# Rebuilding of London Act 1670, Section XV: Difference concerning obstructing Common Ways, Passages, &c. to be determined by Alderman of Ward or his Deputy, or by Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen.


Not obeying such Determination; Penalty.; Obstructions to be abated.
And bee it further enacted That all Differences which shall or may arise concerning the misplaceing, straightning or stopping up or any wayes obstructing any common or private Entryes Allies Wayes Staires Landing Places or Passages, Houses of Office, Tunnells, Draughts, and other Easements heretofore used & enjoyed within the said City of London or the Libertyes thereof shall and may by vertue of this Act be heard, mediated and determined (if it may be) by the Alderman of the Ward where the Cause of any such Difference shall arise and his Deputie; And where the said Alderman and his Deputy or one of them be concerned as Partyes in the said Controversie, or that they cannot determine the same Differences that then upon the complaint of the partie or partyes concerned, to the said Maior and Court of Aldermen they shall heare and finally determine the same in such manner as by the aforesaid Act; for the rebuilding of the said City of London is appointed in case of differences concerning placeing and stopping of Lights, Windowes and Watercourses, And all partyes concerned are hereby required to obey and submitt to such their Determination under such and the like penaltyes as by the aforesaid Act are or may be inflicted upon such irregular Builders as aforesaid. And that all such obstructions aswell where any Lights, Windowes Watercourses or Gutters are or shall be hindred and stopped up, as whereby any common or private Allyes, Entryes, Wayes, Staires, Landing Places or Passages are or shall be stopped up, straightned or misplaced as aforesaid shall and may by Order of the said Maior and Court of Aldermen be abated and removed by vertue of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/22/11/section/XV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rebuilding-of-london-act-1670/section-XV
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