Great Eastern Road Act 1844 (SA)

forming the road up to tlic period when the Trustccs should re- lieve the Governmelit of the cl~nr$c of the road; and thereaftcr. in defraying thc expenses of ia~alilng and improving the road and other purposes connected therewith; allcl tlic rernaiilder in keep-

ing down the intcrcst of the moneys which might be borrowed on

the credit of thc rccitcd Ordinance; and in the nest place, in amzndine and 1;ecping in rcpair tile road; and lastly, in repaying the psinc~pal money borsowcd for ihe purposes of the O~riinancc: Ancl whcrcas the Trustees, in virtue of the said recited Ordinance, borrowcd on mortgngc certain rnoncys; and, nftcr paying certain espcnditurc incurred by Gowmment, and other outlays 011 account of the road, a dcficicncy arose in the funds of tllc Trust, whereby it became iiiatlcquatc to tilt purposes of the Trust, or to meet the claims of the mortg,age-holdcrs, and at the request and with the united

conscnt of thc Trustccs and thcir creclitoi+s the 'Colonial Govcrm~cnt

agreed to resume thc road, aild to admit the just debts as cr;uivnlent

to money tcndcrcd in p)-mcnt of tile price of Waste Lands of thc

Crown purchased at thc mte of One Pound per acre, in proportion to the amounts of sucll rcspcctim debts, under the land regui-t' 'l 1011s thcn iu forcc in the Pxovincc: And wherczs, after esanlinntion nnri audit of thc accounts of tllc said Trust;, it has been m d c clearly to nppcar to tlic satisfaction of Govcmmcnt, that all outstnndi~q claims against the Trust halts becn scttlcd; except thc.holdcrs of ccrtain mortggcs vnlucd at or about the sum of Nine I Iu~~drcd and Eighty-fmr Pounds, all of whom liwe *disclmgcd tlwir claims, and delivcrcd u p thcir mortgngcs, or arc in tllc course of doing

so, on receipt of their rcspectiw Land Grants; and tlw nffairs

of thc snid Trust llavc thus bccn hn l ly scttlcd with t l ~c con- sent of all partics; and it has Lecn foulid cspcdimt, that IIcr No- jesty's Colonial G o v c m ~ c i ~ t should rcsuloc tlic snid wad, wit11 tlic

po~vcrs necessary for carrying into csccutioil thc purposes of thc

said recited Act or Orrfimilcc:

3~ II* mr,lter:onE Esncr~m ay 111s Xsci.tr.r:sdr T I I E Govr :~xo~t

of Sonth Australia, with t l x idvicc ilnd C O I I S W ~ of tllc Lcgislntivc CounciI thereof: Tllnt frcm anti after the pnssiug l~cseof, tllc

. ~xovisions of tllo bcforc-rccilcd Act or (fntin~tncc i;, . so far as tllc

**d of L Vict. same relate to tllc nppoiot~ncnt, potvcrs, and dutics of thc l'rustccs

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thcreiu mcntioncil, s h l l bc mtl thc snlw nrc Ilercby rcl~calcd, saw only as respects all niotters and things imciofom lawfully done in putsuauce t ~ m e o ~ l

a Lrid~es, tunnels, tolls, toll-hou6es, vvci;:!~ing machines, and otllcr

c.rectIons and builclings, lamps, bars, toll-boards, direction-boal-d:;,

posts; rails, fcnces, and otbcr things which haw bccu or s l d l

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erected and providcd in pursuance of the said Act or Ordinni~c~,

vjth the ap~>uurtennnces thereof, and a11 rnateiials, .tools, and im-

1)lements which have becu or shall be so providcd, shall be and the .

. sme arc l ~ x c b y vested in Her i\lajeuty, h r. Heirs and Succcs-

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111. And bc it enactcd that t l ~ s ~ i d road shall be, and the same I:ndcr mrfifipcmcl~t

is llcreby placed under the direction and inaoagemcnt of thc Stir- :a;~;~$zy'	I
vcvor-Gcncral of the Province for the time being, or oTsuch otI~cr	I +

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i$cel* or officers as the Governor fro111 time to time may, by llolice iA~blisiicd in the Government Gazette, declare and appoint, which

ai,pointmcnts Iiis Escelicncy i s .hereby empowered to make, can-

eel, and vary as occasion inay reqnire: Aitd sucll Surveyor-	S # *
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General or oil~cr officer or o%cers aforesaid, shall have, possess, 8 .

and enjoy all s~ich and the like powers and autlioi*ity, and rcceivc , ,*'?

alld cl;jo> tile likc irnmuoiiies, advantages, and protection in tllc	,	"
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esccution hereof, as by the said 'ecited Act or Ordinancc was	;	-	.	-	a
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given to and vested in the said Trustees, for making? amccnding,	.P?
di\-er:ing, improving, and lnaintaining in repair the s a d road, Ic-	.W i'i
~ y i n g and farming the tolls, removing tenants, taking materials,
mnliing drains, and generally all powers, privilcgcs, md authority tJ nivcn to such Trustees, or to the major part at any meeting thereof, by tllc said Act or Ordinance, and imxssary for putting tlld same and this Ordinance into execution: Provided always thnt'
~lothing llcrcin contained shall be construed to give to ally such
ofliccr, pomcr to. borrow ino11e.y on the credit of the tolls, or to rcortgagc the tolls in security of auy advances.

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IV. And bc it cnacted thnt it shall bc lnwfd far the Governor C ~ v ~ r i m . t t i ~ y RP,

froin I ~ I ~ I C to tinle, as aud when hc shall tllink fit, to npikint such l'*'* "4ccm

d l c r proper persons ;\S way be I I C C C S S ~ ~ ~ to act as Surveyors, *

Trcasurcrs, ColIcclors, Clcsks or o t l w necessary officers, for the

, d ~ e cxec~rticn lwcof, at such salnrics as may bc fitiing, nncl from

time to tiinc to i*cino~~c tlxm or any of tlicin, a id to appoint utlwrs in their stead; prosidcd that e17cry such appointment shall bc notified in the Govcrnmcut Gazctle,

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Provided always, and Lc it ehactcd that the Sun*cpr-Gcnc- stiticd W IIIC cm-

and all pcrsons a n: b:oycd trol of Qo Uovcn~or.

rnl or otlier oficer or afiiccrs nforcsaid,	C'
in thc cxecutiou hel:col', and of tlk said Act or Ordinance, shall	R
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Lc subjjcct to h	control of thc Governor.	F
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catc-Ccncral, or such &her ofiicer as the Governor from time ta time inay, in manncr bcfors menti.~iied, i11 tint behalf appoint, may suc and bc sucd in all actions, suits, or procecdinp, tllc causc tvllercof shall arise after the p i s i n g of this Ordinance, -with the samc powers and privileges as the said Trustees or any of tlicir nuinbcr miyllt sue aucl be sued under the provisions of

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the said rccitcd ric; or Oi*dinance.

~ o i y s tolrc paid tp Vi i. . And Le it cunctctl that all moneys arising by receipt of

for wcs hcrcof Trc;rruicr the said tolls, and all fines, pcnalties, and forfeitures and sums of moncy wllatcvcr lc\licd or rccovcrcd,. in virtue hereof, ancl of the said Act or C)rdin;i~kcc, shall bc paid to $ 1 ~ Colonial Treasurer, on behalt' of licr Majjcs~,y, hcr llcirs and Successors, to be appro-

priated in paymcnt to & Colonial Government of all sums re-

A~~ro~.riatioudsl~ac. imining chic on account of tlic charges and expenses ~ U C U U ~ ~ by

Govcnlinentjn innking a i d forming the said road or any part Lhcrcof: and in dcf'rnving t l x cspcnscs of making, amending,

widcniilg, diverting a~kl i o i t1lc said road, and lilaintnin-

- ins and cs tcndin~ tllc sniuc, ancl carrying into cii'cct tllc purposes

of this Ordinance.

VIII. Ancl bc it, cn:lctcct, that no action or suit s l d l bc conl-

Limi la t i ono~~Go~~~* lncllccd or ~)rosccutcd o ~ a i l i t ;in\- 1)crsun Tor m y thing ~ O U C i n

1n~suancc of tllc said rccitcd o d i l l n l ~ ~ ~, un1cs.s COIIIIIICIICCI~ y-ithi11

tilrcc months d tcr the issin sing Ilcrcof; and no such action or s u i t slid1 bc com~lm~ccd 01. ~~roscc~~tot l against any persou for ant-

tl~ina donc in pufitiai~cc of this Ordinan~c, unless COIIIIIICIICI~

\~? i t lm thrcc montlis ncst d t c r tllc allcgctl c3use tl~ercof

di id l haw nriscn; nncl tlic dcfi~ndnnt iu any such action or suit

may plcad tlio ycnci.nl issuc, ancl at tllc trial tlicrcof give this; ud

thc rcci~cd Ortlinnncc,; ~ u l tlrc si~ccid matter in cviclcncc; and it'

ihc. thing coinl~laii~cil ol' sliid l :lppcilr to have been done uilrler

. ihc authority or i n cscc~ltioll of dlk, or thc recited Ordiilntlcc, or

it' m y such action or suil slii~li bc brought nftcr the time liinitcd ibr bringing tlic snwc ; tiicn the: ,Jury sllnll find for the dcfencinnt, a i d if the plnhtitf sllall i~acnmc iml&it, or discontinue his action,

after the clefcndnnt sli;di l~nvc! aplmrccl, or l w c a verdict agaiust

him; or if 1111011 ~ C I I I ~ I I T C I. jiidgmmt sllall bc given against tho

lhintiff, tllc clcfcnrl:~~ t sllaii \-ccorer treble costs, and lmsc the lilia

.	ren,cdy for recovery tbcrcof :is irny dcfcndant hat11 in any case by
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IS. Providcd n l \ i ~ ~ y s a id 1 ; it cnnctcd tht~iwthing I m c i n ~011-

tai~lctl shall bc dccmctt t o ailbct .or apply to any rig/& title or

intcrcst of JIcr aiojcsty, hcr iJeirs and Successors, or of any

bod J or bodics corpornic or politic, or of any other persoil or pcr-

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sons, eliccphg such as ixe. mentioned herein, ailcl those clai~ning	,
by from through and tinder them. '

X. And bc it enacted that this Ordinance shall be <Iecrncrl PUMEG A C ~. .

and taken to. be n Public Act, and shall be juclicially tnkcn noticc

1 ' of, as such by all Judges, Justices and others, without Lcii~g

specially pleadecl.	.
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