New South Wales: Cudgegong Town Hall Act 1882 46 Vic (NSW)

New South Wales. ANNO QUADRAGESIMO SEXTO VICTORIA REGIN A. An Act to enable the Council of the Borough of Cudgegong to erect a Town Hall and Municipal Council Chambers and Offices on a parcel of Land situate in Market and Douro Streets in the Town of Mudgee and to borrow moneys for the purpose of erect- ing and completing the said building's and for other purposes therein mentioned. [29th September, 1882. ] Cencrcoxng Tows Hau. JILEREAS the parcel of Land described in the Schedule hereto Preamble. was some time sincc promised to the Council of the Borough of Cudgegong and dedicated by the Government of the Colony as and fora site for Council Chambers for the said Borough And whereas the said pareel of land not being situate within the boundaries of the said Borough the said Council has at present no power to erect Municipal Council Chambers on the said land And whereas the said Borough of Cudgegong entirely surrounds the town of Mudgee and the said parecl of land being situate in the said town is more centrally situated and would be more convenient for all the ratepayers of the said Borough of Cudgegong as a site for Municipal Council Chambers than any site within the boundaries of the said Borough And whercas the Council of the said Borough are desirous of erecting a Town Ifall and Municipal Council Chambers and offices and buildings in connection therewith on the said parcel of land and of borrowing money to enable them so to do and it is expedient that the said Council should be authorised and empowered accordingly Be it therefore Authority to build Council Chambers in the Borough of Mudgee. Power to borrow money. Power to hold meet ings &e. 46° VIC. 1882. Cudgegong Town Hall. therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :-— 1. It shall be lawful for the Council of the Borough of Cudge- gong to build and erect a Town Hall and Municipal Council Chambers and offices and buildings in connection therewith upon the parcel of land situate in Market and Douro Streets inthe town of Mudgee more particularly described in the Schedule hereto. 2. It shall be lawful for the said Council of the Borough of Cudgegong to borrow by debentures mortgage or otherwise on the eredit of any land (including therein the said parcel of land described in the Schedule hereto) personal estate or annual revenucs actual or prospective belonging to the body corporate of the said Borough of Cudgegong for or towards or incidental to the building erection and completion of the said Town Hall Council Chambers offices and buildings on the said land any-moneys not execeding in the whole the estimated revenues of the said Borough for three years and for the purpose of securing the payment of the principal and interest of any loan contracted hereunder the said Council may by decd under their common seal wherein the consideration shall be truly stated mortgage or otherwise bind and charge all general and special rates or either of them already levied or to be levied within the said borough and the debentures hereinbefore mentioned and such mortgage decd or bond may be according to the forms and schedules M N and O to the " Municipalities Act of 1867" or to the like effect And any person may transfer his right and interest in such last-mentioned mortgage deed or bonds in the manner provided by section one hundred and ninety- one of the said Act And the mortgagee or transferee shall have all the powers rights and remedies given and conferred by section one hundred and ninety-one of the said Act in case of default in payment of the principal sum or interest due upon or under the said mortgage deed or bonds. 3. It shall be lawful for the said Council of the Borough of Cudgegong to hold all their mectings and receive all rates and transact all the ordinary business of the said Council at and in the said Town Hall or Council Chambers so to be erected as aforesaid on the said parcel of land and the same shall be a proper and sufficient place to be appointed by the said Council for receiving rates and holding meetings and transacting all the business of the said Council And all acts matters and things done and performed by the said Council or by any duly authorized officer thereof at the said Council Chambers in regard to the levying collection and enforcement of rates and in regard to all other business of the said Council shall be as valid and effectual in all respects as if the said Town Hall Council Chambers offices or buildings were situated within the municipal boundaries of the said Borough of Cudgegong. SCHEDULE. One acre county of Wellington parish of Mudgee town of Mudgee allotment one of section sixty-seven Commencing on the southern side of Short-street at its intersection with the western side of Douro-street and bounded thence on the north by Short-street bearing west two chains on the west by a line bearing south five chains to Market-street on the south by that street bearing east two chains to Douro-street aforesaid and on the east by that street bearing north five chains to the point of commencement. An