Northampton and Banbury Railway (Branch) Act 1865
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1865 c. ccclxi |
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An
Act
to enable the
Northuinptoi~
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Railway
Compaiiy
to
make
n
Bra~icli
at
Bliszco~th
;
to
raise additioiial Capital
;
ailcl
for
other
Purposes.
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HERE
AS
the
Northanapton and Banbury Junction
Rail-
way Company were incorporated
by
the
ton
and Banbury
Junction
Railway Act,
1863,”
(in this
C.CCsx
“
hTo7*thunzp-
26
&
27~ict.
Act called
cc
the Act
of
1863,”)
and authorized to make and
maintain
a
Railway
fiom
the
London and North-westem!
Rail-
way
at
Blisworth
to the
Banbury
Extension
of
the
Buckinglzana-
shire
Railway:
And
whereas it is expedient that the Company
should be enabled
to
connect their Railway
at
Blisworth
with the
IVortliampton
arid
Peterborough
Line
of
the
London and North-western
Railway Company: And whereas
it
is
also
expedient that the Com-
pany should be enabled to make and maintain their Railway autho-
rized
by
the Act
of
1563
across the public Road hercin-after
men-
tioned on
a
Level: And whereas Plans and Sections
of
thc
Railway
and
Works
by
this Act authorized, and
Books
of
Reference
to the Plans containing the Names
of
the Owners and Lessecs,
or
reputed Owners
and
Lessees, and Occupiers
of
the Lands in which
the
same
are
to
be
made,
have been deposited
with
the
respective
[Local.]
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Noythampton
and
Balzbury
Railway
(Branch)
Act,
18G5.
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Clerks of the Peace for the Couiities of
fVorthampton
and
Ozford,
and those Plans, Sections, and Books of Reference are herein-after
referred to as
“
the deposited Plans, Sections, and
Books
of Reference
:”
And whereas it is further expedient that the l’rovisions in this Act
with respect to Traffic Arrangements should be sanctioned, and that
the Agreement set forth in the Schedule should be confirmed
:
And
whereas the Powers of the Company for raising Money under the
Act of 1863 are insufficient, and it is necessary that further Powers
should be conferred upon them
:
And whereas the aforesaid Purposes
cannot be accomplished without the Authority of Parliament
:
May it
therefore please Your Majesty that it may
be
enacted; and be
it
enacted by the Queen’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,)
1.
This Act may for all Purposes be cited as the
“
NortJianzpton
and
Banbuy
Railway (Branch) Act,
1865.”
Short
Title.
8
&
9
Vict.
2.
“
The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845,”
“
The Lands
;;is$$$;.
Clauses Consolidation Acts Amendment Act,
1860,”
“
The Rail-
c.
~oG.,
and
ways
Clauses Consolidation Act,
1845,”
Parts
1.
and
111.
of
“The
26&27Vict.
Railways Clauses Act, 1863,” and Parts
I.,
II.,
and
111.
of
“
The
1863,”
(save
so
far as any of the Sections
cc.92.k
118.
incorporated.
and Provisions of those Acts respectively are expressly varied or
excepted by this Act,) are incorporated with this Act.
Interpreta-
Of
Terms.
3.
The several Words and Expressions to which by the Acts and
Parts
of
Acts incorporated with this Act Meanings are assigned shall
have in this Act the same respective Meanings, unless there
be
something in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction
;
and the Expression
“
Superior Court,”
“
Court of competent Juris-
diction,”or other like Expression, shall be read and have Effect
as
if
the Debt or Demand with respect to which the Expression
is
used
were
a
Simple Contract Debt, and not
a
Debt or Demand created by
Statut,e.
Power
to
Shares.
4.
The Company may from Time to Time (in addition to the
Sums
of
Money which by the Act
of‘
1863 or any other Act or Acts
they are authorized to raise) raise for the Purposes of their Under-
taking any Sums not exceeding in the whole One hundred and
forty-five thousand Pounds by the Creation and Issue of new
Ordinary Shares, or of new Preference Shares, or partly of new
Ordinary Shares and partly of new Preference Shares,
in
such Propor-
tions
as
the Company thinks
fit
:
Provided always, that it shall not
be
lawful for the Company to issue any such new Share, nor
shall
any
such
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