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account books shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any ratepayer.

Acts of majority to be binding.
21. The act and resolution of a majority of the Trustees present at any meeting shall be binding and shall not be altered or rescinded except by a majority of the whole Trustees of the district.

Officers may be appointed.
22. It shall be lawful for the Trustees of each district from time to time to appoint Clerks, Collectors, Treasurers, Surveyors, Overseers and other Officers to prescribe their duties with reasonable allowance for their trouble and all such Officers shall when required render to such Trustees a true account in writing with proper vouchers of all monies received and paid by them by virtue of their respective offices and shall pay over any monies in their hands to such person as the Trustees shall appoint.

Officers and others to hand over monies, &c., on order of Trustees.
23. Every Trustee, Ex-Trustee and Officer in whose hands there shall be any books, papers, monies, chattels or things belonging or relating to his office or the matters thereof shall on the order in writing of the Trustees of the district deliver the same to such person as the Trustees shall by such order appoint and every person refusing and wilfully neglecting so to deliver as aforesaid shall so long as he shall so refuse or neglect be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds for each and every week he shall so fail to deliver to be recoverable from time to time in a summary way at the suit of any Trustee of such district and such penalty shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies against such person for recovery of such goods, chattels or monies.

Accounts to be laid before annual meeting and audited.
24. At every annual meeting of electors as aforesaid there shall prior to the election of new Trustees be laid before the meeting an account and abstract of the receipts and expenditure of the preceding year signed by three of the Trustees which account shall if the meeting think fit be audited by an officer appointed for that purpose by the Superintendent.

Trustees to fix rate and prepare assessment List.
25. If the first or any annual meeting of electors shall fail to fix a rate as hereinbefore provided then the first and annually elected Trustees of each district shall within one month after their election and Trustees continuing in office from non-election of their successors shall within one month after the failure to elect Trustees at any annual meeting fix and determine what rate shall be levied within the district for the then current year and shall forthwith whether such rate shall have been fixed by the electors or by the Trustees cause a list to be made setting forth in alphabetical order the names of all persons liable to pay the said rate together with a description of the lands or tenements in respect of which such persons are so liable, the estimated value of the same and the amount of the assessment payable in respect of such lands and tenements respectively and the Trustees shall cause such assessment list to be posted in some conspicuous place or places within the said district and a copy thereof forwarded to the Superintendent due notice whereof shall be published in the Provincial Government Gazette.

Special rate may be levied to repair certain damages.
26. Provided always that in case of any sudden tempest or other unforeseen accident, flood or bridge or any part thereof in any road district created under this Act has been damaged thereby and the rates levied in such district for the then current year are insufficient to repair such damage it shall be lawful for the Chairman of such district to convene a public meeting of the ratepayers of such district for the purpose of considering the expediency of levying a special rate for the purpose of repairing such damage and such rate shall be assessed, levied, collected and received in the same manner as the ordinary rates assessed under this Act: Provided also that if any such district shall neglect or refuse to levy any rate as aforesaid and it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Superintendent that there is a necessity for levying such rate it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to proceed in manner provided by clause 42 of this Act and levy a rate accordingly.

Trustees may enter and view lands.
27. For the purpose of ascertaining such names, descriptions and value the Trustees may by themselves or one or more of them or by their servants or agents and at all reasonable times enter upon, view and survey all such land without let, hindrance or impediment from the owner or occupier thereof or any other person whomsoever.

Objections to rate to be heard by Trustees.
28. The Trustees shall at the end of such assessment list subjoin a notice in writing signed by their Chairman that any objection thereto will be heard by the said Trustees at a time and place in such notice mentioned, such time not to be less than one calendar month from the date of such notice and the said Trustees shall at such time and place or any adjourned time and place hear such objections accordingly and may amend such assessment list or any part thereof as they shall deem necessary.

Appeal from Trustees’ decision.
29. Any person who shall think himself aggrieved by the decision of the Trustees in respect of such assessment may at any time