CHAPTER 47. An Act respecting the Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] WHEREAS doubts have arisen as to the legality of the Preamble. assessments made by the council of the Rural Munici pality of Gilbert Plains in the years A.D. 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915, and of the by-laws passed by the said council of the said rural municipality in the said years striking the rates and making the levies for taxes for the said years, and respecting the power of the said municipality to enforce payment of the taxes now appearing in the books of the said municipality as being charged upon and against various persons, firms and corporations, and upon and against certain lands, tenements and hereditaments, goods and chattels situate in said municipality from year to year during the years aforesaid, or some or one of them, on account of certain provisions of "The Municipal Act" and "The Assessment Act" relating to the assessing, rating, levying and charging of said taxes, and the issuing and giving notices in respect thereto, not having been strictly complied with, and it is expedient to set such doubts at rest and to legalize, validate and confirm such assessments, by-laws, notices, levies and taxes, Therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: ments, by-laws, of the Plains legalized. 1. Notwithstanding any defect or irregularity in the proceed-Certain assessings taken in the making of such assessments, or in the passing levies, taxes and of such by-laws, or in the assessing, rating, levying and charg-rural municipaling of said taxes, or in the issuing and giving of the notices in ity of Gilbert respect thereto, or in the proceedings prior or subsequent thereto, the said assessments, by-laws, levies, taxes and notices are hereby declared to have been and to be sufficient, valid, effectual and binding as if all such proceedings had been fully and completely carried out according to all the provisions of "The Municipal Act" and "The Assessment Act," but no further or otherwise, the intention of this Act being only to cure all defects in the proceedings aforesaid, which are hereby legalized, validated and confirmed, and the validity and legality of said assessments and by-laws, notices, levies and taxes shall not be questioned in any action, suit or proceedings in any court on account of any defect or irregularity in said proceedings or on account of any provisions of "The Municipal Act" or "The Assessment Act" not having been complied with in the making of said assessments or the passing of said by-laws, or in the Pending litiga tion not af fected. assessing, rating, levying and charging of said taxes, (or in the issuing and giving of the notices in respect thereto), or in the proceedings prior or subsequent thereto. 2. Provided that this Act shall not affect any litigation now pending. 3. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. CHAPTER 48. An Act respecting the Village of Gilbert Plains [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] WE HEREAS doubts have arisen as to the legality of the Preamble. assessments made by the council of the Village of Gilbert Plains in the years A.D. 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915, and of the by-laws passed by the said council of the said Village of Gilbert Plains in the said years striking the rates and making the levies for taxes for the said years, and respecting the power of the council of the said village to enforce payment of the taxes now appearing in the books of the said village as being charged upon and against various persons, firms and corporations, and upon and against certain lands, tenements and hereditaments, goods and chattels situate in said village from year to year during the years aforesaid, or some or one of them, on account of certain provisions of "The Municipal Act" and "The Assessment Act" relating to the assessing, rating, levying and charging of said taxes, and of issuing and giving notices in respect thereto, not having been strictly complied with, and it is expedient to set such doubts at rest and to legalize, validate and confirm such assessments, by-laws, notices, levies and taxes, Therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: ments, by-laws, Village of legalized. 1. Notwithstanding any defect or irregularity in the pro- Certain assessceedings taken in the making of such assessments, or in passing levies, taxes and of such by-laws, or in the assessing, rating, levying and charg- notices of the ing of said taxes, or in the issuing and giving of the notices in Gilbert Plains respect thereto, or in the proceedings prior or subsequent there to, the said assessments, by-laws, levies, taxes and notices are hereby declared to have been and to be sufficient, valid, effectual and binding as if all such proceedings had been fully and completely carried out according to all the provisions of "The Municipal Act" and "The Assessment Act," but no further or otherwise, the intention of this Act being only to cure all defects in the proceedings aforesaid, which are hereby legalized, validated and confirmed, and the validity and legality of said assessments and by-laws, notices, levies and taxes shall not be questioned in any action, suit or proceedings in any court on account of any defect or irregularity in said proceedings or on account of any provisions of "The Municipal Act" or "The Assessment Act" not having been complied with in the making of said assessments or the passing of said by-laws, or in the assessing, rating, levying and charging of said taxes (or in the issuing and giving of the notices in respect thereto) or in the proceedings prior or subsequent thereto. 2. This Act shall not affect any litigation now pending. 3. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. Pending litigation not affected |