City of Cork (Improvement) Act 1777

Trustees for widening streets by 5 G. 3. c. 24.

to purchase houses and grounds,

and not above 30 feet backward,

mayor, &c. or 3 market jurors, may seise annoyances in streets, and remove to publick

pound, till 53. to redeem paid to mayor, if not claimed, and payment in 2 days appraised and sold,

said 56. to house of industry.

XXIII. That the several trustees, appointed or to be appointed for the widening or improving the several streets, ways, and passages in the said city and suburbs pursuant to an act passed in the fifth year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, An act for the altering and amending the several statutes heretofore made for the better regulation of the city of Cork, for regulating trials by juries in the court of record of the said city, and for establishing market juries in said city, and for making wide and convenient ways, streets, and passages in the said city and suburbs thereof, and for preventing frauds committed by the bakers and meal keepers of the said city, shall have power from time to time to purchase not only the several houses, grounds, and buildings for the widening said streets, ways, and passages, but also any quantity of ground, together with the edifices thereon, not exceeding thirty feet backwards, of any of said streets, ways, or passages so widened or improved, or intended to be widened or improved, be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the mayor, sheriffs, constables, or market juries of said city, or any three or more of said jury, to seize any stand, table, basket, roots, fruit, blocks, timber, planks, benches, sticks, casks, anchor, or other obstruction or annoyance, standing or lying in any of the streets, lanes, or alleys of said city, and to cause the same to be removed to the publick pound of said city, and there to detain the same until the owner or owners do pay to the mayor of the said city five shillings to redeem the same; and in case the same shall not be claimed, and the penalty of five shillings with expence of removing paid within two days after seizure, that it may be lawful for said mayor to cause the same to be appraized and sold, and the residue of the money arising therefrom, after paying the penalty and charges, to be returned to the owner or owners who shall demand the same; the said penalty of five shillings for every such offence to be paid by the mayor, when recovered, to the governors of the house of industry of said city for the use of the said house of industry.