The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-07
THE LAND BILL.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL FOR TIE
GOVERNMINT OF IRISH LANDS.
Compensation for Improvement or Dis.
tuEbanee Fixed by . sliding scale
Regulations OF the SaIeOG. TsHAa.
cIeS A Very Liberal Law
Apparently, for the Tenant.

LONDON, April 6.-It is expected that
Gladstons's speech, introducing the Land
bill in the House OF Commons tomorrow,
will occupy three hours. It Is anticipated
that the bill will provsde, under the head,
"sale Of Tenure" that every tenancy
shall arst be offered to the landlord. The
landlord may prohibit the sale OF the
tenancy whore reasonable ground exists.
The question, what are reasonable
grouuds2 may be referred to the Land
Court. Where the landlord proposes to
raise The rent Of purchasing tenant, the
latter may resell, and shall be entitled TO
demand from the landlord capitalization
equal 10 ten times the annual increase de.
mAnded. The sale OF the tenancy pars
claims oil compensation for disturbance or
improvements, aud the receipt Of such
compensation bars the right OF sale; where
the tenant deYises the interest 10 his
children or other persons, only
one OF the devisees shall occupy
tenancy, the object being 10 prevent Q
sub division contrary to the wishes OF the
landlord, When tenant accepts an in.
creased rent, proposed by landlord,
such tenant may not be disturbed for III.
teen years, during which period there
shall be no eviction or compulsory In.
crease in rent, except in consequence
OF the breach OF certain statutory condi.
tionsi but II q tenant declines the proposal
to increase, and quits, he shall, Il he sell
his holding, bs equitted to receive from
the land lord ten times the amount Of
the demanded increase. The statutory
conditions which bind the tenant as above
are for the punctual payment Of rent,
guarantee against waste, submission 10 Il .
ordinary rights Of inspection, shooting, &C.,
and the prohibition to sublet or divide
without written permission from the land
lord. TIE Limitation In the land.
act OF 1870, ot compensation for
disturbance to $3.50, will be replaced
by sliding scale. Where the
rent is under G40 the compensation will
be seven years rent; where the rent Is
not under ESQ not exceeding Ave years
rent, and where the rent Is ElO0 and up.
wards three years rent. The act OF 1870
will be further amended to fully protect
the tenants right for compensation for
improvement where 0 tenant surrenders
to new tenant at the landlords wish or
takes new holding. The act Of 1870 re.
lating to compensation for improvements
on eviction by title Ia paramount. Il 10
affirmed that what is a fair rent may be
decided BY the court on application OF the
landlord and tenant from time 10 time
during the continuance Of tenantry, but
the courts decisions shall have no retro.
spective action. When the couit has
fxed the rent there Is TO be no disturbance
Tor fifteen years.
This period OF 10 years security for
tenant occurs frequently In the bill and is
constituted the statutory term, which must
expire before the next term can begin or
new proceedings be had. The Civil Bill
Court of the County is invested with
equitable jurdisdiClion to meet the cases
where the landlord and the tenant act an.
reasonably toward one another. II may
punish the tenant by ordering him To pay
the costs for refusing 10 accept the terms II
the court thinks them reasonable. II may
enable the landlord TO resume the holding
BY ordering the tenant to sell bis interest.
Where the landlord and tenant agree for
a longer tenancy than the statutory fifteen
years the court will endorse the
agreement and protect II as II
1t were for q statutory term. Where the
present tenants are converted into fixed
tenanCies the rent shall be subject TO
valuation by the Court at intervals OF
not less than fifteen years, and tenants
shall not be eyiCted except upon breach
Of tho statutory conditions. The owner
Of an entalled estate may exercise rights
as though he were absolutely the owner,
except that be may not own the fixed ten.
Hncy without the sanction oil the Court
Appeals will lie from the Civil Bill Court
to the Assizss, and in special cases, 10
the Superior Courts In Dublin. Parties
may arbitrate on agreement. The maChin.
cry of Land Courts will chiefly lie In the
hands Of the Land Commission.
A second bill amendatory to the act OF
1870 relates 10 purchasing powers under
the Bright clauses.