Roads.—Commissioners have power to set out and shut up roads and footpaths.
Power of Appeal.—To Quarter Sessions only, and not when Commissioners’ determination said to be final.
Award.—August 17, 1771. With Dorset Clerk of Peace or of County Council.
APPENDIX A (13)
Quainton.—Attempted Enclosure, 1801
Parliamentary Proceedings.—March 20, 1801.—Petition for enclosures from ‘several persons.’ Leave given. Earl Temple, Sir William Young, and Mr. Praed to prepare bill.
April 2.—Bill read first time.
April 13.—Petition from various proprietors of Lands, Common Rights, and other Hereditaments against the bill, stating that enclosure ‘would be attended with an Expence to the Proprietors far exceeding any Improvement to be derived therefrom.’ Ordered to be heard on second reading.
April 15.—Bill read second time. Petitioners declined to be heard. Bill committed to Mr. Praed, Earl Temple, etc.
April 21.—Petition against the bill from various proprietors stating ‘that the Proprietors of the said Commonable Lands are very numerous, and the Shares or Properties belonging to most of them are so small that the proposed Division and Inclosure would be attended with an Expence far exceeding any Improvement to be derived therefrom; and that a great Majority in Number of the said Proprietors dissent to the said Bill, and the Proprietors of more than One-third, and very nearly One-half Part in Value, of the Lands to be inclosed, also dissent thereto; and that many of the Clauses and Provisions in the said Bill are also highly injurious’ to the petitioners.