The Town Council Seals of Scotland

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Excerpt from The Town Council Seals of Scotland: Historical, Legendary and HeraldicEction 55 of the Burgh Police (scotland) Act 1892 ordains that: (1) The S Commissioners shall be a body corporate, having a Common Seal. The Seal shall bear a device to be fixed on by the Commissioners at a meeting to be held for the purpose. Again, Section 5 of the Town Councils (scotland) Act, 1900, ordains that: A Town Council shall be elected for every Burgh under the provisions of this Act, and shall be designated by the corporate name of 'the provost, magis trates and councillors of the Burgh, and the Common Seal will be used and adhibited under their authority and subject to their directions. Under this latter Act the Commissioners thus became Town Councillors, and it was necessary to alter the legends round the Seals accordingly. In most cases this has been done, but a few still retain the word Commissioners. All Royal and Parliamentary Burghs used Seals long previous to the passing of the Act of 1892 which they still retain, but it is now necessary for all municipalities to have a Common Seal.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.