Hartlepool Corporation Act 1919
WHEREAS the borough of Hartlepool in the county of Durham (hereinafter referred to as "the borough") is a municipal borough under the government of the mayor aldermen and burgesses thereof (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation"): And whereas portions of the borough are separated by the old harbour of Hartlepool and the only direct means of communication between those portions is by means of ferrying from the town wall of Hartlepool to the opposite or Middleton shore: And whereas under ...