235-1878-Remuneration for Council Attendance

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ti APPENDIX M. To the Rkht Honor lble Earl Oq erin, Governor - General of Canaria, 60c., &'e•, in Council The Petition of the Warden, Reeves and Deputy Reeves of the County of Essex, in the Province of Ontario, respectfully sheweth. That the fanners of the said county of Essex are materially injured by the competition caused by the importation of agricultural products into this Province from the United States, while they are debarred from the United.States mar- kets by the heavy duties existing in that country upon such products ; there- fore your petitioners respectfully pray that Your Excellency would be pleased to cause such a revision of the Canadian tariff as may enable the agricultural pro- ducers of this Province and of the Dominion, to compete successfully with the neighboring nation ; and that such other revision of the tariff be effected as shall, without being prohibitory in its character, encourage the languishing in- dustries of the country. And your petitioners will ever pray. BY -LAW No. 235, To provide for the remuneration of the Members of the County Council for their attendance in Council, and for other purfioses therein mentioned. Passed January 24, 1878. Whereas, it is necessary and expedient to provide for the remuneration of the members of the County Council for their attendance in council or on com- mittee of said Council : Be it therefore enacted by the Municipal Council of the County of Essex in council assembled, under and by virtue of the Municipal Act of Ontario, and it is hereby enacted, under the authority of the same, that each and every mem- ber of the Council of the County of Essex shall be entitled to receive the sum of three dollars ($3.00) for each day's attendance in council or in committee named and appointed by the said council, and the further sum of five cents per mile necessarily traveled by each member of the council or of said committee to and from the place of meeting of the said council or committee, and the Treasurer of the County of Essex is hereby authorized to pay the said sums to the members of the said council or committee. (Signed,) J. C. FATTERSONP Warden. (Signed) THOS. MCKEE, Clerk. BY -LAW No. 236. A By -Law to firm de frpr the appoint Trent of two Auditors to act with the Chairman of the General Sessions of the Peace as a Board rf Av11it. Passed January 24, 1878. Whereas, by the Municipal Act of Ontario, the County Council, of each county is requested to appoint annually two persons, one of whom may be a member of the Council, to assist the Chairman in auditing the accounts of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, or of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery: Be it therefore enacted by the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex, in council assembled, that James C. Patterson, one of the members of this Council, and 'Thomas %IcKee, be and are hereby appointed to the said Board of Audit, and that the said parties shall be paid five dollars for each day's attendance at such audit, and the further sum of tive cents per mile wassarily travelled by the members of such board of :Audit, to and from the place of meeting of the said Board, and the %Virden 6 hereby authorised to 3i.,n warranty for the same. (Signed.) J. C. PAT TERSON9 % arden. (signed,) THOS. %IcKEE, Clerk.