South Lancashire Tramways Act 1903
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1903 c. clviii |
| Year | 1903 |
CHAPTER
clviii.
,In
Act
to
autlioi-ise
tlic
Smith
I,ancasIiirc
Trainwavs
AB.
1903.
__
Coiiipiii~ to construct ac1ditioii:d trainwaj-s and
other
worla
and
to
estcnd
tlie time
for
talciiig lands
and
for
the
coiistrnction
and
coiiipletioii
of
certain authorised
tiunwa~s
and
wideniiigs ancl
for
other
p~irposes.
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were
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1117
tlic
Soutli
1,ancasliire
Tr:iiii\vays
Act
1900
(1ierein:ifter called
‘‘
the Act
of
1900
”)
aid
were
authorised
to
111alie
and iiiaintain certain
tramways
:ml
street iinproveiiients in
i
lie
connty palatine of
Lancaster
and
to
raise capital for the
prpse
:
iincl
~vliereas
111
the Soutli 1,ancnsliire
Trniiiwiys
Act
1901
(hereinnfte~
c:illecl
“
tlie
Act
of
1901
”)
the
Coiiipaiiy
were em-
powered to construct fiirtlier tramways
and
ii~iproveiiients in
coiinection
\vitli
those
authorised
by
tlie Act
of
1900
:111cl
to
raise
:rtltlitioiial ci1pit:J
for
the
~LI~POW
and
the
Act
of‘
1900
was
aiiicntletl
:
-2
iitl
wlierews
no
nioney
lins
been
1)ori-owetl
by
thc
Company
untler
the
Acts
of
1900
:md
1901
:
And
n-liereas
the
1,riiicip:il tr:iin\vaj-s
aut
horisecl
by
the Acts
oE
1‘300
aud
1901
have
heen
constructed
ant1
olmicd
for traffic
but it
Ii:is
heen
found
impossiible
011
accoiiiit
of
thc
restrictions
contained
in
the
Act
of
1900 to
constrnct
tlic
rciiininclcr
:jnd
it
is
therefore expedient
to
aniend
or
reyal
certain sectionn
of
the Act
of
1900 in iiiniiner hereinafter nientionetl
:
Ant1
whereas
it
is
especlitiit
that
the Con~paiiy
should
be
eiiipor~ereci
to
coiistruct
the
:iclditional traiiiways
and
ta
reconstruct
and
adapt
for
electrical
wi)rlg,
c:ertain
other
tr:iiiiwnys
in
this
Act
described
so
as
to
permit the
~~liole
to
he
worked
as
one
SJ
stem and
I\
[Price
2s.
3d.J
A
1
[Ch.
clviii.]
So,z(th
Laiiccxshire
Tmm-Uljs
9rt,
1903.
[:1
EDW.
7.1
A.D.
1903.
to raise additional capital
for
the
1~urpose
ancl
for
the general
purposes
of
their ~iii(lertakiiig
:
Lind
whereas it is cspedichiit tliat the periods liniited
11y
tlie
Acts
of
1900
and
1901
for
tlie taltiiig
of
laiitls
ant1
far
the
coii-
striictioii
ancl
coiiipletioii
of
sucli
of
the trmiin-a\-s
:I\
arc
not
opeiietl
for
traffic ant1 for the street wideiiiugs
aid
works descri1,ecl
in
those
Acts slioulcl be extendet1
as
11y this Act 1wovidetl
niitl
tliat
tlic
other
powers
in
this Act iiieiitioiiecl
or
referred to should
lie
conferred
upoii the Compnn~~ and that the Act
of
19OQ
aiid
the
Act
of
1901
should
1)c
ameiitled
as
in this Act
provided
:
Ailcl
whereas
plans
and
sections slioiving the lines
and
levels
of
the atltlitioiinl trniiiways
ancl
otlier
worlis
by
this Act antliol-ised
aiid
a
book
of
reference
to
tliose
plniis
containing the
iiaiiies
of
the
onwers
:Incl
lessees
or
re1)ntctl
owners
and
lessees
;illcl
of
tlie
occupiers of
the
lands
required
or
wliicli
niay
he
ti~ke~i
for
the
purposes
or
iuitler
the
provisions
of
this ibct
liare
1)ceti
deposited
with
tlie
(;lc’rli
of the 1)e:ice
for
tlic coliiity
1):Ilatiiic
cif
L:t:icaet~r
and
are
in this Act referred
to
respectively
ns
tlie
tle1)ositcd plans
sectioiii
aiid
book
of
reference
:
Ancl wliereas
tlie
ohejects aforesaid c:tiiiiot
lie
effected
witliout
the
authority
of
Yarliaiiient
:
May
it therefore
please
Your
Ma,jeet,v that it
inay
lie
eiiactetl
aiicl
be
it
eriactecl by
tlie liiiig’s
iiiost
Exelleiit Majesty hy
and
with
the advice
aiicl
consent
of
the
I,ords
Spiritiiwl
:tnd
Tciiilwral and
Coiniiioiis in this present Parliaiiieiit assembled aiid
by
tlie aiitltorityV
of
the
saiiie
as
fo1lon.s (tht
is
to
1.
This Act
nia~
he cited
for
all
pur1)oses
:id
the
Sontli
Laiicashire
Tmrnways
Alct
1903
a11d
the
Act
of
1‘300
the
-let
of
1901
aiitl
tliis
Aict
iiiay
he
construed togetlier
as
oiie
Act
and
the
three
Acts
11iay
he jointlr cited
as
the
South 1,anc:isitire Trn~iiways
ions
used
iii
this ,let
sliall
liave
tlie
same
iiieaiiiiig
as
iii
tlie
Act
of
1900
:ind
iii
the
Act
of
1901
save
tlint
“
the
trani\v:i).
”
or
i‘
the
extension
traui\vay
”
niea~is
the
traiiiways authorised
1)y
this
Act.
-
Short title
straction.
Acts
1900 to
1903
:lid
expr
Jl~(,i>~l)o~:~-
2.
TIIC
follo\viiiq
Ai(;t,
:iiitl
i):irts
of
alcts
:IN$
c\cel)t
\vl~ere
tion
of
general
Acts.
exlJressly varietl
Iij-
this
-Act
iiicoq)or:it(vl
with
aiicl
fori11
part
of
tliis Act (that
is
to
bay)
:-
(1)
me
Lallcis
c~~~~~~~
hcts
:
(2)
The
provisions
of
the
Companies
Clauses
(hiisoliclatioii
Act
1815
as
aineiitled
bv
suljsequeiit
Acts
wit11 respect
to
the
following iiiatters (iiaiiielv)
:--
The
distribution
of
tlte
calhl
of
the
Coiiipatiy
into
shares
;
2
[
3
Euw.
7.1
Sozctl~
Loneashire
T‘twmirqys
Act,
1903.
[
Ch.
clviii.]
Tlie transfer or traiisiiiissioii
of
shares
;
Tlie 1):tyiiicnt
of
subicriptioiis and the
iiiems
of
enforcing
7’1ie forfeiture
of
shares
fo~
iionpyiiieiit
of
calls
;
The
reiiiedies
of
careditors of
111e
(“oiiipiy
agniilst
the
A.D.
1903.
-.
the
l):lylilent
of
cdls
;
sliareliolders
;
bo
ncl
;
*r
1
Ire IlOrl“o\vll~~
Pf
lllone.$
by
tl1e
Co”ll’a11y
on
1iiortpPc
or
The converqioii
of
tlie
horrowed
1iioiicj into c:ipit:il
;
Tlie
consolidation
of
the
sliares
into
stock
;
Tlic
geiierd nicetilips
of
the Coiiipaiiv
niicl
tlie exercise
of
the riglit
of
\Toting
by
tlie shnrelioltlers
;
Tlie iiinkiiig
of
tlivicleiids
;
1
lie giving
of
notices
;
and
1
he
prorisioii to he imde
for
affording
:Lccess
to tlie
(
3)
P:irt
1.
(relatiiig
to
caiicellatioii
aiitl
sur1
ender
of
sliares)
aiitl
hrt
11.
(relatiii\g
to
additional capital)
of
tlich
Co1iip:iiiies
Chllses
Act
1S63
:
(4)
Section
2
(Interprctatioii
of
tcriiisj
and
Parts
11.
and
111.
of
tlie
Traiii~~ajs
Alct
ISTO.
3.
Su1)ject to tlic provisions
of
this
Act
tlie
Coiiil)any
1ii:ry
~~)\~~(~1
to
r,
r1
special
Act
:
lllalie
f~riil
1:ty
tlo\rn
w~rk
tl:,c
nlitl
1iiaiiit:hi in
tl~e
lilies
:1litl
according to
the
lei
els
s1ion.n
on
tlie
depositcc1 plans
ad
sections
ancl
in
a11
respects
in ncc*or(i:rnce &tEi tliosc
p1ans
awl
sectiom
tlie
otlm
TJ~~c*.
additioixii
trainv
ays
and
other
worlis
1ierein:iftcr
tlescrilietl Fit11
,211
prop~r r:iils plates junctions crossiiips passing places sidingri
posts
tubes
wires
npp:ir,ztus
clephts
stations waitiiig
i-ooins
car
sheds
huildiiigs works
mid
conveniences coiiiiectctl therewith
a:,
iiiay
be
:;ccess:ir:,-
or
proper
therefor.
Tlie
ndclitioiial
tramw
~~7s
mtl
other
\vorlis
Iic~reinhcforc referred
to
ant1
autliorised
liy
this iict
vi11
he
wliolli~
situate
iii
tlie
(wiuiity
palatinc
of
Lancaster
and
:ire--
J
ramwaj
No.
1
lwiny two 1)ortioiis
of
:i
tr:tiiin.ay to
lie
situated
in
the
nrlnn
district
of
Hindle?
in
the
parish
of
Hinclley the
first
of
s6clr
portions king
a
doithlc
he
2
chains
or
there-
ahouts
in
leiigth coiiiiiiencing in
Stony
hne
(
otherwise
Liverpool
Roa(1)
by
a
jnnctioii with the csistiiig
Traiiirrny
So.
16
authorised
by
the
Act
of
1900
:ind
teriiiinatirig
at
tlie
southera elid
of
llarket Street at
:I
point
i
yards
iiieasiwed
in
ii
southerly directi
from
Frderick Stvet
:)lid
tlie
second
of
such portioiis
(12
chaiiis
or
thereahouts
in
length
r7
4
2
3
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