6.

Repeal of

c. 89.

the Fourth, and the second and third years of Her Majesty's reign, with respect to the monies receivable by him under those Acts.

And be it Enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, the 3 & 4 Will. 4, said Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty 5 King WILLIAM the Fourth shall be and the same is hereby repealed.

7. Act may be repealed.

And be it Enacted, That this Act may be repealed or amended in this Session of Parliament.

METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONS OF SEWERS BILL.

Bill to consolidate the Metropolitan Commissions of Sewers.

Constitution, &c. of Commission.

SECT.

1. One Commission of Sewers for the Metropolitan Districts.

2. Duration of Commission, &c.

3. Style of Commissioners.

4. Lord Mayor and Four persons to be appointed by Common Council, to be Commissioners under Act.

5. Commissioners may act during vacancies.

6. Disqualifications.

Transfer of Property, Rights, Liabilities, &c. of former Commissions to Commis

sion under this Act.

SECT.

7. Property of sewers, &c. vested in Commissioners. Transfer of debts and liabilities.

8. Actions, &c. not to abate.

9. Rates made under a former Commission to be recoverable.

10. Officers under former Commissions to continue until removed.

Courts, Proceedings thereat, &c.

SECT.

11. Courts of Six Commissioners to exercise powers. Place of meeting.

12. Lord Mayor and persons appointed by Common Council may vote on questions affecting the city of London, such questions to be discussed only at Special Courts, and notice to be given thereof.

13. Chairman of Courts.

14. Questions to be decided by majority of votes.

15. First Court. Adjournment of Courts.

16. Monthly Courts to be held.

17. No extraordinary business at monthly Courts unless notice given.

18. Special Courts.

19. Adjournment of Courts.

20. Notices of Courts, how given.

21. Committee may be appointed.

22. Powers of Committee.

23. Record of proceedings.

Seal, Offices and Officers.

SECT.

24. Common seal.

25. Commissioners to provide offices. Complaint book to be kept.

26. Power to appoint officers and servants.

27. Clerk and Treasurer not to be the same person.

28. Penalty upon officers, &c. interested in contracts, or taking fees improperly.

29. Officers, &c. entrusted with money to give security and account. Summary proceedings in case of failing to account.

30. Power of removing officers from possession of property of Commissioners.

Mapping, &c. of Area, Division thereof into Sewerage Districts, and Jurisdiction of Commissioners.

SECT.

31. Map of area.

32. Agreement for survey.

33. Separate sewerage districts.

34. Power to Commissioners to alter districts.

35. Power to Commissioners to postpone exercise of jurisdiction.

36. Subjects of jurisdiction.

Works, &c. to be done by Commissioners, and Regulations for improved Drainage. SECT.

37. Repair, making, alteration and discontinuance of sewers, &c.

38. Main sewers and drains in city of London. Draining districts without the city. 39. Power to do works of improvement in sewers, &c., repairable ratione tenuræ, and divide the cost between the party liable and district.

40. Cleansing and emptying sewers, &c.

41. No house to be built without drains. All houses to be properly drained.

42. Return to be made to Commissioners of notices of building, given under Building Act, 7 & 8 Vict., c. 84. Building Act Surveyors to take notice of contravention of directions of this Act.

43. Water-closets, &c. in case of new houses. All houses to be provided with waterclosets, &c.

44. Commissioners to provide that drains, water-closets, &c. do not become a nuisance.

45. Offensive ditches, drains, &c. to be cleansed or covered.

46. Power to cleanse streets, &c. for preservation of health.

47. Commissioners may fill up ditches alongside roads, &c. and substitute pipes.

48. Commissioners to provide public necessaries.

Protection of Drainage Works.

SECT.

49. Buildings not to be made in sewers. Cellars, &c. not to communicate with sewers. Unauthorized drains not to be made. Hard rubbish not to be cast

into sewers.

SECT. 50.

SECT.

50. Road and street drainage. Openings not to be made into sewers without con

52. Commissioners may proceed on information of Surveyor.

53. Notice before works chargeable to special rates; meeting of Commissioners to hear objections.

54. Proviso for works of urgent necessity.

Powers of entry, &c., for execution of Works.

SECT.

55. Power to enter on lands for surveying, viewing sewers and inspecting housedrainage.

56. Power to stop up streets during progress of works, and to alter position of pipes.

Contracts.

SECT.

57. Contracts by Commissioners. Composition for penalties in respect of breach of contracts; estimates before commencing works of the value of 2007.; public notice of such contracts.

Power to purchase Land, &c., and Contract for supply of Water.

SECT.

58. Power to purchase land and easements by agreement, and to contract for water supply.

59. Incorporation of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 Vict. c. 18).

60. Power to sell lands not wanted.

Compensation to Persons damaged by exercise of Powers.

Rates.

SECT.

61. Compensation for damage.

62. Mode of referring to arbitration.

63. Death, &c. of one of the arbitrators-of single arbitrator.

64. Appointment of umpire.

65. Time within which award must be made.

66. Evidence and costs. Submission may be made rule of court.

67. Declaration to be made by arbitrator and umpire.

SECT.

68. District sewers rate for apportioned part of general expenses of Commission, and for the expenses special to the district.

69. District rates prospective or retrospective. Power to spread the charges of per

manent works.

SECT.

70. Commissioners may impose general and district rates in gross on parishes, or

assess occupiers.

71. Tenant not liable to sewers rate. To be repaid by landlord.

72. Assessment of district rate where not imposed in gross.

73. Special sewers rate.

74. Improvement rate. Proviso limiting amount of improvement rates, and charges for default.

75. Commissioners to ascertain amount of expenses. Certificate of Surveyor evi-
dence of expense of special works.

76. Owner of unoccupied premises to pay special and improvement rates.
77. Landlord to be rated for tenements under the annual value of 107., &c.
78. Description of owner or occupier in rates, if his name be unknown.
79. Inspection, &c., of poor-rates.

80. Proportion of special and improvement rates may be deducted from rent.
81. Redemption of special and improvement rates.

Rates, Notice and Form of, &c.

SECT.

82. Notice of district rate. Form of rate when not imposed in gross.

83. Notice of special and improvement rates.

84. Proposed rates, and rates to be open to inspection.

85. Amendment of rates.

Rates, Appeals against.

SECT.

86. Appeals against district rates imposed in gross.
87. Appeals against rates not imposed in gross.

88. Proceedings on appeals.

Kates, Collection of, where imposed in gross.

SECT.

89. Collection of rates imposed in gross-from Guardians of unions; from Overseers of parishes not in unions; from other persons where part only of parish in union is under the Commission, but that part is a district for rating.

90. Enforcement of precepts originally issued to Guardians.

91. Proviso for indemnifying parishes whose funds are anticipated from the default of other parishes in the union.

92. Enforcement of precepts not originally issued to Guardians.

Rates, Collection of, where not imposed in gross.

SECT.

93. Power for Commissioners, where the rate is not made in gross, to collect it, or to consolidate the assessment and collection with the poor rate or other rate, and issue precept therefor.

94. Precepts and warrants to specify exemptions, &c.

95. Service of precepts.

SECT. 96.