Municipalities Act 1897 (NSW)

Act No. 23, 1897.

An Act to consolidate the Laws relating to

Municipalities. [6th December, 1897.]

P A R T

I .

P R E L I M I N A R Y .

1. This Act may be cited as the " Municipalities Act, 1897,"

and is divided into parts, divisions, and subdivisions, as follows :—

P A R T

I . — P R E L I M I N A R Y . — 8 8 .

1-4.

PART

I I . — T H E

CONSTITUTION

OF

MUNICIPALITIES

GENERALLY.

—88.

5 -9 .

P A R T

I I I . — C O N S T I T U T I N G

AND

ALTERING

THE

CONSTITUTION

OF

MUNICIPALITIES.

DIVISION 1.—New municipalities.—88.

10-1(5.

DIVISION

2 .— Union of

municipalities.—88.

1 7 - 2 4 .

DIVISION 3 .—Severance of municipalities.—88.	25, 2G.
DIVISION 4 .—Annexat ion to a municipality.—8.	27.
DIVISION 5.—Division into wards.—88.	28, 29.

DIVISION	6.— General	provisions.—88.	3 0 - 3 6 .
P A R T	I V . — T H E	MUNICIPAL	COUNCIL—

DIVISION 1.— Qualification

of mayor,

aldermen,

and

auditors,

—88.	3 7 - 4 5 .

DIVISION

2 .—Ret irements

and

vacancies.—88.

4 6 - 4 9 .

DIVISION

3 .—Elect ion

and

privileges

of mayor.—88.

5 0 - 5 3 .

DIVISION 4 .—The municipal

roll—

(I)	Qualification	of	electors.—88.	5 4 - 5 6 .
(II) Making	and revision	of municipal	roll.—88.	57 -67 .

DIVISION 5 .—The election of

aldermen—•

(i) Time of holding elections and number of

aldermen.—88.

6 8 - 7 1 .

(II) Who shall hold elections.—88.

72, 73.

(III)

Manner

of

conducting

elections.—88.

7 4 - 1 0 1 .

(IV) Proceedings

validated.—88.

102, 103.

DIVISION

6.—Appointment

of

aldermen

and

auditors

by

Governor—8.

104.

P A R T

P A R T

V . — A U D I T O R S . — 8 8 .

1 0 5 - 1 0 8 .

P A R T

V I . — O U S T E R

OF MAYOR,

ALDERMEN,

AND

AUDITORS.—

8. 1 0 9 .

P A R T

V I I . — P R O C E E D I N G S

OF THE COUNCIL.—88.

1 1 0 - 1 2 5 .

P A R T

V I I I . — O F F I C E R S

AND

SERVANTS

APPOINTED

BY

THE

COUNCIL.—88 .	1 2 6 - 1 2 9 .
P A R T	I X . — B Y - L A W S . — 8 8 . 1 3 0 -…