APPENDIX.

ACTS OF PARLIAMENT QUOTED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS WHOLLY OR PARTLY AFFECTING MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS GOVERNED UNDER THE 5TH AND 6TH WILLIAM IV. c. 76.

The Acts quoted in Italic are those known as the "Municipal Corporations Acts." (M.B.) in the column headed Subject Matter means Municipal Borough.

Year.

Chapter.

Subject Matter.

If repealed or part repealed by subsequent legislation.

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5 and 6 William IV. (1835) 6 and 7 William IV. (1836) 6 and 7 William IV. (1836) 6 and 7 William IV. (1836) 105 7 Will. IV., & 1 Vict. (1837) 7 Will. IV. & 1 Vict. (1837) 7 Will. IV. & 1 Vict. (1837) 1 and 2 Victoria (1838) 1 and 2 Victoria (1838) 2 and 3 Victoria (1839) 2 and 3 Victoria (1839) 3 and 4 Victoria (1840) 4 and 5 Victoria (1841) 5 and 6 Victoria (1842) 5 and 6 Victoria (1842) 5 and 6 Victoria (1842) 6 and 7 Victoria (1843) 8 and 9 Victoria (1845) 8 and 9 Victoria (1845) 9 and 10 Victoria (1846)

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76

103 104

19

M. B. Quarter Sessions

In part

78

In part

81

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

In part

...

Stipendiary (Wolver

65

hampton)

Baths, &c.

93

18

65

M. B. Rates

13 and 14 Victoria (1850)...

42

Incorporation

M. B. Sessions, &c.

...

M. B. Incorporation

13 and 14 Victoria (1850)...

64

M. B. Bridges...

13 and 14 Victoria (1850)...

In part

15 and 16 Victoria (1852).

In part

15 and 16 Victoria (1852)...

In part

15 and 16 Victoria (1852)..

15 and 16 Victoria (1852)...

In part

16 and 17 Victoria (1853)..

79

M. B. General...

In part

16 and 17 Victoria (1853).
16 and 17 Victoria (1853)... 134
17 and 18 Victoria (1854)... 20
17 and 18 Victoria (1854)...... 71

97

In part

Burials, &c.

Stipendiary (Salford,&c.) In part

Rates

Chapter.

105
112

35 126 114

102

Chapter.

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THE OBJECTS and EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PART I.-THE NATURE AND CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
The Powers, Rights, Capacities, and Incapacities of Municipal
Corporations

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PART II-THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH MUNICIPALITIES

The Anglo-Saxon Municipal Organizations

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Municipal Privileges and Freedom in the Reign of Henry VI.

PAGE

1

2

3

6

6

7

8

8

9

10

General Condition of the English Municipalities previous to 1835 ...

PART III.-THE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT RELATING TO THE ENGLISH MUNI-
CIPAL CORPORATIONS FROM 1835 TO 1878 INCLUSIVE, WITH
AN OUTLINE OF THEIR GENERAL PURPORT

The General Purport of the Municipal Laws
The Functions of a Municipal Corporation ...
PART IV.-THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH MUNICI-
PALITIES (SUBJECT TO 5 AND 6 WILLIAM IV. c. 76) BETWEEN
1835 AND 1879, STATISTICALLY ILLUSTRATED

Table 1 (Cities and Boroughs named in Schedules A and B of the`
Municipal Act of 1837) and Table 2 (Cities and Boroughs incor-
porated since 1835)

English Municipal Cities and Boroughs

Counties in which the Cities and Boroughs are situate

Area in Statute Acres of Ancient Municipal Limits in 1835
Area in Statute Acres of Municipal Limits in 1879

Summary and Comparisons-

Number of Cities and Boroughs named in Schedules A and B of 5

and 6 William IV. c. 76

Number of Cities and Boroughs incorporated since 1835
Number of Cities and Boroughs which are Counties of themselves
Approximate extent in Square Miles and Statute Acres of the
Areas of Cities and Boroughs named in the Municipal Act of
1835

Approximate extent in Square Miles and Statute Acres of the
Areas of Cities and Boroughs incorporated since 1835
Increase in the Municipal Area of the Country since 1835

21-26

27

SECTION 2.-Population and Inhabited Houses

Table 1 (Cities and Boroughs named in Schedules A and B of the
Municipal Act of 1835) and Table 2 (Cities and Boroughs
incorporated since 1835)

Population within the Ancient Municipal Limits (as per census
of 1831)

Inhabited Houses within the Ancient Municipal Limits (as per
census of 1831)

29-34

Population within the Limits adopted under the Act of 1835 (as
per census of 1831)

Population within the Municipal Limits (as per census of 1871)
Inhabited Houses within the Municipal Limits (as per census of
1871)

Estimated Population within the Municipal Limits in March, 1879
Summary and Comparisons-

Increase in the Population of Municipal Areas in 1879 as com-
pared with 1831

35

Increase in the Population of Municipal Areas in 1879 as com-
pared with 1835

SECTION 3.-The Municipal Franchise

35

Table 1

Reigns in which Cities and Boroughs obtained Charters of

"Privileges" or "Incorporation"

Number of Charters obtained

Governing Charters in force in 1835

were claimed by } 49-50

Freemen in 1835, and character of the claims to Freedom
Table 3 (Cities and Boroughs named in Schedules A and B of the
Municipal Act of 1835) and Table 4 (Cities and Boroughs incor-
porated since 1835)

Date of First Record as Boroughs

Date of Grant of First Charter of definite Municipal Privileges

Date of Grant of First Charter of definite Incorporation

Governing Charters in 1835

52-62

Method of Election to the Council under the Ancient Constitution
Number of Electors in 1835

Excess of Number of Burgesses on the First Rolls in 1835 over
the Number of Individuals possessing Elective Powers under
the Ancient Constitution in the same year

Excess of Number of Burgesses on the Rolls of 1879 over the
number on the First Rolls in 1835

SECTION 4.-The Parliamentary Franchise...
Documentary Definitions of the British Constitution

63

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The Course of Parliamentary Representation from 1265 to 1832
Distribution of Seats in the House of Commons previous to 1832
Distribution of Seats in the House of Commons after the passing of
the Reform Act of 1832

Distribution of Seats in the House of Commons after the passing of
the Reform Act of 1867