Bristol Port and Channel Dock Act 1875
WHEREAS by "The Bristol Port and Channel Dock Act, 1864," (in this Act called "the Act of 1864,") the Bristol Port and Channel Dock Company (in this Act called "the Company") were incorporated for the purpose of making and maintaining a dock or basin, and other works connected therewith, at or near the mouth of the River Avon, on the Gloucestershire side of that river, and the Company were empowered to raise by shares two hundred and ninety-five thousand pounds and by borrowing on mortgage ni...