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439 COUNTY OF ELGIN 439 By-Law No ARBITRATOR' ~.TO APPOINT AN 1887 WHEREAS By-Law No. 174 of the County Council of the County of Elgin was passed to establish a new road in lieu of part of the County Line between the Townships of Bayham and Middleton. 10th June Passed AND WHEREAS By-Law No. 409 was passed on the 5th day of June 1885 to amend By-Law No. 174 by opening up a new road leading to said County Line on lot number 21 in the eleventh concession of the saidi'Township of Bayham and to relinquish all jurisdiction over a portion of the road established by said By-Law No. 174 now used insteadcof said County Line. AND WHEREAS the County of Norfolk was notified on 6th June 1885 that the County of Elgin had passed By-Law No 409 AND WHEREAS the County Council of the County of Norfolk has omitted to pass a By-Law in similar terms and whereas under Section 540 of the Consolidated Municipal Act when the Council for six months after notice of the By-Law, omit to pass a By-Law in similar terms the duty and liabili- ties of each municipality in r~spect to the road or bridge shall be referred to arbitration under the provisions of this Act AND WHEREAS under Section 387 of the said Act, the appointment of arbitration for a corporation shall be under the corporate seal and authenticated in like manner as a By-Law AND WHEREAS this Council has deemed it expedient to appoint an arbitrator to decide the duty and liabilities of each municipality in respect to the roads and bridges in- cluded in By-Law No. 409 BE IT THEREFORE enacted by the County Council of the County of Elgin - That Archibald W. Campbell of the City of St. Thomas, civil engineer be and is hereby appointed an arbitra- tor on behalf of the County of Elgin to decide the duty and liability of the Counties of Elgin and Norfolk in respect to the roads and bridges mentioned in By-Law No. 409 and as pro- vided for in Section 540 Consolidated Municipal Act 1883 ) (Cont'd By-Law No 439 Page 2 Council Chamber St. Thomas 10 June 1887 J. C. Dance Warden K. W. McKay Co. Clerk Received and read a first second and third time and finally passed 10th June 1887. Certified K W McKay Co Clerk