Vermin Funds Act 1889 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO SECUNDO ET QUINQUA-

GESIMO TERTIO

VICTORIAE REGINB.

A.D. 1889.

No. 457.

An Act to validate and confirm the Distribution of certain

Funds of Vermin District No. 26.

[Asseated to, November IS& 1889.1

HEREAS by "The Vermin Act Repeal Act" the ~ o i r d s Preamble.

W of Directors appointed under the provisions of The Vermin

IIestruction Act, 1882," and " The Vermin Destruction Amendment

Act, 1884," ceased to cxist except so far as specified in the said

The Vermin Act Repeal Act ": And whereas the said Acts

omitted to enact any provision as to the disposition of any surplus

funds in the hands of the said Boards: And whereas the Board

of Directors of District No. 36 (being the District of Wilmington),

duly appointed under the said repealed Acts, had at the date of the

passing of the said repealing Act in their hands the sum of Six Hundred and Seventy-one Pounds Six Shillings and Sevenpence: And whereas the said sum was paid to the Treasurer of the Province, who has distributed and app&ioned the said sum amongst the District Councils within the boundaries of the said District No. 26 : And whereas doubts have arisen as to the legality of such distribution and apportionment: And whereas i t is expedieht to protect the said Board of Directors, and the Treasurer of this province, and all persons

acting under their authority or the authority of any of them, from all

actions or suits which, but fox this Act, may hereafter be brought against them, or any of them:-Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present Parliament assembled,

as follows:

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No acrtion to be 1. No action, suit, or any other proceeding shall be commenced, District No. 26 (being the Vermin Board for the District of Wilmin~ton\ atmointed under The Vermin Destruction Act, 1882." and " f h e erk kin Destruction Amendment Act, 1884," ;or ady member thereof, nor against the Treasurer for the said province in respect of the said sum of Six Hundred and Seventy-one Pounds

Board of art uectora of the prosecuted, or brought against the Board of Directors of the Vermin

District No. 26 or the

Treaeurer.

Six Shillings and Sevenpence, or any part thereof, and the distribu-

tion and apportionment thereof amongst the District Councils

situate within the boundaries of the said Vermin District No. 26 is

hereby validated and confirmed.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I lweby assent to

this Bill.

KINTORE, Governor.

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Adelaide : By authority, B. F. LBIIDIB, Government Printer, North-terrace.