AGENT

receiving rent may be deemed "owner," 6, 237.
AGREEMENT,

supply of water to Oxford and Cambridge universities by,

145.

between landlord and tenant, how far affected by Public
Health Act, 149.

by local board, &c. exempt from stamp duty, 202.

ALLEY

included in the word "street," 10, 236.
ALLOWANCE OF RATES

by justices, unnecessary, 167.

ALLOWANCES

to superintending inspectors, 15.

not to exceed three guineas per day exclusive of
travelling expenses, 16.
to medical member of general board of health, 229.
ALPHABETICAL LIST

of votes may be prepared, 53.

ALTERATION

of buildings built without notice and approval, 89, 90.
streets laid out without notice and approval, 115, 116.
gas and water pipes under streets, &c., 114.
sewers-expenses, how to be defrayed, 134.

bye laws, 163, 164.

orders in council under Public Health Act, 193.
provisional orders, id.

boundaries of districts, id.

orders of lords of privy council, &c., under Nuisance

Removal Act, 226.
directions and regulations of general board of health,
under Nuisance Act, 226, 228.

AMENDMENT

of orders in council, 25 (g).

of Lords of Privy Council, 225, 226.

regulations &c. of General Board of Health, 226.

bills in parliament, how made on ingrossment, 82—84,

may be tendered, 192.

tender of, may be pleaded with other pleas, id.

AMOUNT

of special district rate, 134, 135.

private improvement rate, 141, 142.

note.

which may be deducted from rent, 143.

AMOUNT-continued.

of composition for rates, 146, 147.

compensation-disputes how to be settled, 196.

ANIMAL,

unfit for food, may be seized, 102.

kept in or underneath dwellings, 211, 215.

ANNUAL

expense of repairing works, estimate of, 133, 134.
meetings of local board, 63.

audit of accounts, 171.

APARTMENTS,

compounding for rates of premises let in, 146, 147.

APPEAL

against decisions of local board-

as to offensive trades, 64.

level and width of streets, 62.

mode of charging expenses of private works,

against amended rates, 151.

168, 169.

form of petition for application of Public Health Act, 245.
table of rates, under Public Health Act, 250.

Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, 209.
additional forms applicable to, 245-248.

to registrar general's ninth report, 18, 19, note.

APPLICATION. See Appropriation.

to local board for authority to inspect drains, &c. 91.
town council, &c. to inspect drains, &c. 210, 214.
justices for appointment of receiver, 162.

secretary of state for approval of bye laws, 164, 165.
APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.

meaning of the terms application " and " applied,"
2 (b), 3 (b).

upon petition of inhabitants, 16, 17, 24, 25.
returns of registrar general, showing excessive mor-
tality, 16, 17, 24, 25.

APPOINTMENT

of town council to act as local board, 33.

meaning of the term "appointment," in relation to con-
stitution of local boards, 34 (y).

of proxy, for purpose of voting, 50.
inspector of nuisances, surveyor, clerk, treasurer,
other officers and servants of local board, 66.
medical member of general board of health, 230.

66.

APPOINTMENT-continued

of officer of health, 68.

committees by local board of health, 65.

[211.

local authorities under Nuisance Act,

receiver of rates on behalf of mortgagees, 162.

arbitrator by the parties, 175.

surviving arbitrator, 124.

umpire by arbitrators, 176, 177.

sessions, 177.

by general or local board, under Public Health Act,

exempt from stamp duty, 15.
of officers for purpose of Nuisances Removal Act, 228, 231.
APPORTIONMENT

of rates between outgoing and incoming tenants, 140.
amongst mortgagees, 162.

loans between parts of districts, 156.

APPREHENSION

of officers about to abscond, 71.
APPROPRIATION

of penalties under Public Health Act, 185.
in general, 185, 186.

for diverting, wasting, or fouling water, 123, 124.
penalties under Nuisances Removal Act.

APPROVAL

sums for purpose of sinking fund, 161, 162.

received from sales of refuse under Nuisance

of surveyor's removal, 67.

Act, 213, 223, 224.

Public Health Act, 95, 99.

appointment and removal of medical officer, 73.
opening hospitals for infectious diseases, &c., 225.
level of houses, situation of privies, &c. 90.

level and width of streets, 116.

general and local boards to be in writing, 200.
works in parishes under 2,000 inhabitants, 86.
mortgage of rates, 168.

to be assessed upon one-fourth of value, 88.
ARBITRATION. See Arbitrator, Award, Umpire.

cases specially directed to be settled by arbitration,
175 (n).

of disputed compensation to be settled by, in general, 175.
mode of referring to, id.

submission may be made rule of court, 179.

ARBITRATOR.

meaning of term "arbitrators," 8.

appointment of, how made, 175.

of another, in case of death, &c., 176, 177.

ARBITRATOR-continued.

appointment of umpire by 177, 178.
his award to be final, 176.

time within which award must be made, 176.
may summon witnesses, 179.

and examine upon oath, 179.

require production of documents, &c., id.
award costs, according to discretion, id.
declaration by, id.

ARCH,

construction of, under carriageways, 79.
arching over sewers, expense how to be paid, 134.

AREA,

outside of cellars, &c., occupied as dwellings, 107.
width of, id.

steps across, 109.

ARREARS

of highway rate recoverable by existing surveyors, 167.
rates-recovery of, 152.

ASHES,

water-rate-stoppage of water, 146.

boxes for deposit of, 94.

removal of, to be enforced, 93, 94.

may be taken by local board, in certain cases, 94.

ASHPIT,

houses to be provided with, 87.

upon default of owner and occupier, local board
may provide, 88.
cellars, &c., used as dwellings, to be provided with, 108.
offensive or imperfect, to be corrected, 91, 92, 211, 215.
mode of proceeding under Public Health Act, 91, 92.
under Nuisance Removal Act, 210, 214.

ASSEMBLY, PLACES OF

cleansing, purifying, and ventilating, 227.
ASSESSMENT.

to general and special district rates, 137.
upon property liable to poor-rate, id.
basis of poor-rate, id.

if no poor rate, new assessment to be made,
according to Parochial Assessment Act, id.
by valuer, specially appointed, 137, 138.
of arable, meadow, pasture, wood lands, 138.
market gardens, nursery grounds, id.

land covered with water, canals, and towing-
paths, id.

railways, id.

who assessable, id., 135.

ASSESSMENT-continued

to general and special district rates—(continued)
exemptions under local acts, 139.
in case of unoccupied premises, 139.
of parts of a district separately, 141.
to private improvement rates, 141.

in case of unoccupied premises, 142, 143.
upon whom, id.

to water rate, 144, 145.

upon whom, id.

description of owner and occupier in, 151.
appeals against to sessions, 188.

for purposes of Nuisances Removal Act-

to defray expenses not recovered from owners, &c., 221.
of guardians, &c., in executing direc-
tions, &c. 231.

ASSISTANTS

for election purposes, 52.

carrying out directions of, under Nuisance Act, 227, 230.
ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES

before superintending inspector, costs to be paid, 171.
auditor, 172.

magistrates, 183.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL,

consent of, to proceedings by common informers, 185.

AUDIT. See Auditor.

accounts of local boards to be audited annually, 171.

at what time, id.

by whom,-

in case of corporate districts, 171.

districts consisting of parts of corporate

notice of, 174.

boroughs, id.

corporate and non-corpo-

rate parts, 172.

AUDITOR

of accounts of local board, 171.

by borough auditors, id.

poor law auditor, 172.

may require production of books, accounts, &c., 172.

certificate of, final, 173.

his remuneration, 173.

to report upon accounts audited, 174.

AUTHORITY

to surveyor to inspect drains, privies, &c., 91, 92.

to officer of local board to inspect and purify, &c. common
lodging houses, 100.