CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 73

PART XIII

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Acceptance of gifts of property.

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Provided that no

tract the value whereof exceeds

ten thousand dollars shall be entered into by the Council

without the previous written consent of the Governor:

Provided that a person entering into a contract with

the Council shall not be bound to inquire whether any

necessary consent of the Governor has been given or whether

the standing orders of the Council which apply to the

contract have been complied with, and all contracts entered

into by the Council, if otherwise valid, shall have full

tortmantha umpan motTM there has been complia ra force and effect notwithstanding that any necessary consent

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of the Governor has not been given or that the standing

orders applicable thereto have not been complied with.

Acceptance of Gifts.

4. The state

124. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section

the Council may accept, hold and administer any gift of

property, whether real or personal, for any public purpose,

or for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Municipality

or of some part thereof, and may execute any works

(including works of maintenance or improvement) incidental

to or consequential on the exercise of the powers conferred

by this section and generally may defray out of the general

fund of the Council any expenditure incurred in the exercise

of the powers conferred by this section.

conferred

(2) This section shall not authorize the acceptance by

the Council of property which, when accepted, would be held

in trust for a religious charity or for an eleemosynary

charity.

Transfer of powers of Urban Council.

8.269

Transfer of other powers to the

Council.

s.270

Transfer of Powers, &c.

125. As from the commencement of this Ordinance there

shall be transferred to the Council the functions and

liabilities of the Urban Council as they were vested in that

body at the commencement of this Ordinance.

126. (1) The Legislative Council may, by resolution,

transfer to the Council any or all of the functions within

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