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1050 [ 15 OF 1888. ] RATING .

Service of
notices.
43. Any notice required by this ordinance to be served upon
([ See 21of 85. the owner or occupier of any tenement shall be served on the
30.] owner of such tenement if he can be found, or if not, on the
occupier. Service on the occupier may be effected by leaving
such notice at the tenement, or by sending it to such tenement
through the post. Service on the owner may be effected by
leaving such notice at his usual address, or by sending it to
such address through the post.
Proof of
service . 44. A receipt for any notice signed or stamped by any officer
of the Post Office shall be primâ facie evidence of the service of
such notice at its address , except for the purposes of section 25 .
Misnomers,
&c. , not to
45. No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person ,
affect the place , or tenement, in any document required for the pur
execution of poses of this ordinance, nor any mistake,informality ,or omission
nance . committed in any proceeding had hereunder, shall invalidate
[21of 85.31.] or prejudice such document or proceeding, or in anywise affect
the execution of this ordinance, provided that such person ,
place, or tenement be designated in such document or proceeding
to common intent and understanding, and that such mistake,
informality, or omission be not of such a nature as to prevent
the requirements of this ordinance from being substantially
complied with.
Judges may
act in certain 46. No Judge shall be incapable of acting in his judicial
cases relating office in any proceeding, whether commenced before or after
to rates.
[21 of 85. 35.] the passing of this ordinance, by reason of his being, as one of
several rate-payers , or as one of any other class of persons, liable
in common with others to contribute to or to be benefitted by
any rate which may be increased , diminished, or in any way
affected by such proceeding .
Regulations. 47. The Governor in Council may , from time to time, make,
(21 of 85. 32.) alter, and repeal regulations for the better carrying out of the
provisions of this ordinance. All such regulations shall be
published in the Gazette, and when so published shall have the
force of law .