Sheffield Corporation Tramways Act 1896
WHEREAS by the Sheffield Tramways Act 1872 (in this Act called "the Act of 1872") the Sheffield Tramways Company (in this Act called "the company") were incorporated and authorised to form lay down work and maintain the existing tramways undertaking within the city of Sheffield :

And whereas by clauses inserted in and under the terms of an agreement scheduled to and confirmed by the Act of 1872 it was provided amongst other things that the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the then borough of ...