Local Government (Dublin and Drogheda) Act 1765
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA) ACT 1765 | ||
CHAP. XXII. | ||
An Act for continuing and amending an Act, intitled, An Act for the better regulating the Parish Watches, and amending Highways in this Kingdom, and for preventing the Misapplication of Publick Money; and also for establishing a regular Watch in the City of Dublin, and to prevent Mischief which may happen by graving in the River Liffey; and also for regulating the Watch in the town of Drogheda. | ||
As to watch in city and liberties of Dublin, repealed by 26 G. 3. c. 22. | ||
Houses in Dublin and liberties charged with additional sum not above 6d. nor under 5d. per 1. of the yearly value besides the 6d. per 1. by 10 G. 1. 3. see. 9. | ||
10 G. 1. 5. revived and continued 7 years by 1 G. 3. 17 see. 13. | ||
applotted, raised, & applied as by this and said act. | ||
WHEREAS the funds, appointed for the support and maintenance of a strong and regular watch in the city of Dublin and the liberties thereof are insufficient for that purpose; and by reason of the great concourse of people from all parts of this kingdom to this city a strong and well regulated watch is of great importance for the preservation of the persons and properties of the inhabitants of the said city, and very necessary to prevent as well the mischiefs which may happen from fires, as murders, burglaries, robberies, and other outrages and disorders: we therefore, your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the commons of Ireland in Parliament assembled, do most humbly beseech your Majesty, that it may be enacted, and be it 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 May one thousand seven hundred and sixty six all and every the houses within the said city of Dublin and liberties thereof shall pay, and are hereby charged with, an additional sum not exceeding the sum of six pence, nor less than the sum of three pence, for every pound of the yearly value of every such house or houses, over and above the sum of sixpence for every pound of the yearly value of every such house or houses charged by an act passed in the tenth year of his Majesty King George the first, intitled, An act for continuing and amending an act, 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; and also for establishing a regular watch in the city of Dublin, and to prevent mischiefs which may happen by graving ships on the river Liffey; which said act is revived and continued by an act passed in the first year of his present Majesty, intitled, An act for reviving, continuing, and amending several temporary statutes, and for other purposes therein mentioned; and that the said additional charge of sixpence and three pence for every pound of the yearly value of every such house or houses shall be applotted, levied, raised, and accounted for, agreeable to the regulations in the aforesaid act of the tenth of his Majesty King George the first, and shall be paid and applied to the several uses, for which the same is payable by virtue of the act aforesaid and this present act. |