636. Ratepayers having a place of business in the district may apply to the council of the municipality to form an association.
The application must be signed by a minimum number of such ratepayers. There must be(1) 10 signatures, if there are fewer than 100 such ratepayers;
(2) 20 signatures, if there are 100 or more but fewer than 250 such ratepayers;
(3) 30 signatures, if there are 250 or more but fewer than 500 such ratepayers; and
(4) 40 signatures, if there are 500 or more such ratepayers.
The application must conform to the by-law passed under article 652 and contain the following information:(a) the names of the applicants;
(b) the addresses of their places of business;
(c) the limits of the commercial district, using street names wherever possible;
(d) the proposed name of the association;
(e) the proposed address of its head office.
The application must be accompanied with a list of the names and addresses of the ratepayers having a place of business in the district, and with a sketch of the commercial district.
1982, c. 65, s. 1; 1996, c. 2, s. 455; 2006, c. 60, s. 34.