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Districts of Local Authorities.
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Description of Local Authority of District set opposite its Name.
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England and Wales.
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Boroughs (1.) - - - -
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The mayor, aldermen, and burgesses acting by the council.
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Any place other than a borough, and under the jurisdiction of commissioners, trustees, or other persons intrusted by any Local Act with powers of improving, cleansing, or paving any town.
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The commissioners, trustees, or other persons intrusted by the Local Act with powers of improving, cleansing, or paving the town.
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Any place not included in the above descriptions, and within the jurisdiction of local board constituted in pursuance of the Public Health Act, 1848, and the Local Government Act, 1858, or one of such Acts.
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The local board.
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Any place or parish not within the above descriptions, and in which a rate is levied for the maintenance of the poor.
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The vestry, select vestry, or other body of persons, acting by virtue of any Act of Parliament, prescription, custom, or otherwise, as or instead of a vestry or select vestry.
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Scotland.
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Places within the jurisdiction of any town council, and not subject to the separate jurisdiction of police commissioners or trustees.
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The town council.
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In places within the jurisdiction of police commissioners or trustees exercising the functions of police commissioners under any General or Local Act.
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The police commissioners or trustees.
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In any parish or part thereof over which the jurisdiction of a town council or of police commissioners or trustees exercising the functions of police commissioners does not extend.
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The parochial board.
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Ireland.
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The city of Dublin - - -
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The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, acting by the town council.
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Towns corporate, with exception of Dublin.
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The mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, acting by the town council.
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Towns having commissioners under the Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act, 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 82.).
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The commissioners.
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Towns having municipal commissioners under 3 & 4 Vict. c. 108.
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The municipal commissioners.
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Towns having town commissioners under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 103), or any Acts amending the same, or under any Local Act.
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The town commissioners.
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Townships having commissioners under Local Acts.
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The township commissioners.
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(1.) “Borough” shall mean any place for the time being subject to the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835.
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