Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act 1885

Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act 1885
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to enable municipal corporations to confer the honorary freedom of boroughs upon persons of distinction.
Citation48 & 49 Vict. c. 29
Introduced byMarquess of Ripon
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent22 July 1885
Other legislation
Repealed byLocal Government Act 1933
Status: Repealed

The Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c.29) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave the councils of municipal boroughs in England and Wales the power to award the title of honorary freeman to "persons of distinction and any persons who have rendered emininent services to the borough".