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Grand juries may make presentments for public works, in order to obtain advances for the same from commissioners.
Sums presented to be levied accordingly.
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23. It shall and may be lawful to and for any grand jury of a county, county of a city, or county of a town, at any assizes, or, if in the county of Dublin or county of the city of Dublin, in any presenting term, to present any sum or sums of money for the purpose of any public work which it is by the laws now in force competent for them to present, in order to obtain advances from the commissioners for the execution of this Act, and to set forth in such presentment that such sum or sums of money shall be raised and levied by half-yearly instalments of not less than ten pounds per centum per annum of the whole sum to be expended; and likewise to present a sum sufficient to pay the annual interest of such sum or sums to be so expended and from time to time remaining due, at such rate not exceeding five pounds per centum as may be directed by the said commissioners; and likewise to include in such presentment a sufficient sum to defray the expenses attendant on making application to the commissioners for execution of this Act; and to set forth in such presentment what part thereof shall be raised upon any barony or baronies, or half barony or half baronies, or parish or parishes, in such county, or on the county at large; and the treasurer of such county, county of a city, or county of a town shall and he is hereby authorized and required, from time to time, without further authority or presentment in that behalf, to insert in his warrant at each assizes or presenting term (if in the county or county of the city of Dublin) such portion or portions of the whole sum so presented, together with such sum for annual interest thereon, not exceeding the limits aforesaid, as may be fixed and determined by the commissioners for the execution of this Act, in case they shall think fit to make any advance on the credit of such presentment, and for the purpose therein specified; and the sum inserted in such warrant pursuant to the directions of the said commissioners shall be raised and levied from and off the barony or baronies, half barony, or half baronies, parish or parishes, named in such presentment and warrant, in like manner, from time to time, and with like remedy in case of nonpayment, as all other money directed by any warrant of such treasurer is by law to be or may be levied.
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