Manchester Good Government and Police Act 1844
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1844 c. xl |
| Year | 1844 |
ANN0
SEPTIMO
&
OCTAVO
Cap.
sl.
An
Act
for
the
good
Government
and
Police
Regulation
of
the
Borough
of
Manchester.
[4th
Ju~
1844.1
HEREAS a Charter
of
Incorporation, bearing Date
on
the Twenty-third Day
of
October
One thousand eight
vv
hundred and thirty-eight, was by Her present Majesty, by
and with the Advice
of
Her Privy Council, granted
to
the
Eororigh
of
Manchester,
in pursuance
of
the Provisions contained in an
Act
passed in the Session
of
Parliament held
in
the Seventh Year
of
the
Reign
of
His late Majesty King
William
the Fourth and
in
the First
Year
of
the Reign
of
Her present Majesty Queen
Victoria,
intituled
An
Act
to
amend
an
Act
for
the Regulation
of
Municipal Corporations
7
w.
4.
&
in
England
and
Wales
:
And whereas the Municipal Borough of
1
Vict.
c.78.
Manchester
comprises the several Townships or Places of'
Manclrester,
Chorlton-upon- Medlock,
Ardwiclc,
Hulme, Clieethava,
and
Reswick
:
And whereas the Powers at present possessed for the
good
Govern-
ment ancl Police Regulation of'the Borough of
Mancliester
have been
found to be defective and insufficient, and it
would
tend to the
Security and Benefit of' the Inhabitants thereof'
if'
enlarged Powers
were given
to
ensure the better Government and Regulation
of'
the
said Borough
:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be
enacted
;
and be it enacted by the Queen's most E~cellent Majesty,
by
and with the Advice and Consent
of
the Lords Spiritual
and
Temporal, and.
Commons,
in this present Parliament assembled, and
[Local.]
'17
I
by
1506
7"
&
8"
VICTORIB,
Cap.
xl.
Council
of
by the Authority of the same, That the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur-
the
Borougl'
gesses of t1:e Council
of
the Borough shall be and they are hereby
to
execute
empowered to carry this Act and the several Powers thereof into
Act.
execution.
Council
11.
And lie it enacted, That, for the more conveniently carrying
may appoint
this
Act
and the several Powers thereof into Execution, it. shall be
a
Committee
lawful
'for the 'Council and they are hereby empowered to appoint
to
carry Act
jnto execu-
ollt of their Body from Time to Time One or more Committee
or
tion.
Comtnittees, consisting
of
siich Number
of
Persons as they may
think
fit,
to manage and transact all or any
of'
the Matters or Pur-
poses which they the Council are hereby directed or authorized to
do,
execute, or perform, which Committee or Committees shall have
such or
so
many
of
the Powers and Authorities and Discretion by
this Act given to ant1 reposed in the Council as the Coiincil shall
think fit or proper to delegate to such Committee or Committees.
111.
And be
it
enacted, That
it
shall be lawful for the Council
from Time
to
Time to appoint such Clerks and other Officers
as
they
shall
think. fit, with such Salaries and Allowances as the Council
shall think reasonable, and at pleasure to remove such Clerks and
other Officers, and appoint others in their Stead.
Offices
of
IV. And be it enacted, That neither the Person who shall hold
Clerk and
the Ofice
of
Clerk to the Justices
of
the Borough, nor the Partner
Treasurer to
of such Clerk, nor any Person in the Service or Employ
of'
such Clerk
or his Partner, shall be eligible to be the Treasurer of the Borough
;
be separate.
and that neither
the
Person who shall be the Treasurer
of'
thc
Borough, nor any Person
in
the Service or Employ
of'
such
Treasurer
or
of'
his Partner, shall be eligible to be lhe Clerk to the Justices of'
the Borough
;
and if any Person offend in any of the following Cases
he shall forfeit One hundred Pounds
;
(that
is
to say,)
If
any Person accept both the' Office
of
Clerk to the Justices of'tlie
Borough and the Office
of
Treasurer
of
the Borough
:
Ifany Person, being the Partner
of'
such Clerk, or
in
the Service
or Employ of such Clerk or
of'
his Partner, accept the Office of
Treasurer, or act
as
Deputy of the Treasurer, or in any Manner
officiate
for
the Treasurer
:
If any Person, being the Treasurer of the Borough, or the Partner
of'
such Treasurer, or
in
the Service or Employ of such Treasurer
'
or of his Partner, accept the Office of Clerk, or act as Deputy
of
such Clerk,
or
in any Manner officiate for such Clerk
:
If any such Clerk or Treasiirer hold any Place of Profit or Trust
under the Council
of'
the Borough other than that
of'
Clerk to
the Justices of'the Borough or Treasurer of'the Borough (as the
Case may be)
:
And any Person may sile for such Penalty, either by Action of Debt
or
on
the Case, in any ofthe Superior Courts, and shall
on
Recovery
thereof be entitled to full Costs
of'
Suit.
Council
to
appoint
other
Offi-
cers.
Officer
re-
V.
And be
it
enacted, That if
any
Clerk or other Officer employed
ceiving Fees
bv
the Council under this Act shall kxact, take, or accept,
on
account
to
lose
his
*
of
To
&
8"
VICTORIB,
cap.
XI.
1507
Of
any thing done by virtue
of
his Office, any Fee or Reward what-
Office
and
Soever other than the Salaries, Rewards, or Allowances allowed by
forfeit
5OL
the
Council, or be in anywise concerned or interested in any Bargain
or Contract made by the Council under this Act, he shall be inca-
pable
of
being afterwards employed by the Council, and he shall
forfeit Fifty Pounds to any Person who shall sue .for
the
same as
aforesaid
:
Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall
extend
to
prevent any Clerk or Officer from being a.Proprietor or
Shareholder of any Company which shall contract with the Council
to light or to supply with Water any Part
of
the Borough, or to
insure against Fire any Houses or Buildings therein.
VI.
And be it enacted, That the Council shall take from all Officers
Council
te
who may be appointed or employed under the Authority of'this Act,
:y$::2;11
and be intrusted with the Receipt, Custody,
or
Disbursement
of
Officers
in-
Money, sufficient Security for the faithful Execution by them of'their
trusted with
respective Offices.
Money.
VII.
And be it enacted, That every Officer appointed, eniptoyed,
Oficers
te
or
paid by the Council tinder this Act shall, from 'Time
to
Time
account.
when required by the Council
so
to do, make out and deliver
to
them, or to any Person appointed by them
for
that
Purpose,
a
t,rue and
perfect Account
in
Writing under his Hand of all Monies received
by
him on behalf'
of'
the Council under this. Act
;
and such Account shall
state how and to whom and for what Purpose such Monies have been
disposed
of';
and, together
with
such Account, such Oficer shall
deliver the Vouchers and Receipts for such Payments, and every
such Officer shall
pay
to the Treasurer of the
Borough,
or
to
any
Person appointed by
him
to receive the same, all Monies which shall
appear to be owing from such Officer upon the Balance
of
such
Ac-
count.
VIII.
And be
it
enacted, That if any such Officer shall
fail
to
Remedy
render such Accounts,
or
to produce and deliver
up
all the Vouchers
agaillst
Officers
and Receipts relating to the same
in
his Possession or Power,
or
to
to
ay the Balance thereof when thereunto required, or if,
for
Three
account,
bays
after
being thereunto required,
he
shall fail to deliver
up
to the
Council, or
to
any Person appointed
by
them to receive the same,
all Papers and Writings, Property, Effects, Matters, and Things,
in
his Possession or Power, relating to the Execution of this Act, or
belonging to the Council, then, on Complaint thereof' being made to
any Justice
of
the Borough, or to any Justice acting within the
Jurisdiction where such Oficer may be found, such Jiistice
shall,
by
Warrant under his Hand and Seal, cause such Officer to be brought
before him, or if such Oficer cannot be found, then in his Absence
such Justice may hear and determine the Matter in
a
summary Way,
and may adjust and declare the Balance owing by such Officer
;
and
if'it
dppear, either upon Confession
of
such Officer or upon Evidence,
br
hpon
Inspection of the Accounts, that any Monies
of
the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Burgess under this
Act
are id the Hands
of'
such
Officer, or owing
by
him
to
the Mayor, Aldermen,
and
Burgesses,
sudh
'Justice may order such Officer
to
pay the same forthwith
;
and
IP
he
shall fail tb
pay
the
A&ount
it shaH be
lawful
for such Justice
to
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