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MUNICIPAL LAW
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citliur cliisH coiiii'M witliin tlio liy-liiw, hucIi sliops sliiill cloHf at the tiino
imiiied in tlu^ Ly-linv.
ExfcptioiiH arc iiiailc as to .sales hy (lni;,f(,'ists, and also to otluT doalorH
in Halt's to lod^jcrs on the proniiHos, or in any case of ouitT^cncy, as of sick-
ne.sH or the sailing,' of a vcssi'l, or otlu'r eases of neeessity.
Township eoinieils uviy pass such liy-law to a])ply exclusively to an
unincorporated villa^fe therein, and may vary such by-laws lor diH'eront
unincorporated villa^'es within the same township, if it is deen)od
desirahh.'.
If a;fents, clerks or servants of any occupier connnit an ofienctt aj^ainst
the by-law, such a^ent aloiio is liable for the penalty, if i\u' occu])ier proves
that he had used ilue dilioiMice to enforce the provisions of the by-law, and
that the ofience was committed without his knowled;j;e or consent.

LOCAL LMIVROVLMLNTS.
The councils of townships, cities, towns and villages may pass l)y-law8
for the followinj^ pur])Oses :
art'i. Property Benefited. For deternunin<jf what real property
will be immediately benehted by any proposed work, the expen.so of
which is pi'oposed to l)e assessed upon tlie real proj)erty benefited thereby,
and determining the ])roportions of the cost thereof to be assessed to the
various jiortions of veal estate so Lenetitt^d.
A general by-law for determining the pi'operty to be benefited by
local improvements is sufficient, and not neces.sary to pass a special by-law
in each particular case.
There is a right of appeal from any such assessment to tlie Court of
Revision, and from the Court of Revision to the County Judge,
55S. Local Improvement Works—the cost of which is to be pro-
vided for by means of a special rate on the real estate benefited—include
Deepening any stream, cvav.k or watercourse, and draining any locality; or
the cost of making, enlarging or prolonging any connnon .sewer; or
opening, widening, prolonging or altering, macadamizing, grading, paving
or planking any street, lai.e, alley oi- public place ; or constructing any side-
walk, bridge, culvert, curbing, or sodding any street, S(|uare or public
place. In municipalities having a .system of water works, for the exten-
sion of the branch mains anil pipes, and all other works necessary for
connecting the property of property owners with the .system also for
;
extending the system of lighting for the nnniicipality.
554. Construction of Sewers. In the construction of a common
sewer having a sectional area of more than four feet, one-third of the
whole cost shall be provided for by the Council.
555- Local Improvement as to Streams. If the contemplated
work relates to any stream, creek, or watercourse, or to draining any
locality, rm! in the opinion of the engineer or surveyor, such improvements