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sheriff shall, upon application of either party, after notice to the other party, for that purpose nominate; and each of such two valuators, if they agree, or if not, then the valuator nominated by the said sheriff, shall annex to the valuation a declaration in writing, subscribed by them or him, of the correctness thereof; and all such purchase money or compensation shall be deposited in the bank,' for the benefit of the parties interested, in manner herein-after mentioned.

Where Vendor absolutely entitled Lands may be sold on Feu Duties, &c.

10. It shall be lawful for all parties entitled to dispose of absolutely any lands authorized to be purchased for the purposes of the special Act to convey such lands or any part thereof unto the promoters of the undertaking in consideration of an annual feu duty or ground annual payable by the promoters of the undertaking.

Payment of which to be charged on Tolls.

11. The feu duties or ground annuals stipulated by any such conveyance shall be charged on the tolls or rates, if any, payable under the special Act, and shall be otherwise secured in such manner as shall be agreed between the parties, and shall be paid by the promoters of the undertaking as such feu duties or ground annuals become payable; and if at any time the same be not paid within thirty days after they so become payable, and after demand thereof in writing, the person to whom any such feu duties or ground annuals shall be payable may either recover the same from the promoters of the undertaking, with expenses of suit, by action in any competent court, or it shall be lawful for him to levy the same by poinding and sale of the goods and effects of the promoters of the undertaking.

Power to purchase Lands required for additional Accommodation.

12. In case the promoters of the undertaking shall be empowered by the special Act to purchase lands for extraordinary purposes, it shall be lawful for all parties who, under the provisions herein-before contained, would be enabled to sell, feu, and convey lands, to sell, feu, and convey the lands so authorized to be purchased for extraordinary purposes.

Authority to sell and repurchase such Lands.

13. It shall be lawful for the promoters of the undertaking to sell the lands which they shall have so acquired for extraordinary purposes, or any part thereof, in such manner and for such considerations and to such persons as the promoters of the undertaking may think fit, and again to purchase other lands for the like purposes, and afterwards sell the same, and so from time to time, but the total quantity of land to he held at any one time by the promoters of the undertaking for the purposes aforesaid shall not exceed the prescribed quantity.

1 "The bank" means any one of the incorporated or chartered banks in Scotland.

Restraint on Purchase from incapacitated Persons.

14. The promoters of the undertaking shall not, by virtue of the power to purchase land for extraordinary purposes, purchase or acquire more than the prescribed quantity from any party under legal disability, or who would not be able to sell or convey such lands, except under the powers of this and the special Act; and if the promoters of the undertaking purchase or acquire the said quantity of land from any party under such legal disability, and afterwards sell or dispose of the whole or any part of the land so purchased, it shall not be lawful for any party, being under legal disability, to sell or convey to the promoters of the undertaking any other lands in lieu of the land so sold or disposed of by them.

Capital to be subscribed before compulsory Powers of Purchase put in force.

15. Where the undertaking is intended to be carried into effect by means of a capital to be subscribed by the promoters of the undertaking, the whole of the capital of the company or estimated sum for defraying the expences of the undertaking shall be subscribed under contract binding the parties thereto, their heirs, executors, and administrators, for the payment of the several sums by them respectively subscribed before it shall be lawful to put in force any of the powers of this or the special Act, or any Act incorporated therewith, in relation to the compulsory taking of land for the purposes of the undertaking.

A Certificate of the Sheriff to be Evidence that the Capital has been subscribed.

16. A certificate, under the hands of the sheriff, certifying that the whole of the prescribed sum has been subscribed, shall be sufficient evidence thereof; and on the application of the promoters of the undertaking, and the production of such evidence as such sheriff thinks proper and sufficient, such sheriff shall grant such certificate accordingly.

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Form of Conveyance.

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paid to me [or, as the case may be, into the Bank (or to A.B. of two trustees appointed to receive the same)], pursuant to an Act passed, &c., intituled, &c., by the [here name the company], incorporated by the said Act, do hereby sell, alienate, dispone, convey, assign, and make over from me, my heirs and successors, to the said company, their successors and assignees, for ever, according to the true intent and meaning of the said Act, all [describing the premises to be conveyed], together with all rights and pertinents thereto belonging, and all such right, title, and interest in and to the same as I and my foresaids are or shall become possessed of, or are by

the said Act empowered to convey. [Here insert the conditions (if any) of the conveyance, and a registration clause for preservation and diligence, and a testing clause, according to the form of the law of Scotland.]

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SCHEDULE (B.)

Form of Conveyance in Consideration of Feu Duty or Rent-Charge. I in consideration of the feu duty or rent to be paid to me, my heirs and assigns, as herein-after mentioned, by the [here name the company], established and incorporated by virtue of an Act passed, &c., intituled, &c., do hereby dispone, convey, and make over from me, my heirs and successors, to the said company, their successors and assignees, for ever, according to the true intent and meaning of the said Act, all [describing the premises to be conveyed, together with all rights and pertinents thereunto belonging, and all my right, title, and interest in and to the same and every part thereof, they the said company, their successors and assignees, yielding and paying unto me, my heirs and assignees, one clear annual feu duty or rent of by equal half-yearly portions henceforth on the [stating the days. Here insert conditions of the conveyance (if any), and insert a registration clause for preservation and diligence, and a testing clause, according to the form of the law of Scotland].

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CLAUSES OF POOR LAW (SCOTLAND) ACTS RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS, 8 & 9 VICT. c. 83.1

An Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Relief of the Poor in Scotland.—[4th August 1845.]

Modes of imposing Assessment.

34. And be it enacted, That when the parochial board of any parish or combination shall have resolved to raise by assessment the funds requisite, such board shall, either at the same meeting or at an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting to be called for the purpose, resolve as to the manner in which the assessment is to be imposed; and it shall be lawful for any such board to resolve that one half of such assessment shall be imposed upon the owners, and the other half upon the tenants or occupants of all lands and heritages within the parish or combination rateably according to the annual value of such lands and heritages, or to resolve that one half of such assessment shall be imposed upon the owners of all lands and heritages within the parish or combination accord

1 Cf. § 44, p. xxv and 27.

ing to the annual value of such lands and heritages, and the other half upon the whole inhabitants, according to their means and substance, other than lands and heritages situated in Great Britain or Ireland, or to resolve that such assessment shall be imposed as an equal percentage upon the annual value of all lands and heritages within the parish or combination, and upon the estimated annual income of the whole inhabitants from means and substance other than lands and heritages situated in Great Britain or Ireland ;1 and when the parochial board shall have resolved on the manner in which the assessment is to be imposed, such resolution shall be forthwith reported to the Board of Supervision for approval; and if the manner of assessment so resolved upon shall be approved by the Board of Supervision, the same shall be adopted and acted upon in such parish or combination, and shall not be altered or departed from without the sanction of the Board of Supervision; and if the Board of Supervision shall disapprove of the manner of assessment so resolved upon as aforesaid, the parochial board shall, upon such disapproval being intimated, forthwith meet and resolve upon another mode of imposing the assessment consistent with law, and shall report such resolution to the Board of Supervision; and the manner of imposing the assessment so resolved upon shall be adopted and acted upon in such parish or combination, and shall not be altered or departed from without the sanction of the Board of Supervision.

Assessment may be imposed according to local Act or established Usage.

35. And be it enacted, That if at the date of this Act an assessment for the poor shall in any parish or parishes be imposed according to the provisions of any local Act, or according to any established usage, it shall be lawful for the parochial board or boards of such parish or parishes to resolve that the assessment in such parish or parishes shall be imposed according to the rule established by such local Act or usage; and such resolution, if approved of by the Board of Supervision, shall continue to be acted upon in such parish or parishes, and shall not be altered or departed from without the sanction of the Board of Supervision.

Parochial Boards may classify Lands.

36. And be it enacted, That where the one half of any assessment is imposed on the owners, and the other half on the tenants or occupants of lands and heritages, it shall be lawful for the parochial board, with the concurrence of the Board of Supervision, to determine and direct that the lands and heritages may be distinguished into two or more separate classes, according to the purposes for which such lands are used and occupied, and to fix such rate of assessment upon the tenants or occupants of each class respectively, as to such boards may seem just and equitable.

Annual Value defined.

37. And be it enacted, That in estimating the annual value of lands and heritages, the same shall be taken to be the rent at which one year

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with another such lands and heritages might in their actual state be reasonably expected to let from year to year, under deduction of the probable annual average cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain such lands and heritages in their actual state, and all rates, taxes, and public charges payable in respect of the same: Provided always, that no mine or quarry shall be assessed unless it has been worked during some part of the year preceding the day on which the assessment may be ordered to be levied.

Roll of Persons liable to Assessment to be made up.

38. And be it enacted, That when the parochial board of any parish or combination shall have resolved as aforesaid to raise by assessment the funds requisite, and when the manner in which the assessment is to be imposed shall have been fixed, and the sum to be so raised for the year or half year then ensuing shall have been ascertained, such parochial board shall make up or cause to be forthwith made up a book containing a roll of the persons liable in payment of such assessment, and of the sums to be levied from each of such persons, distinguishing the sums assessed in respect of ownership or occupancy, or means and substance; and the book or roll so made up shall be the rule for levying the assessment for the year or half year then ensuing; and the parochial board shall appoint one or more fit and qualified persons to be collector or collectors of the assessments, and shall fix the amount of remuneration to be given to every such collector; and it shall be competent to nominate and appoint the same person who is an inspector of the poor to be collector of the assessment, and to fix the amount of remuneration to be given to such person for the performance of the additional duties of collector of the assessment.

Amount of Assessment payable by each Person to be intimated.

39. And be it enacted, That as soon as may be after such book or roll is made up as aforesaid the collector shall intimate to each person the amount of the sum to be levied from him, and the time when the same is payable.

Parochial Boards to fix annually the Amount of Assessment, and make up Roll of Ratepayers.

40. And be it enacted, That before the expiration of one year from the date at which the first assessment under the provisions of this Act shall have been imposed as aforesaid in any parish or combination, and yearly or half-yearly thereafter, the parochial board of every such parish or combination shall fix and determine the amount of assessment for the year or half year then next ensuing, and shall make up or cause to be made up a book containing a roll of the persons liable in payment of such assessment, and of the sums to be levied from each of such persons; and the roll so made up shall be the rule for levying the assessment for the year or half year then next ensuing; and the collector shall forthwith intimate to each person the amount of the sum to be levied from him, and the time when the same is payable :

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