Portumna Bridge Act, 1858

Bridge, &c. at Portumna vested in the Counties of Galway and Tipperary.

III. The Property in the said Bridge at Portumna, with the Approaches thereto, shall be deemed and taken to be the public Property of the County of Galway and of the County of Tipperary respectively, and (save as herein-after provided) shall henceforth be maintained and preserved at the Expense of the County of Galway and County of Tipperary, in equal Shares and Proportions; and the Grand Juries of the said Counties respectively shall and they are hereby required from Time to Time to make Presentment accordingly for such Repairs and Maintenance, without any Application to Presentment Sessions for that Purpose: Provided always, that the Part of the said Bridge forming the Draw Bridge or Swivel Bridge shall, for the Purposes of Navigation, be maintained by the said Commissioners of Public Works out of the Tolls of the Shannon Navigation, and be under the Control and Conservancy of the said Commissioners, to be made use of by them in like Manner as the other Swivel or Draw Bridges over the said River Shannon.