An Act to amend the Lunacy Acts in relation to the building of Asylums for Pauper Lunatics.
WHEREAS by "The Lunatic Asylums Act, 1853," the Justices of every County and Borough are required to provide an Asylum for the Reception of their Pauper Lunatics, but Power is given to Two or more Counties and Boroughs to unite together for the Purpose of providing an Asylum for their common Use: And whereas by the said Act County is defined to include a County of a City or County of a Town, and Borough is defined to mean every Borough, Town, and City Corporate having Quarter Sessions, Record...