Victoria Park Tramways Act Amendment Act 1912 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO TERTIO

GEORGII QUINT' REGIS,

XXXTII.

No. 52 of 1912.

AN ACT to amend the Victoria Park

Tramways Act, 1904.

[Assented to 30th December, 1912.]

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in tins present Parlia- BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the Victoria Park Tramways Act Short title.

Amendment Act, 1912.

2. Clause nineteen of the Provisional Order set forth in the Repeal of Clause

Schedule to the Victoria Park Tramways Act, 1904, is hereby

10 of Schedule to

Act No. 50 of 1904.

repealed.

3. (1.) On the exercise by the Governor, pursuant to section Application of pro.

seven of the Tramways Purchase Act, 1912, of the option to	coeds on exercise of option to puronase.
purchase the Victoria Park tramways, under the agreement re-
ferred to in paragraph twenty-four of the Provisional Order, the
purchase money may, subject as hereinafter provided, be applied by the Council of the Municipality of Victoria Park in any works

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and undertakings specified in section four hundred and thirty- eight of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1906, and in the discharge of any obligations incurred by the said Council in respect of any such works or undertakings :

Provided that the said Council shall, before so applying the

purchase money or any part thereof, publish notice of its intention,

with particulars of the proposed expenditure, in the Government

Gazette and in a newspaper; and within one month after such

publication any twenty owners of rateable land situated within the municipal district may, in writing delivered to the Town Clerk, require the question whether or not the purchase money should be so applied to be submitted to the owners of such rateable land:

Provided, also, that the provisions of the Municipal Corpora- tions Act, 1906, shall apply.

(2.) If such requisition is made the votes of such owners

shall be taken and the provisions of section four hundred and

forty-seven of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1906, shall apply :

Provided that the voting paper shall be in the form of the schedule to this Act.

(3.) If no such requisition is made, or if on a poll being

taken a majority of the votes polled is in the affirmative on the question submitted, the . Council may apply the purchase money accordingly; but if a majority of votes polled is in the negative, the purchase money shall be applied by the Council to the redemp-

tion of the loan raised by the Council for the construction of the

said tramways.

THE SCHEDULE.

MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA PARK.

VOTING PAPER

On the proposal of the Council to expend the proceeds of sale of the Victoria

Park Tramways in Municipal works.

YE S.

NO.

Instructions.

If you approve of the purchase money being expended by the Council as proposed, strike out the word "No."

If you do not approve of the purchase money being expended by the Council as proposed, and desire such purchase money to be applied to the redemption of the loan raised by the Council for the construction of the tramways, strike out the word "Yes."

By Authority: FRED. WM. SIMPSON, Government Printer, Perth.