The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-25 00:00:00

S UTE LABOUR SCOTLAND) BILL.

The report of the Committee sas brought up.
Mr. tiSiOI.I.ETT moved that the Bill be re-com-
wittsd fix th" purpose of adding the fdlos ing clause :
"And shi seas it is expedient to abolish the personal
perform:thee of sta' ute service, and the ley) ins.; of the
eoversion thereof in money, or any assessment in
lieu of such conversion, as a personal or poll tax ;
endlB 4 5:7 teidt, s
htahlal t a
Tfirc:sisntin
a3anbde tiaft:.,•rful tifi,i)sr
apilres7tenht
yb-eear,it
trustees, at a general niestimg sasssubb is, if they shall
think tit, to order isid direct that in is y aunty, or iii,-
triet of a ciituity, all such performaace of
statute stn. vice,
and all such lev)ieg of ciinversists or asestnerit in li u
therefore, shall cs ase awl d-ts rmino. And be it enacted,
that it shall and may be lawful for alt such trustees, at
a general meeting as,eilibled, if they shall think tit, to
assess any sure not excie ding the amount of the cony( r•
slog or other miiney which by the reason of this Act shall
suill;ents idiliotiaers:inbbeub:)irdt!nge.sxempted from
'
cease to be exigible, and to Cause the same to
and other
to be added 0) the sams otherwise as-
s Act ; and all such ,urns so ass, shed
bheeritliiebvil'e'd
lia'sse'absZebnyt-'atry
(man di!ed, shell be levied and applied in the same
buildings, (Sr other heritable
ner as the money might have been levied and
applied in lieu of which the said sums are assessed ;
Provided always, that all such stuns shall be payable by
but iota oc •upiers shall be en-
titled to di duct one half of such sums from the rent pay-
tsltiltio, cectsupsie:)rsas,isfustl:eetil,ands,
able to the owns rs or other parties having right to such rent.
And be it enacted, that in the case of such assessment
being laid upon lands, buildings, and heritable subjects, as
aforesaid, the annual value thereof shall he ascertained by
such, trustcss, in wanner prescribed by the local Acts now in
force, Sir in such arid like manner as the annual value of
b
ln4:: and heritable subjects, is authorised
andbe ascertained iu counties and burt..!lis
ii d
directed t
lrei3P'etivest tinier surd by virtue of an Act passed
ii the second and third year of the reign of
her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, " An Act
to improve Pri,ons and Prison Discipline in Scotland ;"
f.
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and it shall be lawful for such trustees, if they shall think
fit, to assume the amount ascertain a s
e 4 as toe annual value
of such lauds, buldings, and heritable subjects in counties.
snd boroughs ma spectively, under the said recited Act,
to Is; the amount on which the assetstnent hereby
authorised to be levied, may be levied for the' purposes
of this Act."
:iN
petitions had been
p 1.e1t(3.
111.
n3th.em by himself, from
env rness,
sgvinst the Bill ; and as a considerable °pp-
s
skim, was exhibited towards tic principle of the Bill,
hp trust?. thW'
, slr. 1 i.
(.S
from Li
Scotland,
(a acid,ai, that
sonic
n as
i,,Ta
under these circumstances, the lion.
Member would not press his motion. from
Its, 11. DRUMMOND said that the opposition from
ins, mess ors oust sbsuid, and he could not think of
withdrawing the motion because of it.
Mr. P. M. STEW ma thought the Bill would confer
great
b nefits OD Scotland generally, especially if in-
formation as sp propured trolls the nitf, rent oounties and
islands threatening to orpose it, He hoped, therefore, the