MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 15, 18 January 1901, Page 4

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT.

RFCULATIOXS GAZETTED.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON, this day

A Government Gazette issued last night contains the regulations under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1900. They provide for making a district, electors' list before the fifth of March in every year, in accordance with the schedule. In addition in those ho places on the roll, he must place the names of those who make a formal claim for enrolment. A claimant's signature may be attested by a Justice, of the Peace, a postmaster, minister of religion, town clerk, or au elector. Names appearing on tha district electors' roll in respect of a freehold or ratepayer's qualification for any year shall be continued on the elector list for the succeeding year, except in the case of person* known to be disqualified. But the Town Clerk is to omit the names of every person enrolled in virtue of a residential qualification who, not being a candidate at such eleetiou, appears, from a comparison of the rolls used at any election of a mayor or councillors, not to have voted thereat. Lists may be inspected without fee until the twelfth March. Provision is made for objections in due form. The Town Clerk is liable to a. penalty" not exceeding ten pounds in certain cases of'neglect. Other regulations apply to the duties of collectors, and to accounts and audit.

Every person is liable to a penalty not exceeding £5 who (1) attempts to evade toll; (2) hires or plies for hire, in any boat or punt across a river, stream, or creek within half a mile in a straight line from any public ferry in working order, or bridge open for traffic across the same at fwhieh tolls are payable.

Every person is liable to a penalty, 'not exceeding £5 who attempts or resists or obstructs the collector in the execution of his duty.

. Every collector is liable to a penalty not exceeding £ 5 who (1) demands a larger toll than is* payable by law; (2) does not maintain the, beard required by section 257 of the Act in a legible condition; (3) refuses to give his name, or gives a false name" on the request of any person of whom, lie has demanded toll: (-1) is drunk when in discharge of his duty;' (5) obstructs any. person in passing when the lawful toll has been tendered ; (6) uses any abusive or offensive language to any person passing.

Provision is also made for the issue of a certificate as to effectiveness; of fire escapes by inspectors of builds ings.

Further notifications abolish the Hautapu drainage works in the County of Waikato.

Some portions of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1900, are applied to the town of Rotorua.

The Auckland district tinder the Public Health Act is defined as follows: —Comprising the counties of Mangonui, Whangaroa, Hokianga, Bay of Islands, Hobson, Whangarei, Otamatea, Rodney, Waitemata, Eden, Manuk&u, Coromandel, Thames, Raglan. Ohinemuri, Waikato, Piako, W'dpa, Tauranga, Kawhia, West Taupo, East Taupo, Rotorua, Whakatane, Opotiki, Clifton, and all boroughs geographically contained therein respectively. -