No. CCCCXVI.

An Act to enable a Minor to settle Estates on marriage (1).

1, 2. Notice and Petition (2).

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Private Act Estates (settle).

WHEREAS, &c. [recital of title, seisin, &c.]. And whereas the said

and

the guardians of the said

tered into a treaty for the marriage of the said

have en

with the said

, and for the settling his estates and effects for the benefit of

the issue between them to be begotten; but the said

being

under the age of
years such settlement cannot be made with-
out the aid and authority of Parliament; wherefore your Majesty's
most dutiful subjects the said

of

and

and

guardians of the

not"

to settle lands.

said most humbly beseech your Majesty, that it may be Enactment auenacted, and be it accordingly enacted by the authority aforesaid, thorizing minor that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said withstanding his minority, by any deed or deeds, writing or writings, conveyances and assurances, to be by him executed in the presence or more witnesses, by and with the consent and approbation of the said or the survivors or survivor of them, testified by their executing such deed or deeds, writing or writings, to convey, settle, limit or assure, either before or after the said intended marriage, all those the messuages, lands and hereditaments whereof he is seised in fee-simple or fee-tail, either in possession, reversion, remainder or expectancy, in the said county of with the rights, members, and appurtenances thereof, unto and upon such person and persons, to, for and upon such uses, estates, trusts, intents and purposes, and subject to such provisoes, declarations and agreements, as are or shall be stipulated and agreed upon between the guardians of the said and of the survivors of them, and by them the said

and

(1) See ante," PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS", CHAP. II. sec. v. (2) See ibid. pl. 1. 2. and ante, p. 283.

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Estates (settle). Conveyances, &c. to be good notwithstanding minority.

Receipt of minor to be good.

And be it further enacted, That such mutual conveyances, surrenders, settlements and assurances, so to be made and executed as aforesaid, shall (notwithstanding the minority of the said

)

be as good, valid, and effectual in law, to all intents and purposes,
as if he had been of the full age of
years at the time of
the making and executing thereof, and as if a proper, legal, and
effectual fine or common recovery, or fines or recoveries, had been
levied, suffered, and executed by him the said
to the
same uses, intents and purposes, as shall be limited or declared in
or by such respective conveyances, surrenders, settlements or as-

surances.

the said

and

And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said or the survivor of them, and also (notwithstanding his minority), to give any acquittance, release, or other discharge for the said sum or several sums of money which the said may be entitled to have and receive , in case the said in

them, and the said

as the marriage-portion of the said
tended marriage shall take effect, and to pay, apply, and dispose of
all or any part thereof, or direct the same or any part thereof to be
paid, applied, and disposed of in such manner and to and for and
upon such uses, trusts, intents and purposes, as is or shall be agreed
upon between the said
and
or the survivor of
and her guardians, or the survivors of
them; and that such acquittance, release, or other discharge to be
given for the said sum or several sums of money, or any part thereof,
and the payment, application, and disposition thereof or of any part
thereof, shall be as good, effectual, and binding in law against him
the said
his executors or administrators, as if he the
had been of the full age of

said

years at the shall and

time of the doing thereof; and that he the said
may give acquittances and releases for the rents and profits of such
of the manors, &c. as by such settlements to be made as aforesaid, of
whatever he shall be entitled to receive and take the rents and profits,
and that such acquittances and releases shall be as valid and effectual
as if he the said
was of full age.

No. CCCCXVII.

A Bill or Private Act for Lighting and otherwise improving a
Town, the Public Buildings therein, and the Police thereof (1).

1. The Notice of Application to Parliament (2).

NOTICE is hereby given that application is intended to be made to
Parliament, in the next session, for an Act for paving, lighting (by
gas or otherwise), watching, watering, cleansing, regulating, repair-
ing, widening, and otherwise improving the streets, lanes, and other
public passages and places within the town of
in the parish

in the county of

of
and for removing and pre-
venting nuisances, obstructions, encroachments, and annoyances with-
in the said town. And, &c. [state the other objects of the act, if
any, as in the petition, post.]. And it is also intended to take power
by the said act, to raise money for the aforesaid purposes, by levying
a rate or rates, assessment or assessments upon the inhabitants of the
said town, or by some other means to be provided for by such act.
[Solicitor].

To, &c. (4).

2. THE PETITION TO PARLIAMENT (3).

The humble Petition of the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, being owners and occupiers of
houses and other buildings in the town of
in the county of

SHEWETH,

That the streets, lanes, and other public passages and places in the town of

in the county of

, are not

See ante, "PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS ", CHAP. II. sec. v.

(2) See ante, ubi supra, pl. 1., and ante, p. 45.

(3) See ante, ubi supra, pl. 2.

(4) See ante, p. 46.

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Private Act Improvements (lighting, &c.)

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sufficiently paved, cleansed, lighted, watched, and regulated, and are subject to various nuisances, obstructions, encroachments and Improvements annoyances, and it would be of great benefit, convenience and ad(lighting, &c.) vantage to your petitioners and to the other inhabitants of the said town, and to persons resorting thereto, and also to the public, if the same were widened and properly paved, cleansed, lighted, watched, and regulated, and otherwise improved; and if power were granted to remove all obstructions, encroachments, nuisances, and annoyances therein, and to prevent the same in future :

That inflammable air or gas which may be obtained from oil, coal, or other materials, may be safely and beneficially used for lighting the several streets, squares, highways, market-places, courts, yards, passages, lanes, and other places within the said town, and also for lighting private houses, shops, inns, taverns, counting houses, theatres, warehouses, wharfs, and public works and manufactories, and all other buildings; and the said oil, coal, and other materials may be used and applied in various other ways with great advantage:

That the market-house in the said town is old and dilapidated, and it would tend greatly to the advantage and convenience of the inhabitants of the said town, and also to all persons resorting thereto, if the said market-house were taken down, and a new market-house erected, and new and additional rules and regulations established for the good government of the same:

That the town-hall of

in the county of

which has heretofore been appropriated to the holding of the assizes and quarter-sessions, and to other local and public purposes, has lately fallen into decay, and is in other respects a very inconvenient building for the purposes aforesaid:

That the erecting and maintaining of a new town-hall would add to the convenience and advantage of the inhabitants of the said town, and would otherwise be of great public utility; but the several beneficial purposes aforesaid cannot be effected without the aid and authority of Parliament:

Your petitioners therefore, &c. (1).

(1) See ante, p. 46.

3. THE BILL (1).

An Act for lighting, watching, and otherwise improving the Town
of
in the County of
and repairing
and improving the Town-hall and Market-place therein, and
other purposes.

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Private Act Improvements (lighting, &c.)

WHEREAS, &c. [recite as in the petition (2).] May it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that all his Majesty's justices of the peace resident within the limits Appointment of of this act, the vicar or incumbent of the said parish of together with (other inhabitants) and their successors, to be elected and appointed in manner hereinafter mentioned, shall be and they are hereby appointed commissioners for putting this act into execution.

commissioners.

And be it further enacted, That, &c. [power to appoint new Power of apcommissioners in case of death, &c. (3).]

And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall meet

of the clock in the

of the clock in the

in order to put this act

and
into execution, and shall and may then and from time to time after-
wards adjourn themselves to and meet at the place aforesaid, or at any
other convenient place within the said town; and if it shall happen
that there shall not appear at any such meeting a sufficient number
of commissioners to act, any
or more of the said commis-
sioners who shall be present may adjourn the meeting to another
day; and in case of any neglect or omission to adjourn as aforesaid,
or more of the said commissioners, or their clerk, shall and
may call a meeting at the place where the last meeting was appointed
to be held, by notice thereof, to be fixed on the door of the parish

any

pointing new commissioners.

Meetings of commissioners.

(1) See ante, "PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS", Chap. II. sec. v. pl. 3. (2) See ante, p. 337.

(3) See ante, p. 68. et seq.