King's Lynn Corporation Act 1894
WHEREAS the borough of King's Lynn (in this Act called the borough) is subject to the Acts relating to municipal corporations and the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough (in this Act called the Corporation) acting by the council are the urban sanitary authority for the district thereof:

And whereas the Corporation are or claim to be under ancient charters the conservators of the port and harbour of King's Lynn and as such are charged with the duty of removing wrecks therein and it is...