Southport Corporation Act 1913
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1913 c. xciii |
| Year | 1913 |
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5.] Southport
Corporation
Act, 1913. [Ch. XCiiL]
CHAPTER xciii.
An Act to enable the mayor aldermen and burgesses of
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the county borough of Southport to carry out street
improvements and other works to provide and run
trolley vehicles and to make further provision for the
health local government and improvement of the borough
and for other purposes. [15th August 1913.]
W
HEEEAS the county borough of Southport in the county
of Lancaster (herein-after in this Act referred to as "the
borough ") is a municipal borough under the government of the
mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough (in this Act
called " the Corporation") and the Corporation acting by the
council are the urban sanitary authority for the borough:
And whereas extensive powers with regard to the construc-
tion of tramways and with regard to the health local government
and improvement of the borough have from time to time been
conferred upon the Corporation:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be .
empowered to make and maintain the new street street widenings
and other works by this Act authorised:
And whereas it is expedient that power should be conferred
upon the Corporation with respect to the taking and appropriation
of lands as in this Act set forth:
And whereas the Corporation own and work tramways within
the borough and it is expedient to authorise them to provide
and work vehicles moved by electrical power transmitted thereto
from some external source and to confer upon the Corporation
all necessary powers with regard thereto:
And whereas it is expedient to confer upon the Corporation
power to dredge deepen and excavate the foreshore and bed of
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1913. the sea lying within the borough or ex adverso thereof for the
purpose of improving preserving maintaining and ensuring access
to and from the sea:
And whereas it is expedient to enable the Corporation to
purchase by agreement lands marsh foreshore and seashore lying
within the borough or ex adverso
thereof:
And whereas it is expedient to confer on the Corporation
further powers with regard to the regulation improvement and
development of the foreshore:
And whereas the borough is a health resort and it is expedient
to authorise the Corporation to advertise the attractions of the
borough:
And whereas it is expedient to enlarge the powers of the
Corporation under the Baths and Washhouses Acts by enabling
them to provide special baths and to exempt them from the
provisions of the Baths and Washhouses Acts and for certain
purposes :
And whereas it is expedient that better provision should
be made with reference to streets buildings sewers drains and
sanitary matters within the borough and that the powers of the
Corporation in relation to the health local government and
improvement of the borough should be enlarged as by this Act
provided:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corporation
in relation to the following purposes in respect of which they
are by this Act authorised to raise money which are as follows:—
For the new street street widenings and improvements by
this Act authorised and the purchase of lands therefor
fifty thousand pounds;
For the provision of and the electrical equipment for the
trolley vehicles by this Act authorised five thousand
seven hundred and fifty pounds;
Eor laying out and improving golf courses three thousand
pounds:
And whereas the several works mentioned in such estimates
respectively are permanent works and it is expedient that the
cost thereof should be spread over a term of years:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be
empowered to borrow money as in this Act mentioned:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act should be enacted:
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the authority of Parliament:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and
levels of the works authorised by this Act and plans of the
lands by this Act authorised to be acquired compulsorily and
a book of reference containing the names of the owners or
reputed owners and lessees or reputed lessees and of the occupiers
of the lands required or which may be taken or used com-
pulsorily for the purposes or under the powers of this Act were
duly deposited with the clerk of the peace for the county of
Lancaster which plans sections and book of reference are in
this Act respectively referred to as the deposited plans sections
and book of reference :
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the Bill for
this Act the requirements of the Borough Punds Acts 1872 and
1903 have been observed and the approval of the Local Govern-
ment Board has been obtained:
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):—
PAKT
I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Southport Corporation Act Short title.
1913.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows (that is to Act divided
\ into Parts.
say):—
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—New Street Street Improvements and "Works.
Part III.—Lands.
Part IV—Trolley Vehicles.
Part V.—Provisions common to Trolley Vehicles and
Tramways.
Part VI.—Improvement of Channels and Seashore &c.
Fart VII.—Streets Buildings #c.
Part VIII.—Sanitary. A 2 3
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