Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1928 — Ordinance respecting the Succession Duties Ordinance An Ordinance amend; Ordinance respecting AMEND" THE SUCCESSION DUTY ORDINANCE." (t1.uented
Consol. Ord. 1928
Yukon — Historical Statutes
ORDINANCES OF THE YUKON T(RRITORY PASSED BY THE YUKON COUNCIL IN THE YEAR 1928 G. I. MACLEAN GOLD COMMISSIONER PriQted aQd Published for the GovClumeat of the Yukoa Territory Uaclu Authority of OIapter 75 of the Coasolidated Ordiaances of J9J4. BY G. A. JHCKBLL. Klng'1 Printer.
ORDINANCES OF THE YUKON TfRRITORY PASSED pY TH~ . YUKON COUNCIL IN THE YEAR 1928 G. L MACLEAN GOLD COMMISSIONER Printed and Published for the Govea'Dment of the Yukon Territory Under Authority of
Chapter 75 of the Consolidated Ordinances of J9J4. BY G. A. JECKELL. Kln!r'1 Print.,.
Chap. 1. 2. :t 4. 5. TABLE OF CONTENTS An Ordinance amending the Succession Duties Ordinance An Ordinance amending the Assessment O.·dinance ............ .. An Ordinance amending the Yukon Game Ordinance ........... . An Ordinance amending the Ail' Trafflc Ordinance .............. .. An Ordinance Hmending the Sale of Beer Ordinance .......... .. Page. 1 2-4 5 6 6·7 li. An Ordinance [or grunting to the Commissioner' certain sums o[ money to defray expenditures of the Public Service o[ the Tel'l'ilory and the City of Dawson............ 8·13
CHAPTER 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND" THE SUCCESSION DUTY ORDINANCE." (t1.uented to fllne 15,1928.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: 1. "The Succession Duty Ordinance,"
Chapter 1 of the Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1923, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sub-section imme diately after sub-section 4 of
Section 7 of the said Ordin ance: 5. 'Persoal property of a non-resident deceased person (except tangible personal property having an actual sitlls in this Territory) shall not be subject to the duty imposed by this Ordinance if a like exemption is made by the laws of the country, province, state, or territory of the deceased's residence in favour of residents of the Yukon Territory. 2. Reciprocal pro"lslon for exemption on intangible pel'sonal ;>ropertr of non re"l(lenl~. The Table of Percentages referred to in
Section 8 of Table tOf . percen age" the said Ordinance is hereby amended by adding the word amenrlerl. " grandchild" after the word "grandmother" in the first line of the heading to column 2 of the said Table of Per centages.
Scctlon 60 repealed. Pl'ocedul'e In' A SHessot" \';hell lands to he sol'l fnr taxes. Li~t to he pm:;tecl. 1"III,IIc:aUon: 2 ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE, Al'vIENUMENT. ·.CHAPTER 2 .-~ :~.~. "'. ~i _:, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND "THE ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE." (·1ssented 10 Jllne 15, 1928.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: I.
Section 60 of the Asses::ment Ordinance, being
Chapter 5 of the Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1914, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: 60. \\Then any lands arid improvements become liable to be sold for rates in respect thereto unpaid the Assessor may proceed in the following manner: 1.
He shall prepare a copy of the list of lands to be sold, as authorized by this Ordinance, showing tbe respec tive owners thereof and the amounts of taxes due thereon, and shall include therein in a separate column a statement of the proportion of costs chargeable on each lot for adver tising, and the sum of fifty cents for each parcel to be sold, and shall cause said list to be posted in a conspicuous place in his office at Dawson, and in three places within the town or area fo.r four weeks before the day fixed for said sale.
He shall also pubiish once a copy of the said list in one or mere newspapers published in said town or area, and if no newspaper is published in said town or area, then in the newspaper published neare:;t thereto. The publication of t::c said list shall be at least four weeks before the day fixed for the sale. The said list shall be headed as follows:
ASSESSMENT ORDLNANCE, AMENDMENT. 3 SALE OF Lt\NDS IN TI·IE ................................ _ ... FOR ARREARS OF TAXES: NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the following lands in the ............................ will be offered for sale for arrears of taxes on thc .................. day of. ................. , 19 .... , aL. ........... . o'clock in tLe .......... noon, at ......................... . 2. Such posting and publication shall constitute good and effective service of th~ said notice upon all persons named therein . . 3.
At the time and place appointed for such sale the Assessor by himself or his agent shall proceed to sell such property at public auction to the highest bidder there for. 4. Upon the sale of such property to such bidder the Assessor shall deliver to the purchaser a receipt for the price paid therefor in Form "G" in the second
schedule to this Ordinance. 2. The said Ordinance is further amended by repealing
Section 65 thereof and substituting the following therefor: 65. -No application for an order for confirmation of a sale of" lands or improvements for taxes made under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be heard by a judge until three months after the sale.
Notice of such application may. with the permission of· the judge, be given by one publication in a newspaper published in the town or area within which such lands arc situate, or if no newspaper is published in said town or area, then in the newspaper puh lished nearest thereto, and :it such a time in advance of the day. on which the applica'tion ,is to be made as the judge shall direct. In such notice the names of all persons appear~ ing by the records of the Land Titles Office to have any interest in the said lands or improvements shall be set forth. Form of notcc.
Posling <tllll publica lioll to be J;:"Ood Rervl'!e. Sale of propert.,". Heceil't In purchaSer.
Section Go ,·epeale<1. Procedure nn :tppllcaliofl for COli firm" lion. Notice.
Appllcation to be made by Legal Adviser. etc. S"<.:t1on 1:; a.mended. 4 ASSESSM/<~NT ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT. 2. The application to confirm a tax sale made under this Ordinan'ce may be made by the Assessor making the sale, the Legal Adviser or any person interested in the sale. The notice shall be given by summons of the judge obtained ex parte. 3. The said Ordinance is further amended by adding i~me diately after the word" income," at the end of
Section t 5 of the said Ordinance, th~ following: "Provided that nothing in this
section shall be deemed to apply to any vessel or barge of foreign registry."
GAME ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT. 5
CHAPTER 3 _-1N ORDINANCE TO AMEND "THE YUKON GAME ORDINANCE." (,1ssellled to hme 15, 1928.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: l. The Yukon Game Ord:nance, being
Chapter 1 of the Ordinances of 1920, is hereby amended by striking out the worus " provided that no such close season so established and declared shall extend beyond the fifteenth day of November, 1927," in sub-section 3 of
Section 9 of the said Ordinance, as enacted by
Section 5 of the Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1924. 2. The Yukon Game OJ:dinance is further amended by striking out the words" Pi'ovided that no beaver shall be hunted, trapped, taken or shot at, injured, molested or killed before the first day of January, 1924," in sub-section 2 of
Section I of the said Ordinance, as enacted by
Section I of tl-:;e Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1923. u~--...· LLn, 4 of said by adding there 3. Ordinance is amended 'ollowing as sub-section 9: ( 9 ) Noon e per son s h ia liil "ih~a~v~e:-ttJl1fe:rirtlgg:m'"ttl,"*HJ...w.....aJUI one year more than six bears. Limitation on close season a hnlish(~(l. Subsection t of
Section 1 amende'l. l'\ut more /fy. than six bears to be 3 killed by 0,,« __ person in ,#Iq.]:l ~.ca,'. "c ~ z.,
'-\il" 'l'1:att1C Onllnanee ,"epc:lled. 8uhseelion (
p) of Scc. :ll1lelldell. 6 AIR TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT.
CHAPTER 4 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND "THE AIR TRAFFIC ORDINANCE." (/Issenled to June 15,1928.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: I. " The Air Traffic Ordinance," being
Chapter 1 of the Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1927, is hereby repealed.
CHAPTER 5 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND" THE SALE OF BEER ORDINANCE." (1ssenled 10 June 15,1928.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: I. Sub"section (
p) of
Section 2 of "The Sale of Beer Ordinance," being
Chapter 2 of the Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1925, is hereby amended by striking out the words "Provided that d.uring any hours when the Government Liquor Store is not open for business the Licensee" in the fi fth, sixth and seventh lines of said sub-
SALE OF BEER OR0INANCE, AMENDMENT. 7 section, an:1 substituting the words 11 Provided that any Licensee" in lieu thereof. 2. Sub-section:1 of
Section 15 of said Ordin'ance Isamenoed iby numbering it sub-section 5 and inserting it immediately after sub-section 4 of said Section, .and is further amended by striking out the word 11 said" in the second line thereof, .and substituting the words 11 .any licensed" in lieu thereof. 3_ Sub-section 4- of
Section 15 of sa.id Ordina.nce is amended by numberi11g it sub-section 3. 4. Sub-section 5 of s<lid
Section 15 of said Ordinance IS .-amended by numbering it sub-section 4, and is further :amended by adding the words 11 except as herein provided" .after the word 11 beer" in the sixth line of said sub-section.
Section 27 of the said Ordinance IS hereby repealed.
Section 7 of
Chapter 2 of the Or£linances of the Yukon Territory, 1926, is hereby repealed. 7. Any disabilities which have been placed upon licensees or premises under'the provisions of the above tw·o sections shall cease upon the coming into force of this Ordinance. Provided that any licensee whose license has been cancelled shall have no right to a refund of any portion of the fee paid therefor, and shall be subject in all respects to the general provisions of the said 11 Sale of Beer Ordinance," should he at any time make application for another license. 8. Sub-section (
a) of
Section 2 of said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out all the words after" which" in the first line of said sub-section and substituting in lieu thereof the words 11 contains not more than fifteen per C~!~t. p!"oof spirits. ,~ Subsection 3 of
Section i;, tLmended. Sllb~ectlon ~ of
Section 1:; Itmended, Subsection 5 of
Section 15 nmended, Sectlon ~'1 l"epe.'1led,
Section 7 of Chap. 2 of tns repealell. D1sabll i ties placed on licensees 01' premises remO\"erl. SubsectiOlI (
a) of
Section 2 "-mended.
8 Su PPLY.
CHAPTER 6 AN ORDINANCE FOR GRANTING TO THE COM MISSIONER CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY TO DEFRAY THE EXPENDITURES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE TERRITORY AND THE CITY OF DA\rVSON. (,lssented to fune IS) 1928.) IVhereas} It appears by Message from G. 1. MacLean, Esquire, the Gold Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, and in the Supplementary Estimates accompanying the same, that the sums hereinafter mentioned in
Schedule "AI! are required to defray certain further expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory and the City of Dawson, and for the purposes relating thereto for the year ending March 31st, 1928; aild, If//zereas} It appears by Message from G. 1. MacLean, Esquire, the Gold Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, and the Estimates accompanying the same, that the sums hereinafter mentioned in Schedule" B I! to this Ordinance are required to defray certain expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory, and for the purposes relating thereto for the twelve months ending March 31st, 1929; and,
Whereas} It appears by Message from G. 1. MacLean, Esquire, the Gold Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, and in the Estimates accompanying the same, that the sums hereinafter mentioned in Schedule" C " to this Ordinance are required to defray certain expenses of the Public Service of the City of Dawson and for the purposes relating thereto for the twelve months ending March 31 st, 1929.
SUPPLY. 9 The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, therefore, enacts as follows: 1. From and out of the sums at the disposal of the Yuksn Council there shaH be paid and applied a further sum, not exceeding in the whole one hundred and thirty seven thousand, eight hundred and sixty-three dollars and ten cents, for defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory for the year ended March 31st, 1928, as set forth in
Schedule "A" to this Ordinance; and frem and out of the sums at the rlis posal of the Yukon Council there shall be paid and applied a further sum not exceeding in the whole one thousand, five hundred and ninety-four dollars and eighty-two cents, for defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service of the City of Dawson for the year ended March 31 st, 1928, as set forth in
Schedule "A" to this Ordinance. 2. From and out of the funds at the disposal of the Yukon Council there shall and may be paid and applied a sum not exceeding on the whole two hundred and thirteen thousand and ninety-eight dollars and sixty-four cents, . for defraying the several charges ~nd expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory for the twelve months ending March 31st, 1929, as set for.th in Schedule" B " to this Ordinance. 3.
From and out of the funds at the disposal of the Yukon Council there shall and may be paid and applied a sum not exceeding thirty-six thousand and eighty-five dollars and sixty-two cents for defraying the several charges and exp~nses of the Public Service of the City of Dawson for the twelve months ending March 31st, 1929, as set forth in Schedule" C " to this Ordinance. 4. The due application of all moneys expended shall be duly accounted for.
SUPPLY ..
SCHEDULE" A.'" Further sums granted to the ,Commissi'oner by thi's; Ordinance for the t'welve months ending March 31st, 1928" and the purposes for which they are granted: Yukon Council, indemnity and traveL. _________ .. _ $ 20.90' Schools: Keno School ________________________ $ vVhitehorse School_. ___________ _ Carcross School ______________ .. __ 364.40 . 265.34 20.00 Public Health and care indigents ___________________ _ Yukon Law Library _________________ : _____________________ _ Town of Mayo-Fire protection ___________________ _ Roads, Bridges and Public \\lorks _______________ .. _ The Government Liquor Ordinance _______________ _ City of Dawsort: Fire Department _____________ . __ $ Printing and stationery Contingencies ___________ .. _. __ .... _ Streets and sidewalks_ ..... ___ . 179.44 40.96 789.76 584.66 SCHEDULE" B." 649.74 1,285.98. 21-59 136.41 8,786.67 126,961.81 $137,863. to $ 1,594.82 Sums granted to the Commissioner by this Ordinance tor the twelve months ending March 31 st, 1929, and the purposes for which they are granted: SALARIES AND TRAVELLING EXPENSES Salaries ___ .. __ ... _____ .. ___ ... ______ ..... __ $ Travelling expenses .. _ ... _. ____ .. _. __ 6,900.00 1,000.00 ---- $ 7,900.00 Carried forward _____________ .... ___ .... ________ $ 7,900.00
SUPPLY. 11 Brought forward ._ ..... _ ... _ .. _ .. _ ............ _. $ 7,900.00 YUK(Hil COUNCIl. Election of Memb"ers ........ _ ....... $ 2,200.00 Indemnity, tr.avelliJlg expenses.. 1,350.00 SCHOOLS Schools generally $ Dawson School ....................... . St. M ary's School ............. _ ..... . Whitehorse School ................... . J\1 ayo School Keno School ...... _ ...................... . Carcross School .... _ ........ _ .. _ ...... .
Auto transportation ................. . 4,500.00 15,843.62 3,300.00 9,900.00 3,270.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 2,400·00 3,550.00 ,44,213.62 HOSPITALS, CHARITIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH Grant, St. Mary's HospitaL ..... . Eonu3, St. Mary's HospitaL ..... . Purchase X-ray equipment, St. I\:Iary's Hospital _ ............. . Grant. Mayo HospitaL .......... . Grant, \Vhitehorse HospitaL .. . Medical Health Officer Dawson District, and treatment of indigents .... _ ...................... . !'vl edical Health Officer, Mayo District, and treatment of indigents ........ _ .................. .
Medical Health Officer, White- horse District ..................... . Sanitary Inspectors, M ay 0, Keno and Whitehorse ......... . Public Health and care indigents $ 12,000.00 3,000.00 700.00 7,000.00 4,500.00 750.00 375.00 375.00 150.00 5,500.00 34,350.00 Carried forward __ .... _ ..... _._._ .. __ ........... $ 90,013.62
12 SUPPLY. Brought forward ................................ $ 90,013.62 GRANTS, LIBRARIES, READING ~OOl'vIS, ETC. Dawson Free Library ................ $ \Vhitehorse Reading Room ..... . Mayo Circulating Library ....... . Yukon Law Library ................. . Whitehorse Law Library .. : ...... . City of Dawson ....................... . 1,000.00 500.00 350.00 400.00 50.00 18,000.00 lVIISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES Territorial Agent, \Vhitehorse $ Town of vVhitehorse ............... . Town of Mayo ......................... . Assay Office ............................. . Printing and stationery ........... .
Contingenci es ........................... . Refund, John IVlartin (Indian) balance proceeds from sale confiscated marten skins ..... . Grant, \Vhitehorse aviation field Grant, Mayo aviation field ....... . Grant, Keno aviation field ....... . 750.00 5,600.00 6,005.00 7,000.00 2,300.00 3,500.00 1,000.00 200.00 200.00 1,000.00 ROADS, BRII)GES AND PURI.le WORKS Glacier, summer- road and win- ter trail ................................ $ Dawson cable ferry ................... . Ogilvie bridge ......................... . Ogilvie Bridge road ................. . Bonanza to Indian ................... .
Indian to Stewart ..................... . Hunker-Dominion ............... _ ... . Dome-Sulphur road ................. . 800.00 1,900.00 1,000.00 500.00 2,600.00 300.00 13,000.00 600.00 20,300.00 27,555.00 Carried forwa rd $ 20,700.00 _ $137,868.62
SUPPLY. 13 Brought forward __________ $ Klondike road _________________________ _ 20,700.00 $137,868.62 2,400.00 Klondike to Crooked traiL ______ _ Mayo to YUkOIL _______________________ _ Mayo District roads _________________ _ \Vhitehorse District roads _______ _ Overland trail, Kluane Junction to Minto vVinter roads ___________________________ _ Conti ngencies ___________________________ _ Sundry roaJs and generaL _______ _ Final payment, Bear Cat loader 1,600.00 2,400.00 22,500.00 5,800.00 1,600.00 4,715.34 7,992.00 2,063.02 3,459.66 SCHEDULE" c." CITY OF DAWSON Fire Department Hydrant service _______________________ _ Street lighting _________________________ _ Printing and stationery _____________ _ Sala ri es _____________________________________ _ Contingencies Garbage pier ___________________________ _ Streets and sidewalks _____________ . __ $ 11,454_62 13,356.00 2,550.00 325.00 1,200.00 500.00 1,700.00 5,000.00 75,230.02 $213,098.64 $ 36,085.62 5.
In the event of there being a surplus of moneys standing to the credit of any item voted for Roads, Bridges and Public 'Norks after the construction or repairs provided for have been completed to the satisfaction of the Superin tendent of \Vorks and Buildings, such surplus of moneys shall forthwith, on the acceptance of such works or repairs by the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, be taken from said item and become part of and be added to the amount provided for contingencies to such Roads, Bridges and Public vVorks, and shall therea fter be at the disposal of the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory for Roads, Bridges and Public \"orks_ -
14 INDEX INDEX TO ORDINANCES OF 1928 The figures refer to the top paging. Air Traffic Ordinance, repealed ................................................ - ........... . Assessment Ordinance, amended ........................................................... .
Section 60 repealed ........................ _ .............................. " ................. . Procedure In sale of lands for taxes ............................................. .
Section 65 repealed Procedure on application for confirmation ................................. . Application to be made by Legal Adviser, etc .......................... .
Section 15 amended .......................................................................... . Sale of Beer Ordinance, amended ........................................................ . Sub'scetion (
p) of
Section 2 amended ......................................... . Sub·sectlon 3 of
Section 15 amended ........................................... . Sub·section 4 of
Section 15 amended ........................................... . Sub·section 5 of
Section 15 amended ........................................... .
Section 27 repealed ........................................................................... . Secti'on 7 of
Chapter 2 of 1926 repealed ............................................... . Disabilities placed on licensee removed ..................................... . Sub·section (
a) of
Section 2 amended .......................................... . Succession Duty Ordinance, amended ................................................ . Reciprocal provision for exemption in case of personal property of non·residents ....................................................... . Table of percentages amended ..................................................... . Yukon Game Ordinance, amended ....................................................... . Sub·section 3 of
Section 9 amended ............................................. . Limitation on close season abolished .......................................... . Sub'section 2 of
Section 1 amelHled ............................................. .
Section 4 amended ............................................................................. . Not more than six bears to be killed in year by one person Supply ............................................................................. _ ....................... .. Page. G Z 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 8