Great Yarmouth Haven and Pier Repairs (Duties) Act 1685

IV. Duties to be employed for preserving the Haven, &c. Eight Commissioners appointed Mode of Appointment of such Commissioners.

Five or more of the said Commissioners may call Collectors before them; Collectors to render Accounts to them; Commissioners to direct the Application of the Monies appearing due; Mayor to administer Oath to Collectors.

And to the intent that all and every the Summe and Summes of Money which shall be Collected and Levyed by vertue of this Act may be imployed for the Clearing Preserving maintaining and keeping in Repaire of the said Haven and Piers Bee it enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That there shall be Eight or any Five of them Commissioners nominated and appointed to have the Inspection and take the Accompt of the Receipts and Disbursments of all such Moneys as shall be soe collected and Levyed dureing the Terme aforesaid two of which said Com[m]missioners shall be yearely and every yeare from time to time nominated and appointed by the Maior Aldermen Burgesses and Commonalty in Common Councill Assembled and other two of the said Eight Commissioners shall be in like manner nominated and appointed by the Maior Aldermen and Commons of the City of Norwich in Common Councill Assembled and other two of them shall be in like manner nominated and appointed by the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Norffolke and the other two of them shall be in like manner nominated and appointed by the Justices of the Peace for the County of Suffolke at the respective Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said Countyes of Norffolke and Suffolke respectively which said Commissioners or any five or more of them shall and may from time to time dureing the said Terme call before them the Collectors Receivers and others who shall from time to time be intrusted with the Collection Receipt or Imployment of the Moneys to be Collected and Received in pursuance of this Act who shall and are by vertue of this Act required to render unto the said Commissioners or any five or more of them a true Accompt thereof and of all and every Summe and Summes of Money which shall rest due upon such Accompt and the said Commissioners or any five or more of them shall and may order and appoint all such Moneys as shall rest due upon such Accompt to be laid out and expended for and towards the uses and purposes aforesaid as there shall be cause And the Maior of the said Burgh for the time being is hereby Enabled and Required to Administer an Oath to every such Collector or Collectors Receiver or Receivers as shall be nominated and chosen as aforesaid for the true and faithfull executing his or their Office in and about the Premisses according to the true intent and meaning of this present Act