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Continued Wednesday 27th. July 1768
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the said House as they should Judge proper to be built upon for the Reasons aforesaid
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and that such Ground so built upon should for ever or for the Term to be Expressed
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in such Licence be Annexed to and Enjoyed with the adjoining Freehold.
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And the same Power is contained in this as in the said other Act for
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appointing Committees
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And it is further Enacted that the Ground and Soil of the said River
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so to be Inclosed and Embanked in the Front of every such respective Wharf
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or Ground (and which shall be bounded on the East and West Sides thereof
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by Straight Lines running at right Angles to and upon the said Intended Front
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Line) should vest in the Owner or Owners Proprietor or Proprietors of such
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adjoining Wharf or Ground according to his her or their respective Estates Trusts
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or Interest therein free from all Taxes or Assessments whatsoever
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And in Order to provide a Fund for defraying the Expences of Lighting
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Watching Cleansing and Repairing the said intended Bridge when Built
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it is further Enacted that the Ground and Soil of the said River which
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should be so Inclosed and Embanked should from and after the 29th Sept. 1767
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be ever Subject to the following Yearly Quit Rents that is to say As to so much thereof as
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should be so Inclosed and Embanked at the Expence of the Owners or Proprietors
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of the adjoining Wharfs or Grounds One Farthing per Foot Superficial
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Measure for every Superficial Foot thereof And as to so much thereof as should
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be Inclosed and Embanked at the Expence of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and
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Commons in Common Council Assembled One Penny per Foot Superficial
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Measure for every Superficial Foot thereof payable to the said Mayor Comonalty
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and Citizens for ever at Lady Day and Michaelmas the first Payment to
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begin on such of those Days as should first happen after such respective
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Embankments shall be Finished.
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And It is further Enacted that the said Quit Rent Charged on the
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Ground which at the Time of such respective Embankments shall be
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held by any Tenant under any Lease or Agreement in Writing shall-
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during the Continuance of the Term be paid by such Tenants over and
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above the Rents reserved by such Leases or Agreements respectively
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Provided that where such Ground and Soil shall be Embanked at the
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Charge of the Landlord the Tenants thereof holding under such Leases or
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Agreements shall during the Continuance of the Term pay the Landlord
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over and above the said Quit Rent and the Rent reserved by such Leases
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or Agreements an Additional Yearly Rent of Three Farthings per Foot
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Superficial Measure for every Superficial Foot contained in the Ground so
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Embanked to Commence at the same time with the ether Quit Rent and to
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be recovered in the same manner as the Rent reserved under such Leases
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or Agreements
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And it is further Enacted that in all Cases not herein before mentioned
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the Tenants of any of
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or Ground should pay the Quit Rent
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and Deduct the same out of their Rents and on payment thereof should be
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Discharged of so much Money as if the same had been paid to the Landlord
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And if any Difference should arise between the Landlord Tenant or any
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other Person concerning such Quit Rent The Court of Mayor and Aldermen
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