The laws of sewers, or, The office and authority of Commissioners of Sewers
Subtitle: containing I. Their power of enquiry into annoyances and defects of repairs of sea-banks and walls, publick streams and rivers, ditches and marsh-grounds, II. The authority of the Commissioners in making laws and ordinances, and imposing rates or taxes for repairing the walls, banks, and other defences, III. Of their power by law as to distresses, and decreeing lands to be sold to levy charges for repairs, and inflicting punishments, by fine and otherwise : also the particular offices of bailiffs, surveyors, collectors, and other officers under the Comissioners, and proceedings of a Court of Sewers, orders, warrants, &c. : to which are added, the laws relating to Rumney-Marsh and other marshes and fens.
Edition: The second edition with additions, and a new compleat table to the whole.
Publisher: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Ed. Wayer, Esq.) for W. Mears ...
Published: 1732
Place of publication: In the Savoy [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Court of Sewers; Flood control -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Sewerage -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Wetlands -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Laws of sewers; The office and authority of Commissioners of Sewers
Notes: Signatures: A⁴ B-N⁸ O¹⁰.

Includes index.

ESTC T130362

LC copy signed on front endleaf: Collins.