# Rivers Wye and Lugg Act 1695, Section VII


Charge of opening the said Rivers how defrayed.
And forasmuch as the purchasing of the said Wears and the giving Satisfaction to the several Persons concerned in and upon the said Rivers is likely to amount to a very great Su[m]m of Money which Charge ought to bee born by the County of Hereford in regard that the Benefitt and Advantage of opening the said Rivers is likely for the most part to accrue unto the said County which Charge cannot be reduced to a certaine Su[m]m until the several. Proprietors therein concerned shall have been first treated and agreed withal or the Values thereof ascertained according to the Direction of this Act Therefore for the more regular and equal levying of Money in and upon the said County of Hereford for the defraying the Charge of opening the said Rivers and making them portable and passable for Boats and doing such things as are necessary and incident thereunto Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That such Su[m]m and Su[m]ms of Money as shall by the Co[m]missioners for the said Rivers inhabiting in the County of Hereford (to be named according to this and the before recited Act) or any Seven or more of them bee deemed & adjudged necessary and sufficient for to answer and satisfie the said Expence and Charge shall bee assessed taxed levied and paid in the said County of Hereford att such time and times and by such several Payments and Proportions and in such manner and forme as is herein after by this Act directed and appointed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/14/section/VII (the official version)
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