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58 xMUNICIPAL LAW.
BY-LAWS.
Every l)y-liiw must be under seal, and signed by tlie head of tlie
Council, or by the person presiding at the meeting at which the by-law
is passed, and also by the Clerk of the Corporation.
*i4.'». As Evidence. A copy of any by law, written or printed, with-
out erasure or interlineations, under seal of the cor[)oration, and certified
to be a true copy by the Clerk and by one member of the Council, shall be
deemed authentic, and be received in evidence in any court of justice with-
out ]>r()of of seal or signature, unh ss specially alleged that the seal, or one
or both the signatures, have been forge<l.
'i4ii. Government Approval of By-Laws. The facts re(|uired to
be recited in a by-law, wiiich recjuires the approval of the Lieutenant-
Governor in Coinicil, nuist, before receiving such approval, be verified by
Holenui declaration by the head of the Council, Treasurer and Clerk, and
by such other person and on such other evidence as the Lieutenant-Gover-
nor in Council may recjuire. In case of the deatli or absence of any of the
nuniicipal officers mentioned, then upon the declaration of any other mem-
ber of the Council whose declaration the Lieutenant-Governor in Council
accepts.
!44'J. Opposition to By-Laws. In case any ratepaj-er objects to the
passage of a by daw which reijuires to be preceded by an application of a
certain number of ratepayers, he shall, on petitioning the Council, be
permitted to attend in person, or his counsel or agent, before the Council
or connnittee at the time the by-law is to be considered, and produce
evidence : That the necessary notice of the application for the by-law was
not given : oi' tliat certain signatures to the application are not genuine, or
obtainci] upon incorrect statements; or that the proposed by-law is con-
trary to the wishes of the persons whose signatures were so obtained, and
that the remaining signatures do not amount to the number nor represent
the amount of property necessary to the passing of the by-law.
If the Council is satisfied, upon the evidence, that such representations
are correct, the by-law shall not be passed.

V()TI>(J ON BY-LAWS.
In case a Ijy-law re([uires the assent of the electors bt^fore the fiiuil
passing thereof, the proceedings to bi^ taken, except in cases otherwise
])rovided for, are as follows
:
•^4K. Time and Place. The Council shall, by by-law, fix the day,
hour and place, or jilaees, for taking the votes, and appoint the deputy
ri'turning officers. The day so fixed nuist not ho less than three nor more
than five weeks after the first publication of the by-law.
'149. Publication of By-Law. The Council shall, before the final
passing of th(> by law, publish a cojiy of it in some i)ublic newspaper.