Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act, 1828

Future commissioners, after 1st of August in each year, to make an estimate and impose and levy rates.

43. So soon as conveniently may be after the first day of August in every year, the commissioners for the time being for the execution of this Act, in any city, town corporate, borough, market town, or other town, shall estimate the charges, costs, and expences of carrying the purposes of this Act into effect during the ensuing year, and shall, for the purpose of defraying such charges, costs, and expences, direct any rates, assessments, and applotments to be made, and shall impose, collect, and levy, all such rates, assessments, and applotments, and sums of money in the like manner, and subject to the same restrictions and regulations, and in the same proportions, as any assessments, applotments, rates, and sums of money are directed to be made and levied by the first-elected commissioners.