Maitland Gas Act of 1874 37 Vic (NSW)

1874. of VIC. 109

Maitland Gaslight Company's Incorporation.

An Act to ineorporate the " Maitland Gaslight sa: essucur

Company' so

Company (Limited.)" [9th June, 1874.] Inconronar105.

\ 7 HEREAS by virtue of an Act of the Legislature of New South Preambie, Wales passed in the twenty-third year of the reign of Her present Majesty intituled "An Act for enabling John Warn Tuck to light with gas the Towns of East Maitland and West Maitland in the Colony of New South Wales " the said John Warn 'Tuck being then seizcd in fee and possessed of certain lands and premises in the Town of West Maitland and of certain Gas-works plant machinery goods and chattels thereon erected situate and being was authorized to erect retorts gasometers meters and other works as by the said Act provided for the purpose of producing inflammable air or gas from coal oil tar pitch or other material for lighting and supplying with gas all public and private roads streets and 'buildings within the said Towns of East and West Maitland and also for manufacturing selling and disposing of all and every product refuse or residuum to be obtained from the matcrial used in such business And whereas it was by the said Act enacted that whenever the name of the said John Warn Tuck was therein uscd it should be considered to extend and include his exccutors administrators and assigns And whereas after the said works had been in actual operation for fourteen years it was agreed between the said John Warn Tuck and the promoters of a Company then in proccss of formation and since formed and established under the style and name of "The Maitland Gaslight Company (Limited)" that the Gasworks plant machinery stock-in-trade and good-will belonging to the said John Warn Tuck should be purchased on behalf of the said Company And whereas by an indenture bearing date the sixth day of January one thousand eight hundred and seventy- three and made between the said John Warn Tuck and Henry Goddard Tuck then trading together under the name style and firm of " Tuck and Son" (the said Henry Goddard Tuck joining to convey and assign what nominal interest in the premises if any he might have as by the said indenture acknowledged) of the one part and Falkner Hope Bartlett and Samuel Clift therein described of the other part they the said John Warn Tuck and Henry Goddard Tuck did tor the consideration therein set forth convey and assure unto the said Falkner Hope Bartlett and Samuel Clift all the estate right title and interest of them the said John Warn Tuck and Henry Goddard Tuck in and to the land and premises and appurtenances thereto and in the good-will and business of the Gasworks manufactory and business as thereinafter described upon trust that they the said Falkner Hope Bartlett and Samuel Clift or the survivor of them their or his heirs executors administrators and assigns should grant release convey and assign the said land hereditaments good-will stock in trade plant right title interest and premises thereinbefore mentioned unto such person or persons upon such trusts and to and for such intents and purposes and with under and subject to such powers provisoes agreements and declarations as the directors for the time being of the " Maitland Gas- light Company (Limited)" should from time to time appoint and in default of and until such direction limitation or appointment to stand possessed of the said land hereditaments and premises upon trust for the members and sharcholders of the said Company their heirs execu- tors administrators and assigns according to their several and respective shares and interests in the said Company And whereas the Company