AN ACT to amend "The City of Hobart Town A.D. 1895. Loans Consolidation Act, 1880." [24 October, 1895.] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend "The City of Hobart Town PREAMBLE. Loans Consolidation Act, 1880," in the manner hereinafter appearing: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: 1 This Act may be cited as "The City of Hobart Loans Act, Short title. 1895." 2 The expression "the said Act," wherever the same shall be used Interpretation. in this Act, shall mean "The City of Hobart Town Loans Consolida tion Act, 1880." 3 Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act, it shall not Redemption of be obligatory on the Council to provide, in the manner directed by Debentures. Section Fifteen of the said Act, for the redemption of any Debentures issued under the said Act, or under any other Act which requires that the Debentures issued thereunder shall be subject to the provisions of the said Act, or for the redemption of any renewals of any such Debentures as aforesaid, otherwise than in accordance with the provi sions of this Act. A.D. 1895. Contributions to Indemnification. Debentures issued under "The Hobart Water Loan Act, 1883," subject to provisions of this Act. Acts to be read together. City of Hobart Loans. 4 Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act, it shall not be obligatory on the Council to set apart from year to year, as contributions to the Sinking Fund for the redemption of Debentures issued under the said Act, or under any other Act which requires that the Debentures issued thereunder shall be subject to the provisions of the said Act, any greater or other sums of money than those hereinafter mentioned, viz. : 1. Out of the moneys payable under the provisions of “The Hobart Water Act, 1893," into "The Hobart Water Account" therein mentioned, a sum equal to Five Shillings for every Hundred Pounds required for the redemption of such Debentures issued as aforesaid: any 11. Out of the moneys payable under the provisions of "The Hobart Corporation Act, 1893," into the Municipal Fund therein mentioned, a sum equal to Five Shillings for every Hundred Pounds required for the redemption of any such Debentures issued as aforesaid. 5 The provision heretofore made by the Council for the redemption of any such Debentures as aforesaid is hereby declared to have been sufficient discharge of the obligations heretofore imposed on the Council to provide for the redemption of all such Debentures as aforesaid. 6 All Debentures issued under "The Hobart Water Loan Act, 1883," shall be subject to the provisions of this Act, and shall be hereafter deemed to have been issued subject to the provisions of the said Act. 7 This Act and the said Act shall be read and construed together as one Act. WILLIAM GRAHAME, JUN., AN ACT to amend The Launceston Cor- A.D. 1895. poration Act, 1894." [24 October, 1895.] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend "The Launceston Corporation PREAMBLE. Act, 1894," in the manner hereinafter appearing: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: 1 This Act may be cited as "The Launceston Corporation Act, Short title. 1895." 2 On and after the day on which this Act comes into operation, the Repeal of existing Acts or portions of Acts of the Parliament of Tasmania set forth in the Acts. Schedule (1.) hereto shall be and are hereby repealed: Provided that Schedule (1.). such repeal shall not affect 1. Anything duly done under any Act hereby repealed before the II. Any liability accruing under any such repealed Act before the date on which this Act comes into operation. And, excepting so far as there is anything in this Act inconsistent Application of therewith, this Act shall apply to all matters and things done under Act to matters and things done. A.D. 1895. Interpretation. Hours of Polling. Municipal accounts to be subject "The Audit Act." Accounts to be forwarded to the Launceston Corporation. any repealed Act and of any force or effect at the date on which this Act comes into operation by virtue of any Act hereby repealed, as if made or done hereunder. And whenever in any Act the Acts hereby repealed, or any of then, are mentioned, such mention shall hereafter be held and construed to mean and refer to this Act. 3 In the interpretation and construction of this Act the following words, unless inconsistent with or repugnant to the context, shall have the respective meanings hereinafter assigned to them; viz.— shall mean "The Launceston Corporation Act, 66 The said Act" shall mean 1894": The Auditor-General" shall mean the Auditor-General of 4 Notwithstanding anything contained in the Thirtieth Section of the said Act, the voting at every Election of an Alderman or Aldermen shall commence at Nine o'clock in the forenoon and shall close at Six o'clock in the afternoon, unless adjourned by reason of riot or interruption, as provided by the said Act. 5 The accounts of the Corporation, as the same are mentioned and specified in the said Act, shall be subject and liable to all the provisions of "The Audit Act, 1888," in the same manner in all respects as if such accounts had been specifically mentioned therein. 6 The Council shall, before the Thirty-first day of March in every year, forward to the Auditor-General the statement and account Auditor-General. mentioned in Section One hundred and sixty-six of the said Act, accompanied with proper vouchers in support of the same, and all such books, papers, and writings in the custody or power of the Council relating thereto as the Auditor-General shall require to be furnished to him; and any person interested in the said accounts as a creditor or elector of the Municipality may by himself or his agent make to the AuditorGeneral any objection, either personally or in writing, to any part of such accounts; and the Auditor-General shall either make a special report upon such accounts, or if the said accounts are found correct he shall simply confirm and sign the same in token of his allowance thereof. Publication of accounts. Officers to be amenable to 7 Upon the annual accounts being so examined and audited as aforesaid, the Council shall cause a copy of such accounts, and of such statement and account as herein before mentioned, each signed by the Mayor and not less than Five Aldermen and by the Auditor-General, to be delivered to the Clerk of each House of the Legislature of this Colony, in order that the same may be laid on the Table of such House; and the Treasurer shall make out and cause to be printed a full abstract of the accounts for the year as audited; and a copy of the said abstract shall be published in the Gazette within Twenty-one days after such accounts have been so audited as aforesaid. 8 Every officer appointed or employed by the Council in the receipt or disbursement of moneys or other property shall be amenable to all "The Audit Act, the provisions of "The Audit Act, 1888," in the same manner in all provisions of 1888." Launceston Corporation. respects as if such officer had been an officer in the Public Service of A.D. 1895. the Colony. 9 The words "Auditor" and "Auditors" are hereby expunged Auditors. from Parts VI., VII., VIII., IX., XIII., and XIV. of the said Act; and wherever elsewhere in the said Act the word "Auditors" or "Auditor occurs, the same shall hereafter be read and construed to mean and refer to the Auditor-General of Tasmania appointed under the provisions of The Audit Act, 1888." shall same. 10 If any person shall become the occupier of any property at any Proportion of time within Six months after the time appointed for payment of any Rate in arrear Rate payable in respect of such property, whether such property was recoverable from occupied or unoccupied at such time, and such Rate or any portion occupiers after persons becoming thereof is in arrear and unpaid, such person shall be liable to pay and time fixed for pay so much of such Rate as shall bear the same proportion to the payment of the whole amount thereof as the unexpired portion of the period for which such Rate is payable shall bear to the whole of such period: Provided, that nothing contained in this Section shall relieve the occupier of such property at the time when the Rate so in arrear and unpaid was appointed to be paid from his liability to pay the same, and such Rate shall be recoverable from such occupier as last aforesaid, subject to the deduction of any portion thereof which may have been paid by or recovered from any other person. 11 Whenever any property is sold, and any Rates which are payable in respect of such property by the owner thereof are in arrear and unpaid, the purchaser of such property shall be liable to pay and shall pay all such Rates as aforesaid which are in arrear and unpaid, and which had been payable at any time within the immediately preceding period of Six months. Purchaser of property to pay arrears of Rates in certain cases. 12 Every person who shall construct within the said City a Private Private Streets. Street for use as a carriage road shall, in addition to complying with the requirements mentioned in Section Two hundred and fifty-five of the said Act, construct along the kerbing of the footways of such Private Street a gutter of stone or cement concrete Twenty-two inches in width and Six inches thick. 13 Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act or in any other Act relating to the Mayor or Aldermen of the City of Launceston, a Citizen of the said City shall not be disqualified for the office of Mayor or Alderman of the said City by reason of any contract made between the Citizen and the Council or the Corporation1. For the supply of water or light to such citizen under the provisions of any Act authorising the Corporation or the Council to supply water or light to the citizens of the said City: II. For the performance by the Council of any work or services in connection with the paving or asphalting of footways or the kerbing or guttering of roads, the removal of nightsoil or sewage, or the carrying out by the Council of other sanitary measures within the said City: 11. For the payment of money by any person for permission granted to him by the Council to occupy footways in the said City during the erection of buildings: Certain contracts not to disqualify for office of Mayor or Alderman. |