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As to Expences of Improvement of a River when payable by Grand Jury.
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CXII. And be it enacted, That where the Amount of the Costs, Charges, and Expences payable under the said Award for the Improvement of any River under or by virtue of the Provisions of this Act shall be payable by the Grand Jury of the County in which such River, or any Part thereof is situate, the Secretary of the said Commissioners shall certify to the Secretary of such Grand Jury the Amount of such Costs, Charges, and Expences, and the Instalments and Manner by and in which the same is payable under the Award of the said Commissioners; and such Grand Jury is hereby required to make Presentment of the Amount of such Costs, Charges, and Expences, or of the Instalments from Time to Time payable in respect thereof, as stated in such Certificate, together with Interest thereon respectively, at a Rate not exceeding Five Pounds per Centum per Annum from the Date of such Award, to be raised off the Baronies, Half Baronies, or Townlands named in the said Award, and situate in such County, and in the District or Part thereof benefited by the Improvement of such River, according to the Proportions specified in the Award of the said Commissioners; and in default of such Presentment the Court at such Assizes shall order such Amount or Instalments, with Interest as aforesaid, to be raised off such County, and such Order shall have the Force of a Presentment; and the Treasurer of such County shall insert such Amount or Instalments, with the Interest thereon, as same shall be from Time to Time payable, in his Warrant or Warrants, and same shall be applotted, raised, and levied as if the same had been duly presented ; and when and so soon as such Amount or Instalments as aforesaid, with the Interest thereon, shall be raised and received by the Treasurer of the County, such Treasurer shall immediately pay over the same to the said Commissioners.
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