A BILL To continue an Act for authorizing the Applica- [Note.-The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted 5 HEREAS an Act was passed in the fifth year of the reign Preamble: 4 & 5 Vict. of Her Majesty, intituled, "An Act to authorize for One c. 59. Year, and until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Application of a Portion of the Highway Rates to Turnpike Roads in certain Cases," which Act has been continued by sundry Acts until the First day of October in the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-eight, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament; and it is expedient that the same be further continued; B it Enacted, by The QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with 10 the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT the said Act shall be continued until the First day of October in the year One thousand eight hundred and Fortynine, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament. 1. Recited Act tinued. further con 2. 15 And be it Enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by Act may be amended, &c. any Act to be passed in this Session of Parliament. 550. SUMMARY OF CLAUSES. CLAUSES. 1. Preamble. 2. Interpretation Clause. 3-8. Constitution and Duties of County Roads Boards. 9. Meetings of County Roads Boards. 10, 11. Formation of Highway Districts. 12-22. Constitution, Election and Duties of District Boards of Waywardens. 23-29. Appointment and Duties of Surveyor, Clerk and Treasurer of the Board of Waywardens. 30. Appointment of Local Committees of Boards of Waywardens. 31-33. Expenses of Districts, how to be defrayed. Rating Clauses. 34. Audit of Highway Accounts. 35. General Annual Meeting to be held by District Boards. 36. Surveyor to make Estimate of Expenditure for year ensuing. 37-42. Rate for Repair of Highways, how to be levied. Assimilated to Poor's-rates. Mode of levying the same. 43. District Boards to elect Members to serve on County Boards. 44, 45. Appointments and Duties of Inspectors of Highways. 46. General Annual Meeting to be held by County Roads Board. 47, 48. Property and Powers held under repealed Highway Acts to be transferred to District Boards on 25th March 1849. 49-51. Former Officers to Account. Penalties for default. 52. Highway-rates paid by Railways may be apportioned. 53-56. Power of borrowing Money for Improvement of Highways. 57. District Board may hire or purchase Premises. 58. Liabilities to repair ratione tenure to be discharged. Exceptions. 59. Provision respecting Roads made under Inclosure Acts. 60. Repairs of new Highways. 61-64. Provisions respecting Highways lying in two Parishes. 65-69. Powers and Duties of District Surveyors. 70, 71. Power to sell Land from which Materials have been exhausted. 72-79. Regulations respecting the taking of Material by Surveyor from Waste-land; and from enclosed Grounds. 80-83. Regulations as to Pruning Trees, making Drains, &c. 84-94. Penalties for Encroachments, Nuisances and Offences affecting the Highways. 95, 96. Provisions respecting the widening of Highways. 97-99. Provisions for diverting and turning, and for stopping up, Highways. 100-104. Appeals against diversion or stopping up of Highways may be made to Quarter Sessions. 105. Proceedings in case of Turnpike-roads being out of repair. 106-7. Repeal of 9 Vict., c. 59, authorizing application of Highway Rates to Turnpikeroads. Other Provisions substituted. 108. Indictments hereafter to be brought against District Boards, instead of Inhabitants of Parishes. 109-115. Regulation of Proceedings under the Act before Justices. 116. Appeal to Quarter Sessions in certain cases given. 117, 18. Limitation of Actions, &c. 119. Act not to interfere with Town Improvement Acts or Local Boards. 120. Boards in populous Parishes formed under 5 & 6 Will. 4, c. 50, s. 18, to be continued. 121-4. Exemptions from operation of Act. Universities. City of London. Jurisdiction of Commissioners of Sewers. 125. Powers for getting Materials, &c. To extend to Surveyors of County Bridges. 126. Centre of Highway defined. 127. Highway Surveyor exempted from Turnpike Tolls. 128, 129. Form of Proceedings. Act may be amended. 377. |