CA P. XLIII. An Act to regulate the Amount of Presentments by Grand WHEREAS various Acts of Parliament have been from respect to the Compensations to be granted by Presentments of Grand Juries, to the several Public Officers of Counties, Counties of Cities, and Counties of Towns in Ireland; under 'which the Amount of the Payments to such Public Officers are ' in some Instances uncertain, and in others have been found to 'be burthensome; and it is expedient that such Payments should in future be regulated in manner hereinafter mentioned;' Be it therefore 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 Clerks of the Crown, Clerks of the Peace, Secretaries to Grand Juries, Sheriffs, Medical Officers of Prisons and all other Officers and Persons mentioned and specified in the Table to this Act annexed, for the Payment or Remuneration of whose Duties, Salaries or Expences any Presentment or Presentments is or are required to be made by Grand Juries, under any Act or Acts in force at the Time of the passing of this Act, shall from and after the passing of this Act be paid and remunerated for all such Duties, Services and Expences, by Annual Salaries only, payable Half Yearly at each several Assizes, by equal Moieties, and according to the Amount mentioned in the Table of Classification of Counties and Salaries Certain Public Officers to be paid by Annual Salaries, as set forth in Table annexed. of County Officers annexed to this Act; and that from and after Amount of such the passing of this Act it shall not be lawful for any Grand Jury Annual Salary of any County, County of a City, or County of a Town, in any only to be presented; case to make Presentment of any Sum or Sums for any such Officer at the several Assizes to be held in any One Year in any such County, County of a City or County of a Town, other than the Amount of the Annual Salary payable to any such Officer under and by virtue of this Act; and that such Sum or Sums so and to be a presented, not exceeding in the whole such Annual Sum so re- Satisfaction for spectively specified and set forth in such Table, shall be in full and all Services and complete Satisfaction and Remuneration for all Duties and Services Expences. to be done and performed, and for all Expences to be incurred by such Officers in the Execution of their several Offices, for which any Presentment may lawfully be made by any Grand Jury, under any Act or Acts in force immediately before the passing of this Act; any thing in any such Act or Acts, or any Law, Usage or Custom to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. II. Provided always, and be it enacted, That in case of any insufficient Discharge or Neglect of Duty by any such Officer or Officers, it shall and may be lawful for may make PreGrand Jury of any any sentments of County, County of a City or County of a Town in Ireland, at the Sums less than several Assizes in any One Year, with the express Sanction of the Annual SalaCourt, and not otherwise, to present any Sum or Sums, less in the ries, or refuse whole than the Amount of the Annual Salary specified in the Presentments. said Table, to be paid to any Officer or Officers in the said Table mentioned; Officers neglecting, Juries Additional Presentment in Cases of Special adjourned As Commission or sizes. Affidavit of Clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the Peace. mentioned; and also to withhold and refuse to make any Presentment whatever, at any Assizes, for any such Officer or Officers, as shall seem fit to such Grand Jury in their Discretion, under the express Sanction of the Court, and not otherwise. III. And be it further enacted, That in any County wherein a special Commission or adjourned Assize shall be held for the Trial of Offenders, the several Grand Juries at the Assizes next immediately ensuing shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, make a further Presentment for the Clerks of the Crown, Sheriffs and Judges' Crier, equal to One Half of the Salary to which such Officers would have been entitled for One Year's Duty under this Act. IV. And be it further enacted, That before any Clerk of the Crown or Clerk of the Peace shall be entitled to receive such to be made by Salary as is specified in the Schedule to this Act annexed, he shall, at each and every Assize after the next Summer Assizes, lay before the respective Grand Juries an Account verified on Oath, and sworn and read in open Court, setting forth the Total Amount of his Fees and other Emoluments, and distinguishing the several Sums paid and received under each separate Head of Service, and the Rates of Fees or Remunerations received on each. Secretaries to furnish Stationery. V. And be it further enacted, That the Presentments to be Grand Juries to made under this Act for the Secretaries to the several Grand Juries shall be in full Acquittance of all Demands to be made by such Secretaries for Stationery, which such Secretaries shall be bound to furnish to the several Grand Juries without further Charge, not however including the Expence of Printing, as regulated by Law. Salaries in lieu of Fees presented for Gaolers, &c. 60 G. 3. & 1 G.4. c.11. VI. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act the several Grand Juries as aforesaid shall make Provision in Place of and as a Compensation for Fees, by way of Salary, and not otherwise, for the Keepers of Gaols, Penitentiaries and Bridewells, and Matrons and Turnkeys employed therein, within the several Counties, Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns specified in the Schedule annexed to this Act. • VII. And Whereas by an Act made in the First Year of His 'present Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act for the better Regula§ 34. repealed. tion of Polls, and for making further Provisions touching the Elec Presentment for Expence of printing Registry Books under recited Act to Persons printing the same. tion of Members to serve in Parliament for Ireland, it was enacted, that it shall and may be lawful for the Grand Jury of every County, County of a Town or County of a City, at every Spring Assizes, to present such Sum or Sums of Money as should be a proper Remuneration to the Clerk of the Peace for the Expence of printing the Registry Books of each such County; Be it therefore further enacted, That so much of the said Act shall be and is hereby repealed; and that it shall and may be lawful for the Grand Jury of every County, County of a Town and County of a City in Ireland, at every Spring Assizes, and they are hereby required, authorized and empowered, to present such Sum or Sums of Money as may be necessary to defray the Expence of printing the Registry Books in the Manner described in the said Act, to the Person or Persons who shall print the same, according to the Agreement entered into between such such Person or Persons and the Clerk of the Peace of any such County, in pursuance to the Provisions of the said Act. • VIII. And Whereas it is expedicnt that Provision should be 'made for the Payment of Coroners in manner hereinafter ' mentioned; Be it therefore enacted, That from and after the Coroners how passing of this Act it shall and may be lawful for the Grand Jury to be paid. of every County in Ireland, at every Assizes or Presenting Term, to present any Sum not exceeding Five Guineas for each and every Inquest which any and every Coroner within such County (not exceeding the Number of Coroners specified in the Schedule to this Act annexed) shall have held upon the Body of any Person at any Time since the then last preceding Assizes or presenting Term; provided that no greater Sum than Thirty Proviso. Guineas shall be presented at any one Assizes or Presenting Term as aforesaid, for the Remuneration of any one Coroner, in respect of all the Inquests which shall have been held within the County by such Coroner, since the then last preceding Assizes or Presenting Term; and that such Presentments shall be in lieu of the Presentments authorized by an Act made in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An 1 G.4. c.28. Act to repeal an Act made in the Fiftieth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, for regulating the Fees of Coroners in Ireland upon holding Inquisitions, and to make other Provisions for that Purpose; and that all Sums so presented shall be levied and paid in such Manner, and under such Conditions, as are directed by the said recited Act with respect to the Presentments authorized by the said Act, and the Provisions of the said recited Act (except only so far as the same are altered by this Act) shall be applied to Presentments to be made for Coroners under this Act. IX. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to prevent any Coroner in any County of a City in Ireland (who is now or shall be hereafter appointed a Coroner by virtue of the Charter of such County of a City) from receiving any Payment or Presentment to which he is entitled by virtue of any Local Acts relating to such County of a City; any thing in this Act contained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. X. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to repeal, alter or vary any of the Powers and Provisions contained in an Act passed in the Fifty second Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled An Act for erecting a Court House, County House or Sessions House, for the Use of the City and County of Londonderry, so far as the same relate to the Salary payable to the Court House Keeper thereof. Proviso for Coroners receiving Pay ments under Local Acts. Proviso for Salary of Court XI. Provided also, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act, and for Dublin; or the Table thereto annexed, shall extend to the County of Dublin, or to the County of the City of Dublin. XII. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing and for 3 G.4. in this Act shall be construed to alter or affect any Provisions c.1. &c. relatrelating to Clerks of the Peace in an Act, intituled An Act for ing to Clerks of suppressing Insurrections and preventing Disturbances of the public Peace in Ireland, or of any Act which may be passed for continuing the same Act. TABLE the Peace. TABLE OF CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES, AND SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS. For the Clerks of the Crown in the Towns of Youghal and Kinsale, to be presented by the Grand Jury of the County of Cork, £25. For the Clerks of the Peace for the Towns of Youghal and Kinsale, to be presented by the Grand Jury of the County of Cork, £25. Note,-Whensoever any Clerks of the Crown for the Counties in the First Class shall execute the Duty of his Office for more than one County of such Class, in every such Case the Salary for such Clerk of the Crown shall, for such Counties of the First Class, be presented at £350 only. An Act to repeal the Duties and Drawbacks on Barilla im- WHEREAS it is expedient that the Duties of Customs payable upon the Importation into the United Kingdom ' of Great Britain and Ireland of Barilla, and the Drawbacks 'allowed thereon, should cease and determine; and that other 'Duties of Customs should be imposed and other Drawbacks From July 5, Duties payable ation of Barilla ' allowed in lieu thereof:' Be it therefore enacted by the King's 59 G.3. c.52. Instead of the Drawbacks re- II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty three, in lieu and instead of the several Duties of Customs hereby made to cease and determine, there shall be raised, levied, collected and paid unto His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, upon Table (A.) to Barilla imported into the United Kingdom of Great Britain be paid. and Ireland, the several Duties of Customs as the same are respectively inserted or described and set forth in Figures in the Table to this Act annexed marked (A.); and that on the Exportation of such Barilla there shall also be paid and allowed the several Drawbacks of the several Duties of Customs as the same are also respectively inserted or described and set forth in Figures in the said Table marked (A.) III. And be it further enacted, That the Duties and Drawbacks Under Comby this Act imposed and allowed shall be under the Management missioners of of the Commissioners of the Customs, and shall be raised, levied, Customs. collected, paid, recovered and allowed in such and the like Manner, and by the same Means, Ways and Methods, as former Duties of Customs and Drawbacks of Duties of Customs upon Goods, Wares or Merchandize in general. Act may be IV. And be it further enacted, That this Act may be altered, varied or repealed by any Act to be passed in this Session of altered, &c. Parliament. (a) [Deferred until 5th January 1824, see Cap. 57. post.] this Session. |