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Where a Local Act in any Town provides for any Purposes of this Act, this Act not to be put in force with out previous Consent of Two Thirds of Commissioners under Local Act.
After Adoption of this Act, and First Election of Commissioners, Local Act to be no longer in force for the Purposes of this Act.
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XVIII. Where any Local Act in force in any Town before the passing of this Act provides for any of the Purposes for which Provision is hereby made, this Act shall not be adopted or put in force therein in manner herein provided, so far as relates to any of the Purposes for which Provision is made under such Local Act, without the Consent in Writing of Two Thirds of the Commissioners or governing Body, constituted for the Purposes of such Local Act, first had and obtained at a Special Meeting of such Commissioners or governing Body, called upon Ten Days previous Notice at the least (to be published in the Manner and for the Time herein-before mentioned), but this Act may without such Consent be adopted and put in force for other Purposes for which Provision is not made under such Local Act; but in such Case where such Consent is hereby required, and has been had, then, from and after the Adoption of this Act in the whole or in part and the First Election of Commissioners under this Act for such Town, such Local Act shall be no longer in force in such Town, so far as regards the Provisions of such Act which have Reference to the Purposes for which this Act shall have been so adopted, save and except as to Matters and Things theretofore done, and as to any Debts, Demands, Rights, or Liabilities theretofore incurred or accrued under or in relation to such Provisions thereof; and in such Case, if under the Provisions of such Local Act any Tolls within such Town shall have been payable to and vested in such Commissioners or governing Body, such Tolls, and all Rights of receiving and levying the same, and the Remedies for the Recovery thereof, shall, from and after the First Election of Commissioners under this Act, be transferred to and stand vested in the Commissioners under this Act, subject nevertheless to all Debts, Demands, Rights, Liabilities, or Engagements theretofore affecting such Tolls or such Commissioners under such Local Act in respect thereof; and such Tolls shall stand vested in the said Commissioners acting under this Act, upon the Uses and Trusts, and for the Purposes, and subject to the same or like Regulations as contained and provided in such Local Act relating to such Tolls, so far as may be consistent with this Provision for the Transfer of the same as aforesaid; and such Commissioners under this Act shall be likewise empowered to raise, levy, and apply, for the Purposes of this Act, such Rates and Assessments, and of such Amount and for such Purposes, as by this Act is herein-after provided.
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