THE RATING ACT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2192, 3 July 1914, Page 4

THE RATING ACT

Nura«!Mtts aiiwj-KJtncuts to ilie Rati)*K Aw arc pvoposed in wmi-ts lvWch li.Ave beBB foTsvarded far tliu wnsidera■tion of tk-e canting Municipal Assaciiititisi Conferonee. Aniaug tho i>ro» poeals in« titc .l.'ollovviiig !— on Aijftual tiio Htttin.g Act be tunended so as to provide far tho va-Ju-ittifrii list to-be SitpIjJwmJ to-borough coturcfls on December 31 of oaeli ,vcnf with <;OMsec|U(?ntia;l al-tcratirais,'—Kel-iou, Hatiag-H-Pott-fer to $uo A!twuativi?l.v, —That, the Hfltius Act bo amended so as to give looid authorities potfer fa suo rtltel'iiatively if accessary tho otttul?ier, owlier, or nrortgageft ol : fated ptoinises for any rates th&t may i)s ki' af« i'ea-rs.^-fefesoSi. Ascorteif(.i«.{» Jfaitie ef Ottjtct of feg-islatjon bfi introthicfid so R-s to pi-ovitje that local feodies requiring the Manic of tins tiwwef tvf nioft.ffagflfe tot the purpose cl eollectm-g rates Ij6 hy'the Bqjarfetflent free .of tho tjswal eterfib. ftiarb lot j eeprelang a- t.i-tle.—i'alwiorsto.a Nbftlh -, I Itotcs on BiiildinSE Oflt of Jtopaiv.— '. J 'flsat- Section 6* of tire Uatjfig Jtet,.. i J9OS, he -ftnicttded so as to ptnvife. th-a-li any .person who does not keep life nftte* aMo IjiiildinßS in a suffieidnt stiite ttirepair to poruvit of tliw;f bring acfeftpiod,, or. who Being- tlio -osmiot ei fatcali-lcr butlcrtnßS fit tor <?ccuisf.tip.H,. refuses.to. ocdu.py or let the saiw, s-baJi bo rcqvjir- . e<l te prtj- -tire wiiflle year's ratei .ia ■ tbq-urf) the sftif] fatfia-lik lnt-iMni-gs wcjco' Jfwft." -(fhc-: 1912 coiifereiiec deseed dist Section '64 be wiiolj.y Mpcaled.) . Eeserr-eS, tie, To be Esctnjit.^tet: all reserves Md by a tofi-aj 'aH-iliffirlty ' for wcrca-tioM finntoses si-ad- a-jl livnds v'-sted in a teal "antSiority ef Miifih tSiC'i-o is not ail fiiciijMe* as fetoenf h) tlio Rating Act. othef -thiift His Iflcal authority be essnipt -fromston No'ftih, . BuMin.B P«stroyetl fcy ififc—Thal ' ii) the went of propoffey feifig destroyc-il 'nv : fsfo ilto cleric 'of t-Wkciil authority lies e-riipowered to n>.ako ihe.iie-oessa-ry ainwAinejs-t to the assfrssmeii-t of; fto. propcTfe' in the Valuation JBoil, aiid tint k<?. iietlfj the t'nTs.ier-Gciiiora.! o{ s»h nmM^me.rii—Fc-tiding*. Uifitt£ rf oa s Ifote aiid Irftniwity U'racte-.—Tii-M city au-fl 1-Wough coun« oils his given' statutory ■α-irttelty for Jating fttts mains, tr-Sta ttsvelts, etc.. MH -flo-wai fa -tto 35-yttiif-c reads witliifl the the fefiuiidaifids <jf- giid) kca.l aiitl.ioi'i'' , ties,—■'β-fflcenhcad, (This has ajready be to tsiiwfed at Wo coiiieronciGs.) ■ . Bocßvefy of ©hrtrge-s tts ifa> tirovisions vt t'lm E-afeg Act resiscctiiig the woevftfy el rates bs bsj tcitatef}. to inoJutfe dli rai.es apd ohaiges j toatla by a, local authority (i.-e., wafer rat(? ; s, saiutfttidn \din-rgejs, aniouiite. f.te wbfk d<3tts by it ensiviieH ivhich it'ais ieß«}l.v flftowtd to do, aiul formhic.lt tlie ownor of a- ip.rpp.efty k liatrfc, -ete.W BirkenTifiac), . Ratps <jii WoTltfrrs' l)vwHifiss.- J rit-nt tlio Worters , Bwciltesfe Act, 1&Q8. lf> nntehfcd sh tStaft the Gnitfbrra'nsut AaM ' be iftiMje liairlo for fates w tl-ifi bJihio. ! frflj? as afo- ii.ll fltl.UM- eiVuors of tosicl ns sot w»* fli • tlte Ra.ti.ng Act, IDOS.—F.ak Noxt-li. ' - - "' : Wα fliid fen Per Cent, AWit-knis.—■ Tlwi* SeeHon 28 of the &attri« Xroenrt- ; rflcht Aet, IOT.O, lm innw*dcd ; pmv.M£!iq; rai*t Eii a&itiottnl cbAi'Rft el five- tow mSUm ftTflj- be atWetf f 0 ail Kttos «n-. jiaW. at tfe -oxniat-ioii of .fli-Mp .IAoWt-hs : !)*d tarteoH ffeyj frfflU r i<!io. '■ de.nijM ■ ita-oof, ftnfl tiiat a sharge nf to.n' fW '■ ..te.»t.iini bfr -MjcMf'd to all ffhibmits unpoW ■at tho ospirlit-ion-ef six nioiith? ijjwT ■ .feimtnmi .tos%piu the dnio of'dsmaiid. i