An Act to amend and enlarge the Provisions of "The Southport Waterworks Act, 1854," and "The Southport Waterworks Act, 1856;" to extend the Limits of the Company for the Supply of Water; to make further and better Provision for supplying the Town of Southport and the adjoining Districts with Water; and for other Purposes.
WHEREAS by "The Southport Waterworks Act, 1854," the Southport Waterworks Company, in this Act called the "Company," was incorporated for better supplying with Water the Town of Southport in the County Palatine of Lancaster and the Neighbourhood thereof, with a Capital of Sixteen thousand Pounds, divided into One thousand six hundred Shares of Ten Pounds each, and with Power to borrow Four thousand Pounds, which said Sum of Four thousand Pounds was raised by creating new Shares of the Company...