Section XII

Certain Ground herein described, lying on the South Side of the new intended Channel, vested in the Corporation; who may inclose and improve the same, and receive the Rents and Profits, and apply the same for the Purposes of this Act.

And whereas the said Soile and Grounds soe to be marked out as aforesaid are not nor are like to be of any Advantage unlesse the said River be bounded in and thereby made navigable by Works and Fences as aforesaid which will require a very great Expence to repaire and maintaine the same from time to time as Occasion shall require Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for the better enabling the said Mayor and Citizens and their Successors for ever to carry on maintaine and repaire the said intended Works and Fences and to keepe the said River navigable as aforesaid the said Sand Soile and Ground inclosed and incompassed by and within the Bounds Marks and Limitts before described on the South-Side of the new intended Channell shall immediately from and after such time as the said new River or Chanell shall be made navigable and passable with and for Shipps and Vessells to and from the said City of Chester be and are hereby vested in the said Mayor and Citizens of the said City of Chester and their Successors for ever And that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Mayor and Citizens and their Successors for ever to defend inclose and improve the said Sands Soile and Grounds soe bounded limitted and marked out as aforesaid and to receive and take the Profitts thereof to the Intent and Purpose that they the said Mayor and Citizens and their Successors for ever shall apply and dispose of the Rents and Profitts of the said Soile and Grounds when soe bounded limitted and marked out and defended and improved as aforesaid for maintaining and repairing the said intended Works and Fences and for makeing erecting and doing such further and other Works Fences and Things from time to time as Occasion shall require for makeing and keeping the said River navigable as aforesaid