Museums Act 1845

Such Lands, &c., to vest in Town Council.

III. And be it enacted, That the Lands and Buildings so purchased or erected as aforesaid, and also all Specimens of Art or Science, and Articles of every Description, which may be purchased for or presented to any such Museum, and accepted by the Council thereof, shall be vested in and held upon trust for ever by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough in which such Museum shall be situated, and shall be managed by the Council of the Borough, and kept in fit and proper Order, for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of the Borough, and others resorting thereto.