City of Dublin Act 1775

Supervisor’s licence to inclose first had, fee 1s.

Penally 20s. every 12 hours continued,

if erected Without or contrary to licence, or continued longer, pulled down, removed to store yard,

if not claimed, and payment with charges in 5 days sold.

XXIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no person or persons whatsoever shall erect or build, or cause to be erected or built, any such paling, or erect any posts, bars rails, boards, or other thing by way of inclosure for the purpose of making mortar, and depositing bricks, stone, lime, sand, or any other materials for building or repairing any house, shop, warehouse, coach house, stable, or tenement, or other works, or for any other purpose, without leave or licence first had and obtained under the hand or hands of the supervisor or supervisors for the time being of the division, wherein such paling or inclosure is wanted, who is and are hereby required to grant the same forthwith on every person so applying for such licence, paying to the said supervisor or supervisors the sum of one shilling; and no person whatsoever shall erect or build any such paling or enclosure as aforesaid in any other manner, or suffer the same to remain for any longer time, than shall be expressed and allowed in such licence from the said supervisor or supervisors, to be signed as aforesaid, upon pain of forfeiting a sum not exceeding twenty shillings for every twelve hours that the same, or any part thereof, shall be continued contrary to the directions of this act; and if any such kind of enclosure shall be erected or built without the leave of the said supervisor or supervisors so had and obtained and signed as aforesaid, or shall be set up in any other manner, or continued for any longer time, than shall be allowed and expressed in such licence, then and in either of said cases it shall and may be lawful for such commissioners, or any five or more of them, to cause the same to be pulled down and removed, and the materials thereof shall be deposited in the store yard or place for keeping materials for the works of the divisions, wherein such enclosure shall be pulled down and removed, there to be kept and detained until the owner or owners, or his, her, or their known servant or servants, shall and do pay to the person or persons, in whose custody the same shall be, the said penalty, together with the charges of removing the same; and in case the same shall not be claimed, and the said penalty and charges paid, within the space of five days next after such seizure thereof, then it shall and may be lawful to and for the said commissioners, or any five or more of them, to order the same to be appraised and sold, and the money arising therefrom shall be applied to the purposes of this act.