5 15 them shall be raised and levied, to such bank or other person, and in such manner as the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury shall direct: Provided always, That such presentment and payments shall be without prejudice to the repayment of such other advances as may have been made or may be made from Her Majesty's Exchequer, and which are not comprehended in the aforesaid sum. 22. c. 77, s. 14. Presentment made at last Spring Asseda for Dot sizes in Drogdue to the quashed. Exchequer AND whereas by the said recited Act passed in the last Session 5 & 6 Vict. of Parliament, it was, after reciting that divers sums of money had been from time to time advanced from Her Majesty's Exchequer 10 for divers public purposes in the county of the town of Drogheda, amongst other things enacted, that for the repayment of such advances the Grand Jury of the county of the town of Drogheda, at the next assizes after the passing of that Act, should present to be levied off the said county of the town of Drogheda such sum, and by such and so many half-yearly instalments as the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury or any Three of them should direct AND whereas, pursuant to the directions of the said Act, and to the directions of the said Commissioners of the Treasury, the Grand Jury of the said county of the town of Drogheda, 20 at the Spring Assizes of this present year, made a presentment for the levy off the said county of the town of Drogheda of the sum of Eight thousand seven hundred and forty-eight Pounds, Twelve Shillings and Eleven Pence Half-penny, by half-yearly instalments of Four hundred and Thirty-seven Pounds, Eight Shillings and Eight 25 Pence each: AND whereas by reason of difficulties in the applotment of Grand Jury Cess in the said county of the town of Drogheda, the money so presented remains uncollected, and doubts have arisen whether a portion of the money so presented is properly chargeable on the said county of the town of Drogheda, as now bounded and 30 defined under the provisions of the hereinbefore-recited Acts of Her present Majesty's reign; and the money so presented includes a large sum originally repayable by instalments extending over a long period of time, and it is therefore just and reasonable that the levy thereof shall not be enforced; BE it therefore Enacted, That the said pre35 sentment so made by the Grand Jury of the said county of the town of Drogheda, at the last Spring Assizes, pursuant to the provisions of the said recited enactment, and to the directions of the said Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, shall be quashed, and the same is hereby declared null and void to all intents and purposes 40 whatsoever. AND whereas certain advances made to the county of the town of Drogheda for building a new Gaol are repayable to Her Majesty's Exchequer by half-yearly instalments of Fifty-seven Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and Ten-pence: AND whereas other advances made to the 394. B 3 said 24. CLAUSE (A). Grand Jury to present for amount of Annuity to be raised. 5 said county of the town of Drogheda, for building a Lunatic Asylum, ვი And be it Enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Grand Jury of the said county of the town of Drogheda, at the next Assizes after the passing of this Act, and they are hereby required, to present to be levied off the said county of the town of Drogheda, by equal half-yearly moieties in each of the years specified in such warrant, the annuity therein specified; and the Treasurer of the said 35 county of the town of Drogheda shall and he is hereby required to insert a moiety of the annuity specified in such warrant, in his warrant for raising or levying the sums presented at the said next Assizes; and in like manner, without further presentment or authority in that behalf, to insert a like sum in his warrant for raising or levying the 40 sums presented at each succeeding Assizes, until the said annuity shall cease to be payable, and the same shall be raised and levied accordingly; and the said Treasurer shall pay over the said several moieties of the said Annuity, when and as each of them shall be raised 5 raised and levied, to such Bank or person and in such manner as the said Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury shall direct: Provided always, that such presentment and payments shall be without prejudice to the repayment of such other advances as may have been made or may be made from Her Majesty's Exchequer, and which are not comprehended in the hereinbefore-mentioned sums. AND whereas under the said recited Acts certain parts or portions of the old county of the town of Drogheda and of the ancient liberties thereof, and certain parts of parishes or other denominations, 10 are not included within the boundaries of the county of the town of Drogheda as defined under the said recited Acts, and have, for the purpose of Grand Jury Presentments, among others, become severally part of the adjoining counties of Louth and Meath, and the same may be justly liable to contribute to the payment of the said debts, 15 or some of them; BE it therefore Enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Chief or Under-Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, on the application of Ten or more persons liable to the payment of Grand Jury Cess in the said county of the town of Drogheda, or of the Paymaster of 20 Civil Services in Ireland, to appoint, by writing under his hand, a Barrister, not having any, interest in the question, by his award, under his hand and seal, to assess the proportion, if any, of the debt, or several debts, so due as aforesaid to Her Majesty's Exchequer, to which any place or precinct not now under the provisions of the 25 said recited Acts, part of the said county of the town of Drogheda, for the purpose of Grand Jury Presentments, may be justly liable, and the proportion of the said half-yearly instalments which ought to be paid and contributed by such precinct or place; and such Arbitrator shall also assess the costs of such arbitration, and direct 30 in what proportion the same shall be paid by such county or any such precinct or place; and the proportion, if any, of the said halfyearly instalments of the said Annuity assessed by such award on each such precinct or place, shall, from time to time, be applotted, raised and levied, on and off such precinct or place, by warrant of the Treasurer of the county whereunto such place or precinct may be now annexed, and be by him paid over, when and as the sanie shall be raised and levied, to such Bank or person and in such manner as the said Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury shall direct; and the half-yearly instalments of the said Annuity leviable off the said 40 county of the town of Drogheda, as at present defined, shall be pro tanto reduced. 35 And be it Enacted, That in the construction of this Act every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as one person or thing; and 394. B 4 every 25. Debt due by old part of county of Drogheda, how to be settled. 26. Interpre tation Clause. 27. Act may be amended, &c, every word importing the masculine gender shall be applied to a female as well as a male, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction respectively. And be it Enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by 394. Under 3 oz. (Ireland.) (No. 3.) A BILL To make further Provision in respect of Grand Jury [Note.--The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in the Committee.] W HEREAS an Act was passed in the Session of Parliament Preamble: holden in the third and fourth years of the reign of Her 3 & 4 Vict., present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland:" c. 108, s. 20. 5 c. 109. And whereas another Act was passed in the same Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to annex certain Parts of certain Counties 3 & 4 Vict., of Cities to adjoining Counties, to make further Provision for Compensation of Officers in Boroughs, to limit the Borough Rate, and to continue for a limited Time an Act to restrain the Alienation of 10 Corporate Property in Ireland :" And whereas under the said recited Acts certain parts or portions of the old liberties of certain counties of cities and counties of towns, and certain parts of parishes and other denominations thereof, are included within the boundaries of the counties of such cities or towns 15 as defined under the provisions of the said recited Acts; and other parts or portions of the liberties of the same cities or towns, and of such parishes and other denominations thereof, not being within such boundaries, have, for the purposes of Grand Jury Presentments, among others, become part of the adjoining counties: 20 And whereas provision was made by the said last-mentioned Act for ascertaining the proportion of any debt incurred previous to the passing of the said Acts, to which any precinct or place not being, 541. 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