Knottingley Gas Act 1856
WHEREAS it is expedient that the Township of Knottingley in the Parish of Pontefract and the Township of Ferrybridge otherwise Ferryfryston in the Parish of Ferryfryston, all in the West Riding of the County of York, should be lighted with Gas: And whereas the Parties herein-after mentioned, with others, are willing to supply such Townships with Gas; but they cannot do so without the Authority of Parliament: May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the...