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Schedule., The Protectorat~ Land ~~~rt title Ordinance
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. E ry non-native residing in a chiefdom who does not hold a lease
1. ~:hin the chiefdom, shall pay to the Paramount Chief a settler's fee
of land Wl nd per annum, or of two shillings per mensem at the option of the
of one dpo~ng the continuance of his residence in such chiefdom.
Section 16.
Rules
15 of 1930.
24 of 1933.
Settler's fee.
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2 Settlers' fees shall fall due in advance on the first day of January Mode of
. h year in the case of a yearly fee and on the first day of each month ~e£tle":s~tf~!s.
~n eh.ac ase of a monthly fee:
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P vided that a non-native shall not be reqUired to pay a settlers' fee
. reoct of the month in which he took up his residence in the chiefdom.
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3. Every lease required by this Ordinance to be by deed shall state-
(a) the rent;
(b) the term;
(c) the purpose for which the land is to be used;
(d) whether the interest is assignable;
(e) where buildings of permanent construction are to be erected, the
rights of t~e ~arties to and in respect of such buildings at the expiration
or determmatwn of the lease;
(f) in cases where the lease is for a longer period than seven years,
that the rent is subject to revision every seven years by the District
Commissioner subject to right of appeal to the Provincial Commissioner.
4. The terms of all leases to which the consent or approval of the District
Commissioner is required shall be recorded by the District Commissioner in
the decree book, in the same manner in which the term of leases have
heretofore been recorded.
5. The District Commissioner shall keep a rent roll of all the rents due
to each Tribal Authority in his district, and all rents in respect of tenancies,
whether created before the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance
or not, shall be payable to him. He shall place all moneys so received by
him on deposit in the Colonial Treasury pending disbursement.
Terms of
deed.
Decree book.
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