The laws of sewers : or the office and authority of Commissioners of Sewers. Containing, I. Their Power of Enquiry into Annoyances and Defects of Repairs of Sea-Banks and Walls, publick Streams and Rivers, Ditches and Marsh-Grounds. II. The Authority of the Commissioners in making Laws and Ordinances, and imposing Rates or Taxes for repairing the Walls, Banks, and other Defences. III. Of their Power by Law as to Distresses, and decreeing Lands to be sold to levy Charges for Repairs, and inflicting Punishments, by Fine and otherwise. Also The Particular Offices of Bailiffs, Surveyors, Collectors, and other Officers under the Commissioners, and Proceedings of a Court of Sewers, Orders, Warrants, &c. To which are added, the laws relating to Rumney-Marsh, and other marshes and fens.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Court of Sewers.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],202,[10]p. )

Edition:

The second edition with additions: and a new compleat table to the whole.

Other Title:

Laws of sewers

Place of Publication:

[London] : In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Ed. Sayer, Esq;) for W. Mears, at the Lamb on Ludgate-Hill, 1732.

Notes:

A reissue of the first edition with a cancel titlepage and the final gathering re-set and extended.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T130362.

OCLC:

642363099