Mertoun Mill Bridge over Tweed (Berwickshire) Act 1837

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1837 c. lx
ANN0
SEPTIMO
GUL
I
IY
GIs.
Cap.
lx.
An
Act
for
building
a
Bridge
over
the
River
Tweed,
at
or
near
to
Mertoun
Mill
in
the
County
of
Berwick,
and
for
making Avenues
and
Approaches
thereto.
[8th
Juize
18t3r.]
HEREAS
the
Want
of
a
Bridge across the River
Tzueed,
on the Line
of
Road from the Towns
of'
Sellzirk,
Saint
Boswells,
and other Towns, to the Borough and Port
of
Berwick-upon-Tweed,
is attended with great Inconvenience, as the
Fords in the said River are dangerous and often impassable: And
whereas the Erection
of'
a
Bridge over the said River
Tweed
at or near
to
Mertoun
Mill in the Parish of
Mertoun
and County
of
Berwick
would
obviate this Inconvenience, and be
of
great Advantage to the
Public
;
but as
SO
useful and
so
expensive
a
Work cannot be effec-
tually executed and maintained without the Aid and Authority
of
Parliament, May
it
therefore please Your Majesty that it may be
enacted
;
and be
it
enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty,
by
and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual
aid
Teniporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and
by the Authority
of'
the same, That the Honourable
Hewy Francis
Trustees.
Repburn Scott
of
Humbie,
and younger of
Hura'en,
the Honourable
and Reverend
William
Hugh
Scott,
the Honourable
Francis Scott,
George
Baillie
of
Jeruiswoode, George Baillie
the younger
of
Jer-
viswoode, TViliiam Scott
of'
Rueburn,
Archibald
Doug!as
of
Edderstone,
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Trustees
in
the
Com-
mission
of'
the Peace
iuay
act as
such.
Trustees
not
to
hold
any
Place
of
Profit under
the Act.
Power
to
appoint
ad-
d
i
ti
mal
Trustces.
Power
to
Trustees
to
cancies.
supply
Va-
IV.
cap.
lx.
Marl;
Sprott
of
Riddell, Donald
Horne
of
Lang-well,
Admi
White
of
Fens,
or in his Absence
Robert White,
Writer to the Signet,
his
Son,
,James
Curk
of'
Evelaw, .James Erslcine
of
Sheigeld, Abxancler
Ku~
of
CIiarle@eld,
Aridrem Brydon
of
Weirgate, ,James
Cochrane,
residing
in
Lessudden, Peter Brodie
of
Southbank, Thomas
Ilkkinson,
Tenant
of'
LWaidenliall, James Rae
of
Temple, David Armstrong,
residing at
Clintmains,
and
Andrew
Dods,
residing at
Clintmrcins,
the Chamberlain
or Factor upon
the
Estates of his Grace the Duke
of
Bucclezich
and
Queensberry
situated within the Counties
of
Roxburgh
or
Selkirlc
for
the Time being, the chamberlain or Factor upon the Estates
of
the
Most Noble the Marquis
of
Lotiia?z
situated within the Co~inty
of'
Roxburgh
for the Time being, and the Chamberlain ar Factor upon
the Estates of the Right Honourable Lord
Polwarth
situated within
the County
of
Berwiclc
for
the Time being, provided that each
of
them (with the Exceptions herein-after mentioned) is qualified
in
manner herein-after mentioned, as
also
all and every
Person
or
Persons, being qualified in manner hereinafter mentioned, who has
subscribed or shall subscribe and pay the Sum
of'
Forty Pounds
Sterling or upwards towards the building,. erecting, and main-
taining the said Bridge, and malhg arid maintaining the Avenues
and Approaches thcreto, shall be and they are hereby nominated
and appointed Trustees for building, erecting, and maintaining the
said Bridge, and making and maintaining the said Avenues and
Approaches thereto, and for putting into execution all the Powers
and Authorities in and by this ,4ct give11 and granted.
11.
And be it fiirther enacted, That such
of
the said Trustees who
are or may be in the Commission
of
the Peace for the Counties
of
Berwick
or
Roxburgh
respectively
mav
nevertheless act as Justices
of
the Peace for more effectually putting in execution the several
Powers and Authorities in this Act mentioned and contained.
111.
And be it further enacted, That if any Person by this Act
appointed or entitled to be
a
Trustee fbr putting this Act
in
execu-
tion shall accept
of
any Place
of
Profit arising out
of'
or by reason
of'
any Tolls or Poiitages by tliis Act granted, such Person or Persons
shall from thenceforth,
and
while he
shall
continue to hold
and
enjoy
such Place
of
Profit, be disabled to act as
a
Trustee.
IV.
And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful
for
the said Trustees, or any Three or more
of
them, and they are hereby
authorized
and
required, at one or other
of'
the Three First General
Meetings to be holden in pursuance
of
this Act, to elect any Number
of Persons not exceeding Six in the whole to be Trustees for the
Purposes of this Act, together
with
the said Trustees hereby
ap-
pointed; and every Person who shall be
so
elected shall have the
same Power and Authority to act as a Trustee in the Execution
of
the
Powers arid Authorities hereby granted
as
if' he had been appointed
a Trustee by this Act.
V.
And be it further enacted, That upon the Death
of
any
One
or
n~~re
of
the Trustees appointed
by
this Act, or to be elected as
aforesaid, or npon any One or inore
of
them resigning the Office or
becoining

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