The
Heads
of
an
Act
desired
to
Incorporate
the
Undertakers
for
draining
DEEPING-FENNS
.
WHereas
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
made
in
the
16
and
17th
years
of
His
late
Majesties
Reign
,
of
ever
blessed
Memory
,
Intituled
,
An
Act
for
draining
of
Deeping-Fenns
,
and
other
Fenns
therein
mentioned
,
Edward
Earl
of
Manchester
,
and
others
therein
Named
,
are
declared
Undertakers
for
draining
the
said
Fenns
;
And
whereas
by
one
other
Act
made
in
the
Two
and
twentieth
year
of
the
Reign
of
his
said
late
Majesty
,
Intituled
,
An
Act
for
settling
the
draining
of
the
said
Fenns
,
by
which
,
the
Lands
given
them
by
the
first
mentioned
Act
,
are
settled
and
vested
in
them
,
and
other
Powers
and
Priviledges
thereby
granted
them
.
And
whereas
Robert
Earl
of
Ailsbury
,
John
Lord
Bellasyse
,
John
Lord
Berkley
of
Stratton
,
&c.
are
become
the
Assignees
of
the
said
Undertakers
,
who
for
the
more
easie
and
ready
way
for
raising
of
Moneys
on
emergent
occasions
,
and
for
the
better
Government
and
Regulating
the
works
,
for
preserving
and
maintaining
the
said
Fenns
,
desire
to
be
made
a
Corporation
,
and
to
have
a
Common
Seal
,
the
said
Earl
of
Ailsbury
to
be
the
first
Governour
,
during
his
Life
;
and
every
owner
of
250
Acres
to
be
Conservator
,
and
Member
of
the
said
Corporation
,
with
Liberty
for
any
two
of
the
said
Conservators
to
administer
an
Oath
to
the
Governour
,
that
he
shall
well
and
truly
execute
the
said
Office
,
and
that
the
Governour
,
or
any
two
of
the
said
Conservators
,
may
administer
the
like
Oath
to
every
Conservator
,
and
other
their
Officers
,
before
they
shall
act
in
their
Respective
Offices
;
and
after
the
Death
of
the
said
Earl
,
the
major
part
of
the
Conservators
,
to
chuse
a
new
Governour
yearly
,
at
their
publick
meeting
at
Spalding
.
And
all
the
Works
,
Powers
,
Priviledges
and
Authorities
given
to
the
said
Undertakers
by
the
said
Acts
,
be
settled
and
confirmed
in
the
said
Corporation
,
and
the
10036
Acres
to
remain
and
be
in
the
Assignees
of
the
said
Trustees
.
Provided
that
the
common
Seal
shallnot
be
fixed
for
the
raising
any
Money
,
but
14
days
notice
shall
be
first
given
to
every
Conservator
,
of
the
time
and
place
of
a
meeting
,
appointed
by
the
Governour
,
for
the
effecting
thereof
.
And
that
so
much
of
the
Lands
shall
hereafter
be
sold
for
the
Arrears
of
Taxes
and
Penalties
only
,
as
shall
be
sufficient
for
raising
the
same
;
and
that
publick
notice
thereof
be
first
given
,
by
affixing
a
writing
(
setting
forth
the
particulars
of
such
Lands
,
and
the
Owners
)
at
the
Shire-house
at
Spalding
,
at
least
two
Market
days
before
such
Sale
.
And
that
no
Tenant
for
years
shall
be
removed
by
such
Sale
,
but
shall
enjoy
the
remainder
of
his
term
,
paying
his
Rent
to
the
Purchaser
.
And
that
all
power
given
to
the
Commissioners
of
Sewers
by
the
said
Acts
,
shall
be
continued
against
the
said
Corporation
in
like
manner
as
before
against
the
said
Undertakers
.