carried; and separate lists must be made of the names of such owners and occupiers, distinguishing which have assented to, dissented from, or are neuter in respect to, such road or alteration.

DUPLICATES OF DOCUMENTS TO BE LODGED IN THE PRIVATE BILL

OFFICE.

7 and 8. The lists mentioned in the last resolution, and a duplicate of the map or plan, also an estimate of the proposed expense of such undertaking, signed by the person or persons making the same, together with an account of the money subscribed, and the names of the subscribers, with the respective sums, must be lodged in the Private Bill Office of this House; the receipt of all which shall be acknowledged accordingly, by one of the Clerks. (See also sect. 5 of PRIVATE BILLS, generally.)

COMPLIANCE WITH STANDING ORDERS.

9. The Committee shall report compliance with Standing Orders, as in the case of BRIDGES.

COMMISSIONERS TO BE POSSESSED OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.

10. In all such Bills, a clause shall be inserted, to prevent Commissioners from acting or voting in the business of the said Turnpike, unless they be possessed of an estate in land, or a personal estate, to such certain value as shall be specified in such bills. Such qualification to be extended to the heirs apparent of persons possessed of estates in land.

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SECURITY FROM TREASURERS, &c.

11 and 12. Subscriptions to be paid up, and Treasurers, &c., to give security, as for BRIDGES.

Note.-Sections 10, 11, and 12, do not now apply to Great Britain, being included in the General Turnpike Acts.

FEES ON BILLS FOR EXTENDING AND CONSOLIDATING TURNPIKE ROAD

TRUSTS.

13. Every Bill for the sole purpose of extending the term for the execution of the existing powers and provisions of any Turnpike Road Act, shall be considered, as to the payment of fees, as a single Bill; provided that no alteration be made in the powers and provisions of

such Act, and no new clauses introduced, except such as are required to be inserted in all Turnpike Road Bills, by the Standing Orders of the Two Houses of Parliament.

14. Every Bill for the simple consolidation of any two or more Turnpike Road Trusts into one and the same Trust, shall be considered, as to the payment of fees, as a single Bill.

15. If provision be made for extending the term for execution of any or all the Trusts thereby to be consolidated, as aforesaid, such Bill shall be considered, as to the payment of fees, as a double Bill. -Die Jovis, 4to Julii, 1822.

CANALS, CUTS, AQUEDUCTS, RESERVOIRS, AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF RIVER NAVIGATION:-BILLS For.

NOTICES OF APPLICATION.

1 and 2. When any application is intended to be made to the House, for leave to bring in a Bill for making any cut, canal, reservoir, or aqueduct, for the purpose of navigation; or of supplying any city, town, or place, with water; or for varying, abridging, extending, or enlarging any such cut, canal, reservoir, or aqueduct already made; or for improving the navigation of any river, or for altering the tolls thereupon, notices are to be given as for BRIDGES; containing the names of parishes and townships, the objects of the intended alteration, and any variation in the tolls, &c.

3. Such notices must be inserted in the County Newspapers, as for BRIDGES.

4. A further notice of such intended application must be given, in writing, to the corporation of the Bedford Level, or Great Level of the Fens, in the months of August, September, October and November, or either of them, immediately preceding the session of Parliament in which such application is to be made,-if the interests of the said corporation are by such Bill likely to be affected.

MAPS, SECTIONS, &c.

5. The map, section, and book of reference, must be deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, as in the case of TURNPIKE ROADS ;-with this farther provision, that the plan shall also describe the brooks and streams to be diverted into such cut, canal, reservoir, aqueduct, or navigation, and the elevation of any such aqueduct. Such section must specify the Levels, and describe the same by feet and inches.

6. Clerks of the Peace are to make a memorial on the map and book of reference and section, in regard to the time of receiving the same; with permission to examine the same on paying the usual fees, as in the case of TURNPIKE ROADS.

APPLICATION TO LAND OWNERS, &c.

7. Previous application must be made to the owners and occupiers of lands; and lists made of assents, dissents, and neuters, as in the case of TURNPIKE ROADS.

8. The same to be done, when any former act is intended to be amended; and notice must be given in writing to the owners and occupiers of the lands in which any part of the said cut, canal, reservoir, or aqueduct, intended to be thereby relinquished, is situate.

9. Previous application must also be made to owners or occupiers of lands where any reservoir is intended to be erected, and through which any channel or conveyance is intended to be made for the purposes of feeding or supplying with water any such cut, canal, aqueduct, or navigation; and separate lists must be made of such owners and occupiers, distinguishing which of them have assented to, or dissented from, such proposed work, or are neuter in respect thereto.

DOCUMENTS TO BE LODGED IN THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.

10 and 11. Lists and duplicate of the map, section, and book of reference, with the Estimate, and account of subscriptions, must be lodged in the Private Bill Office, as in the case of TURNPIKE ROADS.

COMPLIANCE WITH STANDING ORDERS.

12. The Committee shall report compliance with Standing Orders, as in the case of BRIDGES.

SUBSCRIPTIONS, AND SECURITY FROM Treasurers, &c.

13. Subscriptions to be paid up, and security to be taken from treasurers, &c., as for BRIDGes.

CONTRACT TO BE ENTERED INTO BY SUBSCRIBERS TO CANALS,

RAILWAYS, &c.

14. No Bill for making or extending any cut, canal, or aqueduct, or for making or extending any ways or roads, commonly called Railways or Tram roads, shall be read a second time, unless one-half of the sum required for the probable expense of the work shall have been subscribed by persons, under a contract, binding themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, for the payment of the money so subscribed; such contract to be previously deposited in the Private Bill Office, and produced before the Committee on the Bill, if required.

TIME BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND READING.

15. Seven clear days shall elapse between the first and second reading of such Bills.

PRINTED BILL, &C., TO BE DEPOSITED WITH THE PARISH CLERK;

AND PROPER NOTICE GIVEN THAT SUCH HAS BEEN DONE.

16. After the presentation of such Bill, and ten days at least before the Committee shall sit, a printed copy, with a map annexed thereto, engraved or printed upon the scale of an inch at least to a mile, and authenticated by the signature of the person or persons soliciting the same, must be deposited with the parish clerk of the several parishes, from, in, through, and into which, any cut, canal, reservoir, or aqueduct, or any such variation, abridgment, extension, or enlargement, is intended to be made, for the inspection and examination of all persons concerned. Seven days' previous notice of such deposit must be given once, in some newspaper of the county, and a copy of the same affixed on the church door of every parish concerned.

EVIDENCE THAT THE PRECEDING RESOLUTION HAS BEEN COMPLIED

WITH.

17. Evidence shall be adduced before the Committee that the preceding resolution has been duly complied with.

PROOFS Of dissent of OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS OF LAND.

18. All owners and occupiers of land, who shall dissent, must give their certificate in writing, signifying that they have seen a printed copy of the said bill, and do dissent thereto : the handwriting to such certificate to be proved, by one or more witnesses, before the Committee; or if they do not give such certificate, they must personally attend the said Committee.

THE COMMITTEE TO REPORT THE LIST OF DISSENTS.

19. The Committee shall report to the House, together with the Report of the Bill, a list of the names of such persons as shall appear to them to dissent.

ASCENT AND fences of bridges over canals, &c.

20. No such Bill shall be reported to the House, unless there shall be contained therein a provision that the ascent to every Bridge to be made over such cut, canal or aqueduct, shall not be more than one foot in thirteen; and that the fence on each side shall not be less than four feet above the surface of the Bridge.

TIME BETWEEN REPORT AND CONSIDERATION,

21. Seven clear days shall elapse between the day on which such Bill is reported to the House, and when the said Report shall be taken into consideration.

PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BILL, AFTER REPORT.

22. After being reported to the House, the Bill, as amended by the Committee, shall be printed at the expense of the parties applying for the same; and be delivered at the door to the Members three clear days at least before such Report shall be taken into consideration.

RAILWAYS OR TRAM ROADS :-BILLS FOR MAKING.

The Standing Orders relating to Bills for making navigable CANALS, reservoirs, aqueducts, and improving the navigation of rivers, or for continuing or amending any Act of Parliament for any or either of those purposes, shall be extended to Bills for making ways or roads commonly called RAILWAYS or Tram roads.