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The District Councils Act.-1914.

FORM No. 5.

Certificate of Title by Commissioner of Crown Lands under Order for Exchange of
Land.

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Commissioner of Crown Lands of the said State, pursuant to the direction of His Excellency the Governor, published in the South Australian Government Gazette of the in confirming an order for the dated the is (or are) now

exchange of land made by the District Council of

day of

day of

, do hereby certify that

seized of an estate in fee-simple in that

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Any Acts amending or substituted for any of the above Acts and any Acts amending or substituted for any such substituted Act.

THE EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE.

Form of Debenture.

South Australia.-District of

No.

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The District Council of

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paid to the said Council for the purposes of the said District, hereby binds itself to pay to the bearer for the time being of this debenture the sum of

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pounds,
and

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and to the bearer or bearers for the time being of the coupons or vouchers annexed
hereto, interest upon the said sum after the rate of
per centum per annum,
such interest to be payable on the first day of
and the first day of
in
every year, and the principal to be paid on the first day of
in the year one
thousand nine hundred and
: And the said Council hereby assigns the
special (or separate) rate authorised to be levied in the said District (or in portion of
the said District) from time to time for the purpose of [shortly describe works or under-
takings for which special or separate rate declared] to the bearer for the time being of
this debenture until the said principal sum is satisfied, and to the bearer or bearers
for the time being of the coupons or vouchers annexed hereto until the interest upon
the said principal, as represented in such coupons or vouchers by him or them held,
is satisfied.

of

Given under the seal of the District Council of

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one thousand nine hundred and

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[The seal of the District Council.] The seal of the said Council was hereto affixed on the date hereof in the presence of

A.B., Chairman.
C.D., Clerk.

NOTE.-Interest and principal payable at the bank of the Council at or at such bank or other place as may be appointed by notice to be given in the South Australian Government Gazette.

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I object to the above proposition.

Adelaide: By authority, R. E. E. ROGERS, Government Printer, North Terrace.

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An Act to further amend the Municipal Corporation Acts, and the Land Value Assessment Acts, and to amend "The Local Government Act, 1910," and for other purposes.

[Assented to, December 10th, 1914.]

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

BE with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

follows:

1. This Act may be cited as "The Municipal Corporations Short title. Act Amendment Act, 1914."

2. This Act is incorporated with "The Municipal Corporations Incorporation with Act, 1890" (hereinafter called "the principal Act"), and the Acts other Acts. incorporated with that Act; and all the said Acts and this Act shall

be read as one Act.

Act.

3. In this Act "motor vehicle" means any vehicle driven or Meaning of "motor propelled, or ordinarily capable of being driven or propelled, either vehicle" in this wholly or partly, by any volatile spirit, steam, or electricity, or by cf. Motor Vehicles any means other than animal power, but does not include any Act, 1907, s. 3. vehicle run upon a railway or tramway.

4. The definition of the term "public notice" contained in section 6 of the principal Act is amended by adding thereto the words "or in a newspaper circulating in the Municipality."

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5. The

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Amendment of

definition of "ratable
property in
section 6.

Amendment of sections 10 and 11.

Publication of

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5. (1) The definition of the term "ratable property " contained in section 6 of the principal Act is amended by striking out the words—

Lands and buildings, and parts of lands and buildings, used exclusively by the Government for any public purpose, and not occupied as a place of private residence: Provided that where the Government occupy any property owned by a private person such property shall be ratable:

and inserting in lieu thereof the words

Lands and buildings, and parts of lands and buildings, used by the Government for a public purpose : Provided that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any special or general Act, such (if any) parts of any such building as are occupied by any person as a dwelling shall be ratable property, and the person so occupying the same shall be the ratepayer in respect thereof:

(2) The said definition of the term "ratable property " is further amended by adding thereto the words-"Any land which, under the provisions of The Recreation Grounds Taxation Exemption Act, 1910,' is exempt from rating."

6. Wherever by section 10 or 11 of the principal Act the publication in the Government Gazette of a petition or counter-petition is petitions and counter- required, it shall be sufficient compliance with that requirement if the substance and prayer of the petition or counter-petition are so published.

petitions.

Cf. D.C. Act, 1887, 8. 42.

Governor may,
without petition,
annex road to

Municipality or
District.

Cf. D.C. Act, 1887,
sec. 36.

Amendment of section

22.

Female may be councillor.

Who entitled to vote when agent or attorney is enrolled on citizens' roll.

7. (1) Where any road, street, or highway, or any portion thereof, forms the boundary or part of the boundary of, or adjoins, any Municipality or Municipalities or District or Districts, or any part thereof, the Governor may, by proclamation, without any petition, annex such road, street, highway, or portion to any such Municipality or District as aforesaid, or in separate portions to such Municipalities or Districts, or any two or more of them, and the same shall thereupon be included in such Municipality or Municipalities, District or Districts, accordingly.

(2) The provisions of this section shall be read as if included in Part II. of the principal Act.

8. Section 22 of the principal Act is amended by striking out the words "any female" in the twenty-fifth line.

9. (1) Notwithstanding anything in section 30 or 49 of the principal Act, when a person is enrolled on the citizens' roll for any ward of a Municipality and another person is also so enrolled for the same ward as agent, trustee, or attorney for the firstmentioned person, only one of such persons shall be entitled to vote by virtue of such enrolment at an election or a meeting or poll of citizens. The person to be allowed so to vote shall be the one who first claims to vote at such election, meeting, or poll.

(2) When

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(2) When two or more persons are enrolled on the citizens' roll for any ward of a Municipality as the agents, trustees, or attorneys for the same person or persons, or one or some of them are so enrolled in one and another or others of them in another or others of those capacities, only one of the persons so enrolled shall be entitled to vote by virtue of such enrolment at an election or a meeting or poll of citizens, and his right so to vote shall be subject to subsection (1) hereof. The person (if any) to be allowed so to vote shall be the one who first claims to vote at such election, meeting, or poll.

10. The amendment, made by section 34 of "The Local Government Act, 1910," of section 31 of the principal Act, by striking out the last line of the said section 31, is hereby confirmed.

11. (1) Section 40 of the principal Act is amended—

I. by substituting for the words "annual election" in the
third and fourth lines thereof the words "election or
any poll of citizens or ratepayers"; and

11. by inserting after the word "citizens" in the eighth line
thereof the words "or ratepayers".

Amendment of section

31 confirmed.

Persons in receipt of public relief enrolled as citizens.

Amendment of section

40.

Alterations and citizens' roll.

amendments of

amendment of section

21 of Act 573 of

(2) Section 21 of "The Land Value Assessment Act, 1893," is Corresponding amended by substituting for the words "annual election " in the second line thereof the words "election or any poll of citizens or ratepayers

1893.

section 45. Immaterial defect in

12. Section 45 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, Amendment of after the word "admit" in the sixth line thereof, the words"provided that the Returning Officer shall not reject any nomination paper not nomination paper by reason only of an error in date, or other defect which he considers immaterial."

any

13. Section 115 of the principal Act is amended by substituting the words "for the purpose of permanently" for the words "as aids in" in the last line thereof.

14. Section 131 of the principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the words "and, until fully paid or recovered, such amount shall be a charge upon such land, notwithstanding any change in the ownership thereof, or of any part thereof."

to invalidate.

Amendment of
Marks indicating

section 115.

alignments.

Amendment of

section 131.
Cost of fencing to be a

charge on the land.

15. Section 136 of the principal Act is amended by substituting Amendment of the words "one to five" for the words "one-half to one one" in the seventh line thereof.

section 136. Batter in case of excavation near street.

section 138. Position of number

16. Section 138 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after Amendment of the word "house" in the seventh line thereof, the words "or on the front gate of the premises or such other fixture thereon as is approved assigned to a house. by the Council or the Surveyor."

17. Any

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