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The volume contains the following:
An Act for the better Relief, Regulation and Employment of the Poor, within the Town of Bedford in the County of Bedford
34 Geo III 1794
An Act to Continue the Term and Alter and Enlarge the Powers of an Act intituled 'An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Stallgate Close at the South West End of the Town of Bedford, to the Town of Ampthill, and from the said Town of Ampthill to Woburn Park in the County of Bedford, and also the Road branching out of the same in Kempston Field to the Turnpike Road leading from Hitchin to the said town of Bedford', except so far as the same relates to the Road leading from the South End of Ridgemont Town to the Entrance of Woburn Park at a Place called The Red Lodges; and for making and maintaining a Road from the South End of Ridgemont Town aforesaid, through Husborn Crawley, to the North End of the Town of Woburn; and for discontinuing the said Part of the said Road leading from the South End of Ridgemont to The Red Lodges aforesaid; and also for discontinuing the Highway from thence through the said Park, to where it joins the Road leading from Woburn to Eversholt
36 Geo III 1796
An Act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing the Open and Common Fields, Meadows, Closes, Commonable Lands, Pastures, Commons, and Waste Grounds, within the several parishes of Saint Paul, Saint Peter and Saint Cuthbert, in the Town of Bedford, in the County of Bedford
35 Geo III 1795
An Act for dividing, allotting and inclosing the Open and Common fields, pastures, commons and waste grounds, within the parish of Saint Mary in the Town of Bedford, in the County of Bedford
37 Geo III 1797
An Act for the Improvement of the Town of Bedford in the County of Bedford and for rebuilding the Bridge over the River Ouze in the said Town (2 copies)
43 Geo III 1803
An Act for Amending and enlarging the Powers of an Act of His present Majesty intituled 'An Act for the Improvement of the Town of Bedford in the County of Bedford and for rebuilding the Bridge over the River Ouze in the said Town' (2 copies)
50 Geo III 1810
An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders under the Local Government Act (1858) relating to the Districts of Basford, Teignmouth, Kingston-upon-Hull, Nottingham, Bradford, Ryde, Bedford, Croydon, Batley, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Sheerness and Bromsgrove (annotated)
29 June 1863
An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders under 'The Local Government Act 1858' relating to the Districts of Ramsgate, Leominster, Stalybridge, Lincoln, Maidstone, Banbury, Tunbridge Wells, Bedford, and Southampton; and for other purposes relative to Districts under the said Act
10 Aug 1866
An Act for the better regulation of the Hospital of St John the Baptist in the Town of Bedford and to provide for the separation of the Rectory of the Parish of St John the Baptist in the Town of Bedford from the Mastership of the said Hospital (with schedule) 11 Aug 1881
Letters from the Charity Commission to R.O. Watson regarding the Municipal Charities. Ursula Boteler, Thomas Hawes (1626), Mary Paradine and Ann Collins are general and are regulated by the act of 1881, Thomas Hawes (1619) and Admiral Gabriel Newton's Foundation appear to be connected to the Church of England
May - Nov 1940
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage Acts 1861 and 1918 relating to the area drained by the River Ouse and its tributaries
4 Aug 1920
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage Acts 1861 and 1918 amending the Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1920 and the Order thereby confirmed
31 July 1925
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage Acts 1861 and 1918 amending the Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1925
4 Aug 1926
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1923 relating to the Rivers Ouse and Cam and other waters
29 July 1927
An Act to confirm the construction of certain waterworks by the Corporation of Bedford and to authorise them to construct further waterworks to confer powers upon the Corporation in regard to their water and electricity undertakings and for other purposes 29 July 1927 (Bedford Corporation Act 1927)
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage Acts 1861 and 1918 amending the Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1920
1 Aug 1930
Order from the Charity Commission regarding Harpur's Charity to enable improvements in Harpur Street
14 June 1881
Order from the Local Government Board altering the number of County Councillors and Number and boundaries of electoral Divisions in the County of Bedford
13 Feb 1901
Order from the Local Government Board regarding power to appoint Overseers and to appoint and to revoke appointment of Assistant Overseers: Powers of Overseers with respect to Appeals against Valuation List and certain Rates
10 July 1903
Order from the Poor Law Commissioners regarding the collector of Poor Rates: Recision of Orders on Occurrence of Vacancy 10 July 1903
Order from the Local Government Board conferring on Borough Council certain Powers of Vestry (Section 6 in part)
6 Oct 1903
Order in Privy Council altering the number of wards into which the Borough of Bedford is divided: 'the number of the said wards shall be six'
19 July 1910
Order from the Local Government Board declaring Parts V, VI and X and certain Sections comprised in Parts II, III and IV of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 to be in force
24 Sept 1910
Order in Privy Council regarding scheme for the 6 wards of Bedford Borough
4 May 1911
Order from Local Government Board regarding Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 confirmed Order under section 51 (offensive trades)
22 May 1912
Order from the Local Government Board confirming the above
24 Feb 1916
Order from the Minister of Health (Registration and Elections, Transfer of Powers) altering the number of County Councillors and number and boundaries of Electoral Divisions, County of Bedford
10 Aug 1921
Order from the Minister of Health declaring sections 61 (removal of person from infected premises) and 67 (provision of nursing attendance) of the Public Health Acts Amendments Act 1907 to be in force
20 Dec 1921
War Pensions Acts
1915 - 1921
Order declaring sections of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 to be in force
5 March 1924
The Rating and Valuation Act 1925 scheme for the constitution of Assessment areas, annotated 'revoked by and subject to the provisions of the County of Bedford (Assessment areas and assessment committees Scheme) 1933'
1926
Probation Rules
1926
Bedfordshire (Combined Probation Areas) Order
1927
Ascertainment of Rateable Values (No 6) Order
1927