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the election, either in freehold or as tenant for a term of years,
or from year to year of a tuwn lot or dwelling house, wi.thin the
said Ward or Liberties, provided always, that a portion of a
hOllse in which any inhabitant shall reside as a hou3ebolder, and
not as 'i boarder or lodger, ~nd hu\'ing II distin(,t communicaliol]
with the street by an outer door, shall be considered a
dwelling house within ihe meaning 01 this clause: and provided
also, that no person shall vote at any such election wbo has
not been a r~sident inhabitant within the said City or Liherties
thereof for the period of twelve calendar months, and wbo has
not resided within the Ward for which the election shall be
holden,or the Libelties attached ther"to, lor the period of three
C3lendnr months next before the election.
19th. The l\Ia),or, AldermEn, and Common Councilm~n,
and ,'oters at any flection for city affairs, 10 be natural born
or naturalised wbjects of His .iYlaJesty, of tbe full age of
tlVenty-olle; .
20th. '1' be legislative power of the City is vested ill the
Mayor, Aldermen, and Common CQuncilmen in Council.
21st. That all legislati ve Acts of the said City are to be ex·
[rcs,eu as elJ3ctc(1 by the Mayol', Aldermen, and Commonalty
of the City of Toronto, in Common Council assembled.
22nd. The Cily sh'lll have power to make aHd alter any
laws for legulatin~ slnltls, roa(~s, walks illlllllJghlV&Ys, to prevent
call1e,'j'e. running at large, to tax and regulate dogs, to
prevent encumbering and Injuring the streets., &c., to prevent
selling by retail in Ihe publit; highways, any meat, vegetables,
fruits, (:fre., to prevent the sale of intoxicating drink to childlen,
to preHnt immoderate riding, driving, or riding or driv.
ing hones or callie on side-walks, to regulate wharves, and !o
prevent obstructions in the harbour, to regulate and prevent
fisbing, fishErY lights, bathing, tipling houses, &c., to enforce
observance of the sabbatb, to regulate or prevent public
sllJwa, to prevent cruelly to animals, billiard tables, theatres,
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