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MrNKMl'AL LAW. n7

The Mayor of u city or town imiy call out tlic fionm vimiU<itiin (a
Hqiiiul) to ciirorco the liiw slioiild c.\i;jriici('s n'(|iiirc it, luit only umlcr
.siicli ciiciiinstiiiicc.s us the Slu;riH'ol' tho County uiny do so.

T\\\'] CLKIIK.
158. The Clerk. Every Council mIuiII appoint a clerk, who shall
record all resolutions, decisions atid other pi'oceedin^fs ol the Council; and,
if re(piired hy any ineiiiher jirescnt, record the name and vott; of every
inond)ei' votin<f on any matter suhmitteil : also, to keep the accounts of the
Council, preserve and iile nil accounts acted upon, also the originals or
certified copies of all by-laws and niiiuites of the Council proceedings—all
of which shall l)e kept in his otlice or in the place appointed l>y hy-law.
li»J>. Absence of the Clerk. If the Clerk should be absent or in-
capable throu<,jh illness of perfoiinin^ his duties, the Council may, by reso-
lution, provide that some other person, to be named in the resolution or to
be appointe<l under the hand and seal of such clerk, shall act in liis stead;
and the person .so appointed shall have all the powers of the clerk while he
so acts.
100. Minutes Open for Inspection. Any person may, at all reason-
abli! times, ins])ect the miiuitcis, assessment I'oll, voters' lists, poll books
and other documents in the [xis.session or under the control of the Clerk,
and obtain copies thereof within a rea.sonable time at the rate of ten cents
per hundred words, or at such lower rate as the Council appoints.
H>l. Certified Documents as Evidence. A copy of any document
in possession of or under tlu! control of the (Jlerk, certified under hia hand
and under the corporate .seal, nuiy, after the orij^inal has been produced, be
tiled in any court in lieu of the ori;^inal, and shall be received in evidence
without proof of the seal or the sij^nature, or official character of the
person signinj; the same, unless the Court or Judge otherwise directs.
Itt'i. Returns to Bureau of Industries. The Clerk must each year,
within one week afttn- the final revision of the Assessment Roll, under a
penalty of $20 for default, make a return to the Secretary of the Bureau
of Industries, Toronto, on forms furnished by such Secretary, of such
statistics or infoi'uiation as the Assessment Roll or other records of his
office aflbrd, and as such forms call for.
{(t) The Clerk shall also, within one month after the final passing of
every by-la\i' for creating a debt, send to the Secretary of the Bureau of
Industries a copy of the newspaper advertisement of same.
(b) Moneys payable by the Province to the municipality will be
retained if the Clerk fails to send the recjuired retiu'ns.
!<»:(. Returns to Minister of Agriculture. The Clerk shall, on the
first day of June in each year, return to the Minister of Agriculture the
number of steam boilers in the municipality used for driving machinery