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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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so received by him into the Treasuary to the credit of the ward wherein such rate would otherwise have been paid; and provided also, that such person receiving such rates inform, as soon as possible after the receipt thereof, the warden of the ward to whom such rate should otherwise have been paid and the amount paid in relation thereto.
XIX. It shall be lawful for the Chief Civil Commissioner to appoint two or more places within any single ward for the making of declarations under Clause VIII. of this Regulation as well as for payment of rates made in virtue of such declaration; provided that it shall be the duty of the wardens in their respective wards to notify by public notices to be posted in such localities as shall be designated by the Chief Civil Commis- sioner the place at which the sad declarations can be made and the said payments effected. Such public notices as aforesaid shall be posted up previous to the 15th day of the March in each year.
XX on the 1st day of August in every year any rate or any rates and surcharge of rates due under this Regulation have not been paid by such persons by whom such rates are due, as herem-after provided, the occupier of the immoveable property on which such persons reside and by whom such persons were declared shall be held responsible for such rate, and such rate or rates and surcharge of rates shall be recovered from such occupier in the manner herein-after provided.
XXI. It shall be lawful for every such occupier, who, being held responsible for the rates of the persons residing on the immoveable property of which he is the occupier, has paid such rates, to recover the same from such person, but no surcharge of rate shall be persons for whom recovered by such occupier from such person.
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XXII. On the 2nd day of August in every year the sub-wardens of each ward shall, being accompanied by one or more police constables, who shall be under their orders, proceed to the different parts of their respective wards for the recovery of rates and rates and surcharge of rates due under this Regulation, and remaining unpaid.
XXIII. Any person held under this Regulation responsible for the payment of any un- paid rate or rates and surcharge of rates refusing to pay the same to any sub-warden of bis ward on his application and his tender of a receipt for the same shall by such sub-warden be given in charge to the police constable or one of the police constables accompanying such sub-wardens, and be forthwith by such police constable taken before the warden of the ward in which such person has been rated, and shall then and there on his refusal to pay to the warden the said rates or rates and surcharge of rates for the payment of which he is held responsible under this Regulation by such warden be sentenced to be imprisoned with labour in the gaol of Port Victoria at the rate of no more than five days per shillings of the amount of rate or rates and surcharge of rates, for which such person is held responsible.
A warrant of commitment under the hand and seal of the warden shall be sufficient authority for the gaoler to receive and detain such prisoner.
XXIV. Any such person so sentenced to imprisonment by a warden may on entering the goal, or at any period during his detention therein declare to the gaoler his intention of appealing before the district judge against such sentence. The gaoler shall immediately take such person making such declaration to him before the district judge, who shall relcase such person on bail, and fix a day to hear his appeal.
XXV. Any such person so appealing against a sentence of a warden shall within two days after the day of his release on bail deposit with the district clerk his reasons for appealing against such sentence, and shall cause a copy of such reasons and of the order of the district judge fixing the day of the hearing of such appeal to be served upon the warden, the sentence of whom is appealed against, at least forty-eight hours before the day fixed for the hearing of the appeal.
XXVI. Any rate or rate and surcharge of rate received by any sub-warden on his application for the same as aforesaid shall be paid by such sub-warden to the warden of his ward within the soonest delay.
XXVII. Fines imposed under this Regulation shall be recovered before the district judge by a warden or a sub-warden.
XXVIII. The word "person well as females.
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in this Regulation shall be held to include males as
XXIX. This Regulation shall come into force on the 31st day of December 1875. Passed by the Board of Civil Commissioners at a meeting held at Government House, Mahé, on Thursday, the 14th day of October in the year of our Lord 1875.
C. S. SALMON,
Chief Civil Commissioner.
Confirmed the 15th day of Octuber 1875.
A. P. PHAYRE,
Governor.
CLASS L
SCHEDULE.
Every owner or occupier of immovable property the amount of the annual locative value of which is not less than one hundred pounds sterling.
CLASS II.
Every owner or occnpier of immovable property, the amount of the annual locative value of which is not less than fifty pounds sterling and does not amount to one hundred pounds.
CLASS IIL
Every owner or occupier of immovable property, the annual locative value of which is not less than twenty pounds sterling and does not amount to fifty pounds.
CLASS IV.
Every owner or occupier of immovable value the annual locative value of which is not less than ten pounds sterling and does not amount to twenty pounds.
CLASS V.
Every person deriving from whatever source or sources an annual income the gross amount of which shall not be less than fifty pounds sterling.
CLASS VI.
Every halder of a license other than a fishing or toddy license, and every person deriving from whatever source an income of not less than three but not exceeding four pounds sterling per mensem.
CLASS VII.
Every employer of another person in business or labour of any kind
not rateable under any of the foregoing classes.
CLASS VIII.
Twenty-five shillings and twopence additional for every additional 17. sterling of annual locative value,
One pound sterling.
Fourteen sterling.
Twelve shillings.
One pound sterling and twopence ad- ditional for every additional 17. sterling of such incomes.
Sixteen shillings.
Twelve shillings.
Every person deriving from whatever source an income of not less Eight shillings.
than one pound sterling and not exceeding two pounds per mensen.
CLASS IX.
Every male between the age of fifteen and fifty years not included in Six shillings.
any of the previous classes.
When this Regulation in to take effect.
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