Roads Act 1765
ROADS ACT 1765 | ||
CHAP. XIV. | ||
An Act for more effectually amending the Publick Roads. | ||
Repeal of the following road acts, | ||
6 G.I. 10. as to highways and publick money. | ||
WHEREAS difficulties arise from the multiplicity of the laws heretofore made for the amending or repairing the highways or roads in this kingdom, and it is found expedient to repeal the same, and to make a new act containing all the parts of such laws, as have proved effectual, and are proper to be continued, with such additions and amendments as are herein after contained: be it therefore enacted by the King’s most excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of July one thousand seven hundred and sixty six an act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of King James the first, intitled, An act for repairing and amending of highways and casbes, and cutting or clearing of paces, also an act passed in the tenth year of the reign of King Charles the first, intitled, An act concerning the repairing and amending of bridges, causeways, and togbers in the highways; also an act passed in the fourth year of the reign of Queen Anne, intitled, An act to prevent the illegal raising of money by grand juries, and the misapplying of money legally raised; also an act passed in the ninth year of the reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intitled, An act for the amending of the highways and roads in this kingdom, and for the application of the six days labour; also so much of an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of King George the first, intitled, An act for the better regulating the parish watches, and amending of the highways in this kingdom, and for preventing the misapplication of publick money, as relates to the amending the highways in this kingdom, and to the preventing the misapplication of publick money; also an act passed in the first year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the second, intitled, An act for the more speedy and effectual repair of bridges in the several counties of this kingdom; and also another act passed in the first year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the second, intitled, An act for explaining and amending several laws made for amending the highways and roads in this kingdom, and for the application of the six days labour; also an act passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the second, intitled, An act to explain and amend an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the first, intitled, An act for the better regulating the parish watches, and amending the highways in this kingdom, and for the preventing the misapplication of publick money, also an act passed in the thirty third year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the second, intitled, An act to alter and amend the laws for the repair of highways, also an act passed in the third year of the reign of his present Majesty, intitled, An act for regulating the proceedings of grand juries in the preparing and forming of presentments for the levying of money, also another act passed in the third year of the reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for amending an act, intituled, An act to explain and amend an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the first, intitled, An act for the better regulating the parish watches, and amending the highways in this kingdom, and for preventing the misapplication of publick money, be repealed and made null and void. |