HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 2692 BY-LAW NUMBER 7/~~
A BY-LAW OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERINC FOR T~E
COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1962.
WHEREAS it is expedient to fix dates upon which the taxes for the
year 1-~62 for general Township purposes (hereinafter called the
Eeneral rate) and for public, secondary and separate school pur-
poses (hereinafter called the school rate) as ratc~~rt~
By~ namely: ,,,
BY-LAW NO. ~;~passed on the ~day of ~ 1962.x~
BY-LAW NO. ~9 passed on the w~day of ~ 1962
BY-LAW NO, . passed on the _ day of .
shall be imposed and on and from which they shall be due and upon
which the said taxes and local improvement assessment and all other
rents or rates payable as taxes shall be payable;
AND WHEREAS it is further expedient to impose an additional per-
centare charge for non-payment of taxes~ includin~ local improvement
rates and all other rents or rates payable as taxes, before certain
days;
AND WHEREAS it is further expedient to allow a discount on taxes[
paid before a certain date;
THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Pickerin~
~ FOLLOWS:
~ ~s ~ated by the followin~ By-Lawsuit.
1. The taxes for the year 1962,
namely: ~.,,~ _
BY-LAW N0, ~N~ passed on the ~day of ~ 1962
BY-LAW N0. ~F9 passed on the ~ day of ~ 1962
BY-LAW NO. -- passed on the -- day of ~ 1962,
including all local improvement rates and other rents oP rates
payable as taxes shall be due and payable on and from the 1st
day of January, 1962,
2. The dates for the payment of taxes~ by instalments shall be on
or before the followins due dates:
Due date of Due Date of Due Date of
1st Instlament 2nd Instalment 3rd Instalment
June 29 A6~ust 31 O'ctober 31
3. Ail amounts levied on any assessment for real property for Feneral
purposes~ school purposes or for local improvement rates on any
assessment, and all items for arrears of taxes, and all other rents
or rates payable as taxes (includin~ business taxes) shall, subject
to the provisi6ns of section 11 hereof, be paid on or before the
respective dates fixed by section 2 for the payment of the first,
second and third instalments of taxes~ without any addition thereto,
and shall be included in the tax bills as the first, second and
third instalments of taxes.
4. Except in the case of taxes payable pursuant to section 54 of The
Assessment Act~ a percentage charge of one per centum is imposed as
a penalty for non-payment of and shall be added to every tax or
assessment, rent or rate or any instalment om part thereof remaininR
unpaid on the first day of default, and a further percentaEe charge
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4. of one per cen~m~ is imposed and shall be added to every such
tax, assessment, rent, or rage or any instalment or part thereof
remaining unpaid on the first day of each calendar month there-
after in which default continues but not after the end of the year
in which the taxes were levied; and it shall be the duty of the ~
Tax Collector, immediately after the last date named in section
2, to collect at once, under theprovisions of the statutes in
that behalf of all such taxes, assessments, rents, rates or
instalments or parts thereof as shall not have been paid on or
before the several dates named as aforesaid, together with the
said percentage charges as they are incurred.
5. In respect of taxes payable pursuant to section 54 of The Assess-
ment Act, a percentage charge of one per cent~is imposed as a
penalty for non-payment and shall be added to every amount of
taxes so payable remaining unpaid on the first day after fourteen
days from the date of mailing by the Tax Collector of a demand
for payment thereof and a further percentage charge of one per ~
cent~ is imposed and shall be added to every such tax remaining
unpaid on the first day of each calendar month thereafter in which
default continues but not after the end of the year in which the
taxes were levied~ and it shall be the duty of the Tax Collector
immediately after the expiration of the said fourteen days (but
not earlier than the 15th day after the first date mentioned in
Section 2 herein) to collect at once, under the provisions of the
statutes in that behalf, all such taxes as shall not have been
paid on or before the expiration of the said fourteen-day period,
together with the said percentage charges as they are incurred.
6. The Township Treasurer and Tax Collector ahall add to the amount
of all taxes, due and unpaid in 1962, interest at the rate of
one-half of one per cent per month for each month or fraction ~
thereof from the 31st day of December, 1962, until the taxes are
paid. And the Township Treasurer and Tax Collector shall oontinue
to collect such dues and unpaid taxes, together with interest at
the aforesaid rate until such taxes are paid.
7. The Tax Collector is authorized to receive payments on account
of taxes before the 29th day of June, 1962, and upon a tax bill ~
being paid in full before the 29th day of June, 1962, a discount
of one per cent will be allowed on such tax bill.
8. The Tax Collector may mail, or cause to be mailed, to the address
of the residence or place of business of each person taxed the
notice specifying the amount of taxes payable by such person.
9. The payment of all taxes, or any instalment or part thereof,
shall be made to the Tax Collector at his office in the Muni- ~
cipal Building, Brougham, except that current taxes may be paid
at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at Claremont, Picketing,
Stouffville, Whitby, Brooklin, Ajax, Highland Creek and Rouge Hills, & Bay
Branches until December 31st, 1962, without extra collection charges, ~
and such place or places as he may appoint, or to the Tax Collector
for the said Township, at the time and place or places provided.
10. The Tax Collector be, and he is hereby authorized to accept part
payment from time to time on account of any taxes due, and to give
a receipt for such part payment, provided that acceptance of any such
part payment, shall not affect the collection of any percentage
charge imposed and collectable under section 7 in respect to non-
payment of any taxes or any class of taxes or of any instalment
thereof.
11. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Tax Collector from
proceeding at any time with the collection of any rate, tax or ~'
assessment, or any part thereof, in accordance with the provisions
of the statutes and by-laws governing the collection of taxes.
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12. Where tenants of land owned by the Crown or in which the Crown
has an interest are liable for the payment of taxes and where
any such tenant has been employed either within or outside the
municipality by the same employer for not less than thirty days,
such employer shall pay over to the Township Treasurer or Tax
Collector on demand out of any wages, salary or other remuner-
ation due to such employee, the amount then payable for taxes
under this by-law and such payment shall relieve the employer
from any liability to the employee for the amount so paid.
13. The Tax Collector shall deposit at least weekly all sums of
money received by him to the credit of the Township Treasurer
in the bank or banks authorized by him to receive the same,
from time to time, as directed by the Township Treasurer, and ~
the Tax Collector shall forthwith produce the bank certificates
of such deposits to the Township Treasurer, who will credit the
Collector with the amounts of such certificates and issue his
receipt therefor, or the Township Treasurer may require the
Tax Collec%or to pay over the sums received for taxes directly
to him or such officer as he may direct to receive the same.
Ail cash books or other books of account, and all forms used
in the collection of taxes, or incident thereto, shall be
prepared and kept in such manner as may be directed by the
Township Treasurer, and he is hereby authorized to order their
production to him and inspect the same at all reasonable times.
15. The Collector's Roils for the year 1962 shall be returned by
the Tax Collector to the Township Treasurer, under the provisions
of the Statutes in that behalf, on or before the 28th day of
February, 1963, and no extension of the time for the return of
the Roils shall be made until a report in the premises has been
made by the Township Treasurer to the Township Council.
16. The Township Clerk shall prepare all advertisements and give
public notice of the passage of this By-Law, and of the time
of payment of each instalment of taxes, as aforesaid, in at
least two newspapers circulated within the Township of Pickering,
immediately after the passing thereof.
17. The Tax Collector shall carry out directions of the Township
Council and shall account to and with the Township Treasurer
for all tax moneys coming into his possession, and make all
necessary returns and affidavits relative thereto, as required
by the Township By-Laws and the statutes ~overning the
collection of taxes.
18. The Tax Collector shall report the result of the collection of
taxes to the Council.
19. Ail requisitions for stationery, books, printing, postage stamps
and automobile mileage allowances, advertising and supplies, shall
be certified by the Tax Collector, and all accounts therefor, and
all expenditures incident to the collection of taxes~ shall be
approved and certified by the Tax Collector before payment.
20. Expenditures made by the Tax Collector shall be reviewed by the
Township Council from time to time.
21. The Tax Collector shall, before entering upon the duties of the
collection of taxes for the year 1962, furnish security for the
faithful performance of his duties~ to the satisfaction of the
Township Council.
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22, By-Law Number 2614 be and the same is hereby repealed.
BY-LAW read a First and Second time this.~day of~.~ 1962.
BY-LAW read a Third time and PASSED this~DAY of ~ 1962.
Clerk