County Dublin Grand Jury Act, 1844

On death, resignation, or dismissal of present collectors, grand jury shall appoint collectors for each barony.

Appointment of collectors pro tempore.

10. Upon the death, removal, or resignation of any of the present collectors the grand jury of the said county shall at any presenting term appoint a proper person, not being a magistrate or attorney, to be collector for each barony in such county, to collect all money which shall be presented to be raised on such barony or any parish or townland therein, and also the proportion which such barony may be liable to pay towards the money presented to be raised on the county at large; and every such collector shall have all power and authority and shall exercise and perform all duties now or hereafter to be by law required of any high constable or collector: Provided always, that if any such collector shall happen to die before he shall have collected the whole of the money presented to be raised as aforesaid on such barony for which he shall be collector, or if any case of vacancy should occur, or if any collector shall become incapable of performing his duty by illness or otherwise, it shall be lawful for the finance committee for the said county to appoint another fit and proper person to be collector pro tempore, until a collector shall be appointed by the grand jury as aforesaid.