Municipalities. Signature of deputy or assistant registrar noticed. Ibid., s. 234. 440. ALL Courts and all persons having by law, or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence, shall, for the purposes of this Act, take judicial notice of the signature of to be judicially any such assistant or deputy whenever such signature is attached to such certificate, and such Registrar of Titles or assistant or deputy shall, on the written application of the council, signed by the town Registrar to furnish clerk, furnish to such council a certificate under the seal of the certificate when Office of Titles, giving the name and address of such owner, the situation and description of such land, and date of registration of title. required. Documents signed by admitted in 441. ALL documents whatever purporting to be issued or written by or under the direction of the council, and purporting to mayor, clerk, or be signed by the mayor, town clerk, or surveyor, shall be received surveyor to be in evidence in all courts of law, and shall be deemed to be issued or evidence. written by or under the direction of the council without proof. Ibid., s. 235. The word "documents" shall include all regulations, orders, directions, and notices. 442. ANY person who thinks himself aggrieved by any order or conviction made under this Act may appeal against such order or conviction, subject to the provisions of the Police Act, 1892, with respect to appeals. Appeal. Ibid., s. 237. 443. ANY officer of the council or other authorised person of any Power to arrest municipality announcing himself to be such, may, without warrant, offender against arrest any person found offending against any by-law or regulation by-laws, etc. made under the provisions of this Act, or of any Act hereby repealed, Ibid., s. 239. if the offender refuses to give his name and address, and may hand him over to the custody of a police constable. Magistrate or Justice 444. NO Judge, Police Magistrate, or Justice of the Peace shall be disqualified from adjudicating on any matter in which the not disqualified by municipality is interested by reason only of his being a ratepayer in being a ratepayer. the municipality. Interpretation Act 445. SECTIONS C, F, G, and H of the Second Schedule to the Interpretation Act. 1898, shall be incorporated with and taken incorporated. to form a part of this Act to all intents and purposes and in as full and ample a manner as if the said sections had been introduced and fully set forth without any derogation to the provisions contained in any part of this Act. In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent ALEX. C. ONSLOW, Administrator. SCHEDULES. I, A.B., do solemnly declare that all the signatures affixed to the above Petition are the genuine signatures of the persons whose signatures they purport to be, and that such persons are persons liable to assessment for Municipal taxes in respect of property or household residence within the boundaries of the proposed Municipality, as set forth in this Petition. Third Application by a person whose name has been omitted from any list (to have his name inserted thereon). To the Mayor of the Municipality of SIR, I hereby claim to have my name inserted on the [Municipal Section 57. Municipalities. Application by a person to have the Amount of the Ratable Value of his Property To the Mayor of the Municipality of Altered. SIR,I hereby claim to have the Ratable Value of my property, as specified on the [Municipal Electoral List] or [ Ward Electoral List] altered in accordance with the following particulars. Ward Electoral SIR, I give you notice that I object to the retention of [name of person objected to] on the [Municipal Electoral List] or [ List] on the following grounds:- SIR, I give you notice that I object to the Ratable Value of the Ratable Lands set against [name of person on List] on the [Municipal Electoral List] or [ Ward Electoral List] on the following grounds : N.B.-The notice of objection must be in duplicate, and be served on the Town clerk. Fifth I, A.B., of (insert name, residence, and calling and No. on roll), hereby proposé, and I, C.D. (insert the like), hereby second E.F., of (insert the description of the candidate), as a fit and proper person to be Mayor (or one of the Auditors, as the case may be) of the Municipality of I consent to act if elected, E.F. NOMINATION OF COUNCILLOR. Ward. A.B. I, A.B., of (insert name, residence, and calling and No. on roll), hereby propose, and I, C.D. (insert the like), hereby second E.F., of (insert the description of candidate), as a fit and proper person to represent this (Municipality or Ward, as the case may be) as one of its Councillors. I consent to act if elected, E.F. A.B. Seventh For Councillors. Section 89. |