Copyhold Act 1844

Persons having a limited beneficial Interest only may charge Expences on the Lands, &c.

II. And be it enacted, That every Person beneficially interested in the said Lands, having a limited beneficial Interest only, and who shall pay any such Expences, Costs, and Charges to any Tenant, being such Trustee as aforesaid, may, with the Consent of the Copyhold Commissioners under their Hands, and by a simple Entry on the Court Rolls of the Manor, and for which Entry the Steward shall only charge Thirteen Shillings and Four-pence, and which shall not be subject to any Stamp Duty, charge such Expences, Costs, and Charges, with Interest thereon at the Rate of Four Pounds per Centum per Annum, on the Lands to which the same relate; but so, nevertheless, that the Principal charged on such Lands be lessened in every Year following such Charge One Twentieth at least of such original Charge, and shall be subject to previous Mortgages.