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[Prepared for convenience by the Office of Legislative Counsel. Note: This Act has not been revised as part of the Revised Statutes 1996. References in this Act to other Acts may be references to earlier Revised Statutes or to Acts not consolidated in a general revision of statutes, depending on when the provision of this Act containing the reference was enacted or amended.]
Assented to March 2, 1956
WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan has requested that power be conferred to enable the Council to declare by by-law that the facilities provided by any hospital, either within or without the municipality, are for the special benefit of a portion or portions only of the municipality, and to provide that the whole of the cost of any grant made shall be borne by the portion or portions of the municipality defined:
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to grant the request:
THEREFORE, HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:—
1 This Act may be cited as the "District of North Cowichan Hospital Grant Enabling Act."
1956-65-1.
2 The Council of The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan may by by-law declare that the facilities provided by any hospital established, now or hereafter, either within or without the municipality are for the special benefit of some portion or portions of the municipality, and may define the portion or portions of the municipality that will be benefited. Any such by-law may authorize the issue and sale of debentures in serial form, and may provide that the proceeds of the debentures shall be used as a grant in aid of any hospital declared to be for the specific benefit of the defined portion or portions of the municipality.
1956-65-2.
3 Any such by-law shall provide that the whole cost shall be borne by the benefiting area, and shall be raised by a special rate upon the rateable land and improvements within the area defined in the by-law.
1956-65-3.
4 In passing any such by-law, the Council shall comply with the provisions of the "Municipal Act" relating to money by-laws, except that any such by-law shall only require the assent of the electors of the portion or portions of the municipality set out in the by-law, and only the electors qualifying pursuant to the requirements of subsection (2) of section 187 of the "Municipal Act" on property situate in such portion or portions of the municipality shall be entitled to vote thereon. Otherwise the by-law shall be voted upon in the manner provided for voting upon ordinary money by-laws.
1956-65-4.
5 Before being submitted for the assent of the electors, every such by-law shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector of Municipalities.
1956-65-5.
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