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IN THE SEVENTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY
QUEEN VICTORIA.

SESSION I. No. 7.

AN ORDINANCE
TO DECLARE THAT PUBLICANS' LICENSES AND AUCTIONEERS' LICENSES SHALL HENCEFORTH BE ISSUED BY THE TREASURER OF THE PROVINCE.

Analysis.

Title.
Preamble.

1. Publicans' Licenses and Auctioneers' Licenses to be henceforth issued by Treasurer of the Province.

An ORDINANCE to declare that Publicans' Licenses and Auctioneers' Licenses shall henceforth be issued by the Treasurer of the Province.

WHEREAS by an Ordinance enacted by the Governor of New Zealand and the Legislative Council thereof in the second Session of the said Council intituled "An Ordinance for regulating the Sale of Fermented and Spirituous liquors", it is provided that Licenses for the vending of such liquors in less quantities than Two Gallons shall be issued by the Colonial Treasurer, or Treasurer of the County or District, upon certain certificates being lodged with such Treasurer, and upon certain sums of money being paid to him. And whereas by an Ordinance enacted by the said Governor and Legislative Council in the second session of the said Council intituled "an Ordinance for Licensing Auctioneers," and an Ordinance enacted by the said Governor and Legislative Council in the third session of the said Council intituled "An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance for Licensing Auctioneers," it is provided that Licenses authorising persons to act as Auctioneers shall be issued by the Colonial Treasurer or Treasurer of the County or District upon payment to such Treasurer of a certain sum of money in respect of every such License. And whereas it is expedient to obviate any doubt which may arise under the present Constitution of the Province, as to the proper Officer to issue Licenses to sell Fermented and Spirituous Liquors, or to authorise persons to act as Auctioneers within the Province of New Plymouth, or as to the Officer to whom the payments in respect of such Licenses ought to be made,

Be it therefore enacted and declared by the Superintendent of the Province of New Plymouth with the Advice and Consent of the Provincial Council thereof—that all Licenses for the sale of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors within the Province, and also all Licenses to authorise persons to act as Auctioneers within the Province, shall from and after the passing of this Ordinance be issued by the Treasurer of the Province instead of the Colonial Treasurer or the Treasurer of the County or District upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the recited Ordinances, or by any other Ordinance relating to such Licenses which shall for the time being be in force within the Province. And all other powers, functions, and duties, which under and by virtue of the recited Ordinances respectively, are to be exercised, discharged, or performed by the Colonial Treasurer, or by the Treasurer of the County or District, shall from and after the passing of this Ordinance within the limits of the Province vest in and devolve upon the Treasurer of the Province.

Passed the Provincial Council the twenty-second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.

I. NEWTON WATT,
Speaker.

Assented to on behalf of the Governor the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.

CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.