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Division of the county into petty sessions districts, and arrangements to be made by quarter sessions.
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1. The several petty sessions districts into which any county or riding of a county in Ireland is now divided, and the places and times at which petty sessions are now appointed to be held therein, shall, until altered in the manner herein-after provided, be the several districts, places, and times in such county or riding for the purposes of this Act: But whenever it shall appear to the justices at quarter sessions that any of the said districts, places, and times now fixed (or which shall hereafter be fixed) in any county or riding require alteration, or whenever they shall be called upon so to do either by the Lord Lieutenant or by a requisition signed by any seven or more of the justices of any county or riding, they shall proceed at the next quarter sessions which shall be held for such county or riding, or at any adjournment of the same for that purpose, to revise the said districts, places, and times, subject to the follwing provisions:
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1. They shall divide such county or riding into convenient petty sessions districts for the purposes of this Act, and shall declare the several parishes or townlands of which each of such districts shall consist; and in so doing it shall be lawful for them, with the concurrence of the justices of any adjoining county assembled at any like quarter sessions, or at any adjournment of the same, to include in any of such districts any townlands of such adjoining county, where it shall be conducive to the public convenience, and where no part of such townlands shall be at a greater distance than seven miles from the place where petty sessions shall be held for the district to which same shall be annexed:
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And whenever any of the said districts, places, and times shall have been so fixed or altered, the clerk of the peace shall forthwith enter all particulars as to the same in the Crown book, and shall transmit a certified copy of such entries to the secretary of the grand jury, to be laid before such grand jury at the then next ensuing assizes, (and in the county of Dublin at the then next ensuing presentment term,) and the same shall be printed with the presentments: Provided always, that when it shall appear to such justices at quarter sessions that such alteration is required, or whenever a requisition for the consideration of an alteration shall be received from the Lord Lieutenant, or from seven or more justices as aforesaid, the clerk of the peace of the county shall transmit a notice in writing of the intended consideration of such alteration to every justice of the county or riding, as the case may be; and such notice, stating the time and place appointed for the consideration of such alteration, shall be transmitted at least one month before the time so appointed.
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