Attorney-General v The Lord Mayor, Etc, Of The City Of Leeds

Subject Matter

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Corporation — Power to run Omnibuses — Area of Local Authority's Powers — Statutory Power to run Tramways — Specified Route inside City — Boundaries — Payment of Expenses out of City Fund — Cost of Running — Defined Route for Omnibuses — Ultra Vires Acts by Corporation — Application of Local Statutes — Municipal Corporations Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50), s. 140, sub-ss. 1, 2, 3 (a); Filth Schedule. Part II., s. 11 — Leeds Corporation (Consolidation) Act, 1905 (5 Edw. 7, c. i.), ss. 4, 77, 92, 97, 337 — Leeds Corporation Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. lxviii.), s. 27 — Leeds Corporation Act, 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. cxli.), s. 19, sub-ss. 1, 9 — Leeds Corporation Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. ci.), s. 101.