An Act to authorize the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the City and Borough of Ripon to purchase the Gasworks of the Ripon Gaslight Company, and to supply Gas within the said City and Borough, and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the West and North Ridings of the County of York; and to preclude Questions as to the Style of the City and Borough and the Name of the Corporation; and for other Purposes. [The City of Ripon Act, 1865.]
WHEREAS the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the City and Borough of Ripon in the West Riding of the County of York (in this Act called "the Corporation"), acting by the Council, are the Local Board for such City and Borough: And whereas for some Years past the City and Borough of Ripon, in this Act called "the City," has been lighted with Gas by a Company styled the Ripon Gaslight Company (in this Act called "the Company"), established under Agreement or Deed of Settlement in or about the M...