CHAPTER 34. An Act to further amend “An Act respecting Taxation of Personal Property in Incorporated Towns and Villages." By-law to remain in force from [Assented to March 24th, 1911.] HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: : 1. Section 3 of chapter 53 of the Statutes of 1906 is hereby amended by adding the following sub-section: (c) Any by-law passed pursuant to this section shall, subject to repeal or amendment, and unless it is otherwise provided, have force from year to year, so long as this Act shall Act in force. be or remain in force in the town or village affected thereby. year to year as long as 2. Sub-section (a) of section 10 of the said Act, as enacted by chapter 38 of the Statutes of 1909, is hereby amended by adding the following words at the end thereof," and shall be levied and paid in priority to all other executions, charges and liens against the personal property of the judgment debtor." 3. Section 15 of the said Act, as amended by section 2 of chapter 38 of the Statutes of 1909, is hereby further amended (a) by inserting the words "from time to time" between the words" force" and "as" in the first line thereof, and (b) by adding the following words at the end thereof, " until this Act shall again come into force by request and proclamation as aforesaid and so on from time to time." 4. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. CHAPTER 35. An Act to amend "The Municipal Audit Act." HIS [Assented to March 24th, 1911.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of follows: 1. Section 4 of chapter 37 of 7 and 8 Edward VII, being "The Municipal Audit Act," is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: be annual year. 4. The audit of the books and accounts of the several Audits to municipalities in the Province shall be made annually, com- and for the mencing in the month of January, and shall, in the case of calendar each municipality, embrace a period commencing on the first day of said month of January and ending on the thirty-first day of December following. 2. Section 5 of said Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: in triplicate showing re 5. It shall be the duty of each treasurer of a municipality to prepare in triplicate, and forward to the Municipal Com- to send in missioner, not later than the fifteenth day of January in each statements year, a statement signed by such treasurer, shewing in ceipts and gross and in detail the receipts and expenditures of the also assets municipality for the preceding year, and also a statement liabilities. fully shewing the assets and liabilities of the municipality as on the thirty-first day of December preceding. expenditures, and of the three the Commis (a) One copy of each of such statements shall be filed in Disposition the office of the Municipal Commissioner, one copy thereof coples by shall be sent by the Municipal Commissioner to the mayor or Municipal reeve of the municipality to which such respectively refer, gioner. and the remaining copy shall be delivered or transmitted by the Municipal Commissioner to one of the provincial municipal auditors assigned by him to conduct the audit in the municipality to which such balance sheet or statement relates. Statements to be printed in form for 3. Section 9 of said Act is hereby amended by striking out all the words in said section commencing with and in- pamphlet clusive of the word "at" in the seventh line and by substitut- ratepayers. ing therefor the following words, "in pamphlet form for dis- being pubtribution among the ratepayers." instead of lished in newspapers. Publication of statement. 4. Section 10 of said Act is hereby amended by striking out the last four lines of said section, and by substituting therefor the following, "The said statement shall be signed by the treasurer and published by him, at the expense of the municipality, in a newspaper published within the municipality, or, in case there be no newspaper published in the municipality, then in some newspaper published in Manitoba and having a circulation in the municipality." 5. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. CHAPTER 36. An Act to amend "The Municipal Boundaries Act." H1 [Assented to March 24th, 1911.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of follows: 1. Section 15 of chapter 118 of the Revised Statutes of Manitoba, 1902, being "The Municipal Boundaries Act," as amended by section 1 of chapter 60 of 5 and 6 Edward VII, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: ARGYLE. Argyle. 15. The Rural Municipality of Argyle shall comprise R. M. of sections numbered from eighteen to twenty-one, both inclusive, sections twenty-eight to thirty-three, both inclusive, and the north halves of sections sixteen and seventeen, the west half of section thirty-four and the southwest quarter of section twenty-seven, all in township numbered three, range numbered twelve west; sections numbered from three to eleven, both inclusive, sections numbered from fourteen to twenty-three, both inclusive, sections. numbered from twenty-five to thirty-six, both inclusive, and the west halves of sections numbered thirteen and twenty-four, all in town- New arship numbered four, in range numbered twelve west; sections rangement numbered from thirteen to sixteen, both inclusive, that part of section numbered seventeen north of Rock Lake, and sections numbered from nineteen to thirty-six, both inclusive, all in township numbered three, in range numbered thirteen west; sections numbered from nineteen to thirty-six, both inclusive, in township numbered three, in range numbered fourteen west and all of townships numbered four, five and six, in ranges thirteen and fourteen west. of boundaries. to R. M. 2. Section 26 of said Act is hereby amended by adding Lands added after the word "seventeen" in the eighteenth line thereof of Louise. the words" and the north half and the south-east quarter of section numbered twenty-seven and the east half of section. thirty-four." 3. This Act shall come into force upon proclamation of When Act the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. in force. R. M. of Posen abolished. CHAPTER 37. An Act to amend "The Municipal Boundaries Act." [Assented to March 24th, 1911.] HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: 1. Section 31 of chapter 118 of the Revised Statutes of toba, 1902, being "The Municipal Boundaries Act," as amended by section 1 of chapter 58 of 5 and 6 Edward VII, is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor: New R. M. of Coldwell created. In Eastern District. Order-in- providing for first election. COLDWELL. 31. The Rural Municipality of Coldwell shall comprise all of townships numbered nineteen and twenty in ranges numbered one and two west, all of townships numbered eighteen, nineteen and twenty, in ranges numbered three and four west, all of township numbered twenty, in range five west, and fractional townships numbered eighteen and nineteen, in range numbered five west, fractional townships nineteen and twenty, in range numbered six west, and fractional township twenty, in range numbered seven west of the principal meridian. 2. The foregoing described rural municipality shall be a rural municipality within the Eastern Judicial District. 3. The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council may by order-incouncil (1) Specify the time for the holding of an election for reeve and councillors for the Rural Municipality of Coldwell, created by this Act; (2) Divide the municipality into wards and declare the number of councillors who shall be elected for each ward, according to the provisions of "The Municipal Act"; (3) Appoint a returning officer of the said municipality to act at the first election of a reeve and councillors in the said municipality; |