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In case new Bridge, &c. should confer a public Benefit a Portion of the Expense to be paid by the County.
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73. Provided always, That in case the Commissioners shall be of opinion that the original Bridge had been so constructed as to be an Impediment to the natural Discharge of the Water, having reference to the State of the River, Stream, or Drain in its unimproved Condition, or in case the said Commissioners shall be of opinion that such new Bridge, Culvert, or Archway, when so constructed, will confer greater Advantages on the Public than the former Bridge, Culvert, or Archway, by affording an improved Means of Communication or otherwise, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to issue a Certificate under their Seal declaring the Amount which the County within which such Works shall be situate ought to contribute towards the Expenses so incurred by the said Drainage Board; and such Certificate shall be laid before the Grand Jury of the said County at the Assizes next after the issuing of the same; and the Grand Jury of the said County is hereby authorized and required, without any Application to Presentment Sessions, to present the Amount mentioned in such Certificate to be levied off the County at large by such Sums and at such Times as shall be mentioned in such Certificate, and to be paid to the said Drainage Board.
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