The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer; With the Practice of Country Attornies in Criminal Cases Comprising Also All the Necessry Forms of Commitments, Convictions, Orders, &C Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ...may be at such amount or rate in the pound as may be necessary for raising the sum or respective sums so charged by such council, so that no such district-rate, or rate for raising a watch-rate, exceed two-pence in the pound of the annual value of property rateable thereunto, beyond the rate in the pound at which the council of the same borough shall have computed the general boroughiratc or watch-rate so laid or charged by them; and that the person or persons collecting such district-rate shall be liable to account as an officer appointed by the council of the borough in or for any part of which he shall act, and shall be liable to the same penalties, remedies, and proceedings in all respects, for refusing or neglecting to account and pay over the monies from time to time remaining in his hands, to which other officers appointed by the council are liable; and in case of there being a surplus in the hands of such person or persons arising from any districtrate, above the amount for raising which such district-rate was made, then such surplus shall be paid to the treasurer of the borough fund, to the credit of the place within and for which such district-rate was made, and go in part of the next rate of the like denomination to be made and laid on such place by the council of such borough: and in regard to separate rates made by overseers of the poor for raising watch-rates as is herein mentioned, such overseers shall account for the money collected under or by virtue of such separate rates, in like manner as for money collected under rates made for the relief of the poor; and in case of there being a surplus in the hands of such overseer, arising from any such separate rate made for raising a watch-rate, above the amount to raise which such...