P. 198. l. 10.-An additional duty on dwelling houses Window tax. in Ireland, in respect of the windows or lights therein, is granted by the 50 Geo. 3. c. 75. I.

P. 198. l. 17.—The duty payable in respect of servants has undergone some modification by the 50 Geo.3. c. 104. G. B.

P. 198. l. 26.-The amount of the duties on certain carriages is altered by the 50 Geo. 3. c. 104.

Servants tax.

Carriage tax.

Exemptions

P. 199. l. 27.-The 51 Geo. 3. c. 72. U. K. is an act for granting exemption in certain cases from the pay- from taxes. ment of the duties charged in respect of servants, carriages, horses, and dogs, kept in Great Britain and Ireland respectively.

P. 199. l. 36.-By the 51 Geo. 3. c. 31..G, B. and War taxes.

51 Geo. 3. c. 44. G. B. certain additional duties of customs are granted during the present war, and for 6 months after. And certain additional duties of excise are granted by the 43 Geo. 3. c. 81. G. B. until 12 months after a definitive treaty of peace. By the 49 Geo. 3. c. 92. G. B. the several sums of eleven millions, and seven millions nine hundred and thirty two thousand one hundred pounds, are charged upon the war taxes. And by the 51 Geo. 3. c. 61. G. B. the sum of seven millions five hundred thousand pounds is charged upon the duties granted to his majesty during the continuance of the war, &c. except those granted on profits arising from property, professions, trades, and offices, by the 46 Geo. 3. c. 65. G. B.

P. 200. l. 20.-Certain duties on offices and employ- Duties on offices ments of profit, and on annuities, pensions, and stipends, are made perpetual by the 49 Geo. 3. c. 32. G. B. And this act is explained and amended by the 50 Geo. 3. c. 56. And the duties which are payable in respect of public offices or employments, or any annuities, pensions, stipends, or other annual payments, by virtue of the 38 Geo. 3. c. 60. Eng. are continued by the 51 Geo. 3. c. 2. G. B.

P. 201. l. 12.-The 51 Geo. 3. c. 113. U. K. is the Lottery act. last act for granting to his majesty a sum of money to be

raised by lotteries.

P. 210.

2 Fdw. 3. c. 4.
E. & l.

Who shall be
sheriffs, &c.

20 Geo. 2. c.37.
s. 1. Eng.

Process unexe

cuted turned
over to succeed-
ing sheriff.

P. 210. l. 14.-The 2 Edw. 3. c. 4. E. & I. confirms the 9 Edw. 2. st. 2. and also provides, that sheriffs and bailiffs of fee, shall cause their counties and bailiwicks to be kept by such as have lands therein.

P. 216, l. 10.—By the 20 Geo. 2. c. 37. Eng. all sheriffs of any county, city, &c. shall, at the expiration of their office, turn over to the succeeding sheriff, by indenture and schedule, all such writs and process as shall remain in their hands unexecuted, who shall duly execute and return the same; and in case any such sheriff shall refuse or neglect to turn over such process as aforesaid, he shall make satisfaction by damages and costs to the party aggrieved thereby. But by s. 2. no sheriff shall be liable to be called upon to make a return of any Sheriffs out of writ or process, unless required so to do within 6 months after the expiration of his office.

s. 2.

office how long bound to return

writs.

11 Ann. c. 8. 6. 7. Ir.

No under-sher iff, &c. to act

P. 223. last line.--The 11 Ann. c. 8. Ir. enacts (s. 7.) that no under-sheriff or sheriff's clerk, or any in trust for them or to their use, shall in any manner officiate as clerk of the peace for the same county, under the peas clerk of the nalty of £500. for every time he shall so act, to be recovered by such person as will sue for the same, in any of the Four-courts of Dublin, by bill, plaint, or information, wherein, &c..

peace.

31Geo.3. c.46. s. 15. Eng.

table of fees for gaolers, &c.

P. 230. t. 11.-By the 31 Geo. 3. c. 46. s. 15. Eng. the justices of peace assembled at their general or quarJustices in ses- ter sessions, or at some special adjournment thereof, sions to settle a were also required, within 12 months after the passing of this act, to settle a table of fees to be taken by the gaoler or keeper of the gaols and other places of confinement in this act mentioned; and the said justices so assembled, are hereby authorized, from time to time, to alter or totally disallow all or any such charges or fees, and to order a copy of the table of fees so regulated, to be hung up in the court of assize and quarter sessions for the county, riding, or division, and another copy to be transmitted to the said gaoler or keeper, who shall cause the same to be hung up in some conspicuous place within the gaols and penitentiary houses; and all orders and directions in the 32 Geo. 2. c. 28. respecting

the

the table of fees and rates to be taken by gaolers, &c. shall be conformed to, as if the same were herein repeated.

I.

P. 235. 1. 27.—The 50 Geo. 3. c. 103. I. (which is 50Geo.3.c.103. intitled an act for repealing the several laws relating to prisons in Ireland; and for re-enacting such of the pro- Laws respecting visions thereof as have been found useful, with an end-gals consoliments) recites (amongst others) the 17 & 18 Car, 2. c. 8.

3 Geo. 3. c. 28. 7`Geo. 3. c. 4. 17 & 18 Geo. 3. c. 28. 21 & 22 Geo. 3. c. 42. 23 & 24 Geo. 3. c. 41. 26 Geo. 3. c. 27. 26 Geo. 3. c. 45. and 27 Geo. 3. c. 39. which have been in part stated, vol. 1. p. 230. to 235. and repeals the said provisions thereof; but re-enacts them with certain additions and alterations: But as this is a title or branch of the law, which it is not the object of this work fully to detail, it seems to be suflicient thus briefly to refer to the 50 Geo. 3. c. 103. in this place.

dated.

I.

P. 240. l. 19.-The 50 Geo. 3. c. 30. I. enacts, that 50Geo. 3. c.30. it shall be lawful for the grand jury of each county in Ireland, county of a city, and county of a town, at each Fees of coroners, assizes or presenting term, to present any sum not exceeding 5 guineas for each inquest which any coroner of the county shall have held since the preceding assizes or presenting term; to be paid to the treasurer of such county, and by him to such coroner, proof being first made to the satisfaction of the grand jury of his having made due return of such inquest to said assizes or presenting term: Provided that the money to be so presented, at any one assizes, &c. shall not exceed 40 gui

neas.

Provided also (s. 2.) that nothing herein shall extend to inquisitions held in gaols in the county or county of the city of Dublin.

1

s. 9.

Proviso.

s. 5. Eng.

P. 248. l. 23.-The fifth section of the 1 Ann. st. 1. 1 Ann.st.1.c.8. c. 8. Eng. (vide vol. 2. p. 1110.) which expressly enumerates commissions of the peace, should have been here referred to.

Commission of the peace.

P. 265. l. 8.-By the 49 Geo. 3. c. 84. I. whenever 49 Gea.3.c.8+. any grand jury of any county, county of a city, or coun- s. 2. Ir. ty of a town, shall, at any assizes or presenting term, Presentment for have presented any new road to be laid out and made forming and lebetween velling roads.

between any 2 market towns, or from any market town to the sea, pursuant to the 36 Geo. 3. c. 55. Ir. it shall be lawful for such grand jury, if they deem it expedient, to make a presentment for forming, levelling, and draining the same, distinct from the presentment for gravelling or making it with small stones. And by s. 11. it Presentment for shall be lawful for the grand jury of a county, county of paving roads by a city, or county of a town, to present for the paving of a street or road by the square yard, instead of making or repairing the same by the perch with gravel or small

s. 11.

the yard.

49 Geo 3. c.84. s. 8. I.

stones.

P. 265. l. 13.-By the 49 Geo. 3. c. 84. I. in lieu of the sums allowed by the 36 Geo. 3. c. 55. s. 9. Ir. for Presentment for making and repairing of any footpath on any road, footpaths.

49Geo.3. c.84. s. 27. 1.

Affidavits for

Presentments

lodged 15 days

before assizes.

Copies printed,

c.

s.18.

Accounting affidavits for repairs what to state.

it

shall be lawful for the grand jury at any assizes or presenting term, to present any sum not exceeding 3s. by the perch for making, and 1s. 6d. by the perch for repairing footpaths.

P. 266. l. 24.-By the 49 Geo. 3. c. 84. s. 27. I. all affidavits for presentments for forming, levelling, fencing, draining, widening, making, repairing, or otherwise improving any road, (and for the building, repairing, or otherwise improving any bridge, session-house, gaol, or other mason work,) shall be lodged 15 days at the least before the commission day of each assizes, with the secretary of the grand jury; and such secretary shall (provided he shall be ordered by the grand jury at the previous assizes so to do) cause copies of the schedules of such affidavits to be printed and ready for delivery at his office, 3 clear days before each assizes, to such magistrates and overseers of roads, or other public works, as may apply for the same: provided that the number so to be printed do not exceed 25 for each barony or half barony, and 25 for each county of a city, or county of a town. By s. 18. no affidavit for the accounting for the repairs of any road, shall be allowed by the grand jury or by the court at any assizes or presenting term, unless it shall be specially stated in such affidavit, that there is not on either side of any part of any road specified in such affidavit any grip, trench, or drain, without a wall

or

s. 19.

s. 1 & 2. 1.

pairs.

or other sufficient fence between such grip, &c. and the side of such road. And by s. 19. grand juries are empowered to present for filling up such grips. But the 50 Geo. 3. c. 29. I. provides (s. 1.) that it shall be lawful Presentments for filling up for the grand jury and the court, at any assizes or Octo- grips. ber session, to allow any affidavit for the accounting for 50 Geo-3.c.29. the repairs of any road, (not being a road on which his majesty's mails are conveyed in mail coaches or four- Proviso as to accounting affi wheeled carriages drawn by 2 or more horses,) without its davits for rebeing stated that there is not any grip, trench, or drain, without a wall or sufficient fence between the same and the side of the road:" provided it appears that no former grand jury presented a sum for making such wall or fence. And by s. 2. such form is also dispensed with in case of the temporary repairs of a mail coach road, where a new line is presented. The 49 Geo. 3. 49 Gen.3. c.84. c. 84. I. further provides (s. 22.) that no accounting affidavit for the expenditure of any public money for any Accounting affiroad, or for any public work, shall be allowed by the davits to state grand jury, or by the court, &c. unless it shall be stated finished 6 days in such affidavit, that the road or work was completed on some day, being not less than 6 clear days previous to the commission day of the assizes or presenting term, or to the first day of the October sessions; nor unless such affidavit be lodged with the secretary of the grand jury previous to the commission day of such assizes, or the first day of such October sessions; of which lodgment the secretary shall make oath in open court.

s. 22. Ir.

that road was

before assizes,

. ·

may appoint

P. 271. l. 15.—For the more speedily repairing sud- 49 Geo. 3.c.84. den breaches in roads, and the bridges and gullets $. 3. 1. thereon, the 49 Geo, 3. c. 84. I. enacts (s. 3.) that it Grand juries shall be lawful for the grand jury of any county, &c. at supervisors. any assizes, to appoint such and so many persons, possessed of a freehold or leasehold estate of not less than £500. yearly value, who may be willing to act without any salary or allowance, to be supervisors of the roads in said county, &c. or of such part thereof as shall be specified by such grand jury, not exceeding 8 miles in length, for the purpose of superintending the same, and of preventing all nusances and injuries thereto, and to remove any