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Order in Council Validation Act 1888

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Councillors declared to have been duly elected.

County Council validly constituted.

Governor to redivide county into ridings.

Order in Council Validation Act 1888

Local Act		1888 No 13
Date of assent		28 August 1888

	Title
	Preamble
1	Short Title.
2	Elections validated.
3	Councillors declared to have been duly elected.
4	County Council validly constituted.
5	Governor to redivide county into ridings.

An Act to validate an Order in Council made on the Twenty-fifth Day of June, One thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and certain Proceedings taken in consequence thereof.

Preamble.

WHEREAS the County of Amuri, immediately prior to the commencement of “The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1882,” consisted of the two Ridings of Tennyson and Te-Koa, and by an Order in Council of the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, purporting to be made under the provisions of the said Act, the Tennyson Riding became abolished, and the Te-Koa Riding was made to comprise the whole county by reason of there being only one undivided road district therein: And whereas the aforesaid road district became merged in the county by special order of the Council: And whereas doubts exist as to the legality of elections which have since taken place:

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act is “The Order in Council Validation Act, 1888.”

2 Elections validated.

All elections of members of the Amuri County Council as from time to time constituted since the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, are hereby declared to have been valid, and shall not be called in question or be set aside.

3 Councillors declared to have been duly elected.

The persons from time to time elected since the aforesaid date to the County Council of Amuri are hereby declared to have been respectively members of the said Council, validly appointed thereto, from the date of their respective elections.

4 County Council validly constituted.

The County Council of Amuri, as constituted at the time of the commencement of this Act, and the said Council, as from time to time existing since the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, are hereby declared to have been and to be validly constituted, notwithstanding any illegality in the constitution thereof; and no act or proceeding of such Council shall be called in question or set aside by reason of the said Council not having been or not being legally constituted.

5 Governor to redivide county into ridings.

The Governor, before the time appointed for the next triennial election of members of the Amuri County Council, shall, by Proclamation, redivide the Amuri County into such a number of ridings as he shall think fit, and appoint the number of members to be elected by each riding, and by the same or any subsequent Proclamation may declare the Lime at which such redivision of ridings shall take effect.

Order in Council Validation Act 1888