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A. D. 1762. Anno fecundo Georgii III. C. 32. 665 Commiflioner : Provided always, That every fuch Owner or Occupier of Lands, within fuch Parifh or Place refpedively, fliall be liable by this A61: to be taxed to the Purpofe of Drainage for fome Lands or Right of Common of Pafture within fuch Place or Parifh refpeclively : And it is hereby further provided. That every Inhabitant of the Parifh of Dog-dyke fhall have a Voice in the Election of a Commiilioncr for that Pai iOi : Li the fecond Diftridl there fhall be one Commiffioncr eledled by and Second Diftrift. for each Parifli, Town and Hamlet, the Inhabitants whereof feverally and refpedtively have Right of Common of Paflure v/ithin any of the feveral Fens, Grounds and Places in the faid fecond Diftridt contained; and the Ele6lion fliall be holden on the fecond Tuefday in the faid Month oi July^ in the Veftry Room of each of the faid Parifhes, Tov/ns and Hamlets, or other mofl ufual Place of publick Meeting to do Bufmefs Vv'ithin fuch Parifli refptftively; and the Right of ciefting fuch CommifTioners, in each of the fciid Pariflies, Townfhips or Hamlets refpe6lively, fliall be in fuch Perfons as fhail be the Owners of ten Acres, or Farmers at Rack-rent of fifty Pounds per Annwn^ in fuch Place refpec- tively where fuch Ele*5lion fhall be, and fhall alfo have Right of Common in Holland Fen^ except that in the Parifh oi Brothertoft^ all the Inhabitants being Houfekeepers (hall have Voices in the Ele6lion of aCommiiTioner for the fiiid Parifli : In the third Diftridl one Commiflioner fhall be ele£led, by and Third Diftridi. for each of the Pariflies and Places herein before enumerated as comprized therein, the Eleftion to be had in fuch Manner, and at fuch Time and Place, and by and under fuch Rules and Directions, and by Perfons fo qualified as are herein before exprefled and declared concerning the electing of Com- mifTioners of, for and within the firft Diflri6t : In the fourth Diftri6t one CommiiHoner fiiall be eledted Fourth Diftrlii. by and for each Parifli, the Inhabitants whereof have feverally and refpectively Right of Com.mon of Pafture in and upon the feveral Commons, or any of them comprized within the Limits of the faid Diftri(St, at the Vcftry Room or other moft ufual Place of Meeting to do Parifn Bufmefs within each of fuch Pariflies refpectively, at fuch Time and in fuch Manner as are herein before exprefied and declared concerning the eleCling of CommifTioners by, for and within the fecond DiftriCt, and that no other Qiialification fhall be neccflary to give fuch Inhabitants Voices in fuch EIe6tiou : And it is here- by further provided. That the Occupiers of Frith Bank^ having Right of Comm.on in the faid Wild-' more and Wrjl Feyis^ or either of them, or the Majority of them, may chufe one CommifTioner for the faid fourth DiftriCt in fuch manner as to them, or the Majority of them, fhall feem good : In the fifth Diflri6t there fhall be one CommifTioner elected for each Parifh and Place herein before enumerated Fifth Diftrift. as therein comprized, the faid EleCtion to be had in fuch Manner, at fuch Time and Place, and by and under fuch Rules and Directions, and by Perfons fo qualified, as are herein before provided, ex- ErefTed and declared concerning the Election of CommifTioners of, for and within the firft and third )iftri£ts : In the fixth DiftriCt there (hall be eleCted one CommifTioner for each Parifh comprized Sixth Diftdd. within the fame, the EleCtion to be holden on the faid fecond Tuefday in July in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-two, at the refpeCtive Veftry'Rooms of the feveral Parifhes; in which Elections all the Proprietors of Lands of any Eftate of Freehold, Copyhold of Inheritance, or Leafehold, wherein no more than half the yearly Value thereof is i-eferved as a Rent, being of the yearly Value of five Pounds and upwards, and lying within fuch Parifli refpeCtively where fuch CommifTioner is to be eleCted, and all Farmers at Rack-rent of Lands being of the yearly Value of fifty Pounds, and within fuch Parifh refpectively, fhall have Voices : Provided always. That for the South Kymc deemed a Purpofes of this Act South Kyme fhall be deemed a Parifh, and impowered accordingly to eleCt a Com- Pariih, mifTioner for the faid fixth DiftriCt in manner aforefaid. IV. Provided always. That ail fuch Perfons as are or fhall be intitled to vote "at any of the Elec- Eleaors may appoint tions before-mentioned, may appoint certain Deputies to give fuch Vote for them, and each of them Deputies, refpectively, by Writing under their Hands and Seals refpeCtively. V. Provided likewife. That the feveral ElcCtors of CommiiTioners for each of the faid Parifhes, Eledors to certify Elec- Towns, Hamlets and Places refpeCtively, or the Majority of them refpectively, being nrefent and tions at iirft Meeting of voting at fuch Elections, fhall and are hereby required to certify the faid Eieaion at the firfl General J^rDralMT.™^""""* Meeting of the General Commiffioners for Drainage, to be holden in purfuance of this ACt, by Writing under their Hands and Seals refpeCtively. VL And be it further enaCted, That the feveral CommifTioners for the faid firft, fecond, third, c:ommifrioners to direa fourth, and fixth Diftricts refpei2:ively, or any five or more of each of them, and the CommifTioners *^^^'"^"t^•^f '^V" "^ for the fifth DiitriCt, or any three or more of them, fhall have the Care, Management and DireCtion Diftrids. '" of the private Works necefiary to be done within their refpe6tive DiftriC^.s, under the Rules and Di- rections herein after-mentioned : And they are hereby authorized, impowered and required to eleCt Commiflioners of the thirty-one Perfons to be General Commiffioners for the Purpofes of Drainage, in manner following; ^'^^""^^^ to meet and_ that is to fay, TheCommiflioners for the firft Diftria, or any five or more of them, fliall meet at the fio^r?.' ^°"»"- Houfe near the H gh Bridge in the City of Lincoln^ commonly known by the Sign of the Rein Deer^ on the lalt Friday in July one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-two, and there eleCt (tvtn Perfons to be Part of the faid General CommifTioners : The Commiffioners for the fecond DiftriCt, or any five or more of them, fhall meet at the Town Hall in Bojim on the laft JVednefday in July one thoufand {t'tv. hundred and fixty-two, and there cleCt fix Perfons to be other Part of the faid General CommifTioners : The Commiffioners for the third DiftriCt, or any five or more of them, fhall meet at a publick Houie known by the Sign of the Angel in Tatterfoull^ on the laft Friday in July one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-two, and there eleCt five Perfons to be other Part of the faid General CommifTioners : The CommifTioneis for the fouri.h DiftriCt, or any five or more of them, fhall meet at a publick Houfe kjiown l)y the Sign of the Angel in New Sleaford^ on the iSk. Monday in July one thoufand izs^w hun- VcL. Viil. 4 (^ dred