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Debts due on Turnpikes abolished by this Act to be paid by Council.
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CXXIII. ‘(And whereas under the said recited Acts relating to the Turnpike Roads in the City of Dublin some Debts may be due and owing, and some Claims may arise for which it is just and proper that due Compensation should be made to all Persons having such Rights and Claims, according to the real Value of the same at the Time of the Commencement of this Act:’ Be it therefore enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Council under this Act, and they are hereby required, in the event of any Claims being made under or in pursuance of the said recited Acts within Twelve Months from the Commencement hereof, to pay or compound for the same, if they shall so think fit; and in case of Dispute as to the Amount thereof the same shall be settled by Arbitration in the Manner provided by the “Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845,” with respect to the Purchase and taking of Lands otherwise than by Agreement: Provided always, that with a view to an equitable Arrangement of such Claims the Arbitrators, in estimating such Compensation, are hereby required to take into consideration the Nature and Value of the Security at the Time of the passing of this Act, as well as the Amount of the Claim: Provided also, that the said Council shell not collect any Toll on any such Road within the Limits of the said Borough.
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