Sedgmoor Drainage Act 1698 (c. 15)

VII. Commissioners, or their Agents, not to enter or use the Lands of Persons for the Purposes of this Act, until they have made or tendered Satisfaction; except for Survey, &c.

Provided alwaies That this Act or any thing contained herein shall not impower or be construed to impower the Commissioners as aforesaid their Agents or Workmen or any of them to enter into or to take use or meddle with any Lands or Ground of any Person or Persons whatsoever for or in order to the makeing or repairing or using the said Cuts Brooks Roynes or Passages for the said Water untill they have made Satisfaction for the same or otherwise duly tendred the same according to the true Intent Direction and Meaning hereof except to survey make or lay out the Ground or other Matter or Thing they intend to use for the purposes aforesaid or some of them and to shew the same to the Jury or Juries to be impannelled for the Purposes before set forth which it shall [X1 and may] be lawfull for them at convenient time and times to do

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