The Leicester Lunatic Asylum Act, 1870.
WHEREAS by "The Leicester Lunatic Asylum and Improvement Act, 1865," (in this Act called "the Act of 1865,") provision was made (among other things) for the providing by the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses (in this Act called "the Corporation") of the borough of Leicester (in this Act called "the borough") of an asylum for the pauper lunatics of the borough (in this Act called "the asylum"): And whereas by the Act of 1865 the Corporation were empowered to borrow on mortgage of the borough rate...