County Dublin Grand Jury Act, 1844

Contractors desirous of payment shall give notice to district surveyor and road warden, and secretary of grand jury

Notices to be laid before finance committee, and applications examined into.

Finance committee, on being satisfied as to execution of work, may give order for payment.

94. Any person who may contract for the execution of any work under this Act shall on the completion of such work, or whensoever by the terms of such contract he may be entitled to payment, give notice, in form schedule No. 11 or 12, as the case may be, to the district surveyor, and also to one of the road wardens, fifteen days at the least before the day appointed for the next meeting of the finance committee, of his intention to make application for payment, and to require such district surveyor or road warden to examine and report upon the execution of such work or performance of such contract; and such contractor shall also lodge with the secretary of the grand jury, fifteen days at least before the next meeting of the finance committee, a similar notice of his intention to apply for payment; and the secretary of the grand jury shall arrange all such notices, and annex to each the number by which the contract in respect whereof such notice or certificate may be given is distinguished in the book of abstracts which such secretary is hereby directed to keep, and endorse on such notice the date of the lodgment of the same; and such secretary shall lay all such notices before the finance committee, who shall examine into all such applications for payment, and inspect the notices and certificates, and examine the district surveyor or road warden, and all other persons whom they may think it necessary to examine, for the purpose of ascertaining the due execution of the work or matter contracted for, which examination may be upon oath in cases in which the finance committee deem it necessary or advisable; and the chairman of the finance committee is hereby authorized to administer the oath; and the said finance committee, upon being satisfied that the party so applying is justly entitled to payment may give an order for the payment of the whole or such portion of the sum in consideration whereof the contract may have been made as they shall deem just and right.