http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0370525
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alternative: The Victoria Incorporation Act, 1864
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is part of: B.C. Historical Documents Collection
issued: 2018-04-10
created: 1864
description: A BILL, INTITULED "AN ACT TO REPEAL THE 'VICTORIA INCORPORATION ACT, 1862,' AND TO MAKE CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN LIEU THEREOF. ... 247. This act may be cited for all purposes as "the Victoria incorporation act, 1864.
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extent: 26 pages : 34 cm
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note: A BILL '5 Intituled " An Act to repeal the 'Victoria Incorporation Act,* 1862/ and to make certain provisions in lien thereof.'' WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the 4t Victoria Incorporation Act, 1862," and to niake provisions in lie u thereof, Preamble Be it, therefore, enacted by the Governor on Her Majesty's behalf, by and with Enacting clause the consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Vancouver Island and its Dependencies, as follows : 1. From and after the passage of this Act, the said ''Victoria Incorporation RrFaaincorpora- Aet 1862" shall be repealed, but the By-laws duly made under the said Act, and now tion Act>186^' in force, shall continue until repealed or altered by the Council, and the validity of all such By-laws shall be determined in the same manner as if the said •'Victoria Incorporation Act 1862'' had not been repealed, and this Act had not been passed. 2. The inhabitants of the City of Victoria within the limits more specifically incorporation of described in the Schedule A to this Act annexed, shall be a body Corporate from torutyof Vlc and after the passage of this Act, under the name and style of the "Corporation of Victoria," having a perpetual succession and a Common Seal, with power to hold lands Rights and liabi- and hereditaments or any estate therein ; but the said Corporation shall be liable for corporation01* all the legal debts and liabilities now due by the Corporation at the time of the pas- trannfered to sage of this Act, and shall have the same remedies for the recovery of all legal liabil- the ucw ities and debts now due, that belonged to the Corporation under the "Victoria Incor- ation Act 1862." 3. The Government of the City shall, subject to the provisions of this Act be ^eity^uder the placed under the control of a Council. council 4. The Council of the City of Victoria shall consist of the Mayor, who shall be ^o^uZ™?*** Head thereof, and of two Councillors for each Ward, except the Number One (1) 8 councillor*0…
has type: Legislative proceedings
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0370525
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. John Keenlyside Legal Research Collection. Bills, acts, proclamations, and ordinances. RBSC-ARC-1300-13-162
subject: Historical Documents
subject: British Columbia--History
subject: Statutes--Vancouver Island (Colony)
subject: Municipal incorporation--Law and legislation--Vancouver Island (Colony)
title: A Bill Intituled "An Act to repeal the 'Victoria Incorporation Act, 1862' and to make certain provisions in lieu thereof." Whereas it is expedient to repeal the "Victoria Incorporation Act, 1862" and to make provisions in lieu thereof, Be it, therefore, enacted by the Governor on Her Majesty's Behalf by and with the consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of Vancouver Island and its Dependencies, as follows: ...
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