City of London (Union of Parishes) Act 1907
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1907 c. cxl |
| Year | 1907 |
[7
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7.] City of London (Union of Parishes) [Oh. CXl.]
Act, 1907,
CHAPTER cxl.
An Act to provide for the union of the parishes in the A.D. 1907.
city of London into one parish and to make better
provision for the local government of the said city and
for other purposes. [21st August 1907.]
W
HEREAS the mayor aldermen and commons of the city of
London in common council assembled (hereinafter called
" the Common Council") have power under the City of London
Sewers Act 1848 and the Acts amending the same to direct the
alderman or his deputy and the major part of the Common
Councihnen of every ward within the said city from time to time
to make a rate called the sewer rate for the maintenance of the
sewerage and drainage of the said city and another rate called
the consolidated rate for maintaining the streets in the said city
and the other purposes in the said Acts mentioned :
And whereas the Common Council have also power under the
City of London Police Act 1839 and the Acts amending the same
to order and direct that a rate (commonly called " the police
rate") shall be made in the several wards of the said city hy
the alderman or his deputy and the major"* part of the Common
Councihnen of each ward to raise money for defraying three
equal fourth parts of the expenses of the police force of the
said city:
And whereas there are at present more than one hundred
parishes comprised within the city of London which are united
in one union called " the City of London Union " having a hoard
of guardians elected for such union:
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And whereas separate overseers are appointed for each of the
said parishes and separate valuation lists are made for and separate
poor rates are levied in each of the said parishes and the multi-
plication of valuation lists rate books demand notes and other
documents leads to unnecessary expense:
And whereas it is expedient that the said city should be
constituted one parish for all other than ecclesiastical or charit-
able purposes or purposes of income tax inhabited house duty or
land tax and that the Common Council should be constituted
the overseers of such parish:
A.nd whereas certain lists of voters for the said city are now
prepared by the secondary of the city of London and it is
expedient that the duties now performed by the overseers of the
said parishes respectively in respect of the preparation of lists of
voters should be performed by the said secondary:
And whereas it is expedient that the powers of the board of-
guardians of the said City of London Union to appoint the assess-
ment committee of the said union should be transferred to and
vested in the Common Council:
And whereas it is expedient that the Common Council should
be empowered to make levy and collect one rate over the said
city for the purposes of their expenses under the City of London
Sewers Act 1848 the City of London Police Act 1839 and the Acts
amending or extending the same respectively and also to make one
poor rate over the said city and that provision should be made
for making levying and collecting the said rates together :
And whereas it is expedient that such further provisions
as are hereinafter contained should be made for carrying into
effect the objects aforesaid and otherwise in relation to the local
government of the said city:
And Avhereas the objects aforesaid cannot be attained 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 Spiritual and Temporal
and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the
authority of the same as follows (that is to say):—
Short title. 1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the City of
London (Union of Parishes) Act 1907,
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