# Rivers Wye and Lugg Act 1695, Section XVI: How Commissioners or any Seven of them may employ Surplus Money remaining after clearing the said Rivers.


And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if it shall happen that after the Payment for and demolishing of the said Wears Mills and Iron-works and clearing the said Rivers from all Obstructions that may hinder the passage of Barges & Boats upon the said Rivers there shall remaine any part of the Money raised and undisposed of by virtue of this Act that then it shall and may be lawfull for the said Co[m]missioners for the said Rivers inhabiting in the County of Hereford or any Seven or more of them by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to order and direct the imploying of such part as they shall think fitt of the Money soe remaining for the building of Warehouses or Store-houses and Tenements for the Habitation of Warehouse-keepers or Storekeepers in and upon the Scite of the Castle of Hereford (the same having been heretofore purchased for the said County in the Names of certaine Persons in Trust for them) and to make one or more Warehouse-keeper or Warehouse-keepers to take the Charge and Care of the Goods and Merchandizes that shall be brought thither.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/14/section/XVI (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rivers-wye-and-lugg-act-1695/section-XVI
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