Grand Jury (Ireland) Act, 1837

Commissioners of public works may themselves execute certain works, or permit the grand jury to execute them.

10. In all cases in which, under the powers vested in them by law in that behalf, the commissioners of public works in Ireland shall agree with any grand jury to grant one moiety of the expence of any road or other public work, on such grand jury securing the payment of the other moiety thereof by presentment, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said commissioners either to execute the said work by persons employed by them, or to permit such grand jury to execute the same in the manner required by the said recited Act for other public works of the like nature: Provided always, that it shall not be lawful for such grand jury in any case to make a presentment for payment of such moiety, except after and upon an application for such work duly made to and approved at a presentment sessions in the manner required by the said Act.

[S. 11 rep. 37 & 38 Vict. c. 35. (S.L.R.)]