Municipal Institutions Further Amendment Act 1883 (WA)

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No. XIX.

An Act to amend " The Municipal Institutions

Further Amendment Act, 1882."

[ Assented to, 8th September, 1883. ]

HEREAS it is expedient to amend " The Municipal by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:—	VV	Institutions Further Amendment Act, 1882 :" Be it enacted
1.

THIS Act may be cited for all purposes as " The Municipal Institutions Further Amendment Act, 1883." Tide.

THE provisions of the Second Section of " The Municipal Institutions Further Amendment Act, 1882," shall apply to the	Sec. 3 of 46 V. 19
to apply to Perth
Municipalities of Perth and Fremantle only. And in all other	and Fremantle only.
Municipalities any ratepayer shall, subject to the provisions of "The Municipal Institutions Act, 1876," be qualified to hold office as a Councillor.

2.

3. THE Council of any Municipality may, and they are hereby Powers to let land.

empowered, from time to time to lease the lands granted in fee simple by the Crown to such Municipality, or any part or parts of

47° VICTORIZE, No. 19.

Municipalities Act—Amendment.

such lands, to any person or persons for the use of any cricket athletic, football, or other club, or to any person or persons for any other purpose or purposes, for any term not exceeding three years, at such rent or rents and under and subject to such terms and conditions as the Council may deem expedient. Provided that no such lease shall be made for a term exceeding six months, without the consent in writing of the Governor.

IF any Councillor shall die, or, by notice under his hand delivered to. the Chairman or Clerk of the Municipality, shall resign his office, or shall become incapable from any cause of continuing to act as a Councillor, or shall be declared ousted of such office by the Supreme Court, or at any time during the time for which he is elected shall cease to be qualified as aforesaid, or shall be absent from four consecutive ordinary monthly meetings of the Council without leave obtained from the Council in that behalf, then the office of such Councillor shall become vacant, and every such vacancy shall be deemed to be an extraordinary vacancy within the meaning of this Act.

Extraordinary 4.

vacancies.

Change of style of •5. FROM and after the passing of this Act, the name, style, and

Corporation a Pre- title of the corporation of the town of Fremantle, constituted under mantle. and by virtue of " The Municipal Institutions Act, 1871," shall be

" Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the town of Fremantle "; and under such name, style, and title, they shall have all and the like rights, privileges, and immunities as have been heretofore possessed by them under the style and title of " The Council and Burgesses of the town of Fremantle." The present Chairman of the Council of the Municipality of Fremantle shall be the first Mayor of the said town, and shall continue in office up to the thirtieth November next.

Chairman to be 8. WHENEVER in any Act, Law, or Statute, or other public

Mayor. document or notice, or in any proceeding of what kind or nature soever, the Chairman of the Council of the Municipality of Fremantle has been or is referred to or is mentioned, such reference or mention shall be taken to signify and mean the Mayor of Fremantle.

Acts assimilated. 7. THIS Act and the said recited Acts shall henceforth be read

together as one Act.

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

to this Act.

F. NAPIER BROOME, Governor.

By Authority : Etc n PETTIER, Government Printer, Perth.