Campbeltown Burgh and Harbour Act 1876
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1876 c. clxvii |
| Year | 1876 |
[39
&
40
VICT.]
The Campheltown
Btwgla
ami
[Ch.
clxvii.]
Harbow
Act,
1876.
CHAPTER
clxvii.
An
het
to
proviclc
for the
Local
Govcrniiient
of
the
Eoynl
AD.
Is;(;.
aticl
P:~rlimieiitary
Burgh
of
Canipbeltown, in
the
count
jr
of
Argyll,
for
tlic
Improvement
of
the
Ilarlmizr
tlicreol’,
nncl
for
supplying
Gas
mid
Water
to
the
Uurgli
;
niitl
for
other
piirposes.
[24th
July
lS76.1
--I
’REAS
by
“The Campbeltown Harbour
ancl
Bnrgh
Act,
9
&
IO
Vict
~~%46,”
hereinafter called the Act of
1846,
after reciting that
‘.
ccclui’*
the piers
and
quays
of
the harbour were insufficient for thc
accornnioclation of the shipping
ancl
trade
of
the burgh
and
of vesscls
resorting
to
ancl
using the same, ancl that
it
would be
of
great
aclvantage to the public
if
certain parts
of
the said harbour
were
deepcned and improvecl, and thc said piers and quays werc
rcpaircJ,
cxtencled, and enlarged, and wharfs
and
other works madc
and
executed in the said harbour, and that the tolls, rates,
and
duties
then leviable in and at the harbour
ancl
quays under
aiicl
by virtuc
of
the Royal Charter
of
Incorporation
of
the said burgh, dated the
19th day
of
April
1700,
were insufficieiit for carrying into effczt
the purposcs aforesaid,
ancl
that it
v7as
expedient and necessary
to
alter
and
iiicrease the
said
tolls, rates,
and
duties,
ancl
to
levy
othcr
tolls,
rates,
and
duties
on
vessels coniing into thc said harbour
a11
1
using the said piers, quays, wharfs,
ancl
other
~vork~,
and
on
good^
and other articlcs and things lanrled, embarked,
shipped,
and
1111-
shipped in or at the said harbour, piers, quays, wharfs, and
0th
works, and also
to
grant powers for tlic proper managcnient
and
rcgulation
of
the
said
harbour and works
;
aiid
that
the
burgh,
and
the suburbs
ancl
vicinity thereof, mcrc very inncleqnately
supplied
with pure
ancl
wholesome
mater,
ancl it
TI-ould
be
a
great
advantngc
to
the inhabitants if
a
1)lelztiful
snpply
tliercof
were
providcd
for
domestic, manufacturing,
and
other
purposes
;
ailcl
that it
TI-~~S
expedient and desirable that the streets,
rods,
iaiics,
ancl
thorough-
fares
of
tlie burgh,
and
the
suburlxi
aid
\
iciuity
tlicwot’, sllot~ltl
111:
[-i5occcl.-/
67.1
fl
1
A.D.
1876.
properly paved, c~cansed, lighted,
aiid
watched
;
and
that it
was
also
expedient
and
iiccessary to make provision
for
the
better and
more effectual assessing, levying,
and
collecting
the
ladle
dues,
causeway
custoim,
tronage, and petty customs
of
the said
burgh,
the
provost, bailies, dean
of
guild, treasurer,
ancl
remiinnt members
of the
town
council
of
the
royal
burgh
of
Carnpbcltown
and
thcir
successors
in
office,
and
the chamberlain
of
the
DLI~
of
hrg~-ll
for
the
district
of
Kintyre for the time lxing,
mere
appointed trustccs
for effecting the eiicls
ancl
purposes
of
thc said
Act,
and
carrying
the same into execution
:
Ancl
whereas the trustees acting under the
Act
of
1846,
herein-
after
called
((
the trustees,” have constructed some of the
harhonr
works by that Act authorised,
and
entered into
agreeiiicnts
with
the
Dukes of Argyll with reference to
a
supply
of
water to
a
portion
of the burgh in connexion
with
certain
works
constructed
for
that
purpose,
aiid
have otherwise put the powers
of
the said Act into
execution, and have borrowecl
under
the
power
thereby
con
fcrrctl
thc
sum
of
14,OQOl.
for harlioa~
1mrposes,
ancl
2,0001.
for
mater
tliicl
other
purposes,
aiid
a
sum
of
1,5CQZ.
uncler
((
Tlic
General Police
and
Iniprovement (Scotland) Act,
1562,”
lor impi*ovemeiit
purposes,
all
which
sums
are
still due and owing
:
And wliereas
it
is expedient that the provisions
of
the Act
of
1846
should
be in part repealed,
and
the
~QTTC~S
of
the trnstces bc
transferred to and vested in tlie provost, niagistrates, and
tow1
couiicil of the burgh, and further power be conferred
on
and
vested
in the Corporation
:
And
wliereas for the accoiniiiodatioii
of
vessels trading
to
the
harbour
it
has
heconic
cxpeclieiit
to
authorise tlic coiistructioii
of
tlie
new
works
herein-after specified
for
tlic cxteiision
aiid
improve-
ment
of
tlie said harbour, piers, and quays,
aiicl
also
for
the
iniproi-eincnt
of
the b~~rgli
to
authorise
the
construction
of
thc
sen
wall
or
ciiibaiiliiiient,
aiicl
rcclniiiaiion
of
the
IIusscl
Ebb
lierein-after
specificcl
:
Aiid
whereas tlie present supply
of
water
to
the
said burgh is
insufficiciit in quantity ancl defcctive in quality,
and
it
is expedicnt
that
the Corporation
slioulcl
bc authorised
to
introduce a liettcr
supply,
aiicl
that they slioulcl be authorisctl
to
agree
-with
the
Dulic
of
ilrgyll
for
the
transference
to
tlicin
of
tlie
works
coiistructed
by
him
for
supplying a portion
of
the said burgh,
ancl
that
an
agrcc-
iiicnt
cntcred
into betwccn
tlic
Duke
of
Argyll
ancl
tlie Corporation,
clatcd the 2Sth day
of
JailLIary
aiicl
2nd
day
of
February
1816,
mentioned
in
ancl
referred
to
aiicl
confiriiied
by the Act
of
1SI.6,
and
xiiotlicr
ngrcciiiciit
or
lcase
between
the
Duke
of
Argyll
aiicl
the
-
2
Corporation, datcd the 11th
day
of
May
and 10th day
of
June
1867,
AD.
1876.
should be modified
:
And
whereas
it
is expedient that the Corporation shouId be
authorised to afford an improvecl supply
of
gas
to
the inhabitants
of
the said burgh and places adjacent, and for that purpose
to
acquirc
by agreement the undertaking
of
the Campbeltown
Gas
Company
:
And whereas the conipaiiy
is
a
private joint, stock company,
constituted
by
a
contract
of
copartnery dated the
6th
aiid
7th
days
of October, the 6th, 16th, 20th, and 25th
days
of
November,
and
23rd clay of December
1830,
the 1st
ancl
15th
clays
of
January, and
18th, 20th,
ancl
22nd
days
of
July
1831,
and their capital coiisists
of
150 shares
of
the nominal value
of
131.
each,
all
of
which are
fully paid up, and the company
haw,
out
of
the said capital
and
a
sum
of
3,0001.
borrowed
by
them, erected gasworks on
tlie
lands
described in the seventh scheclule
to
this Act, ancl are
now
supplying
gas within the burgh
:
Ancl
whereas
it is expedient that all the roads and streets
mithiii
the boundaries of the parliamentary burgh slrould be
transferred
to ancl vested in the Corporation, aiicl nianaged a11d inaintaincd hy
them in the same way
as
the
rads
and streets within tlic royal
burgh are now vested
in,
managed, ancl maintained by the existing
trustees
:
Aiid whereas
cc
The General Police and Improvemen
t
(Scotland)
Act,
LSGZ,”
has becii adopted in the
1jiw-h
niitl
tlic
provisions
of
that Act are
now
iii
forcc
therein,
and
if;
is
espc(1iciit
to
cniif‘cr
further powcrs
011
the Corporation for
the
better local
govcriimciit
of the burgh
:
Ancl whereas
plans
and sections, showing the lilies
mid
lcvcls
of
thc works authoriscc1 by
this
Act and
the
laids
~diic~i inay
bc
inken
for the purposes
of
this Act,
and
also hooks
of
scfcrciiw,
coiitaiii?iig
the names
of
tlic
owiiers
aiid lessees,
or
reputed
ow~ic~s
and
Icssces,
and
of
the occupiers
of
the
lands
acquired
or
TT
liicli
map
be
taken
for the purposes
or
under the poiyers
ol’
this Act,
~vcrc:
tluly clepositccl
with the principal sherill-’ clcrk
for
tlie
couiity
of
h~qyll,
at
liis
office in Iiiverarzly, and which plans, sections,
mid
l~oolis
of
refer-
cncc are herein-after refcrrcd
to
as tlic deposited plans, scctioiis,
and
books
of
reference
:
And whereas the purposes
of
this
Act
cannot bc cffcctcd without
the authority
of
Parliament
:
May
it
thcrefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted
;
and
be it enacted by the Queen’s niost Excellent Majesty,
by
and
with the advice
and
consent
of
thc
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal,
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