be for the payment of the portion of the debt or interest payable by special assessment." 15. Clause 3 of paragraph (b) of section 370 of the said Act as amended by An Act to amend The Town Act chapter 19 section 22 of the statutes of 1910-11 is hereby further amended by striking out the words "can be properly paid out of the current revenue of the town for the current year; or greater than" where the same appear therein. (2) This section shall be deemed to have been in force on, from and after March 23, 1911. 16. Subsection (b) of section 370 of the said Act is hereby amended by adding thereto the following clause: "(2) That the proposed special assessment for the part of the cost payable by special assessment shall be made and all appeals therefrom authorised by the provisions of this Act respecting local improvements, shall be heard and determined before any bylaw for borrowing money by the issue of debentures to pay the whole or any part of the cost of the local improvement is passed." 17. Section 374 of the said Act is hereby amended by striking out the words "assessment made under the authority of any bylaw passed" where the same appear therein and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "proposed special assessment to be made under the provisions of this Act." 18. Section 382 of the said Act is hereby amended by striking therefrom the numerals and word "334 to 348" where they occur in the twenty-third and twenty-fourth lines thereof and substituting therefor the numerals and word "234 to 248." 19. Section 383 of the said Act is hereby amended by adding the following proviso: "Provided however that notice of any such claim or action must be served upon the secretary treasurer of the town within one month of the happening of the alleged damage and any action brought for damages in connection therewith shall be commenced within six months from the receiving of such notice." 20. Section 11 of this Act and the enactments therein contained shall come into force on the first day of January, 1914, and not earlier. Section 136 amended New clause 20a Clause 30 amended Clauses struck out New clauses 36 and 37 added to section 136 Supplying light to the village Entering into contract for light H 1912-13 CHAPTER 29 An Act to amend The Village Act. [Assented to January 11, 1913.] IS Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the 1. Section 136 of The Village Act is hereby amended by inserting therein immediately after clause 20 thereof the following as clause 20a: "20a. Regulating the erection and repair of buildings and the distance of such buildings from the street line and regulating the construction and dimensions of chimneys and enforcing the proper cleaning of the same and authorising the pulling down or removal at the expense of the owner thereof of any building or erection which may be constructed or placed in contravention of any bylaw;" 2. Clause 30 of section 136 of the said Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word "licensing" where it occurs in the first line thereof the words "motor liveries." 3. Section 136 of the said Act is further amended by striking therefrom clauses 32 and 34 thereof. 4. Section 136 of the said Act is hereby amended by adding thereto immediately after clause 35 thereof the following as clauses 36 and 37 respectively: "36. Building, erecting, buying or leasing, controlling and operating any plant for the purpose of supplying light for the village: "(a) For all purposes connected with the carrying on of such plant the village shall have power to acquire land either within or without the village; "37. Authorising the overseer and secretary treasurer to sign any contract with any person to supply light for the village but such contract shall not have the effect of an exclusive franchise nor shall it extend for a period exceeding 10 years." 5. The said Act is further amended by inserting immediately after section 136 thereof the following sections: appoint in Weeds Act "136a. It shall be the duty of the council and it shall have Council may power to appoint before the first day of March in each year spectors under such inspector or inspectors as are required to carry out and The Noxious enforce the provisions of The Noxious Weeds Act within the village and to clearly define the territory of each such inspector so that every part of the village shall be covered; and every inspector shall hold office until his successor or successors are appointed and shall have all power and shall perform all duties of an inspector appointed in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and shall be paid such remuneration as the council may fix. department of "(2) It shall be the duty of the secretary to notify the weeds Shall notify commissioner at the department of agriculture forthwith of the agriculture appointment of such inspector or inspectors and of their location and post office address and of the territory assigned to each. animals "136b. The council may at any time make provision by Restraining bylaw for restraining and regulating the running at large or running trespassing of any animals and for the providing for distraining at large and impounding them and for determining the compensation to be allowed for carrying out the provisions of such bylaw and for services rendered in respect to and sustenance supplied for animals distrained or impounded; for appointing poundkeepers and providing sufficient yards, buildings and inclosures for the safe keeping of such animals as it may be the duty of the poundkeeper to impound; for appraising the damages to be paid by the owners of animals impounded for trespassing and subject to the provisions of this Act for providing for the sale of animals impounded in case they are not claimed within a reasonable time or in case the damages, costs and expenses are not paid. improper "136c. If any poundkeeper impounds or assists or incites Penalty for or employs any person to impound any animal in any village impounding unless such animal was an estray or was trespassing upon the poundkeeper's own property he shall in addition to any civil. liability which he may incur by reason thereof be guilty of an Offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding $100. given by "136d. If the owner of any impounded animal is known to Notice to be the poundkeeper the poundkeeper shall forthwith deliver or poundkeeper cause to be delivered to or at the place of residence of such owner or his servant a notice in the following form: "To (name of owner or government printer, as the case may be) "Notice is hereby given under section 136d of The Village Act that (description of animal impounded) was impounded in the pound kept by the undersigned on the (description of place where pound is located) on the day of 19 Signature of Poundkeeper. Copies of all notices to be posted at pound Impounded animals may be sold Poundkeeper not to have any interest in sale When animals may not be sold Poundkeeper may not be licensed as auctioneer "(2) In case such owner is not known or such owner or person notified shall not within ten days after the mailing or delivery of such notice appear at the pound and release the animal so impounded by the payment of the lawful fees and claims for damages the poundkeeper shall cause to be inserted in two consecutive issues of a newspaper, if any, published within the village a notice in the form of this section, and shall forward to the government printer for publication in The Saskatchewan Gazette a copy of such notice accompanied by a fee of two dollars for each animal impounded: "Provided that the fees payable to the government printer in connection with each impoundment shall not exceed $5. "136e. Every poundkeeper shall without charge in addition to any copies of any notice which he may be required under this Act to post or deliver post a copy of every such notice in a conspicuous place at his pound and in the nearest post office and shall keep and maintain such notice at his pound during the whole of such time such notice may refer to. "136f. When any animal shall not have been released from the pound within twenty days after the notice has been published as provided for in section 136d hereof mentioned the said animal shall be sold by public auction after notice of such sale shall have been posted for eight days in three conspicuous places within the village one of which shall be the post office nearest the pound and at such sale the poundkeeper shall be the auctioneer; and such sale shall be held at the pound or at such other place as may be designated by bylaw of the village and shall commence at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon and the poundkeeper shall not either in person or by his agent purchase any animal at such sale or have any interest of any kind in any animal so purchased. "136g. If more animals than one are impounded on any distress and the owner thereof is known the poundkeeper shall not sell any more of such animals after he has realised from the sales sufficient to satisfy the claims for damages, expenses and fees chargeable against the animals and the owner of the animals shall be entitled to those remaining unsold. "(2) If the owner of the animals is unknown the poundkeeper shall sell all the animals impounded. "(3) The poundkeeper shall immediately after such sale send to the secretary treasurer a description of the animal sold, the date of sale, the amount realised and the disposition thereof. "136h. No poundkeeper making a sale under the provisions of this Act shall be liable to a penalty for selling without a license as an auctioneer. proceeds of "136j. The proceeds of the sale of any impounded animal Disposal of sold under the provisions of this Act shall be applicable in sale payment: "(a) of any costs and charges attending such sale; "(b) Of all sustenance fees; "(c) To the impounder of such animal the amount due and the residue, if any, shall be paid to the owner of such Owner's claim "136k. Any money paid to the secretary treasurer under to net proceeds the provisions of the next preceding section shall be paid over to the owner of the animal sold on evidence satisfactory to the council being furnished and application therefor being made to the council within twelve months from the date of the sale; otherwise such money shall form part of the general revenue of the village." 6. The said Act is hereby amended by inserting therein immediately after section 222 the following as section 222a: "222a. Notwithstanding anything herein contained the council of any village may by resolution passed at any time previous to the first day of June in each year determine that in any one year the poll tax in the village shall not be imposed." 7. Sections 223 to 251 both inclusive of the said Act are hereby repealed and the following sections are substituted therefor: ment return "223. The treasurer of every village shall during the month Tax enforceof January in each year prepare a separate statement to be known as 'The Tax Enforcement Return'; and the treasurer shall enter in such return the following information in the columns provided for the purpose: "1. The name and post office address of each person whose name appears on the last revised assessment roll of the village and who has not paid all taxes due by him to the village for the year next preceding the preparation of the said return or for any former year; "2. A description of each lot or parcel of land for which each person is assessed; "3. A statement of the taxes due by each such person on each lot or parcel of land for which he is assessed including the taxes of the next preceding year and showing the years for which all such taxes were levied. "224. When duly prepared as provided in the next preced- Audit of ing section the treasurer shall submit the tax enforcement re |