The District Councils Assessments Validating Act 1905 (SA)

EDWAEDI V11 REGIS.

A.D. 1905.

No. 879.

.An Act to Validate certain Assessments made by

District Councils.

[Assented to, October jtk, r peg. ]

HEREAS by section 133 of " The District Councils Act, Preamble.

Amendment Act, 1904," it is provided that District Councils shall,

W 1887," as amended by section 8 of " The District Councils

whenever they may consider it necessary for the purposes of the said

The District Councils Act, 1887," cause an aseessment to be made

of all ratable property within their districts according to the

principles following :-As to any building and all land that may be

occupied therewith wherever situate, and all land situate outside the

limits of any township, at four-fifths of the gross :~nnual rental at

which the whole would let fbr a term of seven years, or at five per

centum on the capital value; and whereas certain Councils have, for

the twelve months ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand

nine hundred and six, adopted the assessment heretofore made

accordil~g to the principles laid down in section 133 of the said

" The District Councils Act, 1887," before such section was amended

as aforesaid; and whereas it is desirable to validate and make such assessments legal and effectual-Be it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Austtdia, with the advice and consent of the Parliameu t thereof, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as '' The District Councils Asvessmenta short title.

Validating Act, 1905."

an assessment of the ratable property within its district for the validated. 2. Ln every case where a District Council has made or adopted Certain -ements

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twelve months ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, under the principles laid down by section 133 of " The District Councils Act, l887 ," before such section was amended by section 3 of L The Uistrict Councils Amendment Act, 1904," ' instead of making the said assessment under the principles laid down by the said section 133 as amended by section 3 of the said " The District Councils Amendment Act, 1904," such assessment is hereby validated and confirmed, and shall be as legd and effectual as if i t had been made under the principles last mentioned.

Saver of right of

appecrl. 3, Any person may appeal against such assessment within twenty-

one days after notice in the Government Gazette of the passing of this Act; and, on such appeal, the District Council or Court shall have regard to The District Councils Amendment Act, 1904," and shall make such order as shall be just under the provisions of that Act.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor.

Adelaide : By authority, C. E. ~ R I ~ T O W, Government Printer, North T e m.