PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS, 18° & 19° VICTORIÆ.
The Asterisk (*) signifies that the Act relates exclusively to Ireland.
ACTIONS; to facilitate the Reme-
Cap.11
to permit Foreigners to be
enlisted and to serve as Officers
and Soldiers in
and Manufactures of the United
Kingdom, to allow Spirit of
Wine Duty-free to be used
dies on Bills of Exchange
and Promissory Notes by the Army,
Prevention of frivolous or
fictitious Defences to Actions
thereon
Cap. 67 Arts
Administration of Oaths abroad; to
enable British Diplomatic and
Consular Agents abroad to
administer Oaths and do No-
tarial Acts
Affirmations; to allow Affirmations
to be made instead of Oaths
in certain Cases in Scotland 25
Alterations in Pleadings; to continue
13 & 14 Vict. c. 16. for enabling
the Judges of the Courts of Com-
mon Law at Westminster to
alter the Forms of Pleading, 26
America (United States), to carry
into effect a Treaty between
Her Majesty and
to give Effect to a Convention
between Her Majesty and 77
Annuities, for raising the Sum of
in -
Athlone, to discontinue the taking of
Toll on the Road to, from
Kinnegad, and to provide for
the Maintenance of such Road,
and for the Discharge of Debts
due thereon
* 69
Australian Colonies; to repeal the
Acts of Parliament now in
force respecting the Disposal of
the Waste Lands of the Crown
in Her Majesty's Australian
Colonies, and to make other
Provisions in lieu thereof - 56
See Militia Ballots Suspen-
sion.
16,000,000l. by way of 18 Beer; to repeal so much of 3 & 4 W. 4.
Antigua (Island of), to authorize the
Commissioners of the Treasury
to make Arrangements con-
cerning certain Loans advanced
by way of Relief to
71
Appropriation; to apply a Sum out of
the Consolidated Fund and the
Surplus of Ways and Means to
the Service of the Year 1855,
and to appropriate the Supplies
granted in this Session of Par-
liament
Army, to amend 10 & 11 Vict. c. 37. for
limiting Time of Service in, 4
for punishing Mutiny and
Desertion, and for the better
Bills of Lading, to amend the Law re- | Churches; to facilitate the building
Births, to make further Provision for
the Registration of -
29
Board of Health; to confirm Provi-
sional Orders of the General
Board of Health applying the
Public Health Act (1848) to
the Districts of Middlesbrough,
Windhill, Christchurch, Keigh-
ley, Tunstall, and Toxteth Park,
and for Alteration of the Boun-
daries of the District of Rom-
ford
125
Bonds and Securities to the Inland
Revenue, to amend the Law
relating to
- 78
Brighton, to confirm the Incorporation
of the Borough of 31
Burial of the Dead, to amend the Laws
concerning
further to amend the Laws
concerning
128
Burial of poor Persons by Guardians
and Overseers of the Poor, to
amend the Law regarding
and endowing of new Churches
in spiritually destitute Dis-
tricts
- Cap. 127
Cider, to repeal so much of 3 & 4 W. 4.
c. 68. as requires Persons ap-
plying for Licences for the Sale
of, to enter into a Bond with
Suretics
- *103
Cinque Ports, for the better Adminis-
tration of Justice in
48
Coal Mines, to amend the Laws for
the Inspection of -- 108
Coffee, for granting certain Duties of
Customs on
- 21
Colonial Lighthouses, to facilitate
the Erection and Maintenance
of-
· - 91
Common Law Courts at Westminster,
to continue 13 & 14 Vict. c. 16.
for enabling the Judges of, to
alter the Forms of Pleading - 26
Common Law Procedure Act, 1854,
to extend to Ireland the Provi-
sion of the Eighteenth Section
of
- *7
Commons Inclosure; to authorize the
Inclosure of certain Lands, in
pursuance of a Report of the
Inclosure Commissioners for
England and Wales - 14
Consolidated Fund, to apply 3,300,000%.
out of, to the Service of the
Year ending 31st March
- 5
to apply 20,000,000l. out of, to
the Service of the Year 1855 - 6
to apply 10,000,000l. out of,
to the Service of the Year
1855 -
- 37
(Appropriation); to apply a
Sum out of the Consolidated
Fund and the Surplus of Ways
and Means to the Service of
the Year 1855, and to appro-
priate the Supplies granted in
this Session of Parliament, 129
Consular Agents (British) abroad,
enabled to administer Oaths
and do Notarial Acts - 42
Convention with Sardinia; to carry
into effect a Convention be-
tween Her Majesty and the
King of Sardinia
• 17
Convention with United States; to give | Deaths, to make further Provision for
Crime and Outrage, to continue
11 & 12 Vict. c. 2. for the
the Registration of - Cap. 29
Declarations; to allow Affirmations or
Declarations to be made instead
of Oaths in certain Cases - 25
Defamation, for abolishing the Juris-
diction of the Ecclesiastical
Courts of England and Wales
in Suits for
- 41
Defences to Actions (frivolous or
fictitious); to facilitate the
Remedies on Bills of Exchange
and Promissory Notes by the
Prevention of frivolous
fictitious Defences to Actions
thereon
better Prevention of -112 Degrees, to repeal the Stamp Duties
Criminal Justice, for diminishing Ex-
pense and Delay in the Ad-
ministration of, in certain
Cases
126
Crown Debts, for the better Protec-
tion of Purchasers against - 15
Crown Lands; to authorize the letting
Parts of the Royal Forests of
Dean and Woolmer, and certain
other Parts of the Hereditary
Possessions of the Crown 16
Crown Suits, for the Payment of
Costs in, in Matters relating
to the Revenue, and for the
Amendment of the Procedure
and Practice in Crown Suits
in the Court of Exchequer 90
Customs, to suspend the Decline of
Duties of, on Tea, from and
after 5th April 1855
9
for granting certain Duties of,
on Tea, Coffee, Sugar, and
other Articles
to consolidate certain Acts,
and otherwise amend the Laws
of the Customs
payable on, in the University
of Oxford
to repeal the Stamp Duties
payable on, in the University
of Dublin
Despatch of Business (Court of Chan-
cery); to make further Provi-
sion for the more speedy and
efficient Despatch of Business
in the High Court of Chancery,
and to vest in the Lord Chan-
cellor the Ground and Build-
ings of the said Court situate in
Southampton Buildings, Chan-
cery Lane, with Powers of
Leasing and Sale thereof - 134
Diplomatic Agents (British) abroad,
enabled to administer Oaths,
and do Notarial Acts
Diseases, for the better Prevention
of -
- 116
to consolidate and amend the
Nuisances Removal and Dis-
eases Prevention Acts, 1848
and 1849
- 121
(Illicit), to amend
17 & 18 Vict. c. 89. for the
Suppression of *62, *103
Downing Street Public Offices Ex-
tension; to enable the Com-
missioners of Her Majesty's
Works and Public Buildings
to provide additional Offices
for the Public Service in or
near Downing Street, West-
minster
· 95
Drainage; to empower the Commis-
sioners of Sewers to expend on
House Drainage a certain Sum
out of the Monies borrowed by
them on the Security of the
Rates
Cap. 30
to authorize the Application
of certain Sums granted by
Parliament for Drainage and
other Works of Public Utility
in Ireland, towards the Com-
pletion of certain Navigations
undertaken in connexion with
Drainages; and to amend the
Acts for promoting the Drain-
age of Lands and Improve-
ments in connexion there-
with
*110
Dublin (City); to amend 17 & 18
Vict. c. 99. to provide for the
Establishment of a National
Gallery of Paintings, Sculp-
ture, and the Fine Arts, for the
Care of a Public Library, and
the Erection of a Public Mu-
*44
seum, in Dublin
to amend the Dublin Carriage
Acts
*65
to discontinue the taking of
Toll on the Turnpike Roads
leading from, and to provide
for the Maintenance of such
Roads as public Roads, and for
the Discharge of the Debts due
thereon
*69
to abolish certain Payments
charged on the Consolidated
Fund in favour of the Provost
and Fellows of Trinity College,
Dublin, and of certain Profes-
sors in the said College; and
to repeal the Stamp Duties
payable on Matriculations and
Degrees in the University of
Dublin
*82
Dwelling Houses, for the Labouring
Classes, for facilitating the
Erection of
132
to facilitate the Erection of, for
the Working Classes
Ecclesiastical Courts, for abolishing
the Jurisdiction of, in Suits for
Defamation
Cap. 41
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, to continue
certain temporary Provisions
concerning
Ecclesiastical Property, to provide
that the Property or Income
Tax payable in respect of the
Income from, in Ireland, shall
be a Deduction in estimating
the Value of such Property
for the Purpose of Taxation
by the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners
*28
Edinburgh (Lands); to ratify condi-
tional Agreements entered into
by the Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Works and Public
Buildings; and to vest in them
certain Property situate near
the College of Edinburgh, to-
gether with the General Re-
gister House in the said City,
and all Lands held therewith;
and to enable the Commis-
sioners to acquire certain Pro-
perty near the Palace of Holy-
rood
- 80
Education of Children in the Receipt
of Out-door Relief, to provide
for
Exchequer (Court of); to amend the | Grants of Lands and Tenements for
Provisions of 13 & 14 Vict.
for the Amendment of the
Procedure and Practice in
Crown Suits in the Court of
Exchequer
the Purpose of Religious Wor-
ship, to facilitate
* Cap. 39
Haileybury College, to relieve the East
India Company from the Obli-
gation to maintain
Excise, for granting certain additional House Drainage, to empower the Com-
Rates and Duties of
to impose increased Rates of
Excise Duty on Spirits dis-
tilled in the United Kingdom;
to allow Malt, Sugar, and Mo-
lasses to be used Duty-free in
the distilling of Spirits; and to
amend the Laws relating to
the Duties of Excise
94
Fisheries (North America); to carry
into effect a Treaty between
Her Majesty and the United
States of America
Fisheries (British Islands and France);
for the more effectual Execution
of the Convention between Her
Majesty and the French Go-
vernment concerning the Fish-
eries in the Seas between the
British Islands and France, 101
Foreigners; to permit Foreigners to be
enlisted and to serve as Officers
and Soldiers in Her Majesty's
Forces
French (the Emperor of); to enable
Her Majesty to carry into
effect a Convention made be-
tween Her Majesty, the Em-
of the French, and His
peror
Imperial Majesty the Sultan, 99
Friendly Societies, to consolidate and
amend the Law relating to - 63
Gold Wedding Rings; for excepting
from the Operation of 17 & 18
Vict. c. 96. relating to the
Standard of Gold and Silver
Wares, and from the Exemp-
tions contained in other Acts
relating to Gold Wares
Grand Juries of Counties, enabled to
present for Payment of Ex-
penses in certain Cases
to provide that the Property
or Income Tax payable in re-
spect of the Income from Eccle-
siastical Property in Ireland
shall be a Deduction in esti-
mating the Value of such Pro-
perty for the Purpose of Tax-
ation by the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners
to continue 16 & 17 Vict. c. 91.
for extending for a limited
Time the Provision for Abate-
ment of Income Tax in respect
of Insurance on Lives
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