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Ml'MCIPAL LAW. 76
3. Every Council may mako re^julations not contrary to law lor
governing its procoedinj^s, the conduct of its members, callinjr of special
meetings, an<l generally such regulations as the good of tlu^ commiuiity
re(|uires: and may ri;peal, altei- and amend its by-laws, I'xcept where
restrained by the Municipal Act.
4. A Municipal Council is deemed a continuing body, always existing,
notwithstanding any ainiual or other election of its members. It continues
in otKce until the new Council lias organize<l and held their first meeting as
a Council.
Kvery Council may take up and carry on to completion all bj'-laws,
reports and pi-oceedings which had been begun or under consideration by
the Council of any preceding year, and it is not necessary to introduce stich
matters anew.
5. No Council of a local municipality shall, after the 31st day of
December, in the year for which the membeix are elected, ])ass any by-law
or resolution for the payment of money, or enter into any contracts, appoint
to or dismiss from office any officer, or perform any other corporate act
after .said day, except in cases of extreme ui-gency.
1149. Trader's License. In all cases wliere the Council or, |in cities,
the Board of Commissioners nf Police, having authority uiuh'r statute to
pass by-laws for licensing any trade, calling, business or profession, they
also have the power to pass by-laws fixing the stnii to be paid for .such
license, enforcing payment of thf licensi' lee, and detennining the time the
license shall be in force.
limy Granting Monopolies Prohibited. Unless authorized .so to
do, as in the case of tflcphone nnd I'crry (•i)mpanies, no Council shall give
any person an exclusive light of exercising within the municipality any
trade or calling, or impose a special tax on any jierson exerci.sing the same,
or to recpiire a licen.se to lie taken for exercising the saiiu^
But the Council may re((uire a fee, not exceeding .§ I, to be paid for
a C(4'tificate of compliance with any regulations in regard to such trade or
calling.
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liHi. Ferry Privileges. The Council may grant exclusive privileges
to a ferry, which may be vested in the corporation, except for a ferry
between two provinces, or the province and a foreign countiy.
iiii'i. Exclusive Rights to Telephone Companies. The Council
may grant exclusive rights to a telejihone company, or [lersoiis to use
streets and lanes for a period not exceeding five years, for the purpo.se of
placing therein, upon, or under the same, poles, ducts and wires neede<l in
the conduct of their business. They may also agree not to give any tithor
company or persons for such period similar rights, but such by-law must
have the assent of two-thirds of the members being present and voting
therefor.
JWIJ. Proviso. Such agreement would not prevent the Council from
giving similar privileges to other companies, or- persons for private lines
lor their own business purposes.