Wrightville Municipality Abolition Act 1922 (NSW)

WRIGHTVILLE MUNICIPALITY

ABOLITION ACT.

Act No. 12, 1922.

An Act to provide for the aboli t ion o f t he Munic i ­

pal i ty o f Wr igh tv i l l e ; to amend the Loca l

G o v e r n m e n t A c t , 1 9 1 9 , and cer ta in o ther

A c t s ;	and	for purposes	c o n n e c t e d	the rewi th .
[Assented	to ,	2 8 t h	Sep tember ,	1 9 2 2 . ]

WH E R E A S , by a proclamation published in the Government Gazette, number eighty-eight, of

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the second day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, the municipality of Wrightville was declared to be a defaulting area within the meaning of the Local Government Act, 1919 : And whereas by such procla­ mation an administrator was, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, appointed to administer the said municipality : And whereas it is expedient to make provision for the abolition of the said municipality : Be

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it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New

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

1 . This Act may be cited as the " Wrightville Muni­

2.     I n this A c t —

"Administrator " means the administrator referred to in the preamble to this A c t , or any other person duly appointed to act as administrator in his stead.

" Council " means the council of the Municipality

of Wrigh tv i l l e .

" M i n i s t e r " means the Minister for Local Govern­

ment.

" Munic ipa l i ty" means the Municipality of

W r i g h t v i l l c

3. The administrator shall, by advertisement in the Gazette and in a daily newspaper circulating in the municipality, give notice to all creditors of the council to furnish him within three months from the date of publication thereof with a detailed statement of their respective claims against the council verified by statutory declaration.

4. (1) The administrator shall, upon a day to be
fixed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette,

distribute pro rata amongst all creditors whose claims—

(a)	have been submitted within the time prescribed in the notice mentioned in the last preceding section; and
(b)	are in the opinion of the administrator valid and bona fide,

ministrator and in his hands after payment of the	the balance of the moneys collected by the said ad­
expenses of administration.
(2) Upon the completion of such distribution the claims of all creditors against the council shall be deemed to be discharged.
(3) The administrator shall within fourteen days after the day fixed by the Minister as aforesaid, forward to the Minister a statement of accounts certified under the hand of the administrator showing the persons amongst whom moneys collected by him have been distributed, and the amount paid to each person.

5 . IF the Governor is satisfied that the provisions of this Act have been complied with he may, by proclama- tion published in the Gazette—

(a) dissolve the council ;
(b) discharge the administrator; and

(c) abolish the municipality.