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county in which the altered road district is situated shall, by special order, dissolve the Board thereof, and make provision for the election of a new Board :

Now, the County Council of the County of Ashburton doth hereby order that the Road Board of the Mount Somers Road District shall be dissolved, and the same is hereby dissolved accordingly.

And it is also ordered that the election of a new Board shall take place on the 4th day of May, 1885, and that Mr. J. C. Bell be the Returning Officer to conduct such election. The first meeting of the new Board shall be held at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, on the 11th day of May next, at 12 o’clock noon.

W. C. WALKER,
Chairman.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and inhabitants of the County of Ashburton was hereunto affixed by the authority of the County Council of the said county on the 31st day of March, 1885, by William Campbell Walker, Chairman of the said Council, in the presence of

F. MAINWARING,
Clerk to the County Council of Ashburton.

I hereby certify that the above special order for dissolving the Mount Somers Road Board was duly passed by the County Council of Ashburton, at an ordinary meeting of the said Council, held at its offices, in the Town of Ashburton, on the 27th day of February, 1885.

Given under my hand the 31st day of March, 1885.

F. MAINWARING,
Clerk to the County Council of Ashburton.

Resolved, That the Council do make a special order dissolving the Board of the Mount Hutt Road District, and that such special order be as follows, that is to say,—

SPECIAL ORDER.

Whereas by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” “The Road Boards Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1883,” and all other powers vested in it in that behalf, this Council has altered the boundaries of the Mount Hutt Road District ; and it is enacted by the 13th section of “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” that, when the boundaries of any road district are altered under the authority of section 9 of the said Act, the Council of the county in which the altered road district is situate shall, by special order, dissolve the Board thereof, and make provision for the election of a new Board :

Now, the County Council of the County of Ashburton doth hereby order that the Road Board of the Mount Hutt Road District shall be dissolved, and the same is hereby dissolved accordingly.

And it is also ordered that the election of a new Board shall take place on the 6th day of May, 1885, and that Mr. F. Mainwaring be the Returning Officer to conduct such election.

The first meeting of the new Board shall be held at the Road Board Office, Methven, on the 13th day of May next, at 12 o’clock noon.

W. C. WALKER,
Chairman.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and inhabitants of the County of Ashburton was hereunto affixed by the authority of the County Council of the said county on the 31st day of March, 1885, by William Campbell Walker, Chairman of the said Council, in the presence of

F. MAINWARING,
Clerk to the County Council of Ashburton.

I hereby certify that the above special order for dissolving the Mount Hutt Road Board was duly passed by the County Council of Ashburton, at an ordinary meeting of the said Council, held at its offices, in the Town of Ashburton, on the 27th day of February, 1885.

Given under my hand the 31st day of March, 1885.

F. MAINWARING,
Clerk to the County Council of Ashburton.

By-laws made by Horowhenua County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1885.

THE following by-laws, made by the Horowhenua County Council, are published in accordance with “The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1882.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

BY-LAW No. I.

TO REGULATE THE MEETINGS, PROCEEDINGS, DEBATES, AND GENERAL CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Interpretation.

1. In the interpretation of this by-law the word “Act” shall mean “The Counties Act, 1876,” and the amendments thereof that now are or hereafter may be incorporated therewith, and all other Acts that now are or may be incorporated therewith, and the word “Council” shall mean the Horowhenua County Council.

GENERAL CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.

Chairman to decide in Cases not provided for.

2. In all cases not herein provided for, the Chairman shall decide, taking for his guide the rules, forms, and usages of the House of Representatives, which shall be followed so far as the same are applicable to the proceedings of the Council.

First Business—Ordinary Meeting.

3. At every ordinary meeting of the Council the first business thereof shall be the reading and putting the question for confirmation of the minutes of the proceedings at the preceding meeting, and the reading of the minutes of the proceedings of any Committee presented at any such preceding meeting ; and no discussion shall be permitted thereon, except as to their accuracy as a record of the proceedings, except in the case of an intention to protest being entered therein, to which objection is taken as not being in accordance with truth, or in its terms disrespectful to the Council ; and the said minutes of the proceedings at the preceding meeting shall then be signed : and the rough minutes of the proceedings of the Council at any meeting, if demanded by any Councillor, shall be read at the close of such meeting.

Orders of the Day.

4. After the signing of the minutes as aforesaid, the order of business of an ordinary meeting shall be as follows, or as near thereto as may be practicable, but for the greater convenience of the Council at any particular meeting thereof it may be altered by resolution to that effect :—

(1.) Reading of inward and outward correspondence and Treasurer’s report, and considering and ordering thereon :

(2.) Reception of memorials, petitions, and deputations :

(3.) Other motions, of which previous notice has been given :

(4.) Reception and consideration of reports of Committees :

(5.) Ordinary business :

(6.) Orders of the day, including subjects continued from proceedings of former meetings :

(7.) Extraordinary business, and new rules and regulations :

(8.) Passing of accounts :

(9.) Notices of motion.

Special Meetings.

5. At special meetings of the Council no business shall be transacted except that for which the meeting has been called, and the order of business at a special meeting shall be the order in which such business stands in the notice thereof.

MOTIONS.

Unanimous Consent.

6. Unless with the unanimous consent of the Councillors present, no member shall make any motion initiating a subject for discussion but in pursuance of notice given, as prescribed in the following clause, and that such consent be assumed, unless the objecting member or members state that they object immediately after such motion is moved.

Notices of Motion.

7. All notices of motion shall be dated and numbered, and given by the intending mover to the Clerk at the close of the meeting of the Council, or if not so given, or required by law to be given at a meeting, then forwarded by post or otherwise ten clear days prior to the next meeting of the Council, and the Clerk shall enter the same in the Notice of Motion Book in the order in which they may be received.

Copy sent to each Councillor.

8. A copy of any such notice so forwarded shall be sent to each Councillor at least seven days before the meeting.

Motions on Petitions, &c.

9. No motion, except that for receiving the same, shall, unless under some urgent circumstances, be made on any petition, memorial, or other like application, until the next ordinary meeting of the Council after that at which it has been presented.

Order of Motions.

10. Except by leave of the Council, motions shall be moved in the order in which they have been received, and recorded by the Clerk in the Notice of Motion Book, and if not so moved or postponed shall be struck out.

Absence of Mover.

11. No motion in the Notice of Motion Book shall be proceeded with in the absence of the Councillor who gave notice of the same, unless by some other Councillor producing written authority from him to that effect,