Richmond Bridge Company's Act 1857 20 Vic (NSW)

An Act to incorporate a Company to be called Bx» Bree "The Richmond Bridge Company" and to erect and maintain a Bridge over the River Hawkesbury at the Richmond Ferry in direct continuation of the public Road and to take Tolls thereat for a term of years and for other purposes therein mentioned. [18th March, 1857. |

IEREAS the great increase of population in the districts of Preamble.

North Richmond and Kurryjong in the county of Cook and the extension of the traffic across the River Hawkesbury have rendered the erection of a Bridge at or near the site of the present Ferry at North Richmond desirable Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most. Exccllent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and 'Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows—

1. William Bowman Robert Fitzgerald John Hoskinson George Company incorpo- Bowman William Lamrock James T. Ry. an William Parnell Richard ™*% Skuthorpe George Douglass Benjamin Richards John Town Thomas Case 'Thomas Eather senior Charles Eather and all and every other person and corporation who shall hereafter become subscribers to the said undertaking and their several and respective successors executors administrators and assigns shall be and are united into a company for making building completing and maintaining a substantial Bridge of af width not to be less than twenty-six fect at the place hereinafter men-' tioned at or near the Richmond Ferry to continue the present line of the public road in the county of Cumberland on the east side of the River Hawkesbury with the road on the opposite or west side of the same in the county of Cook and for that purpose shall be one body corporate by the nanie style and title of "'The Richmond Bridge Company" and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and by that name shall and may sue and be sued plead and be impleaded answer and be answered unto defend and be defended in all Courts and places whatsoever and the said company shall from time to time and at all times have full power and authority to constitute make ordain and establish such by-laws regulations and ordinances as may he deemed necessary for the good rule and government of the said company Provided that such by-laws be not inconsistent herewith or with any laws in force in this Colony or repugnant to the laws of England.