Shannon Navigation Act, 1839

The Commissioners shall ascertain the Sums repayable by the Counties, and shall issue their Certificates to the Grand Juries, in order that the same may be levied.

LXIV. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners for the Execution of this Act shall, in sufficient Time before each Assizes in each Year, cause an Account to be taken of all Monies which shall have been issued to them by the said Commissioners of the Treasury, in Exchequer Bills or Cash, for the Purposes of this Act, up to the Day on which such Account shall be so taken from the Commencement of this Act, or from the last preceding Account, and shall, having regard to the Awards made or to be made by them as herein-before mentioned, and to the Provisions of this Act, ascertain the Amount of such Monies repayable by any of the Counties or Parts thereof named in the said Awards, and having ascertained the Amount so to be repaid on each such Occasion as aforesaid the said Commissioners shall cause a Certificate under the Hands of any Two or more of them, specifying the Sum to be presented at the next ensuing Assizes by the Grand Jury of any such County, to be transmitted to the Secretary of the Grand Jury of such County; and it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to specify what Part, if any, of such Sum shall be raised or levied upon any Barony or Baronies, Half Barony or Half Baronies, District or Districts, in such County, or upon such County at large; and each such Secretary is hereby respectively required to lay such Certificate before the Grand Jury for the County of which he shall be Secretary at the next ensuing Assizes.