E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 22 Disposition versions

2021-11-05

22. Where the council is obliged to hold a public meeting in respect of the draft by-law, the clerk or the clerk-treasurer, within 15 days after passage of the by-law, shall publish, in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality, a notice setting forth

(1)  the object of the by-law;

(2)  the description of the boundaries of the proposed electoral districts;

(3)  the number of electors included in each proposed electoral district;

(4)  the place, days and hours for examining the by-law;

(5)  every elector’s right to inform the Commission de la représentation in writing of his objection to the by-law within 15 days of publication of the notice;

(6)  the address to which objections must be sent;

(7)  the number of objections required to oblige the Commission to hold a public meeting to hear the persons present regarding the by-law.

In addition to or in lieu of the description required under subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph, the notice may include a map or a sketch of the proposed electoral districts.

Within five days of publication of the notice, the clerk or the clerk-treasurer shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the Commission, with an attestation of its date of publication.

1987, c. 57, s. 22; 1997, c. 34, s. 7; 2021, c. 31, s. 132.

1997-06-12

22. Where the council is obliged to hold a public meeting in respect of the draft by-law, the clerk or the secretary-treasurer, within 15 days after passage of the by-law, shall publish, in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality, a notice setting forth

(1)  the object of the by-law;

(2)  the description of the boundaries of the proposed electoral districts;

(3)  the number of electors included in each proposed electoral district;

(4)  the place, days and hours for examining the by-law;

(5)  every elector’s right to inform the Commission de la représentation in writing of his objection to the by-law within 15 days of publication of the notice;

(6)  the address to which objections must be sent;

(7)  the number of objections required to oblige the Commission to hold a public meeting to hear the persons present regarding the by-law.

In addition to or in lieu of the description required under subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph, the notice may include a map or a sketch of the proposed electoral districts.

Within five days of publication of the notice, the clerk or the secretary-treasurer shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the Commission, with an attestation of its date of publication.

1987, c. 57, s. 22; 1997, c. 34, s. 7.

1988-01-01

22. Where the council is obliged to hold a public meeting in respect of the draft by-law, the clerk or the secretary-treasurer, within 15 days after passage of the by-law, shall publish, in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality, a notice setting forth

(1)  the object of the by-law;

(2)  the description of the boundaries of the proposed electoral districts;

(3)  the number of electors included in each proposed electoral district;

(4)  the place, days and hours for examining the by-law;

(5)  every elector’s right to inform the Commission de la représentation in writing of his objection to the by-law within 15 days of publication of the notice;

(6)  the address to which objections must be sent;

(7)  the number of objections required to oblige the Commission to hold a public meeting to hear the persons present regarding the by-law.

In the case of a municipality having a population of 20 000 or over, the notice shall include a map or a sketch of the proposed electoral districts.

Within five days of publication of the notice, the clerk or the secretary-treasurer shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the Commission, with an attestation of its date of publication.

1987, c. 57, s. 22.