IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I £ m 12.0 u& 1 '•25 i '•! iJ^ ^ 6" ^ ^ 7] ^ .V '/ ^ FhotQgraiM; Sdences CarpoFation 23 WIST MAIN STRHT WnSTIR,N.Y. MStO (716)t73-4S03 o i CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVI/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Instituta for Historical IVIicroraproductiona / Inatitut Canadian da microraproductions historiquas t Technical and Bibliographic Notaa/Notas tachniquaa at bibliographlquaa Tha Inatituta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibliographically qniqua, which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction, or which may aignificantly changa tha uaual mathod of filming, ara chaclcad balow. L'Inatitut a microfilmi la maillaur axamplaira qu'il lui a it* poaaibia da aa procurar. Laa dAtaiia da cat axamolaira qui aont paut-Atra uniquaa du point da vua bibliographiqua, qui pauvant modifiar una imaga reproduita. ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dana la mAthoda normala da filmaga aont indiquAa ci-daaaoua. r^ Colourad covara/ Couvartura da coulaur — 1 Colourad pagaa/ Pagaa da coulaur Covara damagad/ 1— J Couvartura andommagAa — 1 Pagaa damagad/ 1 Pagaa andommagtea 1 1 Covara raatorad and/or laminatad/ 1 — 1 Couvartura raatauria at/ou pallicuMa ^ Pagaa raatorad and/or laminatad/ Pagau raataur^aa at/ou pallicultea 1 1 Covar titia miaaing/ La titra da couvartura manqua 1 Pagaa diacolourad, atainad or foxad/ ^J Pagaa dAcolorAaa, tachatAaa ou piquAaa 1 1 Colourad mapa/ 1 — 1 Cartaa gAographiquaa an coulaur Pagaa datachad/ Pagaa ditachiaa □ Colourad init (i.a. othar than blua or blacit)/ Encra da coulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) I I Colourad plataa and/or illuatrationa/ Q Showthrouflh/ Tranaparanca D D n D Planchaa at/ou illuatrationa an coulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Rail* avac d'autraa documanta Tight binding may cauaa ahadowa or diatortlon along intarior margin/ La re liura aarr^a paut cauaar da I'ombra ou da la diatortion la long da la marga IntAriaura Blank laavaa addad during raatoration may appear within tha text. Whenever poaaibia, theae have been omitted from filming/ II aa paut que c^rtainea pagaa blanchea ajouttea lore d'une reatauration apparaiaaent dana la texte, mala, ioraqua cela Atait poaaibia, cea pagaa n'ont pea AtA filmtea. Additional commenta:/ Commentairea aupplAmantairaa; I I Quality of print variaa/ Qualit* InAgala da rimpreaaion Includaa aupplementary material/ Comprand du material auppltfmantaira Only edition available/ Seule Edition diaponible D Pagaa wholly or partially obacured by errata alipa, tiaai^s etc., have been ref limed to enaura the M«at poaaibia image/ Lea pagaa totaiement ou partiallement obacurciea par un feuillet d'errata, una pelure, etc., ont AtA filmAea A nouveau da fapon A obtenir la meilleure image poaaibia. Thia item ia filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document aat fiimA au taux da rMuction indiquA ci-daaaoua. 10X 14X 18X 22X 2SX 30X A 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X 32X hir« dAtailt UM du modifier l«r un« fiimage Th« copy fiimad h«r« ha« b««n raproduoad thanka to tha ganaroaity of: Nova Seotia PuMie ArehivM Tha imagaa appearing hara ara tha baat quality poaaibia conaidaring tha condition and lagibiiity of tha original copy and in Itaaping with tha filming contract apacif icationa. L'axamplaira filmA fut raproduit grica i la g4n4roaiti da: Nova Seotia PuMlo Arehivat Laa imagaa auivantaa ont 4t* raproduitas avec la plua grand aoin. compta tanu da la condition et da la nattat* da I'axampiaira film*, at •n conformity avac laa conditiona du contrat da filmaga. lAaa Original copiaa In printad papar covara era fiimad beginning with tha front covar and ending on the iaat page with a printad or iiiuatratad imprea- •ion, or the back cover when appropriate. Ail other original copiaa are filmed beginning on the firat page with a printad or illu^ .rated impraa- aion, and ending jn the iaat page with a printed or iiiuatratad impraaaion. Tha Iaat recorded frame on each microfiche ahaii contain the aymboi — »> (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the aymboi V (meaning "END"), whichever appiiaa. Laa axemplairaa originaux dont la couvarture en pepier eat imprimia aont film^a en commen^ant par la premier plat et en terminant aoit par la darniire pege qui comporte une empreinte d'impreaaion ou d'illuatration. soit par la aacond plat, aeion le caa. Toua lea autrea axemplairaa originaux aont filmAa en commen^ant par la premiire page qui comporte une empreinte d'impreaaion ou d'illuatration at en terminent par la darnlAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un dea aymbolaa suivcinta apparaltra aur la darnlAre image de cheque microfiche, aalon le caa: le aymbola — ► aignifie "A SUIVRE". le aymboia V aignifie "FIN". lire Mapa, platea, charta, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratioa. Thoae too large to be entirely included in one expoaure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, aa many framea aa required. The following diagrama illuatrate the method: Lea cartea, planchaa, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmAa A dea taux da reduction diff Arenta. Loraque le document eat trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un ueul clichA, ii eat filmA A part)r de I'angle aupAriaur gauche, de geuche A droite, et de haut en baa, en prenant le nombre d'imagea nAcaaaaire. Laa diagrammea auivanta iiluatrent la mAthode. by errata ed to int me pelure, a^on A 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 32X I^MiC Arr>iv«fi fPf uova ;/ 4m NOVA SCOTIA TELEPHONE CO, (LIMITED.) BY-LAWS AM) A6T OF IRSORPORATiON AND AMENDMENTS. Halifax, U- S-, ISSS. IIAI.IK.W. N. S. : IIALII'.W l'KI\TIN(; CO , HOLLIS STHKK'I. 1889. / 1 Ai ^ rmJi'.'fS j^xe^' -.. NOVA SCOTIA TELEPHONE CO., (LIMITED.) BY-LAWS AXD A0T OF II20ORPORATION AND AMENDMENTS, SaOiiajE. XT. S.. 1888. HALIFAX, K. S. : HALIFAX PRINTING CO., HOLLIS STREET, 1889. : 1 4^^''.-" ..;>l.-'.tV:-..v'i rilf^^ ^]^ia^^lo^ TO INCORPORATE ThQ Nova Scotia Telephone Co., Limited. (I'Bined tho 3ril (iHy of May, A.I)., 1nm7.) SrCTIOM. 1. Iiicurporvtinn. U. Power* ol ooinpuiiy. S. Llrt-M rauy croaa Ntrcti, liri(lK<'i. (■•c, 4, May niiichatu ur tease tvivpliouo linto. (tto. fi. f'npltHi Htock. fl. I'ruvlsioiml illn'ctorit. 7. HoHni ot' inuiiiiK)'in(>nt. 8. LIubillty of Nhurc-holilprit. V. Hut)»crii)tloiiH tor Mtook. 10. ('ikll*, when to lie (lepiiied made. 11. bii'eotori may receive udvuiicex. 1'.'. CallH, how made. l.'l. In (let'ault, iiliareN may >>« forfeited. 14. ('om|iai>y may lirinK action. 15. I>vducMon for cuIIm. Irt. Vol '*. how Klvrn. 17. V-ica U'U'H, how tilled. IK. Directors nuiy make liy-lnwa, etc. lU. TranKi'iT of Hi'ic-fs. -..'U. UeKistr.itiun. ijl. Chief |)li;ce of buKlncHS, 'J'.'. Keal eMtate. ^.1. Name to he ktpt palntoti. Be it enacted by th«3 (Jovenior, Council, ami As.suinltly, a.s follows : — 1. Allen Haley of Windsor, C L. DeV. Chipinan of Kentville, ii. Thoina.s S. VV'hitnian of Annapoli.s, Dij^'by, William Law of Yarmouth, nioutli, Au.sten Locke of Lockeport, R. Bnr<^L'.s,s of Wolf villi}, M. Hand of Canning, Hon. E. R. (Jakes of T. W. John.s of Yar- T. B. Wad-! of Bridge- Incorporation. water, James Eisenliauer of Lunenburg, J. A. Loaman of Truro, John R. Bothvvell of New York city. New York, United States ; D. C. Fraser of New Glasgow, T. R. Black of Amherst, J. C. Wilson of Pugwash, A. C. Bertram of North Sydney, W. 1 . McCurdy of Baddcck, W. C. Delaney of Halifax, D. MacPherson of Halifax, B. F. Pearson of Halifax, and William F. MacCoy of Halifax, and such other persons as may become shareholdeir, in the company hereby incorporated, are hereby constituted a body politic an-l corporate by the name of " The Nova Scotia Telephone Company, Limited," and the head oifiec of the said company shall be at Halifax, in the province of Nova Scotia, or at such other place in the province as in«.y be hereafter determined upon by tho directors of the company. 2. The said company shall have power to manufacture I'owers of corn- telephones and other apparatus connected therewith, and their appurtenances, and other instruments used in connec- tion with the busine&s of a telegraph or telephone company. nntl also such r)tlji'f clcctricnl instninn'ritsanfl plnnt us tho .sftiil coinpaiiy may 'ri'to, and to litiiM I'staltlisli, coMstniof, imicliaMe, acmiirt! or li'a.s<', ixrul main- tain an *li>in^ tlw sn\A coinpiiny sliiill not cut : luxi |irovi*lt>f any of tht; wires of the com- pany, under tht! ri>of linM h(>4>n Muhscrilx'il and lit liiiMt fifty \u>r CfUt, tlirn'on nnM up, U> inrrt'ii^i'tl, fi'Diii tiiiM' to tim«' l>v n'Holutiuii of tin- lioanl of ilirt'ctors, ))V iiinl witl> till' coiisptit of li iimioritv in value of tint Mliiin-lioIfliTM pnsi'iit or n«|ir»',s«'iit«Ml liy proxy at any untiual general meeting, or at any special ^eiural nautint; of Mharoholders calKd for tliat purpone. i\. The persons named in the first section of this Act mIwiII he the provisional, directors of the company, and slmll luive power and authority to open stock hooks, and to pro- cure siihscriptions for shares in the <'apital stcwk of the company, to makes calls upon the subMcribura, luid to cause HUrveys and ivstimates to Itr mad by a Ixtard of not less than five nor more than fift«'en din ctorn, an may from time to time bo determin«>d by resolution of the Hhareholders, and each such dircf^tor shall be thj proprietor of at least ti'H shares of the caj)ital st<.ck of t'ne comj)any, or such other additional number of shar-s not exccedinj,' forty additional shares, as the sliareholders sliall by any resolution passftd at any annual ^funeral meeting or special general meeting, from time to time determine. 8. No shareholder shidi be liable as such beyond the amount of the stock subscribed or acquired by him, for any debt contracted by the company, or loss or liability incurred by the company. 9. The directors of the said cf)mpany for the time being may open, or cause to be opened, stock books for the subscription of parties desiring to become shareholders in the capital stock of tlu; said company, in such places as they shall think Ht, and all parties so subscribing shall pay ten per cent, on allotment ; and the directors may from time to time make calls on such shares payable at such times, in such amounts, at such places, and in siieh manner as they shall from time to time determine ; but no call shall exceed ten per cent, and an interval of at least thirty days shall intervene between the time fixed for the payment of any one call and that fixed for the payment of the succeeding call. caUi, when to be 10. A Call shall be deemed to have been made at the deemed made, ^jjjjg when the resolution of the directors authorizing such Liublllty of iharelioUlen. Stibicrtptloni for itock. hi call WAM |mHM«<f<>r«> or on tin* iluy ii[)|ioiiituil tor tho p'ly' incitt tin ri'of, \u< slmll if liiil)!)* to pay itit«>r«>st for t\ui rtniiie Hi tint rfttc of six |)i>r v.fut. per iininiin, from tin* ivi' trom thwiom in«y 1 III Ml- r 1 ii II r»*i>«' inhmicM. any HliArt>holr willing to mivniici' ilw sauw, nil or iitiy f>art uf tho ainountM on the shnn's hcjii hy tach Mhiiru- luhlor hcyoiul the siiiiis thf^n lu'tully cull«' limited in that hehalt', the directors in their discretion hy vote to that cH'cct duly recordeann<;t'(l by "a board of st'\t'ii directors, of whom five shall hr fleeted "by the shareholders at each annual meetin;L; and two shall " be appointed by the said Bell ti-lephone couii)any of " Canada. Kaeh such director shall he the holder of at least " one hundred shares of the capital stock of the company. " In case new directors are not elected or appointed at any "annual meeting the old directors sjiall continue to act until "new directors are regularly appointed. In case any "director who shall liave been elected at any annual meet- " ing shall die, or refuse to act, or become incapable of "acting before the next annual meeting, the remaining directors or a majority of them may appoint a director in " the stead of the one so dying, refusing to act, or becoming " incapable of acting. (2) " Any director of the Nova Scotia telephone com- " pany, limited, appointed or hercpfter to be appointed by " the Bell telephone company of Canada shall continue to " be a director of the Nova Scotia telephone company, " limited, and to hold office as such until the Bell tele])hone " company of Canacial Act of the Province of Nova Svotia, ]m.ss<'d in the fiftieth no v. (N. s., year of Her Mnjesty's reign, chapter one Hundred, is desirous^" '"'" of 'jxtending its operations ami of carrying on a telephone busin(\ss within and between the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and has, by petition, prayed for the passing of an Act of the Parliament of Canada for that pur- pose ; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition : Therefore Her ?' ijesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows : — 1. The Company may construct, erect and maintain its[^'^'J^',Y/™,^Ji^^ line or lines of telephone along the sides of and across or line- under any public highways, streets, public bridot.'H, water- courses or other such places, in the Provinces of New Bruns- wick and Nova Scotia ; and may, by its servants, agents or workmen, enter upon any street, public road, public bridge, water-course or highway, in any city, incorporated town, village, county or municipality in the said Provinces, for the purpose of erecting and maintaining its line or lines of tele- phone along the sides of, or across or under the same ; and may construct, erect and maintain such and so many poles or other works and devices as the Company deems necessary for making, completing and supporting, using, working and maintaining the system of communication by telephone ; and may stretch wires thereon and, from time to time, as often as the Company, its agents, officers or workmen think proper, break up and open any part whatsoever of the said roads, streets, highways or water-courses, subject, however, to the following provisions, that is to say : (a.) The Company shall not interfere with the public right pubiic rights of travelling on or using such roads, streets, highways or **^*'*- 10 lli'i){)it of wirrit kI)Ovv Rtreut ko. I'olei. rutting; nnlei or wlrt'ii III cum- (if lire. Linblllty for (laniagDi. Ai to trees. ApprovAl of niunlcipnlity. Company may be rcpulred to Cftrry wires underground. Workmen to wear badges. wntcr-courst's, and .shall n )t deeiued to authorizr rf«««».ii.iii m the ( oiupany, their servants, worknu'ii itv agents, to enter ujion any private property for tiu' purpose (»f erectini;, niaintainni;; or repairing' any of their works, without the previous assent of the owner <>r occupant of the property for the time heinj^. 2. '"'he Cornpany may pureliase or leasi' .' r h'\y term of row r «» pur years, any telephone line estaMished, or to he estahlished ' """ 'v\ New Hnuiswick and Nova Scotia connecting;, or hereaftta* to he connecteil with the lines which the Company is authorized to construct, or may jiurchast' or lease for any tei'm of veal's the ri;^dit of any ('ompany to construct any such telephone line; and may amal;;amiite with or lease its .x,„i tc, mukc line <»r any portion or j»iirti('ns thereof from time to tinie t(>'^^Ytr*'umrthe^ any ('om|)any or person possess! n<;, as [troprietor, any lineof '""'ptmy. telei^raphic or tel"phonie communication connectin;^' or to ho connected with tic Company's lines; and the ( 'ompany inav enter into anv irran;;ements with anv person or ('om- ■pany po.ssessini.^ as proprietor, any line of telc;;raph or tule- plionic communication, or any power or ri<;ht to use commu- nicatitju hy means of the teleplionc, upon such terms and in such manner as the hoiud of directois from time to time deems expey a Board of Dintctors coinprisiu;^ seven (7) inemlters who shall appoint out of their nninher a l'rt!si(l«'nt an Board sh vil form a <|iioruMi. '.]. There shall he an annual ^(meral meeting of tlio stock- holders in each and everv \ear at the heail ottice «)f the Company on the last Tuesday in May, for the jirti.sent year, and th(reaftresent. 4. The Directors shall be elected by ballot anii)i| sluill pn'sidt* tt ttri>at, ivml also tin* I'tcsiilrnt, or in liis alwciic*' tlw Vio»»« Pn'slilrnt, shall l)i' tin- Cliitf i'ixrriitivf oH'u'tr of tin- Coiii- paii)' ami shall have general siipirviNioii ovrr its atfairM. 7. Thf IVt'siiJcnt ami Dinrtors sliall incit us often a» the hiisituss of the ( 'oMipiiMV ntniin's, of which nn't'tiiij^s full iniiiiitcs shall Im> kept, nixl shall havt* powrr to appoint all tiicrssar}' .tHcers any the parties in tlie Company's books or by a sufficient Attorney thei-to le;^'ally authorized. * 11. The books, accounts and papers of the Company shall be at all times open to the inspection of the President Hh'l Diri'OtorM an Htliiir^ «)!' tlii' ('<)iii|)iiiiy wlimivtr n'i|uinM| \>\ tlit« PrcHiiliiit uikI l>iri'(*ti)i-<4 toilowt, ninl mIiuII |>ri'|>Hn> an uMiiiml *i*ut<'ni)nt of the atliiirH of tlM> (!oiii)Mii)y Ut \m Mubtuiliwd ill lliiit tiifftih^. 12. 'I'lir I'n'.sitlfiit mill Dinrtorx nIihII hnvr {xtwfi' iit liny tiiiH* wlirn in tlirir jiii|;r|||«.||t it is in tlx* int«>i-(>NtH(trtli<< ('•»iii|iiiny t«> r«'ni<»vr an nionifs of tin- ('otii|iiiriy sliatl fiir- nisli Hiciiritv satisfactory tu tlif DinctorN t«>r tliu faithful liar;{«> ot Mich tlutie.H. I.M. Ilcjtaftcr, when any I)ir«'<'tor y death or otherwise, the l'i« sident and Directors shall appoint a Director until the next ^enural niuetin)^ oftheHhareholders. \4f. Nt) alteration shall on an^ account )m> made in the hydaws except at an animal or special j^eneral meetinj,', in the notice for which special meeting the intentiuti to makir such alterations or additions shall he stated and which alterations or additions shall he sanctioned dy at least two- thirds of the votes legally givi*n at such meetin^^ J/ ■I ^T* w-»--.i-4- .*- --