2.
By Ordinance No2 of 1845,
it was enacted that the Governor in Council chould annually appoint two
on more Assessors
for the purpose of valuing all Lands, Stonses, Ac., within the Colony, who were to make a Return in
writing of
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ench Valuation to the said Governon in Conneil, and
this Valuation by the arcessors, the Governor in Council were authorized to levy a hate on_ Percentage which would produce a sum not exceeding the hyperces of the Police retablishment. It is obviously necessary, therefore, that after the Naluation had been made and handed to the Governor in Council, such- Valuation should
be considered final; but by. Section VIII. of the said Ordinance
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had
any
Person whore
property been thus valued was allowed
to appeal against the rate, on the ground of over-valuation, provided such appeal
was made within three Calendar Months
after such Valuation
3. The Governor in Conneil
the rate of
in determining Percentage to be levied on the
of necessity be influenced by the amount of the total Valuation; but as
Valuation would
au
was
appeal months, it was
allowed for
of
conse
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impossible to strike the Rate until it was accertained if any
appeals
of
were made, and which them had been allowed. This
as already observed, until the