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Advances by guardians for emigration.
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26. For the purposes of defraying or assisting to defray the expenses of the emigration of poor persons resident within any union or electoral division it shall be lawful for the guardians of such union, with the consent of the commissioners, to be testified under their seal, or for the persons for the time being appointed or authorized to act as guardians of such union, with such consent and so testified as aforesaid, to apply any monies in their hands arising from any rate or rates on any electoral division or divisions in defraying or assisting to defray the expences of the emigration of poor persons resident therein respectively, or to borrow and obtain from time to time any sums or sum of money from any person or persons willing to advance the same, or from the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners, upon the security of the rates of such union, or of any electoral division or divisions thereof, on the terms and subject to the provisions herein-after mentioned: Provided always, that no such sums or sum of money shall be advanced by the said Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners, unless with the consent of the Treasury: Provided also, that it shall not be lawful for any paid officers appointed to act as guardians by the said commissioners to exercise the said power of applying or borrowing money for the purpose of emigration without the consent of a majority in value of the rate-payers of the electoral division or divisions to be charged the rewith, assembled in the manner provided by the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1838, for the purpose of agreeing to and signing an application to the said commissioners for the raising of a rate to assist emigration.
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