Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law Relating to Municipal Corporations in England and WalesWhy not, then, in a Consolidation Act have made it clear what is legal expenditure by a town council? Nothing can be so unfair, or prejudicial to the public service, as uncertainty as to what acts of a governing body are legal. No one cares to take upon himself the thankless duty of serving the public with a halter round his neck.It is hoped that this Act will be followed by an Amendment Act dealing with many questions affecting the good government of our towns, and dealing with them, not in the jealous and suspicious manner of former times, but in the just and generous spirit that the upright, judicious, and careful exercise of the trusts, already reposed in town councils, demands from Parliament.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.