Requiring authority
any duty or power
under or
r by
mirtice
of this ordinance, they or it shall.
reduce such decision into writing
shall be in the form of
which
writing
a recolution of the board and shall be subscribed with the signatures of
such. Commissioners as shall be then
present and constituting the same.
Provided. always
that no
such decision
or resolution. shall be held of effect
and the confirmation or operation, notwithstanding any thing
of Governor on council - herein contained, until the
shall
- came st
have been : confirmed by the Governor.
of Hongkong acting
with the advice of
the excentive founcil_ thereof, and __
that the said Commiesimers shall
record in one or more book's their several
paresedings
the.
Lame
shall
and shall lodge-the
reeur-
lame or true
copies there of half yearly in the Office
thereof
of the folonial Secretary.
Tower to levy rate half 5. And be it further enacted and
in manner-
yearly prescribed.
ordained that for the purpose and with
may
the view of enabling the laid board : or boards from time to time to discharge. the aforesaid duties it shall and be lawful for them half yearly, before every first day of May and first day of November. in each year, to
on or
assess the whole district within
their
their jurisdictiona
cack &
the said
districts or sub-divisions before mentioned
with such sum er sums as
m
shall
deligent enquiry
and estimate
appear necessary for effecting all or
any
luch works n
repairs
as are -
herein before mentioned within. such.
n
jurisdiction district a Sub-division
during
the six months neat- following
or
the said first day of May
November, and that
first day of November,
all lands, tenements and houses within
such jurisdiction on each of such districts or sub-divisions thall repectively
contribute rateably to such assessment, Last preceding
regard being had to the last valuation made of the
the same
respectively for the perposes of an ordinance 22 of 1845 entitled. "An ordinance. to
accessed rate on lands, housed
raise
an a4 4
and premices within the Colony of Honghong for the upholding of the requisite
Police
"Force therein."; and it is hereby provided that when the said Commissioners or
any be
board thereof shall, as it may
lawful for them to do, rate the said town and vicinity or any
such Commissioners.
districts there of board shall in
their written resolution for
that purpose is
specify the sum or rate payable on each
-
and worry parcel. of hand house or
tenement