Walsall Corporation Act 1930

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Citation1930 c. clxx
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5.] Walsall Corporation [Ch. clxx.l
Act, 1930.
CHAPTER clxx.
An Act to extend the boundaries of the borough
A.D.
1930.
of Walsall to empower the mayor aldermen and
burgesses of the borough to purchase and dis-
continue certain tramways in the borough of
Wednesbury and the urban district of Darlaston
connected with the tramways of the Walsall
Corporation and to run omnibuses in substitution
for the tramway services to make other provision
with regard to the omnibus undertaking of the
Corporation to authorise the purchase of lands
for various purposes to make further provision
with regard to the health local government and
improvement of the borough and for other
purposes. [1st August 1930.] -
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HEREAS the borough of Walsall (hereinafter
called " the borough ") is a county borough under
the government of the mayor aldermen and burgesses
of the borough (hereinafter called " the Corporation "):
And whereas the unrepealed provisions of the local
Acts specified in Part I of the First Schedule to this
Act and of the Orders specified in Part II of that schedule
are in force in the borough :
And whereas the borough of Wednesbury and the
parishes of Bentley Rushall and Great Barr in the
rural district of Walsall in the county of Stafford
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Clxx.] Walsall Corporation [20 & 21
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5.]
Act, 1930.
A.D.
1930. immediately adjoin the borough and the county borough
of West Bromwich immediately adjoins the borough of
Wednesbury :
And whereas it is expedient to alter and extend the
boundaries of the borough so as to include therein parts
of the boroughs of Wednesbury and West Bromwich
and parts of the said parishes and to alter and extend the
boundaries of the parish of Walsall so as to include
therein parts of the parishes of Wednesbury and West
Bromwich and parts of the said parishes :
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of
and work tramways and omnibuses in the borough and
the neighbourhood thereof and (inter alia) work the
existing tramways in the borough of Wednesbury and
the urban district of Darlaston between the borough
boundary and the Bull Stake Darlaston and in the
borough of Wednesbury between the borough boundary
and the White Horse inn jointly with the South Stafford-
shire Tramways (Lessee) Company Limited :
And whereas it is expedient to empower the
Corporation to purchase the said tramways between the
borough boundary and the said Bull Stake Darlaston
and between the borough boundary and the said White
Horse inn and to discontinue those tramways and to
run omnibuses along the routes of those tramways in
substitution for the existing tramway services :
And whereas it is expedient to make the further
provision with regard to tramways and omnibuses
contained in this Act:
And whereas it is expedient to confer upon the
Corporation power to purchase the lands referred to
in this Act for the several purposes mentioned in this
Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the powers of the
Corporation with regard to traffic and sanitary matters
should be extended as by this Act provided :
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act should be enacted :
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be
effected without the authority of Parliament:
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5.1 Walsall Corporation [Ch.
clxx.l
Act, 1930.
And whereas estimates have been prepared for the A.D. 1930.
purposes hereinafter mentioned and such estimates are
as follows:
The removal of tramways and the re- £
construction and reinstatement of
roads 4,700
The acquisition of lands- - 75,000
And whereas the several works included in such
estimates are permanent works and it is expedient that
the cost thereof should be spread over a term of years :
And whereas plans showing the lands required or
which may be taken for the purposes or under the powers
of this Act and a book of reference to those plans con-
taining the names of the owners or reputed owners lessees
or reputed lessees and of the occupiers of such lands
have been duly deposited with the clerk of the peace
for the county of Stafford and are in this Act respectively
referred to as the deposited plans and book of reference :
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the
Bill for this Act the requirements of the Borough Funds
Acts 1872 and 1903 have been observed :
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) :
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Walsall Corporation Short title.
Act 1930.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows : Division
of
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Act
into
Part 1.—Preliminary.
parts
Part II.—Extension of boundaries.
Part III.—Tramways omnibuses and ' traffic
provisions.
Part IV.—Acquisition of lands &c.
Part V.—Financial and miscellaneous
provisions.
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