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' ' on m rafatly 1 o t x l $ F [ assessments is as follow¥# :-- > + » ~ /4 :ll!'!;lz;gbl:tc:nfim the ldjour'llmqnt of | _(1) Land on which '.":p}?ée of worship is + ; S The moz;on revailed d the H i ; erectod, and lam! uset iit connection with a h mediatel '.P vaied and the ouse im« Jplnce of worship, shall be liable t.obo' 7 y adjourned. io: .assessod in the same way and to the same PUBLIC AND SEPARATE SGHOOLS, _ * 'exteut:u other land, for local improve» M The following is the full text of the bill . __| ments hereafter made or to be made. (R. : introduced by Hon. G. W. Ross to amend 8.0. ch. 184, s. 626, etc.; ch. 193, s. 7 (3), the Public and Separate Schools Act :-- ' (2) The stipends or salaries of clergy men (First) The clerk of every municipality | and ministers of religion, and parsonages or * C sball forthwith after the passing of this Act, | dwellings occupied by them with the lands a enter in a convenient index book, and in | | attacheq thereto, shall be liable to asseas-- 3 * alphabetical order, the imme of every per-- | | ment for all municipal purposes in the same § . son who has given to him or any former | | manner, and to the same extent, as the in-- | cierk of the municipality notice in writing | | comes, dwellings and property of other that such a person is a Roman Catholic and ; persons. 'The article pumbered 25 of the a supporter of a Separate School in or con-- 7th section of the Assessment Ast is hereby tignous to the municipality, as provided by repealed. (R.S.0. c. 193, s. 7, (23) (25). the fortieth section of the Sepnrate | (3) The buildings and grounds of and School . Ast, © or previous Acts respoct. ! attached to a university, college or other ing Separate Schools; the clerk shall also ' incorporated seminary of learning, whether enter opposite to the name, and in a column | vested in a trustee or otherwise, shall be for this purpose, the date on which the no-- liable to be assessed in the same manner tico was received, and in a third column, and to the same extent as other land is opposite the name, any notice by such per. assessel for local improvements ;shereafter | son of withdrawal from supporting a Separ-- made or to be made. This section does \ ate School, as provided by the 47th section , not apply to schools which are maintained of the said Act, or arny such other Act as | | in wholo or in part by a Legislative grant aforesaid, with the date ot such withdrawal; | | or a school tax, (R.8.0. c. 193, s. 7 (4). or iny disallowance of the notice by the l |__(4) In the case of persons carrying on a Court of Revision :or County Judge, with | | mercantile or othor business in a municipal-- \ the date of such disallowance. -- The index , ity, the Municipal Council of the munici-- book may be in the Form A to this Act, pality may pass by--laws substituting, in and shall be open to inspection by rate-- | respect of any class or classes of mercantile payers. | business, a business tax for the taxes on so { (Second) The clerk shall enter in the same | much of the personal property of the rate. | | book, and in the proper alphabetical place | payer as I;cu.»n;;a to the business, provided € thersin, all such notices hereafter from | that such business tax do not exceed seven time to time received by the clerk. | and a halt per cent. of the annual value of | $ (Third) It shall be the duty of the clerk t!lc phoeniLe®®: )i'L wmc'igim' '-!m,;in'." i4 A to file and carefuily preserve all such ('""'"','! on, (R.8.0. a. ; 8. '.(" ) t. t % k notices which have been heretofore received, (5) This Act shall be read as part of» the | or shall hereafter be received. Municipal Act and the Assessment Act re-- | (2) In the case of a municipality in which | spc:".'fily "AS h"?l'-'{lm"] 0."':";;"? nmcmleld. | there are supporters of a Roman Catholic | firg:)dnyn:' JLuLulsu::y §:xt"alf't)crort(l:'e ;)):su:u'; Separate School therein, or contiguous | Ihereos. * * thereto, there shall be printed in conspicu-- | * s erap. s ies wn ue ] | ous characters, or written across or on the k ~oTIcke 0.[ '"m"('"\' a ce ! assessor's notice to every ratepayer, pro-- | Mr, Stewart--Inquiry--Whethor it is the | vided for by the 47th section of the As. | intention of the Government to cause an | sessment Act, and set forth in schedule 1 | invus}igutiun to be held with a view of as.-- | to the szid Act, in addition to the proper certaining what h"'? become of the large ] | entry heretofore named, to be made in the | sum unaccounted 1(')r by the lutg ['Ulluei | column respecting the school tax, the fol-- Magistrate for the County of Duflerin from l lowing words:--**You are assessed as a f tines imposed by him for the years 1886 and Separate School supporter," or "You are 1887. _ | . assessed as a Public School supporter," as Mr. Leys--Bill to amend the Assessment | p the case may be; or these words may be Act. R $ ; ?o'l;z'l'l"i"':}mt:'g 1 ":::::fi;'lte the ratepayer set ' Mr. Ingram--Bill to amend fthe Assess-- C ald sc . k (3) Where the list required by the first "w\'::_ Al;-:'!luut ne--Bill to amend the Muni« section of this Act is prepared, the assessor | pv.i ',\.(.t 1 d is to be guided thereby in ascertaining who Mr Vl:'rench--Bi" to amend the Partition . have given the notices which are by law ; 'Act. | necessary, in order to entitle supporters of L Mr¥. Grabam--Bill to amend the Munick { Roman Catholic Separate Schools to ex= | pal Act to prevent litigation arising out of ! emption from the Public School tax. sccidents occurring on public highways, | (4) The statement made under the :ec:nml } | _ _Mr. Sinith (York)--Bill to amend the ' sub--section of the 48th section of the Sep-- | | Municipal Act. arate School Act, or the fourteenth m'ni | | KoTtEs section of the Assessinent Act, means, an« AR o c § n ( has always meant, a statement made to the _ The first Government hevipagkd of the ;\?" assessor on behalf of the ratepayer, by his | sion was heid in the morning, in room No.: authority, and not otherwise, | 16. It is unucrstpod th.at !nuttersla'flectlu? a * (5) In case of its appearing to the Muni-- education were the principal su .)J'elc"| °' cipal Council of any municipality after the discussion. The Premier !tll!}Ollll;_Ll(. t'l:l final revision of the asse:sment roll that, legisiation would be introduced "'"_""'t'-'; | through some mistake or inadvertence, any carrying out 4'1"' W"%'f'"'"""}'l' ""[""tl'l':';u:. ratepayers have been placed on the wrong the Legisiature "'i""'""" t '; '|"{"'l"' L is school tax column, either as supporters ol '":'ulc. to tln:. & ,l'pd.l'-lf,fi l.' c l(,;) a w. 6 \ Separate Schools or supporters of Public 1"{ doubts _"""'-i)' :')K'fr' ing \'t.'xe {'r°lpe)t | Schools, it shall be competent for the Muni-- | notice to be given by & qlill'l:to LxL' li)iou szllm 5 ' | cipal Council, atter due inquiry and notice, | porters \vxlll be remove« )y tl]M 'g | ' to correct such errors if such Council sees ' clauses read so plain thn.t even the on'mu.r'y | ui i » layman cannot be mistaken as to their in-- | fit, by directing the amount of the tax of y m 'Uks Gover ut will oppoSeithe such ratepayers to be paid to the proper ' fention. R _"'1 'lm"\'.""'""' lith PP idi School Board. But it shall not be compe-- | bill intro« uced by 1 "I.' i ;'.r.C' 1 (l':""? ing tent for the Council to reverse the decision ] f'"" vote by ballot at Public ""Il'k' ;:P-xr:to -- of the Court of Revision or the County 5cll_0(\l'~l\lucllfms. It is 130tr unlikely t'_lt | Court Judgo as to any ratepayer. \ legislation will also be proposed removing Y 3 (Second) In scase of such action by a tax exemption on buildings so fur as lo_cal | Municipal Council the ratepayer shall be | Irlll!'l'l)\'('l'llt'llt.h are C(fnccrllllcd. lt?\e Pollfi)y [ | | liable for the same amount of school tax as otf the ""V'f'."'ile"t _ N. IQl-m:l jon§ . sn E if he had in the first instance been entered ;llll*;ill}:'uf:'v(':l{::;s the cordial endorsation o y f on the roil properly. The .»"xtpl.orm-y%.}cneral was waited on by [ SCHEDULE: 1 < t a deputation advocating the claims of the ) Form of index book for liomwan Catholic Sep-- Ontario & Sault Ste. Marie llailwny to t arato ":"!"'Ul ,"A',"l'p_"'_","r"_pA,__._._.._h: j financial aid. 'They were :--R. W. Elliott, o o e Urugeg § } Robert Jaifray, W m. Christie, H. N. Baird, ' g*?,',;','.ifi{;;',:f"; } E. Wragge, D. W. Alexander, A. B. Lee | | x tion from PUb--| promarke, and John Leys, M.PP. _ They explained 24 $3s0i0® lic ';'l:'"f;l'*'ic_i that the road starts froxp Burk's Falls and ; | * | ""*;_ui\,(,d_ will run to Sault Ste. Marie, a distance of . I wileiigrirrres P heccunitrestre es t o -----'------------ 250 miles, and from the latter place to Sud-- | Allen, Johun,......|3rd Feb., 1889.] N otice of bury, a distance of 30 miles. The Legisia= | | x:l(lélx(\lrlu'fiwi:,é | ture had set apart $840,000 for any road to | |Jan., 1890. be constructed through the proposed route, - R h.. 3rd 'Feb., 1889.| Disaliowed and the object of the deputation was to ardegh, Jeged | (by Court of secure this grant «s well as additional aid ' | l!,l:,:':,s'fgég ist to the Ontario & Sault Ste. Mario Railway | Armstrong, Robt.|ird Feb., 1889.| * Company. They explained the importance omm omm omm m mmmmmaanoommmemcmenmmmmem of opening up the territor2 *'ough which 1 THE EXEMPTIONS BILL l the road will run, claiming that it w«iuld be i The bili introduced by the tion. A. M. of unu.lenao' importance t(') all of l'ua.stern Ross respecting exemptions from municipal | | ?t.l;:l::rtli':;el The Attorney--General listened y to the representations made, -':"1 hk ~ e