Adelaide Streets Assessment Act 1846 (SA)

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I YTll ERE AS it is espedieni to authorise ccttnin rates and assess- P~cz~I,:. .

i	1nents to bc lcvird witliin tlic Policc limits of thc City of Adelaide,
in aid of the gcncml rcvcnucs, to bc ni$icd to m:et illc illcreased
es;)orditoiae rcqoired Tor rcpniri~~g,~ inninininins, ant1 clcnming the
streets thcrcin:

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; i imscl i nzq-iesrccl - -. I _ bv such :saess~;.cnt, oil ' tile ,.;.i.ctlncl illat such

~CS5!11ent' i i~c i t idc~ any 1)rOiICriy 1; r which h(! is 110t ~ i l t ~ ) i l t ] i $ under

this Ordinni?cc, or t h t it. i w c s s e. his n;Lc;i!de p!opcrty bcgond its

6111 aid fair nnt;u:d v d u c, or th:it i m y persr,;i is o~r.itt?ti oiii of' such

nsscssriicn L; or illat t l ~ c of m y, i~crsajl is Z S ~ C S S ~ ~ below

S U i d a aii111i:d so C O I I L ~ ( ~ C I. ~ I I ~ Ih~ l sc l l a?

p-ievcil may al)j)xil to Ccncid Quarter Scssi~ns

vhich ~ I i i ~ l i LC 11ol:li n not less i !~nn iwcnty-

m e &;;S	aftcr puLlic	s ld l firli-c Lecri
t ilc pcrson so in-

rr notice in

odc i* o< t h o C ~ u; ~ i thereupon, nilc t o pay ~iic:; cosis as s ! I; I ~ ~ 'Jc hy the

Coilrtnwnrdod; and in cascsuc!~	i~r~ol is i l i l l la l lpenlun	tiiepoiilld iiizt
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any p r s o n is r~rniitcd out of ~ I I C as c s s i ~ c i i t,cr ihr;t tlic 11roi2ci'ty ofiiny

I I C ~ S I I is osicssxI below iis fuli Ii;d ihir n n n n d rsluc, rho p r i y so

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..,;p.dii~g	slinll oot oi i ly give siic$ iiotice of nppral to rho Cdonial
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- r rcasGi.cr, nud enterinto such reczfznizance as riiolwaiil, b:i~sl.iii!l also

~ i w a li!ic noticc of appcn'i to the >ersun so in ie res id in thc cvcnt of .

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such ~ p i ~ c a l as afo;csnicl, and -" 7\11 crit,er into a lilie rccogi;izal;cc

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yi thi i? thr: times Iiescinbcf'orc r c s, i ~ c c t i v e l v m c n t i ~ ~ ~ ~ d, aid thc ilct'son.

so iniwc.,:cd s l~al l, if lli!dlr;Ii d ~ ~ i C i t, te;;cai-ii upon t:ic a p p d; and

ihe Justiccs of t i ~ c l'cncc CL! GUC I Sessions, or SWIG at!iol;rn~nent

i i ~ c i ~ o f, u pail d;ic proofof tlw notic having bcei. given, aid ot'tiicrccog-

nixalicc; Invill:; I m n ciltcrcd iiltr as nf'wcsnid, shall hcar nnd deicr-

~ n h c tl:c mnllcr OS tllc appeal in: s ~ i l i m i: ~ ~ monocr, 3 rd shall iiidie such orclcr ihorcin, wit11 or wi: \out costs to ciLiicr party, as t h o

said Justices sil,ill thiuk pro l~cr; a :d i n c; thc s2i3 .lilsiiccs shn l l ~

t h i n k rile a:)p;~ll; i~~t cntitlcd to ir- i d, they eil,Ji ordcr tlic nascssnlclit 1'Lc :,,r:n*mc;,:

to bc niscntlcd i n s~lcil ~niulncr ns ii;i~y i,i: ncccs.;:n"~ Tr,r giuitl~; Ilim b. L j I l ( ~ l t n j (0 JC\!ICIYC

1.dkf, :lad sI!oll; I ~ O	0rtlcr ii:>y r:;ollc!y	[taii] ily \rill1 viiric!~	hc \ V ~ S	tlw ~ p p ~ l i ~ n ~ w i t k u u t
R'LLCIII; any othcf

linblc to pay to bc rc~t~i+nrcl to , i, i ~ I,y tile s;&l CoIo;\i,iI rj ' l .~il~\l l .~r; or it,

and in CGEO he fillall Imvc o p; ~:	1 ~ 6 1 t i ~ c gi.tb\~t~~l i I i > i ; i~ iy persoil
is omit tctf out of thc ~SSCSSIIIC~	, tllc s;iid .Jtrsticc.s mriy order tllz

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other persons nan:ed therein a i d the cletermilllillatiou of the JUS; tices at ally such Scssior:s, or ,;cijournmcnt, s11all be find and ,con-

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WWUUIUC u l r r u - V. ASD n r IT Es,icn:n, ihnt where an>* housc or t e n r ~ n e ~ ~ t

l W ~ t ). d r ~ ~ j ;;OL PIWILll t

liablc to asscssmcnt uilder tll'ir O r d i ~ m c c, shall bc OS icrs niinoal

,ho i r d ~ r

bo iuted in9ltad of value than five ponnds, if 1114 occupier and his ilnmcdiatc lcrsor tic occupier.

br any writin.. under their l jn~lds, shall require, znd if the said

hixjstrate shari by a minutc: agree thereto, such iimwdiate lessor 9 shall be rated instead of such occupier, ancl such rebatc from the rate may be nlade (not escecding tell per centtun) as the said Nagis- trate may by such minute allow; and such minute, until dtcrecl as l~errinafter provided, shall bind such lessor, his heirs and assigns, unless the said Magistrate shall at any time disallow the same, or any part thereof', ivliich shall tlienceforth, so far as the same s M l be

' disallowed, be of no effect; &cl such minute sIlail in no c n x i e

altered or rescinded bv the said Magistrate until twelve m o n h, nfter the lnaking or l& p ~ w i o o s alteration thereof, nor wiliiin six

liiontl~s after the ccnsent of tiie occupier ancl lessor :o be, 1% ~ c r c d. a L ~ Y

the alteration sllall hare been&iwn to such alteration: ~ ' ~ ~ G I. ~ I ) I. L

SEVEKTIIELESS, that the occl;pcr of any propertv, tllc imn:cdi::ic

lessor of whom s h d i have bcclj so cllnrged, si~nil & entitled to Lc

mted, on g i v i n ~ to the said! Jragistmtc six months' nutice, nc-

corciiilg to the form contained in the Sclwduic to this Ordillancc 1

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- VI. AND BE IT EXACTED, tIint \ t r i m any house slidi Lc Ict oct ;l;

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HQUW hot~, to

paid.	npnrtments, tlie inmediate lkas6r or lnndlord under wliom all i ! ~
diticreut hoidings in such llousi arc derived, shali be mtctl or asscsseti for the sanle, mld t h e ratc paltniAc i n respect tilereof may Le rr- corerecl fiooin such lessor or lni~dlord, whosegoods nndchntte!~, wl:erc- sower found, slnall be liable tb be distrained for pnplcilt of such
ratc, as if i'ouncl on tlic pren~ises chargeable: PRO\-XDED A L W ~ Y S,
that whcre such rate sllall be fn nrsenr and unpaid for the spncc of thirty-one clays after the snm4 shnll have becolne due, it i l l bc
lawful for the Collector, or oi::cr pcsson mthorised to demand pay- mcut thereof, to give notice i:! wit ing to the person or persons ill
occtlptiiun of the house in respkct whenof such arrears shnll )c d w, to pay to tile said Collector or o!hcl* person the rcnt reservcd upon his

.	holdiing; after the service of wl{ich notice, by leaving the samcat t h u
premises ciiargcable, every such tenant, occupier, orlodger, ellail ; J: I ~ S. .
all rcnt tliereaftornccroin doe f;ornlliin ~ U ~ S U Q I A I to tlic requ:'~ t iui: ~ r '

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< such notice; and it0111 and niter the delivery of such noticc, 311~1 i!:::il

satisfaction of all such arrears, si:cl~Collectoi*urotiier pcrsonslinli ilat c I.

all such rig11 ts, powers, and aoQloritics for recove~ii~- and c.:;s:rc~li;.

the payment of the rentdueand\~aynlleLy anysoc!~ tc:i:wt,~ccupin..

or lodger, as rhc immediate lalidl of such tci~ant, occuj)icr,or lo!l;w,

might hwe had; and after of sudi nrrcars of rntcs hy t ir c:

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sl;cl~ rntc or n s s c s s m e n t shali'be 'dce:~:cd to be duc and, pnyablc to

such Collector. ,	i	9	.
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IX. A s n ne 1.1. Esncrm, :hat after thc makiilg 8:1il ~ i p i f i q

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nnd rcrtilicdco y,to the said. Justiccs or one of them, of cscry k c b rissces:ucn:;	and aftct'
La eridcuco of tLc

contcuu.	the time for cippealing agaii:st the snwe shall lmve esvircd, atlct as to any other matter therein coniaioed which sh11 be tile snbject of
appeal aftcr suth appeal shall have been dcterinined, the original book or document 6f such ass'es~nxnt, or t r u ~ and coapni-cc1 copies
of such assessinent, or of so iuuch aild such parts thcmof as sshall
bc ma te r id -o r necessary to, be given cr read in cvidencc (such
copies to be certified bp such Justices, ci oi:c of them), shall Le
legal and sni'iicient ,evidence ih all Courts and placcs of tLe contents
of such assessment. i'

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books, pancrs, and writings, in his cus i~~dy oi pnwcr relnfing to the

trust rcposctl in Bi ib, or sl~illl refuse or\ neglcch to pny soch moneys

as upon the Lnlance of any account sh,ill nppcar to :)c i: ~ Ilia hands

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to tile said Coloiliai ireawrer, evcrysoc]~ pcrs.on slmll, for every sucil peglcct, respectively forfeit the s u m of 5ftylpounds, to be recovered

i n any c o ~ r t ofcompctent jurisdiction. l I

XII. A X D ne I T ~ ~ A C T E D, that eacl and cvery of the said Col- coilecan to fur. &h tkeir oceounu of

lcctors or otller persous sllall, on tlic s:turday iil cach r~~erk, or a t ,,..ipb ~e.w,..

sucl; o t l m times as the said Afacisti.atcfshali appoint, i ~ ~ n i s h a just

a i d true account of all mow$ rccci .cd by hi113 in tllo course of

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that week, i n a d r rniinncr as sllnll be dircctcil by the s ~ Magis- d

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traie; and in case m y such Collector, pr otlicr pcrson, silail refuse ,

or neglcct so to do, suc!~ Coilcctor, or o/her person, sliall, for spch

, default, bc subject and linblc to such h c as the said Nagistrate

sllail think proper, not escceding fire !pounds for each and every

such offence, t o bc levied by warrant 1l1.tdcr 1 ;;h n c l zncl seal out	.
pi thc goods and cllattds of such ofr'cndFr.

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SIli. h s ~ sn IT &ACTI!D, that evcty Cdlcctor or other perm1 A1.d pay their t r - IVICCS to h o Ca.

appointed to levy the said rhtcs and assessments shall, on the ib,,i,,i Tno6nrrr

Satcrday in c m r y wcelc, or at such bt~ier times as may Le an- w g w h .

pointed by the said hlagistratcs, pay tp thc Colonial 'Yreasurer ail

moncys leceived by him, and illell in Lis hands, by virtue of this

Ordinance.

V A S D XIE IT oEten as .\~rgirtirton;ayoid~.r

' i t shall nppcar to him or o r , C .

persons, (ir any of them,, have no t	their duty, sllall give far uKcnr~s.
o~x.lcrs for tltc nttcldmcc of such	or otlux person, a t
his office, to rrnswcr toucT~ing	and s l d l for the first

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oliEwc linc the Collector or in any sum not ex-

cecding twcnty sl~illings, and offence impose

a i l ~ ~ c not cxcceding three twenty sld-

linxs; the said f ncs to be	his hand and
scol, out of the goods and

lime ordcr and drtern;ine, by aby vote passed, as in the casc of

ordinary umncy payments for public pcrposes.

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Toviaids repairing the streets of ~\dcinidc,nny sum not C S C ~ ' C ~ -

iug One l'housand pounds. .

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.Accouula to be laid	XVII, AXD	n E IT EXACTED,	time an nccouilt of all nloncys recei;etI,
bciora tLo Coaucil

uunuuljy. and cspeadcd for the purposes of :his Cjxclioance, mndc! u p to ilic

. thirtv-first day of Dcccml~cr in e$nh year, sl~idl ;i~llltloily bc laid

before the Legislative Couocil \i.ithin thirty days tllcrcnrtcr, if

Council be then sitting, or within $hirty clays airer thc first mccti~rg.

of Council subsequent to the thirt$-fir& day of Dccenllcr; and sucil accounts shail spccify the total d i n received for crcry tax, riitc,

rent, duly, or other cllargc, for t h ~ \ ~ u l p s e s of this Ordi~~atlce ; a ~ i d

such account shall ::lso spccify t t b diifcrent heads of espcniiiturc

for thc purposes ~f this i c ancl the amounts actually es-

pc~idcd i~udc r each.

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intention so

reosona'ulc satisfaction ,

intmsted in any

grounds, which

daruagc i n any

or any of thc

be su2icieut hdemnitr.

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tauts, or any pcrsons acting in aid or under the orders of any of

them, i n t l~c csccution of this Ordinqnce, for 'what t h y or any ot'

t!mn shall clo in rcspcct thereof by virtue of the powcrs by this

Ordinance grmted to them respectiv 'ly.

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XIS. ANA, BE IT EXACTED, tlmji for LIIC purposes afoi-CG~, the Powcn 01 ~ W I;

said ;\Ia,nistrnte, and all othez persms actitig in the execution of this acting in csecution of this Ordinmcc.

Ordinance, .slid1 have all the r o w !B, I-cmedics, and privileges .

i n d e n t t o and necessary for ordering) making, assessing, levying,

> raisii,g, colieciing, and paying the said! rates, as fcllp as any persons

empowered to assess and levy rates in ':be nature of city or borough rates ham by law in Eoglaild, or ad near thereto as the nature

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dinance, in so

and taken, and

(wlxrc ncccssary) scrrcd, or escculetl

o f ~noncy ordered

Xsjcsty's Justiccs of

applicd; aud cvcry person fecliog

m y such finc or by any ardcs

cntitIct1 to nppnl ihcrcfrom in

rcqcctivcly, which arc the Province in .

forcc for tlic timc being,	beiore
Justices cif the Peace,

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XXI. AND BC IT ENACTED, h i t notperson, although liable. to ptycrr mar

Give cw~ycucc or cc$

the payment of rates under this ~ r d i n n n h, shall, by reason thcreof r ns Jurliccr.

be dcemcd to be an incompotcnt mi&ss, bcfore any Court .or .

Justice of the Peace, in any pr(cccdir,$ 'n~llntever for sny ofiencc

against this Ordinance, or in ai>g mntt+r kcinting to such rates, or

,,in any othcr matter mc~ltioncd iil this Q~dinnnco ; and no Justice

of the Pcac~ shall be disabled from actipa in the execution of this

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Ordinancc by reasoil of his

I liable to the payment of ally

rates uizder this Ordiuance.

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SO ce.(iorari ns to XXII. A m DE IT EXACTED, ~ l l a t no conviction, order, ~vnr~ant, '

infor~nalily in war-

rant, &C.	or other matter made or puqmt ing to be inade, by vii-tuc of tllis
cerhrrrri or otherwise into the Supreme Court; and no warrant of ' Ordinance, shali be quashd fur want of form, or remorcd by
commitmei~t s!lali be held void: bp, reason of any defect therein, provided that it be therein alle&xl that tho p:.i.ty has been con- vicied, aud that there be a good or 'valici conviction to sustail1 the same; and where any distress slid! be mcle for levying* any money by virtue of this Ordinance, the distress itself s'llitli not be deemed '
unlawful, nor the party malring fhe same be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the sumrnoui, convic- tion, warrant of distress, or othcr proceeding relating thereto; nor shall the party distrnini~lg be deemed a trespasser rtL i~tilio, on nc-
iount of any irregularity aftcrwprds committed by him; but the
pcrson aggricvei! by such irregu!arity inay recover f d l satisfaction
for the special damage, if any, in an action upon the casc. .

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. i s a e ~ ~ c ~ e ~ i w ' SSIII. ~ 1 1 4 for ti:c protection LE pcrsoils acrillg in tllc csccution

ngai~ist persons nct-

rng under ibfi of&. OC this Ordiuancc- -UL ~ ~ E s ~ ~ ~ l; i >, ' t l l a t all actioxs and prosccuiions

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to 'uc como~cnccd against any person ibr nnytliing doac in pursuance

Xoticc of action. of this Ordinance, s l~a l l bc conirucnccd within tu-u caicndur ~i::ri;.tils

, after the fact was comr;iittcd, aild not othcrwi~c: nnd notiui: in

writing of such action, and of the cause tbcrcof, shnli 'oo $1 ;a to

the defeudant, o x calendar nlontli at least before tltc cotllilic:lcc-

c ~ ~ r. 1 LSUO. ment of the action; and in anykuch action, the defendant inay plead the genera! issue, and this Ordinance. and the special matter in erideuce, at any trial: to be liad tilerenpon; a d CO

Tcndcrofamcnds. phinti$shail recover in ally su$l action, if tende; of suL<cieri'l

nmends sllall have been made before such action brought; orlif 3

sui;icient sun1 of money s1m:i ha^-J been paid iuto Court after such

ac~ion brought, by or on bchdf of the defendant, to;~tiler with the '

I i judgnlcilt ba costs incurred up to that time; and if a verdict shali pass for t!;c

~aninot plaintilf.

judgment shall be given against ;lie plaintif?, the defendant r h 4 l	such actiou aQer issue joined, or /if upon dcmorrer, or otherwise,	dcfcndant, or the plaintis becomb nonsuited, or discontinlie any
recover his full costs, as between ;ittormy and client, and 11nvc t h

, like relwdy for the same as any hath by law in oi l~er

cases; and though a verdict shall for the plaintiff in any - I

such action, such plaintiff shall against the defendant, unless thc Judge. before whom the trial shall be sliall ccrtify his approbation of the ac,tion, and of /he verdict obtained thereupon.

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mence anci take d%ct from and: after the passing hereof, and shall

continwin force for a period ofkot more than t ~ o years.

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L. ~ ' ~ ~ ~ A L L O R, ~ X,

Clerk o{ Council.

I, A. B.! occupier of [rlescribe the properly 8s acnrly us possible br the

rxamer tn which it is describcd i ~ z the valudm] in respect of a!iich 3. C. he lessor] is now ratcd, herebyrecjgire to bo rated as tiic oc-

cupier of the same; and.1 do h e; - & ~ urdertalie t o pay all rates law- fully made in respect of such property under the authority of the Ordinance, passed on the thirtieih day of September, one thousand eight hundred aad forty-six, intituled an Ordinance "To authorise the levying of an assessment in $id of the expense of repairing the streets within the City of Adelaide."

A D ~ L A I P ~: Prinied by authority, by.4, Alliannt, G o r e r ~ m c o t iwr in lcr, l luur l: r -b l reet. , i f

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