County Dublin Grand Jury Act, 1844

Where commissioners of public works agree to grant half of expence of public works, on presentment for the other half, commissioners may execute works, or allow grand jury to do so.

63. In all cases in which, under the powers vested in them by law in that behalf, the commissioners of public works in Ireland shall agree with the grand jury of the county of Dublin to grant one moiety of the expence of any road or other public work, on such grand jury bearing the payment of the other moiety thereof by presentment, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said commissioners either to execute the said work by persons employed by them, or to permit such grand jury to cause the same to be executed in the manner required by the said recited Act or this Act in other public works of the like nature: Provided always, that it shall not be lawful for such grand jury in any case to make a presentment for payment of such moiety, except after and upon an application for such work duly made to and approved at a presentment sessions in the manner required by the said Act.