Parish Commissioners

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Type of entity

Collectivité

Forme autorisée du nom

Parish Commissioners

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Parish Commissioners; 1763-1826

    Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates d’existence

      1763-1826

      Historique

      York acquired a local Act of Parliament to improve street cleaning and street lighting.. The act of 1763 required water spouts on properties, and reiterated that householders were responsibile for keeping the street clean in front of their house. Street lamps were placed at intervals and lit in the darker months. The parish commissioners were replaced by an independant body of city-wide commissioners in 1826.
      Legislated for functions previously carried out informally. Replaced by City Commissioners in 1826.

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      Statut légal

      Acquired by 3 George III c.48 (1763)

      Functions, occupations and activities

      Each parish gained the ability to voluntarily elect surveyors and levy a parish late to pay street lighting and cleaning.

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      Contexte général

      York acquired a local Act of Parliament to improve street cleaning and street lighting.. The act of 1763 required water spouts on properties, and reiterated that householders were responsibile for keeping the street clean in front of their house. Street lamps were placed at intervals and lit in the darker months. The parish commissioners were replaced by an independant body of city-wide commissioners in 1826.

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      Identifiant de notice d'autorité

      GB0192-105

      Identifiant du service d'archives

      GB0192

      Rules and/or conventions used

      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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          JBM How York Governs Itself

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