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ti2 MUNICIPAL LAW.
appointod shall clioosc a tliinl, aii<I in dcifault of their doiny; so. at tho expira-
tion of twenty-one days, the Lieuti-nant-Clovernor in Council, on application
of any one of the municipalities, may appoint the other arbitrator.
JWI. Several Persons Being Interested in a case wheie irnl
property has lieen taken l»y a municipality, althouj^li not all inteic^t '
the same piece of ])roperty, the Council may, l>y liy-law, providi ill
s(i( h claims shall he disposed of at one .iwaid.
;M>5J. Council may Initiate Proceedings. In ( a.sc tlw other pai'y
intcrestiii in the pro])erty \\i\s not serxi'il notici' of urhitralion upon the
niunicMjtality, the ('ouncil may sriAc upon sucli per.son Ji eertitti'd copy of
the hy-lfiw together with a notice in writiiii,' of the Mppointment of an
arlifti'atoi- on lielialf of the municipality. ( H. S. ( )., |.S!)7, ('iiap. 2'2U. Sictions
4.') I -4.')8).
In case of one iiuli\ idual. lie must within seven days ajipoini his
arbitrator; hut in ca.se several are interested, as in Section 'W}. tiny li,i\i
twi'nty-one days allowed for such aj)poiiitiMi'iit ; jiiid in cmsc of drainay'e
twenty d;iys.
lliKt- County Judge may Appoint nn .irljitnitor upon applicatitm
of cither Jiarty if oni' fails to ap])oint within tlic time provided, or an
arbitrator f.-iils or refuses to iict. Such arbitratoi' must lie a resident of
the munici]);ility in whicli the piojierty is situated.
1194. Time for Making Award. The arliitratoi's shall mak(! their
h award within one month aftei' the ap|ioinlment of the third arbitrator.
ISJKV Persons Disqualified from actin^j as arbitrat(»rs in iiiunici]»al
arbitratit>ns are mendiers or otlieers of, or persons employed 1)\-, the corpora-
tion. Merely beini,^ a r;ite|>ay(>r in tin- munici)alit,y does not disi|ualify,
urdess the arl)itrati()n relates to draina;;e miilei- the jirovisions nl' the
Municipal Act.
J60tt. Arbitrator's Oath. Kvi-ry arliitiator. bel'ore proceedin;:- to ti-y
the matter of the arbitration, shall t;ike and prescribe to the followiiie-
oath (or atlirmatioii) bi'I'oi-e a Justice of tlii' Peace; " \ (A. H.) do swear (o7-
aflirm) that I will well and truly try the matters referred to nie liy the
parties, and a true and impartial award make in the pninises. .•.ecoi-din;.'^
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to the evidence and my skdl and knowli'dec. .So jielp nie ( lod.
1197 Time to Meet. The arbitrators are re(|uired to nuet within
twenty days aftei- the appointment of the /////</ .ii'bitiator, at such place
as they may a^n'ce upon, to heai- and determine the matter in di.spute.
Th(^y M)ay atljourn fivjni time to time. Tlieii- award must be in writinj,;,
and .shall he binding on all parties, one cojjy of which must be liled wit'li
tlie ('!erk of each niuin'cipality intere.><ted.
;J98. Awarding Costs. The arbitrators nuiy awanl payment of costs
a<;ainst either of the parties or a portion of them; thev may <lirect the
payment of a fixed sum, or that the costs be taxed, on the .scale of either
court havin<r Jurisdiction, If the fees paid in df) not exceed i^SKK), it
will i)e on the scale of the Division Coui't, but if they exceed .'ii'lOO, then
on tlu^ scale of the Countv Court.