Continued Wednesday 27th. July 1768

the said House as they should Judge proper to be built upon for the Reasons aforesaid
and that such Ground so built upon should for ever or for the Term to be Expressed
in such Licence be Annexed to and Enjoyed with the adjoining Freehold.

480

And the same Power is contained in this as in the said other Act for
appointing Committees

491

And it is further Enacted that the Ground and Soil of the said River
so to be Inclosed and Embanked in the Front of every such respective Wharf
or Ground (and which shall be bounded on the East and West Sides thereof
by Straight Lines running at right Angles to and upon the said Intended Front
Line) should vest in the Owner or Owners Proprietor or Proprietors of such
adjoining Wharf or Ground according to his her or their respective Estates Trusts
or Interest therein free from all Taxes or Assessments whatsoever

And in Order to provide a Fund for defraying the Expences of Lighting
Watching Cleansing and Repairing the said intended Bridge when Built
it is further Enacted that the Ground and Soil of the said River which
should be so Inclosed and Embanked should from and after the 29th Sept. 1767
be ever Subject to the following Yearly Quit Rents that is to say As to so much thereof as
should be so Inclosed and Embanked at the Expence of the Owners or Proprietors
of the adjoining Wharfs or Grounds One Farthing per Foot Superficial
Measure for every Superficial Foot thereof And as to so much thereof as should
be Inclosed and Embanked at the Expence of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and
Commons in Common Council Assembled One Penny per Foot Superficial
Measure for every Superficial Foot thereof payable to the said Mayor Comonalty
and Citizens for ever at Lady Day and Michaelmas the first Payment to
begin on such of those Days as should first happen after such respective
Embankments shall be Finished.

492

And It is further Enacted that the said Quit Rent Charged on the
Ground which at the Time of such respective Embankments shall be
held by any Tenant under any Lease or Agreement in Writing shall-
during the Continuance of the Term be paid by such Tenants over and
above the Rents reserved by such Leases or Agreements respectively

Provided that where such Ground and Soil shall be Embanked at the
Charge of the Landlord the Tenants thereof holding under such Leases or
Agreements shall during the Continuance of the Term pay the Landlord
over and above the said Quit Rent and the Rent reserved by such Leases
or Agreements an Additional Yearly Rent of Three Farthings per Foot
Superficial Measure for every Superficial Foot contained in the Ground so
Embanked to Commence at the same time with the ether Quit Rent and to
be recovered in the same manner as the Rent reserved under such Leases
or Agreements

493

And it is further Enacted that in all Cases not herein before mentioned
the Tenants of any of the said Wharfs or Ground should pay the Quit Rent
and Deduct the same out of their Rents and on payment thereof should be
Discharged of so much Money as if the same had been paid to the Landlord
And if any Difference should arise between the Landlord Tenant or any
other Person concerning such Quit Rent The Court of Mayor and Aldermen