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June 17th, 2016, 02:58 PM
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Municipal Corporations Act UK
Hello, I want to know the details of the Municipal Corporations Act of United Kingdom, please provide me.
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June 17th, 2016, 02:59 PM
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Re: Municipal Corporations Act UK
Hello, here I m providing you the details of the Municipal Corporations Act of United Kingdom as under: About the act: The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm. IV., c.76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales. Royal commission North Midland: Richard Whitcombe and Alexander Edward Cockburn Eastern: George Long and John Buckle South Western: Henry Roscoe and Edward Rushton Southern: John Elliot Drinkwater and Edward John Gambier Western: Charles Austin and James Booth Midland: Peregrine Bingham and David Jardine Northern: Fortunatus Dwarris and Sampson Augustus Rambull North-Western: George Hutton Wilkinson and Thomas Jefferson Hogg South-Eastern: Thomas Flowers Ellis and Daniel Maude Report Vacancies rarely occurred and were not filled by well-qualified persons. Some close corporations operated in almost complete secrecy, sometimes secured by oath. Local residents could not obtain information on the operation of the corporation without initiating expensive legal actions. The duties of the mayor were, in some places, completely neglected. Magistrates were appointed by the corporations on party lines. They were often incompetent and did not have the respect of the inhabitants. Juries in many boroughs were exclusively composed of freemen. As the gift of freedom lay with the corporation, they were political appointees and often dispensed justice on a partisan basis. Policing in the boroughs was often not the responsibility of the corporation but of one or more bodies of commissioners. An extreme example was the City of Bath, which had four districts under different authorities, while part of the city had no police whatever. |
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