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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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by leaving out certain words only, (2) by leaving out certain
words in order to insert or add other words, or (3) by insert-
ing or adding words.
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An amendment proposed but not seconded will not be
entertained by the Council (except in Committee). -
When the proposed amendment is to insert or add
certain words, the Chairman puts a question that such words
be inserted or added, which is resolved in the affirmative or
negative, as the case may be. -
No amendment may be proposed in any part of a question
after a latter part has been amended, or has been proposed to
be amended, unless a proposed amendment has been, by leave
of the Council, withdrawn. -
A proposed amendment may be, by leave of the Council,
withdrawn. -
Amendments may be proposed to a proposed amendment
whenever it comes to a question whether the Council shall agree
to such proposed amendment. -
When the amendments have been made the main ques-
tion as amended is put. -
When amendments have been proposed, but not made,
the question is put as originally proposed. -
That the foregoing rules be in force during the pleasure
of the Council, and shall not be altered except at a special
meeting called for the purpose, and of which at least seven
clear days' notice have been given to each Councillor of the
alteration intended to be made.
The common seal of the Waihemo County Council was affixed
hereto, this 29th day of March, 1883, in the presence of
JOHN MCKENZIE, Chairman.
C. S. HAY,
ALEX. MCLAREN, Councillors.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of By-
law No. 1 of the Waihemo County Council, as passed and duly
made at a special meeting of the said Council, held on the 7th
day of March, 1883.
JOHN MCKENZIE, Chairman.
BY-LAW No. 2.
To regulate the Duties, Duration, and Conditions of Service
of the Officers and Servants of the Council.
What Officers may be appointed.
- The Council may appoint, from time to time, remove, or
dispense with the services of the following officers, namely,
County Clerk, Treasurer, Surveyor, Inspector of Roads and
Works, Collectors, and such other officers or servants as may be
necessary or requisite for carrying on the business of the
county.
Duties of the Clerk.
- The duties of the Clerk shall be those set forth and defined
in "The Counties Act, 1876," and amendments thereto.
Duties of the Treasurer.
- The duties of the Treasurer shall be to keep the books of
the Council, to receive moneys due or owing to the Council, and
to pay the same into the County Fund Account.
Duties of the Surveyor or Inspector of Roads and Works.
- The duties of the Inspector of Roads and Works shall be
to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates of new works, and
to supervise the construction and maintenance of all roads and
works within the county; to prepare and transmit to the Chair-
man or Clerk, some day convenient for consideration of the
Council in each month, a report of the work done during the
previous month, and of works required to be done, and of the
state and condition of the county roads and bridges; to prepare
and forward monthly pay-sheets for wages and vouchers for pro-
gress-payments on contracts; and generally to perform such
other duties in connection with his office as the Council may
from time to time direct.
Duties of Collectors.
- The duties of the Collector or Collectors shall be as set
forth in the Act. He or they shall serve all notices, and collect
all rates, license-fees, and other moneys that may at any time
become due or the property of the Council.
Duration and Condition of Service.
- The Clerk, Treasurer, Surveyor, or Inspector of Roads
and Works shall be appointed under and during good behaviour,
and may be discharged or may be suspended by the Executive
Committee or Chairman pending the decision of the Council;
and any officer so suspended may, at the direction of the Council,
be discharged as from the date of such suspension, or from such
other date as may by the Council be determined.
When Notice to be given.
- Except as provided in the foregoing sections of this by-law,
the Council shall give to the officers therein mentioned one
month's notice of intention to dispense with the services of any
or either of them, the said officers; and the said officers shall
in like manner give one month's notice of their intention to
leave the service of the Council: Provided always that such
notice may, by mutual consent, at any time be dispensed with.
As to Collectors.
- The duration and condition of service of Collectors may
from time to time be varied as the Council may determine.
Interpretation.
- In the interpretation of this by-law the word "Act"
shall mean "The Counties Act, 1876," and amendments there-
to, and all other Acts that now are or hereafter may be incor-
porated therewith; and the word "Council" shall mean the
Waihemo County Council.
The common seal of the Waihemo County Council was
affixed hereto, this 29th day of March, 1883, in the presence of
JOHN MCKENZIE, Chairman.
C. S. HAY,
ALEX. MCLAREN
Councillors.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of By-
law No. 2 of the Waihemo County Council, as passed and duly
made at a special meeting of the said Council, held on the 7th
day of March, 1883.
JOHN MCKENZIE, Chairman.
BY-LAW NO. 3.
Regulating the granting of Licenses to Pedlars and Hawkers.
- From and after the commencement and coming into opera-
tion of this by-law it shall not be lawful for any person to carry
on the business of a pedlar or hawker in any place whatsoever
within the Waihemo County without having previously obtained
a license, as hereinafter directed; and if any person shall,
without having first obtained such license, carry on such busi-
ness within any part of such county, he shall on conviction be
liable to a penalty not exceeding £5 for every such offence.
Burden of Proof of being licensed.
- Every person carrying on such business as aforesaid shall
be deemed and taken to be unlicensed, unless he shall prove to
the contrary by the production of his license or otherwise.
Form of License.
- Pedlars' licenses shall be in the form of the First Schedule
hereto, authorizing the holder thereof to carry on his own per-
son his wares and merchandise for the purpose of sale; and a
hawker's license shall be in the form of the Second Schedule
hereto, authorizing the holder thereof to carry his wares and
merchandise, for the purpose of sale, by packhorse or other
animal, or by cart or other vehicle; and such license shall be
signed by the Chairman of the County Council for the time
being.
Applications to be made to the County Clerk.
- Every person desirous of obtaining a pedlar's or hawker's
license shall deliver to the County Clerk a notice in writing
applying for the same; which notice, if the application be for
a pedlar's license, shall be in the form of the Third Schedule
hereto; and, if the application be for a hawker's license, such
notice shall be in the form in the Fourth Schedule hereto.
Fees payable for License.
- Every person applying for a pedlar's or hawker's license
in the Waihemo County between the months of March and
October in any year shall, before the same is granted, pay to
the County Treasurer the fees following, that is to say: For a
pedlar's license, £1; for a hawker's license, £2. In the case
applications made after the 30th day of September, one-half
only of the above fees shall be charged.
Period of License.
- Every license issued under the provisions of this by-law
shall be and continue in force (unless otherwise forfeited) from
and after the date of granting thereof until the 31st day of
March then next ensuing, and no longer.
Licenses to be numbered.
- Each license shall be numbered in succession as issued,
and shall be registered according to its number.
Number of License to be exhibited.
- Every licensed pedlar and hawker shall at all times when
peddling or hawking in the Waihemo County carry and exhibit
on the pack, box, case, or vehicle wherein or whereon he carries
his wares or merchandise a label or plate whereon shall be
legibly painted, printed, or inscribed the words, "Waihemo
County, licensed pedlar [or hawker, as the case may be], together
with the registered number of his license; and if any pedlar or
hawker shall fail or neglect to comply with this provision he
shall on conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty
shillings.
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Continuation of By-law No. 1: Regulating Council Proceedings and Business Conduct
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Council Procedure, Amendments, Rules of Order, Waihemo County
- John McKenzie, Chairman
- C. S. Hay, Councillor
- Alex. McLaren, Councillor
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Council Officers, Clerk Duties, Treasurer Duties, Surveyor Duties, Collectors, Employment Conditions, Waihemo County
- John McKenzie, Chairman
- C. S. Hay, Councillor
- Alex. McLaren, Councillor
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