THE CORPORATION OF THE
VILLAGE OF MONTROSE
BYLAW # 565
A BYLAW TO EXEMPT CHURCH
PROPERTY FROM PROPERTY TAXATION
WHEREAS the Beaver Valley
Baptist Church owns a church located at 515 11th Avenue;
AND WHEREAS Part 10 (RS
Chapter 323) of the Municipal Act exempts Churches from property taxation and
gives Council the authority to exempt the property surrounding the Church from
property taxation;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the Council of the Village of Montrose, in open meeting assembled, enacts
as follows:
SHORT TITLE
1. (1) This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes
as the “Church Property Tax Exemption (2000) Bylaw”.
EXEMPTION
2. (1) The Beaver Valley Baptist Church is the
registered owner of 515 11th Avenue, Montrose (Legal
Description: Parcel B. Block 2, Plan
2541, PID 015-251-519)
(2) The property at 515, 11th
Avenue has a building on it used solely for public worship.
(3) The building and the land on which the
building stands is exempt from property taxation under Section 339 (1) of the
Municipal Act;
ENACTMENT
3. (1) If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be
severed and the part that is invalid shall not affect the validity of the
remainder.
(2) This
Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on the final adoption thereof.
READ A FIRST TIME this
18th day of July, 2000
READ A SECOND TIME this
18th day of July, 2000
READ A THIRD TIME this
18th day of July, 2000
READ A FOURTH TIME AND
FINALLY ADOPTED this
1st day of August , 2000
_________________________ _________________________
Mayor Village
Clerk
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a t rue and
correct copy of Church Property Tax Exemption
(2000) Bylaw #565
____________________________
Village Clerk