Local Bodies Contractors Bill.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1461, 22 September 1885, Page 3

Local Bodies Contractors Bill.

' 1. The Short Title .of tbis Act is "The Local Bodies Contractors Act, 1885;" 2. In this Act-^-" Local body " means and includes every Borough Council, County Council, Road Board, Town Board, Harbour Board, River Board, Drainage Board, Education Board, and District Boards and Trustees appointed under the provisions of "The Hospital , and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885." ' 3. Any member of any local body who enters into any contract for the supply of anything or the performance of any .work with the local body : ijf which he is a member, or who knowingly supplies anything, whatever to such, local body, shall not be entitled to pavement for the same, and any sum paid m respect of any such contract or supply shall be recovered, together with ten pounds m addition thereto, with full costs of suit, by any person who shall sue for the same m a Court of competent . jurisdiction. The amount recovered as having 1 been improperly paid shall be handed over to the local body- from whose funds it was paid, and the person suing shall be entitled to the ten pounds with the full costs of suit. 4. Any member of any local body who knowingly gives or joins m giving authority for, or who is a party or consents to, any such payment as aforesaid shall pay the sum of twenty pounds, with full costs of suit, to any person who shall sue tor the same m a Court of com petent jurisdiction. . 5. The provisions of this Act shall supersede the provisions ! of all enactments heretofore passed imposing pecun--1 iary penalties on members of local bodies or oh persons entering into contracts with such bodies for work or for the supply of anything, or who supply anything to such bodies, but no further or otherwise. No action, suit,, prosecution, or other proceeding shall hereafter be commenced or instituted for enforcing or recovering any penalty or sum of money imposed or made payable by any of the said enactments ; and all actions, suits, prosecutions, or other proceedings pending at the time of passing this Act shall cease to be further prosecuted on the defendant tnndering to the -prosecutor the sum oi twenty pounds with full costs of all proceedings taken before such tender." The amount of the costs to be paid shall, on application 'of 'the defendant, be fixed by the Registrar or Clerk of the Court m which the proceedings have been taken, who shall grant a certificate stating the amount to be paid.

! Mr C. W. Walker notifies a general , meeting of the shareholders of the late Dairy Factory Company for .November 2;i, at Mr Linton's rooms, to receive the Gliicial Liquidator's report. Jacob Faithful's Consultation, on the Hawke's Bay Spring Meetiag appears elrfowhuro. Tickets* m Robin Hood's great consul-- • tatiqn on 'the Melbourne Cap, m which the first prize- is .£SOOO, can be obtained 'at' Standard office, to. which, a book has been sent for distribujUpn. to . intending investors. t ;-. .**■:*•; a ..-.- ■ „ A satisfactory p'ubjic'triaVtffibeHi.rdnn Star Hand (ire'nadG!^a&' made yes'ter-" day afternoon m Wangwf>iiV.'.';'J' . * .. .„, ",.". ' In the, House last nisyhv on the ithh'd " "reading of the.- Appropriation -Bill, Major Atkinson gave Ministers '•:'s6me 4 t : hai(;d ; .' knocks. He was followed by the Weili{bV v jfe -Wakefieia>^; -;'&)£< Julj^.spg&': • .Being ■ their last'vbppOTtu^tyi": ' JhoV Jpijf *■ guns were- rnxious.td 'fire! ;sp^ 3 .pArtiiig", shots.' ■■■- ••■'■■■ " 1 ' " ' "jyl.'&'^i'li^: A leader,:. some -Jocah'new's^Trepiljr'to ..pacagri»phvid:la«tai^.htV^m^r^-Mr'^.'' : P. &s&*s? letter <f root-^|inrnria)" aii& . ,s.undryii6ther-items-a"re unavdidabiy'Ketd ' .oyerrtojiiake.rpoin for'FfiscJoinail news, i'nd through 'pressure of other matter. - .^Cholera has-, become .an epidemip<;o{ , ihi the Easb'-Indfan Archipelago."'<i.vW c are 8^ t° learn by cable that 'Messrs Synnot Bros., wool brokers,: of . . S^|i^ttie^4i£y'e : >'i6^i^ /^a : ''cfrodl^in : - to convene a the purpose of taking steps wrjto tlipie.fpyrtation of wool from : $^ .*- vf<:i **'?, .^g»«i:?aboJ*t^aftcr3«B6ftiH' were'ks^c'ohHtilßr;: ineiifcito'nhe^Voua^ ftrougti^ afrinjiiry .)p^ his leg. ,--<•■ ..-<p . v v -,-? --^ ' turn iiuitcli with Feilding on the Reefeatiyti t l gr^rfil,\;'ital'BH/w'lwi- f Saturday-' '[iiii&rilfi&fl ,3 ft'tniisHe&iU tgd ■•• iti'^'wM-i or?th© iat'tcr by .t-kree>p if onfl* : iis l : J: - f/ ; .: ; > 1: ,7' V.^-l".^ ; ( bert Mt?iß, i !.ua j d9. ! t ; ju,e c s«bj«.ct:df! ai.qu?/Btion • j'm^eV|['piUjße^y Me BtfeUftiu-, who asked y ibje l:^D jstejCjOfciand'^lf ; h : e ; w ill cuusea • r e^made-'-fiecwts*eti' < '{ : h'e > "'tD'wii'p v ' nfthipa ojßdPaltiatoii on the east 'md ' Fitir herbert on- the west of TarKruV Ranges, ~£oi-t;io purpose of di-ti-nitinitig whothesr QRJi.'.t;a prabticable' route could be found for toad foinmiiiiicatioii between "those ijpimo pl,aCea? A. 'favourable reply was • given, by. Mrßallaiice; ; Tlib opening of the Welltngton-Man-awatn'.' railway as far as Piu-ainuiatta took plac'6 yesterday withoutc.ereniony . The third reading of the District Railways Purchasing Bill was carried yesterday by a majority o£ one. The Special 'Powers and Contracts Bill . was also passed. , ... ; . : The item of£sQf) for the>Ntw Ze^lan^ Liiliu^Associaiiou"viy^'."beeii passed by the "Housed "* : •■'" w ' '' We understand that the Govenitnent Insurance -Association have decided to increase their rates of premium from and after the Ist of O.utob.er. The Public. Petitions Committee have reported m favour of Si.i Julius Vog»-l's • pttitiou being postponed until next session. The Wanganui Harbour Board Bill has been shelved for this session.-