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By-Law 2026-004
BY-LAW NO. 2026-004
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR AN INTERIM TAX LEVY AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TAXES AND TO
PROVIDE FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST.
WHEREAS the Municipal Act 2001, c25, s317, as amended, provides that a local municipality, before the adoption
of the estimates for the year, may pass a By-Law levying amounts on the assessment of property in the local
municipality rateable for local municipality purposes;
AND WHEREAS the amount levied on a property shall not exceed the prescribed percentage, or 50 per cent if no
percentage is prescribed, of the total amount of taxes for municipal and school purposes levied on the property
for the previous year;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MATTAWAN ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1.
An interim tax is hereby imposed and levied on the whole of the assessment for real property in all classes
according to the last revised assessment roll at the rate of 50% of the total amount of taxes for municipal
and school purposes levied on the property for the year 2025.
2.
The said interim tax levy shall become due and payable in one installment and shall become due and
payable on the 31st day of MARCH 2026.
3.
On all taxes of the interim levy, which are in default on the 1st day of April, 2026, a penalty of 1.25% shall
be added thereafter and a penalty of 1.25% per month shall be added on the 1st day of each and every
month the default continues until December 31, 2026.
4.
On all taxes of the interim levy in default on January 1, 2026 an interest shall be added at the rate of
1.25% per month for each month or fraction thereof.
5.
On all taxes in default on January 1, 2026, interest shall be added at the rate of 1.25% per month, or
fraction thereof.
6.
Penalties and interest added on all taxes of the interim tax levy in default shall become due and payable
and shall be collected forthwith, as if the same had originally been imposed and formed part of such
unpaid interim tax levy.
7.
The collector may mail or cause to be mailed to the residence or place of business of such person
indicated on the assessment roll, a written or printed notice specifying the amount of taxes payable.
8.
That taxes are payable by mail to The Municipality of Mattawan PO Box 610, Mattawa, Ontario P0H 1V0,
or in person at 947 Hwy 533 Mattawa ON P0H 1V0, or by a pre-authorized debit agreement. Taxes may
be paid only by cash, cheque, bank draft or pre-authorized debit.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME ENACTED AND FINALLY PASSED BEFORE AN OPEN COUNCIL THIS 8th DAY
OF JANUARY 2026.
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MAYOR
CLERK TREASURER