Which oath, or affirmation the said mayor, or other presiding officer or officers, or his or their deputy or deputies, or such sworn clerks by him or them appointed to take the said poll as aforesaid, is and hereby authorized to administer; and at every such election upon closing the poll, the number of voters in each poll shall be publickly proclaimed; and if a scrutiny of any such poll shall, within four and twenty hours after closing the same, or proclamation made thereof aforesaid, be demanded by or on behalf of any candidate, or by any three or more of the elctors voting at such election, such scrutiny shall be proceeded in with effect; and in order thereto the mayor, or other officer or officers presiding at such election, shall, within seven days after demand thereof, deliver to the person or person requiring such scrutiny, or some of them , a true copy of the poll taken at such election, paying only reasonably for writing the same, not exceeding the rate of six pence for the names and additions of twenty voters; and such scrutiny shall begin within twelve days, and not in less than ten days next after closing or finishing the poll, and shall publickly proceeded in at the at the place of election.
Mayors, &.c refusing to deliver copies of polls forfeit 500 l.
VI. And be it further enacted, That every mayor, or other officer or officers presiding at any such election, refusing to deliver copies of the polls, being demanded as aforesaid, or wilfully offending in the premisses, shall for every wilful offence contrary to this act, forfeit the sum of five hundred pounds, to the party or parties aggrieved, together with costs of suit, to be recovered by action of debt,bill, plaint or information, in any of his Majesty's courts of record at Westminster, to be brought or commenced within six months after the offence committed; and in such action or suit, no ession, protection, wager of law, privilege or imparlance shall be admitted or allowed.
On death,&c. of an aldermen a new one is to be chosen within five days
VII. And whereas it hath sometimes happened, that upon the death of an aldermen of the said city, the election of another in his place hath been deferred for a long time, to the greater prejudice of the inhabitants of the said city; be it further enacted That from and after the twenty fifth day of March one thousand seven hundred and twenty three, upon the death or removal of any aldermen of the said city; the mayor, or his deputy appointed by him, shall within the space of five days at the longest and not sooner than two days after such death or removal shall happen (and the said mayor or his deputy have notice thereof) proceed to the election of a new aldermen, giving first to the freemen of the ward, for which the election is to be made, twenty four hours notice at least, before such election shall begin : provided that nothing in this act shall extend, or be construed to extend, to the limits of the palace of the bishop or Norwich, or the precincts of the cathedral church or Norwich
this is a publick act.
VIII. And be it enacted, That this act shall in all courts and placed be deemed and taken to be a publick act, and all judges, justices and others, are to take notice thereof as such without specially pleading the same.
CAP. X.
An Act for Clearing, Depthning, Repairing, Extending, Maintaining and Improving the Haven
and Piers of Great Tarmcuth, and for Depthning and making more Navigable the feverai
Rivers emptying themfelves at the faid Town; and alfo for Preferving Ships wintering in
the faid Haven, from Accidents by Fire.
' k W 7 H E R E A S the ancient Borough of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, bordering upon
W the Sea, hath by long Experience been found to be of great Importance, for advancing his Ma-
' jefty's Service and Revenue, Trade in general, more efpecially the Fifhery, and for breeding and em-
' ploying many thoufands of fkilful Mariners and Seamen : And whereas the Haven and Piers belonging
' to the faid Borough, have been, and frill continue obftrufted by Sands thrown up by the Sea in fuch fort,
' as the Benefit accrewing thereby muff be wholly loft, if not timely prevented and preferved by Clear-
c ing, Repairing and Maintaining the fame; the great and unavoidable Charge whereof being infupport-
' able by the Inhabitants of the faid Borough, they the faid Inhabitants, from time to time, have beeri
' aided and relieved by feverai fucceffive Afts of Parliament : And whereas the Powers and Authorities of
the laff. Aft, made and ordained for and concerning the faid Haven and Piers in the tenth and eleventh
Years of the Reign of the late King William the Third (of glorious Memory) are determined and
expired, and, unlefs renewed and continued, the great Sums of Money already expended and laid out
in and about the faid Haven and Piers, purfuant to the faid feverai Afts of Parliament, will prove ufelefs
and ineffeftual, and the faid Haven and Piers muff inevitably fall foon into irreparable Decay, and the
Plarbour, fo beneficial, become inacceffible, to the great Detriment of his Majefty and his Kingdoms,
Trade in general, utter Ruin and Impoverifhment of the faid Inhabitants and adjacent Counties : For
preventing whereof, and to the End the faid Haven and Piers, and the Jettees on the North-fide thereof
may be cleared, depthned, repaired, extended, maintained and improved, and the Channel of that
Part of the River Tare, leading from Great Yarmouth to Norwich aforefaid, called Braydon, and fo much
of the faid River Tare as lies between the new Mills in Norwich and Hardly-Crofs in Hardly, in the
County of Norfolk; and alfo the Rivers Wavsney and Bure, commonly called the North River, which
empty themfelves at the faid Town of Yarmouth, be depthned and made more navigable for Boats and
Keels ufuaily paffing the fame, and Timber and other Materials for that Purpofe provided and furnifhed,
from time to time, as Occafion fhall require;' Be it enafted, &c.
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