A. D. 1744. Anno dccimo feptimo Georgii II. C. 29. 557 XXVII. And to prevent any Lofs or Damage that may happen by the Lofs or Imbczilmcnt of any Rate or Affeffment to be made purfuant to this Act, Be it further ena&ed, That when and fo foon as any a Duplicate of Afleflment fhall be made as aforefaid, or within ten Days, a Duplicate thereof, figncd and fubferibed by all AirdTroenti the feveral Perfons who figned and fubferibed the faid Rate or Afleflment, fhall, by the Bedel of every tr > bc lett with Ward, be carried to and left with the Chamberlain of the City of London, and in Default thereof, the lhct ' hamtc ' 1;l ' n « Chamberlain fhall not pay any Money which fhall be drawn on him by the Alderman or his Deputy, and Common Council, or the major Part of them, of the faid Ward wherein fuch Duplicate fhall not be delivered and left with him as aforefaid, without the fpecial Order of the Court of Lord Mayor and Alder- men of the faid City, authorizing and directing him to pay the fame. ' XXVIII. And forafmuch as the Sums of Money that have arifen by the Rates and Afieflments made 'in purfuance of the faid Act, have been found inefficient to anfwer the Purpofes thereby intended, and ' confiderable Sums of Money remain due and unfatisfied ; Be it further enacted by the Authority afore- faid, That the Chamberlain of London for the Time being, be impowered, and he is hereby authorized The Surpluses and required, out of the annual Surpluffes, if any fuch fhall be, arifing from the; Rates and Afieflments arifin S b y tJ « to be made by virtue of this Ac!:, to difcharge the Draughts made or to be made on him by the Aldermen A , a '. t0 be a P" of the feveral Wards, for the Payment of their refpective Contracts heretofore made for lighting, trim- the Debt^re- 6 ming, fnuffing, cleaniing - , fupplying, maintaining, and repairing the Number of Lamps necellary for imining on the their refpective Wards, according to the Tenor of the faid former Act. former AH, ' XXIX. And whereas feveral evil-difpofed Perfons have broken, and may wilfully and malicioufly ' break and deftroy the Lamps hung out in the Streets of this City ;' Now to prevent the like malicious Practices for the future, Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons Penalty forw'l- fhall, from and after the twenty-fifth Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and forty-four, wilfully {M Y braking or malicioufly break, throw down, or extinguifh any Lamp that now is, or fhall be hung out, or fet up the ^""P*' to light the Streets, or wilfully damage the Pofts, Irons, or other Furniture thereof, every Perfon fo of- fending therein, and being thereof convicted by the Oath of one or more Witnefs or Witneffes, before any one or more of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace for the City of London, fhall for the firft Offence forfeit the Sum of forty Shillings for each Lamp fo broken, thrown down, extinguished, or otherwife da- maged, and for the fecond Offence the Sum of fifty Shillings, and for the third Offence the Sum of three Pounds, to be recovered and levied in fuch Manner as in this A<El is mentioned. ' XXX. And whereas it is impoffible to afcertain the exact Expence which may accrue to the faid City ' of London, in providing, fupplying and maintaining fuch Lights as aforefaid, as well from the Altera-
- tion in the Price of Oil, and other Materials, as from other unforefeen Accidents and Cafualties which
'. may happen ;' Be it therefore further enacted, That in cafe there fhall be any Deficiency in any of the The Deficiency Afieflments to be made as aforefaid, by Lands, Houfes, Shops, Warehoufes, or Buildings being empty, of one Year (hall or the Insolvency or Removal of any of the Inhabitants, Tenants, Occupiers, or otherwife, for which b f c " r,ed ovgr t0 or upon whom the faid Rates fhall be refpettively charged, fo that the Charges of enlightening the faid ' enext " Streets and other Places cannot be fully fatisfied, paid and discharged in that Year, then and in fuch Cafe, the Deficiency fo happening fhall be carried to the next fucceeding Year's Rate or Rates, and fhall be made good thereout; and if at the Expiration of feven Years, it fhall be found that any Surplus fhall How the Surplus have arifen from the Money collected by virtue of this Act, over and above what fhall have been iiTued ihaU be ' applied and applied in purfuance hereof, fuch Surplus Money fhall remain in the Chamber of the faid City of ^^7" Years, London, to be applied either in the Aid of the Orphans Fund, or in Abatement or Diminution of future Rates and Afieflments, or to be otherwife difpofed of, to and for the Ufe and Benefit of the Citizens of London, as they by any Act of Common Council, fhall direct and appoint. XXXI. And it is hereby further enacted, That the Mayor, Aldermen and Commons, in Common The Mayor, &<•. Council affembled, fhall and they are hereby impowered and required, at a Court of Common Council to at a yearly Meet- be held yearly and every Year, between the firft Day of September and the twentieth Day of Oclober, to '" s ? * al ' order order and direft what Rates and AfTeffments fhall be made on the Inhabitants for the Purpofes aforefaid, £ e e merits, not exceeding the Rates and AffelTments hereby directed to be rated and affeffed. XXXII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Collector fhall neglect or Penalty on the refufe to bring in his Account to the Alderman of the Ward, or his Deputy, as often as demanded, he Colkflors not fhall forfeit the Sum of ten Pounds, and in the like Manner the Sum of five Pounds for every twenty account,n S- Days he fhall detain the faid Account, to be levied and recovered by fuch Ways and Means as herein after in this Act are provided. XXXIII. And to prevent as much as may be any Deficiency happening in the collecting the Rates and Colkaor to ap- AfTeffments aforefaid ; Be it further enacted, That the Collector or Collectors of every refpecfive Rate p'v t0 the L °rd and Affeffment made in purfuance of this Act, fhall, and he and they are hereby required, in Cafes oi ' yl^° T J°Q^"' Refufal or Nonpayment of the refpective Rates, Affeffments, and Re-afleffmcnts aforefaid, within thirty ;f , he A n-j.^" ' Days after the refpective Rates, Affeffments, and Re-affeiTments fhall become due, to apply to the Lord merits are not Mayor for the Time being, or to the Alderman of the refpective Ward where fuch Refufal or Nonpay- paid within ment fhall happen, for a Warrant to diftrain for the faid Rate, Affeffment, and Re-affeffinent, and fhall 3° Da ys. take Care to execute, or caufe the fame to be duly executed, under the Penalty of five Pounds for every Omiffion ; to be levied and recovered in fuch Manner as the other Penalties inflicted by this Act are di- rected to be levhd and recovered. XXX lV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall andmay be lawful to and T ne L °™ for the Lord Mayor for the Time being, or any one or more of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace for j u ^°^ „!•" 7 the City of London for the Time being, to hear and determine any of the Offences which are made fub- hear and =. - r- ject mij.c OrTenccg,
