West Ham Corporation Act, 1931
WHEREAS the county borough of West Ham (hereinafter referred to as "the borough") is a municipal and county borough under the government of the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation") acting by the council:

And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be empowered to acquire compulsorily or by agreement the lands referred to in this Act for the erection of offices and buildings and for the widening of a street in the borough:

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