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Commissioners may appoint Persons to open Floodgates, &c.
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L. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners or Trustees herein-after mentioned may, if they shall deem fit, for the Prevention of Dispute, and for the due Regulation of the Water in any River, Stream, or Drain which shall be improved or made under the Provisions of this Act, appoint a proper Person for the Regulation, opening, and closing of any Floodgates, Sluices, Stopgates, or Stops of any Weir, Dam, or other Work connected with any Mill or Factory which may have been in any respect interfered with by the said Commissioners or Trustees, or of any Weir, Dam, or other Work which may be under the Care or Control of the said Commissioners or Trustees, or vested in or erected by them or either of them, under the Provisions of this Act; and such Person so appointed shall have full Power and Authority to regulate, open, and close the same for the Purposes aforesaid, subject nevertheless to the Control, Orders, and Directions of the said Commissioners or Trustees, as the Case may be; and all Expences of maintaining same, and the Sills and Gauges herein-before directed to be erected, and of remunerating said Person employed to regulate same, shall, save as herein-after provided, be defrayed by the said Commissioners or Trustees respectively out of the Funds and Rates which shall be levied under the Provisions of this Act.
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