Sydney Corporation (Amendment) Act 1917 (NSW)

SYDNEY CORPORATION

(AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 22, 1917.

An Act to amend the Sydney Corporation Act, 1902, the Sydney Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1902, the Sydney Corporation Amendment Act, 1905, and certain other Acts ; to provide for band and other musical performances in public parks within the city ; and for purposes consequent thereon or incidental thereto. [Assented to, 7th November, 1917.]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-

Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : —

1 . This Act may be cited as the " Sydney Corpora­ tion (Amendment) Act, 1917," and shall be construed with the Sydney Corporation Act, 1902, (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), the Sydney Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1902, and the Sydney Corporation Amendment Act, 1905.

3 . Section thirty-four, subsection two of the Prin­ cipal Act is amended by omitting the words " Cancel them by striking through the name of every candidate except such ", and by substituting therefor the words " place a cross opposite the name of every candidate ".

2 . Sections nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen of the Principal Act are amended by substi­ tuting for the word "Sep tember" the word " M a y " , and for the word " October " the word " June ", and for the word " November " the word " Ju ly ", wherever any such word occurs.

4 . Section thirty-six of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words " strike through the names of all persons nominated upon such ballot-paper except such a s " and substituting therefor the words " place a cross opposite the name of any person nominated upon such ballot-paper ".

5 . Section twenty-three subsection (a) of the Sydney Corporation Amendment Act, 1905, is amended by omitting the words " and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum ", and inserting in lieu thereof the words " and shall bear interest at a rate fixed by the council, and approved by the Governor", and section twenty-four of the same Act is amended by striking ou t the word " Principal ".
6 . The following new subsection is inserted next after subsection (c) of section twenty-three of the Sydney Corporation Amendment Act, 1905 :—

(el) Notwithstanding the provisions of the pre­ ceding subsections, in lieu of issuing debentures in the form and subject to the provisions of the preceding subsections, the council may issue debentures to secure repayment of moneys borrowed by it together with interest thereon by equal yearly or half-yearly instal­ ments, and such debentures shall be in the form of Schedule 1)1 hereto.

7 . Section twenty-six of the Sydney Corporation Amendment Act, 1905, is amended by inserting the words " except in the case of debentures issued in pur­ suance of the provisions of section twenty-three, sub­ section ( c l ) , " at the commencement thereof.

8 . Section nine, subsection one of the Sydney Cor­ poration Amendment Act, 1905, is hereby amended by the omission of the words " one year " and by the insertion in lieu thereof of the words " three years."

9 . The council may erect and maintain bandstands within any public park in the city, and also provide accommodation for the public to attend at any band or other musical performances in such parks.
The council may engage musicians to give band or other performances at such remuneration or upon such terms as may be agreed upon.

The

The council may make by-laws providing—

(a)	for payment by persons attending such musical performances in public parks for the use of the accommodation provided by the council, and for the collection of such payment;
(b)	for regulating such performances and the conduct of the same ;
(c)	for insuring orderly and good behaviour by all persons attending at such performances or in the vicinity of the same ;
(d)	for the removal from the park of all persons behaving in a disorderly, offensive, or objection­ able manner during any such performances ;
(e)	for fixing the penalty (not exceeding ten pounds) for any offence against any by-law under this section.

All expenses incurred in the carrying out of the powers granted to the council by this section may be defrayed from the corporate funds of the council.

S C H E D U L E D l .

No. -Series. Debenture £

ISSUED by the Municipal Council of Sydney under the provisions of the Sydney Corporation Amendment Act , 1905 (as amended by the Sydney Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1917).

Transferable by Delivery.

This Debenture was issued by the Municipal Council of Sydney in
pursuance of the provisions of the abovementioned Acts , and is to

secure to the bearer a total sum of £ payable by equal yearly

(half-yearly) sums of £ payable at the Town Hall, Sydney, on

the	day of	ill each year up to and inclusive
of the year 19

Interest upon the principal sum originally lent to the said council is provided for in such payments.

Dated this day of A . D .

( L . S . ) Lord Mayor. Town Clerk.

Entered at the office of the City Treasurer in Register of Debentures,

folio

City Treasurer.

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