(Ireland.) A BILL To extend and consolidate the Powers hitherto exercised by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, and to appoint additional Commissioners. [Note.-The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in the Committee.] 5 W HEREAS an Act was passed in the first and second years Preamble: of the reign of his late Majesty King WILLIAM the Fourth, 1 & 2 Will 4, intituled, "An Act for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland :" c. 33. And whereas by the said Act it is enacted, that it should and might Sec. 5. be lawful for the King's most Excellent Majesty, by Warrant or Warrants under the Royal Sign Manual, to nominate Three Persons to be Commissioners for the execution of the said Act during his Majesty's pleasure, and to remove any one or more of the same, and 10 in like manner to nominate another or others in the room of the person or persons so removed, and the said persons so to be from time to time nominated should be and they were thereby constituted and appointed Commissioners for the execution of the said Act: And whereas an Act was passed in the Session holden in the sixth 6 & 7 Will. 4, 15 and seventh years of the reign of his said late Majesty, intituled, " An c. 108. Act to amend an Act passed in the first and second Years of the Reign 20 of his present Majesty, for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland :" And whereas another Act was passed in the first year of the reign 1 Vict. c. 21. of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland:" 596. A And 1 & 2 Vict. c. 88. 2 & 3 Vict. c. 50. 5 Vict. c. 9. 6 & 7 Vict. c. 44. 9 Vict. c. 1. Vict. c. And whereas another Act was passed in the Session holden in the first and second years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to authorize a further Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to amend the Acts relating thereto :" 5 And whereas another Act was passed in the Session holden in the second and third years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend and extend the Provisions of the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland, and for the Recovery of Public Monies advanced for the Use of Counties, Parishes 10 and other Districts in Ireland, on the Faith of Grand Jury Presentments and Parochial Assessments :" And whereas another Act was passed in the fifth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to authorize the Advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund, to a limited Amount, for 15 carrying on Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and to amend the Acts authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills for like Purposes: And whereas another Act was passed in the Session holden in the sixth and seventh years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 20 "An Act to amend the Acts for carrying on Public Works in Ireland: And whereas another Act was passed in the ninth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for the further Amendment of the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works 25 in Ireland:" And whereas another Act was passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to authorize the Application of Money, to a limited Amount, for the purposes of Loans for carrying on Public Works in Ireland: " 30 And whereas by the said recited Act of the second and third years of the reign of Her present Majesty, it is amongst other things enacted, that in the said Act, and in any other Act passed, or which might be thereafter passed, the expression "Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland" should be construed to mean the Commissioners 35 for the time being, appointed under and acting in execution of the said first hereinbefore recited Act of the first and second years of the reign of his said late Majesty, and the other Acts amending the same: And whereas Lieutenant-Colonel Harry David Jones, Brook Taylor Ottley, and John Radcliff, Esquires, have been appointed and are now the 5 the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, acting in the execution of and under the provisions of the said severally recited Acts:" c. 67. And whereas an Act was passed in the Session holden in the fifth 5 & 6 Will. 4, and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty King WILLIAM the Fourth, intituled, An Act for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River Shannon: " c. 61. And whereas another Act was passed in the Session holden in the 2 & 3 Vict. second and third years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River 10 Shannon: " And whereas the improvements authorized to be executed under the said two last-recited Acts in the River Shannon have been considerably advanced towards completion, and the duties of the Commissioners for the execution of the said two last-recited Acts may now with advantage 15 to the Public Service and economy to the resources of the Nation be performed and discharged by the Commissioners of Public Works for the time being; BE it therefore Enacted, by The QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiri20 tual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT from and after the Thirtieth day of September One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, the persons heretofore appointed and now being Commissioners for the execution of the said two last-recited Acts, or either of them, shall 25 cease to be Commissioners for the execution of the said two last-recited Acts, or either of them. 30 35 And be it Enacted, That from and after the said Thirtieth day of September One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland for the time being shall be the Commissioners for the execution of the said two last-recited Acts for the improvement of the Navigation of the River Shannon; and all the powers, authorities and privileges, rights, titles and interests, now or heretofore vested in the Commissioners for the execution of the said two last-recited Acts, shall vest in and devolve upon, and shall be respectively used, exercised and enjoyed by, the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland for the time being, who shall, for the purposes of the said last-recited Acts, be and be deemed to be in the place and stead of the persons heretofore being Commissioners for the execution of the said two last-recited Acts. 596. A 2 AND 3. 5 & 6 Vict. c. 89. 8 & 9 Vict. c. 69. 9 Vict. c. 4. 5 & 6 Vict.. c. 106. 8 & 9 Vict. c. 108. 9 Vict. c. 3. AND whereas an Act was passed in the Session holden in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “An Act to promote the Drainage of Lands and Improvement of Navigation and Water-power in connexion with such Drainage in Ireland: " AND whereas the said last-mentioned Act has since been amended by 5 an Act of the eighth and ninth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, and has been further amended by an Act of the ninth year of the reign of Her present Majesty: AND whereas an Act was passed in the sixth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, " An Act to regulate the Irish Fisheries:" AND whereas another Act 10 was passed in the Session holden in the eighth and ninth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for the further Amendment of an Act of the sixth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, for regulating the Irish Fisheries:" AND whereas an Act was passed in the ninth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, 15 intituled, "An Act to encourage the Sea Fisheries of Ireland, by promoting and aiding with Grants of Public Money, the Construction of Piers, Harbours and other Works :" AND whereas the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland for the time being are the Commissioners for the execution of the said severally 20 recited Acts for the drainage and improvement of land, regulating the Irish Fisheries and encouraging the Sea Fisheries, by promoting with grants the construction of piers and other works: AND whereas power is given by certain of said Acts to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to appoint additional Commissioners to assist the said Commissioners of Public Works in the execution of the said Acts AND whereas by reason of additional Commissioners of Public Works being appointed, as hereinafter provided, it will be unnecessary that there should be any additional Commissioner or Commissioners to assist the said Commissioners of Public Works in 30 Repeal of pro- the execution of the said recited Acts, or any of them; BE it therevisions for the fore Enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act so much of the said recited Act of the fifth and sixth years of the reign of Her sioners under present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to promote the Drainage of appointment of additional Commis said Act. 25 40 Lands, and Improvement of Navigation, and Water-power in con- 35 them, 5 them, be and the same is hereby repealed; and the person or persons heretofore appointed as Commissioner or Commissioners to assist the said Commissioners of Public Works in the execution of the said Acts, or any of them, shall cease to be such Commissioner or Commissioners. AND whereas by reason of the transfer to the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland of the Duties heretofore discharged by the Commissioners for the execution of the said recited Acts for the improvement of the navigation of the River Shannon, as well as the 10 various other Duties by the said severally recited Acts and otherwise imposed upon the said Commissioners of Public Works, it has been found necessary and it is expedient that two additional Commissioners of Public Works should be appointed for the execution of the said several recited Acts and this Act; BE it therefore Enacted, That it 15 shall and may be lawful for the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by warrant or warrants under the Royal Sign Manual, to nominate and appoint, in addition to the said persons so as aforesaid appointed and now acting as Commissioners of Public Works, Two Persons, who, with the said last-mentioned Commissioners, shall be the Commissioners of 20 Public Works in Ireland, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland were and existed before the passing of this Act, and shall be the Commissioners for the execution of the said several Acts herein before recited, and of this Act, and also of all other Acts for the execution of which the Commis25 sioners of Public Works in Ireland are Commissioners. And be it Enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Queen's most Excellent Majesty to remove either of the said Commissioners so to be appointed, or any of the Commissioners heretofore appointed, under the said first-recited Act, and in like manner to nominate another 30 or others in the stead of the person or persons so removed, or in the stead of any of the said Commissioners being removed or dying or resigning: Provided, however, that there shall not be at any one time more than Five Persons Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland for the execution of the said severally recited Acts, and all other Acts for 35 the execution of which the Commissioners of Public Works shall have been appointed or are the Commissioners. And be it Enacted, That all acts, matters and things which the Commissioners of Public Works are by any of the provisions of the said recited Acts, or any of them, or this Act, required or authorized 40 to do or execute, shall and may be done and executed by any Two of the Commissioners of Public Works for the time being; and that the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland for the time being may hereafter be called, known and described by the name of "The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland." 596. A 3 And |