Metropolis Management Act 1855

CXXIII If Hoard be erected or Materials be deposited in any Manner otherwise than to the Satisfaction of the Vestry or District Board, the same may be removed.

If any Person erect or set up in any Street any Hoard or Pence or Scaffold for any Purpose whatever, or any Posts, Bars, Rails, Boards, or other Things by way of Inclosure, for the Purpose of making Mortar, or of depositing Bricks, Lime, Rubbish, or other Materials, without a Licence from the Vestry or District Board, or do any such Act as aforesaid in any other Manner than as permitted by such Licence, or continue the same beyond the Time stated in such Licence, or fail to keep any Hoard, Fence, Platform, or Handrail in good Repair, he shall for every such Offence forfeit a Sum not exceeding Five Pounds, and a further Sum not exceeding Forty Shillings for every Day during the Continuance of such Offence; and it shall be lawful for the Vestry or Board to cause such Hoard, Fence, Scaffold, or Inclosure to be pulled down, and the Materials thereof, and also all the Bricks, Mortar, Lime, or other Building Materials, or other Matters or Things contained within any such Inclosure, to be removed, and deposited in such Place as the Vestry or Board may think fit, and to be kept until the Charges of pulling down and removing the same be paid to the Vestry or Board; and in case the same be not claimed, and the said Charges paid within the Space of Eight Days next after such Seizure thereof, it shall be lawful for the Vestry or Board to order the same to be sold, and by and out of the Proceeds of such Sale to pay such Charges, rendering any Surplus to the Owner or other Person by Law entitled thereto; and in case the Proceeds of such Sale be insufficient to cover such Charges, and the Charges of selling and disposing of such Materials, Matters, and Things, the Deficiency shall be repaid by the Owner of such Materials, Matters, and Things to the Vestry or District Board, on Demand.