The Practical Statutes of the Session Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1894 Excerpt: ... 56 & 57 Vict. Cap. 72. An Act to confirm certain Acts of Colonial Legislatures.--20ffc February, 1894. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1894. 56 & 57 Vict. Cap. 73. Sect. SUMMARY. Pakt I.--Parish Meetings And Parish Councils. Constitution of Parish Meetings and Parish Councils. 1. Constitution of parish meetings and establishment of parish councils. 2. Parish meeting's. 3. Constitution of parish council. 4. Use of schoolroom. Powers and Duties of Parish Councils and Parish Meetings. 5. Parish council to appoint overseers. 6. Transfer of certain powers of vestry and other authorities to parish council. 7. Transfer of powers under adoptive Acts. 8. Additional powers of parish council. 9. Powers for acquisition of laud. 10. Hiring of land for allotments. 11. Restrictions on expenditure. 12. Borrowing by parish council. 13. Footpaths and roads. 14. Public property and charities. 15. Delegated powers of parish councils. 16. Complaint by parish council of default of district council. 17. Parish officers and parish documents. 18. Parish wards. 19. Provisions as to small parishes. Part II.--Guardians And District Councils. 20. Election aud qualification of guardians. 21. Names of county districts and district councils. 22. Chairman of council to be justice. 23. Constitution of district councils in urban districts not being boroughs. 24. Rural district councils. 25. Powers of district council with respect to sanitary and high way matters. 26. Duties and power- of district conncil as to rights of way, rights of common, and roadside wastes. 27. Transfer of powers of justices to district council. 28. Expenses of urban district council. 29. Expenses of rural district council. 30. Guardians in London and county boroughs. 31. Provisions as to London vestries a 1 district board. 32. ...