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LXI. An account of all moneys received and expended by the warden to be 

 made annually ; which, accounts are to be audited and signed by auditors, and 

 a copy thereof transmitted to the Governor, an abstract of which is to be 

 published. 



LXIL Warden to send in annually an estimate of the probable revenue 

 and expenditure of his ward for the ensuing year, with rate to be levied for 

 meeting expenditure. Governor to determine rate. 



LXIII. Treasurer, on warrant of Governor, to advance moneys necessary 

 for carrying this Ordinance into execution. 



LXIV. Sum to be appropriated to maintaining royal roads within district 

 of county. Sum to be retained for expenses of general police force. And be 

 it enacted, That from and out of the moneys to arise from year to year from 

 the licences to retail spirituous liquors, and from the rates and other moneys 

 to be levied or received in each ward under this Ordinance, the Colonial 

 Treasurer shall annually, and in each year, retain a sum equal to threepence 

 and one-half of a penny in the pound on the rent or annual value to be 

 assessed under this Ordinance, of all houses, mines, and quarries, and to one 

 penny in the pound on the value to be assessed under this ordinance, of all 

 lands in such ward ; which moneys shall be applied to the maintaining and 

 repairing of the royal roads within the district of a county in which such ward 

 shall be situate ; and the Colonial Treasurer shall also retain from and out of 

 such rates and other moneys a sum equal to one-tenth of the sum to which 

 such rates would amount if assessed at a per centage of 7 per cent, on 

 the rent or annual value of the houses, mines, and quarries, and of 6d. in 

 the pound on the value of the lands in such ward, and such last mentioned 

 sum shall be applied in aid of the expenses of the general police force 

 of the colony. 



LXV. All moneys received by wardens to be entered in proper books to be 

 open to inspection of inhabitants of the ward. 



LXVI. Protection of persons acting in execution of Ordinance. 



LXVII. Proceedings not to be quashed for want of form. 



LXVIII. In case of actions against wardens, Governor may order the 

 damages and costs to be paid from general funds of the colony. 



Passed in Council, this 1st day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1852. 



RICHARD D. CADIZ, 



Clerk of Council. 



The foregoing Ordinance was duly proclaimed in Port-of-Spain, by me, 

 this 12th day of October, 1852. 



EDWARD MURRAY, 



Marshal. 



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