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Public House Amendment Ordinance 1857

12. The Public House Amendment Ordinance 1857

Whereas an Ordinance was passed by the Superintendent and Provincial

Council of the Province of Canterbury, entituled "The Public House Ordinance,

Session VI., No. 3," whereby it was amongst other things enacted that the said Ordinance should come into operation on the First day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and that, from and after the said First day of July, an Ordinance of the Governor and Legislative Council of New Zealand, entituled "The Licensing Ordinance, Session II., No. 12," and a like Ordinance passed by the Governor-in-Chief and Legislative Council of New Zealand, entituled "The Licensing Amendment Ordinance, No. 2, Session XI., No. 16," should be declared to be repealed within the Province of Canterbury: Provided always that all Licenses issued under the authority of any of the said Ordinances before the said First day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, should be taken and deemed to be Licenses issued the authority of the said first recited Ordinance: And Whreas it was further intended and understood at the time of passing the said first recited Ordinance that the License fees to be paid upon all

Licenses issued, to be in force during the year commencing on the said First day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, should be the same as the fees severally payable, and for such License under the provisions of the said first recited Ordinance.

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the said Province, with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof as follows:—

1. Superintendent may refund certain sums to the Publicans.

The fees payable upon all Licenses for the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors during the year commencing on the First day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, shall be the same as the fees payable for any such Licenses under the authority of the said first recited Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council: And it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to refund to the Holders of any such License any sum which they may have paid in respect thereof unto the Provincial Treasurer in excess of the sums which they would have so paid in respect of such License, under the authority of the said first recited Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council: And the Treasurer shall be allowed credit in his Accounts for all sums paid in pursuance

of Warrants under the hand of the Superintendent, under the authority of this Ordinance, and the receipts of the person or persons respectively receiving the same shall be a sufficient discharge for all moneys so paid.

2. Title.

This Ordinance shall be entituled and may be cited as the "Public House

Amendment Ordinance, Session VIII., No 12."

Notes.

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council on 25th June

1857, and assented to by the Superintendent on 30th June 1857.