Bowen Island Municipality Letters Patent

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T-
Lieutenant
Governor
PROVINCE
OF
BRITISH
COLUIVIBIA
ELIZABETH
the
SECOND,
by
theGraceof
God,
of
the
UnitedKingdom,Canada
and
Her
Other
Realmsand
Territories,
Queen,
Head
of
the
Commonwealth,
Defender
of
theFaith.
To
all
to
whomthese
presents
shall
come
-
GREETING
gal,
Minister
of
Municipal
Affairs
(
WHEREASby
sections
7,
8
and
9
of
the
(Municipal
Act
that
upon
receipt
of
a
(
request
for
incorporationand
after
a
(
vote
in
favour,the
Lieutenant
Governor
(
in
Council
may,
on
the
recommendation
of
(the
Minister
of
Municipal
Affairs,
by
(
Letters
Patent,
incorporate
theresidents
(
of
any
area
intoa
municipality;
I

AND
WHEREAS
pursuant
to
the
said
section
8
of
the
Municipal
Act,
a
request
has
been
received
for
incorporation
as
a
municipalityof
the
area
hereinafter
referred
to;
AND
WHEREAS
a
vote
hasbeen
held
asrequired
by
sections
8
and
9
of
the
Municipal
Act,
and
the
result
was
in
favour
of
incorporation
of
a
municipality;
AND
WHEREAS
the
conditions
and
requirements
ofthe
Municipal
Act
havebeen
complied
with;
NOW
KNOWYE
THAT
bythese
presents,
We
do
orderand
proclaim
thattheresidents
ofthe
area
hereina?er
described
shall,
on,
fromand
a?er
the
4thday
of
December,
1999
be
incorporated
asan
Island
Municipalityunder
the
Municipal
Act
and
under
the
provisions
hereina?er
contained
or
referred
to:
NAME
1.0
The
municipality
shall
becalledand
known
by
the
name
of
the
"Bowen
Island
Municipality,"
hereina?er
referred
to
as
“the
municipality”.

2.0
3.0
3.1
BOUNDARIES
The
municipality
shall
comprise
the
entire
area
of
Bowen
Island,
Finisterre
Island,
and
Hutt
Island,
and
anarea
offoreshore
andland
covered
by
water
extending
300
metres
from
the
natural
high
water
marks
of
said
Bowen
Island,Finisterre
Island,
and
Hutt
Island;
the
whole
of
themunicipality
containing
by
admeasurement
5,050
hectares
of
land,
more
or
less,
and
1,310
hectares
of
foreshoreandland
covered
by
water,
more
or
less.
COUNCIL
The
Council
ofthe
municipalityshall
consistof
the
mayor
and
six
councillors.
A
quorum
of
Council
shall
be
four
members.
The
term
of
o?ice
for
the
firstCouncil
beginson
December
4,
1999,
and
endsimmediately
before
the
firstMonday
after
December
1,
2002.For
the
2002
general
local
election,
and
subsequent
elections,
Council
will
be
electedas
set
out
in
the
Municipal
Act.

ELECTIONOF
THE
FIRSTCOUNCIL
4.0
The
election
of
the
members
of
the
?rst
Councilofthe
municipality
shall
beconducted
in
the
manneras
provided
bythese
LettersPatent
and
as
provided
for
general
local
elections
by
the
MunicipalAct,
including
any
order
underthe
Act.
4.1
The
election
shallbeheld
on
Saturday,
November
20,
1999.
4.2
Paulette
Vettleson,
theusualchief
election
o?icerforthe
Greater
Vancouver
Regional
District,
shall
bethe
chief
election
o?icer
andshallbe
responsible
forthe
conduct
ofthe
election
ofthe
firstCouncilof
the
municipality.
4.3
For
the
purposes
oftheelectionofthe
?rst
Council
ofthe
municipality,
the
chief
election
officer
may
appointo?icials
to
assist
in
the
administration
andconduct
of
the

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