Author: [Drainage]
Title: The Laws of Sewers; or the Office and Authority of Commissioners of Sewers. Containing, I. Their Power of Enquiry into Annoyances and Defects of Repairs of Sea-Banks and Walls, publick Streams and Rivers, Ditches and Marsh-Grounds. II. The Authority of the Commissioners in making Laws and Ordinances, and imposing Rates or Taxes for repairing the Walls, Banks, and other Defences. III. Of their Power by Law as to Distresses, and decreeing Lands to be sold to levy Charges for Repairs, and inflicting Punishments, by Fine and otherwise. Also The Particular Offices of Bailiffs, Surveyors, Collectors, and other Officers under the Commissioners, and Proceedings of a Court of Sewers, Orders, Warrants, &c. To which are added, the Laws relating to Rumney-Marsh, and other Marshes and Fens.
Description: [London] In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq.) for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, 1726. First edition. 8vo. [8], 199pp., [1]. Ink splash to F5-F8, small paper flaw to lower outer blank corner of N and outer edge of B, minor tear with no loss to upper blank margin of N8, occasional very slight marginal spotting. Contemporary polished calf, double blind ruled, gilt-lettered morocco label to spine. Rebacked. First edition of the first comprehensive reference work on the English laws on sewers, encompassing sea banks, public streams and rivers, ditches and marsh grounds, and the authority of the Commissioners of Sewers as established by the Commissions of Sewers Act 1708. With a final section ( 64pp.) on ordinances relating to Romney Marsh and others marshes and fens. ESTC T130363; Goldsmiths 6437.

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