Municipal Institutions Act 1895 Amendment Act 1896 (WA)

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No. N.I. •

AN ACT to amend the Law relating to Muni-

cipalities.

[Assented to, :23rd September, ig96.]

HEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Aus- tralia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— W Municipalities : Be it enacted by the Queen's most Preamble

1. THIS Act may be cited for all purposes as the Municipal

Institutions Act, 1895, Amendment Act, 1896, and shall be incur- Short title mod COM - and react as forming part of the Municipal Institutions inence t. ent'

Act, 1895, and shall come into force on the passing hereof.

2. SECTION ninet y-nine of the Principal Act is hereby amended Amendment of 59

b y the addition i , after sub-section thirty-five, o the following sub- Vic., No. 10, see. 09. h of .

sections :-

"(36.) Regulating the licensing of weighbrid ges hi public

places."

"(37.)	For the preservation of public decency and public
health."

60" VICTOR/11E No. 11.

Municipal Institutions Act, 1895—Amendment.

3. SECTION 0110 hundred and five of the Principal Act is

Amendment of 59	hereby amended by the addition, after sub-section (1,), of the
Vic., sec. 105.
following sub-section

(111.) For the erection ill any public place of one or more machines or engines, with a suitable house or building thereto, for the weighing of vehicles conveying any goods or merchandise whatsoever."

AFTER a weighbridge has been erected in ally Municipality,

Vehicles to have

their weight, &e.	and ten clear days' notice of such erection shall have been given in the
painted on con-	Government Gazette, and in one newspaper circulating in the district,
spionous part.	every vehicle carrying, or constructed to carry, goods or merchandise of any kind whatever in actual use in any public place within such Municipality, shall have the weight of such vehicle painted on some conspicuous part on the off side thereof in white letters on a black ground, such letters not being less than two inches in length and of a breadth in proportion ; and the owner of any such vehicle who shall neglect to have such weight painted as aforesaid, or who shall have the same so painted incorrectly, shall forfeit and pay for each offence a sum not less than Five shillings nor more than Five pounds : Provided that for every clay that any such vehicle shall continue to be used as aforesaid, and to have the weight unpainted or incorrectly painted as aforesaid, the owner thereof shall be deemed to have committed a fresh offence.

ANY person who shall, on request being made by any officer refuse to allow goods so carried to be weighed at the nearest or most convenient weighbridge, shall forfeit and pay for each offence a sum not less than Forty shillings nor more than Tell pounds.

5.

to allow weighing,. Penalty for refusing of a Municipality, or ally officer of Police above the rank of constable,

THE Council may, if it think proper, order and cause to be built and erected, in any public place within the Municipality, one or more machines or engines, with a suitable house or other building thereto, proper for weighing of vehicles conveying any goods or merchandise whatsoever, and may fix, demand, and recover such charges as may be considered expedient for the use of such machines or engines.

6.

Council may erect

weighbridges.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

GERARI) SMITH, Governor.

By Authority: RICHARD Purism, Government Printer, Perth.