my judgment and ability and that I had not either directly or indirectly any share or interest whatever in any contract with, by or on behalf of such municipality during the year preceding my appointment (except as auditor, if such be the case) and that I have not any contract with the said municipality except that of auditor for the present year. No. 8 of 1897, s. 282. how to 279. Every member of the council and the subordinate Oath of office officers of the municipality shall take the oaths of office and be taken qualification before some justice of the peace or notary public not being a member of the council and the justice cf the peace or notary public shall give the necessary certificate of the same having been duly made and subscribed. No. 8 of 1897, s. 284. PENAL CLAUSES. 280. If the secretary treasurer fails to furnish ballot boxes Penalties in manner herein provided he shall incur a penalty of $100 for every ballot box which he has failed to furnish in the manner prescribed. No. 8 of 1897, s. 285. 281. Any person who: (a) Without due authority supplies any ballot paper to any person; or (b) Fraudulently puts into the ballot box any paper other (c) Fraudulently takes out of the polling place any ballot (d) Without due authority destroys, takes, opens or other- shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction elections 282. Any deputy returning officer, poll clerk, candidate or offences at agent who interferes or attempts to interfere with any voter in marking his ballot or who marks or causes to be marked a ballot paper so as to defeat the intentions of the voter or who at any time communicates any information he may be possessed of as to the candidate or candidates for whom any vote has been given or who induces any person to display his ballot paper so as to make known to himself or to any other person the manner in which he has voted or for or against whom he has marked his ballot paper shall on conviction thereof in a summary way before two justices of the peace be liable to a fine not exceeding $400 and costs of prosecution or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both. No. 8 of 1897, s. 287. of duty 283. If any officer of the municipality refuses or neglects Neglect to perform any duty required of him by this Ordinance he shall on conviction thereof be fined in a sum not exceeding $100 No. 8 of 1897, s. 288. Penalties, how to be recovered Bylaws providing penalties for offences 284. Every fine and penalty imposed by or under the authority of this Ordinance may, unless where other provision is specially made therefor, be recovered and enforced with costs of prosecution on summary conviction before any justice of the peace for the North West Territories notwithstanding such justice may be a member of the council or a ratepayer in the municipality interested in such prosecution; and all such fines and penalties when recovered shall forn part of the general fund of the municipality wherein the same is imposed. No. 8 of 1897, s. 289. INFRACTION OF BYLAWS. PENALTIES. 285. The council of every municipality may pass bylaws for inflicting reasonable fines and penalties not exceeding $100 exclusive of costs for breach of any of the bylaws of the municipality and for inflicting reasonable punishment by imprisonment with or without hard labour either in the lockup house of the municipality or in the nearest common gaol for any period not exceeding thirty days in case of nonpayment of the fine and costs inflicted for any such breach unless such fine and costs including the cost of committal are sooner paid; except for breach of any bylaw or bylaws passed for the suppression of houses of ill-fame for which the imprisonment. may be for any period not exceeding six months in case of the nonpayment of the fines and costs unless such fines and costs including costs of committal are sooner paid. No. 8 of 1897, s. 291. Actions against municipalities ACTIONS AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES. 286. In case an action is brought against a municipal corporation to recover damages sustained by reason of any obstruction, excavation or opening in the public highway, street or bridge placed, made, left or maintained by any corporation or by any person other than a servant or agent of the muniRemedy over cipal corporation the last mentioned corporation shall have a remedy over against the other corporation or person for, and may enforce payment accordingly of the damages and costs with any which the plaintiff in the action may recover against the municipal corporation: Provided nevertheless that the municipal corporation shall only be entitled to the said remedy over if the other corporation or person shall be made a party to the action and if it shall be established in the action as against the other corporation or person that the damages were sustained by reason of an obstruction, excavation or opening as aforesaid placed, made, left or maintained by the other corporation or person; and the municipal corporation may in such action have the other corporation or person added as a party defendant or third party for the purposes hereof, if the same is not already a defendant in the action jointly with the municipal corporation, and the other corporation or person may defend such action as well as the plaintiff's claim as against the claim of the municipal corporation to a remedy over; and the court or judge upon the trial of the action may order costs to be paid by or to any of the parties thereto or in respect of any claim set up therein as in other cases. No. 8 of 1897, s. 292. payment into court 287. The council of any municipality upon any claim being Tender or made or action brought for damages for alleged negligence on the part of the municipality may tender or pay into court, as the case may be, such amount as they may consider proper compensation for the damages sustained and in the event of the nonacceptance by the claimant of such tender or the amount paid into court and the action being proceeded with and a verdict being obtained for no greater amount than the amount so tendered or paid into court the cost of suits shall be awarded to the defendants and set off against any verdict which shall have been obtained against them. No. 8 of 1897, s. 293. SCHEDULE. FORM A. NOTICE FOR NOMINATION AT ELECTIONS. NOTICE. Municipality of day of Public notice is hereby given that a meeting of the electors of the municipality aforesaid will be held at (description of place) on (day of week) the 1, from ten of the clock until noon of the said day for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of mayor (or reeve) and councillors for the said municipality for the next ensuing Public notice is hereby given to the electors of the municipality aforesaid that a poll has been granted for the election now pending for the said municipality and that such poll will be open on (here insert same day of the week as for nomination of the next following week) the day of from the hour of nine of the clock in the morning till five of the clock in the afternoon at (describe the polling station or as the case may be) in each of the following polling divisions that is to say: For the polling division No. 1 (or other designation) consisting of (or bounded as follows or otherwise describing it clearly) at (describing the polling station and so continuing for all the other polling divisions and stations in the municipality). 1 And that I will at (describe the place) on (day of the week), the day of o'clock noon sum up the votes and declare the result of in the at |