Bristol Corporation (Tramways) Act 1914
WHEREAS the lord mayor aldermen and burgesses of the city of Bristol (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation") are the local authority within the meaning and for the purposes of the Tramways Act 1870 for the city of Bristol (hereinafter referred to as "the city") and are accordingly entitled by virtue of that Act to exercise certain powers of purchasing compulsorily or by agreement tramways within the city: And whereas the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company Limited (hereinafter referr...