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1946 ORDINANCE No. 21 of 1885 .


Municipal Rates.


The term public institution means the City Hall and also any tenement or
portion of a tenement used or maintained wholly for any of the following
purposes :--

Art,
Burial,
Charitable relief,
Education,
Literature,
Medical relief of the sick,
Religious Worship,
Science,
and not for gain or pecuniary profit.


Valuation.

Appointment 2. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, appoint one or more valuers
of valuers.
for the purposes of this Ordinance, and may allow them such remuneration as he thinks fit .

Valuation of 3. The valuers so appointed shall, in each year, before such day as the Governor
tenements to be
made. in Council directs, make a valuation of the tenements in the Colony, or of such part
thereof as the Governor in Council directs .

Powers of 4. Any valuer may require the owner or occupier of any tenement to furnish him
valuers.
with the particulars specified in form 4 in the schedule hereto ; and
May, from time to time, enter into and upon any tenement for the purpose of
making a valuation thereof ; and
May call upon such owner or occupier to exhibit to him all receipts for rent, rent
books, accounts, or other documents whatever connected with the rent or value of such
tenement.

If the owner or occupier refuse to allow him to enter any tenement, he may give to
such owner or occupier written notice requiring permission to enter ; and after twenty
four hours from the delivery of such notice may, at any time during the day time, enter
into and upon the said tenement and inspect the same, and, if necessary, may use force

to effect his entry, doing no more damage than is necessary for the purpose.

Penalties. 5. If any owner or occupier of a tenement refuses or neglects to furnish the afore
said particulars within one week after being required to do so ;
Or knowingly furnishes false or incorrect particulars ;
Or refuses to exhibit to the valuers any receipt for rent or book or other docu
ment relevant to the valuation ;

Or prevents, hinders, or obstructs any valuer from entering or inspecting any
tenement after delivery of such notice and after the lapse of twenty-four hours ;
He shall, on conviction in a summary way, be liable to a penalty not exceeding
one hundred dollars.