Highway Act 1835

XL Surveyor to keep Books, and Account of Monies received, &c. to be open to Inspection of rated Inhabitants.

And be it further enacted, That the said Surveyor, District Surveyor, or Assistant Surveyor, as the Case may be, shall and he is hereby required from Time to Time to keep a Book, in which shall be entered a just and true and particular Account of all Money which shall have come to his Hands as Surveyor, District Surveyor, or Assistant Surveyor of the Parish for the Purposes of this Act, and to whom, and on what Occasion, and for what Work, and in what; Place, and on what Day he shall have paid or applied the same, and also an Account of all Tools, Materials, Implements, and other Things provided by him for the Repair of the said Highways ; and such Book shall at all reasonable Times be open to the Inspection of every Inhabitant rated to the Highway Rate of the Parish, or of any of the Parishes united into a District, without Fee or Reward, and every such Inhabitant may take Copies or Extracts from the said Book, or any Part thereof, without paying for the same ; and in case the said Surveyor, District Surveyor, or Assistant Surveyor shall neglect to provide such Book, or to enter therein every Sum received or paid by him within One Week after the same shall have been received or paid, or shall refuse to permit or shall not permit any such Inhabitant as aforesaid at any reasonable Time to inspect the same or take Copies or Extracts as aforesaid, such Surveyor, District Surveyor, or Assistant Surveyor shall forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding Five Pounds for each Default, to be levied and applied in manner herein provided.