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Penalty on Road Contractor, &c. cutting Sods, &c. to Injury of public Roads.
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XVIII. ‘Whereas by the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act, 1851, Provision is made for the Punishment of Offences on or relating to public Roads in Ireland: And whereas it is expedient to make further Provision for the Protection of such Roads from Injury:’ Be it enacted, That any Road Contractor or other Person who, without the Authority of a Presentment, or the Consent of the County Surveyor, shall cut any Sods or Turf on the Sides, Fences, or any other Part of any public Road, or dig, raise, or carry away any Sods, Turf, Earth, Clay, Stones, Gravel, or other Material from the Sides or Fences or any other Part of any public Road, Bridge, or Wall, shall be liable to a Fine not exceeding Forty Shillings, anything in Section Nine of the said Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act, 1851, to the contrary notwithstanding.
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