The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69].

Treble Costs.

Rights of His Majesty, and of the Corporation

of London, not to be prejudiced.

Proviso for

of Sewers.

the Jury shall find for the Defendant or Defendants; and upon such Verdict, or if the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs shall be nonsuited, or discontinue his, her or their Action or Suit, after the Defendant or Defendants shall have appeared, or if upon Demurrer Judgment shall be given against the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, then the Defendant or Defendants shall recover Treble Costs, and shall have such Remedy for recovering the same as any Defendant or Defendants hath or have for his, her or their Costs in any other Cases by Law.

CXVI. Provided also, and be it further enacted and declared, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to prejudice or derogate from the Estates, Rights, Interests, Privileges, Franchises, or Authority of the King's Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, or of the Mayor, and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, or their Successors, or the Lord Mayor of the said City for the Time being, or to prohibit, defeat, alter or diminish any Power, Authority or Jurisdiction, which at the Time of making this Act His Majesty, or the Mayor, and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, or the Lord Mayor of the said City for the Time being, as Conservator of the River of Thames, did or might lawfully claim, use or exercise; and further, that it shall be lawful for the Lord Mayor of the said City for the Time being, in like Manner as he hath used to do in other Cases, to enquire of, hear and determine, by Presentment or Indictment taken before him, as Conservator of the said River and Water, all Offences contrary to this Act; and upon Conviction of the Offender or Offenders to impose a Penalty or Penalties on him, her or them, not exceeding the Penalty or Penalties hereby inflicted for such Offence or Offences; but no Person shall be punished Twice for one and the same Offence.

CXVII. Provided also, and be it further enacted, That nothing Commissioners in this Act shall extend to prejudice, diminish, alter or take away any of the Rights, Powers or Authorities vested in the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, or the Commissioners of Sewers for the Limits extending from East Moulsey in the County of Surrey, to Ravensbourne in the County of Kent, except as hereinbefore is enacted.

Proviso for

Southwark.

6 G.3. c.24.

CXVIII. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act Acts for paving contained shall extend or be construed to give to or invest the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commons, in Common Council assembled, or any other Person or Persons whomsoever, with any Right, Power or Authority which may at all interfere with the Rights, Powers, Authorities or Provisions heretofore granted by an Act passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for paving Streets and Lanes within the Town and Borough of Southwark, and certain Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey, and for cleansing, lighting and watching the same; and also the Courts, Yards, Alleys and Passages thereto; and for preventing Annoyances therein; and by an Act 11 G.3. c.17. passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act to explain and amend so much of an Act of the Sixth Year of His present Majesty for paving the Town and Borough of Southwark, in the County of Surrey, as relate to the Commissioners of Sewers; and for regulating the Manner of taxing

Churches,

52 G. 3. c.xiv.

26 G.3. c. 131.

28 G.3. c. 68.

Churches, and other Public Buildings, within the Limits of the said Act; and also by another Act passed in the Fifty second Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for better paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the Streets, Lanes and other public Passages and Places within the Manor of Southwark, otherwise called the Clink, or Bishop of Winchester's Liberty, in the Parish of Saint Saviour, Southwark, in the County of Surrey; and also an Act passed in the Twenty sixth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for making, widening and keeping in Repair certain Roads in the Parishes of Lambeth, Newington, Saint George Southwark, Bermondsey and Christ Church, in the County of Surrey; and for watching and lighting the said Roads; and also by an Act passed in the Twenty eighth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An Act for enabling the Commissioners for putting into Execution an Act made in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for paving the Streets and Lanes within the Town and Borough of Southwark, and certain Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey; and for cleansing, lighting and watching the same, and also the Courts, Yards, Alleys and Passages adjoining thereto, and for preventing Annoyances therein, to open, widen and better regulate the several Streets, Lanes and Passages within the East Division, in the said Act described; and also by another Act, passed in the Forty 44 G.s. fourth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty, intituled An c.lxxxvi. Act for altering and amending an Act passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for paving the Streets and Lanes within the Borough of Southwark, and certain Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey, and for cleansing, lighting and watching the same; and also the Courts, Yards, Alleys and Passages adjoining thereto, and for preventing Annoyances therein, so far as the same relates to the West Division thereof, as therein mentioned; and by another Act, passed in the Forty seventh Year of His said late 47 G.3. sess. 2. Majesty, intituled An Act for enlarging the Powers of an Act of c. cxv. the Twenty sixth Year of His present Majesty, for making and keeping in Repair certain Roads in the Parishes of Lambeth, Newington, Saint George Southwark, Bermondsey and Christ Church, in the County of Surrey, and for watching and lighting the same Roads;

and also by an Act, passed in the Forty second Year of His said 42 G.3. c.lxxvi, late Majesty, intituled An Act for repealing the Act passed in the Twenty fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty King George the Third, for more effectually repairing the Roads leading from the Stone's End, in Blackman Street, in the Borough of Southwark, in the County of Surrey, to Highgate, in the County of Sussex, and several other Roads therein mentioned, and for granting other Powers for those Purposes; but all the Rights, Powers and Authorities vested in the said several Commissioners for carrying the said several Acts into Execution shall be as good, valid and effectual as if this Act had not been made, save and except as in and by this Act is herein particularly otherwise declared and enacted.

CXIX. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be Public Act. deemed and taken to be a Public Act; and shall be judicially taken Notice of as such by all Judges, Justices and others, without being specially pleaded.

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