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Sheep Ordinance 1866

2. The Sheep Rating Ordinance 1866

Analysis. Preamble.

1. Sheep may be rated.

2. Manner of levying such rate. Exceptions.

3. List of sheep depastured within each district to be prepared.

4. Owners &c. to supply information under penalty.

5. Such list when revised and corrected to form part of Ratepayer’s Roll.

6. Manner of recovering rates.

7. Ending of Ordinance.

8. Ordinance to be construes as “Roads Ordinance 1864.”

9. Title.


Whereas by an Ordinance passed by the Superintendent and Provincial Council entituled the “Roads Ordinance 1864” provision was made for the appointment of Roads Boards and the formation of Ratepayers’ Rolls in the Districts mentioned

in the said Ordinance and whereas it is desirable to make further provision in that behalf as hereinafter mentioned.

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

1. Sheep may be rated.

For the purposes of the said recited Ordinance all Sheep within the Province of

Canterbury shall be liable to be Rated as hereinafter provided.

2. Manner of levying such rate. Exceptions.

The Ratepayers’ Roll in each District constituted under the said Ordinance in addition to the matters directed by the said Ordinance to be contained therein shall contain a statement of the name of every person having the charge control or management of any sheep within each District together with a statement of the number of such sheep above the age of twelve months and of the net annual value of the same at the rate herein provided The net annual value of sheep

shall be taken to be at the rate of seventy pounds for every thousand sheep and the Rate to be levied in respect thereof shall and may be recovered either from the owner thereof or the person under whose charge control or management such sheep shall be at the time of the levying of such Rate Provided always that nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to affect the liability of any owner to repay to any person under whose charge control or management any such

sheep shall have been at the time of the levying of any Rate any sum or sums of moneywhich he shall have been called upon to pay under the provisions of this Ordinance Provided always that in the preparation of such Ratepayer’s Roll

there shall be deducted from the number of sheep in respect of which any person is liable to be Rated one sheep for every acre of natural grass land and five

sheep for every acre of enclosed land laid down in artificial grasses in each district in respect of which he is liable to be Rated.

3. List of sheep depastured within each district to be prepared.

For the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of this Ordinance with respect to the Ratepayers’ Rolls already formed or now being formed under the above recited Ordinance the Superintendent shall on or before the First day of February next cause to be prepared for each Road District throughout the Province a list of all Sheep depastured within the District together with a statement of the net annual value of the same as hereinbefore provided and the names of the persons liable to be Rated in respect thereof.

4. Owners &c. to supply information under penalty.

All and every person or persons being the owner or owners or having under his or their control charge or management any Sheep liable to be Rated under the terms of this Ordinance shall upon demand to be made by any person or persons appointed by the said Superintendent to prepare or assist in preparing such list

or statement as aforesaid or to any person or persons duly appointed by any Road Board or the Chairman of any Road Board to ascertain the number of Sheep depasturing upon any run or any other land with a view to the preparation of any Sheep Roll or Assessment or the revision of any Roll or Assessment to be from time to time made under the terms of this Ordinance forthwith furnish to

such person or persons the number and ages of all Sheep owned by him or them or under his or their control or management under a penalty of any sum not exceeding Five Pounds to be summarily recovered for every day such

information shall be withheld.

5. Such list when revised and corrected to form part of Ratepayer’s Roll. The Superintendent shall cause the List for each District mentioned in the preceding section to be corrected and revised in such manner as to him shall seem fit and shall immediately on the completion of such revision sign such List and cause the same to be forwarded to the Chairman of the Road District to which the same shall relate on and after the receipt of such List by such Chairman it shall form part of the Ratepayers’ Roll for the District formed as above mentioned as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if the same had been prepared and revised under the provisions of the above recited

Ordinance and shall continue in force until revised or corrected as provided in the said recited Ordinance.

6. Manner of recovering rates.

Any Sheep Rate payable under the terms of this Ordinance may be summarily recovered and that notwithstanding any defect in form or otherwise of any Ratepayers’ Roll of which the list and statement in Section 3 of this Ordinance shall form part.

7. Ending of Ordinance.

This Ordinance shall continue in force until the First day of October One thousand eight hundred and seventy and no longer.

8. Ordinance to be construes as “Roads Ordinance 1864.”

This Ordinance shall be interpreted and construed as part of the “Roads

Ordinance 1864.”

9. Title.

This Ordinance shall be entituled and may be cited as “The Sheep Rating

Ordinance, 1866.”

Notes

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council on 13th

November 1866, and assented to by the Superintendent on the 15th November

1866.



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