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t s f p P c lt .. x P _TUESDAY, --MARCH 13, 1906. _ h | . :'L,---_------------.T-_ @f ® ® ® i cpare 4*___%" n esns + BUUNTY GUUN UILS [Would Amend Assessment Act. ' M f In moving the second reading of his ELF": : AGT INTRUDUGED bill to amend the assessment act, Mr. ; *I Graham said that the clauses would . : make . a -- uniform 'Nlaw. for every ' e orer section of the community. _ The bill ; \ would place Brockville on the same basis 'Government Proposes Return c as Kin}g)st.on or Belleville in the matter j ; $ of exemption of incomes, At present ) to the Old SYStem Belleville is exempted up to $l.800 for §1] s householders, and Brockville only $700, ! C | If it were working no disadvantage this [| | might be overlooked. 'OTHER GovErnment B'LLS Mr. Clark _ (Centre -- Brace}) thoughi 4 there were many reasous why the bill | s mss should not pass. (In small towns the (%' 4 highest salaries paid were not often more | | Measure to Amend Unorgamzed than $1,000, and if they 'were exempt [\ | rAp: most people would get off without pay | | Territories Act. ing ml].\'thin_sz but poll--tax. l §1 ,__Hon. Mr, Hanna,. reeognizing that there { n c were several bills before the House deal-- § % ing with the matter. . and that some Question of Approving the Acoustic Pro-- hardship --resulted to those living in , perties of the Legislative Chamber '?';\\11\;:(1]'::;;'2.'1:) i"n "'(":::}';}ni';(t'('(i'n order to [ 4 i r ideration--Sev=-- | ~yuv ) uin un h . . is Now Under Considera The bill was read a second time. '1 eral New Private Bills Introduced First Readings. | ! [ in the Legislature Yesterday. The following bills were read a first ! [ time :-- §.| ' To further amend the pharmacey act-- 8 . sare y ag R . Mr, Clark, for Mr. Downey. «This pro-- " Pire brief gession of the Legisisture vides that no incorporated ('fll\'lpfl'niou | _ yesterday afternoon was marked by the _ keep open shop for retailing. dis-- | | introduction of several Government bills. pensing or compounding poisons. drugs (! Two of these. brought in by Hon, Mr. or mndill-inm. oxoo;;t propri'nta;fi\' o:' pat-- [ ir i f o orailwarv acet | &nt medicines, unless each director is if""lldl'lt'- namely, 't.he eX failway. 64 registered and has taken out a certif-- t | and the act creating a raiiway and mu-- cate as a pharmacist. inicipal commission, will be found fully| To amend the act respecting the in lfv.\plainod elsewhere in this issue. 't-f-l'}ml'nfifln and _ regulation _ of miring ' Hon. Mr. Foy introduced a bill to; companies--Mr. ('-{m_lf'."- This [ waonld " a P ady pitAvise /1 »} give power to mining companies io |amend "the unorganized territories act. Shange from nomassessable to assessable | There was some doubt in Parry Sound (.(,,,.,",:m;'.: with the permission of the \as to the validity of the selection of Lieutenant--CGovernor in Council. | 'J'm'ors, and the bill was to clear up the ; To 3"""'}" "";' act :""Fl'r"""]";fl ';"j;ll'u??" |point. He hoped to have the bill printed "A" "'_'.';"]3':2"'*'.':1,' ';""I'flw]';'"i]: 'n'r ';n!"f'("il and advanced as rapidly as possible, so ]\]i'r' mq':ni\-l'» .(.\'m.-:. f:)l'. '.\Il--'. ("nnws'nn. j _| that it might come into foree at an To amend. 1e Act respecting --joint , :o;n'ly date. «tock companies _ for _ supplying cities, 'The County Councils Act. towns and \'il!a;'_zm with gas and water-- | Hon,. Mr. Monteith introduced the N SWith (S00). for Mr, Cameron. | 6 s a 3 s Mr. Fox gave notice of a bil} to amend | county Councils act. Under this, as -- o e vte aa IOus ; i § the Jlocal courts act. | previously explained, there is a rever-- |sion to the old system of representa-- eR |tion by Reeves and Deputy Reeves, in-- | stead of by members elected from elec-- : 'toml districts, as is now the case. The |ratio of representation set in the bill is 1,000 municipal voters. Thus, a mu-- nicipality with 1.000, and not more than 2,000, persons on the voters' list would be represented by one Reeve and one De-- -- puty Reeve ; more than 2,000 voters would entitle a municipality to two De-- puty Reeves, and more than 3,000 to | three, Voting for Councillors takes place at the municipal elections. Councillors | elect their own Wardens at the first meet-- ing. Casting votes, in the case of | equality in the election of Warden, shall -- be with the Reeves from municipalities having _ the greatest equalized _ as-- sessment. or if two or more municipali-- ties stand the same in this regard, the casting vote shall be recorded by the representative of the municipality hay-- ing the greatest number of voters on its lists. Mr. Monteith, in explaining the bill, said the aim of the measure was that every -- municipality should be re-- $ presented in the county Councils. After a reference to the ratio of representa-- tion, he said that, while the number of | s county CouncilHors would be increased.} : |yet this would not be so to & very large? extent. Under the present system the | | county Councillors of the Province num--| bered 510: under the proposed measure; they would number 815. In regard to| towns. it would, of course, increase the| 'number of their representatives on coun-- | ty Councile. I Hon. Mr. Reaume. in reply to Mr.:} CGamey. stated that the improvement of | « the acoustics of the Legislative chamber, was under consideration. ' +