Wigan Corporation Act 1898
WHEREAS the borough of Wigan in the county palatine of Lancaster is a county borough under the government of the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough (in this Act called "the Corporation");

And whereas in pursuance of powers conferred by the following Orders and Act namely:

The Wigan Tramways Order 1879 (confirmed by the Tramways Orders Confirmation Act 1879);
The Wigan Tramways Order 1884 (confirmed by the Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act 1884);
The Wigan Corporation Act 189...