The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-06 00:00:00

CLAUSES.

Clause 1 defines the dock property. Clause 2 cites the
act as " The Mersey Docks and Harbour Ace, 1857." 3
declares that the act shall commence on Ist January,
1858, 4 constitutes a board, to be called '• The Mersey
Docks and Harbour Board." 5 states that the board
shall consist of 21 members, IS of them elective, and 3
to be nominated by the conservancy commissioners. 6
enacts that the first board shall be provisional, shall take
office first Jan., 1858, and shall ge out of office first Jan.,
1859. 7. That the elective members shall be chosen by
the dock ratepayers for the time being. 8 spe-
cifies the mode of electing the first or provisional
board. 9 states that the holding office, and the
receipts of profits from work or contracts under the board
shall disqualify for election. 10 regulates the proceedings
of the board, the election of chairman, the appoint-
ment of committees, the mode of voting on questions
under discussion, &c. 11 enacts that one nominee
member shall vacate office annually ; 12 specifies the
order of the rotation of electibe members; and 13
regulates the filling up of casual vacancies at the board.
14 enables an ex-nominee member to be an elective
member, and vice versa. 15 enacts the qualification of
electors, the list to be made out annually on Ist August,
and to consist of every British subject who has withi❑
the twelve months preceding paid at least £lO of dock
rates ; the list to be affixed to the town halls
of Liverpool and Manchester, and to be sold at
a cheap rate to any one requiring them. 16. defines
the duties of the barrister who shall revise the
lists of voters; and the rules of his revision court. 17
declares that those not on the list shall have no vote, and
18 enacts rules for the elecion of new members, the
chairman to be returning officer. 19 regulates the poll,
which shall be on one day, the electors, if so inclined,
►oting by proxy. 20 enacts that a vacancy not filled up,
from any cause, shall be dealt with as a casual•vacancy.
21 inflicts a penalty for personation of a voter. The
docks at Birkenhead are transferred to the board by
clause 23 ; these of Liverpo)l by 24 ; while 25 and 26
transfer the power of levying tolls, and the pcwers of the
pilotage commissioners. 27 transfers to the board the
town dues. 28 preserves the rights of creditors as
against these dues, subject (29) to the creditor's right
to be indemnified by the corporation. 30 enables
the corporation to repay any such debt paid by
the board. 31 transfers also to the board the
conservancy powers of the corporation. 32 states
the results as regards debts, obligations, contracts, &c.,
transferred. 33 enables the board to hold the property on
the previous trusts. 34 amalgamates Birkenhead and
Liverpool docks. 35 authorises the completion of Bit..
kenhead Docks on Mr. Rendel's plan ; and 36 enjoins
the keeping of separate accounts. Clause 37 empowers
the board to increase or diminish the rates, enacting,
among other conditions, that dock rates shall not be
paid when the docks are not used, and that none of the
moneys received by the board shall be applied except to
purposes which conduce to the convenience of shipping,
or to the payment of debts contracted for such purpose.
38 enables the board to borrow, and 39 renders it
necessary to render accounts to parliament. The three
remaining clauses are formal.