Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland). of 18 & 19 Vict 1855," or shall extend or apply to the Acts of the Parliament c. 69., &c. of Ireland, Thirty-eighth George the Third, Chapter Twenty-two, and Thirty-ninth George the Third, Chapter Fifty-two. SCHEDULE referred to in the foregoing Act. Reference to Act. 10 Geo. 4. c. 75. 10 Geo. 4. c. 63. 38 Geo. 3. c. 31. 40 Geo. 3. c. 48. 26 Geo. 3. c. 30. 28 Geo. 3. c. 48. 29 Geo. 3. c. 24. TITLE. An Act for making and maintaining the Road An Act for more effectually repairing the The Dublin and Mullingar Turnpike Road An Act to continue and amend the Powers of An Act for amending the Road from Dublin to An Act for making, widening, and repairing An Act for extending to the Roads leading from Dublin through Raheny and Clontarf the Provisions of an Act passed in the Twenty-sixth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled "An Act for making, widen 66 ing, and repairing the Road leading from "Dublin to Malahide, and for erecting 66 Turnpike Gates and receiving Tolls there"out in aid of the Barony Presentments, "and for appointing Trustees for carrying "the said Purposes into execution." An Act for rendering more effectual Two several Acts, One passed in the Twentysixth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled "An Act for making, widening, and repair"ing the Road leading from the City of "Dublin to Malahide, and for erecting "Turnpike Gates and receiving Tolls there"out in aid of the Barony Presentments, "and for appointing Trustees for carrying "the Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland). Reference to Act. 31 Geo. 3. c. 50. (Ireland.) 32 Geo. 3. c. 37. (Ireland.) 33 Geo. 3. c. 26. (Ireland.) 38 Geo. 3. c. 41. (Ireland.) 66 6 66 6 making, widening, and repairing the "Road leading from Dublin to Malahide, "and for erecting Turnpike Gates and receiving Tolls thereout in aid of the "Barony Presentments, and for appoint"ing Trustees for carrying the said Pur"poses into execution;"" and also for continuing the said Act. An Act for amending the several Laws for making, widening, and repairing the Road from Dublin to Malahide, and the other Roads leading to Dublin over Ballybough Bridge, in the said Acts mentioned; and for enabling the Trustees for the said Purposes to borrow further Sums of Money for such Purposes; and for continuing the said Acts for a further Term; and for improving the Neighbourhood of Ballybough Bridge. An Act for enabling the Trustees for making, An Act for further amending the several Laws Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland). Reference to Act. 56 Geo. 3. c. 71. 59 Geo. 3. c. 109. 35 Geo. 3. c. 47. (Ireland.) 37 Geo. 3. c. 29. (Ireland.) 39 Geo. 3. c. 46. (Ireland.) 30 Geo. 3. c. 46. (Ireland.) 31 Geo. 3. c. 49. (Ireland.) 32 Geo. 3. c. 36. (Ireland.) 50 Geo. 3. c. 134. TITLE. An Act for altering and improving Part of the An Act for more effectually improving and An Act for amending an Act passed in the An Act to provide for the Performance of certain Duties of Speaker during Absence of I. If at any Time during a Session of Parliament the Speaker Acts done, &c. shall be temporarily absent from the House, and a Deputy Speaker by Deputy shall thereupon perform the Duties and exercise the Authority of Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Orders or other Order or Resolution of that House, every Act done and Proceeding taken in or by the House, pursuant to any Statute, shall be as valid and effectual as if the Speaker himself were in the Chair; and every Act done, and Warrant, Order, Certificate, Notice, or other Document issued, signed, or published, in relation to any Proceedings of the House of Commons, by such Deputy Speaker, shall have the same Effect and Validity as if the same had been done, issued, signed, or published by the Speaker for the Time being. II. Provided, That such Deputy Speaker shall not have Power Not to appoint to appoint to any Office, except for such Time as he shall continue to any Office. to be Deputy Speaker. III. Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall affect Nothing to afthe Election of a Speaker, or the Forms thereof, or any Preroga- fect Election of Speaker, &c. tive of Her Majesty concerned therein, or otherwise relating to the Office of Speaker. CA P. LXXXV. An Act for carrying into effect the Engagements between WHEREAS on the Thirty-first March One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three an Engagement was concluded 'between Arthur Edward Kennedy Esquire, Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, on behalf of Her Majesty, and certain Chiefs of the Sherbro Country, namely, Careybah Caulker, Chief of Bombey, and Thomas Stephen Caulker, Chief of the Plantain 'Islands, Y 3 Power for Commanders of Ships of War, &c. to visit and inspect, &c. Vessels belonging to the Sherbro Chiefs. Slave Trade (Sherbro). Islands, Pierre Charley, King of Sherbro, Harry Tucker, Chief of Shebar, and William Tucker, Chief of Bullom and Boom Rivers: And whereas on the Ninth, Nineteenth, and Twenty'first May One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three certain other Engagements were concluded between the said Arthur Edward Kennedy, Governor of the said Colony, on behalf of Her Majesty, and certain other Chiefs of the Sherbro Country, namely, Ibiboo Salifoo, Chief of " Jong," Mahamadoo Calipha, Chief of Barmah, Cabouka, Chief of Bagroo, Pah Rakey, Chief of Baly, Somaaker, Chief of Tassamankar, Soloko, Chief of Robannah: And whereas on the Seventeenth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and fifty-four another Engagement was 'concluded between the said Arthur Edward Kennedy, Governor of the said Colony, on behalf of Her Majesty, and a certain other Chief, namely, John Fortune; by which said several Engagements it was amongst other things agreed as follows: "The Cruizers of the British Government, or any Officer "deputed by his Excellency the Governor of Sierra Leone, ""whenever they fall in with any Vessels or Boats belonging to "the People of Sherbro, suspected of being engaged in the “Slave Trade, may detain and search them, and in case of their ""finding that any of the Vessels or Boats aforesaid belonging to "the People of Sherbro have violated this Engagement, by the "Exportation of Slaves from the Coasts of Africa or elsewhere, 6 they (the Government Cruizers, or Officers deputed by his "Excellency the Governor of Sierra Leone,) may seize and ""confiscate the same, and the Vessels and Boats so seized shall "be taken to Sierra Leone, to be tried by English Law, and "when condemned shall be sold, and the Produce of the Sale "shall be divided equally between the Queen of England and "the Chief or Chiefs of Sherbro, and the Slaves who were found "on board shall be made free:" And whereas it is expedient that effectual Provision should be made for carrying into execution the herein-before recited Provisions of the said several Agreements Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows: 6 I. It shall be lawful for the Commanders and other Officers of Her Majesty's Ships of War, or for any Officer deputed by the Governor of Sierra Leone, to detain and search in any Seas any Vessel or Boat belonging to Careybah Caulker, Chief of Bombey, and Thomas Stephen Caulker, Chief of the Plantain Islands, Pierre Charley, King of Sherbro, Harry Tucker, Chief of Shebar, William Tucker, Chief of Bullom and Boom Rivers, Ibiboo Salifoo, Chief of " Jong," Mahamadoo Calipha, Chief of Barmah, Cabouka, Chief of Bagroo, Pah Rakey, Chief of Baly, Somanker, Chief of Tassermanker, Soloko, Chief of Robannah, and John Fortune, or to any of their Subjects, which shall upon reasonable Grounds be suspected of being engaged in the Slave Trade, and to send or carry away such Vessel or Boat, together with its Master, Sailors, Passengers, |
