<.<. 252 C. 9--11. Anno decimo Georgii II. A. D. 1737. CAP. IX. An Aft for making navigable the River or Brook, called Worjley Brook, from Worjley Mill in the Townfhip of Worjley, in the County Palatine of Lancqfter, to the River Irwell in the faid County. P R. Preamble. 'TtTTHEREAS the making and keeping the River or Brook called Worjley Brook, in the County
- VV Palatine of Lancajler, navigable and paffable for Boats, Barges, Lighters, and other Veffels,
- from Worjley Mill, in the faid County of Lancajler, to the River Irwell, in the faid County of Lan-
' cafter, will be very beneficial to Trade, advantageous to the Poor, and convenient for the Carriage of ' Coals, Stone, Timber, and other Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, to and from the faid Places and ' Parts adjacent, and will very much tend to the Employing and Increafe of Watermen and Seamen, ' and be a Means to preferve the Highways ;' May it therefore pleafe your mod Excellent Majefty that it may be enacted, &c. " Undertakers appointed, with Power of doing any Thingneceffary for the Purpofes of this Act, at " their own Charge. Undertakers to make Satisfaction for Damages. Flood-gates for overflowing of " Grounds to be made. Commiffioners appointed for determining Differences. If Perfons decline fuch " Determination, and do not agree with the Undertakers, a Jury is to be impanelled to affefs Damages, " and the Commiffioners to give Judgment accordingly, which (hall be final. Proceedings to be kept among the Records of Quarter-Seflions of Lancajler, Duties to be paid to the Undertakers for Goods, not exceeding 9 d. per Ton. Conveniencies of Gates, &c. belonging to Occupiers of Lands, &c. to be preferved, at the Undertakers Charge. If the Level of the Water be raifed, the Banks muff be fo
- ' too, and kept in Repair. Flood-gates to be made for the Benefit of contiguous Grounds. The Brook
" declared navigable. Royalties not affected by this Act. No Duty payable for Manure for Grounds " within 4 Miles from the River. The Brook not to be under the Survey of any Commiffion of Sewers^ " Locks to be opened to Pleafure Boats, &c. without any Duty." CAP. X. An A£t to impower the Juftices of the Peace for the County of Bucks, to raife Money to dis- charge the Debts incurred on account of building a Gaol and Court Rooms, and for finiuV ing the fame for the Ufe of the County. P R. 'HEREAS for Want of a convenient common Gaol for the County of Bucks (which is large and populous) a Houfe in the Town of Aylesbury, being a Market Town and fituate near the Middle of the faid County, was for many Years rented and ufed for that Purpofe, and the fame be- ' coming infufficient for the fafe keeping of Prifoners, the Grand Jury at the Affizes held for the faid ' County prefented the fame ; whereupon the Juftices of the Peace affembled at their General Quarter-Sef- ' fions agreed and ordered, That a Publick County Gaol fhould be built at Aylesbury aforefaid, and that the- ' faid Houfe fo rented and ufed, with the Ground and Soil thereto belonging, fhould be purchafed (being ' moft commodioufly and conveniently iituated for that Purpofe} and that a Gaol and Court Rooms or ' Shire Hall for the publick Service of the faid County fhould be thereon erected, which faid Houfe, ' Ground, and Soil have been purchafed accordingly, and the Freehold and Inheritance thereof has ' been conveyed toTruftees for the Ufe of the faid County, and in order for railing Money to pay for the ' the faid Purchafe, and alfo for defraying the neceffary Charges of fuch Buildings for the Purpofes afore-
- faid, feveral Affeffments were made by the faid Juftices at their Quarter-Seffions, to be raifed and paid
' by the faid County, and a very confiderable Progrefs hath been made in fuch Buildings, but the
- fame not having been perfected and finifhed, the faid Buildings have not only thereby fuftained great
' Damage, but the greateftPart thereof remains unferviceable : And whereas feveral Sums of Money
- are juftly due to feveral Workmen, poor Labourers, and others who were employed in and furnifhed
' Materials for the faid Buildings, for Want of which Money they and their Families are much impo-
- verifhed ; and a further Sum is alfo wanting, and neceffary to finilh and compleat the faid Buildings
- for the Ufe and Accommodation of the faid County, all which Monies cannot be raifed without the
4 Affiftance of Parliament ;' Be it therefore enacted, &c. " Juftices of Peace, after 24 'June 1737, to make a General Affeftment in Com' Bucks, not ex- " ceeding 4^. in the Pound, to be collected by the Conftables. The Ground and Buildings thereon " the Property of the County. Juftices to contract with Builders, csY. Surplus to be paid into the " Publick Stock. Town of Buckingham exempted from the Rates. Perfons aggrieved are to appeal to " the Juftices. CAP. XL An Act for making more effectual two Afts of Parliament, one of the (ixth Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, and the other of' the eleventh Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George, For repairing the Higlnvays from Old Stratford in the County oj Northampton to Dunchurch in the County oj Warwick. P R. The Tolls are farther continued for 21 Years. 13 Geo. 2. c. c. CAP.
