THE

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

AND

Parish Officer.

BY

RICHARD BURN, LL. D.

The Twenty-sixth Edition.

CORRECTED AND GREATLY ENLARGED;

AND CONTAINING

A NEW COLLECTION OF PRECEDENTS.

THE TITLES "EXCISE AND CUSTOMS," "POOR," AND "TAXES,"

BY

J. CHITTY, Esq.,

OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, BARRISTER AT LAW.

THE REST OF THE WORK BY

THOMAS CHITTY, Esq.,

OF THE INNER TEMPLE.

IN SIX VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

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Highways.

BRIDGES repaired by the parish or township, and which consequently come under the cognizance of the surveyor of the highways, are comprehended under this title: county bridges are treated of under title Bridges, Vol. I.

For the statutes regulating the streets of the metropolis, and places within the vicinity, see stat. 57 Geo. III. c. xxix.; 4 Geo. IV. c. cxiv.; 7 Geo. IV. c. cxlii.; and 10 Geo. IV. c. lix.

IV. Repairs by the Parish, 9 to 14.

(1) At Common Law, 9.

(2) Part of Parish, when liable, 11.
(3) Highway in Two Parishes, 12.

[34 Geo. III. c. 64, s. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8].

V. Repairs by Individuals in respect of Inclosure, 14.
VI. Repairs by Individuals in respect of Prescription, 14.
VII. Statute enforcing Repairs, where Parish not liable, 16.
[13 Geo. III. c. 78, s. 23, 511.