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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 9, 9 December 1862, Page 4

anti £>tarions?> Set. FOR SALE, one pair primo Harness Bullocks, with harness, swingletrees, chains, &c., complete, guaranteed. One well-bred 4- years old Bull. J. BIRRELL S \NDS & CO, Horse and Cattle Salesmen. RUN FOii SALE. FOR SALE, a Splendidly Grassed and Well Bounded Station in the Waiau District, with or without stock. Por particulars apply to HAMILTON & PROCTER, Stock aud Station Agent, Invercargill. 1 QA HEAD of CATTLE, ahout one--L tjKJ third of them fat. HAMILTON & PROCTER. FOR SALE, ]CrA HEAD of Quiet Mixed Cattle. Q\J RUBKRTSON and CO. FOR SALE, IQA COWS in Calf, and with Calves ZU at foot. ROHERTSON and CO. STATIONS Wanted, Stocked nr Unstocked. ROBERTSON and CO. EWES. <T)AAA YOUNG EWES fok SALE, \J\J expected to arrive at Bluff about the middle of the month per the Excellent. CALDER, BLACKLOCK & CO. November 7th, 1862. EWES. rpHE Undersigned have for S*le, just landed, in splendid condition, ex the Excellent — 2,400 Young MERINO EWES. A clean Certificate provided. CALDER, BLACKLOCK & CO. November 26, 18G2. 1 A A STOKE WETHERS for sale. HAMILTON & PROCTER. (advertisement.) ROADS' (ORDINANCE, 1862. Ax Ordinance to Regulate the Formation and Management of Public Roads within the Province of Southland. Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the formation and ma^a^ement of Public Roads within the Province ol' Southland : Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Southland, with tbe advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as follows : — Short Title. 1. The short title of this Ordinance shall be the "Roads Ordinance, 1862." Pepeal of Otago Ordinances. 2. The " Road's Ordinance, 1856," andthe Roads Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 185G," and the "Roads Claims Ordinance, 1859,'' of the Superintendent and Council of the Province of Ota o. are hereby repealed, so far as the same r. late to the Province of Southland. Province to be divided into districts. I 3. For tbe purposes of this ordinance, the Province of Southland shall be divided into districts as be .inafter provided. Superintendent to procla-'m d-'stricts in certain cases, end to define the ,: »iits thereof 4. Whenever it shall appear to tbe satisfaction ofthe Superintendent that a populati of not less than two hundred reside in any district of not le-sthan ten thousand acres in area, or if a majority of the inhabitants such distiict shall petition tbe Supei inten dent in wruin;:, tie Superintendent shall with all convenient speed notify by proclamation in the Provincial Government Gazette that such district shall be a V. =*d District within the meaning of this ordinance from a certain day to be named in such proclamation, and shall also therein dtjne the limits of such distiict. Superintendent may "" .ish, alter, A-e., boundaries of districts > pon recei :ing resolution of Provinci' t Council. 5. It shall be lawful for the Superintendent, by proclamation as aforesaid upon receiving a resolution of tbe Provincial Council duly passed to tbat effect, to abolish or alter the boundaries of any such district. Koad Trf ees to be elected for each district 6. To c rry out thp provisions of this ordinance, there shall be Trustees for each of such district., wlio 5h..1l be called Road Trustees, and ball be elected as hereinaxter provided. To hold office for two years f.om Ist Jaiiuary folloiring day of eh 'tion. 7. Such Koad Trustc shall (except as hereinafter provided) continue in office for the period of two ye- s from the lst day of January next ensuing the day of their election ; and in case of any vacancy arising during such period, the person elected to fill such vacancy shall hold office only for the residue of such period. Qualifications. D' q.-rlifeatio :. 8. Any person rated or liable to be rat' d in any district under tbe provisions of tbis ordinance sdiall be qualified to be elected a Road Trustee for such district : Provided that no perso l deriving dirctiy or indirectly any emolument or profit from any business or work, or contract Tor any busines' 5 or woik, perloimcd or to be performed nnder tbis ordinance, shall be qualified to be so elected ; and in C"c any llord 'i rustee shall enter into a cont ct for performing any such work, he shal 1 thereupon cease to hold office as such Trustee. Trustees may appoint Clerk and Treasurer Treasurer fo g/v security. 9. It shall be lawful for the P iad Trustees of any district to appoint fit ; sons to be Clerk and Treasurer, wh > shall leceive such reasonable remuneration for their services as the said Trustees shall think fit; and any person appoir od Treasurer shall give such security for l.c due discharge of his duties as the said Trustees shall think fit. May appoint other officers. 10. It shall he lawful for tiie Road Trustees of any district to appoint surveyors, overseers, collectors, and other officers which may be required to enable them pioperly to carry out the provision* of this ordinance ; and such officers shall receive such reasonable remuneration for their services as such Road Trustees shall think fit ; and any such officers shall, if so required by such Road Trustees, give sufficient security for the faithful discharge of their duties. Officers to Account. Proceedings in case of misconduct. 11. All such officers as shall be appointed by virtue of this ordinance shall, every three months, render to such Trustees, or to such person as such Trustees shall appoint a true, exact, and perfect account in writing under their respective hands, with proper vouchers, of all money which they shall respectively, tv the time of rendering such account, have received and paid for on account or by reason of their respective offices ; and in case any money so received by any such officer shall remain in his hands, the same shall be paid to such Road Trustees or to such person as tbey shall appoint, by writing under their hand ; and if any such officer shall refuse or wilfully neglect to render and give upsuch account, or to produce and deliver up such vouchers, or shall for the space of fourteen days after being thereunto requi.ed, sc re- | fuse or neglect to render and give up to such Trustees, or to such person as sush Trustees shall appoint, all books, papers, writings, tools, matters, and tilings in his hands, custody, or power belonging or relative to his office or the matters thereof ; then it shall be lawf'As for any tvvo Justices of the Peace, upon complaint made by or on behalf of such Road Trustees, to hear and determine such complaint in a su.i.mary way, and to cause such money as shall appear to be due and unpaid to be levied oy distress and sale of the goods and effects of such officer, rendering to bim the surplus, if any, of the money remaining due after deducting the costs of the proceedings ; and if sufficient goods and effects cannot be found, or if it shall appear to such justices that such officer shall have wilfully refused to aftve such account, or to deliver np