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Presentment for expenses of suing treasurers, and contractors, &c.
Taxed bill of costs to be laid before sessions, &c.
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117. It shall and may be lawful for the grand jury of any county to present, to be levied off such county, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary or shall have been expended for or in suing any treasurer, high constable, or collector of any public money, or any of their sureties, executors, or administrators, for any misconduct, breach of duty, or nonpayment, or for recovering any public money from any treasurer, high constable, or collector, or their sureties, executors, or administrators, or for suing any contractor under this Act, or under any Act in force in Ireland at the time of the passing of this Act, his sureties, executors, or administrators, for any breach of contract; provided that no such presentment shall be made unless, together with the application therefor at presentment sessions, there shall have been laid before such sessions a bill, duly taxed and certified by the proper taxing officer, of the costs incurred for any of the purposes aforesaid for which such presentment shall be required, nor unless it shall be proved that such costs could not be recovered from the person sued, or any other person liable to pay the same, and that the proceeding was instituted by the direction of a grand jury.
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