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ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1875 . 1393


Rating.


For the water rate, two per centum on the gross annual rental of the several [12 of 1830 s. 4.]
tenements assessed ;
For the lighting rate, one and a half per centum on the said gross annual rental ; [5 of 1863 s. 12.]

For the fire brigade rate, three quarters per centum on the said gross annual [4 of 1868 s. 8.]
rental.

13. The Governor in Council shall, on the above scale, assess all tenements situate Rates in the City
of Victoria.
in the City of Victoria, to all the above mentioned rates.
Police rate in
19. The Governor in Council may assess to the Police rate at a certain fixed country districts.
[5 of 1863 s. 18.]
amount any tenement situate outside the City of Victoria ; but so that the amount
assessed do not exceed the sum for which the tenement would have been liable if situate
within the City.
Rates to be
20. The said rates shall be assessed as from the first day of January in each year, assessed for a
year, and payable
or from such other day as the Governor in Council may appoint ; and though assessed in advance.
15 of 1853 s. 12,
separately, shall be levied as one rate, and shall be paid in advance at the Colonial 13 and 11 of 1867
s. 3.3
Treasury at such times as the Governor in Council may appoiut. The Governor in
Council shall appoint the days of payment at the time of assessing the rates, and shall
forthwith cause the rate of assessment and the days of payment to be published in the
Gazette.


Valuation of improved tenements.

Valuation of new
21. The Governor in Council may, at any time, direct the valuers to make a buildings.
valuation of any tenement within the Colony, upon which buildings have been erected
or completed, or to which other improvements have been added after the valuers have
made out the aforesaid list.

22. The valuers shall make such valuation in the manner hereinbefore prescribed, Mode of
"valuation.
and may exercise similar powers of entry and inspection , and shall notify to the Colonial
Secretary the amount of such valuation when made. The valuers shall also , without
delay, leave or cause to be left with the occupier of the tenement, or with some person
resident therein, notice in writing of such valuation having been made, and of the
amount thereof.
Such notice may be given in the form C in the schedule hereto.
The tenement shall not be liable to be assessed until such notice is left.

23. If any person feels himself aggrieved by such valuation, on the ground that Ap , cal rem
valuation.
the tenement is not rateable under this Ordinance, or that the tenement is valued
beyond its full and fair annual rental, the person so aggrieved may, not later than
fourteen days after the said notice is left, appeal to the Supreme Court in its summary
jurisdiction .

24. The appellant shall give to the valuers notice in writing of his intention to Notice of appeal.
appeal, and of the ground of appeal, seven days, at the least, before the bolding of the
Court at which the appeal is to be heard.
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