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[Ch. 1.] South Shields Corporation Act, 1896. [59 & 60
Vict.]
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted an be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say) :-
PART I.-PRELIMINARY.
1. This Act may be cited as the South Shields Corporation Act 1896.
2. This Act is divided into parts as follows (that is to say) :-
Part I.-Preliminary.
Part II.-Aldermen and councillors.
Part III.-Street works.
Part IV.-Tramways.
Part V.-Quays.
Part VI.-Lands.
Part VII.-Sands and seashore.
Part VIII. Parks and recreation grounds.
Part IX.-Streets and buildings.
Part X.-Infectious diseases and sanitary.
Part XI.-Street advertisements.
Part XII-Police and miscellaneous byelaws.
Part XIII-Hackney carriages.
Part XIV.-Fires &c.
Part XV.-Common lodging-houses.
Part XVL-Licensing.
Part XVII-Financial provisions.
Part XVIII-Miscellaneous provisions.
3. The following enactments (that is to say) The Lands Clauses Acts;
Section 3 (Interpretation of terms) Section 19 (Local authority may lease or take tolls) and Parts II. and III. of the Tramways Act 1870; and
The Harbours Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847; and
The provisions of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 with respect to the temporary occupation of lands near the railway during the construction thereof ;
so far as the same are applicable for the purposes of and are not varied by or inconsistent with this Act are incorporated with and form part of this Act :
Provided that in the construction for the purposes of this Act of the Harbours Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 the word " pier " shall mean quay and the expression " harbour-master '' shall mean
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