County Dublin Grand Jury Act, 1844

Presentment for maintenance of constabulary.

No sums to be raised off certain parts of the county.

7 Will. 4. & 1 Vict. c. 25.

36. It shall be lawful for the grand jury of the said county, at each presenting term, and they are hereby required, to present, to be levied off the county at large, or off any barony or half barony or any portion of a barony (as the case may be), all and every such sum or sums of money as may be chargeable upon and directed to be presented and levied off such county, barony, half barony, or portion of a barony, by and under the provisions of any Act or Acts for the appointment, maintenance, and regulation of the constabulary force in Ireland; and every such presentment shall be made without any previous application to presentment sessions, and in all respects pursuant to the regulations of the said Acts, or such of them as may be applicable to the case; and the money levied under every such presentment shall be paid over in such manner and to such bank or person as the Treasury shall direct . . . : Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to authorize any grand jury to present any sums of money for the maintenance or the support of the constabulary to be raised off such parts of the said county as are assessed for the support of the metropolitan police, and exempted from assessment for the constabulary, under the Dublin Police Act, 1825.

[Ss. 37–39 rep. 55 & 56 Vict. c. 19. (S.L.R.)]