Fonds - Township of Howard fonds

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Township of Howard fonds

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    • 1843-1997, predominant 1960-1997 (Creation)

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    9 m of textual records

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    The Township of Howard was incorporated effective January 1, 1850 under the terms of the Baldwin Act, Chapter 81, Canada Statutes, 1849. As an incorporated township, lower tier municipality, it had an elected council consisting of a Reeve, Deputy Reeve and councillors depending on population. Its responsibilites related largely to the upkeep of the local road system and municipal drainage issues. It had the power to raise money through direct taxation and through the use of debentures. Under the provisions of Bill 26, the Savings and Restructuring Act, 1996, Howard was amalgamated into the new Municipality of Chatham-Kent effective January 1, 1998.

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    Fonds consists of council minutes, by-laws, assessment rolls, tax collectors rolls, cash books and ledgers.

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        Microfilm is available for council minutes from 1843-1958 and by-laws from 1850-1961.

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        Open

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        Photocopy charges are applicable as per the policy of the Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

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        Detailed list of records available held by Archives of Ontario.

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        No further accruals are expected.

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        The following original documents are at the Archives of Ontario: Council Minutes, 1843-1958 By-laws, 1850-1961 Assessment Rolls, 1850-1867;1870-1912;1914-1927 Tax Collectors Rolls, 1852; 1854-1929 Combined Rolls, 1930-1968 Cash Books, 1850-1873, 1898-1965 Ledgers, 1903-1948

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