Limerick Navigation Act 1767

LIMERICK NAVIGATION ACT 1767

CHAP. XXVI.

An Act for applying the Sum of Six Thousand Pounds, granted by Parliament to the Corporation for promoting and carrying on an inland Navigation in this Kingdom, to be by them applied in carrying on a Navigation from the City of Limerick to the deep navigable Water above the Town of Killaloe, and for encouraging other Persons to subscribe for carrying on and compleating the said Work at their own Expence.

7 G. 3. 1. sec. 7.

The corporation by 1st June next to open a subscription for said navigation till 10000l. subscribed.

WHEREAS by an act passed this session, entitled, an Act for granting and continuing to his Majesty an additional duty on beer, ale, strong waters, wine, tobacco, hides, and other goods and merchandizes therein mentioned, and for prohibiting the importation of all gold and silver lace, (except of the manufacture of Great Britain,) the sum of six thousand pounds was granted to the corporation for promoting and carrying on an inland navigation in this kingdom, to be by them applied towards carrying on the navigation of the river Shannon from the city of Limerick to the deep navigable water above the town of Killaloe, as soon as the sum of ten thousand pounds shall be subscribed for compleating the said work, and twenty pounds per cent, thereof shall be paid into such person or persons, as shall for that purpose be appointed by the said corporation: and whereas it is reasonable and just, that the persons, who shall advance their money in pursuance of the said act, should be entrusted with the conduct of the said works, and should also have some compensation for their expence and trouble: 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 the said corporation shall on or before the first day of June next open a subscription for carrying on and compleating the said navigation; and that the same shall be kept open, until the sum of ten thousand pounds shall be subscribed for the purpose aforesaid.