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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

στ

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

5

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