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Section XXIX Houses on the other Side.

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In case of Refusal or Incapacity of Owners to agree, Jury impannelled in the same manner.; Money or Rent assessed paid into the Chamber of London, and may be recovered at Law.; Monies so raised how employed.; Verdict of Jury and Judgment of Commissioners binding.

And whereas the houses that shall remaine standing on the other side of the said Street or Streets or behind the said Houses that shall be soe pulled downe as aforesaid will receive much advantage in the value of theire Rents by the liberty of Air and free recourse for Trade and other conveniencies by such enlargment It is alsoe enacted by X1 Authoritie aforesaid That in case of refusall or incapacity as aforesaid of the Owners or Occupiers of the said Houses to agree and compound with the Commissioners for the same thereupon a Jury shall and may be impannelled in manner and forme aforesaid to judge and assess upon the Owners and Occupiers of such Houses such competent su[m]m or su[m]ms of money or Annual Rent in considerac[i]on of such improvement and melioration as in reason and good conscience they shall judge and thinke fitt which said su[m]m and su[m]ms of money or Rent shall be paid to the Chamberlaine of the City of London for the time being and such other Treasurer or Treasurers as shall be appointed by the said Commissioners or any five or more of them who are hereby enabled from time to time to receive and recover the same by Action at Law and whose Receipt shall be a good Discharge to the said Owners and Tenants and who are hereby appointed to receive and pay and be accomptable for the same according to such directions as shall from time to time be given them by the said Commissioners and the Moneys so raised or Rents so received shall be expended upon the Purchasing or Rebuilding Houses on the other side the Street and upon paving and amending of the Wayes and Streets aforesaid according to the purport of this Act And the said Verdict of the Jury and Judgement of the Commissioners in the cases aforesaid shall be sufficient and conclusive in Lawe to all intents & purposes against the said Owners and Occupiers theire Heires Executors Administrators and Assignes

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X1

Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: the O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]