Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the municipal corporations in Ireland: first report

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CONTENTS. 

Observations . 

• • Gaols .... 
General Superintendence of . 
Newgate .... 
Sheriffs'Prison City Marshalsea Smithfield Penitentiary Richmond Bridewell. 
Expenses of Prisons and Prisoners V. 
MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS Police .... 
Statutes relative to the Watch and Police Police District of Dublin Metropolis . 
Divisional Justices . 
Receiver of the Public Offices Offices of Police Clerks .... 
Office Constables Peace Officers Patrolling Constables . 
• Pensions .... 
Nightly Watch Police and Watch Establishments Jurisdiction Observations 

• Police and Watch Funds 

Watch Tax Carriage Tax . 
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Pawnbrokers' Licences Publicans' Licences Other Licences .... 
Fines and Fees at Divisional Offices Parliamentary Grants Heads'of Expenditure Buildings . 
• Law Expenses . 
Hue aud Cry • Accounts and Receiver Duties of Receiver as to Bridewells Recent Act as to Licences Paving and Cleansing, Lighting and Improv¬ ing . 
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-72 Original obligation of the Corporation of Dublin 72 History of the Trusts . 
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-73 Paving and Cleansing . 
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Watering the Streets . 
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• 74 Composition with the Corporation of Dublin for certain Pavements . 
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Cleansing . 
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Lighting . 
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Management of the Paving, Cleansing, and Lighting, &c. 
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75 Second composition with the Corporation of Dublin for certain Pavements . 
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75 Public Fountains . 

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Composition with the Corporation of Dublin for the Cleansing of the City . 
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75 Composition with the Corporation of Dublin for certain Lights . 
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Agreement of the Corporation of Dublin to supply Water . 
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Acts now in force . 
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Local Limits of the Jurisdiction . 
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76 Constitution of the Board of Commissioners . 
77 Summary of their Powers . 
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Lists of Commissioners from 1807 . 
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78 Former Mismanagement . 
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Commission of Inquiry and Report in 1826 . 
78 The present Board . 
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Improvements effected . 
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Maximum rate of Taxation maintained . 
78 Exceptions . 
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Returns of Income and Expenditure . 
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Compositions by the Corporation of Dublin. 
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For Paving . 
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Lighting . 
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General Paving and Lighting Tax . 

, 83 Rate by Square Measure . 
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gr Practice of the Commissioners in im¬ posing Rates . 
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Applotting ._...' 
85 Deductions and Exemptions . 
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Watering Tax . 
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Taxes for " Private Works chargeable" . 
86 Fines, Sales of Scavenging Soil, and Mis¬ cellaneous Receipts . 
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Expenditure on the Establishment . 
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Salaries of Officers to be appointed by thcLord Lieutenant . 
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Of Officers to be appointed by the Commis¬ sioners . 
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Returns of Officers, their Duties, &c. 
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93 Incidental Expenses. 
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Expenditure oil the Establishment . 
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Accounts . 
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Audit by Imprest Commissioners . 
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98 Observations . 
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Liberty Fountains, &c. 
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Grand Jury Taxation . 
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Sessions Grand Juries . 
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Term Grand Juries . 
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Extent of their controlling Power . 
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101 Public Works . 
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Causes of Increase of Taxation . 
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102 Officers of Grand Jury . 
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102 Treasurer . 
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Secretary .... 
103 Inspector of Accounts . 
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103 Collectors of City Rates . 
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Presentments to other Officers . 
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104 Salaries of Officers . 
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Presentments for other Purposes . 
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105 Amount of all Presentments . 
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105 Taxes, how levied . 

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Solvent and Insolvent Arrears . 
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Parts of County within Circular Road exempt 107 Money, how kept, disbursed, and accounted for 107 Power of traversing Presentments . 
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108 Annual Amount for 4 yours . 
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108 Commissioners of Wide Streets . 
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108 Statutes relating to . 
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108 Number of Commissioners . 
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Qualifications . 
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Meetings of the Board . 
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Officers . 
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Clerks . 
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Engineer . 
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Treasurer . 
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Law Agent ..... 
Ill Costs . 
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Payments to Jurors . 
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Funds . 
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Rents . 

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Balance of Coal Duty . 
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• 112 Wide Street Tax . 
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Expenditure , . 
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Debt . 
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Valuation 01? 
the City for Local Taxation . 
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New Valuation . 
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