioners certifying the amount of the costs, charges and expenses incurred by them respectively as aforesaid, shall be taken as proof in all proceedings at law and in equity of the amount of such respective 40 costs, charges and expenses: Provided always, That it shall not be lawful to include in such certificate any charge for the attendance of |