New South Wales: Parramatta Street Watering Act of 1894 57 Vic (NSW)

An Act to enable the Council of the Borough of Parramatta to establish and levy a special rate for Street Watering purposes within certain portions of the Borough of Parramatta in addition to the rates authorised by the " Municipalities Act of 1867"; and for the other purposes herein set forth. [11th June, 1894. } PARRAMATTA Sreeep WATERING. HEREAS the special and general rates now established and Preamble. levied within the borough of Parramatta have reached the maximwn limit of two shillings in the pound of the assessment of the ratable property within the said borough, fixed by the * Municipalities Act of 1867": And whereas certain portions of certain of the streets of the said borough require to be watered, and it is expedient that the Council of the said borough should, so far as concerns such localities, have power to establish and levy such additional special rate for street watering purposes as is hereinafter mentioned upon or in respect of the ratable properties in such localities respectively: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice Special rate for strect watering purposes may be levied Enforcement of special rate. Short title. 57° VIC. 1894. Parramatta Street Watering. 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. Notwithstanding the provision contained in the one hundred and sixty-eighth section of the * Municipalities Act of 1867," limiting the maximum amount of general and special rates to be levied by the Council of any municipality at the sum of two shillings in the pound of the assessment of the ratable property in such municipality, it shall be lawful for the council of the borough of Parramatta at any time upon receipt of a petition purporting to be signed by a two-thirds majority of the ratepayers of the ratable properties situate in any street or portion of any street within the said borough, and attested by some respectable person to the satisfaction of the said council, praying that the streetyor portion of street adjacent to the premises occupied by the petitioners may be watered, to proceed to establish and levy upon or in respect of the ratable properties in the streets propose od to be watered a special rate not exceeding twopence in the pound of such assessment as aforesaid, in addition to such maximum of two shillings in the pound as aforesaid, limited by the " Municipalities Act of 1867," and to apply and expend the moneys so raised in and about the watering of the street or-portions of street respectively in respect of which such petition shall have heen so presented. 2. The provisions of the " Municipalities Act of 1867," and of the "Municipalities Act Amendment Act of 1892," and of all and every other Act or Acts hereafter passed or in force relating to the establishment, levy, and enforcement of municipal rates shall extend and apply to all special rates which shall be established or levied under or by virtue of this Act as fully and effectually as if such special rates had been established or levied under or hy virtue of the said " Municipalities Act of 1867," and as if that Act had authorised the establishment and levy of rates in the said localities to the amount of two shillings and twopence in the pound in place of two shillings in the pound of such assessment as hefore mentioned. 83. The Act may be cited for all purposes as the " Parramatta Street Watering Act of 1894."