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PTilNTING COMPAN'^ *^}XXS Iltdcntltre made between The Ontario AND Quebec Railway Company, a body corporate and politic, herein represented and acting by Edmund B. OsLER, Esquire, the President thereof, and Hauiiy W. Nanton, Esquire, the Secretary thereol", hereinafter called the Lessors ; and the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany, a body corporate and politic, herein represented and acting by GrEOiifJE Stephen, Esquire, the President thereof, and Charles Drinkwater, Esquire, the Secretary thereof, hereinafter called the Lessees ; ^ilhcvfao by an Act of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, dul}'" made and passed in the forty-sixth year of Her Majesty's reign and chaptered 58, the Ontario and Quebec Railway Company are authorized and empowered to contract and agree with the Credit Valley Railway Company, the Toronto G-reyand Bruce Railway Company, and the Atlantic and North- West Railway Company, or any of them, for an amalgamation with them, or any of them, or for the acquisition of their lines of railway, or any of them, and with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, for the acquisition of such part of their railway as may be available to establish early and advantageous through connection between Toronto and Ottawa and Montreal ; the terms of such amalgamation or acquisition to be approved of by two-thirds of the shareholders of the Com- pany, present in person or represented by proxy at a special general meeting to be held for that purpose ; gVnrt Whcvca.S' by a certain other Act passed in the said session of the said Parliament, entitled "An Act respecting the Canadian Pacili*^ Railway Company," the Lessees were authorized and empowered to lease from the Credit Valley Railway Company, the Ontario and Quebec Railway Company, and the Atlantic and North- West Railway Company, the railways of the two first- mentioned companies, and such portion of the railway of the said Atlantic and North-West Railway Company as should be required to completo a through route from Montreal, and from a point on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal, to the western terminus of the Credit Valley Railway ; which lease it was thereby provided might bo made and accept(^d by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company either before or after any amal- gamation of of the said lines of railway ; ^nd '^Vhcvra.o by the said last-mentioned Act it was fur- ther provided that such lease should be so made to the Lessees in perpetuity, for a rental payable semi-annually, such rental to be paid eitlier by the assumption, or by the guarantee and payment, of the interest, dividends or cou- pons, upon the securities issued, or to be issu<>d, by the said Railway Companies, or any of them, either before or after amalgamation ; or by payment of the interest on such capital sum as should be agreed upon between the said parties, or partly in one, and partly in the other of such modes. And the Lessees were by the said last-mentioned Act, also authorized and empowered to guarantee the pay- ment of the principal of such securities, subject to pro- visions for repayment, and to execute a formal guarantee of the interest or dividends upon such securities, or of the princijDal thereof, or of both, as the case might be, by any lawful deed, agreement or instrument. ^tul "^IVlunta.Si it was thereby further provided that none of the powers conferred upon the Canadian Pacific Rail- way Company and the Ojitario and Quebec Railway Com- pany by the said last-mentioned Act, should be exercised, until they should liave been authorised by the shareholders of each of the said Companies, by a vote of two-thirds in amount of such shareholders, present or represented at special general meetings thereof respectively, duly called for the purpose of conlV'rring such authority : i|ltt(l ^i'hcvca.o; by divers indentures and agreements here- inafter more j^articularly referred to, the Credit Valley Railway Company has leased the London Junction Rail- way, and has amalgamatod with the Ontario and Quobec Railway C^ompany : th»; Ontario and Quebec Railway Company has leasi^d the Toronto, Groy and Bruce Railway, and has acquired portions of the Canadian Pacific Railway way, and of the Atlantic and North-Wost Railway, by means of which the said Ontario and Quebec Railway Company have consolidated the said lines, and portions of lines, of railway, in such manner as to organize and estab- lish under its charter and corporate powers, a through line of railway from Montreal, and from a point on the South bank of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal, to the western terminus of the Credit Valley Railway. ^nrt ^Vhcvcns at a spcn-ial general meeting of the share- holders of the Lessors duly called and held at Toronto aforesaid, on the twenty-eighth day of De(;ember, 1883, and at an adjourned meeting thereof, duly held on the 3rd day of January, 1884, at each of which meetings were present more than two-thirds in amount of the whole of the shareholders of the Lessors, it was resolved unani- mously that the Lessors should lease to the Lessees the said consolidated railway line, upon such terms and con- ditions as should be determined between the parties. ^ud ?lVlicff a^ at a special general meeting of the share- holders of the Lessees, duly called and ])eld at Montreal aforesaid, on the Fifth day of November last past, at which were present more than two-thirds in amount of the whole of the shareholders of the Lessees, it was resolved unani- mously that the Lessees should lease from the Lessors the said Consolidated Railway line, upon such terms and con- ditions as should be determined between the parties ; which special general meeting was adjourned to the Nineteenth day of November last past, and from thence was duly adjourned to the twenty-sixth day of November last past : at each of which adjourned meetings there were present more than two-thirds in amount of the whole of the shareholders of the Lessees ; and at the said special 6 g'ciU'nil m«'(»tiiif>' of 1 iio shnrcholdcvs ol' llic Ia'ssoivs, jii>'l Ml Uic said Inwt-mculioiU'd ndjourot'd MUM'tingol' (lie sharo- lioldcrs ol tlio IjOshocs, iho tcniKs and conditions oi' tho said proposed lease', as embodied in a drail indeiilunj oi" l«'ase laid belbro tlie said meetiii<^'s respectively, were duly considered, and were vinaninionsly approved ol' by the said sharelioldcrs respectively, and an indenture oi' lease in conlbrniity with ilu; .said dral't was then and there ordered to be executed and aceepted by the executive olli- cers of })oth Companies ; and these presents have been made in lonl'ormity with the said draft indenture: l\ow 5:iu;vcf0vc thi.o i^ntUntuvc ^Vitncsi&cth : 1. The Lessors hereby demise and lease to the Lessees, the consolidated Kailway of the Lessors, as now existini^- and held by the Lessors under divers indentures, extend- ing from the Eastern termini thereof; namely, the City of Montreal ; a jioint of junction with the Railway of the Lessees near Mile End in the Parish of Ilochelaga ; and a point on the south side of the Hirer St. Lawrence forming the Southern terminus of the proposed Railway bridge over the lliver St. Lawrence between the City of Montreal and the village of Lachine, and the api)roaches thereto on the south side of the said lliver ; to the Western terminus thereof, to wit, the Town of St. Thomas, in the Province of Ontario ; as the said consolidated line of Railway is uovv^ partially completed and in use by the Lessors between the village of Smith's Falls, in the said Province of Ontario, and the said town of St. Thonuis ; together with the por- tions thereof lying to the east of the said village of Smith's Palls, now iH-ojected, located or constructed, or in course of construction, including the said bridge over the said River St. Lawrence. And for more particular designation of the consolidated line of railway hereby leased, it is hereby declared to be composed of: — {a.) The Railway and bridge, with the projected termi- nus in the City of Montreal, of the Atlantic and North- w<3Ht Railway Company, accjuirod })y the Lessors under and by virtue of an indenture of sale thereof, made and executed by and between the Lessors and the said Atlantie and North-West Railway Company, with the authority of their respective shareholders, bearing date the third day of December, 1883. (h.) That portion of the Railway of the Lessors, which they were and are authorised to build by their Act of Incorporation and the Acts "amending the same, (extending from the point of junction with the Railway of the Atlantic and North-West Railway Company hereinbefore described, to the village 'of Smith's Falls in the said ProvMi of lease made and executed by the London Junction Railway Company to and in favour of the said Credit Valley Railway Company, bearing date the nineteenth day of November, 1883. 2. And the Lessors covenant and agree with the Lessees, to proceed forthwith with the completion of their railway from the said Town of Smith's Falls, to a point of junction with the railway acquired by the Lessors from the Atlantic and North- West Railway Company near Montreal; such 9 construction to be effected either by contract or by day labour, or both, as shall hereafter be agreed upon between the parties hereto. That the said portion of the said railway shall be constructed and completed in an efficient and workmanlike manner, of a standardof quality of work and materials in all respects equal to the average of the railway of the Lessors, lying between the said City of Toronto and the said Town of Perth. And the Lessees shall have the right of supervising the work of construc- tion thereof, and shall have the right to appoint a superin- tendent of construction, whose duty it shall be to examine and supervise such construction, and to cause the said portion of railway to be built of the standard of quality herein agreed to ; in default whereof, and upon the report of such superintendent to that effect, the Lessees shall have a right to take such proceedings as may be advised by counsel learned in the law, to enforce the fulfilment of the conditions of these presents in respect of the standard of the said work and materials, and to have the same raised to the standard hereby fixed. 3. The Lessees hereby declare that they have taken com- munication of the said indenture of sale, made between the Atlantic and North- West Railway Company and tht; Les- sors, and of all the conditions and considerations therein mentioned ; and they are content and satisfied therewith. And the Lessors hereby covenant and agree to and with the Lessees, that they, the Lessors, will cause the said agreement with the said Atlantic and North- West Railway Company to be carried out in its entirety ; and hereby undertake and guarantee with and to the Lessees, that they, the Lessors, will cause the said portion of the said Atlantic and North- West Railway to be constructed under the said indenture of sale, of a standard equal in quality to the average standard of the work "nd materials of the portion of the railway of the Lessors lying between Toronto aforesaid and Perth aforesaid ; and will also cause the said 10 bridge over the said River St. Lawrence to be constructed of the best materials and workmanship, iitted and built in the most workmanlike and effective manner ; the bridge to be of iron or steel, and all piers and abutments of first-class heavy masonry ; the whole, according to plans and specifications, to be agreed upon between the Lessors and Lessees, subject in case of dispute to the decision of the engineer of the Lessees, whose determination thereon shall be final. 4. The portions of the said consolidated line of the Les- sors which heretofore constituted the Credit Valley Rail- way, with its branches and extension, and that part of the heretofore Ontario and Quebec Railway lying between the City of Toronto and the Village of Smith's Falls, together with the said Toronto, G-rey and Bruce Railway, shall be delivered to the Lessees on or before the first day of June next, with all the appurtenances thereof, plant, materials, rolling-stock and supplies, of every kind then on hand. And as to the remaining portions of the said consolidated line, the same shall be delivered in sections as follows, viz : The London .Tun Lessoos, will officioiitly work, maintain, and keep in good order and repair, the said Itailway and the rolling stock and appurtenances thereof, and all the property hereby demised, and will at the expiry of the present lease, yield up the same or other rolling stock and equip- ments of equal value, to the Lessors, in like good order and condition. 13. The Lessors covenant to and with the Lessees, that they, the L(;ssees shall have peaceable and undisturbed posf^ession of the Railway and other the premises hereby demised and leased ; and that upon notice of any breach, trouble, or disturbance, they will at their own cost and charges defend the title of the Lessors : in default whereof these presents shall cease and be void at the option of the Lessors. 14. The Lessors agree that they will, at the request of the Lessees, affix the name and seal of the Lessors, and do all acts, matters, and things, as and when necessary, for the convenient, efficient and effectual working of the Railway, and for carrying out and giving effect to the lease hereby made. And they further agree that the Lessees shall have the right to make and enforce such lawful Rules, Regulations and Bylaws touching or con- cerning the running and operation of the said Railway, as shall be required for the efficient and advantageous administration, management and operation thereof, and for the preservation of order thereon ; and as the Lessors are authorized to make, under and by virtue of their charter, and of the Consolidated Railway Act of 18*79 and the amendments thereof ; and shall also have the right to fix and regulate, and from time to time amend and alter, the tariff of rates and tolls to be exacted for the carriage of freight and passengers over the said consoli- dated line and leased lines. And in the event of the Lessees deeming it exx)edient that such By-laws, Rules and Regu- lations, or such tariff, or both, should be made by the It Lessors, they, the Lessors, hereby covenant and agree to make and pass such By-laws, Rules and Regulations, or tariff, or both, as shall reasonably be required of them by the Lessees. But such By-laws, Rules and Regulations and such tariff, by whomsoever made and passed, shall be sub- ject to the provisions of the Consolidated Railway Act of 18*79 and the amendments thereof, and of any general Rail- way Act of the Dominion, applicable to the said Railway. And the Lessors will allow the Lessees to use the Lessors' name, in any suit or proceeding in which it may be neces- sary to use the same in connection with the working of the Railway. But all costs, damages and expenses, which may arise from the use of the name of the Lessors, shall be borne and paid by the Lessees. 16. The Lessees shall be bound, at their own expense, to provide for the salary of an officer of the Lessors, who shall be the Secretary and Transfer-Clerk of the said Lessors, at the City of Montreal in the Province of Quebec, which Secretary and Transfer-Clerk shall be a person satisfac- tory to the Lessees. And the parties hereto covenant and agree that the office for the transfer and registration of the stocks and bonds of the Lessors, and of the said leased lines, shall be established at Montreal aforesaid, in the office to be s provided for the Lessors ; and that the chief place of business of the Lessors shall be established for the future at Montreal aforesaid. And in so far as the Lessors do not possess the requisite powers to enable them to remove their said office to Montreal, and to establish their transfer-office there, they hereby covenant and agree to apply for and endeavour to obtain, legislative authority for that purpose. It. The Lessees shall protect the Lessors against any loss, damage or claim that may arise in working the traffic of the said Railway under the present lease, and shall do and perform all the acts, conditions, matters, and things which the Lessors are bound by their charter to do and perform, I 18 in rospect of the said Railway, and of the Government of (^mada. And the Lessees shall bear and pay all the expense ineurred in doing* and performing* all such aets, matters, and things, imd in providing all mattiu's and things required for the maintenance and operation of the Rail- way, in conformity with the laws of the Dominion of Canada. 18. The L(\ssees h(n*eby assume all contracts entered into by the said Toronto, G-rey and Bruce Railway Company, in relation to operating the tralli(; of the said last-men- tioned Company : line, and of all rentals and charges in connection with any wharves, steamers, lands or other property or equipment used by, or service rendered to, the said Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway Company, in connection with the operation of its line : the whole as more particularly set forth in the deed of lease of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway Company to the Lessors hereinbefore referred to, and in the schedule thereto annexed. 19. Li the event of non-payment of the rental hereby reserved, for the space of ninety days, after any instalment thereof .shall fall due according to the terms hereof ; or in the event of substantial failure to maintain, work, repair or operate the said Railway for the space of ninety days continuously alter written demand ; the presentlease shalb at the option of the Lessors, become void ; and the Lessees shall, in that event, yield up possession of the said Railway, and other the premises hereby^ leased, in good order and condition, as the same shall be delivered to them under the present lease. 20. Nothing in this indenture contained shall affect the rights of the creditors of the Lessors against them, or their rights or remedies against the property of the Lessors : all of which shall be and remain unaffected in any respect by the terms and conditions hereof. Foi 19 ^n U'(tnf,«f^' U'hrrfof the parti(?s hereto have rauned these presents to be executed in triplicate, aud their r(»spective seals to be attached hereto, at the times and places res- pectively set opposite the signatures of their excciitive officers. For the Ontario & Quehec Ey. Co. Executed by the Ontario and Quebec Railway Company at the City of Toronto , in the Province of On- tario, the Fourth day of January, 1884. EDM. B. OSLER, President. //. W. NANTON. Sec.-Trcas. For the Canadian Pacific Ry. Co, Executed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company at the City of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, the Tiventy-third day of January, 1884. GEO. STEPHEN, President. C. DRINKWATER, Secretary.