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THE

COUNCILLOR'S MANUAL

BEING A

GUIDE TO SCOTTISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IN BURGHS, PARISHES, AND COUNTIES

SEVENTH EDITION, REVISED

BY

ABIJAH MURRAY, I.S.O.

CHIEF CLERK, LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD FOR SCOTLAND

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The titles of all Acts of Parliament, and other important headings, are
indicated in black type.

Aberdeen, application of Local Govern- | Advertising Stations (Rating) Act, 1889,
ment Act to, A 19; Burgh Police Act,
H 215.

K 34.

General Index.

66

Analysis, under Food and Drugs Act,

I 111-113, 115, 116; of margarine,

I 118; of milk, cream, etc., I 120;

certificate of, to be prima facie evi-

dence, I 123; of fertiliser or feeding

stuff, I 128; regulations of Board of

Agriculture as to samples and analysis,

I 132-134.

Analysts, appointment and duties, under

Sale of Food, etc., Act, I 111; form of

certificate, I 115; certificate of, to be

evidence, I 123; proof of competency

of, I 126; appointment of, under Fer-

tiliser and Feeding Stuffs Act, I 128;

deputes in burghs, H 201.

Ancient Monuments Protection Act,

1882 owner may ask Commissioners

of Works to become guardians, A 154;

power to purchase, or bequeath, in-
spection, penalties for injury, incorpora-
tion of commissioners, titles in their
favour, rights of Board of Trustees for
Manufactures, A 155; descriptions of

66

Owners " for purposes of Act, power

to make Orders in Council, A 156;

Schedule-list of Scottish monuments,

A 157.

1900: powers to Commissioners of

Works and county councils, voluntary

contributions, transfer between county

council and Commissioners of Works,

access of public, A 158; definitions,

A 159.

Anstruther Wester town council, H 173;
burgh under Licensing Act, M 6.

Appeal against orders to execute works,

H 85.

against removal of paupers, rules of

Local Government Board as to, F 43;

forms of appeal, etc., F 44.

to Lord Ordinary in petitions for

extension of burgh boundaries, H 152.

under Motor Car Act, D 87.

Application of Burgh Police Act, H 4.

Appointed day" under Local Govern-

ment Act, A 37.

Appoint officials, power to, in burghs,

H 18, 169; clerk, treasurer, and col-

lector, H 20, 169, 170; surveyor and

health officers, H 23; police force,

H 24.

Arbitration as to cost of water supply,

H 65; for land taken, H 201.

under Explosives Act, L 114.

under Housing of Working Classes

Act, I 167-174.

under Public Parks Act, L 8.

Areas, cleaning of, H 35.

Army Act, 1881: disposal of lunatic

soldiers and dependants, F 55; liability

of soldier to maintain wife, etc., F 56.

Army Pay Warrant, 1900: Chelsea pen-

sioner requiring poor relief, F 56;

becoming insane, F 57.

Art societies, exemption from local rates,

K 30.

Ashpits, H 64; byelaws as to, H 213.
Assess, power to, under Burgh Police
Act, H 18.

Assessments: county council, A 13;

police. B 9; road, D 31; poor, F 33;

burial grounds, F 76; burgh general,
H 86, 198; general improvement, foot
pavements, H 90, 198; sewer, private
improvement expenses, H 91; special
rates, H 92; sewerage, drainage, and
water supply, H 185; public health,

Assessor, county or burgh, appointment

I 43; public libraries, L 15.

and duties of, K 3; may ask case for
judges, K 23.

of railways, canals, etc., appoint-

ment and duties of, K 8; salary and

duties further defined, K 11, 19;

water-works, etc., K 26; date of

making up roll altered, K 27.

railway, superannuation of, K 35.

inland revenue, to assist counties
and burghs, K 2; may be appointed
county or burgh assessor, K 17; may

Asylums, district, G 17, et seq.

ask case for judges, K 17, 23.

Lunacy Acts.

See

private, licences for, G 10.

Lunacy Acts.

See

Audit of accounts. See Accounts and
Audit.

Ayr, local Acts, H 135.

BAGATELLE rooms, licensing of, H 209,
210.

Baiting animals, keeping places for, H

107.

Bakehouses, regulation of, I 191.

Ballot boxes, use of, A 161.

Balconies in burghs, byelaws as to, H 213.

Banff, application of Local Government

Bankrupt, disqualification of, for public

Act to, A 19; Licensing Act, M 6.

office, L 68, 69; limited to period of

five years, preferential payment of

local rates, L 70.

Barbed Wire Act, 1893: local authority
may order removal from fences ad-
joining highway, where local authority
offender ratepayer may take proceed-
ings, expenses, D 57.

Bathing regulations: seashore, H 75;

public baths in burghs, H 78; public

Baths, public, provision of, by parish

baths under parish councils, E 21.

councils, E 21.