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52 MUNICIPAL LAW.
haviiii,' Ijocii tondered coniiieiiHatioii for liis time, at the rate of 75 cents
per (lay, and lii.s travelling expenses if he resides more than three
miles from the place of trial ; or if, being present in the court but refuses
to be sworn if re(|uii'ed to give evidence, he shall incur a penalty not
exceeding i*25 and costs, to be recovered of any person suing for the same
in a Division Court.
'Z'iH, Proceedings. Notices of complaint by persons aggrieved or
their agents must be given in writing to tiie Clerk of the Municipality
within fourteen days after the day upon which the roll is reijuired by
law to be returned, or within fourteen days after the return of the roll, if
not returned within the i-e((uired time, 'fiie notice nnist give a name and
address where notices can be served by the Clerk. Any elector who
thinks that another person has been assessed too low or too high, or his
name wrongly inserted in or omitted from the roll, may give such notice
to the Clerk, and the Clerk shall give notice to such per.son and to the
assessor of the time when such matter will be ti'ied by the Court of
Revision.
The Clerk of the Court shall post up in some convenient and ])ublic
place within the nnuiicipality or ward, a notice of all the complaints made,
stating the names of each, description of the matter complained against,
and the time when the court will be held to hear the complaints.
The appeals shall be taken in the ord(!r in which they were received
by the Clerk: but, an appeal, may be adjourned.
'i'Zii. Appeals from the Court of Revision. An a])peal to the
County Judge shall lie not only against a decision of the Court of Revision
on an a])peal to .said court, but also against the omission, or neglect, or
refusal of said court to hear an a])])eal.
1. Ivxcejtt in municipalities whei'e provision lias l)een made by by-laws,
the per.son appealing nnist, within five days after the time limited for the
closing of the Court of Revision, serve a written notice u])on the Clerk or
A.sse.ssmeiit Comnn.ssionei', if there be one, of his intention to appeal to the
County .ludge.
2. The Clerk shall, immediately after the time limited foi- filing said
appeals, forward a list of the same to the Judge
3. As soon as the Judge notiHes the Clerk of the day appointed for
hearing the same, the Clerk shall j)ut uj) a cons])icuous notice in his office,
or t lie j)lace where the ^lunicipal Council hold their meetings, giving the
names of appellants, persons appealed against, the grounds of the a, )eal,
and the date when the court will Ixs Ix^ld to hear the appeals. The
c ecision of the Judge shall be final, and the Clerk shall atnend the rolLs
accordingly. The costs will be apportioned by the Judge.
VOTKIiS' LISTS.
'i'Z^- The Clerk is re(|uired, immediately after the final revi.sion and
correction of the A.ssessment Roll in every year, to make a correct alpha-
betical list in three ])arts of all persons being of the full age of twenty-one