City and South London Railway Act 1903
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1903 c. clxxiii |
| Year | 1903 |
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,City
and
South
Loibdon
Railtoay
[Ch.
clxxiii.]
Act,
1903.
CHAPTER
clxxiii.
An
Act for empowering
the
City
and
South London Railway
A.D.
1903.
Company
to
cons bruct an extension
of
their underground
railway to Euston
in
the
county of London and for
transferring to that Company
the
powers
of
the
City
and
Brixton Itailway Company and for other purposes.
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August
1903.1
HEREAS it is expedient that the City and South London
W
Railway Company (in this Act called
‘‘
the Company”)
should be authorised to extend their railway from its present
termination at Islington to Euston and
to
execute the other
works in
this
Act mentioned
:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and levels
of
the railways and works authorised by this Act and also a book
of reference to the plans containing the names
of
the owners and
lessees
or
reputed owners and lessees and of the occupiers
of
the
lands required
or
which may be taken for the purposes or
under
the powers of this Act were duly deposited with the clerk
of
the
peace for the county
Gf
London and are herain-after respectively
referred to
as
the deposited plans sections and book
of
reference
:
And whereas the City and Brixton Railway Company (in this
Act called
‘‘
the Brixton Company
”)
under and
by
virtue of the
City and Brixton Railway Acts
1898 1899
and
1901
(in this
Act referred to respectively as
‘‘
the Brixton
A&
of
1898”
“the Brixton Act of
1899
”
and “the Brixton
Act
of
1901
”
and
collectively
as
‘‘
the Brixton Acts
”)
were authorised to coiistruct
and maintain the railways and works therein mentioned and
it
is
expedient that the undertaking
of
the Brixton Company should be
transferred to and vested in the Company
as
herein-after provided
and that the powers for the purchase
of
lands for the purposes
of
the railways and works authorised by the Brixton Acts should
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be revived and the time now limited for the completion
of
the said
railways and works should be extended
as
herein-after provided
:
And whereas it is expedient that provision shall be made
for
constituting the undertaking
of
the Brixton Company with
certain portions
of
the undertaking of the Company
a
separate
under taking
:
Aiid whereas
it
is expedient that the Company and the
various other railway companies in this Act mentioned should
be
empowered to enter into agreements as provided by this Act
:
And whereas it
is
expedient that the Company should be
empowered to raise additional capital and to apply their funds
for
the purposes
of
this Act and
for
the general purposes of their
undertaking
:
And whereas the purposes
of
this Act cannot be effected
without the authority of Parliament
:
May
it
therefore please Your Majesty that
it
may be enacted
and be it enacted
by
the King’s
most
Excellent Majesty by and
with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritiial and Temporal
and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the
authority of the same as follows:-
-_
Citation
of
Acts.
1.
This Act
may
be cited as the City and South London
Railway Act
1903
and the City and South London Railway Acts
1884
to
1901
and this Act may be cited together as the City and
South London Railway Acts
1884
to
1903.
Incorpora-
2.
The Lands Clauses Acts and the provisions
of
the
Railways Clauses Consolidation
Sct
1845
with respect to the
following matters
or
contained in the following sections thereof
(that is to
say)
:-
The construction of the railway and the
works
connected
Section
45
(As
to lands
for
additional stations)
;
The
carrying of passengers and goods upon the railway
and
The regulation and use
of
the railway
;
The settlement
of
disputes by arbitration
;
Section
138
(As
to service
of
notices)
;
The recovery of damages not specially provided
for
and
of
penalties and the determination of any other matter
referred
to
justices
;
and
The provision to be made for affording access to the
special
-4ctt
by
all parties interested
;
tiou
of
Acts.
therewith
;
the tolls to be taken thereon
;
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City
and
SmctJa
London
Railway
[Ch.
clxxili,]
Act,
1903.
and the clauses and provisions
of
the Companies Clauses Con-
.A.D.
1903.
solidation Act
1845
with respect to the following matters (that
is to say)
:-
--
The distribution
of
the capital
of
the Company into shares
;
The transfer
or
transmission of shares
;
The payment of subscriptions and the means
of
enforcing
The forfeiture of shares
for
non-payment of calls
;
The remedies
of
creditors of the Company against the
The consolidation
of
the shares into stock
;
The general meetings of the Company and the exercise
of
the
The making
of
dividends
;
.
The borrowing of money on mortgage
or
bond
;
The conversion of the borrowed money into capital
;
The giving
of
notices
;
and
The provision to be made
for
affording access to the special
and Part
I.
(relating to cancellation and surrender of shares)
Part
IT.
(relating to additional capital) and Part
111.
(relating
to debenture stock)
of
1863
as
amended by subsequent Acts are (except where expressly varied
by this Act) incorporated with
and
form part of this Act,
meanings aro assigned by the Acts wholly
or
partia.lly incor-
tion.
porated herewith have the same respective meanings unless
there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such
constriiction
:
The expressions
“
the railway
”
or
“
the railways
”
mean the
underground railways by this Act authorised
;
The expressions
“
the subway
”
or
“
the subways
”
mean the
subwiys by this Act authorised
;
The expression
‘‘
the corporation” means the
mayor
alder-
men and commons of the city
of
London in common
council assembled
;
the payment of calls
;
shareholders
;
right
of
voting by the shareholders
;
Act by all parties interested
;
3. In this Act the several words and expressions
to
which
Interprcta-
The expression
“
the city
”
means the city
of
London
;
The expression
‘(
the council” means the London County
Council
;
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