THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MACHAR

 

BY-LAW NO. 25-11

 

Being a by-law to adopt the estimates of all sums required during the year

and to strike the rates of taxation for the year 2011.

 

 

WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Machar has in accordance with the Municipal

Act considered the estimates of the municipality and of the Boards and Commissions of the municipality and it is             necessary that the following sums by raised by means of taxation for the year 2011.

 

WHEREAS Section the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c.25, Section 312 as amended provides that the Council of the Township of Machar shall pass a by-law to levy a separate tax rate on the assessment in each property class, and;

 

WHEREAS Sections 312 (6) of the said Act require tax rates to be established in the same proportion to tax ratios, and;

 

THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Machar hereby enacts as follows:

 

1. That tax ratios have been adopted to be applied against the whole of the assessment for real property in the following classes:         

                                                                                                Residential Farm                                 1.0000

                                                                                                Multi-residential                                   1.0000

                                                                                                Commercial Occupied                        0.9500

                                                                                                Commercial Vacant                           0.6650                                                                                                                                   Industrial Occupied                             0.9500

                                                                                                Industrial Vacant                                                0.6175

                                                                                                Pipelines                                                0.7000

                                                                                                Farmlands                                             0.2500

                                                                                                Managed Forests                                 0.2500

 

2. That a tax rate is hereby adopted to be applied against the whole of the assessment for real property in the following classes:

                                                                                        General                                                  Education

                        Residential Farm                                 0.00683999                                          0.00231000

                        Multi-Residential                                 0.00683999                                          0.00231000

                        Commercial Occupied                        0.00649799                                          0.00849912

                        Commercial Excess/Vacant              0.00454859                                          0.00594938

                        Industrial Occupied                             0.00649799                                          0.00499263

                        Industrial Excess/Vacant                   0.00422369                                          0.00324521

                        Pipelines                                                0.00478799                                          0.00705115

                        Farmlands                                             0.00171000                                          0.00057750

                        Managed Forest                                   0.00171000                                          0.00057750

 

3. The taxes shall be payable in 2 Final instalments due on the 30th day of August and the 30th day of September 2011, provided that upon failure to make payment of one or all instalments, the whole shall become due and payable forthwith.  There shall be imposed a penalty for non-payment of taxes on due date or any instalment thereof, the amount of 1.25%       of the amount due and unpaid on the first day of default and an additional penalty of 1.25% shall be added on the first      day of each calendar month thereafter in which default continues, but not after the end of the year in which taxes are      levied.

 

4. The collector is hereby authorized to mail or cause to be mailed the notice of taxes due to the address of the residence     or place of business of the person to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

5. Taxes shall be paid into the office of the Collector or may be paid in person at the office of the Collector.

 

6. Where the tenant of the lands, owned by the Crown or in which the Crown has an interest, has been employed either within or outside the municipality by the same employer for not less than 30 days, such employer shall pay over to the Collector on demand out of wages, salary, or other remuneration 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 paid.

 

7. The Collector and Treasurer are hereby empowered to accept part payment from time to time on account of any           taxes due.

 

8. This by-law shall come into force and effect upon the date of the final reading thereof.

 

READ A FIRST, SECOND & THIRD TIME & FINALLY PASSED THIS 13th day of June 2011.

 

 

 

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                                                                                                                Per Mayor Doug Maeck

 

 

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BP                                                                                                           Per Clerk-Administrator Brenda Paul, AMCT