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16. Every inspector shall, on or before the 1st March in every year, make a separate and distinct report in writing of his proceedings during the preceding year, and shall transmit the same to one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and a copy of such report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

17. In the construction of this act, the term "owner" of a coal mine or colliery shall mean the immediate proprietor, lessee, or occupier of a coal mine or colliery, or of any part thereof; and the term "agent" of a mine shall mean any person having, on behalf of the owner of any mine, the care or direction thereof; and the term "inspector" or "inspectors" shall respectively mean an inspector or inspectors of coal mines appointed under the 13 & 14 Vict. or this act; and the term "district" shall mean that portion of Great Britain which shall be assigned to any one of such inspectors.

18. This act shall not extend to Ireland.

19. This act shall continue until the expiration of five years after the passing of this act, and thenceforth until the end of

the then next session of Parliament.

CAP. CIX.

the same, notwithstanding that such goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped, unless such holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of receiving the same that the goods had not been in fact laden on board: provided, that the master or other person so signing may exonerate himself in respect of such misrepresentation by shewing that it was caused without any default on his part, and wholly by the frand of the shipper, or of the holder, or some person under whom the holder claims.

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CAP. CXIV.

[14th August, 1855.]

An Act to make further Provisions for the Repayment of Advances out of the Consolidated Fund for the Erection and An Act for the Transfer of Licenses of Public-houses in Ireland. Enlargement of Asylums for the Lunatic Poor in Ireland, and to amend the Laws with reference to the Repayments in case of Change of Districts, and the Appointment of Commissioners of General Control and Correspondence. [14th August, 1855.]

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indorsee.

2. Not to affect right of stoppage in transitu, or claims for freight.

3. Bill of lading in hands of consignee, &c. conclusive evidence of the shipment as against master, &c. Proviso.

Whereas by the custom of merchants a bill of lading of goods being transferable by indorsement, the property in the goods may thereby pass to the indorsee, but nevertheless all rights in respect of the contract contained in the bill of lading continue in the original shipper or owner, and it is expedient that such rights should pass with the property: and whereas it frequently happens that the goods in respect of which bills of lading purport to be signed have not been laden on board, and it is proper that such bills of lading in the hands of a bonâ fide holder for value should not be questioned by the Master or other person signing the same, on the ground of the goods not having been laden as aforesaid: be it therefore enacted &c.

as follows:

Sect. 1. Every consignee of goods named in a bill of lading, and every indorsee of a bill of lading to whom the property in the goods therein mentioned shall pass upon or by reason of such consignment or indorsement, shall have transferred to and vested in him all rights of suit, and be subject to the same liabilities in respect of such goods as if the contract contained in the bill of lading had been made with himself.

2. Nothing herein contained shall prejudice or affect any right of stoppage in transitu, or any right to claim freight against the original shipper or owner, or any liability of the consignee or indorsee by reason or in consequence of his being such consignee or indorsee, or of his receipt of the goods by reason or in consequence of such consignment or indorsement. 3. Every bill of lading in the hands of a consignee or indorsee for valuable consideration, representing goods to have been shipped on board a vessel, shall be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against the master or other person signing

CAP. CXV.

An Act to continue and amend the Public Health Act, 1854. [14th August, 1855.]

Sect. 1. General board to be continued for one year, &c. 2. Power to general board to appoint, with consent of Treasury, medical council and medical officer. 3. Treasury to fir salaries.

4. Salaries, &c., how to be paid.

5. Short title.

Whereas by the act of the session holden in the 17 & 18 Vict. c. 95," to make better Provision for the Administration of the Laws relating to the Public Health," a board was constituted, to be called "The General Board of Health," and it was thereby provided that the said board should be continued for one year next after the day of the passing of that act, and thenceforth until the end of the then next session of Parliament, and by the said act the said board were authorised to appoint a secretary and assistant secretary, and such clerks and officers of the board, and also so many superintending inspectors under such board, as the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury might think fit, every person so appointed to be removeable at the pleasure of the said board: and whereas it is expedient that the said board should be continued, and should have power to appoint a medical council and a medical officer: be it enacted &c. as follows:

as limits the duration of the board of health shall be repealed, Sect. 1. On the passing of this act, so much of the said act and the said board shall be continued for one year next after the day of the passing of this act, and thenceforth until the end of the then next session of Parliament, and no longer.

2. The said board may appoint a medical council, consisting of such number of persons as the said board, with the consent of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, may deem expedient, and may appoint a medical officer, and may assign to such council and medical officer such duties as the board or such officer, and appoint another person in his stead; and may think fit; they may remove any member of such council, they may diminish, or, with the consent of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, increase, the number of such council.

council and to the said medical officer such fees or salaries as 3. There shall be paid to the members of the said medical may from time to time be appointed by the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury; and in the case of such medical officer there may be allowed, in addition to his salary, such reasonable travelling and other expenses as may be incurred by him in the performance of the duties of his office.

dental expenses of the said general board, shall be paid out of 4. All fees and salaries payable under this act, and all incisuch monies as shall be provided by Parliament.

Board of Health Continuance Act, 1855."
5. This act may be cited for all purposes as

"The General

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4. Power of entry.

5. Power to Privy Council to issue orders that pro-
visions herein contained for prevention of diseases
may be put in force.

6. Power to General Board of Health to issue regula-
tions to carry out such provisions. Local extent
and duration of regulations of general board.
7. Publication of such regulations.

8. The local authority to see to the execution of such
regulations, &c.;

9. And may direct prosecutions for violating the same. 10. Orders of Council, directions, and regulations to be laid before Parliament.

11. Order in Council may extend to parts and arms of

the sea.

12. Medical officer of unions and others entitled to costs
of attending sick on board vessels, when required
by orders of General Board of Health.
13. Authentication of directions and regulations of Ge-
neral Board of Health.

14. Penalty for obstructing execution of the act.
15. Certain provisions of the Nuisances Removal Act to
apply to this act.

Whereas the provisions of the Nuisances Removal and
Diseases Prevention Act, 1848, amended by the Nuisances
Removal and Diseases Prevention Amendment Act, 1819, in
so far as the same relate to the prevention or mitigation of
epidemic, endemic, or contagious diseases, are defective, and
it is expedient to substitute other provisions more effectual in
that behalf: be it therefore enacted &c. as follows:-
Sect. 1. This act may be cited for all purposes as "The
Diseases Prevention Act, 1855."

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2. The local authority for executing this act shall be the local authority acting in execution of any general act in force for the time being for the removal of nuisances.

3. The expenses incurred in execution of this act shall be borne out of the rates or funds administered by such local authority, under the provisions and for the purposes of any such general act as is referred to in the preceding section.

such medical aid and such accommodation as may be required:

And from time to time, in like manner, may revoke, renew, and alter any such directions and regulations as to the said board appears expedient, to extend to all parts in which the provisions of this act for the prevention of disease shall for the time being be put in force under such orders as aforesaid, unless such directions and regulations be expressly confined to some of such parts, and then to such parts as therein are specified; and (subject to the power of revocation and alteration herein contained) such directions and regulations shall continue in force so long as the said provisions of this act shall, under such order, be applicable to the same parts.

7. Every such direction and regulation as aforesaid, when issued, shall be published in the London Gazette, and the Gazette in which such direction or regulation was published shall be conclusive evidence of the direction or regulation so published to all intents and purposes.

8. The local authority shall superintend and see to the execution of such directions and regulations, and shall appoint and pay such medical or other officers or persons, and do and provide all such acts, matters, and things, as may be necessary for mitigating such disease, or for superintending or aiding in the execution of such directions and regulations, or for executing the same, as the case may require.

9. The local authority may from time to time direct any prosecutions or legal proceedings for or in respect of the wilful violation or neglect of any such direction or regulation.

10. Every order of her Majesty's Privy Council, and every direction and regulation of the General Board of Health, under this act, shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament, forthwith upon the issuing thereof, if Parliament be then sitting, and if not, then within fourteen days next after the commencement of the then next session of Parliament.

11. Orders in Council issued in pursuance of this act, for putting in force the provisions for the prevention of disease in the said Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Acts contained, in Great Britain, may extend to parts and arms of the sea lying within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty; and the Board of Health for England may issue under this act directions and regulations for cleansing, purifying, ventilating, and disinfecting, and providing medical aid and accommodation, and preventing disease in ships and vessels, as well upon arms and parts of the sea aforesaid as upon inland waters.

4. The local authority and their officers shall have power of entry for the purposes of this act, and for executing or super-poor shall perform any medical service on board of any vessel, intending the execution of the regulations and directions of the general board issued under this act.

12. Whenever, in compliance with any regulation of the General Board of Health which they may be empowered to make under this act, any medical officer appointed under and by virtue of the laws for the time being for the relief of the such medical officer shall be entitled to charge extra for any such service, at the general rate of his allowance for his ser5. Whenever any part of England appears to be threatened vices for the union or place for which he is appointed, and with or is affected by any formidable epidemic, endemic, or such charges shall be payable by the captain of the vessel, on contagious disease, the Lords and others of her Majesty's most behalf of the owners, together with any reasonable expenses Honourable Privy Council, or any three or more of them, (the for the treatment of the sick; and if such services shall be Lord President of the Council or one of her Majesty's Prin- rendered by any medical practitioner who is not a union or cipal Secretaries of State being one), may, by order or orders parish officer, he shall be entitled to charges for any service to be by them from time to time made, direct that the provi- rendered on board, with extra remuneration on account of sions herein contained for the prevention of diseases be put distance, at the same rate as those which he is in the habit of in force in England, or in such parts thereof as in such order receiving from private patients of the class of those attended or orders respectively may be expressed, and may from time and treated on shipboard, to be paid as aforesaid; and in case to time, as to all or any of the parts to which any such order of dispute in respect of such charges, such dispute may, where or orders extend, and in like manner, revoke or renew any the charges do not exceed 201., be determined summarily, at such order; and, subject to revocation and renewal as afore- the place where the dispute arises, as in the case of seamen's said, every such order shall be in force for six calendar months, wages not exceeding 507., according to the provisions of the or for such shorter period as in such order shall be expressed; law in that behalf for the time being in force; and any justice and every such order of her Majesty's Privy Council, or of before whom complaint is made shall determine summarily as any members thereof, as aforesaid, shall be certified under the to the amount which is reasonable, according to the accushand of the Clerk in Ordinary of her Majesty's Privy Council, tomed rate of charge within the place for attendance on paand shall be published in the London Gazette; and such pub-tients of the like class or condition as those in respect of whom lication shall be conclusive evidence of such order to all intents the charge is made. and purposes.

6. From time to time after the issuing of any such order as aforesaid, and whilst the same continues in force, the General Board of Health may issue directions and regulations, as the said board think fit

For the speedy interment of the dead:
For house to house visitation :

For the dispensing of medicines, guarding against the spread
of disease, and affording to persons afflicted by or threat-
ened with such epidemic, endemic, or contagious diseases

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13. The directions and regulations of the General Board of Health under this enactment shall be under the seal of the said board, and the hand of the president, or two or more members thereof; and any copy of such regulations purporting to bear such seal and signature, whether the said signature and seal be respectively impressed and written, or printed only, shall be evidence in all proceedings in which such regulations may come in question.

14. Whoever wilfully obstructs any person acting under the authority or employed in the execution of this act, and whoso

ever wilfully violates any direction or regulation issued by the General Board of Health as aforesaid, shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding 51., to be appropriated in or towards the defraying the expenses of executing this act. 15. The provisions of any general act in force for the removal of nuisances, with regard to the service of notices, the proof of orders or resolutions of the local authority, and the recovery of penalties, shall extend and apply to this act.

CAP. CXVII.

An Act for transferring to one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State the Powers and Estates vested in the Principal Officers of the Ordnance. [14th August, 1855.] Sect. 1. Powers, &c. vested in the principal officers of the Ordnance to be transferred to her Majesty's Secretary of State for the War Department.

2. All lands, &c. vested in such officers vested in the said Secretary of State.

3. Contracts, &c. made by the principal officers relating to the public service to be enforced by such Secretary of State. 4. Powers given by the 10th and 18th sections of the 5 & 6 Vict. c. 94, to bodies corporate, &c. to sell, to be exercised by such Secretary of State.

for the sale of beer, wine, spirits, or other fermented or distilled liquor or liquors; and every person who shall refuse to admit or shall not admit such constable into such house or place shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this act. 5. Every person who shall offend against this act shall be liable, upon a summary conviction for the same before any justice of the peace for the county, riding, division, liberty, city, borough, or place where the offence shall be committed, to a penalty not exceeding 57. for every such offence, and every separate sale shall be deemed a separate offence.

An Act to amend the sengers by Sea.

CAP. CXIX.

Law relating to the Carriage of Pas[14th August, 1855.]

Sect. 1. Commencement of this act, and repeal of the former act, except as to existing liabilities, and except as to an Order in Council dated the 16th October, 1852.

2. Short title of this act; and in legal proceedings reference to sections of this act by number to be sufficient. 3. Definition of terms used in this act.

4. To what vessels and voyages this act extends. 5. Penalty on fraudulently using certificates or using fraudulent certificates.

6. Commissioners of Emigration to carry this act into exe

5. Such Secretary of State to be described in conveyances, &c. as "Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for thecution. War Department.'

CAP. CXVIII.

An Act to repeal the Act of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Years of the Reign of her present Majesty for further regulating the Sale of Beer and other Liquors on the Lord's Day, and to substitute other Provisions in lieu thereof. [14th August, 1855.]

Sect. 1. The 17 & 18 Vict. c. 79, repealed. 2. Licensed victuallers prohibited from opening houses for sale of beer, &c. during certain hours on Sundays, &c.

3. Houses of public resort prohibited being opened for sale of liquors during certain hours on Sundays, &c.

4. Power to constables to enter houses.

5. Penalty for offences against this act.

Whereas the act now in force for further regulating the sale of fermented and distilled liquors on the Lord's Day has been found to be attended with inconvenience to the public: be it therefore enacted &c. as follows:

Sect. 1. That the act of Parliament passed in the 17 & 18 Vict. [c. 79], intituled "An Act for further regulating the Sale of Beer and other Liquors on the Lord's Day," be and the same is hereby repealed.

2. It shall not be lawful for any licensed victualler, or person licensed to sell beer by retail, to be drunk on the premises, or not to be drunk on the premises, or any person licensed or authorised to sell any fermented or distilled liquors, or any person who by reason of the freedom of the mystery or craft of vintners of the city of London, or of any right or privilege, shall claim to be entitled to sell wine by retail, to be drunk or consumed on the premises, in any part of England or Wales, to open or keep open his house for the sale of beer, wine, spirits, or any other fermented or distilled liquor, between the hours of three and five o'clock in the afternoon, nor after eleven o'clock in the afternoon, on Sunday, or on Christmas-day, or Good Friday, or any day appointed for a public fast or thanksgiving, or before four o'clock in the morning of the day following such Sunday, Christmas-day, Good Friday, or such days of public fast or thanksgiving, except to a traveller or to a lodger therein.

3. No person shall open any house or place of public resort for the sale of fermented or distilled liquors, or sell therein such liquors, in any part of England or Wales, between three and five o'clock in the afternoon, or after eleven o'clock in the afternoon, on Sunday, or on Christmas-day, or Good Friday, or any day appointed for a public fast or thanksgiving, or before four o'clock in the morning of the day following such Sunday, Christmas-day, Good Friday, or such other days appointed as aforesaid, except to travellers.

4. It shall be lawful for any constable at any time to enter into any house or place of public resort in England or Wales

7. Emigration Commissioners may sue and be sued in the name of their secretary, &c. Commissioners, &c. exempt from liability.

8. Emigration officers and assistants to act under the commissioners, &c., but existing appointments to continue until revoked.

9. Duties of emigration officer may be performed by his assistant or by officer of customs.

10. Facilities to be given to the proper officers for the inspection of all ships fitting for passengers. Penalty on master failing to comply &c.

11. No passenger ship to clear without certificate from emigration officer, nor until bond be given to the Crown.

12. Forfeiture of ship if master proceeds to sea without certificate of clearance, &c. Such ship to be dealt with as if seized under laws relating to customs.

13. Where passengers may be carried.

14. Rule for determining the number of passengers to be carried. Tonnage check. Space check, Penalty.

15. Nothing to extend to repeal the 16 & 17 Vict. c. 84. 16. Passengers' lists to be delivered in duplicate by the master before clearance.

17. Lists of passengers embarked after clearance to be delivered by master. Penalty on non-compliance.

18. Penalty on persons found on board ships without consent of owners, &c.

19. All passenger ships to be surveyed before clearing out. Penalty on non-compliance. Power to owners to appeal against surveyors' report of ships not being seaworthy. 20. As to the construction of beams and decks. 21. Arrangement and size of berths.

22. Single men to be berthed in a separate compartment. As to numbers and sexes in one berth. Penalty. 23. Berths not to be removed till passengers landed. 24. Space to be allotted as an hospital. Penalty. 25. Regulation as to construction of privies. 26. As to light and ventilation. Penalty on non-com. pliance.

27. Regulations as to the carrying of boats; of life-boats; and of life buoys, anchors, and fire engines, &c.

28. Regulations as to carrying an efficient crew. 29. Certain articles prohibited as cargo and ballast. Stowage of cargo, stores, and luggage to be approved by emigration officer.

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35. Dietary scales of provisions.

pliance.

Penalty on non-com

36. Size of messes. Provisions to be issued daily, and articles which require cooking to be cooked.

37. Power to Emigration Commissioners to authorise an alternative dietary scale. Power to commissioners to alter dietary scale.

38. As to passengers' stewards. Penalty on non-compliance. 39. As to passenger cooks and cooking apparatus. Penalty on non-compliance.

40. In what cases interpreters to be carried. Penalty.
41. In what cases a medical man must be carried. Penalty.
42. Qualification of medical man. Penalty.

43. Medicines and medical comforts. Penalty.
44. Medical inspection of passengers and medicines, &c.
Penalty.

45. Relanding of passengers on account of sickness or for purifying ships. Penalty.

46. As to return of passage money to passengers relanded on account of sickness, &c.

47. Subsistence money to be paid to passengers relanded. 48. Return of passage money and compensation to passengers where passages not provided for them according to

contract.

49. Subsistence in case of detention.

50. Ships putting back to replenish provisions, &c. Penalty on master for default. Ships putting back to be reported to emigration officer. Penalty on master for neglect.

51. In case of wreck or damage passengers to be provided with a passage by some other vessel, and maintained in the meantime. In default, passage money to be returned. Power to remove passengers from ship; penalty on passengers refusing.

52. Secretary of State, &c. may pay expenses of taking off passengers at sea.

53. Governors or consuls may send on passengers if the master of the ship fail to do so.

54. Expenses incurred under the two preceding sections to be a Crown debt. Passengers forwarded by governor, &c. not entitled to return of passage money.

55. Assurance of passage money not to be void on account

of the nature of the risk.

56. Penalty on wrongfully landing passengers.

71. Contract tickets for cabin and other passengers. 72. Penalty for inducing any one to part with contract ticket.

73. Summary remedy for breach of contract.

74. Penalty on cabin passengers and on masters, &c. omitting to produce contract tickets.

75. Penalty on persons acting as runners without license and badge, and on passage brokers employing them. 76. Mode of licensing and registering runners.

77. Emigrant runner's license to be renewed annually. 78. Penalty on runner for certain acts of misconduct. Penalty on persons using badges not lawfully issued to them. 79. How fresh badges may be obtained in case the old ones are lost or mutilated.

80. Runners not entitled to commission from any passage broker unless acting with his authority, nor from emigrants for procuring their passage.

81. List of runners to be exhibited by brokers, and sent to emigration officers.

82. Trustees of docks may pass bye-laws for regulating the landing and embarkation of intending emigrants, and for licensing emigrant porters. Bye-laws to be approved by Secretary of State, and published in the London Gazette.

83. Penalty for falsifying documents to obtain passages from Emigration Commissioners, and for personation.

84. By whom penalties are to be recovered. By whom passage, subsistence, and compensation monies may be recovered.

85. Tribunal for adjudicating on offences and complaints under this act. Proviso where no forms of proceeding are prescribed by this act.

86. Police and stipendiary magistrate, and in Scotland sheriff, &c., to have the same powers as justices of the peace. 87. No objection to be allowed, nor convictions to be quashed for want of form.

88. Application of penalties. Justices may award compensation out of penalties to party aggrieved.

89. Burthen of proof to be on persons claiming exemption from act. Proof of negatives.

90. Proof of a party being an emigration officer.
91. Passengers suing not incompetent witnesses.
92. Tender of amends.

93. Limitation of actions against officers executing the act.
Costs.

57. Passengers to be maintained for forty-eight hours after Defendant may plead the general issue, &c. arrival. Penalty.

58. Passengers' right of action preserved.

59. Her Majesty may, by Orders in Council, prescribe rules for purposes herein described. Gazette and copies printed by Queen's printer to be evidence of orders, &c.

60. Surgeon or master to exact obedience to rules and regulations. Penalty on refusal.

61. Emigration Commissioners to prepare an abstract of act and orders in Council; such abstract to be posted up in each ship. Penalty on master for neglect, and on person defacing abstract.

62. Sale of spirits prohibited on board passenger ships. Penalty.

63. Bond to be given by masters of British and foreign passenger ships.

64. Counterpart of bond to be certified, and sent to the colony to which the ship is bound, and to be received in evidence without further proof of execution.

65. In the absence of agreement to the contrary, the owner to be responsible in respect of default.

66. No person to act as a passage broker without a license. Emigration Commissioners and agents of passage brokers exempted from this section. Passage brokers to be responsible for their agents.

67. How passage brokers' licenses may be obtained. Justices to give notice to Emigration Commissioners of license granted. Notice to be given to Emigration Commissioners of intended application for licenses. Power to justices to order licenses to be forfeited, who shall give notice of the same to Emigration Commissioners. As to application for licenses in Scotland.

68. Existing licenses to continue in force until the 1st February, 1856.

69. Passage brokers to employ no agents except those expressly appointed by them. Agents to produce their appointments on demand.

70. Penalty on persons fraudulently inducing others to en

gage passengers.

94. Limitation of legal proceedings generally.
95. Colonial voyages defined.

96. This act to apply to all colonial voyages, except as relates to matters herein named. If any colonial voyage be less than three weeks, this act not to apply to subjects herein named.

97. Governor of colonies may, by proclamation, declare length of voyage, and prescribe scale of diet, medicines, and medical comforts. Copies of proclamations to be received as evidence.

98. Provision for survey of ships in the colonies, and for appointing surgeons thereto.

99. Power to the Governor-General of India in council, by any act to be passed for that purpose, to adopt this act for India, and to make rules respecting food, passengers, surgeons, &c., and to declare in what manner penalties, &c. may be sued for and recovered. Indian act may be enforced in the colonies in like manner as this act.

100. List of passengers brought into the United Kingdom to be delivered by the master of the ship to the emigration officer. Penalty for neglect. Returns of births and deaths at sea to be made to the registrar-general.

101. Penalty on masters for having on board a greater number of persons than prescribed by sect. 14 of this act.

102. Provisions and water to be issued to passengers brought into the United Kingdom the same as in ships carrying passengers from the United Kingdom. Penalty for default. 103. Schedules to be part of the act.

CAP. CXX.

An Act for the better Local Management of the Metropolis. [14th August, 1855.]

Sect. 1. The 1 & 2 Will. 4, c. 60, repealed, so far as regards parishes in Schedules (A.) and (B.)

2. Vestries in parishes named in either of the Schedules

(A.) and (B.) to consist of not less than 18 or more than 120 persons qualified and elected as after provided.

3. Such parishes with more than 2000 rated householders to be divided into wards.

4. Power to Secretary of State to appoint persons to set out the wards, and apportion number of vestrymen to be elected. 5. If relative amounts of population of wards vary in any future census, the numbers of vestrymen may be altered. 6. Qualification of vestrymen.

7. As to the first election of vestrymen under this act.

8. The full number of vestrymen to be chosen at first election, and existing vestries superseded.

52. Meetings of the metropolitan board. 53. Chairman to preside at meetings. In case of vacancy, &c., a temporary chairman to be chosen.

54. Disqualifications of members of metropolitan board, of district boards, of vestries of parishes in Schedules (A.) and (B.), and of auditors.

55. Members of metropolitan and district boards, and of vestries of parishes in Schedule (A.) or (B.), may resign.

56. Retiring members of boards and vestries may be reelected.

57. No resolution of metropolitan or any district board, or of any vestry, to be revoked at a subsequent meeting, unless

9. As to the term of office of vestrymen elected at first clec-under certain circumstances. tion, and as to future elections.

10. Vacancies to be filled up at annual elections.

11. Appointment of auditors of accounts for parishes in Schedules (A.) and (B.)

12. As to the term of office of auditors.

13. Notice of elections.

58. Committees may be appointed.

59. Powers of committees.

60. Minutes of proceedings of metropolitan and district boards and of vestries to be entered.

61. All books to be open to inspection.

62. Power to metropolitan board, district boards, and ves63. Clerk and treasurer not to be the same person.

14. Churchwardens to appoint persons to preside at ward tries to appoint officers. elections.

15. Rate collectors to assist at the elections. 16. Form of proceeding at elections.

17. Power to demand a poll, which shall be taken by ballot. 18. Duty of inspectors of votes.

19. Provision for case of equality of votes.

20. If in the interval between elections the vestry of any parish be reduced below two-thirds, the vacancies to be filled up as herein named.

21. Penalty for forging or falsifying any voting paper or obstructing the election.

22. A list of persons elected vestrymen and auditors by parishioners to be published.

23. Penalty on inspector for making incorrect return.

64. Penalty on officers, &c. being interested in contracts, or exacting fees.

65. Officers, &c. intrusted with money to give security for duly accounting for the same. If officer fail to render account, &c., justices may commit offender to prison. Power to levy by distress.

66. Metropolitan and district boards and vestries to provide proper offices, and to cause daily attendance to be given. 67. Vestry" in following provisions to mean vestry of a parish in Schedule (A.)

68. Sewers (except main sewers) vested in vestries and district boards.

69. Vestries and district boards to repair &c. all sewers

24. Vestries to provide places for holding elections, and pay vested in them, and from time to time to construct new ones, expenses of taking poll, &c.

25. As to parishes having no churchwardens.

26. How notices and lists to be published.

&c.

70. Power to vestries and district boards to do works of improvement in sewers, &c., the expense of which to be divided

27. Churchwardens, &c. not complying with act guilty of between the party liable and the parish or district. misdemeanour.

28. Quorum of vestries.

29. Meetings not to be holden in the church. 30. Meeting to elect a chairman.

31. Parishes in Schedule (B.) to be united, and form districts, and district boards constituted.

32. Vestries to elect members of district boards.

33. If relative numbers of inhabited houses in parishes in any district vary on any future census, the numbers of members may be altered.

34. As to the term of office of members of district boards elected at first election, and as to future elections.

35. Elections to be held annually for supplying vacancies occasioned by expiration of term of office.

36. Provision as to parishes not electing as many as three members of a district board.

37. Provision as to casual vacancies.

38. Powers of district boards to be exercised at meetings,

not less than seven members being present. 39. Ordinary meetings of district boards. 40. Special meetings of district boards.

41. Chairman to be elected at meeting of board.

42. District boards and vestries of parishes in Schedule (A.) incorporated.

43. Metropolitan board of works constituted and incorporated.

44. Three members of metropolitan board to be elected for the city.

45. Vestries of single parishes and district boards to elect members of the metropolitan board.

46. Boards for districts of Plumstead and Lewisham united for electing a member of metropolitan board.

47. The parish of Rotherhithe and district of St. Olave united for electing a member of the metropolitan board of works.

48. As to the term of office of members of metropolitan board elected at first election, and as to future elections. 49. Elected members of metropolitan board to elect a chairman.

50. As to appointment of chairman on any vacancy. 51. Powers of metropolitan board to be exer cised at meetings, not less than nine members being present.

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71. Gullyholes, &c. to be trapped.

72. Vestries and district boards to cause sewers to be cleansed

73. Vestry or district board in certain cases may compel owners, &c. of houses to construct drains into the common sewer. Penalty on owner, &c. for neglect.

74. Provision for combined drainage of blocks of houses. 75. No house to be built without drains constructed to the satisfaction of the vestry or district board.

76. Notice of buildings to be given to the vestry or district board before commencing the same.

77. Power to branch drains into sewers constructed by metropolitan board, or any vestry or district board, under certain regulations. Penalty.

78. Power to metropolitan board, or vestry or district board, to branch private drains into sewers, at the expense of the party to whom they belong.

79. Vestry or district board may agree to make house drains at the expense of owners or occupiers.

80. Vestry or district board may order a contribution towards construction of sewers in certain cases.

81. Penalty on erecting or rebuilding houses without proper waterclosets, &c. Power to vestry, &c. to require owners, &c. to provide sufficient waterclosets, &c. If owners fail, vestry, &c. to cause the work to be done at their expense.

82. Power for vestries and district boards to authorise inspection of drains, privies, and cesspools.

83. Penalty on persons improperly making or altering drains. 84. Where no default found, expenses to be paid by vestry or board.

85. Vestry or district board to cause drains, &c. to be put into proper condition, &c., where necessary.

86. Vestry and district board to cause offensive ditches, drains, &c. to be cleansed or covered. Where works interfere with any ancient mill, &c., compensation to be made, or rights therein purchased.

87. Power to vestries and district boards to fill up ditches by the side of roads, and substitute pipes.

88. Power to vestries and district boards to provide public

conveniences.

89. Vestries and district boards may transfer their powers

as to sewerage to the metropolitan board of works.

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