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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