NELSON HIGHWAYS BILL.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1166, 24 April 1872, Page 2

NELSON HIGHWAYS BILL.

..■The following Bill wilPJae; lufa^before the Provinpiaj^p]i^pil during the cotnirig' session :— The Bill is entitled " ; A Bill to^nsolidate and amend the law relatinjj'.torHighwayS iri'tlib Province of Nelson." uV/TJfe prea'inble i recites the various Provincial Actsa'nd Amendment Acts, under 'which: the ';Road •> Boards- are at ipresent operative. ; :n- : U>- . --r ;-x ]■..■:.!.-- •■.-/.; ,-.... +a Section- 1: aFixestthe ; short vt'iae of iWj Bill, " The Highways AcbjMBT2A .;! C n ' — ~2r~Repeal3"alHtherA-cts-recited-in the prfm^>^^ingi^j»ffig^& of collect, ing, suing fq|!, and recovering, all roa<T ra^es r levied Under these.;A<?tsian ( drstijl due arid unpaid jiraiso retains the existence c>f present Boards, unt.U the .first, Monday M Jilly, 18^2;' ri \ kikl '• '' ■'< J - f ' d " 3. The Superintendent to proclaim dis-tridl^-r^#Mdk-:'t^i'iai{ > infall come into' operation, and to limit aiid alter each diss. ; trifcffßni time^to time astequired and to "r¥voke such prbclamatioiis'^B'Keri^rieceasaryiJ^hefclaUßetalso'?pfiovides that all district? constituted under the existing shall be deemed Ito have/bee^onstltutedjun.4er;this'Act;> ij^ i '/X 4. The election sh£ll consist of every person wh^se ; name 'is on the Electoral sRoU as entitled to yoto in. the, election of the Proivincial l Council, and if there ■ be- no Elecfcoral^RbllHor district to;be constituted & aforesaidy a 'list shall be formed frttm-the 'Electoral Roll, T^^ll"^Ktm^^h^sT| ; *liiSffi?r aWlbri this? list shaJl'.Be.'etttisl»if^' take part in any general meetings and elections of members of the Board," providedrthat- sudh^peysoris shall have: paid> all rates levilcLby the Board.,, j .^r . ,r... • -,-« .. •!' o. TKe Board shall cohsistof five iriembers until'the Ist day of Ouly, 1872J Urid' afterwards six members, three to form a Jquoruml; iprbvidediithat . the Superintent dent u may^by jproclamatiou; increase the', : number "to eight.; • -- ii A "

|8i 6jae-half of the members shall go Pi ofllfiice on the first Monday in the m*on|ppof July, after the election of the gßfit^>ancl the remaining half in the month of July in the following year, and in every subsequent year those who shall have been two years in office shall go out 4 oL : officeon»the'nTßt4londsrin^heTnonth of July. Members going ojut of office may be re-elected if th"ey-areJqualified.^ 7. On the first Monday in themonth of tei^hig !> Coit»Htpiwipiof i any district, under; this Act, six persons shall be elected to~a Board for the District. 8, 9, and 10: , The election shall be. made by a show of*J^'djyb{9). Poll taken if demanded«^|ipj||||& polling to be by ... . JJli.jChei Super^tendentjmay^^fc*- the purpose of electing 'members, aitide the ; district uito sub-districts. >„ >. ; , :l -, v}? • : r i2.:.E.very person entitled to vote" may vote for any number of candidates not exceeding the numbplr,to be elected, of voting the same as at. present existing for 'in'e election of members of the 'lionse of. Representatives. (14). As to the filling 'Up'df'U^e : -^oa'fd;in\lihe''nie.ial^erB.' > retmng. (15.) 'Audbnanj vacancy bc^rringi - 16i Superintendent may apppifrt voting places, and make other arrangements for the election of members 6f the -Board. 17. Names of members to be published in the Provincial Government Gazette. ■ 18: Expenses of Slection'tob^pai^ by jtoe Board,;; ;' ;. : j; ;; ''['."'■;'■ :> ' : '' : .." "' 19. If electobfail -to j. sfppbi^ or £11 up yacancies'^tbe Board, tteSuperintendent 'rV'.c'h-" -^17 '• "r': ;^A : / 2Q. JMemberSf.bf Board to be disqualified on refusing; to /.act, rbeingn absent from the meetings for three successive months, becoming bankrupt or insolvent, xiv being convicted ».oi.jfelohy, or any infamous crime, iviu ' 21. The assessments of the Biard snail be made upon the estimated value to sell, of the lands and tenements within the > .--.P. I '■■'!'■'. . A I^-C'Mi 22i;Noticfes ta be-; given; of* the place where the assessment may be inspected' 1,23; The Bdardshjffl levy a r^te^\6t\ea^ than one • halfpenny, and not exceeding one penny in the pound, for the raainten* /ance^of^oad^, «S». V ' f * v ' -^"^ 1 24, 'Th6[fate shall be'paid by^th'e occupier, and if no occupier, by the owner of the land or tenements, on which it shall be 25< ? lj^fi^ffiL be P aid to V l^ person anaWstrcff^lhner as directed by theißbardw>'l c ; : -^;!jt: \t>V. ■'&&?%'< 26. All monies levied or receivewunder this^Act'shall tie paid fey fie collectorlVto the Treasurer. o£ the district. j, ,27,. f^heSaperinten)ie^may pay money appropriated. by the Pr'oyincial Council to ' tKe^ednstn^'ctiori andiriainteriance' 'of loads, to the Board; !Vs ? 287 Th^-B'oa^sh'allJn'ave pqwer to make contracts and J ap^oiot surveyors, &c. 29. Every collec^orjtreasuren », r o^er persbfr appointed -levy^ or'recelve the said rates, shall giye sepurftyf'and, in ease ;of. :defaultj{npt r^opounting ; bp faUipg to pay c . monies .in.tp u tlie bank, shall, fop every such default, forfeit a sum not ci-> >cee.dingji6(fc . . *,- \v.-i : ;/. r 30. The Board may impose dues upon all persons makin'^use of any public work established^mvj^^iistrict, under the authority &PWn§ft£Bi!sa . ,i 33 and ; 32| As.t-iihe meetiwg|»f the Board, and thak ; questions' shall Joe decided by a majority of the; members present •«V>sucE^meetiri^7 ;: *an r d^ninutes of sueh |s me§tings|ihaUbe.kept. v 33 and, 3i .The Bowni .^shaU fieep accou,nts,;which sJiall be audited. eyery year; and shairpublisH' a 'copy df^the abstract or balance sheet the receipts and expenditure, — ■- — 361 Alt-raoney? found 'to^'be 'due from any retiring^ Board, together with all bobkp; vouchers and papers^ shall be paid and^eJive^edto the new%Bpard. 36/ No member of titie Board shall be. a .contractor with, orholdany paid r bffice in W.e. Gif t ; of such Board, bib \ > X 37,38, 39 and 40 relate ta penalties for gangers -and. nuisances.' ■ '41; fThe Bpaird to have the powerip, erect toll-barsv i- -.-•■.. \; shall'not pxcefsdthe scale get forth in th§ sdhedule 1 Hereunto annexed. — 43rTaT)Te'of^6Tls~SQaIl"be'"^r*ted at each;gate; B < ntt!tfcke ; ts I ts*lfe provided. 44. No toll collector shnll take improper ioll, o$ obstruct passengers, &cl, under a penalty.bf s lis.'"r :'' .'' s\ 45. No person-shall evade payment of tolls, &b. : , under a penalty of L 2. ■■t i 4, 6 - ? ne , B .°* r d: m% let tolls : .for any peribd nbt'exceemng twb years. 47. .All tolls sEallbeexpendedin making and maintaining trunk roads. 48.04juZ not to estfeitil'to' certain Lands, — Nothingin this Actshall extend to any lands belonging: to the tJrown, ? unlesiflKch lands' -shau^'be 'leased', pi held under license, np^.to lands waeyyed^br set apart . for public p'urpbs^^wto places gpt apart for publio worship, or vested 'in tr^st for any public objeot. . , ; '. •= '

>.••;■; i -..,>i'.^S* I)UJ ' B .«. i % The followiug tolls.' may be demanded, under this Act : — ; " .-<£' For every sheep, lamb; pig, or goat • Oi Fdr every ox, or head of ne'atCcattle - 2 : "For every hors^ mare, gelding, ass, or 5- : ~-'mule ■'-■."■■ ■:"-■'■; -'w-: "•'•.. -;' i - ;if . ■ ■'/■■.'■'' -J^ m 3 For every gigi cart, dray, .or. othfer " vehicle, dra\vn by'one horse' ■''•:,'*'.. 6 For every horse.a bove one, drawing 1 any ■ ' one veniole ■ •'-'■-■'.■• : '.' ■■ - * « ■/.ii.!:.. ':c i :'.•>-■ <■ *■■ .'..-:.:; ':■; .',:-. • v