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Sheep Rating Ordinance 1864

10. The Sheep Rating Ordinance 1864.

Analysis. Preamble.

1. Sheep may be rated.

2. Manner of levying such rate. Exceptions.

3. List of Sheep depastured within each Road District to be prepared.

4. Such List when revised and corrected to form part of Ratepayers’ Roll.

5. Ending of Ordinance.

6. This Ordinance to be construed as “Roads Districts Ordinance 1864.”

9. Title.

Whereas by an Ordinance passed by the Superintendent and Provincial Council in this present session intituled the “Roads Ordinance 1864” provision was made for the appointment of the Road Boards and the formation of Ratepayer’s 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 by and 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 the District together with a statement of the number of such sheep above the age of twelve months and of the net 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 person under whose charge control and management such sheep are shall be liable to the payment of the rate to be levied in respect thereof Provided always that in the preparation of such Ratepayers’ Roll there shall be deducted in from the number of sheep in respect of which any person is liable to be rated a number equal to the number of acres of land in the District in respect of which

such person is liable to be rated Provided also that no rate shall be leviedon any sheep being under the charge control and management of the same person in any District and being less than two thousand in number.

3. List of Sheep depastured within each Road District to be prepared.

For the purposes 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 of the person liable to be rated in respect thereof.

4. Such List when revised and corrected to form part of Ratepayers’ 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.

5. Ending of Ordinance.

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

6. This Ordinance to be construed as “Roads Districts Ordinance 1864.” This Ordinance shall be interpreted and construed as part of the “Roads Ordinance 1864.”

9. Title.

This Ordinance shall be intituled and may be cited as the “Sheep Rating

Ordinance 1864.”

Notes.

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council on 27th

September 1864, and assented to by the Superintendent on 28th September.