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Bath Land
AN ACT for vesting in the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the city and borough of Bath the Bath Commons or Freemen's Estate, and to provide compensation to the Free Citizens of the same city and borough for their interests therein, and for empowering the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses to acquire by agreement and to demise and manage Lands for a Public Park.....
20pp.
1879.£12.00
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company
AN ACT
for conferring further Powers on the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company with reference to their own Undertaking and the Undertakings of other Companies.... 19pp.
1867.£14.00
¶ Mainly concerned with the Cheddar, Axbridge, Puriton Railways and the Chard Canal.
Cannington
AN ACT
to authorise arrangements in relation to the Vicarage of Cannington in the county of Somerset, and the Endowment thereof with a portion of the Impropriate Vicarial Tithes of the said parish.... 8pp.
1872.£10.00
Dundry Inclosure
AN ACT
for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Dundry.... 14pp.
1815.£18.00
Frome and Shepton Mallett
AN ACT
for Making a Railway from the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, near Frome, to Shepton Mallett.... 14pp.
1856.£20.00
Glastonbury and Wells Roads and Improvements
AN ACT
for continuing and amending Two Acts.... for repairing the Road from Piper's Inn to Glastonbury, and several other Roads.... and for repairing the Road from Piper's Inn aforesaid to Athelney-bridge; and also for paving, cleansing, and lighting the City or Borough of Wells.... Cover leaf + 18pp.
1779.£20.00
Ilchester Roads
AN ACT
for more effectually amending, widening, improving, and keeping in Repair, several Roads, leading from the Town of Ivelchester.... 34pp.
1800.£14.00
Kingsbury Episcopi
AN ACT
for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Kingsbury Episcopi.... 19pp.
1830.£18.00
Langport, Somerton, and Castle Cary
AN ACT
for more effectually repairing and improving certain Roads leading to, through, and from the Towns of Langport, Somerton, and Castle Cary.... and for making and improving other roads.... 18pp.
1824.£13.00
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Portishead Pier and Docks
AN ACT
to authorize the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Company to construct Docks at Portishead, and to amend and enlarge the existing Acts.... 39pp.
1871.£17.00
Shepton Mallet to Wells Railway
AN ACT
to authorize the East Somerset Railway Company to extend their Railway from Shepton Mallet to Wells.... 10pp.
1857.£15.00
Sock Dennis Rectory
AN ACT
for suppressing the sinecure Rectory of Sock Dennis in the County of Somerset and providing for the application of the Tithe Rent-charge thereof. Chipped at edges. 7pp.
1883.£4.00
West Bagborough Inclosure
AN ACT
for Inclosing Lands in the Parish of West Bagborough.... 15pp.
1806.£17.00
West Lydford
AN ACT
for inclosing and exonerating from Tithes Lands in the Parish of West Lydford.... 23pp.
1826.£16.00
Weston-super-Mare Markets and Sewage
AN ACT
For extending the Provisions of the Weston-super-Mare Improvement and Market Act, and for granting further powers relating to the Sewage of the Town.... 16pp.
1851.£9.00