8458 the LONDON GAZETTE, 21 NOVEMBER, 1924. Character to That of the Corporation by Means 13
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8458 THE LONDON GAZETTE, 21 NOVEMBER, 1924. character to that of the Corporation by means 13. The Bill will or may confer rights and of cash, shares, stock or debentures, or by any privileges upon the Corporation in addition and one or more of them. incidental to those hereinbefore referred to. 6. To provide if thought necessary or And Notice is hereby also given that on or desirable that the Corporation shall not issue before the 17th day of December next printed Debentures for any other purpose than that of copies of the Bill will be deposited in the Pri- purchasing or acquiring undertakings or vate Bill Office of the House of Commons and businesses of the character aforesaid, to limit on and after the 21st day of December next a or regulate the amount and value, of Deben- copy of the Bill may be inspected and copies tures so to be created and issued for any may also be obtained at the offices of the Cor- particular purpose, and to make regulations poration at the Boyal Exchange in the City of prescribing and limiting the amount or number London at the price of two shillings and six- of Debentures or the proportion of each issue pence per copy, and also at the offices of tho of the same to be set apart for and paid by the undersigned Parliamentary Agents1 in 39, Vic- Corporation in respect of every such under- toria Street, Westminster. taking or business so purchased or acquired by A notice stating the objects of the Bill has them as aforesaid. been or will be published in full in the 7. To empower the Corporation if they think " Times " of the 17th and 24th November, fit to redeem at any time or at such times as 1924. may be prescribed in the Bill such portion of the Debentures or any of them, as are redeem- Dated this 15th day of November, 1924. able, or to convert them into irredeemable BlSCHOFF, COXE, BlSCHOFF AND THOMP- stock. SON, 4, Great Winchester Street, 8. To empower the Corporation or the Court London, E.G., Solicitors for the Bill. of Directors on their behalf to divide all or any of their unissued capital into shares of such WYATT AND Co., 39, Victoria Street, denomination as they shall think fit and to (089) Westminster, Parliamentary Agents. convert the same into fully paid stock, to attach to the said shares such preference or preferred or deferred rights as to dividend or priority of capital as shall be determined by In Parliament.—Session 1925. them and to authorise the Corporation or Court of Directors as the ease may be if they think OLDHAM GOEPOEATION. fit to redeem any sucih shares or stock with or without a premium and on saich other terms TVTOTICE is hereby given that application is and conditions as shall be deemed necessary or •^ intended to be made to Parliament in the advisable. ensuing Session by the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the County Borough of Oldham 9. To alter and amend Fundamental Law (hereinafter referred to as " the Corporation '' 3 (c) of the Corporation so as to extend their and " the Borough " respectively) for an Act powers of acquiring holding and disposing of for all or some of the following purposes (that lands abroad which powers are now limited and is to say): — confined to " business premises " so as to 1. To alter and adjust the boundary between enable the Corporation to retain lands abroad the St. Paul's and Hollinwood Wards of the coming into their possession either by purchase Borough. or by way of reversion mortgage or otherwise for the general purposes of the Corporation and 2. To empower the Corporation to make and free of all restriction as to the purpose for which maintain within the Borough widenings and it is to be retained or oitherwise held or disposed improvements on both sides of Oheapside, of by the Corporation. Henshaw Street, Manchester Street, George Street, Vineyard Street, Lees Eoad, Ashton 10. To enable the Corporation to form sub- Road, Hollins Eoad and Manchester Eoad, on sidiary companies within and without the the north side of West Street, Market Place United Kingdom and to enable them to control and Bow Street, on the south side of Yorkshire manage or enjoy the benefit of the business Street, on the west side of King Street, on the carried on by such subsidiary companies and south-west side of Frederick Street, Drury to hold manage control and enjoy the same Lane and Chadderton Eoad and on the north- either solely or jointly with any other body west side of Featherstall Eoad North together person association or company as the case with all necessary and proper works and con- may be. veniences incidental thereto. 11. To authorise the Corporation to provide 3. To authorise the acquisition by compul- an official seal or seals for use in any country sion or agreement of lands and easements for territory district or place outside the United the purposes of the said improvements, of Kingdom and to empower them to appoint any lands between degg Street and Mill Street for person or official to affix the same to any docu- Town Hall extension purposes, and of lands in ment or instrument to which the Corporation the Urban District of Ohadderton for an exten- is a party in any such country district or place sion of Ghadderton Cemetery and to confer and generally to incorporate with and extend further powers upon the Corporation with to the Bill the provisions of Section 79 of the reference to the acquisition, retention and dis- Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908. posal of lands. 12. To repeal alter and amend the Eoyal 4. To consolidate with amendments and Exchange Assurance Act, 1901 and any other additions the provisions of the existing Acts Act or Acts which may be inconsistent with the and Orders of the Corporation with reference purposes and provisions of the intended Bill. to their tramways undertaking, and to.