Madras Railway Act 1855
WHEREAS by an Act passed in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act for incorporating the Madras Railway Company, and for other Purposes connected therewith, certain Persons were incorporated under the Name of "The Madras Railway Company," for the Purpose of making and constructing, working, and maintaining such Railway or Railways in the East Indies, including all necessary, accessory, or convenient Extensions, Branches, Stocks, and Works, as had been then al...