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Commissioners authorized to enforce the cleansing of Drains, &c.
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LVII. And be it enacted, That where any Person shall be liable, by Prescription or otherwise, to scour out or cleanse any Drain, Sewer, Watercourse, River, or Rivulet lying below or between or in any Land authorized to be drained by virtue of this Act, or the Outfall thereof, the said Commissioners may require such Person to scour out and cleanse to same; and in case such Person shall neglect, within Fourteen Days after Notice in Writing given to him, or to the Tenant of the Land in respect of which such Liability exists, or left at the usual Abode of such Person or Tenant, to cleanse any such Drain, Sewer, Watercourse, River or Rivulet, to the full and proper Width and Depth, the said Commissioners may cause the same to be well and sufficiently cleansed and scoured out, and they are hereby empowered, by Warrant under their Hands and Seals, to cause the Sum of Money expended in so doing to be levied by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of such Person or Tenant, together with the Charges attending such Distress and Sale.
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