Public Works (Ireland) Act, 1831

Commissioners to meet in Dublin, and from time to time appoint secretary, surveyors, &c. and other officers, with salaries, subject to approval of Treasury.

Officers to act without fees other than salary.

6. The said commissioners for the execution of this Act, or the chairman with any one of them, shall meet and sit from time to time in Dublin in such place or places as they shall respectively find most convenient, with or without adjournment; and they, or the chairman and any one of them, shall and may from time to time appoint and employ such secretary, solicitor, and such and so many civil engineers or surveyors, clerks, messengers, or other officer or officers, as by the Treasury may be directed or approved; and it shall and may be lawful to and for the said commissioners for the execution of this Act to allow to such secretary, solicitor, engineers, surveyors, clerks, messengers, and other officers, such reasonable salary and salaries, pay or reward, as to such commissioners may seem meet, subject always to the approval and direction of the Treasury, and from time to time, at their discretion, to dismiss and discharge such secretary, solicitor, engineer or engineers, surveyor or surveyors, and other officers, or any or either of them, and to appoint others in their place, subject to such direction or approval as aforesaid; and the said secretary, solicitor, engineers, surveyors, clerks, messengers, and other officers, are hereby required to execute and perform their several duties without any fee or gratuity whatsoever therefor, other than such salaries, pay, or rewards as the said commissioners for the execution of this Act shall, with such approval and direction as aforesaid, fix, appoint, and allow in manner by this Act directed.