Non-taxable property. lots for agricultural purposes. purpose, to visit and inspect the interior or exterior of any buildings, houses, or lots in the said town, in order to ascertain whether the said buildings are conformable to law and to the by-laws of the council, and to compel any proprietor or occupant of such houses or buildings to admit the said inspectors or officers; and further to authorize the said inspectors or officers, to demolish and cause to be demolished all buildings, houses, chimneys or walls which might endanger the safety of the citizens of the said town or cause such buildings to be evacuated and demolished, at the cost of the proprietors, as the council may deem convenient. NON TAXABLE PROPERTY. 16. In the municipality of the town of St. Henri, the following property shall not be taxable : 1. The property belonging to Her Majesty or held in trust for her use, and that owned or occupied by the corporation; 2. That occupied by the federal or local governments or which belongs to them; 3. That belonging to fabriques or to religious, charitable or educational institutions or corporations, or occupied by such fabriques, institutions or corporations, for the purposes for which they were established, and not owned by them solely for the purpose of deriving a revenue therefrom; 4. Cemeteries, bishops' palaces, presbyteries and their dependencies, but the occupants of the above mentioned property, are nevertheless, obliged to contribute to the work of keeping in order the streets and roads opposite these properties when they are not under the control of the corporation; and they are also obliged to contribute to the work of keeping in order the water-courses, ditches and fences dependent thereon. Taking into 17. In determining the value which should be given consideration in the valuation roll, of a lot used, within the limits of the value of the municipality of the town of St Henri, for agricultural purposes, the value of such lands for agricultural purposes only shall be taken into consideration, except for such portion thereof which faces on the streets or roads to the usual depth of building lots in the said town, which portion may be valued and taxed according to its real value. Annual tax upon whole TAXES. 18. In order to provide the funds required to meet the expenses of the said town council, and to effect the ments. various public improvements necessary in the said town, town for the council of the said town shall have the right to levy improveannually, on the persons and taxable moveable and immoveable property in the said town, the tax required therefor which shall be imposed on the said moveable and immoveable property in the said town: Direct expenses of 1. By means of direct taxation, on all rateable proper-aration for ty, or only on the taxable real estate in the said town, all sums of money required to meet the expenses of adminis- administratration, or for any special object whatsoever, within the tion. limits of the attributes of the council of the said town, not exceeding one per cent per annum on the amount of valuation; taxation for, public 2. By means of direct taxation, upon all rateable Direct property, or only upon rateable real estate, belonging to the persons who, in the opinion of the council of the said works. town, are interested in a public work, under the direction of the council of the said town, and who benefit thereby, all sums of money requisite to pay for the construction and maintenance of such work 3. Upon every tenant paying a rent, a sum not exceed- Taxes upon ing three cents in the dollar, upon the amount of his tenants. rent; 4. Upon all male inhabitants of twenty one years of Personal tax. age and over, residing in the said town and not otherwise taxed, a sum not exceeding one dollar yearly. 5. On each person keeping or owning a dog or dogs, a Tax on dogs; sum not exceeding one dollar annually for each dog; 6. On each person keeping or owning a bitch or bitches, a sum not exceeding two doliars annually for each bitch. On bitches. 1. This act shall come into force on the day of its Act in force. sanction. CAP. LIX. An act to amend the acts 23 Vict., chap. 75 and 36 Vict., chap 5, respecting the incorporation of the town of Sorel. [Assented to 31st October, 1879.] WHEREAS, "The mayor and the council of the town Preamble. of Sorel," have by their petition, prayed for certain amendments to the acts 23 Vict., chap. 75 and 36 Vict., chap. 58, providing for the incorporation of the said town, and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of S. 297 G.C A., act. the said petition; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 1. Section 297 of the Town Corporations' General apply to this Clauses Act, (40 Vict,, chap. 29,) is hereby made to apply to the town of Sorel, and as soon as the town council shall have passed a by-law, subdividing the town into wards or districts, and fixing the number of councillors to be elected for each ward, the total number whereof shall not exceed ten for the whole town, the provisions of the said act 40 Vict., chap. 29, respecting municipal elections, and particularly the sections from 52 to 95, shall be followed in respect to such elections, in the same manner as if the said provisions formed part of the present act; and any such by-law so adopted, shall not be subject to any amendment or alteration as to the boundaries of the wards or districts, until after two years from the date of its being put into force, and except on a vote of at least two thirds of the councillors. Pro-mayor. 23 V. c. 75 2. It shall be lawful for the said town council, by a resolution duly adopted at a regular meeting, to nominate and appoint each year, one of the councillors, to perform the functions of pro-mayor, and the pro-mayor shall replace the mayor in case of absence and shall, in such case, remain then vested with all the powers and attributes of the mayor according to law. 3. The acts 23 Vict., chap. 75, and 36 Vict., chap. and 36 V. c. 58, herein before cited, shall continue amended so that to give effect the provisions of the present act may have full force and 58, amended to this act. Power to pass by laws relating to the common. Personal statute labor effect. 4. The council of the town of Sorel may pass by-laws in connection with the common which has existed and is claimed by the inhabitants of the said town, as censitaires of the seigniory of Sorel; and the corporation of the said town may represent the owners of the common, for all lawful purposes, in all legal proceedings or otherwise, to the effect of enforcing in the rights of the inhabitants owners of the said common, against all third parties retaining the immoveables subject to the common rights or for other purposes; but this provision shall in no manner, affect the rights of the said inhabitants owning the said common as such or any others. 5. The town council may, and it shall be lawful for it tax to repair to establish and fix the amount of the personal statute streets, & labor tax, that is to say: the amount which is to be paid yearly by the persons bound by by-law, to repair the streets and keep them in order, and from and after the passing of a by-law to that effect, the council may refuse the labor of such persons, for the repair and keeping in order of such streets which it may have under its immediate control, for the carrying out of work to be done, and it may collect the amount of such personal statute labor tax as the by-law may have fixed and established. commutation 6. The amount paid for such personal statute labor To be a tax, shall be a commutation of the works required on the of the works. streets, without including the making or repairing of sidewalks, common sewers, of paving or macadamizing. 7. Whenever any person obliged by by-law, to make Making and or keep in order any sidewalk in front of his property, order of keeping in in any street or portion of a street, in the said town, sidewalks. shall fail in performing the required works, it shall be lawful for the town council, after, ten days notice given to such person, to have the said works performed under the direction and superintendence of the road officer, and to include the amount so expended, in the account of taxes and assessments due by the person held to the performance of such works, so that the said amount may be levied and collected together with any other tax or real estate assessment imposed on the same property; unless however, the said council should deem it advisable to order the recovery of the sum expended in any particular case, by an action at law against the party in default. S. Sub-section 8 of section 34 of the said act 23 Vict., chap. 75, shall be and remain amended, the three preceding sections taking the place thereof. § 8 of 8. 34 of 23 V. e. 75, amended. § 1 of s 37 of 9 The first sub-section of section 37 of the said act 23 Vict., chap. 75, is hereby repealed and replaced by sait act, the following paragraph: repealed. taxes. When the assessment roll made by the assessor for Pm nt of the year shall have come into force, the secretary-treasurer shall proceed to collect the assessments due under the by-law, and for this purpose he shall give, or cause to be given public notice, that all persons mentioned in the said roll, and liable for the payment of assessment, are required to pay him the amount thereof, at his office, within twenty days from the date of the publication of such notice.' included in 10. It shall be lawful for the said council to decree by Taxes, a by-law which may be amended or modified from time the town to time, as the council may deem it necessary, that all accounts. S. 37 of said act, amended. Provisions added to s. 57. Lands required by assessments on property, or personal tax, water tax and all other municipal dues or claims, general or special, which may be exacted from or payable by any and every rate-payer, be included as far as possible, in one and the same account, in the name of the assessed party, so as to form one complete statement of all his taxes, assessments and dues, including the rents payable by tenants of shops or market stalls, when rented under deeds of lease; and the total amount of such account shall be levied by seizure under warrant of distress issued in the usual manner for the levying of taxes and without any sueing and obtaining judgment against the debtor. 11. Section 37 of said act 23 Vict, chap. 75, is amended by adding after the word: "mayor," in the fifth line of the 3rd sub-section of the said section, the following words: "or of two of the councillors of the said town." 12. The following provisions are added to those contained in the 57th section of the said act 23 Vict.. chap. 75: "And in all cases where a lot of land required for an thants under object of public utility, shall form part of the lots ocgovernm nt. cupied by tenants under government previous to taking posses-ion the consent of the government shall be obtained, and the indemnity to be paid to the tenant, if any there be, shall be determined and fixed by the town assessors, to be paid by the corporation in the manner established; saving the right to appeal to the Superior Court of the district, which court may order a new arbitration, if the motives alleged are deemed sufficient." Power to make by-laws r lating interests. 13. The council of the said town may by by-law, compel all brewers, distillers, merchants, traders, manufacturers, colporteurs, bankers, brokers and money lenders or pawnbrokers, exchange brokers, hucksters, peddlers, hawkers, lum er merchants, building societies or their agents, advocates, physicians, dentists, notaries, auctioneers, grocers, bakers, butchers, tinsmiths, blacksmiths, retail merchants, livery stable keepers, carters, tanners, inspectors of potash, pork, beef, flour, butter or other produce, insurance or gas companies, the proprietors or agents of theatres, circuses, menageries, billiardrooms, restaurants, saloons, pigeon-hole tables, bagatelle boards or any other species of game, and all merchants, manufacturers and incorporated companies or other persons exercising their profession, business, trade or industry, from which profit is derived, etc., either under the above mentioned name or which are now or which may hereafter be exercised or carried on in the said |