678 G. 22, Anno vicefimo nono Georgii II. A. D. 1756. of Norfolk, if the Offence ihall" be committed in the faid County ; every fucli Perfon fo convi(51ed fliall forfeit tor every fuch Offence the Sum of one liundred Pounds, to bo levied by Dilire.s and Sale of the Goods and Chatties of every fuch Offender or Offenders, by Warrant under the Hands and Seals of any two of the laid Juftices before whom fuch Conviition Ihall be had, to be einployed and laid ouc in carrying on the Works and Improvements in and upon the faid Fens and low Grounds where fuch Offence is or fhall be committed ; and for want of fuch fufficient Diftrefs, fuch Offender or Offenders /hall by the faid Juftices be committed to the Common Gaol of the faid ijle of Ely, or Coumy of Nor- "and on Perfors folk, for any Time not exceeding twelve Months, at the Difcretion of the faid Juftices : And if any burninjorde- Pcrfon or Perfons fliall wilfully or malicioufly fet fire to, burn or otherwife deftroy any of the faid rtioymg En- ]<;,-;gii:es to be ereded as aforefaid, and be thereof lav^fully convicted, fuch Perfon or Perfons Ihall bo ^'"'■^" adjudged guilty of Felony, and fhall be fubje6l and liable to the like Pains and Penalties as in Cafes of Felony ; and the Court, by or before whom flich Perfon or Perfons (hali be tried, (hall and have hereby Power and Authority to tranfport fuch Felons for feven Years, in the like Manner as other Felons arc direcfted to be traiifported by the Lavv'S and Statutes of this Realm. XXIII. And to the End it may appear clearly, what Money has been raifed from time to time, by virtue of this A(5t, and that the Owners and Occupiers of the faid Fen Lands and low Grounds may be Accounts to be fatisiied that the Money fo raifed has been duly applied ; Be it further enadled, That once in every Year, examined an- qj-j qj,,, gf ^,^ Days hereiii before appointed for the Meeting of the faid Commiffioners, Infpe(ftion (liall Tom' niffioners be had by the laid CommiiUoners, or any thirteen of them, of the Receipts and Dilburfements of fuch ujjuu Outh. Money as Ihall have been raifed by virtue cf this A61, to the twenty-fifth Day of Alarch then next pre- ceding ; and all Accounts relating to the fame, ffiall be then or within ten Days after, made up and fet- tled by the laid Commiffioners, or any thirteen of them, then affemblod at fuch their Meeting as aforefaid ; at which Tiir.e the Collector or Coileclo: s, Receiver or ReceiNers of the faid Rates and Sums of Money to be raifed as aforefaid, are hereby required to attend with proper Books of Accounts of their Rece'pts and Difourfements, and all Vouchers for the fame ; and upon Conlideration and Exa- mination thtreof upon Oath to be adminiftered by one of the faid Ccmmiffioners (which Oath any oile of the faid Cominiffioners is hereby impowered to adminifter) the faid Commiffioners, or any thirteen of them, are hereby impowered to allow and pafs the faid Accounts, as they ihall tlrink lit, or fiich Part or Parts of the fame, as they Ifiall fee juft and reafonabl? ; and fuch Account or Accounts, or iiich Part or Parts of them as Qiall be fo allowed by the faid Commiffioners, or any thirteen of them, Tx-n Books of under their Hand?, ffial! be fairly entered in two feveral Books to be kept for that Purpofe, one ivhereor them tobs kept, Q^ai[ remain v.'ith the faid Commiffioners, and the other in the Parilh Church of the Holy Trinity in E'y ;• g'ru:. " ^' ^ "i"*'- ^^^ '"2'<^ Books fnall and may be inlpeifled and perufcd at any Time, at reafonable Hours, by any Perfon or Perfons requiring the fame (being an Owner or Owners of any of the faid Fen Lauds and lovvf G'^ounds) without Fee or any other Reward. A!io'.v,"ncetobe XXIV. Provided always, and it is hereby further enafled. That towards defraying the Expences of "'?r'^-ner'^°' '■'"'^ '^ Commillioners, upon Account of their Attendance at any of the Meetings, to be held as afore- tli'tir'^Aueud- ^aid, for putting this Acft in Execution, the Sum of one Shilling, and no more, fliall be paid by the a.noe. Colleftor or Receiver of the faid Rates and Taxes, to each of the faid Commiffioners prefent at any fuch iVieeting, and Ihall be allowed in the Accounts of fuch Colledor or Receiver, as fo much Money paid for the Purpofes of this Ait, fo that the whole Expence, at any one Meeting, Ihall not exceed the Sinn of twenty Shillings ; any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithfcanding. Chufetofave XXV. Provided alfo, and it is hereby further enafted. That this Acl, or any thing herein contained, Eif-'Rjr^'"^ °' 1*^^ '^^^'^ "°'" extend or be conrtrued to extend, to impower the faid Commiffioners appointed for putting CoijjoratTcn. this Act in Execution, to have, rffe or exercife any Power or Authority over, or to intermeddle with any of the Banks, Sewers, Drains or Works already made, or hereafter to be made by the Governor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Company of Confervators of the Great Level cf the Fens, called Be.i- forn Level, by virtue of an Ait made in the fifteenth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled. An Ail for fettling the Draining cf ti?e Great Level cf the Fens, called Bedford Level, or by vir- tue of any other Acl or Statute whatfoever, or to invalidate, leffcn, diminilh, alter or take away any tif the Rights, Powers and Authorities, veiled in the faid Governor, Bailiffs and Commonalty, or in the foid Governor, Bailiffs and Confervators, but that all Rights, Powers and Authorities whatfoever, which by virtue of the faid Acl made in the fifteenth Year of the Rtign of King Charles the Se- cond, or any oiher Ait or Statute whatfoever, now are vefted in the faid (jovemor, Baiiiffs and Com- irtonalty, or in the laid Governor, Bailiffs and Confervators, or any of them, Ihall for ever hereafter retnain, continue and be in the faid Governor, Bailitfs and Commonalty, and in the faid Governor, Bailiffs and Confervators, and every of them, as fully and amply, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if this A(5t had never been made. Corporation to XXVI, Provided alfo, and it is hereby further enaifed. That -the faid Governor, Bailiffs and Com- Sou'h Baii'irof ni"i3iiy, ihall keep and ma'.ntain "the South Bank of the Hundred Foot Rivtr, and the Weft Bank of the rtc Hundred River (Juf, in like Manner as they have hitherto done. w'ft3"k T -^XVil. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted, That Viner Small Efquire, Ids Heirs pr tlheoifc? Affigns, being Owner or Owners of the imbanked Giounds, late of Edmund Skipicith Efquire, before Proviibcopcern-exenrpred, Jliall not at any Time hereafter run off the Waters froni the faid imbanked Grounds, through ' " ' ' ' - . . by virtue of this Aif, but (hail keep and It and Strength they row are. ained Ihall extend, or be conftrued to ex- ecUo'ii!e™r"-"" ^^"^' "^ ^P'"'^'^ ^^ Ovvne.s and Piopiicters of Lands and Coniinons lying in Gruaiy Fen, of the Drains iK-ittors. "^" 'iiey Proviibcopcern-exenrpred, jliall not at any 1 ime hereafter run oil the Waters ti jngtlioimbank-Tunr.eis or otheiwife, into the Lands intended to be drained t ed Ci rounds of ■ , ■ l t> i i . r • » /^ i 1-1 <- tt i Vjnei-Si-naii,rrn;"i5'0f.^'i the ijanks round the faui Grounds ot the fame Heiglit Drains or Gruii- XXVIII. Provided always. That noth'ng ia ths AOf contaii
