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Features of this copy which may be bibwogrsphlcally unique, which may alter any of the imagei in the reproduction, or which may significantly changa the usual method of filming, are checked below, □ Coloured eovttt/ Couvertura dt couleur I I Gotten damaged/ Couvtrturt andommag^e □ Covtri rattortd and/or lam-nated/ Couvtrtura raitauree et/ou pel!iculee I I Cowar titia mining/ tltra dt eouvartur*; manque oured map*/ Cattei g^ographiques en couleur I I Coloured mapi/ n Coloured ink (l.ft. other than blue or black)/ Encre dt coulaur (i.e. autre que bleue ou noire) Coloured platt! and/or illustrations/ Planchtl #l/ou illustrations en couleur Bound wtth other material/ Reli»:__j i "'& ^^^ ?^^ of three milling ^-"-^s . -a, — i^v, ioiocu oy Wav of loan Kw +1,^ i— ""OS J ay oi loan by the government of '7418 80« & 81° VICTORIJE, Cap. 16, ?^tg Canadian Railway Loan Act, 186Y. (^anarf« for the purpose of the construction of the raihvav • and the commissioners of Her Majesty's treasury may from time to time cause to be issued out of the consolllated fund of the United Kingdom, or the growing produce thereof any money required for giving effect to saxcTguarantee ' ^ZfJot„^' a^nv r""""'.'''^"''^ ""^^l"' ^"J^'«^V'« treasury shall not r.iiw.y for S^l any guarantee under this act un ess and until an act "" years' aXX^unf ""'7'?^ ^"^ '^^'". ^^^^ "^^1^1' Smca Act IsSJn^ of C««arfa under the British North HerMmW«i. '^Ti^'"^ to the satisfaction of one of ller Majesty s principal Secretaries of State, as follows ■ 1. For the construction of the railway «"^w« • i. J^or theuse ofthe railwAy at all times for Her Ma- .lesty's military and other service • Wor unless and until the line in which the railwav is to be constructed has been approved by one of Her Ma^estv's principal Secretaries of State. Jiajestys «p:!>d!tu'r".'of ^:f^ The commissioners of Her Majesty's treasury shall not . loan oh.rged&^^e any guarantee under this act unless and until an art r:r";uHtt*ttE ''"^'^^^^"^ been passei Vovidi^g.t Sinking ^--.*Sry!t1ol^^^^^^^ commissioners of Her Majesty's trea- ^' ^Z^t ''''i'li' appropriation and expenditure for the purpose of the construction of the railway of a loai not exceeding three million pounds sterliu"- bearS mterest at a rate not exceeding four per cefxtum pe'r ^' ^withTb^rf *^' oonsolidated revenue fund of Canada tdt J^prT'T^ ^""^^ '^*%"^* "^*^« 1^^'^ ^"media- tely after the charges specifically made thereon by foutrr' hundred and three, one hundred and ^* ^Z^^V-VK^^,^^f government of Canada by way of sinking fund of an annual sum at the rate of nrf/r T ""P^^ ««'''"" °^ *he entire amount of be reriST^^,,''^^"^°^.^">'-««t is guaranteed, to be remitted to the commissioners of Her Maiestv's neT«^7f,^^ equal half-yearly pavments in slTmln- ner as thev from time to time direct, and to be in- «!!l! ?? ^^'^'i^^*^*^ ""^^^ *h«i^ '^^ection in the t^n 111 '''■ *'" •*^^'' nominated from time to time, two by the commissioners of Her Majesty's treasury and two by the government of Canada, sLh sinking Ma- 1 \ I 80''&31°VIClOETiE.Cap.l6. I!^l^^^!^^^!!^!^^^J^(n^^ Act, 18677 ril'^tS'^thl'p''""''^^""";^^*^ be invested in secu- Her Maiestv's rPn£fJ,? ^ 7 V^*" commissioners of at the rale f?re«;™i'''^'''''*'»'?™t 'hereon after the .i^lS^lZl "" """""'■ """'""■'tely three mill on po^S ^ r ^""^^ ^"-^^"^ ^^« ^'^"i of oneofHerMaie^s^vwS • '"f ^'' '^ ^^"^ «P""«^ of be requi^iti for // P""/iP« secretaries of state, will foregoing pSo^foVtfcC.''"™"""^ °f *' session n sfnforr,.-* j '^*"'^beginniuffofeverv*'""'°'"tobe beon^nVf m"^Se toliri"^ "bowing ^hat Sl^-^V auceof this actbvorm,.} .v execution or pursu- ""■"ent. missioners of & £sfv 'V^^''""'^"^^ «^^^*^ ^'^"^- Her Majesty's nriucin.ri!^f veasuiy, and one of padiamint^nl^^itroT^^^^^^^^^^^ -<^ *^« "" ^"tX^ ^^ ^^^^^ - The Cana^ia liail^ay Loans..uu,e. ^. VJ Pr^unbl*. 6 Cap. 89. Montreal City Passenger RaUway Co. 81 ViCT. CAP. XXXIX. [i45»««/erf to, 24th February, 1868.] yTTHEREAS the Montreal City Passenger Railway Com. mel tS a.T 7 • *^'*^'*^ *^? ^«^«^^*"^« ^«^ certainYmo^d- raents to its act of mcorporat-on ; and whereas it is expe- w,-th /h/T- *''" «'»«^« : Therefore, Her Majesty, by a^d fa/r.'- *• Jf.^^y P«.7^ wilfully remains on the track of the rail. railway tr.ok Way of the said company, or obstructs the track of the said railway company by keeping upon the same any caSe or vehicle or any cattle or beast under his cha?Je or S of the cars of the company, such person shall be liaWe ti f penalty not exceeding twenty dollars currency, in the dis* KX" or „, *• . J^ ^'^y person wilfully displaces or removes any switch wi» . '''^ """ ''"y P?,"*^?" «^ ^'^^ t^^k of the said rail way or in With rai.,, .cany way, wilfully injures, impairs or destroys l^y railway track, or any portion thereof, or does any injury to ly fn? ,T- u ^^^"""^^^ currency over and above any damaire process ^^ """'^ P'^'"^ "^^y ^« ^«ld ^i^'^le u/der^i!^l ttli^p-aU' „f- If .^"y officer, clerk, workman or serva'nt of the com- i:^lnV\. P*'7 ^^lf"% o'- negligently contravenes any by-law S ?«a. '""'r«so ut,on or regu ation of tte company, lawi^lly Se he shall incur a penalty not exceeding foSy doUars^^rrency m the discretion of the justice of the peace before whorn thl' conviction is had, and the company may in all such ^ales S.Tk"i ^ ««f^^^y fanner ; and one moiety of the penalty shall belong to Her Majesty, for the public uses of the S Toffi'.^^ '^' '/^f "^""'''^ *^ '^' Prosecutor, unless he be an officer, servant of, or person in the employ of the com! pany. in which case he shall be a competSnt^wi ^^.3 ihe whole penalty shall belong to Her Majesty. ' " <9^t 1868. W», Masaawippt Vdlejf Hailwap Co. Cap. 45. « wl'u ; ^^''f^au or servant employed by the companv .'"P"*^ "»••« exceeding thirty days* pay of such officer, clerk workman or servant for any contravention of any by-law TresX^ tion lawfully ma^e, and may retain any such frr'feTture out of the salary or wages of the offender. ^""^uure out rrJUi /^*"J person enters any of the cars, sleighs, or other Powt i. in a state 01 intoxication, or if anv DersoTi hflinn- ,-., „^„ ; penon. mu- the said cars sleighs, or^other vehX.makire o^^o^^^^^^^^ Z Ir^SltT^' " ^^ ^""^^ '^^^^•^*^«^* agdnst decen- tLcorfort^ffV«T"'"'°^""'"^*"y^*y ^^t«^^«re with fiT^i? ™*i? . , "*® passengers, such person may be ordered in deS of «,T '^' '"l^*^' -^^^^^^ °^ «*^«^ vehicle ; and m detault of such person leaving forthwith such norson SouVrZJn' /r ^.^r ^^^/r • «^«^^^^^ Tv offiL 1 1^ ^'"'^ ^'^"''^'^ *^« «*™e ha^e been paid) by any officer clerk or servant of the company and anv nerRnn rioi^ig.'""^ "^ "^^ "«^«* ^^^^ «ffi-^' clerk or se^vSn 7, All persons claiming any loss or damatre from +bp r £S'?^' ^^'^y «^««e« whatever, shall be ^^nd Tith^ '""ra "■ before the delay of a month before the institution nf^r^^fi ""'""'•' """o' Becutxon for sucLosts or damages, to gYv'e'n^^^^^^ to the company of such claim, by servini? the same nnon the secretary of the company at its chiefVffice iHheS'? dam^ea ' ""''^ ' ^'''^'^ ^**^«°^«^* <^^ such costs S Pofedl^tfLTw'**'' ^TJ^% recoyery of any penalty im- R.co.,,7. of IKwed by this act (except the forfeiture imposed by the fifth P"»"'"- sectKm, for which no prosecutio, i mil be required ) may he commenced by summons, or b> t. arrant, and recovSS ^ded bvTa'J.'^T.If' ^'^T V^«*'^« °f *h« P«ace as pi2 t?on1s Lard 'J?V^' J''-*''i ^^ ^^««^ *^« «*id proseV tion IS heard and determined may award costs to either CAP. XLV. [Assented to, 2ith February, 1868.] W W^t?f v^ Massawippi VaUey Railway Company Pr,a«.b:e. f r have petitioned the legislature for certain ameni C'P- «. iaa>m«,i„^ Vall^ Haitwas Co. 81 Vlar '•'"'• !awf>,l 4 A„ ™ d ,' mni,,; „, ""rralion, it .hall 1« •\mT from any noin , 1 L . ".'""'.""' » Wauch line „r aiteMh? m.ij • . ** ■N'otwithstandiiipr aiiythintr contm.iori ;» *i. iia.. incorporation, the «uid compunv 2 n V ""''^ ""^^ '^^ struct thdr main lino Vrr^T \7 ■ ^"^^'^ I'^^er *" oon branch or HpuTXllSIvZ to th.rr"* "l^''^''"'^ *^'' ""^'d M'hatever route the di ectoT^ *'> the towu«hip ofllatloy, by ino«t advantageous ; and hall norh. "V'V '^''^^ '^in J point deHiffnfted ik the saM a^ f -^^'^"^ *° ^^^^'^ th« " Benson Fkce." "^ ^''^ ^'^ incorporation as the by'^thi'sttlh^rL^te:,^ "T^ -d --Pany as if they had been embodied fl "S"^ """F^" '^ ™^"»^r poration and shall be in like mL^ne^^lTTt^ ^^^ «^'^"-«r- clauses of the " railway art "w>. I ^'^^ ^^ the several said special act by he second cTJ^, t^ "^^^^^^rated into branch or spur shlll in eSb-^^^^^^ *^"''«?^ and the said line. " ^""-^^ become a portion of the main Certain mnnl- 4. The con noil ^.f i , at^n Which areriS'opiS iTs'a^^^^^^^^^ iimit,d.a.ount affected by the construcLn .f • i "'?,"^' *"* *^« beneficially not alrea/y subsSertoTe Zk?f ""'^ '"'^ ^"^^^'^ ^^ by a bv-law passed at an? regular l! "" • i '^^^Pa^X. may council, authorize their mavnfnl f '''^'''^ ''^**''^°» ^^ «aid into and subscribe oi^bXlf of b^'^^'^-^'T'^^^^ ^'« «»ter contract and agreement wthLt^" municipality a binding said municipality sSLTnn.f; ^°"™Pany, whereby tht wh-t^r/hVu exceed ten thousand dollars) aLn*!! 7"^''''' (^"* "»* to .ot foHh. instalments, and bearh'g S a rL of ,1 'T ?^ ^>' '""'^ seven per cent, as may \e fixed 'i^sfi.^ ation of the advantage whivf 1 I by-law, m consider- Th«ae ooweri deemed to l»»Te been K'7en in flrit •ot. T I J -"« 9 "««8- Ma„a,.i,^ v„tt^ naa,m, Co. Cap 45 Juliest legal effect, without anv ofh,., ;^' .^ ^*^'® thc'jnt without . vr immi any otlior act or formality ofi>«rforu.»uty 7 mi "'■ ^'^^oi »^^zz:^'^^iz^'UTr'^^ ^ *^« fulfil- now.u„,c.p.. law, incudiuffco8tHof,.ni V^^ "^'^*^" ""f the coniinue in k\\ force anSfctnror/rl^""^^.""^ «^^» be commenced within /wn!!' P^T^®^ *h« ^^^ railway years after the pC^^g^onhra^'"'^ ''°^P^'*^^ ""^'^^ fi^« I Tnoreste of espitol. tandred &ommi doUara cum^™'"* '" *■"= """» "' «%" I^unbl*. CiP. LI. An Act respecting Railways. [Assented to 5th April, 1869.] {R^pealedby^Z-U Vict. Chap 48) Short UUe. 1 T "+• xt "»• pre.ail'L';;'s&r'i^,:t?2rS?'"' *» - "^^ - APPLICATION OF ACT, ■Application of ** TX.^ _ . . thegeyeral , • ""^^e provisions of this nn- f,.^^ l- part, of this twenty-two, both inrln Jf^i f'-' ^™ ^^<^i'^on five to section apply ^o e^errraS^rXif f:^^ 1*^^ -*' «t^" the authority of any act nasspflKwt \^ ?«««tructed under and shall, so far as the v TreTnnS^ ^^ l'^''^*'''"^ °^" Q««bec. and unless they a?e eiTresri v v^^^""^^^^^ "" *^' undertaking cial act, be inLpoS with ?h« °' ''^•'?*'^ ^^ *1^« «p'' thereof, and be coSstr^fd tS^^^ XSlint'oht ^^^* £1'^^' A^cLfaTr^^^^^^^ with any ,p,«i„ Sections of this act pronosed In l!^ . ? *° „^"^«*' t^^t the by the words formfnfthe hetlinro? '^'J'^'!^^"^'«*h«"^ tiTely, shall not be incor^ora^^ffl.^^ ^T^'"'''' '^'^^^^ cial act shall thereuponrc^Strued ^^ctdtgfy"' *'^ '''' pSS"^ectnI,^U"p^^^^^^^ act, being part thi. ..t.h.u constructed under thp nlfS^^p ^^^''^ "^^y hereafter be *''^''- the legislature of qX ^S til '^'"^'^ '"' ^'^^'^ ^y incorporated fo. thel coSCtln and wSng" ""'^^^ *« 1869. Railways. PART FIRST. INTERPRETATION. Cap. 6 If 11 cial act ; and the sentence in wl" I ^''^'L''^^^ ^""^ "» ^^e spe- be construed as if.Tnstead of tl^ ^^ J'^P^ ^°^^ ««<'"« shall lor the purpose thereof; '*"''"0"zed to be taken or used 4. The expression " the undertal " «,i, n ra Iway and works of whatever X! • i- ^¥" "^^^^ the act authorized to be executed *^'''"P*^°"' ^^^ *!»« «Pecial the spetfi^tSr^tTe'Sr^^^^^ \*^ ^'^ *^- -^ them, unless there s somethin^in 1"^^' ^'k^^>^ ^^"^^'^'^^ to auages, lands tenements a^VS^^^f^ ""/^^ ««tate, mes- J^.^ The word ..leas^.^fi Sd^-^L^L^^^^^^^^^^ other^^r^^pl^^fi^tltSl^^^^^^^^^ -«We or My passenger, animal ™^i!L f ' °' '""^ ^l*"'"! xS, for or things cS.veyT5 rSr'^' "--"-"di-. -»atW,' Interpretation of the wordi j *' The Special Act." " Pre«orlbed." " The lands." " The aoder. takiog." In thia and the apeoial aot. " Landi." " Leate." " Toll." 'i^r^n;fe:^C^"^^ things i that may h^Zn^^l^^^^'l^^f^f^ '^^^' ^^^^'^^^ ^"^^ other vessels conneicted therewith ^'^"^' ^' "^"^ ^^^^"^ o^ ties'co^rty":?^;^^^^^^^^^^ palities; "7 amsion thereof mto separate munici- streL'te?at;ht\^^^^^^^^ t" ^T ^" P'^hlic roads. ^12. The word ^sherfff '• 'sXJ:^ and communications other legal competent deputy and wt^' under-sheriff o; lation to any laAds is required to K«^ \^"^ "'*"«'• ^n^^' clerk of the peace, theTpret'on " th?" ^ "^J «^«"ff <>' pression "clerk of the peace "Kin ^ "^/ "^^ *^««- to mean the sherifFor cirk off hi ^ ««ch ca.e be construed " Good*." ' County." "HIghwayi," " Sheriff." "Clerk of th« peace." 12 •Cap. 51. Railways. 32 Vict. " Justice." "Two jug. tiOM." " Oyfaer." mean the sheriff or clerk of the peace of any such district where any part of such lands is situate ; ^ ' JLtZ^A- ^\^^fK '^^y "^^^'^ ^ J"«ti^« «f the peace acting tor the district, where the matter requirintr the coo-- matter and where the matter arises in respect of lands being the property of one and the same party stuateS ttet^irjSlK- V': T' " justice ChJl'l ^.^ We and wV,.? f "^* '^^'P .""''^ ?*'* '''^ «"^h lands is si- nnv w? ^ ' ?i^^ inter^Bie^ in such matter ; and where Sic^ £ '' ^"*¥"^^d or required to be done by two justices, the expression " two justices" shall be understood to mean twojiist ces assembled and acting together; this acT or r/"^ ^'^'''!'" ^^^''^ ^'''^'' the provisions of this act or the specia act, any notice is required tob(^ -iven to the owner of any lands, or where any act is authori/ed or reqiured to be done with the consent of the ovvneSu under thl"^-*- ^T ."-^^^ corporation or per.on who under the provisions of this act, or the special act or anv act incorporated therewith, woiild be enab ed to sell 3 convey lands to the company ; 15. The expression " the company" shall moan the com- rSa^r*' '"'^'""^ ^^ *^^^p'^i^l -* *« cTolttct the „ J ™'^l''l^P'.r'''"".*V railway" shall mean the rnilwav and works by the special act authorized to be constructed.^ INCOEPORATION. ':XiX':, , Jj-, iTuLT"^^^''^ established under any special act under speoiai ^^^^1 be a bodv Corporate under the name declared in iH acta, declared special act, and shall be vesfpd wifl, nil +^ to be bodies Tvr^Trii«„..o „^,J • '^""'^^^.'^'^ vesteQ With all the powers, corporate, Ac. P"vileges and immunities necessary to carry into effect the intentions and objects of this act and of the spodal ac? therefor, and which are incident to such cornorat on or are expressed or included in the civil code '^-'°^^"""' ^^ -^^e " The compa- ny." " The rail- wny." i inudi 01 the wi d lauds ol the crown lyinff on the route of the railway, as have not been granted or sold and afmav tn^r^K/ri^'f '"^"7''^ ^^- somuch'of the'uS beach o, of the land covered with the waters of an v lake cessll-v 7'"'''l"^"'^'^^°^^^«^^ r««P««tive beds.Tis nS cessaiy for making and completing and using heir sSd CO tXrn ''''r' «^'^>-tJioweve?, to the auAori y and c^Jy^J^J^ coipordtion or person on the line of the railway or within "r''"^"""?"- though, through error or other cause, the name of such paity has not been entered in the book of reference herSn after mentioned, or although some other prrtTLsreen erroneously mentioned as the owner of or entklel to convev or as interested in such lands ; convey, 5. To construct, maintain and work the railway across An. alone or lUlnil a-n-,r »,^«, J» , ""^ ic*ii /yajf tlCrOSb, And aCfOSS OP hio'Wnv nv^.wi ^ "u-*"?"^ ?^ ^^*^^' watercourse, canal r'-* 't^'*""' highway or railway which it intersects or touches • but the "• stteS'oiTo T^""''!: ^it"^^^^ ^^"^1 «r railway so inter! Wr state orfn' '^"J^ ^e restored by the company to its lor niT state or £o such state as not to impair its usefulness • M^xluK^' ^""^Plete. alter and keep in repair the S To co^pi.t, bv rllf ^^ ''''*'•' '^*« ^^ ""^"^ or tracks to be worked'""""'''"' of Ihm , ' ^ "^^'hanical power, or by any combination build?n<.rTtlt1oi'X"'*r f ^«««««^ry and convenient Erect „ece„a. thnr n!L + ^^ ^^P"**^.' wharves and fixtures, and from^y "-"""K'. time to time to alter, repair or enlarge the same Li tn "'"•■'"'*''• purchase and acquire stationary or loSmotlveTntines and carriages, waggons floats and other mach nery nece'^r^ " rfor%"''"'?"^ *^^^^^^^ ^^ ^« ^-" andCp ?a mTn^ Wf?/ /^^ '^'^"^^7' provided that the sanction of the t^n'mniinbngth^^^^ «^^^ ^-^<^h --«fl^^'*'"?^^".^ ^y arbitrators to be appointed by a judge of the Superior Court ; 1 1 ** 16. But no railway company shall avail itself of any of the powers contained m the next preceding sub-section , „„™. without application to the railway committed rm?«H-f,,l!3 r,!!Kr ^y *^« twenty-third section of thil actX "^ro^f oft^ — «8 Ox crsssiiig, uiiiou or interseciiou proposed ; of which To remove trees : To oroag or But not with' ont appliea- tlon to the railway com- • ■Ki ^m--, »■'» 1889. Railwayi. Cap. 51. t |?n>us or station of ,heiSa;%iU™^/^°y«»y'er.-^^^^^^ fcrning the same has been passed bv the mnlS ™?:i"""""- of the mnnicinalitv wiH.i., ttTv I ™ •"M'apal council »■» ™ ..r- IK,sed branchTs tLI td no iri b™Ll''i°''n"°'' P^-^"^^^^^^^^^^^ q^lity and construction „? ^^^^''S ^uS'l^a'n W company to°Ue Kn^'l^^^^ """.-^ ^^ori- the •ay party without the =00=0X0? sSpart^fl^t If" «i° theioisLi/i^Kri^aTt !r v'r proposed to be changed as t^tL oriffinaf li«f w"^^ ^'^ way company shall have anv ri2 r ^® '^**^.* ^ ^^^l" railway beVL th, til^LiTenStUtTh^tet^^^^^^^ °' sucLncrea^e mustrsi""LtdTy a vr^^r*' ^^*-».'t* by proxy, of at least two-thirds in anfount of aS SfJT °^ '"""•*"°'"- holders, at a meetino- PTr.>.ocoiTr n j r , *" *^® share- that purpose Ca nSHr.?r ^^^"^^.^J'^^^^i^ectors for served or£mpVson^lvnrJ"*'?^i? "^^ shareholder, shall i deterSd uwn bv th? ^I^'^f ' ** T^ P^»««« «« c-T-flnKc «,„^ iri_-^ ,^^? ^y H® directors and stich tAln. wi7hlhrrui;s'::;rSaSortfaf tb"^ in conformity adopt. regulations that the company mny 16 16 Cap. 51 Railwayi, PIjAns and surveys. 32 Vicr. To b« exam- ined certified and oopieg depoaited. IZ'Z^rmoJT '''^ ''^'^^J^^ «^^" be made and corrected as Vols 1 CJ ;rr&-MandX;?h^hi^^^^^^^ and naa^e of the -teat.. a map or piSn thereof and of ^!V' ^"^ P^^' ^^^^^her with of the lands intended to h. 1 L^°'"'^ ^"^ direction, and - far as then SSned aSrat'A' "^^ */^^'^ '^^''^-^^ the railway, in which stll bl S^fJ^h^i ^' ^^'"^^^^ ^- b ThfT"^^ def ription of the saS lands • as "^^^^^^^^^^ occSljt; thereof, so far suchma7orpl?n T''''''^^'''*^^ "^h* understanding of miLSnd'^eTrtiLtby thL';±''-"'^^^^ «b^" b« -- public works, or his^denutr^^r^T "^ff"^"J^ examined and certified XlfKi^ duplicate thereof, so the department of S ^!?T,!*^^ '"^ ^^e offic; of bound to furnish co^esoiCch'man 'n" T^^''^^! «^^" ^^ reference or of such partrthprlf^ i P^*"" ''"^ bo«k of through which the railwav iHf *' 'f ^\*" *« «ach district officesof theclerksoftwLefo'Ch'i- ^^/P^^"^^ in the S. Any person may resorf L ?'*"'*"««P««tively; extracts or copies t WeV as oJir^ '^^'''' '^"^ "^ake clerks of the peace, at the rate of tin /T.''"^'' ^^5^^°^ *« *1^« words ; . ^ me rate ol ten cents for every hundred t:^^^--. ttue'cotyt^r^Ztid Khf "'"^•"^? «^ ^^^''^^^' - ture and pUlic works, or by [he ,^^^^^^^ of agricul- be good evidence in any court of l«t f.^^^ P^^'^^' «l»all 5. Any omissinn t«; ^* . * ^^^ and elsewhere • ofsuchLd" oTo^trfwneTot" '''■''''T ^^--^Ption map or plan or book of ^S "''''''P'^'"' *^«^eof, iu any day's notice to the oLe Jofe'l^^ f'' ^" ^"^^ ^^ twojustices on application mTr .^^^' ^^ corrected by and if it appearsTtSThSl'ch'omr-^^'' *^-^* P"^P^'«! or erroneous description nr^I f omission, misstatement shall certify theSe'a^coXnlly"" "^-^^^Mhe justices latingThwto. ^: 4 ^® ^certificate shall state tL' •rt^.a- , omission, and the manner thereof f n?'^^ p l'^ ^5^ «««h with the clerks of the peL of the dwl''?'" ^^ ^^Posited which such ands are sitiinL a ;^^^*"cts respectively in with the other d^cumfntso^X^^^ upon such may or plan or booT .? ^^^^ '^^^*« ' and there? ed to be coW accSdfng to st^^^^^^ «l^all be deem- pa^y may make the raillay in ^.^n.^ ^^*^ '.T*^ *b« ^om- cate ; rauway m accordance with the certifi. -Access to co- plei. Certified eo- Omltaiong or errors how re- medied. Certifloate re- I * b: a o: a 1869. I -s Itailways, Cap. 61. way, a plan and L^n „? Soh I.™,?""^" "J *■» 'ai^ ^""fc approred of by parliament ™ (),. i "™1 "» ^"''^ been'"""- >f g the same particular „' T. •"™, "?''' and «>atain. shall be deposited in the »^m ""Simal plan and survey and copies I, eit^w S ST" ? ""' ?"«^al Pl»; arc^utid4rS-%? -^^ ^^^^^^ plans and sections of alteraf^nc S^ ' *?*^ *^^P^«» of the P"*''''** "tain thereof respectivelv and sfilpe^^^^^ 11°^'"' "^^ «^traots S'pKe to inspect anjr of tL documenfr«T «" Persons interested ' ' '' pies and extracts of and fmSi^i/ ''^'^' /"^ *« "^^ke co- """w ^T^^* °^^""^ ^oUarr ^" ''"^'' ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^Y forCop,«or.x- or of an/aSL^^ill^oS^^^^ ?f-f-ence, Z. c.,- from, certified by the clerk of fL^'^°^' ^J ^^^tracts there- ««? by 01.* the railwa/St^mfh^W ir TJt V *^« ^-^ of-- - to map or plan and book of r!l ^^*^ *^^^^*o iu the said ""'"'• more -tall be made intoXn>uit^^^^^^^ «^ ^ections^S^H^"* of the lands not shewn in sich Z',. ^f *"'" °T^'' ^^7 Part ference, or plans or sections o?^!C-°' P^*"" ^^ book of re- line and pl^e, save S such iwf ''^ ^'"'^ "^'^^ of * ^^e said the special act ; ''^ instances as are provided for in ^e.as aforesaid, altbmr^k .i^'*r" the distance from such !" "•» "■»" of 17 .. J vc^iauu on ine line or wifKi« +1, i" . ^"" ^""^ iauas as to em Jme as aforesaid, although +l!! the distance from such '" "•» "' not been entered fn the look of ST' ^^ T ^ P^^^^'^ h«^ '«-""• any other cause, or tWh soml Reference through error or.^-""^""- jnentioned as the oWof or^^ttt ' f "^^ ^« erroneously '"'"'•• terested in such Ian™ ^''*'*^^' *° ^^^^7. or as in- BIX months after coScC bf^L^ thereof, shj, within i?4^*i ayd filed in the depar'^^^Sof pubL wll'^'^'^^V-^^^ n^adeg^:^, »/• of the parts thereof lnr.»+n"i° S^i^"" Yo^-ks, and like cmaps w-t-' oOoe. fes, si^ be iu^ <" '^";«i^4=crdijs^rs 18 Cap. 51. Railways. 32 Vict. On Trhat gcale and paper to be drawn. Kz tiou of any railway company "'"""* """'«?»- he valid and ;ffet'alt la';? KfTfA-'-- "wTS^Ia. Whatsoever, and shall vo,f ;„ *u *^'.,^ntents and purDosos '"« ""b-ieo- "^ff the same, the t",!^! "^.^^JJ- W compan| rS- """• «nbed freed and dischaS fr^^^^^^^^ ^" ^^^^ ^eed des- peir purposes, if paid to 4n^ l,^ V them forP^ohai, the railway, shall be binS S tL • ^^""^^ required for tie same lands, if they are afterwar^« "'" T'"^ ^P°^ ^^ tamed within one year from thT^ ° f^u*'''* ^'^d ascer- J^eement, and although suSi land ™ ""^ *\" "^^^^^^^ or have become the pronertu nf It'^'^^^ay. m the meantime f the land may bftakenLl ^k ^''^ ^^^^ ^ ^"d possessSn he dealt with, L if sth St hT'^^^* ^'^^ price may tary agreement or compromisrftZii''^ ^5'^ hy volun- ceedings shall be reSS ii* f^}^ ^« ^^^^ ^"d all pro- cnbed; andforthepaWifoTiS "^a''''^' ^''^«"^ Pres- every other annual re«f»^f^!i the said annual rent and paid for the Srsefc^S^orT"*^^''^^' -^'*"e purchase money of any lands whl\ Tk *"/ P^^* ^^ the leave unpaid, the railwav and 7h A n^ iH^^ ^^ees to liable and chargeable iZLferen.«f"fi *?u'''°^ '^^^^ he demands thereon whatsoever [K *? ^" "^^er claims and ' and liability heingTuly/elltted'^^^^^^^^^^ «^^«^ <^J^arge P-orpartiesp^SriS^^St^^^^ Id 20 Cap. 61. Ratlvmyf. 82 Vict. nnll''^ 7 "fr °^'""^ ^*"^' •«' *« *ho amount of .om- as o M^n!^ ''^""'f ^^' remaining proprietor or proprietor* thi nrl T*' '''" **""*"' '•' common ox par indivL ; and the proprietor or proprietors who have «o agreed mav the same, as the case may be j J- i " mo"Vh?."L ,„i^A.^^%°°; "°"^*» fr?« th« ^^Po«it of the map or plan »io. of d,po,it and book of reference, and from notice thereof in at Ipast %^l^'. Srirr^^T' • 'V-^"!^ «"J^' P^'''''^^^^ '» each ofTho th. owner of tlistricts and counties throngh which the railway is in- Hno.. tended to pass application may be made to the owniVof i^lnnr *\P*y*^*^ empowered to convey lands, or interested eririnfTt *?"'"?" ^^^^'^P^ ^'•""^*J^« taking of ma- rai wav n i'^r''''" °^ ""'^ ^* *^^ P«^^« granted for the Sir J'-.T"* thereupon, agreements and contracts may be ?«n«!f7 . "T^ P^'i'f *T"hi"S the said lands or the com- pensation to be^ paid for the same or for the damages, or Zc^^J^Ia "^"^^ '" "^^''^ ''^"^ ^^mpensation shall be ascertained, as may seem expedient to both parties and in affn w-'^'^'^f 'e* ^?*^r^ *^«"»' or any of them, then follow iw^^.'"^""'^ between them shall be settled as lojiows, that is to say ; ^xA% „„y; J^„^„^^P^f ^^ * map or plan and book of reference, b.g.n.r.i HO- and the notice of such deposit, shall be deemed a general ^ ^^ lor the railway and works ; ^ P^uVpwty^; ^2- JJ'^ »?*ice served upon the party shall contain . nrcon'lJi. intldedTnT '''' "'^ ^^A ^ -^u^' ^^ ^, *^^«"' ^' of thepower« .toonu«. ^tended to ^ exercised with regard to any lands, "rP"";* fame of a person whSeaLSn?; " Tf >^ *« *^«"^ t^^ S^Vr, judge shall, on the apph^Hf th '''^''*'^^^^^ then the ''^'''"«- «wom surveyor for thTprovLe to CT"^^ ^ the duties of their office shaipCedTf^'^'"?^ *° P^^^<>^«1 compensation in suck WayTthev o? h/''"'^*''' *^" ^^^^ them, deem best and the awpwi/^ u T' **'' * majority of of them orofthesStlrUrato^s&i^^^^^^^ - -^7 'wo but no such award shnli k ' , ^^ ""^^ and conclusive • . ... by such majS^lxtp? a ^tl^^^t""''' -* be Z e t^brifi;.. place of which tL other arLr«?.i"^u¥*^ ^* ^ time and days' notice, or to which some J r" ^^^ ^^ ^^"^^ ^wo clear ^bitrator was preslnt h«!i f "^^fi'^S at which the third to either of the paS shi T ^^J^'^^ed ; and no not ce «haU be heU sffStlfi^ffieT^^^^^^ «-^ P^ "PfrTK^ '>y him. or whLrappltm^^^^^^^^ '^' ^"^^^ 18. The arbitrators in dp.id^-?- ^^^-* he required ; -^tion, ure authorized andrequi^edToXintr or compen- Arbitrator, to M^ieu lo laice into conp- deration "owder la- I' t ■ u f '^ %2 Uadt, ^11 CoiU, how paid. Arbtlratort niajr ezamina oo oath. Tim* wiUilo which awiird ma; b« made Arbitrator dying, (to. Company may deaiat paying costs. 82 Vrcrr. »!JundsT^^n'?^"' *^"^ T""l^ bt pfm to any lands or mson ol the pa««ttgo ..f tho railway through <.r over (hf. iJit^tf^f/ir"^^^' ;''"«trunco,losHordamaffo mnv tab Z ''''^ ""' Hn^tained by roanon of tho .om- ^.Taforot-dV '""'^" "'^°' """^^ '^^ '"^i^l'*»^^« or ffround« Do/ntorV !l! f"^ '"'' ^'?^'':'\t^''oo arbitrator have boon an- theSof b?'"lT''r'^ >« "ot^n-oHt.r than that oflbrod, )artv and I . I rV'^' '^'f ^'' '^""•*' ^Y ^ho opposite I arty and bo dodiK'ted irom iho compousation. but if othor- thoTma^ifw t "7^^ ""' tho.>.n;.any,andino!the^.:«; Z rl '* ,"• 5""''*^'^ "!"•"• ''^' ^'^^''^ '>y tht> fudge ; arbitrator ™av '"'"'''• "' '^ "^T^^^^ ofUem or^h'e sol. par OS or«^ h^ r""' "" '^'^^i^ "'" ""^•''"» affirmation the or h m and iv ?''•''" T voluntarily appoar boforo thorn or iiim and may adm,ni«tor 8uoh oath or affirmation ; ihi "'.''Jf"*y 0^ the arbitrators at tho first mooting after their appointment, or the solo arbitrator shal S^ a day on or bdore which the award shall be made, and if the same whiohThf r'^ '; ^'^T ^'^'^^^ ^^y^ ^' «omo oth r day tl wh ch the time lor making it has been prolonired either by the consent of the parties or by rosoln ioi of tfie arbi^ hain;e ?b?' *^" sum offered by L unupanj as Zel^d, 99 Tf S ^'TP^l'"''*'^'^ *" ^^ paid by t^^m ; nffittl r-l^''^^''^'*''''*''''''PP°'"t«d by tho judge or tho cSl"„S '"m"^^^^'!'*^'^ ^y *^« commissiinofot'agri- thi^r f^ ^ public works, or any arbitrator appointed bv aualified''' ^"p ^'^''-i^.9 '^ward has been made, or if dis^ qualified or refuses or fails to act within a reasonkble time t]' V^"" ^^''^ of the sole arbitrator, tho judge uponTho appli..ation of either party, and in the' case Tf t he ofHc al ar- ^nlt •o^r^T"^^^'^"""^^^^ P^^^l'« ^^'^' upon alike SavtTr'o t' '"'^^'r ^r.™*'^«^^'"^^ being 'satisfied by amclavit or otherwise of such death, disqualification refn««l or allure, may appoint another arbitraEn hi 2i 3 in the case of any arbitrator appointed hy the partS ^he trator in the place of his arbitrator so deceased or not artinrr eU-r^^S-Srr eLT '"-"^ "''"" ''"-"'"^' edivni"^ ""'^ ''°*''"^ ^*''' ^^'''^^' '^^ aforesaid, maybedesist> ofher Snd"' rV^^'''' ^^^"' 7^*^ ''S^^^ ^o thVsame or case the lip'h--. ' - :T '"' T^^^^'' P^^^^' ^^* "^ ^"7 «uoh Jc^sts by ) ." : /.^■V'-"'*^^ ^^^* »°*^«^d for all damages • m 1860. Railways. f^ftp 51. orfhut, h<, ha« pEnX ' ^y "'"'\^"y^"'^ ''V either portV ut' '"""" amounlofi-omponsation or that h«t? 7/>1""'"M as to th«*": int.UM. ni<>mh,.r oi- fho romnanv n! # / ,'v ".''***"^ or of kin („ any cauH. oJ diHqualilication 8hall ,^' ' '^'"J^""" •<>" : and no tratoruppoj,.Ui by th? iudJ. nf^ Wun«t any arbi- us validity or iuvaliditv nha I hf ^* aPPoiutment and ""-"'tialTu: the judffe ? ^ ''^*" '»" summarily dctorminod by ''" "'«•''• any ari.itV,;;raVpoi3"by';i^'2^^ ^'« "W'd a,.ain«tN..ow„t.oa sit(M>arty after th«aiMmi..fT.?."'''""y «'' ^V thooono- »'•"'""»'• the vali^fity or' In^Sy oritla^s '"' 'l^'^V^ = -^ ---'' urged against any such arb trnfL Kr ''':^^^«q"aIi"catiou|'- b.«u .p. of a third arbitrator Hhaiiir' ^"^"'■« *.^" "Ppointment ''"""•'• V the judffo, on the appt^ Ln of'Tv.™""'^ determined clear days' notice to thfother andlf V, '' P*^''^/' "^'^^^ two to bo valid, the appointment fihal I '"''n '*''''' ^*^*«""">«d offenng , he person so SStdto h,"'- rf *^« {^""^y he d not to have appoint^ Irbitn tot"'"^^^^^''^ '*^'^" ^' • ^S^^t::^:^^ want ofW..... for which such sum s to bethel r^™P*^''*^'^'^^^«rthin| be necessary that thJ plrty or nir/?'''*',?" ' »«•• ^^^^^ it to be paid, be named in th'e awa??-" '" ^'^""^ *^« ^^"^ " Jfitl^S^IL^a'tlSh-p^^^^ the award ?r ag " o'^, ^VaT^"''.^"";^^ mentioned r"-;*,^;^!' power forthwith to tX -« ^'* '" *^^^ company the exercise the right or , . do FriT'^".^^ ^^^ ^^"ds, or to pei.sation or annualrent ha b '""^ ^'^ ^^^^^'^ «"«h ^'om- and if any resistance "^^forc Wrrno'r ''^ t' ''"'''''^ ^P«" = I^erson to their so doino-JheindT *'*''' ^^ "^'^^« ^y ^ny AVarrant of satisfaction of such owar'd or '^"^ '^''^' ^" P^^^fto his P^-o"""-- to the sheriff of f he d7s?rict or TT' r J^'"^' ^' ^^^^nt yost suitable, to put he c^upanVin "'^ ^"^^ ^««^ down such resistance «/^".^^'^P'''^'^*^'«'''ion, and to put bailiff, taking w'thhTm« ^PPP«' »«»- which the sheriff or ingly do ; ^ "^'^^ ^^^'^ «^^ffi«>«^t assistance, shall accord' wi?LKcra™i '^^l^'^y granted by any such jud^e wh.„ ,^,, iactiou that the immediX^'^^'^''- •^" ^j^^davit to his satis- "^ po'^^ion immediate possession of ^he lands or of the b^f^ri'^.^. Ojp 24: Cap. 51. RaUwapi. 32 Vict. penaatioD. TYhen oom- peneatiou to atand in the f: ilace of the and. Case in which lands are si- tuate in P. Q. branoes. power to do the thing mentioned in the notice, i8 necessary to carry on some part of the railway with, which the com- pany are ready forthwith to proceed ; and upon the company Secnrity boingr giving security to his satisfaction, and in a sum which shall deposit' Pora- ^0* be less than double the amount mentioned in the notice, to pay or deposit the compensation to be awarded within one month after the making of the award, with interest from the tiine at which possession is given, and with such costs as may be lawfully payable by the company ; 29. The compensation for any lands which might be taken without the consent of the proprietor, shall stand in the stead of such land ; and any claim to or incumbrance upon the said land or any portion thereof, shall as against the company be converted into claim to the compensation or to a like proportion thereof and they shall be responsible accordingly whenever they have paid such compensa- tion, or any part thereof, to a party not entitled to receive the same, saving always their recourse against such party ; 30. If the company have reason to fear any such claim, mortgage, hypothec or incumbrance, or if any party to whom and company the compensation or annual rent, or any part thereof, is to*fear°i*ncum- P^y^^l^' refuses to execute the proper conveyance and guarantee, or if the party entitled to claim the compensation or rent cannot be found, or is ixnknown to the company, or if for other reason the company deems it advisable, the company may pay such compensation into the hands of the prothonotary of the Superior Court for the district in which the land is situate, with the interest thereon for six months, and may deliver to the said prothonotary an authentic copy of the conveyance, or of the award, if there be no convey- ance, and such award shall thereafter be deemed to be the title of the company to the land therein mentioned, and proceedings shall thereupon be had for the confirmation of the title of the company in like manner as in other cases of confirmation of title except that, in addition to the usual contents of the notice, the prothonotary shall state that the title of the company (that is, the conveyance or award,) is under this act, and shall call upon all persons en- titled to the lands, or any part thereof, or representing or being the husband of any party so entitled, to file their claims to the compensation, or any part thereof, and all such claims shall be receiv-ed and adjudgedupon by the court ; 31. Such judgment of confirmation shall forever bar all claims to the land, or any part thereof (including dower not yet open) as well as any mortgage, hypothec or incumbrance upon the same ; aJid the court shall make such order ibr the distribution, payment or investment of tiie compensation Efifect of a Jadgment of confirmation. «a c f & I i h a CKl 1869. Railways. Cap. 61. 2fii and for the security of the rights of aU parties interested, m to right and justice, and the special act, and the provisions of this act and to law, shall appertain ; bpl^; J ht T*' ""^ *^* proceediner:., or any part thereof, shall By whom oo.t. De paid by the company, or by any other party, as the court'" •"'P"'''- may order ; and if judgment of confirmation be obtained iu less than six months from the payment of the compensation, int.r«t. to the prothonotary, the court shall direct a proportionate part ol the interest to be returned to the company, and if from any error, fault or neglect of the company it is not ob- tained until after six months have expired, the court shall ^^.y!i .x!^'^^''^l ^"^ P^y *^^ prothonotary the interest for such lurther period as may be right. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES. T,i^?' 'r^^ailway shaU not be carried along an existinir Railway not highway, but merely cross the same in the line of railwav " ^e '/n-ud unless leave has been obtained from the proper municiual or h!"o!i.* ""^ local authority therefor ; and no obstruction SsuXTgh way ''&.-. With the works shall be made without turning the hiffh-nTnT"'?'- way so as ta leave an open and good passage fo^r carriages '^* ''' and on completion of the works, replacing the highway' under a penalty of not less than forty dollars for any con^ travention; but, m either case, the rail itself, provided it does not rise above nor sink below the surface of the road more than one inch, shall not be deemed an obstruction ; ^dl Zl- "^^ . ^•^ilway which crosses any highway Railway not without being carried over by a bridge, or under by a tunnel »» r'.?L"V than one' i^T 1'^".^ ^'^T ^^' ^"^"^ f *^" ^^^^^^^ «^°^« ^'- >«"" o'f tnan one inch ; and the railway may be carried across or »»y highway above any highway within the limits aforesaid ; .T'"" """'"« tbp J^ 'P^"" °^ *^' ^'"^ ^^^^y ^"•^^^ «-«*«yablfeX reudo-ii.r.tl,„l„i ^F""^*' of such di-tention and sale-'""!"- uncla mT/frSe^Zc^ ilf I""" ^''^'^^^^'i «>» company Wb,. „„.,.. over .0 fte\Sl t Mirf toThr'"" "'P^^.""""" poses of the provirce i„Hl nl ; i ? .i.^® general pur- thereto; *" P'°^"'^^' ^^t^l claimed by the party entitled anLgl^2/a?often'^^ ^^"^^^ ^5^-^^^' ^« reduced Tcu-how tprpst« «f f i; J asolten as deemed necessary for the in. "»•><> or re- aSf a^tL t mf tSe"ar:ci tnd^rX"^ *^"^'^^^^ ^'p^'""" upon all goods and hv «11 1 the same circumstances tage, pr v!we or moLnnl^ ''^'''l'^ S^* "° ^^"^^^ advan- or ckL of pfrsons bv anv LT'^ ^' fT?'*^'^^ *° '^"^ P«^'«°^ •7 Tn nil ^ ^^ Vy by-laws relating to the tolls • «iU as'a wEl'^i eTllZ'a^a™ r^/J^f" •- 'Z^^S^Z.. weight of anv trnntU o ^^ "" ^"i a iraciion ot a ton in the in charging up*o«lfbe^'rtaMT/™'',?° "■""■ P""' "nd rtick T.M. .,,.„. y ^^''"^^ i-o oe printed and sfnrlc nr. i« +v a?-- -- i • tohn.n„.tuB ■^n ana every of the places where theTolis aie ^flT' T ? '" "^--^d ' ed, m someconspicuous place the^faVrfnLrbtd^^^^^^^^^ 2fi Cap. 51 lUiUways, 32 ViOT. naSlJ?^ •'' ^'.f '^^ ?"^ ^^Srlish all the tolls payable and fakin fjj ;r^ *^' P"'^ ^' ^^"^ "^ ^«^«y *<> ^ charged or Toll.* K n XT x*^®*'*"**^^^*^ aiiy matter or thinff- SX':f ,.l- No toU« stall be levied or taken unt7appToyed of bv by the lieut- tlie heutenant-governor in council nor ^vn^{\ l^ \ ^ rn-a™- Z^^y Publicalns xn the^Q^^r^T «SL ottlt- go\V'rnr:r,„iw?r^ by^W Sxing and regulating tolls shall be re.ieeby-iai. subject to revasion by the lieutenant^governor in council flx.og toi... from time to time, after approval thereof ; and aft^r an oJ der m council, reducing the tolls fixed and regulated by any &T ?lf^^'^ *^^"." published in the Quebec oJSIl G^fl^eto the tolls, mentioned in such order in council shlll be substituted for those mentioned in the by-krso W as Wh L ■ 1 ^^^^^ ^^ ^'^^uncil remains unrevoked • "^soiongas !.tuT. mT" „ " • ,T^^ legislature may from time to time reduce the tolls r.duc, ton. on upon the railway, but not without consent of the companv r..iw.y.. or so as to produce less than fitleen per cent mr SSu^' profit on the capital actually expendS in its co^strS,?-' ' SctSkTorthr'^^T "^'^%^^ tLtSssTonrof puDiic wor^s of the amount received and expended bv tliA W SS^;.*^-' r* ^r^T ^^^"^ *» ««^^«««' forth; yea/then la^t passed, is found to have exceeded fifteen per cent un^n ^ ^ tbe capital so actually expended- ^een per cent upon »Hi toiL^rfto'sXlHr^its rr^hlSi"^^" T CLr^ ^1^- than the mLbers, officeS'kn'd' s'eUn'tf ofTe ^c'm^ governor in Pany are intended to be bound, shall have any force ot eCf "■"' Seulw ''^' ^^'^^^^ ^PP^«^^ and sancCed by the lieutenant-governor m council. ^ Shareholders may bold ge- neral meet- iugi. Board of di- reotors to be «leoted. GENERAL MEETINGS. 13.' The shareholders may assemble together at jreneral meetings for purposes connected with or belongin/'o The nn^ertakmg and at any annual general mee iSay elec? seS '"" '^"^'"'' ^''^^^'^ ^y '^' next^;u^ce^e^ng PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS-THEIR ELECTION AND DUTIES. short a delay as possible after the day appointedT " J w 1869. Railways. Cap. 51. vote had the eJectionXpT V.ni7 i^^J® ^^^^ entitled to "> ^"te. to have been hefd^ "'' "^^^ "^^"^ " ^^^S^* 3. Vacancies in the board of directors fibril K. ah j • the manner prescribed by the by- W *"^^ mv.canoie, and place of IKt S^rriw^'y ""Z *•>' time c.,„., .„,.. \^'^^i^^Z'T..tl'Zi^t^ :re\tn°^ shal.v....„.,„ bers are to be ffiven shall b?i«7u ^°*^^ °^ *^« mem- r.'oporti.n to ber of shares hf d W him mJlS. ntv,^'^^"*^^^ °^ *^« ^^^- "" special act ; ^ ' '^^^*'' ^^^erwise provided by the elsUL',t:y^t^^^^^ P---e ors.a.Ho.ae« such proxy prince frU hfJ' 1 .^I ^^\^^ ' P'-ovided that -"^ -'" by holders of the ' a i. ^. ^'^^ of the share- Form, of +rt K> ' hereby appoint give mv assenV fn ™yiP'*°?y> ^nd in my absence to rote or thrsSJrden^inTthTr'' T'''' °' *^^^^ ^^^a^^l to at any mSng Tf ?h^e IreHer^ om *^'^!? "^ P^^P^«^ any of them, il such m™S, ?J tiT^ -"^P^^^' o^ intiS/dTd J^ht*-- -XV^^^^^^ ^— - year . aay oi , m the paU h^%™S .''JS''':!?^'^ "^ ™"? "" 'f*" priaei-v.,.., p„^ posed or consM»™i1^^^' •''°?T«'y matter or thinff pro- •" '• "'M- proiies then P*o.e™^d rivL and J'^'''- ?' ™'<''. """i of any such maioritV sSiIf W^S .k ^^'"""ns and acts darned the decisdrLlSKetVprr'' "' "" .ppotawt'TSS7i'lto'?;aIS; ^4^P' "' "-eT.™.,^„ the surviving director. -Ltif^PK m then stead by-fe'M. made, such feath »t„f *'"''' .aPPoinlment be not date the a^. „f S/±!?S_" r'S»ation shallnot invaU: t^iuaiuiug curectors ; 80 PreiilJent. Cap. 51. %^ Railwaifs. 82 Vic?r. Term of offlo* Vice Pre«i dent. Quorum. Acts of mnjo' rity to bind the whole. Casting vote. Directors to be subject to Sharehulders and by law*. OBBcers of oompBny canni>t bo di rectors or Contractors. By-laws for mannereraent of stock, itc. May appoiat officers. 11 The directors shall, at their first or at some other meeting after the election, elect one of their member to be the president of the company, who shall always, when pre^ sent, be the chairman of and pre.ido at all mee iZ of the dIrelT' '"^ S"" K"i^ ^' ''^^^ "'^*il h« ceases^to b a «S ' ""i ^1^'*'^ another president has been elected in his wh^Kh^n*^ ^Y^ T^ '^ ^'^^ "^^'^^«^ «l««i * vice-president! who shall act as chairman in the absence of the presid-^nt a auornn, ^T If^/u ^ .?^^*^''° ^* """^'^^ ""* !««« than a quorum to be settled by the special act, are present shall ve^teTfnthem ; "" '"' ^^"^^^^ ^" ^^^ ^^^ «^ ^^« P«-- 13. The act of a majority of a quorum of the directors S7^:'drctr ;"^ "«""'"'^ ^^^'' «^^" ""' ^--«d ^h« 14. No director shall have more than one vote except the rml^;Jnf .t''''?°'V^'^^^^' "'^^J^^* *° *^« examination and Tk f f the shareholders at their annual meetings, and be Scti ., « f ^y-/.^^«,«f th« ««^Pany. and to the orders and ^let^Z T*T *"*!,"'". ."'^^^'^* *^« annual or special meetings, such orders and directions not being contrarv to any express directions or provisons of this act or thespecid or il'i ^° P^^"'"'' ^i"^^'?^ "''J' °*''^' Pl^« or employment in withTjf/'''''''''''^^l'^/l'"^*«*^^^^"y ^o^^tracts under or with the company, shall be capable of being chosen a dir- ector or of ho dmg the office of director, nor shall any peJ^ o?'lnd3ll^rt-'"^*^''^"°^P^'^5^ «^*^^ into,orbedLctly cm f.«r Tv.^f^' ^'' ^"^^ "'" ^"^ ^«^«fi*' iiiterested in any contract with the company, not relating to the purchase of land necessary for the railway or be or become fpa^ter of any contractor with the company ; ^r^AA^^^ directors shall make by-laws for the management and disposition of the stock, property, business and^S of the company, not inconsistent with the law, and for the ai)pointmentof all officers, servants and artificers, and pi-et cnbing their respective duties ; ^ 18. The directors shall, from' time to time, appoint such officers as they deem requisite, and shall takTsufficS securitv, by one or more penal bonds, or by the guarantee of the European assurance society, or of any societv incor bein7fo?thIT„ A' °^.*"^ff«^and officers for'^the time being, lor the safe keeping and accounting for bv them respectively of the moneys raised by virtue of this act and the special act. and for the faithful execu ion of thet offices, as the directors think proper ; • •«' ■ i *^ 18G9. Railways. Cap. 51. 81 president and may.siffn al wl^ u-,f"'^ J'^^ers of thot<.act'in th,' other i"«trunient«,U^^erform tl?±":'. ^1^^"*^ « '^"^ '^^^- '"' iatious and by-laws of tho rnrn J^ ^^^^"^ ''^X t^e reeii- ""20 iT ^^ "'' president ^ "^ ^"^ J^e signed, performed tary to -^'/."ulnbrL^^^^^^^ t^e secre- ..e.e . ot such meet nsr, and a Por+Vfi ! *, ^"^t^eproceedinffsP"'''""' rcquiringthe same on paiSent tn ^fi,^^"" °^ persons -'-•-" oer- dollar, and such certificaKaH hi f l' *''^"'"^ ^^ ««« ' a8/>;v,«Y««. «^'id«ace of such tbtn '" "n^ considered during the period in the said certS. ""' '"'^"'«' ^* ^^d collected and received by trcomnJn'''''^^ ^l^he "moneys rara".'" "^ or managers thereof, or lih^r^i^^fP ,T ^^ *^*^ ^^^^^tors Pauy, and of the charges andTfrf; ^""^ *^'f "«« «f t^e com- Jj'ff. making. supporf^g^^liXw^tt^/^ding the erect, the undertaking and nf nil A ^°8^ ^"d carrying on of CALLS. «t the baat .hall £'SC„?e?ih''''''n*''''Y <>''>"' "S ai.t, or be made at a lesriSv;! T ^'' '" "'"' ^Pi^-'W the previous call, aor shall aS' '"'i r^'h- from - -y o.,e year, than the ^^^^^^^^^ «»*» 0>,W e«rti 4i4 Xl?h^ ""i ^"""y in the of the sufficiency of such nofes coaclns.ye evidence 0fL^c^7s:t^''e1?.^;fpf,t;,|flet„ pay .he amount the persons and at theTmes am,'^1 ''""f ^"^^ V Wm to shareholder doe's n^o^t Z'Z ICSI^^c ''T ^'^ .'"^ UUe „ pay .nterestto the saie, at't?e\a£Vsl;';>tJ rl Calls, how made and af- ter what no- tice. Notico of meeting how published. Payment of calls hoiT to be made. Inter«Bt to be chargeable oo orerdue oalU. ■^ 32 Cap. 51. Railways. 82 Vict. rered by lult. What allega tlons and for malities ne- cetiary in BctioDB for calls. Protiso. Penalty fur centum per annum, from the day appointed for the payment thereof to the time of the actual payment ; Amonntofoaii 6. If, at the time appointed for the payment of any call, may be reeo- ^jjy shareholder fails to pay the amount of the call, he may be sued for the same, in any court of competent jurisdic- tion, and the same may be recovered with lawful interest from the day on which the call became piyable ; 6. In any action or suit to recover any money due upon any call, it shall not be necessary to set forth the special matter, but it shall be sufficient to declare that the defen- dant is the holder of one share or more, stating the number of shares, and is indebted in the sum of money to which the calls in arrear amount, in respect of one call or raore upon one share or more, stating the number and amount of each of such calls, whereby an action hath accrued to the company by virtue of the special act ; Certificate of 7. The certificate of proprietorship of any share shall be proprietorship admitted in all courts, as primd facie evidence of the title of l7id"nZ" any shareholder, his executors, administrators, successors or assigns, to the share therein specified ; 8. But the want of such certificate shall not prevent the holder of any share from disposing thereof ; 9. Any person neglecting or refusing to pay a rateable reju.ai to pay gj^g^^.^ ^f ^.jjg pj^jjg ^s aforesaid, for the space of two months "' '■ after the time appointed for the payment thereof, shall foi^ feit his shares in the undertaking, and all the profit and benefit thereof ; which forfeitures shall go to the company for the benefit thereof ; 10. No advantage shall be taken of the forfeiture, unless the same is declared to be forfeited at a general meeting of the company, assembled at any time after such forfeiture has been incurred ; 11. Every such forfeiture shall be an indemnification to and for every shareholder so forfeiting, against all actions, suits or prosecutions whatever, commenced or prosecuted for any breach of contract or other agreement between such shareholder and the other shareholders with regard to carrying on the undertaking ; Direotor. may 12. The directors may sell, either by public auction or tell forfeited private Sale, and in such manner and on such terms as to ' *'*'' them may seem meet, any shares so declared to be forfei- ted, and also any shares remaining unsubscribed for in the capital stock of the company, or pledge such forfeited or unsubscribed shares for the payment of loans or advances made or to be made thereon, or of any sums of money bor- rowed or advanced by or to the company ; Certificate of 13. A certificate of the treasurer of the company that the Treaeurer to forfeiture of the sharcs was declared, shall be sufficient forfeiture and evidence of the fa-'i.ana oi tneir purcnase oy ine purcna- Forfeiture of eh are to be taken advan- tage of only at a general meeting. Bffeot cf for- feiture as to liabilities. •^ 1860. Railways, Cap. 51. 88 . n(f money I advnnoe on ' tlielr gharei. Ber, and siKrh certificate with the rpceinf nf fl,n +, or the price of such shares, 'hafi^:rt^^t:ltood"t^^^^^ the fiharcs and the certificate shall be by the?dd reasu^ rer enrefr,«tored m the name and with the place of abode X i?>ol"^''''"" "^, l^^Pr^^^^'-' -^"^ «hall be Entered hx th(. boolcH required to be kept by the by-laws of the com pnnv, and «nch purchaser .nhall thereupon be deemed the holder of nuch shares, and shall not be bound to se^lo it applK'ation of the purchase money, nor sha 1 his title o such shares be affected bv any irregularity in the poceod^ ings in reference to suc^ safe, and any karehold^er mat purchase any shares so sold • "oiuer may Bhan:s'^o^'ant1troTihi'^^^ '" '^?^'''^ ^^' ^"^'^^^'^^ of their mt^e.t „.y Xrl^K , ^r?u ^^^^^ ^"^^^y ^"« "Pon their respective''"' """'•<' '» shares beyond the sums actually called for mav m v fh.. ^''""•'°'"'''" same, anc( upon the principal mo^neys so pa d^^STant fnTdv^ of f\ ""Ti^ l^^'^^ofan from time to tiVe exceeds the amount "'"" ' of the calls th- n made upon the shares, in rc-sper-t to wS sucn advance is made, the company may pay^such ii^ere^ at the legal rate of interest for the time Lin J, as the share holders paying such sum in advance and the companv ^SKscr^^^r' ''''''''' ^^^" -* ^« P^^^ -t oFtK DIVIDENDS. 2. Such dividend shall be at 'and after the rate of koa,. u holderHu thr,tr of*?.' "^"~' """^' held bySe sW-^.-™" tompany is m any degree reduced or impaired, or lie Daid '° '"'•'• "» out of such capital, nor shall any dividend be Cd S ^m- """"■• pect of any share, af^er a day a'ppointed for payment of £ paid r '^'"'"^ '" ""P'"" ""^-f- ""'" «»^i^l ha°s , road i'stmS^.SjeVd t'th^'t?-"' ""«! ""> «'»-'— -r any rate uot''™eedXS„lkrsp:r\tna^^^^^^ ^'SrS" t"V "V'ntHftimr'^rlUim 34 Shsre1ioU'.erg niky iiii>|iii>e of ibarea, Porm of iale Cap. 61. Railways. 32 Vict. 'Stook to be psraonnl es- tate. — No. transfer of part of a ah are. 'Trtnsmlsaion of ahires other than by trana f«r, proTlded for. Company not bound to sea to the ezeeu- tion of t'uati. or upon any oihor shar«' held by tho same shareholder while such call reraain!^ unpaid. SHAKES AND TIIEIII TRANSFER. IT. Shar«'8 in the undertaking may, by tho pariioa, be Hold and disposed ol by instrument iu'writiuK', to be made in duplicate, one part of vvhii-h shall be delivered to the directors, to be tiled and kept ior the use of the company, and an entry thereof shall be made in a boo., to be kept for that pur])08t^ ; and n-i interest on the shares transferred shall be paid by the purchaser until such duplicate is so delivered, filed and entered; 2. Sales shall be in the form following, varying the names and descriptions of the contracting parti»;8 as the case may require : I. A. B., in consideration of the sum of , paid to me by C. D., hereby do sell and transfer to him share (or shares) of the stock of the to hold to him the said C. U., his heirs, executors, adminis- trators and assigns, subject to the same rules and orders, and on the same conditions that I held the same immedia- tely before the execution hereof. And I, the said C. 1)., do hereby agree to ac ept of the said share (or shares) subject to the same rules, orders and conditions. Witness our hands this day of i\\ the year 18 ; 3. The stock of the company shall be deemed personal estate, but no sharjs shall be transferable until all previous calls thereon have been fully paid in, or the said shares have been declared forfeited for the non-payment of calls thereon, and no transfer of less than a whole share shall be valid ; 4. If any share in the company be transmitted by the death, bankruptcy or last will, donation or testament, or by the intestacy of any shareholder, or by any lawful mea^s other than the tiausfer hereinbefore mentioned, the party to whom such share is transmitted, shall deposit in the office of the company a statement in writing, signed by him declaring the manner of such transmission, together with a duly certified copy or probate of such will, donation or testament, or sufficient extracts therefrom, and such other documents or proofs as may be necessary, and with- out such proof the party shall not be entitled to receive any sh^re of the profits of the company, nor vote in respect of any such share as the holder thereof ; 5. The company shall not be bound to see to the execu- tion of any trust, whether express, implied or constructive, to which any of the shares may be subject and the receipt J 1869, Jlaitwnyx. Cap. 51. ^^'^'^^ou^^^^^^^ «^->« subject t"i«t.andtheHr<'b.)Ider8 of the company, at any jfcneral or spe- prin,Af,,eit <"ial meetinjf, and of the minutcM of pro-eediiij^s and reso- •Tidonce. lutions oi tht' directorN, at their niet'tintfH, extracted from the luinule-bookH kept by the ueiretary of the company, and by him cerlilicd to be true copies, extracted Irom such minuie-bookH, Nliall b*' evidence of such proceedings and reHolutionx iu any court ; ^"l'°" '''iid'" '*■ "^'^ notices ffiven by the secretary of the company, by or. Mj Taiid. order of the directors, shall l>e deemed notices by the direc- tors and company. WOBKINO OF THE RAILWAY, Sertantu to wear bailget. of the nndertiiking employed in a pasNengers, Knall wear Trahii to (tart kt regular huura. Piuaengerf and goodt to b« carried on payment of fureof freibgt. The Company nable for no- gleot or refit- fal. Checki to bo fixed on par oalt. Penalty for re- fusing to give ohocks. "O. Every m«rvant paswenger train or at a station for upmn his hat or cap, a badge, which shall indicate him office and he shall not without such badije Iwi entitled to demand or receive from any passewger any fare or ticket, or to exercise any of the powers of his office,, or to interfere with any passenger or his baggage or propeny ; 2. The trains shall be started and run at regular hours' to be fixed by public notice, and shall furnish sufficient accommodation for the transportation of all such passengers^ ond goods as are within a rcisonable time previous thereto offered for transportation at the place of starting, and at the junctions of other railways and at usual stopping places established for receiving and discharging way- passengers and goods from the trains ; 3. Such passengers and goods shall be taken, transported and discharged, at, from, and to such places, on the duo payment of the toll, freight or fare legally authorized therefor ; 4. The party aggrieved by any neglect or refusal in the premises, shall have an action therefor against thecompany ; 6. Checks shall be affixed by an agent or servant to every paircel of baggage having a handle, loop or fixture of any kind thereupon, and a duplicate of such check shall be be given to the passenger delivering the aame ; 6 If such check be refused on demand, the company shall pay to such passenger the sum of eight dollars, to be recovered in a civil action ; and further, no fare or toll shall be collected or received from such passenger, and ix he has paid his fare, the same- shall be refitnded by the conductor m charge of the train ; J < J 18C9. Ratlinayn, Cap. 51. 87 to prove the cont*,.!! V a\ **> "im iiffairiHt tho companv"""" *» hi. to him *"*' ""'* "^^'"^ "'^ '»•'* '"'»KW^ not delivered""" '••'•"^- in Tk-. U 11 i_ 11 , h»" belli and I"- 'no bf'll shall bo ruii"' or th.. wKiMfU i , . , «>B«n> wiii.tug diNhmce of at least ei.rhtv rTi r ^""'"« Hounded at the To b. run, or railway cmwl am H'"^' irom ov.'ty pla,., whore the ""'na... .?"' sounde^d Hho^ nnivai: ^unUUh: ^'''' "".^'"^ "^ be^r'"^"'-'' -vh highway, under a ptaltv'oV'^hTS.r^r"""^ n»'jfl..,-t thereof to l)e naid hv fhn V^^"'^ aollars tor ev(>ry be liable Ibr all d.uma-eM«„!7ii"^ '^^'^ ^^all also -hall be charctekw to an^. in T', i ''"''L'^^^y "^"^ ^'*«»'^'?«« the engineer havi g "ha l^f ^^^^^^^^^^ >^^ ''^"^'^^"7 1"^«"^ to soun^l t.e wHstt^^^^^^ iociote':;:4;^tr ret ttri^^^^^^^^^ '7" ^*^-^« «^ — of ears. ^ ^ »j: aci as the conductor ol a car or train "f conductor,, p«t out of th„ car^^i/r'hiXg ^;':tiitr E- '" '" -•; K' place, or near any dwellinir lin»«o „ 7u ^ j ^ «toppingputo„J the conductor firr^pS ttTai^' InS '""•^"''*"'' '^''''' cessary force ; ^ ^ ^"^ *"*^ ^«^"ff "o unne- prinl,.,l regulation; „„°^j' "";*.?' '^'- "• violation of the !••'•»» '■.!» place i„d&t';h"7««Xrc:«';sri;*v/r'^'''^^^^^^^^^ have no claim for the ininr,. ^ J ^ "^ -"*^ *^^"'' shalH-'^ofcrB. passeni^er Ta^s «ufficl tS\r'''''*^'^^ '^""^ "^"^^l" of snch*"- the par«enger«: wt'SniliU'at S^ ,— odation of compan; t'o^r^ u^u the'i^'t:'!!: ''''' V' ^^^^ the A« . ,ood. o. triol gunpowder', nil"c^lgly:;^i r;^^^,,^^^^ f -[^1:^^!:'-' "1 the judgment of the^Jn^p^; ma/be of f^l ' "^^^'^ nature; and if any person sends 'bTn.. , ^,'^»??«rous They m„,t b, such goods witbnnf owk i- ^ ^^^ ^^^^ Tail Way auv P'^'^'y ""- goods,^di:?LdfX*kit tir^^ r'"'^ thJsaiS^'^- package containin^tKnfo ^11 '''' the outside of the in writing to KookVeene; Z ,t^^'^''^ ^i^i"?? "otice pany with whomSX eTeft Xul V^l ^T company the sum nf + ''^V^"' ^f ^'^^^'l forfeit to the *)flbnce; "^ ""^ ^^^^^^ 40 Cap. 51. V If 1 f Railways. 32 Vict. toRa Cnmm ''"-of lnno.«f fv.'^''-^^*^^ company to whom the railway be- intention to ^^i gs to the railway committee, and until ten days after open the same, no, cem Writ ng has been given by the companrto the radway committee of the time whe'n the raiilva/'o por- tion of railway will be, in the opinion of the company gers, and ready for inspection. fontr'aVeniLn. wifhV+V'Y "f ^^^^y^'- P^^t^o^^ ^f a railway be opened without such notices, the conjpany to whom such railway drJd foil '"f ^''^'^* *". ^'\ ^^J««*y *he sum of two hul area dollars for every day during which the same conti- expLT''' ''*'"'^' ^^^' ^""^ ^^^J' ^^^'^^^ ^^^^ ^^''^ S&.;o?>^,ftToJi;!,ff!i'^^^. committee upon receiving such noti- repo.tofan J'^ation shall dircct One or more of the engineers attached tieut. Gov. i„ proposed to be opened, and all bridges, culverts, tunnels JoTiTe [hlwXSal^ t" "'^^'^ and^appliancos coirS open^gof ttt'^ie With and also all engines and other rolling stock in- road, tended to be used thereon, and if the inspecting fnthieer or ^li^oTtir'* '"-^"^r^ *^ '^' '^^"^-y --mK tLt Th.I^Z ■!^!'^r'''''' ^^^ °P'""^^ «fth^^ «ame would be attended with danger to the public using the same by reason of the incompleteness of the works or perma^ieS way, or the insufficiency of the establishmenrforZS such railway, together with the ground of such Son the railway committee, with the sanction of the lieu enant governor in council, and so, from time to time as oSas such engineer or engineers, after further inspection thereof so report may order and direct the company to Thorn The one mlth IT^' *' postpone such openi„g^.ot ^Sn g mStS that tX'"" °"- *'"'"' ^"I^^ ^* ^PP^'^^-^ t« the com" tTie pubhc "^"'"'''^ '"^^*^^" place without danger to openSco" - ^S- ^^f»y ^?^^lway, or any portion thereof, be opened JhZ *V,'r r ff ^ ^"^ '""^^ ^''^^^ «^ direction of the rail way commit- ^'^:'JV}J ««' the company to whom the railway belongfshalT for- feit to Her Majesty, the sum of two hundred dollars fo^ tr/ch':^d'erSSn^'^ ^^-^ continues opel ^Zrl^ Committee. When only 1869. Railways. Cap. 51. 41 diug SO The railway committee, whenever thev tnrmi^i\n^' iTi'^l"' w^rVi'T""' ^"*^."«ver iney receive in- Committee In^,ol *^*^^,,«ff««* thatahy bridge, culvert, viaduct, ""-?«=««" "^ tunuol, or any other portion of any railway, or any engine Zid L^' car, or carnage used or for use on any railway, is^ daS -^ -' "p'„n ous to the public using the same, from want of remir "^'^.'"''"T' Tif TwW™^'^"^ construction or from lylSl^ZtT^ cause, or whenever circumstances may arise which in^'"""«««>ck. tneir opinion render it expedient, may direct anv euQ-inPor ^'K'"""'!?" or engineers as aforesaid to examine and inspeJt thf raTp" '-^iu„d way or any portion thereof or of the works connected t^.fn^ "u"^" ""' herewith, or the engines and other rolling stocr^n us^'^- 'X thereon or any portion thereof, and upon the report of the''"^'' *"• f.^ir''\^'' engineers may condemn the railway or any Sw.; ^^"Tlv' ^""^ ""{^^^ ^°""^S stock or other ap^ phancesused thereon, and with the approval of the lieu- tenan -governor in council, may require any change or tioHf :L*^r'\'V^ ""^^ «^ t^« ^^b'ltitu- tion ol any new bridge, culvert, viaduct or tunnel, or of any material for the said railway, and thereupon th^ com' paiiy to which such railway belongs, or the companv using, running or controlling the same,' shall, after TiSe mTfoZT'-''VT'^^^ '^' chairmanof thecommitk W-. i^'"'^"'*^ }'^ }^^ secretary thereof, proceed to make good or remedy the defects in the said portions of the railway, or m the locomotive, car or carriage which have been so condemned, or .hall make such chano-e alteration or substitution hereinbefore referred to as has been required in manner aforesaid by the committee for^trailVor *vp'l,?5'"'?'' *'^''"^ '''''^ '"^^''f '"' ^* ^« dangerous inspecting . lor tiains or vehic es to pass over any railway, or any por- «•>«""'" ""y. tions thereof until alterations, substitutions or repairs have L"rrh/d'?r been made thereon or that any particular car, cLLe or--^'^"' ' forZvllhVwfi^''^''-'''''''^''^' '^^^ engineer^may'-'-*- forthwith forbid the running of any train or vehicle over such railway or portion of railway, or the running or usiL of any such car carriage or locomotive, by deliver in o- o? causing to be delivered to the president, managing direc- tor, or secretary or superintendent of the company owning running or using such railway, or to any officer havhS the management or control of the running of trains "i? such ra, way a notice in writing to that kct wTth hi reasons therefor, m which he shall distinctly point out the defects or the nature of the danger to be apprehended samf JtS^^^3^^^^^^ Sh?.^-P-t the„.t.poH ' tne iieutenant-governor in council, may either confirm '»'"«<'•"''• modily or disallow the act or order' of tL inspecting en^ 5^>o^^^^^ '^'■^-•-^°**"f'n'-.?'f-Biiii- 42 Cap. 51. Ill Railways. 32 Vict/ Company to afford all ne- eefsary infor- mation to En gineer. Engineer tt be ooDveycU by Company thereby. ^ '° "'° ""'™y oompany ailectcd Power of En- 3fl( A „„ -_ • fflt'hl ■ '""^> """I" Biards, works and buildinoi and the engines, cars and carriages belonging thereto ^' tors\!re7sT«ri;rZ'r ?.'''''' 'heofflcersand direc- det? aS£ ' r;\-rg%^L'r-- f&: * ;er^-L^t-^^^^ shall beUtSy°e'^uiTbv'?;;'trr''"^-^^ by the chairman of 5h„ ''!^,"'e'ra*"ii».in writing, simed siUdby?heseoretar^''^h"eo7'^ comm,ttee and colter- i!i«;'.„r .f 1"; 1;'''; lfe»tenant-goremor in conncil, upon the re^ri: ;™ibi;fd5,,,„"''.'he railway committee, may authorise Z^l ■ ' b. .utaiituiri railway company to con«trnrf(f,.!iT require any to a,.„,M, , B„k,,i.„7'' constmct hied and permanent brid-M Wdg... "' to substitute such bridges in the iiW of il,,. •' draw or moveable brid-es on the lin'I „f T " ""* a"S:/a'i'J«!;t:er?£f'r""r^^ " ■""is'.-lu tnepiaue or stead of any fijed'or I'elegrapii operatort fo obey his order,;. ft'oof ofhig •nthority. ^.1.:^. ■^H»-;; aLg.-ay make iays in the premises "h,^^or+-" " V"''^^' expenses and out- ecu. „reo4,:ss']„^^5Xrr4'-srr„r 1 tawsaaa-j; 44 ProvUo. Cap. 51. Railways. 32 Vict. Penally for non-oompli- •Doe. Notice of ac- cidents to be given to the Committee. ln?lZ^Z7t^ always that neither this section nor KoK-rJ fu ^- ^^ thereunder shall at all affect anv habihty otherwise attaching to such company ?n the pie^ ^ommiue'e „^^f„.^^ ^^^^^^7 ?ommittee, or the inspecting eno-ineer TpKf '• speT/oTruiinTn^ of"/* •*'' """1^^^°^ Smes V" ate S such times as they or he think nrndpn+ • a^!i +u " with with any such order of the railway commSor ,, orover-vaTt^irr "P°" i""""" 'hereo/-^ X "aM-'and lor e^ ery act of non-complmnce therewith everv khpK ra?l anratE::rw?t£7ort'°Zh,C™' ? T' "^ P"'''"'' Jot'ttve th^Wf^'^ inspection had under this act nor anythin^^^m. secretary }f the Voard ^T'Tel ^e^eT?^^^^^^^ ^^ *^«-- " Vice-president, managing director L'nJ ^ P^^^^ident, tendent of the complnf or at Vl,; secretary or superin- and orders of the iSct?L p,^'/^'" °^ *^« ^«"^Pa»y. be made known to the Sfwnv^ ' *"' «"ff"ie«rs shal thereof, signed by the engLeeTol ^.^^P^"^ ^y a notice as above mentioned ^''^'''^'''' ""' engineers, and delivered year, make to the railwnv ™ -.x ^ ' "^ each and every "'"ent, to be the president, sec"eta?y r^Sn^e'nt'ofli *^' ^^*^ oir;.J,-';„. a true and particular rp+nr« "^'^"f'^^opent oi the companv "•"»' »° wn- (whether to"^ hfe or prolr^jlhLri^^^^^^^ ""' "^"^uallieV-- dms each of .he ,Ii pS°l^^ctivet Stiw' J!,"""- »4ur\rday °' "'""'' '''"^ «"»"«» «»d whether by aifandf"" """'"' ""^"Of "-d -11 particular, of the -itti?/fe':feuzrra vt .^^^ °f ^i" reguhilW for the manSent'^'of ,t "' "■"" ""'"» and their railway. "'™agement of the company and of time\'^te!li:f ™r^'i-,-aj^ordor and direct, fro« ,„„,.,. ap,ai,d may order and Sre^f "„?"'"'»'''' l^ "ade W"!"" bj make up ani deliver ^i^L^Ji.S'tZr^^Viy ■ '°^-""- to the said periodical returns rctam?lf ™ ' '" addition occurring in the course of then, iS f S™'^ accidents way beiongine to such coi,„ ^ 1 'i;"*" "Pon the rail- pe«onal i.§urfor not rfuT'fr™"'"."'"""''^ ^"'' --ee, e^ery company makiig 'l^t^ /jj-"- 'I 46 Cap. 51. Railicays. 82 Tier. Her Majesty the sum of one hundred dollars, for every day during which the company neglects to deliver the same. tobeprlvir/. • "**• ^^^^ ^"^^ returns shall be privileged comraunica- god coiumuni- ^io"s, and shall not be evidence in any court whatsoever. oatloQi. Railway Com- 47. With respect to all railways coming within the J^ir^.^TpeoT'J^^'^^li^'t'o^ of ^he legislature of this province, to which the tocriain provisions of the railway act, chapter sixty-six of the ?ow'e*'«f'the''^°?^^"^*^**^'<^ statutes of Canada, apply, the railway com- lormer Kail- mittec Constituted by this act shall be invested with all S« "'""'''" ^^^^ "^^*^ *"*^ powers vested in the board of railway com- missioners under the said act, collectively, or in any single member thereof; and such powers may be exercised by the said committee collectively or by any single member thereof, as the case may be, in the same manner and as effectually as they might have been exercised by the said board of railway commissioners ; but any inspection that may be required in respect of any such railway, shall be performed iu conformity with the provisions of this act ; Anil mny eon- 2. All proceedings heretofore commenced by the said K°o«m-'""*'^o.f^ of railway commissioners in respect of any such mence.i i)y railway may be taken up and continued ; and all orders and regulations of the said board, and all penalties and forfeitures, for their contravention, may be enforced and recovered by the railway committee in the same manner and with the same effect as they might have been by the said board before the passing of this act. ' menced l)y R. Cotnmis doners. One Company may agree «ithanotb«r respecting traliic. TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS. 48. The directors of any i ilway company may, at any time, make agreements or arrangements with any other company either in Canada or elsewhere, for the regulation and interchange of traffic passing to and from their rail- ways, and for the working of the traffic over the said rail- ways respectively, or for either of those objects separately, and for the division and apportionment of tolls, rates and charges in respect of such traffic, and generally in relation to the management and working of the railways, or any of them, or any part thereof, and of any railway or rail- ways in connection therewith, for any term not exceeding twenty-one years, and to provide, either by proxy or other- wise, for the appointment of a joint committee or commit- tees for the better carrying into effect any such ag-eement or arrangement, with such powers and functions as may be considered necessarv or expedient, subject to the con- sent of two thirds of the stockholders voting in person or by proxy ; 1 18Gf). Railways. 2. But evciy rai Cap. 51. 47 ^yuys belonging Nrrip- tion adopted for running over any railway, — the word «»nw»y "railway" includes all stations and depots of the railway Company, &o — aud a railway shall be deemed to come near another when some part of the one is within one mile of somti i)art of the other ; Crtitrnfft of .c,, 'WheneVer any railway company is permitted by the "o"b« «"pprn'vod act of incorporation of such company to amal• Ml th. rouu y ,.,(y. town, paii.h, di:;,--!. .,r olh.T Ic.-d"""' -'•"'• junsdi. ,.>n w.thiu vvhi,.]» h. wa. u,,i,oia .1 o in a w .rh ih,. ,anu, .'innnufos, or thmui-h .,V c, whi •), an railway pas,He«, whi.h u.ay I,., wurk-d c.r l.as 'd . f •rnhvay .on.pany and in all platen not moro th vu quarter Ota mil.; distant from surh raihvav or railwavs • and shall havoal.su..h powers, proUvf ions and pr Tl'..^ for tho appn.h.nr k . . . in? th.. poar,., which any ..onstal,]., dnly appo nt od h.s withm hi.s (ionstablcwick • and it shill h, l3 • such constable to take such sons as nv l" 'V'^ '^""- 7^ K,, „, -„ . . ''""-" I'usons as mav oi' iinni.shal» i> lowonof «noh by summary conviction for any offence against the pro^""''''''"- any such railway, belore any usti<-e or jus ires aDDoini d or any county , ity, town,' jlarish, district or oE local jurisdiction within whi.^h any such railway nmy , a s and every such juNti<:e shall have authority toXal w th all such cases, as though the off-ence had bLn c^mm e5 jildi^tionT" '" "' '^''' '^'"^^^ '' ^'' "^"^ '-«^ 3. Anyjudj,'e of the court of Queen's Een -h or SuneH-.m- • fuZ'orth'"^ of the peace, o\ ch.k of\he ^ 'Z ^ Srerol- judge of the^sessions of the peace, mav dismiss any sue] """""■ constable, who may b.. a.'ting within 'their sevem i dictions; and the board of directors of such raiKvav cm pany, or any clerk or agent of such com p n^k m X ■ authorized by such board, may dismiss any su,-li cons -dd^ who may be acting on such railway ; and upon ev.^ su h dismissal, all powers, protections and privileges bVlon'o?^,^. whoZ 7'^ ^'''T ^^ ^"^""" '^' «^^* h appointment Jhdi wholly cease; and no person so dismissed shall be •,."; appointed or act as a constable for such rail^^4v wi ho the consent of the authority by whic-h he was dismissed wherein such railway or railwavs m-iv ivi«« ih). J "' !«achCon- «uch coa».able,th„ date thereof aild tSe aS t ' miki i the same, within oiin w~lr aOo- the d-ite nf -, l ."8 »e„t or d^issal, a, r..yW.nZ^:^^'tr^^Z"" SStHiM ^^MlUa-Tmujj;:.' .«v 60 Cip. r.l. Rnilwui/n. 82 Vict, PiiTiUhment I'on^lnliloB K' il(> ■ r MP l«i't of iluly. po icr , hull keep siK-li ici onl in ii book, lo hi' opiiii'd to 1> iltlii' iiiK])('(tion, chiui'inur Huch Iim* or foi's as tho riiilwiiy CDiiimiltcc iii;iy IVom tjc.c to tiint' iiuthorizi', iud in surh Jorm as the I'otnniittcH! nuiy IVom liun' to tiiii(\ din'ft ; „f '). ICvt'i y HUith coiiNtiiblt' who is ^•iiilty ol' any iicu'lt'ct or hrciich ol'diily in his otiico of constal)!!', sliall hn li;d)l(', on ' 8uiiiin;;ry ccnvi^'fion Ihcrool'. within any ('(Hiiily, city, town, pari-h, distii -t, or othor loi al jurisdiction whcri'iii siuh railway may y)ass, to a penalty of not nion* tiian cii^hly dollars, tho r.niouut of whi:h penalty may bo deducted from any s-.tlary due to ^ucli oiI'end<'r, if such (nonstable be in vt t .. i')| of a salary I'loin the railway i:omp my, or to impti'.onineut, for not more than two months, in the j^aol of such coi'.nly, cily. town, parish, district, or other local jurisdiction. GENERA T. PUOVIHIONH. Cotiipinioi t(. ♦J*''. Every lailwiiy company sliall make such by-iawB mak.) Hv-iiiw* rules aiul rei>'uln1ions, to be ol)served by tlie ccmdmlors, of'oomiii'cinr" ongiue diivers and other ofUcers aiui servants of the com- •ndoth«r offl-pauy, and by all other companies and persons using the '""' "' railway of siicli com|>aiiy, and such regulations with regard to the construct ion of the carriages and other vehicles, to be used in the tiains on the railway of the <;ompany, as are requisite forensuiing the perfect carrying into elFect of the provisions of tliis act, and the orders and regulations of tho railway committee. Company mny •51. Auy railway company may by a by-law impose upon iinposB peniii-jmy ojficer, s 'rvant, or i^erson who before t lie contravention »entiono'f"u7-ot^"<-'h by-law has had notice thereof and is employed by J»w8. the company, a forfeiture to the company (>t not less than thirty days pay of such officer or servant, for any coutra- vention of such by-law, and may retain any su(^ii ibrl' iture out of the salary or wages of the offender. tiow notice of *^®- The noticB of the by-law or of any order or notice By-iaw« or of the railway committee, or of the inspecting engineer or ^^''^^J"j°'*y *" engineers, may be proved by proving the delivery of a copy thereof to the officer, servant or person, or that he signed a copy thereof, or that a copy thereof was posted in some place where his work or his duties, or some of them, were to be performed. ■WTiensuoij 53. Svich proof, with a proof of the contravention, shall proof, iro., to i^Q jj, f^iii answer and defence for the comi)any in any suit forthe*(im! for the recovery of the amount so retained, and such for- p»ny. feiture shall be over anrpomti.?n .r aL'^si;:^^^^ by itsU"fX. ICtt T 1 1 *win^-|"idgo 'ovor mK'uawJSir'Jvr'"' T^ ^'■'^^' ^'^Whenar.,,. whiohi,S8ubj,M;ttobaop,ueyih;/h ' ''^"'''^ or 8tr..am -vy P.«.. the trains «hall in o very ™ ^ P,"'^'^T '^^ minutes, to a.scer( „ fwZ Jht' . ^^ «'<>PP«J at b>ast thn-e ''»' *'o* op bridge is clo«ed^and I^" J;^^^::^^:/^- '^^' tbe saii ^ -« »^ default of so stopping durin / th. f i P'^?«"'ff- '"^d in minutes, the said ri IwSy comSnt 1 dl P'',!"^ "'' *^^«« or penalty of four hundred d^C ^" '"*^'"^* ^" ^ «"« ra^a^r^;::;^^-;::"!^^^^:^-- ^-i:- upon theoo.pan.. and cause to be u.ed in a d unorf^n if ' '^^ ^ provide -e fhe C°t apparatus and arrangemS a bes^'V':^'"'' 'T^^ known „?.SrX'!" cient means of immediate cnr« "i*^ good and suffi- ti- bet;::n conductors and th^ ., • ,^iidges ovcr their railway for the purpose of enabling fngiT ""*' persons passing on foot along such tiirnpike road or public highway to cross the railway by means of sucii bridge or bridges, then from and after the comph'tion of sitch foot- t 5.^ 1869 Railways. Cap. 61. 53 I bridge or foot-bridges so required to be erected, and whilo Hn!:>,''i!;;^'r^ ^"^"^^ the same in good and suflicicut repair, such leve crossing shall not be used by foot-passengeri on the said turnpike road or public highway, except durin the time when the same is used for the passage of carriW carts, horses or cattle along the said road. '^'^rria^os, t .No horses, sheep, swine or other cattle sin 1 1 h<> ,>,.,. xr ^tt^ to be at large ^on a.w highwJytSdif a1 L , "-^'tS of the intersection of such highway within any railw-iv ' '"/^r" on grade, unless such cattle are in , Tho Company may in all cases under the three next "^llj'Zr' preceding sections, pay the amount of the penalty and costs dflduetfrom and re( jver the same from the offender or deduct it from '"S"'- his salar/ or pay. APPLICATION OF PENALTIE.*^. f Tv P*?*"'^' *^'- ^^ penalties recovered under this act, in respect to •ppUed. *"" t^^ applicatioji of which no other provision is made, shall be paid to the treasurer of this province to the credit of " the railway inspection fund." CERTAIN SECTIONS LIMITED. w?rd3 "^^Raii *^' ^" *^*^ construction of the provisions of this act, w:iy Ct^m- from avd including^ seclifsu twcniy-fhreo, the expression company "' shall inchtde any pany" sh.iii "railway company'' or i + «IM» 1869. Colonization Railwnvs. Cap. 52. 57 person boiiig the owner or Inssee of or a contractor workinj^ any railway constructed or carried on under the powers of an act of parliament. S... The word "railway", in tliis act. shall m.'an and " Railway." include any iron railway, any wooden railway, or any rail- way of wood and iron combined, of a lengih exceeding ten miles, on which passoig-ers or freight may be conveyed by steam locomotive power. 81. In this act and in any other act of the legislature of"Wooden this province, unless it is otherwise provided, or Jhere isR'"w»y." s(imething in the context or provisions thereof indicating a difierent meaning, or (jailing for a different construction, the term " wooden railway" shall mean a railway the rails of which are made of wood only. 85. The lieutenant governor whenever he shall deem it Lieut. -Gov. advisable, may, by order in council, make, in lieu of the I"7 **"'",*'" provisions of the said part second of this act, such other t"m.Tpa"rt regulations as he may deem expedient for the inspection, '^°"°''- supervision and control of wooden railways, with a view to the prevention of accidents and the protection of persons and property, for the government and discnpline of the ofli cers and employees of such railways, for the making and carrying out of traffic arrangements.'and, generally, concern- ing all such matters as are provided lor by the said part second, in so far as they are applicable to wooden railways. S6- The said order in council and regulations shall come when reguu- mto force on such day as shall be fixed by proclamation of'""' ^''*" the lieutenant governor and thereupon, from that day, th(! ?oMe. '"'° said part second of this act shall cease to ai)ply to wooden railways. CAP. LII. An Act for the encouragement of certain Colcmization Kauways. [Assented to 5th Aprii, 1869.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advi<'e and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enai-ts as follows : H «. I'rovinciai aid, to the amount, in the manner and ^'■"'■'"°''^' ■'"* isnbjoct to the conditions and limitations hereinafter set tVy"""" ""' '*■'•""'—• irT-iiliiiiii marumi 68 Cap. 52. Colonization Railivai/s. 32 Tier. forth, is hereby assured to the construction in wood, nuiin- teuanco and working., of the fcliowing pro.jected lines of coJonuation nulway, comniiini'ation, namely • The Quebec and (loslbrd Railway, The Levis and Kennebec liailway ' The Montreal Ncnthcrn Colonization Railway, and J he lucheheu, iJrummond and Arthabaska Couutie* ivaiiway. ^Z!,'!;l'""' ., .u*^' J''^?^^"^^^ continuous and unbroken length not less dTaC o7fh.^h'"^ ''^tec'i miles of each of the said railways, as ^hall have .»b,idy. been constructed in wood, and be in bond /ide operation, to the satisfaction of the lieutenant f?overnor in council, on or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy- two there shall be paid from the consolidated revenue tund ol the province,-by yearly payments to fall due on the hrst day of beptember in every one of the twenty years next ollowing the hrst of such payments, during Vhich such length of railway shall be continuously maintained in such bona Jide operation, but not otherwise, nor for any longer term,-a subsidy at the rate of three per cent on the bona Ar/. cost of the construction thereof; such cost how- ever (unless lor exf^eptional bridges) not to exceed the average amount ol five thousand dollars per mile. ». In calculating such subsidy, any bridge over any river or stream exceeding fifty yards in breadth at hi4 wateiN the reasonable and actual cost of which, at suc^h sfte and ot such plan, materials and construction, as shall have been approved beforehand by the lieutenant-governor in council, shall be shown to the satisfaction of the lieutenant- governor in council to exceed five thousand dollars, shall be deemed an exceptional bridge; and shall be allowed tor not upon the length thereof, but at the exceptional rate ot three per cent yearly on the established bona fide cost thereot, not exceeding however such total as in eat^h case the lieutenant-governor in council shall expressly limit and allow as the reasonable and true value thereof for calculation of such subsidy. ^. The lieutenant-governor in council may from time to time provide as may be de.>med expedient, for payment ol any such subsidy, or of any part or amount thereof, to any parties claimant from the company primarily entitled thereto; and for assuring such payment, may issue any descriptions of conditional debenture, scrip or certifi(^ate with or without c.oupon.% attached, payable to order or to bear(>r, and otherwise in such form, for sui;h amounts, and subject to all such provisions in respect thereof, as shall be deemed to be in the public interest. How bridges abaU be reokoned in •aloulatiag • ubsid/. IMode of pay- meniof 8ub- ■idy. J ■• 1869. Cohnizatiun Railways. Cap. 52. 5» ortn,!;rZ^r;n^v r""'""^-^^'^'^" *'^ ^V^ «"*•'' railway, Arte, ..,.,.. LnVr?! ! ?• tweu y-livo continuous miles of unbroken ''"" «f ^aif or leufTlh tluuvot, shall be «ali.laclorily .shown to have he.""'""'!.":,"- compia^dand to be ui bona pie operaiioii, the lieutenant-"'"? be '""^ irovornor m eouneil. on demand to that oflLrt from the "'''''." .. company, may declare the half of the sub idy tW> ^tr^' °°"''- payable, n(.t on the eondi(i,.n above s-t forth of Ihe con- tinuous maintenance of the railwnv in bona AV// ope n io ^d whet *'"r; '";! r^'""' ^° *^« conditions follow n?;' and whenever the whole or not less than liftv conlinnon« X wn" o""h' veT '"^"^ '^'''?' ^^-» bo Lusiac'loH y snf.wn to have been completed .md to be in hnn,> r,L operation, the lieutenant-irovernor in oounc o ml demand, may declare the whole of the suSy thereo to have become and to be thereafter converted inlfke m une ! fi^ir equivalent thei^^ ^^ tn t^::^riZj^-^^ or extensions, regarded (to that enJl onl^) as beS^ the W^ " "«• whole of such railway, the lieutenant-governor in council i W^ I • ^'^'^*^!^t"^«' sc"P or certilicates ; governor in Z'n.J'"V'*' ^' ^'^ ^"^^""*' ^^'^ lieutenant- LUut. g„.. ,„ governor in council, for assuring payment of such cot. council ma, m su^h orm, for such amou.itB, and Zbictu, such T™ ^ss 'Lsr """'^"'' "^ "''"" *>" '^--o to b.iu'z . 5. Such converted debentures, scrip or certific-.tes mn.rr. u m any case be issued _i« K^. +Vi . r 1^ ceruncates may Debenture* council «h.,ll k.TTx X^ ^^^ lieutenant-rrovernor in 'h»" b. either council shall be deemed to be most in the public interest ^'"' ""' ""''"• —either for assurinjr navment nf +Vio „r«^ puum^ interest, p„y,„ent of verted snbsidv Tm..li, f^ !? , amount of such con-»"b8idy or for vcnea sub^sidy yearly, for the number of years reauired or'^ """""" •"» ior assuririff payment of interest «f c,v J ^ lequiiea, or, he total sub- the value ^ot^LhUvertdl^bid; Sitdt^'^Vhe-'-' "''""•" name rate of six per cent, and m2 pa^^lets reUds £ iatVop' ^'"-.'V" .*^^'"^y "«^- «^-« t'han th^y ^y"ar ^?™/;i u ?i ^'^P^tahzation; and shall be payable to all 6o««^rf. holders claimant from the companv.^hCU . " ''^Ym^'ol ittt^'^''^ '^' ''"''''' "otwithstandin'^ any lailure oi the company to maintain the railway in I- \' 60 Sinking fund to redoom nnp itsliii^d sub- Cap. r>2. Colonization Bnilwayn. 32 Vict aidy. After issno ol debentures rnilway to Iw subjeot to in- spection, im. If company refuses to sub mit to inspec tfon, oto., rail- way to bo Tested in the orown. th" s!IS' ^!""' ■''"'^'^ oporatioii Ihn.un-hout the full lorm „f ♦j. I.i (■:.«,> of issno of any such (apituli/cd (Icbonturoa s p or .vrtiluatcs, tho troasurtT of 1]„, provin.o shall reof ; «. If at any time the company shall refuse to submit to such special inspection, or shall interpo.se or allow any ob«true ion thereto, or shall refuse or fail to do (wiih^iThe .asonable delay spo..ijiod) any such act -required by the lieutemint-goyernor in coumil by reason thereoi; or shall tail to maintain the railway in continuous bomi fi,le opera- tion t^hroughout the full term of the subsidy, th\S '^^r rl: T^l'^''''' fr"^ ^>' '''i'*"^ ^^'*^^ fi^-«i m^^^^ni there- alter made from the consolidated revenue fund of the SSn";?' "" ^"^""^^"f'l'iy .such outstanding debentures, scrip or certihcates, the entire railway and all properties appurtenances and plant thereof, and fill the franchises of ihQ company, shall ipm facto become and be vested iu tbc crown for the pub ic uses of the Province, subject only to such trusis as shall have been or thereafter shall be leois- iatively dedared or recognized in respect thereof ; and? as andTbv '/^''"r ^-^^^l^^--^^ beheld, administe'r'd and (by sale or otherwise) disposed of, by such public de- partment or officer and in such ma.iner as shall have been or hereafter shall be legislatively desio-„ated to that end and, as the first tru.t alfecting the same, and iu prefbrenco to every other, all proceeds thereof whatsoever, af reaS! shall be carried /.,-o tanto to account of the province, to or ofTt fr^^''^"'^'^' f "^* of such payment aforesaid, and .^.K.-, i P^^y^««ntsj>n account of such outstanding aLOcxtiUieri, Kcnu or ccrtincates. • ■" 1869. Colonization Railways . Cap. 52. 61 orspo lal r.'gnlatioii.s, as o ■casiou may rodiiiiv whnf «). .1 '""■ "■"'""- or 8ha 1 not b- d 'em -fl fn I.,. ., a • /, ^ V^! ^""''^ bhall n„noeof the working ot t h<. sovonil railways in tliis act mcation.^d • ■., rl the same Hhall for all purpo.o.s of (his a.t W 1^ 'd \ot m bond fide oporatiou, «o long, a.ul so long only as in the manag.mont and working thoreof such n^nations shall be m good laith complied with and oarrioa out Sherbrooke, EasS TowLhL and SubJri? '? *^« ^TuIrB.^^!'- and the St. Francis Vallev and K.f. .Ik • ^^"^^Iway, and Ken^.to dvelv— or of fhT^^ll • / and Ktmnebec railway, respect- J«"'»ay. »nd iveiy or ot the organiicatiou of on y one of them —or ni'tha ^"^^^ ^"'-«'* E wSSfn?;;' P*^""^; ^"*? opLtionVVTurone of-"^br.»- mSTf ?aiW^'^^^^^^ thanfifteL coLnuou "^ mixes oi railway,— such amalgamated company or such 8. In cose of the organization before the first div of. . fe'^d rrkTf f -^"d .seventy, of a eompa'^y t'^on ««' T^ee Kh-rtd h^Se/pirVe """""rrf ''""'-"> *»titi"+lnri +^ . ^ /-"i^ vrianuLs J lies, the same shall be'oOrande* entitled to provincial aid m terms of the first six sect on« ''"'"•• of this act,-but to the extent of a subsidy fixed at the rata of SIX instead of three per cent yearly, and for such cent ! mZ ^:^:tSl l""° "i '' '"=^ '^""^^^ noUessi; n uiiutn miles, as shall have been constructed nnd K,. ;.. h^ t /^e operation on or before the first T; of jX i'hLen S£S.='?^~fc^5rt^hi;:5 •fll «2 Cap. 58 Quebec and Go%ford Railway. CAP. Liri. 82 Vicr. Prsamble. [Assented to Hth April, 1H69.] J«odaM h :"; tn^^l *''^^^'^^>^ ^"^ other.; havJ pose or Uyin^^^^^Z "" pur. tho Raid romni.iv m. ,/k • '^'^^'^'"''. '"id havo prav.>d that of tho ^^,i^l^^ir\l;J:i-^:^^i:^^ -<^ consent Dion, I'^snuires t^ovth^, w,-.^" ^""^'f '»f> '^t, and Arthur alJ «uch corpok-bn and^l,*^''-'^ and under the provisions of this a?- h^'^^'*'"' ""^ ^'"''^ «'• «^^». nrpogeioftbe S. The Said COmn>iTnr anA iU • *-P-/- and other persons i^Xi Tr^ ^^^" ^"'^^' ^'^^ ^^^^'^nts, and vrorkVaZhleo^lX^t^'u'^^y^fy^''^^ construct way or railwarof su< h wfifl. '^''°'^'" ^"^ "'«" ^'-^m- see fit, from ?fc citv of'0?K «^ ^^^^^ '^^ ^^^ ^o^^P^^ny the river slll^ha La ^arasTLr"'^'""-*^*^ '^^^ °f and thence in a north-westerlv i. ^«"^"i^««^»"«r8' Bridge, the township of Sosflt t^^^^^^^^^ construct the different section. nf\"^ company may railway in such oXr .« /^ i^^ ^^'^ ^""'^ tramway or generJdirecS/^^^^^ilJS^p^^VS"^ ^'^ ^^^^^^^ bn^ge?:sS?ym:yq^,r^/ --* "^' ^"^^^^^^''t «-^ railway over anv nl?^ nf "" Purposes of the said necessa^oTldvlLTeVlT^^^ inh''^.."t^ ^^^"^ to adapt such brido-estn tin =' ^^'J" *^"^k Proper, and pLen4s subject f-n ^""T^^' °^ ^«^«««' ^"^^i^les oors, subject ru the clauses, stipulations and Po-ert of the 'Company. 1. f ■■^'H,- »«).>. r ^^«»- Q««?6.r and (hnford Rnilway. Cai). 51. ooMrlitioiiK ol" "The Onrtf.,.^ i> i a f.. or «,ro:„„ ..r'„, :,:! ^ t '{i:r';;!y;w;;''i'' -or. more couvonio, J u h,. „ ^l^ ?• ^""^ ;'"'"!>l'"i-'^. a.d moot. ''' *" ^^« «'"^ oonjpuuy may seum Boction ekrhtPoii of stvfim. ^h' provisions of 8ub-'"""pa>'7. thounanddollart divid.di™o h3 ^T.^'""^ '^^'^^ ^^^'^''^ty ton dollars oach wS am -, 1 ./'j''"''^'l"^ ^'»'^^''^^ «f persons hereinhofom 1 d ' u *'u ™'*'''^ ^^ the ««ch corporationrand m'.nT; 71^ othor i,.rsons and become hildors o sCes in h I'o'i ''' "' ^f ^^' ^'^ "^^^ ing to the stock thereof ^u l/hf '''"^'""'-^ ''^ '^•^^^^•'•ib- applied in the first pul; to ^hf p'St'or'^jrV^^" ^^ "-"-"•.• pensos and disbursements for n^o^^l '! ?[ ^^" ^'''^ ^^I """""'• 68 this act, and T^rmii^rth/^^^^^^^^^^^ th.- passing of connected with the raThv v- n /''" ii^^u"' ""'^^ estimates of such money .shall be innL'd n '"i '^' '"f^:^ '^"^ ^^^^^ue ins, maintaining^ and wTk '! Ih ''^] ™?^'"^- ^'"^^'^P^^t- tho purposes of Ihfs act ' '"'"^ '"'^'^^'^y ^^^ "^her ' dirictors orikZ^^':^S'i!t^ £ '^'^^^^ '^ nntil other directors ni nrir. ■ . 5 i ."^ ''^^'''' as such under the provSts o^ThisIS 'I ui^^Ti ?' ''shareholders authority to fill up wanci .^ i n ? ■ '" u^'"^'' I^^^''' ^^^^ the shareholders ^00 Ctock t'V'"'^^^'' ^'"'^ ^^'^^^^^ criptions for the unZtak.W f ^' "'"','? ^''^^^'^^^ '^^hs- scribers, to cause su vevt n Jl. ""^H '''"'^ ""^'"^ the sub- t^^ *„.Lii ^'^'^^ey^ a' Id plans to be made '■'■'1 - • of otW a^ecto. a. i-.rJi'X VtSd^'I^r^t ^X" to "*''""""" *•'•""•' "-ittMrii IT I II f irni i''i>--'^'^*lf^^ffl»*". 64 M«(>tin|ti) r.r ■lact'on of till dirooturn Meatinga for •lafltionof Iratdlraotora lfaatin|;a for •le 'on of lobaeqaaat diraaton. ■ 1 Quorum i 1 direotora. B 1 Pi Toting. Cap 68. Quebec and Gotford tiailuuuf. 32 ViOT tiw ^ivrtoiriTr'' ' '•• "■""" "■" ™'" *""- Mo.k has !,...„ Hul,s,.ribc.l Ih. said ;iin....„r,s. or „ ' iH'n, may call a rnoHing ul .l.a.vh.,W..r at su ^ 2 or „^«pape. pu.,ish.,a th.:.:- h,; ■;;;;: km^^h' is:; ^y pr .X 'Hhall ^^^T^^^f ';™ P'T'^"t, .ither in V«on or oy proxy, hhal eJect not less than sovcn nor raorp th,.,. provided, wh.rh said directors Hhalf constitute a boml nf d.rect<,r„, and nhall hold olfice until th S' TueXy in February m the year following their election. ^ T-fi^""*^!^^ ?'■''* Tuesday in February, and on the first Tuesday ,n Ivbruary in each year thereafter at the ^rinci ^hl^u^'t ? *^^ company m the city of QuebJc here S <^m:^.? " pne.al meeting of thJsharSder« of tTe said ^' ^^'^^ f-m O. Three directors, in ca.se the numb.M- of th(> said direc- tors dues not exceed seven, and in case it doerexmJi 1^17 number hve directors, shall form a r/m,r.rn for tS' mnsac iion of business, and the said board of directors mav em pdddTrXTTf ''"^ """tT "^^ " I-id di'Ir^r paia directors and no pi^rson sha be elected a dirp^fn,. Ss ail tii^^oi^t^: ;!:;d:;s"^ ^"' ^'^" ^^^^^ ^-^ ^^ transacdon^Lf I'lf !?"' ""^ ^''""l^^'' ^•^^•^^'- 1^^" ««*- ^nd in the transaction of all business at the general meetino-s of shnrT holders, each shareholder shall be^entitled to as Skny voti" 4^ ^n^mmm Mil Ol 82 Vicrr. 66 Cftp. 68. Quebec and ao.fi>rd Railum,,. i^^u':;i'u,;i;f ,;;;r'^ "^'-"' "p- wh.h an ...u« h^ I"^yabh. Hi ,„v loss i.d, val ;. "^''" ''I'y •''^" '"^ "iad.PV'"'"" '-U ♦•ith..r, or hoti . ' h. I il ^ H,4n...tn„„t !or the „su by "-'>«'' -Hh thon,of or ..!• an ^ ' J:1,T?a;'ot';;,];'''''.^- '^ '^''y P-t^--^1.'r» pan.es to the of her, ,,.,(1 th nl '^ ''"' "* *'"' ^'^'^ <^"'«- pai(lthen.i;,r;orto L ni i, r '"■ f '- ^'!"«^^'i'»' /o bo «id,in^ or Mciin^s/( ij" , f ^ ,«■'> bra,, h or bmn<-hos, railways of the s^id c-o, > • " ;;,?'/^->^'o/. between tho valid and biudin-r a. n nv b. ^r ' /^?™I»^»i'''^ «h Ul bo 'torordinir to the t^r^^ .^7t, ''1 •"■'^"* . ^'V *''>"'•'■« "' law Pany, wi(h th<. ox.'eption ■ bv-n, ♦^ "^^'"'^ 'ia.lway Com- tra<.k of the Queb c Sire HTn' '"'^^ '•'"» '>» ^^e t^m.A '*-' ''''^'^vv'uy Company, and viV.-e «ub^r;!;-;yti:*:t;;:k';:;';rLs^ "'^"'^^'p^^' -rporation.,., often thousand dollars or „nw; '"'Tul ^'' ''^'' amount '"'r'' *"• '« > L I't "nf 'i'';? 1'^ '^" "'""''" r.ght8, powers and dutL Ts 'anV r *.'", '^^'^^ *^« ^'^^n^ company. ''' ^"^ '^"y "* '^e directors of the C h;dd,1;ir'r;?;'u:j '"'^f ''"^^' ^« ^^-« l-reha^e ., , Propertv /.ot oxivldhll'^f fle'th'T^. ^^"5' immoveal 'eJuTI,::,^. acres, alone- the line of 7h-. i i '•'"''teen thousand ""' ^^z '*"<»« tiiereof, b,i^ ^.Xt:lto::ii::''z:j'-r' ^'*' -.initr""*""-^- from, then with the n(rc™ S • '^ ^n^^t.d there- Jt may please Her M .S? Jr ^ ''"'^ '^^*^''*^*«' ^^^^^ o give grant, sell o- -^ ev ^n/''''''"!? rfP^^^^^" the said company ; and the snll i ' ""^ **" ^^'^ "«« of and diff eartii ffr ivel ..! i . ^'^lupany may cut wood for their own vS in 2t '"? ''" -""^ «"'h land, Jther order and worknt f thf ^'^^"f tructiou and keep ng fn establish station^sdi,^' S 'T' "' ^''\ '^^'^ '"'^ miy yards and gravel s^l^';?"^*^^' ™k-shops, ^^ o.i «dl iirewoodlr tiib^f ^ut^l^^bX'd^'^?^,' -^-^^^ ^^^^ time to rime sell and dispose of m,; t'::u 'V". ^"^>' "'*^"^ (t ot any such lands not ■tAMHili^dUl -66 Cap. 53. Quebec and Gosford Railway. 32 Vict.. quired or necessary to be retained for gravel pits, sidings^ branches, wood-yards, station grounds or work-shops, or for other purposes of the said company, and may acquire other in lieu thereof. Power io issue promissory notes, ko. 1{5. The said company shall have power and authority to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, for sums not less than one hundred dollars ; and any such promissory note made or endorsed, or bill of exchange drawn, accepted or endorsed' by the president or vice- president of the board of directors of the company, with the counter-signature of the secretary-treasurer thereof, and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors shall be binding on the company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange so made, drawn, ac- cepted or endorsed shall be presumed to have been made, drawn, accepted or endorsed with proper authority until the contrary be shewn ; and in no case shall it be neces- sary to have the seal of the company affixed to any promis- Withoat per- sory note or bill of exchange, ror shall the president or ^°Jl"'''®jP°°^'* vice-president or secretary- treasurer signing or counter- sons signing, signing any promissory note or bill of exchange or the ac- ceptance or endorsement of any promissory note or bill of exchange in his official capacity as such be personally or individually liable for the same unless such promissory note or bill of exchange haA'e beini made, drawn, accepted or endorsed without the sanction and authority of th(^ ProTiso. board of directors as herein provided and enacted ; and nothing in this section contained shall be construed as authorizing the company or its board of directors to issue promissory notes or bills of exchange payable to bearer, or intended to be circulated as money or as the notes or bills of a bank. Poirer to issue 1<». The directors of the said company for the time being debentures, jjj^y make, execute and deliver all such scrip and share certificates, and all such bonds, debentures, obligations or other seourities as to the said directors for the time being shall, from time to time, seem most expedient, for raising the necessary capital for the time being, authorized to be raised by the company or for raising any part thereof Nature of sueb debei.tarcs. V7. All bonds, debentures and other securities to be- eiecuted by the company maybe payable to bearer; and all such bonds, debentures or other securities of the com- pany, and all dividend or interest warrants thereou respectively, which ..aall purport to be payable to bearer, shall be assignable at law^ by mere delivery, and may be sued on and enforced by th respective bearers or holders i,^ ^ r i j 1 T 1869. Quebec and Gosford Railway, Cup. 53. 57 8t0*ck o^A^hf ""''*'''' """^ """* '^" ^'^y '^^''•'^^ "^ th« capital No .h,re. to stocK ot the company, reraaiuing unsubscribed for at anv ''" ""'"* •""»« price below par. ' ' pw* wi!honMh?*''='' 1!"''^ ^^ ^^^^'^ f *^^ forfeiture of shares P-rrMture of without the same having been declared to be forfeited at""""' aftfrS /"ft'^^" "^" '^' '"'^''''''y '^««<^^bled at any tiuu aftei .uch forfeiture occurs, provided the same be declar"! to be forfeited at a meeting of the board of directors. Danv ■ Sr'lt ""^ "" ^"''^-''fl ''^\^re detained by the com- s«ie of p,ri.h. pany lor non-payment of freight mav be sold forthwith »'''"«""'»•• on the certificate of two competent and disinterested persons estMtdishmg the fact of their being perishable. Pn^!; J^^ provincial government may, at any time after th«! "over„,„ent commencement of the said railway, assume the possession .'r"^ T"™' and property thereof, and of all the property wh ch h e ""' """'^• said company is empowered to hold, and if all tht, riH s and advantages vested in the company, upon givin- li r Swty. '"" '^ '^'' '''''''''''' '' -^'^^^^ th.: 3 mfkZ'on^ nll^l^T^vl'^'fu *««^"^Pti«» the company sliall Amount to be make out and submit to the provincial gov(>rnm(Mit a state- P"''' ^^ «°^- ment and account in writing of all moneys exi>endeny ^4" ''' the company, and of all its ascertained liabilities, and tl le Fhenr f"'^'™""'^* f*^"' ^^*^^^^ ^'^^'^ months fro,^ the time of receiving such account, pay to the said <.om pany the amount of such moneys expanded by thee om ,Tv and of such Its liabilities, with interest at six pe,- a""^ 3 with an addition of ten per cent ; and the governmm t sh U also from time to time pay all such liabilities Ts Xl be further ascertained and established against the company ^,-l?' "^^ ""^^^ ^^? provincial government and the company Arb.t«H . ^e two L^:^ ^I'^^^.by the latter against the former nS^^S^^ *" rpf!i f ? preceding sections, such difference shall be[l?r'- IhTrt *^° ^'■¥'-'^tor«. one tobenamedbyeach,who"ronr.;d nf li^ • ff ^"^ """P^'l ^'^T "^*«""^ ''''"> the conside; tion """"P-^ of the difFerence ; and m the event of the company refusinir n ^hZh"] ^'^*'**"^'' ""' ?^ ^''y *^° arbitrators not agree n| in the choice of an umpire, an arbitrator or umpire as the case may require, may be aooointed bv a„- -.^n-^' p? '" Huperior Court ; and any award made ~by"^bitritors or '^Z ^mpue under this section shall be final 68 Preamble. Certain per- sons inc(ir- porated. Powers of«the company. Cap. C4. Levis and Kennebec Railwci'. CAP. LIV. 82 Vict. Aw act to incoiporate the Levis and Kennebec Railway Company. [Assented to, 24th February, 1869.] T^/-'^^^^^^^ ^^^ Honorable Hector Louis Langovin, T T C. B., the Honorable Alexandre Chaussegros de Lery, the lIonora])le Thomas McGieevy, the Honorable Joseph G( deiic Ulanchol, Christian Henry I'ozer, George Honore Sini:i:d, Loi;is Ciirricr, CJeorge Couture, Francois Xaviei LciDieux, .lo.'-eph H<)peley t>imons, and Peter Arnold 8haw, Esquiics. ai)d others. haA'e ):ctitioned the legislature for an act of incoriKiiation to construct a railroad from the town ot LcAis. at s< me place in ISotre-Pamc ward, in ihe said town of Le^ is, to or near the frontier of Ihe Stale of Maine, in the cour.ty of Bc!U(*', passing ihroi;;:b the counties of Levis, Dorc hesler ai d L'raucc, and whereas it is exjicdient to grant the inayer of the snid petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and cons-'ut of the Legislature of Que- bec, enacts as follows; I. The said II ctor Loui^, I.angevin, Alexandre Chausse- gr(\s dc Lciy, 'ilu mas M(Ch\evy, Joseph Coder ic lilanchet, Chiisi' n liciiry Pozer, tJeoige Honore Simaid, Louis Canicr. Cicoigc Contuu', 1 raiu'ois-Xavier Lcmieux, Joseph Ho]),]y Simons and I'eter Arnold Shaw, together wilh such oilier i.ci>:ons or coi jo;aiions as shall become subscribers and : }n.i\ h(>]ders in the company hereby incorporated, shall he, iuid aic hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be a body corporate a.nd politic, by and under the name and style of ihe "Levis and Kencbec lailway "ompany." 9. The said coiujiany and their servan s shall have full power and authority to lay out, construct, make and tinish a double or single w^ooden railway at tiieir own cost and charges, of such width or L' u'c. and iVom such point in NotiC-IJame ward, in the ti>\\ n of l>evis, as the diiectors of said company for the time being may think most advan- tageous, and us will insure the best grades to a point most conMuient on the frontier of the state of Maine in the county of Beauce ; wilh power hereafter to substitute iron raiL or wooden, on any part of said road, in the discretion of th> directors ; and firrthor the said company shall have the power to construct the said wooden railway to the foot of the hill in the town of Levis, .from Notre-Dame ward aiorcsaid, to and iuio Laiizou ward in the said town of Levis, should the directors deem it expedient so to do. ^M 18^)9. Levi< and Kennebec Railway. Cap. 54. 69 %..-^ I J«. The capital stock of the said compauv shall not ex(>ood capitai.took. n the whole, the sum of live .hundred thousa-.d dollars (\vilh power lo increase the same as provided by The QuehH- Railway Act, 1815!), p ;.scd during ^he present 8e.s.xo,i,) to be divided into fifty thousand shares of te dollars each, which amount shall b. raised by the persons herembelore named, and such other p .rsons\and .i^p'a- tioiLs as may b;;come shareholders in such stock, and the money so raised shall be applied in the first place towards th . payment of all fees, expenses and disburse- • ,• h m,mts lor procuring, the passing of this act, and for makino. .h^F^r"" the surveys plans and estiraatt's connected with the rail- way, and all the rest and remainder of such money shall hlX •''^'!'^' *^' "^'"^^ c-ompleting and maintain- iig the said railway, and other purposes of this act ; pro- Proviso, vided always, that until tlu,' said preliminary expenses shall bi, paid out of the capital stock, it shall be lawful for ^nL"";"?' •^''1'/^ ^V"'y ^^"^^*>^' "ty, town or township interested in the railway, or otherwise, to pay out ofth? general funds ot such municipality, such preliminary ex' C+t' ^Y'} Tit '^^1 ^' refunded to such municiimlity fromth.^ stock o the said company, or be allowed to them m payment oi stock. m.^«7.V''''''^n?''''^°' tr')i' I^^ing^n-in, Alexandre Chausse- Provisional giosde Lery Ihomas M<'(ireevy, Joseph (>oderic Blanchet '''"'='«"• Uinstian Henry Po^er, Cleorge Honore Siraard, Louis Carrier, George Couture, Francois-Xavier Lemieux, Joseph Hop.ley Mmons and I'eter Arnold Shaw, shall b.and ire ^ d shdlTV^'^r ' ^>"^»-^f ^l"'<^<^'torsof the said company, and shall hold olhce as such until other directors shall be 'i 1! n V " ^ P^-^visions of this act, by the shareholders and shal J haye power and authority immediately after the pas- sing ot , his a<. , to open stock-books and procure subscriptions lor the undin'taking. to make calls upon the sul):!cribers to cause surveys and plans to be made and executed, and' as hereinaf er provided to call a general meeting of the share- holders tor the election of directors. '"?. The said directors are hereby empowered to take allP<.werof necessary steps Un- opening the stock-books for the sub- T''''''^'"^ Bcnptions of parties desirous of becoming shareholders in """'"• the said company, and all persons sub.scribin"- to the capital stock of the said company shall b(> considered pro- prietors and partners in the same but shall be liable only to the extent of their stock therein. ^ «fo?k «>!!!;f>.~~i!" """"^^ one-tenth part of said capital Meeting to stock shall have been subscribed, as aforesaid, it shall and ^l'°'«"» a 1 roc tori. -'i^mmjj^mis:^-^ ^^^j^gj^|g*ggfe^^ .,- 70 Meetings to «Iect subsB- qncnt direc- tors. <)acniiii of iiieoloTS. Voting. Calls on ibaree . Cap. 54. Levis and Kennebec Rai/wap. 32 Vict. may be lawful Ibr the said directors, or a majoritv of them to call a meeting of the shareholders at such tir e aTd plaa, a. they may think proper, giving at least two weeks nohoenione newspaper published in the townTf Levis mid ,u one newspaper published in the city of Quebec at Tnte S^i'^^'-'^^S.^r provided which said mn,> directors 'shall conslilute Tbo- rd of di rociors, and shall hold olh. e until the iirs Monda Tn Jufv m th(> year lollo wing th eir election. ^ ^• Mcmd^v ol-^Tu^'- ^ ^''1 ^'"1">' "• ^''^y' «"d «" the first Monday ol July in each year thereafter, there shall behoWer; a gnieral meeting of the shareholdc.-s of the sa d commnv ensuing J eai, in the manner and qualified as herein-iftor provided ; and public notice of siu^li annua teuerd inoe mg and .lection shall ]>e published one montl Ihr he toins of f":" k"' '"', 7' ''''''' "^wspapers published in he JhJ\ ? t\'^ f "^ ^^"'■^"' ='^*1 ii m qik-Ii ._,--, ^ ,i_ ,. shall think fit. " " ■ muxincr as th.. directors 1869 1, i^ .-*i'» Levis and Kennebec Railway. Cap. 54. 71 place o?p']acoro? anvU- St'^*^ f '^T^ "^^^ ^^PP^^ '^^ ^--«'- •dying orTclhlgUVofasTuo^^ 'T" to W. fr ^ ^^- ^^^o?u.::^zz^^,:^:^r:^^:^^t to ,ua% w inc purposes of duo enre'astration of fho snrv, . ,, "•"tionofguoii secretary and treasurer of Z «^f/°^"^^^ -^«d by the exehauo-e norshnH 1; -5 P^^^^^^o^y note or bill ofWi.ho.t cA.uaii^re, noi hhall the president or vire-nrf>«if1o»f ^^ xi, indmduai a„. Wy of the boaM of di»ctl! t L^in -pr.a ::^ po";r'^TO„t"b,:!r S^""' ''.'!;'' .«»"'P™y »hall have ther— .1.™ :ing of the- -d ah^rhoS^TX.S SSSl C; km 72 Cap. 64. i^ig ana Kennebec Railway. w f Hypothec. IVoviio, ill H 32 ViOT. been given in the manner hereinabovo ])rovided in th^ coun(ersioiu,d bv th. It r ' ' <' /aid company, and the seal n- \1> ^ hecnuiry an,], tiva,surer, and uii.Jer he property of the .aid com^L^^O^t^T^l ^"^ anj^oieillt^;!?^!!!!,''^?'^ '^^ -"^P-^y *« ^-ter into wxij, ap,xctnitnt Vkitn any other railwav rnmnnin;^ i,. +u- tl^«eof, or for tke leasing or hiring any locomo iA^s Anders or a" I rt^^^-lf ^' '"^ SvneraJly t'o make any agreement or ag., .:ment8 with any such other company touchiuWhl use by „^e or the other or by both compSe^of fed]! way or moveab e property of eilhc-r or both or an v mrt thereof, or touching any service to be rendered bv tK^ ?n company to the other and the compensatfon therefor and any such agreement shall be valid and binding and 'shS ttoTt;;'of.'^ '"'''''' ^^" '^^^ ---^-^ ^0 th- t^rmstd AgreemeRt* «rith o*ber compa&ieB. Qnebee rail- acriS'^"'* '^" '"' '^^^^"^ '° ""' '«'*'' Qo'lioo railway f MlinKi:j + 4. T 1809. MoHfreai Northern Colonization R. Cap. 65. SCflEDULfi A. : VOUM OF DEED OF SALE. Know all m.ui by theso prosonts, that I, A R of '«« hereby in couhidoratiou of " ' „„•, parcel or laud (doscribe the t^d) S^^af ^ t, "'?' «^ Witness my hand and seal this dav of one thousand eight hundred and ^ feigned, sealed and delivered in presence of 78 Form, A. B. (L.S.) CAP. LV ^ K^iCyrnjr;.^ '^'^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^-^^^ ^^^-^-^on [Assented to 5f.h AjrrU, 1869.] iuthe said oo'mpoSy^ "^^,pt"ted frrtl ^'^^-^^^^^l-- constructing a railwl'y iVom Ky of Monlre^rrn" '^ near the place called Mile end, to or^f the Son ^?S? Jerome, in the diK<^nV>r r^fv x. ^" '^"'-/i' action ol fc>t. I The persons above mentioned. +on--+h-r W7»> -v T, p * , Oiner lieisons ns mair K„-,^v„ v. -^ -^n- • "• " wltn tJUch Certain shares in tZ !^^;^^ become shareholders of any share orP"'""" anaresmthe company to be created under this acHhan °"'"'"''''' >■*-("•;* ''«;;^Ttii.,^if': ■rfi \l 74 Cap. 66 Montreal Northern Colonization R. 82 ViCT. be and are hereby constituted and declared to be a body politic and corporate, by and under the name of " The Montreal Northern Colonization Railway (V)nipany," and they shall conNtitnte such corporation, and shall have per- petual succession and a corporate seal, with power to alter and modify the same at their ploasiire, and to plead and be imi)leaded, answer and be answin-ed unto, defend and be defended in all courts of justice, to i")urcluis(^ aTid hold lands and real estate, and also to sell, alienate, ex(!hange or lease such lanjds and real estate. Power to tj rjij^^^ company is hereby authorized to lav out, and railway over nf^onsirucl, make and finish, run and work a wooden or iron certain line, railway, from the place called Mile End, in the parish of Montreal, near tlu,' city of Montreal, with the right of con- tinuing the said railway to the city of Montreal, and to the harbor in the niunieij)iiiity of Ilochelaga, across the island » of Montreal, to or near the village of Sault-au-Ilecollet ; thence across the river des Prairii^s or southern branch of the Ottawa to a point being either within one hundred feet abov(^ or below the bridge belonging to Ji(?*'s/67«-.syinet and Company or by traversing the island known as " Isle Lachapeile " now bt>ing tht; property of Mr. Bazile Pich^, over a bridge to be built as hereinbelow mentioned ; thence across the Isle .Tesirs, as far as the river of Mille Isles, to or near the village of Ste. Rose, or St. Eustache, or any inter- mediate place ; from thence across the river of Mille Isles, or north branch of the Ottawa, over a bridge to be erected as hereinafter stated, to th(> village of 8t. Jerome, in the district of Terrebonne, with such curve lines or deviations as may be deemed necessary, for the purpose of continuing the said railway to or near the village of Ste. Therese, or the village of St. Janvier, or throuah any other such places as the company shall decide upon laying out the said rail- way. From the village of St. Jerome the said railway may be continued further northwards, either following the course of the North River (Riviere du Nord,) so as to have stations at or near the places calh'd St. Sauveur, Ste. Adele, Ste. Agathe, or through ilw township of Kilkenny into of Rawdon so at* to unite with the Lanoraye and RaAvdon Railway. And for the working of the said railway, it shall be lawful for the said company to use steam-engines or horse-power on part or whole of the said line, and the said company is also htu'eby empowered to lay out and con- construct a double trac^k, on part or the whole of the said railway, if deemed necessary by the directors. And the guage of the said railway shall be of the breadth to be de- termined by the said directors of the said company ; and the building of the said railway may be commenced at such DesoriptioD Tailway. >l ■PH 1869. Montreal Northern Colonization R. Cap. 56. 75 point OT points of tho main trunk, or of tho branch linos thoroof, aH kIuiII be decided upon by the directors of the 8aid company. -. Tho said company is also empoM'ered to lay out, con- Brtttch reidi. struct, make, iinish and run branch roadK at such point or points from tlie main line to such places as may ))e hero- after determiiied upon throu^li or near St. I'hxstache, 8te. Scholiistique, I^achute, (IrenviHe, and to continue th(> said railway so as to unite with the Carillon and (Jrenville rail- way, under the conditions hereby established for the said main line. And the s!:id railway may be constructed be- yond the limits of the district ofTerrel)onne, towards the city of Ottawa, so as to unite with such other railway as may hereafter be built by "The Canada Central Railway . Company," or by any other company duly authorized to construct a railway from the said city of Ottawa towards the city of Montreal. 4. The said company is empowered to take and appro- J'^^^?^' priate. for its statioiw or depots, where such stations or de- pots may be reciuired for any of the works, by this act au- thorized", lands to the exten't of twenty acres, without the consent of the proprietor or proprietors thereof, but other- wise subjc^ct to the provisions of the Quebec liail way Act, 1869, in that behalf. 5. The company shall have the right to build all such Bridges for the brida^es '*as shall or may bi' dtsemed lu'cessary for the said °'°P'"'y- railway, or any of its branch roads, over any part of any river ; but the company shall not conlmence the construc- tion of any bridge ov(n' any river or stream (>xceeding fifty yards in breath, at hiij^h water, until the plans thereof, and of all the works connected therewith, shall have been sub- mitted to the lieutenant-r>ovcrnor in council and by him approved. I'rovided that notliing heriun contained shall be Provi«o. construed to authorize the said company to iiit(o-fere in any way with the navigation of the said rivi'rs ; and provided further that public notic-e shall be given in the OJficiul Gazette under the signature of the ])rovin('ial secretary of the said plans being submitted to the lieutenant-governor in council and that the said plans shall remain deposited in the office of the commissioner of public works for the period of three rc^.i'hs before bi'ing so approved. t O. None of th. bridges to be thus constracted by the ^^^'^''^Pj'^^'J^^ company, shall be adapted to the passage of horses, ani- mals, vehicles or passengers except in the trains of the said company, but such bridges shall be so constructed as 76 Cap 66. Montreal Nurihtrn Colonization B. 82 VlCTT- not to ohNim, t t,h.^ iiavijiutiou of tla> rivciH ov.t wl.ich th.-y Nhiill l)(. built, nor to ir^. . !, I,., passuj^ni of ajiv raitu tJiat iiii^y Im- hn.tii-hf (low.i ^ij .;,;,; n.-ovN and ili,. priuoi- pal arch ol tl„. «uid b -.' n- . n,/ over tho channel, shall not b(> Jt'Hs than two Iiimdrca lout, il'tho said brid<.v is not or.'dcd ai n distant- <[ one hundred ieet IVom the suid brid'.-c, and d' the l)ud-.v to be ereetod is so ere.;t.'d at a distance of one huiidr-d feet, from the present bridge the piers to be oreeti'd shall coiTespond with the p! M-s^of the ftovUo "'•'<'J?«; now already erected there, with ^..^ .,, the div- taiKv iM'tween th(^ pi<.rs. Provided always that should it be deemed necessary by the boar-ed to place suili. lent „uoins on each side of tho principal channel • to la(;iJitMte u,e passage of raits under or beneath the main or principal tveh, the whole under and in conli.rmity with instructi'iis ol the commissioner of public works of this province: and the company after having erected tho said t)ndge 111 (onformity with the plans ai)proved by the iieutenant-governor in council shall not be liable for any damages sud'ered b) rafts or otherwise. eitabiisha '^' "I'^e said companv shall also hav the right to es'ab» telegraph line, iish a telegraph line aloii'i- the whole exteiU of the said railway, at such places along the said liii.', and s^. ith offices at such i-laces, assh.,'l bedi-termiiu'd uj.on by the direc- tors, and the said teleo-vaph may be used by th.' public generally, m confoimity with tho rules and" regulations that tiui company may adopt; tho whole subject to the provisions of chapter sixty-six of the coiisolidated statutes of L/anada, * Prosecution and punish- ment of per- sons injuring , railway or wirks. 8. If any person or per; is shall wilfnll or mali. ious- iy. or to the prejudice oi ;!^' saiu com pan \, break down, damage or destroy any works, macdiine, or device to be erected or made by virtue of this act, or do any other wil- iul a(t, hurt or mischief, to d ic b or prove),! the . ivrryji g into execution, or completing supporting oi maintaining the said railway or works hereinbefore referred to, every such person or persons so olFendina- may be . imcned by the president or any of the olHc-rs of fi said company to be and appear before any one ot the \,. ;es '' the peace ior the di.strict in which stich ofTeii^ ...the- .satisfaction ot th<' said justice, such person or persons shall be ad- judge 1 and condemned to pay a fine or penalty not ex- ceeding fifty dollars and costs, which shall be levied in due course of law, and in default of paying such fine and costs within fiitoon duy::^ after judgment, tlie person or I i* J J 1869. Montreal Nmthern Colomzatinn R. Cap. 55. TT F porsonH HO ofrt'iuliiisf shall be imprisont'd in tho cnmmon goal of th«' district within which such oflence shall have Doen committed lor a period not exceeding three monthH. O. All deeds and conveyances for lands to be conveyed '^^™"f <•••*• to fhe haid com])any for the purposes of this .Mct, shall andlanji*" may, as far as the title to tJie said liiiids or the ( irciunstan- ces of the parly mnkinjx svu h conveyance will .iijjnit, be ► made in the form j?iven in th<' schediile ol this act mark- ed A, and necil not be executed before a notary And for Moiie of regli- tho due reu'isl ration of the same, the said company i^ '''"''"''■ liereby required to furnifsh, at its own expense, to the registrar of each (ounty wherein such deeds and con- veyances must be enrefrislcred, a book contnininu- copies of tlie form yi en in the ^aid sched' A, one to K- printed on each pai^c, leaving the no(!es,sary blanks for each ease of ( inviyauce, and in such book to enter aiii;-istor the xaid d;Hds i;pon production thereof and proof of execu- tion, wilhout any memorial, and to minute sui h <',ntry on the deed; and the company shall pay the said registrar ibr so do in'.'' the uin of filly cents and no mon^ : whii li said e:iregistration shall l)e held and deenn'd to be valid in law, — the provifsions of any a«'t for the enrcuistration of d» . - -i now in force in this province to the contrary uot- witii.itanding. 10 iio capital stock of the company shall be lialf a ^'"P'"*' "•■""• millii^i oi dol' rs, to be divided into fifty thousand shares °'""''"^' often dollar -h, with tlie right of increasing the said (capital sto k u wo millions of dollars when deemed adv^an- tageous by a majoril \ of the stocklioldcrs of the said compa- ny. Tlie said capital stock shall be raised by the ])ersonsand corporations who may become shareholders in ^u(•h stock; and tlie said u'oney so raised shall be appli(>d, in the first Appiioation I)lac(% towards the payment and di -charge of , all foes, ex penses and disbursements for procuring the passing of this act, and for making the surveys, plans and estimates relating to the works hcn'by authorized, and all the renininder of such money shall he applied towards making, construct- ing, maintaining a. id working the said railway and it.s branch roads and for no other piirpose whatsoever incom- patible with this act or the law. hi'reoi', 1' All manufacturing companies or other 'ompanies Certain oom- car tying on business in ^vholc or in part in th city offakTshaw. Montre d, or at any place within ^he limits of the counties o^' Hoclielaga, Laval, or the d' strict of TeiTebonne, whether incorporated by special or general act, may, by a vote of the shareholders representing at least three-fourths in valiie I ! 78 Cap. 65. Montreal Norl/iern Colonization R. 82 Vior of tho sharoN. hut not othorwiN.-, HubH(Tib.' or otherwiHe Htock 1 tho miHl companv, and ,nay (Uv^-Nt th.'rnsJlves thorool by tiun^l.r in tho form h.-nunurti-r provido.l When munifll- ■•> -iim ptiitia, .,.., • ■ Whcnovt^r unv mri. , ipality inter.'Nted in the said h;t;l:r''"^"'^"'^^';^»'^'' '"l^"' «h«n.s „, th/suid .ompan? or lend LuilSi'ou. "^"»»T« thon.b. on niorttra^n. uu.l..r tbe t.-rnis of tL- QuSc railway .,•< I«W), su.-h n.uni.ipalitv shall n<.t b. bound to , pay any m-stalmont required by t he ,fire,-(or.s ol' t he ..ompauy until the vvorkH of the naid c-ou.pany shall have been S menoed within the limits of the said munieipality S ^mJ^ ""I'l ^^'T\\ u ^^^*'^**^' ^""••'^" Macdonald, Peter ^ Murphy, David Pelletier, Charles J, CJoursol Louis Beaulji.n, (Vharles Le^.,e, Gclfroi Laviolet '£ Lfe^vre firs ;;";""'• rn^'^-^'^'^ ^^onstituted and appointed h^ hrst directors ot th.. eompany, and until others shall be tTeZ^f rr''"""^'''VM"-""''="^""^' ''"'y ^hall consU ute il V v^ ""^Tu f^^" '""'"^ ^ornvany, with power to mi any yaea ncies that may o.-eur th.'rein, to o.n.n stock books and make a call on the shares therein subscr bed to call a meeting ol sul^cribers lor the election of director; in the manner hereinafter provided and wilh all such other th ty-hr.t Victoria .-hapter twenty-four of the statutes of Quebec, are conferred upon su(;h board of directors. ProTlsional dir«olori. Meeting for •Uotion of dir««tora. « |. When and so soon as one hundred thousand dollars ol the said capital stock shall have been snbsc libed the company may enter upon its duties ; and it shall be lawful for the said directors, or a majority of them to call the general meeting of the shareholders at sS place and da^:- PuWi^n^r" 'ft P^^^^^'^' ^'^'-S at leSr^hrr'ty aays public notice of the same in the Quebec O/ficial Gazette, and also a previous notice not less than fifteen days m two newspapers published in the city of Mont- Enl'iiir? "' '^' ^ "'"^^ ^""^^"8-e and the other in the English lan-uage,-and at such meeting, such number paiv' fST 'VV^i ^! ^^^^ ^y ^ ^7-1^^ -^ tl^e Com- pany shall be elected to act until the annual general How c.™ •'*/"/' ^"? "^^^1 *^^^^ successors shall have bfen an- ^ZZ r^t^d ;. and at each such meeting any munic^d or other .t.noh^ corporation holding shares in the said companv to the -to*.. amount of five thousand dollars or more a^SXing^ arrears for any calk on their shares, may act atsuchelTcdott TncTLl^'' shareholder, and shall be Lh represented aT Jt^i J^^^^'''^ ^y '^^"^^ *»^« person authorized by them for »^%:zs. piii poses. f I Vicrr 1869. Montunl Norlhem Colonization R. Cap. 55. 7& ^ f Ti fl '\J^^'jn"'»iU(^»t'rtvl rniH!liiif(.s Khali ho held on tho M..tiDg. f«, HrHt Thursday „r Ju,,., ^.ach yi.iir urU'r lh(^ HrHt mooting riZ'iau.l horoinahovo m. „(,oiuh1, or on s.uh a day and at HuchairVoX l)la.<* an hIuiII h«) apnniutcd })y any by-law, and at Hu.:h moeting the .sharehold.-rs thcro present shall, in nuinner hereinutter mentioned, eh.,:t such numlnir of direiilors as shall hav.> been pr.'seribed by the by-laws ol' the eompanv whuh number shall not ho less than hve nor more than mne, and notice ofsueh annual nii«etini,' shall be i)ublished one mo!i(h previously in th.. Quebec Ojjinal Gmvlte or in any other manner that may bo prescribed by the bv-laws of the company. ' M?. No person shall ho chosen or appointed director Q-i'ioatioa unless he hold, in his own name and rii-ht, shares in the "^ '''"'"""• t)ai)ital stock of the said company to the amount of two thousand dollars, and have paid up all calls on such shares. 17. Three of the said direc^tors shall form a (inorum for Q"""" of the transaction of business ; and tht; said directors shall **''""""• choose amou^r themselves a president and a vice-president and may employ one of their number as managing director who may have a salary to be determiu.>d by the board of directors. 1^. The directors shall have all the powers mentioned ?<"'•'• of in the statutti thirty-lirst Victoria chapter twentv-four of '"""'""• the province of Quebec. 1« Municipal corporations subscribing for stock in the Corporation! capital stock ol the said company shall be represented bv'T "'"'*"*'* the mayor and warden of such corporations for the time being, or by such persons as may be specially appointed by each municipality, according to a by-law for that purpose. 20. Each shareholder shall be entitled to a number of Voting, votes equal to the number of shares he shall have had in nis own name at least two weeks prior to the time of voting; provided that no party .r parties shall be entitled to vote at the meetings of shareliolders who shall not have paid up all the calls due upon his or their stock, at least eighteen hours before the hour appointed for such meeting. 21. It shall be lawful for the directors of the said com- Director. »» P^y, irom time to time, to iix, regulate and receive the *?'"* '* tolls and charges to be received for the transmission of *"• V I: SO Cap. 55. Montreaf Northern Colonization R. 32 Vict. i^Qe approval of the houtenunt-governor in council and to be published in the Quebec OJidal Gazette. ' «^ort°;:-,^^^/;jthe case of refusal or neglect to pay the toll or « ompanj bh.ill have the power to detain the same until payment of such toll or freight be made, and in the mean • ri' «"^'^-°"d« «hall be at the risk of the owner a^df h^; 1 Sve'th^' .^>f a p-ishable nature, the said company tni .fe n • "^'^* ^V""'^ ^^'' '^"^^ forthwith on the cer- sa,„ f ■ . fr T -^ ^'^'^ « ompetent persons establishing th<' IH^-t of f 1 gS'''-y^''l\^7»««P^'"«hablo; and if such ffoods "be no of a perishable nature, and shall remain unclaimed lor a peld of^twelve months, it shall be lawful for the said conmanv a ter giving one month's notice in two ncwspape s.TeTn n b ]"'i '""■""''^^' ""^^ ^^'' ''ther in the Eng ish la ,oun4 pub , shod at or lu^arest the locality where such goocfs ^^.y over to the owner the produce of such sale if he shall iruglit and of the expenses incident to any such sale. i^/o';;"'"',. ff- The said (>ompany shall have power to become par- es o promissory notes and bills of exchange for suins^,ot e^« than one hundred dollars; and any su.h prorLorv note made or endorsed, and any such bill of exch Ze prtsident of the com])any, and countersigned bv the secretary and treasurer, and under the axxthorit/of' a majority of a „n>r>m of the directors, shall be bind ng upon h said company ; and every such promissory nl>te^ or bill ol exchange so made, drawn, acco^pted or e. dorse I b^ the president or vice-president of the said company ind countersigned by the secretary and treasurer ^S'aftS the passing of this act, shall be presumed to have b n^n o erly made, drawn, accepted or endorsed, as the case ^idirh; ^^^', ''ir??^'^-^' ''''''^ ^^'' '^"^'•^"•V be shown! and m no c-.se shall it be ne.'cssary to have tln> s.-al of the company alhx.-d to any su.di promissory note or bill of Without ir ' .exchimn-p • imr ^Violl 4\ -1 , -. '"'^"- ^' "lii oi viduai liabii- ':^' ", ^' ' ,",^^ ^^'^^^ the president, vice-president or uy of persons ^'-oc letary and treasurer of tlie conii^any so makino- drawino- «..n,n,. accepting or endorsing any such proi^issorv not^'e or b 1^ ?f wiiS. '^^^^"^y^'^b^^^t^'^ individttally^to any liabi^/ity Powp prom notes. Form of debentureE, deb.^,f,^r.. f borrowing of moneys by way of loan, the trZ f of the said company shall and may be in the form containecl ,n the schedule B annexed to this act It «tl 1869. Montreal Northern Colonization R. Cap. 55. 81 in any other form similar thereto, and need not bo before a notary, and shall have the effect of creating a hVi)othoc"yp»theo. and mortgage iipoii the said railway and the lands and property thereof, and the legistration at full leuo-ih of a debenture (without the interest coupons thereto attached) '^'^''»'°' ni the said form in the registry office for the countL-s inaf"""" wnich part oi the said railway may lie, which said retris- tration for the purposes of this act and of the loan to bo made in virtue thereof, shall be held and deemed to bo a special registration of the said railway and of all the lands and property thereof, in each county or locality through which such railway may pass or lie, shall perfect tlie hypothec and mo; Lgage created by such debenture as regards all parties whatsoever, and the dc'benture and hypothec and mortgage thereby created shall be to all intents and piirposes binding upon the said company in favor of the holder of the debenture, and have the effect of mortgaging and charging all the lands and property of the spid company without any other more formal or parti- cular description, but the description in the said schedule B shall be held to compreh 3nd all the lands and tenements of the said company, all wharves and buildino-s of every nature thereon, and, in short, all the immoveable "state belonging to the said company, including the rails and iron thereto affixed, any law or usage to the contrary not- withstanding. / '■"' 2-1. If after the registration in the registry offi -e of theCan..iiing said county of a debenture of the said companv creatinu' a '^•'"°""••• mortgage and hypothec, such debenture shall be presenled at the said ivgistry office with the word carualled and the signature of the president, or other duly authorized diren^Pany selling firewood! ^ ^'''^'' "^ '''^5^^"°' t^ansportiu/and SCHEDULE A. Jorm of oon veyanoe. FORM OF CONVEyA^TE. • Know all men by these presents thnt TAP p Mont,«,l Northern Co£ ,i^Sof n""/ ""'''."' »" ''^ "The Colonization Railway Companv " +Lfv Northern W.l„« ray ,,.„„, a,„a (<»• hands) «eal(„. seals) thi. hundred ^^^ thousand eight Signed, sealed and delivered at A.B. (L.S.), in presence ■■ t 1869. Montreal Northern Cotonization R SCHEDULE B. Caji. 55. 85 FORM OF DEBENTURE. "The Montreal Northern Colonization Railway Companv "For. of NlXmber | "^ ^ ^ debenture. This debenture witnesseth that "The Montreal NortliPvn fhe Zt"- l^f ;T ^^"^^^^^^'" --derthe autLrit "o the provincial statute passed in the year of Her Maiestv's mgn .ntitued: "An act to incorporate the Sja Northern Colonization Railway Comimny," have rec ved irom ol the sum of as a loan, to bear interest from the date hereof, at the rate of on the ^^'' ""^""^T ^'""J ''''''''"'' P^y^^le half-yearly , ^^y 0^ and on the ,,d^y.o/ which sum of selves to pay on the '"^ -^P-y^^ind^and oblige them- the said or to the bearer hereof at Montreaf* tTe ZTct?ornT.^*'^^^^"^ half-yearly as a Wafd oi ptt^tlirrbenUa ^^"^"'^ ^'^^^^^^' ^^^^^^ ^^ ^-- interest, the said company, under the power given to them tttal'ttatf u!l' '^ ^T'y-ortg^ageandhypothS that is to nv ?v ^ appurtenances hereinafter described, tnat IS to say. Ue whole of the railroad from Montreal to including all the lands dt the termini of the eight hundred and "^"^^ ""^ ^"' i^ou^^n^ President, Countersigned and entered ^ ^'^ I certify that this debenture was duly registered in ^th«^ r^istry office for the county of ' ^intheCrtt , "" the dav of one thousand eight hundred and at page' "'"'"^ '"^ ^^' ''^°^' ^^ ^^^^«*«^ J'M»mbl«. 86 Cap. 56. Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska R. 32 ViCT. CAP. LYI. ^'Aiw*V^TP'''^*^r.*^^ Bichelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties Eailway Company. [Assented to 5th April, 1869.] W^^!?^T^^' "" "^^^""i^^ ""^ incorporation was granted to T f the Drummond and Arthabaska countios railway company by the Act twenty-third Victoria, chapter onl hundred and eleven which act was subsequently amended by vhe Act twenty-fourth Victoria, chapter eighty-sis^ And whereas the said charter or act of incorporation balh iapseu by reason of non-user within the delay in said acts Hn'^n H \ri^"? ""^'r '^' Honorable Christopher Dun! 1 m, and Valentine Cooke and Jesse D. Robinson esquires sole surviving direc-tors of the said company, and Others have petitioned the legislature for an act to reVive the said t^ "i "^corporation, as so amended, and still further to Zrl f '^T''~^''^ ^-^^^^^^ '' '' «^P«di«"t to giant a new ch^xrtCT of incorporation ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislaturi of Que^ bee, enacts as follows : ^ CnnvJ^t.!'''^T.-^^"i\'"^^^^' Christopher Dunkin, Valentine HemSii T ^- 1^«^^^««"' together with Edward John SJ^ f •^««^P^,3.Boi«vert, of Wickham, John lialph, Michael Leonard Pierre Neree Dorion, William J. Wa ts Iranfois-Xavier Janelle, Robert James Miliar. Louis Gue- rremont, Bruno Cote, Isaac P. Wilson, Felix Pinard, James Duncan, Louis Adelard Senecal, Leon Dessert, David Va- n^sse Beauva,s, Moe Fortier, Jonathan Wurtele, .Archibald Wurtele, Jean-Baptiste Commeault, Ovide J Paradis Maxime Beaupre, Roch Moise Samuel Mignault," the 110^ MS/'r'^TPi!^^^'^ ^^^73?°^^^^*' ^^'''' Latrav^rsetLoui Michel Miithieu, Jean Baptiste Labelle, Joseph Boisvert of Drummondville, Theophile Brassard and ThLas McGuaig ^W^i^ other persons and corporations as shall become shaieholders m the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are ^^ereby constituted a body corporate and politic by Con nT'p^r^^'n^''^'^^^'^' Drummond and ArthabaslI Counties Raihvay Company." ?om74'«»r *■ Yif ^^'^ approval of the lieutenant-governor in 1- ^.ng.d. council the name of the said company may be chanircd hereafter, should the then board of directors^ think U^ex podieiit to change the same : anH s^.-h ot^,^..^....i .,i,..n -u^ signified by the publication during the space of inemontt. Cartaia fieraona noor orated. tj 1869. Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska R. Cap. 56 ; 87 in the Official Gazette for the Province of Quebec, of the proclamation of the lieutenant-governor so changing the same ; and from and after the last publication of such pro- clamation the said company shall be known only by the name so conferred ut an it by the said proclamation; pro- vided however that swch change of name shall not be held to constitute a new co.npany or corporation ; but the said^"''"*- company under such new name shall be held to be to all intents and purposes one and the same with the said com- Paiiy now incorporated, and all suits then pending in which the said company may be a party may be continued to judgment under such former name, and provided further that the use of the former name in any deed, writ, process pleading, document, matter or thing shall not invalidate the same notwithstanding that such name may have been changed as aforesaid. 3. The said company and their servants shall have full Power to power and authority to lay out, construct, make and finish """"'f""' • a double or single wooden railway of such width or guage o^'c'^fiuf '- and Irom any point on the Grand Trunk Tfailway either ''°"- m the counties of Drummoud, Bagot or St. Hyacinthe to any point on the Three Rivers and Arthabaska branch railway, and may also lay out, construct and finish a double or single wooden railway, as a part of their main line to connect the same with the town of Sorel, in the county of Kicheheu ; the point of intersection or divergence of such main line to be at or near the village of Drummondville, and shall also have the further power of continuing their main line from the point of junction with the Three Rivers / and Arthabaska branch railway so as to form a junction with the Levis and Kennebec railway or with any railway connecting with such last mentioned railway, together with the power to construct any branch or branches of the same not exceeding fifteen miles in length from any station or depot thereof, with power hereafter to substitute iron rails^for w^ooden in any part of said road, in the discretion ot the directors, under the conditions hereby established tor the main line thereof f « ^\^ ""T^ l*""*"^ ""^ *^^^ ^'^^<^ company shall be the sum Capital .took. ot fave hundred thousand dollars (with power to increase the same as provided by the Quebec Railw^ay Act, 1869 passed during the present session,) to be divided into twenty-hve thousand shares of twenty dollars each which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinbefore ' named and such other persons and corporations as mav becniTiP , cr T-i mt.-. I-. . . I , t !_ ; 1 -. . i ' a npp:icauum saareiiuiders in such stock, and the m one v so raised shall th-o'ot be appliea m the first place, towards the payment of all '<^'-:^^^^M r^'m^ljj^f^ 88 Cap. 56. Richelieu, Drnmmond and A: Ihd ask, B. 82 ViCT. S?hSt '!:!,r;i.?Y'"^"?f "^^ ^^^ p^^-^^-^^^ ^^e passing connected vWh h> rn/"'^ "^^^f^'T' Pl»»«a>"l estimate! payment of PJetnig- and mamtain no- the snid ron«r„,r "'^^"B' ^o'"' preiimiBary poses of this Art ■ Jr., fi , *^,'^^'^ raUway, and other pur- expen.es by i'~. ^ '"^'^ "^^ ^ ' PlOVlded always that until the xnul ,^v« town or township interested in the railwiv nv Zh^' ^' S„nt „?il '^' • , "" IMreoas Biibscribiiig to the cnratal Proviiional direeton. Their poweri Certain oom- panies may take ehares. Meeting for election of first, directors III fl-Mhl rviLil! ?f^"^^^^cturin^ companies or other companies car- the limits of"th'' '"' '^^^'^ "^" "' l'^"'* ^* '^"y Pl«^'« V U W , the limits of the counties traversed or to be traversed W the said hne of railway, whether incorporated bv s ecial or Tw The T ' '7 ' rr- ^^ '''' ^^hare'holders r^S • ^^ at least the three-iourths in value of the shares l,,,t .'f otherwise subscribe or otherwise purchase wlhcdd nn v number of shares in the capital sto, V Jth. ^ which Uiey shall deem ^Me^^^^^l^^Z^ thereof by transfer in the form hereafterVrovided .fJ^i ^'^^iV"f directors - and at every such meeting each municipal or other cor. o ation ho ding stock to the amount often thousand dollarior more part in sucff "/ T*^' ^'' '"''^ ?" thereon, may eitherTai: part m such elec ion as an ordmaiy shareholder or may abstain from so doing; and each such corporation as sS! so abstain may either then or at any time thereX by bv iTli;- '^fit^'f' rr ^^^« ^f«^^«l^ directors who need not himself be shareholder, to serve for the like term of businels liulT' '^f J ^'T '".^r'""^ ^°^ *h^- t'-ansaction Quorum of oi business and the said board of directors may employ one "'^"""o"- or more of their number as paid director or directors ^°ro- yided, hoAvever, that no person shall be elected director un- ifThe^stn^ l" tl^' ^'-t'' "^^^ °^^^^^'^- °f -' 1^-^^ ten si a os transac;io,!''n?^tl!'K" ^^ ^^^«1«^« '''''\' this act, and in theyotin«. transaction of all business at general shareholders' meet- ings, each shareholder shall be entitled to rs mm y vo es as he holds s^hares upon which the calls have bee ^ pa^d up and shal be entitled to vote either in person or by' prox/' and at all su<^h meetings the stock held by municipaTor tW riH^^-^.-^Y be represented by Lch Sn as Uiey shall respectively have appointed in that behalf etuJit witK'th'l ''Tl\ ^h^^^'t-hmeetingblntS equally %vith the shareholders to rote by proxy holLs^for snclf^r'."?'"'' f ^^'^ *™'' '""^^ ''P^'' ^h« share- Can, 0. o^tTonh^^rn'r^te^t T:^.^^^% --h,-> they-.- cotnpany, and.in suah^^o^tion ^'^^ ^i ""'^t^ that no such instalment shall exceed ten pi . ont, on the I It ■1! iff' I ifai It orfeltar* of iharti. Vacancie* among directors. Form of con- veyanoes of lauds, H 'ration thetcof. 90 Cap. 56. Richelieu, Drummond and Arthaba'a R. 32 YloT. thinfti ^'''''' '"''^'"^ manueras the directors shall wUhnn"tfirf *'^T''5^ ^\^''^'''' "^*^« forfeiture of shares feuitral meeting of the company assembled at anv Hmf> to be Z^f'f'!'^' "^^"^«' 1^^^^'^d^^d t'^« name L Tela ed to be forfeited at a meeting of the board of directors T.uM" '^''1 directors, or a majority of them may siinplv the place or places of any of th.ir number, from tL, fo time dying or declnnng to act as such di;ectors, fmm amoT; the several persons be.'ng subscribers for o^ ownin^u f holding shares in the s.id company sufficL to mial f^ him or them to act as directors as aforesaid. ^ ^ n.f/w^^ii!^'''''^' '''"^ conveyances of lands to the said com- pany for the purposes of this act, in so far as circiimstan.^s will admit, may be in the form of the s<.Wule A to this act subjoined, or in any. other form of the like effect and for the purposes of due enregi«tration of the same all Je p.strars in their respective counties are renuL^To re. L er n their registry l>.v,k. such deeds and co,™^^^^^^ t^^trt ^"Ir^^Vf 1^ ^"'^ -ecv^SrtCo? wiinout an> m-. -, i;,l. and shall minute the eureo-istratioii or entry on such .I..d ; and the registrar shall ece ve from he ^id company. !>;.,• ,,ii fe^s on every su-h enrols niir and for a certificate of the same, fifty^ents a d"no ™ and su.-h enr.gistration shall be deemed to beTalid iiiT.w sTaUni^*^ •"■ P^^^'^^^^" ^' ^--^ ^« ^^- contr:;y tu S: Power to issue lit TU ' i llZr'' to become mvH;'?^'''''^ '^^'" ^'''^^ ^^''^ P^^«^ ^'^^ authority Botoi. to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchano-p for sums not less than one hundred dollars ; and anv S promissory note made or endorsed, or any s"fch bill of wSdeTofX^^'^^'^'^^^^^f ^y*^'« I'-i^-" o Jic( piesident ol the company, and countersigned bv the secretary and treasurer of the s4id company, and under the the^^i^^ '^' ^''"™, ""^'^^ directors, ihall be bhdin. on the said company, and every su.h promissory note or biH of exchange so made, shall be presumed to have been m-ide with proper authority, until the contrary be shown aiTd In no case shall It be necessary to have the seal of the s-i d mthoat indi- rXFttel *' 7 '\ P""^""-5^ ^^^^^ -• bi" 0? exchange Tiduaireepon-ff^- t ^ ^'^^ president Or vice-president or the secretarv - »aie,,s til. Said promissory notes or bills of exchange have 1 1869. Richelieu, Drummond and Arthnbaska R. Cap. 56. 91 been issued without the sanction and authority of the board of directors, as herein provided and enacted. ir. The directors of the said , . — - - company shall have the'*"''"*"'"" power, upo.i beinjr duly authorized thereto by a vote of the'' "'""• majority oi the shareholders in the snid compLy pn-scnt at any annual meeting in the month of JuP , for t^he pur ose of olectinQ. directors or at anv gnicrul meeting of he laid shareholders whereof notice shall have been given in he manner hereinabove provided in the case of a general annual meeting and election, and in which not). all be stated and published Ihe object of siuh meet,. .o issue their bonds or debentures made and signed by i Ue preS dent or vice-presidonf of the said company, and coin* ;r- tTs .r r\^>' ""'-T''^^'^^ ^"^^ treasurer^heVoof, and u,ul?r the seal of the said "" W"*„S, and Iha t eL'ibrc d by courts of law according to the tems and tenor thereof IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) 1.0 I.I " li£ ill 10 11.25 ^ Mu iiuiugiapiiIC Sciences Corporation // ^/ y4i .^*A. » fV ^>^ .V^,^' :-?- A .5" {/. k ^^ k \\ "^ V o' 23 WEST MAIN . TREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ._.. ^%^ ^ r o ^ «2 Cap. 56. Richelieu, Dmnmond and Arthabaska R. 32 YicT. with the uecess-irv rio-hi !S- ^^l^^^^^^d therefrom, then wood.ya^ i;ro;T'«,l^df:-t?,tk'S''^: ?^^^^^^^^^^ Porm of U«t,a -of gals. SCHEDULE A. FORM OF DEED OP SALE. Know all men by these presents, that I A E nf do hereby in consideration of ' ' °5: i , Witness my hand and seal this dav nf one tnuusand eight hnndred and ^ feigned, sealed and delivered in presence of AB. (L.S.) I'orm of •dsbsstare. SCHEDULE B. FORM OF DEBENTURE. "The Richelieu. Drnmnif.nd and A-^^aV--'- '^ x- Kailway (Jompany." A..xxabuBiia uouuties I T a ym * & • 1869. Richelieu, Drimmond and ArthabaskaR. Cap. 57 Number | This debenture wituesseth that "The Kichelieu, Drum- moud and Arthabaska Counties Kaihvay Compauv " under 95 Counties Rail\^ay Company," have received from oi the sum of , ^ , ^ as a loan, to bear interest I'rom the date hereof, at the rate of per centum per annum, payable half-yearly on the day of and on the day of I.- -I , ,,. '^\^ii'^h sum of the said company bind and oblige themselves to pay on the day of to the said or to the bearer hereof at anl to pay the interest thereon nali-yearly as aforesaid on the production of the coupon therefor, which novk^ forms part of this debenture. And for the due payment of the said sum of money and interest, the said company, under the power £>-iven to them by the said statute, do hereby mortgage and hypothecate the real estate and appurtenances hereinafter described that is to say : llie ivhole of the railroad from ' '. The said directors are hereby empowered to take all Limited necessary steps for opening the stock-books for the sub-""'''''''''' scriptions of persons desirous of becoming shareholders jj/'"'"''"'"'"' the said company ; and all persons subscribing to the capital stock of the said comi my shall be considered proprietors and partners in the same, but shall be liable only to the extent of their stock therein. 6 When and so soon as one-tenth part of said capital Meeting fr stock shall have been subscribed, as aforesaid, it shall and ?'*°"°° "' may be lawful for the said directors, or a majority of them *'"""' to call a meeting of the shareholders at such time and pla.,;e as they may think proper, giving at least two weeks' notic^ in a newspaper published in the town of Sherbrooke at which general meeting, and at the annual general meet- ings, m the following sections mentioned, the shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, shall elect nine directors, in the manner and qualified as hereinafter pro- vided, which said nine directors shall constitute a board of directors, and shall hold offi» »"'Wtovotee1tw'in''p:;s„^o? £S Sir ^-^ - '- ~s^" sj5 sMl th^kfl^ '"=""""' '" "-'' ""'™^' - the direl^s Pi "e o?pitr^r:irof\5'^it*i-jiLr^ mJvfi'ii?'"'''^ "'"' conveyances of laadi to the said com- registrars m their respective coL.i ,. ^r^ rfquirtarS;" 1 ICT. T 97 18G0. Sherbrooke, E. T. and Kennebec R. Cap. 57. ter in their registry books, such deeds and conveyances upon he production and proot of the due execut 0,7^ of, without any memorial, and shall minute the enre'is- tration or entry on such deed ; and the registrar S're- ceive from the said company, for all fees on every uch enregistration, and for a certificate of the same fiftT cen^s and no more, and such enregistration shall be doeme^d to be valid in law; any statute or provision of law to the con- trary notwithstanding. ^^^ to wl^'rin T^'"''^-'^^"^^^^ P°^«^ a«d authority Power to U.U. to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchano-e "^"'""""J' for sums not less than one hundred dollars; and any 3 ""'"' •''"• promissory note madr- or endorsed, or any such bifof ex- change drawn, accepted or endorsed by the nres dent nr vice-president of the company, and co/ntersi|ned by the secretary and treasurer of the said company, and un£ the authority of a quorum of the directors, shall be bhidino- on the said company ; and every such promissary no e or%in of exchange so made, shall be presumed to have been made with proper authority, until the contrary be shown ai^d in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of 4«. ]a company affixed to such prorJissory note or bllof exchange nor shall the pres dent or the vice-Dresidpnt nr Vk x° ' unless the said promissory notes or bills of exchancre W>''""*'"'^' <»' pose of electing directors, or at any genera meetino^nfT: BaidsharehoMers, whereof notice sL^'w W ^^.^n ^n the manner hereinabove provided in the case of a ienera^ annual meeting and election, and in which notice sEl be stated and published the object of such meSg! to issue ?d nt o"f thT^'-r^^ ''^""'^ ^^ '^' P^^^i^-^^t of'vL-pre' siaent ot the said company, and countersio-tiPd h^ X^^ 1 company, as provided ;■; '^U'^^n'-^feZ.."V.^^,TS;,-r^^^I rail- «2 Vict. ?8 Cap. 57. Sherbrooke, E. T. and Kennebec R. company, nor he in oxce'^ of thf t "'"l"^"' "'"•'•'^' "'■'^o ui. on its «hare capitirat the huo^rtf -"'"^"y ^'^^'^ bonds. "^ "^'^ 01 tho imsuo i,f hu,,}i msnt* with*' ^^- It shall be lawful for fbo cq,vi othe,eo.pa. any agreement with any Xr n ivT^'"''^' *" •'"^'^'•'"^■o province, for lea^sing theLid rail^^r^ com,.any, in U.i« or the use thereof, at aiiy thne or S.°' ''"^ ''"'' "'"'•'"'^l". to suoh other company, ^or for Ieasi?or M •'"" ".^'^^ J''"'"'l other company any I'aqwiv nr ,. ^ ^ ^'""S" ^''""^ «»i«'h thereof, or for tLleLnVlVrLri*^^^^^^^ ""'• *^»" "«« dcrs, or moveable property «nd^„ ^ o,onK,tiv.>s, ton- agreement or agreements J'ifhf, ^^"^'•?"y to nuiko any touching the use\;ret rhfoth5^o?bvbo?r" '"""""y- ofthe railway or moveable pronerT; of ^•.u'' '"'''?'•*''" '<'«• any part thereof, or touching^anTse^^Z/.f «' "'" '"'V .''' the one company to the otlin/^i .[ *° ^"^ r.-ndered by for; and any such agreemlt shnl K ^««IPf»«'^'iV. terms and tenor thereof^ *' ""^ ^''^ according to llfo Provision" as ]A j. 1,111 tr^S- mate" wk tie 8^7^^/"' '^^r T^ ^^^P^^F ^o amalga- ^Zi:- ^-ay.Cornpan;, ^"L^rpaJ^^^^^^ T' ?--^- S Kai..a,. Provided alwaVs that whene?eMhe dirJX *'™^^ j^<'v^'"itor. companies respectively have agreed to S'' ""^ ^i'""'^ *^° mation, and two-thirds of tL fv To ^.^''^''i '"'^^ amulffa- the said two comprniLpreL;fr^*^ «harehol,lors of at a general meet^nrKch of ?h?«?''' "' ^.^ P''9^i«« expressly for that pu?pose Tnthi ^ companies, called respective acts whSy th'ev are in^n^'"''''. "^17'^'^ "' *h« of general meetings! sClCe'Hr7*.l^'^"^*^*^^''^'"»ff ment ofthe said directors t?- y?;*ified the above agree, shall become ipsoZtoZll'^Z,'^' «?\*r. '^""^P'Siies and the same corporatio^and Tnl ' ^""^ '^^" '^^'^«^»^^ "'W The Sherbrooke, Ct Francis vXLT^" '\ '^^' '^ way Company, and the directors an 7n.- ^^"r^*^*^ •^^'^'^ (if any of the two compaS «. ^"^ P^^^^sional dir.-ctors directors of the company ?orme" Ttfc^^^A '^'\ ^' ^^^ ted companies, until the th^n ne *t -ll ^'^^^''i•^^'''"*" which shall take place on the fir«?M ?'^''. ""^ ^J^-ectors, next following. ^ ^""^^ Monday in Juno then Power to con- fiy mr ., „, struct branch f- J-fte said Sherbrooke Ea^ifom 't„ i- I 9» rail* ^^^>^- St. Fmnais Valley/ and Kennebec R. Cap. 58. ^nd maintain a branch or branches of similnr r„n inconsistent therewith ^ °^ *^'' *^* "^^X ^^ SCHEDULE A. {FORM OF DEED OP SALE.) Witness my hand and seal, Jhis dav «f one thousand eight hundred and ^ Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of A. B, .|L. S.] 1 r • CAP. Lvni, Ussm^^ ""^ Kennebec Kailway Sower to eon- 5? TUr, „„:j «truot railway ^"^ ^^^" company and their spri'nr.+B t, n i » „ on certain lin'/ poorer and authority to lav ont -mfif ^ '^''" ^^^'« ^^^1 a double or sino-le railWrJ nfl '■*'"^*'^"^t' "^^ke and iinish cost and chS ot tl7 ,frnT' -Z ^°°f ^^ < heir own MassawippivfllVor theTCd'?lL'"^^ "^ *^« directors -ay decfde), from [re termTnu Vth E ^^^*^« or from some point on the line of the fvll f Jf ^"^^^Wi near Lennoxville, as the directors of tb.^'? "^ ^* ^'' the time being may think mo«^nV T'*^ company for south of the St^Francis river ^nt^"*!^J.^^«' ^"""^n? route to a place at or 1" pJcourtnav P?'* ^T' ^'^'''^ to or near Bishop's landin^^ i„ Jl^i !^ ^T' ^"7 = ^^ence and from thence VsuKue n« fh^^'"'^!^ of /)udswell, company may deem exned^pi^t -t ^''^P''^'>^^ of the said and most prac'^^icaWoute for tb7'*^ ^ '''''' *° '^'y ff^«de. the south side ofthrrivef St F--''?^ ^*'*^'^ ^"^ '^^ «.re river, to con^S ^^ ^ Ltr.StL-lt: dollars (with power to in. r?«5+u "" ^''"^"^^ thousand the railway 4To be di'^ded into'fi''^^"' P'"^^^^^ ^J^ of one hundred dollars eirbw>,fl '^^ thousand shares, by the persons wiX£nrm\f ariZcl;^^^^^ '^^^^^^^ thereof. ^ud the money so raised shall be applied in f hp fir^f 1 ' towards the payment of all fees eS-i ?''*'P^^'^' icea, exptnoes una aisburse- 1860. St. Francis Vallry and Kennebec R. Cap. 101 r;tfXn7.n 'i^ *<" 1T'^"^^^*^'« '^'•*' -'^^ ^^^ '"-kins surujs pjunsand ostnnat.'H connected with the milw,.,^ and al the rest and remainder of such mone7sTal £: paid out of the capital stock, t shall be lawfnl fWr J,. '"""'"'""' im iro.u tl,„ »,„,k „f tK„ ,„M eompany. or bo „ltow;i''to Provliional direotort. them ill payment for stock. nofessTvrv 7ieJtriT "'" ^T^'^ ^'mpowered to take all Limited .ia- necessary steps lor opemug the stock-books for the «„!. ^iiity of.Uare- genei^l meet n4lf ^ meeting, and at the annual shareholder's ^eseteith^'T!"^ sections mentioned, the elect nine dLvW in tJ.. ^''^^'^ ^' ^>' P^^^- ^^^^^ inafter proved wUr^o^r'"''"^^^^ qnalified as here- a bnard of di^r-V '1 "V^ directors shall constitute Wednesday t'tSember^t'^^.^'^ ollice until the first y ^September, m the year following their 102 32 Yicrr, Moatlngi for • lootloii of ■.ubatqueut dlreotoM. Quorum of direoton. Voting. Cnlli CD sbarea. Form of oon- veynnoes of lands. Registration thereof. Cap. 5^. St. Franca Vulfej/ and Kennebec R ^!^lnuZ::[[Z'::^l /l- provi«ion« thoroof .hull 1^^ railroad bo •«" .J^'^^^^^^^ s.tid Within six yoar« of i^^ ^lil^^ onhL IZl ""' "'''''^''^'^^' company, at "v iS.' m .Un. Z"T^ ,"Tr' "^' *'^" «^i<^ qualified as hc'r.Mnafh^r prov Zl ''ol 1 ' , ^ mannor and annual ffon.-ral m, ' tinr/ ^n,l l r ^ ''"u'',':" ""^''••' ^>*'-^''t^^h onemo4b.llr<^^h,!'u^,t^'i,^":^r- '^"" ^" Published; papers pnbli,shod in ^^ own o Sh T 'T "^"^•' ''''^«' •^ motion of directors shdl boT baHoi a k^ '' ""^ *^^« eW'tcd, toffother with tlm / ,^' .',,""" t^" P'^r^ons so railway ao,! »haU fo/m^fc^LSt' dirtrr' "'"'"' *"" Of b„»!,t frarhot;;;! tz" ?';"t '"' "■" •»"-«»» or more of liei" m,mb „. " H ,'''''"«;'°" maycmi.Ioyouo share, ol' (h°it„,.k of ittl.r ""'"" "'' »' >"»»' '"'o .ra'ii,:;;°„f Sef ^rt:'A.™*7 .trretir". '" *^ a»d .hall be e„m,ed^„ ;;fj;Utn,f;^r o'j-'b'^Sr hofd";rJfor'';S'Sa";S::,,f °7 '™-i, ™J' "1>»" *'• »!>«-. any of them n.ay tldT^ e7.;i,X,ofk 'i'>7b"'''';,''''^ °'^ pany, and in siirh iironortio,, ,f .h '""' "■"'' ™m- jHal, be ,..e.; .. ^^^if^ ^^aS 'dSS r^:^^^ *>• All deeds and conroyanres of lands fr. (h^ -^ pany ior the purposes of this aot ^ 1?? ^ '^'"^ •'^"'- will admit, may bo in ihTiLT' f i. 'Y f "^-^umstances subjoined, oh7J y oth ? form t'o t'h^'it^' 4' *^ *^'^ ^«* the purpose of due Lre-Wr^iy/^*'^'''^ effect, and for in their respective cSuS":'*^? °^^^1 r««' ^" registrars registry boik. .^ch de' d^ .nd co^"'''^^^ *" ''^^'''^ i" t^eir- t-u ui„.a.. and coirvuyances, upon the pro- I 1800. St, Francis Valley and Kennebec R. Cap. 68 103 du.-tion an.l proof of tho duo oxo.uHou thorooi; without anv m.Mnonal and Mul uxiuuto tho nnv^istration <„• 'nl ou comiwn loi II fees on ovcrv such .'iircifiNtratiou and lor a .j'rt.h.at;. oi' the sain., ii/ty ,.,.„,.s and no n o a n d «u'P«th«^ «J^1 S? i V"^ ^^'^ ''''*^ company, as provided by this act" shall have been expended in aild upon the said raflvvay ;' 104 Cap. 58, *S I! •As to agree nients with other com- panies.J St. Francis Valley and Kennebec R. 32 ViCT company. „or be in excess of L '"^^i^^ ^'^^^ ^i the S-its.WeeapiJ!:trt:-?X--%i;;^ anyy:^:!!tt^^^ th. SlTP-y to enter into province, for leasing thJsai^ railwlj J ^^^P^^Y. in this or the use thereof at anWimeo^S,^' ""^ part thereof, to such other comDanv or ^ i ^^/™f's. or for any period other company ^^,?;"L-W T^^Z^^'^'l^ ^'^ ^^^^ thereof, or for the ]eLiniorYir?n J */^'''°^' ^'^ ^^e use or moveaWe property 1?^ „^ "n^' ^^'''^^t^^-'^«. tenders ^ent or agreemcXw^^h anvS'' l^ '" "^^^^'^ ^"^ ^g^^e- t^e "«e by one or rheotSr oTbv boTr^^^'"^'-*""^'^"'^ railway or moveable proDertv nf ll^ "' companies of the part thereof, or touehiSn /servicl^oV' ""^ }''^^ °^ ^^^7 one company to the other nLi ^"^ rendered by the and any such agreement^hall bl T?'"'f 1°" ^^^^^^^^ «hall be enforced brcomis of In ""''^'"^ f}^ Ending, and and tenor thereof. ^ ' ""^ ^^^ according to the terms pf^r'^-matfw hlhest W^"/^T*^^ ^^^^ ^-^"^Pany to amalo-a- Kate^^-lwaycomp^^^^^^^^ ^ebeo Raiiwa, F 'ovided always that wheS? th^ /""^ ^'"'^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ! *-"• companies respectivelv b ,1? T ^"'^^^tors of these two niation, and t4o thi xls of b?^T^ '? '?^^<^ ^^^'^ amalga° the said two Zpaa es ea led -n °^'^'. «l^areholders"of in the manner provided in hp..^'':''^^ ^^' t^^* P"'-pose are incnrporaterfo (le caHin' J'*'''" T*« ^^'^^'^^H key have ratified the above "gStf IJ^^L"^^^^^^^^^ then the said t^^o companies sWl 1! ^^ ^^"'"^ directors, gamated and shall become on. a'^T^ '^'" >^" ainal- and company under the title of "rh^^'^f <'orporation Francis Valley and KoLehtcvJ^L^^'^^^^^ the directors and provisional directorwTf ^^^P^y/' and companies so amalgamated shS hi M^^'^ of the two ou the f... Mo„4' ia t^tr^^^n^^' P'- Qatbeorail way act. IG Til P-V..OU. of ai, J. n.a/be1SLSt4VK^!;;r™' 1869. Missisquoi Junction Raihvay Company. Cap. 59. SCHEDULE A. FORM OF DEED OF SALE. 105 Know all men by these presonts that I, A. B., of do hereby, in consideration of Valley and Kennebeo Ji.^\F. n ""^ ^^ ^^^ ^*- ^^^^^cis whereofishetbv aokn--' '^ ^^ Company, the receipt convey imto the L ^ran i tfl1;^:'l V^'^^^^ ^^^ CompL^y, their ^u^ces^ \Id aLSns air'.^'. ^}'^r^ parcel of land (describe theland??? ' t^^^* tract or selected and la d out bv \hl i^r ^ ^"""^^ ^^^'"^^ been of their railway Mo hUe ani toT^Jriif"' *^? P"^i^°'^«« promises unto ^the saiS companv^lli*^' '""'^ ^'''^ '"^^no';ht'a^,^^^^^^^^^^^ b- Spencer, Mvron T n^Km-.,™ at '*"^"*^""1' ^^^- IJ., Ambrose 100 Power to oon etruotrail- wny on a eortaiu line. iii Cap. 59. Mmtsquoi Junction Rarlroay Company. 82 ViCT. shall be and are hereby ronsfitn+nr7 „ i j politic, by the name o/4hrMld ^t'^^ '-orpomte and Company. " ^"^ Missi.qaoi Junction Kailway single tra(>k iron rai^wnv nf / ^ ,,^1"'^ ^ ^«'^^>^'^ <^r company seoTt rrom^.Ioh •"'' "^'^^^ ^' ^^^^8^^ '^« the in^o.^ontheliLofThe s?o T' I'u^L^^^ be detmninod liaihiad, o thrSouth eaS'tern ''^' r^'^?'^ ''^'^^ ^^'"^^^^X to and t^-oni^h the owns^i'" !rn^''^ •^''"'*^°" ^^'^"^^^'Y province line with i hm,.^^ ^o^i'ty ot Missisquoi to the township of Dmiham ti nn^t "" ITu' P""^* "^ *^'> '^•'^id iubcforo pX-lei" ""'" "" Sonoml direction as lioro- And un a cer- ?» TV..^ • j Capital 6took. J Tii, -j i , , the prov Ins of the r-Whv *^'! '"T ^'^ '-^^^^rdanc-e with raised by the persons W^T f *' '''^''^ ^"^°""* ^^^^^^ ^e money sha/i b,™ H^d L f'* ^"^ remainder of such maintiini^ithe Sd rn-K^'^' f^!,^^^' <-«^«i>l>^tin,g and Provi,o: astoact • nrnW.f .,1 1 f"i'way and other purposes of this payment »f ^^'^ ' P'^vided always, that until rhe s-nM.^vii,- • """'■"'■•■•lo ; L; i*!"""?,!' tt7 "'■ ""^^""'y. city, town o .uch mnmnpality from tie stock of the said comp^ ^^ 32 Vict. wr.'ife and 1 Kailway ants mny, loublo or ig<^ iis the ■tormiiiod Chambly Kailway he parish oi to the I tho said ip of tSut- aud the I'uct the ■ as they as here- a lino of 3 lino in on the tho said lorod as •eceding be two iito two dollars ('e with diall be h other Idors in 'Pplied, SOS and *'t, and inectod :>f such 11!? and of this arv ex- hall be >wn or >'ise, to T such led la any or 3869. K:,mquoi Junction Railway Company. Cap. 59 hold in trust Icr^oXn of si-d"S?r^ V*^^^'^^'*^ ^"^ inay deem necessarf wherowtth fnt T '^T' '^' ^'^^^^ nary expenses and to deUveTha sat^fSn '"f \ P-'^'""^^' right of way or to contr.„Vnrc i* ^'^iJ^^^'^^^^^'i of claims for said road or^ux^ part tWof '^" construction of the rat^ontoaTr'vingolS Z^J" '''^'l l^^^^i^g corpo- Certain eo.. within the \nl^f^Z:^^^,S^, ? /V> P^*' =^^. whether incorporated bv «nn,.i.,l "\"^^i^«i*' ^4^"'^ I^^inley,.Asa shall be and aio hmO ;/'''i;^- T^ K- Whitman, esquires, the said company andl^^^^ ^^""'^ of directors of directors shSl be aiVotL unde^^ ''''^' ""*^^ ""^^'^ act by the shareholders and sh ,1?? Provisions of this ity to fill vacancies ocCringtLrSn T"' ^"^^^^^--^-^ir power. themselves therein not T,imv 1? tncrein, to a.^sociate with shall thereupor^Um^erid ^dirfcLfo? ^ °"^' "'^ equally with themselves, to open stort L l f «»^P^ny subscriptions for the under^akW ilt^y^^ i?^ P"^^^^'''^ suoscribers, to cause dKiis n i^' '^^'? '^i'"' ^^^P^" ^he executed, to callT-en.?rn7L 5 ''''':.''>? *« ^« made and election of o her dfr So?s a? b'l "^ ? shareholders for the nerally to do ail such "ther a T af ^^fh "^^;^' T"" ^'■ railway act may lawfully do ""'^ """^"^ ^^"^ cnptioi/of l-tii^rjo^Sofb^^tn^S^^^^^^^^ -bs-^-^- the said company and -ill nor+,-1 T^. • *^'^^'^*^r« in and partner., tal stock of the sa^d comp u^ I.ir^''^ *° ^^« ^^Pi tors and partners in thTS] '" ^' '^"^^^'^^'^^ P^' lOT proprie- ^ :'^i^j^y^*ft^'tar!yfl^%lf 82 Vict. Meeting for •election of eubsoquont directors. ,;ii I 108 Cap. 59. Mmisquoi Junction BnUwnj, Cmpnnj,. .judicial diGtri.t through whic-h i- „ n,l '^ ' "I'^^i/" ^^^ at which said general mooting . d .l" "^''^ ",'"'" i'''"«' meetings in tht follo.^g ?,i ^.^ li.'.ncT'fh ^T'""^ ho ders present either in person I y xf 'ia 1 .l"''; not less than seven nor mor.. than m, .1 / '* '^?'^ manner a.ul qualified as ^relnl^ ' , i ! ''' whieh ''^ directors sha constitute a hn.n-rl J. il, ' . ^'"^ hold office until the «lnd S .l^i N 1'^; T^ ■ '^f year folloAving their election. ^ ' Hoi'»wnJ,er m the the principal Ucj^tJ^f ^ii^ :: .^r",, rtiii' ;i holden a general meeting of the sha • hi, « nVn 'I company, at which meeling Th., 1 1 1 1 '^'/''*^ ^.^ elect a like number of not less Ian L 1- ' ^^'^*''"' "'^'^^^ ten directors for the^irens^i, 1"";,; 7,* Vl/'^; "^""' *^'"^ qualified a. hereinafter p,U ded ^d.; !."'"";•' '"^. such annual general meeting and Vl ' j, ' H b. n, b^ hshed one month before the day of ,0e,. m h ^ "^" newspapers published in the nail i i/n' i" h,^.^"^ the elections of directors shall be bUa , , f, ' "''^ so elected, together with the frr- /AVA, ' ""' persons railway act, slall form thrboSt/'i;^^^^^^^^^ ^"^^^ ^^^ _ 'O. Five directors shall form a niionn ..('/.« n i. tion of business, and the said b™rd i •( ',„ tv ^^T" one. or more of their number as paid d r ,V< n ll f^ ""^ provided, however, that no person nh, I ...fl / 'f-' reotor, unless he shall be the holder an nw e nf f f ^V seven shares of the stock of +>,,/...; i "^ ^^"* ^*'^«*= have paid „p ail cdf™ th'e »aid 'i,""""""'>'' "'"^ "'"'" II. lu the elections of dira^tore in,,!,,, (1,1, „„, „„,, • vot^s. beholds shares, upon .UuT:L;:^C.rZ iX Jt t^SeT '4 jer;h:Jl. ':!:;;r , ^!^" ^^^-■ any of them, may hold in tl^^. capita IT. i\t'''^' ^'' company, in sucj proportio^ as th ^ L^V m [/ in ^t a manner that no such instalment shfl":;.'",!'/',*^ cent, by giving at least one month's no jc , i). . . C ^'7 manner as the directors may appoint. ' '' "' '""'^^ KvlyS! **• All detxls and conveyances of lands to the ».iid com- Qnoram of direotora. Voting. ■<"ftlls upon thnres. !£WW««»t"i.ka.:te 1869. Mimsquoi JuncUon Railway Company. Cap. 50, \m A. to thi« actHubtinJ or in anv 7 ^7"" "^ «*^^^'^^^1« oill-ct ; and for the purnosP^ oTT ^''' ^'?'™ *" ^^« «ke same, all roffi^trarn in tCr 5 ''f-'"'"^'''^^''"*^^^^ «f the Their a book with coni..^ nf +u„ ..^^""^V^ me said comiiany, with A, one to bo E Ld on oaTL^r 1 ^" "" ^l"^ ^"^^'^^^ ^'^ biajiks to suit the circi^mKfmV^' ^'^''''"'.^ ^^'^ necessary veyanc^e, and .hdl 11:,^+ h i^P?-'' "^'^"^ ^^P'^^'^te con- ext'c.Uionofa yiuTJonl^^^^^^^ and proof of due ■said book withouranv momiTor' 'f "u ,*^^ '"'«« ^^ t^^e registration or ehtry^o^^ rS^'llf^f ^"'"^^ «^e «- charge and receive from tC .!^5' ^ *^" ^'cgLstrar shall every such enregi«trat^^/ fift' 1 '?"^'""-^ ^^^ *" i«^« on ^uch enregistratfon rhX dlUrto\:tlM ^ atacute or provision of law to the conl^a^ ^olwit^IS^^ tolt J^:;:;.f.-rs^^^^^ authority.... ... for sums not less thin nn„ 1,/ "i j ? , , ""^^ of exchange, promiMory promissory nole nSL^^^dor Id ^^^^^ ^^^ ""^ ^^^^ """ president of the comn'.,,v 1^^ 7 • P^^^^sident or vice- tary and trea^itre^ onSL. V?!'''''"^'''^^",'^^ ^^ t^« ««cre. of a majority of a ouonim n^ 'r?^"^i ''"^"^ *^*^ authority upon tlie safd ommnv a,^d i' "^'"'"^r ' ^^^" ^^ ^^^ding bil of exchange s^3' shall be'?. '"'^ V^o^^i^ory note o? made with iWer authoritv n.H??vf''"''^^. *^ ^^^« b««« and iu no ca^e sha 1 Tt be L«8arv to V^^fJ^ ^'^^^^^v^n, the ^'^^^^:^'^ilt:::^j^t^^ z:^r^ — - -- dually i-esponsible for tho Zrr.. i ^?"™Pany, be mdivi-^ d»ai re8pon. notes'and^bills oTexcUn; Ta'^e^W st^^^^^^ ^^^rj^^^ sanction and authority of thaTlTr^?^^*''^ ^'^^^^«"t the provided and enacted.^ ^'"'^ ""^ ^^^^<^i^r^ as herein PowVxtnSg' dtfauTho'riXr^^ t" ^^^^ the Pc. to ...a. inajority of stockhtlder^in he it? ^ * ^^*' ^^^ °'" any annual meeting fn the mon h of T^^^^'^i^ ^'''^''^* ^* purpose of electing^directors tn 1- ^fPtember, for the and signed by the nreSl' a '•^''^ *^®" ^"^s, made compan V. and^ounCsT^n d bv thr^'^T^^^"* "^ *^« «^i^« P^^P««« «f bends shall be and be "on "df*^" undertakmg, and such upon the property ofthrsafdcomn^ ' '^V'^^ claims B„nd. to l, Potheo upo.1 tl^ -id^Xr'^itU^rt^L^^^^^^^^ 110 ProviBo, Provis I !. Detention of Igoods for non payment of charges. Sale of {lerishable 1 Cap. 59. Missisquoi Junction Raihcay Company. 82 ViCT. iCitll ^;^«^«^'«^' that no such 1>onds beariiig such hvi.o. capital htock ol the said company, as provichxl hv this ....f shall have been expeiided in and upon the s-u7 rn^lJ ' and provided also, that the whole aZut.isodt;:,':^;^ bonds shall not exceed one hundred and twen^yl fvo ,hou- 1«. In case of neglect or refusal to pay the toll or froiu-ht due to the said company on any goods tL'rshnll hn\. , ff power to detain thesanL until^hf payments "^ Hsw't'r^ "^*^^ meantime sucS Uds stin>e aUh. ribk of the owner, and if such goods be of a Berishnl.ll nature, the said company shall have the right to sell lo same forthwith, on the certificate of two corS'tentperso. establishing the fact of their being so perishable and f such goods are not of a perishable Lture and "ha remain unclaimed for twelve months, the company may after giving one month's notice in two newspapers ilmS PublifTu.Sr .'^/r^^ ^""J^,^'^' ^^«P«- o?tEam by Fl.n f .'^'?*l*i«'l' and the proceeds of the sale, after payini ul '-ft* ''l\r^y ^^ «^^'^' «hall be handed oyer to^th? owner if he shall claim the same. »u«r inco 1"^. It shall be lawful for the sdd company to enter infrt rh-^ar ^^^/greement with the Stanstead, Sheffbrd Ld Cliam Iv otherraiiway.^a way company, or the South-eastern Counties zlZ\xl railway company, for the establishment of the Urw,^ tern terminus of their railway at any station within th a province of Quebec on the line of eiVer of ^hrslid ra^! ways, and may also enter into agreements with tie sa d railway companies, or any other railway commnv L th« province of Quebec for leasing the said rJilwaTor a^^lVaH thereof, or the use thereof, at any time or ilmes to^S other company, or for leasing or hiring from such Xn^ rfrfeaS^o "h-^^ ^"* '''V''''''' theuse Ltoi or lOr leasing or hiring any locomotives, tenders csl moveable property, and generally to make any a^?ppmn«J or agreements with any fuch other commny touThfnTtho use by one or the other or by both companL ofS^rail' road or moveable property of either or of botii or any mr thereof, or touching any service to be renderld by the Co company to the other, and the compensatioii therefor and any such agreement shall be valid and binding and ^hSl W Sof ^ ^^^^*^ ^' ^^"' ^--'^-^ *^ the^trm/and Power to outer into 1860, Mimsquoi Junction Railway, Company. Cap. 59. Ill B.'S H^Vt I' ■' ■ -111 SJuir;.ho]der«7rlcrordLln'wfth fH^''"'^ •'^''*'^ ^^ tlie Director. „., .ha have power and auVhod y^otC';\ToT, ?''^", -•Ce^^roToSr dnimiremeuls with any other Jhartor llV i ""^ ''''"'■'"^'^''''"' "''"""'her for thepiirijoseofmolri,,,. '^^W'd railway companv ''"'''^''yorror Citato aio„Sioi'£:fe.n"Ls'"n^ '^ ^^"^''""^ toTl' L^o:!' !",--' chartered railway (ommnv „ i V,«"}Pany and such other «-"' L""^- authority to entL S ^/^^^f^^^^^ ^^^.^« f"" Power and'^"""- having the chartered right flvSlf 7"'^^ T^ company the .St. Lawrence river at or nenr I -"^ ^^"^^*^^ ^^'^^^^ tJ^.« n^ht of using tie La^'b r^Vlt ?h^ '^^^"*^<'^^' ^'^^ railvvay, and the advanta-e a uf V S'' P^^-Poses of the tcreby incorporated. ° ^"'^^'* ^^ t^e company mu^ei^alil'lriL^^^^^^^^^^ of anyCeru.-„ ..„,. the rate-payers thereof for taHno f ^^ •'' ^"^ approved by^'P^'by-'aw. incorporated to build hTrSwavt 'it'" " f'^P'^"^ to bela^aTplu"' aiiy part thereof, shall be and^rJ f u''''',*''^ "' *^'« act or -"'«'" -- a^antents and Purptes^?w'f^te'^y,,oL ?i? °^"»^«ipal council of the '"'"""'p'*'"^'- «tock or shafes afall meetii^^^^^^^^ V'' ^^'^^ ««^h pauy, m as full and ample «^r^ shareholders of the com- ally the holder andVZ'^t'f rework;' ^^ ^^^^ ^--- passed dudngX'presenVses^^^^^ ^^*' 1869, Quebec pauy hereby incorporated Scent t^ 7^'^ *^ *^« com^^^-^ P-visions of this ac^t mayVeSnStSJreLl'r ^-^ SCHEDULE A.. act. roEM OF DEED OF «ALE. K^w al! men by these preeento, that I A B „f - by tbe\^Sj-» !Clt-'Ti ■ -0 - -...p.«he.e„f.herebyaek„owUei:;^4rraS,.l^^^ i'orm ot deed. II;: t ■•, 112 Cap. GO. South Eastern Counties Junction R. flo ViCT. parcel of land, Uk'tcrihe thp W/\ Vi ^ ' ,"^"* ^'''^'■* »' Witness my hand and seal, this ,1,, ,, ,,. ^Jo-nn^ 7^^ thousand eight hundred and ^ Signed, sealed and delivered, in presence of (L S.J A. I{, Praamble 39, 30 v., 0. loo amended. Company nay construct certain liranches or seotions in Wood or iron CAT. LX. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the South Kustorn Counties Junction Railway Company [Assented to 5th April, 1800.] T17HEREAS the South Eastern Counties .Tun..tion RnU. C«!,'Ji'l^'^*/- ^t I^^gisJature of the late rroviiice of follows:— '-'ompany, is hereby amendod as andfin^s\?h7rTJirJ^^^/r ^'^^V'^o""'' -»"*-««» of, to any point or S ^T'^.^' H^''^^'' ^^^^^e* V J the same into trol anSlCl.""'' ff"™"!". '<"'■ flnirt, either in wood or^„ f"^ '"y ""•? ?™"™''' ■""> stations tLeof in DuX:': S^Z '„m£?, 3 "X:^^' Pr.iTlio, 5860. Sfanstetd, Shefford and Ouunhl, /?. /?. Cap 61 ':So!; :?!!;;:;; nSrifi.:'t^;,^f *« «" '»t-ts to b., a company and any r u ,;.,1 v ' T-'''"n"'" '^«^^<'"» ti^« iM who!,, or in „arf m, ,?n, <• ^""' ""«" t^i"' <'mploym(,nt by suph muniripali/v and 11 tn ' '^ '^"''^^'''^'^ J?ranted, «toc;k, conditional r '^f horw , an ';;i]'"' «" ^«'^ipti'>ns of ro at, vv th.roto, shall no "thoie b and ""'''^^. ^y-l-ws intents valid and bindino- ^'^""^ ^f''"**"! to all the ma/or thereof, Tlnf o tr peTsof trT^'l.^^"-' by the muni.ipal council may vS p ,?^ '1'' authorized moetings of the sharoho IdeS oVtho nn^""" '^'^ ^^^^^'^ '^t all - thovj^h personally the ^reVof'SZ^ ^'^ ^" "^*^'"*« o. i he several do nva z^p^u^ ""tustocK. thedateofthepaSj^ftL^:':;;f^^^^^ ten years from are a present limited by law for th?^ ^™«nded, which completion respectivelv nf f^ i commencement and horeby so exte.fded a Llt/^^^^^^^^ of the company, are passing of this act. ^"^^ ^''""^ *^t^ date of the ^P^^^^t:tl^^^f^ ^« holds...... and tho expression " Tho X /^ and the same act ""-"""ith, -unties .iu,!;.tion r:^lv^:^.t <;tptTv"' sf'u f "^^'^ ^^^«^-" ^''"" '"'■ cUation oi-tho said act. a^ h.S? aluo^S ' ' '''^'^''^ 113 Mayor (q oertain oaie may 70 te on stock of hii munioipalit/. Bztengion of time for oomplotioo of railway. ('AT. LXI. An Act further to nm(Mirl ih.. . * i ^- [Assented to 5(h April, 1869 ] WS^^;L^:1;:^^^;;^^J;J Chaml^y Kail- ..... been madein the SnthtSTflh? ^^"f ' ^"f^'^''^^^ ^- the company are usin- thS • ?,L1+ S- 'f "^ ^^^^-road, and same, it is expedient t'o Irant 1?. '^'^''^'i^ com],lete the , Therefore, Her Ma^estv ITlJ ^l^'lt' ^^^^"^ P«*ition ; -t Of the LegisiSf o?^:!-:^;:,^-^;;^^ -- 1. Notwithstandinn- oi,-fi • • , serenteenth section of the'acrifnown asT^ ^^t'^ and ^otwith,ta„d. g ue dot Known as the Railway Act""?- ii^of th; railway act 114 Caps. Sf), 20. Colomtation R.—Quebfe R. 34 Vict. *«^'xJn;M "'''!>';<;. »*?'>-';"'''Pl<'tion oftho mid railway wifhin tho oftim»f„r poriod limit(>(l })v th(> a.ttW('iifv-s..v..,iH. v^r\. • . -"-- ^ ^ r*'' .""••"<1'>'!^' tho said StauNlcad, .Sh.Hi.rd and of t... said ..cunpany shall h. h.ld t„ hav. .v,„ti„ , 'd and Bhull ,.om,nu.. in full lorr. nnlwithstandiMiranylhing<-ontainodin th.> said ant o lin.orporal.on, the next ov„eml meeting, of shareholders of the said company, for theelection of directors tCooi and for the >n.nsa-f,on of the g.-noral husiness of the corpo a tion shall he holden on the lirst Wednesday in NovSor nex alter he passinir of this act, and thence annually on the hrst A ednesday ,n Noyember in each year therSor publR. noti<.e of su.h annual general meeting and election to be gn-en in the manner provided by the s^id act H CAP. XXXV. An Act to amend the Colonization Railway Aid Act of [Assented to 1st February, 1870.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the adyice and consent ol the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follovys : ^onmli^L'y „'-y,'^J»';*'J8'lith section of the colonization railway aid act seAcuiy tJierein, the words " seyentv-two " mul fi^^ +k„ vyords '^seyenty-three," the words ''seyLtT-Ay;!" *^' c:r\T:^y , «,'i;ii^^ ^I^>i/trcal Northern Colonization Railway Company entitled to aij «hall be entitled, upon its conformino- +n fh« r./ • ^ ^ ^> ^^ ..u the said .u-t, to the^d assur:if b^l^^^dd.Jr^lZuh! •standing tha the whole, or any part of the road of the si d company shall haye been constructed in iron CAP. XX. An Act to amend the Quebec Railway Act, 1869. .Assente I to 2-ith December, 1810.] ER MAJESTY by and with the adyice and consent ol the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follow ; H "1870. ithin tho 1, cliiiptcr liuilway Alt— Grant of Lntuh. Cap. 21 . 115 22. A\ hciicvor, by tho t(>nnH of anv sn,., i.l , t- ■ poratinjriinv woodiMi or iron ,.'"'> '''P''"ii' acf, incor-"*" H of quir.ii fM.vf u ,.,.iiiim in-oportHui of the slock of i.,.> ""' M.m^. Pany shall hav,. b..,.,. subN.iib.Ml b.-lor ' h Vllin ""' "'"""''"'• in^' or shan-hokhTH tor th. purpo • . •, 'h; ''I •""^'.*; Hlwll b. sulfi,.i,.nt that NU.h proportion oV.n - in ,"' '^ boon .sub.s.ribcd boimv siir . / . '^ "'"^'^ '"'^'« though it was nl: Bubs^ 1 th :^^i:t'V: r"' ^'""^ oallfd, and ovorv election ■.Ir...>rl,r». 1 i "^"^'^""f was -ai act shall be^.uid;';:;,;l:;;;f^r:i;;;:''^r^^^ «uch proportion of stock had boon s«bscril,o, drawn'aUhe crow 1 b nlT' 'f *''" ^"'"^'"^^^ «i' vince, by Eugene TacSni,- f . ^^'P^^ ment of this pre lands,' ai^d dSted S c fren'hr;"?"^^.^' ^'^^^^^ which lithographed%opv is fe J^ o^t "nr^'T*!' of the legislative council of this prtin^.^c'r maSt" O^p 21. 1,4ml Grants to Railinn/H. 34 Vior. ror-oi-d for all fho purposo^ ol'this act. and ropicM ol' which in u I, or ou a n-du.-cd scalu, certified hy th,. sM tdork shall iH' d.('m.'d authisiitic lor all h-gal pur])<)Nfs. rS',:r ,, *^ Th.' licnt.Mumt-gov..'rnor in coun.nl, may. 8ul,j,.,a to •.. .«tUi« \ni^ proviHiniiN ol th.' iioM ' )]lo\vinu: Hoction, ifnuit to th.v r/biTr-nt .^'"-t^h Shon. Uailvvay and Saint Mauri.o Naviffalion and .dto North 'f Id ( «)nij)any, now to h.^ .aliod tho North Shore Kailwav cZUnl!!'"' I'^'T'V' *;"■ '•"•^^^["ff th" "orth Hhoro rail W..V from Q,ud,(,c to Montn.al and tho road to tho (IrandoH I'ilos. and tho ostablishmontofa lin.! of stoamorH on (ho St. Maurice as mentioned in the act of th(! late provinre „f (Jamida 'in- tituled : " An act to incorporate tho St. Maurice liailwav and Navigation Comiiany," two millionH of acres of land to bu' chosen and allotted by the liimt.uiant-governor in council on the report of the commissioner of crown lands, from within the said blocks A, H, (J and I), in a .^orrespondinsr propor ion, as n-gardscjuantity and quality, to those granted under this act lor the construction of a railway from Mon- treal to Aylmer. Conditons on which grnnt may bu uaiio F ormer grants ice.: ruvuKad ». The company shull be entitled to such grant on the lollowing conditions only : 1. The said rnilwiiys shall have been <-ompl.'textent to su^h length of road • 2. The lieutenant-governor in couii colonixatiou ■iilway aid act of 18«)1> for the construction of a wooden 1. v,i:y between Three Kivers and the Grandes Tiles are ?!'■ ;' .' voK"' and repealed. ' 10,000 aoieg ^i per mile inny , grar.te ! on * 'i" prO -. 'Ut lieutenant- vovcinor in council may, subject to -> ' ions of th. next following section, grant to the lato. Lanfl HrnnH to Rnilwaifn. Cap. 21. J 17 eoadia .^h,,r.. ,,r ;,;,";\';;;?, ';:.„^E:i; ,i';j,^ i'r; ri"T ^ ^■'•'^^ 1 TL ., .; • ">"y bo made 1. Ihu railway Iroin Montn-al to Avlm..r.l. II 1 t;> .< a proportional. ,,nan v " In ti "l"'' •/••*»''">\'^'^-^''t wilhin tln.s,u. o„ !; ;;^^^^^^^ "/iJ'' ^^^^ Kamoura.ka,orany nt^'mulIteZiutr' ^\^^^^P' -^an."-^ " places, to be chnsou and allott 5 KwK i .^'''^^^^•" ^^^.se two <=-""» 'own. in counrilon the repoJ oftho ^ •^'^ lieutenant-ovenior'^'P*- from within th,> tZnshil.. of P T'''°^'''^^^'^«"'»i^»d«. Iiobin«on, and therrritTrv /'^'^'"^^'°"' ^^^ttsford and between thi« Provim^ amlV ■^'"'1^"^ ^^"^ boundary line *he .aid Kail way BrunHwi.k to the oast of ^wWSStf'^^^KJ&^l^a^i^stMi 118 Cap. 21. Land Grants to Railways, 34 Vict.- Certain timber limits not to be oomprised la lands granted. Farther con- ditions. 8>. All tracts of lands actually held under license for the cutting of timber, (;oin])rised within the boundaries of blocks B. C. D., described in the schedule to this act, as hereinbefore mentioned, shall be excepted therefrom, and a superficies corresponding to the deficiency created by such limits now in existinice shall be set apart for the purposes of the siiid grant out of the unoccupied lands of the Crown in the nearest neighborhood to the said blocks B. C. D. Conditions 1 f. The said last mentioned company shall not be entitled making'of* the to the said grant unless the said last mentioned railway grant. shall have been completed and in operation as far as River du Loup or Kamouraska, or any intermediate point between those two places; but according as the company shall have completed twenty-live miles of railway, the lieutenant- governor in council may, if he think proper, grant to it a proportionate quantity of the said land. S ^. Any grant made to the said Quebec and New Bruns- wick railway company shall be made upon the condition that one-half of the lands so granted shall be conceded by the company to settlers who shall occupy and clear the same, the whole in conformity with such conditions and at such prices as shall be fixed by the lieutenant-governor in council, upon the r(>port of the commissioner of crown lands ; but such price shall not be less than one dollar for each acre. IS?. The delay mentioned in the second section of the colonization railway aid act of 1869, is hereby extended to the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. • appVtorit ^**' The said colonization railway aid act ol 1869, and Fraicis and the exteiisioii of delay mentioned in the preceding section, teraa'uonnf"' ^^^^^ apply to the railway of the 8t. Francis and Meganti(i RaiiVa"y Com- International railway company, incorporated by an act of pany- the parliament of Canada, as fully and elfectually as if the said railway had been originally included and named in the colonization railway aid act of 1869, but only lor the length thereof which commences where the said railway leaves the lint of the Grand Trunk Railway ; and the said last mentioned act shall no longer apply to the 8t. Francis Valley and Kennebec railway. ^e'ald"°r" n[ d " *' '^^^ ^^^ provided for in favor of the Richelieu. toRicheHelj,* Drummoud and Arthabaska Counties Railway Company A'th"b""k * ^^ ^^^^ colonization railway aid act of 1869, shall likewise Railway" Com- ^PP^Y ^iid extend to any of the lines of railway mentioned p»i'y- in the act of the present session, intituled : " An Act to Delay of see. 2, of 32 V c 62, extended. li III 1870. Land Grants to Railways. Cap. 21. 119 amend tho charter of the Richelieu, Driiiiimoiid and Artha- baska Counties Railway Company," provided no sui-h aid shall be ])aul or payable upon any greater length of road than shall bo compl-'^ed. nor be extended in any case to more than one hundred and fifty miles. .1". Iron rails may be laid instead of wooden rails on iron raiu may any ot the railways mentioned in the said colonization •'^ subsiituted railway aid act of 1 809, without alFecting the right ofJ^Ttw^V obtaining the aid thereby assured for the construction ofj-'ii^ing aid. such railway. . ^^ ^^^ lieutenant-governor in council may reserve for Lands ma b himseli and also for any railway company to whom he mav reservei fur * grant the same, the right of taking, without compensation i?':^''''^""'!, upon any lands granted under this a. t, as much land a.s w:;r ^'"'- may be deemed necessary for the road-way and stations of any railway that may pass over the lands granted. 17. In case any one of the above named (-ompanies shall Railways tot. not nave bona fide commenced to build its railway wathin ""'"'neoood two year.s from the first day of May next, it shall forfeit all J^^^^^'^ay, claim to lands under this act. a-"^ Sections eleven and fifteen of the act incorporatino- . ,, , ,, the Quebec and New Brunswick IJailway Company, that isof Canad? 33 to say, the act of the parliament of Ciiuada, thirty-third ^"^ ^^ Victoria, chapter fifty-six, includin- the schedule connected '"'"'" ' with the said section fifteen, are hereby, in so far as they relate to matters and subjects \vithiu tlio jurisdiction and control of the legislature of this province confirmed and enacted as fully and efibctually as if the provisions thereof were herein enacted at full length and shall have eilect notwithstanding article 21-30 of the Civil Code. 2i3ocmicodo SCHEDULE. -I' m BLOCK A. The territory included in this designation being situate m the county of I'ontiac, at the western extremity of this proyince, and being traversed by the principal branch of the Ottawa river, and by that of the river called the Abit- tibi, 18 bounded as follows, that is to say : Beginning at the point of intersection of the meridian of the mouth of the river Blauche, on lake Temist-amingue, with the rear line of the Indian reserve, situate between 120 Cup. 21. Land Grants to Raihoays. 34 '. ICT. B^ii.'li last mo;; honed river and l;d;(> dos Qniiize, at the point A, as sot iorlh on (lie map liorolnabovo nioiiiionod; Ihonci! prolonging suoh mt>ridiaii line for a distance' of ^1 miles or thereabouts to the heiQ-]it of land se])aratiim- the wator.^ ot the St. Lawrence from those of Hudson's Hay to B ; thei:ce lollowmg a line running north, 71o east, aslrononiically a distance of 04 miles, to (' ; thence in a true southerly direc- tion, a distance of (iO miles to J), thence, following a wes- tern conrse, astronomically, a distance of 23 miles or theie- abouts, to the inlersection of the most s(mtherly bay of lake JMissizowaja, at the point \i ; thence skirting the eastern and noithern shore of the said lake, and tJiat of lake des Qumze, until ojiposite the point at whi< h it dis- charges itsoll, by means of the river of the same name, at the place designated by the letter F ; thence pursuin-' a course usually north, to G, to the stake planted by The fenrveyor, Charles Bonehette, in 1854, to mark the north- east angle of the Indian reserve aforesaid ; thence follow- ing the northern boundary of the said reserve, to its intersection with the m(>ridian of the mouth of the river Blanche, to the point of departure at 1, a distance of 15* mik's or thereabouts. The said blo(>k A, comprising an extent of territory of 1,827,400 acres in superficies. BLOCK B. The territory so designated, including the island of Lake Ldward, and watered by the river Batiscan and by the river known as the Tierre river, being situate partly in the county of Bortueuf and partly in the county of Quebec, is bounded as follows, that is to say : Beginning at the letter A on the said plan to the point of intersection of the line of survey drawn during the sum- mer of 1870, by the Surveyor Ignaee Dery, with the north bank of the river Pierre, from thence following such said line, so already established, for a course north 45o west, astronomically, to the river Batiscan, a distance of 10 miles and 35 chains, and pursuing in the same direction a dis- tance of about 1) miles to the lin(> of survey drawn by the Snrveyor Eugene C^asgrain and H. Legendre, in 1809, to the point B, from thence at aright angkriollowing the said line of survey a distance of about 3 mih>s to'i), to its junction with the sonth-western branch of the river Batis- can known as the river Ji'anotte, and ascending the left bank of the said river and following the windings thereof to its source in Lake Edward, and skirting the south shore of such lake to its eastern extremity, and ascendina- to its source (at the place marked i),) the" little river which dis- i i 1870. Land Grai: s to RdUwary. Cop. 21. 121 charges itsoll at snch pluce. From this point, th,- ,s,nd blo.^k to b.. bourn ..cl towards tho north by a lino rnnnin<.. |,n,. .: .St about 2 nulosto the point E, situate at inilosai' ri-'ht angles to the gvneral course of the river Metal)etrh„iuin, .hen at the sai< distanee Ibllowing parallel thereto, in a ^.'■it.h and south-westerly direetion th(> eours(> and w'- 1- ing-s of the said river to lake a?/,- Mot^^oNs, and then.- „v prolonging, at the said distanee of six miles, a parallel line to th,> survey ol the .'ontinuation of the (loslbrdroad, lixed by the Surveyor h. Casgrain, to the point orine,.tino. the river 1 lerre, at the point F, and descending the coui^e of the said river to its interseetion with the line of survey of Ml. JJery, at the point ol departure alreadv mentioned. liie said Jjloek ]!, comprising 819,44n ai-res. BLOCK C. Situate in the county of Montcalm, bounded as follows tnat IS to say ; ' Beginning at a distance of 10 miles from tli(> north- wes ern angle ol the Townshipof JJoncaster on the advice and consent of th.» LeKiNJMturc of Quebec, enacts as follows : Notwithstanding anything- to thi' .'ontrarv in the act Extension of delay pres- „ , ~V^ —_, .-*^..p, ■-, ,,,■ •inii.nirv 111 Tlie aci aov'o'^ys''', ,,' P"'; ir'!"\^^t^*' ^^^'^ province .,|' Canada, twenty- untuist M^y,""^^^^ ^^"^ thirtu^th Victoria, chapter ninetydlve, or in aiiy 1877. other act or law, the said North Shore Railway and St Maurice Navigation and Land Conipmiy niiiy continue the constni^'tion of their railways and oth<.r workH .d'ter the first day ot .lanuary, in the year of our Lord one tlionsand eight hundred and seventy-two, by which day ||„.y were bound to complete the same under the said act ; but' the said rail- ways and works of the said company shall be completed on or before the first day of May, in (he year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seyenty-rnvven, and the said act and the acts in any way relating l(» the said com- pany or to the North Shore Kailway Company, or to the St. Maurice Kailway and Navigation (.'onipany, in so far as they are not inconsistent with (he preNent act, shall be and remam in force until the day lant mentioned, as if the 84 Vict. T, at the ' mcridiau a dislance » with the I di stance river St. >!' tlw said 'II usually !•<' at the the })lace 8 acres in 1870. II of the tirice Na- 1870.] [1 during Maurice I' works ; II to the tor othci' , by and Quebec, I the act twenty- r in any and St. nue the the first id eight I' bound lid rail- n pie ted ir Lord, iml the id com- to the 1 so far hall be B if the. Mrth Shore Rarw^y. said day had boon lixod bv the last mentioned act as thnf on or be ore which the said works shoTildX c^^.^ ,to3 and as il all the provisions of su.h acts ad bcTas ( tv eTcJl'Thy:^""'^^ ^>'^^« legislatur.>oTi,t ,;;i\t^ except hat tho said company abandons all .•laim to X' publ c lands to which they miglit have had right i^ivire ofht h,u s' v'\ ™"«^deration of two million acn^ of ff -antc^ ' v\ '^;^' '"^ ?r" '" ^^"^ Pl=^^-»' "''the old lands tion of certain lines o.L^X^^i:^^^^^^''^- Cap. 22. 123. d-'s n>l r», i,. ^/i^ • ^^ 'jound, within tho Jifteon '""'^» '» be .>^„ ! V. 1 ."i"'"<"' ""i I every d"-11.^,.„-,. li -^ • ""^ 'JouiKi, withm tho Jifteon ''"''^» '» be a..:, s loliowmg tho passino' of tho mvsenf .„.+ +.> "i"""''! and share books in its olH.vs •in t f - If ' open now kL,,t o,,en?or twelfth d..v nf AT. I'll ^^' *'P ^^'"^^ ^'P''ll "»t tho-^ '••"tHin lAciitn tl.iy ol May, ot the year one thousand (>i<.'],t h n „''"'"'* "'^'" Becolid dav'oT';^"-':^ ''''' ^r''-^^^-^ them oi^ho voi P' ;< ,Ii;:ii'Sf,e;^?:''^!-'fi^''"^">?''--:-'"i--o.,„., has such, dial] bofore the first d«v nf \r T ^^ . inios as Orife _. conti.nio Kr. f^ k • •? ",'iyol March next, in order to'''^"'-«h»idor9 l?.?l k I •^^'''''*''"^*^ their names in the now books V '"^''"^^ and shall receive credit fm- +lioi,. ,. ,• i • . i oooks, their names in so f.,r .,.. V J !, ^" pmd-u . instalments, both "" "^'^ books. m so lur as regards thoir right to vote -it tlio ^.l^nfL, J-""'* ^^^oive directors as their payment of the inst.Wm,.f «J«e hon ol eredit fur for- are cancelled as if they had never h,.mi .,.K -u i ^ , "«'bing hat r„m .,„. date of .heJassl'sTS.'^,*,™ f^.T^^ ,;";;^iXi!' iiilSiii Company may raise money upon deben- tures, subject to § 11, of «eo, ». of C. S. L. C, c. 6(5, and said § shall apply to mn- uioipal deben~ tures. ill r' ! 124 Cap. 22. North Sfinrr Railwmj. 34 y,^ WltI.s(;u,.liMo. uhi,.], ,nun rin I ^ 1^'' ••OUl HI ly .•..(,. !-porations mny, i„ ,m|. Timoofoleo- «s 'pi , ,. tion of diroo- „ " "!'' t'loi'l loll <)( (lu- (liroctOT>' nf f 1in ...i 1 'v'ucboc ly ol' May "Pii'iy, in th(! ( ity ,,f Of whom bonrJ T I,\. , i i. , of director/ , ''""' 'l"(l all.T til." tw.Mlfirth cPlv nC M „. .1 shall consist, (.rtlic nivsonf ,l,v. T^ ! ' ,. "^" '"^'i^'l of nluni,•il,MIih^^s.L ,?.^?V /V It ^■''I'*'*'^^''»t'itiv.'H "ho may be *»* 1^^ in directors after ' : V'^IU aiul after tho twoiltioth dnv fif M..,r ^ .1 his havino- snbscrihp J •?+ 1 . f ^'^^ «'"d company, ^rithout Who may vote ' riiiid HdltlirCH, UN ■oiiipiiiiy, in iie thou- no jxM'Hon without ir« to the 1 duo. loxt eleo- ptT cent as rons- ip to tho ly elect- i autho- vise do- ors, the I every 1870. J^orth Shore llailimi/. Cap. 22. 125 ':\lSirfr,r^.^''^:""*^d by the said company and '=.^Pen,oa b-the Jir« ^?>, *p ;'imlway Com- Maurice Naviffation and T .ml r ■■'' „^^'^'i^^'«y and 8t. wards the le-S ^e Stl S\ n ''^.?''">''- r"^^«^'^^«- ^ftor- Mauriceinto^twfiewtvS h^' ""^^ ^"^^nty of Saint names of " countv of Saint m' • '''"\^ r<'^pe.tively the Bubs'criptiontobe Wneb; efeh^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ «-id and the mode of o-ivTi efn.cr+h Z^'' '*''] '^'^ counties, important to dete?S?thf 1 /w/' ~^"^ "^'^''^^'^ i* i« counties and for T spl^^'^^^S:;/'^'^;^^^' ^^^ -id which It is intended to aid -L ""' ^^' enterprise of Si Jm;;SS ^ S,Z:*"^f^^n '^'^ ^^"^ '•ounties*2o,n„„.,„,, Hum of two hunc{j;:j ^Z^A^l.^.;^ 't'- ^^-^ -S the North Sliore 1^.1:4 ai^S ^wll^t •.::;;""'- --" ectiyely toi-nlV^ 1 ' '^^^J :h.p •>« '-""nd. •-ompany to thi> same nl,i;o..,f,- .^^^^^y towards the said" "'"«« are tive .hares of the vi 1 ^^n f /' "' '''^'""'^ *" ^''^''^ res]>e<- """^P'"^- had been passe b tt oun/i;'""' "^- '^"i '^'' '^''''l ^>y-l^W of the said two cUntier s^. \""';'^'l""""''^^ ^^^^'-^^h county municLl.om^^^^^^^^ ^'^^^^^ «f ^he a^ regLdsthe ^o nty renrfsenls n?" "^^^i ^''^^^^^''^ ^^'^J^' subscription, impose^upouThriXl en ' '^'"'' ^^.^'^^^ ^^^^ tious as it shall LvmVolrtn ^ ^^« "P^^^X «i^le to obtain a ,.onfrar'( \ , h sto .k^s h' '"'/''^' ^^'^'' *^^« «-orporation shall iss, . (J, ir road ''^^'^' progresses «ro .«/. to the total ensf of (he The sto.k to be issued by the corporation also as Hi,, work pr(^-resses pro rata to the whole cost of ll , ,1 in ::Sp2^!^""^ should give a substitute for the td:Jo tl" 18Y0. Niyrth Shore Rnilwni,. Cap. 22. ' iiarrnwor t.. tjti;;-::;!::'^;;;*!);;!:;^;,^ --''v'- or tho oont.a.to, thoN(, two .itiPs • ^ through tram b.^twocn to iss,. wds in liu-orVJ';;;;:':',;;!;;::;,^^-' -^^^t to ..ase ^<^J'^rt^':^aZ:i^'^yj^^ '-P-y on tho twontv voars. and ?h-, o , n 'i *^ !' ""^ ''''^•^ ^^^'<" 'han holders hnv. t K .ow."r /o '""^''^''''^^tion shuU Ihu bond- mcmt ofth.. road oiknds " Po«-'Bsion or manage- PoUhI;;''.''^'™'""^ ^^ ^^« ^^ty «f Q-bec to be in St .eHl^t;rh?r;or a'nd'th?^'^^^^^^ ^^ ^'^ '"- "^^^'^bers to represent of the Erection of the sd/boa?d .'"^" ^' ^^'^^^"^ ^"^^ P^* wilh 'tt;VX"sSr the'" '^^ "^/^^';r^^« b« -edited dollars already pddb them """] V^ ^^^'^^ thousand lion dollars ; ^ ^ ^ ^^"'- ^^'^^ ^"^ ^bove the one mil- co^n^^ihh^t of otCS't^ ^'^'^^ ^-^ «^«" continue until completed ' ""^ uninterruptedly pany St b^ tl^^^lnd^rrf T I" ^^ ^^'^h'' -- ' the road be made u til he n^l '''"l ^''' ^^' building of criptions to its .ap t f ito /hnr"^ ^'^''I ^^*^""«^ «"bs- million dollars, inc di, 1 h " ! '^'""""* "/ '^^ I'-^-'^t two and, in the ey;nt o t mho in i l' 'f ''P'f^^^"'^ ^^Quobec ; substitute, for the i S, no '^ h'^^-iNlature allowing a to the said con^Xj iTiVV^-A 1 'f.»^ '-":"''.d by ,aw securities or bonds sh-^ 1 ,v.! ? ;^"bstitute, in provin-ial dollars. ' '^''" ^^^^^o""* t^^ ^^^t least two million ^^^7'^:^^^^;^,:^ -i'l -poration of Co,o.«o„ o. ^hscX, asiforesai!^ ^Jty^ltu a^^^^r^f ^^t? ^^-^.- ^a.igation and Lanc^ "^^^^S^^^'^^ -• ^^"^- 127 I -jlHWUflir Ti'TTiiTlT Z^l^ m 12i Cap. 22. North Shore Rnilwni/. 84 Vict d:uioo with Iho sMid r..,s()ln(ions ..f th.« said ritv Pr.n,.,.,l henMnl..to,v .it.,!, o| th. .said fourth d,. d ( Ll !" a .' thousand (M-ht huudivd and sovnty. au.l i.ursu. . .' /L . cons..(,m.u.v, h...om,. and I,,- bindin- uikm, h ^.,i ' r^y, und^xall ho .on«id.n.d ast;.rn;in^';:::, d'tlH^^^ act ]{ut tho a1)ov. c-onditions on xvhi.h th. ,.ity 'ou ' of tho r.ty of Que nr ,,s ho authori-od to suh.srrih. th" " i ono nulhon otdoUar«, in favor of th. North Shor. ^ ilw y Conipany may b., at any tim.. ..hanjved or )n<.dili' S comS consent of tHe said comp^iy and th. s,dd"l!y mTcrVXa , "''• ^ud be it also enaotod, that to meet the paymont of fund to meet ^he amouut of shares so subscribed bv thp h<,u1 Irl! /• payment of of th(> ritv of Oii^^Kn . f^ ""'"^y "» « oy tHe said corporatcu Ihare, .ub- " • \"' / '^> .^* Quebec to the aforesaid amount of one niil'icn '""'' w.? nd i? M ' '"'^ V "'-'^ "*■ '^' "'"^ ^-''^ Shore 4ul" 7u2^ ; . ^ •.,M'i^^'-ice Navigation and Land Company a ^md to the like amount of one million of dollar.s ixrr^nt Tolyf ^^^ P^r'""^' ^" ^''''^'^ ostablished w'th 'S the'^ rih^^L^^ '"' 'il^r^'l'ty^f Quebec fund Z int i\orth .Shon Ivaihvay and St. Maurice Navio-ation and Land Company," whicli said fund shall cons st" f perma nent and irredeemable sto.-k certifi.-ates of not lei tTan five huadrcd dollars ea.di, and bearing sev . perc^it h Corporation 11 ny isfuo itock oertill- cntcs fur tho Amount. J^. And belt mIso enacted, that the said corporation is hereby authorized to issue, whenever rec.uircd he s,id Pj;nnanent;u.d irr<.dce,nablc stock certificates to h..^,;;^ aore,saKl of one million d.,llars, the .said stock .-er il^es . to ).. s.iincc by tlie mayor of the said city of Quebec 4d eon crs.g„.d by tlie treasun-r of the said city a d CTed with file seal of" the said city. wJiich said cer i''!"t^^av be m the f.rm of schedule A, appended to the preseiit^ct^ Company to bo PI* A,wl 1, -i i , , paid'witbaaid^. ;:• ^'"S^', '^ also enacted, that the said .sum of one .oe. eerti«. ^^^^^^f^^^^o l,e so sub,scribed by the saicrcorpol- tion of tne city of Quebec, for shares to the amount afore- said m tho s^ock of the said North Shore Railway and St. Maurice Navigation and Land Company shall be pa^d to the said company by the said corporation of the dty of Quebec, with the said permtment and irredeem-iWe stLt eertifn-ates of the said ; city of Quebec flmd fS th Nor h Commit"'' ^Ifd not^ l^' "^^Ht ^^'^^^^ -d LanS i^ompany, andnotothta-wise, the sad fund to this end being established as hereabove mentioned. Corporation may impose a 20. And bo it also enacted that, to meet the payment or 1870. North Shore Rnilwnj/. Cap. 22. 129 Shore Railway and St. Man ic^Z io^Tbu u d^^ paiiy, a.s albrt-said the snd .nr,. > \- . ."" '''""' ('oin-...b,orib.d '•"'•• i-^ h('r,.hv «u i,, ..'w '»nH>ratio.inl tho city „n^u,..'»t. «o b. lu i< iiy UUItion/Od to Unnosc (ind l..v<- ,. l 'wne by own. rtHjuiivd ujMm the whole then L. ii -V " '"''"'V<'rer. .nA/ the .said .itv a Ht,e..i .1 r f • '''"'^'^•^'i''^'' I'.-al i)rop(.rty or"">»''t.. as shall b. V. u 1 u t l^t"::'r'>\^'^"'^t« r ^^'' ^loilnr paid and di.sel a led lei 1 J / "/^''''''^^ «''all ]„• lully PO'-tious hy the pmpr eto andt;. u, "; T^ VL"'""' 1^>- propertv he oc.i in, J f. r fi ^eju nt, unless the sa d real Jase su4 vateX' 1 b.^^^;,^';^;!'-'*^- ImnselK i. .vhi.'h possession as J>ropr . toi- a a»annuL. tho said book to beVa&'.'tt oi i/Zti^ni't' "'^-'^iJ--- '''rrlY" Shore ifailway and St JVIiuri iv • "r^'**^ ?^ ^h.- Xorth Property. Pany," or in a separatfcX^^^^^ of the said .ity of Q Xc- 1 he I " '-^^^''-^meut books assessments on real ronVr if '"f ^'•"'" '"' '^^" «^'^^'r and shall be levied C Uie s" '"'^ "'^7 ^^' ^^""'b"^*^. way. and ^^'ithot.t an^^ ^^h," Kditr "^^'" ^^^"" ^'^"^^ bemo- m-cssarv for the\,^,{ '^""'^! ^^'f- ""^l without it Quebec to mak^al^^l^^lCtXtet^ea tI' "^V^*>^ '' be imposed on the annn.d .,J 71^''-^. Ihe said rate to -al property w^Li e t^S ct ' o ".^ ^ V^^^^ ?^ ^"^'->^ value shall be estimated ' cn„ I '^!1''''''*"- '^'^"'"^^ ««'d property in the a2fssm;n ini? ^% *^/"' ''^ "1^«'^ ^-^'^^I the then current Teai'L.^^' ''^- ■,'^'' ''^'"^ "'ity Ibr imposed. ^ ' ''^'"^'^ *'^'^ ^^^^^^ ^'ate shall be so f^t^^^ ^t^t^'^;:^Z^^^ crtyeoun.co,o..„ to the capital stock of the sa 1 wl^i ^^n?' !l« '^^^^r'^said, ?fter.ubsorib. pany, then besides the mayo of' L' ^^^^71 ^W- 'rK" who shall be ex-ojicio a member ^f+^ 1 -?*> °^ Quebec dirootor, be- tors of the said company th^eo.ll^^'r''^- °^ ^^'^ ^irec rare/''" shall have the right to Imti ,,??>, ""^S" '^*J^ of Quebec ' shall be also -m^er^o^r s^^d^t^dl^SrSr ^ ^^^'^ Shoi MwaTcompa'4^5^ """^P^^^ «^^" ^e the "NorthKa.e ofth. 9 oompBnj. 180 '' mill Cap. 28. Montreal No, f hern Cnhnizotion Rnihva!/. U Vior. SCIIIiDirLE A. City of Qu..),,.,. lu.ul lo,- 11... North Sho.v Jf.ih'vay and M. Muuri.v .\aviee, i„ the dominion of Cana.la, passed on the twenty-lourth day of iMember, 1870, inti- tuled : An Act to extend the period for the completion of the works ol the North Shore Railway and St Maurice Navigation and Land Company. " Upon the amount of .shares in the said permanent stock standing registered to the .redit of the owners thereof in the boj.ks ol the eorporation of the <.ity of Quebec as afore- sai"ii/ ntlbule, " on theJI"' '""» to Point S,. rUnrU^^^I^Zt^^^^^^ eastern end of .said city the ! r'"!'' '^"•' ''^ <^« and with the privile..-^' atl ■ ;;'''T lated by the A. t ine,7r„o ] ' ' ''^-t^''^''"^ '^"•1 ^^pu- ori^nnal line of .said 1 • v^ * ^ . "'"'/ '""^1>'"^V for the <'laini for a snbsi.h Pr v I : I l ""^^"' '"• -''"'^'^ their propo.sed..ommu e'.,/io f '""V^'' ^^''^ the albresaid the city of M^tJ f' o I'.i ;t'"st'"'t^' 'r^''"' 1!^-" '■■"^^^'^ «f JJ«'po(, shall not be <-oin m ..d unm ' "'" '^'""^^'-''ture «arv«yofthelineandexte OH h '' ""^■'^'" I^'^^'^ '^"'i be laid b..fon> the conn il o/ ^ '■^^^"'"'»''"'iti(>..s shall and the .sanction a^ anpriv d'of''"^'";;'''"' of Montreal, board of directors of tLTKdT^^ '"^"'^'"^^ '"'^ the be first had and obtai ed '^ Company of Canada doll •Jhe capital of .said company shall bete on millions of Capital thf n^Sr'ofX:^^';;;^:^™-! --sary to laeilitate W .p... the said company the sh ,r hn *T' •^'^""^'^ ^' J''<" by;'/-'"- f. "^ f tim,.s, Ly a by-Ya ^p:^: d 'at "! '''"r '''"^^^^^^y "hallMTCM; ned for that purnose 1.. '- "^^ ^ meeting- dnly conve- ipp'-'ceof ^ime the hoj^Ta^,j^zri:z^^^7'^ ^'.r ^"^^ ^y^^^' or the interest ..-cwyw.s- or i. v nPfv, ^u^^"' ''"'^ company, |;"y;-"">t of not paid in a .•ertai^r deitv^.H '"V^'^'""^'" *^"'' '^'''l^^et^^^^^^^^^^ «uch delay to beset forth sadv'-kw"';r'' ''''. T'""^ ^^ conferred on shareholders of ho ^"i ' ^'"' ""'"''^t to vote c;ou.se, and that sub. .>mu. tW ^lle;'' /^^f ">^ r'"^" ^^^^ due and payable by (h sW 1 otbond,s or debentures to yote al ail theiL^^^t n " Z^^^^^^^ ^^^^^'^ '^'^^' ' ^^o "o-ht jjl-^o enjoy all the other''p,n'.ul eo^L^ boldersofsaidrompanyb thei,..,.? • '^'^ ""'' ^^^« «'^">-e- the Quebec railway a,' "of ' 8 '"if ^ ";<'orporafion or by shareholders, and hat the bcmd Z V ^J"'' ^'^ '^'ead of also haye the right to yot, i , '^''^'''^'''^' ^^ol'b'rs .shall bonds or debentures l^M^yefft'ti '' ^'" '""^^""^ ^^ bed by said by-law • -nul L *^'^* ^i, in the manner prcscri- the right to yote to Lha eh -^/'''''''H' ^^" ^^'' '^^^ovition of holders of the said right' o;,t\:^ ''"i ^TiV'^^ b"-^" -panay may thinkpro^-liid^tSb^SS^^^ m • I M ^^^iii^^it£a/SSIj£.:^,^tiry^rC7-^J^l^^^r*j^ : t !lfli' 132 Cap. 23. Montreal Northern Colonization Raihvay. 34 ViCT- be revoked nor modified without the coiiseut of all holders of the company's bonds negotiated subsequently to the passing of said by-law Registration of boodB not neceeeary. 4. It shall not be necessary, for securing to their bonds or debentures priority over the said road, its rolling stock, properties and revenues, according to the respective dates of their issue, to register said bonds or debentures issiied by the said company in virtue of the powers conferred on them notwithstanding article 2130 of the civil code. ^onsmuTa'" ^ .^^^ debentures issued by the said company shall general mort- Constitute a general mortgage on the lands which may in iM*ds 0° the ^^^^^^'^ ^^ granted to the said company issuing such deben- Company. tures, provided the said lands be mentioned or indicated Provision "^ general tei-ms as subject to such mortgage ; but the when these pajment made by any bond fide i)urchaser of any of the ind'^thr^ur"''' ^'^^^ lands, of the purchase-money to the treasurer of the chase money *^6 company, or to any other person appointed for that paid. purpose, and the receipt given for the payment of such purchase-money by the treasurer or other person named on behalf of such debenture holders, shall discharge all lands thus paid for from any such mortgage ; and until otherwise ordered by said comi)auy, in virtue of the powers conferred on them by the present act, with reference to the reception of such moiu^ys, the treasurer of the said companv is hereby authorized to receive such purchase-money on behalf of the holders of su(^h debentures, and shall keep all moneys so leccived apart from the ordinary receipts of the said com- pany, and he shall be responsible for the same as special trustee, until said moneys be disposed of in the manner hereinafter provided. mTeyr'"' "^ ^^^"^^ moneys thus received by the treasurer of the said company shall, from time to time, be invested in Cro^-ern- ment securities, or shares of any solvent < bartered bank doing business in Canada, for the purpose of Ibrming a fund for the payment of the interest on such debentures as it becomes due, aiid for redeeming those debentures at matu- rity. Holders of debentures to elect three trustees and directors to name three others to man- age lands, i&C. **. The holders of the debentures c ta„- said company, having hypothec on said lands, shall h^re the right to elect from among themselves three trustees, which election shall be made by such holders of debentures at a meeting of such holders called for the purpose in the same manner as is provided by the act incorporating the company for special meetings of the shareholders thereof : and may be made by a mtijority in amount of such holders present at such meeting either in person or by proxy ; and the directors 34 Vict. ill holders ly to the leir bonds ing stock, ive dates res issued iferred on de. any shall h may in lih deben- indicated but the iiy of the •er of the . for that ; of such lamed on all lands )th('rwise pouferred reception is hereby alt of the loneys so i w^ o«+ -f ^K- i •-^ i. ieX -pS.""'"'-"'"''" ^'"'°™' ""'P'- "'^-fl-. <• 3«c. Id of 32 . 0. 65, re- pealed. m . 1 ! i i 1 i i t i ■I ) 1 ■ \ 111: ISi Cap. 24. Quebec and Oosford Railway. CAP. XXIV. Preamble. 34 Vicr.- An Act to authorize the Qiiobec and Gosford Railway- Company to prolong their railway to Lake St. John [Assented to 24th December, 1810.] \\jm<.JlEAf^, Henry Gustave Joly, Henry Fry, Edmund' ▼ » C. Fry, Donald Cameron Thomson, Michael Wil- liam Baby, Weston Hunt, .Tohn Lemesurier, I<]ugene Chinic, .Tean-Baptist(> Eenaud, liloi B< audet, .John ^herring Budden, Theophile Lcdroit, .Tames H. Oakes, John James Kickon, Jerome B. JIulbert, and Charles Edward Montizambert, all of the city ol' Quebec, l-lsquires, and others, hare, by their petition represented that a railroad has just been built and opened by the Quebec and Gosibrd Railway Company, from the city of Quebec to the township of (iosford, and that the prolongation of that road to Lake St. John, would be a matter of very great public benelit, and hare prayed that a bill may be passed, allowing the (Quebec and Gos- ford IJailway Company to extend their line of railroad to some point on Lake St. John, following the easiest and most practi(>able road, with all the rights and privileg-es, and sul)ject to all the conditions grantoHl and imposed by the Quebec Railway Act, 1869, and the act incorporating the said company, except in so far as provided by the bill prayed for by the said petitioners.— allowing the said company until the end of the year one thousand'eight hun- dred and sev(^nty-six to complete the said road, with the privilege of building the line in three or more sections, and running the sections as they become completed, and au- thorizing the said company to increase its capital stock for the purpose of that extension, and to assume the name ot the Quebec and Lake Saint .Tohn Railway Company ; and' further, amending the act incorporating the said company, by allowing the said company to bring its railroad and run its locomotives within the limits of the city of Quebec ; and whereas, it is desirable that the prayer of the said petition should be granted ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature ot Quebec, enacts as follows : ?a*nTto b^"""" '■ "^^^ ^^"^*^ °^ *^^ ^'^^^ corporate and politic consti- * tuted by the act passed in the thirty-second year of Her Majesty's reign, chapter fifty-three, hereinafter called the company, shall be " The Quebec and Lake Saint John Railway company," from and after the day on which this act shall come into force and efFect, as hereinafter provided. pany to be changed. 1870. Quebec and Gosfonl RaUiDoij. Cap. 24. 135 2. The company and their agents and servants ind p„„ o her person, in ti.eir employ, may h.y out, coTsSiS "Jdr-.^^hr' work a double or single track, wooden or iron tramway or Ll'sf Joh» railway, of such width or guage as the company see ht "* oiC^^'. T^'"^ ^^'"^''T "^ t^*'"" '^'^'"'■''y i^ the township of Gosford, by such route as they see fit, to su.h point oi the shore ol Lake Saint John as they see fit ; and the con> pany may construct the said tramway or railway in three or more sections, in such order as they see fit f and may work any one or more of such sections as soon as -om IcJjf subjec always to the provisions of < he twenty-fifth and lour following sections of the Quebec Kailway Act, 1869. from '-^he oXilf?'^ ^^V^' '^^P^^' '' ^""''^y increased Capita, stoc. «3.1 1? ^''^""'fl •'^^™ of oJi^^ hundred and twenty thou--^*^-"<» sand dollars to the sum of nine hundred and fifty thousand '° *''"''''""• do :;j/'r^'t"/'" ninety-five thousand shades of te dollars each whi.'h amount shall be raised by the persons named m the said act, and such other persons and su a Sderf oT V"''^ municipalities as havi or mav became S n f "'"^ '? ^'''' company, by subscribing to the stock thereof ; and the money so raised after this a!-t shall come into force and effect shall be applied in the first place to the payment of all fees, expenses and disbursements fo? procuring the passing of this act, and for making the sur- vej_ plans and estimates connected with the said'extension of the said railway, and all the rest and residue of such money sha 1 be applied towards making, rompletfn.t m dn- to Lake ^,aint John, and other the purposes of the said act thirty-second Victoria, .hapter iifty-thiee, and of thi act Sahi/i'^s^rif *^'Tl r^'^^''^^' ^"^ Quebec to Lake Uan.ay-to d:roSi^Jl,tsS: irl^^rthe t^ i?:;u^ hofd llrSt"^-""^^' fr°^^ ti«i« t« time, purchase, have, Power to par- nold, take and receive, use and en py any immoveable mo <='"'»« ""'^^'^^'^ '^^ *'-'^«-^^,v/ fhi/wo,/. pa Yict. dig earth, gray.] and stones on any huH. land, either for th.ir own nse in the constrmtion anil ke.pjng i, order and ^vor.vmg o so much ol their railway or L S.l • u m v estubhsli stations, sidings, brnnrh-s, workHlu.i vVo dya^dJ and gravel pits on any sueh lau.ls. a.id .,.„ y s.d iir -wood or nnber cnt on sueh lands, and uu.y T n, i„ to Tme .ell and dispose ofany such lands „.,f m,,,ired nea^ssa^v to be retained for gravel pits, sidings, bra'nehes ^ 0X^7 station grounds or workshops, or for other purposes oi^ the said company, and may acquire othor i„ thdl itead Section 12 of ft Tl, „ ^ i- i ■• 32 Vict c. ^^•^f^y,/!^YTP '•^I'^tingto lo..omotiveH in Kection twelve amended. ol the act of incorporation ot the cou,p„,„y, jn J^.n-bv re- • &Str"tr^-r"'^/^^^'^^ l-.--'i vi 't^Si: chXtfty! duties 3 o^blr^ *\l'"'f ^'^"^i^^^y- ^"h '^U the powers applv to the r ?1 "v^^'f ^y ?;"^':""^^ '^"•l '">POSed shall strucir? nn^ T T^i ^'fu^ authorised to bo laid out, con- structed and worked by the said company, and to all rivers ten S^? ""l^ *^*^"?^' r^ <*^ "" ^'ild lands o?\he pany and to the Provincial Governmont, and to all persons and corporations in relation to the said mi way ri™ and wild lands of the Crown, and to the c ,d?tock hereby authorized to be raised and the shares tie of ami to^^^^^ SatvTo dfhi^f ^ "i ^^^^*^^'" th.reto,"iXlirand the rSj-. K li '^i' '^''"^ purposes m tho Same apply to the railway by the said act authorized to be laid out mn s ructed and worked, and to all rivers i„th course "hereof thereoVid to ^^if ' 'i '''' .^"^" '^^'^ "^""^ ^he route tnereol, and to all such parties as afiU'emaid in relation there o. and to the capital stock thereby autho i.ed to be I rotrs in -ef f^-1 'l^^r-t; -id to tHo HhurSder^and all otheis 111 relation thereto, in the saino manner and to the same extent as if the whole railway S Qiiebec o Lake Saint John, instead of only a porlin thereof were thereoy authorized to be laid out,^.on;tru.H!d and vvorked ote let a'ni "''^ '^'' ^'' Y''^ ^^ '^« ''«'"! '"'^^ > .nntni d as one act, and as one suecml a^t w fhin tha fni^ u i + j meaning of the Quebec Railway' Act, 1860. ' '""^'"^ ^^^ Act of 32 Vict. •0. 53, to apply 34 Vict. , either for II order and ', and may vvoodjards, 1 lire-wood ne to time r necessary vvoodyards, OSes of the ead. ion twelve heieby re- pack of the s from the ulais Ilar- x'omotives itreet ]{ail- orporatiou I the city and em- i obtained. lis act all pter iifty- le powers osed shall . out, con- all rivers ds of the said com- II persons ivers and k hereby id to the ully and ! apply to out, con- e thereof, the route relation od to be ders and r and to iiebec to of, were worked, 1 trued as lulit and 137 1870. Richelieu, Drummond iV ArtlmbasJm R.R. Cap. 25. 8. This act shall come into force and elFect onlv nnm, r from and after the day upon which it is a^I :;ted 'bl' a ^^ l -eTl^l wo thiv.^ oil ;^"! '^ '^'' *""^}".'^>^ representino. it U,^t t\\o thiKls oi jlic shares, preser.t m person or bv nroxv at jt meeting. of the shareholders to'l.- held at the c Iv^ol (I!: Uc, afl er l^he notice required for callino. any special c.ene lal ineeiing of he company, the objeci of the meeting luivinj been specially set forth in such notice. ^ ^ CAP. XXV. '^alfd'Vrth'^b.l^lt r' Charter of the Richelieu, Drummond ana Aithabaska Counties Railway Company. [Assented to -IWi December, 1870.] TI7-IIEREAS, the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska p . Sfe^^f^u:bt:tLib^ic^^^ tefe^i^fi::;!:----- incorpora ion, and the word "immovable'^ in the place of wsmm been and to be o-ood and A-ahd ^^nU^^\^\.L "^"^^r^^^^]^ ^^^^ ton declared ■■ r'-nnii — ri ^f »--- -fiKgi -^," •*?'"" ""^ *? «oi»ie«itthe same with the tJ.aiid Colt^j-unc-^™"^.I/'^^W i»the county of liiehmond, passing on tionRaiiwa,. «uch Side of the IJiver St. Francis as may be hn o mon desirab e, and if nec-ssary, acquire and 'hold the n ad o, the banks oi the said liiver St. I<>an..is known as the Slafo ^.xjuarry Jtailvvay ; and may also if they think fit lav out construct and finish as a part of their iLun line a wLdeu or iron railvyay froni the poiut of their juiu-tion with tho eo the (irand Trunk IJailway at or near the A<.tou Stat on, passing by Jfoxton and Waterloo, in the county of Sheiford and Ivnowlton. in the county of Erome to con nect with I he South Ivistern Counties Juiu-tion liailway ^i.Se..tion three of said charter is hereby amend..! by ubsti utino. lor th.. w,>rd '-fifteen" m said section, the wor Z twenty-hve ; ' by adding the words "such branches to bo hne , but all agreements made or to be made between th.J < oinpany and any muni.>ipalily touching the employment 1 M hole or m part, upon or for any bram-h or L'tion of so i."'"' ./'"'' '•* '"'^' "'"'V'^ ^^' ^^^'b^'ntures subsc-ribed for stock or otherwise granted by such municipality, ami all municipal subscription of sto.^k conditional or olherwiNO and all municipal by-laws relatiye thereto shall neyertho: ess be and remain to all intents yalid ami bindino- " aft.^r the word "thereof" in the nineteenth l: le of sudl^lvt o and akso, by striking out all the words after the wonl directors m the twenty-first line thereof. adr,rbHd"'ge^ •'^- The company may adapt all or an any of the bridffos and taketoii«. ^'^S^. °^ ^o^«<->s, Vehicles and loot passengers ; and may take so lint .Tf P "^^'''''^'-'^ P^««»^S- on or over such bridge so adapted to tne passage thereof, as by the lieutenant- governor m council shall, from time to time, be fixed ad allowed, or as is otherwise allowed by this act. b""iZr'' /'• ^""f^^^ '^^ *he company shall have constructed rail- =g'Slf'Si^!jf.'^^,f;7V[^« "^-'^^•^ Yamaska and St. Francis re - maybeievied.P^^^^^O^ adapted for the passage of horses, yehicles and foot passengers m virtue of the preceding section and the same have been dtily approved by the railway committed the said company may demand, receive and exact, for theS own Use and benefit, of and from each person making use 1870. Ri'Mie,,, Drummond Sf Arlhahaska R.R. Cap 25 13^ For every person on foot ^ a m For every two wheeled vehicle drawn by one horse or ox ^ . .^ J or every four wheeled vehicle drawn "liv one horse or ox ^ ^ ,, For every fonr wheeled vehide drawn W two horses or oxen • n.- For every additional horse or ox.'.':: n"? For every horse and rid.-r n\,;! r or every horse, mnle, c-ow or head "of.' " ' eattle For every sheep^'caifm-pig^;;.;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;; o 02 r Any porson who shall pass throno-h th,. Mil . , over or upon any of the brid.tel nC 1 "^ " "'iit'^s orponmty for as aforesaid for the 1 nssn". I' f <'^>ini)any so adapted I--n«.-.l- without l^ayino. th.to r h t h '''''''''^''' ^"^ vehi<.les;':;."»^-« to dc.naud by virtue of thi' a ^.,nT^''"-' '"7 ^.'' ""''''^^''^ such „ir.nce u,ay h^^^^LSrlolSltte^'™' ""'"" "'"^* visi.niifchaDtei f«..,i n «»'l ™">l>a'>y mulcr tho pro-"'"" '»"p.- "' ui i.nd4>[ei IWenty-llVe of the eninjnlulnfr>/l <+ i i. "y may pay for L, we- Canada mav wovirip,! /v. ^°"'^«",""ted statutes over the an. issued ifth^ 'y"'^>' P^*^^^ded the same be not a Ireadv ""'''"•>"'' ishuea, nthe lender consent or require it denn«,f /rik^'"«™«K the hands of such ender or his .i^s,-o-n.fi, ^teposit m the sinking fund shall have been no-ro^y . ''^^^^^^ instead of in'SnftL sTe in'thr^ '^' ^"^^'"'^ fund/^"^ '^- said last mentioned n. t ^, \ V ^ "''''""*''' P^-^vided by shall not Tresp^^^^^^ r" ];h''h ease such municipality tures at th^eiSo" oftl f- ''^fTP^^T ^^ '^^^^'^^ ^^'ben- shall be heldTo be f" L - ? «fif elated delay, but the same BO as to express upon t^?^e^|.f^,liP«"V^''''" ^**"'^"^^ ment, before the \f,^Mi-^n. +t "^ '^«exu such manner of pay- such dSuresW«i 1'"^^= ^"^ ^^ ^"^^««« where i^e^-tHr,, aeDentures have already been issued in the manner "'irbo'er'* 140 f iif Cap. 25, Rirhelieu, Drummond ,V Arthubasha JUL M ViOT. ote'i'"'"" fi»<\ fo"" «'ontemplatfd bv said chnnf-v t„. . ,• tbi. action, inunieipal .oun \h t ilxi 1 f'l''''^ *'"" '"'r'"" <''' lJ»« Be,po„..i,:., r ,^^^i>"'"^"^ ^'H^t tho Kink L^ A nd^ nv' i;rr m'";''"''^ i^ of municipal/ iiold.'r as albivsaid • and in si.Th . '^ '".'"' ''» ^<"'1» u^in.uoh''caBeoxchano.iao. shall b.voli,. 'if *" • ,*'"' l"""i''l'««' palities may obtain the canccllatfl n^^'^ ^^""^^ "'"»'«'• debentures iy transferring thefrstoer^^^ "itT^'T "^ ^^«'' for a like amoVt to such^oount^mtidpalitr' ""^''"' Thisjiot to form part of -32 V., c. 56. se^if;;!^Sp:!r^,tiff^si-^ rw- construed and applied to a 1 f/fpt+r ^' ^^'" ''''* *'^«^" ^e act passed in theTh rty4' coid !^^^^^^^^ ^''"'i^ ''^' *^'^ intituled: "An Act 7o i^o ^^^^^ mond and Arthabaska Coui^^S A Companv'''' i''T amended; and the expression " the rh vtT W' W'^ lieu, Drummond, and ArthaWka rnni; i, ^-i '" ^^''^^^^ pany " shall constitute a suffi.LntdtaHor J^'^'^?^ /'^ " act as of the said act hereby amended ' "^'^ ^'^ *^" 16 ri!'!!!' 7r I H4V10T. 'y-fivf, i))(3 Nuiii ol' the ulii'i-cliy it ii«l lo Mich •'ipiilily ISO '•«• i^miiM (it iii.'iviv bo llllllVN Iho "ything lo piiNHing a V iiricruny i'ln()iinty ill l>(' law- ttl ftid be " I't'luiive tliiit, may siKih by- I'bcntiires '' biilunoe, >iiii( pro- iVoin the )r which bo liable 30 lawful r clebcn- >o iHsued balance, ill like bo made ipalities, munici* of their ompauy of this hall be •t of the H roign, Drum- hidoby Ki(^he- y Oom- of this ISIO. 141 Missisquoi Sr Bio. '• Fivers Valley R.R. Cap. 26. CAP. XXVI. [vlssew^er/ /o 24/A December, 18Y0.] IP§pfsiiiii sotto. M.I'.r., John VV favlor T A V I ■• r"^ ^- ^•'- ^vi iJ., l^ulgon.o Prt'foiitaine, and John (' WiJlurd •.„,!'., v.' hereby conslitutt'd a bodv nnUfi,. „ ^ ^"'^ ''^® or any other railway within either of tip f ^^^^^ay f il'i iif: 84 Vict. 142 Cap. 26. Miss>s,uoi .^ Bfa.k RU.rs Van,, R.E. to build u l>m,i..h lim' -, un V n "^""^ '^'^'^" ^"^^'« I'«wer mail, linoofthosail ro f/ f7 *T'''"'""^ P«i'*^ on the bn.n.h muy b.°;.,nNtru -t Z ?., V '"l''''^' '""^ ^h. sdd mazn lino. ''^^"^'^ *^*^' I'oustuctiou of the Capital atook. ;f j^u . a i ex.-eodintro'Uoltfhorum^!^";;?!'^ «;ompany shall not power to i,u.n.u«o thV sam "S nro 1 1 /'".\ ^^"""^'^ ^^'^t^ oue hundred dollars earh wl "" fJiou.sand shares of the persons herein iXre' immed ZT^ 't^" ^" ^'"^^^'^ by and corporations as m w be omo 4 \ T^ ''^^'' I'^^'onl and the mon..y so rS sLTZt'tf^'^'i'' ''"'^ «t««k. towards the payra^t ol i '« ^ ' ''^"^ "' *^'' ^'''^ Pl^«e ments, for l>ro!^urSrth. pas in' Jr?h?^'"T« ^"'^ Ji^h-^rse- the survx^ys, plans "and tSJv^^^ way, and ill the ro^^ -md r^^ ? «-'oune,-ted with the rail- be applied towards the nmk n^ "±', "/ "^' ^ ^^"'T «hall Uig the said railway and oh S- ^^'^^'^^^"^'''''^ maintain- vided always, that unfn ^^^''' P^H^oses of th's ict ; pro- shall be pail out ofth "^ p ttl Zl ^^f^n^f T ^^^pJZ the municipality of aUTo^tnt! ^' r^"" ^'' ^''"''^'''^ ^r interested in tli vJ^l^o^o\lZVT' '' ''^^^"^^^P- general funds of such mun hIi t? l" '.^^^ P'7 out of the ponses, whi.hsums shall k re Wl^ T P^'^^^^^^^'^ry en- IVom the stock of the Jaid coml .^^^^ municii4lity in payment of stock ""^^^P'^^y. or be allowed to them Applioatioa ihsreof. Proviso as to payment of prelimioary ■eipenses by municipali- ties. 'Provisional directors. talstockof thesaidcomianvsrn / ^^ ^^^^^ ^«Pi- and partners in the TaC\t ' h"!]'^'' i 'm^ Proprietors extent of their stock therein ^' ^'''''^' ''"^^ to the Certain manu- #» All ^v, c i •facturing and ' .^^^ manulactunno' comoanipsi nr .^+1, .... ...p.. carryug „„ ta^.ss in^^STTS Zu au"y Xe'S Limited liability of «hareholders. ■R- 84 Vior. i'h may have Jvtioii of tho in1i..(I lor the II luivepower mat on tho iiffo!?, on lake 'hkI the Slid Ih" puNsingof uctioii of the y shall not ollarN (with Quebec Mail- lul shares of he raised by lier persons ■ sui'h stock, fir.st place J disburse- f>r making- th the rail- i^ney shall niaintain- 8 let ; pro- ' expenses lawful for towjiship, out of the ninary en- iiiicipality i to them re hereby tor.softhe orum for ' take all the sxib- ^Iclers in he capi- oprietors ly to the mpaniis ice with 1870. Mimsuuoi ,S' BInch- Hirers Vulley It.R. Cap, 26. 143 in va ue ol the sh'in s ) . / % "^ '-aNt Ji,. tluv,..J(,urths otherwise pu vL ^u d hold . v ;^''"!-^^'^'; «"'>«<'"be or «olves thereof l»y tmnsl!' "^''"^' ""^ "^"^^ ^'^'^"^ ^^em- atZk'Slui wTerX"b-;rt T ^'^ -PitalM...,., «um of at least live thnn^in in "l'V<'^"'^l. and the -'"""-'nofflr.t of the treas^^^n' ofth V ""'"' -l'"',^^ ^"^" ^^e hands """'""• lawful lb. th. Huid d e s r '^'"^"^"y he n meetin, of^l'sii:;:!! d; " ^^'h Jimet?' f^ ^'^^^ they may think proper «rivin.r .f ,*'''' ^/''»'' ^'iJ pla.-e as in two newsmiHrs nhirJlV "• "*,h'ast two weeks notice and St. l^VuiTat w i b ' "' ^Y ^^^*""*« «^" ^^''^li^^-d g.>neral m.et nS, t th dhnvin'i r'^'"=' ""^ ^* ^^^^ shareholders pres • e ther i^^ ^ '°"^ mentioned, tho elect nine dire.ors in he ^ > ^'"''" '''■•.''>' I^'"*'^^'' «hail bee Kailwa^Act ii?;. irK""'-^]'^'*^?'''''^'^! '^^ 'h" Que- cotistitu ra\t rVof L fn''^ «aid n ne directors s-hall the first Monday hi TuTnth ' "Y ^^"^^ ""^'''" """1 tion. ^ " -^ ' ''^ *^' y^^^- i^ilo winjr their elec- M^d2;oS^l7;:!SiS of JvUy,and on the first Meee.«, .^ a g^neil mee^n^ ^ iK^^Slfe t^tw '^' '^^'"^ '^i- at th<' prin.ipnl office of the soirl n ! ^^^ V ^''V^^l^'^^y <""'='°"- i"g the shareholders slu.ll 1 ', ^ Et^^^J^f T'' ensuniff year in +b,> mn,... '' """ ""k tois lor the then meetino^and Section sh 1 "^i^^ 'V"'^^ '^""^^"^ S^'^'^'^-'^l the day of ele t on ' Vl : ^ '^'"^'"'^ *'"" moi.th'befbre districtLf IWfbS\ y^F '■''''''"^"'T relished in the rectors, shall I e by b- Ho " I u ff ' "'''^ ^^' '^^^''^^"" «^" ^i" gother with the e^,/^^ .iV J ^^e persons so elected to- directorr ^"'" '^"■"^'^^.^'^ «^^^^" ^^'^^ the board of unS heX r'bi't'heio^rr" t^" ''' ^"^'^^'*-^ ^^--tor shares of the s ock of Th. t '"'"^ ^'"^"^'^ ^^' ^^ J<^^^«t ten up all calls upt\h1'ili^:;tr^^^^"^^' ""^ ^^^'^" ^^^^^ P^^ >,„??• ^^*^ directors may, at anv tim^ c'-,]^ uno- -K^ - holders for snch instalments u^ou each share wifeh'they '" ''"' 144 Vsoknoiei of (llreotori how fliled. Form of ooDTeyanca of land. Registration thereof. Power to issue booda. Bonds to be privileged. Cap. 26. Mi$mquoi Sc Bldck Rivers Valley R.R. 34 ViCT. or any ol'thom iniiy hold in the ciipital utock of the waiil conipanv, and in sudi jji-oporlion as they may koo lit, I'Xttmt that no Hiiih instalment shall fxcfcd ten per cent, on the Hul)KtTil)t'd tapital, and tluit one month's notice of each tall shall bo given in sneh numner us the directors shall think fit. II. The directors or a majority of them, may supply the l>lare or places of any of their number, from time to time, dying or declinint>- to act as such directors, from among the several persons being s»d)scribers for, or owning and holding shares in the said company sulflcieut to qualify him or them to act as directors as aforesaid. I-. All deeds and conveyances of lauds to the said com- pany for the pur]>oses of this act, in so far as circvimstances will admit, may be in the form of the schedule A, to this act subjoined, or in any other form to the likt^ elfect ; and for the purpose of due enregistratiou of the same, all regis- trars, in their respective counties, are rMfuired to register iu their reti'istry liooks such deeds and conveyances, iipou the production and jn-oof f)f the due execution thereof without any mem<«ial, and shall minute the enregistratiou or entry on such deed ; and tlie registrar shall receive from the said company, for all fees on every such enreu'istration, and for a certifirovided in he case of a general annual meeting and election, and in which notice shall be stated and published the object of such meeting, to issue their bonds or debentures made and signed by the presi- dent or vice-president of the said company, and coixnter- signed by the secretary-treasurer thereof, and tinder the seal of the said company, for the purpose of raising money for prosecuting the undertaking, and such bonds shall be and be considered to be jirivileged claims uiwn the pro- perty of the said company, and shall bear hypothec upon the said railway without registration, anything in article 2084 of the civil code, to tlu; contrary notwithstanding, and such bonds or debentures shall and may be iu the form con- tained in the schedule " B," annexed to this act, or in any other form similar thereto, and need not be executed befores 146 im. MimMpm an I /Hack Rivers Vaih,, R.R. Cap. 26. " '- a notary ; provided, hovvtu-or that im m., .u i i nmoiuit raj»,.il bv aiiVh \,n„L ... i ' . "'" "llolu r,.,!,.. 6i™«. of ih.. »u,„, nt 1. ,„ , , ,? 1 'o"'l«"'y. n»f bi> in ai .h. tin,, of .h;ru::;'::!,'.h'r'i'v;a,'.L",,:,t;;.' "■'""'• any Kerv i-c lo bf reuderml l,v Ti . .„ ""="'"1. "' t.m.h.ng xhall l„. vali,l and ,1 ,, , , ' 1^ n ,"">' ","'''' «-'"«'mcnt n p-poriy. not ox;.";. Vin .hrwi;:r'',r,L:'?r°"''''i'=;^ .%.:..''!'''""''■'' 'h"f"liom. wlii.h il mav nl«,«,. Tf ... u . ■••••o..™ 'o;t^„v;.;i.;.'rr.o°th;^r'of*',^i'-^^^ of M,.:h la ,r,;, r, " '"';,""■; ''■" "'"1 U) hereby m consideration of paid to me by the Missisqnoi and Bla.-t Eivers aorea. 146! I II ■' ii .; Ill Cap. 26. Missisqmi and Black Rivers Valley R.R. 34 ViOf. I&?^'^T''^°'"P^,^5'' the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged grant, bargain, sell and convey unto thl said M^ssisquoi and Black Riyers Valley RanUy Com- pany, their successors and assigns, all that tract or pared atSd^tTbWh^' '^J^'^ *^^ ^^T ^^^^^^ been sefectei ana laid out by the said company for the purpose of their m r^K' *° ^r^ ^""^ '^ ^^^d *h« «^id land and premise! un^o the said company, their successors and assign? ?or Witness my hand and seal this, day of one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of A. B. (LS.), SCHEDULE B. FOKM OF DEBENTURE. pany."' ^^'^'^^'l^^^ ^"^ Black Riyers Valley Railway Com No. I T.i'^^^^^,^^^^"*^^^^ witnesseth that "The Missisnnm a«^ Black Rivers Valley Railway Company under tS author ity of the provincial statute passed in the tl kty^fou^^^^^ year of Her Majesty's reign, intituled : "An Ac"to incor porate the Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Ra way Company," have received from ^ itaiiway the sum of as a loan to bear interest from the date hereof, at the rate of half-yearly on the """" ''''' d W ''"'""^' P">'"^^« ^",^. «,^^ th*^ , day of vv'nich sum of -^ +. . , bind and oblige themselves to pay on the '" '''"'P^"^^ ?rL u . to the said or to the bearer hereof at „, j . t\t'oV^^e^^"";^^'^^^^^^l^^«--id' - thet oVuc' dXnhut """ '''^''' ^^^'^ ^^^^ f«"^« P^^t of this And for the due payment of the said sum of money and by TjTf sa^'dTahitr^^^^^^ T^""' *'/ P^^^'^^' ^-- "« them oy tnc said statute, do hereby mortgage and hypothecate ho real estate and appurtenances helMnafte/described that IS to say : The whole of the railroad f-om '''''^'"''«^' including- all the lands at the termini nffh^ satd road, and all lands of the company mtinn thelHm"LV^ 34 Vied'. ' is hereby Y unto the way Oom- t or parcel «i selected se of their i premise* ssigns for (L.S.)i, vay Com luoi and 3 author- ty-fourth to incor- liailway le rate of payable ompany I to pay produc- of this ley and o them thecate cribed, i of the (Sy ami 18W. St. John's Sf Clarenceville n,nlway. Cap. 2J. In testimony whereof the said rompauv hath li«,.^f i -, ^ president of and the seal ^f tL sS 0!^;::;^ :? ' '"^^^^ '^^ ^•^»-^"- one thousand eight hundredlnd President (L.S.) Countersigned and entered, Secretary. C ' ^. XXVII. Usse»te. ^•ne.not exceeding ten -„£;-■;- auch or rth, -.J Ik ill r.s 'tbereof. US Cap. 27. SL John's Sr CVarenceville Raihvay. 34 VlCT. from any station or depot thereof, in the di.seretion of th^ '- ». The capital stock of the said company shall he iha «um of four hundred thousand dollars (with povver^o Sn ^if «ame as provided by the Quebec J ailCy lot dSseVh' ^K-'1f^ ^"'" ^^f^* *^°^«^^d shares of fifty dollajb each, which amount shall be raised by the person! he eiabefore named, and such other personi and cCora^ Application Of ^Z; so 'rlis^dT'lf K^'^^'^.^T ^^ «"^^ «*«^k' ^"^1.: incp.ijment of al fees, expenses and disbursements for procunug. the passing of this act, and for makin^Thesn/ veys plans and estimates, connected wi?h tte rdW and all the re^i and remainder of such money shall be .inHed »l>all be ri.fu„d,.d to such mnnicipilily from the stocHf ■Prorisional -direction. 'Opening of •ubscrlptioii •books. I i ill i'V, ;'! i|: ;;■ . Robt. Macfie, John Hunter TJ M ^imiih V tur i^ ne^essnrv 11'^'^''^°'' '''" ^"^^^ ^"'Powered to take all scTintim?. f ^ ■ ?'•""= *^^ 't'''^'^ ^ooks for th. sub- ^criptious ol p.M'sons desirous of becomin- «1iareholders in the said company, and all persons subs,'ribin.v to the nnita^ stock of the said company, shall be consi.le,^ I , fopr Sts :ln;';^;:tc^k t=n.^^^^ ^^^" '^ ^^^^ -i'-^ juioZZr "■ ■*" ™-i.""fi>rturiiig or other corporations carrviiio- oi, '•""••■ ?aTcr2.d'o,'rb" ,"""•'" 7i-' 'r' "•"""' a" """ti« t^i- ^^' traversed by the said line of rii]w..v Z^m:y'T''T'f^^ ^^^'^^^-^■t or undo^'n/geneS act, may .subs.«nbe ibr or otherwise acquire ^nd rnn^r i/u any num).er of shares of the capital sto?k of tfe S com pany, and may dispo-.e of the same at pieasuil 3870. St. Jo/inS Sr ClarenceviUe Railway. Cap. 27. 149 or .to*k !S' J;:;°X." ™£S)7"'°f 'he paid capital ^^ It shall and may bo l-iwfnl fnv fV. • i i- "* ^^^^ "P. of thorn, to cal a meodi^^ o7thrS''^1.'''?';^"^"'°^^"'^J«"tV and place as the^ mav^h nl , **^''^'"'^^« d^:'-^ at such time weeks' notice iiroL o7mo^o Lr^'''''#l"'f •"* ^^'''^^ ^^^'^ or county upon ^ho lin? of T Published in any town general meeting and « tL ^''''^ "'"^^'^7' ^t which following"tSfon?il Ln^^^^^ "^ the either in°person or by pmxv shJ?" i'V''^°^^!^« P^«««^t the manner and quaimofr;«l. • '^i* "'"*" directors in said nine dire?"LTh.l] .^^^ a^; hereinafter provided, which shall hold officr unto f ho fi^M^ ^T'"^ of directors, and year following their eleJtn"* ^^'"'^^ ^' ^^^^^ ^^ ^he Mo^ndS;^ of'Sth t facW^ ^"'^ «^ tJ^« first Meeu„, r. a genoAl -eetSg o a^ L^Tofc^^^^^^ '^^ holden:X^-„^ at the principal office of tho «.^^/ ^"^ ''''^^ company, direotL. i V. 'i.e sharehoiZs sh.ll 1 . ^'^^Pany, at which meet- ^^i^Kuiag year i^;Tho T^ ''* "!,"'' ^''"^^^^ors for the then provided.!!lnd publicTS'/n;"^ S'^^^^^'^l '^^ hereinafter day of electti intxe or ^ f '^ "^" "^^"*^ ^'^^'^ '^^ an^tovvnorcoii tvunonfh ^^^^^P^pers published in the elections o?d^Jc toTsha^ hTL'V^l said railway, and «o elected, shall form X Wd ^ 'L'^^^^^^ *^^ ^^^'^^^^ of LS"ss''^.i"L'':"/ra?^^^^^^^^ 'r *^« *^--^«- «--• one or more of theirnumhov f «! directors may employ °f'""<"o"' provided, howeve^that no sn \^^'^ direc-tor or directi,rs; director lulers he ;ha]l h fi 1^^, P'^'''''' '^^'" ^^ ^^ected a ten shares of the stock of ho t,n^^'' "''^ '''''''' '^ '' ^^^ paid up all calls otlL saidsSl^ '"^ ^^^" ^^^'« traJlct^f^Sshls i:;":'"^ ""fr 5V^^^^' -d "^ th. v.... ea..h shareholder sha t ^^^f'f stockholders meetings, hc^ds shares, ^i;^L^rSV^:\rjJSX^ • hoL';.rJttn?taire2^^,tr^ t^T' ''^K''^''' '^' share- Ca.n„,i„ or of them may £?^ At an tafs^o k'^fll^^'M^^'J^ «^ any --'-"- g such proportion as t^Jy^^ay ^ fit'' n !n"f *"^^^"^^' t\?;trj?-^'^^^^^r-^ '^'^" -id l^%rtnT ^rTiI given an such a manner as the ZZs mly Ippoint' '"" m '^ I ISO ■ Cap. 27. SLJohny^anrenrevmen^il^oa,. 34 Vier. Form of dood g'? A 11 ,1 i i '-"'-''•-' -;"»!■"", may bo i™thVtm'^^i.::;'::'c:ir act subjoined, or iu anv oth-^. ( ... f ,^ , *^' *^ *^^« for the p,;rposes of due^nroSi r on nf^" ''^' '^'?f^' ^"^ tn^. in their respective cotu°' hi tT'^^J^^^^ and at the expensi of the «aid ou/p.u fw h iV^'^''^ ^l' copies of the forms giyon in L^mlTulu A \ a^""*^' ^'*^ printed ou each pa-e W ,10 h! **' ^^'*^»^1"/' "ne to be the circumstanced™ ia?ht. a T'^ ^'^'"'^^ ^« «^"t «hall, upon the production ani pStiiT^r^'' "^""^ of any such conveyance, enterfhrl <• I If "^.Tf'^l^ without any momona] nwl .Vu 1 . • V ^"^ ^^''^^i ^^ok ceive from the said companv Ihr ,. .. ^^ ^'^^ ''^• gistration fifty cents aXo^ more id u'.!!; ''''yT^'^' shall be deemed to be valid in l.w . wncgistration of la., to the conlr^.y ^^wuilShir "'^"' ^""'"^"^ Power to issue bonde. ■•""SJ£«S3?=;SIS:^: Bonds to be privileged. Proviso. sident or vice-president of the said rm.mSv 17 *^'' P'"' signed by the secretary and treasurer Sun^Wt^""''; the said companv for tho nnr,./ ''7"M",*'"^ the seal of prosecuting thT^ rtaSi^JXI b M! i I Avamble. Cap. 28. South Easlerr, Counties Junction Railway. UYlOT.. .SCHEDULE A. FORM OF DEED OF SALE. Know all mon bv these presents, that I, A R of r..\A * I' ^^JGhj and in considoiiition of "' John s and CJaranc-ovi lo Junction l^nfw, .tn A . ' , one thousand eight hundred and , Signed, sealed and delivered in presenootf " ^^''^'^ ■II CAP. XXVIII. ' Cot .s- ,'rirs;^,X"c^*-^, *» «-"■ ^----^ [Assented to 2m December, 78*70.] WHEREAS the South Eastern Counties Junction Rail- ...iin^ anjy called lo tnatend; Therefore, Her w- 34 Vror. 1870. :., of le JuiK^lion >y a(kiu)v\'- ho Niiia St. ipfiny, thoir ■eel oi" luiid fleeted luitl 'their rail- miKos, uato or ever, lay of ' (L.H.) h Eastorn. •, J 870,] tion Rail- that they of their Lt section 'lis of tho struetiou I contract led to an at under the isame •eholdf^'g ptemb(fr, by mero 'reiudi. fV, ^^'^."•^V^,^*^*' ^hctford and MemphremagoranS pjrvw fn ''7'^^^^^ .^'^^^^^ of Lake remove doubts as to thK ^ I *^' P^''"^^ «f ^^ "^^ to public convenience^^ i^^^^^^^ «-^e for the of the said petitfon;' ^^.^^C^^^X^^^^^ tmZtr^ ^°^^^"* «*• ^^- L«^«latar^ of^Q^4:fen-S 164 ! r I 11 I Cap. 4:.. Montreal City Passenger Hailway Co. 84 VlCT. Theeompan^'g | til , , • i Kailway Ant, 1869 " and to ih-u ^Ail 7 . ' '"' ^ini'^>oc be a railway within tllf ra'troVth;":;!, S' ""^ «•■"» make agree- ^ ,u ^^ company may enter into anv n„r . ^ i menu with With auy other railwav^omiinnv in fi^; ^. '^*f'^"«ment other Compa- leasino- of fha en,' 1 ^ ^ ^ "^ ^"1" prOVHKHJ for th« "ie.foroer^tain^';™^ "^ t^*^ «"^^l railway Or tramway or ,nv Dur thLnf purpoM.. or the use thereof for any time or iirLJ r.« r ' thereof, to such other comnanv-^(Wor?h. 1.?? ^"^ '"V"'.*' '''^""'^ touchino- the use or snlo K,r ,.„ ^ Vx. , ' ""'"paiiy Preamble. CAT. LXV. An Act to amend the act incorporating the Montreal Cii. Passenger Kailvvay CompanJ^ ^.viomioui City [Assented to 24th December, imo.] WHEREAS the Montreal City Passenger liailwuv Cnn, transport 5pll.S?t:£erS;?r:i'ijthSi t said company desires to avail itself i'n h > iaterlrnf ^ a- "- of it. vlhide/ana' for thTSt^ tTf'X^utS L'",? proviaera>tWs:krs!rwr.enSi,^^^^^^^^^^^ Proviso. 1B10. Aid to Colonization Rail ways. Cap. 35. 165 power in any street in the said city, the (•omn-inv «l,„ll obtain the nanc-tion of the counril of' he sa d " v T>,.^f ^ hy by-law. and provided also, that ail r an^ sn b « T*^ has been ffiven the s'lid <.n,i,w.,l I ^ " " sanction engines for the imrpose^of tria ol ^I'""^ *''^''^^^^ may be revoked In ililT^ln^^l by i^Xtl;;!;. ^""""^^^"^ to nJ^ontadsTn '^ V'''"''^- -T"^''^^-^ ''^'^^^" "«* »>•> allowed Ri.ht. of to run on loads in eharge of the trnsteeK of the Mnnfl\ i T^mpike turnpike road.s without the consent of^tbo\.?il , "" '^^ "^'i>"«tee'"'a..d Who shall have th.- power to lev ku -h tol (■ 1 ^'"'*'''' either directlv or indirect v 7.. ?! /[''^'^^^ '^ . *^« ^ may arise or traction e4-;^ttli!^ai;it^;ii:::3"'^^^^ '^^ or on^fhrKJnvTn? '^' ''''^'' "' *^^^"*J^ of Montreal ca. .be rest/ve«tfhp^.i^^;T "V^^^ ? «aid municipalities becomes ^''P""' "'''"' resuve at tlie sight or from the noise nf ..« n,.v.^ u • '''"'*'*« *■•« or engiuo, it .hall be the dt"; onS '™JS?°^.''"■»"''■•''^'■'"•''• |o ™.a„ a., ..„^.h.e i-r,i^v; fsra^"-™?' -g three hundred thoL«d dXr S . t"I be t.^ll™' oP"-'".^'.'. CAP. XXXV. An Aet^to amend the Colonization Railway Aid Act^of [Assented to 1st Febiuanj, 1870 ] f i 5 I liii till ,? 156 Cup. 22 8*0. 8, Colonl. Aif/ to cettnin Cohnizathu IM/wai/s. 8r> Vict. «fltion'r«iiiw»y p!\T''*-! ''"yhth section of the coloniziiHon railwnv ni.l •.,.«• Coraa^uiJ: , "f-, ?^^''' Montn-al northern .olon.zi.lion railway eompanv stan.lmg tluU the whoU', or ui.y part of the rou.l r,f the said company shall have been eoustructed in iron CAP. XXII. ^ Viftori*.? V^"'"'} ^^l^-h "'■ ^^^' rrovince, thirty-second Vitorni chapter filty-two, respecting aid to certain Colonization Kailways. ^«^um [Assented to 28rd December, ISll.] TT ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of J- J. the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : a^u-iHir;;"?" . \J''^f')1l!^''^'''- *"^>'*^"'^ *" *h« ^•«»f«'-V <-outained be paid in 1" i«P act ot this province, thirtv-sc^cond Victori-i rhnTifoi. certa.o oa,e. hfty-two, whenever. one <.ontinuoLs half of any "f thl^TaU- l^raucis and Meganti.; International Railway, defined in section thirteen of the act of this Province, ^thirly-liurth sucf rniiw!t^ ' iT^'^y;^''^^ ^^ '^^y continuous portion of su. lailways, not less than tvventv-five miles in leuo-th shall be completed and in operation, the lieutenant-goyenio; m council may, on demand of the company, pay for suc^ half, or for every such length of road, the full amolmt of the converted subsidy granted by the said act, in proportion to the number of miles so completed. money or in capitalized debeutuiea. eiZ'in P'" - • ^""f payment may be made either in money or by means o capitalized government debentures, and the pro- visions ol sub-sectiuns tour, five, six, seven and eight of ^nr^^.f y^ ""^ ^^' ''""^ ^'^^ ^^"" ^^l^^y ^« the said^eben- tures in the same manner as to th.; concerted debentures mentioned in the said sub-sections, and shall subject the company and tlie railway, and all the. properties and appurtenaixces thereof to the same obligations, conditions and hen, as they would have been subject to in the case of the payment of the annual subsidy or of debentures having been issued in virtue of the ,said act "<*viug^ •«. 85 Vict. lihviiy aid iict, lot" tho word and for the five." vay lompiuiy provJHions of K't, Jiotwith- id of the said 157 hirty-secoiid I to certain d consent of 0W8 : y contained •via, chapter of Wui raii- L of the St. dofiiK^d itt lirty-iburth s portion of in length, it-governor ay for such, ount of the oportion to )ney or by ud the pro- . eight, of aid deben- lebentures ubject the ertios and conditions the case of res having- H 1871. Omnts of Lundx to certain Rnilwnys. Cap. 23. CAT. XXIII. At. Act to provide for th.^ ffrantii.g: of .ertain lands in aid 01 the St. trancis and Megantic International Kailwav Coin mi7' "' "^" ^*'*' ^"*'^'"'' ^""^ province of Quebe^-, drawn at the crow /lands department ol this provin.-e by Eugene Tartheles« wh''" ^* '^ ..-^-Kli i ■■ ■' ■ .,^ ^.' . II II.,, .. ,~ •:==iaDii.~.;;;'ti Uiat the Said company is actively engaged in the construction of its ii I ' 161 Cap. 23. arnnl, of Land, to certain Railways. 35 Vict. works, prrnnt to it, for oacrh twcntv-fivc milos nf \u. ■ i I>orno.j. or th. road .,o,npK.t..d. a P./rti:.n o h.: 1 d aS^ proporl.onat,. in c,ua.,fity to Hu,.h Lngth of road ' llZttu :•• ^«> ffr'^'t Hliall, howover, bo mado undor thiH art to th« »oo.,.t.d said coiupaiiy, um1,,hh on or h..f(,n. the first , In Im't ^u-^vr *^"";v4 --.^ht hundred .L:.v:^y:Ll'\ra 13 of 34 V. i^"' *^ ^f «»i »! f?rant in li,ni of any subsidy to whirh it iniLrhl 0. 3.. be entitled under (he ...Ionization railway aid art of 18^9 Z:X^ "" '' '''' "^' thirty.fourti; Vict^rLlipte; [iiil J ^miie*"^ J*- The lieutenant-governor in council may siibiect jrr.nt.df<,rthe provisions of the xif^xt following sectiorLrrnnt h? fl ennlon of (Jnnh»>f> nnrl (*,.^e^.1 -1 "'"i^ oci^nuu, giant tO tl »b,c .„,! p«^D«'« and C.osford railway company, for the bnildino- ford the extension of their railwav. from ,-f« r.t"L,?.. 1. '"^ Que _ Qoiford rkllwa/ S«o. 5 of 34 V 0. 34. the extei^ion of th.:/; ^;;^^j;rsi^,z^ , ,,„i„,, ^ ^r\^^^ ^? the m,„ii f the river MetabetchoVan on Lak; ht John, ten housand acres of land for every mi e of sueh extension, which land the said company is herebvauthori^«5 ivro7t5;::rt'";-\'i"'"''^"^"^\^^'^^^^ i\ .> ot the act ol this provnu^s thirty-fourth Victoria chanter wentv-tour, or any other provision of lavv ; an the safd land sKall be chosen by the Houtenant-govern ^in counc 1 Conditions of ■aid grnnt. Provision in case of the oompany changing its name under 34 v. e. 24. «. The said Quebec and (Josford railway comnanv shall I;;; -.titled to the said grant on the folloJ^inTSiti' The said extension of railway shall have been .-omnleted boon put nto operation, to the entii" sat X Jon onhS dav onTi ^^T'™"'" ^'\™^^'^''il- on or before the tWrty-firHt da>_ of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventj- Nevertheless, the lieutenant-governor in council mav if he thinks proper, when it is established that the saW com S Z •? V'''^^ r^^"°^^ ''' ''^"^ construction of its wX grant to ,t, for each twenty-five miles of the said extmSn of railway, a portion of the said lands proportionate in f ihn Hftid Miiid lundM, s aft, to the f .Taiitmry, *. it .shall itH a<'(!»»pt- 'hitmi^-ht t of 1869, ia, chapter subject to lilt to the uilding of rminus at i,on Lakt* le of such uthorized to section a, chapter the said 1 council, iidd, from my shall )iiditious »mploted h of tho lid have I of the irty-first sevonty- may, if id com- 1 works, :tension mate in ec and ireafter -fourth his act under 15» 1871. nront, of L,tn,h to certain Railways. Cap. 23. t:^^::^^^:^:. "'""'"^ - -iKhthaveh.„„ have tr:;;!'!";^^^;;;:,:^';:;^^^^ ''"^i-ni<-H Hhan notK.oh.„p.„, - above mi:„Hone;^wit;;i;^y:;^^;^^^^^ ^^May next, it shall forfeit all l^li^l'lol^^^^.^r iS^H '■-- governor in ff.n«;.n ^i. V n^' """ '' the lieutenant- "''"•' ^ •>• be, he .hail iohhofd a poTp „.^ '^J^ '.Sh ""''""'''""."■•••"• this act, proDorlionnh. t/. +' . t " Mfant, authorized by ' BhalldeeLtoberiUs^n^^ f "^'l'^^ ^^^^'^ *»« " "c in I x< ess < 1 1" r. nrop y length. SOHE] -Lli. BLOCK E. m'!:;;:^:^^^;;-.^ ^,,^- .^-^ of the Kiver St. i'ollcws: b..^nn„i,K^ ; th nu rV'"'^ .,nvums,.ribed as weste,^y trihutnlfe^f . ^^^ ^T^ '"'"^^f-^ «f the he 127th mile-post planted by pr cF' f"^« ;'<.o^-"^^tid, at the point marked . on f , J. '""''V' "' ^^^1, ^t running ^^vonomu^^^CA^o^T^ t?' ^'^ ' ^^"« mile.s to fhe Doint /' ihT west, a distance of 28 angles, to this lo.st mentioned fi,',. . i *^"\l'0"=t, at riffht 45 ° east astronomiVa c 1 ' ' ""^ °" l^« ^^''^^ "orth section with the we Ihon nP tT'%"' ^'''' *" ^^s int.-r- hond waters of the K vers M ^'^'' ^''V'^^^"' «»« of .^»i,> 1 .■ Li ! 1' 1 ■) M hi 1 '., . I; III f ■■■"" « : I Gra7its of Lands to certain Railways. 35 ViOT. andT^'h.v'n!'?''^'"' *^r^"\'*\'' ^f Q'^^^^^*^' Montmorency, and Chicoutimi, and bounded as follows, that is to say • ^ ham STnkf sf T ; ^'"' «t«^Ploratory survey from Stone- F W%l vi • •^''K",: «'^t»bl^«h«'l in 184Y, by the surveyor, F. W. BlaiHock, at the post planted by hii to mark the twenty-ninth mile from the south-western an^^le o? the said township of Stoneham, in the place indicated by the letter lY;,r 1 r ^«"ti«f ed plan, thence following the said Ion. A ^,^t^«'i'?j«ical bearing north 15 ° west for a die- tZ^^^^T^'A^^ ''-' which marks the forty- r^IrZ '"""r P'''''* "^^'^^^ ^' "^^ *^« a^«^« mentioned plan by a line running north 70 ° east, a distance of eighteen miles to I, the said point being situated one mi?e trom the colonization road from Quebec to Lake St John afrroad^t^^'" T.f'^^*^ thevarious.sinuositiesof the sad road, always at the same distance of one mile in ajrene- ral northerly direction, 18 o west to the forty eighth dSt countt ':}Tl "^"5 i?^"^ *^^ ^«^^^^-y between ^h^ counties of Quebec and Montmorency, and the county ol mnir "J'.'J^ *^'" P^ "* J- ^ ^i«t^^^«« of twenty-se^ren i^beli J /•'' T '^ ^"'" P'^^''^"'^^ *« *^^^ ofthe road here- inbefore mentioned in a general northerly course, 36° wcbt, about nine miles to the point }C; Thence following on a line running'north 73 « 50' west of ttTv? P '"t-^^" T^''' ^^" '' ^^^t« t^« main brlch t)i tne river Uroche, in L ; +y,J^'''\T ^*^«"^"^iiiS the course ofthe said river, towards the south-west, about fourteen miles to M • Ihe said Block F being in the said locality, bounded on the north-east side by the last timber limits conceded on the eas ern bank^ ofthe river Croche, running soull 75 o ndle Ld TTff ^f'\"l^l««' ^'}^ in prolongation thereof a miJe and a half, to its intersection wi^h the line oi explora- tion drawn m 1854, by the surveyor, F. W Blaiklock fmm letr^N '' ^^'" 'i- •^^^"' '' *^'l-"^t desi^ated by tb" letter N, on the said plan ; o ^ ^o Thence on Ihe said linp of exploration south 22 « west asTonomically a distance of four miles and a half to O, on the forty-eighth degree of north latitude aforesaid and ^ioV7'\r'^^'l'''r''' the east, a distance ofM^en "u\!^ima£ist!^' point where it intersects the river Wa- . d.^s^Com "i? *^' ««i^\™' which discharges into the lake a( s Lomx^issaires, and following its eastern bank and the coriusponding shore of lake Naj.^unlauk (one of the'ources of h^t""V^''''' Bostonnais) and in continuation, that Ol tnc rK r Pequauaqouasoui, to the letter D, which marks the north-west angle of Block B, granted to the North ""SaWWSJBSKBMj 35 Vict. ontmorency, is to say : from Stone- he surveyor, to mark the le of the said by the letter ing the said ?8t for a dis- :8 the forty- mentioned distance of 3d one mile :e St . John, lities of the e, in a gene- ^hth degree 3tween the ! county ol enty-seren e road here- >urse, 36 ° = 50' west, lin branch r, towards )uuded on needed on >outh 15 ° 1 thereof a )f explora- ;lock, from ed by the 12^ west, If to 0, on said, and i of ftftoen •iver "Wa- the lake , and the le sources ion, that ch marks 18^. Quebec and Gosford RiUway. Cap 24 due east, followino the no, I 1 ^ ''V'" ""'"^-^ ^ th'^»<^<' Block B, fo.a lon^rh cl^' U^ m i o ioT^^' ""' ^^'^ -"^ for twenty-three miles the.>.,7A V *^''"'"' Pursuing of the said Block 1 , to the poxn 'n' '^''^ «««th-eastera line low for about six miles ^0 ^' "^^'"'^ ^i"^' .should fbl- Motabetchouan, and the , m S^^^^^^ l' ^^e river Eugene Casgrain, defnnng th: Sn o?/h' ■^"'■^^^'^^^• railwj from Quebec to lAe St. K "^ '^'' ^^J^^^^*^^^ -i^:S;^s.:!]fy:l;l^-k::irrir^^*' ----- the said lino of intersecting t! ■ w ^^'- ""^section of continuation in the s^mrdiroX^f"" '"!;""°""<1. and in and ei,htHhrttio,r„'d'Srsn"pS£r^ '>■"'<'-<' CAT. XXIV. ^"^ ^ililT^l^tt''-' ^^*^« Q-^- -^I (>osford 161 [Assented to 'i.^rd December, 1871.] , S'(?^^;^-S^Jo{f. /^.^ne Chun, aud-ea™., have, by their petition pra " d th^ ° '!; ^''^^^ "^" ^•^"'>««. authonxing and oinp^worin" h 0, u ""'^ '^ P'^^'^^'d, Railway Company to ,n . f Q"''b;,"c and (Josford ^ne ofVailwa;b;:i;,,^i,^t\S";;S'"'^ '''' ^""^^'^ ^^^ firming the lease thereof made bVte """/i'^^''^' "'^d ,-on- authonzing and ompowerhfo thJs. ''"^ *'""U>aHy, and depot, a workshop, a yar °n,d V ^'^"^P-'^^y to have a Palais harbor, and^ to p In " , t-f ''-r ^^*'^^'- ^'^« said depot; and wherens \\^ ^'^' ir /ine of railway to the ton,^ of the said ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^J^'. -% in the it inhabitants ofthe city of OmI i' the interest of the and of the io^^^jlS^^ f *^« "^^ighborhood as well a. of the paJishes ai d townshSn^'T^''^^^' ^"^^^^ ' respect vely, that the pra^r of the s^ f ^' l"'^'"* '^''^^^^ gi-anted ; Therefore, Her ilaiest K i'''^'^^^'^ '^^^^Id be and consent of the' Ma ure ^of S^i? '"^'^ ^^"^ ^^^^'i'^e lows : ftis'iaiure ol Quebec, enacts as fol- jj l- '"""'"'"•^'^'■"''•'"■neorporated.-;::;-.:* Dies. I'l * f ,^JS^ * 1 ii !; ! 162 Certain '\(3^ loane cf tha rnilwfty confirmed. Cap. 24. Quebec and Gosford Raihoai/. Vict. by competent leg-islatiye authority either of the late province of Canada, or of tJie province of Quebec, or Avith any jiersou or persons, for leasing? the said railway or any part or branch thereol', or the use thereof, or any locomotives, ten- ders, cars or other rolling stock or movable property, or the use thereof, at any time or times after the expiration of the lease thereof hereinafter mentioned and coniirmed, and for any period, or for leasing- or hiring from any such other company, any railway or any part or branch thereof, or the use thereof, or any locomotives, tenders, cars or other roUr lug stock or movable property, at any time or times and for any period, and generally to make any agreement or agree- ments with any such other company touching the use by one or other, or by both companies, of the railway or roll- ing stock or movable property of either or both, or any part thereof, or touching any service to be rendered by the one company to the other, and the compensation therefor ; and such leases, agreements and arrangements shall be valid and binding, and may be enforced by all courts of law or equity according to the tenor and elFect thereof. of 2. The lease of the said Quebec and Gosford Railway, with its rolliiig stock and all its other appurtenances, sidings, stations, station-houses, terminus and extension, made by the president and secretary-treasurer of the said company, acting for and on behalf of the said company, and duly authoiized lor that purpose by resolutions of the board of directors of the said company, in accordance with resolutions passed at meetings of the shareholders of the said company, in favor of Jerome B. Ilulbert, esquire, of the said city of ^Quebec, railway contractor, by deed duly executed at the "said (ity of Quebec, on the first day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, under number one thousand six hundred and fifty-three, before JaO([ues Auger, nitary public for the province of Quebec, is hereby ratified and confirmed, and the directors of the said company have i.nd shall have full power and authority to carry out the yame and all and every the pro- visions thereof. Part of sec. 12, of 32 v., c. 53, repealed, and locomotives may run over part of street railway trnok, with ooDscntnf Corporation of Quebec. 3. The exception relating to locomotives in section twelve of the act of incorporation of the said company, passed in the thirty-second year of Iler-Majesty's reign, chapter fifty-three, is hereby repealed so far as respects that portion of the tract of the Quebec Street Raihvay Company which extends from the western boundary of the city to opposite the Palais harbor ; and if so agreed between the companies, locomotives may run on so much of the track of the said Quebec Street Kaiiway (Jompauy, the consent to 1871. Quebec and Gosfvrd Railway. Cap. 24. that efiect of the Corporation of fho 0\Ur rn i. by and throuo-h the (^fv Pnn,. i prV ^, ^^ Q««boc, actin- 163 eiuif their Ig:„S ™2Lta?tf,^dtr.''' *"'"^^.^'™P»y -^ of wooden or iron in mwn.r ..^ > ^^"""-t, or sing-le track «na to hare » and may erwLh and tvx rdeoor'a*' f' "' '^T'"'' and wharve. at or near the ^^'^"1 IS;. " "'"•''"'°" tarvofSHfp fr^r +u > 1 ^'' ^*^'\J*^stys principal Secre-"""^^"' of Q- icwy oi »5tate lor tiie war department orof fl,,. L^ corporation to general of Canada, m council or of Vl.,: i? / '^'^^Sovernor-run'onor crow of the province of QuebJ,' hi counHl ^ lieutenant-governor -^ "-». of the city of Quebec as the .3.' ' °^-*^^ corporation propriate for the 1;^' Al^ *''^''' '""''y ^^^"^^0, take and ap- the corporation of th?,y„VQ„?b7r'"'^^^^ "' 'T""^ '" route of the said e^lnTl. 'inebx, Jayin;? in or along the J.or,« a» to Jh:'S?j;tri^t:s ,--' -" «th-e; _ ™o'kIt"::M,.2"Soffi,':i!, °"', ""O.™-"-' andr..„..„,. aero,, any street tX7id'c.7lyi^:itTh":l^^^^^^^^^ With the consent of the cornornfinn r.? fif • 1 ■ thereof lands for the hereby amended al follows »7u ^ '^.' •^°"^^' is andr company ? y'i""'''-r!^-'', ^^O'^Poy^^*^^ existeu.'e of t|,e nm\ Missisnuoi extended for -J uiictioii Ivailway Company shall continue in full force pIX/o/™'"''!??,'''^'''"^' •'*'' '' ^r*^'"' 1'*'"'''^ ^^' ''^'' y'''"'^ 'i'""! th(> date passmg ot Q^ ^j^^ passing of the present act. passing this act This nnd the amrnded act to form one. h>'i 3. This act, and the act hereby amendiul, xhaj] h and construed as though forming one and \]w Hut and the exprtbsion " the charter of the Mif*Kix(jHoiVai^+i- ' Railway Company," shall be a sufhcient cittttlono: '■' isaid act, as hereby amended. |i| h^i 1871. Ottawa Sr Gatineau Vallej, Railroad Co. Cap. 26. 165 C A P . X X V I . f/I.we«to//o 2^rd December, nil.] railway to bo ciiiKtmr/o 1 fr. ' '^i^^'^'^'^^^.d that a li,ie of of the Ottawa liver an/ '^^^''"n^" *^^ ^^^'^ bank township o7Hdl to fnoLT^''''""='u^^ ^^ the the Rivers DeJe t ^n7S H ""' T" *^" «o"liuen.,e of villa,.., running L hi wes ' S ofT" •'' ^'/f ^^^««^* wouldcolonizeandsotfirflf f-i 1 *^" "''^'^ <^^atinoau, Valley, and .s^eodi W de t W^^^^^^^ "^ *^^ ^^^^^^^-^ manuL..turingandmiS ml ito ;'"''' "SV^'^'tural, and populati J?, of thT o^^^^^^^^ '^^^ wealth to bo incornor-itr.rl .,= .. :. 'ijiu'boc, and have p^ "ed ping anl/^ri^^/^l^^iiSi;;^ ^d" •r^'^'^^r'^^^P- grant thei. prater T Therefon TTev M • /' ^^^V^^^^ni to the advice and consent of IrS ^^"^y'^^Y^ by and with as follows ^ *^'' Legislature of Quebec, enacts P., Alonzo AVrio-ht MP T t% A't^"' P" ^- ^^^J^' M.P. --on^titu. McGillivray, J M'Sier MI^ ?A''\ V'^f ^^^^ward ttt"-'""- pore, M.P.P,, J. T. C Beaubien a'i r ^o^L /ohn Pou- I. B. Taylor, R. W Sco?t mVp ' 1/^^ ^t" ^'^''*' ^^"P- shareholders in theTmDanv horr*'''"' ^' '^"" ^^^^^^'^ and are hereby constSd^ t^^^ incorporated, shall be, the name of the ' Ot aw' a^id'r^ ^'^"'1? 'T,^^ P"^^*'^' ^7 Company," and shall hu4 a d (^,^,tJ^^^^^^ ^ Railronri Corpor.t. wav pornAvofiVT • '^" t"^' powers incident to nil- "•" ««»"<» g'"*- ]w ay corporations m ffenenil nn^l H,,. v.-., . \^^^ erai powerl tained. ' ' «"'>J^<^t to the provisions hereinafter con- ^:^&»!mmmimMm \i 1 :., r if* h ! if' j li 1 ''- 166 Cvr, 26. 0/!/!flr/;(/ 4- Galineau Valley Railroad Co. 35 VlOT^^ Hull, in tho township of Hull, aloii^ the west side of fix,; river Gatineau \o a point at or near the Desert villiir-i-, at or near the conliuencc of the rivers Desert and Gi'line.ia anf.'h'nrer'' • ^ '^^'^ cn^Hi^X stock of the Said company shall no, ox,<.ed and how to' be "1 ^^e whole, t.ho sum (W'one million dolhr-K, wj '. iA^w*:*r applied. to increase the same is provided by the Quebec r;j'hvuy act, 18G9, to b(> dividod into Ibriy" thoussn^d shan-!, of tweiity-lhe dollars each, which amoinit shall be raised by the i)rr,M)n„ hendnafter naia-d, and Mi,-), other person- and corporations as may becouic sharehojd.is in the said com- pany, and Ihe money so raised shall be ippi: d, in vhe iirHt place, to ilu! p;vym"!il of all fn- , expenses and lisbKrseiijentw for procuring the ])assing of this act, and for i i- king fh»« snrvev,«, ih':ius, and estimates connected with (hi- fai]roi>rl; and all ' lie rest .ind remainder of such money shall bo applied towards hiakin-x, eompleling and maintaining the said railroad, 9) d oikcr purposes of this act. dispose thereof. reTCaid'tM ^' ■^*.^^'~'- "^ '' lawful for the said company to r-ceive by land, Ac! and ^''"iii't cKLn from Government or from any ind)\ iduals or corporations, municipal or otherwise, either in r mada or elsewhere, as aid in the construction of the said lailroad, any vacant lands in the vicinity thereof or elsewliere, or aiiy other real or personal property, or any sums of 'noiKiy, either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of sto^'k, and 1( gaily to dis])ose of the same, and alienate the lands orothei real or personal property for the purposes of tlw said company in carrying out the provisions of this act, dfr7cS''' rd ^ •'^' ^^^ Honorable James Skead, the honorable Malcolm their powers. Cameron, the honorable George Bryson, E. B. Eddy M P V Alonzo Wright, M.r., J. L. P. O'Hanly, C.E., Edwiird Mc- Gilhvray, J M. Currier, M.P., 11. V. Noel, John Pouporn. M.P.P., J. T. C. Beaubien, Ml)., James A. Grant, M.P., I. B. Taylor, li. W. Scott, M.P.P., Robert Lyon, W. II. Waller, Francis McDougall, P. A. Egleson, seiir., James Goodwill, R. W. Cruice, Martin McGara, Thomas Mc(ioey, John McLarcm, Andrew Pritchard, Patrick Farrell, Martin Mallcy, John Litle, Joshua Ellard, Louis Duhamel, M.D„ Philemon II. Wright and Charles Logue, Esquires, shall be and are hereby constituted a board of provisional dir(>ctor8 of the said company, nine of whom shall form a nuorura,. and shall hold office as such until other director? 11 be elected under the provisions of this act by the sha^ !ors, and shall have ^'^w^er and authority to fill vac les oc^ curring therein, i open stock books and pre . bscrip- tons for the und ; ■ ■iing, and to receive payr • f >ii !i,ocount of stock giibscribed, and make calls uixm su; -ibert* iji. >ho 167 18Y1. Olfowa c^- Gatineau Valley Railroad Co. Cap 26 =s= :s iiii following thoir olectio,, "'^ '" Fobruary, m the year prhKipal „ffl»'„, the ':S 7„^ r,"^ C 'hnif b:\"o?" ""''^'i™-''' K*%«#Bifel4***4„»..i ) t V 't Quorum of dire'storB, 168 Cup. 26. Ottawa Sf Oatineau Valley Railroad Co. Uf) ViCJT. after provided ; iind public nolicti of hiu;1i aiimial meeting and elo( tioii shall he published, for one month before Iho day of election, in one or more uewspapeiH, in French and English, in the city of Ottawa, and one newspaper in l''i;'/ic,h and English, if such there be, in the county t)f Ottawa, and the election of directors shall be by ballot, and tho ptjr»ou« so elected shall form tho board of directors. H. A majority of the directors shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, aud the said board of dire( tors as well as the provisional board of directors, may employ one or more of their number as paid director or directorH ; Quaiifioatiun. provided, however, that no person shall \w electi'd unlesM he shall be the owner and holder of at least ten sliants of the stock of the said company, and shall not bo in arroar. iVSr .^ ^^^y municipal council of a municipality, which has bing a certain given a bonus iu aid of the said railroad or its l»iaiich(!«, «Z'inta" '"«*'""*"'? *" ^^^^* 1^"«« tl^^i" ten thousand dollars, shall bo (iiroctorduring'''i5y the api)oiutment of such director. I appo directors t"ki'n'''''s*!>ck*" '^' •"'^"^ municipal couiuul of any municipality, holding t^Bppoint°° stock in the said railroad, to the ^mount of not 'Ichw than ten thousand dollars, shall be entitled to appoint one jjer- son annually to be a director of the company; and >^Ay municipal council of any municipality, holdiiig not. less than one hundred thousand dollars stock in the said rail- road, shall be entitled to appoint anjiually two pi-rsons to be directors of the said company, and such person or jx-r- sons shall be a director or directors of the said company iu addition to all the other directors authorized by this act. • i. The directors may, at any time, cull ui)on the share- holders for instalments upon each share which they, or any of them may hold in the capital stock of tlie said company, in such proportions as they may see fit, no such instahnent exceeding Unx per cent, and the directors shall give ouo month's notice of such call, in such manner as they may appoint. Calls by direotore. Amount limited. qre'ilnS^for .'®- Notwithstanding anything contained in th.> Quebec «now-fenoes, railwiiy act, 1869, the said directors may, with the; i)ur- ««• mission of the railway committee of the Quebec Govern- 169 1-871. Ottawa ^ Gatineau Valley Railroad Co. Cap. 26. Jd uad iis bnIn.K ^^ V^iint 7 1 ':']•'''" "' '^"f " needed, for the ero.tiou o «L i > f ''"'N*"' "^^^ ^" a sufliciont distance lrmnfh.fr t \ ""'" •'"■ ^^'^'•'•'"r«. at tion of the line b^ drlZgtow ' '' ^""'^'"* '''' "^'^^'•- gravel, stone and ii]li,t!i;,V J/," "^'^''^" «"PPHes ol" works, and may .s.U a o vev h^ ' ••oiui)any for their of, when no longer r'.quir'd. ^ ™'''' ""^ ^'^^^ ^^•^^•^- poses of the said railrc^ad.^^J^.e^JJvl.dbr^ri'iliJt^lZ^^^^ towi';;;i:?i,:^^;:;^^;f;;;"l^^^^^ power and authority Oo™pa„,„., for sums nof 1 1 /i? ^'^"'"^■^f ^T "otesand hills of i-x.^hanov ,'""'"""' ''""«>• bums not tess than oiu' hundred dnl]..vv. ..„ i '"'^^ '-^ r-f^missorT promissory not.., mad," orendors 1 Vih 1^ ^"^^ ""^'^ """"•' *"• president: of the comn'mv n,„l .• •^'' President or vi,>e- tary and tn-asun v "m^^^ '^ountersijrned by the sn<.re. ^^'-:^^ori,p\::^:^^^ authority on the si.idcomnanv ^.tuI o,"L l ' .'^ ^*' ^^''^^i''!? binofex.hanir.i^,^;^a:"l r? '"''^ P'-'>«^i««ory note or made with ]n-opei ," l^Htv " /-^f P^'^'^^'^'^^ ^o '^^ve been and in no cise Jl/al t "nLe ;^^^ ^'^7 '" f^*^^^'^^ ' said company affixed to s, h!tv^ ^- ^''^'' *^'' '^''^ "*' the chango, ilor Jha the t d prSrS'"^' ""'' "^' '^^" '^^' ^^- the secretary and treasurer b > ?, l i "' ^^'^^'P'^^^^ent, or the same, unless hs'"i?i ^'^'."'^^^'^^i^aliy responsible for have been i sued wi hot 1^?''?-""'^^^^ bill of exchange board cf directors 2h '''".^V''''" '^"'^ authority of the ed, howcn-i tha utot hio",r;r-'^^"^'^^^ V"'-^'*^^^ ' P'-vid! P^o.i.o. to authorize the aScomn V ; ''"^'"" '^'''^^ ^' ™nstrued change payable "t^^^i^S;! ^^ "" ''IV*!;^'^- money, or as the notes or bills of a bank "''"''^'"^''^ ^' i^ed*'and^Ll|;owered''^to^iss';f^ are hereby author- Co™p«„, ..^ ^all be and'ihr: H.:J Z^^Z^^" ^^^^l'^' Vh^;'^^--a^;; buildings, tolls and income of h, ^"iflortaking, lands, able on ,hf or all of them, as marbTextvs ;cr bw,?' "' -'Tl' "^ther. -'-<>• debentures, v^. tout the nS^ssirvf^^^^ ^^aid bonds or thereof, and m, h bonds or T.r ' / ^"Y^^^nn-gistration ITO Ai to pAy mentii on Ian to cburgoil Form ol bonds Proviso : amount limit' ed. Cap. 20. Ottawa liuiils in th(. loiirlli and liiiirUn-iitli Nccti )H8 .>i i! ■, ii' I iiKMitioiicd, ot'thfl purchoHe inoui'V then-. mv-'I i]!- :icquittnn<(i of such treasurer, or other perwtii sn tij)p()inte(l, olHueh purchase money, isliall ojicrate aw ;i ili.s h:inr(> of smh ehiiriyc in rcHpc'ct of the lands so i>ai(l for; and, until interest on such debentures as 11 l)ecoTuesdui\ and for their redemption at maturity. The said bonds or debonturcs shall h^ si<>'iicd l)y (he prt-sident or vice-president, and sh;.ll have the corporate seal of the company alhxed Ihi-roto ; i)rovided that the amount of such bonds or did),'ntures shall not exceed liflcen thousand dollars per mile, to be issued in proportion to the len^-th of th;' railroad umler contract, or to be constructed under and by virtue of this charter, but no -uch debentures shall be for a less sum than one hundred dollars. n . »rr';^I,','!7,„""^ '^- The directors of the said company, elected by the oonneciwitii snarclioUle; s, m accoidance with the provisions of this act, otherraiiruttds. shall havc pow or and authority to enter into and conclude any arrangements with any other (diartered railroad com- pany, for the purpose oi' m;dvin<»' any brancli nr l)ranchps to fa 'ilitate a connection beiween this comi)any and any- other chartered railroad company. xZ^lZr^ ^^- "Tho eomi .nv ma- enter ii an ag-rc mont with any railroad, or othi'r chartered r.t.lroad company for leasing- to snch com- 1?',!.'!?"' "^ P'"iy ^h(> said railroad, or anv part or b-aiich thereof, or the company, and ^^sc thorcol at any i\rv^ or tunes, and lor any period, or for maiiengree- leasiiig Or hiring as lessors or li'ssees, any locomotives. monts tor uao , -i ' ^i „. ,, ' •',, »>'«iu, ofeitiier tciKlers, cars or otlicr rolling stock or moveable property- railway, &e. under such sanction as hereinafter mc > i )ned, and generally to make any agreement or agr.'emt .us with any such other company, touching the use ' one or other, or bv both companies of the railroad o oil g sto;'k, or m .\ cable property of either or both, oi ly j thereof, or touching any servi -e to be rendered by i »ie one . Dinpany to the other, and the compensation therefor, and such leases, agreements and arrangnnnits shall be valid and binding, and shall be enforced by all courts of law, ao -ording to the tenor and effect thereof, or such oth;»r railway company may agree to loan its credit to, or may subscribe to and become the owner 18T1. Ottawa .^ Gatinmu Valley Railroad Co. Cap. 20 m the m.jorily'o vofos a s> •• r'^''''*'";''>' ^'""'i'"" '1 by res,„...(iv Vy ' J ,/i' l"^'l'o«ool .•u.si.l..nnn. (h.sum. --.in,. ^: z ;!::^tir or;iiS;:. '^^ '^^ '^^""'^^ ^-'-^ any time. " ^ "^ '"^'»«^y '."• d.-ction ,aay be made at tui^dhl;;;.^!!;^.!'';;;^"^^'''"^"^ ^':--'>y authorized fos..b,cripti„„. untiithevlt :i r^;r ar.i d. liv r sii b ''"/'ikcn ui), and to mako, execute Bh^i d ';m;:;,:;;i;e;;f ^'"'^ ^^•''''••^^^•'^ *^-'"»-. - they > 'ay be enre..s,erod at H t.^;i m on' 1.;""?^''^ 1>^^"" one of f he wi(iiessp« fn+i.„ '*"-". upon the aUidavit ol exceeding five years when fhn c.mM V \ V" ""t tain length of replaced by i.un rii^l^' '"'"^ '''°°^'^" ''^^^^ ^hall he'i-. anjnot * ' " "" laiis, longer than five years. Qff£»» i^U „ • "-"( haia nuiroad, within thvi'.. \rn.i..t. "'enoinc; and atter the passing of th s art and it8corr„^ir. ^,7 -/l- ^^'^^^ <^-mfUiing years therefrom completion within seven the work.* S81. This act shall he Valley Railroad Act" .if..-l „„ L-U "0 '■ Ottawa and G atineau Name of .ot. i^f^ H 172 Cup. 27. Ft. Levis and Indinn Cove June. Railway. Sf) ViOT SCIIKDULE A. Know all mon by these presents that I, A.R.iji .onsideru- tio" of , paid to me by the Ottawa and (hitineau Valley Kailrond ('' ini)any, the" reeeij)! whereof Im hereby acknowledired, f?iaut, burgnin, hell and eonvey unto the said Ottawa and (Jatineau Valley llailroad Compaiiy, their succe.s.sors and uNsig-ns, all that Iroct or parrel (if Jund {tlrsrrihe Ihe land) to have and to hold the said land and preniis"s nnto the said company, their Huocessors and assiiyiis lor ever. "VVitiieNs my hnnd and seal this one thousand eii>-ht hundred and day of Si<;ned, wealed and delivered, in presence of V. D. E. F. )■ A.B. (L. S.) Pnambl«. CAP. XXVII. An Aet to incorporate the Point Levis and Indian Cove Junction Kailway Company. [Assenteilto 2Sr(l December, 1871.] Vl 7'HEKEAS, the persons hereinafter named and othern, T T have petitioned for incorporation as a company, to construc^t the railway hereinafter described, and the con- struction of such railway would be of gn>at benellt to the commerce, and for the general advantage of the province of Quebec, and it is expedi(>nt to grant their prayer; There- fore, Jler Maje.siy, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Corporation P. John Gilmour, Duncan Patton, William Rhodes, .nd^corporateQ.^^^„p Benson Hall, Honorable Thomas M, pnli.ninary ..xpe.T cs wl ! f ; !* T*;^ raum.ipalify, ,su.h HU.h muni'cipality fr,,m I it tock >? I 'T '"'""^'"^ ^^ be allowed ,i theln i.'ayla^nrof stock. "^^ ^""^•"'>^' ^'• Greevy, lV.er Arnold S^;::.^ni:i.ji;;;:t:;,-^ •Tarqu-vs Jobin, Arthur 11. Murphv, Jamls',,,ir^'*' ''"""■ -I • JJcmers, esouires slvdl ).,. .,„ i" V , 'HiU Jjuuis board of direef ^' of he id T ^'''"'^'^' \'»"«'il"t-'a a offi- as such unln ^i r di e t "hS7'' "'*^ -^^^'^l^ '^^^^^ the provisions of this -ict bv tl » ''''"Dpomted under to o?en stock-books and mv^u' ff "^^^'l^.''''^- with power , dertakino- to m ,ke ill ^ l,,"''^f' "1'^'""'^ ^^^^ the un- surveys.^id pknrto b. 'i;;'^*^' shareholders, to c.ause 5. Thfi siud dircctnr" .t^- i ■> intiy.Eii",iiMmi i lfattW&«itt MM:Mjy&>ni;.. 11 ^ 174 Cai). 21. Pi. Levis and Indian Cove June. Railway. 35 ViCT. Bcriptiou of jiartios desirous of becoming? shareholders in the said company, and all parties subscribing to the capital stock of the said company shall be considered proprietors and partners in the same', but shall be liable only to the extent of their stock therein. II it / i, «nwai"' *• ^^^^*^'^ ^^^^ ^^ ^oo" as one-tenth part of the said capital meeting shall stock (which stock shall not be less than fifty thousand *e held. dollars) shall have been subscribed as aforesaid, and one- fifth of the amount so subscribed paid in, the said directors, or a majority of them, may call a meeting of shareholders at such time and place as they may think proper, giving at least two weeks notice in one or more newspapers piiblish- ed in the city of Quebec, and in the town of Levis, at which meeting, and at the annual general me(>ting in the following sections mentioned, the shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, shall elect nine directors in the manner and qualified as hereinafter provided, which said directors shall constitute a board of directors, and shall hold office until the first Monday in the month of July, in the year followin^r their election, and the said directors may employ any of their number as paid officers of the company. ttn^^fltlTo'rs,/- Oathe saidTirst Monday of July, and on the first by ballot. Monday of July, m each year thereafter, at the principal office of the said company, there shall be holdeu a general meeting of the shareholders of the said company, at which meeting the said shareholders .shall elect a like number of directors for the ensuing year, in m- nner and qualified as hereinafter provided, and public notice of such annual general meeting and election shall be published one month before the day of election in one or more newspapers pub- lished in the city of Quebec, and in the town of Levis, and the elections shall be by ballot ; and the person so elected, together with the e.v-offivio directors under the said Quebec railway act, 1809, shall form the board of directors. ' Quorum of directors and qualification. One vote for • «ach share. >*. Five directors shall form a quorum for the transac^tion of business, provided however that no person shall be elected a director unless he shall be the holder and owner of at least fifty shares of the stock of the .said company, and shall have paid up all calls on the said stock. *>. In the election of directors under this act, and in the transaction of all business at general shareholders' meet- ings, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he holds shares upon which the calls have been paid up, and shall be entitled to vote either iu person or by proxy. 1871. Pt. Levis and Indian Cove Jvnc. Radwajj. Cap. 27. 175 ^^^^'^^^^^^:t::'l^Y'^ T"/^^*^ .hare. -..on .u«. any of them, may hc.ld in tC.- n Hi V'T ^^'\^'^ ^^'''y- «^ pany, no such instalments sh.t ?'t ''^ *^" saidcom- one month's noticf W shal h -"^ * •" ^^^'^ "^"^' ^"^ as the directors may appot^t ^"''" "' '"^"^^ "^"^^"^^r ;b^ing ordecluun/Lt ':^ r'SL'Z^f" ^o time, ^K I^^ ' the severa persons heino- -r.^ ^ p "^^^' ^'■*^'" amonff number /rom or them to act as directors as iibrcsaid '^''''^'^^ ^'"^ '""''"■ pany>o^r"tht;t;o^.::'f^Sf^::-,«^'^'^^^^^ to the said com- p- or.eea. will admit, m^y Lin tttr<^i4t"^r^ act subjoined, or in any other form '" ^'-'??'^'i^e A, to this --egi^trafion for thepurposeofdue^nist ••/tt^nf^v.*^" ^^^'' ^'^^^^'t ^ and "^"•'°^• trars in thdr respe^'iv^ rSu. t " ^^^^«^^'»«' "" theregis- «<1. by, and at the^exp'^.'s^o ■ he s^!'d '''^""'^^ *'^ ^' ^"^•'»' h- with copies of the foms ^riv. ^^^n t^ '"""T'^l ^^^^th a book to be printed on <^^h^£^t^i^:^''^ ''"^'-'^"^^ ^' «"« to suit the rircaimst^mcE, of . 1 '" *^'''' "«^'«««ary blanks «hal], upon the Troduetion and Sof" ^"^"'^""^^ ' ^"^ any such convey nice (^iitp,,^ ^ •^^"' 'Execution of oria], in the said boo]' n .1 I, n '"^« ^^'^'hout any mem- or eAtry on th. deed ad fh ''''T' *^^^ ^^"^*'8'i«trati^^ xeoeive, Vn the sSd'comp '^ fof ^dli:''" ''^""^^'^ '^^^^ enregistration, fifty certs i, 1 „ "^ ^''^ '^^'^-^^T such tration shall be deS ; ^^^^l^^ ^^"'^ --§-- provision of law to the eontr^ft^ilZkS.^''^' '' the president and v Le^p "itnf o? tt' ^^ ««d-«ed by countersigned by thesec-it-uv ' 1 ^ «^ompany, and company, and under the aii Kitv of r'"-''":/'^ '^'' '^^^ rum of the directors shnllK T- 7 '^ majority of a quo- and every suclf^^o'; tte"S ^:r^^-^^y, made, shall be presumed to hnvo K "^^ exchange so authority, untiftheTo^itX ^ ^Wn""?:;^''^^ ^^^''^^"^ shall It be necessary to h-ivp +>w. ^^ewn and in no case "ffl^ito ™ch pSnLory .'otr W l'or"'f """""''' aiathorize the said coini>any to issue notes or bills of ex- change payable to bearer, or intended to b^ circulated as money, or as the notes or bills of a bank. bearing bypothoc Bonds for 14. The directors of the said company shall have the by'i(Iiui,™°"*^ power to issue their bonds or debiMitures, signed by the president or vice-president of tJie said company and coun- tersigned by the secretary-treasurer, and vmder the seal of the said company, for the purpose of raising money for proseciTting the undertaking, and such bonds shall be, and be considered to be, privileged claims upon the property and rolling stock of the said company, and shall bear hypothec upon the said railway, lands, buildings, bridges, or any, either or all of them, as may be expressed by the said bonds or debentures ; and the said bonds or debentmres shall form a first charge on the tolls and income of the company, or any portion of them, or on all, as may be expressed by the said bonds or debentures ; provided that the amount of such bonds or debentures shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars per mile, to be issued in proportion to the length of railway (bridges included) under contract, or to be constructed under and by virtue of this act, but no such bond or debentui'e shall be for a less sum than one hundred dollars. H Agreement with other •otnpanie.s. 1'"?. It shall be lawful for the said company to enter into an agreement with the (iraud Trunk Ivailway Compaary of C^anada, and with the Xortli Shore liailway C'ompaErr, or with any other railway company, in the province (ri Quebec, for leasing the I'ailway, or any part thereoJ'. or the use thin-cof at any time or limes, to such other c(mipany, lor leasing or hiring to or from the said Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, or such other company, any railway or i>art thereof, or the use thereof, (.r for leasing to or hiring from such comi);iny or companies, any bridges, locomotives or movable jiroperty, or the use thereof, and generally to make any agreement or agreements with any su(;h other company toiiching the use by one or the other or by both companies, of the railway or movable property of either or both, or any part thereof, or touching auy service to be rendered by the one company to the other, and the compensation therefor, and such agreement shall be valid and binding, and shall be enforced by courts of law avcording to the terms and tenor thereof; or such other railway company may agree to loan its credit to, and become the owner of the whole or a part of the stock ISri. ^(^t^rloo and Magog Railway Co. Cap. 28. leases, agreements^ and armng^^^^^^ haCh^^'^ '^\ '''^ pectively san<3tioned by the Sritv of w '^f ^""^ '««■ general meeting- of the^shaXC^alllcltr ft ' '^''**^ ol considering the same respective y on lenoH^r'^""' as provided by the Quebec railway a;-tlSr9 ' ^'^'"• m i Z inL?XKf not^^^^^ «h-" wholly Ce„a«o„ of >^ fk. i„ .^^ ^^^.•^,^,'^."^* commenced within thr^n ^«.i power, after cease: ifTLrwTks'rnot .o^'^'^^'^f'"* "^* «^^" wholly Ce„atio„ of from 'the Pas^^oVthir^ct r^tr/^^^^^^^^^^^ act may be inconsLenUh'ctitk^^^^^^ ^'"'^^''^^^ of this -^ Act. SCHEDULE A. Form of Deed of Sale. Com'/afy! trLl%\^ ^wtett^ Co.e Junction J^Z^ Indian Core Junction Railway Company tW>''''^''^ and assigns, all that tract or pared ohS' /^ .«''?^'''''' the same having been selecSd and la d IttTv tf ''"1^ sr sSd tr:^^£f:^^p^^ their successors and assigns for ever " ""'^ '""^^""5^' Witness my hand and seal, this d«v nf one thousand eight hundred and ^ °^ Signed, sealed and delivered ) in presence of [ ' (L.S.) A. B. CAP. XXVIII. ^Iwpai;.""'"'"'' ^'^ ^^*«^-^«« -^ ^«^og Railway [Assented to 28rd December, 1871.] li^THERRAS Roi.,!. Tvr ^ c, , --, II W8 Cap. 28 Waterloo and Magog Railway Co. 36 ViOT Moore, H. H. Bachelder, Jamee Taylor, Cttlrin Abbott, E S. Mazurette, J. W. Merry, E. D, N«wton, W. W. Oliver, esquires, and others, have petitioned that an act may be passed creating a company to be imihonmA to construct a, railroad from Waterloo, in the county of Hheflbrd, in the general direction of Stukely, Bolton and Mjtgog, to connect with the Massawippi Valley Bailvay, jiijd whereas it is expedient to grant the same ; Therefore, llt'T Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of tb« Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Cruin per- I. Ealph Mcrrv, E. D. Newton, Samuel Hoyt. T. L. Hovt .on. toeorpor-^ H. Moore, M. W. Copp, N. A. Bea^h, W, \V. Oliver, h\ O, Somers, esquires, with such other porxonjt, corporations or municipalities as shall, under the ^vmimonn of this act, become shareholders in the company hra. «mp„„,%, which" ;i':^,^v';Li:sXruiS' ,s iW gKaaSB mmamaam ^^^S^S^^^^MtMmtMitt^ II lil 1^ 180 Cap. 28, Waterloo and Magog Railway Co. 86 Vior. elect nine directors for the then ensuing year, in manner and qualiht-d as hereinafter provided ; and public iiotice of svuh annual general meeting and election shall be published one mouth before the day of election, in one or more newspapers, published in the towns or counties along the line of railroad; and the elections for directors shall be by ballot, and the persons so elected, together with the c.'M)///6'i!'o directors, under "the Quebec railway act, 1809," shall form the board of directors. directors °^ **" ^^^^'^ directors shall form a quorum for the transaction of bihsim^ss, and the said board of directors may employ one or more of their number as paid director or directors ; provided, however, that no person shall be elected a director unless he shall be the holder and owner of at hmt five shades of the stock of the said company, and shall have paid up all calls on the said stock. Votnig. ». lu the elections of directors under this ait, and in the transaction of all business at general shareholders' meetings, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he holds shares upon which the calls have been paid up. Calls on share lO. It shall and may be lawful for the directors, at any time, to call upon the shareholders for instalments "pon each share which they, or any of them, may hold in the capital stock of the said company, in such proportion ati they may see fit ; no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent, and one montli's notice thereof shall be given, in such manner as the directors may appoint. 13 . All deeds and conveyances of lauds to the said com- pany, for the purposes of this act, in so far as circumstances will admit, may be in the form given in schedule A, to this act subjoined, or in any other form to the like eflecK and for the purposes of due enrcgistration of the same, all re- gistrars, in their respective counties, are required to be fur- nished by, and at the expense of the said company, with a book with copies of the form given in the said schedule. A, one to be printed on each page, leaving the necessary blanks, to suit the circumstances of each separate convey- ance, and shall, upon the production and proof of due exe- cution of any such conveyance, enter the same without any memorial, and shall minute the enregistration or entry on the deed; and the registrar shall charge and receive from the said company, for all fees on every sucheuregistratiun, fifty cents, and no more, and such enregistration shall be deemed to be valid in law, any statute or provision of law^ to the contrary notwithstanding. Form of conreyaDce o< land. Begiatratiun thereof. 18V1. Waterloo and Mago ,?"«''' /"' ""^^"- *^^*^ ^''^^ ^'^ the cuting th^^ underti i no rr if'/'^S^ ^"*^"">^ ^""^^ P^o««- considered ^ bf ptvit;'"' chi'm "^nt^'. " ''^ "^^^ ^"''^--^^ the said company, 'and shall be hvnoT ' ^''T'^^ ofP-"e«ed. railway without reo-istr.Hm hypothec upon the said su.-h bonds Siri^o s,xch"L,f:r'^f • J '^''^^ '^o after the said sum ol" fiftv thol'.l f/ f " ^' '''''''-^ ^""I du"o tLTaidlwpl" ''',?'"'■' '" P«5; "-"toll orfr.ight r..-«...,. be ,„aj.^a„d in ttTeanr! ItrSf ll!' K^ff t ^ 182 Cap. 28. Waterloo and Magog Railway Co. 84 ViCT. As to agree- ments with other companies. same forthwith, on the certificate of two competent por«on» eBtablishing the fact of their being so perishable ; and il such goods are not of a perishable nature, and shall remain unclaimed for twelve months, the company may, after giA^ing one month's notice in two newspapers neart-wt the place where the goods may be, dispose of th«! same by piib- ioi\ipoBt,ot ijj. auction, and the proceeds of the sale, after paving tho goods.* said freight and the costs of sale, shall be handed, over to the owner, if he shall claim the same. I'?. It shall be lawful for the said company to enter into any agreement with any other railway company, foileaHing the saia railway, or any part thereof, or the use thcreol', at any time or times, to such other company, or for leasing or hiring, from such other company, any railway or aiiy jmrt thereof, or the use thereof, or for leasing or hiring any locomotives, tenders or movable property, and generally to make any tigreement or agreements with any suith other company touching the use by one or the other or by both companies, of the railroad or movable properly of eitlit^r or of both, or any part thereof, or touching any servii^t to bo rendered by the one company to the other, and the <:om- pensation therefor, and any such agreement shall be valid and binding, and shall be enforced by courts of law, according to the terms and tenor thereof 16. The directors of the said company elected by the shareholders, in accordance Avith the provisions of this act, shall haA^e power and authority to enter into and (:on<:lude any arrangements with any other chartered railway <:ora- pany, tor the purpose of making any branch or brancht'H to facilitate a connection between this company and such other chartered railway company, and shall have full power and authority to negociate with any company having the chartered right of constructing a bridge across the Ht. Law- Tvnce river, at or near the city of Montreal, for thts right of using the said bridge for the purposes of thtf railway, and the advantage and benefit of the company hereby in- corporated. IT. It shall and may be lawful for the said company to take and appropriate, for the use of the said railway, but not to alienate, any wild lands of the Crown along the lino of the said railway, Avhich may be necessary for the said railway, with the consent of the lieutenant-governor in council, and also so much of the land ( overed with the waters of any riA-er, stream, lake or canal, as may be mvAOi- finrv for the works of the said railway ; provided that if the said railw^ay shall crods any navigable river or canal, it Arrangements to oonnect nitii other . oompaoies. To nse_wild lands. Vill. Montreal, Chambly and Sorel R. R. Co. Cap. 29. t^^lliL^lY'^^'i^ ^' ^^^ r^ ^™P^^y t° obstruct the navigation of such ri v ^ or the use of such canal. SCHEDULE A. FORM OF DEED OF 8.4.LE. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B of do hereby, in consideration of T-iir fn'^oK ,u Waterloo and Ma,o. Railway Company, Ktt,>wLr'e! unto the said Waterloo and Magoff Rail way Comivinv fhpii mit hv fhi ' same having been selected and laid ?n hoi 1 .''^rri^Ty ^^' ^•^^ P^^P««e« of their railway ^aiSc^m'nlv^^^^ '^'^ ^^^^ ^^"^ '^"^^ premises untoTh^e «aid company, their successors and assigns forever. ^^Witness my hand and seal, this , St. Hyacintho, Bagot, Drummond, Richelieu, Yamas- ka and Nicolet, as far as the river St. La-wrence opposite Three Rivers, and shall also have power to construct the said railway in the town of St. Hyacinthe or its neighbor- hood to the west of the said river Yamaska, if they think proper. knd branch lines. Capital of the 3. The Capital stock of the said company shall be the company. g^^^ ^^ ^^^^ million dollars, (with power to increase the same as provided by the Quebec Railway Act, 1869), to be divided into twenty thousan'^. nhares of fifty dollars each, which amount shall be raise ' ' -v the persons hereinbefore named, and such other perijn and corporations as may Application become shareholders in such stock, and the money so thereof. raif-cd shall bo applied in the first pla,cc towards the ^-ay- ment of all fees, expenses and disbursements, for pro- w. t\ . 85Vi(rr. veral diak- pass, and vay com- thout the bion ; and [' the said be advice 5 follows : )., Robert r. B. Bour- F. X. Oa- Grendron^ on, Andrfe Willard ussel Ro- rporations ebY incoT- dy corpo- irg, Farn- have full md finish ich width of Missis- and west pioi, with ne in said nham, in st side of >s of Rou- 1, Yamas- opposite itruct the Qeighbor- ey think ill be the rease the 169), to be ars each, •einbefore 3 as may money so the i-ay for pro- 101 1811. Philipsburg, Farnham Sf Yamaska Railway. Cap. 31. curing the passing of this act, and for making fh« -«^ Lfthe^W '".^ ^^""?"*/«' ^«"-««*^d wUhThT afl4ay 'and all the rest and remainder of such money shall brRnnSJ ^Znt '^l "If ^"^' '^^V\^^^^ andTJntafn „g th^e^ a d Sat''uLTthr*^''/"'P?-'''- °^ ^' ^«* = provided always nftlr,^ -A Ti P^'e '"'inary expenses shall be paid out of the capital stock, it shall be lawful for the munHDahtv stock ''""P'"^' "'• ^ ^"°^^^ to '^'^ inTayment of geois. advocate. E.iXtitrathtiTc'Jisk fT""'"'" Cadieux, Gaspard A. Massiie, Norbert Fae-nant P S d. i'^^'-^Xf •• ^'''''^^ Cabana, Eudide Roy ll'u^s Cus^on" »o„ptiom oi persons dosirous of becomingThareLlder. in' aeir oplrion^t's: fs 3?/.^ .r^"'«.°" -«■■■ - pany, and may disp6se of the Sme at pleasur^^^^ "^' ^'^"^- ato!kThd? haveTersXcrib^^^^^^ '^'^ capital m..., ror as one-tenth part c^ThVsl:^^^^^^^^ if themTo .""ll^^'^T^^^*""^*^^ «^id directors or any nin^e ^ntt -v _^S,\r«t^«ff of the shareholders at sue/ pW^ thirft ^^;.^ "' ■- ^^J'^^^V^^*^' '^^d at such time as thev m"aT think proper, giving at least fifteen days' notice in ShTaS M^mm^m^m-m^mKtiMSk^. 192 Meetinga for -cleotion of -subieqoent "direotorr. ^noiam of 'direeton. I '■= Form of oonveyMiees. Registration Charges for c«gistration. Cap. 31. Philipsburg, Famham Sf Yamaska Railway. 86 ViCT. guages in ono or more newspapers published in each ot the judicial districts through which said railway passes, at which general meeting, and at the annual general meetings in the following sections mentioned, the shareholders present either in person or by i)roxy, shall elect nine directors in the manner and qualified as hereafter provided, which said nine direciors shall constitute a board of directors, and shall hold olfice until the first Monday of March in the year following their election. ^. On the said first Monday of March, and on the first Monday of March in eac.h year thereafter, shall be holden a general meeting of the shareholders of the said company, at the principal olfice of the said company, at which meet- ing the shareholders shall elect nine directors for the then ensuing year, in the manner and qualified as hereinafter provided. And public notice of such annual general meet- ing shall be published in both languages fifteen days before the day of election in one or mdre newspapers published in each judicial district, upon the line of the said railway, and the elections of directors shall be by ballot, and the persons so elected, shall form the board of directors. O. Five directors shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, and the said board of directors may employ one or more of their number as paid director or directors ; provided, however, that no such person shall be elected a director unless he shall be the holder and owner of at least ten shares of the stock of the said company, and shall have paid up all calls on the said stock. lO. All deeds and conveyances of lands to the said com- pany, for the purposes of this act, in so far as circumstances will admit, may be in the form given in schedule A, to this act subjoined, or in any other form to the like effect, and for the purposes of due enregistration of the same all regis- trars in their respective counties, shall be furnished by, and at the expense of the said company, with a book, with copies of the forms given in the said schedule A, one to be printed on each page, leaving the necessary blanks to suit the circumstances upon each separate conveyance, and shall, upon the production and proof of the due execution of any such ('onveyauce, enter the same in the said book without any memorial, and shall minute the enregistration or entry on the deed, and the registrar shall charge and re- ceive from the said company, for all fees on every such re- gistration, fifty cents and no more, and such enregistration shall be deemed to be valid in law, any statute or provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. 1871. Philipsburg, Famham Sr Yamaskx Raihoay. Cap. 31. 193 any animal meeting in the month of March forthTn»r treasurer, and under thp «..«! ^fiV.. -a ^^-'^'^^^^^y and -.onhe;sSfrp:raSf„^ "^- o?:it'r!!i'':^5.^"^?J'^"ty of, them may supply the v.c.„ci , ";«^q': 1-" ^ ^^^ "^ '""^^^ liTimber, from time to timp ••"<»>« « nlfl^^e or p];;r;7;;„^''i?'^"'y°\t^e^ may supply the v.c.„cie, dvino- "nr^i! i-" ^" ^^' "^ '""^^^ liTimber, from time to time '•""""« «»*'«- dying or declining to act as such directors, from amrg'''" ■|tfajifcia«*> 19'4 Ai to agrtt- meota with uther oom- Cap. 81. Philipsburg, Farnham Sc Yamaska Railtcay. 35 ViOT. the several persons beinpr subscribers for, or owning and holding shares in the said company, sufficient to (lualify him or them to act as directors as aforesaid, said director or directors so appointed to hold office till the next annual meeting, in the month of March following. 14, It shall be lawful for the said company to enter into any Agreement with any other railway company, for leasing the said railway or any part thereof, or the use thereof, at any time or times, or for any period, to such other company, or for leasing from such other company any railway, or part thereof, or the use thereof, or for the leasing or hiring any locomotives, tenders or movable property, and generally to make any agreement or agreements with any such other company, touching the use by one or the other, or by both companies of the railway, or movable property of either or both or any part thereof, or touching any service to be rendered by the one company to the other and the com- pensation therefor ; and any such agreement shall be valid and binding, and shall be enforced by courts of law according to the terms and tenor thereof. 15. The said railway shall be commenced bondftde within two years and completed within six years from the date of the passing of this act. SCHEDULE A. i IP FORM OF DEED OF SALE. Know all men by these presents, that 1, A. B., of do hereby and in consideration of )aid to me by the Philipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska lailway Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknow- '. edged, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said ' Philipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska Railway Company, their successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land (describe the land) the same having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purpose of their railway ; to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the said company, their successors and assigns for ever. G-iven under my hand and seal, this one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered ) •in presence of | A.B. day of (L.S.) . SSVicrr. niing and :o quulify (1 direcitor xt annual enter into 'or leasing thereof, at company, lilway, or QT hiring generally luch other »r by both f either or rice to be the com- 1 be valid according ide within lie date of of Yamaska T acknow- the said Company, ;el of land i and laid • railway ; unto the er. day of (L.S.) im. ^onlrezl Cif, Passenger Railwui^ Co. Cap. St. 196 CAP. XXXVII. [Assented to 23rd December, 1871 ] be convenient, to reduce the ffau!?o nf ifn Zi} ' ^ «^?y8*"K«of it. c y of Montreal unA ii. • ?u ^l \"^ railway, in the '""way with •n-ino-r^Ti XL ^ ^^^ neighborhood, to such uniform """"""•'" »' pu^e, not less than two feet six inches in v^lAiU "*'^™""''<'r"""> ■DO determined unnn Kr- fiw. "icnes m width, as mayor of tS. red m§mm Ksauo-e out of ih,^ ii«,u v\\. ™^^®. ^^e ot the said new ly autSJd to that effec?! ^ f^^ '7'^''^ ^' P'^^^^"^ an annual meeting of the shareholders of th^t^iyj ^* •'^'"" 'J-" b« or at some specid mei^tino. of il i, i j ■ ^ ^^^ <5ompany, expre.f.d »„d auii.y.Slnr*""''' "" '""'»"'■'=*'» "'"l^ or rote ai •S3?' I^HmUggil^iy, ^ilw»lta@Mte; : liii 196 Cap. 42. ifirf To certain Raihoap Companies. 86 TiCT CAP. XLII. An Act to provide lor ihe granting of aid to certain Railway CoinpanioB^ [Aggented to 24lh December, 1872.] KIl MAJESTY, by and with the advico and ("onsent of the I-egiBlaturc of Quebec, enatts as lollops : fo.ooo »orei of J The liexitennnt-goA'emor in c:)uncil may, Bubjcct to of^iLV"* t^« provisions of the next following s(w;tion, grant to "The ««y be t'r.Dt- Bav of ChuleuTs Railway Company," for the constrTict ion- ad to the Bat* „,. /j, d«i ohalauri B. Co. H CondUioni of laid gfant. ay Lonipnny, of its railway, from a point on the Intercolonial railway, in the vicinity of the Matapedia River, to New Carlisle, and the Bay of I'aspebiac, and of its extension to Gaspfe Basin, ten thotisand acres of land for each mile of such rail' way, the eaid land to be chosen within the limits of the counties of Rimouski, Gaspe and Bonaventure ; and the lieuteriant-governor in council may, for the pnrposes afore eaid, select the lands to be so granted, from and out of the unoccupied lands of the crown in thu said counties, 2, The said company shall be entitled to the »aid grant upon the fallowing conditions only ; The said railway shall be Ix^gun within five years from the passing of this act ; The said railway shall have been completed and pntinta operation within the time fixed by the act of incorporation thereof ; The lieutenant-governor in courcil, if he thinks proper, may nevertheless, when it is established that the said com' pany is actively engaged in the constnaction of its works, confer upon it, for each twenty-five miles of the said road completed, a j4Ta>it of land corresponding to such length of road. • similar grhiA 8, The lieutenaMt'governor in council may, subject to the S^M^nr*'' provisions of the next following section, grant to "The No th. coionu Montreal Northern Colonization Railwav Company," with ■•*'«" *• <'•• a view^ of aiding in the constnu tion of that part of the road lying between Aylmer and Deep Rirer, ten thousand acres of land for each mile in length of the said portion of the railway, and such grants shall be taken from within the limits of the counties of Argenteuil, Ottawa and Pontiac ; and the lieutenant-governor in council may, for the purpose aforesaid, select the lands to be so granted, from and out of the unoccupied lands of the crown in the said counties, Condifiona of 4. The said company shall be entitled to the said grant laid grant. ^pQ^ i]^q ioUowing couditions only : 18'72. Aid 1o certain Railway Companies. Cap. 42. 19 7 The «aia railway Khali b(! beguu within five y«ws from «h« passing of this act; ^ Th.' Haid Noctioii of ihe said railway, from Aylmer to D.-on Eivor, 8hall hav. Xmm .•omplet..d and put i, it" operation couf^n r " "'^"^"•^'"^ «*■ ^^" J-"t-uu.t.goXor iu he think« proper, wh«,i it is eHtahlish.^ that the said cori pauy 18 adively engaged in tho conHtruetiou ot th« wor™ grant unto the same, as soon a« twentv-five mile oiWh Hoe mn ot road shall have been compfetcMj, a part oflhe said lands ,u proi>ortiou to such length of road. ^'^'comn'J^mwi' tl' "!?•?* '"T^'^^y '^'■^" "'^^ ^'^^•'- ^»«« '^"""^ •« •>• .»rf the number of ^l^-Vtrr"" so completed, and the operations shall be begun on each of •"'"'"""• :fiaid railways, within two years, and completed within five years from the date of the passing of this act. ■^. Such payment may be made either in money or bv n. ;. virn/if"^K'^"f^ government debentures, and the pro^ .' a/^'.nJl.aU visions of sub-sections four, five, six, seven and eight of"'""""- tures, m tlie «ame manner as to the converted debentures mentioned in the said sub-sections, and shall stibectThe company ^nd the railway, and all the properties^ ^ ap! purtenances thereof to the .same obHgatiins conditions and hen, as hey would liave been subject to, in the case of the payment of the annual subsidy, or of d:eben tures having fceen issued, in virtue of the said act. ^ ^. The delay granted to the Montreal Northern Coloni- Dei.^ gr«t.d par- f I 198 Gap. 43. Bay of Chateun RaiPufay Company^. 86 TiCT^ fee V.,0. 21, ozteoded. to Mont. N. zation railway company, by section seventeen of the act *^'- f^ of 34 ' thirty-fourth Victoria, chapter twenty-one, is extendeiJ until the first day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy- four, and in case the said company shall not have commenc- ed to build its railway within the period mentioned, it shall forfeit all claims to land under the said act and under this act. Belay granted 9. The delay granted io the St. Franciis and Megantic In- Meganu'oH. temational railway company, by section four of the aot Co., by see. '4 thirty-fifth Victoria, chapter twenty-three, is extended un- Mtended!' ^^' *^1 ^^^ ^^^^ day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy- four. CAP. XLIII. 1 ,1 ; .',:i lli4t . mti . Tr '1 ii Preamble. Oertain per- sona inoorpc- rated. Power* of company. An Act to incorporate the " Bay of ChaTeurs Railway Com- pany." [Assmted to 24;A December, 7 °.Y2.] WHEREAS, T. Robitaille, MP,, R. H. Montpromery,. Wm. McPherson, George Fallu, Barnabas McGie, Oswald Day, Alexis Poirier, L. J. Riopel, Louis Robitaille, M.D., James Rol)3rtson, William Robertson, F: S. Cyr,. Ludger Lucier, Fr-infois Giroux, Joseph Rousseau, Melvia Adams and Daniel Fraser, have, by petition, prayed for incorporation as a oomp;\ny for building the railway here- inafter described, and whereas the building of such rail- way would be of great benefit to the commerce and prosperity of that part of the country through which the- said railway would p>ass, and would be the best means of promoting colonization therein ; and v^^hereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1 . T. Robitaille, M.P., R. H. Montgomery, Wn>. McPherson, George Fallu, Barnabas McGie, Oswald Day, Alexis Poirier, L. J. Riopel, Louis Robitaille, M.D., Jas. Robertson, Wm. Robertson, F. S. Cyr, Ludger Lucier, Fran9ois Giroux, Jos. Rousseau, Melviu Adams, Daniel Fraser, with all such persons and corporations as shall become shareholders iih the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name of " The Bay of Chaleurs Railway Company." 2. The said company and their servants shall have full power and authority ta lay out, construct, make and finiahu 1872. Bay of Chaleurs Railway Company. Cap. 4-3. 199 a double or single track iron ov steel railway, from some ^f^i TrA^"" ^^}^ Intercolonial Railway in the vicinity of the Metapadiac river to New Carlisle and the bay of Paspebiac, with the right of ^.xtending the same to Gasp6 Jiasm; the said company shall have the power to acquire ana possess, for the service and conveyance of passengers and freight in connection v ith the said railway, such steamers and vessels as they may deem desirable or neces- sary m their interest, sn^' '^.^,t^*^Pi<^al stock of the said company shall be the CpUai .tock sum of three million of dollars (with power to increase the same as provided by the Quebec railway act, 1869), to be divided into sixty thousand shares of fifty dollars each, which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinbefore named, and such other pers( and corporations as may become shareholders m such swck, and the money so raised shall be applied in the first place towards the payment of all tees, expenses and disbursements, for procuring the passing of this act and for making the surveys, plans and estimates connected with the railway, and alf the rest and remainder of such money shall be applied towards the making coxnpletmg and maintaining the said railway, the payment of interest on the sums paid up at the rate of no more than six per cent, during the contiuiiance of the th«f l'J-1 .if^^^'^P^T"''.' ""^ *^^« ^«^; provided always, that until the said preliminary expenses shall be paid out of the capital stock, it shall be lawful for the municipality ol any county, town, village, parish or township interested fm, 1 n/ ''7' '''' ?t^«^^ri««. to pay out of the general lund. of such municipality such preliminary expenses, which sums shall be refunded to such municipality from tne stock of the said company, or be allowed them in payment of stock. apt;3F'^''''n^^-^i^^^"'' ^-r-' ^'""^''^ H. Montgomery, Ftm director,. George I allu, Daniel Fraser, Alexis Poirier, Franfois Giroux Uswald i)ay, James Robertson, and Louis Robitaille, M D are hereby constitu+ed and appointed the first board of directors of the said company, and until others are appointed m the nianuer hereinafter pres(>ribed, they shall form the board of directors of the com pan v, and any five of them shall form a quorum for the transaction of business. 5. The said directors are hereby empowerea to take all stock booki, necessary steps for opening the stock books foi the sub- .'."lihi'M'^*^ scriptions of parties desirous nt Ker>nTr,jp« cI,„.,.u..ij„„ :_ "'""'''oiden. the said company, and all persons subscribing to the capital stock of the said company, shall be considered proprietors ■awu 200 Cap. 40. Bay nf Chaleurs Railway Company. r6 ViCT. niul partners in the same, but shall be liable only to the extont of their stock therein. Meeltnga for eleotion of diraotori. Annual meat' ing> toreplaaa diraotorg ratlrlng. Whatdiraolori chalt ratire. Namaa of retiring dl- raoton to ba publiabad. Elsstios to b« by ballot. 0, When and so soon as one-tenth part of the capital sUtck whall have been subscribed as aforesaid, and as soon iiH ojio-tenth part of the subscribed stock shall have been paid wp, it shall and may be lawful for the directors, or any five of them, to call a meeting of the shareholders, at BiU'h place and time as they think proper, by giving at least ony month's notice in both languages in one or more news- jia]»or« published in the district of Gaspe or in the city of Qnt'boc, ttt which general meeting, the shareholders present, C'ilhcr in person or by proxy, shall elect nine directors, f|Uiilillod as hereinafter provided, by ballot, and at the oUowing annual general meetings the said shareholders pvt'Sent, either in person or by proxy, shall elect three airectoTB, in the manner and qualified, as hereinafter pre- st'.ribed, and the said directors shall constitute the board of diri»etor«, and shall remain in office until they are replaced as hereafter mentioned. T. On the second Tuesday of July, in the year following tho said election, shall be holden a general meeting of the nhiireholders of the said company, dt which meeting the nharr'holders present, as hereinabove stated, shall elect i\\vm directors to replace three who shall go out of office, which three shall be elected for three years, and on the S0(^ond Tuesday of July, in the following year, shall be holdon another general meeting for the election of three diroctors to replace three from the six who shall have roniftined in office from the first election, and in the third year, the remaining three shall go out of office, and so on, annually, so that all the elections of directors, with the eX(!t»ption of the first, shall be made for three years. The first nine directors elected together, shall draw lots to docide which three of them shall first go out of office, an<1 Mttch drawing shall take place before the notice calling tht! annual meeting is published, and the said notice shall contain the names of the three directors going out of office, and to be replaced, and the six jther directors shall also dmw lots in the following year to decide which three of t)u*m nhttll go out of office, and the notice calling the gen- eral meeting, shall contain every year the names of the thriMs directors going out of office, but the same may be re- elected ; the notice of each annual meeting shall be giAJ-en during a month in one or more newspapers published in thi* district of •j-a«p6 or city of Quebec, and the election of diriM'tors shall be made by ballot, and the persi)nsso elei ted^ togi'thor with these remaining in office, shall constitute the board of directors. 1S12. Bay of Chaleurs Railway Company. Cap. 43. 201 S. Five directors shall form a quorum for the transaction Quorum. of business, and the said board of directors may employ- one or more of their number as paid director or directors ; provided however that no person shall be elected a director Proviso, unless he shall be the holder and owner of at least ten fihtires of the stock of the said company, and shall have paid up all calls on the said stock at the time of his elec- tion. '>. All deeds and conveyances of lands to the said com- ^'of" of pany for the purposes of this act, in so far as circumstances"""'"^'"""'" will admit, may be in the form given in schedule A, to this act subjoined, or in any other form to the like effect ; and for the purpose of due enregistration of the same, all the recis- trars in their respective counties are required to be furnish- ed by, and at the expense of the said company, with a book with c:opies of the forms given in the said schedule A, one to be printed on each page, leaving the necessary blanks to suit the circumstances upon each separate conveyance, and shall, upon the production and proof of the execution of any such conveyance, enter the same in the said book without any memorial, and shall minute the enregistration or entry on the deed, and Ihe registrars shall charge and receive, from the said company for all fees on every such Tegistration, fifty cents, and no more, and such enregis- Resvtmtion tration shall be deemed to be valid in law, any statute or"""'"^- provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. II>. The directors of the company shall have the power rower to isjue and they are hereby authorized by the present act to issue '^''''"""''"• thdir bonds or debentures, signed by the president and vice- president of the company, and countersigned by the secre- tary-treasurer, and under the seal ol the company, for the purpose of raising the money necessary for the undertaking, and such bonds shall give and shall be held to give a privileged claim upon the property and rolling stock of the company, and -shall create a hypothec upon the said railway, lands, buildingG and bridges or upon any or all of them, according to the tenor of such bonds or deben- Debentures t* tures ; such bonds or debentures shall further convoy a S'^^ privilege. privilege upon the fares or other revenues of the company, or upo]i a part or the whole of them, according to the tenor of such bonds or debentures; provided that the amount of ProvUo. euch bonds or debenturesdoesnot exceed the amount of the capital of the said company, and that no such debentures be for a less sum than five hundred dollars, II. The directors or a majority of them, may, from time Direotrrg muy to time, supply the plpce or places of any of their number, •*" '"o"""**. "•^""PUPIfl mmmm '^^m&^s 202 Cap. 43. Bat, of Chaleurs Rattm^y Compam,. 36 ViCT. dying or declinincr to act as such iu presence of | A.B. day of (L.S.) \mm: . « (it 36 Vict. ning and lalify him i, said di- the nest Bnter into niuion of t thereof, y period, [ntorcolo- ?Tcolonial proppr- ' lino, or iaid com- 5h agree- ^ond fide, 'aspebiac 18'72. Lawtfnttan Roitway Company, CAP. XLIV. Cap. 44. 203 deration the Bay ' is here- unto the ccessoTS the land) the said 3 and to >nipany, day of fL.S.) An Act to incorporate "The Laureniian Railway Company" [Assented to 24th December, 1872.J W^Sambani; ^^^ ^^ f ™""\*^« Honorable Louis Pr..n.b„. tec, rntVas'Mr.r'' "°''^'" ""''^ ^«***^- °f I h:\TeS »?er,htS°"hair'b?' 7" company- '""'► r:^^t/acTfHf;i':i.S Colonisation EaUwrCompSr-Sr """^ Wentian ftice';,^'r.t™4'or-''"'-'*^-v"''8'"''-''™^'- { =-!„ .^,5-ongn or near cne Tillaife of St Hpuri Hq Mascouche and Grace Hall, and thence to the vi^e o?St! 204 Cap. 44. Laurentiun Railway Company. 83 ViCT. If i I I Lin From the village of St. Lin the said railway may be continued further northwards to the village of Rawdon and thence following the valley of the lake Ouareau river to the lake of the same name ; and with powt^r, if Ihe said company should find more expedient, to run the said rail- way Irom St. Henri de Mascouche to some point of junction with the North Shore railway at or near Bout-de-1'Isle or Lachenaie, or further north as the case may be, there to "'"*•* S^*^ ^^^^ ^^'^^^ ^^^^^ railway ; or from said village ?Jn ■ pf "'■^ ^^ Mascouche to Porteous crossing, or the river Mille-Isles, or north branch of the Ottawa, there to unite with the Montreal Northern Colonization railway ; with 8uch curves, lines or deviations as may be deemed necessary lor the purpose of passing at or near the town of Terrebonne, in the district of Terrebonne, or through any such other places as the company shall decide upon laying out the said railway ; and for the working of the said railway, it shall be lawful for the said company to use steam-engines or horse-power on part or whole of the said line ; and the said company is also empowered to layout and construct a double track, on part or the whole of said railway, if deemed necessary by the directors. And the gauge of the said railway shall be of the breadth to be determined by the directors of the said company ; and the building of the said railway may be commenced at such point or points, as shall be decided upon by the directors of the said company. •S. The said company is empowered to take and appro- priate, ior its stations or depots, where such stations or depots may be required for any of the works by this act authorized, lands to the extent of twenty acres, without the consent of the proprietor or proprietors thereof, but otherwise subject to the provisions of the Quebec railway act, 1869, in that behalf. ^ Power to build 4 The company shall have the right to build all su -h bridges as shall or may be deemed necessary for the said railway, over any part of any river ; but the company shall not commence the construction of any bridge over any river or stream exceeding fifty yards in breadth, at high water, until the plans thereof, and of all the works con- nected therewith, shall have been submitted to the lie it- enant-governor in council, and by him approved. Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to autho- rize the said company to interfere in any way with the navigation of the said rivers; and providad furthi^r tliat public notice shall be given in the Official Oazette, under the signature of the provincial secretary, of the said plans ouing submitted to the lieutenant-governor in council, and Land for «tationf>, io. Pr viw. 205 1S12. Laurentian Railway Company. Cap. 44. that the said plans shall remain deposited in the office of obstruct the navigation of the rivers over >vh ch thev shaH of one hundred feet fwm X 1.',^? ^M^f >f " •''"'.""r^ arcMhe whole under and STonfUX^th LfSn" of the oomnus8loner of public works of this province and ii.ha"ti::jf;hTnr^^^^^^^^^^^ mlway, at such places along the laid line and with offl ''^ at such places, as shall be determined uDonhvfK ^""^^ tors, and the said telegraph may be WhvU« *^ u"' generally, in conformit^y ^ith ?L rXlnd^lt£^ that the company may adopt; the whole subSto ?b« rjanar '' '''^*" ^"^^'^^^ ^ *^« consolidSltSut ly.''or^[o'?hVSdTce^oT?tr^'^^^ ^^^^""5^' ^^ «^alioio«s-P„„i.,.„. erected or made by virtue of this act, or do anyTther wfe fo act, hurt or mischief, to disturb or prevenUhe c^rvTi J nto execution, or completing, supporting or mainShiS ,^ r,i:L':~%^^^^^^ Wnbriore feferrSZ Te- Bai„ p. , on o. peiauns so oliendiiig may be summoned K^ the president or any of the officers^f t/e saidTompany I 206 Cap. 44. Laurentian Raihoay Camtpawj. 86 VloT. I ! be and appear before any one of the justices of the peace for the district in which such oflence shall haA^e been com- mitted, and on proof of such offence to the satisfaction of the court, such person or persons shall be adjudged and condemned to pay a fine or penalty not exceeding fifty dollars and costs, which shall be levied in due course of law. and in default of paying such fine and coats within fifteen daj's after judgment, the person or persons so offond* • ing shall be imprisoned in the common gaol of the district within which such offence shall have been committed, for a period not exceeding three months. Form of decdt 8, All deeds and conveyances for lands to be conveyed conveyance. ^^ ^j^^ ^^^^ company for the purposes of this act, shall and may, as far as the title to the said lands or the circumstan- ces of the party making such conveyance will admit, be made in the form given in the schedule of this a<^t marked A, and need not be executed before a notary ; and for the due registration of the same, the said company is hereby required to furnish, at its own expense, to the registrar of each county wherein such deeds and conveyances must be enregistered) a book containing copies of the form given in the said schedule A, one to be printed on each page, leaving the necessary blanks for each case of conveyance, and in Buch book to enter and register the said deeds upon pro- duction thereof, and proof of execution, without any memo- rial, and to minute such entry ou the deed ; and the com- pany shall pay the said registrar for so doing the sum of fifty cents and no more ; which said enregistration shall be held and deemed to be valid in law, the provisions of any act for the enregistration of deeds now in force in this province, to the contrary notwithstanding. Capita* stock. 9. The capital stock of the company shall be half a mil- lion of dollars, to be divided into fifty thousand shares of ten dollars each, with the right of increasing the said capital stock to one million of dollars when deemed advan- tageous by a majority of the stockholders of the said com- pany. The said capital stock shall be raised by the persons and corporations who may become shareholders in such stock ; and the said money so raised shall be applied, in the first place, towards the payment and discharge of all fees, expenses and disbursements for procuring the passing of this act, and for making the surveys, plans and estimates relatiuy to the , works hereby authorized, and all the remainder of such money shall be applied towards making, constructing, maintaining and working the said railway, find for no other purpose whatsoever iacomT^atible with. this act or the law. I 'if J 1872. Laurenttan Railway Company. Cap. 44. 207 carrvinf oJ^buStsst"^ '.TP""*^^' °^ °*^^^ companies oth.reo^p.. M...,%.. 1 T^"^*^«8 m whole or lu part in the citv nf"'"* «»yt«k« o TSC^^^ *^« "-ts of the co"K'"^- bonm. wS ■' '''' *^^ districts of Joliette and Terre- fourth^in value nffif".^^"''' representing at least three: or otherwise n^,r?L' '^^T',^''* "^* otherwise, subscribe the cipiTal sE of .^'"^ ^^^'^ *"y ^""^^'^^ °f shares in deemTdvisable „1*^' '^^- ««™P|^^y. v^'hi.h they may tvansfejIrtfe^UlerSf^-^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ of til ioS ' *^^y ^^""^^ constitute the board of directors may cc" r l^S^'H^rV^' f' ^7 vacancieTth" the sharSfbS ' u ^P^^/^o^k books and make a call on for tt deS^o/fc^^'•*^l*"""^ vided and w^n, fli l*"'!^'' ^^"^ "'^"'^«'* hereinafter pro- ran way act 186^ a'Ji''*^?.rr%« '^^ ^^ *^« Q««t,ec twentZfour'of fS Tf .^^ ^^^ thirty-first Victoria, chapter such b'olTofdirecttrs"'" °' ^'^^^"' ^^^ ^''^^^'^^ ^P- of th; sddTaSl'«tri? I' 1^^^^^ *^°^«^^^itlon bf Uirectura, Quorum. ■ 15t. Tho annual general moetings shall bo hold on the first Thuruday of June each year after the first mct^ting hereinabove mentioned, or on such a day and at such phice as shall be appointed by any by-law, and at such nKH'ting the shareholders there pre^'ent shall in the manner herein- before mentioned, elect sueh number of directors as shall have been prescribed by the bylaws of the company, which number Khali not be less than five nor more than nine, and notice of such annual meeting shall be published' one month previously in the Quebec Offi.ial Gani>ltc, or in any other manner that may be prescribed by the by-laws of the company. I«. No person shall be chosen or appointed director unless he hold, in his own right, shares in the capital stoi k of the said company to the amount of one thousand dollars, and have paid up all calls on such shares. I'T. Five of the said directors shall form a quorum lor* the transaction of business; and the said directors shall choose among themselves a president and a vice-president, and may employ one of their number as managing director, who may have a salary to be determined by the board of directors. by"!?" *lT4 . *f • '^^^ directors shall have all the powers mentioned in the statute thirty-first Victoria, chapter twenty-four ol the province of Quebec. hoiT/^l^ook *^" ^^"^^^P^l corporations subscribing for stock in the how repre.ent' <^^pital stock of the Said company shall be represented by the mayors and wardens of such corporations for the time being, or by such persons as may be speciallv appointed by each municipality, according to a by law for' that purpose. IS. Each shareholder shall be entitled to a number oi votes equal to the number of shares he shall have had in his own name at least two weeks prior to the time of voting; provided that no party or parties shall be entitled to vote at the meetings of shareholders who shall not have paid up all the calls due upon his or their stock, at least twenty-four hours before the hour appointed for such meeting. ed. Voting. BegttUtion of tQUl. lO. It shall be lawftil for the directors of the said company, from time to time, to fix, regulate and receive the tolls and charges to be received for the transmission of property or persona on the said railway, subject always to the app-Qval of the lieutenant-governor in council, and to be published in the Quebec Official Gazette. 18.71 Luirenrum Utiilway Company. Cap. 44. 209 ':tu ;rfo\\r«n^?/ '"^""''^ ^^ ""»^''"^* *« P'^y tho tell or freight Pro,..d.„,. .KM 1 ^ coiununy on any jfoodH, the suid coniMjmv '"'*•''"'"'■' HhiiH havo power to tk'tttin tlin ««iM«n..t 1 , *,^'"*'""y P»ym.ntof toll or fn.i.rSif 1.. . Y '"'V «Hnio until jmymont of suchtoiii. mm every such uromissory iioto or bill of eiohauirr™ form f.r>«+o;..o/i • it P^ii^Pany shall and may be iu the '"'«» •""! d=be„turo(wuh„urrh;i;.eVirX^nStrrchid; ■iViliilMH ^mmmmmmmiK^ 219 Cap. 44. Laurenftan Raffmrif Company. 86Ytcr. >\ in the said form in the registry otli(«> for tho oountioK in which part of ih*^ said ruihvay may lit«, which said vfgiH-- tralion for th«> piirpoees of this act and of thi- louH to bo made ill virtue thcivof, w^ '11 be h*rld iind deemed to be » si^-'-ial rcgiHtriitiou (A' the said railway and of all the kinds' ami property tht'reof, in each county or locality through which such railway may pass or lie, whaH perfect the hypothec and niortgagl; created by su< h deln'nturo as regards all parties whotsoi'vor, and the debenture anci hypothec and uiortgiigc; thereby creatwl nhnll be to all intents and purpowes binding upon tihe sawl conioauy iiB favor of the holder cd' the nture, and have the elFectJ of mortgaging and charging all the lands audi propt^rty of the said company without any other iWOTe formal or particular deK(n-iption, but the description in th*i said, schedule B shall be held to» comprehend all the lauds and tenements of the said company, all wharves and buildings- of every nature thereon, and, in short, all the immovable- estate belonging to the said company, including the r.-^ilff and iron thereto affixed, any law or uwige to the contrary notwithstanding. "o7th"?.or°" .^*'' ^^^^*«^ *^« Tegistration in tKo n^gistry wfRce of the iB»ybe ^^^'l county of a debi'uture o* Ate saitl company creating a cmmU.(J. mortgage and hypoth4>c, such debenture Khali be presented! at the said registry office with the word mm-ened and the Bignature of the president, or other duly authorized director of the said company, or of the secretary and treasurer of the said company, written across the face of the said debenture, the registrar or his deputy, on receiving the fee of twenty- five cents in that behalf, and on proof of the cancellation by the oath of one credible witness (which oath the registrar or hi» dopnty is hereby authorized to administer), shall forthwith make an entry in the margin of the register against the registry of such debenture, to the effect that the same has been cancelled, otdding to such entrj, 'Ijc iiuto thereof and his signature, v."A thereupon the 'cnDcoil u»' debenture shall be filed and remain of record "u iijt» Baid registry office, Sion"or*'"" ^^*- ^^^ *« facilitate tije registration of the debentures debentur«t. ^^ the said company creating a hypothec and mortgage a. ' the cancellation thereof, be it enacted that they, if the, -h: piOTper, may, at their own expense, deposit in th..- ^i i iv^erj ,,v i-y office wherein such their debentures are h?.rtt);'; "*■ .^•..ived to b- registered, any number of their priui-a -la.ik deben'\.res in the form of the said schedule auuesed lo this act, without its being necessary to add the cuupum thereto, bound together in a book, and having the 1872. iMurentiati Pailway Commny. Qap. 44. paar«H thoroof mimboredand signod by the secrotftry ofthe co.npany. .,,,,1 thoroupon tho regiHtrr./or his depu I shall bo hound o r„c«,vo and r.tain tho s.me as on« of tho re «8try books of his office, and to register thoroiu thrsakl debe„tur«s of the rompanv instead of registering th n^ „ Ihe ordinary registry books of the oili.xs re.uuvhig for the r^friHtrntmn of each such debenture a f^e of twen y'f ve "^iSiiZ^r ^"^-^•— - 1- to the cUraJ; 2». It may and shall be lawful for the said companv toco„„.oti„„ cross, intersect, join and unite their railway withrn?orher^'""oU'.? railway at any point on its route, and upon the lands of """'"• 8U. !i other railwav, with the necessary conveni..nces for the purpose of such conne.^tion, and thcrowners of both rail- ways may unite in forming su-h intersection Id n gran . ng the iacihties therefor; and in case of disagreJm nt Upo,i he amount of compensation to be made thfrefo, o upon the point or manner of such crossing or connection the same shal bo determined according to the provisions' of the general railway act in relation to this subject. a«. It shall bo lawful for the said company to entering a any agreement with any other railway company^ this ^K:^' province, for leasing the said railway or any part thereof '""P"'"- or the use thereof, at anv time or times, to such^o her om- pany,or for leasing or kring out to such other company any locomotives, cars, carriages, tenders or other movable property oi the said company, either altogether or fo any time or times, or occasions, for leasing or hirinir from such other company any railroad or part thf reof. or tfe irthere. of at any tune or times, or for leasing or hiring from such other company any locomotives, cars, carriages? tenders or other movabl. property, or for usin^ either^he whole oJ of LT ff ''''^ ''^^''' '^^''''^^ «^ «^'the movable property of such other .ompany, in common by the two compauiS^ or generally to make any agTeement or agreements with T.^r^ other company, touching the \se by onTor the other or by both companies, of the railroad or movabL property ot either or both, or any part thereof, or touching any service to be rendered by the one company to the othef and the compensation therefor; and any sucK agrel^mont Shan be valid and binding and shall be enforcS iy aU TdtiAt^^r *^^«^^-^-« --d-g to the tirms „^:*';,^,''*^,7^«.'*«*^ it may conduce to the interests of the a».,..=^«„ ronln««^'" ivioutieai auU i.aurentian Colonization railway """""'h" """ company, hereafter to unite and form a junction and''"'"^" "• 211 'J12 Cap. 44, Lanrentimi Railway Company. 36 Vict. li amalgamation with other railway companies in this pro- vinoe ; Be it enacted, that it shall be lawful lor the said " The Montreal and Laurentian Colonization railway com- pany " to form such anion, junction and amalgamation at any time hereafter, with any other railway company which is also hereby authorized to form sxich amalgamation, upon such terms and conditions as may be agi-eed upon at a general meeting of the stock-holders of the said company, specially called for that purpose by a majority of such stock-holders, and thereafter the companies thus united and amalgamated shall form but one and the same com- pany upon the terms, stipulations and conditions agreed upon between the said companies. And for the purpose of effecting such amalgamation, the other companies with which this said company may consent to be amalgamated, are hereby authorized to stipulate and determine the con- ditions of such amalgamation at a general meeting of their stock-holders specially called for that purpose by a majority of such stock-holders. ' ' ^*wh ""'^ ~^" ^^ "shall be lawful for the said company, and for the Montreal City Montreal City Passenger railway company, to enter into Pftssenger K, any agreement or agreements, for the use by the one or the other of said companies or of both companies, at the same time, of the railroad of such other company, or of any part thereof, or of any station, cars or any other movable or immovable object of either of such companies or of both such companies, or touching any sersdce to be rendered by the one company to the other, and the price or compensa- tion for such services ; or for the construction of one or more branch roads, one or more tram-ways in order to facilitate the junction of the railroads for both companies ; and any such agreement executed in due form of law by the two companies, shall be valid and binding and shall be enforced by all courts of justice according to the terms and tenor thereof ; and if any such agreement be entered into between the two companies, the cars and rolling stock, but not the locomotives, of the Montreal and Laurentian Colo- nization railway company may pass along the track of the Montreal City Passenger railway, and vice versa. The com- pany may, after being authorized to that effect by the corporation of the city of Montreal, lay a track in any street parallel with St. Mary street in the said city, as far as Visitation street, so as to run its cars as far as Vifeitation street aforesaid. Power to 2©. It shall be lawful for the said company, from time tim'ber &c ' tiiii^, i" j,-uiCiiaor;, icacv, Uctaiii, liuiu, i cCci V c nuu UBU any lands along, or in the vicinity of, or separated from the 86 Vict. this pro- the said vay com- mation at ny which ion, upon pon at a company, ' of 8UCh IS united line com- is agreed urpose of lies with gamated, the con- ? of their majority 1872. Laurentian Railway Company. Cap. 44. fh^lJi f^ ^ ?u !u'^ .co«^Pany, and if separated from tW.^fh T^.'^/^Vn^'i'^^* of passage to communicate therewith that it shall please Her Majesty or any person or corporation to give grant, sell or make over to the said company; and It shall be lawful for the said company to cut down timber and to extract out of the ground gravel or stono on the said lands to be used for the building, main- ITS-^'"'.!.'^'"'^'"^"^*^'^ said railway, or to be °sold ; to establish thereon stations, tram-ways, branch roads, work- frS'hZ^ I^""^^ """u '!"''''""' : '^"^ *^ ^«11 tli« firewood and lumber that may be cut down on such lands, and from time to time, to sell or dispose of such portions of th^ said lauds as may not be required by the companv for the pro- curing of gravel or the erection thereon of tram-ways, bran,;h lines, wood sheds, stations, work-shops, or for any othj^r need of the said company ; and the said company iifs^irgir;^S. ^'^ ^^^"^^ °' '^^^'^^' *--p-'-^' 213 d for the iter into e one or s, at the or of any movable r of both dered by mpensa- f one or order to npanies ; law by shall be irms and red into ;ock, but an Colo- ik of the 'he com- by the ay street 8 far as feitatiou m time use any :om the SCHEDULE A. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B of {name aho the wife, if any,) do hereby,, in consideration of ^ (/"?fe s/^/e paid to me by " The Montreal and Laureutian Colonization railway company" the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; grant blr- WenH ;TT^-"1^ ^""'^[^^ ""^'^ "The Moffl and s^rs nn T Colonization railway company," their succes- iTd s i?!;^^f forever all that certain tract or parcel of land situated (here describe the lands,) the same hayin- been selected and laid out by the said company for the purposed of their railway; to have and to hold the said lands and s'LT'SoT . r*V^ -PP-tenancestheret"t Tie comn.,m " fl, • ''^^ '-"''"^ Laurentian Colonization Railway compauy, their successors and assigns forever (here tL release of dower, if any) ° ^"^^^er, ^/tere «/je Witness my K our) hand [or hands,) seal (or seals,) this hundred '^ ^''^ thousand eight Signed, sealed and delivered at in presence of A.B. (L.S.) Ml V 314 Cap. 44. Laurentian Raiiway Company. 36 ViCT. SCHEDULE B. FORM OF DEBENTURE. " Tho Montreal and Laurentiau Colonization Railway Com- pany," Number % ' Thi« debenture witnesseth that " The Montreal and Lau- rontiu,! Colomzatioi, Railway Company, under the author- ity of tlio provincial statute passed in the year of Hor Majesty's reign, intituled: "An Act to incorporate IhM Jwfturentian railway company," have received from of the sum of as II loan, to bear interest from the date hereof, at the ^"'^^ f * , , per centum per annum, payable half- yoarlyonthe day of and on the ??^i 1 ,,. which sum of the said company PinU and oblige themselves to pay on the day of to the said or to the bearer hereof at Montrottl, and to pay the interest thereon half-yearly as arorosttid, on the production of the coupon therefor, which now fofms part of this debenture. ■ ,^"^\^**{; *h^ ^^^ payment of the said sum of money and Wt«'t*«t, the said company, under the power given to them m tho said statute, do hereby mortgage and hypothecate ttte real estate and appurtenances hereinafter described, tftat 18 to nay : The lohole of the railroad f-om to imIwMtif altthe lands at the termini of the said road, and all lanm oj (he company within these limits, and all buildings there- on erected, and all and every the appurtenances tliereto belonging. In testimony whereof, president of the said company hath hereto set and affixed his signature ftn«S'**" 36 Vict. 1872. Letls and Kennebec Rathoay Co. CAP. XLV. Iway Com- 1 and Lan- tie author- year of icorporate ved from of, at the able half- e company day of hereof at yearly as >r, which oney and I to them )otherate escribed, !o , and all tgs there- elonging. 5ident of ignature ant, (L.S.) iry. [ in the district le thou- of the page. strar. An Aotto amend the Act incorporating "The Kennebec Ilailway Company." Cap. 45. Levis and 215 {Asseniedto 2itk December, 1872.] W^E^I!^^ nl'^^''"^T.'*^ V^« ^^^-^^ *"d Kennebec Preamble. +i;.- T r'7 <-ompanj Uve, by petition, prayed th-it their act ofzncorporation be amended ; and where! it i« expedient to grant the prayer of the said petSoii Lr aftTe &0^ '^^ "^^^ '^^ ^^'^- -^ coSent'Sthe Le^" aature of Quebec, eaacts as follows : ^ fifth inrs^'l^tbrfi^^f ^'' i" ^H "^:™"^' «"'^' f«^^^«^ and Sec. 3 or 32 mmiiaes, in the third section of chapter fiftv-four of thp^'«-"' nnlSf <^*V'^*'^ ** increase the same as provided bv the Quebec Railway act, 1869, passed during the prjsent Z7i^^'X^' ^""'^'^ ^^t« fif^y thousand," fre strud^out and the following are substituted therefo; : " three millioi dollars, and shall be divided into three hundred SoiSand." .aT,d'+2??Jf7''^*^ ^^i"^'' ®^ ^^'"^ *«* »« hereby repealed Soo. 7 of said '' »r T /^^^""^'"^^ substituted therefor ; ^P^<^^^-a, ^^^^ ^^^^^^aux ■comv>anrlhT^'}u'tf''°.?^' 1^" shareholders of the said MeeUn,. ,„r company shall be held on the first Tuesday of Februarv ;„ """"""of •The^S';,?^,^ f"' ^T'""'' ^^^^" ""' elected tierciryelrly •''""'^"• liie irst of such meetings, after the passing of this act for the despatch of busi.iess\nd the election of directors shnH ed bv thr« ? «l^'^'ted thereat, whether the stock authoriz- ed by this act were subscribed, or not, in whole or in part/' -.uf th^llf "It^^^^thelStl'r '/ tikingSee.s,or.ai. iug therefor the ;o;r't£,^^^anV'^^^^ wo ds- ^am The 1"^ '^'t'"'' ^'""^ *^^'««f' the-foilo V ug rll^I. /u V^ , ^^""^'^ of directors may, by resolution -in- .Z4 ?t:;^ft r '?^, ^i*^i'- ^^^.^^^ ^« ^« - '--ti- committee of the whole board, and may delegate to snrb committee all or any of the powers of said boS suWt fit'^?helw "" "^' T ""^ "^"-^ - theyXlUhink ber in hi ^'''^"^«!'« «^f7 ^^^o ^ppoiut ono of their own num- ^uch of the powers of the board as they may think fit." :and tb'o^ln'''^-^^''^^' f?'"'''' °^'^^^ '^^t i« iiereby repealed Seo. u.ofsaid And the following substituted therefor : P^aiea, ^^^ ^^^^-^^^^ « M Cap. 45. £ms and KenvetK nallWap O,. 86 Tier. purpose of raising money tLS, for f ^^ "";'' /T-*^^ Such bonds inust be signed ryfhT/ri.^S,^ undertaking^ by the secretary-treasurer «/J/ho«!r.fi^' ^^^'^t^^^^^gned be affixed thereto. They ^hall oH If ^"^ "^'^^''^^y ^"^^ ou the movable proDcX of' +.?•"'*' *^'"^'^^&«^ *^^*^i"^ bear bypothettrfh^^l^ oH "^^^^^^ «^!«» .o.....XTy\;^d*t^s^3rufa.^^^^^^^^^^^ londi. v«./«j|.,ajiy, aiiu mis, Wltnout any enr^tfjiifrniinii Tt.„ -^ company shall hare power to iwiuoSS ?;;?{, ^^'^ ?'^ way company, or private partTi! S llff f "^J*^ *">^ ^^"^ i^j'':2Z:iZ7^r::t::Li''f.^'i^^^?.^r ITew section added. Name of com. ft pany in the "" ^"'^. Y^'"'' "^^ 11^ amaigtirfldtmi, of the Sair? r«;iwoT,> . ven't of company with any other rail way <'r>rrim« v fS„ ? ^a" way> .a.a,gaa.ation company SO amalgamated .hS hTSvedo^^^^^^^ heutenant-governor in council andrmblffiin th. O^fR ^? Gazette, and subscnptio'is for «hftni or S^«. , ^^^^^^^ shall be, for all purpLs whlS't ^%1fc^^^^^^ of the railway had Lt been cha«gt4 *^' "^""^ the^iftttt^S""'"'^ " "^^''^ '^^ *^« ^-* -^d of Power to "'T'K-vc.^c^ acquire lands ,, f,^^ ^-^^^ co-mpany may alsoacfittiro by mutual consent forgrarei. all the neces.sary land's to extract thon-fiWrnTl+Ko^ saiid, gravel, stone and other mat "ij" '^'""'">» o*^™* 86 Tior. ly, hy a reso- itures for the- undertakiug. ountereigned )inpany must nleged claim ly, aad sJialt authorizing ?ing to said I. The said 10 amount of mpany, and dred dollars id by adding- ! thereof, the th any rail- nee or ise- n, fusion or r, with the> r, or in any^ luid condi- rmay d^em id railway* lame of the of by the the Official itributions. f the name st wofd of al consent the sand, proyisions 'ueral act, for lands, >n of such b.e date of ; 1872. Montreal Sf Chamhly R.-Sherbrooke R. Caps. 46, 47. CAP. XLVI. [A&sented to 24ih December, 1872.J is desirabli to amend their n!t -?f' ^^PT«««»t*^d that it is expedient toTran^ W n. ^^ "^£,9.^P«'?tion, and that it by and with the adviro.« ?^^'''' ' therefore, Her Majesty. Quebec,:rcts as folYows:^ ''"''"* '^ '^' Legislature 5 chaptI'UX^"nf^am^^^^^^^^^ thirty-second Victoria, sec. ..3. "three" to the Jmvi »!• ^^^^^^^- ^y substituting the word ^- "• 2«. and the tl rteenth secUon' n^.l^^' ^'f ^'""^ ^^^ ^^'^ section ; "'"^"^''^• by «ubstit«tingtVword "or ■^'o^'i^ ''* ''. also amended 18 between the words 'W«fJ^' /-^ H T^^ ^'^'''" which the third line ofTald secff "'* '"^ "vice-president." in 217 CAP. XLVII. [Assented to 24th December, 1872.] WSsWpstdStb^R'^l ''^^^'^^^' Eastern P.a.uu. by petition, prayed that therrtf ?? "^^^ Company, have, ed, and ^hi-eltsextS^^^^ said petition ; Therefore Her M •^f''^ u^^ ^'^^^^ ""^ ^he advice and coJisent rff iS T ^^^''^^Y^ by and with the follows : ""^ ""^ *^^ Legislature of Quebec, enacts as fifth W^'oSe^firTsttL^^^^^^ '^^'^ and seo. ,.„..„.. toria, chapter fiftyieven to wi/- " « ^ "^^''"'''"'^ Vic-''-*^-'"»«»<'<'^ dollars (with power to Snl. \i ^'^*' hundred thousand Quebec ^ R^C^lt 86q'' n^ T.' "'■ ^'""''^'^ ^y The session) to be dLided iltl'H^T\^^''''''^ *^« P^««e«t into sliryfe.V^^^-'i dollars, and shall he diWdS'S! ^'^ 218 Cap. 41. Sherbrooke, E. T. and Kennebec Railicay. 86 Vict. 6eo. 14, of Mid r.pi«oo4. -^i J^« /T^^V,*^ ?®^*'°" ""^ *^« ^aid act is hereby re- pealed, and the following substituted therefor ; Power .0 .,.ua " 14. The directors of the said company shall have power to ssue bonds of the company for the purpose of raishig money for prosecuting the undertaking-. The bonds shall be made and signed by the president or vice-president of nnH K.?Pfif^' ^"? ««^»t«r8igned by the secretary-treasur.r, and bear the seal of the company : and they shall confer a u shall bear hvpothec upon the said railway, and upon all the immovable property of the company without regis- tration, notwithstanding article 2130 of the civil code feuch bonds may be issued to the amount of twenty thou- sand dollars per mile of the road to be constructed, includ- ing all bridg(^, and such bonds shall not be for less than one hundred dollars each." .1*'' ^l^^tf"*^ ^^''"°" *^^*^« ^^^^ act is hereby repeal- ed, and the following is substituted therefor : "16. The directors of the company shall have power to contract and agree with any other railway company, or private parties, m this province or elsewhere, for the pur- chase, transfer, amalgamation, fusion or leasing of their lines of railway or undertaking, with the appurtenances and privileges thereto belonging, or in any manner upper- taming thereto, under such name, upon such terms and conditions, and with such restrictions, as the said directors may deem expedient ; and in the event of such amalgama. tion or tusion takincr Dlanp. tlip RnKcn,.ir^+;,v«c, #u« „u„° _ ... Geo. 16, of said Mt replaced. fewer to •malgamate. Eflent of auiai(fiini»tion , . -.» —" — ^--v^.v^xx., , anu. lu me eveni oi suctt amalgama- tion or fusion taking place, the subscriptions for shares or l\^T!!!v„T?L!?.«'^,rf^^°^ «/,«-«l^ of the companies fruriiu ^e<". IT, of said ««t amended. „" 1 ', T r ,7"\i"*avor oieacn oi me companies amalgamated, shall hold good and be as valid and bindins? in favor ol the company formed by the amalgamation, ^ they were m favor of the respective companies before the amalgamation ; provided, however, that before any such amalgamation can take effect and the name thereof be used a notice thereof shall be twice inserted in both the aafette "* languages in the Quebec Official 4. The following words in the third and fourth lines of the seventeenth section of said act incorporating said com- pany to wit: "with the Saint Francis Valley Railway Company are struck out and the following substituted therefor: with any other railway company, or private ay. 86 Vict. s hereby re- 1 have power se of raising bonds shall president of ry-treasurcir, shall confer le company, J, and upon thout regis- civil code, venty thoix- ?ted, iuelud- 3r less than •eby repeal- e power to >mpany, or or the pur- ig of their •urteuances iner apper- terms and :d directors amalgama- r shares or companies id binding mation, as before the ! any such thereof be n both the )ec Official h lines of said com- Railway iibstitiited )r private 18Y2. Philipsburg, Farnham ^ Yamaska R. Co. Cap. 48. 219 CAT. XLVIII. An Act to amend the Act incorporating " The Philinshnro- Farnham and Yamaska Railway Company^" ^^^'P^burg. [Assented to 24th December, 1812.] of said wSn xCff a^S'""^ •" »"»"' ft" Prayfr follows™ Legislature of Quebec, enaits as viLSXT?hirtv Jrt"/ '^i' '•""r- twrty-«fti.«- '■"« • aadi..,tHewo,^"'t^S^:^nL'rtL^^^^^^^^^^ ouf anTh:™;'Sr\f1jf , "ti^ .r-'l^i by .triki„gs... „,...„ " registration " n f!,^ Aft ?^ eleven, after the word "•=' '""^"'i''^- act'of1hTlSlatoe"is°US,r' ,r°'Pr''='^ by special a,,., .„w^ railway ^^^st^SnThyr^Zils'Tb^Zi^ T" 1° "»'" -"iCS' or debentures, if the connciltherlf^ri/ "ft " '>°"'**' -«!'•"•■•«• ff. Any municipal corporation is authorized to grant a„, .».,pM mmmmm I 11! 220 Caix 49. Montreal Mr f hern Colonization R Co. 80 ViCT. mir^ranraid.r^^f '"^'^"^t?; '^'^ ^^ilway, by Way of bonus in cash, or bonds or debentures of said corporation, and it shall not be necessary to establish a sinking fund for the payment of such bonds, if they are redeemable in four years or lass. ?ormo'newith ^ The present act shall be considered as forming but 35 v., 3. 31. one and the same act with the act hereby amended. Jrulot"' ?^Vi^" .^^*!v°^ P«'-!^?^« of a^t«. contrary to, or incom- repeaied. patiWe With the provisions of the present act, are hereby repealed. ^ iTi'^i'lT^' t- The word " two " in the second line of the fifteenth s^t'tion of the said act is struck out, and the word "three " substituted therefor. Preamble. Montrenl bv- Ittw dBoliired Tuiid. CAP. XLIX. An Act to confirm certain by-laws authorizing subscrip- tions of stock in the Montreal Northern Colonization Kailway Company. [Assented to 24th December, 1872] Ty HEREAS the Montreal Northern Colonization Rail- ? t way Company have represented, by their petition, that It was expedient to declare, and pronounce valid, legal, and binding, the by-laws passed and adopted by the corporation of the city of Montreal, and by other municipal corporations in aid of the said company; and, whereas, the said by-laws, and each and all of them, have been examined and approved by the lieutenant-governor in council, as provided by law and by the municipal code of the province ot Quebec ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent ot the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. By-law No. 59, intituled: "By-law to authorize the taking of stock by the corporation of the mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Montreal, in the Montreal JNorthern Colonization railway company, to the extent of one million of dollars currency, and to pay the same in cash, or in bonds or debentures, and to impose a yearly rate to pay interest and provide for a sinking fund," passed and adopted by the city council of the said corporation on the third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and subsequently, to wit: from the twenty- ninth day of the said month ot Aoril. 1872. in fbo tpr,fh day oi the mouth of May of the same year, approved and f ff^MmmumtiiMit 'o. 86 Vict. 1872. Monlrral Northern Colonization R. Co. Cap 49 221 to collect aL furS oi i"^^ *^^ ''"'^ ^'^^ ^^ Montreal, requisite to paf Le Lterelt fnd ?r'T"* ^^'^H ^^^" ^« amounts in cJhor d^^nL^^^^^ of theDarisho?^?'! y-'"w.to aulhorizo the corporation '','"•, been smee the passing thereof. P""'^"'^"' ''^^ «» *« ^ave -lui. s;s ,ra rtSi ,r jSi '^^i .1 If'."- if :|i 222 Cap. 49. Montreal Northern Colonization R. Co. 36 ViCT. construct the lino of the said railway, and by dirnininhini? to not more than twenty thousand dollars, tno amount of said subscription, as mentioned in the aforesaid clause ; bo it enacted that the municipal council of the said parish may amend such clause of the aforesaid by-law, in any of its sessions, called after due notice, by resolution adopted by the majority of members of eaia ;o\incil present at such flossion, and such amendment so adopted, shall ht^rcafter be a part and parcel of such by-law notwithstandinri' all contrary legal provisions ; provided that such resolution will be approved by the electors of the said parish, duly notified according to the provisions of the municipal code for the approval of municipal by-laws. cwtnin by- 4. The by-laws hereafter mentioned and named, mqI u.r.^uociar8d ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^-^^^ ^^^ hereby declared valid, legal and binding to all intents and purposes, and so to have been since the passing thereof respectively, to vi'it ; roimty pf 1. By-law No. 2 of the corporation of the county of '"'"'"' '^y '""Ottawa, intituled: "By-law to authori55e the corporation of the county of Ottawa, in the province of Quebec, to take stock in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Coloniiiation railway company, to the extent of two hundred thousand dollars, and to pay the same in bonds or debentures, and to impose a yearly rate to pay interest and provide for a sinking fund," adopted by the municipal council of the said corporation, at its quarterly session, held on the twelfth day of Juno, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and subsequently, to wit : on the ninth day of July next following, ratified and approved by a majority of the electors of the said countv, qualified to vote on said by-law, a copy whereof is an, v red to these presents under schedule C. ste. thMta 2. Bylaw No. 2 of the corporation of the village of Ste. tillage by-law rpj^gy^gg ^g Blaiuville, intituled: "By-law to authorize the corporation of the village of Ste. Therese de Blainville to take stock or shares in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Colonization railway company, to the extent of twelve thousand dollars, and to pay the same in cash or bonds, and to impose a yearly rate to pay interest thereon and provide for a sinking fund," a copy of which is annexed to these presents under schedule D, adopted the said by-law by the municipal council of the said village of Ste. Therese de Blainville, on the second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and subsequently, to wit : on the twenty-ninth day of the said month of April, approved and ratified unanimously by the qualified electors of the said village. \ ). S6 Vict. dimininhing > amount of J clauHO ; bo i naid parish w, in any of ion adopted sent at such all iKToafter itandiiitr all 1 roHolutiou parish, duly nicipal code r.amtvl, ind id, len-al and have been ? county of ! corporation Quebec, to al Northern ?nt of two ne ".n bonds pay interest e municipal erly session, asand eight to wit : on ad approved , qtialilied to red to these ilage of Ste. nthorize the Blainville to lie Montreal ;he extent of le in cash or rest thereon h is annexed said by-law Ste. Therese tie thousand ntly, to wit : ril, approved ctors of the \ 187C. Montreal Northern Colontsatitm R. Co. Cap. 49< 228 ^. By-law No. 2 of the corporation of the parish of Ste..st..Th#r»M Thtr^He de IJlainville, intituU-d : " By-law to authorize th^ »""'»>' ''/■'•''• corporation of the parish of Ste. TMrese de Blainville to take Hhares in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Colonization railway company, to the extent of ttvelvo thousand dollurs, and to pay the same in cash or bonds, and to impo.se a yearly rate to i)ay interest thereoti and provide for a winking fund," of Avhich a copy is annexed to these J resents under schedule E, adopted the said by-law by the municipal council of the said parish of Wte, Therese de Hlaiuville on the second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and subsequently, to wit : on the twenty-ninth day of the said mont h of April, approved and ratified unanimously by the qualified electors of the eaid parish of 8te. Therese de Blainville, 4. The bylaw intituled: " By-law No. 62, to authorize st. j^rrtmt the corporation of the parish of St. Jerome to take stock or P"' '' '''■""'' shares in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Coloni- zation railway company, to the extent of ten thousand dollars, and to pay the same in cash or debentures, and io impose a yearly rate to pay interest thereon, and provide for a sinking fund," copy of which is annexed to these pre- sents under ochedule F, adopted the said by-law by the municipal council of the said parisn of St. Jer6me, on the eighth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and scven- tv-two, and unanimously approved and ratified on the first day of August next following, by the qualified electors of the .said parish of St. Jer6me. 5. By-law No, 53 of the corporation of the village of St, st j#r«me J6rome, intituled : " By-law to authorize the corporation of """"^f" '''''•^ the village of St. Jerome to take stock or shares in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Colonization rail way company, to the extent of fifteen thousand dollars, and to pay the same in cash or debentures, and to impose a yearly rate to pay interest thereon and to provide for a sinking' fund,' copy of which is annexed to these presents under schedule a, adopted the said by-law by the municipal council of the said village of St, Jerome, on the twenty- fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seven- ty-two, and unanimously approved and ratified on th0 nineteenth day of August next following, by the qualified electors of the village of St, Jerome, SCHEDULE A, By-law io authorize the taking of stock by the corporation of the mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Mon- 1 ill > ! ! 1 ii- 22 i Cap. 49. Montreal Nttfthem Colonisation R. Co. SO Vior. troal, in the Montreal Northern Colonization Railway Company, to tho i^xtcnt of ononullion of dollars cnrroncy, end to pay tho Mamo in rash or in l)()nijtly inter* t'sted in the railway which the Montreal Northern Colonization railway company are authorized to construtit from Montreal to Aylmer, with a brunch to Saint .T^frome, to warrant the said corporation in takin<^ stock in the said rompany to tho extent of one million of dollars currency, and to pay the same, either in cash, or bonds, or deben- tures, at the option of the said city council, and to imjwse « yearly rate suiricient to pay the interest upon such bonds or deb(!ntttres, and two i)er cent, over and above such interest, as a sinkinff fund ; And, whereas, all the requirements of the act forming chapt(>,r 25, of the mt»mmm^>mm.'^' 1872. Mmlre^l A'arHitm C„lm/!.,li«„ n Co. Cap. 4ft of -lock in ilu, „„i,, M,;tt IN .;;'(' '''''''*'','"'""'''■■';'' b'W oflhc hoard of Ji„,.|„rs of I ,, .. 11 '" ''" "'«™- null, i„ thn distrirt of bttaWa " "^' '^'^^ "^ ^^^^ ^« -^o Hoo„ .^, the main lino roa.-hos the noi f ^'.'^"^'V?"^' Whi..h shall befucdat or near ih^^m^.^^^^^^^^ and with the same nn-ilitv ^/. /^'"^^™* tL-diii like manner from Montreairilull ^''^ ^ ''''^ '"^''^ "^ '^' ^"^^'^ ^'oad (o)~The amount of said subscription shall ho T^o,r„T ^ ^ JViontreal ; ° " unuge witii ' 15 226 PPP"^ 226 III i i Cap. 49. Montreal Northern ColonitalTors R. Co. 3ff VlCT" c. Seven hundred and soreiity-five thousand dol]ars,-t(>. bepaid asthewoHc ol the railway proonesses, at the rate 01 in e thousand dollars per mile (exclusive of the ibreffoinir- allowance lor bridges,) su.-h payments not to exceed how- ever in any case, one-third of the value of the work done on the hne from Montreal to Hull (hKJuding- the Saint Jerome branch ; any balance remainin- after the said pay^ ments or instalments are made, to be reserved and naid only after the road is finally completed a^ agrreed uSon^and m runniuff order fi^om Montreal to Hull ; kit beiC' any payments are made to the said comi^any for, or on account ofthebridge^ or mileage, as aforesaid, the estimates and ceitihrates of the company's engineer, shall be verified and' certified correct as to work done, and all other particulars by an engineer to be selected and appointed by the said- corporation ; i X J V oaiu • (/.One hundred and fifty thousand dollars— to be reserved tor the purpose of purchasing, in the name of the said Mon- treal Northern Colonization railway company, the praperty "oS"^r*^f *i' Government of Canada, known a^ the Quebec G-ate Barracks," and also other government pro- ^mI'^ *^il^«i8;l>bourhood, and the property known asth^ Military Hospital, and any other property, for the pur- poses of the said railway, the terms, price and conditioiis of the said purchase to be fixed and determined by the said city council and to be binding upon the said Montreal iNoithern Colonization railway company, who shall accept and carrjr out the s-ame ; the properties so purchased to be used, enjoyed and disposed of for stations, for the said' com- pany or any other railway company as the said city council S'mTi, '"•'i^''/'?'''.^^?^'^*' ^"^ ^^^«^' H resolution thereot; the said Montreal Northern Colonization railway company shall not have the power to sell or dispose of any part of the said properties without the previous sanctioi and consent of the said city council ; but a sufficient breadth shall be taken from the said properties to give to St. Paul stree a width of at least fifty feet, io Barrack street, » width of at least forty feet, to Wroix street, a width of at least sixty feet, to Woodyard street, in front of the govern- ment property, a m idth of at least forty feet, and to Water street and Barrack street, and eighty-five feet nt the an-le of the said Barrack street and Woodyard s+ , j* by strikina- ' a straight line from the said angle of Ban.ck street to thi angle of Woodyard street,-of which said oreadth of pro- perties the said company shall make a gratuitous cession to the city, to facilitate the widening of such streets, if deemed necessary by the said council ; e For the purpose of insuring a connection between the railway of the said company and the trade of the Ui>per ..Miiii^mmiiM^'tMmii'fi'it*!*^'!^^^'^'' 1872. Monlreal Northern Colonization R. Co. Cap. 49. o^'^J^::'t^STS:t^'I ^^^-« theco.npl.tion Coaada Coutml railw,v ™ ' arrangements with the run cars dCtlom^niTT^i^' *\'^", ^^^^^^'^ ^^em to ern point the , reSed or wl ^"^'^ ^ *^^" extreme west- by the .aid CaiStralTaVl^^^^ hereafter be reac.hed, it shall b,* .>«seutiahS?V>, /'•^"'^^/•'h arrangements near Hull, connecrg te trthonf g^i?^" ^' ""''''' ^' - with the Canada Central rai W ^d t^^^^^^^ ^^^'^^vay company shall either reduce and nml + I ^"^* '''''''^^ gauoeofits railwaysand conn wforr^^ be reduced the the Monlreal Northern Colo ,W ^ *^^ '''^^^ g-angeas on its track, and procure to bfn" "f'^'^^l' ^' ^^all place Brockville ^ud Ottawa T^-Hw ^ Tf- "'' *^^ *^^^''k of the andSanciPoijU atSrJil to7^ ^"^^^^*°" P^ace be run through from the Mm.trTnl ^^""r^^ ?"^^^^ '^'^ *<> railway on the Ca3a fWr J t?°^ bern Colonization railways wes ward And^n 1T^ brockville and Ottawa of such arrangements fif V fh^' ^""^ 'f^,^" ^^' ^"^^'^king subscription shaU be 'rel^Ld bv'Tli ''' "^ ^^"^ '""^ said city out of the b. JT!1 i ^x ^^^ corporation of the Montreal xVorttrnColoniSoi^ '^ ^' P-d to the said sub-section . of the i^^^S tyTw 3?°^""^ ' "^ ""^ ^^ are made. Eut in thelll^J r.fZ' u ^ ^""J"^ arrangements to make such amngemeir excent n^^^ impossible be considered too dif:S;gS:f briVlTd tl''' ^'^U company and by the said city counc^ then fit '-T-f council shall make Rur^l, c^„ • i v"*^"' ^nen the said citv the said reserved urn of^P^^^^^^^^^ '^ .^^^ Payment oY the said council may deem expedie^^^^^^ '"^ ^"^P^^^^' - railway, the brido-e's over the n,?"-*'^*-^^ °^ *^^ «^id route shall be built wilhsutsta^ntial'l, "'''•' '^'"^ ''' bridge over any river shnll b? K u ^'^^ P'^"'' ^"^ »<> without the coiLTof1^h"ct tuncn'^^r^^^^;^ P^«^« iron, shall not be less than sixtv nT^ ^\^ ''''^■'' ^^ of yard, and if of steel not lei^ ^^^^l "Z^'^^^ ^^' ^"^^al weight per linea yard and the ^tZ ^^^^^'^^^ht pounds appurtenances shalfbe of eouallv r^/'^T-!"^' ""''^ ^ts and construction with the TrS gjod quality, material Canada, or any other raiwav in C ^^f'"^, ^a^way of the conditions of thYs sectTo J be nnf '^^^ ,^^^ '^ ^^^^ ^^ payments on account of tKfw-? ^^J^P^^^ with the shall cease and Zlnltl^oSncT^^f'i^^^^^ appointed bv the citv pn,i«^,i v: n ^ " the engineer 227 228 Oftp, 40, 3Tontreal Nortliern Colonization R. Co. 36 YlCT. puid (i|, the time of the breach of any of the coiulitions of tillN < ImtNo, the company shall ipso facto become liable to the •oiporationof the said city for interest on such amount Jrom the date of such breach, until the default of the WJui^iiiiy lias been rectified. (7,) The road from Montreal to Hull shall be completed WJthiii three years from the first of October next. (M.) Tlic place at which the Montreal Northern Coloni- S5«,tloii railway shall connect with the North Shore railway H hull be (ixed and shall continue and remain so fixed ftt a p(;iiit near the bank of the river St. Lawrence, and mmr and within the eastern boundary of the said city of Moiiil'eal, ^ (!|.) The said company shall be bound at all times to carry WHli «lue diligence from any station on their line to the city (.1 Montreal, or to any other station thereon, any fuel or iirewood, in quantities of not less than six cords at one timo, to be carried in a car attached to any freight train, at Sttch nites as may be approved by the lieutemnt-governor m mnvi\ in taking stock in the said company to the extent of twenty-five thousand dollars currency, and to pay the Kfimo in bonds or deben- tures, and to impose a yearly rate Mifflcient to pay the interest upon such bonds or delji-ntures, and two per cent over and above such interest as a sinking fund. I. Upon the terms and condition* hereinafter provided for and stipulated, the mayor of t]>o mk\ municipal council shall be, and he is hereby authorijjed and required for and on behalf, and in the name of the «'orporation of the parish olbt. Andrews aforesaid, to take two thousand five hundred shares ol stock, of ten dollars eiU'b, in the said Montreal JNorthern Colonization railway eompany, and the said terms and conditions are as follows ; {(1.) One half of the aforesaid xubucription, to wat • the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollary, shall be due and payable to the said company whenever, and so soon as the grading of the said railway shall have been made and comi^lcted through the said munieipality of St. Andrews {h.) The second half, or balance of the aforehaid sub- scription, to wit : the sum oftwelvethonsand five hundred dollars, shall be due and payubh* to the said company whenever, and so soon as the railway shall be completed and in working order from the station thereof, in the par- ish of St. Andrews, in the city of Monttenl, (c.) A depot or station of the said railway shall be placed an-^ established within the limits of the parish of St An- drews, ^at the point of the said railroad, that shall be the nearest to the village of St, Andrews, and within one mile ot the English Episcopal cbureh In the village kwown as the village of St. Andrews ; but this conditioti will not prevent the payment of the first half of the Raid subscHp- tion whenever it may become duo aecordlng to the above jiiiimiiiMinii---'""-"'""'''^'^'**''*'^-'''' V!i-:JSI*Sl!»»A>''«'**'« 18Y2. Montreal NorCliern Colonization R. Co. Cap. 49, be'l^'S^.f'^r^'f ^"'^ P''^^'^^^^ *^« ^^"^ "f the said railway vmage '" ^^ P^'*^ ^^^^'^ ^^'^ ''^^^^ di«t-»-« of thosaid +l,l'''^ Tlie said (-orporation sTial] have the riffht of pavin- ake;.twbv%h^ ""-^'^ ^^ '^"'"^*"^^^^' -l--!^ «S be lUKt-n ai pai by the said company. \}1'' , .i^^event of the corporation of the couutv of 01 tnt Montreal Northern Colonization railway then thn bytw^wiiiS'^ *^'i corporation of the parish 2de by th s corl^orSon'*'sT;l?r/'^'"^"''^' ^^ ^^« ^^^^"^^^ ^7 ^he said tHepamhofSt. Andrews, as follows- ^ Ihe said rate of assessment shall, for every one hnnrlrp,! DC 01 tmrtj-hic (35) <.,.iits for tlie yoor follotiinir thit in which ha alove rondition, oo„t„i,uil in th,.°Tau"l mark 'd ,..iyK/l'^ ■'''''*^ '^'''■''''^ ^^^'^ «^ assessment shall be due nnd payable the same as all other taxes and assessments wMh ^and ,of the sinking fuu#'W*ij5s»lfiW»!iM«*»«««'* >. 86 Vn-rr, 18^2. MontrecU Northern Colonization R. Co. Cnp 49 shall bo, aiKlho" h, rlv nJ^ '"»■-,<''■"»'*» s»if ^i^T'^^'u *?, *^*^ "^t«^««^« gible as follow"^' ^ «^^^«cnption shall only bo exi^ of L^r^ailt^^^tt^^^^^^ f-^ - ^^« ™k such payments no? to oTrlR?.^' said county of Ottawa, work done and mntP^^^ ^e«t of the value of boundarrorthrcouitv ^"""^h^d^n the line between the Avlmer ond w% ^ of Argenteuil and the villao-e of o/eSTiereo1. ^^'''^ three thousand dollars on'any ration by aii engineer to be elected h^'^V^a ^ '■ -^ ,"" council of the said county. ^ ^^^ "^^^I'^Pal 23S 11 234 Cap. 49. Montreal Nurthcni Colonization R. Co. 80 ViCT. 1 i' ■ ii;-' c. The remainder of the said subscription, namely, fifty thousand dolhirs, shall be payable upon the comi)letion of the said railway to Aylmer in running order, with rolling stock and appurtenances sufficient for the effective working thereof; said line to be in running order on or before the first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five. Section 4. — In the construction of the said railway, the bridges over the principal rivers along its route, shall be built with substantial stone piers. — the rails, if of iron, shall not be less than sixty pounds weight per iineal yard ; and it of steel, not less than forty-eight pounds per lineal yard ; and the railway, generally, and its appurtenances, shall be all equal in quality, material and construction to the St. Lawrence and Ottawa railway. Section 5. — For the purpose of paying the inter(\st on the said debentures, and for the purpose of establishing a sinking fund of two per centum per annum upon the amount of such subscription, over and above the interest thereon, a special rate or assessment is hereby imposed upou the real estate in the said county of Ottawa, as follows : the said rate of assessment shall be for every dollar of the assessed value of said real estate, three mills in the dollar for the current financial year next after the commencement ©f the work of construction of the said railway within the county of Ottawa, and five and a-half mills in the dollar ior the second and every subsequent financial year, until the said debentures are paid in full. Section G. — The said special rate or assessment shall be due and payable, the same as all other rates, taxes and assessments wh^ch the said corporation are authorized to impose ; provided always, that in the e\;ent of an increase in the value of rateable real estate in the said county, or of a dividend being received from the said railway company upon the stock so to be subscribed for, the said corporation of the said county may gradually reduce the said special rate of assessment, and in the latter case, such dividends shall be applied to the payment of the interest on the said debgntures, and to the sinking fund aforesaid. ir SCHEDULE D. By-law to authorize the corporation of the village of Ste. Therese de Blain\-ille to take stock in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Colonization railway company, to the extent of twelve thousand dollars, and to pav the same in casli or debentures, and to impose a yearly rate to pay interest and provide for a sinking fund. m»*»«**i**^'*^'- ■):l^*1<»<» ****♦■" 0. 86 Vict. 1872. Montreal Northern Colonization R. Co. Cap. 49. Province of Oup'hfp ^ Af « • i of t!i.. (01 nHl fl^i ' ' f^^^ ordinary pluo,; of iiKvlinff thomin^^^^ of the month ofApriJ, one tt iC^^ of^I'i?''^ '"-^ .soventy-two, conformal,iy to OuM I . f i.- u ^^^ munK'ipal code of the province of mu;beo, at which meeting were present : M H T^r'onr.?^ J^'^T.^^^-"^'"'^^' '^^^d the councillors foHow, ""* '""'««'«'«ne dolhir and eighty-live cents cunency. III. The said special rate and assessment shall be due and ])nyable the same as all other taxes and as.sessments payable! by tlie municipal council provided that in tho event of an increase in the value ol Ihe taxable property of the said municipality, or of a dividend being received from the said company upon the shares taken and subscribed f jr by the said corporation in the capital stock of said com- pany, t he municipal council of the village of Ste. Therose de Blainville, shall proportionately reduce the said special rate or assessment, and in the latter case such divid(Mid shall be applied to the payment of the interest and siifking fund of said debentures. IV. The debentures which shall bo issued by th(^ said municipal corporation shall be for a sum of not less than a huudnsd dollars each, payable in twenty-five years, and bearing interest at the rate of six per centx;m per annum, the said interest payable semi-annually. SCHEDULE E. By-law to authorize the corporation of the parish of Ste. There-" de Blainville to take stock in the capital Kiock of the Montreal Northern Colonization railway company, jai^»-.-4^«*!«.*>** Co. 86 Vict. 16i2. Montreal Norlhcrn Colonnation 11 Co. Cap. 49. to I a, interest J^t^^^^l^S^l IhS^^^i^'""'^ ^"^ 237 I'lloVINCE np QUKHKC, ^^^.V"';|P'ility of the parish ) A. a spt'dal iiuH'tiiiir of ol/ tho municipal council of S(.. TK/^- 1 1)1 '. .,; "W f"^' inunicii)al c* fi.ll'i;,"'''''''""'' '""' '^■■-'^W by bylaw of the couiuil „, f«lmI.^a^^,^,■°;m!;?fl^ m«nioi,>ality is a„th„ri.,.,l a„d 238 Cap, 40. Montreal Northern Colonisation R. Co. 30 ViCT. IP SmM! I 'I ' annum, uj^on tho amount of said dobimturoB, ovi'ran above the said iutcroHt, which interest Hhall bo six per ci'iitum l)or aiiiiUiU, a special rate or asseHMment in her(^l)y iiriposiid upon all taxable real property in the said nnuiicipality of the vilhiye oi' Hte. ThercHe de Hhiinville, as I'olloNi h : The said rate or ivsaoHsment shall be, for every one hundred dollara of tho assessed value of the said taxable l)roperly, lor the first year, to wit ; Ibr the ye:ir rollowiinr that ill vvlii* h the saiti i)ayment shall Ix; matlfe to the said company, by the said municipality of the parish of Ste. Thcrese de IJlainville, of the first half of the aforewnid sub- ecri])tion, eighteen cents, for the second your, iliat is for the year immediately following the payment raiidi^ to tho said com]>any of the* second half of the aforesaid subscrip- tion, and for all tho following years util \)H} nent and extinction of the said debentures, thirty-six cents currency. III. The said special rate or assessment im[)osed by tho said corporation, shall be dui; and peyable the same as other taxes and assessments imposed by the municipal council, i>rovided that in the event of an increase in the value of the taxable property of the said municipality or of a dividend being received from tho said company ui)on the shares taken and subscribed for by the said corporation in the capital stock of said company, the municipal (;ouueil of the jKirish of Ste. Therese de IJlainville, shall propor- tionally reduce the said special rate or assesment, and in the latter case such dividend shall be applied to th»! pay- ment of the interest and sinking fund of said debentures, IV. The debentures whicli shall be issued bv the said municipal corporation shall be for a sum of not less than a hundred dollars each, payable in twenty-five yeans, and bearing interest at the rate o* six per centum per annum, the said interest payable semi-yearly. SCHEDULE F. By-law to authorize the corporation of the parish of Saint Jerome to take stock in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Colonization railway company, to the extent of ten thousand dollars, and to pay the same in cash or de- bentures, and to impose a yearly rate to pay interest and to provide for a sinking fund. Province of Quebec, i At a special nreeting of the Mxinicipality of the Parish > municipal council of the pa- of Saint JAT6!tie= i risli of Saint Jeronie, in the county of Terrebonne, convened by Louis Labelle, secre- I. 86 Vict. 187^. Monlrral Northern Coloniznfhn R. Co. Cup. 49. niK (nice a thon^.Li.rl .V/! i^ x 1 '^'^ ''^''""ic, to BuU ribe ditions : ^ ^' ^^^' ^*^«J« «ubj(Ht to the followi„g Con- \ndi-A- '■• -=^"C at! beniares which sbnll K« T" ----•' '-^^coc. municipal corporation «h:,,Vt'a!^rrottt.rf 2t9 •mm 1 t 1 i r ' 1 ( t 1 240 Cap. 49. Montreal Northern Colonization R Co. 3G YicT^ hundred dollars earh, payable in twenty-five years, and bearinjQf inti^rest at the rate of six per centum per annum, the said interest payable semi-yearly, at the Merchant's Bank of Canada, at Montreal. III. For the purpose of paying the interest and of estab- lishing a sinking fund of two per centum per annum, on the amount of said debentures, over and above all said in- terest, a special rate or assessment is by the present by-law imposed on taxable property, situate in the said municipa* lity of the parish of St Jerome, as follows, to wit : The valuation of real taxable property within the limits of the said municipality of the parish of St, Jerome being ($180,390,000) one hundred and thirty-six thousand three hundred aijid ninety dollars, the said rate shall be fifty-nine cents per htlndred dollars, or five mills and ninety hun- dreths per dollar, for the year of the issue of the aforesaid bonds, and for each of the following years, until the full payment of said debentures. IV. The said special rate or assessment shall be due and payable the same as the other, taxes and . assessments im- posed by the municipal council, proA^ded that in the event of an increase in the value of the taxable property of the said municipality, or of a dividend being received from the said company upon the shares taken and subscribed for by the said corporation in the capital stock of said company, the said corporation shall proportionally reduce the said special rate or assessment, and in the latter case such divi- dend shall be applied to the payment of the interest and sinking fund of said debentures. V. If the said shares are sold by the corporation of the parish of St. Jerome, after having obtained to make this transaction the consent of the majority of the tax-payers of the municipality of the parish of St. Jerome, in a meeting regularly convened to this end, the price of this sale shall be applied to the payment of the interest and sinking fund of the said debentures. SCHEDULE G. By-law to authorize the corporation of the village of St. Jerome to take stock in the capital stock of the Montreal Northern Colonization Kailway company, to the extent of fifteen thousand dollars, and to pay the same in cash or debentures, and to impose a yearly rate to pay interest and provide for a sinking fund. 18V2. Montreal Northern Colonization R. Co. Cap. 49. Province of Quebep ^ a *. Municipality of the vilW f the L?nf?''i''^ meeting of ^ounty and district of Torrebo inp n J^^o^no, in tho Jerome, lu th. market ha C ordinal v nl , T"'"'^'" •^^''^*- said council, Wednesd-iv+Xn + ^.^ f ' of meeting of monthofJuly one tW^' ^ •^Yf1*>''^"''^^t^^ day of Ihe two, and adjonrned ftomTw T^"^ ^Vl^''^ ^"^ Lventy! ty-fifth day if the sa^^ lonth J T ?1 ^^7^^^^> ' "^^^ ^^^«'^- m at which meeting weTepresent^^' '* ^'"'^^ "'^^-^ p. The mayor, Oodf Lvn lette and ih. Villemure, .Toj8Dh RnV 0, ' Urn- ® councillors J. B. L Desforge,XB.Lttourlajl;J^^^^^ ^-^^^*^^^^' Wh iollow« : ^ o> ^'iw ot the council, as qulrJi^^tKir^r^^^^ st:h",'i^^^^^^^^ Colonization railwaf cimpanv th^' ^i''*'''^^ ^"'*^^^^ following conditions- ^^' *^« ^'^ole subject to the orll^l41fat"tt'etf 5T'"^^r^ ^ Colonization ;ailway cor^panv rt'^'"^ .^""*''"^ ^^^heru judged suitable by the saKni' '"''^ ,P^"^* ^^ «hall be the municipality Jf the ^flageo^f's?' v'^"^ '}' ^'^'^ ^^ however which shall not be of i, \^^^\^^ a distance eight arpents fro.n the parish eWh^'Arf^"^* ^«^«^ «^ Jerome. I'ansn cnurch of the parish of St. thfiiIl:?;^STarrdet">" *^u^ ^^--^* «f P^ymg at par by the company. ^'^^^^*«^««- ^^ie^ shall bi takef (c.) The corporation of the parish nf«f T • , disapproved the by-law No ? I,!? -u *' "^^"^'^^ ^'^ving thousand dollars in thrcfnTtfl T^f "]>»ig a sum of fiye the said company shall noftace^f^' t \Y' '^^^ ^°«^Pany placed a depot or station nf-^ ""^ '^^" "«t allow to be of the parisHf St Jan^i^r ^^^^^^^i^-y ^^^^"^ '^^ «-toS ^^^l^^^^ to the said cWbyTel^^ts ^^-;i7yMo^,t^^^^^^^^ tlii^; to bo tJ t^^^TS S&*^,t!i-i^-ff t Si -11 be conjruetea with the M^ngs^uSi:^: S^^ 241 m ■B M; ii ! r IK I , '• 1 s ! i i i 1 , 1 1 '3' !1 1;. hi: P nIII^ f 242 Cap. 49. Montreal Northern Colonization R. Co. 36 ViCT.. ft-incrht, that tho said road shall be btiilt oriron in the sam© Biimnor and of tho same quality as is provided by article IV, of by-law No. 59, of the corporation of Montreal, and thttt th o;Zadro?^w'^'f ^° '^^ ^''^ section of the «.«., a. or. op, ?JK .^ }^ ^^^^ company, as to the amount '' v- «• "» which the said comoanv mav i-r«i.o i. u..„T. ^^'"»«'"'<«i. of ■■■ whiohii: .Ia ^""^pauy, as to the amount to be made as the same proo-resses to nn o ! ^""^ ''"''"'I' '- exceed in o- «9nnnn ft. v. i^^^.o^*-^^^^, to an amount not "■■»'»««<» for exceeaing $^0,000 for each and every mile of said milw^.r "'^'"'^ bond. mortgage bonds a„d rank upon thetirrarw:^,S,e:Zt ». For the purpose of completing- the exteii«5inn nf ^h^ said railway herebv anthnH/^H flit ., ^^^^^^^oJi 0"he Power to in. h-ive nowpr fn , ^ dutnorized, the said company shall ""a-^e ca.Uai extent of ^H 000 r''^''i *^ "^P?^^ «*«^k thei-eof to the"^"'" t^l^ i 7, ^1^-000 per mile for each and every mile thereof which they shall contemplate extending the sSd ra ww " Th^v^ If^^' °.^ '^'*' ""^^ company is hereby chano-ed to v The feouth-Eastem Railway Commnv" bnf ^n-i; 1 ^""^ '"'^"'"^ of name sVnll ■,^,^4■ ^a- .J' ^-^iJinpany, Dut such change "a"io. name shall not ellect any change in the corporation Sr . rr ■MU ;:;1 i r',:,^^ 1 p'n 1 j.i 244 Cap. 51. Richelieu, Drum. Sr Artli, Clleit R. Co. 36 ViCT. Effeot of Chan- in the liabilities OT assets of the said I'otnpany. And the ue of name, subscriptions oi stock in the suid railway already made, or voted and authorized by several luuiurjpal by-lawn, namely, of the re uty of Brome, the towuMliip of JJrome, the town- ship of I otton, the township of Huttoti, the township of Danham, the mnnieipality of th« mnl tmri of the township of Farnham, and of the villag** of I'afJiham are hereby- declared to constitute and authori/o xtibwriptions of stock in the said company imder the ntiuw of The Houth-Easteru railway company, and such su]>»ci'ip(ioiiw may be enforced and the amount thereof called in aiui t'o\k:c.U;d by the said company, under the name of th« HotUh-Eastern railway company, in conformity with the wuditions of the said by- law^s respectively. i i; v'^Itriaessma ^- ^^^ ^^^® cvcut of any act being ptt«sed by the parlia- to°R.' D. andment of i^uebec during the present Kt«/»»i(Mi, confirming the ui'^Im'^ft'i" amat'e *S'"*^<3'^^'''^^^ exccutcd between thu Jtichclieu, Drummond witiTtufs'^wm! and Arthabaska Counties' railway «;ompany, and the said onnf '° to" »^^^^th Eastern Covrnties' Junction railway company, for the onmmoD jjjj^g^jjg (j|' ^jj^, railway of the said ItlyJuditm, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties' railway, and for other purposes, or providing for the amalgamation of tho said two companies the South Eastern railway company shall have the right to exercise the powers provided for by such act to the same extent as if they had been embodied itt this act in full. form onVwith '"• ^'^is act aud the acts hereby ttjmmdcd shall be held acto amended, and construed' as though forming one and the same act ; and the expression " the charter ol tho Houth Eastern rail- way company," shall be a sufllcient dtation of the said acts and of this act. I a' Pnamble. CAP. LI. An Act to amend the Acts reBpe« nf fi" ?.. ^/.T^' ' "^' < byo. j.r.Co. oonflrmed. the third ^ovS^::^'''^;^^'''Pff-^^^^--l.on between the ,saifl Pi^ r ^^^^^^^^ "^''^^ "^" ^'^ovoml,or oa.h of them i;;i?J ,f ; J|;'^^J^^ "otary pubJie, ,,, ,„,i san.e are modified by Ih^ j;S;;^on^^::^£r '''' "' *'*' fa.ilitatino-theman-1" -m mf M'l • , 'ifoement, and of^^-^ated oom- 1-ase agreed upo.^ ^th^ t n ^1?' '^ ?"i"i^^'''^' ^"'^^'■^- ^J^^'""'' it is hereby e mi .ted hVt dnv f IT"^ ^^-^''^ ''''^ '^«^^ds, lea.so, the said co^anie ' sh. '''b ^^^' ^'IT^ "^' '^^ ^'-^^^ aino,lgamated,anclsh Tw.WV •'''"^ *^'>^ '^^''^ ^^«i'*^by corporation ol- Cy j 01?!^^^^^^^ and snl,sist as onl Eastern rail wav <-om, anv '• wl. L " ^lame of " Th.^ .South m(^s : but su.'h chano-e of n!r^; I if .1" ""'^"^ ^o^pa- a^'y M.ay to rJ.roga?e o^ail^et anTof S two companies respeetivel v ht rl n i ^'^^' '"'^"'^ <^i« ««id '^'^-'re of Hons, norinany n^ivfopff^ , '^'''^^T ^^««P«™<^^ corpora- "*""'• or any snit a ■ to n or nrf r ^^' "^^* ^" ^^^^ility of either this ic^t sh^n ir.^.K^^^:^^^°;f;i:':^---^«:e ime when as if this act had not been p^' e i f^^ '^^" ^'°^'^^^^^« ings which might havXmtw 1 ^"JY ,''^^ P'-oceed- said two commnies VhaH l^^^?i^''V''* *^'*^<^'' ^^ the assigned to the wo compan^^ .'h ^'^ '^^' ""^^« ^'^^'^^y the name hereby assicrnXoish'n I . 'r ?T'^''*"«^^ ^y every the rights^ powerTmiv W '°"/"^";: *« have all and nature and d..scdpdon whn 1 '^ ^"""^ authorities of every ception or rese r'4^ h "r-^^mlr'T' f'^ '^^^^^^^ ^"^ «^- given to the saM twn ^'''**''^ m, conferred on, or which th^'^m^St Xsrw lUifr ^^' ^^•^^-' under their present cornorof! » ^*^«, lawfully exercised of the legislat^^re of the^Jt" p^^^^^^^^^ ^^-^ -t provnce, or otherwise how.^oe;erfinh; wT^'' or of this provisions of this act, and Zir^ri^t^^^^^^.T^^ .^^^ estedthe.ineach,aJl^i^^^:-£S;;S;^ . ■ ^ . J - 1 n-;ifip^w|pwpppp| ■ ■i^iaiimmi 246 Cap. 51. Rihelteu, Drum. Sr Arth. Cties R. Co. 36 YlCT. and authorities whirh either of them could ut the time of '' the passing of this act hare exercised or enforced, or at any time thereafter may become entiih'd to exercise or en- forc e, in its own name ; and Iheir real and i)erf-onal estate of every description shall belong and be transferred to and continued in the said corporation under its said name ; pro- ProTifo. Tided always, that the rights and remedy of all ninnicipali- ties and crc'ditors of every class and degree of eith(>r of the said two companies, shall continue to exist unimi)aired and be in no way lessened, interfered with, or alfected by this act or anything herein contained, and all classes ofbondholders having mortgage on any real estate ofeither company shall continue to have unimpaired, and maintained in their se- T>n-al rights and privileges as though this act had never been passed ; but in respect of liability incurred ibr any torts, wrongs or other things done by eithi'r com]xvny beibre thit; a;H shall come into eflect, as contradistinguished from the separate obligations or debts contra-ted by either comi)any, the j)roperty, assets and etlects, whether real or personal, of such separate <>ompany, existing as belonging to it at the time this a-t shall come into eifect, shall aione be held bound, and shall be liable to be attached, seized and taken ; Invertorvtobiand the company sliall, within one month from the accept- """t* Ac'^'of^"''*^ of this act by the said two respective companies, pre- eac/'eomVily pare an inventory shewing minutely and fully the property, amalgamated, assets and etfects belonging to each of such respective com- panies at the time of such acceptance, so that the same may be distinguishable and susceptible of identification for all legal jmrposes whatever. jo'nt board of 3. For the management of the affairs of the said corpora- diroetors. tion, and in lieu of the present two boards of direction, there shall be one board of directors, to be composed of not less than seven, nor more than ten elected directors, in ad- dition to the ex-qfficio directors ; such elected directors, shall in the first instance be elected at a special general meeting of the company to be held in the city of Montreal, on the fourth Wednesday next after this act shall have been ac- cepted by both of the said two companies, or so soon thereafter as may be found practicable ; and until such first election shall have taken place, the elected directors of the South Eastern Counties' Junction railway company, in office, at the time of such acceptance, shall be the elected directors, and the ex-offlrio directors of each of the said companies shall be the ex-officio directors, of the amalga- mated company. ADn"9! g?B6- 4. The annual gene.T.il meetings of the company shall be tai mettirgi. j^^]^ hereafter in the city of Montreal, on the third Wed- nesday of July. ^1872. Richelieu, Dnim. 8r Arth. Ctics R. Co. Cap. 51. 247 dob..,,,.;,! :r,'thc";" ;,: ^ z^^:i^:^.t^° °'''°"'"«i' «aid uL?ed"ra^i;:7;*?^* for the board of directors of the imited.o.p.. Ti,rr:^n ? railway to issue bonds or debentures thrroon ■>? »>ay u»b»- raZlV'or n^ '^'f'^ T'^""'^ section ofthesadunS^""'*- inWK^' ^"^ '^'? southern section, exclusivolv or both the property, tolls and revenues of the portion Thf'aM mmmm 'iiontftteSl't'^fr^'T'^.""^*^^ ^^^^^^ ""^'^^'^'^ sec- What „ortioa the extent of seven hundred and fifty thousand del- 1 tL'S I 248 Cap. 51. Richelieu, Drvm, 4- Arth. Cties R Co. 36 ViCT. the DortherD leotion. I. km: lars, but from and oiit of the said sum the bonds referred to in the said last mentioned agreement hereby coniirmed, and all other bonds issued under the previous aets respect- ing the IJiehelieu, Drummond and Irthabaska Counties' railway company shall be withdrawn or paid. Bm. 3, of 34 v., e< 25 amende ... ft. The third section of the act thirty fourth Victoria, "'•chapter twenty five, is hereby amended by the substitu tion of the word " shall " for the words " inay also if %ey think lit," occurring in the ninth line thereof; also, by the substitution of the words "Koxton Falls" for the word "Koxton," o(( urring in the thirteenth line thereof ProTitions in oaeo of the two charters vaiying iu theL: termti. When preced log sections ■ball come Into force. This act to form one with AOt.1 amended. 10. ■\Vheiicver as to juiy other matter affecting the con- duct of Ihe affairs of th*' company or the exercise of any of its rights, the existing charters of ihe said two companies vary in iheir terms, the sense of the charter of the Soxith Eastern Counties' Junction railway cominiuy shall be fol- lowed, as being that of the company and regulative of such matter, unlesis in so fanis the company by by-law may have previously made election of the terms of the charter of the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties' railway company as specially regulative thereof 11. The second and other preceding sections of this act shall not take effect, unless accepted and approA*ed at a special general meeting of the shareholders of each of the said comiianies duly called and held for that purpose. 19. This a( t and the acts hereby amended shall be held and construed as though forming one and the same act; and the expression "tht^ Charter of the South Eastern rail- way company " shall be a sufficient citation, as well of the said acts and of this act, as of the acts directly constitutive of the said South Eastern railwav conr>anv. Hi V nil , SCHEDULES. On this day, the third of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, before the undersigned public notary, duly commissioned and sworn iu and for that part of the Dominion of Canada now con- stituting the province of Quebec, residing in the city of Montreal, in the said province, came and appeared the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties' railway company, a body corporate and politic, duly incorporated by an act of the provincial parliament of the province of 36 Vicrr. > referred onlirmed, « respect- Counties" Victoria, substitu • so it' ♦hey so, by the the word f. the con- oi" any of ampanies lie Sonth 11 be ibl- ►"e of snch may have ;er of the ' railway if this act »ved at a h of the pose. 1 bo held ame act; tern rail- rell ol the istitutive our Lord efore the id sworn low con- e city of lared the railway orporated ovince of" 1872. Biche/ieu, Drum. Sr Art/,. Cties R. Co. Cap. 51 ^^'^'::^:C}^:^'\ ocnnpany, herein rep.^ Wi^kam; Mich,., ^(i^^Xnr., ^'\S:So^ VV atts, escinirc ol" ( ^rnitli..,r, . i nV ,', """''mJohn nnd i\athan (>1 I'cttfs ..smil.-. >ii i t^" '^; ' "^'er, .'squire, i.rovi,K,. ,„■ ,;„,!,;.:,': :■ ™r i I'.i; ,^:;:;i 1";:;,;;; "- Tjd execute these nres.Mits l,,- n ,.. ^i ,1*'^^^^ <'"iy aulhoiized to of the dire . ors o, t . l iZ '"''■ ^''T"^ ^' '' "^^'^i"^ in the viliao^. ol K^^ X^^ a t me„,^^ ^^^ ^^^^ co^i:JrKJ::n™n..;;;;^^\ ^^^-^-h--Mhe s.id to the mattc-rs he ..ff^ov >''?'"*'?'{," "'"^^ '■<''^P^^''t g<'.sted n^Teement i esn. i 1 rl "'"^ ^''^'^''^ ''^ ^ ^"ff- by the cfirec'to s „ 1 sfoT 1 '''*^'^*' ^''''^ ^'"''" «PProve4 two eomp'm e a, d it lu h .'''' '"'^'^^^^^Y of the said head.s. Now therefore, these pe?,utl; n^ d /ll'"'" -V'" '^"^^ witness, that the said ■(,mmiVi f^, , f' !^'' «'"fl 'notary J^-e agreed, and dl^ h^r^b^^ ;/;n;id ' wJtir . t'^t;^ as follows, to wit • lo ana with each other nhe sonthS; 2 io^'^vh :^^^^ *^^''^ *^'^ ^o^-'="' ^«- 24» i 'i 250 Cap. .51. RicMiPH, Drum. ,V ^rth. Ctiea R. Co. 86 ViCT. 'I hfiU 'I I I I whi<'h soction shall thou be run ])y the said hocdiuI (•omi)any aH a ioiitiiiuou« lino with the railway ul' thu waidiirst (Com- pany. But the southoni Kcctiou and the main line are not in- tended to be responsible in any way I'm- tht? Iosmok or ob- ligations, or to share in any way in the uaius ol eaeh other — and the followiiiu' terms a)id conditiouH are aiy . ompHny will is.suo Hu.h bonds »'";r.;.,uir,.d to fulfil ,}u.,.ondi. ■onNtructioii of the >n niadi' lor tli potll.'C upon (he .siiirl .sect nil onlvh iivo aprivilfo-. ftppertaininj? th '•■fto aad tl i<»ii iind upon the roll If nvenu th. Of inn' Ktock Slo n:>Vu , h "' ' :^;; "■• ^^^'H'^"-- "Pon the ni i th..r,.of, „, d 1) H^s. ri rjr I?'' '■«^';"«- «^^"-k or revenues «ible for the p v . of T '^'i'" '■'■"*^"'- '' ''^^P^^'i- -oney on ^ ^X^ t.^^.^'^^J^, ^ °f ->-"- of thereof abo v.. or beyond the ,. , T ."'^"'''^t '^^ -oupons the roupons'thenH)uvh.?,/j. '•''■, ^"'"I'l "''«^^x ".e.U 1 1. f'h '■' i ^e ^"'"^'^^'^ •''^'"^'J aid of the construction of tl. ^i "' ""'*^ '''"^^ ''ouipany in form of schedule iThrlnex^l "''•'" '^'t^ ^''' '"'^^^ thereto. ' ^ •i"»i'xed, oriii words equivalent the s^ld S ::;npan'' hSTSllr" °^^^"'^'^ ^^-" ^'" "-'le, «truetion ot the siid ,^,n h ■ n ^^ . '' '""V^"* ^'''' *^^^' ^^«'i- and upon ,surh t.^rms d co d 1 '" V^^' '"'^^ P"'''«"»«. this a,reement a/shdl^bV^ ' "^Jlt"'?--^-'^ -ith pany, but ii exeentin.,- ih.. • . "^ ""' «<'' to claim ard ««chgovenimentd°^uSl^L'fe P^-o^i"!'^' of Quebec rized or U' „- 1 L i""'""^oi i.^ueDec. -l^ a. has been or shall be autho^ granted in aid ^f ti:7co;^;;Zi:Toil said fi 261 ■!:•■■.■* II : 262 Cap. 61. Rkhelieu, Drum. y\ Arth. Cties R. Co. 86 ViOT. KouthiTii Koction, nnanies npon the foUowiiia- conditions, in siibstam^e together with snch other and I'nrlher conditions as to details as shall not bo im^onsistent with the.se presents, and as shall b' recpiisite for the due ordering and management of the matters ari^insi' from the rnnning of the said section, and of the said main line ns between the said two companies, namely : First, the said second company shall receive the proceeds of the rnnning of the said station, and all further snms of money which may be applicable to the rnnning of the said section as remuneration for the nse of rolling stock, propor- tionate niileau'c and the like, and .shall apply thesann\ lirst to the payment of all charges and expenses of running the said section, and the payment of the interest npon the bonds issued as hereinbefore provided": and the balance thereof shall b(^ paid in the nature of dividends to the per- sons who shall subscribe for the construction of the said section in tln^ manner herein provided to the exclusion of any claim whatever by the stock-holders in the main line, or by the said lirst company to any part or portion of the said revenues. The said second company shall be bound to keep the said section in repair and rnnning order, shall be exilu- sively responsible for alldamag'es whi h may occur to aiy person or persons by reason of the running thereof, or by accidents thereon, and shall perform to the entire exonera- tion and discharge of the hrst company all duties and ob- ligations which otherwise t\e said iirst company would be ,JSI«»»«*' ^■^„mmmum»» 86 ViCT> thtT Ntt^p or ii'iit whii'h ir io obtiiiii 10 Muid tirtit ■ariirdcd as u 'I'Cof will l)t! \ it shiill be )btuiiiiii!j: it hmI, 1111(1 the Hit' <(>iilra('- ;• out of tho iuif thcsiud (if MUlli'lilllT ud rt'(iuin'd ting 111 tho ipU^tod and ipiiny shall .(ill dclivory ho said two 11 sixhstant^e as to d(^tails luid as shall luoiil ol' tho stvtion, and I compaiiieH, he procoods her sums of >• of the said ock, propor- u'same. Ilrst running- tlu^ it upon tho the balance s to the por- 1 of the said ex( lusion of e main line, rtion of the to keep the ill be exdu- jccur to aiy lereof, or by ;ire exonera- ities and ob- ly would be ■18^2, /i,-,A,/,>„ Dr.m, .y Arth. Cties R. Co. Oap. 5t acfe '^ile^Vovin'o ^f (i;; T^''"" ^>' ^'^ '^--"l railway roffuiation or o d ' in ..t^^^^^^^ or anv .,hor a.-t. ,talut.( *-«o,uM-ati.,,M>ltho s ,ln / ''• '"••' '^'"ill "Iso pav to the mentH upon iL H„i "i A ''^'"'''^''y "'.' t"x s and assos.s! ^nd rolu'.^ Mo,.k "• "'"^ "''^"' ''^ 'M>l>..rtenan(.es romainino. p,,,,!,;. .^i^^Z^^^^^JiT^""''^] "'"^ vvith ,hu - -tiii'r to be «iadrJ:7'C'""^:::;;;;;";;r^^ ^'"" "^"'^^ •onn.vtioa w,th nnv other r ,r; ...v , C ""^'"/-V^'^^""*. '^r ««;^1 line as a e<.nlinn us ?^ / \ ^V'^*;''V '- ''^l^e '/'her .ontruoiini.- party Jioro n r, • , • •''"'"'^'•■^' "'' ^^'« W.ninni.m- >u-an..v, ,?(*", "'"^''^' ■'"' «<-'nus of any by one of the said .on^Z^l X^T'''^r ^^"toniplat.i "•"1 approved bvlheothe a ml -•".;,. T" «ld>nutted (o '•o'npanies shai be s V.'n "'"" "' "'^' «"''l ^"veral tu^e or ereate «i y pre ■ on o int^ '"' '^ """^"^ "'^> "^^^^ '»'^- «aid combined h^i.f^ ovm an v IIS' "^ "">' ''"'■*'«" "^ th« the details of (he run.M nr ^ '^^^'''" f'"''^'*^" '^'•''"''of, and companies nludl .""Sil^'t" l^^^ 'f "••^?! '^^ ^^^ «ides, and any dispute or HI. > . '"''^ ''J''"' "^^ ^oth be submitted^o a a t ion 1' 7^;' "" n" "">' '^^^^^'"^ ^^all company to the othe/JoML " e -f "",^>^''^"''^ by the one adjusted in like manner Imri?^^''''^',^'^ '-^^^^ ^^^^ «hal] prevent the said W e nn V'^ ^'"'''"^ contained performing all the ISio "^jl^ ^T "''''^''''^ ""^t ""^ the provisions of a cer a bv l.w T.u""' "^^^ *' ^"^^^ mond, passod on th?twentv fo r7h ^/*h^J^«;"'7 of Drum- ^ The lease so to be exZue^d Z l\ ^''^ ^"^''^ ^^'^ P'^^t- by the said first compaiTv to fhi a "" ^''''^'' '^ Perpetuity the said southern sSn *^i^" «aid second company of of that the breach bv So «« ^^" ^^ ^ condition there- the material conditio! S the aid'T"^ 'Tl^'l^ ^^^^^ ^^ oTpon r"' ter-iltV::?, l^-;^^" ^« ^ ^ound compJ^Sa^^^^^^^^^^^^ said two shall be bound to do anvthin.r n?„ ^^ '""'^ companies Btrument that may be required fu IWo "*' ""'^ H^ °^ ^^■ m tent and meaning of th'e^e ptsS '" '"'^ ^^* *^^ *>•«« coiitai/ed^^Jjft a?;it^reivV\t^^ ^^^^^^ anyt^tte^ofptisti^ the legal autL'St; oUhe S^comn"^-*^^ ^^^*"^*^>' ^i^bfu event of its bein/deemed ^v, TP^."'*"' '''* ''«*, ^"d in the tion o^t>>- "'^^"fe/^^^Dictl expedient to nrnn,,^^ „ r^^;^ tion o. tho present agreement by legislative" enacfmS: 26t ■IIIIIIMH \m III 2D4 Cap. 51. Richelieu, Drum. Sr Arth. Cties R. Co. 36 ViCTi both of the said companies shall be bound and they hereby bind themselves to co-operate in obtaining such legislative' provisions as may be deemed necessary in the premises. Aud it is hereby further declared to be a condition of these presents that in the construction contract to be exe- cuted, the completion of the said southern section shall be stipulated for at the same time as that fixed for the com- pletion of the main line to Acton Vale, and the respective' contracts for the main line and for the said section shall be' so arranged as to enable the said line to be used as a con- tinuous line forthwith, and the terminus of both lines shall be at Acton Vale aforesaid, at a convenient point for their junction. And for the purpose of adjusting the rights of the hold- ers of bonds of the said first company, it is hereby further agreed, that the bonds to be issued by the said first com- pany in aid of the construction of the said main line, and all bonds of any nature or for any purpose whatever which the said first named company may execute, except such a» are issued under the provisions hereof in aid of the con- struction of the said soul hern section, shall contain a special and express limitation of the lien and hypothec thereby created upon the said main line, and the appurtenances and rolling stock theioon, and the revenues to be derived therefrom exckisively, and an express declaration that said lien, privilege or hypothec shall not apply to the railway, rolling stock, appurtenances or revenues of the said south- ern section. And whereas certain municipalities have already passed by-laws aiithorizing the subscription of stock in the said first company, namely, the township of Sheftbrd, the vil- lage of Waterloo, the township of Koxton, and the village of Roxton, which by-laws do not contain the conditions hereinbefore specified, but are intend (>d to authorize a sub- scription of stock for the purposes of the said southern sec- tion only, and which .t is hereby agreed shall be applied exclusively to the construction of the said section, and as it is necessary to nike some provision herein for prevent- ing any claim of the said municipalitii^s upon the said first company for dividends on the said stock, it is hereby further agreed that the said first company shall not take into :' i calculations lor any dividend, the share of stock so subscribed for by the said municipalities, nor pay them, nor recognize any obligation to pay them " any diA'idend whai ver," But that, in the event oftheir making any claim for such dividend, the second company shall be bound to •yuaraiitee t^i' said fu'st cninpnnv .'nid to hold it hnrmless •against su.ch claim for dividend, and if any proceedings .should be taken ■ r had for the enforcement of such claim, •. 36 Vict, they hereby h logislative ! premises, condition of ic^ to be exe- ection shall . for the cora- le respective' ;tion shall be' sed as a con- ■ both lines ent point for of the hold- sreby further lid first com- lin line, and itever which cept such as d of the con- ;ain a special thee thereby" >purtenance8 ) be derived ion that said, the railway, e said south- ready passed i in the said ford, the vil- d the village e conditions horize a sub- southorn sec- 1 be applied ction, and as for prevent- the said first it is hereby lall not take re of stock so or pay them, my dividend ng any claim be bound to i it harmless ■ proceedings f such claim, 1872. Richelieu, Drum. Sr Arth. Cties R. Co. Cap. 51. shall take up ihQfait et cau^e of the said first company, and shall pay all costs, damages, expenses and condemnation money that may be awarded against said first company to Its entire exoneration and discharge. And for the execution hereof the said parties have elected domicile at their ordinary places of abode above mentioned where, &c. ' Done and passed at the said city of Montreal, in the of- hce of William Anderson Phillips, the said undersigned notary under the number three thousand two hu-dred and SIX, and signed by the said parties hereto, with, ^nd in the presence of the said notary, also hereunto subscribing these presents having been first duly read according to (Signed,) Mb E. J. He MiNo, M. Mathieu, W. G-. Watts, moise forti^r, Crister. Dunkin, H. S. Foster, N. Pettes, W. A. Phillips, N. P. A true copy of the original hereof, remaining ^of record m my office, (one marginal note is valid.) W. A. Phillips, N. P. Wilfrid Laurier, P. ti <( linlr1m.Q iy. +!,,> ...,;.i i i named as a committee for the purposes hereof, by a resolu- tion passed at the adjourned annual meeting of the share- !(li ! I I : 266 Cap, r»l, Richelieu, Drum. Sf Arth. Cties R. Co. 36 VlCJT. ilj; holdprs thereof, held at Sorel, on the sixth day of Novem- ber instant month, hereinafter named the party of the first pari, And Ivonis Adelard Senecal, esquire, of St. Thomas de ri(*rr»!ville, in the county of Yamaska, contractor of the waid <(»ni|>aiiy, ]>arty of the second part; Which Raid parties declai-ed unto me, the said notary, thut th(! Niiid party of the second part, for and in considera- tion of the 8iim of one hundred thousand dollars, to be paid to him by the said party of the first part, in manner foUowinj^, to wit: Five tkoNmnd dollars in unpaid private KubMct'iption of stock in said liichelieu, Drummond and Arthfthaftka Coixnties' railway company, to be selected by thu «aid party of the second part ; yZce thousand dollars in and by the promissory note of the South Eastern Counties' JuncHou railway company, hereinafter mentioned, endors- Md by ihe honorable Asa B. Foster, payable six months afterdate; ninnlij thousand dollars in and by five promissory notes oi' the liiclielicu, IJrummond and Aithabaska Coun- ties' railway coihpany, endorsed by the said South Eastern Conntiew' .lunrtion railway company, for the sum of eighteen thousand dollars each, payable at the end of one, two, three, four and five years respectively after date, with interest ut seven per cent per annum, from the date there- of, eollateral security lor the amount of said last mentioned notes, consisting of the bonds of the said Ilichelieii, Drum- mond and Arthabaska Counties' railway company, guaran- teed by the said South Eastern Counties' Junction railway eomimny, to the amount of ninety thousand dollars ; such bonds to haA-e priority and rank as first mortgage bonds, iratnediately after those already issued in favor of the county of Drummond, and to be deposited in the Merchants' Bank of Canada, in Montreal, said bonds to be redeemable in five years from the date thereof, and bearing seven per tsent interest, and in case the said last memtioned notes, shall not be paid at maturity, the said party of the second part shall ha^ ■• the right to sell such amount of said bonds, at the rates then curvent, as may be necessary to meet the amount then due, to the said party of the second part, hath agreed and by these presents doth agree, to rescind, annul and eancel all and singular the contracts that now subsist between him and the said party of the first part, as well for the construction of said road as for the construction of the bridge over the river St. Francis, and to relinquish and give up all and every claim (including the fifty one thou- sand dollar bonds of the party of the first part, issued in favor of the party of the second part,) that he has or may pri'l«nd to asraiust the said i^artv of the first 'oart. for work iJerformed by him or material or rolling stock, furnished by -^l^mgimsg^^3SUS>*'.. .,^«5w,?;if»^«fe^>«i^^*^*' 36 Vict. ■ Novem- [ the first lomas de )r of the I notary, onsidera- be paid manner i private 1 end and [ected by lollars in Counties' ., endors- ; months •omisHory ka Coun- i Eastern sum of d of one, Late, with ite there- lentioned u, Drum- r, guaran- 1 railway trs ; such fe bonds, )r of the lerchants' deemable even per ed notes, le second lid bonds, meet the part, hath id, annul w subsist t, as well uction of juish and 3ne thou- issued in ls or may for work nished by 1872. Richelieu, Drum. Sr Arth, Ctiea R. Co. Cap. 61. Ea^tLVcouSX^^^^^^^ intefve/edthe South- seuted an^Sg bT Jles te ^'''^ ''^'^ ansville, in the district orEpHforH-' '''^\"''"' ""^ ^^W" Erimund L. ChandleTof thp t! . ' I'-^'^-'^lT^^'^^ *^«^eof : secretary-treasurer tLreof Hiram^ V^"^^ ''^''^^^ Knowlton, in the county of BromeXthanHPett::^''' '^ of the same place, and Samuel wE ^' ^•*1'*'^''' Knowlton, atWesaid, auly aXrLdhvL S'l 'f'^"''"'. ^^ -a^-he said XS^^i^^^^ ^^^ exe^utfanT'raKtion'o? thl^' ^'^ ^^"' ^^^ *^« guarantee to thrbSs "f thl «n!? PT"i\&^ant their to the extent of said ninetV^housanrd 'II'^ *^'.^^«' P^^*' theirpromissory note to JLS . i^u"' ^^^ ^^^cute for the sum ofTvrth^ulnH J f P^^y of the second part, honorable Asl KteTL afo^^^^^^^^^^ *\^ '^'^ said party of thp ihSr. . u ?,'^' ^^^ ^rther, that the Withfn two Uars^f tP"''*' «hall construct and complete cation ofZJenr±t«bvT''*'^-'""' *^« ^^*« '^^ ^^tifi" respect equal to the otwSi nf?t? •[' ^""^.'^ "^'^^^ party oftfie third Dart n^v?^I^T ^"^ ^a/^vay of the said Black, of the citv of fl^V '^°IIT^' *^^* ^^^^^^ James Kingdom called Vnlw"' '" *^^* P*'** ^^ ^^^ United certain English^^^^^ ^^'^'""^ ^""^ representing sarv fnmiL fV. capitalists, succeed m obta ming the neces- Bary lunds, the said party of the +hirrl rvo^f „Jr^ f neces- nlfttA ih^ ,«i.„i_ ^-.^1 .' . ''^^ ""^^^l part asrrees to com- ' rr^t^ic ruau la iruiz within - " - "" 2S7 r 17 one year, and also Uk 258 Cap. 51. Richelieu, Drum. Sr Arth, Clieg R. Co. 36 Vicrr agrees that the laying of buch iron rmh tthall be commenced at the Sorcl end of the said juilwuy bo leased, and further to keep the present wooden rwil* iJi good running order, until such time as they shall b« (mjMtfiM'ded by iron rails, and to run at least one train iwh way on every working day during the season when it i» practicable to run on ■v\' j6den rails, and also to build ftMtt complete the bridge across the river St. Francis, ogn't^ably tvith the contract entered intr by the said i)arty oi' tht* iiret part with the said party of the second part, within one year from the date of the ratification of these prc'K«»t« m aforesaid. And in consideration of the \mnmms, the said party of the first part hath agreed, and by thesw presents doth agree, to let and lease to the said party of the third part, the said Kichelieu, Drummond and Arthttb««ka Counties' railway, with all and singular its appurt«?nan<;e», rolling stock and material of every description thti-imnto belonging, for and during the period of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, and doth further transfer and mak« over to the said party of t^.'3 third part, all assets, projwfty, tights, claims and demands of every nature now owned and possessed by the said party of the first part, in«!ludin^ provincial subsidy already earned or to be eai'ued by »aid party oi the first part ; and further, the said party ©f the first part doth ob- ligate itself to procure from the I^^^JBlature of th'^ province of Quebec the confirmation of thpm presents, rh such modifications thereof as may be deemed advan: ;^.^ous for the complete carrying out ot the inttmtionR of +\e contract- ing parties ; also, the power of i«»tiing bonds or debentures in aid of the performance by the said company of the third part of their undertaking hereby trnttfed into to complete the said railway with iron rail** to such amount and at such time and times as shall be requirett by the company of the third part, it being the understanding of the said parties hereto, that the credit, assets, tolls and revenue of the said company of the first part, sliaU \i^ hypothecated for that purpose, such bonds or debeuturei to rank and take priority according to their date, and the «aid company of the first part doth further bind and oblige itself to maintain and keep up its own corporate existence, and at all times by its cor- porate action to give eflect and iHficifmvy to the aforesaid lease, and as said provincial subsidy shall be « t . to demand and pay over the same to the said pa- .y oi ,\e third part, in consideration oi* whk'h the said prrtv . T me third part hath agreed, and by these presents doth rum. 4. Arth. CHes R. Co. Cap 51 , And it 18 further snpV.twi,rt ^""^^<^d and seventy-one Ween the ^^^:^:^^t^:^^tT''^ '^^^^ the said party of the third part sh/ll !f i/^'"^ P*'*'^' t^^t transptjrt all cordwood bark and L ""' Klines carry and the property of pers,^ Sen whhln^'lf ''^'^ ^""^^^^' Ei'.heheu, Vamaska, Drummond n,!^ ? J^*" eounties of «s may from time to im^CZtZf ^JT^'^^ ««^^ rates Kovornor in coundl * ^a^it-tiohed by the lieutenant- saidoompanyofthefirRtnaU t 11 «*«^k.holders in the lease 1,e entitled to recdlJnlth r*^;?^^'^"^"'^' ««^h dividends on their paid u^sooTa,t\'/^%'T^ ^^t« «f conipany of the third par mlv ji ^'J}^"}'-^"^^^^^ of the *uch year, the whole wi W ^ r ^i^t^tled to receive in »^g« or profits ottt\^ZT:tTZ^ *'^ *^^^^' -''•- first part in g^ch year ^**^ company of the Quebec for, and do all in tlefr nni 1 . *^l legislature at same, alUnaciments needS^ ^^^^^^ ^r^'n the •the future carryinff out of tL "^ ^^ "" ^'""^ *^ of third part aild SherwtsI "^^^"^^'^t % the «aid party *ind the necessary pavmentl trf, ? ^ *^^ execution hereof; within the same dSa^. ^ ^^^^^^^ *nd possession giren number four thousa^ideiSindr^o'^^ ""^^^'J^' ^"^^^^ ^^e 'Signed by the said partief here o W^tt^ "^nety-seven, and -hser^bin, afte. thLe .^^:S^Jt-^X^l:Z 25t) (Signed), u « « « VALK>fTiNE Cook, :E|. J. Hemminq, W.J. Watts, I»- A. S^N^CAL, Jas O'Halloran, ^. L. Chandler, H. S. Foster, N. Pettes, ^M. W. Foster, W. A. Phillips, N. ■MUli 2eo Cap. 1 Aidiffteetain l^ttmy Compamef.- 8T ViCT^ A trtie copy of the original hereof remaining erf rrvf^tcl m :p, IV^lIiFRTO l-.At3RlEsl«tr-^re of Quebec, enafcts as foPotrs ; Th.n.ntgov. a, Tiie luvftteTiaftt-gm-erfior in co^«cil may, mjject to- may grant the condttiOTs and limitations contained m the t.'i;.mzation K?c*.'r...n railway aid act of 1869 in rektion to the oo^v, rtion of railway com- g^jbeidv therein mentioned, and further subject to he con- i>ai>ui. ditions, limitation* and provisions of this act, gtant proTin' clal aid in lieti of that specified in the said Coloi^jzation tailway aid act of 1^69, to the extent of two thousaud hver httndted dollars for each and every continuous and unbroken mile of railway, with no additional allowance for bridges^ to each of the following companies, wamely ; The Quebec and Lake St. John railway 'f The Levis and Kennebec railway ', . .i. ^ The Sotith'Eastem railway, for such portion ^Hfreot a* formerly belonged to the Richelieu, Drtimm^ond and Artha- baska Counties' railway ; ^ „ , ,, The Philipsburg, Farnhana and Yaraaska railway ', The Missisquoi and Black River Valley railway J The Quebec Frontiefr railway J The Quebec and New Brunswick railway J The St. Francis and MegCantic International railway ; . The Bay of Chftleurs railways ^ ji The Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec rail' The Waterloo and Magog railway ; and, , The Montreal Northern Colonization railWi "ranca *i,ooop.rmne ^"rhe lleutej '-governor in cc^iicil ffi.v ^1^. 'Y^Jfctta maybe grant- xi^_ p^pg'oin'' ..ditions, grant unto the V^jik hrd m '?. k, V. Railway consent il^iect tu!ization laii^ fiver inbroken bridges^ hereorf aff A Artha' »y5 way ; ebec Tail' (branch .ubject tcf •1, Cham' h Eastern rXic lUGtiS- "i. i^longed ^- compa* ilM 18*74. Aidto certain Railwaij Companies. Cap. 2. 26,1 mou.a„d ejghtWndred rd^eteXI?! ^ffled 7n- "' »"« writing, uiito the secretar^r of the proinnce. the ab-indoTi-^"T'',V'*. ment by it of any claim toW grant of land specSin '''"'• thi rfiffi^'v-^^'''' ""f ?^^ "^ *^^ '^^ <^f this%r;^nce! Ince'^hv U 1/ r'' t*?"'' *^fi^ty-three, and the accept- ance by It of the subsidy or aid accorded by this act ; in ihe event of the company determining to accept such aid or subsidy, and signifyigg its intention ta that effect it ™ ue aecmea to Have forfeited, and shall forfeit all claim io the grant of lands mentioned in the said act 262 Cap. 2. Aid to certain Rrn'lwm/ Companies. SI TiCT.. The Bay of 6. The liiiy of C1>al(Hirs railway company shall not be- chaieurs raii-guf jj^jj^^j Jq j^,^y gi^ midt-r this act, xtnloss it shaH havo, oui renounce it» or bt'foro the fiTHt day of January, one thousand eight grant of lands, hundred and soventy-five, Minified in writing, unto th& secretary of the province, the abandonment by it of any claim to the grant of land specilied in si'ciions one and two of the act of this pi-orince, thirty-sixth Victoria, cha])ter forty-two, and the acceptant'e hy it of the subsidy or aid accorded by this act ; in the eA'vnt of the company deter- mining to accept suc^h aid or siibsidy, and signifying its< intention to that eflect, it shall be deemed to haA'c forfeited, and shall forfeit all claim to the grant of lands mentioned, in the said act. TKe Qnebee '^. The Quebec and Lake St. Johm railway comimny shalE and Lake St. not be entitled to any aid under this act, unless it shall ool'must're"' have, on or before the first day of January, one thousand nouuoo its eight hundred and seventy-five,i signified in writing unto- grant o^ '»"<''• tj^g ggprgtary of the province the abandonment by it of any claim to the grant of land specified in sections five and six: of the act of this province, thirty -fifth Victoria, chapter twenty-thred, and the acceptance by it of the subsidy or aid' accorded by this act ; in the event of the company deter- mining to accept such aid or subsidy, and signifying its intention to that effect, it shall be deemed to have forfeited,, and shall forfeit all claim to the grant of lands mentioned n the said act. . i Certain com- 8. If any company mentioned in the first section of this; ?r'"inu'°d'Lnd *^*' ^^^*^ *^^ exceptlou of the Quebec and New Brunswick ha*Te"at le'aet railway, tlie St. Francis and Megantic International railway,. ^0 T"*ad'' to *^^ ^^y ^^ Chaieurs railway, and the Quebec and Lake St. Hoeive raUs ° Johu railway, to which four companies the provisions ot before ut ^jjjg geetiou shall in no manner apply, is not upon the first °^*' ' ■ day of November, one thousand eight hmidred and seventy- four, fully and in good faith, organized under the charter thereof, and has not on such day, at least ten miles of road graded and in perfect readiness for rails to be laid down thereon, such company shall not be entitled to any grant under the first section of this act, but, on the contrary, in so far as relates to any such railway company, the grant men- tioned therein shall be entirely inoperative and of no effect.. A loan of O. The licutenant-govemor in council may, subject to the $76i,36«may provisions of the next following sections grant, by way of raiUrVfrol'loan, to the Montreal Northern Colonization railway com- Montreai to paiiy, for building a railway from Montreal to Aylmtr, pro- Ay mer. yincial bonds or debentures to the extent of seven hundred and fifty-oue thousand three hundred and sixty-six doUarSi, mmmm 1874. Aid to cerlai,, Ratlwai, Companies. Cap. 2. 263 th.r»f, a. shall bo d?X S bl'^hTpTbT.riaSrSr' K "=■ Sotn.oriSf ion''"'' ■■'"'"•" ^'^'i"""" ofth'e lieutenant- without counting- fhr-rJ ^'rectora of the company, H'"'"' senlin.- mSSi'iil T"? ■^if"''"' "' dirootors repre; shall 6irepSedT,;fh.''°''''^'*T'''''' mMirfpalily ofdirwtors than fhl ,"„„, ™'"P'"'y ^y a greater number """"• 'nun tho liontenant-govemor in council • ontti;;::aTd'':afhldrd'a';rf'''''%'''f''"^°f^»s-'.v--"""' writing, n„toth°e"creLryrf''the Z'^^^TL'T'', '"-K-'p. moiit by it of anv .-lum +« +v. PJ^V"^^-, ^^^ abandon- .har. of land. section iiofZaotrffV^^'''"*^^^ ^'^^^^^ ^P*^"fi«:srd'^r,.f4!t™Lirt^---p-^ sh.ail W^e b":;. :rtscriberfor''i;pr'' S' '^ ™? ''™P='»y ^>"- - >» paid 264 Cap. 2. Aid , ■) certain Railway Companies. 87 ViCT. CIwi of tba ro»d. 1. The main lii.c of the nai-x company^ railway shall be a first class roai, u,ud "'i..! aave been acci'ptod as such by the lieutenani-p- ivrernor in council on the report of the pro- vincial rail vv;\ board. I !( Aid may b« II. Tho lii'utenant-goveruor in council mav, however, Moh°26' i^ ^*' thinks proi)er, when it is established that the said com- miUi of road pany is actively engaged in thr , , . >a of Ihe works, computed, grgj^t ^nto such company as soon as twenty-five miles of the railway shall have been completed, and for every twenty-five miles thereafter, a portion of such provincial g)aut or loan proportionate to such length of road. lata* of (heir bondi may be limited. 1* After thecomingintofoTceof this act, and the uccept- e by the said company of the above mentioned loan, The eompany, on recelTlng loan, ehati give the bond a« collateral ■eourity. Tbete ihall bi replaced by 2iid olaaa botda. Rank of loan. upon the conditions hereinbefore stated, the said company shi 11 further undertake and oblige themselves not to issue their bonds or debentures, for any sum other or gT«>ater than that vv'hich may hereafter be fixed and determinoc] by the lieutenant-governor in council. IS. The comnany shall, on receiving the provincini bonds or debentures, or any part then f, give in exchange therefor, tLi ir bonds to an equal and corresponding amount, payable in thirty years, and bearing six per cent interest, and such bonds shall be held by the government as colla- teral security for the loan made to the said company under this act. But so soon as tL' said company biiall be in a position to issue second class bonds or deb»nuures, such second-class bonds shall be bander over to I he government in lieu and pi .- of thj bond original! • given to the government as u . esaiu, and for a similar lanount. And in either case the loan made by the goverunient to the i ompany in virtue of this act. both in principal and interest, shall rank after the sub ..i^ don of stock now mad; or hereafter to be made municipal corporations, and the dividends or profits thereon,, and before all private enhsoriptions of h».ock and dividends accruing thereon. Propoitionate aid may be giTen f(ir tbo load from Aylmer to Seep riTL-iv le '^^- mtreal Norther^i '^'olo- ch • onds from A.yiiner to 14. If that part of the line ■ nization railway company, v Deep River, has been delinit .y located, and the company has made satisfactory proof of their readiness to p eed with the work of construction, on or before the first day of June, one thonsand eight hundred and seventy-five, it shall be lawful for the lieutenant-governor in council' to grunt unto the said company, by way of loan, provincial bonds Tatn* of bonda or debeiiturpK which he is hereby anthorized to is.siie, in p"»pM»- ^^^^ forms, fox such amounts, and subject ta such provi- 4«fc:'l«IM», '■^mmtf'' Vict. 1874. Aid to certain Railway Companies. Cap. 2. 266 sions in respont tlieroof, as he shall doom expedient Bnt in the event ol tho«aid Montreal NortherTJolonlrat^^^^^^ „ lTuYi^rr;Lr/t^T"'l"^ ^^-^^ *^« oonstrrttTot^ heXX™.. 1 m t o/Li^ Z^^^^^ ";.^««'^ faith-with.u the .':;.,r,S'' case .f;'V,« provided by this section— then, and in that'^'J. "d AyW ^ '"'^''^^ ^J' "^' ^^'t^««^ Montreal and Nnr/J Vji M ^*^** followinsr sections, irrant unto the * 'l^'"^^ JNorth Nhore railway company for bviiWi-Ti«. +k^ kt !i!\^u """ **• «"'• rai wu / iV .m n„ok . . + i/' '*\"laing the North Shore "> tbe North theHti if TK^ S"" *o Montreal, and the road from 'T/^'O' metity ol Ihree Rivers to the ftmn/io,^ Pii„ ,V," "id the road establishment of a Im.I^V !^ V:'randPf. Tiles, and the t» the arandai ipnt^ 1 .u . °^^**'^'^ersou the St. Maurice as ''"""•'"'<» '»• mentioned in the act of the lute nrnvinno ^f n Y .' "i^""" «r»team. Jfd: " An aot to inoorpoit fc^srMlSrl'C";" »"■""■ " Bi. u ""'!*'". two hundred and urtv-eio-ht thnns»nrl moreoror fhn^ 1,^ V. n 1 ^®"^'^ of road ; ami j.rovided ^'"' '"•"'»» be luoreox or tnat he shall always etain n ^nfflni^.,+ ^ "'ained to rtfthu said loan to insure Tv.Lfi -^uflicient amount insure th. from the city of rltaf?^ entire completion of the road Y'^dingottk, 2t'w-!^f "i%V^^^^ %ers to the Grandes Piles, and ^h« --""•'" ^"'" ~st......]im.xxt of a iine ui steamers on the St. Maurice" '"''■^ ilMi 266 Cap 2. Aid fc certain Railway Companies. 87 VicT. A H Ab»ndonrnent 2. Thp company Hhall, 11 or hiiforo the first day of May, UtuUexoept *^'i" tUuiiHaiid oi'^ht huudrod and 8«vonty-lbur, biguify to •hare in Uniin thti Hti(;rt'tary of the proviaco, tho awjcptaiico by it of such Id block A. j^ji^u j,j jj^.^j ^jj. jj^, .|.j^|jj ^jC Ij^jj^j^ ^^^ which it nii ctrtain Raihmt/ Compames. Cap. 2. dobonturos to h. frrat.tod u.ulor this u. t, th<, road lands and real and personal ostat. of tho naid company Ih il ho aim s^v led North Shore rr.lway company, first preference alfothortrr ""^w^ '^«n>oration of the city of Quebec and ran tal Ku n .'r'./' •'' '^"•'•■'.''"'i/i'"" ^o the amount of the capital sum ot their subHcribcd stock ; and a dividend thereon "ot exceeding seven per cent po^ annum ; "^ «. Ill iayor of the government of this province for tbn IZZl "V^" I'Til!*^'^' ^""^« -x.-hangcd for Se bonds and debentures ol the company under the provisions of rompany shall be composed of tv.elvemembrsiradd, on parMhc?;ronh"" f '\' ^-""^'ipalities entitled to form KwV • X ^^ *'^'^'**^ twelve members, six shall be named n uture, be elected by the shareholders and bond-holders "'""••8<" eth daTo?M ^'''^"f^^^ P^^V^"^^ = ^''' until the tw:: fiur hJsaid K^' '^."V^r""^^ <^i^ht hundred and seventy- and unt 1 tl^e ^""f i'^!" '"".1"* ^'^" *^« P^««^^«t directors, all other and subsequent or lis .liall also have been paTd in and each person holding bonds or debentures o7 the s^S Sentmts so hol?l K v. • ^'^ '"'J' ^^V"^'*^^ ^'^"^^« «f bonds or aeoentuies so held by him, and such shareholders and bond- holders shall be entitled to vote either in person or by pro^Y- in this'act'f'shl'll ikl"^ iinytnmg to the contrary contained Adranoe, may mtmsact^ a shall be lawful for the lieuteuant-go vernor S;„„";,\^/» "^ mam '^9>^0-iwi''^^^mv.. ' 268 Cap. 2. Aid to certain Railway Companies. SY ViCJT. Northorn Colo- in couucil, On Satisfactory proof that the Montreal Northern Dilation »nd Colonization railway company, or the North Shore railway North Sli»re , ,■' ^ i n • i ^ roadi. company, have made complete nnancial arrangements or entered into contracts in good faith, for the constrn(;tion of their respective lines of road, and that the work thereon is in active progress, to advance, from time to time, nnto either or both of such railway companies, out of the grant or loan, to which they would be entitled under this act, a sum bearing such proportion to the total amount of the grant authorized herein, as the progress of the work, and the security taken by the companies, for the completion thereof, may then seem to the lieutenant-governor in coun- ProrUo. cil to justify. But nothing in this section shall in any way affect the proviso contained in the sixteenth section of this act. ill' ThSi aot ehaii 2~ . In the evont of any of the said railway companies oompaSiei'not neglecting to cxercise the option conferred upon it or ne- deoUring their glecting to signify its acceptance in the manner and withiu tbe'**°remibed ^^^ delay prescribed in this act, then and in such case, the d«i»yf!' ' * provisions of this act shall in no respect apply to such rail- way company, and in so far as concerns such railway com- pany this act shall be deemed not to have been passed. Provlnoial bonds. 9**. All provincial bonds or debentures issued under the authority of this act shall be made payable in thirty years from the date thereof, and shall bear interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, and in the case of the issue thereof, it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the pro- Binking fund, viuce, to cause to be invested yearly, one per cent on the amount of such bonds or debentures, as a sinking fund, for the redemption of the principal thereof at maturity. Negotiatioo of 24. The treasurer of the province, on being authorized bonds. Y)j the lieutenant-governor in council, may negotiate and sell the said debentures mentioned, and pay the proceeds thereof to the respective railway companies under this act. Citation of this act ; its comiLg into foroe. ^^. The expression " The Quebec railway aid act of 18'74, " shall be a sufficient citation of this act ; and it shall come into force on the day of its sanction. 1 1 h sp 18H Q. Railway Aet A'mmtSouth E. R. Co, Caps. 16, 22. 269 CAP. XVI. An Act to amend the Quebec Railway Act, 1869. [Assented to 2Wi January, 1874.] H^o?th;Y^^^-7;^5^"?i^i*^ *^«^^^^*^^ and consent J-X ot the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows ; in^' Th'p*Sn\'*''"p "f ^°y^^*^8^ t« the contrary contained T.n p<,r c,„, in Ihe Quebpc Rai way Act, 1869, '^ there shall be paid ^""J' ^"p"'" ?Slw?7f ''" ^^''''^^'' subscribed in any iron or woSden ^rhlrf,^'''''' railway company, incorporated by act of the leirislature of 'r"'^' ""« «^i8 province, an amount of at least ten per cell t and that ."'"'"'"'''■ Wi^thm SIX months after the aubscriptiou for each such : tioD. 2. Within six months after the cominff into force of this .^ , . act, an amount of at least ten per cent shall be paM up o 'iTuV'""' Lr^h, T f«^dy subscribed since th. first of July, efgh " een hundred and sixty-seven, in any iron or wooden ?ail way company, incorporated by act of the legislature of this provmce, upon which, at the time of the comingrto force Wn yoTji^d^i^^ ^"^"'^^ ^'*^" P^^^^^* «^^^' -* h-- _S. No owner or holder of shares in any iron or wooden t ?u\^XTP'Y' f'^^'^ incorporated ^since the first oJ-tT^^."^ July, eighteen hundred and sixty-sever, or which shall '"^''" '"""«• nrnvi '^ST'-'P"'"*^'^' ^y^^* «^th« legislature of fhis province, shall m any case vote, by reason of any of h s ^'Gtetpertnr ^^^ ^P— ^ ^^-e, an amLnt S exempted. CAP. XX 11. ^C^to an^*^®""^ *^^ ^^*'**^'' °^*^® South Eastern Railway [Assented to Uth December, 1873.] |^7HEEEAS bv the act of t}i« T^n.,«i„i,ii.« «f +t,<„ p--, « i... *L Tf ^ V"t^»t\t!iled : "An act to amend the acts re- specting the Eicheheu, Dmmmond and Arthabaska Coun- 270 Cap. 22, South Eastern Railway Comptiny, 87 VicT. tiuM* Itailway CoTnpany, to confirm certain agreements be* twmn the said company and the South Eastern Coiinties' JuiK^tlon liailway Company, and for other purposes, " the mill two railway companies were united and amalgamated, thwfOttl'ter to continue and subsist as one corporation and body politic, under the name of the South Eastern Railway Cettipauy, and the said two companies have respectively fWicojJted and approved of the said act in accordance with the tertns thereof ; and the saj I South Eastern Railway C!om|>atiy, so united and amalgamated, have by th^-ir petition mi forth, that they have in great part already carried out the «!onstrction and equipment of their railway, and have a Ittfj^^ part thereof in running order, and efFe<-tively opemf<'d over as a working railway, and are actively and eafJl«?«ily engaged in the completion of the remainder^ and thtit it is important, in order to enable them fully to carry Out nUch their entprpriwe, that the said act and the other fU'-U Constitutive of their charter^ should be amended and simplified in the manner hereinafter set forth, and it is ex- p^dltfllt to grant their praver ; Therefore, Her Mnjesty, by ttml with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows ; I. The South Eastern llailway Company is hereby au' thwizod to increase their capital stock to four million eight hundred thousand dollars, divided into forty-eight thousand Khares of one hundred dollars each ; and for each such nham the holder and owner thereof shall be entitled to one vote at the meetings of the company. TidTttk "ay *• ^i*opne'tor8 of stock of the heretofore Richelieu, Drum- exchange for Wond and Arthabaska Counties Railway Compauv, tihali He*. be entitled to, and shall receive in lieu thereof, stoc'k of the Htmih Eastern Railway Company, in the i)roportion of one share for every five shares of such their present stock ; and whenever in order to effect such exchang•«^ stock requires rractittnofa to be Issued for any fraction of a share, siK^h fraction, for HO h)ut( as it remains the property of the party to whom it Wtt« issued, and no longer, may be voted itpon, as though it Were a whole share. Tticrease of tapital. Right lo rots. tsaoe of boude. "hi 9» The South Eastern Railway Company may issue bonds on the one hundred and sixty miles of their railway made and in progn-ss, to an amount not exceeding twenty thous* Caiiin In an.i ^"^^ ^lo"*"*,* for CBch and every such mile, that is to say : »*Je"miug dii"^^ exceeding in all three million, two hundr-jd thousand bonis. dollars ; first, however, calling in and redeeming all bonds issued either by the heretofore South Eastern. Counties Junction Railway Company, or by the heretofore Riche- ■SSt**'!! iiteMlWUipS 18^3. South Eastern Railway Compamj. Cap. 22 271 lieu. Drnmmond and Arthaba«ka CWnties Railway Com: roLfo?^gS:fX\oMl%S^^^^^ ^^'Tf ' f— eo.„u redemptioi], the same shnll >.! *^«reof to present them for bond, not part of the ssue olTond Lvf ^T^ ^' *,^«^^8'^ forming '«''•'«-''• as regards the total «nf .^V '^^^"r'^^'^^^' ^^ «« ^^^ only «tand%educed by the Totn^ '^ '^'^ /^^"^' ^^^^'^'^ ^^^^1^ I'onds ; and any sueh n^ ""1^°"''^ f ^^^^^ unredeemed time thereaLS,reSmed and a1.^"'-^'^ "^'"^ ^* '"^^ amount thereof underThis ' ac in 1 1'' '"''^' "^'^^ ^^^ *^^« first ; and until redeemed .if ' u like manner as at the full force, to alliS thl ^ ^?v!^' «iall remain in not been passed. ^^ l^'-^tever, as though this act had stand^t A^'fcI^Xfand t^tf^^- ^--Po-on. .aee«. aud void, and incapable of r"-Lue *' ''^ ''''''''' '^'^KJT^r^,,. at ^-^S:n"?;otTess"t£n nv;;Y" ""' '^'t ^^^^^^^ -^ ^-- date ; and shall be-ir a St^f 7 ''*^ 5'*"^'" ^"^'^^ their seven ;,.r renZer LL! L^ '"*'T* "^* ^^^^^^^^ than sterlin-iuIondm.T 'i''''^ ^""^ ^^ "^'^d« payable in ton, in^s uS'8?S7i;;;e^f ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^- «tiLfrLst^?it tSo;\":\'hr^^^^ '^^^^ ^^^" con...n.,e.a and revenues of the South Kt^ru fcf"*^^^ P^'^Pe^ty, tolls-"" "^ bond, out reference to ..,?ripn7^^ v "'^ •''''>^ ^^"'P^^^y- with- only to the provisloL nf ^^^ ^/^'"°" *^^^««f' «nbject respecting anTxnredeenilK' ^^'^ ^^«/"nbefore set forth. to presort tl^iSfSl^-l^h in'^the^preaS^TTMs Zf "'^^!^ 'f''''''' ^^ ^^^ --t^^P-'"^ • pealed ; and alfother pro^Ts 0^^^'^' • T !'''''''^ ^'-pS other of the acts conSf- fu ¥ '^'"^ ^"^'^'i' ofanyofaot^: Eastern Railway Cmnt! '^1 i. '^^'■*«^' «^' tl^<^ South implied or cTo%xfzed h 7' "^ '^'^^^^ distinction is made. Noithern seSS of Vbo J''?i. V' '"■"^^"^'^ ^^°^^*1^«™ «nd tweenthe two heretofore rdl^^^^^^^^^ ^^'-^"^Y' ^'^ ^«- are also hereby repea ed h^ L% """T ^^'""""^ *^« «^'^^' distinction • and the --•'1 'i ''"■^-''' "'^'''^' '^^^ liODS declared „„e™i;ay::;dT„™&^^^ nta and obligations of th. South E„L:!,° '^m' x-auj', wxaerner devol\rimr nr, if a, _.-^i .V'.', ant ho- Powers of the railwiiy oo. ^MP^ 272 Cap. 28. Levis and Kennebec Railway Company. 37 ViCT. respect of either of such secfcioiw 01 heretofore railways, are hereby declared to extend to and cover the whole of the said railway, in so far as tb« wtine in any wise admit of or require such extension in th« interest and for further- ance of the undertaking of the »aul company. btipoiaiofthe O, The South Eastern Railway Cwrtpany may at any ntw itock. {[YdQ issue the whole or any jmrt di the amount of their further stock or bonds, or both, oo the oame are authorized by this act, and employ the «am« an security for the loan of money or purchase of further iron or rolling stock to complete and equip their railway, obonld they deem it in the interest of their undertaking no to do. Bepeali Intar})reta- tiOD. Citation. Coming Into foroe of this aoti 10. All provisions of any of the acts constituting tho charter of the South Eastern Hailway Company, in any wise inconsistent with this a>ct, ar« hereby repealed. 11. This act, and the other «ct« prfiontly citable as the charter of the South Eastern Railway Company, shall be held and construed as thouj^h forming one and the same act ; and the expression, " Th« Charter of the South East- ern Railway Company, " shall be a stlfficient citation, as well of this act, as ot such oth«»r a^< 19. This act shall come into force on the day when it shall be assented to by the lietttenant'governor of the pro- vince. CAP, xxni. m An Act to amend the Act aMented to the 24th December, 18t2, intituled : " An Act to am^nd the Act incorj7orating the Levis and Kennebec Railway Company. " [Afuentedto 2%th January, 1874.] t*r«ambie. TItTHEREAS the Levis and Ktnaebec Railway Company VV have prayed, that th« aet to amend their act of incorporation be amended iu the particulars hereinafter eet forth, and it is elpedientto g'm!Atihdri?rayer ; and whereas it appears that certain bond*, to Mi amount not exceeding two hundred and eighty thotwaftd dollars, have been issued under the fourth section of th« said amending act ; Her Mcyesty, by and with the isdviw* and consent of the Legis- lature of Quebec, eua(;i« a» i«iiMW» i •I i* rmMmmm. si^mm^hmsm^ .««««*■:■• ■ Vicrr. ISli. Levis and Kennebec Raihoay Company. Cap. 23. 273 tonlf?^^ following words, in the twelfth, thirteenth, four- 3. 4. of 36 vio teenth and hfteonth lines, in thefourthsection.ofthirtv-six"''-^ "amenci- yictoria, chapter forty-five, to wit: "The said company ""• .. ^.'1 ! l-'^ye power to issue bonds to the amount of three million dolars, the capital of the said company, and such ;; bonds^ shall not be for less than five hundred dollars ther! for •'''"'' ' °^*' ^''^ ^^^ following are substituted f n 'ii.^^" "'"''^ company shall have power to issue debentures r..ne of to the amount of three hundred thousand pounds sterlin^r debenture.. and such debentures shall not be for less than one hundred pounds sterling each ; provided, however, that until forty- Proviso : h^e miles of the said company's railway shall be complete andr.i running order, as certified by the government inspect- ing r ugineer no more than one thousand of the said deben- ture* of one hundred pound, sterling each, to be termed the 1 1 IT', p^^ be issued by the company ; and as soon as such forty-five miles shall have been certified as com- plete and m running order, as aforesaid, then a further issue of one thousand bonds of one hundred pounds ster- ling each, to be termed the second issue, may be made bv the company, and no more of such bonds shall be issued by the company until seventy-five miles of the said road, (inclusive of the aforesaid forty-five miles,) shall be com' plete and in running order as certified by the government insi^cting engineer ; and so 8oon as such seventy-five miles shall have been certified as completed and in run- ning order as aforesaid, then the remaining one thousand fi?''i'- ^ •''"*' ^^^"^'•"d pounds sterling each, to be termed the third issue, may be issued by the company, it beinir understood, however and hereby declared, that such term! hrst issue, second issue," and " third issue," shall be for convenience only of this bill, and shall not be deemed to SJ!/7 ^^^^«f\d.i««3ie8 priority one over another. Pro- Reden>p«o„ Tided further, that it shall be obligatory on the company "^ debe^nture. out of the proceeds of the above mentioned first issue ofKotZ"' debentures^ or by exchange or otherwise, to redeem the"P"M whole ot the bonds issued under the fourth section of thirtv- Bix Victoria, chapter forty-five ; and it shall not be lawful notwithstanding any certificate given as in the present section mentioned, or otherwise, for the company to make a second issue of debentures until the whole of the said bonds issued under the said fourth section, thirty-six Vic- toria chapter forty-five, shall have been redeemed and can- Si. The whole of the debentures of onn h"ndr«d «""rd"°-d»-B" Bieriing each, which shall be issued from time to time "bv^"^*"*""'°°^ the company under the foregoing section of this act, ^hMZXu. 274 Cap. 24. Missisqvoi— Montreal, C. 8f S. R. Co. 37 ViCT. be redeemed by the company, at their par value, on or before the iirst day of January, of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four. CAP. XXIV. An Act to amend the Act 32 Victoria, cap. 59, incorporating the Missisquoi Junction Railway Company, and also to amend the Act 85 Victoria, cap. 29, incorporating the Montreal, Chambly and Sorel Railway Company, and to authorize the amalgamation of the said Companies and lor other purposes. [Assented to 2Sth January, 1874.] Preamble. TrTIIEREAS the Missisquoi Junction Railway Company, W and the Montreal, Cnambly and Sorel railway com- pany, have prayed for amendments in the Act incorporating them in the respects hereinafter set forth, and for authority to enable them to amalgamate upon the terms and condi- tions hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant their prayer ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Amaigmnft- '• That for the purposes of better carrying on the con- tionof the two gt|.^(>tion and of facilitating the management of the said compames. ^^^^ railways, it is hereby enacted that the said companies shall be and they are hereby amalgamated, and shall here- after continue and subsist as one corporation or body politic under the name " The Montreal, Chambly and Sorel Railway Company." which name shall be ana subsist in lieu oi those heretofore appertaining to the said companies ; but such change of name shall not be construed in any way to abrogate or affect any of the rights which the said two companies respectively had or have as separate companies, nor in any way to affect any right or liability of either, or any suit, action or proceeding pending at the time when this act shall come into force, but the same shall continue as if ihis act had not been passed ; but any new proceeding which may hereafter be adopted against either of the said two companies, shall be had by the name hereby assigned to the two companies ; and such corporation by the name hereby assigned lo it, shall continue to have all and every the Powers of the rights, powers, privileges and authorities of every nature new company. ^^^ description whatsoever, and without any exception or — rt"a~-"'^ \^nvr.i-{\fc--^t\ -imoiaA in nnnforrofl nil r>v n'ii^on +n fViti said two companies, or to either of them which they might jeepectively liave lawfully exercised under their present Corporate name. Effect of the change of name. 1874. MissisQHoi—MoHlreal, C. ^ S. R. Co, Cap. 24, 275 corporate names by virtue of any act of the legislature of this province, or otherwise howsoever, subject always to the provisions ot this act, and shdl be capable of exercising of whichever of the said present companies may be inte- rested tberem, e.ch, all, and every theVights, powers nri- yilegos andauthoriUes which either of them c3uld at' the lime ot the passing of thi« act have eiercised or enforced or at any time thereafter may become entitled to exercise or eniorce in Its own name ; and their real and personal fJ^P^'y "^ estate of every description shall belong and be transferred "'"'""'^' o and continued in the «aid corporation under its said ^ri'^rr?'''^''^ i^''^' ^''^^ *^*' "S^t« ^»d r«"^edy of all Pre.io„, municiptUities and creditors of every class and der-ree of '^''e'"' ; "«- either o the said two companies, shall continue to exist '"' *"' unimpaired and be in no way lessened, interfered whh or affected by this act, or anything herein contained, ad all of either company shall continue to have unimpaired and be maintained in their sevenvl rights and privile4s a^ though this act had never been passed ; but^in respect S ^one by either company before this act shall come info ^ffeci, as contradistinguished from the separate obligations «hdtfittrtr*.f ^^ 1^^^" ''^^'^V^ '^' Propertytasl" ajd effects whether real or personal, of such separate com- pany existnig and belonging to it at the time this act shSl come into effect, shall alone be held bound, and shafbe ^mpany ''*''^'^ ''^'^ '"''^ ''^''^ ''' '^' debt of said and"iJ]L?nr";r''°'"''''l'r^' 5^^^/ ^^«^^^^ corporation.Bo„d of and in fieu of the present two boards of direction there "i'"""""- ^nall be one board of directors, to be composed of not less na,i five nor more than seven elected directors, in addition 5 the e.'^offlao directors ; such elected directors, sha 1 m he first instance be elected at a special general rnkSi of the company, to be held in the city of Montreal on'the fourth Wednesday next after this act shall have been accepted by both of the said two companies, oJso soon thereafter as may be found practicable ; and until such ta election shall have taken place, the electeSdecot of the two railway companies, la office at the time of such S?oTth;^f ^' "^^'"'r^i '^^^^ '^' ^•^■'^"■« directs of amaVln^!/ P'"'"'"' '^""^^ ^" '■^■■^'■"■^ directors of the amalgamated companies. hefd WaZr"t ^i^^'i meetings of the company shall be P.ace and .„. I': •Hi", Third i. ol laid act repealed. The sense of irhat act •hall prerail. 276 Cap. 24. Missisquoi-Monfreaf, C Sf S. K Co. 37 VicTV 32 v.. 0.69... 4. The second section of the said 32 Vict, cap. 59 is 2. anended. hereby aniendctt by ctriking out of the Beventb line all the words after the Word " Dunhann" hi the seventh bne of eaid section, to the words " province line '' inclusive in the eleventh line of said section, and the following to be sub- stituted in lieu thereof : "or to and through' the township- of Stanbridge and the Parish of St. Arraand East, to the province line, passing viS the villages of Riceburg, 8tan- bT-idge East and Vr •lighsbutg, within onie-half mile ol the scmih-west corner ot the township of Dunhsrai/ 5. The third section of the said act 32: Yict., cap. 59, is^ hefehy repealed. 6. "Whenever as to any other matter afTectingthe conduct of the atfairs of the company or the exercise of any of its rights, the existing charters of the miid two companies vary in their teriws, the sense of th« ck>rter of the Mon- treal, Chambly and Sorel railway company shall be followed as being that of the company and regulative of such matter, save and except the provision of the twentieth sectiofi ot act 32 Vict., cap. 58, 7. Th0 second and other preceding sections of this act shall not take effect, unless accepted and approved at a- special general meeting of the shareholders of each ol the Baid companies dnly called and held for that j>urpose. 8. It shall he competent for the hoard o* directors of the said amalgamated company, " The Montreal, C?hambly and Sorel railway company, " to issue second mortgage bonds or debentures, to an amount not exceeding eight thousand dollars per mile, fo-: each mile of railway completed and Rank of .uchin operation.' And such debentures shall constitute a ■ ' second lien or privilege on the property, tolls and revenues, of the said company, amd it shall be so expressed on their face, 9. It shall also be lawful for the said amalgamated com-' pany to establish, work and maintain a ferry, or acquire from the 9t. Lambert's steam ferry company their ferry rights, across the St. Lawrence between St. Lambert and Montreal- Cirtain 10. And it is herchv expressly enacted and declared that «anceiud°°' th(! subscriptions of stock heretofore taken in the said Mis- sisquoi Junction railway coTnpany by Honorable A. B. Foster, .Tames O'Halloren, H, S. Foster, Nathaniel Fettes, E. O. Brighan*, Hon- Thomas Wood, Brown Chamberlm, J. Frerionf approral Inquired. PoTrerto iaaue bonds. bonds. feny aoroiis Ihe St. Law- reaoe. ^^^^.^^J,,,,,..,,,^,^^ 1874. Mmisqmi and Black Rivers V. R. Co. Cap. 25. 277 B Gibson and any ■ v.er inhabitant «f the township or villuge of Dunham, shall be, and they are hereby cancelled ;and vacated, and they and each of them shall be considered m never having been made. And no action, either at law ■or in equity shall lie for the recovery of the same, in whole or m part, from any of the said parties, by the said Missis- •quoi Junction railway company, their successors or repre- sentatives. II. This act and the acts hereby amended shall be held interpretation, and construed as though forming one and the same act; and the expression, " the charter of the Montreal, Chambly * and Sorel railway company," shall be a sufficient citation, c* ,. as well ol the said acts and of this act, as of the acts directly Kjonstitufcive of the said Montreal, Chambly and Sorel rail- way company. 13. sanction. This act shall oome into force immediately after its c. (^ming into foree at (hit «&t. CAP, XXV. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Missisquoi and Black Edvers Valley Railway Company. [A$$ented to 28/* January^ 1874.] WHEREAS the Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Pre,n,bu Railway Company have petitioned the legislature for certain amendments to their act of incorporation ; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the saidpoti- tioners ; Therefore, Her Majesty, bv and with the advice :and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. The act of the legislature of this province, passed insiviot ch the session thejeof holden in the thirty-fomth year of Her 26. •mended. Majesty's reign, and intituled : " An Act to incorporate the Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Rail way Company," is hereby amendeid, as follow* : ~;.'^^^ several delays of three years and ten years, which Extension of are limited by " The Quebec Railway Act, 1869," for thede'^y tooom. comnaencemeut and completion respectively, of the railway ^°*""'''"" of the said company, are ''hereby so extended as t» count only from the passing of this act ». The company, if they see fiL, tt) .^, in addition to theTh.co way powers conferred upon them bj ti d • act of incorporation, run their ■Ml lignwiFr 278 Cap. 25. Missisquoi and Black Riven V. R. Co. 37 ^ ICT railway to ihe lay out, construct, and finish th.'ir rail way, or any branch, provinoiai (,,. branchos thiToof, to any point on thtr proviucial line in the township of Potton, passing? throuj^h tho township of Bolton, and within one-half mile of the village of Manson- ville, 80 as to meet there the South- Eastern or any other line or lines of railway. Bridges adapt- 4. The company may, subject to the consent of any 'ubHo*" raunicipalities interested, adapt all or any of the bridges. ^ ' ■ constructed for the purpos ?s of their railway, to thu passage- of foot passengers,, vehicles, horses or other animals ; and may take, receive, aad exact such rates of toll upon all horses, animals, vehicles, and foot passengers, on or over such bridge, so adapted for the passage thereof, as is allowed by this mt, subject however to the approval of the lieute- nant-governor in covuicil. PuWio bridge 5. So soon as the said company shall have obtained the St Frand/ conseiit of the municipal councils of the townships of Mel- bourne and Brompton, Gore and Cleveland, and of tho village muni- iv.litiesof Melbourue and Richmond, they may constrr; > r >ilway bridge ovBr the river St. Francis,, adapted to i ', ' ^^^ -v. sage of horses and other animals, vehicles,, and foot x>iii ;-< ;}■ '2, by striking out the words : " and'Siitton," and twelfth lines of said section. eleventh ^. This act, and the act hereby amended, shall bo held, interpwu. and couHtrued as though forminj^ one and the sam^ act. ''°°" 1^. This act shall come into forci' on the day when it shall ComiDg into be assented to by the lieutenant-governor of the province ^"■""^ °^ ''''• * * act. CAP. XXVI. An Act to incorporate the Massawippi and Grrand Trunk Junction llailway Company. [Assented to 2Sth January, 18 Y4.] WHEREAS Ozro Morrill. Rufus P. Stewart, James 11. Pro.mbi.. .Tudd, Israel Wood. John B. Daly, Joseph L. Terrill C. H. McClinto. k, N. Cheney, William H. Holmes, Stephen Foster, L. R. Robinson, Thomas Locke, J. W. Heath, J. P. Baldwin, and Samuel Goodhue, esquires, have petitioned that an act may be passed creating a company to be au- thorized to construct a r.ailroad from some point on the line of the Massawippi Valley railway, in the county of Stan- stead, lo some point on the line of the Grand Trunk rail- way, in the said county : and it is expedient to grant their pTa\ >'T ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : P. Ozro Morril, Rufus P. Stewart, James H. Judd, Israel Conatitutioa Wood, John B. Daly, Joseph L. Terrill, H. McClintock, "M'^" ""T""*" N. Cheney, William H. Holmes, Stephen Foster, L. R. Ro- '°°" bmson, Thomas Locke, J. W. Heath, J. P. Baldwin, and Samuel Goodhue, esquires, with such other persons, corpo- rations or municipalities as shall, under the provisions of this act, become shareholders in the company hereby incor- poraitd, shall be, and are hereby ordained constituted and declan d to be a body (corporate and politic, by and under the name of "The Massawippi and Grand Trunk Junction Name. Railway Company. " IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I ^ us, 2.5 2.2 IL25 i 1.4 2.0 18 1.6 fe /. A^. ^ V. f/. V ^ ^"^^ *,'> % ^/7 Pnotographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 # ■^ \ :\ .>*> - and place as they shall think proper, giving at least two weeks' notice in one or more newspapers published in the counties through which the said railway shall pass, at which said general meeting, and at the annxial general meetings in the following sections mentioned, the shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, shall elect nine directors in the manner and qualified as hereinafter provided, which said nine directors shall constitute a board of directors, and shall hold office until the first Wednesday in September in the year following their election. '^. On the said first Wednesday in September, and on the Sub.equent first Wednesday in September in each /ear thereafter at the »i««"'"»- principal office of the said coripany, th'ere shall be holden a general meeting of the shareholders of thb said company, at which meeting the said shareholders shall elect nine di- rectors for the then ensuing year, in manner and qualified as hereinafter provided, and public notice of such annv.al general meeting and election shall be published one month Notice re- before the day of election, in one or more newspapers, pub- 1^^*^' lished in the towiis or counties along the line of railroad ; and the elections for directors shall be by ballot, and the persons so elected, together with the ex-ojjido directors, under "The Quebec Rail way Act, 18C9," shall form the board of directors. J*. Five directors shall form a quorum for the transaction Quorum. of business, and the said board of directors may employ one "Bmuneration, or more of their number as paid director or directors ; pro- t*iona\"f vided, however, that no person shall be elected a director direotow. unless he shall be the holder und owner of at least five shares of the stock of the said company, and shall have paid up all calls on the said stock. '„ '^ i.,rf^'\^ lyftf-iifi. SHU- 282 Cap. 26. Massawippi and Grand Trunk J. R. Co. 3Y ViCT. One Tote per share. Calling in instalinenU. 'i 'J .J^L.., W. In the elections of directors tinder this act, and in the transaction of all business at general shareholders' meetings, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many- votes as he holds shares upon which the calls have been paid up. 10. It shall and may be lawful for the directors, at any- time, to call upon the shareholders for instalments iipon each share which they, or any of them, may hold in the capital stock of the said company, in such proportion as they may see fit ; no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent, and one month's notice thereof shall be given, in such manner as the directors may appoint. Deeds and Bl. Ail deeds and conveyances of lands to the said com- oonveyanoes. p^j^y^ f^^ the purposes of this act, iu so far as circumstances will admit, may be in the form given in schedule A, to this act subjoined, or in any other form to the like effect, and for the purposes of due enregistration of the same, all registrars, in their respective counties, are required to be furnished by, and at the expense of the said company, with Enregistration a book with copies of the form given in the said schedule thereof. j^ ^j^^ ^^ ^^ printed on each page, leaving the necessary blanks, to suit the circumstances of each separate convey- ance, and shall, upon the production and proof of due execution of any such conveyance, enter the same without any memorial, and shall minute the enregistration or entry on the deed ; and the registrar shall charge and receive from the said company, for all fees, on every such enregis- tration, fifty cents, and no more, and such enregistration shall be deemed to be valid in law ; any statute or pro vi*- sion of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Power to make ^"- The said company shall have power and authority tot' SotM 'and ^^ ^^^o^® parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, Bory noes an £^^ gums not IcHs than ouc hundred dollars, auC pay such exchange. promissory notes or bills of exchange made or endorsed by the president or vice-president of the company, and coun- tersigned by the secretary and treasurer of the said corapa- ny, and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on the said company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange so made, shall be presumed to have been made with proper authority, until the contrary bs shewn, and in no case shi/11 it be necessary to have the seal of the said company affixed to such promissory note or bill of exchange, nor shall the said president, or vice-president, or the secretary and treasurer, be individually responsible for the same, unless the said promissory notes or bills of exchange have been 18T4. Massamippi and Grand Trunk J. R. Co. Cap. 26. 2SS issued without the sanction and authority of the board of directors, as herein provided and enacted ; provided, how- ProvUo{ ever, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the said company to issue notes or bill of exchange payable to bearer, or intended to be circ«Iated as money, or as the notes or bills of a bank. IJf. The directors of the said company shall have the issue of bond*, power, upon being duly authorized thereto, by a vote of a majority of stockholders in the said company, present at any annual meeting in the month of September, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for said purpose, to issue their bonds, made and signed by the president and vice-president of the said company, and countersigned by the secretaty and treasurer, and under the seal of the said company, for the purpose of raising money for prosecuting the undertaking, and such bonds shall be and be considered Piiviieg» and to be privileged claims upon the property of the said com- ""'' thtwoi. pany, and shall bear hypothec upon the said railway with- out registration ; provided, however, that no such boiids, Proriio : bearing such hypothec, shall be issued until after the said sum of fifty thousand dollars, as provided by this act, shall have been expended in and upon the said railway ; and provided also, that the whole amount raised upon such bonds shall not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 1-4. In case of refusal or neglect to pay the toll or freight Powers due to the said company on any goods, they shall have the ™speoting power to detain the same until payment of such freight be J^§^„o[ made, and in the meantime such goods shall be at the risk for- of the owners, and if such goods be of perishable nature, the said company shall have the right to sell the same forthwith, on the certificate of two competent persons establishing the fact of their being so perishable ; and if such goods are not of a perishable nature, and shall remain unclaimed for twelve months, the company may, after giving one month's notice in two newspapers nearest the place where the goods may be, dispose of the same by public auction, and the proceeds of the sale, after paying the said freight and the costs of sale, shall be handed over to the owner, if he shall claim the same. liil paUl i 1'?. It shall be lawful for the said company to enter into Powers t» any agreement with any other railway company, for leasing ^°'"''''* the said railway, or any part thereof, or the use thereof, at mmt" wUh any time or times, to p.v.ch other company, or for leasing or ^'j^""^*'-*" hiring from such other company any railway or any part""'""' thereof, or the use thereof, or for leasing or hiring any loco- ^Uim/.'m^MmM: r 284 Cap. 26. Massatoippi and Grand Trunk J. R Co. 37 ViCT. motives, tenders or movable property, and generally to make any agreement or agr'^emeuts with any such other company touching the use by one or the other or by both companies of tl.i^ railroad or movable property of either or of both, or any part thereof, or touching any service to be rendi^red by the one company to the other, and the com- pensation therefor, and any such agreement shall bo valid » and binding, and shall be enforced by courts of law, accord- ing to the terms and tenor thereof. oth«r ■mui- 10. The directors of the said company elected by the gements. shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of this act shall have power and authority to enter into and conclude any arrangements with any other chartered railway com- pany, lor the purpose oi making any branch or branches to facilitate a connection between this company and such other chartered railway company, and shall have full power and authority to negociate with any company hav- ing the chartered right of constructing a bridge across the St. Lawrence river, at or near the city of Montreal, for the right of using the said bridge for the purposes of the railway, and the advantage and benefit of the company hereby incorporated. Pdwer. of »p- 17. It shall and may be lawful for the said company to propriation. ^akc and appropriate, for the use of the said railway, but not to alienate, any wild lands of the Crown along the line of the said railway which may be necessary for the said rail- way, with the consent of the lieutenant-governor in council, and also so much of the land covered with the waters of any river, stream, lake or canal, as may be necessary for Prcfifo : the works of the said railway ; provided, that if the said railway shall cross any navigable river or canal, it shall not be lawful for the said company to obstruct the naviga- tion of suqh river or the use of such canal. SCHEDULE A, Feom of Deed op Sale. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of do hereby, in consideration of T>aid to me by the Massawippi and Grand Trunk Junction " ',. -Iway Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowled.v I grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Massawippi and Grand Trunk Junction S-aiiway Compauv, ihuir sacccssors and assigns, all that tract, or parcel of land, {describe the land,) ). 87 Vict. generally to r such other or by both of either or lervico to be lid the com- all bo valid law, accord* cted by the 5 of this act nd conclude ilway corn- branches to Y and such I have full npany hav- e across the [ontreal, for poses of the le company 3ompany to ail way, but )ng the line ;he said rail- r in council, le waters of ecessary for ; if the said LUal, it shall the naviga' t., of me by the y Company, mt, bargain, and Grand iccssors aiiu ibe the land,) 18'74. Waterloo and Magng Railway Co. Cap, 26. the aarae having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purposes of their railway, to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the said company, their successors and assigns for ever. Witness my hand and seal, this day *^^ , one thousand eight hundred and seventy Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of j^. ]j^ Li S. 285 Company mttf soquire pro- party of othaf oompaniu. CAP. xxvn. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Waterloo and Magog Railway Company. [Assented to USth Janmrj/, 1874.] Ty HBREAS the president and directors of the Water- Preambi*. ▼ T loo and Magog railway company have, by petition, pi-ayed that their act of incorporation be amended • and Whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition / Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent ot the legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows ; 1 The Waterloo and Magog railway company shall have power and authority to purchase, told, and take the lands, buildings road-bed, and generally all the movable and im- movable estate, rights and property, whether lec-al or equit- able, or any part thereof, which are used or intended for railway purposes, belonging to any railway company or companies, or other corporation or corporations, having railway powers in this province, or belonging to any toreigu railroad company or companies, or the trustees and managers thereof, the property of which company or companies corporation or corporations, or persons lies between the limits or termini defined in the charter of the said Waterloo and Magog railway company, or is conter- minal therewith ; and shall also have power and authority to amalgamate with such other company or companies, corporation or corporations, upon such terms as the share- Holders ol the Waterloo and Magog railway company may approve ; and such companies, corporations, or persons shall have power to sell their railway, movable and im- movable property, rights and estate to the Waterloo and Magog rallw .y company, and any such sale or agreement other ootnpC' ni«t htve p»W* ar to icll to Wfttarlnn aijd Magog com* p»ny, 2&6 Caps. 28,30. Mont. ^ Vtim a R.—MonL Ciiy Pass. R. 37 ViCT shall be valid and shall be enforoed by courts of law, ac- cording to the terms and tenor thereof. % CAP. XXVIII, An Act to amend the Act of incorporation of the Montreal and Laurentian Colonization Railway Company. [Assented to 2Sth January, 1874.] PwamVie. VT^'HEREAS the Montreal and Laurentian Colonization T? Railway Company, has repreiented, by petition, that it was necessary to make certain amendments to their charter ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as fol« lows : •"brlwh" n'l'' "* "^^^ ^'^^*^. ^™P'''^y *s authorised and empowered to nc. construct a line of railway from the village or parish oi St. Jerome, or from the village of Ste. Therese de Blainville, or from Porteous Crossing on the riviere Jesus, in the county of Terrebonne, to the parish of St. Lin, in the couny of TAssomption. Change of 2. The name of the said company shall be hereafter the compa"^!"' " Laurentian Railioay Company " li;ii- • H w ■■ I 4 Preamble. Inoreaie of rsapltal. CAP. XXX. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Montreal City Passenger Railwa,y Company. [Assented to 2Sih January^ 1874.] XT'/" HERE AS the Montreal city passenger railway com* ? V pany has petitioned the legislature for certain amend- ments to its act of incorporation ; and whereas it is expe- dient to grant the same ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : I. The said company is hereby authorized to increase its capital stock to the extent of seven hundred thousand dol- lars above and beyond its present capital, making its ca- pital to consist of thirteen hundred thousand doiiaib, and JZ. 37 Vict of law, ac* e Montreal ny. ry, 1874.] lolonization ly petition, nts to their I the advice lacts as fol" powered to or parish ot Blainville, 5US, in the 1 the couny sreafter the itreal City •y, 1874.] ilway com* ain amend* it is expe- 5ty, by and of Quebec, increase its ttsand dol- ing its ca- oiiaiB, and 1874. Subsidy to certain Raihvny Co's. Cap. 2. 28" such issue of new stock may be made in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the said company mav fix and determine by by-law. ^ ^ ». The said company is hereby authorized and em-Pow.r.. powered, m addition to the powers already possessed by^t-T/u„'*'ori. da.tnc of Montreal omnibuses and other vehicles beiL of T e nature of a public conveyance. The said omnibuses, as well as the said passeniror rai].« .... c'^ouncn'of t?' '"•'/^•!' ^^"rr- '^ ^^^^ re^ulaS aVJilSl^r^r- council oi the said city, and the councils of the municinali-r'""'"'^'"- tics in the limits of which the said omnibuses and tl e sa d tiV.." ""- MonfS^''''^'^t^ '^'', "^^y ^'^"' °^ t^« trustees of the Montreal turnpike roads, may enact and impose by a vote ol the majority of the whole number of the members of anv wav' aZl^'^P''^'-^'-^ '^^* '""'^ regulations do not in any way aftect the existing contracts between the said company and the corporation of the said city • and the said corporation of the city of Montreal and the said muni^ p,„, b&to^LS. ''''^-'''' *^ -^^ regulationTrd^-'- H CAP. II. ^ wtti';-,?T-?' ^°'n^^ ^'^"*^"^ ofan additional subsidy to certain Railway Companies, and for other purposes. [Assented to 23rd February, 1875.] ^onh.'^f^^Y; ^^T^n*^ the advice and consent ot the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : adLbntuubs^Tvnftr'™^ 'a ^f^^l^ ^nay grant anAddiUonal aaoinonai subsidy of hfteen hundred dollars per mile to ""'"'''y '« eacn ot the lollowmg railway companies • ' o'r'a'n roadi. 1. The Quebec and Lake St. John railway for alentrth not exceeding 150 miles ; ^' ^ ^^"^*^ fnv'n 1?^ ?i' ■^?'''^' ^"^ Megantic International railway, for a length not exceeding 80 miles • ^ ing 18? mn^s f ^^^''''' '^"^^5^' ^^' ^ ^«^g^^ ^«t exceed- JeedliTg'^gTile^; '''""^'" ^^^^"^^' '^^ ' ^^^^^ -* 5. The Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec railway, hereafter known as the " Quebec C«ntr..l SI' Company, • lor a length not exceeding 100 miles • "' "«*"'"""«flPiP!B«P ^n^puviim Liindi re- untied to the Crown Domain i:!! ln\l i 288 Cap. 2. Subsidy to certain Railway Co.^s. 88 VlCT. 6. The rhilipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska railway, for a length not exceeding 1!)0 miles ; 7. The Montreal Northern Colonization railway, (for the portion of the branch line beyond St. Jferome,) for a length not exceeding 18 miles. Mow the same ». The snbsidy mentioned In the preceding section, tn»y be pay. g}j„]| ^p paj^ j^ the Same manner as the provincial aid "'''" gran: d by " The Quebec railway aid act of 1874," with the exception that the same may be payable for each ten miles or more of road completed, continuous and uuinter* rupted. ». The lands s^ranted to the St. Francis and Mogantic International railway company bv the act of this province, 85 Vict., ch. 28, and those granted to the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Company, by the act of this province, 85 Vict., chap. 88, are declared to be reunited to the crown domain, in consequence of the abandonment thereof made by these companies, and of their option in favor of a money grant, under the authority of " The Quebec railway aid act of 1874." Bubaidy of '1. The Quebec Frontier railway company, and the Mis* ]8r4oontinuedgisq^ioj. and Black Rivers Valley railway company, which compiniM till have the right to a subsidy in money under " The Quebec 1878. railway aid act of 1874," shall continue to have the right to that subsidy till the first of February, 1876 ; provided that, at this date, not less than ten miles of road continuous and non-interrupted, with iron or steel rails, shall have been made and completed by those companies. The pay- ment of such subsidy may be made for each ten miles or more of road thus finished and completed. How the enb- ^- The railwav companies which have the right under (idy of 1874 " The Quebec railway aid act of 1874," to a subsidy, only shall be paid. ^^^^^^ having made and completed twenty-five miles of road continuous and iion-interrupted, shall have the right to such subsidy for each ten or more miles of road thus made New road. and completed, among which is included the Montreal and Laurentian Colonization Railway not exceeding 15 miles. $76 per mile on aooonnt. O. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any company which is entitled to a subsidy under the present act, or of " The Quebec railway aid act of 1874," shall have the right to receive, on account of the subsidy thus granted a sum of seventy-five dollars per mile, to assist such com- pany to locate its road, but only after the surveys, plans and profiles of such road shall have been deposited in the department of agriculture and public works. 1874. QHebec Rmtioaij Acl, Cap. 40. 289 vJ;T .u' ?^tMffreatest importance for this pro- s„b.id, of vmce to secure the junction of the Pacific railway with the «S''o'^u.. railways of the north shores of the St. Uwrence aS)ttawa{"°?'''''l rivers the heutonant-governor in council ma^gran * rm^-"- . j" '^h.^ present act shall be known, and may be cited ,... under the name of " The Railway subsidy act „fl875.'' ^.^O. This act shall enter iuto force on the day of its sancco..., i„to forot. CAP. XL, [Assented to 2Srd Eehmary, 1876.] TTER MAJESTY by and with the advice and consent XX of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : yrL^fZ i^ ""^'"^^^ Qtlebec Railway Act, 1869," 8232V c «. Vict ch. 51, IS amended by substituting for the words • ?.«.w.d.*" at farm crossings," in the seventh linl, the following Words, " and farm crossings. " ^"iiowmg «. Farm crossings shall be made and maintained bv tha » u L^nTrJ'.^P"^ *^^ T^'^l^r °^*^y oTneroV w!pre!'^.:„''^ Bent or future, on each such land. ' ' ^ "••d. fad mainUintd. 3. Paragraph five of section 14, of the same nrf isc amended by adding to it the following words ; *^Ho wave '•''"""'•'• h«v!,r"'^r of shareholders does not exceed 'fifty.Td if they all reside within the Dominion, such meetinffs bp«,^P« , f reSr'5 P^fribed by special a^t. mly"'^ S^S^"'^^^^^^^ •^■• » registered letter, postage paid, and deposited in the post office, at leasj; fifteen days before that of the meeting. » 4 The provisions of this act shall form oart of " +T,a . Quebec Railway Act, 1869," and shall a^^ tSall «ilway """*'""• companies already in operation, and to which the^^ amended by the present act applies. - 19 290 Caps. 41,42. Queb. R. Act.—Pt. Levis, Ind. Cove J. R. C. 88 VlCT. C A r . X L I . An Alt to I'urthpr amend The Quebec llailway Act, 82 Vict., chap. 51, and lor other purpoHes, H [Assented to 28//t February, 1876.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : V.,c. 61, I, 18, amtnded. United aub- teription cf ft Tillage and « f a par)>b. Proviso : I. The eighteenth secMon of the act of this province, 82 Vict., chap. T)!, is amendod bv adding to sub-section two, the following words, '• but when in a parish comprising a parLsh municipality and a village municipality, the councils of ])oth municipalities shall have agreed as to the sub- scription of shares to a railway company, which entitles to a representation on the board of direction of such company, the mayor of each such two municipalities shall alternately be a director ex-officio in such company, each for one year commencing and changing on the iirst of January of each year, and to be commenced by the mayor ofthe parish mu- nicipality ; provided that the amount of stock or shares thus owned by each of the two municipalities, be at least ten thousand dollars. " il! Right! ofthe ~- A,ny such director shall have the same rights as direc- direotor. tors of municipalities which have subscribed to twenty * thousand dollars of shares. m CAP. XLII. An Act to amend the* Act 85th Vict., Cap, 2*7, intituled; " An Act to incorporate the Point Levis and Indian Cove Junction llailway Company. " [Assented to 2Brd February, 18*75.] WHEREAS the Point Levis and Indian Cove Junction E ail way Company has petitioned the legislature for an amendment to its act of corporation, and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petifion ; There- fore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : .36 V.. 27 e. '• Section sixteen ofthe act of this province, thirty-fifth 18, repeaie*! • Victoria, chapter twenty-seven, is repealed. « ■Preamble. 88 Vict. 82 Vict., 1876.] consent V8 : I'ince, 82 ion two, msing a councils the sub- titles to a ompany, ternately one year r of each irish mu- )r shares 3 at least as direc- > twenty W74, Mhswimi awl fifnck Rivers V. R. Co. Cap. 43. 291 utittiled : d Indian , 18t5.] Junction lature for reas it is I ; There- onsent of lirty-fifth -f. The powors conlorml by tho said art thirtv-fifth Vi,. „ toria, chapter t\vi'iil vscanm. iim<.« *i ^ /n>riy nitn V ic- Pow.n con- incliaii L„\ „ J n,.(,o,i Railway (V)mnanv " are herobv ..[» '* ^- "• "• tinned, and will only cease ifthe ^ioTk\ onh.Jni7 "''''''''''*''• CAP. XLItT {>ls5e«/erf /o 28rrf Febmarp, 18t5.'J TTTITEREAS the Missiquoi and Black Rivers Valley Kail- p m twenty-flve ,25) n.lie" stuTetpe'll^'fot^nri'i:! t^rfflttd' I ! . 292 Cap. 44. Lattrenttan Railway Company, 38 Vic?r, Debentnrti redeemtd. fntorpreta tion. Coming into force of this ■ot a further length of twenty'five (25) miles shall be in all respects complete and ready for trai^c with the exception. of laying the permanent rails on the same, and so soon aa such further length of twenty-ft ve (25) miles shall have been completed with the exception of the laying of the perma- nent rails as afcrresaid, then the- said company may issue further seven hundred amd fifty (750) of the said debentures, to an amcaint not exceeding seventy-fiver thousand pounds (.£75,000) sterling, to be termed the second isstie, it being understood however and hereby declared that such terms " first issue " and " second issue " shall be for convenience oaly, and ^hall not be deemed to give either of the said issues priority owe over the other, 3. The whole of the Debentures of one hundred pounds (iJlOO) sterling each, which shall be issued from time ta time by the said company under the foregoing section oi this act, shall be redeemed by the company at their par value, on or before the first day of January, one thousand eight htindred and ninety-five. 4. This act and the 'act hereby amended, shall be held and construed as though forming one and the same act. 5. This act &': ^11 come into force on the day when it shall be assented io. ftmxiMt. Road eon- {ittued. Id^am. CAP, XLIT. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Laurentlan Railway Company, (86 Vict., ch, 44.) {Assented to 2Zrd Febrmrp, 1875.] WHERfeAS the Laurentian Railway Company have, by petition, prayed that their act of incorporation be amended ; and whereas it is expedient that the prayer of the »aid petition be granted ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as' follows : 1. The Laurentian Railway Company are authorized to extend and continue their line of railway from St, Lia ta •ihe town of Joliette and St. Gabriul of Brandon. Q. It shall be lawful for the said company, in the event refusiug them the means of amalgamation, to ctobb the 187&. Slierbrooke, E. Tships gf Kennebec R. Co. Cap. 45. m%liTfrf/-' ^.^^i'-ie^^'^^dto continue its road from ^^^^it^^S^^^^^^ *^-^-« of it. ^-a 293 €AP. XLV- ^ fiitn T?;^,sh?' Act inc^rpontting « The Sherbrooke. mvlci o^^^^ ^"^ Kennebec Railway ~ (82 Vict., c. 57.) Company," {Assented to 23rd February, 1875.] - A «mendmS/foT>,?!i; f^ Company has prayed for further it is P^n^ • f! ''''' f incorporation therf xnd whereas RaLJvSanvshl^'^K'''' I«^^«hiP«and Kennebec The .o^pan,. a« tr oTw% . ^ehereafter known and designated "-»«-. a« tne l^iiebec Central Railway Companv " and nnHpr K. wfcL it "^ r"' "S""' privileges, actions and uiiJDn, wh.oh ,t now has or which it may hereafter haw ^h^n^;™" "^"" " '' ""' "™'= tierif had not S th* ™1 ftZS td o'fTlli?" '^ T^"*" fntinne „..,..«. township of Teedon to this? '?'°'P''"«' ^»* " the -•■"" ■-.". rfn«r« «*•!■ • **%*i"°^';' ^0 the t>t. Lawrence river, in the roiTte vlhZ"' *'^",'?^^^,? the most feasible and convenient Ty as fo be Ta^s f 1 ^'^'^l'^^.^^^ Lotbiniere, in siich T..;»,i, At- T ^^^*^^y ®.,i -..,r-„.,.a;.«.i;»,yp,jjili^||^.4r»ity^ 294 Preamble. . 4 .imt^'i Time for ocni' moncing the continuation of the road. Cap. 46. Quebec and Lake St. JoM Railway Co. 38 YlCT. CAP. XLYI. An Act {o amend the Acts Gosford Railway Company, now Quebec and Lake Saint John Railway Company. relating io the Quebec and to be known as " the [Assentetl fo 2Srd February, 18Y5.] WHEREAS on the second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, at a meeiting of the shareholders of the Quebec and Gosford Railway Com- pany, held at the city of Quebec, after the notice required for calling any special general meeting of the company ; the object of the meeting having been specially set forth in such notice, the following acts of the legislature of this province were accepted by a vote of ttie shareholders 'of the said company,, representing more than two-thirds of the shares, present in person or by proxy at such meeting, t£at is to' say, the act passed in the thirty-fourth year of Her Majesty's reign, chapter twenty-four, intituled : "An " Act to authorize the Quebec and Gosford Railway Com- " pany, to prolong their railway to Lake Saint John, " and the act passed in the thirty-fifth year of Her Majesty's reign, chapter twenty-four, intituled : " An Act to amend the charter of the Quebec and Gosford Railway Company " ; and whereas the Quebec and Lake Saint John Railway Company, as the said company is accordingly to be called in virtue of the provision to that effect contained in section one of the said first mentioned act, have, by their petition, prayed that further time may be granted to them for the commencement and completion and putting into operation of the extension of their railway to Lake Saint John, and that they may be authorized by law to extend their said railway through certain wards of the city of Quebec, and also to make and construct a branch raihvay, and that ad- ditional powers may be granted to them, and that the acts relating to the company may be amended in the above and other particulars, and for other provisions in their favor ; and whereas it is expedient that the ptayer of the said petition should bo granted ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Que- bec, enacts as follows : 1. The time for the commencement of the building of the portion of the railway of the said company, hereinafter called " The Company, " between Gosford and Lake Saint John, is hereby extended to the first day of May, one thou- sand eight hundred and seventy-eight, for all the purpos.es mmmafammiHif,- 38 Tier,. ebec and 1 as r " th<3 1875.1 thousand if^ing of vay Com- reqnired Jmpany ; set forth re of this alders 'of thirds of meeting, 1 year of led : "An f&j Com- an, " and y's reign, aend the apany " ; Eailway )e called n section petition, m for the operation ohn, and xeir said ebec, and I that ad- t the acts hove and ir favor ; the said iestv, by e of Que- ilding of jreinafter ike Saint Mie thou- purpo&es 1875. Quebec and Lake c, John Railway Co. Cap. 4G. 295 the company between aosford and Lake Saint John is'irf . hereby extended to the thirty-first day of De ember, me "'^'• thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, for all the pur! poses of the acts thirty-fourth Victoria, chapter tweS"y- ■ 3. The company, and their agents and servants and Ri.i.ff« > ^ other persons in their employ, may extend and Ser lay Klr*"^^ out, construct and work the railway authorized to be laid i-;'"'?^ ""^ ws on the riv^s;i;ri;w;;;;c: ^fXSJ^s:?^^:^^ ^cHon ol'the' '?Jf •*' '^' P.^^^'^^^«^« ofthetwemh section of the act of incorporation of the companv as n^lf ^Li^-" 'H*^ ^^.^"^'^ «f*^« «*«* first ciredn^he preamble of this act, and also to the provisions contained • in the sixty-third, sixty-fourth and other sections of the Quebec Railway Act, 1869, the company may mn cars drawn by locomotives or railwav engines propeHed by s earn over any part ofits line within the limits of the saij oity, or of any mumeipality between the said city of Que- bec and Lake Saint John. ^ ^ 4. The company, and their agents and servants andBr.n«h •, other pei.ons in their employ, may lay out, make construct -Ho' If" SnLT^fJ"-'^ '"7 manage, a branch railway 'from any^'"^- s ahon of their railway to any point on the river St. Mau- nce at or near the place called La Tuque, and for those purposes or .vny of them, may use and ;xerci e ai the f^?^^ Pnvileges and authorities conferred upon and en! fL H. f ; ^"' ' P™y^,oii -^ ^ *"^ bearer ; but no such re- CpSipri-;r/inSLtt^.th;t^ - h'^^ dentitThist?^L?or''els'ewherr^' "M""'' -i'«...-«.. ' saall be entif^prl +/^ ,.„+^- •^ -fin, looy , ana no person bondholder unless [h^ Z^ ^'"'''l '"' ""y 'hareholder or of Her'S;^l^ti''!.a!f»4i» *o tWrty.eco„d year.= v., .. ., .. '^"""^^^mmmmm S98 Elcotion of dlrecton. 32 v., c. 53, s. II, repeal- ed. Transfer or amalgama- tion. ■ Lease, <&c.,of the road, t&o. . I 1 ■ 1 f ? '. 1 ■ L' a'' Cap. 46. Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Co. 38 ViCT. of all business at the general meetings of shareholders of the company, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each one hundred dollars of stock held by him upon which at least ten per cent shall have been paid up, and upon which all other and subsequent calls shall also have been paid up ; and each proprietor of a bond or bonds of the company shall be entitled to one vote for each one hundred dollars of bonds' held and owned by him, siibject to the provisions of this act as to the registration of bonds and as to the appointment of proxies. IS. Section eleven of the act passed in the thirty-second year of Her Majesty's reign, chapter fifty-three, is hereby repealed, and not more than twenty dollars per share shall be called for, to be paid at any one time, nor shall any call be made payable at any less interval than two months from the day on which the last previous call was made payable. I?. The company are hereby authorized an'T empowered to contract and agree with any person or persons, or with any joint stock company that may be registered for the purpose in the city of London, in England, or elsewhere, under any act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, for the purchase, transfer and amalgamation of their line of railway and undertaking, with the appurtenances and the privileges thereto belonging, or in any manner or way appertaining, upon such terms and conditions, and with such restrictions as the company may deem expedient. tJ?. The company may make agreements with any other railway company incorporated jor to be incorporated by competent legislative authority, either of the late province of Canada, or of the province of Quebec, or with any person or persons, for leasing the said railway, or any part or section or branch thereof, or the use thereof, or any loco- motive, tender, car or other rolling stock or movable property, or the use thereof, at any time or times, and for any period, or for leasing or hiring from any such other company, any railway, or any part or branch thereof, or the use thereof, or any locomotive, tender, car or other rolling stock or movable property, at any time or times and for any period, and generally to make any agreement or agreements with any such other company touching the use by one or other, or by both companies, of the railway or rolling stock or movable property ot either or both, or any part thereof, or touching any service to be rendered by the one c<5mpany to the other, and the compensation llierefoi' ; and any such lease, agreement or arrangement shall be valid and binding, and may be enforced by all 38 Vict. iersofthe e vote for )on which md upon lave been uls of the s hundred ct to the da and as ■ty-second is hereby hare shall 1 any call iiths from. B payable. npowered ;, or with ;d for the ilsewhere, Kiug'dom, their line inces and er or way and with iient. any other crated by i province .ny person y part or any loco- movable s, and for uch other hereof, or or other or times igreement Lching the .e railway r both, or ndered by ipensation angetnent ed by all 1875. Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Co. Cap. 4G. 299 thereof."^ ^""^ "' ""^"'^^ according to the tenor and effect ♦ 1^. The board of directors of the company may haveomo . hcMr principa oirioe m the city of London, fn EiLand So " Canadrto h'^"*' '"' * ^^^'1 "^" '^"^^^ "^^^'er rosidSTn Uinada, to be managing and paid director or directors of the company in Canada, and he or they shall have sudL , , dnectors ; and the managing director or managin- directors m • S'llm- s^^li'f";^/"'^^"/-* "^ '}' provinceof QueW xnay dlZf;-.a„ bt lepiesented at the meeting of the board in London bv "," -?"•<"'«'"• tlil ' ^^^^ "^.^^y J^'^^^^^ on behalf of such manaJin° director or managing directors, all the rights powers ad Sbrd:'' ' '"■"'"' "■ ^'^^"^*^^« ^^ --^ rSgs'S rte?V2£''The cit'."'' 'if h^*^' fj- "^ ^"^^«« herein- s„b,eH„.or iiei ( auea ihe Lity, has, by resolutions, copies of which ""'horiied of the city o£ iiuebeo, after ca\UA "TK« n-^ "T i .J "^ ^-i^ueoec herein- aitei called The City," has, by resolutions, copies of which"' are contained in the schedules fo this ak, expressL its!!" willingness that the coi^ribution of the corporXn of the'' SZ *^ 'T'"^ stock V the company should be larVely increased in the event of such investment of the publ J funds ol the city being sanctioned, and a proportionate special increase of such funds being provided for bv this . legislature ; and-whereas it is expedient that such inves ment should be- sanctioned, and that such increie o" such funds shou d be provided for ; therefore, the c^rporatton of the citv IS hereby authorized to subscribe by bXw for any number oi shares not exceeding four thousand fivp hundred m the capital stock of the company 'naSditfon to the one thousand tenths of shares, equd to oiie hundred shares therein, which the citv alreadv \,n\A« • t^Ju u not to be subject to calls. buJU'^S.'^y instalment? from time to time, as may be agreed upon bet wppwS ' said^corpoijUons by deediefore! pu1>lKtary execu ed before or at he tme of the acceptance by the commnv of the subscription of the city to its capital stock -ThichA . . a JniX'Si fh ' 'T' l^*e ^^^'^*^ "^^^^^ «l^-» haVe beentte^t- appioved by the vote of the municipal electors of the ««iS city, authorized to vote for the election o aldJmeu such vote to be taken in the manner f>rovided by law 1; Z^ election of aldermen ; and so soon as conveniendy can be after the passing of said by-law. And notice by the city Ss^^^irt!;:r^:l5?^^^i"f«^'^vS such A ote, shall be given, and said city clerk and his assis- Hi Sftnotion of tha lieut.- goTernor in eounoil. Bondf of the eiij to b« litu ed. i »;■ I > im (M 300 Cap. 46. Quebec and Lake St. John Railtoay Co. 38 ViCT. tant are hereby empowered and directed to give and publish such notice, and said by-law, when so adopted and appro- ved as aforesaid, shall be subject to the sanction of the lieutenant-governor in council, who shall satisfy himself that the said city of Quebec has a right to incur an indebt- edness to the amount mentioned in said by-law. Iff. And therefore the corporation of the city is hereby authorized, from time to time, to issue bonds or debentures signed by the mayor and by the treasurer of the city, and sealed with the corporate seal of the city, to such amount as may be required for the purpose of raising the means of paying up in full instalments falling due upon the shares in the capital stock of the company subscribed for by the • city under this act ; such bonds or debentures to be redeem- able within a period not exceeding thirty years from the dates thereof respectively, and bearing interest, at a rate or rates not exceeding seven per cent per annum, payable half-yearly.; and such bonJ.s or debentures may be sever- ally for any sums, either in currency or iii sterling, not less than five hundred dollars. Sinking fund. 17. Towards securing the redemption of such bonds or debentures by the payment of the principal moneys for which the same shall be issued respectively, at the matu- rity thereof respectively, the treasurer of the city, for the time being, shall annually, so soon and so lonfr as any such bonds or debentures have been issued and are outstanding-, on or before the thirtieth day of April, set apart from and out of the special fund hereinafter provided for, and failing that from and out of any moneys in his hands forming part of the revenues and funds of the city, and not specially appropriated to any other purpose by any law enacted be- fore the coming in force of this act, a sum equal to one per cent on the amount af all such bonds or debentures then outstanding ; and all sums so set apart by any such trea- surer shall, by such treasurer and his successors in office, be kept apart for the purpose aforesaid, and shall, together with the accumulations thereof and of interest therpon, form a sinking fund for such purpose ; and such sinking fund shall, from time to time, be invested by the treasurer of the city in stock or bonds of the dominion of Canada, or of the province of Queb«c, and not otherwise ; and full, true and particuLir accounts of the investment and mana- »• gement, and of the actual state and amount of such sinking fund, shall be rendered annually by the treasurer to the city council and published annually in at least one newspaper in each of the ijngiish and French laug^uagvs in the city. i f 1875. Quebec and Lake St. John Raihoaij Co. Cap, 46. 801 and^BinkW fo^ro??; ^^a '"'^.""J* P'^^'^^'^ ^^' intere.st Sp.cu, ta. o„ ™.l +-re* rsed to it ; is required or balance ng of such e said trea- for and in i ijaymenta nt of such iking fund council ot y resolve. • li^act, the 3 company )n the first fifty-three, hirty-fifth £03 1874. Quebec and Lake St. John RaiUoay Co. Cap. 4G. I;ntrt:dt:^;Xr^ "f ^>^- -t, shall be read and jj.tot.tri-;;;^-K:^^^^^^^ it fasscili'edt.'^'" ''"'^ ^"*° ^°^^« °« ^- day on which con.m, into force ofibo SCHEDULE. CITY HALL, ' Quebec, 24th December, 18^4 He^rE^Str[J?1J-;t:^the city o;Quebec. debentures at thirty vXs a/ n"* ^ •^^J^^^'^ed to issue ing seven per cent as r Lk ^ • '.^* ''!? '^^^^'^^^ "ot exceed- thi Clo«ford and Lake St John'iSVr *° /^ ^'"^^^^^ «^«'"k of of $2,500 per miinp?^t^?um"of74%'^ff "^* '^''^'^ of said subscription to be divid^i i!ff ' « ' ^^ ^'^y"^«»t thirty-six miles each, of which S 000 K ^''' r5^°"^' ^^' first section from Quebec ^osf if ' ^^ ^'^"^^^ *" t'^o each of the other four sectLff '"^^f"^' ""''"^ ^'^^'^OO to St John, and the Snce oS o'oTnfv S'^"l'"^ ''' ^^^^ will be received and in fnli ' .P^^^**^^^ ^^^^ the road The said subscrip"^ ^bS Tthe X '" *^^. ^"^^^'^ ^•"- to be stipulated between fbp 1 ^ '''^' ^1'^ conditions and provided alvvavlfhnf fl, """^^ ^"^ \^^ company ; finis^d to 4e n?hn !n fit real.""' ^^ ^'^^P^^^^^^J^ Certified, (Signed,) L. A. Cannon, City Clerk. 4e'ttors;ts^?ip5ol?f ^^ 1«^5- -ith and Lake St. JohS way ^S'ok J^f^^^^^ *^ *^^ Q"^^«<' 000, in pursuance of thp rpLwft/" 1^^^^ °f ^450,- ou the 27th November lastrUwas ^ "^' ^^'' ''^""^^"' 804 r«p 47 St. Liwreitce BrUtge Company. 38 ViCT tUwlml,-^Th^. lils Worship the M»yw bo authorized to T r i. t"'t*'''"«*'T *''*"^^''* '"trotluced in fh- Q«ob.'<- and JLake St John Rail way Bill, now before the ICuil way Cora- gattee ,,f the Legifllativ. Assembly, to secure tho suLcrip- ^.v ,?i«'"'P°''?:^*°"^ '^"' «*'^ railroad, on sut^h terms ftnW ^^mdttions ,18 have been settled, ai»»d are set forth in the above uiKsnfMined resolution. Certified, (Signed,) City Hall, Quebec, 20th January, 1873. L A. Cannon, City Clerk. AftMnui*. -"' CAP. XLVII. An Act to incorporate the " St. Lawrence Bridge Com- pany," • ° [Assented to 2Sfd February, 1875.1 Ty IIEREAS it has been represented that a bridge over T T the River St. Lawrence, made from one shore to the other, passing above St. Helen's Island <.r near this place, near the city of Montreal, has become an absolute neces- sity both to establish a connection between the railways on the North of said River St. Lawrence and the Railway eystem on the South of said river, as also to procure to horse or street railways ; carriages, vehicles of all kinds, pedestrians &c., a constant and easier mode of crossing the said river St. Lawrence at all seasons of the year j and Whereas certain persons hereinafter named (araonjrst others) have petitioned for an act of incorporation for faci- litating; that object ; and whereas it is expedient to ffrant the prayer of their petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of liuebec, enacts as follows ; . ■ o tnfrpr.ution 1 " The Quebec Railway Act, 1869," is hereby incorpo- rated, except as hereinafter mentioned, with this act, and Shall lorm part hereof ; and the several provisions of" The Quebec Railway Act, 1869, applicable to a railway com- panv, and . «, railway, shall, except as varied by this act. apply to ih. ..-w-ny hereby incorporated, and to the bridge hertjjy t .hv.rizf J. to be constructed. But the sec- tions of " Thvi Ways and Brl'lfa^ 'p :r.ailway Act, 1869," headed " High- . ,.,., r-:,: .. ,„.hr,„,rQl 100 Rail Wt " X ViXVCS, >t Ori m^ I. I , I 38 ViOT thorizod to uchf'c and I way Com* i> HUDscrip- uch torms urtii in the NNON, y rierk. go Com- , 1876.] idge over ore to the hia place, ite neces- railways Railway ociire to II kinds, ssing the ear ; and 'amongst for faci- to grant jesty, by ature of mcorpo- act, and of" The 'ay com- this act, to the the sec- " High* liiway,"' 1876. S/. iMwnrre Bridge Compan,/ Cap. 47. 306 '•aeneral ProvJNionH " "Application of Penaltu^ " «haU Slot apply hereto or be mcorporated Witli Jtis act a. Sir Hugh Allan, Hon, John Young, AldiH n^rnard r„„„r . General Hamn,.I J. Anderson, of Portland State oi uZe """'"'""^- United States, the I on. John J. C. Abboit, the Ron lit d6on Ommet. the Colonel A. H. Jewett. the lion J A cit peau. VVillmi,i Workman. Waldo Brigham, Uni« IW bien, Sam-ui Vhumas Willet. Henry Mulholland, C J Cm rsoi A.hiy r-, .rd, P. S. Murphy.'fidward L. delWlt" fcmlle, Henry Pangman, P. H. Moore, together with such person^ a,H' corporations as shall, under the provisions of th.H act become shareholders in the company hereby in- corporated, are hereby constituted and declared to be a body corporate and politic, bv the name of " The St. Law- ^v.m. of th. w /r W' Company," ancf shall as such bo investrd "-""•"'• With all the powers, privilegcN, and immunities necessary iir XL"'*' '?"' i^""" P^'^'i^^t «».n8truct, maintain, work and manage a bridge across he J"* ""' «° River St. Lawrence, from a noint on the north shore pass' "'•"•• .ng onornearthe island calleS Me Ronde, to the St. HeWs Island or near it, near the city of Montreal, to or near the parish of Longueuil or St. Lamiert, in the county of cLm! bly and may purchase, acquire, hold real and personal pro- perty as may be requisite for the object aforesaid accord- ing to the provisions of " The Quebec Railway Act, Jm*' lart d^iw/e?!nfnlS'.T"'Pn '}!^^^ ^^ ^''^ "^i"io« dol.Cap.e., of ,h. dollars lach thousand shares, of one hundred """p*"^- 5. Thesuid Sir Hugh AHaia, Hon. John Younir Aldisp ... Mair^TT^rf S ^"^^^ J- Anderson, of Portland I'taleoaS*' Mame, United States, the Hon, John J. C Abbott, he Hon. O-edeon Ouime the Oolone! A. B. Jewett, the Hon. J A Ohapleau, William Workman, Waldo Brigham. I^uis Beaubien Samuel Thomas Willett, Henry Mulhol and, i?,T^9}: ^^^y Hilbard, P.K Murphy, Edward L de S'£?'/i'' ?'V ?""^™*"' ^- ^- M««^«> ^^« hereby con! stituted the board of provisional Directors of the company. 4R ni . • » •. . . - - ^iiu pro visional aireciors of the company shall hold na,^M , office as such^until the first election of dircvtors under tSSSr?,. "IWr'** ■ • xi:-sf iff-WS36 30& Cap. 47. Sf. Latffr&nee Bridge Compattff.- ^^ Vicf.' Ill :!•: i: Tboirpowort. Act ; and fe^hall have jwwer and authority to )eet8 or aheire, or residents in Canada or ekewbere, shall have equal right to hold stock in theconapany, and to voter on the same, and to be eligibk to office in the company. Meeting for », So sooH as two hmidred thousand dollars of the said t^di«or«. ^^P^**l«t^-^«^^^^^ have been subscribed as aforesaid, and\ ten per centum bona fide paid t^eteon, and deposited in one or more of the chartered banks of Canada,^ for the- purposes- of the company, the directors or a majority of them, shall eall a meeting of the shareholders of the company at such time and pla^^e as they may think iDtoper ; giving at least two weeks notice in the Quebec Official Gazette,- or in one- newspaper in tba city of Montreal ;- at which meeting tho shareholders shall elect eleven director^ from the share holders possessiag the qualifications hereinafter mentioned ;: which directors shall hold office wntil the next annual meeting of the sbareboMers as hereinaftefr provided ; and aay provisional director may vote by proxy, and shall be eligible m a directo'r ; and six shiill be the quortim of th^ board of directors. Duration of taeir charge Qaorum« Kruroom* •*' j^iir railway cOTtfpamywfiose road lAo^^ has, or shall paihee.ie., on uereatter have, a terminus or station at or near the city of certain oondi- Montreal, or shall connect with any railway having such terminus, or whose trains are of shall be rtfn to the loca- lities aforesaid, may, with the consent of the majority of the shareholders of its stock, loan its credit to the corporation hereby created, and may subscribe to, or become th-e owner of the stock thereof ift lifte manner and with like rights as individuals ; and any muoiiuapal corporation, either city^ county, towri, township or villag-e, interested in the said bridge, may also subscribe to, and become the owner of such stock, in the mannerr and "vVith the rights aforesaid, or give any land or lands, or bonus, or sum or sums of money towards the uiidertakingr subject to the provisioua of the municipal laws in force in the province cf Quebec. And 1875. St. Laivtence Bridge Company. Cap. 47. 307 every such railway company so subscribing to the capital «tock, shall have the right to vote for election of directors by the president or nce-president of such railway rmmuv acting on its behalf at any meeting held for 322 £; pir'^f 'r^'T* '' vice-Wsidenfof such company shaU Z^}Tl' ?^,^^^i^'h he 18 president or vice-president is the owner of at least one hundred shares in the stock of th! company, and shaJl have paid up all calls made thereon ' tho!aeJtt?oT2l?f?''^^ fleeting of the shareholders forTi.,ofth, liV u .u di^^ectors and other general purposes shall s"^"*' m!et. bo hold on the second Wednesday of June, in eLh vear a *"*'' and no stockholder shall be liable for the debts or oblin ,' ''''"'"''' l». The power to borrow money (inferred bv +Tio„ tratiou, or formal conveyance, or instrument of hypotfea T^l^'^^A T ?^'^^'' ^' "^d ^« t^ken as an hypothec rnorS malb«\v.P^'^^'' ^T'^f« *« *^^ ^^°k and priority 'wl^^Jh mav be therein mentioned, upon the bridge and undertlk/iiff revenues ot the company then existing and thereaffpr acquired ; and each holder of the said bonds shall bl wit!?!?] a \^ r^i^'^'^ ^^ lY^ienever the said bridge is so completed as to ad- mit of the passage of railway trains, the comi^auy may erect such gates and fixtures to guard the entrance of such trains upon the bridge, as the said directors may deem proper ; and make such by-laws, rules and regulations, not And make by- inconsistent with the provisions of this act, in relation ta »*'• the use of the said bridge, its machinery, appurtenances, and approaches, by railway companies, their trains and carriages, as well as by passengers on foot or on horseback or in vehicles, and by vehicles of all kinds, as the directors may think proper, and the tolls or charges therefor. Entry inforoed. S3. If any person or persons shall force, or attempt to force any gate or guard of the said bridge, or the approa- Depredfttion.. ches thereto ; or if any person shall wilfully do, or cause to 1m^ done, any act or acts whatsoever, whereby the said bridge, its lights, stations, works, machinery, fixtures or other appurtenances thereto, shall be obstructed, impaired^ weakened, destroyed oj injured, tne person so offending shall forfeit to the company treble the damages sustained by means of such offence or injury, to be recovered in the name of the company with costs of suit, by any proper action for that purpose. Pena'ty. Right to rote. Proxy. -i. At all the meetings of the shareholders of the com- pany hereby incorporated, each shareholder shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of stock held by him, and to vote either in person or by proxy ; and the directors of thft company may also, at any meeting of the board, vote by 88 Vict. id property r rates, for or against ir the said ten as the vay whose hereby au- rmined by pany and ment shall son experi- or court of h. court, — rties inter- 6 majority of the said five years. I as to ad- »auy may ce of such may deem itious, not ?lation ta •tenances,^ •ains and horseback directors or. ttempt to e approa- , or cause the said xtures or impaired^ offending sustained ed in the jr proper the com- '■ entitled n, and to )rs of the vote by 1«7S. Qttebec, Mont% Odawa .S,' Oeddenfat Rp. Cap 2. 31 i mat no more than two proxms beheld br one director allnv J'h'^'^M' '^r^'''^ ^^^11 ^« print npS:^ itnsIcS'ofLliit'^^^' of directors convened f^r the comni Jp^" Jl?v^ '''^" ^' eomiaenced wdtkin four year* and Time for th, €AP. ec, Mont'l, Ottawa If OccidenuaH'ii. Cap. 2. 818 4. And further to fell or remove any trees standino-inT ,„ ^ fo'^Cdi^t'' ^"^'.^V*^^ ^"^^^*« ^^«^« the^raHway shal pass -^^^ to the distance of four rods from either side thereof Au<;-u^^ laT W^ r''? °^.*\" ^^«^'«^t^ day ofB,.o,u..on. August, Jast by the directors of the North Shore Rail- "^ ""> n. s. R. way company and subsequently to wit, on the 22nd°••''°"'™•'• r2lu ion'Tt'h" '\^'' if^V"^'^ -d confirmed by a resolution of the shareholders of the company pur- porting to yest and convey all the property of the S shalT'ltTrtS^' '".^^*^^ said^pro^vinc^e of Quebec snail, at ail times and places, be held to be fill final oe"v? and^alltr*"'' ^ '^' ^^*^.^*« ^^^^ P-P-- ^^- ' shall be and the same are hereby, vested^ nilfrVaiesty to and for the public uses of this province ; and the inJe: gis.ration of a copy of the said resolutions, in any regiX office m anv registration division of this province S heSo^rfbeinlrv f't"' ,">^^^ have^at ;ny1;im:Kn..i.t.«c. BlToli u .u conveyed or bonded to the said comnanv ""^ "• 'ff"*- shall have the same force and effect, as if such Ws had been specially mentioned in the said resolut ons and separately, and specially and expressly therein described st7ndTn~ "'''" "^"' *^ *^^ contrarynotw'th: s nve, DeloreJVltre Dumouchel, notary public bv and \.lk '«•«'- O"""* ween the Montreal Ottnwn o«ri w„o+ ^ -6 • i "*> ^'^^ oet- and weitern and thp nr^;"/,, «: ]• X ^^^"^^"^ Western Railway company R- R- con- S tS p?onI ?v nf1i?'''^-T' W«^ti»g tovestandcoSvey"'-^- said prov^Sce ^nf n K '^''^ l^' Y\5^ company in and to the saia province of Quebec, shald be held to be full final complete and effectual to all intents and , rposes what- soever ; and all the property of the said cirpomtion and all the rights and privileges thereof, thereby conveved or .. . intended so to be, shall be, and the s'ameare hereby tested '" in Her Majesty, to and for the public uses of this province a stnmeiiri^'^'^ ""^ \''^^ «*" *^« ^-^ traS and Swlhi^rTv^nr/S^hS^anl'l T ^^^^^^ -^e...aUo„ which have at a^y^rher^et^ftt^^r^^^^^^^ "^ '^"^ o the said company, shall have the same force and effect as If such lands had been specially mentioned in 7ha 1% contract or aj>reement, and separately, speciallv "and'px pressly therein described, any provision ofany S'w or S to the contrary notwithstanding. '^^SiiMjk 314 Cap. 2. Quebec, Monti., Ottawa 8f Occidental Ry. 89 ViOT. firmed. Hon"'Mr''Mo ^^ ^^^ contract passed at the city of Quebec, on the Qreevy, oon- twenty-fourth day of September, last past, before Mtre. Ph. Iliiot and colleagues, notaries, between the Honorable Charles B. dcBoucherville, representing the province of Quebec, and the Honorable Thomas McGreevy, for the construction and completion of that portion of the said railway, between deep water in the po-t of the city of Quebec, and the city of Montreal, and the branch thereof to Grand Piles, is hereby ratified and confirmed M^. The contract passed before Mtre Dumoxxchel, notary public, at the city of Quebec, on the sixteenth day of November, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, between the Honorable Charles B. de Boucherville, representing the province of Quebec, and Duncan MacDonald, for the construction and comple- tion of that portion of the said railway between the city of Montreal and the village of Aylmer, in the county of Ottawa, with the branch to St. Jerome, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Contrnot with Mr. U. Mao- I'onald, con- flrmed. h s The Quebec Milway act shall apply. The deposit of plane, here- tofore luado may be of use Copies shall be depotitej in the Public Werks depart- ment. ii fc '■ : •;,' W .1 ,, .] ■"-■■ -■ \ ^ ' 11. The provisions of The Quebec Raihoay Act 1869, so far as they are applicable to the undertaking hereby autho- rized, and in so far as they are not varied by or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act, shall apply to the said Eailway to the extent to which they are applicable thereto, and be construed to form part of the present act. The said commissioners in locating the railway hereby authorized to be constructed, at any place or point where the same is not already located, shall be entitled to avail themselves of the deposit heretofore made by the Montreal Ottawa and "Western Railway company, or by the Montreal Northern Colonization Railway company, in the Office of the Clerks of the Peace for the districts or counties through which the said railway was intended to pass, and shall forthwith cause a complete copy of such plans and books of reference to be deposited in the office of the department of public works, and such deposit shall be held to be a compliance with the provisions of Tlie Quebec Railvmy Act 1869, in respect of plans and surveys, and shall be held to be a sufficient basis for any proceedings to be taken under the said railway act, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the said commissioners had made and corrected maps or plans and books of reference, and had deposited them and copies of them, in conformity with the first and second sub-sections of the eighth section of the said Quebec Ra.ilioay Act, 1869. And the copies now deposited in the said office of the s-aid clerks of the poacf .qnd the copy to be deposited in the 'department of public works iu confor- 18T5. Quebec, Mont% Ottawa Sf Occidental Ry. Cap. 2. 315 mity horeto. shall be treated, received, dealt with and deS ted hr;7 ''^P^'* ^ '^ *^^ ^'^"^^ ^^^ been made ad andml\TnnlSlwr '^^fP^l ^^ the Montreal, Ottawa The .,„». ff:^ n • railway, unless the same be chanffed bv the '■"'"'"■''" said Commissioners, is hereby declared to be in fnhirp Itl''.''''P""'' '• hne of the Q-^bec Montreal.'ottawa ai^d () ciie^^^^^^^^^^ way betwe<.n Montreal and Aylmer. and of the bran hfn "'"''''«•''• Saint Jerome, but such locatioJi shall be subject to a 1 su authority ;'WC9n Ayl- itiac which rossincf the d railway, il Railway, ender and ;refor shall accept the ihem to be sources, to they may .missii^'i-rs r tender, if ot to do so, ction shall duly sanc- )e guarded for retain- held as a uch condi- otection of tice of the r until the :, for or on has been have been a commis- ited to any r be a con- oaissioners, hereof. 1875. Quebec, MonCl, Ottawa 8f Occidental Ry. Cap. 2. 317 17. The lieutenant governor, in council, or any person rr,n.«ti»„ «r or persons appointed by him, shall have power to iS«p,v 'hecr»>.- ail contracts and proceedings of the commissioners and "'""."*' •"•• to examine their accounts at all times. ««'oner8 ana „.a,ng.. of!^i" l^"" lieutenant-governor in council shall fix the rates.i.rrofih. of salary or compensation for the commissioners and th^-'"'"'^^^^^^^^ award;X'fh' '"^ ^^^"".Wrove of all other salaries to h.^^ awarded by the commissioners, subject in all cases to the , revision and confirmation of the legislature. 1«. The lieutenant-governor in council shall have then SSfh^'tr^ '™f' to suspend the progress of the work -r"'" »' until the then next session of the legislature. time**"mv%o'ThT' '^^ *.^«. P^°^i^««. «l^all from time toPay..„.. ume pay to the commissioners, on their demand, all'"»^«""he moneys required under this act, for the purposes thereof r""""""- m such manner, at such times, and in sich sums as goTe'rifnurUl""^^' "- '''''-' 'y *^« ^-*-^^" 23. The commissioners shall furnish auartprlv an . in concil) o the treasurer of the province, of all expen' diture and liabilities made and incurred under this act wi?h ■th^e^r«n«?fr^'''f "f ' T^ ""^^^ '""^ arrangements Arra„,,m.„,. ^rove 1 L ?Lt ^f^'^'i '^'^"^^^ company, as shaR be ap--""/' Son nf Z *^« j^^^te^ant-governor in council, for the exten-Ce'orrlt tSminus o/JLl ^Tt^- ^r*'"^-'^^ry' ^^^ ^^e eastern terminus of the subsidized portion thereof, or from such twiy* «f J^^ction with the said subsidized portion thereof, as may be selected, to the Ottawa river, oprisTte the western terminus of the railway hereby authorized to be constructed, or for the construction oi' a bridge over the said river at the said last mentioned termimfs and also to make such arrangements for the transit of rollinjr stock, goods freight and passengers over the said subsid zed portion of the said Canada Central railway, and over the Canada Pacific railway, or any branch tfcreof, ^ shall be approved by the Heutenait-governor in council but after h"'f ^T"*' '^^ '""^^ ^« ^'^^^^S aSd conclusive pro^^int i^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^P^^°^^^ ^^ *^« ^^^-l^t- of the 23. For the construction of thnt nnrfion «f ft,- -«- ^ -. . lT^:ioS f%^T *'^ f ^^ Point^fix^d^rlotfitSr-pS^^^^^^^^ in the county of Pontiac, and the eastern terminus of the?/r,K«i "if. 318 Cap. 2. Quebec, Monti, Ottawa if Occidental R'y. 39 ViCT. ';T!f!w U 'i i Mfpcstlni; the portion from Aylinsr to PontUc mild subsidized portion of the Canada Contral railway in tho province of Ontario, or such point thoroon as may bo selected as a point of junction, the said commiHsioiiera Hhiili also have full pow.-r and authority, in thoir quality ol NU.-h commissionorH, to apply to th« parliament of the IJoraimon of Canada, for authority to construct such por- tion of the said railway, subject to such regulations as the lieutenant-governor in council may prescribe, and on such terms and conditions, and with such powers, franchises and limitations, as the said parliament of the Dominion of ♦ anada may think proper to grant and confer. Po'fh.'l'Ii'"'^' rfi*' ^11 that portion of sections two and five of the act Col re- ° of this province, 84 Vict., chap. 21 of section three of the t>..i.d. act ot this province, 36 Vict., chap. 42, and any other provision of law, whereby a grant of h nds has been given or reserved to the North Shore Railway company or Cxrand 1 lies branch thereof, or to the Montreal, Ottawa, and Western Railway Company, are hereby repealed ; and the said lands are hereby re-united to the public lands ot the province of Quebec, as fully and completely, as if tne said sections or provisions had never been passed. a."5 The said commissioners are authorized to raise by way ot loan, a sum not eiceeding three millions of dollars, tor the construction of the said road and its branches, and lor such purpose to issue bonds or debentures, and they may, by the lieutenant-governor in council, be authorized to guarantee in the name of the province, that the said railroad shall be completed and put in operation. Dobentur.,. 2«. Such bonds or debentures shall bo signed by one ot the commissioners and countersigned and registered in a special book bv the secretary of the said commissioners, and they shall be certified, as having issued under this act, by the treasurer of the province. They shall be made payable in thirty years, and shall Dear interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent per an* num, payable semi-annually, on presentation of the inte- rest coupons thereunto annexed. The interest coupons annexed to the debentures shall be signed by the secretary of the said commissioners. Sej:'- _.'*''• The bonds or debentures issued by the said com- abie. missioners may be made payable in Canada or elsewhere, and in currency or sterling, as they shall deem moot ex- pedient to facilitate the negociation thereof. Di^^oa.iofth. 3«. The said commissioners may sell the bonds or de- bentures issued m virtue of the present act and dispose Lokbof $3,001,000 by th« ooinmli- ■ionen. Qnarsnttt. tatereit. Conpona. t. 89 ViOT. railway in !iH may bo misHioners I'ir quality iMit of the siK^h por- ous us tho id oj» such I'nuu'hises (million of of tho act lice of the my other ecu given npany or , Ottawa, lied ; and )lic! lands itely, as if ssed. » raise by of dollars, ohes, and and they uthorized ; the fiaid 1875. Quebec, Mnntl, Ot/atca Sp Occidental Ky. Cap. 2. 8ia d by one ;erod in a issioners, ider this nd shall ; per an* the inte- res shall srs. aid com' sewhere, □ao'st ex- Is or de- dispose of the same at 8U<-h prices as they may affroo upon, and the 1 ..utcnant-sov..rnor in .„,.,icil shall approve or direct ; and they may guarantee fh, duo pavmcnt of the nrin r . . cipal and interest of the s.id dcbentt\nl^;;';ir: in t^ ^^^ or hypothec on the said line of railway, and the lands buildings, rolling stock, plant, and upon all other proi^erty.'Mct-... and revenue, and tho commissioners shall be l/ound ZVZZ^VTV\'''''T^ '^"y ^"^'^ or othet instru- m nt which the lieutenant-governor in council may an- e.XlVn h """T h^^'l"'-:.**^' to perfect the .■harge in-Mnd.of.u.. triiri. fvf ^^^"^".'. ^^y«"''h mortgage or hypothec^ and-t... ' to per ect the securities thereby intended to be given, and to enable such cnarge to be made completely ellectu il by province" ''' ' '*"'''^^^»'-^« with the laws of this fir?!*; ^^""^ ^^'^ mortgage or hypothec may be from Mnrt..« to time to time made o any corporation, or to any person oAorSL^. pe sons in he United kingdom, or in the Dominion of U nada or elsewhere as trustees for the holders of the said debentures ; which debentutes shall refer to such mor gage or hypothec, and shall be countersigned by the l^\i"2Zr?W^T^ ""'■ ^5^u^"^"^ person in their name Tr«...«. duly authorized by them in that behalf, for the purpose 1 ^^^^"i'^^"? r'^ debentures as those which a?e tSbo secured by such mortgage or hypothec ; but any bank, or company lawfully incorporated for financial purposes' may be also appointed trustees, and they are hereby aii- thomed to accept such appointment and perform the or hypothec *^'^''''^'*^' *" described in such mortgage aufhorif J't7f ri'+^ mortgage or hypothec may contain an Tr„.t.„ «., authority to the trustees to take possession of, to work a.nd"'''''P«"««'o" sell the railway, lands and other property therein com- L"'.'.'"' . jmsed, upon default by the commLioneJl to pr^the S- '"'"' terest of the debentures to be secured thereby, or any part erTs • Jd*^''' .'f ^ ^'^"^^ respectively, and upon^uch uZl «<>«ditions, as the said commissioners shall of dL.^' ^"*^ t^« If ^tenant-governor in council approve or direct, as set forth m such mortgage and hypothec >.^-"; ^l""^ ^^''^ mortgage or hypothec, upon being duly Eff.«t of ti. regsteredm accordance with the laws of this province ""S'^Sa. by the registration thereof or of an authentic notarial cop^ thereof, m the registry offices for all the registration diS sions in which shall be situate anv narf nf f.h» r-iH^av lands or other property intended t6 be affected thereby and without the registration of any of the debentures it Priori^. Power of ths truateee. I" ) • ■ Cap. 2. Quebec, MonCl, Ottaioa Sf Occidental Ry. 89 ViCT. sued shall, for the purposes of this act, and of the loan . to be made in virtue thereof, take effect in priority from the date of its registration, without reference to the date or dates at which the debentures to be secured thereby shall be issued, and at whatever subsequent date or dates they shall be issued ; and except when otherwise provided in the mortgage or hypothec, all the debentures to be issued, upon the security thereof, shall be secured thereby pari passu, and without any preference of one over the other, in consequence of the respective dates of issue thereof, or for any other reason, »2. The trustees may, at all times, in their own names, and without the concurrence or co-operation of any of the debenture-holders, enforce all the rights which such mort- gage or hypothec shall purport to confer upon them, and all contracts into which, for the purposes of benefiting or protecting the debenture-holders, they may enter with the said commissioners respecting the construction of the rail- way, or with any other persons, in precisely the same way as if such contra f4;8, and such mortgage or hypothec had been made to them for their own benefit, and that they, the holders of all the debentures issued thereunder and in- tended to be secured thereby ; and for such purpose they may, if necessary, bring or defend in their own names, any actions or suits in any court in the province of Quebec. 33. It may be a condition of suchjmortgage or hypothec that upon the said trustees assuming to take possession of and work the said railway, they, the said trustees, shall be bound and obliged to render periodical accounts to the commissioners, of the earnings and receipts of the said road, and to pay over to the said commissioners any sur- plus of revenue over and above what is required for the payment of the claims of the said debenture-holders, and over and above the expense of working and maintaining the said road, the whole subject to such penalty, as in and by the said mortgage may be stipulated tor and provided. Sinking fund. 84, A sinking fund is hereby established, to which the said commissioners shall pay an annual sum of or,' sr c^nt, on the amount of the bonds or debentures Isl xeu. m virtue of this act, and such sum shall be by them paiu over to the provincial treasurer, in equal semi-annual payments, and shall be invested by and permitted to accumulate un- der the management of the said treasurer. Aeeounts to be rendered by tlie trugt- Snrploi of rerenuo. flA^«r!intton of debentures. ftfS Sr f" ..A ilia J- 1 .-J 1^ J.1. _ re demption of the debentures so issued, in accordance with ~'^^wM ra w .u w ii 89 VlCT. e loan . to from the e date or eby shall ites they )vided in 36 issued, reby pari the other, lereof, or n names, ny of the ich mort* lem, and sflting or with the ■ the rail* ame way thee had lat they, ir and in* >08e they mes, any lebec. lypothec ession of es, shall ts to the the said any sur- d for the era, and ntaining ^s in and ►rorided. hich the or J M-^r SL.ieu m -aiu over lyments, ilate an* . liiu re° ice with 1875. Quebec, Mont' I, Ottawa Sr Occidental Ry. Cap. 2. 321 the iiistructions of the provincial treasurer, as approved bv tno lieutenant-governor in council. ««?^" ^/^^,^^«- working thereof, the first claims to be paid shall be the interest on the bonds and debentures issued by the said commissioners under the present act, and the sums to be Oevoted to the sinking fund established under section 34 • the interest payable to the municipal corporations as here^ iS«^n'■^',!''*''^ '^f ^^.*!^^ '^'^''^ ^^^^"^ ; ^"^ *h« balance Baianc' inail be the property of the crown and shall form part of the consolidated revenue fund of the province. m«!,Hn J5l "'"'^'W^^u''*' °' subscriptions for stock Munioip.i mentioned m schedule A hereunto annexed, made under 8"»t« «"- the several by-laws authorizing the same in favor of theJoad"*'""" !!!? c^r Sliore Railway Company, and of the said Mont- " real, Ottawa and Western Eailway Company, hi+herto known as the Montreal Northern Colonization Railwav company, shall be and are vested in the Quebec, Montreal, Uttawa and Occidental Railway, and shall be paid to the treasurer of the province. .,,?^■•?^''.^''''P?''**^°^^ ^^^'^^ have made such grants or Munioioai subscribed for the said stock shall not be admitted to"-"''-^ jjlead by way of exception, or for the purpose of modi- ^1"^^ °"*- lying their engagements, the lapse of time, or negligence on the part of the companies, or either of them, in fulfilling the conditions or any of the conditions, under which the said grants or subscriptions for stock were made ; and the said several by-laws are hereby declared to be obligatory le^al and effectual for all purposes whatsoever ; and the fo .r.?r1''*''' '^'."i'v respectively bound and obliged D.nr.rr .nd to eieciite, issue and deliver to the provincial treasurer ""gooiation of t„ll .1 ^^'''''^^ ""i ^^^y* f"^^^ respective bonds or deben-STenri tures, the issue whereof is authorized by such by-laws and the treaaurer may, when necessary, and as the case may require, negotiate such bonds or debentures. mi?«!:.il?f "^''^''^i- ^°^?^»is of th« subscriptions of the intor..t to b, municipal corporations to the capital stock, of the " North p»"» •»•««>«« Shore Eailway Company," or of the "Montreal Northern*"""^ Colonization Railway Company, " and of the bonuses granted to such companies, including the sums rlready paid, shall be deemed to be Invested in the said road, and shall bear interest, to be paid by the said commissioners tu tnc saiu corporations, at such rate, not exceeding five per centum per annum on their respective amounts, as 21 'Mjmnnii^ 322 Cap. 2. Quebec, MontU, Ottawa Sf Occidental Ry 39 ViCT. the animal revenue of the said road will admit of, after payment of the cost of maintenance and running expenses, ol the interest on bonds or debentures issued under section 26, and of the sinking fund established under section 34, — such interest not to begin to run, until after the whole of the said road shall have been completed and put in operation. Balitsoe of Bobtidlet and manioipsl grant, to be paid to tbe commuaion- Bow spent. Additional tabiidy of $2,320,000. Leate tf the road. Oeneral in- Teatment in tbe'road. 40. The balance of the various subsidies or grants accorded by the acts of this province now in foree, to "The North Shore Eailway Company ," and to " The Montreal Northern Colonization Railway Company, " and the sums subscribed by the cities of Quebec, Montreal and Three Eivers, and the several other corporations and municipali- ties shall be paid by the treasurer of the province to the said commissioners for the purposes of this act, and shall be expended on the parts of the road, in respect of which such subsidies, grants and subscriptions were given ; and the said payments shall be made subject to the terms of the proviso relating to th^ road from the city of Three Rivers to the G-rand Piles, and to the establisment of steam navigation on the St. Maurice, contained in subsection 1 of section 16 of the act of this province, 8*7 Vict., cap. 2, and also subject to the proviso contained in section 21 of the said act. 41. The lieutenant-governor in council may grant to the said commissioners for the construction of the railway to be built in virtue of the present act, another additional subsidy of two millions three hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars, as representing the value of the grant in land accorded to the North Shore and Montreal North- em Colonization railways. 42. The lieutenant-governor in council may, so soon as the said road or any section thereof shall have been com- pleted, lease the said road or section thereof to any per- son or persons, or to any corporation, subject to tne ap- proval of the legislature. 43. And to avoid all doubts it is hereby enacted that " the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway " is hereby vested with all the rights, powers, immunities, franchises, privileges and assets, heretofore by any act granted unto either the North Shore Railway Company, or ihs) Montreal Northern Colonization Railway Com- pany, subject nevertheless to any alterations, limitations 1— i -i.- V -iJ»« rt««i.^i**^*5 ^-^A «/\ A*-*, rtr. f Vila lrk/vtei|afl11.p may or can do, with all the rights, powers immunities, 39 Vict. it of, after ; expenses, Led under ier section [ after the d and put or grants se, to "The Montreal L the sums and Three lunicipali- nce to the and shall b of which Lven ; and the terms y of Three it of steam ibsection 1 ct., cap. 2, ction 21 of ■ grant to tie railway additional enty-seven f the grant eal North- so soon as been com- ) any per- to the ap- lacted that Railway" nmunities, y any act Company, way Corn- limitations 1 rv/w ! o I n fn •m mmunities, 323 1875. Quehec, Monti, Otlawn ^ Occidental Rp, Cap. 2. WesternTXVcom^at;. '' '^' '^^"*"^^' ^"^^^ -^ tors m the management of the affairs of the company ^d P«^w f ?7., "^P^^y an•'"'•" p,nd Western Railway Gomnanxr fn +k« • ' V*^^ vested in the • >)ecbein0> rnfifio-l +v?l ^.^^P^^Y' *« ti^e proymce of Que- "ommLsion- ' ers in fhJ -^ ' ^^ "^^*^ °^ *^« individual sharehold-*" aSaSi ■£<•"*;? feurir- the purposes of this act. ""lueu necessary tor ^ SCHEDULE A. NoSXoSSt^ifwry' ^^^^*^ ^^ *^« ^-*-l The parish of St. Andrg.™.'. 25*2 « The yilWe of Ste. Th6r^;e de *^^^ BlamviHe lonnn u The yillage of Ste. Thgr^sfl;;"""; \tlln .. The yilla^e of St. J6r6me...V.;;V.;. Is'oOO " The parish of St. J6r6me Jo 000 « The village of Ste. Scholastique... 10 000 « S^4 Cap. 8. Subsidies in money fo certain Kailurai/s. S9 VlCT- The village of St, Jentsalem d'Ar- geiiteuil (Lachute) , The villaffe of la Cote St. Louis... 25,000 Bonus, 2&,0(K) in scock. 11. Municipal subscriptions to the North Shore Eailway. The city of Quebec.. „..,,... $1,000,000 in »tock. T^e city of Three Rivers 100,000 The parish of St. SattveUr de Que- bec 25,000 CAF. HI, An Act to amend the law re»pectingf ssibeidies in money nkade to certain lailways. i-"' H [Agsenied to ^4th December, 1875.] ER MAJEJSTY, by and with the advice and consent L of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows ; Cor.v'.ntion i. The lieutenant-goVemor in council may, upon a reso- authoviMd Jul jyticTi of the director» of any Company entitled to a subsidy fh» Tnto«Kt if money, convert such subsidy into a ffUarantee, and pay ment by this province, in favor of the Siolders of bonds or debentures of such company, of interest at the rate of five per centum per annum, on a capital which ast such rate producea a sura in interest, equal to the subsidy granted foi- each mile of road, tc^ether with interest thereon, tmtil the whole subsidy be paid, Sni.sidiB« '^' Any payment on a subsidy already made by this- »1 ready paid prroviuce, ma^ be returned to the provincial treasurer, and returned. thereafter converted into a like guarantee, for sxich part or portion of the subsidy returned. 8. T!he jmyment of the iaterest shall be made semi' annually, for every ten miles or mate of road completed, continuous and uninterrupted, 4, ^he subsidy of one thoussfud dollars per mile granted to the Montreal, Chambly and Sorel railway company, (uow amalgamated with and known as the Montreal, Portland and Boston railwary company), for that part of the iA _^-J f^^-w^ Slri..r.l tn nko-mViW a-nA f^rmt {Vr\amy\^\f SctlCl iOttvi iir^iit >_-\-'ivi «■•■ - .!i.t..«.»--» j, .-..-• >,..—— — , to St. Jean, shall be withdrawn, and used, applied and paid on the line of the said Montreal, Portland and Boston railway vid Chambly, West Famham and Frelighsburg, to the frontier of this province ; provided that between this ttjwimt. 8 ibsldy of tho Montreal, Ohambly and Sorel eomp'y changed ai regarda a cer- tain part of tho road. ProTiio. 18tS. {Subsidies in money to certain Railway. Cap. 3. 825 ssty :t d:„oeTtr„ hLr'' ?""'""' "?" g'-' '-■■••• iViaf +V, ''^ «viaence to tJie lieutenant-governor in council ihat the company has paid to the proprietors the 3 of the nght of way, and the damage to thdr properties v^^'^t^^:^ulici^:z^,i^^' ^^^^^^ doners s....,..,. for that pSrt of the sa dtad tSforT k^^l^ Eicholieu, Drummond an/ 4rfK„l 1 ^.?^" ^^ the Eastern rail- for aleno-tWfift fi M -^'^^^labaska counties ralway, '"'^ «'""'«•<« ae said road to .heUt of £2i, Svilt shauTe '^^th^ tTh-p'"? "^'4 «PPiied a»d paid on the liae of the , Si iuereoi ana by the lieutenant-governor in ronnpil • i^r^ «r LCturrsuh^ShlT''"''"!"'- andSimpson, the bonds ™S'roS' °°"'^<=^'^"'<' '»W ""onnt of .$4000 fSreTh lS"«' ''"'''"''"'™ »■"«■«'! ■'l.aU aifect the roadtoP„„.. TntltlpH M o such companies are bound to lulfil to be 1 S. This act shall come into force ««v«c»«. on the dav of the san< M?^ m S26 Caps. 4, 53. Issue of Prov. Debent.—Qneh. Ky Act. 39 TiCT: CAP. IV. An Act authorizing the issue of Provincial Debentures, for the payment of the subsidies granted to railway com- panies. ^ , [As entedto 24f/t Deceviber, 18Y5.] H ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : loan of *- The lieutenant-governor in council may authorize the jE860,ooottMi. provincial treasurer, to contract a loan and to that end to* issue, sell and negotiate bonds or debentures in the name of the province, to an amount not exceeding eight hundred and sixty thousand pounds sterling.^ 2. Such bonds or debentures shall be issued fn the form, their'for°m.'4o. and according to the mode and conditions which the; lieutenant-governor in council shall deem expedient to prescribe, in the interests of the province. Such bonds shall be payable in thirty years, in currency or sterling, and shall bear interest, not exceeding five per -, . , , centum per annum. A sinking fund' of one per centum per sinking fund. ^^^^^^ ^^^^l be established for their redemption. S. The amount raised by such, loan and issue of deben- tures, shall be employed in the payment of the subsidies granted by the various acts of this legislature Act in force. "*• This act shall come into force on the day of the sanc- tiooi thereof. Employment. CAP. LIII. An Act further to amend " The Quebec Railway Act, 1869," (82 Vict., chap. 51.) [Assented to 24 G,AP.LT. An Act further to amend the acts relating to the Stanstead, Sheffi>rd and Chambly Railroad Company. [Assmted to 2ith December, 18t5.] WHEREAS the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly Railroad company have petitioned the legislature for certain amendments to their act of incorporation and the other acts relating thereto, and inasmuch as the said railroad ha« been completed and in good working order, as far as the village of Waterloo, in the township of Shefford, and the company are using their utmost efforts to reach the terminus originally proposed, either alone or with the corporation of the "Waterloo and Magog railway company, which was incorporated, in the year 1871, it is expedient to grant the prayer of their petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. Notwithstanding anything in the act passed in the S2nd year of Her Majesty's reign, chap. 61, or in any other act contained, and the non-comT>letioTi of the said rail- road within the period limited by the said last men- tioned act the corporate existence and powers of the 39 ViOT. ) build the }, over the te, plans or 3f the road ited in the may adopt within the )ruramoud, le northoru i, and pro- >ference, for as required first for all »e designat- snce may be ailway Act the day of IB15. Montreal, Portland Sr Boston Ry. Cap. 66. 329 said Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly raiiroad company shall be held to have continued, and shall continue in full force and effeit, and all proceedings taken and things done by the said company, and the directors and ^'■'"'••«» officers thereof, Avithin the limits assigned to them by and "aUdf**"* the said act of incorporation and other acts relating thereto, shall be held good and valid ; provided the I'e'iy extend- said railroad be completed and put in operation within "^" ten years after the passing of this act. 2. Notwithstanding anything contained in the said act Time of th« of incorporation, or in any other act, the next general ^fj),"*', meeting of shareholders of the said company, for the elec- the share- tion of directors, and for the transaction of the general '"'''^"•' business thereof, shall be held on the second Wednesday in November next, alter the passing of this act, and thence annually on the second Wednesday in November in each year thereafter ; public notices of such annual general meeting shall be given, and the election shall be Held in the manner piovided hy the said act of incorpo- ration. a Stanstead, ber, 1875.] I Chambly legislature Jration and as the said •king order, iwnship of most efforts ler alone or ^og railway Lr 1811, it is ; Therefore, isent of the tssed in the n any other le said rail- [ last men- rers of the CAP. LVI. An Act to amend the act incorporating the Montreal Port- land and Boston Railway Company. [Assented to 24th December, ISTS.] WHEREAS the Montreal, Portland and Boston Rail- Preambu. way Company have by their petition represented that it is desirable to amend their act of incorporation, and it is expedient to grant their prayer ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. The time for completion of the works of the railway Delay is extended to two years from the passing of this act. extended. 2. The following words in the fifteenth section of the 35 v., 0. 29, «. act incorporating the Montreal, Chambly and Sorel Rail- ^*' a'n«"d- v.-ay Company, 35 Vict., cap. 29, are struck out, to wit : "the whole under pain of loss and deprivation of all the rights conferred upon them by this act. " 9. The directoTs of the said comT^an^ shall h-ave the inus o? power to issue preferential bonds or debentures, signed by gj^ent uVm' the president or the vice-president of the said company 'Mi 330 Prlrtlcge thereof. Consent required. ProTue. Cap. 51. Levis Sc Kennebec Railway. 89 Vict. and countersigned by the secretary and treasurer, or the secretary-treasurer, as the case may be and under tho seal of the said company, for the purpose of completing and equipping their railway, and such bonds or debentures shall be and be considered to be first privileged claims upon the property and rolling stock of the said company, and shall bear a first mortgage or hypothec upon the said railway, lands, bridges, buildings, and rolling stock, and such preferential bonds or debt'iituros shall form a first charge on the tolls and income >f the company, and shall take precedence and priority over all or any of the bonds or debentures already issued by the siid company, but no such bonds or debentures shall be issued without the consent in writing, first having been obtained from the holders of all aud every the first and second mortgages, bonds or debentures which have heretofore been issued by the said company, provided always that the amount of such bonds or debentures hereby authorized to be issued shall not exceed eight thousand dollars per mile. ^iwto/."^"'* *■ '^^^ ^^^^^ of directors shall hereafter be composed of not less than seven and not more than nine members. Act in force. i ''hi ■m fl'm I Preamble. •'5. This act shall come into force immediately after its sanction. CAP. LVII. An Act to further amend " the act incorporating the Levis and Kennebbc Eailway Company." [Assented to 2ith December, 18Y5.] WHEREAS the Levis and Kennebec Railway Company have prayed, that the act to amend their act of incor- poration be amended in the particulars hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant their prayer ; and whereas it appears that a total length of forty-five miles of the com- pany's line having been completed, a first and second issue each of one hundred thousand pounds of the company's debentures have been made, each of such issues consisting of one thousand debentures of one hundred pounds sterling each ; and whereas, since the passing of the said amended act, the subsidy granted by the provincial legislature has been increased to four thousand dollars per mile, and further subsidies are about to be granted by various muni- cipalities through which the line passes, thus providing a considerable portion of the amount required for the com- ■:i-^%.\ii&.ti^\',-j<:r: 89 ViOT. rer, or the er tha seal eting and lebentures fed oldims comjiany, rm u first vany, and my of the company, i without ined from Qortgages, issued by unount of be issued nposed of ibers. ' after its 1876. Railway fund of the Province. Cap. 2. 331 pletion of the earthworks and bridges on the forty-five miles of lines remaiiiing to be completed ; and whereas, to ensure the speedy completion of the said forty-five miles now incomplete, it is expedient that the rails and fastenings required should bo provided without delay ; Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lature of Quebec, enacts as follows : '. The following words in the twenty-second, twenty- 37 v., o. 23, third, tv/enty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty- '""•''^"*- seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth and thirtieth lines in the first section of the act thirty-seven Victoria, chapter twenty-three, to wit : " And no more of such bonds shall be issued by the company until seventy-five miles of the said road (inclusive of the aforesaid forty-five miles) shall be com- plete and in running order as certified by the government inspecting engineer, and so soon as such seventy-five miles shall have been certified as completed and in running order as aforesaid, then the remaining one thousand bonds of one hundred pounds sterling "ach, to be termed the third issue, may be issued by the coDipany," are struck out and the following are substituted therefor : " ind so soon as the rails and fastenings required for the completion of the remaining forty-five miles or thereabouts of the company's line shall have been provided, then the remaining one Time of tho thousand bonds of one hundred pounds sterling each, to be *•''"' '""•' termed the third issue, may be issued by the company." ■H HI 1 the Levis ', 18t5.] Company :;t of incor- nafter set i whereas t" the com- 3ond issue ompany's consisting is sterling amended ature has tnile, and >iis muni- )viding a the com- CAP. ir. An Act respecting the consolidated r province of Quebec. ailway fund of the [Assented to 2,%th December, IStG.] HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. There shall be and there is hereby created a railway E,tabiiihm«n» fund for the province of Quebec, to be known as the " Con- of the fund, solidated railway fund of the province of Quebec." 2. This fund shall be composed of the debentures of this p ... , province, or of the proceeds of any debentures of this pro-theTund. vm vMiivii Huvc uecn iicruiuiuiu lit wiiicn snali oe nere- after issued negociated and sold under any act of the legis lature of this province, passed or to be passed, and of any 332 Gap. 2. Railway fund of the Province. 40 ViOT. ) I , . ■( unexpended balancos of any sum of money now in the hands of the treasurer of this province, or which may here- after come into his hands to aid in the construction ot any railway now entiUed to a subsidy or which may hereafter become entitled to one, or to construct the Quebec, Mon- treal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. All the municipal debentures, or municipal subscriptions mentioned in schedule A of Chapter 2, of 89 Vict., of the acts of this province, shall also fall into and form part of this fund. Empioyruent ». It shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Q-overnor ia ooiMitriDg^' council to pay, out of the said fund, unto any railway com- thefuou. pauy entitled to any subsidy by virtue of any act of this province, or unto the commissioners of the Quebec, Mont- real, Ottavya and Occidental Railway, such subsidy, at such time, and in such amounts, as by law they are entitled to have and demand the same. Adranoe nf $3,000,000 to the oommis- •ionera tf the rm part of overnor in lilwoy com* act of this eboc, Mout- lidy, at surh eutitled to overnor in to advance the Quebec, ^ch sum or the sum of ance being ie treasurer ;wenty-five equivalent shall forth- ; and the ueted Irom the credit IS the said 3 province. it any time ay way of of moneys order the is province ct to such >r in coun- vernor m otherwise, ihfui auu 1 the said 1876. Subaidiei to certain fatlways. Cap. 8. bonds, or the due, faithful and punctual payment of tho interest and primipal of tho said bonds. 7. To avoid doubts, it is hereby declared that in the event of tho said province advancinff tho whole or any part of the amount of the said bonds, the province shall bo substituted to and subrogated in oil the riffhts and powers, privileges and advantages granted or intended to be granted, Vested, or authorized to be vested, in the holders of the said bonds or debentures, or any trustee or trustees for them ; and in civse of the said bondn falling into tho hands of tho said treasurer, as hereinbefore set forth, all the powers, privileges and authority vested in the said com- missioners respecting the said bonds, or which they are authorized or empowered to confer upon others, by virtue of sections 25, 26, 2Y, 28, 29, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, of 89 Vict , cap, 2, or by any other section of tho said act, shall be vested in, and exercised by, the treasurer of this province, or conferred by him upon others, as fully and effectually as the said commissioners might or could have done ; and the same rank and priority in the revenues of the said road shall be preserved to and enure to the province, as if the said bonds had been sold to the said province by the com- missioners. 833 Siibrogadon of tha pro- Tinoa 111 tb« right! rattod In tba boldari. Rlghtt of th0 oommliiion- Dari raitad In the traaiurar. Rank Bllowtd to tha pro* Tlnoa. *^. Nothing in this act shall Have the effc. t of amend- Pn>»iio. ing or revoking the statvites in force ' , hich any aid or subsidy has been granted to any railw uy company whatso- ever. 9. This act shall come into force on the day of its^"""*" n^>i/%n ' fore*. sanction C . III. An Act to amend the law respecting subsidies in money made to certain railways, and for other purposes. [Amnted to 2%th December, 1876], HE I MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : I. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council, as soon as the ^^^■""'•* following railway companies ; t:'tT:l ine Levis an^ Kenneber Railway Company : eertainraii- The Quebec Uentral Kail way Company"; ' ' ,"■"' """"P*" And the St. Francis and Mogantic International Railway Company^ niei. KK H I . — I MB 1 I I {llifiHi- 884 ConditioDi. Cap. S, Subsidies to certain railways. 40 Vict, Prff»i»o Shall have put the completed portions of their roads in good working order, to his satisfaction, may advance to them on account of their subsidy, lo. a sum of $1,000 for each mile thus completed, in addition to the sum of $4,000 which they have received, or may now have a right to receive, and 2o. out of the whole balance of the subsidy granted to them for any other portion of their road which thej may hereafter complete, — another sum of such an amount, and in such a manner, that this advance being made, there shall remain to be paid not less than $2,000 per mile upon the portion of the road to be hereafter com- pleted, and that in any case, no more than $6,000 per mile shall be advanced. 2. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may require that the sum of $1,000 per mile, advanced to the companies The employ- taent of the H.Mo'may be mentioned in the preceding section, on the completed por- regulated by tions of their lines, be used to perfect such portions of line, evernor. ^^^ ^^ ^^^ whatever they may owe to the right of way, labor and rolling stock. u Adxl. lubsidy granted to oert. Cnilway Ce'i. M. P. and B. Railway. Condition I. W. and Magog Railway. Lkurentiaa R.R. Case in wbioh the grant to certain «om* paniea may be dirided amongit other ocmpa- Biili 3, The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may increase to $4,000 per mile, the subsidy already granted to the follow- ing railway companies : 1. The Montreal, Portland and Boston Eailway, upon a length not exceeding fiftysix miles, from the river St. Lawrence, at the town of Longueuil, to the frontier line of the province, vid Chambly, west Farnham and Frelighs- burg, provided that the company shall come to an agree- ment with the governnent, that freight and passengers may pass over their line at rates proportionate to those of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway ; 2. The Waterloo and Magog Railway, upon a length not exceeding forty-three miles ; 8. The Laurentian Railway upon a length not exceed* ing fifteen miles. 4. If any railway company now subsidized gives up its charter, or if the charter of any such company lapse between the present time and the 31st of December 1877, it shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to apportion the amount of the subsidy to which such railway company was entitled, over the uncom- pleted parts of the roads of the four companies following, that is to say : Thr» Levis and Kennebec, forty-five miles, The Quebec Central, fifty-two miles. The St. Francis and Megantic International, fifty-three miles, 1 40 Vict, eir roads in ' advance to >f $1,000 for lum of $4,000 e a right to the subsidy road which of such an .vance being than $2,000 ereafter com- ,000 per mile may require le companies mpleted por- rtions of line, ght of way, y increase to ;o the follow- lilway, upon the river St. antier line of nd Frelighs- to an agree* I passengers i to those of Railway ; ion a length not exceed- ed gives up mpany lapse 3f December G-overnor in idy to which the uncom- es following, ftl, afty-three lete. Subsidies to certain railways. Cap. 3. 335 The South Eastern, forty miles from Acton to Sutton junction ; tiomrlf *^ *^^/ *^^ ^TT"^ °^ *^« ^'^^^i^y so appor-ProW.o. W J f T '''•* ?\'^1^ H^^^^ P^'* °^il« fo^ t^e total length to be completed as aforesaid, and that the subsidv 80 apportioned added to that already acquired by each 01 such companies does not in any case exceed a sum of more than $6,000 for each mile of road so to be completed. shfl'l Inf'i?" w-'' T^ I^^ke of St. John Railway Company Repayment Shan not be obliged upon the first section of its ro^ to°f'^""»'"t frSoi^o?^" of $48,171.20 received by it for the cons- »c 'at iru-tiouola wooden railroaf\ but suf^' repayment shall ^'''"' S'- JoJ"* be made only upon the second sectioL f such road, and"' "' the said company shall furnish security that it willse,»ritr repay such sum at the end of four years from the firs '* dayof January, 1877, If in the interval it has not made the said second section of its road. n«!!' '^^^ Missisquoi and Black River Valleys Railway oeUr in company shall continue to have a right to the subsidy aV-^o^M... present granted to it, until the first of December 1877 nf^'V" n'"'' provided that at the said date, the said company eh Ji hI bI' ^'^" have made and completed at least ten miles of continuous and uninterrupted road with iron or steel rails. ch^8,Ts^:m"nVedf "'^ ^' *'^^ P""'"^^' '' ^^^*" ^ i; t.i 1. By striking out the words: "at the rate of five per '*"'' ''"°'" centum per annum" and substituting therefor the fol- per aJmC f" ' " '* ^ ''*' """^ exceeding six per centum "«?,'A^^''! *° V)^^ '®''"*'^ *^« following words: and the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may fix the place where such interest shall be paid. " • lowimrlw-^. ^A^t 'T^ ^* ^ repealed, and the fol- 3» v.. ch. s, .. lowing substituted therefor : 2, replaced. Jrt t"! P?y^^^* heretofore made, or which may hereaf- R.t«rn .nd terbomade by this province on any subsidy accorded to "Tf."'"" ** Sfl/rTf''^^ company by any act of this Legislature! '"'•"•'• it 11 in force, may be returned to the provincial treasurer nart orTrEo' T''"'!"^ '^^^. ^ ^'^^ guarantee for the aS« Z S f °!i,'''^i? '"i^'^^J' returned, and from such tr.u^^Z^:4Zt^' '' *^^ company returning m'vftbl^LTr'*^^ ^'*''*^^ '^^ ?® P^«««^* *°* «^all be Manner of payable in the same manner as ihat granted by "the Rail-P»y'°« »»b. way subsidy act of 1876. " o j- tue xvdii ^^^^ . : ".r .T. mr •■*. ^^miiffisriSslEi;! '1' fl 836 Quarantee of Bub-oontrata of v. McDo- nald, by oom- miiiioDers. Cap. 80. 7%e Quebec RaUisny Ad, amended. 40 ViCT. lO. The commissioners of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway may guarantee the payment of the amounts of the sub-contracts made by Duncan McDo- nald, the contractor for the western portion of the said road, provided that such contracts are approved of by them. m I: I ■ Sums to be taken to com 11. The said commissioners are authorized to take ptet'eVM^o." ^^°™ *^® ^^^^ intended to meet the contingent expenses i r! b. of the road, the sum necessary to complete the said rail- way. Aoi ia force, 12. The present act shall come into force on the day of the sanction thereof. ■I CAP. X2X. An Act further to amend "The Quebec Kail way Act, 1869." (82 Vict., chap. 61.) a [Assented to ^%th December, 18Y6.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : •d. 8SV„o.6i,». 1. The thirteenth sub-section of the ninth section of Vj, 5 13, amend" The Quebec railway Act, 1869," is amended by striking out the words "the judge" in the third line and replacing them with the words " any judge " and by adding after the word " district " in the tnird line, the following words : " or to any judge thereof exercising his functions therein." ttttdn iater- •ited or abienti ( 14, rtpiaoed. ^' The fourteenth sub-section of the ninth section of the same act is repealed, aiid the following is substituted in place thereof : " 14. Whenever any such judge is interested in any lands, required by tne company, vi^ithin the district in which he resides or is exercising his functions, or whene- ver there is no jud^e in such district, any judge of the superior court, residing or exercising his functions in any adjoining district, shall, en the application of the company or of the opposite party, exercise in any such cas3 all the powers given by this section to the resident judge and t6 any judge exercising his functions within the district wherein tnc xands required iie, in cases in which he is act interested." 40 Vict. al, Ottawa ay men t of ;an McDo- f the said red of by I to take t expenses 3 said rail- the day of 1876. .ct, 1869." r, 1876.] id consent ows : section of f striking replacing iing after following functions ion of the tituted in d in any iistrict in )r whene- ge of the as in any 5 company S3 all the ge and to e district t he i3 act 5^e Qaebisc Raihociy Ad, amended. Cap 30. 337 3. The sixt.^onth sub'section of the ninth section nf +I10. ,. . 't^^tetir''^'^'^'' *^^ following1s\ubSutfd*ir"'"^'*""- .,J;J^' F.?'' opposite party within the time aforesaid Thir. , k- fin !•? *^ "''W,'' >^ *^" ^^™« °f hi« arbitrator, then the "aior."'"- two arbitrators shall pintly appoint a third, or if thev rourt shall, on the application of the party or of the com- pany (previous notice of at least two clear days havhTo- been given.to the other party,) appoint a third arbitrator' » 4. The twcntysecond sub-section of the ninth spotinn of. «, , parties, or the third arbitrator appointed by the two arb^ trators,dies b^ore the award has been made, Tis dt Tn fn V;/'^^'?.r ^"^ \^'' '^'''^^ « reason^l^'tim , thir/nrh^ r' "^*^ ■ ' .= ^^J^t'-ator, or in the case of the if pffhl^ ''"'PP^ ' ' '^y tli^Jiidge, upon the application ^i either party previuu. notice of at least two clear davs h*y»^^ been given to the other party, the iud^e on beS «a isfied by affidavit or otherwise of Vuch death^raS bv the^mrHp«Ti? '"^ **'" "'"'" ''^/"^ arbitrator appointed t>y the parties the company and partv respectivelv mav XT*/"" ^'Y'i^''' '"^ *^^ Pl*'^« «f '^^ arbitral^r so deceased or not acting, and if the company or party refuse or neglect to appoint such arbitrator, the judge, upon the Whcation of the party or of the company asihe case may be (previous notice of at least two clear days having S given to the other,) on being satisfied by affidavit or othe^ JfL1^^^'"*^' ?i«q^««fic«tion, refusal, or failure and of the refusal or neglect to replace the arbitrator so deceased and ?i r^f ^' "^f !F°;''* f ?^^^^^ ""'^'^'^^^^ i^ his place ; !SS/ / ,T °^* ^''*^ arbitrator appointed by the two arbitrators, the provisions of the sixteenth sub-section of th 8 section shall apply • but no recommencement or repe- tition of prior proceedings shall be required in any case " «. The preceding provisions shall not apply to cases of p ax tKr*'"'"' ^«^°^«^««V amended, ord "eight", * I I i 1876. Queb. Cent'l R. Co.^Lake C. 8r St. L. R. j. C. Caps. 82,33. 389 CAP. XXXII. [Amntedlo 2ilk December, 1876.1 W HEEEAS the Quebec central railway ComDanT have . u, amend^L r''"t'^f """ -P---™'<«1 ^at i[ is Sr7ble Io""*°""- years from the passing ot this act. irK^;i^-£^^ ^*'*' *"*1 *^e acts of this r-ovince 82 V,V+ ^i. . fnteforS '^'^' •"^'^ '^ ""'''" <^h ^sXn fe riad ' aJd-"^"" i^^rotttTafffi^r ''"' ''^ ""^ "* '^^ *^^ ^^' S. This act shall come into force the day of its sanction. Act mto force. CAP. XXXIII, ^plaln^and^Wr"* "^ ^^^ location of the lake Cham- eSd^hp iwT'l'if '^'^"^V J^^^*^^^ company, to extend the delay for the completion of the works of the • ^a^^s andritftrr*^ ^^'^''^ ft'^^ the ab^olutelort' faKmpanf *''^ ^''^'^'^' of the bond-bolders of the w [Assented to 28th December, 1876.] HEREAS the lake Champlain and St. Lawrence P«amb.e mredtoheVZT'^r'^r''^ ^^^«^y their pXon" piayea to be authorized to change part of the location of their line, to extend the delay f5r t^e coir nU>S ^?+i? works of the line, and to de/ne and fix mo?e cLrlT th^ ho£Tthef:r '"^ "^^^ f- Privilegrof tZe Lnd! noiaers ot the said company, and it is exoed-Vn* f>io+ +i,» "i follows r" """""' °' '"*' ^"''tn^ of Qoebec, enact. as 310 Cap. 33. Lttlee C. and St. L, Railway Junction Co. 40 ViCT, . ,1 II 1 ' 1 ' <. 1 1 I ; ^1 1 j:^ I'i ■ 11 !• ii 1 ii • i Lino 1. It shall be and it is lawful for the said company to deviate from the line iixed in its charter between Farn- ham and Philipsbnrg, so as to facilitate its junction with the railways of the United States. If the corporation of the municipality of the township of Stanbridge, before the first day of the month of June eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, subscribes for shares in the capital stock of the company to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, this latter shall be obliged to make its line pass through the places called Bedford and Stand- bridge station ; provided always that the southern termi-^ nus shall not be changed. The location of the line of the said railway, between St, Hyacinthe and St. Hugues, shall be and is fixed at the place determined upon in the contract between the com- pany and the contractor for the works on the said road, so that after having crosssd the line of the Grand Trunk Railway in the direction of Ste. Rosalie, it shall pass in the neighbourhood of the Roman Catholic church in the latter parish, thence towards the third range and along this range in St. Simon until near the line dividing the latter parish from that of St. Hughes, and thence in the direction of the Roman Catholic church of the parish of St. Hugues, passing between the River Yamaska and the lat- ter church. Section 2 of the act of this province 35 Vict., ch. 81, i» in consequence hereby amended and the present section is deemed to form part thereof. 2. The fifteenth section of the said act is amended, by substituting the word " sex'en " for the word " six, " in the second line of the said section. 3. The due payment of the principal and interest of the debentures which the said company have been here- tofore authorized to issue, may bo secured by a deed of mortgage or hypothec on their railway, and on the revenues, lands, buildings, equipments and other pro- perty thereof acquired or to be acquired by the said com- pany ; and the said company may and shall be bonnd, from time to time, to execute any deed or other instru^ meat that may be requisite to perfect the charge intended to be created by such mortgage or hypothec, and to perfect the security thereby intended to be given, and to »wTi«o. enable such charge to be made completely . eflTectual ; the whole, however, without prejudice to the rights of any unpaid proprietor of land taken or to be taken for the right of way or for stations. 35 V., 0. 31, B i, amended. B. 19, amend- ed. Oaarantee of grincipal and tterest o debentures. hij 40 ViCT, npany to leu Farn- ;ion with township I of June for shares t of fifteen make its :id Stand- rn termi" stween St. ;ed at the the com- d road, so id Trunk II pass in :ch in the ,nd along iding the ice in the rish of St. id the lat- , ch. 31, is it section ended, by ' six, " in est of the ■een here- a deed of d on the )ther pro- said com- be bo»nd, ler instru^ 5 intended c, and to Bn, and to tual ; the tits of any Bn. for the 1876. Lake C. and St. L. Railway Junction Co. Cap. 33. 341 ««t.i'?'''f-^^ mortgage or hypothec may be made to Xru.ue.. ftiiy corporation or to any person or persons in the United Kingdom or in the Dominion of Canada, as trustees, for t■^^T' ^I"""^ *\"'^ *« *^™«' «f t^« said debentures : which debentures shall refer to such mortgage or hypo- thec and shall be countersigned by the trustees, or one of them, or by some person on their behalf duly authorized by them in that behalf, for the purpose of identifying such d«3bentures as those which are to be secured by such mortgage or hypothec. cont. ,>,''l'?,^I\,'^'?'^\''!f "1= mortgage or hypothec, may stipulation of contain w(i authority to the trustees, to take possession of ■""f^'s^s'- the railway, lauds and other property thereby charged or hypothecated, and to work and sell them, upon default by the company to pay the principal and interest of the debentures to be secured thereby, or any part thereof, within such delays respectiyely and upon such terms and conditions a,s the company shall agree upon, and as shall be expressed in such deed. .Ji'/''T l"^""^ niortgage or hypothec, upon being duly Begistratioa. registered by means of a declarotion of the company showing the amount of !ae debentures issued by them in the registry offices for all the registration diyisions in which shall be situate any part of the railway, lands or othcT property which may be affected thereby, and with- out the registration of any of the debentures issued, shall vJ'^f ^^^'^'Tf ,^^ *i^' ^P^ ^"^ *^« ^«*^ to be made in Priority of A irtue thereof, take effect in priority from the date of its """'K-'go- registration without reference, to the date or dates at which the debentures to be secured thereby shall be issued and at whateyer subsequent date or dates they Ra„kof de- sn.tll be so issued ; except as otherwise proyided in such ^""'"m- deed, all the debentures to be issued upon such security sliall be secured pan passu, and without any preference oi one oyer the other in consequence of the respective dates of issue thereof, or for any other reason ; the whole a so without prejudice to the rights of unpaid propri- Frovi.o etors as above mentioned i' p*^ J^rovno. «, J' ^^^t *Tftf •"' '^^^' . ^* ^" ^^™'''' "^ their own names, p„we« of and without the necessity for any concurrence or co-ope- trure"/ ration of any of the debenture holders, enforce all the rights which such deed of mortgage or hypothec, shall purport to confer upon them, in the same way, and to the f^arne extent, as if such deed of mortgage or hypothec had been made to them for their own benefit, and they were the holders of all the debentures issued thereunder ii ■M mtuaiiaaamm I I 342 Cap. 84. St. John Street Railway Co., at Quebec . 40 ViCT. and intended to be secured thereby ; and for that purpose they may, if necessary, bring or defend in their own names, any actions or suits in any court in the Province of Quebec. Aot io force. **. The present act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. !i| ;ii Preamble. .ill Corporation. Name. CAP. XXXIV. An act to incorporate the St. John street railway com- pany. [Assented to2Sth Decanter, 1816.] TXT^HEREAS the persons hereinafter named have by T T their petition prayed that they may be incorporated under the title of " the St. John street railway company ," for the purpose of constructinar and operating- a street railway in the upper town of the city of Quebec ; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition- ers ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. Andrew Thomson, David Alexander Ross, John TIeuri Ross Burroughs, Cyrille Tessier, Zephirin Vandry, "William Alexander Grriffith, and such other persons as shall become share-holders of the said company, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, for the purposes herein mentioned, by the name of " the St. John street railway company. " Capital stock. 9. The capital stock of the company shall be fifty thou- sand dollars in shares of fifty dollars each. I.*i '. «.i Commence- ment of operations. Construction ot road. Lina. 5J. The company may commence operations and ex« ■ 'ise the powers hereby granted, so soon as twenty-five thou- sand dollars of the said capital stock shall be subscribed, and twenty per cent of the amount subscribed paid up. 4. The company are hereby authorized and empowered to construct, complete, maintain and, from time to time, remove and change, a single track iron railway, with the necessary side-track, switches, turnouts, and other ap- pliances for the passage of cars, carriages, and other vehicles, adapted to the same, upon and along Buade street, the upper-town market place, Fabrique and St. John streets, as liar as the St. Foy turnpike gate in the banlieue of Quebec, and upon and along any of the streets and high.-- 40 Vict. at purpose their own ) Province the day of way com- T, 1876.] I have by :orporated ompany ," s; a street bee ; and e petition- he advice 8 follows : ohn TIenri r, William ill become onstituted ies herein et railway ifty thou- idext i.'ise five thou- abecribed, id up. lapowered le to time, with the other ap- md other ig Buade i St. John anlieue of and high.-^ 1876. St. John Street Railway Co., at Quebec. Cap. 34. 343 ways in the upper town of the city of Quebec, for which permission has been or shall be obtained from the corpo- ration of the said city of Quebec, and subject to the limi- tations set forth and provided by the by-laws granting such Proviou, permission ; and to take, transport and carry passen"'ersP»™'"'<">- upon the said railway ; and to construct and maintain all necessary works, buildings and conveniences therewith connected ; and to use or occupy any of the said streets or highways aforesaid, as shall be required for the p irpose of -their railway track, and the running of their cars and car- riages ; but the company shall notj be permitted to use ste«m steam power upon the said raihvay. prohibited. ^. The rails of the railway shall be laid flush with the Mode of streets and highways, and the railway track shall conform oo"*""""*"*- :as far as possible to the grades of the same, so as to offer the least possible impediment to the ordinary traffic of the said streets and highways ; and the guage shall be such that the ordinary vehicles now in use may travel on the ^aid tracks, which it shall be lawful for them to do, pro- Width, vided they do not interfere with or impede the running of -cars of the company; and in all cases any carriage or -vehicle on the track shall give place to the cars by turning other off the track. vehicles. «. The affairs of the company shall be under the control Board of of, and shall be managed and conducted by a board to con- "^'""'o"- sist of seven directors, of whom three shall be a qurum. Quorum. and each director shall be a stock-holder to an amount of not less than five hundred dollars, and shall be elected at Qualification, the annual general meeting of the company, which shall be held on the first Monday in February in every year, at Date the office of the company ; and all such elections shall' be by ballot by plurality of the votes of the stock-holders pre-Baiiot. sent ; each share upon which all instalments due have Votes. been paid, shall give one vote, and stockholders, not per- sonally attending, may vote by proxy ; and the directors so Proxy. chosen shall, as goon as may be, elect one of their number to be president, which president and directors shall con- President, tinue in office one year and until their successors shall be ■elected ; after the first election of directors to be made un- der this act, no share oi^ shares of the capital stock of the said company shall confer a right of voting, which shall not have been held for three calendar months at the least voten. prior to the day of election, or of the general meeting when the votes of the stock-holders are to be given. •y. An exact statement in detail of the affairs, debts, and Annual Assets of the company, up to the thirty-first day of Decern- statement ^j... ■ ., 7"/^^ '.^"^i"/ 34i Firft election directors. Notioe. Powen of (lirectora. Oy-Uws. .m Generally. A pproval. Powerg of corporations. I i ■ . M ■ Default of election. Cap. 84. St. John Street Raihmy Co., at Quebec. 40 ViCT. ber in each year, 8hall bo submitted to tho Hhareholders at earh annual ineeting, and tho said statement shall bo ontcn-d -n tho b(H)k8 of the said company, and iiay be examined by every slock-holder. W As soon as the required amount of etock shall have been subscribed, a meetinfr of tho shareholders shall bo convened by i)ublic advertisement inserted i'or nine <'lear days immediately proceding such meetinj?, in at least one English and one French newspaper published in the city of Quebec, to clwt the directors of the . id company, and the directors then chosen shall continue in office until the first Monday of February. 1>. The directors of the company shall have full power and authority to make, amend, repeal and re-enact all such by-laws, rules, resolutions and regulations, as shall appear to them proper and net-essary, touching the well ordering of the company, the acquirement, management and dispo- sition of its stock, property and eifects, and of its affairs, and business, the auditing of its accoi^nts, the entering into a) rangements and tho execution of such contracts with tho said city, the declaration and payment of dividends out of the profits of the company, the form and issuing of stock certificates, the calling of special and {]feneral meet- ings of the company, the appointment, removal and remu- neration of all officers, agents, clerks, workmen and servants of the company, the faros to be received from persons transported over the railway, or any part thereof, and generally to do all things that sha'll be necessary to carry out the object and exercise the powers incident to the company ; provided always, that the by-laws of the said company and all amendments thereto^ shall be approved by a majority of the stock-holders present in person or proxy, at any meeting of the company convened for that purpose ; and provided further that the corpora- tions of the municipalities, through which tho said railway may pass, shall have full power, by by-law on that behalf, to enforce against the said railway company and all others, such rules and provisions as the said corporations may think necessary, to regulate the construction and use of the said railway so as to prevent all avoidable interference with the ordinary traffic and use of the streets along- which the said railway may pass. lO. If the election of directors be not made on the day appointed by this act, the company shall not for that reason be dissolved ; but the stock-holders may hold the election on any other day in the mauuier provided for by 1876. St. John Street Railway Co., nt Qttebee. Cap. 84. 345 any by-law passed for that purpose ; and all acts of direc- tors until their smTossorH are elected, shall be valid and binding- upon the company. II. The company may purchase, lease, hold, acquire and:'rnp9rty. transfer all real or personal estate necessary for carrying on the operations of the company. 1*. The directors of the company may, from time toLoim. time, raise or borrow for the purposes of the company, any sum ur sums not exceedini? in the whole the amount of the paid up capital, provided the amount to be so borrowed ^'"^it' do not exceed fifty thousand dollars, by the issue of bonds or debentures, in svims of not less than one hundred Debenture., dollars, on such terms and conditions as they may think Condition, proper, and may pledge or mortgage all the property, tolls and income of the company, or any part thereof, for the repayment of moneys so raised or borrowed and the interest thereon ; provided always, Ihat the consent of t\^ o-thirds cc.ent in value of the stock-holders of the company, then r>r:i„nit f«i"'"'i- personally or by proxy, shall bo first had and obtained at a special meeting to be called and held for that purpose, and the object of such meeting shall be stated in the notice convening the same. I». The city of Quebec and the said company, are res- Powers of Co. pectively hereby authorized to make and enter into any ""'' "^ '""■P°- a^eements or covenants relating to the construction o'fof Sbl""' the said railway, and of all the works connected therewith and the running of the cars, subject to the restrictions contained in this act ; to pass any by-laws, and (when all parties concur) to amend, repeal or re-enact the same for the purpose of carrying into effect any such agreements or covenants, and containing all necessary clauses, provision,' , rules and regulations for the conduct of all parties con- cerned, and for enjoining obedience thereto, and for rt>gu- lating the traffic and conduct of all persons travelling upon the streets and highways through which the said railway may puss ; provided always, that no such by-law or by- ProTi«o. laws shall infringe upon the privileges granted to the .said company by this act. U. No shareholder of the said company shall be liable Re'ponBibiiUy under this act for any default or obligation of the company, hoit""' or for any engagement, claim, payment, loss, damage, transaction, matter or thing soever relativ<" or attaching to the said company, beyond the amoiint of his share in the capital of the said company. 346 Cap. 84. .S'f, John Street Ruilwaij Co., at Quebec. 40 ViCT. Reoovery of iDitalmeoti. If' H4* intuimtnti. Should any fihareholdor of the said company make default in the payment of any of the iuHtalm^'uts payable by him \ipou his Khares, or of any interest duo by him, the roperty of, and be at the absolute disposal of the said company. Tranifar. 15. No sharo of the said company shall be transferred until all inHtalments due or (bulled in thenuipou shall have been i)aid, or until the said share shall hav^o been duly declared forfeited for non-payment. 1<*. In case the said directors shall deem it more expe- dient in any case to enforce the payment of unpaid instal- ments than to forfeit the share therefor, the company may sue for and recover the same from the shareholder with interest thereon, in an action of debt, in any court having civil jurisdiction to the amount claimed ; and in any such Suiu. action it shall be sufficient to allege that the defendant is the owner of one or more shares, statiixg the number of shares, and is indebted to the company in the sum to which the calls in arrear may amount ; and to maintain Proof. such action, it shall be sufficient that the defendant has signed some book or paper by which his subscription for such share shall appear, and the number of calls in arrear shall have been duly made. of 17, Any person wilfully obstructing the said railway by leaving any waggon, cart, carriage, or other incum- brance thereon, or by refusing or neglecting to give place to the cars, shall upon couA'iction before the recorder for the city of Quebec, or judge of the sessions of the peace for the city of Quebec, or before any justice of the peace in or near the place where the injury has been done, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than twenty dollars, nor less than two dollars, and in default of payment Imprisonment, to an imprisonment not exceeding three months, for each and every such offence ; this clause shall in no wise affect the right of the company to recover from the offen- der in the usual way any damage sustained. Belay. 18. This act shall be void unless one mile at the least of the said railway be contructed and put in use, within four years from the passing of this act. Obstruotion road. Fine. 1878. Consolidated Railway Futtd. CAP. I. Gap. 1. 347 H An Act rewpectin^? tho consolidated railway fund of thin Province (40 Vict., Cap. 2.) [Axsented to dlh March, 1878.] Eli MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the I>jgislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. The lieutenant-Governor in Council may, at any mveium.nt time when he deems it expedient so to do, pledge, by ""■"'•"' ">o way of collateral security, the municipal '.v)'i ! or deben- bond*''"' tures, or any part of them helonging t( the c..,; «olidated ''«'"''({''»« '<> Railway Fund of the province of Quebt ■, ;:>;■ any -dvance"" '"'"'* of money made or required for the pu. r>o s !)f( mbling the Commissioners of the Quebec, Monti, u'. OH .A'a and Occidental Railway to constriKit the said iivvay, or for any of the purposes of this act or of the acts of thiw Province 89 Vict., cap. 2, and 40 Vict., cap. 2 ; or may order the negociation and sale, by tho Treasurer of this Province, of the aforesaid bonds or debentures or any part thereof, subject to such terms and conditions as he may devise or prescribe, 2. It shall be lawful for theLieutenant-GovernorinCoun- Authorization cil, if he shall deem it expedient so to do, to authorize 5" " '"»" "^ the Treasurer of this Province, to contract a loan, and to in.felVof the that end, to issue, sell, and negotiate bonds or debentures of Q- ^^- O- """i the Province, to an amount not exceeding three millions oCouen'Z»u*' dollars ; but in such case such last bonds or debentures shall be substituted to and shall take the place and stead of the loan of three millions of dollars which the said Railway Commissioners were by 39 Vict., (^ap. 2, sec. 25, authorized to raise, and of the bonds or debentures which the said Commissioners were by the said act authorized to issue. 3. The proceeds of the sale of such substituted bonds Prooeeds of or debentures shall form part of thi consolidated Rail- 'he loan how way Fund,^ so far as it is necessary to repay or recoup the ''''P""*'' °^- said fund for any advance made under the authority of 4o Vict., cap. 2, section 4. 4. It shall be the duty of the Lieutenant-Governor in Previom Council, before making any such issue, to arrange with agreement the holders of bonds of the said Railway Commissioners, '^i"""*- ihereLoioro issued, for the surrender and cancellation of ^.- I lllllijpippilliliipppi -—- ii liifiiiiiiifitiir " 348 Cap. 1. Consolidated Raihvay Fund. 41 Vict. the same, on such terms as he shrll deem just and expe- dient. Privilege, priority, &0-, of suoh issue on the Q. M. 0. & 0. Rail- way revenues. 5. Any issue of bonds or debentures of this Province, issued under the authority of this act, shall take, hold and have the same privileges and advantages, and the same rank and priority, on the revenues or rental of the said Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Eailway, as the bonds or debentures of the said Railway Commis- sioners would have taken and held under the authority of the said act, 39 Vict., cap. 2 ; and the net revenue or rental of the said road shall be used and applied, confor- mably to the terms of the said act, in the payment and discharge of the interest and sinking fund, occurring or arising from said substituted bonds or debentures. O. Such substituted bonds or debentures shall be issued in the form, and according to the mode and conditions which the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall deem expedient to prescribe in the interests of the province. T. Such bonds shall be payable in thirty years, in cur- rency or sterling, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum A sinking fund of one per centum per annum shall be established for their redemption. >*. It shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Grovernor in Council, if he shall deem it expedient so to do, to advance > to the said Railway Commissioners, out of the Consoli- dated Railway Fund of the Province of Quebec, a sum of three million one hundred and sixteen thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six dollars ; and such advance shall be repaid to the said Consolidated Railway Fund so soon as practicable. ?^. In the event of the said Consolidated Railway Fund, from any cause, proving insufficient to meet any subsidy payable to any railway entitled thereto, under the pro- visions of any act of the legislature, siich deficiency shall be made good and subsidy paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of this Province. KightB cf ^^- Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to municipalities affect the rights of the municipalities or corporations "^^" mentioned in sched'^le A of the Act 39 Vict., cap. 2, to be I)aid interest upon taeir subscriptions according to law. Form, &o., of the bonds. When pay- able i inter- est; sinking fund. Advance of $3,n6,95«, to the Corns., authorized. Railway fund proving in- euiiioient. 41 Vict. tnd expe- Province, hold and the same f the said ilway, as Commis- authority e venue or i, confor- nent and urring or be issued ;onditions lall deem ince. rs, in cu.r- rate not zing fund lished for vernor in o advance e Consoli- , a sum of and, nine !e shall be so soon as vay Fund, ly subsidy • the pro- ency shall isolidated nstrued to rporations [y. 2, to be to law. iStS. Subsidies made to certain railtoajj companies. Cap. 2. 849 CAP. II. An Act to further amend the law respecting subsidies in money made to certain railway companies. [Assented to 9th March, 1818.] ■ HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent ot the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows ! n^V n^*' ^'^^tenant'Governor in Council may allow to Advance of me loiiowmg companies, viz .• «iooo < . jej" The Levis and Kennebec Railway Company ; IX^'a. Ihe Quebec Central Railway Company ; and The St. Francis and Megantic International railway : trom and out of the balance of their subsidy, an advance ot one thousand dollars for each mile of road which shall bo completed by them thereafter; provided that there Restriction remains thereafter one thousand dollars for each mile ^f ''"'=''''""■"• the unconstructed portion of their roads. -1,?11 K^ advance under the provisions of the present act, other re.trio- mm be made to the companies mentioned in theprecedinsr"""- suction, for that portion of their roads on which they have an advance of two thousand dollars per mile, under the provisions of the act 40 Vict , chap. 8. ». The Lieutenant-Governor in Council, as soon as the Advance to MlSNisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Railway Company t^eTi^irqud shall have put the partially completed portion of their Rivef."v°aiieT road in good working order, and that to his satisfaction, R-' "ay Com^ S'^y T*"''\*° t^em on account of their subsidy, a sum of S ""•''" 11500 lor each mile of road thus completed, in addition to the sum of #2,500 for each mile which they now are entitled to receive and have already in part received, and, out of the whole balance of the subsidy granted to them lor any other portion of their road which they may here- altivr complete, another sum of such an amount, and in BUch manner, that this advance being made, there shall remain to be paid not less than sJlOOO per mile upon that portion of the road to be hereafter completed ; and provided Restriction. that in any case no more than $4000 shall be paid for any mile ol such completed road. > I'M ( b' 1 i ill* ( mmamm^ 4 u 4\ 350 Caps. 19,47. Queb. R. ad, amend.-^City P. R. Co. Mont. 41 VicT, CAP. XIX. An Act to amend the act of this province 32 Vict., cap. 61, respecting railways. H [Assented to 9th March, 1878.) ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : tration. Notice to thai efleot. Sections 1. The following sections are added to the act of this addad^to32 Proyince, 32 Vict., Cap. 61, and shall be inserted after section 9 : Right of owner " g^j, If the Company has taken possession of any land, way^r'arbi-^ or performs any work thereon or has removed materials therefrom, witnout the amount of compensation having been agreed upon or determined by arbitration, the owner of the land or his representative, may, himself, cause the valuation of the land or of the uiaterials taken, to be made without prejudice to other legal recourse, if possession has been taken without his consent. For such purpose he shall cause to be served, at the office of the company or on its president, a notice stating : 1. A description of the land or materials taken ; 2. The price asked for such land or materials ; 8. The name of a person who shall be appointed his arbitidtor, if his demand is not granted." " 96. Sub-sections 14, 16, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 26 of section 9 of the act 32 Vict., cap. 51, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the proceedings taken by the owner in virtue of the preceding section. If the amount adjudged be not less than that demanded, the costs of arbitration shall be paid by the company ; otherwise they shall be borne by the ot: ner. In either case the costs shall be taxed by the judge, if the parties do not agree upon the amount thereof." Proceedinga. m CAP. XLVII. An Act further to amend the Act incorporating the City Passenger Railway Company of Montreal and to cancel the unpaid stock thereof. [Assented to Qth March, 1878.] Preamble. HErEAS the Montreal Uity Fassenger Kailway Company have, by their petition, represented that certain amendments are required to the charter of the said w /. 41Vic?r, t., cap. 61, h, 1878.] d consent aws : ict of this srted after any land, materials >n having the owner cause the 3 be made 386ion has ed, at the ! stating ; tinted his U, 25 and all apply owner in .emanded, ;ompany ; ither case es do not 1878. St. Lawrence, Low. Law. and Sag. R. Co. Cap. 48, 361 company and that the subscription of eleven thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine shares of the stock of the company, made under a resolution of the shareholders! £31.7 *V '"'"f day of November, one thousand etgS nf ff K hn ««^'«I^ty-8ix, 18 unnecessary for the continuaSce of Its business or the payment of its debts, and constitutes meTon?^ embarrassment to the companj^ in the manage! Sn V t ^"'' 'Ti ^ri P'*y'^ *^*t ««^h amendments taay be made and that the said subscriptions of stock therein may be cancelled, and it is expedient to grant Ihe SX ^^ •' P'^'?"^ ' ^^^¥^^^' Her Majesty,^ by and ^f^' 5-^^ said company may, by bylaw, change the mode Power to of paying the dividends of the company, insteld of J7er^oh:nge'?he centage upon the capital paid up, to a fixed sum per shart ?"^2-.f. ^T or in such other manner ^ it maV deem exoed W bn^ To "^ dividend shall be paid except ouYot'e'ernfngTo; profits! ""^^^^^^^ \..?'a?^'^ said subscription of eleven thousand nine nwg .hare» hundred and sixty-nine shares of the stock of the companv"-"** (save and except with respect to shareholders who mav iid'o^.rS F ''^i^' followingproviso,) is h.r.by cancelleS a.id annulled, and a notice of such cancellatioi shall be hers S.if f *^""^^- ^y^ r* ^®"« *^ «*«^ °f the subscri! bers thereof by registered letter; provided always, thati^.*- . u. any shareholder who desires to p^y^up the shar^^dd br 't;..*- '"'"' rpSin « ;; *^' "^'^ subscription, shall be at liberty to retain such shares, upon notifying the company of his Scir^ln *' d/>Sri^hi\thirty days next after such not^e afterhp ij i7k' r "kw" ^*;f^ ^^^^^ *^ hi°^' and there- B.ght of .hare- bv?>,«l i ^/i'^^1^ ^*'^^" ^*"« '^P"" ««eh shares made $4 *". '"^ by the board of directors of the said company, according to "'""'* »*^' the conditions upon which such calls may be made. tion. ^^'' ^* '^^" '''"'' '''*^ ^^'** ''^ *^^ ^^y °f it« sane Aciio fore. '!'.i . j. the City to cancel , 1878.] Railway tited that f the said CAP. XL VIII. An Act to incorporate '' The St. Lawrence, Lower Lauren, tian and Saguenay Railway Company." [Assented to m March, 1878.] ▼ r omthe Dumesml, Arthur Gagnon, Jacques Fran- 352 Cap. 48. St. Lawrmee Low. Laut. and Sag. R. Co. 41 VlcT. chere, M.D., J. Alphonse Ouimet, advocate, Charles F. Beauchemiu, Flavien Gr. Boutillier, Emile Dunivis and Th6ophile I'errault and others have, by their petition, asked for the incorporation of a company to construct the railway hereafter described, and that the construction of the said railway would be of great advantage to the trade and prosperity of the different townships and districts through whicr it must pass ; and whereas it would proVe highly useful and Would open communication with a vast extent of country which is now deprived of such commu* nication, and thereby considerably facilitate its settlement ; and whereas it is just to grant the prayer of the said peti* tion ; Therefore, Her Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. Eugene H. Trudel, M.D., Georges Hyacinthe Dumes* nil, Esq., Arthur G-agnon, Jacques Franch^re, J. Alphonse Ouimet, Charles F. Beauchemin, Flavien Q-. Eoutillier» Emile Dumais aud Iheophile Perrcault and eUch other persor 3 and corporations as shall become shareholders in the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of Name of oor- " The St. Lawrence, Lower Laurentian and Safuenay Rail* Way Company*" Company Inoorporatedi poratinn. Location of the road. Capital ttook. Inereaie. Appropriation of moneys raiaed. PireliminarT exp«na«a pay- able by muni- cipalitiea. 2. The said company and their servants shall have full power and authority to lay out, construct, make and finish a single or double railway, with iron or steel rails, 6f such width and gauge as the company may judge most advan- tageous, from the waters of the St. Lawrence, at any point between Batiscan and the city of Three Rivers, both inclu- sive, to any point on Lake St. John, in the county of Chi- coutimi. ^ The capital stock of the said company shall be four million dollars, (with power to increase the same as pro- vided by the Quebec Railway Act of 1869, and the amend- ments thereto,) to be divided into forty thousand shares of one hundred dollars each, which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinbefore named and such other person" oi? corporations as may become shareholdets in the said stock, and the money so raised shall be applied in the first place to the payment of all fees and disbursements incurred in the procuring and the passing of this act, and for making the surveys, plans and estimates connected with the rail- Way, and the rest and remainder of the said money shall be applied tovx ards making and maintaining the said rail- way aud other purposes of this act ; provided, always, tha,,' until the preliminary expenses be paid out of the capital 41 VlcT. jarles F. riv is and petition, truct the action of ;he trade districts lid prove th a vast commu* tlement ; said peti-" vice and lows : Dumes- ilphonse loutillier, ch other olders in e hereby name of may Rail* lave full nd finish ) 6f such jt advan-* iiy point >th inclu* f of Chi- '. be four 5 as pro* e amend- shares of raised by eraon'' or lid stock, rst place sTlrred in r making the rail* Qey shali jaid rail- '^ays, thci.' e capital I 1878. St. Lawrence, Low. Laur. and Sag. R. Co. Cap. 48. 353 Btock of the company, it shall be lawful for the municipal- ity of any county, city, town or township, interested in the railway or otherwise, to pay out of the general funds such mvinicipality such preliminary expenses, which Re-tmbur... sums shall be refunded or paid back to such municipality ™«t- by the said company. 4. Eugene H. Trudel, M.D., George Hyacinthe Dumes-Fir,t director,, ml, Jisq., Arthur Gaguon, Jacques Franch^re, M.D., J. Alphonse Ouimet, Advocate, Charles F. Beauchemin, Flavien G. Boutiilier, Emile Dumais and Theophile Per- rault, are hereby constituted and appointed the first board of directors of the said company ; and any five thereof Quorum. «hall form a quorum for the transaction of business. ». The said directors are hereby empowered to take all Power, of necessary steps for opening the stock books, for receiving"'* directors, the subscriptions of parties desirous of becoming share- holders m the company; and all persons subscribing to LimUation of the capital stock of the said company shall be considered "'a reaponsi- proprietors and thareholders in the same, but shall be I'hl'rVoid.r. respoasible only to the extent of their stock therein. '"«<"'<"'''"• «. All manufacturing companies or other companies, companies carrying on business in whole or in part with'u the limits ">'* ox^md. ^^i.^^l <-'ounties traversed by the said line of railway, P^b^fbe''' Whether they be incorporated by a special or general act, »nd the municipal corporations may subscribe ov otherwise acquire, and hold any number of shares in the caoital stock of the said company and dispose of them in an ^.anner they may deem advisable. 7 When and so soon as one tenth part of the capital First a«embi, stocK shall have been subscribed as aforesaid, and as soon "'' ''»»"'»•'''='- as one tenth part of the shares subscribed shall have been '"' paid, the directors or three of them may call a meeting of the shareholders, at any place in the city of Montreal, the principal place of business of the said company, and at any time they may deem it proper, by giving at least fifteen days notice, in both languages, in one or more newspapers Notice published m each of the judicial districts throaf^h which the said railway is to pass, at which general meeting and at the annual general meetings in the following sections mentioned, the shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, shall elect nine directors in the manner and „, qualified as hereinafter prescribed ; which said nine direc- » dTrecTor.. tors shall constitute^ board of directors, and shall hold„ office until the first Tuesday in March in ike year following TheUoffi' their election, or until the election of their successors. 28 i 1 : offioe. ly ■■^' iiiiiiiiiirii 3&4 i 't I ill \r 1 c ! ji \ i / Annnal elee- tion of direc- tori. Notloe. Sallot 38 v., 0., 40. 8. 3, t6 appfy. Notice to ghareholden. residing in foreign parts. Cap. 4&. St. Lhv.v^cei Low. Lour, and Sag. R. Co. 41 Yiet- W. On the said first Tuesday in Marcb, and on the said first Tuesday in Marcl- in each year thereafter, there shall be holden a general meeting of tho shareholders of the said company, at the principal office of the said company, at which meeting the shareholders sI;;tiH elect nine directors for the then ensuing year, In the fiuanner and qu/lified as hereinafter prescribed, and public '.totice of such animal general meetinsf shall be jjublish^d in both languages during fifteen days before the day of election, iv. one or more nev/spapers published in each )u«li il distr - ' ' rougl* which the fine of the said railway nhall past, uad the elections ot directors shall be b-y ballot, and the perrons > elected sihall form the Tioard of director... As regarus t" le calling if the said meetings, the said company may take advauiitge of the AtniiTolti allcvi''ed by the third section cf* the Act 38 Victor ker ter 40 : providtd, always, thai the shareholders resiciii; ^i i foreign oarts shall have been, called by notice for\vav'.lei ■ 'iy, prcoent at any an.: in the month of March for the election 41 Viep' t the sai^ lere shall f the said Qpany, at directors ilified its h annitdl angIlage^} n one or f to rough' , urad the •er-ons or gaiUB t" le may taice lection of raya, tha/- ave been lilty days ansaction a director alder and >f the said a the said- sAid com' imstances A to this tect ; and all regis- vided, by book con- idttle A, a necessary ion of the" sreof, they at thereof, on thereof or all fees and such jv, any act dn bein^ third. ' y an?. \rd Lectiou V ' 1878. St. Lawrence, Low. Laitr. and Sag. R. Co. Cap. 48. 355 directors or at any special meeting called for that purpose, \^ ...oreof hfteen days notice shall have been given in both iwffmages, lu one or more newspapers published in the " t-ichcial districts through which the said railway shall pas,, or according to the Act 38 Vict., chapter 40 of: which meeting the shareholders residing in foreign parr^ notihed of such meeting in the maniier p?e- scribed for such shareholders in section 9 hereinabove set lorth, may be represented by proxy or transmit their vote by registered letter, directed to the president . ot the said company, which said vote shall be counted and acknowledged as if it had been given in person, shall have power to issue their bonds, made and signed by the president and vice-president of the said company,^ and ?hpl?f'!r.? ^^ *^ ^^^^^t'^'-y/^d treasurer, and under Signature. , the seal of the said company, for the purpose of raising'-'- money required for the undertaking, and such bonds shall De considered to be privileged claims upon the property ofP^'^'^Ko^d the said company, and shall bear hypothec upon the said""""^-'' railway, v^^ithout enregistration ; provided that the whole amount raised by such bonds shall not exceed four million Limited to **0"ars. $4,000,000. tnHnl[!'*''*''^f°TP^''y^?'^^^ ^^^^ P^^«^ and authority Promi«onr to become a party to promissory notes and bills ofexchanffe°?'««*'"J "«« tor sums not less than one hundred dollars ; and any p°o. "^ ""'""'«"'• missory note endorsed by the president or vice-president of the said company and countersigned by the secretary and treasurer, a,uthorized by a quorum of the board of directors, shall be binding on the said company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange, so made, shall be pre- sumed to have duly been made under the necessary author- ity until proof of the contrary, and it shall not be necessary m any case to affix the seal of the said company on such promissory note or bill of exchange ; neither shall the president, or vice-president, secretary and treasurer of the said company be held individually responsible for the same, unless such promissory note or bill of exchange have been issued without the authority of the board of directors as hereby provided and enacted. firJf • +W- ^'^''*°? ""' *^^ "'^J^"*^ °^*^«^ ^ay. fromVaca„ci«t. time to time, replace one or more directors deceased or •"• '"••d up. relusing to act as a director, by choosing among the share- holders one or more persons, holders and owners of a sufficient number of shares to qualify them to act as direc- tors as above mentioned : anrl tho Rm'/I /liVo..+^^c. „« ,_j folto in ^ ^^^^ general meeting in March .it i . t ■HMUHHMaMiiiAiii ' 356 Agreementi with other rtilwsy com- paniea. Cap. 48. St. Lawrence, Low. Laur. and Sag. R. Co. 41 ViCT. 14. It shall be lawful for the said company to enter into any agreement with any other railway company for the location of the said railway in whole or in part, or for the use of the said railway at any time or for any period of time to such other company, or for the hiring from such other company any railway or a part thereof or the use thereof ; or for the leasing or hiring of any locomotive, tenders, or other movable property, and generally to make any agreement or agreements with any other company, touching the use by one or the other or by both companies, of the movable property of either or both, in whole or in part, or touching any service to be rendered by the one company to any other and the compensation therefor ; and any such agreement shall be valid and binding and shall be enforced by courts of law, according to the form and tenor thereof. Deuytooom- 15, The said railway shall be commenced bona fide ">•«»«« weo"- within two years and a half, and completed within ten pee e roa . ^^^^^ from the passing of this act. SCHEDULE A. * DEED OF SALE. Know all men by those presents that I, A. B., of in the County of for and in consideration of the sum of to me paid by " The St. Lawrence, Lower Laurentian and Saguenay Railway Company, " which I acknowledge to have received, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said St. Lawrence, Lower Laurentian and Saguenay Rail- way Company, their successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land {describe the land) the same having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purposes of their railway, to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the said company, their successors and assigns for ever. Witness my hand and seal, this one thousand eight hundred and day of Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of ' 3t, and to such other points in the Island of MoTitrfliil on or i" +^" Trir.in|fTr ^* +i,« — 4J River des Prairies, as the future wants of the communiiy may warrant ; and for the working of the said railway it J, i|jiili|||,,BipMPmi|r m Cap. 49. Montreal Island Railway Co. 41 ViCT Mod« of loco- motion ; double track. t« Bread tb. use dummy en- . '//'i„ ,■ ofthosaid liiio; -^jvuwercd to lay out part or tho whole of by the direotors ; and 'ij* T M .Is .' s shall be lawful for the said comj gines, or horso power on part k < . and the said company iAm and construct a double tr^ck on said railway, if deemed n 'cessary the gauge of tho said .ailway shall be of the breadth to be determined by the directors of the said company ; and the building of the said railway may be commenced at such point, or points, within the above m' , ..its, as shall be decided upon by the director of the faid company. Kipropriation. J?. The Said I'ompany is empowered to take and appro- priate, for its L .tions or depots, where such stations or depots may bo requiri^d for any of tho works by this act authorized, u-h immovable property as may be rcciuired therefor, subject to the provisions of tiie Quebec Railway Act, 1869, in th it behalf. Capital itook. 4. The capital stock of the company shall be one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into one thou- sand shares of one hundred dollars each, w.th the right Increaae. of increasing the capital stock to two hundred tlioii- sand dollars when deemed advantageous by a iniiiority of the stockholders of th^ said company. The said capital stock shall be raised by the persons and corporations who Appropriation may become shareholders ni such stock ; and the said of money money so raised shall be applied, in the first place, towards the payment and discharge of ?11 fees, expenses and disbursement for procuring the pasf^ing of this act, and for making the surveys, plans, and estimtes, relating to the works hereby author '^d, and all tho I'mainder of such money shall be applied . ardb snaking, .'iistructiiig, maintaining and working the said railway, and for no other purpose whatsoever incompatible with this act or the law. raised. First direc- tors ; their powers. •"5. The said John Henry Pangman, the Hon oi able Joseph Adolphe Chapleau, William Oliver ^^ iotianan, John Lewis Cassidy, William Bunco p Mciiiiren, the Honorable Louis Beaubien, Willian. ^us> ' Lambe, Jackson Eae and Joseph Bonham Clay, ht »y consti- tuted and appoiiited the first directors the ompany, and until others shall be appointed as hereinafter pre- scribed, they shall constitute the board of directors of the said company, with power to fill any vacancies that may 0!*cur therein to onen stock books and make a call on the shares therein subscribed, to call a meeting of sub- scribers for the election of directors in the manner herein- 1878. Montreal hlnmt Railway Co. Cap. 49. S59 after provided, mid, with all snoh othur powers s\h by the tjuebec railway act, ]869, and the act thirty-first Vi(;toria, chapter twonty-four, of the statutes of Quebec, are conferred upon such board of directors. <». When and so soon as twenty five thousand dollars naginninif of ot the said capital stock shiill have been subscribed, the »P"»"om. oompanvmay enter upon its dutifs, and it shall be'luw- Ii! R ^^^^ directors, or a majority of them, to h annual meeting shall bo published one month previou ni two newspapers published in the said city of Montrea., le in the English language and one in the French language, and in any other manner that may be prescnbe 1 by the by-laws of the company. '?• -^^Pu'^T' •''^?^.^ ^^ '^^""'^^^ '''' appointed a director Qualification unless He holds, in his own name and right, shares in the »f <••'««' ■" ■capital stock of the said company to the amount of one thousand dollars, and hare paid up all calls on such shares. ». Three of the said directors shall form a quorum for Quorum the transaction of busines ; and the said directors shall choose among them Mves a president and a vice-president, p,eMdent; and may employ one of their number as mana£rin"- director ^'««P'-m' who may have a salary to be determined by the board of S dleowr*" directo s. * 10, Each shareholder shall be entitl-d to a number ol\'ot. wd right voics c;j i ro me numbei' oi shares he ^^haii have had in "» """"g- lis own name at least two weeks prior to the time of voting ; provided that no party or parties shall be entitled %~ I ariKHi linili ;i S60 Cap. 49. Montreal hlenul Ruiliray Co. 41 VlCT- to vote at the meetings of BhareholdorH who shall not have paid up all the callH duo upon his ' " their ntock at least twenty four hourb before the houi appointed ftxr the meeting. Noteiandbitii 11. The said company shall have the power to become of«Mhing». parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange for suins not less than one hundred dollars ; and any such promis- sory note made or endorsed, and any such bill of exchange drawn, accepted, or endorsed by the president, or the vice- president of the company, and countersigned by the secre- tary and treasurer, shall be binding on the said company, and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the company affixed to any such promissory note or bill of exchange ; nor shall the president, vice-president or secre- tary and treasurer of the company, so making, drawing,, accepting or endorsing any such promissory note or bill of exchange, be thereby subjected individually to any liability whatever. Rftilwaj OTM- ■ed or iot«r leoted. '.• i Aj^reementt with the MontreklCity Pasaengor Railway Co. 12. It may and shall be lawful for the said company to^ cross, intersect, join and unite their railway with any other railway, at any point on its route, and upon the lands of such other railway, with the necessary conveniences for the purposes of such connection, and the owners of both railways may unite in forming such intersection, and in granting the facilities therefor ; and in case of disagree- ment upon the amount of compensation to be made there- for, or upon the point or manner of such crossing and connection, the same shall be determined by* arbitrators to- be appointed by one of the judges of the Superior Court for the Province of Quebec. 1*?. It shall be lawful for the said company and* the^ Montreal City Passenger Railway Company, to enter into any agreement or agreements for the use by the one or the otber of said companies, or both companies at the same time, of the railroad of such other company or of any part thereof, or of any station, cars, or any other movable or immovable property of either of such companies, or of both such companies, or touching any service to be rendered by the one company to the other, and the price and com- pensation for such services, or for the construction of one or more branch roads, one or more tramways, in order to facilitate the junction of the railroads for both companies ; and any such agreement, executed in due form of law by the two companies, shall be valid and binding, subject^ however, to any statute now in force in reference f > the -^owers and obligations of the said mentioned Mo aeal City Passenger Railway. 41 Vict. lot have at K'ttHt for the become lor sums promis- xchange the vice- rio BPi^re- ompany, il of the r bill of or secre- Irawing, -JT bill of liability ipaiiy to irith any the lauds ences for ij of both , and in disagree- ide there- sing and ;rators to- or Court and' the nter into ne or the ;he same any part >vable or )r of both rendered aid com- in of one order to npanies ; [■ law by , snbject, ze t 1 thft Mo a-eal 1878. Quebec, Montreal, Ottatm S( Occidental Railwat/. Cap. 8. 361 1 *. The provisionH of the gcncfral railway act of Quebtjc, R«ii«»y Aet, in so far as applicable, shall apply to the corapauv hereby <^^ ^- '• ">> incorporated. ' t« apply. 1'^. This act shall come into force on the day of its a« ta foro.. sanction. CAP. III. An Act to place the " Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occi- dental Railway," under the control of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works. [Assented to 20lh July, 18t8.] HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. From and after the coming into force of the present control of th» act, the " Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Rail- Q- m- o- »«>d way," shall be und.T the control of the CommisHioner of °" ^' Agriculture and Public Works, and the Commission created by the act 39 Vict., cap. 2, shall cease to exist. 2. All the powers and duties v ested or assigned by the certain powers Act .39 Vict., cap. 2, and by any other act or law, in or to *'*""''""<* '* the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway rw. Commissioners, shall be transferred to, vested in and exer- cised by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works. All contracts, bonds, agreements or engagements, law- coBfraou. Ac, fully entered into by or with the said Quebec, Montreal, «""«'* o»' Ottawa and Occidental Railway Commissioners as such, ll^tZriiy. shall enure to the use of Her Ma-'jesty, and may be enforced and carried out under the authority of the Commifinioner of Agriculture and Public Works, as if they had been entered into with Her Majesty under the authority of the Act 32 Vict., cap. 15, and its amendments. J?. The powers of the Commissioners he^pby transferred Powers of the to the Commissioner of Agriculture md Public Works*'"™- ■"*''«<* shall, as respects the said Quebec, Montre.il, Ottawa and '? Ilo gom"" Occidental Railway and works, be in addition to any ^- »»<* p- ^^ powers the said Commissioner may, as such, have with respect to the said Railway and works, as public works . under the Act 32 Vict., cap. 15, and its amendments, and the said Commissioner may, in any case relating to the said railway and works, exercise any powers given him by W V^JIM? "xet !RMn -"■-"tf^RS' B * , 'i' 362 Caps. 15, 2. Lake Champlain Sfc.,R.—Queb. R. Act. 42-43 VlCT. either of the acts hereinbefore cited and applicable to such case, not including however, the powers of expropriation for the said railway, which shall be exercised only under and in virtue of the provisions of " The Quebec Eailway Act, 1869," and its amendments. Proviso. i i ■'-" Act in force. 4. The present act shall come into force as soon as an order in council to that effect, shall have been passed and published. Preamble. Eel ay for oompIetioD, extended. CAP. XV. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway Company. [Assented to 20th July, 1818.] WHEREAS the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway Company have, by their petition, represented that it is desirable to amend their Act of incorporation, and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : J . The delay granted for the completion of the line of the said company and of the works connected therewith, is hereby extended to three years from the twenty third of December next. Interpretation 2, The present Act and the Acts of this Province 35 ofoertainaot8.yjp^^ Cap. SI ; 36 Vict., Cap. 48 ; 39 Vict., cap. 54 ; 40 Vict., cap. 32, shall be read and interpreted a« forming one and the same Act, for the purposes of the said railway. Aot in force. 3. This Act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. 8. 13, Railway act, 186U amauded. CAP. II. An Act to amend the Quebec Railway Act, 1869. [Assented to Slst October, 18*79.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : I. Section 18 of the said act is amended by adding the following words at the end thereof : " And after the thirty days following the general annual meet' H 1879, Quebec R. Act.— St. Lawrence and Ind. V. R. R. 43 Vict. 363 llig of the shareholders for the election of directors of the difforent companies, which will occur after the com- ing into force of this act, and on the date fixed by the charter of each company, it ehall be the duty of tlie Board ofDiroctors and of the Secretary, to call a general meeting General of the Shareholders, whenever required so to do by a ''^''^tins of requisition in writing, signed by one or more Share- tTerttfn" holders holding at least one half of the subscribed capital purpo.e8. stock of the Company, for the transaction of such business m may be set forth in the said requisition, which business «hall be mentioned in the notice calling the meeting. J?, raragraph 2 of section 20 of the said act is amended § 2 of s. 20, by the addition of the words following : amendea, " And in every train containing more than one second smouing for- mass car for the tranepoi tation of passengers, there shall bidden in bo one second class car in which smoking shall be prohib- *""'"'" ""' ited, and when a train contains only one second class car lb? the transportation of passengers, a p.art of such car shall be divided off, in which smoking shall be prohibited. " certain oars. CAP. L. An Act to amend the Act of Incorporation of the *' 8t, Lawrence and Industry Village Eailroad Com- pany. " [Assented to dlst October, 1879.] WJIEE^AS the St. Lawrence and Industry Village Preamble llailroal Com.pany have, by their petition, prayed that the Act of the Legislature of the late Province of Canada, passed in the session thereof hold en in the tenth and eleventh years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled : "f^^ ^^^ *o incorporate the St. Lawrence and Industry Village Kailroad Company, " be amended, and whereas it W (expedient to grant the said petition ; Therefore, Her Mnji'sty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : I. The first section of the said act is hereby amended : s. i of act of By striking out, in the twenty sixth and twenty seventh '""•' amended. line» thereof, the words : " The St. Lawrence and Indixstry yillage Railroad Company, " and substituting therefor the lollowing ; "The Joliette Railwav C^omp.arp'^^ " Hy sJriking out in the forty 'fourth line thereof the Word« : " The St. Lawrence and Industry Village Rail- *te »«Hlll I I Power to extend tbe road. 364 Cap. 50. St. Lawrence and Jnd. Vil. R. R. 42-43 YiCT. road, " and substituting therefor the following : " The Juliette Eailway ; " By adding at the end of the said section the following sub-sections ; " The said Company shall also have power and autho- rity to extend their said road from a point at or near its actual terminus, in the Town of Joliette, heretofore known as the Village of Industry, in the District of Joliette, and to or in the direction of St. G-:')rielde Brandon, in the District of Richelieu ; and to construct, maintain and work such branches, in the same manner as the part of the said road already constructed, saving the moditica- tions established by this act. The said Company shall also have power and au- thority to sell or lease their said railway ; to purchase or rent any other railway connecting with theirs, on such terms and conditions as may be deemed advisable ; to make with any other railway, or navigation company, such traffic arrangements as may be found necessary and according to law. The said Company shall also have power and au- thority to subscribe to the capital stock of any railway or navigation company., provided that such subscription be decided upon at a general meeting of the members of the said Company, and that it be made in such manner, on such conditions and for such shares, as shall be deter- mined by the said general meeting, prinoipai The principal office of the company will be in the said offioe. Town of Joliette. " Power to Bell or lease. Power to sabsoribe to stock of other companies. S. 3 of said act, amended S. 4., amended. Deposit of maps and plans, iSeo ?. The third section of the said act is hereby amended, by striking out, in the third line thereof, the words . " whatever be the angle at which such line shall intersect the said highway, " and substituting therefor, the follow- ing : " unless leave has been obtained from the proper municipal or local authority for such purpose. " 55. The fourth section of the said Act is hereby amend- ed by striking out all that part thereof following the words : " such map or plan, " in the eleventh line of said section, and by substituting therefor the following sub- section ; " The said map or plan and book of reference shall be examined and certified by the Commissioner of Agricul- ture and Public Works or his deputy, and a duplicate thereof so examined and certified, shall be deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works, and the said Company shall be bound to furnish copies of such map or plan and book of reference, or such parts thereof 43 Vict. •: "The )llowing d autho- or near eretofore strict of Brandon, maintain the part noditica- and au- chase or on such able ; to ompany, 3ary and iind au- dlway or iscription imbers of manner, be deter- L the said imended, words . intersect e follow- le proper y amend- ving the le of said -^iug sub- ; shall be Agricul- duplicate osited in , and the ; of such ts thereof 1879. St. Lawrence and Ind. Vil. R, R, Cap. 60. 365 as relate to each district through which the railway is to pass, to be deposited in the office of the clerks of the peace for each of such districts respectively ; such map or plan and book of reference so certified, or a true copy thereof, cerlified b^-- the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works, or by the clerks of the peace, shall be received as evidence in every court of law and else- where. " ■*. The fourteenth section of the said Act is hereby s.i4, repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof : '""«°'*«<*' " So soon as the said map or plan and book of reference, Purchase of shall have been deposited as aforesaid, and notice of its 'f°'* ^?' ""' being so deposited shall have been given, tluring at" least one calender month, in at least one newspaper, if there be any, published in each of the districts through which the railway is intended to p:iss, it shall be law- ful for the said Company, to apply to the several owners of, or parties herebv empowered to convey the lauds through which such Railway is intended to pass, or which may suffer any damage from the taking of ma- terials, or the exercise of any of the powers grailted to the said Company by this Act, and to agree with such owners respectively, respecting the compensation to be paid to them by the said Company for the purchase there- of, and for their respective damages and to make such agreements and contracts with said parties, respecting the said lands, or the compensation to be given for theCompon.atlon. same, or for the damages, or as to the mode in which the amount of the said compensation shall be ascertained, as such parties and the said Company shall deem expedient ; and in case of disagreement between the said Company and the said owners or parties, or any of them, then all questions which shall arise between them and the said Company, shall be settled as follows, to wit : The deposit of the map or plan and book of reference, Settlement of and the notice of such deposit, given as aforesaid, shall 'iifl'i«°">«» be deemed a general notice to ail such parties as aforesaid, "" """P°""' of the lands which will be required for the said Railway and works. The Company shall serve a notice upon the opposite Notice to party, containing a description of the lands to be taken, "ppo'ito or of the powers intended to be exercised with regard to Su. any land, giving a description thereof, a declaration that the company are ready to pay a certain sum or rent as the case may be, as compensation for such lands and for the damages arising from the exercise of such powers, auii Uie name of a person w^hom they appoint as their arbitrator, if their offer be not accepted ; and such notice 866 Cap. 50. St. Lawrence and Ind. Vil. R. R. 42-43 ViCT, It oppoette party is absent. Appointment of nworn Burveyor if opposite party ntimcg no arbitrator. If arbitrator ta named. shall be accompanied by the certificate of some sworn land surveyor for the Province of Quebec, residing in the district of Joliette, or in an adjoining district, being a disinterested party, and not being the arbitrator named in the notice, stating that the land, (if the notice relate to the taking of the land,) is shown in the map or plan deposited as aforesaid, as being required for the said Railway and works, or as being within the line of devia- tion hereby allowed from the line of the said Railway, that he knows such land or the amount of damages likely to arise from the exercise of such powers, and that the sum so offered is, in is opinion, a fair compensation for such land and for such damages as aforesaid. If the opposite party be absent from the district in which the lands lie, or be unknown, then, upon application to the judge of the Superior Court residing in the district, accompanied by such certificate as aforesaid, and by an affidavit of some officers of the Company, that the opposite party is so absent, or that, after diligent inquiry, the party on whom the notice should have been served could not be found, such judge shall order that the notice as aforesaid (but without the certificate), be inserted three times in the course of one month, in some news- paper published in the district, or if there be no news- paper published therein, then in a newspaper published in some adjacent district ; but if the competent judge is interested in any lands taken or required by the company, any other judge of the Superior Court in the Province, shall, on the application of the Company, exercise in such case, all the powers giv^n by this section, to the resident judge in cases in which he is not interested. If, within ten days after the service of such notice, or within one month after the first publication thereof the opposite party does not give notice to the Company, of his acceptance oi the sum offered by them, or does not give them the name of a person whom he appoints as arbitrator, then the judge may, on the application of the Company, appoint a sworn land surveyor for the Province, to be sole arbitrator for determining the compensation to be given by the company as aforesaid. If the opposite party shall, within the time aforesaid, notify the said Company, of the name of the person, such party shall appoint as arbitrator, then the said two arbi- trators shall jointly appoint a third, or if they cannot agree upon a third, then the judge shall, on application of the said party, or of the Company (previous notice of at least one clear day having been given to the other party), appoint a third arbifciaiui". t I s a I •a t 6 e t( e ji a t< P 0] 1819. SL Lawrence and Ind. Vil. R. R, Cap. 60, 867 or arbifrflfnr'i^"^'*"^*''''' f/^^ *'^° ""^ *^«°^' ''^ ^^e sole Proceeding, arbitrator being sworn before one of the commissioners "^ arbitral., for receiving afiidavits to be used in the Superior Court! faithfully and impartially to perform the duties of thei; oihce, shall proceed to ascertain the amount of compen- sation to be given by the Company, in such manne?, as he or they, or a majority of them, shall deem best, and he award ol such arbitrator, or of any two of them or of he sole arbitrator shall be final and conclusive, pw'idedp • that no such awr ■ d shall be made or any official actVdoiie '"""" by such majority, except at a meeting held at a time and Pkce of which the third arbitrator shall have had a^ W on<. clear day's no ice, or at such time and at such place to mP l^^T'l.T'^'^tf ^* ^^""^ *^« t^i^^ ^^bitrator was present, shall have been adjourned ; but uo notice to the SSTn'.fPr'"\P^'^*J^ ^^'^^l ^« necessary, and theV sha be he d to have been sufficiently notified through the "itl'tut^ '^""^^T ^PP'^^^ted or whose appoXent thMT shall have applied for. ^^^^^t nl^Vl^^^ t^\T^y'' *^*^ ^h^ ^w*^^^ ffi^en by any sole art,itrator, shall never be for a smaller sum tha/ that Offered by the Company as aforesaid ; and if, in any case Where three arbitrators shall have been appointed, the Bum awarded be not greater than that offere.! by the Com! pany, the costs of the arbitration shall be borne bv the opposite party, and be deducted from the compensation herwise they shall be borne by the said Company and the judge.'"'' ^"^ '"'^' '^ ""' "S^^^^ "P^"' be ta/ed br The arbitfators or a majority of them, or thp roIpp * thetS' "'^ T"^r "^ «^*^' - solemn affirmatot-'— the parties or such witnesses as shall voluntarily appeal- before him or them, and may administer such^oa h oi affirmation ; and any wilfully false statement made by any witness or party, under such oath or affirmation, shall accordl^y.'"'"''^ "^^ '''''''^' P*' 'i^^>^ *^^ ^' pumLhable to,^KK.^SV ^^ ^^Ta *"/ it^^'*^ arbitrator or sole arbitra- Third toi, shall be appointed, shall, at the same time, fix a dav""'^*""'' on or before Which the award shall be made, and if the same be not made on or before such day, or some other day either by the consent oi the parties, or by the order of the judge, as It may be for reasonable cause shown on he application of such sole arbitrator, or of one of th^ art>itra' tors after one cl.ar day's notice to the others, then the sum offijred by the Company as aforesaid, sliai be the com^ It the party appointed by the judge ae third arbitrator rr,i , » , or sole arbitrator, die befori theawmd be made, or refuse "- 17111 ijik I 368 DeaSning of coiiipat\^ from no»i:o. Surveyor, not diequalifiod for certain Want of ford not fatal. f'.iiab'. Cap. 50. St, Lawrence and hid, Vil, R. R, 42-43 VlCT. to act or fail to act within a reasonable time, then, upon the application of either party, the judge, being satisfied of the fact by aifidayit or otherwise, may, in his discre- tion, appoint another in his stead ; and if the arbitrator appointed by the said Company or by the adverse party, die before the award shall be made, or leave t.ie Province, or become unablo to act within a reasonabl") time, the judge, being satisfied of that fact by affidavit or otherwise, may, upon application, after one clear day's notice, authorize the said Company, or the opposite party, as the case may be. to appoint another in his stead, notifying the other arbitvators of such appointment, but no re-opening or repetition of prior proceedings shall be required. I'he Company may desist from such notice as aforesaid, and afterwards give new notice with regard to the same or other lands to the same or other party, but they shall, in any such case, be liable to the party, first notified, for ail damage J or costs by him incurred in consequence of such first notice and desistanoe, and no change of owner, after the notice, shall affect the proceedings, but the party notified shall be still deemed the owner, except as to the payment of the sum awarded. It shall be no disqualification of the Surveyor or other person offered or appointed as valuator, or as arbitrator, that he be professionally enployed by the Company, or by the opposite party, or that he has previously expressed an opinion, as to the amount of compensation, or that he be related or of kin to any member of the said Company, provided he be not himself personally interested in the amount of such compensation ; and no cause of disquali- fication shall be ur^ed against any arbitrator appointed by the judge, after his appointment, but all the obiections, thereto in such case, shall be raised previously to the same, and its validity or invalidity summarily determined by the Judge ; and no cause of disqualification shall be tirged against any arbitrator appointed by the Company ; or by the opposite party, after the appointment of a third arbitrator ; and the validity or invalidity of the objections as to disqualification urged against any such arbitrator, before the appointment of a third arbitrator, shall be sum- marily determined by the judge, on the application of either party, after one clear day's notice to the other ; and if such objections be maintained, the appointment shall be null, and the party offering the person so adjudged to bo disqualified, shall be held to have appointed no arbitrator. No aw ard made as aforesaid, shall be invalidated by any want of form or other technical objection, if all the require- ments oi' liiis act euaii Have Deen coiupiiea wiin, anu ii inc award shall state clearly the sum awarded, and the lands 1 s t 6 ti b; a tt P Si •43 VlCT. in, upon satisfied s discre* irbitrator ■se party, Province, ime, the therwise, luthorize case may he other ening or ^foresaid, the same shall, in id, for all e of such ler, after he party as to the or other ,rbitrator, ipany, or jxpressed »T that he Company, d in the disqnali- ippointed biections, the same, n^ned by be xirged ly ; or by ■ a third )bjections irbitrator, . be snm- cation of her ; and t shall be ^ed to be irbitrator. 3d by any e require* anu II tno the lands 1879. St. Lawrence and Tnd. Fit. R. R Cap. 50. 369 or other property, rights or things, for which such sum is to be the compensation; nor shall it be necessary that the party or parties to whom the said sum is to be paid bo named in the award " ' ^.Section 15 of the said ac", is hereby amended bvs i5of«»i^' striking out in the third line thereof, in the English versio J -uVfn'o*!' oi the same, the word : " matter", and substituting therefor """"''"'• wT ■r'n"'''"'®l"= and by staking out in the eighth line thereof the words .• " any justice of the Court of Queen's Bunch , and substituting therefor the words : " the iudffe " • and by striking out, in the fourteenth line of said section! the words: any such justice", and substituting therefor the words: "such judge." O. Section 16 of the said act is hereby amended b73.i6 striking out in the fifteenth and sixteenth lines thereof the "»'""i'"»- words: 'said Court of Queen's Bench", and substituting therefor the words: "Superior Court for the district in which such land is situate." ^u ''■ ?^'^i}^^ i¥ ^^- *^*^ ^'^,^^ *^* ^^ ^^^^^y amended by adding s. 23 mereto the toUowmg sub-sections : amended. "Moreorer the capital stock of the said Company may rncrea,e of be increased, from time to time, to any amount, but such"'"P"*'"°'"'- increase must be sanctioned by a vote in person or by proxy, of at least two thirds in amount of all the share- holders, at a meeting expressly called by the directors for that purpose, by a notice in writing to each shareholder Berved on him personally, or properly addressed to him! deposited and registered in the post office, at least twenty days previously to such meeting, stating the time and place and object of the meeting ; such notice shall moreover be published 111 a newspaper published in the said district ot Johette ; and the amount ofiucrease, and the proceedings ot such meeting, must be entered on the minutes of the proceedings, and thereupon, the capital stock may be increased to the amount sanctioned by such vote. "And in case of increase of the capital stock as provided Sub,eription in the preceding sub-section, the said Company may at ^°°^' >° •»»'' such times and places, and after such notices as may from '"'""" time to time, be determined by the directors, cause sub- scription books to bo opened, for receiving the signatures ot persons willing tq become subscribers to the said under- taking; and every person who shall write his or her signature, or who shall cause it to be written by his or her attorney in such book, as a subscriber to the said under- taking, shall thereby become a member oS iha ga^d ^•-•-•-•-- pany, subject to the same obligations, and enioyin'^^th'e same privileges as the other members of the said Oomplny." -'''■•-?i#ik' ss?^^K»r?Ka m i 1 ' 370 Cap. 50. St. Lawrence and Ind. Vil. R. R. 42-43 ViCT. B. 14 of .aia 8. Section 24 of the said act is hereby repealed and the a«t, r«peai«d. following inserted in lieu thereof: Power to " 24. The said Company may borrow, fxem time to time, borrow «p to either in Canada or elsewhere, such sum of money as may »76,ooo. ^^ necessary, not exceeding seventy five thousand dollars, for the purpose of completing, maintaining or working the said railway, and at a rate of interest not exceeding eight per cent per annum, and to make the bonds, debentures or other securities granted for the sums so borrowed, payable either in currency or in sterling money, and at such place or places within Canada or w ithout it, as may be deemed advisable, and to sell the same at such prices or discount as may be deemed expedient or be necessary, and to hypo- thecate, mortgage or pledge the lands, tolls, revenues and other properties of the Company, for the payment of the sums so borrowed and the interest thereon ; but no such debenture shall be for a less sum than one hundred dollars. 8.25, amendedi to itock. O. Section 25 of the said act is hereby amended : By striking out after the w^ord " share " in the fiiih line thereof, the words following : " less than fifty, provided always that no one proprietor as aforesaid, shall have more than fifty votes " ; . . v By striking out in the form contained in said section, the words: "the St. Lawrence and Industry village", and substituting therefor the word : " Joliette ', ; By adding at the end of said section the following sub- section : . Corporation. " Municipal corporations, subject to the limitations and may iiub«criboj.egtrictions by law prescribed, may subscribe for any ' '*"' number of shares in the capital stock of the said Company, and the mayor, warden or other head of&cer of any such corporation, holding stock to the amount of ten thousand dollars or upwards, shall be er:-officio, one of the directors of the Company, in addition to the number of directors authorized by the said act of incorporation." 10. Section 29 of the said act is hereby amended, by striking out, after the word : " fifty," in the third line thereof, the words : " and that in the month of January in the said year and each year thereafter and on such day of the month, thereafter, as shall be deter- mined by any by-law," and by substituting therefor the following words : "and that on the first Wednesday of February ot each subsequent year on the following day, when the said first "Wednesday shall be a legal holiday." g. so, II. Section 30 of the said act is hereby amended. Aman'ded. .^j sjtriking out of the second line of the said section. 8. 29 of tald 4tot, amended I 18719. Ottawa and Gat. Vul Raitm)/. in the French version thereof, ae word • substituting therefor the word ^ "• ae P im a^^^Hi 372 Cap. 51. Ham* of oof- poration and it« poweri. Power to coDitruet a }ailway< r.;; AmoDnt of tapital ttock. (jbares. Application of moneys. Power to purchase. Oi(am and Gal. Val. Haitway. 42-48 YiCT Grace, Patrick Farrrl, Dr. C. E, Graham, C. Dp\lin, A, Bourgeau, John iBrooks, G, Church, Dr. V. 8t. Joan, Jattieff W, Russell, Tatrifk Baskerville, M' V. P,, Edniond Kayrock John Little, W. D. Loslie, Patrick Ijogue, Jumes Logue, JamoB McAuly, John Grace, George Johnston, Jani.'& Martin, Rohert McAfee, Hercule Trempe, P. Moar, Tho- mas Moar and Ls. Dtihamcl M. D- M- P. P., J.L. P.O'Han-' ly, P. L. S., Esquires, with all such other iH^-rsons and corporations aB shall become shareholders in the Company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name of the : "Ottawa and Gatineati Valley Railway Company," and shall haver all powers appertaining to railway corporations m general, and the powers and privileges conferred on such corpora' tions, by the Quebec Railway Act, 1869, subject to the provisions hereinafter mentioned. 2, The said Company and their agents and servants may lay out, construct and finish a single or double line of Uway, of such width or gauge as the Company may sfee fit, from the north side of the Ottawa river, at or near the village of Hull, in the township of Hull, al^nig the west side of the river Gatinerv, ■.■■ a point at or near the Desert village, at or near the '- -'.nee of the riveriJ Desert and Gatineau, », The capital stock ol : ' < Haid Company ahall not ex' ceed, in the whole, the sunt of oug million dollara, with power to increase th ■ salfle as provided by the Quebec Rail- way Act, 1869, to be divided Into forty thotisand shares of twenty-five dollars each, which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinafter named, and such other persons and corporations as may become shareholders in the said Company, and the money so raised, shall be applied iH the first place, to the payment of all fees, expenses and disbur' gements for procuring the passing of this act, and for ma- king the surveys, plans and estimates connected with the road ; and the temainder of such money shall be applied towards making and completing and maintaining the said railway and cthet purposes of this act, 4. It shall be lawful for the said Company to receire by grant, either from Govemment or from any individuals or corporations, municipal or otherwise, either in Canada or elsewhere, as aid in the construction of the said railway, any vacant lots in the vicinity thereof or elsewhere, or anv other real or personal property, or any sums of money, cit'her as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and legally to dispose of the same, and alienate the lands 1879. Ottawa an.'} Gat. Vat. Rniltoay. Cap. 51, or other roal or personal property for the purposes of the said Company ni carrying out the provision of this act. 87S it Ls ^l^'rl^" IJo"oraWeGM.or^,,.Rryson, the Honorable L. -Rug- ProvUi„„», Cles Church, Alonzo AVri?ht, M. P., J. M. Currier M P -"'^«<>f"- Joseph Tasse, M. P.Joshua Ellard, E. B. Eddy, E.'McGiN P r-^'i ,?*•'• ??'''^''^ ^*- Bainbrid-e, Chas Loguo, P. arace, Patrick Farrell, Dr C. E. Graham, C. Dcvl.i,°A. Bonrgeau John Brooks, G-Chim-h, Dr. P. St. Joan, James AV. Russell Patrick Baskerville, M. P. P., Edmond Haycok, John Li W. A. LoHhe, Patrick Lo^vie, James Logue James Mc ^i? * r. ,f®' ^^o^'fe'^ Johnston, James Martin, li,„. M.-Afee, Herculft Tr.,.mpe, P. Moar, Thomas Moar and Duhamel, M. D M. R P.. J. L. P. O'Hanly, P. L. s. -Lsquires, sliall be and are herol>y constituted a Pward of provisional Directors of the Company, nine of whom shall lorma quormn, and shall hold ofii*., as such, until other Jirectors^ shall be ejected, under the provisions of this act toy the shareholders, and shall have power and authority tJ Jill vacancies occnrring therein, to open sto. k books and pro- ih.ir curesubscnptionsfor the undertaking, and to receive mv- ""em- inent on account of stock subscribed, and make calls upon fiubscribers in rc^spect of their stock,and to sue for and recover the same, and to cause surveys and plans to oe made and executed, and acquire any plans and surveys now existing, and to deposit, in any charter- ea bank ot Canada, any sums of money received bv them on account of stock subscribed, and to withdraw Their tnesame for 1 he purposes of the undertaking, and to re-P""""- ceive for the Company, any gift made to it in aid of the ^undertaking, and to enter into any agreement respecting the condition or disposition of any »■ shall apply to the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occi^ "o7 "^ *'' dental Railway, constructed under the authority of the act of this Legislature, passed in the thirty-ninth year of Her 39 vut., o. 2. Majesty's Reig-n, and intituled : " An Act respecting the construction of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occi- dental Railway," that is to say, in so far as they are appli- cable to the undertaking, and in so far as they are not in- consistent with or contrary to the provisions of the said act, or any other act respecting the same. 2. The said sections shall also apply to every railway The lam* constructed or to be hereafter constructed under the au- thority of any act passed by this Legislature, and shall, in so far as they are applicable to such undertaking, and un- less they are expressly varied or excepted by the special act be incorporated with the special act, form part thereof, and be construed therewith as forming one act. ». For the purpose of excepting, from incorporation with How any leo- the special act, any of the sections forming Part First of ''*° ""y •>« this act, it shall be sufficient, in the special act, io enact, Spo 'at!:? tHat the sections of this act, designating them by their '^'*'' '"y •?•■ title proposed to be excepted, shall not be incorporated """""• with such act, and the special act shall be construed ac- cordingly. +T,^4. ^i^® ^^'^^^"^^^ provisions of this act, from section Application of thirty-four to section ninety-seven inclusively, being Part ^'"*'°,P^i'''• Second, shall apply to the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and IT Occidental Railway, in so far as they are not varied by, or inconsistent with the special act respecting it, or contrary to its provisions, to all railways in course of construction by the government of the Province of Quebec, and the pro- 380 Cap. 43. Railways. m 48-44 Vict. 1111}"^ Province of Quebec, in the year eighteen hun- dred and sixty eight, in so far as they are not inconsistent wWlf / '^ k'*"^ ^'^ respecting them, and to all railways. s«hi,«M u i n^*^ ^^^^ ^^^"^ ^"i^e the said year, or which mav fr.^^:rifK°;b« hereafter constructed, under the autLri y Jf Iny spe^ia^ act passed by the Legislature of the Province of (Quebec ami wnl,-*''''"P''K''/T°'P^'"*"^ ^^'^ their construction mnH7r^ .^ ' '''^Jf * ^^'^y^ t« any provisions hereinafter made as to the application of any section or provision ot either part of the present act to any Railway, or as to the time from which it is to be held as so applying. PART FIRST. INTERPRETATION. ! is. Jim 'HBi Intarpraiation of words : — " The sieoial Mt; " . The expression ; " The Special Act, " used in this act «nall be construed to mean any act authorizing the con- struction of a railway, with which this act or "Tie Quebec Railway Act, 1869," is incorporated ; ^ •Pre.c,ibodr 2. The word : " prescribed," used in this act in reference to any matter herein stated, shall be construed to refer to SUCH matter, as the same is prescribed or provided for in the special act ; and the sentence in which such word oc- curs shall be construed as if, instead of the word : " pres- cribed, the expression :" prescribed for that purpose in the special act " had been used ; ^ f >■ ^tV'l ^fP^<^««^«?- " the lands," shall mean the lands vrhich, by the special act, are authorized to be taken or used for the purpose thereof ; r.»L^^^ ^T^'l'''' '." *t^ undertaking," shall mean'the railway and works, of whatever description, by the special act authorized to be constructed or executed. 5. The following words and expressions, both in this and the special act shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there is something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, that is to say • 6. The word: "Lands," shall include all real estate, SnuT^-^^^' tenements and hereditaments of any a llasl^^ "^^^^ ' " ^^^^' " ^^^" include any agreement for 8. The word : " Toll, " shall include any rate or charge or other payment, payable under this act or the special act for any passenger, animal, carriage, goods, merchandise, lixat- ters or things conveyed on the railway • 9 The word; "Goods," shall include things of every kind that may be conveyed upon the railwav. or unnn steam or other vessels connected therewith ; ■" - -r — " The laode; " " The under- taking, " In this and the special act " Landf j " " Lease ; " 'Toll;" "Goods J " 1880. Railwayi, Cap. 48. 981 [Teement for " the tLr iff'- nffl *^*^ P'^'^'"*^' ^^« expression ; ehall n such V^V'^''''T' \ " ^^""'^ "^ t^« P*-^^*-^, ""Cerk of th. incf;^«o 1.1 i\ ^^ "« understood to mean twn°^"»«Pe»oe i" l^s/'^es assembled and acting together ' special ^t, a/d shaK%:af J^^tl Xletwer' "^^ 'TPT'^ carry into effect the intentions and objects of this act and '""'^""•' *"' t 1: \ni-. 882 Cap. 48 Railmyi. 43-44 VlCT. of the special act therefor, and which are incident to such Civil Cod«. corporation, or are expressed or included in "the Civil Codt POWERS. Powen ; To reoelva f;rantf of and, ito ) Topurchoio Und { To occupy 7. The company shall have power and authority : 1. To receive, hold and take all voluntary grants and donations of land or other property made to it, to aid in the construction, maintenance and accommodation of the railway ; but the same shall be held and used for the pur* pose of such ffrants or donations only ; 2. To purchase, hold and take of any corporation or person, any land or other property necessary for the con* struction, maintenance, accommodation and use of the railway, and also to alienate> sell or dispose of the same at pleasure ; ' 8. No railway company shall take possession of, use or SeMhei'^o*' °<^*^^Py *^^y lands belongmg to the province, without the with oonyent couseut ot the Lieutenant-Gt)vernor in council ; but, with of the Crown} such consent, any such company may take and appropriate, for the use of their railway and works, but not alienate, so much of the wild lands of the Crown, lying on the route of the railway, as have not been granted or sold, and as may be necessary for such railway, as also so much of the public beach or of the land covered with the waters of any lake, river, stream or canal, or of their respective beds, as is Prorijo. necessary for making and completing and using their said railway and works ; subject, however, to the authority and control of the Parliament of Canada, in so far as shipping and navigation are concerned ; Power to carry 4. The company shall have power and authority to make, i8nd'i'ff''oo"" <^^"*y or place the railway across or upon the lands of any porations and corporation or person on the line of the railway, or within otherii ^YiQ distance from such line stated in the special act, although, through error or other cause, the name ot such party has not been entered in the book of reference herein- after mentioned, or although some other corporation or party has been erroneously mentioned as the owner of or entitled to convey, or as interested in such lands ; And aoroiB or 5. To construct, maintain and work the railway across, along iireami, along, or upon any river, water-course, canal, highway or -" ' ■ railway which it intersects or touches ; but the river, water-course, highway, canal or railway so intersected or touched, shall be restored by the company to its former state, or to such state as not to impair its usefulness ; sub- ject always however to the authority and control of the rarliament of Canada, in so far as respects shipping and navigation ; Proviso. Proviso I mmfmmmmmmmmiim 43-44 VlcT. lent to such "the Civil rity : grants and it, to aid in fction of the for the pur* •poration or 'or the con- use of the the same at J >n of, use or without the ; but, with appropriate, alienate, so )n the route and as may >f the public if any lake, I beds, as is g their said ithority and as shipping ity to make, ands of any ir, or within special act, ime ol such 3nce herein* poration or e owner of mds ; way across, hij'hway or tne river, tersected or its former Iness ; sub- itrol of the ipping and 1880. Riiilways. Cap. 43. 3S3 worked by the force and power of Rt».nTn nr r.v *v. * ""• <* mor. purpose to eiercLe and poasess all the powers, priviWes neLS;yTnt ™l.:eL"?t°L°ttr""'. "".'? "'"'^^ - -' "- usimrofthoR-il^,,, : making, eitonding and ••■• "a ihi.ii. "pecfal a^t ! ^"""'' '" ^"""""""^ "' ">« act, and ti ih.-£T.&^ iZ.ll lhtrkiirr;^'rate°"the Z?'' T"" -^-"7'- which the same shll'l t tfanspone^ XThe'^^Sr'S" ""^^^^^^ SS^ra^°n^» '-'' 'W„r^and^to'.Slit's'nt t^S^ completing, maintaining or wo^ng™? rjl3t3'.t°r""" mfk "theto^d" exceeding the lefalrate peT7nnum,and at such prices or discount as may be deemed exDedient^^-"^ be necessary, and to hypothecate, mor^^ge or S for ?^' *S"'' '"''"''"'' ^^'^ °*^«^ Properties^of the company for the due payment of the said sums borrowed and tiS interest thereon ; but no such debenture shall be for a let sum than one hundred dollars ; 12 To enter into and upon any Crown lands witlinnf previous license therefor, or into an,? ViLl, *? ' i^"J^°"*T(,ent.rupon auv corDoratinn nr nl^l^^ or into and upon the lands of land.. Ac. for Tro^Toiiir o7trrS«"4*nsr'iitir *» *"'-d. ■•-. '. . 1 I tiiWis ; 1. 811 To r«moT« irM* I To cron or untU with Dth«r rait* Cap. 48. Railways, 48-44 Vict. &ut not with- out applioa- tlon to the railway oom- tnittee, under Motion 34 J To eonitruet branch rail- ways on oer- tain oondl<- tions I To eonitruet branch lines for certain parposea j 18. To fell or rotnove any trees standiiiji^ in any woods lands or forests, where the railway passes, to the distance of six rods from either side thoreol ; 14. To cross, intersect, join and unite the railway with any other railway, at any point on its route, and upon the lands of such other railway, with the necessary convenien* cos lor the purposes of such connection ; and the owners of both railways may unite in forming such intersection, and grant the facilities therefor ; and in case of disagree* ment upon the amount of t^ompensation to be made there* for, or upon the point or manner of such crossing or con- nection, the same shall be determined by arbitrators to be appointed by a Judge of the Superior Court ; 15. But no railway company shall avail itself of any of the powers contained in the next preceding stib-section, Without application to the railway committee, constituted under the section 84 of this act, for approval of the mode of crossing, unioii or intersection proposed, of which appli- cation, notice in writing shall be given to any other railway company atfected, by sending the same by mail or otherwise, to the address of the president, superintendent, managing director or secretary of any such railway com* Eany, and when such approval has been obtained, it shall e lawful for either railway, in case of disagreement as to the amount to be paid for compensation, to proceed for the determination of such compensation as provided in the said sub-section. 16. Any railway company may construct a branch or branches, net exceeding six miles in length, from any ter- minxis or station of their railway, whenever a by-law, sanctioning the same, has been passed by the municipal council of the mitnicipality, within the limits of which such proposed branch is situate, and no such branch shall, as to the quality and construction of the road, be subject to any of the restrictions contained in the special act or in this act, nor shall anything in either of the said acts aiithorize the company to take, for such branch, any lands belondn^ to any party, without the consent of such party first obtained ; lY. For the purpose of connecting any city, town, village, manufactory or manufactories, mine or mines, or any quarry or quarries of stone or slate, or any well or spring, with the main line of the railv/ay of the company, or with any branch thereof, or with any railway worked or leased by the company ; and for the purpose of giving increased facilities to business, or for the purpose of transporting the products of any such m'.nnfactory, mine, quarry, well or "Dfin"" it sbnll be lawful for t\\(> onrnvtartTr fn Vmilrl rnalro and construct, and to work and use, sidings, switches or her or 3-44 Vict. ny woods le (liNtance way with [ upon the •onvonien* 10 owners torsoi'tion, (lisn^rroe* lado fhoro' iig or cou- itors to be of an 7 of ib-80ction, onstitiited the mode lich appli any ot )y mai intendent, way com' 1, it shall aent as to ed for the 3d in the branch or n any ter- a by-law, nnnicipal of which nch shall, 36 subject act or in said acts any lands ich party 1, village, ly quarry with the with any leased by increased )rtin^ the J, well or ild, makfi ■itches or 1880. JRailiPnyt. Cap. 48. 386 branch linos of railway, not to exceed in any one case, six miles in length : I'rovided always, that the »ompany shall p,otIm. not proceed to locate or build any branch lino of more than -one quarter of a mile in length, under this section of this act, until public notice shall have been gi i'en for six weeks, Notic to b« in some newspaper published in the county or counties «''•»» through or in which such branch line is to be made, Ihat It IS the intention of the company to apply to the Lieute- nant-Governor in council to sanction the building of such branch line, and to expropriate; the necessary lauds for that purpose, under the compulisory powers vestctd in them by this act, or by any other act m their behalf; nor unless M.p. .nd the company shall, prior to the iirst publication of suchP'""! notice, have deposited in the registry office of any city, 'SSliln'nt' county or part of a county, in which the lino or any part governor in thereof is to be constructed, the maps and plans indicating""""""' me location of the line ; nor until the company shall have submitted such maps and plans to, and until such maps and plan, shall have been approved by the Lieutenant- Governor in council, after the expiration of the notice ; And provided further, that the order of the Lieutenant- Proviw , time all the powers given them, with respect to their main lin-.. ""Ji J"""* by the act incorporating the company, and the acts amend- ing the same, or relating to the company, or the act authorizing the construction of the main line, and this act and any act amending the same ; and each and all the provisions of the said act, which are applicable to such extension, shall extend and apply to every such siding, switch or branch line of railway ; 18. Any railway company, desiring, at any time, toTom.ko change the location of its line of railway in any particular ''i'""'^'" '° part, for the purpose of lessening a curve, reducing aJ.nw'r^atany gradient, or otherwise benefiting such lino of railway or '™'' *^°"' °"- for any other purpose of public advantage, may make such """ p^'P"'"' change ; and all and every the clauses of this act shall refer as fully to the part of such line of railway, so at any time changed or proposed to be changed, as to the original Ime; but no railway company shall have any right to Proviso, extend its line of railway beyond the termini mentioned m the special act ; 19. The original capital stock of any railway company '''° ''""•"• may be increased at will to any amount- but such increase, l?i.k*fb.'w must be sanctioned by a vote in person or by proxy, of at °»°^"o" ''^»' 2^ .f *- J » conditions. ' '1 if '■ ' i » if!/ .< ^^' «l in^mppppppHpilil .? |i ' 386 Cap. 4t Railwaji/», 4B-44 Vrcr. least ttvo-tfiirds iu atnount of nil (hn shareholders, at x meetiuy expressly called by the tlll'eetoru ibr that purpose^ hy a notice iu writing to each whimtholder, H«rA'ed on him personally, or properly directed to him, and deposited in the post office, at least twenty dtty» jtrevions to such meet' ing:, stating the time and place ami object of the meeting, f.nd the amount of incr(>aso, ajid (ho proceedings of such meeting must be entered oii the luililileM of the proceedings and thereupon the capital stock may he increased to the amount mentioned by such a vota. I'LANS AND HUItVftYM. II' If i: rl'' Pi''' ProTiaioni regpeotiDg surveys and lerels. Map aiid brok of reference j contents : To be examin- ed, certified and copies deposited. Access to oopiet. Certified copies to be evidence. Oi"i?sion or errors liow remedied) «, Plans and surreys shall be mnde and corrected as follows : 1. SurA^eys and levels shall H la\mi and made of the lands through which the railway i« le pisix, together with a map or plan thereof, and oj its ctmi'ixe and direction, and of the lands intended to be posHed over and taken therefor, so far as then ascertained ; and, bJso a book of re^ference for the railway, in which shall be w(4 forth ; a. A general description of thu nftid lands ; b. The name of the owners and owciiplers thereof, so fai' as they can be ascertained, and c. E very tl: nig necessary for tho right ttnderstanding of such map or plan ; 2. The map or plan and book of fefefettce shall be ex- amined and certified by the comminsloner of agriculture and public works, or by his dopnty and a duplicate thereof so examined and certihed, shall b«* (leptwited in the office of the department of agriculture ftjul public Works, and the company shall be bound to fnvolNh copies of such map or plan and book of reference, or of NUch parts thereof as relate to each county through which the railway is to pass, to be deposited in the registry oi\im» fw such counties respectively ; 3. Any person may resort to sueh (ic»ples, and may make extracts or copies thereof, as oocaslon reqtiires, paying to the registrars, at the rate 6f ten omitu ibr every hundred W^ords ; 4. Such map Or plan and book of fpfer^nce so certified, or a true copy thereof, certihed by the commissioner of agriculture and public works, or by the registrars, shall be sufficient evidence in any court of la^ and elsewhere ; 5. Any omission, mis-stateraout Of orroneous description of such lands, or of the owners or oeouplers thereof, in any map, or plan or book of referonco, may, after giving ten day.s' aotiee to the owners of aiich IftnaB, be corrected by any Judge of the Superior Coiu't, on application made to 8-44 Vrcr. ders, at af t purpose^ d on him posited in ach meet' meeting, fs of snch oceeding& 3ed to the fleeted a» de of the thef with :tion, and 1 therefor, rerference 30f, so far anding of tail be ex- ^icnlture ite thereof the office ofks, and Btich map thereof as is to pass, counties [lay make paying to hundred certified, ssioner of 3, shall be here ; e»cription of, in any iving ten ■rected by L made to 1880. Railways. 43-44 Vict. 387 him for that purpose, and if it appears to him that such oinission, mis-statement or erroneous description arose from mistake, he shall certify the same accordingly ; 6. The certificate shall state the particulars of any such Certificates re. oinission, and the manner thereof, and shall be deposited '"""8 thereto. with the registrars of the counties respectiveley in "which such lands .ire situated, and be kept by them, along with the other documents to which they relate ; ajid thereupon, such map, or plan or book of reference shall be deemed to be corrected according to such certificate ; and the com- pany may make the railway in accordance with the cer- tificate ; 7. If any alterations from the original plan or survey Alterations are intended to be made in the line or course of the from original railway, a plan and section of such alterations, as have "'"°^* been approved of by the Legislature, on the same scale and containing the same particulars as the '^nginal plan Or survey, shall be deposited in the same iuer as the original plan, and copies or extracts of such plan and sec- tion, so far as they relate to the several districts or counties, in or through which such alterations have been authorized to be made, shall be deposited with the registrars of such counties ; 8. Until such original map, or plan or book of reference. Railway not to or the plans and sections of the alterations, have been so ''? proceeded deposited, the execution of the railway, or of the part maps,"&oI thereof affected by the alterations, as the case may be, shall deroe'ited,' not be proceeded with ; 9. The registrars shall receive and retain the copies of Registrars to the original plans and surveys, and copies and extracts ''f'*l°.''°P'" thereof respectively, and shall permit all persons interest- plan" ao*' ed to inspect any of the documents aforesaid, and to make copies or copies and extracts of and from the same, under a penalty e^traots. for each default of four dollars ; 10. The copies of the maps, plans and books of reference, Copies oer- orof any alteration or correction thereof, extracts there- "j**^. ''b "^'^'"d from, certified by the registrar, shall be received in allevldeSoeT courts of justice, or elsewhere, as proof of the contents °°'""''- thereof, and the registrar shall give such certificate to all parties interested, when required ; 11. No deviation of more than one mile from the line of Line not to the railway or from the place assigned thereto, in the said '*.*'''*'« °""« map or plan, and book of reference or plans or sections, from pUn.'" shall be made into, through, across, under or over any part of the lands not shewn in such map or plan and book of reference, or plans or sections, or within one mile of the said line and place, save in such inRtanrAQ as nra nrniri/io/j p„^..^ tor by the special act ; 888 Cap. 48. Railways. 43-44 YiCT. 11%,, t. and public workt As to errors In 12. The railway may be carried across or upon the the name ofa i^nds of any person on the line, or within the distance from fn booVoV * such line as aforesaid, although the name of such person reference. j^as not been entered in the book of reference through error or any other cause, or through some other person is erroneously mentioned as the owner of or entitled to con- vey, or as interested in such lands ; Map, Ac, of 13. A map and profile of the completed railway and of medT/the^' the land taken or obtained for the use thereof, shall, within department of sixmonths after completion of the undertaking, be made and agriculture gj^^ j^ \)^q department of agriculture and public works, and like maps of the parts thereof, located in different districts and counties, shall be filed in the registry offices for the counties in which such parts are respectively situate ; and any company failing or neglecting to furnish such map within the said period, shall incur a penalty of two hundred dollars, and a like penalty for each and every month such faillure or neglect shall continue, recoverable in Her Ma- jesty's name in any court of competent jurisdiction ; 14 Every such map shall be drawn on such scale, and on such paper, as may, from time to time, be designated for that purpose by the commissioner of agriculture and public works, and shall be certified and signed by the president or engineer of the corporation ; 15. The plans and books of reference which have, before this date, been deposited in the offices of the peace by railway companies, under the jurisdiction of this Leg- islature, shall within three months from the sanction of the present act, be delivered and deposited by such clerks (Of the peace in the registry offices of the counties, in which are situated the lands mentioned in such plans and books of reference, and such clerks of the peace shall obtain a receipt from such registrar for such plans and books of reference ; provided however that when a plan and book of reference shall include lands situated in more than one county, although in one district only, such plan and book of reference may be deposited in the registry office of either of the said counties, and in such case, the registrar, who shall have received such deposit, shall • cause to be made, by a sworn land surveyor, a copy of that portion of the plan, which is to be deposited in the registry office of the other county or counties, in which are situated some of the lands mentioned in the said plan, and he shall ' prepare and certify a copy of the book of reference to Copies'tobe make it correspond with the Said plan ; which said copies depoitted. q£ ^^g pjg^jj ^^^ ^jQQ^ ^ reference shall be deposited by the said registrar in the, registry offices of the coxmties to which such copies of the plan and book of reference relate ; ftoTiso ; Cost* provided moreover that the costs and disbursements, oc- oopies to^be"' casioued by such copies of the plan and book of reference , On what scale and paper to be draTTD. Plans, Ao., heretofore de- posited with clerics of the peace to be transferred to xegistrsrs. Proviso ; If lands are in more than one county. -44 Vict. upon the auce from :'h person 5 through person is d to con- ay and of 11, within made and rorks, and t districts !es for the Late ; and such map ) hundred >nth such Her Ma* n ; scale, and ^uated for iture and id by the ch have, the peace this Leg- notion of ich clerks in which md books . obtain a 1 books of id book of than one and book office of registrar, ause to be it portion stry office ! situated d he shall ference to aid copies Dosited by ouuties to ice relate ; ments, oc- referenct, 1880. Railways. Cap. 43. 389 shall be at the expense of the railway companies inte- paid by raii- rested, and shall be, by the latter, paid to the said re- p*^,';"" (fistrar who, to that end, shall hare a right of action in his own name against all such companies. LANDS AND THEIR TALUATION. O. The lands which may be taken without the consent of the proprietor thereof, shall not exceed thirty-three yards in breadth, except in places where the railway is raised more than five feet higher, or cut more than five feet deeper than the surface of the line, or where a double track is established, or w^here stations, depots or other con- structions shall be erected, or goods delivered ; and then not more than two hundred and fifty yards in length by one hundred and fifty yards in breadth, without the con- sent of the person authorized to convey such lands ; and the places, at which such extra breadth is to be taken, shall be shewn on the map or plan, or plans or sections, in so far as the same may be then ascertained, but their not being so shewn upon the plans shall not prevent such extra breadth from being taken, provided it be taken upon the line shewn or w ithin the distance aforesaid from such line ; 2. The extent of the public beach, or of the land covered with the waters of any river or lake in this province, taken for the railway, shall not exceed the quantity limited in the next preceding sub-section ; 8. AH corporations and persons whatsoever, usufructua- ries, institutes, guardians, curators, executors, adminis- trators, and all other trustees whatsoever, not only for and on behalf of themselves, their heirs and successors, but also for and on behalf of those whom they represent, whether infants, issue unborn, lunatics, idiots, /ewes covert, or other persons seized, possessed of, or interested in any lands, may contract, sell and convey unto the company all or any part thereof ; provided always that in all cases in which the parties, above mentioned shall have no legal right to sell and convey the ownership of the said lands, they shall, after having given due notice to the parties in- terested, obtain, from a judge of the Superior Court, per- mission to sell such lands ; and the said judge shall give the necessary orders for the investment of the price there- of, in such manner as he shall deem expedient and in accordance with the laws of the Province to protect the rights of the owner of such lands ; 4. But the powers by the next preceding sub-section, conferred upon ecclesiastical and other corporations, trustees of land, for church or school purposes, or either, executors appointed by wills, in which they are not in- Extent of lands to be taken without oonient of pro- prieton. ^ztra breadth for stations, iSco. Extent of pnb* lio beaoli to be talcen. Corporation!, iSco , may oob- Toy lands to oompany. Proviso; order of Judge re- quired ia certain oases- Limitations of powers in cer- tain oases. 1,1 , ii rm ■(■Ml IM 'it if ■t ■ill I i ! i 1 1 i ■ 1 390 Cap. 43. Railways 43-44 VlCT. ECect of sale under prece- din|; sub-seo- tions. Difposal of purohaeo money. Effect of con- tracts made before deposit ' of map. vested with any power over the real estate of the tes- tators, administrators of person.^ dying intestate, but at their death seized of real estate, shall only extend and be ex- ercised with respect to any of snch lands actually required for the use and occupation of any railway company ; 5. Any contract, agreement, sale, conveyance and assu- rance so made, under the two preceding sub-sections, shall be valid and effectual in law, to all intents and pur- poses whatsoever, and shnll A'est in the railway company, receiving the same, the fee-simple in the lands in such deed described, freed and discharged from all trvists, re- strittions and limitations whatsoever ; and the corporation or person so conveying, is hereby indemnified for what it or he respectively does by virtue and in pursuance of this act ; 6. The company shall not be responsible for the dispo- sal of any purchase-money for lands taken by them for their purposes, if paid to the owner of the land, or into court for his benefit, as hereinafter provided ; 7. Any contract or agreement made by any party au- thorized by this act to convey lands, and made before the deposit of the map or plan and book of reference, and be- fore the setting out and asciitaining of the lands required for the railway, shall be binding at the price agreed upon for the same lands, if they are afterwards so set out and ascertained, within one year from the date of the contract or agreement, and although such land may in the mean- time, have become the property of a third party ; and pos- session of the land may be taken and the agreement and price may be dealt with, as if such price had been fixed by an award of arbitrators as hereinafter provided, and the igreement shall be in the place of an award ; 8. All corporations or persons who cannot, in common course of law, sell or alienate any lands so set out and as- certained, shall agree upon a fixed annual rent as an equi- oourseofiaw, valent, and not upon a principal sum, t^ be paid for the upYn a*flx*ed lands ; and if the amount of the rent is not fixed by volun- tary agreement or compromise, it shall be fixed and all proceedings shall be regulated in the manner herein pres- cribed ; 9. And for the payment of the said annual rent, and every other annual rent agreed upon or ascertained, and to be paid for the purchase-money of any lands, or for any portion of the purchase-money of any land which the ven- dor agrees to leave in the hands of the company, the rail- way and the tolls thereon shall be liable and chargeable, in preference to all other claims and demands thereon whatsoever, proA'ided the deed creating such charge and mortgage be duly registered in the registry office of the proper district, county or registration division ; Corporations or others who cannot sell in ordinary rent. Lien for piiy Jnent of such rent. Proviso. 1880: RaUioays. Cap. 43. 391 of 10. Whenerer there is more than oue party proprietor of When more any land as joint tenant, or tenants in common, or par t/i- ti>«n ono pro- application may be made to the owners of lands or to par- Undr"*"^ ° ties empowered to sell lands, or interested in lands, which may suffer damage from the taking of materials, or the •exercise of any of the powers granted to the railway, and, thereupon agreements and contracts may be made with fiuch parties, touching the said lands or the compensation to be paid for the same, or for the damages, or as to the mode in which such compensation shall be ascertained, as may seem expedient to both parties ; and in case of disa- Arbitration in greement between them, or any of them, then all questions ^J^fa"" of which arise between them shall be settled as follows, that *'"''°""''- is to say ; 12. The deposit of a map or plan and book of reference. Deposit of and the notice of such deposit, shall be deemed a g >neral P'""' ''''•• *" jnotice to all the parties, of the lands which will be re- notfoe".""' quired for the railway and works ; 13. The notice served upon the party shall contain : a. A description of the lands to be taken, or of the Notice to op- powers intended to be exercised with ree-ard to any lauds, P"s>'o party, describing them ; ^ Zlt'tontain. b. A declaration of readiness to pay some certain sum or rent, as the case may be, as compensation for such lands or of such damages ; and, c. The name of a person to be appointed as the arbitra- tor of the company, if their olfer b > not accepted ; and such notice shall be accompanied by the certificate of a sworn surveyor for the province, disinterested in the matter, and not being the arbitrator named in the notice, establishing ; That the land, (if the notice relate to the taking of land,) shewn on the said map or plan, is required for the railway, or is within the limits of deviation, hereby allowed ; That he knows the land, or the amount of damage likely to arise from the exercise of the powers ; and That the sum so olfered is, in his opinion, a fair compen- sation for the land, and for the damages caused ; fill l' i ■■ n •" 1 S9. Cap. 48. I . Railways. 43-44 Vicrr. 'l^l If the oppoille party ia abaent or ii not known, sppli- ofttion to iudge. If Judffe bo iotereated. P»rl7 not ao- oepting the oompany'a cETer, and net appointing an arbitrator. Appointment of Arbitrator by oppoaite party ; third arbitrator. Duties of ar- bitrators. Award of two to bo luffluient. 14. If tho opposite party is absent from the district or county in which the lands lie, or is unknown, then, upon application to any judge of the Superior Court residing in the district or to any judge of the said court, exercising his functions therein, accompanied by such certificate as afore- said, and by an affidavit of some officer of tho company, establishing that the opposite party is so absent, or that,, after diligent enquiry, the party on whom the notice ought to be served cannot be ascertained, the judge shall order a notice, as aforesaid, (but without a certificate) to be in- serted three times in the course of one month in some newspaper published in such district or county ; and if there be no newspaper published therein, then in a news- paper published in some adjacent district or county ; 15. Whenever any of such judges is interested in any lands, required by the company, within the district in which he resides, or in which he exercises hia functions, or whenever there is no judge in such distric*, any judge of the Superior Court, residing- or exercising bis functions in any adjoining district, who is not interested, shall, on the application of the company, or of the opposite party, exer- cise, in such cases, all the powers given by this section to the resident judge, or to any judge exercising-his functions in the district in which the required lands are situated ; 16. If within ten days after the service of such notice, or within one month after the first publication thereof, the opposite party does not notify to the company his accept- ance of the sum offered by them, or notify to them the name of a person whom he appoints as arbitrator, then the judge shall, on the application of the company, appoint a sworn surveyor for the Province, to be sole arbitrator for determining the compensation to be paid as aforesaid ; 17. If the opposite party, within the time aforesaid, no- tifies to the company the name of his arbitrator, then the two arbitrators shall jointly appoint a third, or if they can- not agree upon a third, then the judge of the Superior Court shall, on the application of the party or of the com- pany (previous notice of, at least, two clear days having been given to the other party,) appoint a third arbitrator"; 18. The arbitrators, or two of them, or the sole arbitra- tor, being sworn before some justice of the peace for the district or county in which the lands lie, faithfully and impartially to perform the duties of their office, shall pro- ceed to ascertain the said compensation, which the com- pany must pay in such way as they or he, or a majority of them deem best, and the award of such arbitrators, or any two of them, or of the sole arbitrator, shall be final and conclusive ; but no such award shall be made, or any ofii- cial act be done, by such majority^ except at a meeting held -44 Vior. istrict or »en, upon ssiding in ciamg his J as afore- company, t, or that,, ice ought ill order a to be in- in some ;y ; and if n a news- id in any istrict in ictions, or r jud^e of ictions in II, on the irty, exer- lection to functions ;uated ; notice, or sreof, the is accept- them the then the appoint a rator for iaid ; esaid, no- then the they can- Superior the com- 8 having^ hitrator ; e arhitra- e for the fully and ihall pro- the com- jority of 8, or any final and. any ofli- ting held 1880. Railways. Cap. 48. 893 at a time and place of which the other arbitrator has had at least two clear day's notice, or to which some meeting, at which the third arbitrator was present, had been ad- journed ; and no notice to either of the parties shall be ne- cessary but each party shajl be held sufficiently notified, through the arbitrator appointed by him, or whose ap- pointment he required ; 19. The arbitrators, in deciding on such value or com- a,k-, . . pensation, are authorized and required to take into consid- con.id:r " . *" eration the increased value that would be sivon to anv ''"»"'i7?'»« lands or grounds through or over which the railway will 'andT"""-* pass, by reason of the passage of the railway through or over the same, or by reason of the construction of the rail- way, and to set off the increased value that will attach to tne said lands or grounds, against the inconvenience, loss or damage that might be suffered or sustained, by reason 01 the company taking possession of or using the said • lands or grounds as aforesaid ; 20. If in any case where three arbitrators have been ap-Co,t«.how pointed, the sum awarded is not greater than that offered p"''*- the costs of the arbitration shall be borne by the opposite party, and be deducted from the compensation, but if other- wise, they shall be borne by the company, and in either case, they may, if not agreed upon, be taxed by the iudjre upon a petition to that effect duly served upon the adverse • party at least two days beforehand, with a copy of the bill 01 costs in detail ; 21 The arbitrators, or a majority of them, or the sole ArbUracor. aroitrator. may m their discretion examine, on oath or so- ""^ ""■"'°» lemn affirmation, the parties, or such witnesses as volunta-°° " nly appear before them or him, and may administer such oath or affirmation. „ 22. A majority of the arbitrators, at the first meeting Time withu alter tHeir appointment, or the sole arbitrator, shall fix a"''*"'' »>'«'' day on or before which the award shall be made ; and ifS"'^'"' the same 18 not made on or before such day, or some other ' day to which the time for making it has been prolonged, either by the consent of the parties or by resolution of the arbitrators then, the sum offered by the company, as afore- said, shall be the compensation to be paid by them • 23. If the sole arbitrator or the third trbitrator appoint- Arbitrator ed by the judge, or any arbitrator appointed by the parties, iy^^i< 4°. orthe third arbitrator appointed by the two arbitrators, dies before the award has been made, or is disqualified, or refuses or fails to act within a reasonable time, then, in thecaseofthe solea^rbitrator, or in the case of the third aroitra.or sj.pp.ointed by the judge, upon the application of either ol the parties (previous notice of at least two clear days, having been given to the other party), the judge i Vi ; I i ,! '\%. j»l»- %'i J if' 894 Cap. 48. Railways. 43-44 Vict. ¥ jMiii wh\ I being satisfied by affidavit or otherwise of such death, dis- qixalification, refusal or failure, may appoint another arbi- trator in his place ; and, in the case of any arbitrator ap- pointed by the parties, the company and party respectively, may each appoint an arbitrator in the plaice of the arbi- trator so deceased or not acting, and if the company or the party refuses or neglects to appoint such arbitrator, on ap- plication by the company or the party, as the case may be, previous notice, of at least two clear days, having been given to the other party, the judge being satisfied by affi- davit, or otherwise of such death, disqualification, refusal or failure or of the neglect to replace such arbitrator so deceased, or not acting, shall appoint another arbitrator in his place, and in the case of a third arbitrator appointed by the two arbitrators, the provisions of the seventeenth sub-section of the present section shall apply, but no re- commencement or repetition of prior proceedings shall be required in any case ; Company may 24. Any such uotice for land, as aforesaid, may be de- ooBts.'' ^*^'°*sisted from, and new notice given, with regard to the same or other lands, to the same or any other party, but, in any such case, the liability to the party first notifi<;d, for all damages or costs by him incurred in consequence of such first notice and withdrawal,shall subsist ; .Surveyor or 25. The suTveyor or other person, offered or appointed as diequaimed""' Valuator or as sole arbitrator, shall not be disqualified by unless person- reason that he is professionally employed by either party, or ally mtetested. ^j^jj^. jjg has previously expressed an opinion as to the amount of compensation, or that he is related or of kin to any member of the company, provided he is not himself personally interested in the amount of the compensation ; and no cause of disqualification shall be urged against any , arbitrator appointed by the judge after his appointment, biit the objection must be made before the appointment, and its validity or invalidity shall be summarily deter- mined by the judge ; 26. No cause of disqualification shall be urged against any arbitrator appointed by the company or by the oppo- site party after the appointment of a third arbitrator ; No objections and the validity or invalidity of any cause of disqualifi- "ft"' Third' r ^8,tion urged against any snch. arbitrator, before the appoint- bitJator' h«b meut of a third arbitrator, shall be summarily determined by the judge, on the application of either party, after two clear days' notice +o the other, and if the cause is determined to be valid, the appointment shall be null, and the party offering the person so adjudged to be disqualified, shall be held not to have appointed an arbitrator ; •*"'"^"°* 2t. No award shall be invalidated from any want of want of form, form or Other technical objection, if all the requirements of Whondisqual ifiontion must be urged. been ap- pointed. 1880. Railways. Cap. 43. 395 this act have been complied with, and if the award state cleai-ly the sura awarded, and the lands or other property right or thing for which such sum is to be the compensa- tion ; nor shall it be necessary that the party or parties to whom the sum is to be paid, be named in the award ; ^8. Upon payment or legal tender of the compensation Po,.e„ion oranmuilrent so awarded or agreed upon to the party '""^ ''* "'''«° enti led to receive the same, or upon th*. deposit in cou/t 3^^. Tf oi ine amount ot such compensation in the manner herein- »"■" awarded, alter mentioned, the award or agreement shall vest in the company the power forthwith to take possession of the lands, or to exercise the right, or to do the thing for which such compensation or annual rent has been awarded or agreed upon; and if any resistance or forcible opposition be made by any person to their so doing, the iudffe may on jiroot to his satisfaction of such award or agreement issue his warrant to the sherifl" of the district, or to a bailiffwarrant of as ne may deem most suitable, to put the company iu poasoaaion. possession, and to put down such resistance or opposition which the sheriff or bailiff, taking with him sufficient assistance, shall accordingly do ; wiSont'tcr™'* r^ ^^'^ be granted by any such judge When warrant without such award or agi-eement, on affidavit to his °f po'^e^ion satisfaction that the immediate possession of the lands, orSlTard of the power to do the thing mentioned in the notice j/"'"'"'^"'' necessary to carry on some part of the railway, with which the company are ready forthwith to proceed ; b Eut no judge shall grant any warrant under this sub- on what oondi section, luiless ten days' previous notice of the time and "«- o'n'r place, when and where application for its granting willber^J"''«K' made to him, has been served upon the ower of the land -"1"."' or the party empowered to convey the land, or interested in the and sought to be taken, or which may suffer damage, irom the taking of material sought to be exercised, or the doing of the thing sought to be done, by the railway com- Snon ihT t ^"yj^^^*^ ^'^""^ ^^y such warrant, except Deposit of upon the company giving security to his satisfaction, by =«'»P«'"ation depositing in an incorporated bank, to be designated by "'I"'''"'' him, to the credit of the company, and of such proprietor or such person jointly, a sum larger than his estimate of the probable compensation, and not less than double the amount mentioned in the notice served under sub-section thirteen of this section ; and the costs of the application to and 01 any hearing before the judge, shall be borne by the railway company, unless the compensatfon awarded shall be less than they had declared their readiness to pay • and the petition, writ of possession, certificate of deposit f'"""";*'!;' above mentioned, and all other documents connected with reeordT " such incidental proceedings, shall remain of reco-d in theco''t'" •]•'•! W III !!l i 896 Cap. 48. Railways. 48-44 ViCJT. i't Depottt to be paid out, only on Judge') order. Prorlio ; in OMe of absen teei. Reoonrae of unpaid proprietor. When the oompenaation ia to atand in plaoe of tbe land. archives of the superior court of the district in which such proceedings were held, and a special register of such pro- ceedings shall be kept by the prothonotary ; And no portion of such deposit or of the interest accruing thereon shall be reimbursed or paid to the company, or paid to the said owner or to the said person, without an order from the judge, who is authorized to issue such order, rendered in accordance with the arbitrators' award ; Provided always that when such owner or party is absent from the district, without having a known agent, upon whom such service can be made, or when such owner is unknown, application for a warrant may be made, at any time after the expiration of the mouth's notice mentioned in sub-section fourteen, without any other or further notice ; And every proprietor, who shall not be paid in full, in capital, interest and costs, the amount to him awarded by the arbitrators, within two months after such award, may then exercise his recourse against the company to recover the property in and possession of his land, and this by ordinary civil action, in which he may demand the damages to which he may be entitled ; 80. The compensation for any lands, which may be taken without the consent of the proprietor, shall stand in the stead of such lands ; and any claim to or incumbrance upon the said lands, or any portion thereof, shall, as against the company, be converted into a claim to the compensa- tion, or to a like proportion thereof, and they shall be res- ponsible accordingly, whenever they have paid such com- pensation, or any part thereof, to a party not entitled to receive the same, saving always their recourse against such party ; branoe'r&"' ^^- ^^ *^® Company has reason to fear any claims, mort- upon lands, io, gages or iucumbrauces, or if any party to whom the com- uken*'*'* °' pensation or annual rent, or any part thereof is payable, refuses to execute the proper conveyance and guarantee, or if the party entitled to claim the same cannot be found, or is unknown to the company, or if, for any other reason, the company deems it advisable, the company may pay such compensation into the haiids of the prothonotary of the superior court for the district in which the lands are situated, with the interest thereon for six months, and may deliver to the prothonotary an authentic copy of the conveyance, or of the award, if there be no conveyance, and such award, shall thereafter be deemed to be the title of the company to the land therein mentioned ; and pro- ceedings shall be taken to obtain the confirmation of the company's title, in the same manner as for other confirma- tions of title, except that, in addition to the usual contents ConGrmation of title. 44 Vict. ich such uch pro- iccruing pany, or thout an ue such award; is absent lit, upon )wner is e, at any entionea sr notice ; 11 full, in irded by ard, may a recover this by damages be taken d in the imbrance is against ampensa- 11 be res- ich com- atitled to i against ns, mort- the com- ; payable, rantee, or found, or ir reason, may pay notary ot lands are iths, and py of the iveyance, ) the title and pro- ^n of the confirma- L contents 1880. Railways, Cap. 48. 807 of the notice, the prothonotary shall state that the compa- Sp^cui „oti«.. ny 8 title (that is to say ; the conveyance or the award) is under this act, and shall call upon all persons entitled to the land, or representing or being the husbands of anv parties interested, to file their claims to the compensation or to a part thereof, and such claims shall be received and adjudged upon by the court ; 82. Such judgment of confirmation shall for ever bar all Effect of jadg- claims to the land, or any part thereof (includiiiff dower""'"' "f""'^" not yet open) as well as any mortgage or incumbrance ■°'"'°°°"""' upon the same; and the court shall make such order for ord,r for dl. the distribution, payment or investment of the compensa- tribution of tion and for the security of the rights of all parties inter- '"""''•"'•"'"'• ested, as to right and justice, and the provisions of this ^*^oo"mL «P«^i»l act and law, shall appertain ; 83. The costs of proceedings, or any part thereof, shall 0o8t« of pro- be paid by the company, or by any other party, as the "l''*'"*"-:^' court may order; and, if judgment of confirmation be ^'ovL^M'to Obtained m less than six months from the payment of the ?*>""•■" "^ '"* compensation to the prothonotary, the court shall direct a company if •" proportionate part of the interest to be returned to the com- J"'*8"""" "' pany, and if from any error, fault or neglect of the com-lTuZf^u^. pany, it is not so obtained until after the six months have '° "« month.. expired, the court shall order the company to pay the prothonotary the interest for such further period as mav be right ; ■' 84. Whenever stone, gravel, earth, sand or water is Power to t.k« required for the construction or maintenance or any rail- °'»'""''»'"' f"' way, or any part thereof, the company may, in case they ^rroad."""" cannot agree with the owner of the lands on which the same are situated, for the purchase thereof, cause a land surveyor duly licensed as such, to make a map and des- cription of the property so required, and they shall serve acopy thereof, with their notice of arbitration, as in the case of expropriation for right of way ; and all the provi- sions of this act, as to the service of the said notice of arbitration, compensation, deeds of sale, payment of money into court, the right to sell, and the right to convey, and the parties from whom lands may be taken, or who may sell, shall apply to the subject-matter of this sub-section and to the obtaining materials as aforesaid, and such pro- ceedings may be had by the company, either for the right to the fee-simple in the land from which the said material shall be taken, or for the right to take material for any time they shall think necessary ; and the notice of arbi- Notic, in «., iration, incase arbitration is resorted to, shall state the <>' "'•bUration. interest and powers required ; m. Whenever any gravel, sione, earth, sand or water is Power to mak« taicen as aloresaid, at a distance from the line of the rail- ''"''"R'- o""* daiti, Ao. ' • 1 898 ^ll^ iS. Raiheays. 48-44 Vict May be exor- clied foi rtpalrinff nnd tnaintainlng road. t^rorUloni when the whole lot or parcel of lajd oaD be pur- ohaaed With vlvaDUx^w. Right of owner to proceed by Way of arbi- tration. Notice to that effect, t/hat to eontain. Prooeedlngs. way, tht^ oompauy may Iny down tho necPHMary Hidings, W*ti*'Pip«« or oonduitH i\u(^ trackH ovor or throiiirh any 1«]MN tnterveninff bctwoen the railwn^' and {\w IuikIh on Whuil Kij' . nnateiial or water is found whatovor tht dis- tance ma> l>( and all thu provisions of this act, except such 08 relate to the filing of plans and i)ul)licaiiou of notices, fshall apply and may be used and exerciHcd to obtain the ri^ht of way from the railway to the land on which such materials are situated ; and such rij^ht of way may be accpiired for a term of years or permanently, as the company may think proper ; and the powers in this and the next preceding sub-section contained may, at all times, bo exercised and used in all respects, after the railway is constructed, for tho purpose of repairing and maintaiuing tho railway ; 86. Whenever for tho ptirposo of procuring sufRcient lands for stations or gravel-pits, or for constructing, main- taining and using the railway, any land may bo taken under the compulsory provisions of this section, and by purchasing the whole of any lot or parcel of land over which the railway is to run, or of which any part may be taken under the said provisions, tho company can obtain the same at a more reasonable price, or to greater advan- tage than by purchasing the roadway ^-iie only or only such part as aforesaid, the company may purchase, hold, use or enjoy the whole of such lot or parcel, and also the right of way thereto, if the same be separated from their railway, and may sell and convey the same, or any part thereof, from time to time, as they may deem expedient ; but the compulsory provisions of this act shall not apply to the taking of any portion of such lot or parcel, not necessary for the purposes aforesaid ; 87. if tha company has taken possession of any land, or performs any work thereon, or has removed materials therefrom, without the amount of compensation having been agreed upon or determined by arbitration, the owner of the land or his representative may, > mself, cause the valuation of the land or of the materials taken, to be made without prejudice to other legal recourse, if possession has been taken without his consent ; For such purpose he shall cause to be served, at the office of the comr -ny or on its president, a notice stating : 1. A d.^st "Oon of the land or materials taken ; 2. The i«n(. y-\. 1 lV>i- %nch. land or materials ; 3. The niiT;.-^ ( ^ << gf^v:>i who shall be appointed his ar- bitrator, if l.lf- d-; i'livci is not grpited ; 38.^Subse. li-.Mt, \h, 16, 17, Vj, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the present section shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the proceedings taken by the owner in virtue of the pre- ceding sub-section. % ■*k 1880. R(iilwni/!t Cap. 48. 399 irtho amount, a.l)uai?.. owner • I.i c'lthor ruNo the costs shall be taxed by the jml<(o, ifTob,,„,d ho parties do not ajrre,> npon the amount thereof; and this "AVw."' ill the manner indicated in sub-section 20 of this section. station Yr';;h!?l:"ti' 'f^% ^""ll^'^'T^"!"''-^'"- "^t anyp.,e„,i„«. station or pi ice on tlie lino ol sn<'h railway, more ample «h«n m„r. space tor (he conv.>nient accommodation of the public and;*"'7 '■ , ol tin, trnlfic OP the railway than they then possLs/or can fh'i'ac'cl'l. lake \nthout the consent of the proprietors thereof the ^'i?" f "" en , M,y may cause a plan to bo made of the additional lu^ou'cr""^ ground required at such station or plac-e for the i)urr)oses P'"'' aloresaid, not beinj? in actual use for similar purposes by any other rail waV .ompany, and, for the purpose ot'makinj 8U.h plan, shall have the powers granted to railway com- panies ior making surveys by section 7 of this act, and may transmit such plan to the commissioner of offriculture and public works with an application supported by affi- davit, on behalf of the company.referringto such plan, and stating that certain ground shewn thereon is necessary for the purposes aforesaid, and that no other s^round, suitable tor tlie purpose, can be acquired at such place on reason- able terns and with less injury to private rights, and re- questing the commissioner of agriculture and public works to authorize the taking thereof for such purposes, under tivpnllK '^ application ten days' notice shall be Noti.e to b, given to the owner of such property ; and the correctness «'""• of the plan and the truth of the allegations in such appli- cation shall be certified by the president or one of the di- rectors of the company, and by their engineer, and such plan and statement shall be made and transmitted to the commissioner of agriculture and public works, iu dupli- * «>.^''-Ji!-''°'""l'''f^''^' ""^ ^^"culture and public works CorUBcto of fxi. ^^a^ire into the correctness of the plan and the truth """""'"'o"" oi the allegations of the application aforesaid, and being "andTubUo"'* satished thereof, shall grant a certificate to t\at effect, de-'o'"' daring It to be necessary, in the public int .rest, that the ground shewn on such plan, or any less quantity, should be acquired by the company , and such certificate shall be annexed to one of the duplicates of the said plan and state- ment, and the other duplicate shall remain in the office of the commissioner of agriculture and public works. 13. Upon the granting of such certiiicai. aforesaid by Effect of «uoh tne commissioner ol agriculture and public works and bv '=""«<"'*«' »«"> ' """ "7 application of i-'il .1 ■! I 400 Cap. 48. Railways 48-44 Vict. nsoeaaary. certain provi- virtue thereof, the company shall have power to take the rtTtheiaodgro^iid shewn on the said plan «« required for the pur- cortified a> poses aforesaid, without the conmni of thd proprietors, and the company and all corporations of parties who could not otherwise convey the same to tho .'otiipany, shall have, with respect to any such ground, all tb« powers jrranted by the sections of this act, headed : " hKmin AND THEIR Valua- tion, " to railway companies, corportttious, and parties who could not otherwise convoy tho same, with respect to lauds, which may be taken without the consent of the pro- prietors thereof: and the enactmouti and provisions of the said sections, except such as refer to the map or plan and book of reference therein mentioned, or as limit the extent of land to be taken, shall apply and are hereby extended to the ground mentioned in the said certiilcate of the com- missioner of agriculture and publio works, and to all the proceedings connected with or eonseqttent upon the ac- quiring or taking of such ground, or any part thereof, with or without the consent of the proprietor ; and, if at any afte'rward,""' *"'^^ thereafter,, the company ehftll not require the whole required. Or any portion of the land acquirt«d under the above cited sections for railway purposes, then such land, as is not so required, shall be sold by publio auetion after thirty days' notice thereof in any newspaper, Sale of land Proof of certificate. 18. Any such certificate m ftf©r#sald, signed by the commissioner of agriculture and public Works, shall be received as authentic in all courts of law or equity, without proof of such signature or other |»videttc«, unless its authen- ticity be called in question. Application of *"*• The provisious of the four next preceding sections leot'ion"'"'""^^^*^^ *PP'^y *^ ®^^^y railway company heretofore, or which may be hereafter incorporated, and to any railway now built, or in course of construction or which may hereafter be built, as well as to those railways and railway companies to which this act is, by its provilions, declared to be generally applicable. HIGHWAYS AN» JmiHOBH. Railway not to 15. The railway shall no* be earrled along aii existing aroD"any l^iff^way, but merely cross the same in the line of the rail- highway with- way, unless leave has been obtaiui'd from the proper mu- mu^'rcra/'°'°^^^'^P*l<^''l°^*^*^^^''"*y ^^^^refor ; ajid no obstruction of authorities, such highway with the works shall be made without turning the highway, so as to h^ivo an open and good passage for earriages, and, oa completion of the works, replacing the highway, under a pt?nftlty of not less than 1880. Railways. Cap. 43. 401 forty dollars for any contravention ; but, in either case, the PtotUo. Tail itself, provided it does not rise above nor sink below the surface of the road more than one inch, shall not be deemed an obstruction ^ 2. No part of the railway which crosses any highway Rniiway not without being carried over by a bridge, or under by a '" "*« ""o" tunnel, shall rise above or sink below the level of the IboveTviri^ highway more than one inch; and the railway may be ""? '''g'"'»y. carried across or above any highway, within the limits rhe'same?""^ aforesaid ; 3. The span of the arch of any bridge erected for car- Height ana rying the railway over or across any highway shall at all °p^°J^^^'^8' times be, and be continued of the open and clear breadth "^^"^ '^ "''^°" and space, under such arch, of not less than twenty feet, and of a height from the surface of such highway to the centre of such arch of not less than twelve feet ; and the descent under any such bridge shall not exceed one foot in twenty feet ; 4. The ascent of all bridges erected to carry any hio-h- Ascent of Way over any railway, shall not be more than one foot°in ''"'^ses- twenty feet increase over the natural ascent of the highway and a good and sufficient fence shall be built on each side of the bridge which shall not be less than four feet above the surface of the bridge ; 5. With respect to any overhead bridge for carrying aProviMons highway, and to any other overhead erection in existence "'"^ respect all the time of the passing of the present act, upon any b'ridgofofer railway to wiiich this act applies, if the lower beams or ii'gbwaya. structures are not at a sufficient height above the surface of the rails to admit an open and clear headway of not less than seven feet between the top of the highest freight cars then running on the said railway, and the said lower b?aras or members, they shall, within twelve months from the said date, be reconstructed under the above conditions, together with proper approaches, at the cost of the railway company, or of the municipality or other owner of the said bridge, or of the said structure, and shall at all times thereafter, be maintained at such height. Each such railway And as to the company, before using higher freight cars than those run- <""« ""i^" ""^ ning on their railway at the time of the passing oi the pre- aZuTu'se eent act, or at the time of the reconstruction of such bridge '''g*!" ffeight or other structure as above mentioned, shall after having °"'' first obtained the consent of the municipality or of the owners of such bridge or other structure, raise the same, and the approaches thereto if necessary, at the costs and charges of the said railway company, so as to admit as aforesaid, an open and clear headway of not less than seven feet between the top of the highest freight cars there* 26 i 1 402 Cap. 43. Railways. 43-44 VrcT. Highway bridges, Ao., herenfter ooe- etruoted orer expenie. after to be used, and the bottom of the lower beams or members of stich bridge or other structure ; b, And -whenever an overhead bridge or any other erec-- tion or Ktruclure shall hereafter be constrncted for the passage of a highway over a railway, or whenever it shall ^^'J^''^^'^''^''^''^ become necessary to reconstruct any hightvay bridge, or tain height ' Other crection or structure already built over a railway, or of the hi'h"'' *° J^al^e large repairs to the same, lov^'er beams or mem-- freight oars' bcrs of the superstructure of any such bridge, or of any "^."L"^"" other structure and the approaches thereto, shall be cons- tructed, or let'onstructed at the cost of the railway com-- pany or of the municipality or other owner of the bridge, erection or structure, as the case may be, and shall at all times be maintained, at a sufficient height from the surface of the rails of the railway, to admit of an open and clear headway of not less than seven feet between the top of the highest freight cars, then running on the railway, and the lower beams or members of such bridge or other erection ;■ ProTiiions in and thereafter any railway company, before using higher cars bfing''''*'fi'6iff^t cars than those running on their railway at the time of the construction or reconstruction of, or large repair to, »uch bridge or other erection or structure, shall, after having first obtained the consent of the municipality, or of the ownerg of such highway, bridge, or other erection or structure, raise the said bridge, or other erection or structure, and approaches thereto, if necessary, at the cost and charges of the railway company, so as to admit, as aforesaid, an open and clear head-way of not less than seven feet over the top of the highest freight cars thereafter to be used on the railway ; Preeantion 6. Signboards, stretching across or projecting over the ^oMes'a'"*'^ highway crossed at a level by any railway, shall be erected highway. and kept up at each crossing at such height as to leave sixteen feet from the highway to the lower edge of the signboard, and having the words : " railway crossing " painted on each side of the signboard, in letters not less than six inches in length ; and for any neglect to comply with the requirements of this sub-section, a penalty n.ot exceeding forty dollars shall be incurred. used there after, FENCE». i-ences to be 16, Withitt SIX months after any lands hare been taken cath^slde of ^^"^ ^^'^ ^^^ °^ *^® railway, the company shall, if thereunta railway, with required by the proprietors of the adjoining lands, at its fr°o's8iD"» ^^'^ costs and charges, erect and maintain on each side of the railway, fences of the height and strength of an ordi' nary di^^ision fence, with sliding gates, commonly called hurdle gates, with proper fastenings, and farm crossings 1880. Railways Cap. 43. 403 on the road, for the use of the proprietors of the lands adjoining the railway ; and also cattle-guards, at all road crossings, suitable and sufficient to prevent cattle and other animals from getting on the railway ; 2. Farm crossings "shall be made and maintained by the Farm oroj- company, upon the application of any owner of laud, pre- "'nga- sent or future, on each such land ; 3. Until such fences and cattle-guards are duly made, Liability of the company shall be liable for all damages, which may o»'»pany until be done by their trains or engines to cattle, horses or other aJe'LVefte"''' animals on the railway ; 4. After the fences or guards have been duly made, and when to be while they are duly maintained, no such liability shall "^n^P'od- accrue for any such damages, unless negligently or wil- fully done ; 6. If any person rides, leads or drives any horse or any P6„on« pro- 'ji cier animal, or suifers any such horse or other animal to '"'■^"'^d ffom enter upon such railway, and within the fences andfrack/'L!'" guards, other than the farm crossings, without the consent "'tii cattu, of the company, he shall, for every such offence, forfeit a**"' Slim not exceeding forty dollars, and shall also pay to the party aggrieved all damages sustained thereby ; 6. No person, other than those connected with, or em- Not to walk ' ployed by the railway, shall walk along the track thereof, <»» 'be traok. except where the same is laid across or along a highway ; 7. Each and every railway company, heretofore incor- Po„er to erect porated, or which may hereafter be incorporated, as well ""ow fenoea on as the government of this province, with respect to all ,\^Jd^'''°« railways constructed by or being the property or under the control of the province, shall have the right, on and after the first day of November, in each year, to enter into and upon any lands of Her Majesty, or into and upon the lands of any corporation or person whatsoever, lying along the route or line of any railway, and to erect and maintain snow fences thereon, subject to the payment of such land damages (if any) as maybe thereafter established, in the manner provided by law with respect to such railway, to have been actually suffered ; provided always, that anyPmLoi snow fences so erected shall be removed on or before the first day of April then next following. TOLLS. IT. Tolls shall be, from time to time, fixed and regulated Toiia to be by the by-laws of the company, or by the directors, if f'"^ ^y ^y thereunto authorized by the by-laws, or by the sharehold-l*"'." "*"' ers at any general meeting, and may be demanded and re- ceived for all passengers and goods transported upon the railway or in the steam vessels to the undertaking belong- 1 t « ■ Ml ' m ; RH 1 [1 m Si«BiS* Mmmmi'i ■i te .04 Cap. 43. Railways. 43-44 Vict. ing, and shall be paid to such persons and at such places near to the railway, in such manner and under such regu- lations as the by-laws direct ; How payment 2. In case of denial or neglect of payment on detxiand of enfo!cer^ *" ^^1 ^nch tolls, Or any part thereof, to such persons, the same may be sued for and recovered in any competent court, or the agents or servants of the company may seize the goods, for or in respect whereof such tolls ought to be paid, and detain the same until payment thereof; and in the meantime the said goods shall be at the risk of the owners thereof ; When, if tolls 3. If the tolls are not paid w^ithin six weeks, the com- goorde^tained V^^l "lay Sell the whole or any part of such goods, and, may be eoid. out of the moucy arising from such sale, retain the tolls payable and all charges and expenses of such detention and sale, rendering the surplus, if any there be, of the money realized at such sale, or such of the goods as remain un- sold to the person entitled thereto ; When goods 4. If any goods remain in the possession of the corn- may be sold, pany, unclaimed for the space ot twelve months, the com- pany may thereafter, and on giving public notice thereof by advertisement for six weeks in one or more newspapers of the locality in which such goods are, sell such goods by public auction, at the time and place to be mentioned in Proceeds how such advertisement, and out of the proceeds thereof, pay d«ait with, such tolls and all reasonable charges for storing, adverti- sing and selling such goods ; and the balance of the pro- ceeds, if any, shall be kept by the company for a further period of three months, to be paid over to any party en- titled thereto ; 5. In default of such balance being claimed before the expiration of the period last aforesaid, the same shall be paid over to the treasurer of the province, to be applied to the general purposes of the province, until claimed by the party entitled thereto ; 6. All or any of the tolls may, by any by-law, be reduced and again raised, in whole or in part, by the by-laws, as often as deemed necessary for the interests of the under- taking ; but the same tolls shall be payable at the same time and under the same circumstances upon all goods and by all persons, so that no undue advantage, privilege or monopoly may be afforded to any person or class of persons by any by-laws relating to the tolls ; A fraction of a iT. In all cascs, a fraction in the distance over which h ''*e8tim*t°d ^5°°*^^ ^'* passengers are transported on the railway shall ■ be considered as a whole mile ; and for a fraction of a ton ■in the weight of any goods, a proportion of the tnlls p-hall bo demanded and taken, according to the number of quarters of a ton contained therein, and a fraction of a How balance to be dis- posed of. Tolls how raised and reduced. 1880. Railivays, Cap. 43. 405 quarter of a ton shall be deemed and considered as a whole quarter of a ton. 8. The directors shall, from time to time, print and Table of toUi stirk up, or cause to be printed and stuck up, in the office *" '!*"»'''' and in all and every of the places where the tolls are to and oar, be collected, in some conspicuous place there, a printed board or paper exhibiting- all the tolls payable, and partic- ularizing the price or sum of money to be charged or taken for carriage of any matter or thing ; 9. No tolls shall be levied or taken until approved of by toiu to be the Lieutenant Governor in council, nor until after two "PP'o'e-^br consecutive we^ekly publications in the Quebec Official a^rrubiui,,d U-azette oi the by-law establishing such tolls, and of the i" «•>«■ offi. order in council approving thereof ; Gazette. 10. Every by-law fixing and regulating tolls shall be Lieut.-ooT. subject to revision by the Lieutenant Governor in council """y revise by- from time to time, after approval thereof; and after an lou' "'''"'^ order in council, reducing the tolls fixed and regulated by any by law, has been twice published in the Quebec Official Gazette, the tolls mentioned in such order in council shall be substituted for those mentioned in the by-law, so long as the order in council remains unrevoked ; 11. The Legislature may, from time to time, reduce the When the tolls upon the railway, but not without consent of the^^^'s'iture company, or so as to reduce to less than fifteen per cent, tdu oS- per annum the profits on the capital actually expended in its '"y- construction ; nor luiless, on an examination made by the commissioner of agriculture and public works of the amount received and expended by the company, the net income from all sources, for the year then last past, is found to have exceeded fifteen per cent upon the capital so actually expended ; 12. No by-law of any railway company, by which any By-iaws im- tolls are to be imposed or altered, or by which any party p°"''K '•>"» '<> other than the members, officers and servants of the com-byT''e''u7e'ifant pany are intended to be bound, shall have any force or <^<"'»''""r i» effect until the same has been approv<^d and sanctioned by '"'""''"• the Lieutenant Governor in council. ? I tiSi.i!(f GENEBAL MEETINGS OF SIIAUEHOLDERS. I«. The shareholders may assemble together at general shnrchoideri meetings for imrposes connected with or belonging to the ""•? ''^'^ s'"- und(^rtaking, and at any annual g.-neral meeting, ^^y ""'"""" '°*''" elect directors in the manner provided by the next suc- ceeding section. And after thirty dnys following the May be oaUed general annual meeiijig of the shareholders ibr the election ".'""^ r^H"'"'- of directors of the diflerent companies, which will occur pro" ortson'of" after the coming into force of this act and on the day fixed »'"'"'»<''d"« im-mr»^ 406 Cap. 43. Railway. 'S. 43-44 Vict. ii Board of di- rectors to be elected. Who are en- titled to vote. Vaoaneies how to lio filled up. 'WhoquiIirn>d to be a director. Calling of apeoial muor- iii"8, Ao. Prorifo in oer tain oasvs. by the charter of each company, it shall be the duty of the board of directors and of the secretary to call a general meeting of the sliareholdcrs whenever required so to do by a requisition in writing signed by one or more share- holders, holding at least one-half of the subscribed capital stock of the company, for the transaction of such business as may be set forth in the said requisition, which business shall be mentioned in the notice calling the meeting. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS — THEIR ELECTION AND DUTIES. board of directors ot the undertaking to manage the Votei to be in proportion to shares. fSharelinUlorn may yoto Ijy proxy. 1». A its affairs, the ntiin])er whereof shall be stated in the special act, shall be chosen annually by a majority of the shareholders voting at stxch election at a general meeting, the time and place for wldch shall bo appointed by the special act, and, if such election is not held on the day appointed, the directors sliall cause sixch election to be held within as short a delay as possible after the day appointed ; ' 2. No person shall bo admitted to vote at such subse- quent meeting except those who would have been entitled to vote had tlie election been held 0]i the day when it ought to have been held ; 3. Vacancies in the board of directors shall be filled in the manner prescn-ibed by tlie by-laws. 4. No person shall be a director unless he is a stockholder, owning stock absolutely in his own right, and qualified to vote for directors at the election at which he is chosen ; 5. The method of calling general meetings, and the time and place of the first meeting. of stockholders, for the appointment of directors, .shall be determined and settled in the special act; ncA'crtholess, if the number of share- holders does 3iot exceed fifty, and if they all reside in the Dominion, su^h meetings, besides the mannci- prescribed by the special act may be convened by a registered letter, postage x^aid, and deposited in tlie poat-ofiiceat least fifteen days before that of the meeting. 6. The number of votes to which each shareholder shall be entitled on every occasio]! when the votes of the members are to be given, shall Ije in the proportion of the ininiber of shares held by him, u^iless otherwise provided by the special act ; T. Jlill shareholders, whether resident in the province or elsewhere, may vote by proxy, if they see fit ; provided that such proxy produce, fiom his constituent an iippoiut- meut in writing, in the words or to the efiect following, .liat is to say i f' 1880. Railwai;s. €ap. 43. 407 I, of the 1®* , one of the shareholders Form of proxy, railway compaJiy, do hereby appoint ' o''. , to be my proxy, aud in my absenee to Totoorgive my assent to any business, matter or thing relating to the said undertaking, that may be mentioned or proposed at any meeting of (he shareholders of the said vompany, or any oflhein. in svich manner as he, the said * thinks proper. In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set my liajul aud seaJ, the day of , in the year ; • ^'t '^'^*'7<**^««^^yPi"oxy «iiall be as valid as if the prin- Vote, by proxy cipals had voted in person; and eyery matter or thing, '°''*'"'"'^- proposed or considered in airy public meeting of the shareholders, shall be determined by the majority of votes and proxK^s then present and given, and all'deeisions and ^cts oi any ,^uch majority shall bind the company, and be deemed the deeisions and acts of the company ; 9. The directors appointtHl at the last ele(;tioii, or those Term of oSBee appointed in their stead, in case of vacancy, shall remain "*" '^'"•"o"- in office u)xtil the next ensuing election of directors ; 10. In case of the death, absence or resigivation of any vaearMeahow ot the directors, others may l)e appointed in their stead *"'»<*• by the other directors; but if such appointment be not made, such death, absence or resignatioj I shall not iuvali- shall act as chairman in the absence of the"''*'"* president ; 12. The directors at any meeting at which not less than Quorum, a quorum, to be settled by the special ^ct, are present, shall be competent to use and exercise all aud any of the powers vested in them ; 13. The act of a majority of a quorum of the directors Act. of ma- present at any meeting regularly held, shall be deemed theJ*^''''^ "^i^'- act of the dire,-tors ; z::^:^ 14. ^0 directors sluill have more than one vote at anyoa.tiDg vote. meeting, except, the chairman, who shall, in case of a divi- sion of equal numbers, have the casting vote ; 15. The directors shall be subject to the examination and Direotor* to bo control of the sliareholders at their annual meeiiuffs. and be'!"''-'^^','? «u>^octtoali by-laws of the company, and to the orders larbyUw" and directions, from tune to time, made at the annual or special meetings, such orders aud directions not beins n V '1 .■ 408 Cap. 43. Raitttrays. AZ-U YlCT. i< Offiotra ef (company can not be direo- tom or oun- traatori. By-Iawi for management »r (took. May appoint officers. Vice-president contrary to any express directions or provisions of this act or the special act ; 16. No person holding any office, place or employment in or being concerned or interested in any contracts under or with the company, shall be capable of being chosen a director, or of holding the office of director, nor shall any person, being a director of the company, enter into, or be, directly or indirecly, ior his own use and benefit, interested, in any contract with the company, not relating to the purchase of land necessary for the railway, or be or become a partner of any contractor with the company ; 1*7. The directors shall make by-laws for the management and disposition of the sto<.^k, property, business and affairs of the company, not inconsistent with the law, and for the appointment of all officers, ser\'ants and artificers^ and prescribing their respective duties ; 18. The directors shall, from time to time, appoint such officers as they deem requisite, and shall take sufficient security, by one or more penal bonds, or by the guarantee of the Canada Guarantee Company, or of any society incorporated for like purposes, as they may deem expedient or otherwise, from the manager and officers for the time being, for the safe keeping and accounting for by them, respectively of the moneys raised by virtue of this act and' the special act, and for ihe faithful execution of their offices, as the directors think proper ; 19. In case of the absence or illness of the president, the Ibeeno*^ of th vicc-presideut shall have all the rights and powers of the president. president and may sign all notes, bills, debentures and other instruments, and perform all acts, which by the regulations and by-laws of the company, or by the acts incorporating the company, are required to be signed, performed and done by the president ; Abience of the 20. The directors may, at any meeting, require the secre- K'eoteted^in' tary to enter such absence or illness among the proceedings themirutea of such meeting, and a certificate thereof^ signed by the fiod, Ac.'" secretary, shall be delivered to any person or persons requiring the same, on payment to the treasurer of one dollar, and such certificate shall be- taken and considered as prima Jacie evidence of such absence or illness, at and during the period in the said certificate mentioned, in all proceedings in courts of justice or otherwise ; Direotora to 21. The directors shall cause to bo kept, and annually «cco«n"?obeOn t^e thirty-first day of December to be made up and tendered. balanced, a true, exact and particular account of the moneys colllected and received by the company or by the directors or Tnauagrers thereof or otherwise, for the use of the company, and of the charges and expenses attending the erecting, making, supporting, maintaining and carry- 1880. RaUivays. Cap. 48. 409 ing on of the tindertaking, and of all other receipts and expenditures of the ("ompany or the directors ; 22. Whenever, by the terms of any special act incorpo- ProTiio ; if by rating any wooden or iron railway company, it is required '^^"^'^^ "' '"^ that a certain proportion of the stock of such company taUi proportion shall have been subscribed, before the calling of a meeting''^^^?^","'' '" ""^ of shareholders lor the purpose of electing directors, it shalU'aiiing me»t. be sufficient that such proportion of stock shall have been '°8- subst'ribed before such election takes place, even though it was not subscribed when such meeting was called, and every election already had under any such special act shall be valid, provided that before it took place, such proportion ofstock had been subscribed ; 23. No mayor, warden or other chief officer, or other no mayor, Ao., person or persons representing any municipality, or corpo-°f '"""'f''P»'- ration of any town, having or taking stock in any railway HocMo'vote company shall, directly or indirectly, vote on the election ^^ «i»otion» of or appointment of the directors of any railway incorpo- ^'"'"""• rated previous to tlio passing of this act, or which may hereafter become incorporated ; 24. There shall be paid, on every share hereafter sub- Ten per cent scribed in any iron or wooden railway company, incorpo- wi'thin*'' ix ''^ rated by act of the legislature of thio province, an amount monthn after of at least ten per cent, and that within six months after '"'''"'i'"°°- the subscription for each such share : 25. Within six months after the coming into force of Ten per cent this act, an amount of at least ten per cent shall be paid °" f^'"^^'' "''■ up, on every share already subscribed since the first ofb"pa°idwi'thin July, one thousand eight hundred and sixtj'^-seven, in any ^ montiis after iron or wooden railway company, incorporated by act of |nto°fo°oe of the legislature of this province, upon which, at the time ti>i» act. of the coming into force of this act, alike amount often per cent shall not have been yet paid up ; 26. No owner or holder of shares in any iron or wooden Ten per cent railway company, already incorporated since the first of "gf^lJ^^pPj^g July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, or which shall hereafter be incorporated by act of the legis- lature of this province, shall, in any case, vote, by reason of any of his shares, unless he has paid upon such share, - an amount of at least ten per cent ; 2*7. These provisions shall not apply to subscriptions of Eweption. stock in railway companies, by municipalities. CALLS. a^. The directors may, from time to time, make such Caiii hew calls of money upon the ri\spr'ctive shareholders, in respect """*' "■"* of the amount of capital respectively subscribed or owing notloer " by them, as they deem necessary, and thirty days' notice 'i! ' 410 Cnp. 48. Railways, 48-44 Vic?r. NoliCBH of lueotinjc how [lublislied. I'syinent of cbIIj, how to be mnde. Intermt to be chnrgoiiblo ou orerduo calls. Amount of call may be recovered by suit. Whftt nlloga- tittiiii II nd formalitiua necesf^ary in flotioua for calls. CertWonte of projn iotoifbij jrinid fiicie evidence. Proviso. reunify for refiisiil to pay cnlla. Wh?n f nly forfeit'™ iif chares to lie taiicn aivan- tage of. at thp loiifit sliallho pivon of ciuh rail ; and no (^nll shall exceed the i)re,s(Til)ed amount detennined in i\n'. special act ; or be made at a lesH interval than two nioiUh.s from the previon.s call, }ior8liall a gTeater nniount In* culled in, in any ono year, than the amount prescribed in the si)eciai act ; 2. All notices of meetings or of calls uimii the share- holders of the company shall be published weekly in the Quebec Official (J azette, which nhall be conclusive evi- dence of the sufficiency of such notice ; 3. livery shareholder shiill b" liable to pjiy the amount of the call so made iu respect of the shares licld by him to the persons, and at the times and jdaces, from time to time, appointed by the company or (lie din-ctors ; 4. If. before or on the day !ipiH)iiUed for paymeiit, any shareholder does not ])ay tlie amount of the call, he shall be liable to i)ay interest tor the same, from the day ap- pointed for the payment thereof to the time of the actual payment ; 5. If, at the time appointed for the payment of any call, any shareholder iiiils to pay tin; amount of the call, he may be sued for the same in any court of <'ompetent jurisdiction, and the same may be recovered with lawful interest f'om the day on Avhi^h the call became payable ; 6. In any action or suit to recover any money due iipon any call, it shall not be ueces,sary to set forth the special matter, but it shall be sufficient to declare that the defend- ant is the holder of one shares or mori', stating the number of shares, and is indebted in the sum of money to which the calls in arrear amount, in respect of one call or more upon one share or more, stating the number and amount of each of such calls, whereby an action hath accrued to th(? company by virtue of the special act ; 1. The certiiicate of proprietorship of any share shall be admitted in all courts, at^ prima facie evidence of the title of any shareholder, his executors, administrators, succes- sors or assigns, to the share therein specilied ; 8. But the want of siich certiiicate shall not prever the holder of any share from disposing thereof ; 9. Any person neglecting or refusing to pay a rateable share of the calls, as aforesaid, for the space of two months after the time appointed for the payment thereof, shall forfeit his shares in the undertaking, and all the profit and benefit thereof, whi an iiul.'mnification to Kffoot of for- amUbr iWH'xy Hhan^holdcr ho i'oifi'itin-'', agaiu«t all acti()iis, !",[j;;[;;i'^,_'» Kuity or prosecutious whatever, romnieiiced or pro.socutcd for any hroaih of contractor other ai,mM'nn'iit bctwocii. such shantlioUIcr and the other HharoholderM, with regard to carrying on the undertaking ; 12. Th(Mlire( tors may sell, either by public auction or Dinoton in».T private sale, and in such manner and on such terms as to^^" J^'"''""*'' them may seem meet, any shares so declared to be for-"*'"" foitcd, iiiid also any share remaining unsubscribed for in the capital stock of the company, or pledge such forfeited or uastibocribcd shares for th(i payment of loans or ad- vances made or to bo made thereon, or of any sums of money borrowed or advanced by or to the company ; VI. A cerlilicate of the treasurer of the company Ihal f""'i"<'"t<> "f the forfeiture of the shares was declared, shall be suthcienll™':,^ *? '"' evidence of tlio fact, and of their purciiase by the purcha- '■"ri"'t"re, and Kor ; and sxicli certilicato, with the receipt of the treasurer ",„J|,',i',',,",' for the price of such shares, shall constitute a good title to'°" the shares, and the certificate shall be, by the said treas- urer, enri>gistered in thts luime and with the place of abode and occujiation ot the purchaser, and shall bo en- tered in the books required to be kept by the by-laws of the company ; and sixch purchaser shall thereupon bo deemed the holder of such shares, and shall not be bound to see to the application of the pun^hase-money, nor shall his title to .such shares be affected by any irregulariLy in the proceedings in reference to such .sale, and any share- holder may purchase any shares so sold ; 14. Shareholders, willing to advance the amount of rnterostto their shares, or any part of the money due upon their I'os-''''"^'^"'^"' pectivo shares, beyond the sums actually called for, may™° """^' pay the same, aud upon the principal luoncys ,so paid in advance, or ;so much thereof as, fiom time to time, ex'^eeds the amount of the calls then made upon the shares in res- pect to which such advance is made, the company may pay such interest at the legal rate of interest for the time being, as the shareholders paying such sum in advance and the company agree iipon ; but such interest shall not be paid out of the capital subscribed. Itfii! i hifti J , DIVIDENDS. ^8. At the general meetings of the shareholders of the I'sfi^ratiun of undertaking, from tizue to time holden, a dividend .shall bo ^'''''""^ ' made out of the clear profits of the undertaking, unless such meetings declare otherwise : 2. 8uch dividend shall be at and after the rate of so a* f"™»oh much per share upon the several shares held by the share- ^"' ''""• 412 Cap. 48. Railwaj/i. 48-44 ViOT. DiTldenda not to Impair th* ctpital. holders in the stock of the company, an such mooting may think fit to appoint or determine ; 8. No dividend shall bo madti whereby the capital of the company is in any degree reduced or impaired, or b*- paid out of such capital, nor shall any dividend be paid in res- pect ol any share, after a day appointed for payment of any call for money, in respect thereof, until such call has been paid ; °i"'nte" "'' ^" • ® Directors may, in their discretion, until the rail- 8umi"oai"(i"'''*''^^ i" completed and opened to the public, pay int(>rcst at any rate not exceeding the IomI rate per annum, on all sums called up in respect of the shares, from the respective days on which the same have been paid, such interest to accrue and be paid at such times and places as the Direc- tors appoint for that purpose ; 5. No interest shall accrue to the proprietors of any share upon which any call is in arrear in respect of such shares or upon any other share held by the same share- holder, while such call remains unpaid. up, No interest oa •hares in ttrr«ar. S!iareh()lJ(ir.« may d\i'])u»o of abareB. Form of sale Hiih stock t(i be perxonal estate— No trau?fer until of part of a share. SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER. 23. Shares in the undertaking may, by the parties, be sold and disposed of by instrument in writing, to bo made in duplicate, one part of which shall bo delivered to the directors, to be filed and kept for the use of the company, and an entry thereof shall be made in a book to be kept for that purpose ; and no interest on the shares transferred shall be paid by the purchaser until such duplicate is so delivered, filed and entered ; 2. Sales shall be in the form following, varying the names and descriptions of the contracting parties, as the case may require ; I, A. B., in consideration of the sum of , paid to me by C. D., hereby do sell and transfer to him share (or shares] of the stock of the , to hold to him, the said C. D., his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the same rules and orders, and on the same conditions that I held the same immediat(>ly be- fore the execution hereof. And I, the said C. D., do hereby agree to accept of the said share (or shares.) subject to the same rules, orders and conditions. Witness our hands this day of in the year 18 3. The stock of the company shall be deemed personal estate ; but no shares shall be transferable until all previous calls thereon have been fully paid in, or the said shares have been declared forfeited lor the non-payment of calls thereon, and no transfer of less than a whole share shall be valid ; t-44 Vict. jting may lital of the nr be paid did ill res- ult of any has been il tho rail- iutcrcst at n, oil all rospoctive iitorost to ho Direc- rs of any 't of such ao share- )arties, be } be made ed to the company, 3 be kept ransferred ;ate is so 1880. Railwayi. Cap. 48. 413 4. Ifanysharo in tho company bo transmitted by tho death, biuikruptcy or hist will, donation or testament, or by tho intestacy of any sharoholdor, or by any hiwfui means other than the transfer hereinbefore mentioned, the party to whom sucih share is transmitted shall deposit, in the office of the company, a statement in writing, signed by him, declaring the manner of such transmission, together with a duly corlilied copy or probate of such will, donation or testament, or sufficient extracts therefrom, and such other documents or proof as may be necessary ; and without such proof the party shall not be entitled to rei^eive any share of the; profits of the company, nor vote in respect of any sucli share as the holder thereof ; 5. The company shall not bo bound to see to the execu- tion of any trust, whether express, implied or constructive, to which any of the shares may be sulyect, and the receipt of the party in whose name any share stands in the books of the company, or if it stand m the name of more parties than one, the receipt of one of the parties named in the register of shareholders shall be a sufficient discharge to tho company for any dividend or other sum of money payable in respect of tho share, notwithstanding any trust to which the share may then be subject, and v^^hether or not tho company haA'e had notice of trusts, and the com- pany shall not be bound to see to tho application of the money paid upon such receipts ; 6. The funds of the company shall not be employed in tho purchase of any stock in their own or in any other company. Trnnimifiioa of •har*ii,oib«r tlmn \>j tram- far, nrovldtd for. Company, not bound to Ilea to txaoutlon of truitt. Compsny, not to tak* ttook. I r J •ying the es, as the , paid I , to hold nistrators ^, and on iiately be- io hereby I,) f>i\bject our hands in the personal [ previous lid shares it of calls lare shall 8HAEEH0LDE5S. 2:?. Each shareholder shall be individually liable to the Sh.rehoideri creditors of the company, to an amount equal to the JP'^'T'.'*"^' amount unpaid on the stock held by him, for tho debts wLl' extent" and liabilities thereof, and until the whole amount of his stock has been paid up ; but shall not bo liable to au action therefore, before an execution against tho company has been returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part ; 2. Municipal corporations, being duly empowered so to when and how do by the laws of the province, and subject to the limitations "ri°ori^t?on« and restrictions by such laws prescribed, may subscribe may tak« for any number of shares in the capital stock of the'"*^" company ! and the mayor, warden or other head of any such corporation holding stock to the amount of twenty thousand dollars or upwards, shall be ex officio one of the directors of the company, in addition to the number of directors authorized by the special act ; i \ I 414 ProWioaa to appointment of director by parisli and village cor- porations wlio have talien ttook. Cap. 48. Railwiif/K, 43-44 Vict, Power of suoh director. Account of names, Sio., of atiareliolders, to be kept. But when in a parish compriNing a parish municipality and a village municipality, thu cmttlcll of both munici- palities shall hare agreed us to tUtt Sllhscription of shares to a railway company, which uiltlthts to a represt-ntation on the board of direction of such POfflpany, the mayor of each such two municipalitioM shall alternately be a director ea; offiiio, in such eomi)ttuy, each for one year, commencing and changing on tlw mnt of January of each year, and to be commenced by tho mayor of the parish municipality ; provided that thd amount of stock or shares thus owned by each of the two municipalities, be at at least ten thousand dollars ; 3. Any such director shall hav© tho same rights as directors of the mvmicipalitios which have subscribed to twenty thousand dollars of shan** ; 4. A true and perfect account of the names and places of abode of the several sharehoJdori «h«ll be prepared and entered in a book to be kejit for that pttrpose. BY-LAWS, NOTIPES, &0. signed by chairman. wtlntoV°x^° ^"*" ^^^ by-laws, rules and enlers regularly made, ting^nd""' sliall be put into writing and HijJSimX by the chairman or person presiding at the meeting at which they are adopted, and shall be kept in the ofllee of the company ; and a printed copy of so much of thorn, m relates to or affects any party, other than the membiU'W Of servants of the com- pany, shall be affixed openly in ©very place where tolls are to be gathered, and a prmtod copy of so much of them, as relates to the safety and liability of pasgengers, shall be openly affixed in each passengor ear. and in like manner, so often as any change or altaration Is made to the same ; and any copy of the same, or of any of them, certified as correct by the president or (soeretary, shall bo evidence thereof in any court ; By-laws, to be 2. Ail such by-laws, rules aii»l orders shall be sub- lieutenant mitted, from time to time, to the Lieutenant Governor for QoTernor. approval ; Copies of min- 3.. Copies of the minutes, proceedings and rescVj .is "''m*/act« -"^tbe shareholders of the company, at any gev. r/i or widenoe."'* special meeting, and of tho minules of proceedings) and resolutions' of the directors, at their meetings, extracted from the minute-books kept by (he secretary of the com- pany, and by him certified to be true copies extracted from such minute-books, shall be evidence of such pro- rectors and company. ompany, by notices by the di- 1880. Railways, WORKING OF THE RAILWAY. Cap. 43. 410 35. Every servant of the undertaking, employed in a Servant, to passenger tram or at a station for passengers, shall wear "«" 'cadges. upon his^ hat or cap a badge, which shall indicate his otlice, and he shall not, without such badge, be entitled to demand or receive from any passenger any fare or ticket, or to exercise any of the powers of his office, or to interfere in any manner, with any passenger, or his baggaffe or pro- perty : oo o 1 2 The trains shall be started and run at regular hours, Train,. to, tart to be hxed by public notice, and shall furnish sufficient »' "«"'" accommodation for the transportation of all such passen- "" gers and goods as are, within a reasonable time, previous thereto, offered for transportation, at the place of starting, and at the junctions of other railways, and at usual stop- ping.places, established for receiving and discharging way- passengers and goods from the trains ; and in every train containing more than one second-class car for the trans- portatioii of passengers, there shall be one second-class car in which smoking shall be prohibited, and when a train Smoking <^un. contains only one second-class car for the transportation of passengers, a part of such car shall be divided off, in which smoking shall be prohibited ; 3. Such passengers and goods shall be taken, transported carriage on and discharged at, from and to such places, on the dueP^y^^"'"' payment of the toll, freight or fare legally authorized there- ^"""" ^""«'"' tor ; 4. The party aggrieved by any neglect or refusal in the Company, lia- premises, shall have an action therefor against the com- '''' *'"'' "«s'"* pany; from which action the company shall not be re-" "^'"'*'' lieved by any notice, condition or declaration, if the damage arises from any negligence or omission of the company or oi its servants ; ^ 5. Checks shall be affixed by an agent or servant to Checi^s, to bo every parcel of baggage having a handle, loop or fixture of ^^'''^ °° p"* any kind thereupon, and a duplicate of such check shall be "'*"'* given to the passenger delivering the same ; 6. If such check be refused on demand, the company Ponaity for re- snail pay to such passenger the sum of eight dollars, to be*'"'°8'°8'^» recovered in a civil action ; and further, no fare or toir"'"""- shall be collected or received from such passenger, and if he has paid his fare, the same shall be refunded by the conductor in charge of the train ; Y. Any passenger producing such check may himself bep.,.engerto a witness, in any suit brought by him against the company''* ^"°»" <"» to prove the contents m\A trolno r.f hi" '^ -^ j/ hU own behalf, livered to him : 416 Cap, 43 Railways. 43-44 VlCT. Ilr I Baggage cars, not to be in rear of paiaen- 'ger oars. XiOOomotiTes, to have bells and whiutles ; To be rung or Bounded at every cross ing. Penalty upon driver or con- ductor, being Intoxicated. Passenger, if injured when on platform of oars, &<}., to hava no claim. As to goodn of dangerous na- tui«. Dangerous foods may c refused. 8. The baggage, freight, merchandise or lumber cars, shall not be placed in rear of the passenger cars. 9. Every locomotive engine shall be furnished v\uth a bell of at least thirty pounds vreight, and with a steam whistle ; 10. The bell shall be rung, or the whistle sounded at the distance of at least eighty rods from every place where the railway crosses any highway, and be kept ringing or be sounded at short intervals, until the engine has crossed such highway, under a penalty of eight dollars for every neglect thereof, to be paid by the company, who shall also be liable for all damages sustained by any person by reason of such neglect, and one half of such penalty and damages shall be chargeable to and collected by the com- pany from the engineer having charge of such engine and neglecting to sound the whistle or ring the bell as afore- said ; 11. Any person, in charge -of a locomotive engine or acting as the conductor of a car or train ot cars, who is intoxicated on the railway, shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars ; 12. Any passenger refusing to pay his fare, may, by the conductor of the train and the servants of the company, be put out of the train, with his baggage, at any usual stop- ping place, the conductor first completely stopping the train, and using no unnecessary force ; 13. Any person injured while on the platform of a car or on any baggage, wood or freight car, in violation of the printed regulations, posted up at the time in a conspicuous place inside of the passenger cars then in the train, shall have no claim for the injury, provided room inside of such passenger cars, sufficient for the proper accommodation of the passengers, was furnished at the time ; 14. No passenger shall be entitled to carry, or require the company to carry upon their railway, aqm-fortts, oil of vitriol, gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, or any othpr goods which, in the judgment of the officers of the'company, may be of a dangerous nature ; and if any person sends by the said railway any such goods, without, at the time of so sending the said goods, distinctly marking their nature on the outside of the package containing the same, and other- wise giving notice in writing to the book-keeper or other servant of the company with whom the same are left, he shall forfeit to the company the sum of five hundred dol- lars for every such offence ; 15. The company may refuse to take any package or parcel, which they suspect to contain goods of a dangerous nature, or may require the same to be' opened to ascertain the fact. -44 Vict. ber cars, d with a h a steam )uuded at ice where inging or 18 crossed for every shall also lersou by iialty and the com- igine and I as afore- engine or "s, who is ine of not i dollars ; ly, by the mpany, be sual stop- pping the of a car or tion of the inspicuous rain, shall de of such iodation of or require ntis, oil of hpr goods "company, 11 sends by time of so ■ nature on and other- ;r or other are left, he ndred dol- >ackage or dangerous 3 ascertain 1880. Railways, Cap. 43. 417 man- ueh good! The company shall not be permitted to carry any such in what merchandise of a dangerous nature otherwise than in cars "^ '"*'■ specially set apart for the same and upon both sides of eachTwded! of such cars the words: ''Dangerous explosives" shall be painted in large letters. And for each time that the com- pany shall fail to comply with the present provision it shall incur a penalty of five hundred dollars in favor of "whomsoever may sue for the recovery thereof. TRAINS OVERDUE, 20. It shall be the duty of every railway company, upon Duty of station "Whose road there is a telegraph line in operation, to have 'S"""' *«•. a blackboard put upon the outside of a station-house, over r«''overdu^*'" the platform of the station, in some conspicuous place at each station of such company at which there is a telegraph office ; and when any passenger train is overdue for half an hour at any such station, according to the time table of such company, it shall be the duty of the station master or person in charge at such station to write or cause to be written with white chalk on such blackboard, a notice in Notice to be English and French, stating to the best of his knowledge p^'*"* "P' »°* and belief the time, when such overdue train may b^ '"''*"' expected to reach such station ; and if when that time has come, the train has not reached the station, it shall be the duty of the station master or person in charge of the station to write or cause to be written on the blackboard in like manner a fresh notice, stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the time, when such overdue train may then be expected to reach such station. And every such railway company, station master or person in charge at any such station, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five Penalty for dollars for any wilful neglect, omission or refusal to obey "•"''•▼•ntion. the provisions aforesaid; and any proceeding for thesuitgforpe- recovery of any such penalty may be brought before any "'"^ •>""' two Justices of the Peace, or before the Circuit Court of ^°^''*' the district or county in which such station is situate. The penalty recoverable under the provisions of this Application of section shall belong to the person suing therefor; and iCiiatioM''of every proceeding brought by virtue of this section shall »otion. be commenced within one month following the commis- sion of the offence and not after ; but nothing in this sec- ProTiso. tion shall prejudice the right of any person to the recovery of damages from any such railway company, by reason of detention of trains as aforesaid ; and every such railway company is hereby required to have a printed copy of this Tht« ..otion t4 ■sec, ion posted up m a conspieuotis piaco at each of its "" T"-^ »f stations at which there is a telegraph office. "' '""'"* 21 -mmmm. mmmmmmmm 41S Cap. 43. Railways. 43-44 Vict. ACTIONS FOli INDEMNITY ; AND FINES AND PENALTIES AND THEIR PROSECUTION. V I mages Fin«« bow T« coTerad. Limitation for SW. All suits for indemnity for any damage or injury aottom for da- gijgtained by reason of the railway, shall be instituted within twelve months next after the time of such supposed damage sustained, and not afterwards ; and the defendants may plead the general issue, and give this act and the special act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon, and may prove that the same was done m pursuance of and by the authority of this act or 2. All fines or forfeitures imposed by Part First of this act, or the special act, or by any by-law, except those for the levying and recovering of which special provision is herein made, shall be recovered, in a summary manner, before any one or more Justice or Justices of the Peace for the district, county or place where the act occurred ; 3. All the fines, forfeitures and penalties recovered under the next preceding paragraph, the application whereof is uot hereinbefore particularly directed, shall be paid into the hands of the treasurer of the company, ^o be applied to the use thereof ; • i i 4. Any contravention of this act or of the special act by the company, although considered to be a misdemeanor, and punishable accordingly, shall not exempt the company, if they be the offending party, from the forfeiture by this act and the special act, of the privileges conferred on them by the said acts, if by the provisions thereof or by law, the Bai»e be forfeited by such contravention. GENERAL PROVISIONp. Taiegrmph 2». Railway companies shall have the right to establish linei. telegraphic lines along the whole extent of the railway, at such places along the line and with offices at such places as shall be determined upon by the directors, and such telegraphs may be used by the public generally, in con- formity with the rules and regulations that the company may adopt • Tenderp to b« 2. No contracts for works of construction or maintenance advertii'ed for, of the railT^ays, except works of ordinary repair, or of im- ofimm«dVaS.°* mediate necessity, shall be entered into, until after tenders nece«6ity. for such works respectively have been invited by public notice therefor, given for at least four weeks in some newspaper published in the place nearest to that at whxjh ti)(ft v/ork is requ-ired to be done, but the company shall not be compelled to accept any such tender ; How ap^lle- able. I'eL.E.I^ for ccnC.rRTenti'.i uf tbii aot. 3-44 Vict. LTIES AND or injury instituted L supposed iefendants t and the any trial same was his act or rst of this those for rovision is y manner, ! Peace for red; ered under whereof is paid into applied to jial act by sdemeanor, e company, re by this ?d on them by law, the to establish railway, at such places s, and such lly, in con- le company aaintenance r, or of im- ifter tenders I by public id in some lat at whxjh ipauy shall 1880, Raifioays. Cap. 43. 419 3. If the construction of the railway be not commenced, Period for and ten per cent, on the amount of the capital be not '"bsoription expended thereon, within three years after the passing of^Ln^^^n?/ the special act, or it the railway is not Huished and put in ""way. operation within ten years from the passing of such special act, the corporate existence and powers of the com- pany shall cease ; ^ tu ^^*^J *^« opening of the railway or any part thereof Account, to be to the public, and within the first fifteen days after the '""""'"•'^ '« opening of each session of the legidature of this province t'ur,"*"'*" an account shall be annually submitted to the three branches thereof, containing a detailed and particular account, attested upon oath of the president, or in his absence, of the vice-president, of the moneys received and expended by the company, and a classified statement of the passengers and goods transported by them, with an attested copy of the last annual statement ; 5. No further provisions, which the legislature mayp„™ofdeuiu hereafter make with regard to the form or details of such "f'oooint may account, or the mode of attesting or rendering the same, l'h;Si{'u''« shall be deemed an infringement of the privileges hereby '"«""""• granted to the company ; 6. The legislature may, at anytime, annul or dissolve any The le^isia- - corporation formed under this act ; but such dissolution '«™ °>»y -ii'- shall not take away or irappir any remedy given against '»''y' '="" any such corporation, its shareholders, officers or servants, e^'under th.T for any liability which had been previously incurred • ' *°*' 7. Nothing herein contained shall affect in any manner saving of Her the rights ot Her Majesty, or of any person or of any body Majesty, politic or corporate, such only excepted as are herein "**"*• mentioned. RAILWAY STATISTICS _^ a». In this and the five next following sections,the term word » com- company, means a company incorporated either before ?»"?• " '">»' or after the passing of this act, for the purpose of construct-'"'""'"'" ting, maintaining or working a railway in this province and includes any individual or individuals not incorpo- rated, who are owners or lessees of a railway in the said province or parties to an agreement fot working a railWav m the same ; o . j The term " person," includes a body corporate. « Person." 3». Every company shall annually prepare returns ofcompani... to their capital in accordance with the form contained in f""'"'' ^'"■'y the firrtt ftppendix to this act and a c^*^" o'' ~----^ -•.' returns to go- signed by the president or other head officer of the com- ^«"wTa!t''form pany resident in the province, and by the officer of the com- datliu."* ""'" f i i 'I 420 Cap. 43. Haifways. 4S-44 VlCT. paiiy responsible for the correctness of snch retttrn, or any part thereof, shall be forwarded by the company to ' the commissioner of agricnltnre and pnblic works, not later than three months alter the end of the calendar year ; together with a copy of the then last annual return of the traffic and working expenditure, which every such coin- pany is required to keep, in accordance with the provi- sions of their respective acts of incorporation, to be verified in manner and form aforesaid, and furnished in such form as the commissioner of agriculture and public works shall Penalty for not approve of Or prescribe. Any company which fails to doing .0. forward the said returns in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be liable to a penaltv not exceeding ten dollars for every day during which such default continues. 81. Every company shall, weekly, prepare returns of their trraffic for the last preceding seven days, in accordance with the form contained in the second appendix to this act, and a copy of such returns, signed by the officer of the com- pany, responsible for the correctness of such returns, shall be forwarded by the company, to the commissioner of agriculture and public works, within seven days, and another copy of each of such returns, signed by the same officer, shall be posted up by the company, within the same delay, and kept posted up for seven days, in some conspicuous place in the most public room in tho head office of the company in the province, and so as tl.c same can be perused by all-comers ; and free access theret*? shall be allowed to all-comer» during the uraal hours of business, at such office on each day of the said seven, not being a Sunday or holiday ; And every compamy which fails to forward the said weekly return to the commissioner of agriculture and public works, or which fails to post up and keep posted up a copy thereof, as aforesaid, and allow free access there* to, as aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars for every day during which such default con- tinues. Weekly re- turna for publi- cation to ba furniebed by company and oopisa to be poated op in bead office. Penalty for not doing 10. fi Report to the ^^- The commiBsioner of agriculture and public works shl " " - -- « .1 -r -1 i —-iT-i- legialaturr. shall lay before both Houses of the Legislature, within twenty-oiie days from the commencement of each session, the returns made and rendered to him, in pursuance of section 30 of this Act. y J nf ihp' Tiro- — i — J. Koturuatob* SS, All ictUiuS IKavtC m _ privileged yisions of this act shall be privileged communications, and shall not be evidence in any court whatsoever eomroum eatiinji. -4i VicT^ ettirn, or npany to orks, not dar year ; irn of the ich com- he ptovi- B verified uch form )rks shall fails to Torisions sxceeding; b default ;turns of jcordance this act, ■ the com- nae, shall (eioner of lays, and the same ithin the in some thp head tlio same 8 thereto hours of sven, not the said Iture and rp posted ess there' exceeding fault con- ic works B, within I session, suance of ' ^ — _i — inications, er. 1880. Railways. PART SECOND. THE RAII.WAT COMMITTEB- Cap. 43. 421 lit. The Lieutenant Governor may, from time to time, RaUway com appoint such members of the Executive Council, to the mittee. oonni- number of four at least, as he may see fit, to constitute the '"""*• Railway Committee of the Executive Council, and such committee shall have the powers and perform the duties Power, .nd assigued to them by this Act. duties. S«'5. The railway committee shall appoint one of its sh»ii appoint members to be chairman, and the assistant commissioner chairman ana of agriculture and public works, or some other fit person '*""*'^* appointed by the committee, shall be the secretary of the committee. 36 No railway or portion of any railway shall be R,i,„y.„„u<. opened lor tlie public conveyance of passengers, until one be opened uu month after notice in writing, of the intention to open the a"nth"'notioo Bame, has been given by the company to whom the to railway railway belongs to the railway committee, and until ten S'nt'^^tion to°^ day« after notice in writing has been given by the com-i'^'a''the°.ame. pany, to the railway committee, of the time when the railway or portion of railway will be, in the opinion of the company, sufficiently completed for the safe conveyance of passengers, and ready for inspection. 87. If any railway or portion of a railway, be opened Penalty for without such notices, the company to whom such rail- «""»'f»^«'''''"'- way belongs shall forfeit to Her Majesty the sum of two hundred dollars, for every day during which the same continues open, until the notices have been duly given and the delays have expired. 3S. The railway committee, upon receiving such notifi- Railway com- cation, shall direct one or more of the engineers, attached mitteo, upon ' to the department of agriculture and public works, to exa- eSeer and mine the railway proposed to be opened, and all bridges, sanotiTn of culverts, tunnels, road-crossings and other works and !„"'"'*?,' ^°^ appliances connected therewith, and also all engines and To'^ne thl*^ other rolling-stock iutended to be used thereon ; and if the"P*?'°8of the inspecting engineer or engineers report in writing to the™* ' railway committee that, in his or their opinion, the opening of the same would be attended with danger to the public using the same, by reason of the incompleteness of the works or permanent way, or the insufficiencv of the establishment for working such railway, together with the ground of such opinion, the railway committee, with r i; 422 Cap. i8, Railvrays. 48-44 Vict. the sanction of the Lieutenant Governor in council, and so, from time to time, as often as such engineer or engineers] after further inspection thereof, so report, may order and' direct the company to whom the railway belongs to post- pone such opening, not exceeding one month at any one time, until it appears to the committee that such opening may take place without danger to the public. Penalty for 3». If any railway, or any portion thereof, be opened ti«ry"to ordir^°?^^'"''^y *<* ^^^^^ ^^^^"^ o^ direction of the railway com- of oommittee. mittee, the company to whom the railway belongs shall forfeit to Her Majesty, the sum of two hundred°dollars for every day during which the same continues open con- trary to such order or direction. )Ich° 'd''ti> *^" ■'^^ ^^^^ °^^^' ^^^^^ ^^ binding upon any railway brbinding on^o™Pany, uules therewith is delivered to the company a company. copy of the report of the inspecting engineer or engineers on which the order is founded. Committee may eanse «ny work to be ins- pected and may, on report of en);ineer condemn the railway or rolling Btoolf, with sanction lieut.-goT. in council, and may order cer- tain alter- ations in the works, Ac. 41. The railway committee whenever they receive information to the effect that any bridge, culvert viaduct, tunnel, or any other portion of any railway, ot any engine, car, or carriage used or for use on any railway, is dangerous to the public using the same, from waint of repair, insufficient or erroneous construction, or from any- other cause, or whenever circumstances may arise which, in their opinion, render it expedient, may direct any engineer or engineers, as af'^resaid, to examine and inspect the railway or any portion thereof, or of the works con- nected therewith, or the engines and other rolling-stock in use thereon or any portion thereof ; and, upon the report of the engineer or engineers, may condemn the railway, or any portion thereof, or any of the rolling-stock or other appliances used thereon, and, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in council, may require any change or alteration therein, or in any part thereof, or the substi- tution of any new bridge, culvert, viaduct or tunnel, or ol any material for the said railway, and thereupon thio company to which such railway belongs, or the company using, running or controlling the same, shall, after notice thereof in writing, signed by the chairman of the com- mittee, and countersigned by the secretary the eof, pro- ceed to make good or remedy the defects in the said portions of the railway, or in the locomotive, car or carriage which have been so condemned, or shall make such change, alteration or substitution, hereinbefore refer- =es. required, in manaor aforesaid, by tha committee • • ^' rk **■ *.m 18-44 Vict. icil, and so, r engineers, ' order and igs to post- at any one ch opening be opened ilway com- ilongs shall red dollars s open con- ny railway company a r engineers ey receive rt viaduct,, ly, OT any railway, is na want of r from any ise which, direct any ,nd inspect vorks con- lling-stock I the report railway, or :k or other ival of the ny change the substi- mnel, or oi 3upon the e company liter notice f the com- B eof, pro~ I the said ve, ear or hall make jfore refer- d, by tha 1880. Railways. Cap. 48. 423 49. If, ill the opinion of any such engineer, it is danger- impeoiingen- OU8 for trains or vfhicles to pass over any railway, or any 8r'°'"'';™''y>'" portions thereof, until alterations, substitutions or repairs foVbid the**"^' nave been made thereon, or that any particular car, '""."'"« °' carriage or locomotive, should bo ran or used, the said '"'""*''■ engineer may forthwith forbid the running of any train or vehi(;le over such railway or portion of railway, or the running or using of any such car, carriage or locomotive, by delivering or causing to be delivered to the president, managing director, or secretary, or superintendent, of the company owning, running or using such railway, or to any officer having the management or control of the run- ning of trains on such railway, a notice in writing to that effect, with his reasons therefor, in which he shall distinct- ly point out the defects or the nature of the danger to be apprehonded- 4a. The inspecting engineer shall forthwith report the Must report to same to the railway committee, who, with the sanction "'« CotnmUto* of the lieutenant-governor in council, may either confirm, Arm 17au^\. modify or disallow, the act or order of the inspecting 'o* ■»'' ofder. engineer, and such confirmation, modification or disal- lowance shall be duly notified to the railway company affected thereby. 4 J. Any engineer or engineers, so appointed as afore- Power of engt- said, to inspect any railway or works, may at all reasonable"*"*"""?'" times, upon producing his authority, if required, enteric, upoa and examine the said railway and the stations, fences or gates, road-crossings, cattle-guards, works and buildings and the engines, cars and carriages belonging thereto. 4ff. Every railway company, and the officers and direc- tors thereof shall afford to the inspecting engineer or engineers, such information as may be within their know- ledge and power, in all matters inquired into by them, and shall submit to such inspecting engineer or engineers all plans, specifications, drawings and documents relating to the construction, repair or state of repair of such railway, or any portion thereof, whether a bridge, culvert or other part; 2. Any such inspecting engineer shall have the right, whilst engaged in the business of such inspection, to travel without charge on any of the ordinary trains running on the railway, and to use the telegraph wires and machinery in the offices of or under the control of any such railway company ; o. jLii-o upuruiora or oiiiccrs, employed m me teiegrapii Telegraph «pe- offices of or ujider the conirol of the company, shall, ^tg*°Jrdi?«.°'"^ Company to af- ford neoessary information to engineer. EngiDeer.to b* conveyed by company. IM 424 Cap. 48. Jtailwaffs. 48-44 YiCT. .' I . ( -< i briUprea to be aubsti- tutad for movable bridge*. without unnecessary delay, obey all orders of any such inspecting engineer for transmitting messages, and any such operator or officer refusing or neglecting so to do, shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of ibrty dollars ; Proofofhifau- 4. The authority of any such inspecting engineer .,hall ' "' 'y- be sufficiently evidenced by instructions in writing, signed by the chairman of the railway committeo and counter- signed by the secretary thereof. LlenteDMtGo- 46. The Lieutonant Governor in ■ ouncil,upon thoreport c?rr.yTrder*^^.*^*^ railway committee, may authorize or vecjuiro any permBFient railway comx>any to construct iixed and p<'rmaneiit bridges, or to substitute such bridges in the place of the swing, draw or movable bridges on the line of such railway^ within such time as the Lieutenant Governor iu council directs ; and for every day after the period so fixed, during which the company uses such swing, draw or movable bridges, the company shall forfeit avd pay to Iler Majesty, PenMtjforne- the sum of two hundred dollars ; and it shall not Iw law- * *"■ ful for any railway company to substitute any swing, draw or movable bridge ,in the place or stead of any fixed or permanent bridge, already built and constructed, witho'^t the previous consent of the railway committee. CftrtBinpowera 47. In case where a railway is constructed, or autho- waV^mutee "^®<^ *<* be constructed, across any turnpike road, street or with reepeot to other public highway, on the level, the railway cc imittee hi^hwayS*^^.^* appears to them necessary for the public safety, may, lorei. ' with the sanction of the Lieutenant-G<)vernor in council, . authorize and require the company, to whom such railway belongs, withii* such time as the said committee dii-ects, to carry such road, street or highway either over or under the said railway, by means of a Iwidge or arch, instead of crossing the same on the level, or to execute such other works as, under the circumstances of the case, appear to. the said committee, the more suitable for removing or diminishing the danger arising from such level crossing ; and all the provisions of law at any such time applicable to the taking of land by railway companies and its valua- tion and conveyance to them, and to the compensatioa therefor, shall apply to the case of any land required for the construction of any works for effecting the alteratioa of such level crossing. Railway jom- 4*. "Whenever any level crossing oa any railway shall Fequir^dYore!^^ ^ut of lepaii, the chief officer of the municipality, or pair any rail- other local division, having jurisdiction over the highway ^7of re-'al".' ^^ ci'ossed, may serve a notice upon the comnanv in the ■ usual manner^ requiring the repairs to be fortkwitii made ; 1880. Railways. Cap. 48. 426 nil Sf^^ ^«°iPf»y shall not forthwith make the same t^ .em.rrv'"o7t^"T*' ' ^"^^ "^ ^'^^ "'^^^''^ «« ^^^'^^l.^o ine stcntary ot the railway committee ; and thereupon it SL roappofrll'j ?'*V ^'^"™^^**'^'' "^^^ '^" Po3 des- n,wi Vi, ''PP^i"^ » ^i^y for an examination into the matter • offii. ''T^'}^''^ "hall, by mail, give notice to sirchief t ®Ta'v' ''- he nature thereof 'in his certificairand dir cfthTco r^'""'"- pany to make the same ; and the company sSl thereupon o7su:i' SSe'^'f '• --^% -^^^^ the requSS ?kJ f • "^^^'^ ;.and, in case of default, the proper au- thority in the munic pality, or other local d vision whhhi whose jurisdiction the said crossing is situate m^v make kv's inT^'n' '"^ "^7 '''''y'' '^^ '-'''' expenlTaL o'u! cZll f P'-emises, 'y action against the company in any pany s use , Provided always, that neither this serf mn ,. TIW ^T'^i^'^ ^^^ thereunder, shall at af affect an/'"^'" ' habihty otherwise^attaching to such company i^. the p?Z nr*!l!" ^^^ '■^'^'^*y.''°"^°^^*tee, or the inspecting eno-ineorwh.n,. ZeTd^TZlT^ \r''^' "'^™^«^' the time,^or ratrof-ur^ir,: speed of running of trams or vehicles, upon any rail wav «"'•'*""?'""• "^ or portion of railwav until Runh oU«L+-^ y.^' ''*'""• ""'"f th-v or h.. Tn«wT!J!ni^' ffi • ^ , alterations or repairs as running, ao. i-n^y or ne may think sufficient have been made or until fuch times as they or he think prudent ; andThe ^ompanv ?oTth^[h'wT^ °' using such raihVay. shallTo^'pTy or hirpJcf i^ o ^""^ '"""^ ^'^'^ °^ ^^' ''"^^^y committee an'ratW^wiil^^^^ company shall, as soon as possible, Notice of acci- nnl *V •, Within forty-eight hours after the occurrence '*-'» '" •>" 8»- ff attiidel'^it^'^'"?^"^ *^ such company of an} aod!;i"r-"- aent, attended with serious personal njury to anv person TuS^tTTtr^^r ^"\'"i^«' -i-rt,'^idrcror tunnel on or of the railway has been broken or so da- s^ w toTh^'^ °^ ""^* ^^^ ^^^^' ^^- ^--'dit notice thereof to the railway committee ; and. if anv ron,. Sn S'-f T ''^'^'J°- ^^^^ '^^^- ^««««. such compan"y shall forfeit to Her Majesty, the sum of two hundred do J V 1 426 Cap. 48. Railways, 43-44 ViOT. lars for every day daring which the omisHion to give the same continues. inip»otion,not til. No inspection had under this act, nor anything in {"ny'Trom'Tii this act contained, or done, or ordered or omitted to be ability. done, or ordered uiider or by virtue of the provisiouH of this act, shall relieve or be construed to relieve any rail- way company of or from any liability or responsibility, resting \ipon it by law, either towards Her Majesty or towards any person, or the wife or husband, parent or child, executor or administratoiy tutor or curator, heir or other personal representative offany person, for any thing done or omitted to be done by'such company, or for any wrongful act, neglect or default,^ misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, of siich company, or in any manner or way to lessen such liability or responsibility, or in any way to weaken or diminish the liability or responsibility of any such company, under the laws in force in this province. Company, to 52. Every railway cc)mpany shall, as soon as possible, Commi*uoo"t'o after the receipt of any order or notice of the railway corn- its offloen, Ac. mittee or inspecting engineer, give cognizance thereof to each of its officers and servants, in one or more of the ways mentioned in section 63 of this act. What to 1)8 deemed guf- fioient notice tliereof. *i''*. All orders of the railway committee shall be consi- dered as made known to the railway company by a notice thereof signed by the chairman and countersigned by the secretary of the board and delivered to the president, vice- president, managing director, secretary or superintendent of the company, or at the office of the coi pany ; and orders of the inspecting engineers shall be acemed to be made known to the railway company, by a notice thereof, signed by the engineer or engineer^ and delivered as abi \e men- tioned. Heturn of ao oldents, to be mnde semi-an nually, and what to con- tain, &o. SH. Every railway company shall, within one month after !the first days of January and July, in each and every year, make to the railway committee, under the oath of the president, secretary or superintendent of the company, a true and particular return of all accidents and casvialties (whether to life or property) which have occurred on the railway of the company during the half year next pre- cediuir each of the said periods respectively, setting forth : 1. The causes and nature of such act idents and casual- ties ; 2. The points at which they occurred and whether by night or by day ; -44 VioT. give the ^•thiug in ♦!(! to be nsions of any rail- insibility, tijt^Hty or jaroiit or r, heir or my thing )r for any illbaKance er or way ly way to ty of any jvince. I possible, Yay com- horoof to ' the ways be consi- r a notice (d by the lent, vicc- iiiUmdent md orders ) b<» made !of, signed ove men- onth after very year, th of the company, casualties •ed on the • next pre- ing forth : ad casual- tiether by 1880. Rnilvmjfs. Cap. Ai. 427 8. The full extent thereof, and all the particulars of the flame ; and, 4 Shall also, at (he same tim.>, return a true copy of the Copy of b,- exiHting by- awH of the company, and of th.ir rules and •-• regulations ior the management of the company and of their railway. ■' i\m^io^lT'}^?l "''"'™^""^ ™^y ^rder and direct, from For,„ „, .,..„ time to time, the form in which such returns shall be made '"t. appoint- np, and may order and direct any railway comnanv *,, "' ^' "" "ll" make up and deliver to them, from^inu, I^ ^imTKldi't""/ "'"""'• tion to the said periodical returns, returns of serious acci- dents, occurring m the course of the public traffic upon the rai way belonging to such company, whether attended with personal injury or not. in such form and manner as the committee deem necessary and requiie for their in- tormation, with a view to the public safety. tb??; ^^T^' r^iy^n^H so verified, be not delivered within Penalty r.rDo- the respective times herein prescribed, or within fourteen «'-'• days alter the same haA^e been so required by the commit- tee, every company making default, shall forfeit to Her Majesty, the sum of one hundred dollars for every day auring which the company neglects to deliver the same. *.^7' ^^} T'^n '■"^y"^ ''^"" ■ 'vile-ed communica- tions, and shall not be evideiw ,• .u any court whatsoever, j¥S With respect to all railways coming within the ju- nsdiction of the legislature of this province, to which the L'STJ'ir. .^ """'i^^^ '''**- ^''^^P*^^ sixty-six of the Con- ^1 ?/1 ^ k""*.!' *"* ^^''"^^*' ^PPly- the railway committee constituted by this n.f shall be vested with all the rights and powers vested .e board of railway commissioners Zt f !^^'u'''''^"^*"'^^y or by any sin-le member thereof ; and such powers may be exercised by the said committee collectively or by any single member thereof, as the case may be-, m the same manner and as effectuallv as they might ha\-e been exercised by the said board of fail- way commissioners ; but any inspection that may be re- hired in respect of any such railway, shall be performed „^o»/ormity with the provisions of this act • 2. All proceedings heretofore commenced by the said board of railway commissioners may be taken up and con- tinned ; and all the orders and regulations of the said board, and all penalties and forfeitures, for their contra- vention, may be enforced and recovArpd 'hv fh!.. rs-:hzr= Siiph returns, to be privi leged ooiniuu- nioationg. Railway oom- mittee.tohaTe, with renpeotto ooitaln rail- way, the pow- ers of the former rail- wHyoommis- siineri; And may ooi>- tinne proceed- ings comaieno- ed by railway oommigaioners. committee in the same manner and' with 'the' same"" elect Rf, thiy might have been by the said board before the pas- sing 01 this act. ^ 1; 428 Cap. 43, Railwai/ii. 43-44 Vict. m fia Railway oom panics, mutt afford each ^^^^B' ■■ i ,■! 1' ; 1 Agreements made in con- p^..., travention to be void. Must grnnt TRAFFIC ABMNUKMSJfm One company 59, The directors of any railw(iy r'Ottipany may, at any anTthfr ^7-* ^^ij^e.make agreements or arraugonKtlits with any other com- peetiog traf. pany, either in the province or eJgywliGi'e, for the regula- tion and interchange of traffic jmwMlng, to and from their railways, and for the working of the fcrafflc over the said railways respectively, or for eithof of those objects se- parately, and for the division of tollw, rates and charges in respect of such traffic, and gennmlly In relation to the ma- nagement and working of the rftilwayB, or any of them, or any part thereof, and of any railway or railways in con- nection therewith, lor any term net exceeding twenty-one years, and to provide, either by proxy or otherwise, for the appointment of a joint committM« or committees for the better carrying into effect any miih rtgrecment or arrange- ment, with such powers and fuiieilons u» may be consi- dered necessary or expedient, »ub,k'<«t to the consent of two thirds of the stockholders voting in person or by proxy ; 2. But every railway company shttll, according to their respective powers, afford all roftnenftble facilities to any other every fa- other railway company, for the rafH*lvlng and forwarding foi^ardinK of ^^^ delivering of traffic upon and from the several rail- traffic, without ways belonging to or worked by iitKjh companies respec- p^ferenceor tivcly, and for the Totum of carriages, trucks, and other vehicles ; and no company shflll give or continue any preference or advantage to, or in favor of any particular company, or any particular dflditiriptiott of traffic, in any respect whatsoever, nor shall any company subject any particular company or any particular description of traffic to any prejudice or disadvantage* in anv respect whatso- ever ; and every railway company having or working a railwa,y, which forms part of a coniinttous line of railway, or which intersects any other railway, or which has any terminus, station, or wharf of the one near any terminus, station or wharf of the other, shall afford all reasonable facilities for receiving ard forwarding by the one raiUay all the traffic arriving by the other, without any unreason- able delay, and without any preference or advantage, or prejudice or disadvantage, so that no obstruction may be offered in the using of such railway as a continuous line of communication, and so that all reasonable accommoda- tion may, at all times, by the means albrosaid, be mutually afforded by and to the said railway companies ; and any osrrcement made between anv two or more railway com- panies contrary to the foregoing provisions, shall be un- lawful, null and void ; 3. Any railway companien, granting any facilities to any ttoato'auex- iucorporated express company, shall grant equal facilities, 1880, Raihdays- Cap. 48. 429 PvnT«^Lt""' ^"? conditions to any other incorporated pre.. co.np.. express company demanding the same ; nie«. ^ h»t\ni ?!!^ ''^*'^-' f?"* '''■ ^/?'* ^^*"y '•^'l^^y company Penalt,., on having the superintendence of the traffic at anv station or ■"""p-"'" <" depot thereof, refuses or neglects to receive," convey orrefti^T oeiner at any station or depot of the company for which ""«'«««'■"« »" they may be destined, any passenger, goods or thine-s « T** "*"" brought, conveyed or deli/ered to him o? such company ^uirer "' tor conveyance over or along their railway from that of any other company, intersecting or coming near to such nrst mentioned railway,— or in anv way wilfully contra- venes the provisions of he secor sub-section of this section,— such first mentioned railw / company, or such officer servant or agent, personally, 'shall, for each such neglect or refusal, incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars over and above the actual damages sustained ; which penalty may be recovered with costs, in a summary How recorer way, before anv justice of the peace, by the railway com-ab'TrdTow pany or any other party aggrieved by such neglect or refu-^PP""*^' sal, and to and for the use and benefit of the companv, or other party so aggrieved ; ^ ^^ tion/f^Vi!.PJ''^.??'«^*.^.^°r.""^* preceding SUb-SeC I„terpr«tat.<« tions, the word: "traffic," includes not only passenffers "^ '''^<» J and their baggage, goods, animals and things conveyed bv " ^"'"''•" railway, but also cars, trucks and vehicles of any descrip- tion adapted for running over anv railway ;— the word : railway, includes all stations and depots of therailwav • --and a railway shall be deemed to come near another « Railway - 5 the Xr ''''^ '" ^^^^^"^ ^""^ ""'^^ ''^'^'^^ P^'* nnr.t^i'T^'^Ti ^ railway company, under its act of incor- Contract of poration, has the power of amalgamating, by deed of affree- """'s"""""" m^nt, with another company, the deed of acreemenf J" '',! "pp'""'' effecting such amalgamation, I'fter having beL fraX up5-"T^^^^^^^ and passed by such companies, shall be transmitted to the Lieutenant Governor in council for his approval and such approval shall be made known to the public by means A ^ '^lu^'VA^'^t^ ^y *^® provincial secretary and publish- ed in the " Quebec Official Gazette." pu^iisn RAILWAY CONSTABLES, rin?rni7i''rr,°^St^>'* °^ Q'^^^^'^ Bench or Supe- Con.tabi« nor Court or Clerk of the Court, or Clerk of the Peace, or "ty »'•»?- Clerk oi the Crown, or Judge of the Sessions of the Peace So "i^ ti,i°.™ on the application of the board of directors of any railwa^'-^«"w^^ company, whose railway passes within the local iurisdic- "^ "'"'• VTl°'cf """" •'«s^i'=f« «f lii« -f' ace. Judge, Clerk or Judffe cf the Sessions of the Peace, as i.iay be, or on the application '* ( .' [I'J 430 Cap. 48i Railways. 43-44 Vict. Oath of (XSoe. -. i X , - 1 ill r i of any clerk or agent of such company, thereto authorized by such board, may, in their or his discretion, appoint any persons, recommended to them for that purpose by such board of directors, clerk or agent, to act as constables on and along such railway ; and every person so appointed shall take an oath or make a solemn declaration in the form or to the effect following, that is to say : " I, A. B., having been appointed a constable to act upon and along {here name the railway) under the provisions ot {here insert the title of this act), do swear that I will well and and truly serve Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, in the said office of constable, without favor or affection, malice or ill* will, and that I will, to the best of my power, cause the peace to be kept, and prevent all offences against the peace and that while I continue to hold the said office, I will, to the best of my skill and knowledge, discharge the duties thereof faithfully, according to law ; Ho help me God." By whom to be 2. Such oath or declaration shall be administered by Bdministered. any such Judge, Clerk, or Judge of the Sessions of the Powers of such Peace ; and every constable so appointed, and having constables, taken such oath or made such declaration, shall have fuU power to act as a constable for the preservation of the To what looa- peace, and for the security of persons and property against ehaii axZnd. fslouies and other unlawful acts, on such railway, and on any of the works belonging thereto, and on and about any trains, roads, ;vharves, quays, landing-places, warehovises, lands and premises belonging to such company, whether the same be in the county, city, town, parish, district, or other local jurisdiction, within which he was appointed, or in any other place through which such railway passes, or in which the same terminates, or through or to which any railway passes, which may be worked or leased by such railway company, and in all places not more than one-quarter of a mile distant from such railway or rail- ways ; and shall have all such powers, protection and privileges for the apprehending of offenders, fis well by night as by day, and for doing all things for the preven- tion, discovery and prosecution of felonies and other offences, and for keeping the peace, which any constable duly appointed has within his jurisdiction as such constable ; Further do ties and it shall be lawful for any such constable, to take such audi COM t" ° persons as may be punishable by summary conviction for Bbi«. any offence against the provisions of this act, or of any of the acts or by-laws affecting any such railway, before any justice or justices appointed for any county, city, to^ n, parish, district or other local jurisdiction, within which any such railway may pass ; and every such justice the offence had been committed and the person taken, within the limits of his own local jurisdiction ; -44 Vict. uthorized point any i by such tables on ippointed on in the • act upon risions ot well and a the said ice or ill* cause the the peace I will, to he duties God." stered by IS of the i having have full 3n of the y against r, and on ibout any irehouses, whether istrict, or lointed, or passes, or to which leased by lore than V or rail- ;tiou and I well by 3 preven- ,nd other constable onstable ; ake such iction for of any of lefore any ty, to-'.n, in which h justice ou taken, 1830. Raitways. Cap. 43. 481 missal, as the case may be, and the Clerk of fhe Peace shall keep such record in a book, to be oneA tn nnKK inspection, charging such fee or fees as the^ailwa/^om- mittee may, from time to time, authorize, and in S form as the committee may, from time to time difec? ^"'"^ 5. Every such constable who is ffuiltv of L«^ n.^u . or breach of duty in his office of cL^mI i ^fl ^f.^}^ct PunUhment of on sinnmorTr ^r.lJr- ^ VT „ constable, shall be liable, oo^tabieg for on summary conviction thereof, within anv countv ^ /^ "«'g''><'« «" district, or other local jurisdiction, whereS^such SiS '"'' ' saw due to such ot«3ctS:t il^^eeTp^ city, district, or other W jurisdict^^^^^^ '^'^^^ ''''''''^^ appoillS^asTf^Jd'^Xt^^^^^^^^^^ -- incitpR nnr- r^arc^v. + il *'*®cution ot ixiB dutv, or who «>°» «•••«»»- incites any person to assault or resist anv constablp «>raii'°8 «•>•«»=• for every such ofFencw bo lioKi« ^ t^onsiaoie, shall, GENERAL PBOVISIONS. 1 11, ' I 432 Cap. 48. Railways. 43-44 Vict. Altering by lawa. Impoaing balties. of oonducton engine-drivers and other officers and servants of the com- and other offl- pany, and by all other companies and persons using the railway of such company, and such regulations, with regard to the ( nstruction of the carriages and other Vehicles, to be used in the trains of the railway of the company, as are requisite for ensuring the perfect carrying into effect of the provisions of this act, and the orders and regulations of the railway committee ; 2. The company may, from time to time, repeal or alter such by-laws and make others, provided that such by-laws be not repugnant to the provisions of this act or the act incorporating the company, or any act or acts amending th'3 same ; Form. 3. And such by-laws shall be'reduced into writing and shall have affixed thereto the common seal of the com- pany ; P«- 4. Any of the conductors, engine-drivers and other officers and servants of the company or other railway companies using any railway, offending against any such by-law, shall forfeit, for every such offence, a sum not exceeding forty dollars, such forfeiture to be imposed by the company, I . such bylaw, as a penalty for every such offence ; 6. If the infraction or non-observance of any such by-law, by any of the classes in the next preceding sub- section mentioned, be attended with danger or annoyance to the public, or hindrance to the company in the lawful use of the railway, it shall be lawful for the company summarily to interfere, using no violence or unnecessary force, to obviate or remove such danger, annoyance, or hindrance, and that without prejudice to any penalty incurred by the infraction of any such by-law ; Sanction. 6. No such by-law shall have force or effect unless, or until 't has been approved by the Lieutenant Governor in council ; Howanch by- t. The substance of any such by-law, when approved nottsed torau- ^^ aforesaid, if it affects any officer or servant of the com- wav aervanta pany, may be proved by proving the delivery of a copy to bilo.'** "** '"* ^^ ^^^ receipt by such officer or servant ; and, if it affects any other railway company, using the railv/ay, shall be painted on boards, or printed on paper and pasted on boards, and hung up and affixed and continued on the front or other conspicuous part of every wharf or station belonging to the company, according to the nature or subject-matter of such by-laws respectively, and so as to give public notice thereof to the parties interested therein, or affected thereT)y ; and such boards shall, from time to time, be renewed as often as the by-laws thereon or any Snmoiary in- terference in eertain cases. * Hi 1880. Railways. Cap. 48. 433 part thereof shall be obliterated or destroved • and no penalty, imposed by any such by-law, shaU be r^orerable jnless the same shall have been pubUshed, and W published in marner aforesaid ; ^ 8. Such by-laws, when so confirmed, shall be bindino-ww -* fust?ft ^^i^-^*^'^^^^ «f ^i« «««tion, and shall be sufficient to '""''' '' '•"• justify all persons acting under the same; and for proof of the publication of any such by-laws aff^^ting onlyTny other railway company, using the railway, it shall be n sufficient to prove that a printid paper or pkinted board '""' ""'"'''• contaming a copy of such bylawsfwas affixed, placed and continued in the manner by this section directed and in Tse of Its being afterwards displaced or damaged, then that 8uc^h paper or board was replaced as soon J c<;nveSently «3, Any railway company>may, by a by-law impose p travenmg such by-law, has had notice thereof and is "«" ^"^ o^"*"- «mployed by the company, a forfeiture to the company of rr"" "' ''^• aot less han thirty days' pay of such officer or servaKr any contravention of such by-law, and may retain any such forfeiture out of the salary or wages of the offender^ 63. '%7^ll'^t>}'l'"°^ £'?JJ'^^" "' -oticeHo,...,..^ or Of Of the railway committed, or^? ti^ lny;S;Ve;S^e^"-^^. - or engineers may be proved by proving the defiverv of a „"' !;'^ '" sZld^^rnWh^' officer e^P, ^^ person^ or'thVl: ^'"''^• signed a copy thereof, or that a copy thereof was posted ju some place where his work or his duties or^me of them, were to be performed. h.^t'f.f^T^ ^'^''^' with a proof of the contravention, shall when ,„ch be a full answer and defence for the company in any suit p-^°*». to, or across or along which their railway is carried. ««. If the railway be carried across any navigable R«»w.„ river or canal, the company shall leave openings bet wee^-^TH- ««^! ^^'^^n^*' PJ«" ott^«" bridge or viaduct over the r-ut.*"' "' same, and shall make the eame of s?oh clear height above the surface of the water, or shall P,nn«trnn+ J^i. a^^Z: bridge or swing bridge over the channel of the riv^er^or over the whole width of the canal, and shall besubjecUo ■T™"!™"!iWpil«lil hi. 'f r } Hill . -i •■•Sii' 434 Cap. 48. Railways. 43-44 Vict. oial act. When a rail- way passes oyer a swing- bridge, &o., train to stop for three minute*. such regulations as to the opening of such swing-bndge or drawbridge as the Lieutenant Governor m council, from time to time, may make. Plans to be CT. It shall not be lawful for any such company to con- tnbmitted to gtract auy wharf, bridge, pier or other work upon or over Jo'reSr' any navigable river, lake or canal, or upon the beach or Sounoii. bed or lands covered with the waters thereot, until thev have first submitted the plan and proposed site of such work to the railway committee, and the same has been approved ; and no deviation from such approved site or plan shall be made, without the consent of the committee. Bioeption «S. Nothing contained in the three next preceding see- when special tions of this act, shall be construed to limit or aftect any CSyTe'sp^' power expressly given to any railway company by its special act of incorporation or any special act amending the same. «i^. In all cases where a railway passes any dravvr or swing-bridge over a navigable river, canal or stream, which is subject to be opened for the purposes of naviga- tion the trains shall, in every case, be stopped at least three minutes, to ascei tain from the bridge-tender that the said bridge is closed and in perfect order for passing, and, in default of so stopping during the full period oi three minutes, the said railway company shall be subject to a fine or penalty of four htmdred dollars. 70. Every railway company, which runs trains upon the railway for the conveyance of passengers, shall provide and cause to be used in and upon such trains, such known apparatus and arrangements as best afford good and suffi- cient means of immediate communication between the conductors and the engine-drivers of such trains while the trains are in motion, and good and sufficient means of applying, by the power of tiie steam-engine or otherwise at the will of the engine-driver, or other person appointed to such duty, the brakes to the wheels of the locomotive or tender, or both, or of all or any of the cars or carriages composing the trains, and of disconnecting the locomotive, tender, and cars or carriages from each other by any such power or means, and also such appaTad;us and arrangements as best amd most securely place and fix the seats or chairs in the oars or carriages, and shall alter such apparatus and arrangements, or supply new apparatus and arrangem "its, from time to time, as Hhe railway committee may order. Penalty for uot 71. Every railway company, which fails to comply with oompiyiDg any of the provisions contained in the next preceding Compuny to use the best apparatus for oommunica- ition between oond actors and engine drivers and for stop- ping or discon- necting oars, fixing seats in oars, &C. 1880. Railways. Cap. 48. 435 section, shall forfeit to Her Maiestv a mm T.r.f **„ ^- '». Eyery lonomotive or railway enrrine or train of <-«r« . ,. alerel; the company sha 1 st^ttn, on the last car nTe tra n a person who «hall warn parties, standing on or crosdnj the track of such railway, of the approach of such tra n^ and for any contravention of the provisions of tWs and hp' three next precedinir sections the ^nTn,.««^ i. ii • ^®^«°'''y f°' penalty of S^ehund^rS dollars. '"^^'^^ '^"" '""'^ ^Tli::^^, 73, 74 and 76. mke road, or other public highway, a foot-bridle or W ^•^'.^r'^g,, if biadiyes over tH*>ir Toilwr % II i""*- triage or loot- provided for 3mnW«!;n«f !^T^ ^"''" *>^ P'^'P^^^ of enabling f^atpurpo^ at persons, passing on foot along such turnpike road or nn Win *"'' """■ highway to cross the railway by means of su^hbr^Ci'^ ^di: orfe h?JL'"^ •^f^he' completion of sucKot- +k1 £« foot-bfidges 60 required to be erected, and while the company keeps the sme in good and sufficient rTDai- »s^o '^'^^iSre^^™:- 1^^^^^^^^ r , J hi ft i ' 1 ') JKra^^^^^k'.^iU' 436 Cap. 43. Railwat$. 48-44 Vict, % guoh cattle may bn Im- pouaded. elesrad of w«eda. 7H AH cattle found at large in contraveBtion of the last precedinff eection may, by any person finding the same at. large, be impounded in the pound nearest to the place where the same are so found ; and the pound-keeper, with whom the same are so impounded, shall detain the same m the like r^anner, and subject to the like regulations as to the care and disposal thereof, as in the caw of cattle im- pounded for trespass on private property. If kiiied,ownor 79. No perEon, any of whose cattle, being at large, con- not entined toj.ja^ j-o the provisions of section 77, are killed by any tram my .etion. ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ intersection, shall have an> action against any railway company in respect to the same being so killed. CroMing.toiie 80. At every road and farm crossing on the grade (rfthe fenoed. railway, the crossing shall be sufficiently fenced, on botH sides, so as to allow the passage of the trains without danger to the animals. ^ Ground be- 81. Every railway company shall catise all thistles and longing to the ^^^qj noxious weeds, growing on the cleared land or groand """■•""'^""adioining the railway and belonging to such company to be cut down and kept constantly cut down, ©r to be rooted out of the same. 82 If any railway company fails to comply vrith the requirements of the last preceding section, within twenty days after they have been required to comply with the same by notice from the mayor, warden or chief othcer oi the municipality of the township, county or district in which the land or ground lies, or from any )U8tice &i the peace therein, such company ahall thereby incur a penalty of two dollars to the use of the municipality, for each day during which the neglect to do anything, whieh they are lawfully required to do by such notice, and the said naayor, warden, officer or justice of the peace may cause all things to be done, which the said company were lawfully required to do by such notice, and for that purpose may enter, by himself and hi» assistants or workmen, upon such lands or grounds, or may recover the expenses and charges incurred in so doing, and the said penalty, with cost of suit, m any court having jurisdiction in civil cases to the amount sought to be recovered. Interest of 88. The interest of the purchase-money or rent of any purchaw «o- j.gj^i property acquired or leased by any railway company, rr;ro^e"ty and necossary to the efficient working of such railway, and to be deemeu ^j^g _j.j^(,g q^ purchase mouey of any reai propeny or uiiug, Jei^e".^ "" without which the railway could not be efficiently worked, Conieqnenees c( omitting to 4oso. 1880. Railways. Cap. 48. 487 «hall be considered to be part of the expenses of working PENAL CLAUSES. sTnmen^ n 7^^"'^'*''''' ^^'T^^ ^« punished by impri- " sonmei t m the common gaol of the district or countv ityeiJ:.''"'"'"^^ *-kes place, for any term iL'Ta J dam!gitlrd"Zvt?5fbr ^''"^^^^ *^™^^"^ i^ 4SS Cap. 48. ^ilvfa»$i 48-44 VlOT. l\ ' PuDishment for pertona boring or out' ting oaaka or package) on lailway. P.,n..Hm.»t HH If any Person wilfully, does ot cauBOS to bo done, TorcoSngany act .Sever, whereby any building, fence, cmiHtruc any Injury. . ^ . f jy rajlway, OT ftuy ougine, macamo or .topp.«e.*o. t^^^^^;,>^7,^V Jlway, o/any matter or thiug appertam- in^to the same, is stopped, obatruoted. impaired, weaken- ed iniured or destroyed the person 80 otteuding, shall be punished by imprisoWnt, lor a period not .xceeding ona year, in the common gaol of the temtonal division, m which the offence was committed or has been tried. M» Every person who, unlawfully, bores, pierces, cuts, opens, or otherwise inpres any cask, box or package, coaa> taining wine, spirits or other hquors, or any case, boi, sS wrapper, package or roll of goods, in, on or about any car wagoT)^ boat, vessel, warehouse, station-house, wharf, quV or^r^iaes of or belonging to any such railwaj Sanv with intent unlawfully to obtam or to inyuretbe. 3SoT any part thereof, or who unlawfully drinks, or. wXuyspillB or allows to run to waste, any s«cb liquom ^^^y part thereof, shall, for every such olHrnce be liahK ^^aLmary conviction, before one or moi^ jus ices of th^- ^ace to a penalty of not more than twenty dollars, over Td above trvafue of the goods or liquors Boteken^4e«r troyed, or to imprisonment for not more than one month. „ , . ♦ r «0 Every wrson wilfully obstructing any inspecting P^"r."^„ J^eer in^he execution of Ls duty shall, on conYotjoa- ^''f'"^'".h« before a iustice of the peace having jurisdiction in the reriinS" pkcrwhie the offence has been ^o^^J^^^ed forfeit and their duty, pay for every such ofience any snm not exceeding torty fflars, fJm default of payment of any ^»^ty «J adindg^d, immediately, or within such time as the s^d- Wkf of the peace appoints, the same justice or ^y Ser justice, having jurisdiction in t^« PJf f/'^^^ ^^^ offender remdes, may commit the offender to Prison tor any period not exceeding thi^ months ; but s^cl^ /om^ Sent shall cease on payment f the «^°«f* J^ {^^ nenaltv ' and every such penalty shall be returned to the Text ensuing Court of General or of Quarter Sessions in the usual manner. « .. », »1 Ifanv officer or servant of or person employed by IZ^Z^t^j railwa/company, wilfully or ««glig«^tl.MW madt rening by- ^ bv-law or regulation of the company, lawfully made and in £. or Iny order or notice of the railway corn- See or of the inspecting engineer or engineers^ of which a copy has bSi delivered to him. or has been posted up or open to ms luspocLioii ^"7-"- ^--;: V " ^^ his work or his duties, or any of them, we to b» 1880. ,10.00 -raxViftTft) Railways. Cap. 48. m) performed then, if such contravention causes inlury to any property or to any person, or exposes any property or any person to the risk of injury, or rendeJs'such Lk vention, although no actual injury occurs, the person con- T.cted of such contravention shall, in the discretion of the court before whom the conviction is had. bo punished by r«T f", ^l^^^o^^ient, so as no such hue exceeds four hund- ml dollars, nor any such imprisonment the term of live »a. If such contravention does not cause injury to anvp.n«u,»„«er property or person, nor expose any i)erson or pn^pertyTta'ShS; tHe risk of injury, nor make such risk jrreater than it would '"""'"''"•• have been without such contravention, then the 7fiicer servant or other person guilty thereof; shall thereby incur a penalty not exceeding the amount of thirty days' pay nor less than fifteen day.' pay of the offend.^r LmTe company m the discretion of the justice of the peace before whom the conviction is had ; and such pelialty shall be recoverable with costs, before any one justice of the peace having jurisdiction where the offence has beea committed, or where the offOndor is found, on the oath of one credible witness other than the informer. Ma^^W^forrinL?^ """'^ penalty shall belong to Her AppH.atio„ or Majesty for the public uses of the province, and the other P"W moiety to the informer, unless he be an officer or servant bp «K ^n T" '"^ *^* ^"'P^^J' *^ *^^ company, in which caso ^e shall be a competent witness and the whole penalty sliftU belong to Her Majesty for the uses aforesaid. r.«!!!:i'''^^ company may, in all cases, under the three noxtth. oon.»»a, preceding sections, pay the am(mnt of the penalty and costs -y 7/^^ ^s sllarroVpaT"^' ^''™ *^' '^'"^''' °^ deduct it from S^'oTr^o-r- ^ duot from tragei. APPUCATIONOF PENALTIES. tn?r ^",P^?ltie8 recovered under this act, in respect Peoaitiea to b, tothe^pphcation of which no other provision is made, S'"^^ to' «f '' Th \? 1 ^^ Treasurer of the Province, to the credit JTC^-' of The Railway Inspection Fmad. " If noutwwiw provided. RAILWAY INSPECTION P^UND. .«lf" ^W^ ""^'^"^^y '"^ *^^« province to which this act T^VC'l '"' "*-' """'" ^= ""y portion tnereol is in use, pay to the treasurer, an annual rate to be fixed by the railway Railway in- BpeetioD fund. i 440 -«*fca«j,Aj|^».|w#»», Cap. 48. Rttilwati/i. 48-44 ViOT. committee, not exceeding ton dollars per mile of raihvay tonstTucted and in use ; su«h rate to be paid hall-yearly (Ml the first days of January and July, in each year, and to- form a special fund for the purposes of this act, to be calle . " Tho Railway InsiHsctiou Fund. " APPLICATION or CETITAIN 8KCTIONg. 97. In interpreting the i^rovisions of the present act, . ^•, „ from section thirty-four to section si-vcnty-six, both worui : "Hall-, , , , .i •' . ■■ ■! ii u , __« w»y Compa- inclusively, the expressions : "railway company or : com- ny '• jhafi »»- pany," shall include every proprietor, lesnee or contractor working a railway built or worked under any act of this legislature. What tfa« wordi cind*. RepcM of for mer aots. 32 Viet., a. 61, (18«9). 34 Viot., e. 20, (1870). 37 Viet., 0. le, (1874). 38 Vict., 0. 40, (1876). 38 Viot., 0. 41, (1876). 39 Viet., c. 63, (1876). 40Viet, e. 30, (1876). 41 Vict., 0. 19, (1878). 42 43 Viot., e. 3, (1879). ProTJio FINAL PROVISIONS. 9H. Subject to the provisions hereinafter made, th& act passed in the thirty-second year of Her Majesty's reign and known as : " The Quebec Railway Act, 1809 ; "—the act passed in the thirty-fourth year of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled : " An Act to amend the Quebec Railway Act, 1869 :" — the act passed in the thirty-seventh year of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled : " An Act to amend the Quebec Railway Act, 1869 ; "—the act passed in the thirty- eighth year of her Majesty's reign, and intituled : "An Act further to amend the Quebec Railway Act, 1869, (32 Vict., chap. 51) ; " — the act passed in the year last mentioned, and intituled : " An Act to further amend the Quebec Railway Act, 32 Vict., chap. 61, and for other purposes ; "—the act passed in th«» thirty-ninth year of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled : " An Act to further amend the Quebec Railway Act, lfe69, (32 Vict., chap. 51) ;"— the act passed in the fortieth year of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled : " An Act to further amend 'The Quebec Railway Act, 1869 ; ' "— the Act passed in the forty-first year of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled : " An Act to amend the Act of this province, 32 Vict., chap. 51, respecting railways ;"— and the act passed in the forty second and fortv third years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled : " An Act to amend the Quebec Railway Act, 1869,"— are hereby repealed and this act is substituted therefor ; Provided always, that all acts or enactments, repealed by any of the said acts, shall remain repealed, and that all things legally done and all rights acquired under the acts hereby repealed, or of any of them, shall remain valid and may be enforced, and all proceedings and things lawfully commenced under them, rji. o^Tiv of them, mav be continued and comi)leted, under the corresponding provisions of this act, which shall not 1880. Railwayi. Cap. 48. be construea as a new law, but as a consolidation and contmuatiou ot the Haid repealed acts, subject to the amend- mentHand new proviHious hereby made and incorporated wi h them ; and anything heretofore done in pursuance r«n.„l?i T''"u^'i.*'.^*"y provision in any of the said repealed acts which is rep.,ated, without material alteration in this act, may be alleged or referred to as having been doiK' in pursiiance or in mntravention of the repealed act in Which such provision was made, or of this act- and eveTy su.h provision shall bo construed as having and as having had the same effect and from the same time as under such repealed act ; and anr , '.rence. in any former act or document, to any such provi;:..n in any of the said repealed acts shall herealr ,r he ccv .trued as a thS'aJt' '* °' *° ^^^^ corrcjptHding .rovisiou of 441 1:11 , i j;.^ "•' m^ mmm 442^ Cap. 48. Railwayn. 43-44 Vior. BBTUBNS BY VLhlWih'* OOMPANIEB. FIBOT APP8NBIX. Return in pursuance of, " The Quebec Consolidated Eail- way Act, 1880," bv the Bailway Company of their authorized share and loan eajiltal, and the suma received in respect of their ordiiittfy capital and prefer- ential capital, and debenture dteek, of funded debt, on the 31st Deoemberj 18 , spocifying the rate per cent, of the dividends for the year 18 , on each of the said capitals, showing aUo ihe loans outstanding on tha 31st December, 18 , nlftsslfled according to the several rates per cent, of interest, and the capital subs- cribed to other undertakiug«, wnwther such vindertak- ings, are on lease to, or worked by the subscribing com- pany, or are independent, S p. a * Authorized capital paid up to the 3l8t Deoember, 18 , including capital authoriied ais subsorip tions to other undertatcings whether each other under takings are on leaie to or worked by the apbsoribing company or are indepen- dent. Paid up fiUi»k ftttd Share Capital on 3Ut Jiaa»m\i$t, tM , including subsoriptloDS pfti4 U|« U) Otbor undertakings. fBy eharea. By loani. Total. S a 00 ** P-tS 05 •5o -•atS ■S «i« ;. — ^This retr-n should be dttind and signed by the •r officers of the Compauy fcsponsible for its cor- Note officer or rectuess ♦ This should include .^ capital auUioHiSwl to be raised by acts of the Provincial Legislature, but should not IrielH'ls oapital authorized only for purposes which have lapsed by abaadonfflsnt er otharwise. t In cases where a 8ubscri[iiio(. '■:, miUttrltml out of exUting capital, no addition should bf made in respfcci of it to lb« sum eoiered in this column, but only to the suiu entered in the la«t c-'iinn. 1880. Railways. FIRST APPENDIX.— (Cow/mwcrf.) Cap. 48. 443 Capital raised by loans and debenture Stock to 31st Deoember, 18 Loans, Rate of interest. Rate of interest. "S o § ^ 13 CQ 09 a o 3^5 9 « O '3 " .335 . J4 <« « s ■** BO . ."O a ■ a,.Sco s a a a o 3 o o 3 •c 1 I II I Remabes ". i ;tj ,. I lo.Vratt1o\"^te'S;;4:V.^i:™^^ •'-'' With ordin«, ,ebent«« Ui Gap. 44. Q., M., O. Sr O. R. SECOND APPENDIX. 43-44 Vict. RAILWAY OF QUEBEC, Return traffic for week ending corresponding week 18 18 and the Date. Passeneers. Freight and Live Stoolt, Mails and Sundriea Total. Miles open. 18 18 Increase - • ♦ Deerease • * aer Aggregate traffic from 18 Date. Paiflengera. Freight and Lire Stock. Mails and Sundries Total. Miles open. 18 18 1 CAP. XLIV. An Act respecting the " Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway." [Assented to BOth June, 1880.] WHEREAS a bridge, between the city of Hull and the city •f Ottawa, has been commenced, to continue the " Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway " ; and, whereas it is imperative that such bridge be con- xinuea so ihai wiiaxu ^3 aixxjn, a u-ciaj- a^ y..~,~,,.,.. ..... Toad may be connected with the Canada Central Railway, 14 Vict. and the Milog open. 1880, J^ebenturesforRailwap Subsidies. Cap. 46. 445 lfnp«n?'/if ''^^^^-^'^^'f.^"^^ ^^ ^i*^ th« other railway hnes of the province of Ontario, ending in the same centre • Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and asfXwa!'^ '*''''' '^ ^^'^''' ^''^'''' ^^^«^'«t« CoLdl1otde1\'hTwK?K*^' Lieutenant aovernor in Co.p,et.on of IC Off I ** *^® ^"^=® already commGnced on Huir bridge the Ottawa river, between the cities of Hull and Ottawa """"'""•• be completed, so as to continue the " Quebec Motitrrat Ottawa and Occidental Railway " to the sl^dcit^ of ollawi: --. 1 he Lieutenant Governor in Council may, for that ine erection of all buildings required, for a freight and oas. 3"'" ""«>*<'• eenger station, in the said city of Ottkwa. ^ ^ p^,*!"*''"* i*a«^form,'n"'^°*''^'''^'^'f^' ^""^ '*^"°^' ^^*" ^« Consider- Bridge 4o.. 1 as lormmo- an iiitoon-al ,.^^<.; i> xi.. ■■ ^ ^ ,. ooD.idered pA ns f^rrr,,',, ° • """"'"a" »'^^ siiiuon, snail De consider- Bridge 4o. t; T 7-5,°^'"^ an integral portion of the " Quetec, Mon-'"""'^«™'» £ amendment ^" '^""""' '' ^^^*" ^^^P" 2' -^ M, I .11 *5 ,.^|!i r a. Milef open. ... awa and , 1880.] 1 and the continue ail way " ; 3 be oon- ^. t.h^ said Railway, CAP, XLV. An Act authorizing the issue of provincial debentures for the payment of the subsidies granted to railway com- panies, and for completing the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, and for other purposes. [Assented to SOth June, ISSO.) TTTHEREAS it is necessary and expedientto provide, forPreaobie. hi ih. /^« P^ms^t of the balance ofthe subsidies granted by the Legislature of Quebec to certain railway compan es and Op. 5' f ^'PJf °^ ^f t^e Quebec, MontLl, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, and for reimbursing th; consoli- dated revenue fund ofthe province for moneys heretofore W anTwitJ'ff T •^''' '"i^^^y P^^P««««: Ser M^esty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : b uic u* th^ Jn^vin^ifaf r*""* ^^'^^'■''°'"' ^"^ ^°^"^^^' "^*y authorize Loan of ^800. t?l?I"7J''^'^^ */*'?"T- *° '^''*''^^* * 1°^^ «f «/ht hundred "O" '^«- ^r the I.. ,„„^^ GUiius Hicrling, and for that puruose to issno ^J^\^"-v sell, negotiate and deliver bonds or deS^s of trsH-'-dWut goTernor. J«*l! •'rfw^immmm' ^■4'6 Cap. 46. Lcke St. John Railway Cnmpnny. 43-44 YlOT. li province for a like amount ; which bonds or dv^bentures shall be payable in thirty years from the date of the issue thereof, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per anunm, with a sinking fund of one per Form of deben- centum per annum, for the redemption of such bonds ; and tares. g^ch bonds or debentures shall be issued in the form audaccordi^^ to the mode and conditions, and in such currency, and payable in the place or places which, in the interest of the province, the Lieutenant G-overnor, in council, shall deem expedient to prescribe. fewer to «nb. 2, It shall be lawful for the Lieutenant Q-overnor, in ^*^'j^|^«^JJ°«j,°f Council, to authorize and empower the said treasurer, iMT8°6O0*Btg. in lieu of such issue of bonds as aforesaid, to substitute an issue of bonds of this province, for the sum of eight hun- dred and seventy eight thousand six hundred pounds sterling ; which said substituted bonds shall bfer interest at the rate of four and one half per cent, per annum, and shall be redeemed, in principal and interest, by means of an annuity during thirty nine years of forty eight thousand pounds sterling, payable semi-annually ; and such annuity shall be a charge upon tht consolidated revenue fund of this province, in accordance with the provisions of the treasury department act, as amended by the act 40 Vict., chap. 5. Employment 3. The amounts, raised by such loan and issue of bond 1 boreowed"** or debentures shall be employed in the payment ofthj balance due to any railway company, upon any subsidy granted by the Legislature, for the completion of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental railway, and for reimbursing the consolidated revenue iVind of the province, for moneys heretofore paid therefrom for railway purposes. 4. This act shall come into force on the day of its Banction. Act !a force. Preamble. CAP XLVI. An Act 4:0 amend the acts respecting the Quebec and Lake St. John iRailway Company. [Aismted to Zith July, 1880.] TTC/'HEREAS the Quebec and Lake St. John Saiiway T V Company have, by their petition, represented that by an Act of this rrovince, passed in the thirty-fourth ymr of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled : "An Act to authorize the Quebec and Gosford Eailway Company to prolong 1344 VloT. iv.benture8 >f the issue jediug five of one per )onds; and the form nd in such lich, in the »vernor, in )Vernor, m treasurer, bstitute an eight hun* •ed pounds *ar interest ler annum, :, by means forty eight lally ; and Dnsolidated J with the mended b^"" ae of bond I nent ofthj ny subsidy ion of the ay, and for le province, y purposes. day of its 447 ic and Lake diM 1880] n Hai]ec and WhetatJL'^^i^"^' ^'^"^ I^^^l^^y Company !^ °^ ame„?etby''tS''„uLnk°' the «t 32 Victoria, i,s.,^.,v., CsrtieV „'°"'.°™"'P»y8l>"dgeorerthe river Jacmies' appear most advanC^S ^1 XS't^ ^ ^'^^X^^l tlie word •• ft™, ' fn *k f ^1 words oommenciuf -with'* ™"«- dlectoXfX' %'"'^ "°^*^ ^ "^^3- seem" besTTo' the ^"• directors of the saad company ; provided always that thep„vi.o mm^ l» m Cap. 47. mill Shore Railway and Tunnel. 43-44 VtCT. e MJiii Delay to com plete road ex- tended. PrOTlBO. subsidy pteviously pranted to the said company by the Legislature shall not extend or be applied to the branches authoriaed by this act. 5. The time for the completion of the said railway to Lake St. John is hereby extended to the thirty iirst di y of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty -iive. Provided always that if the said road be not wholly com- pleted and ready to be put in o^nratio'n .is 'ir as the southern extremity of L'i/e rfw irtc BJouard, o:i. t before the thirty-first day of December, one thousand el;,»ht hundred and eighty two, the charter of fhe said rcmpany shall i.c forfeited and declan d to be so, to all lawful intvuts and purposes, for the uncompleted portion thereof. Inoonsistent 6. All portions cd' any act refpiiing to this company, PaUd?"' "■ inconsistent with thi- tvci, v.re hereby repealed. Aoteinforoe. 7. The present act fl'. ill come into force on the day of its sanction. t>reamble. Peraons iooor- |)ortted. CAP. XLVII. An Act to incorporate the South Shore Railway and Tunnel Company. [Assented to 24lh July, 1880.] /H^REAS Louis Adelard Senical, the Honorable Bradley Barlow, Fran9oi8 Xavier Archambault, Azro Buck Chaffee, Lucius Robinson, Thomas E. Foster, Ales* ander Cameron, M. D., M.P.P., R. J. Kimball, Thomas Wilson, Jean Baptiste Renaud, Louis Allard, George W. Stephens, Willis Rnssel and A. Laberge, hare, by petition, represented that the construction of a railway and a tunnel as hereinafter described would be of general advantage ; and whereas they have prayed, by their said petition, for an act incorporating them and all other persons or corporations which may become shareholders in the said ompany, as a company for constructing the same ; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as tol- lows : • 1. The said Louit Aorivd Sen^cal, the HonotuWi- Bradley Barlow, Franyois ," . .er Archambault, Azro B- 'ir Chaffee. Lucius Robinson 'inomas K. FokLpiv, Als^Ta.],;;,-: "* Cameron, M.D., M.P.P., R. J. Kimball, Thomas Wilsrv) . 3-44 VtOT. y by the branches lilway to rst di y- of ighty-iive. oily com- !ar as the or before i:ad ei;»ht ocmpany ul intv;ntK f. company, e day of 449 id Tunnel ', 1880.] lonorable mlt, Azro ;er, Ales- Thomas l-eoTge "W". petition, L a tunnel vantage ; ition, for irsons or the said me ; and the said lie advice s as tol- [onoi:,b^i- zro L — ir "Wilsrvi , 1880. South Shore Railway and TunneK Cap. 47. W?;w?^''*''*1,^A''rl' ^°"^« ^"*^d, George W. Stephens « >d r o'T^' \ ^''^'1^% ^^y™°«d Pr6ibntaine M P P • t;ody politic and corporate by the name of^ °Thi « .u Store Railway and Tunnel (Jompany" ' ^'"' ^'""'' JSjJ.^ •"■ cf a standard guage of fonr^feet eight "ihi and „m tif rul'lTi,V„t'^':l"?H° '''™«Si»»' a"e?t,?eie?g,h'of poin\ a&r CdeaXi'rnrofHrSdS'and' Spur ^p-^iii rSyX'pS\£Si" JHe said company shaJI also have ooww to t>i,iU „, and operate steam and other veslels"^ iu L„nS wHh the said railway, and may maintain and operate a st^m a flfors^t'^Twfdn^'u:;^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ on both sides of and under the river SL rawr««^/ ? u points and to such eitent ^ Slu h. T ^^^"^ a* such r tril iTr ' '•¥~'« '" "«' «»^ty of ChlllJ with doU«^!«';?i^,\t*Si.?'^,^P»^y «hall be five million Amount of e.. ^niiT^r """"i^ T X ^®^,"i"«ainto siiares of one hundrpd f""' "^ o""" dollars each but may be increased, from time to time byP^J^ morewe. m \'ii ■ TST 450 Cap. 43. South Shore Railway and Itinnel. 43-44 VlOT. vote of the majority in val IK? of the shareholders, present in person or represented by proxy, at a nuieting specially called for tht million dollars. purpose, to an amount not exceeding ten Power to BO- qiiire as p,id. ff'^ ProTisional dl' reotore. 4, It shall be lawful for the company to receive, as aid in the construction of the said railway, any vacant lands or any other real or personal property, or any sums of money, either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and legally to dispose of the same, and to alienate the said lands and other real or personal property for the purposes ol the company. 5. Louis AdelardSenecal, the Honorable Bradley Barlow, Franfois Xavier Archambault, Azro Buck ('bailee, Lucius Kobinson, Thomas E. Foster, Alexander Cameron, M.D., M.P.P., K. J. Kimball, Thomas Wilson, Jean Baptiste Eeuaud, Louis Allard, George W. Stephens, Willis liuHsell, A. Laberge, Kaymond Prefontaine, M.P.P., and C. O. Perrault, are hereby constituted a board of provisional directors of the company, and shall hold office as such until other directors shall be elected under the provisions of this act by the shareholders, and shall have power and authority to till vacancies occurring therein, to open a stock-book, and have stock taken for the undertaking, and to receive payments on stock subscribed. General meet- 6, When and SO soon as one-tenth part of the said *"*• capital stock shall have been subscribed as aforesaid, and one-tenth of the amount so subscribed paid in, the said provisional directors, or a majority of them, may call a meeting of the shareholders, at such time and place in the city of Montreal, as they shall think proper, giving at Notlee for that least two Weeks' notice thereof, in the Quebec Otficial purpoie. Grazette, and in one English and one French or more newspapers published in the city of Montreal, and by a circular letter mailed to each shareholder, at which said. meeting, the shareholders, present in person or represented by proxy, shall elect fifteen directors, in the manner and irgte'euion of qualified as hereinafter provided ; which said directors "" ' shall constitute a board of directors, and shall hold olfice until the first Wednesday in the month of February in the year following their election. direo'oii. Annual gen- eral meeting ; 7. On the said first Wednesday, in the month of February, in the year next following and on the first Wednesday, in the month of February, in each year there- after, at the principal office of the company, in the city of Montreal, there shall be held a general meeting of the 43-44 ViOT. OTS, present ng Kpecially ceediiig ten eive, as aid acant lands iiy snms of in payment d to alienate •erty for the dloy Barlow, illee, Lucius leron, M.D., •an Baptiste illis Knseell, and C. O. provisional ffice as snch le provisions power and I, to open a irtaking, and of the said bresaid, and in, the said I, may call a place in the ?r, giving at ebec Official ach or more 3al, and by a t which said r represented manner and aid directors ill hold office >ruary in the B month of on the first ;h year there- in the city of acting of the 1880. South Share Railway and Innnel. Cap. 4Y. 451 S"di?Xlr'r.u*:ST' t '""'^'^'-^ the report of time, b. fixed bvsu,^' h v 1 """^'^^'^"lay, from time to more tha/rfiftJen ani 3;r'' "«/. l-^ti^'-^H nine nor meeting and eWtU sbal/ S ^i "'''^ t '""'^ ^""ual Notice to that for one month tfire' the diy^'ofXllio^J ^Z publication,-- ment in the Quebec OfficinI ^1... j ^^^''^ advertise- 4all form ttttd Tdt/e.-S a""! „? t" "r'"»' "°- hoM by rshaSdS''^ '^ '"■°'^- ™«1' P™^y fo be -»"• thftriSLVb*r„S°tdth^"" -J^ aavempl„y„ueo?r«l'ftWrtS"rLfd1i[:fr"''''"'- or directors • Pr/^T-.M.wi i. "uuiut^r, as paia director and shall not be ,„ arrear, ,n respect of any ealls therS hAitelarSn'aidTf . °^'' !?"'"'''■'»"''' which M..Hp., jmoSntinK to Tt 1 "stan w - Sy iTonS d.!n ""'"t^i '"»■"-■" be entitJed to appoint a perso^, i!fn!X to be i" "iretto '*' ■""•'"• to vote npou their stock at the ;Utn''„f d^'ctt"'"'""' betp^iJ'u^;'^^ ^"-^ ""'■' ^^^ *e ti'°n.Servl upon tIt£7etiLr\p*r.h'r4a^-tid ■"'°\^ ^^"'"•"■■ the capital »toclc of the cLpany, ' ta "ich^p^^rtu '^ ^^^•■"■•■mpii 462 p :]-} M I 1 1 i f 1 ' -•^^ - H ^ S ' 1 Cap. 47. South Shore Railway and Tunnel 43 44 VlOT, they may «•''■ fit, not - call ; ana the directcr ^ such call, in such , im- and no call shall 'j') made, at months irom the v ovions call. * I. •f^-n per cent in any one /. thirty day's notice of jy may by by-law appoint, I kfSB interval than two Prinoipsl of- 1 eom- floe ol pany, I-'. The head olBce of the company shall be at the city of Montreal. fewer to be- IS. Tht company shall have power and authojity to come pattieR i .^- Z • , i t -n .» t ' to bills »od become parties to promissory notes and bills ot exchange, noui. for sums nut Ies« than one hundred dollars ; and any such promifibon; note or bill of exchange made or endorsed, drawn ov accepted, by the president or vice-president of the company and countersigned by the secretary and trea- surer nfthe company, and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directorB, shall be binding on the com- pany ; a. id every such promissory note or bill of exchange BO made, endorsed, drawn or accepted, shall be presumed to have been made, endorsed, drawn or accepted with pro- OffioiBi Mai per authority, until the contrary be 8hc» vn ; and in no case andX""7ot»^allit be necessary to have th seal of the ccjipany indiTiduaiiy affixed to such promiFsory note or bill of <^xchange, nor mponiibie. ^i^^ ^y^^ president or vice-preeident or the secretary and treauirer of the company, be individiially responsible for the same, unless the said promissory note or bill of ex- change has been issued without the sanction and authority ProTiso. of the board of directors as herein provided and enacted ; provided, however, that nothing lu this section, »haU be construed to authorize the company to issue not -s or bill* of exchange payable to bearer or inten< d to be t irculated as money, or as the n* -,', or b'Vvs of a ' nk. Power to iMQs I J. The Company may isBue mortgage bonds for not less bo°Ddrforcei-*^*i^ t"'^*' ^^o'^s*'^^ dollars o^ch, to the extent oftwentj tain purpoaeg. thousand dollars per mil j, n^>on the ent ;>■ length «.: their railway, and three million dollar* upon their tunnel, for the purposes of the tmdertaking, authori/p ^ by the pre- sent act, but such issue shall not be mt k' except under the authority of a special general 5 -ting of the sharehol- ders, called for the purpose of coii-^ ri ter shall cojistitute a first luortgaj h} lege ui)Oi\ the said railway or th said r/ r>rding to the tenor thereof, and upon its property, rea* and personal, rolling stock, plant, tolls and revenues, after deduction, from such tolls a»d revenues, of the working ei- Antbority re' quired. it, and therea thee and piivi- mnnel or both How fneb bJ'pr^T?I""'P^^s®^<^f t^® ^*^^way and tunnel and such mortgage and hypothec shall be evidenced by a gage and hypothec, executed by the or deeds company, ^s •-•X XUUil- with the 48-44Vlcfr. 1880. South Shore Roihmy and Tunnd. Cap 4Y 453 d ! oriH resnertino- th.. r,„.L . x- .l ' ^^*"ta"» «Uch COIl- Condition, in the intor. sAk 1^ PaynKviit of th« said bonds, and of "«•''-. ^'- itmedics, to take possession of tho said railwavimd tm.m.l P' '"-of and property mortffa!,n,d, and h„M QnH r,7r .'""«'''''''"''' '■> and propt-tv after «;< h .1 I ;. '*'"^ "*'^^''y' *«'"i«l to tnch bZdV IrV. , ."" ""'"' "'-'"""es and""™"- 0.0 »ui bo.Hls hall iu d ^TT'.*'"?''''- =»' one hundred thon a d in "T" 'I '°"^" ^^' *^^*t ^^ lea«t hundred t£rxs:nd do k;:""'o?ef h^ 'f''"^ -^m ^of one the construction of tie u„ne[ untH Jh'" ''?'"^f ^^ tnnnelare completed aid Hii +u kV '^'"^ road and bonds may be^ssued. *^' ^"^^""" ofthe said include an 'Ixntn^J ^;t^"^/^P^^«e«. T «iall mean and ^^e»in, of fnn»I] J expenses of maintenance of the raihvav -iml ' "« " '"ft- Hi r'SSU 454 Cap. 47. South Shore Railway and Tunnel. 48-44 ViCT. paid in resp«'it of property lease 1 to or held by the com- pany, or in n sport ol' the hiro ot »'iiffint'8, curriagt'S or waggons k't to the company ; also, all rcntw, charges or intiMfist on lands bclongi jr to the company, jmn haMcdbut not paid lor, or not l"ull\ paid for ; and also, uU cxpcnhCK of and incidental to working Iho railway and tunnel iind the trailic thereon, including btures and consiiiiiuble artich'S ; also, rates, taxes, insurance and comriensution for ac^aiy t>oiI, ol th.. s.nd tunnel or n.ilwav or rolling-wtock or inov.-ablc proiMTtv from any su. h ■(■ompany or any com- pany or individuals, or the said government and generajlv to maUe any agreement or arrunirnm-nts with anv smh otl.er company or the said government touching the use by one or the other, or by both of the said tunnel or rail- way or rolling stock or movtMible proi)erty of either or both or any part thereof, or touching any servic.. lo be rendered by th.. one to the other, and the compcnsati.m therefor ; Lrrtl . '."'""^ ^'''"''^l agreements and arrangements Pro.i have been iirst respectively sanctioned by the majority of I/ri f f ^P^''^*^! ff<^J^«'-al m<.eting of the share hoi (lers, called tor the puri>o8e of considering the same renpectivelv way A t"lS6«J''*' ^''''" ^ Provided by "The Quebec Kail-' •'■<:» selves (ff'ILt^To'/Jlr^^ eompany wishing to avail them- Power of other eeuts ot ttie u»e ol the said tunnel for the tsirrvintr over'"""P"i«" to their locomotives and cars, shall be entitled to use the T" tVn"""' same, by applying to the board of directors ofthe companv p™- -d and submitting themselves to the rules and rcnilations to "'"■." r""" be promuk.a1.>d for such purposes, and the amount ol" com" "^"''''""• pensation to be paid for such transportation shall be deter- mined by an order in coun.il passed by the executive fff "1' f 1 ^^''^ P"^vi"?e of Quebec, ui>on the report to that eliect of thoir chief railway engineer. 31. The company shall have power to expropriate, for Power to the purposes ol their railway and lor the purposes of the^r'^^Prat, tunnel, under the same conditions as provided for in favor '""'^'/°' '*"' of rai way companies under the Quebe"^ Railway let 1809 --'-X and they shall enjoy to that effect all powers granted to ""■"• railway companies by the said act m snhLit^if'T^''^^^'' in the company, whether British Per.on. who sub ects or aliens or residents of Canada or elsewhere mayhoid.took shall have cvqual rights to hold stock in the company, and*"" to vote on the same, and be eligible to anv office ia the company. " 3^. Any deed or '•->iiveyance of land to the companv ^'*'° "^ <*"<•« may be m the form ^f schedule A, to this act annexed; and p«y1"° '""■ ' " ^1 '''SSS .m;M 45$ Cap. n. South Sfiore mHlwftff nnd Tunnel 43-44 Yicr. may be regietered at full length, ttpon the affidavit of one ot the witnesses to the eiecutifm thereof, made before the oihcers usually authoriifed to furpive the same and a deed m such form, or m words of llk« import, shall be a lepal and valid conveyance of the IfWJfJsftndimraoveablos therein mentioned to all lutente and jntrposes, and the reqistration thereof shall be of the sume nW'mi m if such deed were Kh?dwi!'hf''7*^*^^^f''"' • »^*fT', Alid in order that all such book at ex ^'^^^l^.^ d^ly registered, (ill ri'gistfars, in their respective pen.e of oom-counties, shall be furnished by md at tho expense of the f^y- said company, with a book vmim\{ng copies of the form given in the saidschedule A, which nro to be printed on each page, leaving the necessary blfinki to suit the circumstances upon each separate conv«yftjiep, and shall, upon the production of any convey,i}loe, mtict the same in the said book, without any memoriftl, and shall minute the enreejesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : *. Robert Cassels, financial agent, Henry Lyman, whole- sale druggist, Adolphe Lev6que, architect, Joseph Octave Villenevive, merchant, Henry Hogan, hotel proprietor, Alexander "Walker, merchant, Thomas Craig, banker, Jean Lukin Leprohon, M.D., Charles H. Walters, commission merchant, Lewis A. Hart, notary public, G-eorge Home, stationer, Edouard Beaufort, gentleman, with all such other i)ersons and corporations as shall become shareholders in the company hereby incorporated, and shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of " The St. Lawren:e River Tunnel Company," and shall have power to acquire, by expropriation or otherwise, such lands on both sides of the said river as may be neces- sary for the purposes of said company and the convenient using of such tunnel ; and shall have all powers appertain- ing to railway corporations in general, and ths powers and privileges conferred on such corporations by thi Quebec Railway Act, 1869, subject to the provisions herein- after mentioned. Powor to build "'. The said company and their servants and agents ceriaTn'piael'!"'^'^'^^ ^''^^'*^ full power to lay out. coustruct, make and finish, on each side of the river St. Lawrence, such tunnels, and xinderirroiind and branch lines of r.ailw.'' ':^S^ 1880. St. Latorence River Tunnel Compantj. Cap. 48. 459 of any railway or railways coming to or near the village of Hochelaga and the line or lines of any railway or rail- ways coming within the town or the padsh of Longueuil • provided such branches shall not be niore than two m esp ■ from the mouth of the tunnel ; and to lay out, cons m^ " make and fmi.h a tunnel under the bod of the said rive; to |onnert the said underground and branch railways on either side thereof, and such other works as may be neces- S.i? !w'°"T'''"* ""T" "^'*^^ said tunnel ; provided a ways, that m the construction of the said tunnel, the anv wnv?,'f^'^'" '^^^ ''■'''" V'^' obstruction in, or in thIZJ "^^•^^S^'^/^^th or impede, the free navigation of the said nver St. lawrence. thf s'l1d^;r,n!;!;i '"^^P^^^^ ^^J^l^ ^^^-^ power to so construct Power to adnpt ttiL said tunnel, as to adapt it to the passage of ordinary'"-"^' '"^ "'- skip 'n?r''*'"^T''''''^^'"V'^''' ^^^^ may make, on eachoS'-ir'^- sidc ol-the said nver, such underground and ordinary roads, as may be necessary, to connect the said tunn-1 with a^iy mam roads or highways at or near the village of Mochelaga, and the town or the parish of Longueuil. tnc sum of hve million dollars currenry, divided into ten "^ '""-pwy- ho sand shares of five hundred dollars each, with power to nciHjase the same as provided by the Quebec Railway rndnHwl;'^K"^°'!,"*'^^''^ ^'^^'^^^ by the persons Uow r„i.ed. !n W ^'''"'' ''^'"/-^' or some of them, together with holi^« • ' persons and corporations as may become share- sh lib. r r?"^ oompany ; and the money so raised a^dd^clSJot'^H/^' ^"'' place, towards th'e payment Ap„,i„aHo„ of ana aiscliarge ol all fees, expenses and disbursements for" W^o procuring he pass^ige of this act, and for making the "''""• surveys, plans and estimates connected with the said tunnel and underground railways ; and all the rest and cZZfr '"t'^ "^T^ '^^" ^^ «PP^i^^^ towards making completing and maintaining the said tunnel and under- ground railways, and the other purposes of this act. notJV'"''^ Robert Cassels Adolphe Levecjuo, Henry .T.vi.ionai TTn?, ' J^ '''1 i''''^h '^"^"'^ ^^^^"1 Leprohon, M D., Oeorge ^-'"-»- Horne Edouard Beaufort, and Lewis A. Hart, shall be and are hereby constituted a board of provisional directors of miornr?-''"^;u*^^ "''''J^''^^>' «^ ^^^«»^ ^h'^ll constitute a quorum lor the transaction of business, and shall hold olhce as such, untii other directors shall be elected by the t:^^:^/^±!,i;!;r-r-r^..^^^^^ p- The\aidx..p„_ . -= -.— ' ••<'^- pow-.-i and authuriiy to lili any vacan- ci^es occurring among them, and to take all necessary steps . for opening stock-books for the subscriptions of parties 460 Cap. 48. St. Lawrence River Tunnel Company. 43-44 ViOT. desirous of becoming shareholders in the said company, and to deliver certificates of the number of shares any subscriber may have taken, and to receive payment on account of stock subscribed, and to make calls upon subs- u-^?"."!.*" *° ^ribers in respect of their stock ; and all persons subscrib- ing to the capital stock of the said company shall be con- sidered proprietors and shareholders in the sam3, but shall be responsible only to the extent of their stock therein. be 8uaieb(il- ders meeS'"" *'*• ^^eu and so soon as one-tenth part of the capital stock shall have been subscribed as aforesaid, either in municipal debentures, granted by way of bonus or other- wise, or in ordinary subscriptions by individuals to the capital stock, or partly in such municipal debentures and partly in such subscriptions, and one-tenth of the amount so subscribed shall have been paid in, the said directors, or a quorum of them, may call a meeting of the sharehold- ers at any place in the city of Montreal, and at any time fffeof '" **"*' ^^^^ ™^^ *^*^^°* proper, by giving at least one month's notice thereof, in the French and English languages, in one Oft more newspapers published in the said city, at which meeting, as jvell as at the annual general meetings in the following sections mentioned, the shareholders present thereat, either in person or by proxy, shall elect nine directors in the manner and qualified as hereinafter pro- vided ; which said nine directors shall constitute the board of directors, and shall hold ofiice until the first Monday in the month of May, in the year following their election, or until the election of their successors. The principal ofiice of the said company shall be at the said city of Montreal. Method of eleotioc. Bourd of di- rectors. Subsequent annual gcD- eral meetioge ^. On the said first Monday in May, and on the first Monday in May, in each year thereafter, there shall be held at the principal office of the said company at Mon- treal, a general meeting of the shareholders of the said company, at which meeting they shall elect a like number of nine directors for the then ensuing year, in the manner and qualified as hereinafter provided, and the said directors shall remain in office until others shall be elected in their Kotice of euch stead ; and public notice of such annual general meeting meetiags. chilli be published in the English and French languages, during one month before the day of election, in one or more newspapers, in the city of Montreal, and the elections of directors sliali be by ballot, and the persons 6o elecred shall form the bodrd of directors ; provided, always, that shareholders, residing abroad, shall respectively have been called hv yy-iiicc. fhr\va?di-d b' before such meeting. / registered letter sixty days 1880, St. Lawrence River Tunnel Company. Cap. 48. 4C1 tne transaction of business ; and no person shall be elected """'"• a director unless he be the owner and holder of at least ten shares in the capital stock of the said company, and be not m arrears in respect of an^ calls made thereon ; and the said board of directors are hereby authorized to procure subscriptions for stock, until the whole has been taken up, SubcHpUo., and to make execute and deliver scrip and share certi- f"' "°°'«- ncates therefor, as they shall deem expedient. to L^r.nl'"?''''' "^ *^' "^T'^l ^^*^^"' "^^3^' ^^««^ ti°^« ^op'--^ -i'- to time, rep ace one or more directors deceased or refusinff""^'""'^" to act as a director, by choosing among the shareholders ''"^ *"' «?1k '"Ti?^"'''"'' ^"^^^'^ ^'^'l «^^^e^« of a sufficient number of shares to qualify them to act as directors as above mentioned ; and the said directors so named shall hold office until the next general meeting in the following toonth oi May, or until the election of their successors^ Ihe directors shall immediately after the annual election, liUotion of cnoose and appoint from among themselves a president '"^'=«" • and a vice-president; and the said board of directors, as Well as the provisional board of directors, may employ one or more of their number as paid and managing directors, With such salary as the board shall determine ». Each shareholder shall be entitled to a number of Right of votes equal to the number of shares he shall have had in''"""*- nis own name at least two weeks prior to the time of votincr • provided that no party or parties shall be entitled to vole at the meetings of shareholders who shall not have paid up all the calls due upon his or their stock at least twenty- lour hours before the hour appointed for the meeting, 1.J?' '^^^ ^^rectors may, at any, time, call upon the share- Can«. Holders for mstalments upon each share which they or anv pi them may hold in the capital stock of the saidcompanv in such proportions as they may set fit ; no such instalment to exceed ten per cent, and the directors shall give one toonth s notice of such call, in such manner as thev mav appoint, " ' II. It shall be lawful for the said company to receive Aid to com- irom tJio JJominion and the Provincial governments or p"^' *"'*"" either of them, and from any individuals or companies, and "''"^' irom any Municipal, railway or other corporations, either in Canada or elsewhere, as aid iu the construction of said tunnel and underground and branch railway, any loan of uruuii or Muaiaiiiee oi the said company's bonds or deben- tures, and any such sums ofmonoy,orboudsor debentures, I ? ffjwi^aMt. j^'* 462 Cap. 48. Bt. Lawrence River Tunnel Company. 43-44 VlcT. either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and any lands or othfrroalorpersonal property, and legally to dispose of the same, and to alienate the said lands or other real or personal property, for the purposes of the said com- pany, in carrying out the provisions of this act ; and any of poTtinns nn'd t^*^ said Companies and municipal or other corporations uiuniy 9.V. order in council, passed by the executive 463 Raising bal- ance of fund», reqiiireij with* nut new aub- seriptions. Mny issue builds ; T" be signed I)y president (ind vice-pre- sident. Form of de- benture ; time and place of payment. Power of hol- ders of such debentures. Companies de< sirjus of using tuanol. 464 Cap. 48. St, Lawrence River Tunnel Company. 43-44 Vict. council of the province of Quebec, upon the report to that effect of their chief railway engineer. railway oom pani«g. Arrangomenti t7. It shall be lawful for the said company to enter into vfiih other ^jj^ couclude any arrangements with any government railway, or any chartered railway company, coming within or near the said village of Hochelaga. or the town or the parish of Longueuil, for the purpose of making any branch or branches to facilitate a connection between the railway of the company and any of the said railways, and for the Use of the tunnel and other property of this comi)any, and for passing the engines and carriages of any of the said railways, with their freight and passengers, through and along the branch railways and tunnel of this company, and, gent^-ally, to make any agreement or agreements with any of the said other railways, totiching the use by this company or by any other of the Raid railways, or' by both, of the locomotives, tenders, cars or rolling stock or move- able property of either, or both, or of any part thereof, or touching any service to be rendered by this company, or by any other of the said railways, to the others or other, respectively, and the compensation therefor ; and any such agreement or agreements shall be valid and binding and shall be enforced by all courts of law according to the form and tenor thereof. Validity of 18. The powers granted by this act shall be valid, only P"*""" ^rant- if tiie gai(j tunnel and other w^orks of the company hereby »ot."° " " incorporated, shall be bond fide begun within one year and completed within five years from the passing of this act, Conditioni re- 19. "Work shall be commenced on the said tunnel, only • commenoin" ^^^^ *^® plans and specifications thereof, shall have been work, submitted to the government engineer of this province and approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in council, and after a sum of ten thousand dollars shall have been de- posited in the hands of the treasurer of the province, to cover the cost of the work of exploration and the prepara- tion of the plans and specifications of the said tunnel ; and Buc"h works of exploration and preparation of the plans and specifications shall be forthwith commenced and conduct- ed under the superintendence of an engineer appointed by the government for that purpose. OomiBg into fone of charter. 90. This charter shall come into force only by procla- mation, which shall be issued only after the Lieutenant- Governor in council shall have proof that the company has, at its disposal, sufficient resources to carrv out the said work, upon the said tunnel, within the delay granted 466 1880. South Eastern Railway Company. Cap. 49. by the present charter, and the w > of constmo+mn u\.^^\ be comnjoucod only when the^^..; 1o^i:^jt2 have consented to and nigned a deed of agreement, which S iWrthrl'f ^??'™*"F ri °^ the present ch™r grantl mg to the satisfaction of the Lieutenant Governor iA coun- cil, satisfactory and permanent advantages to the OnTec X!rwise " "^"^^ ^' ^P"" *" ^^«*^«' V railway or Tunl^cClt Actrtd :ha7comf intT^"^^ River.,„..„, day of its sanction. ^ '''^•' '^^^^ ^^'"^^ «^ *^« ?:":"oVa°o?. CAP. XLIX. An Act to amend the acts relating to the South Eastern totr/n^'^^T' ^'^^^^ *^*^^"^« tl^« said companj to issue new mortgage bonds. ""^v^uy [Assented to 24W Jw/y, 1880.] WHEREAS the South Eastern Railway Coirnanv (hereinafter called: "the company7'rhathbv7« '"''"'''•• petition, represented the following: ' ^ ^ That the company, under the powers conferrpd hv +>.« several statutes relating thereto, hath consTructed a ifne of ?.^yf^^'^ tlje Province of Quebec, extend ng from West Famham to the Province Line, near Abercom 3 Lm the Province Line, in the township of Sutton to the P, t?W "^.Ty f'-'-^-'^^^ and'from sSon iunc«ou rJi f ^ ^''•t^ ^**«"* ^^«"<^^ railway being one huS That, for the pafp^see of this undertaking bv the snid company, the following amounts have Wn bomwed fof sVued^nlZr.'''^' '^^ r^*^«' ^^^ bondsTeS dollartrwh^ln rr.v,^?"^'"^ *"^ fif*y *h«"«a^d aoiiare, tor which bonds to that amount, of the South Ba*"- e*n Counties Junction Railway ComDanv wl k issued ; one hundted and fifty thCanTdSkrs for whicS Ra Iway Company have been issued ; and six hundred and ?fl3?r.^iP«ri« sterling, for which bonds to thn. issiipT' oll'^f '^""'^^^a«^'^^'." iiaiiway Company haA . %een issued , all^o^f which said issue, firstly above\r... , oned! 466 Cap, 49. South Eastern Railway Company. 48-44 ViCT. and the groalor part of the issiios, Kocoudly and thirdly above mentioned, arc now outstaiidinsjf ; That tlic Kuid (•oini)any haH boon nuablo topiiy tho interest secured under tln> said bonds and the same is now in de- I'axilt and t he earnings oi' the said company are insulliiaent to pay such interest ; That the holders of a large majority in amount, of the said bonds have agreed to accept th refor, upon terms which have been arranged between them and the com- pany, new bonds to carry lirst mortgage and charge upon the entire property of the company ; And whereas the comT)any, by their said petition, have prayo I for authority to issue siich mortgaire bonds, and it is expedient to grant the pi aver of tin; saiii petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the aflvice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts s follows : Power to iiBue B . It shall be law i'ul for the Company, to issue mortgage bonds to the extent of twelve thousand five hvmdred dollars per mile, upon its entire length of oik; hundred and forty miles of railway, as at present constructed, and also, at the same rate per mile, upon any branch or branches thereof, that may 1 .i-' after be constructed, such issue not to exceed in all tvv ■ m it, ion dollars ; and for the purpose of securing the payii; /:; o!' the same and the interest thereon, to convey its ialJway. franchise and all property, rights and interet,t owi: ». ; ossessed or enjoyed by it, and the tolls, income, profits, improvements and renewals thereof and all additions thereto, to trustees in trust for that purpose. mortgage Security of euoh bunds. Whensuoh ~. Such bouds and conveyance may be executed and bonds shall bo jgg^^P(j_ at any time under the authority of a vote of the shareholders ot the company, passed at any meeting of such shareholders, legally called and held, authorizing the execution and issue of such bonds and conveyance. now made and 5?. Siich bouds shall hc of such denominations and shall payabte."'''^"' ^'^ made payable at such time and place, in Canada or elsewhere, and in currency or sterling, or in both, and shall bear such rate of interest, payable at such times, and be executed in such manner, as the shareholders, at siich. meeting, shall direct ; and each of the said bonds shall be By whom cer- certified by the trustees, mentioned in the conveyance '"'*'*' executed to secure the payment of the same, as being one of the bonds secured by such conveyance. Trustees to bo 4, The tmstfies to whom such conveyance shall be made, Ihti^hoxttl ^^^^^ t>e designated by the shareholders'at the said meeting, mmmmmm 8-44 VlCT. d thirdly 10 interest i\v in do- iiKullicient ut, of iho )on turms the com- irgo upon linn, have ds, and it ni ; (Ivicc aud Hows : mortgage hundred ; hundred icted, and r bnutches . issue not purpose of it thoreon, •ty, rights , and the lis thereof i for that nited and ote of the leeting of )rizing the ;e. and shall Canada or both, and imes, and s, at siich Is shall be Dnveyance being one II be made, i meeting, 1980. Soufh Ernfrrn Rnihrm, Company. Cap. 49. 467 nnd the said conveyanre maybe made in ni^h form and executed ,n sueh manner as the shareholders t sn h m.-e mo-, shall direet, and the companr md' the Zui t ustees may therein stipulate for tie hLur of any „ control o I hriiif ^t- ^'''''^f ^'«'^. management atid control ol the said franchise and other property th. , 'onveyed, and receive the tolls and income there tltrT^^ ^" '^PPl^^^ -^^1 disposed of\. do d fmk tn h !" ^'l '^^^^f-'Ji^ff. - well Vefove ... aft r au.mlt shall be made in the payment thereof or ot anr of the coupons thereto attached and may also stimUe therein how, in the event of such default l>,i.^ mad thfi oompa.iy may bo divested of all interest em tv of il^ demp ion, claim or title in or to the said rlwa^ySnchise' and other property therein conveyed, and how thT same mav becorue vested absolutely in the said tru Jees or ^^e «aidZul';^ owners .,f the said bonds, in satisfaoSn of he «aid bonds and the interest thereon, and may make such other provisions therein, not contrary to law a^ mav he SS '"^"^"^ °^' -nvenieijfor th" ' pur^o^Js of thi^; ^uves^!'!: ;?f"^^"^';d ^^ t^^ «aid conveyance, andPowenof,.,- en i, V n-d ^ , .}^ ; '"/^ ^'"'t ""'' ^""''^^ authorized and '»-• empoutred as su' h trustees, when and as often as d<.fault th inn'reS "' *^' Tu^^'^"''* "^^^'^ ^'^^^ ^onds, or o anv of thi interest coupons, thereto attached, to take nossessio,, of ;>nd run, operat„ maintain, manage ^nd control tt!' id Si ,f / '^ance of all things in the said conveyance"'"''' *<=• .stipulated and s.-t forth, as bein-r nccessarv to ,1 v».f /i -mpany of dl interest, right of n^dem^on^ cLm "^^J: m or to said railway and other property therein Z veyed, the company shall be abso utily divS of aH nterest right of i;edemption, claim or tkle n or to the l^t^^T^'''^^' ^'-^''^^'^^ and other property, and ?he same itelvh^Z'^-rr'^f'^^^^^^^"^^ ^''^^- ^^e«t^d To. In elj, in the said trustees or the holders and owners of the said bonds, as iu the said conveyance marbe n- IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) % // .// ,% % :/- \\j I" * 1.1 2.8 ■li 13: L25 i 1.4 6" 2.5 2.0 m 1.6 Fhotographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 iV •1>' \^" \ :\ ^ ^ A ..V , *TJ^''^'-*i«d' «1^^» be and are hereby consti- tuted a body politic and corporate by the name of • " Th« w Jacques-Cartier Union Railway Company." " ' Soa.' "" t>OW JJn/^J.'^.r'^r?^!*''^ ^^^^^ *'"'^^t« «^*" h^^« fullOenerU TsMPor 2,i?"^-f^ ^'^ out construct, make and tinishP-'"- t d K L ? ^ ^^^};^^J, with Iron or steel rails, of such +^^.1,, .^ ^*"^^ *' the company may judge most adran- tageous trom any point' on the Grand Trunk Railway of in r,"!^ ;i' ^^' ^T'^ \^ ^'^ I'^i^^'^ Cl'^ir^' «^ that of Sine is ?i J " n'7''"l?'' !^" ?"'^^*y *^f thi« Pr«^'i"«e. known wVv " bif ^'% ^^^'''i' '^**^^^ *". Five directors p-hall form a quorum for the transac- tion of business ; and no shareholder shall he elected a 1880. Jacques'Cartier Union liailway Comp. Cap. 50. 471 dirpclor of the said railway company, unless he be the holder and owner of at least ten shares in the capital stock ot the said company, and have paid up all the calls upon the said shares. 11. All deeds and conveyances of lands to the said com-F,„n, ..fd,,., pany tor the purposes of this act, in so far as circumstances "fi«ud. will admit, may be in the form of the scht-dule A to this act subjoined, or in any other form to the like etiect. I*i'. The directors of the said company, upon bcino- dulvi, authorized thereto by the holders' of two third^of ther'^foL, shares ot the said company, present at any annual meetino- '''""^•• lor the election of directors, or at anv special meetiuff called lor that purpose, whereof fifteen 'days' notice shall have been ,£^iven, in both languaoes, in one or more news- papers published in the city of Montreal, shall have power to issue their bonds made and si-ued by the president and Manner of tne vice-president of the said company, and countersio-ned*""^- by the secretary and treasurer, and under the seal of the said company, for the purpose of raising money -...quired lor the undertaking ; and such bonds shall be considered Effocu of to be privilei>ed claims upon the property of the said''™'''- company, and shall bear hypothec upon the said railway without enregistration ; provided that the whole amount Proviso raised by such bonds, shall not ..iceed two hundred thou- sand dollars. r-\ The said company shall have power and authority Power of com- to become a party to promissory notes and bills of exchano-ei"'"y"'''«'=°'"» for sums not less than one hundred dollars ; and any pro- ^nd'nou'"" missory note or bill of exchange endorsed by the president or the vice-president ot the said company, and counter- signed by the secretary and treasurer, authorized by a quorum of the board of directors, shall be bindiu"- on the said company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange, so made, shall be presumed to have been duly made under the necessary authority until proof to the contrary, and it shall not be necessary in any case to.alfixsoai, not ,... tne seal ot the said company on such promissory note or'^'^'^y- bill of exchange. Neither shall the president, nor vice-0(Dcer..notin- presldent, secretary and treasurer of the said company be '""'''"""y^'"'- held individually responsible for the same, unless such '""'"''"'■ promissory note or bill of exchange have been issued without the authority of the board of directors, as hereby provided and enacted. ^ S^ The directors or the majority cf them may, from nepiacing ometotime, replace one or more directors deceased or^?"""""* ' director*. I 47"3 Cap. 60. Jacquet-Cartier Union Railway Camp. 43-44 ViCT. Tefusing to act aa a director, by choosing among the share- holders one or more persona, holders and owners of a snf- iicient number of shares to qualify them to act as directors, as above moutioned ; and the said directors, so named, shall hold office until the next general meeting in March follow- ing. rrng'/nTentV ^^ ^* '^*" ^^ ^^^^^^^ f^'" ^^ «^d Company to enter into with other a^Y agreement with any other railway company and forT^fDi*''*p*^F^'®'""^^'^* of the province of Quebec, for the leasing railway, Ac. of the Said railway, or for the use of the said railway, and other pur- at any time or for any period of time to such other com- ^°""* pany, or for the leasing or hiring of any locomotive, tender, or other movable property, and generally to make any agreement or agreements with any other company, touch- ing the use by one or the other, or by both companies, of the moveable property of either or both, in whole or in part, or touching any service to be rendered by the one company to the other, »nd the compensation therefor ; and any such agreement shall be valid and binding and shall be enforced by courts of law, according to the form and tenor thereof. Cominf into force of chnrter. I y \\ijlkm f ^^^H It ' H-' 4 1 m Ii ^^^^K 1 ■'\ 1% ^^^v «< \ ^^H 1 ^^^Hfe''i 1 i ProTiso. Proviso. 16. This charter shall rome into force by proclamation of the Lieutenant Go\ mor in council; and during the period of nine months ftom the passing of this act, the provincial government, under order in council, shall alone have the right to construct said railway on or near the line already surveyed ; and in case the government decide to construct said railway, the powers conferred in this charter shall be and are hereby conferred upon said government as to expropriation of property, and other necessary powers to enable the government to construct the said railway, which may be built as a part of the government railway or in connection or conjunction with some other railway company at their joint expense; and in this case the railway shall be completed within two years from the passing of this act. If,, however, the government should decide, within the period above mentioned, and arrange for a connection between the government railway and the Grand Trunk railway, in or near the city of Montreal, then this charter shall be considered and taken as having expired. In case the government do not decide, within the nine months mentioned, to build the railw^.v hereby authorized or to arrange for another connection v ^a the Grand Trunk railway as aforesaid, the proclamati ," referred to shall be iSSUeu. Wiiiiiu uXii iC muiiuis rom the passing 01 tnis aoi ; and tke aaid railway company shall have two years to 1880. Lake Champfain and St. Lata. Raily. Cap. 61. 473 complete its railway from the date of the said proclama- tion. 17. The present act shall come into force on the day of Aetin fore, its sanction. ^ SCHEDULE A. DEED OF SALE. Know all men, by these presents, that I. A. B., of in the County of for and in consideration of the sum of to me paid bv " The Jacques-Cartier Union Railway Com- pany, which I acknowledge to have received— o-rant bargain, sell and convey unto the Jacquos-Cartier Union Kailway Company, all that tract or parcel of land {des<^ibe llieland) the same having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purposes of their railway, to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the said com- pany, their successors and assigns for ever. Witness my hand and seal at , this day of one thousand eight hundred and bigned, sealed and delivered, ) in presence of ( A.B., [LS] CAP. LI. An Act to amend the Acts respecting the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence .Junction Railway Company, and to provide for the cancellation of the first issue ofmortffa"-e bonds ol the said company. ® [Assented to 24:th Juhj, 1880.] TVTHEREAS the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence rreambi. T ▼ Junction Railway Company have, by their petition represented that they have creattMl a mortgage upon their railway to the extent of one million dollars, which mort- gage, It is necessary, in the interests of the company, should be cancelled, and authority granted to the company to create a new first mortsrao-e for tho. Rnm nf '^^^ \^..Ja..^a thousand dollars, and have prayed that authority be grant" ed lor the cancellation of the said mortgage and for autho- /|fW itmm 5')" " f I , t ii Deposit of can celled bonds. 474 Cap. 51. Lake Champlain and St. Law. Raily 43-44 ViCT. rity to issue and create a new loan ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Power of 00m- I. It shall bo lawful for the said company to execute ir/to oancei^^'^*^^^ ^^^ trustecLs uaiucd in that certain indenture or deed certain bond« of inortg-iige, made and executed som sein^- prive, in duplicate. *"• at Montr(!al, in Canada, the twentieth day of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-sev^en, by the said company, in favor of the said trustees, to wit :■ The Honorable Thomas Kennedy Ramsay, the Honorable John J. C. Abbott and Donald Lorn Macdougall, Esquire, by which Registration, indenture or deed the said i.ssue of one million dollars of bonds has been secured, a deed of cancellation of the said indiuitures or deed of mortffage, and to enregister an au- thentic copy of such deed of cancellation, in all the regis- tration divisions, wherein any of the immoveable property affected by the said indenture or deed of mortgage, is situate ; and also, to deposit the one million dollars of bonds, duly cancelled by the defacement of the signatures of the otfiiers of the said company, who have signed the same, with the registrar of the county of St. Hyacinth. homb'wuh °^ ^" Vp°^^ *^^ deposit of such bonds so cancelled, with deed.by'regis- f^o Said registrar, he shall verify the same with the said trat. indenture or deed of mortgage, as already registered in his office, securing the same, and upon establishing the iden- tity of the said bonds with the bonds secured by the said Destruction of mortgage, he shall destroy the said bonds, in the presence bondf. ot j^ representative, to be appointed by the said company i?rt' offe!r '° ^"^^ ^^'^^^ P^^^^^°^^ ' ^"^^ declaration, establishing the de- struction of the said bonds, shall be executed by the said registrar and by such representative, describing in a sum- mary manner the said bonds and their destruction, and an ff"o!M ' of 'd"" i^^^^^^^*^^ *^'^Py °f ^^^^'^ declaration shall also be registered ciaratTon. °' "^ ^ach of the registration divisions, wherein any immove- able property affected by such indenture or deed of mort- gage, is situate. c^o^mpany^aftor ^ ^h^^^^ ^he executiou and registration as aforesaid of susiicanooi-'^such deed of cancellation of the said indenture or deed of lation &a. mortgage, and upon the destruction of the said bonds by the said registrar, as prescribed by this act, and upon the enregistration as aforesaid of such declaration of the de- struction thereof, the said issue of one million dollars of bonds shall be cancelled, and the said mortgage, securing the same, shall be discharged, to all intents and purposes, as ii such issxie had never been made, or such mortgage executed, and thereupon, the said company may exercise Hr t ■ 48-44 Vict. erefore, Her of the L 'gis- ' to execute, twTO or doed ill duplicate, t' December, aid compauy, i Honorable John J. C. e, by which DU dollars of i\ of the said yister an au- ill the rci^is- ible property mortcrage, is u dollars of le signatures ! signed the lyaciuth. Lcolled, with vith the said istered in his iig the idon- by the said the presence aid conijiany ling the de- l by the said ig in a sum- ption, aud an be registered my immove- ied of mort- aforesaid of re or deed of d bonds by md upon the I of the de- ll dollars of ?e, securing ad purposes, :h moi'tgage lay exercise 1880. Machine and Pointe Claire Railwa!/. Cap. 52. 475 It-nZr^r'^'"''^- "•''''' '^ ^'y '^' '•^''^^^^^ andby theab.e .V J«^»«s I^avves, Jackson Rae, Desire Girouard and others have, by their petition, prayed for the incorporation Ota company to construct the railway hereafter described • whereas the construction of the said railway would be ot great advantage to the inhabitants and proprietors of the locaJity, by placing Lachine on a line of railwav commn- nicating directly with the west and aifording more com- munication with the city of Montreal, and whereas it is just to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Therefore. Hei Majesty, by and with the advice and r>n«..««t '>*' +^- Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : * '"'' ^i»mmmmmM.miA*>m» 476 Cap. 52, Lachine and Points Clnire Enilway. 48-44 YlOT. PertoDi tDeor- 1. Anthony Force, Hartland MacDougall, Jamos Dawes, poraui. Jackson Rao, D6sir6 aironard, and all such other persons and corporations, as shall become shareholders in the com- pany hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby consti- Nama of oor- tuted a bodv politic and corporate, by the name of : " The poraiion. Lachine and Pointe Claire Loop Line." Qeneral powarf. 'A li f\ Pm. m I ?. The said company and their servants shall have full power and authority to lay out, construct, make and finish a sinj^le or double railway, with iron or steel rails, of such width and gauge, as the company may judge most advant- ageous from a point on the Grand trunk Railway of Canada, in or near the parish of Pointe Claire, to a point on the line of the said G-rand Trunk, in the town of Lachine, and for that purpose, may exercise all the powers and pri- vileges granted by the Quebec Railway Act, 1869. Capital .took. ff. The capital stock of the said company shall be one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, (with power to in- crease the same as provided by the Quebec Railway Act, 1869, and the amendments thereto), to be divided into fifteen hundred shares of one hundred dollars each, which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinbefore named and such other persons or corporations as may become shareholders in the said stock, and the money so raised ^PP^'o'l^OjO^jf shall be applied, in the first place, to the payment of all oneyiraie ■ f^^^ ^^^^ disbursements incurred in the procuring and the passing of this act, and for making the surveys, plans and estimates connected with the said railvvray, and the rest and remainder of the said money shall be applied towards making and maintaining the saiu railway and other pur- ProvUo. poses of this act ; provided always that, until the preli- minary expenses be paid out of the capital stock of the company, it shall be lawful for the municipality of any county, city or town, interested in such railway or other- wise, to pay out of the general funds of such municipality, such preliminary expenses, which sums shall be refunded or paid back to such municipality by the said company. First board of 4. Authouy Force, Hartland MacDougall, Jackson Rae, director.. James Dawes and Desir6 Grirouard, are hereby constituted Quorum. and appointed the first board of directors of the said com- pany ; and any three thereof shall form a quorum for the transaction of business. gtookhoiders. ^. The Said directors are hereby empowered to take all necessary steps for opening the stock-books, for receiving „^i — -....^ ,.-i .,i j^f,,,!,i. „ .avoitrjita OI iLrct,uminj^ auSiC- holders in the company ; and all persons subscribing to 48-44 YiOT. araos Dawfis, >ther porsona P8 in the com* Dreby consti- meof: "The all havo full ,ke and finish rails, of such most advant- Railway of , to a point on I of Lachine, '^ers and pri- 1889. shall be one )ower to in- lailway Act, divided into each, which )efore named may become uy so raised ^ment of all ing and the s, plans and 1 the rest and ied towards L other pur- il the preli- stock of the ality of any ly or other- lunicipality, be refunded company. ackson Rae, constituted e said com- nxm for the to take all :>T receiving )scribiug to 1880, lachine ntul Pointe Claire Railway. Cap. 62. 477 SoDriSiri t^.ff '\' ,T^ ^^^'^P'^^y ^'^'^^ ^' considered proprietor*) and sharoholderB in the same, but shall be res- s«b,crib.,. pousible only to the extent of their stock therein c«S?c7' •barohuMcrf. car^r'vinU on Z±'*''""^ companies or other companies, Cena.o corpc carrying on business, in whole or npart, within the limits ""»"■ "-"y Wh thorT^r •^'"^^"''^ \'^' Baid' C of railvvuy '"• ■'•■^^ Whether they be incorporated by a special or ffoneral act aiid muiueipal corporations, may sibscribe of X wTse Tthe 'a?d 11'^^ ""'^ ",T^^' "^ '^"^''^ i'^ the capital sK • «to!k Ial?b!vf K ° """"V ^' u"! ^^'^th P'^'-t «^ the capital «-""' "".t- stock shall have been subscribed as aforesaid, and as soon'"*' »' ""«" ♦v,« 1, L 1^ ^' "'^ three of them, may call a meetino- of^''^"'""- m^ciol? n^i^^'^'Vl' ""y P^'^^^ ^" the city of Mont^irthe princ pal place of business of the said company, and at anv da^«'nolJ"?Jwn P"P^^' >y giving^^at'le'aSCfiteS SLv-.^ •' ^»,ho*^.^*"^"''»*'« ^" o»« o' more newspapers imbhshed m the city of Montreal through which the aaid railway is to pass ; at which generaf meeti tf and mentiorenrr'''^l?r^"^ ^^ '^' foUowTnTSions Wwoxv shall .fT^^^r" P'^^^^t, either in person or election, or until the election of their successZ ^ 8aidfi«VTJesdfvtrf*M'''?f-y^" J^"^*^ '^^^t' and on the Sub..»„.„t (wuunrst itiesday m March m each yea- *Hereaftflr thpra »■"""»' «•«>- shall be hoiden a general meeting of tW u.Sder; of th! ""' """"«•• wjd company, at tie principal office of the sa'd ^^^pan^^^^^^ Which ineetmg the shareholders shall elect S^Xecti?. for the then ensuing vear, in the manner and qualified II hereinafter pre8cribe({, and public notici of such annuS^ EJ fift''*^^^ '¥i ^ f hlished in l^th knguTe; during fifteen days before the day of election, in one 0^ meleMX^lt^T t^'^W^I- ^^^^'' •^^^ the per'son. calW of tl?« loS the board of directors. As regards theCaiitag an.- avaSLf f ^ "leetmg, the said company may take'"*- avantage of section 8, of the act 38 Victoria. rW foriilTt^ir^^y^' i^^' *he shareholdXs SingTnP-i.0. with —_,„..-.. ..a xvtter, sixty uays Deiore such meeting. -»*>ro5a. 1 * I ^^mmM, **«K»^&*i:^*i,^. 478 Cap. 52. Lachinc and Pointe Claire Raihmjj. 43-44 "VioT. Quorum of di- *>. Tlirco (liroctors .shall form ii nuorum for the traiifl- rtot.iri. action of ImsiiK'Hs, ami no Hhiircholdor Hhall ho clcctod a director of the Huid railway coinpany, unlciSH h« he. the holder and owner of af leaat ton shares in the capital stock of tht( said company, and havo paid up all the calls upon the said shares. Form of dsedi of luod. !•■!! r- JiiJi^Ji. .„. a Bunk (o bn 1<^. All deeds and conveyances ot lands to the said com- pany for the purposes of this act, in so far as circumstances will admit, may he in the form of the schedule A, to this »u Miedtore ^^^ «iil'.j<>i>H'tl, or iu any other iorni of the like etlbct ; ajul ffu'/r.M. "" foi" th(> purpose of due <'nrej,nstration of the same, all retris- trars, in their respective counties, shall he provided, by and at the expense of the said company, with :i hook con- taininir copies of the form i;iven in the said schiduh^ A, a copy to be printed on each page, leavins? the necessary blanks for eoch conveyance ; and upon production of the said deeds and the proof of the due execution thereof, they shall enter and register them without any memorial there- of in the said book, and shall enter a minute of such en- j^^»; "f "8'' registration on the said deeds; and the registrars shall receive, for all i'e<'s on such eiiregistration, lil'ty cents and no more, and such enregistratiou shall be deemed to be valid in law, any act or provision to the contrary notwith- standing. !Wr of di- II. Tho directors of the said company, upon beinc dulv rectors to itsue ji. • i;i , i ,i ii-i ,."^',., ^ *>» •j bonds. authorized thereto by the holders ot two-thirds of the shares of the said company, present at any annual meeting in tho month of March for the election of diret.-tors, or at any special meeting' called for that purpose, whereof fifteen days notice shall have been given in both languages in one or more newspapers published in the city of Montreal, or according to the act 38 Victoria, chapter 40, at which meeting the shareholders residing iu foreign parts, notified of such meeting iu the manner prescribed for such share- holders in section 8, hereinabove set forth, may be repre- sented by proxy or transmit their vote by registered letter, directed to the president of the said company, which said vote shall be counted and acknowledged, as if it had been given in person, shall have power to issue their bonds, made and signed by the i>resident and the vice-president of the said company, and coun- tersigned by the secretary and treasurer, and under the seal of tho said company, for the purpose of raising money required for the undertaking ; and such bonds shall be considered to be privileged claims upon the property of the baid company, and shall bear hypothec ProviBo. upon the said railway, without euregistration ; provided Method of issue. Thetr effect. ■nmnmiHnni /. 4.3-44 VinT. 1880. J^f^hine and Pointe Claire Railway. Cup. 52. 479 that tho wholo amount raised by sudh boiidH slmll not excoocl oue hundred and Hlty thousand dollar" ho'omo^a m!;;;'] r'"'^''"^ "^"^' ^"^'" I^^^'^''- ^"'^ ^^uthority to I'-wor „f com- ouomo a party to proniiHNory nolos and bill.s oCoxchiUfr.. '"'"' '" "«" mIsZrnot' '7V''"/T" ^r*^^'"^ 'l'>'^"- ^ -!l any '^J^c.'-^"-' Z S h i*""""'^ ^y *^" president or tlu. vi...-,, .si- Ul t ot th,. said ...mpany and countiM-^iL-nod by th, 8<>.-re ary and treasurer, authorised by a (|Uorum of boanl of dircvtors, Nhall be biiidinj? ^n Jie h a d eo m nnv a.Hl every sueh pronuHHory note or bill o ex h u ^^ o made, Hhall bo presumed to have b.-en duly mad \u,de? o ttasu :^^ ""' viee.pre«ide„t, ^e.Tetary o.^or. not or luahu er ol the «aid company be held iudividimllv ''"'""""y re^pouHible lor the same, unless Lh proud.s ory n ^ or ^""''""'''''•• the Wd'or"]^' Y' ^^T ''T''^ ^i'^'"t r the locismg or hiring of any locomotive, tenders w o^he moveable property, and generally to mal.; any a^ej ment or agreements with any other company toucSnt the us^^ by one or the other or by both comSies of h! moveable property of either or both^, in whole o^^n part or touching any service to be rendered by the one companv to any other and the compensation therefor- and anvln h agreement shall be valid and binding a SalTbeeXcd by courts ol law. according to the fo^-m and tenor t W the passing of this Act. and si^bes Jbi;;;r; 480 Cap. 63. St Johns and Sorel Railway. 43-44 ViCT. of the said Quebec Railway Act, 1869, and the Acts amend- ing the same. iiii SCHEDULE A» DEED OF SALE. Know all men by these presents that I, A.B., of in the County of for and in consideration of the sum of to me paid by "The Lachine and Pointe Clpire Loop Line," which I acknowledge to have received, — grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said The Lachine and Pointe Claire Loop Line, their successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land {describe the land)^ the same having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purposes of their trilway, to have and to hold tne said land and premises tinto the said company, their successors and assigns for ever. "Witness my hand and seal at , this on6 thousand eight hundred and day of Signe'^ sealed and delivered 1 in presence of > CD. ) [L.S.1 A.B. ' \ I 1 r* CAP. LIII. An Act to incorpof ate " The St. Johns and Sorel Railway Company." [Assented to 24th July, 1880.) Pr»»mb!e. T^7 HERKAS the construction of a railway as hereinafter V V set forth, would be a great advantage for that portion of the Province through which it woiud pass, and the neighborhood thereof; and whereas a petition has been presented, praying for th« passing of an Act to incorporate a company authorized to construct th« same, and it is expedient to gtant the prayer of such petition : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Persons 'neof- DllTK^ATl 'M'fl.f'nfiYIR.li^ V.A. V STYii+h nliarloB A mtTi . porated. Joseph Pierre Carreau and Alexander Macdonald, together 43-44 Vicr. Lcts ameud* of for and in me paid by " which I n, sell and Claire Loop ci or parcel sen selected ses of their id premises assigns for day of A.B. el Railway i/y, 1880.] hereinafter ;hat portion «, and the 1 has been incorporate and it in Therefor©) sent of the rlss .d, together Ar^in. 188D. St. Johm and SorelRailwaff. Cap. 58. 431 ^a^eholter^s^^^^^ and corporations aa may become snarenoiders of the company hereby incoroorated shall ha Company hereby Jncorporated. J*auway 1oc!\-'^^coSclI^!5"^^ ^*T^" ^r^' «^^ *'»t^'>"t7 to «.».»! a. n^i^f? ;w^ and ^complete and work a railway from ?'"'•"• ^oC^^f Snr^t *'r 1u^*- -^"^"^ *^ ^ P^i^t opposfte th^ town of SoreL along the western bank of the Richelieu Se^^rlve^^* '"^ '"'^^^ ^^^"'^^^ -- -^7 ^ater^ con^tr^iS^nSoTstroL" at^fhe?r^^/"' -^^^-^ --- DJ Its road. It shall, njoreoyer, have the riffht to armiirf lands for the erection of freight sheds, sto^re houses^and vey the same in whole or in part r«wer^t^o\^dTt?JhTnniv ^'^^ f T* ««^*i«^ '>f '^^^ act with P~«.n.nt ai- tA»wer 10 aaa to tHeir number, shall and are herebv conRti """<"»• t^ced the provisional directors of the company, and four o them^shall be a quorum ; they shall remain in office untU his acf . tTZu'' ^^^.^K which shall be held uude Shrill, f ^ provisional directors shall have power r. • the sharehplders of the company fo. the election o?ration8, for lid railway, le property, of a bonns of the same, tie and ini' )aiiy. illars of the subscribed, al directors > the capital of electing lali not ex- published inebec Offi- the pKJTi- assembled, r subecrip- I, elect the Porm a qao- ulations as contrary to ' thereafter the manner irector tin- lares in the aid up all authorized and signed juntersign- ide payable where, and may deem issue and ices and on !bf the pur- rrying out uch bonds 3 per mile, 483 1880. St. Johns and Sorel RaUway. Cap 63 dollars of the canifal of«X """i at least nity thousand per cent thereon p^^d up ^ ^'"' ^^'^ subscribed and ten witLT'itgl'tratf:^^^^^^^ --«d. shall. K.,. or .„, considered a^flfir«+!i •i'^^'^^^'''"' ^"^ received and ■"""*»• rily, pro r,ta with .llffiS-hSde™'' '" '" "'"^ '""" oa the a^pHoaS' o/tKn'^^^ 1^4 hX^^'^'""™ ana any sncii proTnissory note or bill of exrhano-a ^„3 '*• prom&Mry accepted or endorsed, by the Dresidftnt ^l ^^1 ^^^ made, not.., ao. ^ the company and connLrBLSS?.,-'^ ^^''^■P^'^^^^ent of contrary be sWn l^d t i f^^"^ *" •H"*^^' ''"*^^ *^« haye thl seal ofThe'complny Xx'dt^ii' ^' '^'^"^^^ ^'^^^ -' - or bill of exchanffe • 3 l^,iwl®'^*^*^lP^°"^i8so''yuote«'«"7. sident or thelSary'lfj Ut^^^^^^^ '' vice-pre- o«c.„ .e Uiesa/ctionand aXrityTthe"^^^^^^^^ Tf T*^°^* herein provided and enacted kn^^A a I ^'''«'^*or«. » nothino-ln *i,;o „„„" _ ®r*?P^ ' I'rovided however. thatProW.-^ company tVirsu^^^SsTbmsT/*'"'.^ '° *'^*^^"^« *^° "" bearer, or intended to h«ni;„i .a «^^^»»ffe payable to notes ;r bills of a bank ^^^^''^ ^ "'^"^y- «^ ^« ^^^ 484 CslU. Cap. 58. St. Johns and Sorel Railway. 43-44 VlOT. f! I Telegraph llnei. 16. The directors may, at any time, call upon the share- holdeas for such instalments upon each share, which th^y or any of them may hold in th« capital stock of the said company, and in such proportion as they may see fit, except that no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent, on the subscribed capital, and that one month's notice of each call shall be sent by mail to each shareholder. ArranKementi 17. The company shall hare power to make arrange- forpMisg* of mpnts for the passage of its cars, with any line of railway, *""' situate along the line, the construction whereof is hereby authorized, or which shall cross or join the same, upon such conditions as may be approved by the Directors. 18. The company shall hare power to establish along the line of its road, telegraph lines, which it shall work for its own benefit, and it shall have the right to make any agreement approved by the directors, with any telegraph compi.ny. *^ ' ' " 1». Nevertheless, if the company wishes to alter the line hereinabove indicated, it shall have the right to build a bridge over the Richelieu River, at any spot below the Parish of Belceil, and thence to follow the eaistern bank of the Richelieu River, to within the limits of the town of Sorel. Vorm of de«f the said ay see fit, L per cent, 3 notice of ler, ;e arrange- )f railway, is hereby ame, upon jctors. lish along ill work for make an ■ telegrap! 1881. Q., M., O. Sr O. Railway. Cap. 2. i ter the line to build a below the n bank of le town of } the said as circum- chedule A, J like effect. five years 3 , of Ideration of . Johns aiid ^e to hate besaid the be the land) y the said company for the purposes of their railway, to have and to ^old the said land and premises unto the said company their successors and assigns for ever. "Witness my hand and seal, at , this ^y ^^ one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered ' in presence of ( CD, ) CAP. II. [L. S.] A.B. An Act respecting the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occi- dental Railway and to ratify certain arrangements made in connection therewith, [Assented to ZOth June, 1881.] Ty^HEREAS. by the Act of this Province, 89 Victoria, Pr.a..bi.. *r^Li^A "^aIS," fe Government of Quebec was authorized Jo build and did build the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway; that the construction of the said jail way was commenced, in virtue of the said Act, under tje control of threa Commissioners and continued under ^e control of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Wprkg, m virtue of the Act ,41-42 Victoria, chapter 3 : Whereas by the said. Act 89 Victoria, chapter 2, the line ot the said railway should have been as follows: "Com- mencing at the port of Quebec, and e^^tending from deep ^^^Wv^ f^'^ P°'*' "^^ Montreal, to such point in the W. J ^^,?°^*l^c as may be most suitable for connecting hereafter^the saad Tai way with the subsidized portion of the Canada Central railway ;" .And whereas, in consequence of a change in the line serious difficulties have Arisen respecting^ the financU arrangements relating to the said railway, made between the Government and the t^ity of Montreal, and sanctioned ?I,*rf-^^ Legi8laturp,-the s-id city pretending that the ynditions under which it subscribed the sum of one million dpUars for the construction of the western section of the said railway, had been by such change, seriously affected and paanged ; o .7 « Whereas, for the purpose of settling these diiaculties new arrangements have been entered into between the iiUii«.^ „~J r»..l.1- - XTT . 1 ?^such, and the Corporation of the city of Montreal, jj oottformity with resolutions passed by the Council of the ^^^WPfJi^lfPl Cap. 2 Q., M., O. Sr O. Railway. 44-45 ViCT- m B ;! : said city ; and whereas it is in the interest of the Province that such resolutions and arrangements entered into between the Government and the city of Montreal, should be ratiiied and confirmed ; Whereas, under the provisions of the Act 43-44 Victoria, chapter 4*7, the Government of Quebec has the right, by means of a proclamation to that eifect, to declare that it intends to carry on the work which the company, organized by the said Act, had prayed the Legislature to be authorized to do, and that, in consequence of the po^'ers granted to it by the provisions of the said Act, the Government of Quebec did, on the fourth day of April last, issue a proclamation in accordance with the said Act ; Whereas it is expedient that the Government should construct a branch line connecting the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway with the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, starting from a certain point between Sault-au-E6collet and Mile End stations, upon the line of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occid .ntal Railway and joining the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, at a point on - its line, near Dorval station, in the parish of Lachine ; Whereas the Government of the Province of Quebec was obliged, in order to procure the ballast absolutely necessary to complete the eastern section of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, to construct a railway between the town of Joliette and a place in the parish of Ste. Elizabeth, where there is a gravel pit, now being worked on account of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa ana Occidental Railway ; and whereas, in order to reach such gravel pit, it is necessary that the cars of the said railway should traverse the whole line of the Joliette railway from Lanoraie Junction to the town of Joliette ; Whereas it is expedient to acquire the property in the Joliette railway company, as well as the property in the branch line connecting the town of Berthier with Berthier station, on the line of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental railway, so as to establish a regular service and uniform tariff between these branches and the main line ; Whereas it is expedient to have these branches and portion* of road declared to be part of the main line of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental railway ; Whereas it is advisable to assure to the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental railway as much local traffic as possible ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enact? as follows : Bes9!uMoB»j 1. The resolutions set forth in Schedule A annexed to Mt forth in' tj^fg ^ct, passed by the Council of the city of Montreal on «S!dI*i' the 15th November, 188Q, respecting the Quebec, Montreal, '■»*i!fty.'£';'S;!!!Ii;iVii^iJ._Ki*ii' t-45 VlC3T. J Province :o between be ratified i Victoria, } right, by ire that it organized vnthorized inted to it of Qnebec imation in nt should Montreal, nd Trunk t between he line of ilway and a point on line; uebeo was • necessary Montreal, a railway parish of ow bein^ ttawa and each such d railway Iway from srty in the rty in the h Berthier ttawa and jrvice and ain line ; d portions ,e Quebec, Montreal, traffic as ivice and Hows : anexed to ontreal on Montreal^, 1881. Q., M^ O. Sr O. Railway. Cap. 2, 487 Ottawa and Occidental railway, are hereby ratified and confirmed,declared legal, finaUomplete and ^ind ng to all AcTof a'rlSn"'* ?/l!^Ti'' ^'K'?''^ S ««^«^«'t:Uhrnlr'^^ "' ''*'"'' " ^'" *^ ^'^ ^^^^" '^ thbA^ct'adrt!>d\?frV^"''''r Pf^^l^^^ ^ *^"«^« Council of the city of Montreal oa^-""' '» Sohe- the 19th Januanr, 1881, respecting the extension of the i"«""'' ""'""' Quebec, Moutrear, Ottawa and Ocddental railwoy ?o he firm^' f"\" ^r^'f^' r f°"*^«^^' i« ratified /nd con! farmed, declared valid, legal and binding, for all lawful SSng: """^ '"''''' "' ^"^ '° '^' co^Atrary notwith! orders^^of t^T ""^^^ ^""'"'^ ^}^ 5^«" l^tS, under thechau,,. i„ orders of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public '""»«f'»"- Works, acting as such, respecting the line of the Ouehen Ty""""* Montreal and Occidental r^ailwa?, vi4 St. Martin between St. Vincent de Paul and St. Martin's Junction in the sTw^iulpXlr '-'''-^ ^^^^^"^^^ -'^ '^^^ ^ .,^:T^^\^^'^''i^^^^^^^^<^^^ontve^\, Ottawa and Occi-Li„, between St m!J-\^^' b,«*^«t^\St. Vincent de Paul and the said|^ r--"S ««Kl r?iW V"«' and as forming an integral portion of the«--"«deper. said railway, in the same manner as if such line had been """•"'• authorized by the Act of this Province, 39 Vict, chap. 2 in Mol^rlir.?!^"* f *^^ said railway is hereby established Ter«,.n. at in Montr^l, at the place called the "Quebec &ate Barracks " "o"'™"' "- in the said city. ^ ^aiia,^ii.ii, ^,^,5,^^^ T. Section 1 of the Act of this Province, 39 Victoria 30 v.* , chapter 2, is repealed and replaced by the following, which -.^pe^ied' said Act ^°° ^^ hailing always been section 1 of the""'' "?'""*• "1. There shall be a railway constructed, commpnpincr af ».=, .. xhe port 01 (Quebec and extending from deep wate7 artheb«"iuT'' '" ^^ -aid port, m St Martin's Junction, in the county of LaM MmmAMmmm^m m Cap. 2. Q., M., O. Sf a Ittrffteay. 4^i-45 Yior. to Montreal, and from the said St. Martin's Junction to svLch point in the county of Pontiac, as may be most suitable for connecting hereafter the said railway with the snbsidize'd portion ol the Canada Central railwAy and with any (»ther railway, as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may here- after decide, including therein a branch line from tne city of Three Rivers to the Grand Piles, and another from Ste. Thferese to St. J6r6me ; and such railway shall be styled and known as the "Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway." f*. The location of the said railway as it now exists and made permanent by this Act shall not, in any manner. affect the municipal subscriptions which shall be consi- dered as having been made for the railway> as set forth iu the preceding section. ». The provisions ->f the Consolidated Railway Act, 1880,. and all other provision* of law relating to the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Oecidental Railway, respecting any work and undertaking therein mentioned, shall apply to this act, in so far as they are consistent w ith it and of a nature to forward the construction and final completion of the said Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. Bramhtooon- lO. It shall be lawful for the lieutenant govetnor in »nd'o?wUh°" Council, to order the construction of a branch line to con- orand Trunk BBct the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway authoriied. ^jjjj ^he Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, the said branch to start from any point between the Sault au Recollet and Mile End stations, and connecting the said line with the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, at a point on theline of the Protiit. latter near Dorval station ; provided that the cost of the cons- truction of the said line, shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. THiM* BrantkMi N»mt. Municipal iDbitriptiona not afftotid. Cnnaolidated Bailwa; Aot, 1880, appliei h h Branch to form H. The Said branch shall form part of the main line of |)»rt of main ^j^^ ^^^^ Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental railway, as if such branch had been authorizred by the act 89 Vic- toria, chapter 2. --& -!' i r iiiijt ■5 if Jqli«tt« rail- way may b« acquired. AmeuM. 12. It shall be lawful for the lieutenant governor in Council to authorize the commissioner of railways to ac- quire, from ihe Joliette railway company, the property in its road from the river Saint Lawrence, at Lanoraie, as far as the town of Joliette for a sum not to exceed sixty-fiTe thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. ^^!gra?w» M5 VlOT. on to sucb uitable ior snbsidiaed any f»ther may here- in tne city r from Ste. Ktyled and Occidental exists and y manner. be consi- et forth ia r Act, 1880, ke Quebec, ecting any I apply to it and of a completion Occidental lovetnor m ine to con- si Eailway aid branch ecollet and B ifith the e line trf the of the cons- sum of one lain line of tal railway, act 89 Vk- ^vemor m ways to ac- property in >raie, as far d aiity-fiTe 1881. Q., M., O. Sr O. Railway. Cap. 2. 489 1» It shall be lawful for the lieutenant ffovernor in B.rthUr v;ouncii to authorize the commissioner of railways to ac- '"»°«»> ■"•^ •»• gnire the Berthier branch, extending from the town of "''"'"'"'• gorthier as far as Berthier station on the line of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental railway, including the right ot way, the wharves, station and the switch line to the factory of the Union Sueriire, the whole for a sum not Amount to exceed twenty nme thousand dollars. 1 J. The Joliette Railway Company is authorized to Joii.tt. ra». transler to the government of this province, all its pronertvr"; •'"''"- both movable and immovable and all rights held by itfrrtu^ploprrty under its charter. 'to Rov«ni- moot liJ. The Berthier Branch, as well as the line of the Joliette cruin i^ompany and the continuation of the railway now built branohsi d». from the town of Joliette, to a point in the parish of Saint ^:[:''.C* "" JiUzabeth where there is a gravel pit, is declared to be a portion of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Itailway as if the provisions of the Act 39 Victoria, Chapter A applied to the construction of these lines. 1«. It shall be lawful for the lieutenant governor in coun- L.it.r.-patont cii to grant letters-patent authorizing a company to build a°»y *>• »'"•<* Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Eailway, at or near the st. Th.r.... parish of St Therese and extending to aiiother point in the parish of St Joseph vid the village of Saint Eustache, the said branch nbt to eiceed ten miles in length. 17. It shall be lawful for the lieutenant governor in L.tf r..p.t.nt council to gi-aht letters-patent to permit any company to """y ''*^""«* construct a branch line, starting from a point in the parish L^o^^to st, ot St. Jerusalem d'Argenteuil (Lachute) and extending '^'"»'<- of Ar ente^ ^'^ ^^^ ^*"'^ °^ ^*' ^"^^^' ^"^ *^® *'°'^^*^ of +C; ^^i^ ''''"'P!?'^' ^^"^^^ by letters-patent in virtue no, .nA eon.. 01 the two preceding sections, shall be governed by and P"i" to be have all the powers conferred by the consolidated rail way «°""""*' act ol Quebec, 1880, upon companies regularly incorporated. ^i^'v'^Hl^T^^'^?^^ governor in council, in lieu of coii- Bonn. «., ^ructmg that portion of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and «^«°»"» *» Occidental Railway, between the village of Aylmer andfi""!"".?"'' that pointin the county of Poutlac most LtablfKLTetRafCt the same with the subsidized noYtioii nf +h« na^a^o rt« jj J>° «f bnUd- tral Eailway, as provided by the act S9 Victoria, chapes um.'"'*'" and Its amendments, may grant a bontls Of six tii6u6«ftd in«7 be 'm ^//' tm 490 Cap. 2. Q., M., O. Sf O. Railway. 44-45 ViCT. i i ' i \ i ■ , I 1 \ 1 dollars per mile, for a length not exceeding eighty-five miles, to the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Company, for each mile which' the said Railway Company shall con- struct between the said village of Aylmer or the City of Hull and the town of Pembroke : such bonus shall be payable as each ten miles of the said road is put in good soheduiei part running order to the satisfaction of the lieutenant governor in council. BoDua how payable. of Atit . f! Act In foM*. 20. The schedules annexed to the present act, shall be considered as forming part thereof 21. This act shall come into force on the day of its sanc- tion. SCHEDULE A. Extract from minutes 'of council, adjourned monthly meet- ing, Monday, fifteenth November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty. Present : His worship the acting mayor, alderman Gilman. Aldermen : Laurent, Grenier, Hood, Donovan, Holland, Gen^reux, Robert, AUard, Greene, McShane, Hagar, Jean- notte, Gauthier, Lavigne, Watson, Mooney, Dubuc, Fair- bairn, Wilson, McCord, Proctor, Kennedy, Thibault. The order of the day being read, to consider a report from the special committee on the proposition of the government, relative to the terminus of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, the following reports were brought up and read. TO THE CITY OP MONTREAL. The special committee on the railway respectfully report : On th€ accompanying letter of the Hon. Mr. Chapleau, Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works, of date the 6th November, 1880, submitting the conditions upon which the government will settle the question of the ter- TniTjiio of the Quebec Montreal Ottawa and Occidental Kailway in this city ; < ii II ti II II ii II II It II II II II II II 1881. Q., M., O. 4- O. Railway. Cap. 2. 491 That, after recapitulating the proceedings and arrange- ments already taken and arrived at, as regards this lonir pending question, the Hon. Mr. Chapleau submits the toUowing conditions as the basis of the arrangement to intervene between the government and the coaporation. VIZ : ' ^^ "1. The government will extend at their cost, within ^^ one year from this day, the line of the Quebec, Montreal, ^^ ^"awa and Occidental Railway, from its terminus at ^^ ^O'-^eJiiffa to the property known as " Ue Quebec Gate i, ""^rr" , fallowing the line indicated on the plan trans- ^^ mitted to the government by your corporation, that it. to ^^ say : ruiining along the river St. Lawrence from Hoche- ^^ laga as far as the Barracks, or, if the cost of the (>xpro- ^^ Pnation be not higher, following a direct line from the ^^ Hochelaga station to the vacant lot in rear of the Montreal ^^ common gaol, and thence crossing St. Mary street and running along the river by the line above indicated ; ^^ Ihe government will build a suitable freight and ^ passenger station and other buildings in connection with a station on the barracks property ; ^^ " 3 They will build, besides, on the grounds belonging ^^ to them in rear of the Montreal gaol, the engine-houses, ^^ workshops and other necessary erections for the western ^^ section of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental ; ^^ an accomodation station shall also be established in the ^^ immediate vicinity of tha gaol, the corporation giving, ^^ ior the construction of that part of the railway, the right ^^ ot crossing St. Mary street, in the most convenient man- ner tor the circulation of carriages and foot passengers in the said street ; * ° ^^ " 4. The corporation on their part, will undertake to ^^ carry out the expropriation of the necessary lots of ^^ ground for the construction of the said railway, less „ however the lots already belonging to the government, ^^ and, tor such expropriation, the government bind them- ^^ selves to pay a sum not exceeding #132,000, if however ^ that sum be required for the complete payment of all * the lots so expropriated ; ^^ " 5. The government bind themselves to ask, for the corporation of the city of Montreal, at the next session oi the Legislature, the necessary powers for expropria- tion, if required ; ^^ " 6. The corporation shall cede gratis to the govern- ment the lots of ground above mentioned, that is to say : (1) The property known as the "Quebec Gate Bar- racks " 252,404 feet in superficies ; ^ (2) The portions of Dalhousie square and St, Paul and 4 M i! ■ it Oap. 2. Q., M; O. 4- O. /lot7«»i«f . 44-46 ViOT. "1. ** Lft^Toii strcots, &r, .fee, specified on plan «ubmitted to •Se government, conii-nBing 68,596 square feet ; (3) Th« land and buildings f/^the military store, com- ri(») of I2,ii56 square feet ; Tl( ' corporation shall ffive, as a contribution towards •' the construction of the bridge at Hull, a sum of J50,000, " so soon as that bridge shall be open to traffic and the " arrangements now proposed shall be accepted by the ' corporation and the government ; " 8. The corporation, moreover, shall waive all claims, " rights and interests that they may pretend to have in " relation to the sum of $846,644, already paid to the " Government for the construction of the said railv\ ay, the " said sum, as well as the new grants of lots of ground and " money being considered as a hnal settlement ; " That, in the opinion of your Committee, the offer contain- ed in the fore part of condition number one, to bring the said railway from Hochelaga to the Quebec Gate Barracks property, by a line running along the River St. Lawrence, commends itself to the favorable consideration of the council and they respectfully suggest that it be adopted, isubject to the conditions numbers two, three, four. Jive, six, seven and eight in the said letter : — but with the under- standing that the number of superfi lai feet of ground to be ceded by the city, as specified in condition number six, shall be subject to verification by the city's engineer, ac- cording to plans and titles, and that the sum of $50,000 to be paid by the corporation towards the construction of the bridge at Hull, shall be payabl« only after the cars shall be ready to run into the proposed station at the Quebec Gate Barracks ; In case the government should determine to adopt and corry out the line referred to in the latter part of condition nu'tiber one, that is to say, following a direct line from the Hochelaga station to the vacant lot in rear of the Montreal gaol, and thence crossing St. Mary street, and runri .y, along the river as far as the Queb ' Gate Barracks, yon/ committee are not of opinion that the corporation sbi'iu assist in the carrying out of stxch line further than by llie gratuitous cession of the Quebec Gate Barracks property and the portions of Dalhousie square and St. Paul and Lacroir streets aforesaid, and the contribution of $50,000 towar. the construction of the bridge at Hull as aforesaid ; and, in • '^yc o, your committee deem it their duty to di- rect th J i "JiifioT. of the government to the fact that, in adopt'" ;;g th. v "itat;, the rajlvay will have to cross eight or nine sive» ta, h* s causinji" -luch danger to life and proper- ty, to say nothing of the great inconvenience and inter- h46 ViOT. mitted to itoro, com- n towards r $50,000, :; and the id by the 1] claims, have in id to the [\\\ ay, the round and jr contain- bring the 1 Barracks Lawrence, jn of the J adopted, ir,five, six, he under- jrround to amber six, jineer, ac- 1^50,000 to tion of the irs shall be ebec Gate adopt and i" condition from the 9 Montreal i runri ..', acks, yon/ ion sb i'!u an by liie :s property Paul and of $50,000 i aforesaid ; iuty to di- ict that, in 38 eight or ,nd proper- and inter- 1881. Q., M., 0. S^ 0. Raibeay. Cap. 2. 491 vuptions that will be thereby occasioneu to the public in that important section of the city. The whole nevertheless respectfully submitted, (Signed,) H. A. NEILSON. .T. a REN IE R, M. LAURENT, THOS. I). DOOD, E. K. GREENE, J. McSHANE, Jr. CoMMiTTEi: Room, City Hall, Montreal, 9th November, 1880. The Finance Committee respectfully report :— ; That, as directed by the Council, they have considered the accompanying report of the special committee on rail- way, concerning the location of the terminus and work- shops of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, ai d that they concur' in the recommendation therein made. . ,t, The whole, nevertheless, respectfully submitted. (Signed,) H. A. NEURON, M. LAURENT, E. K. GREENE, J. GRBNIER, J. H. MOONEY, E. A. GfiNfiREUX, J. McSHANE, Jr. Committee Room, City Hall, Montreal, 9th November, 1880. Alderman Grenier moved, seconded by Alderman Hood, That the said reports be adopted.' Alderman Jeannotte moved, ui amendment, seconded by Aldierman Gauthier ; * . .ff That the said report of the special committee on railway be amended, by striking out all the words after " that in the Opinion of your committee," and siibRtitutinff in their stpad the following : " that this council is of opinion the line ' last mentioned in the letter of the Honorable Premier, l'\i i ^i 494 Cap. 2. Q., M., 0, Sr 0. Railway. 54-45 ViCT. !| ■ \ i.e., starting from Hochelaga, in a straight line to the vacant lot in rear of the Common gaol of Montreal, thence across St. Mary street, and running along the river side as far as the Quebec Gate Barracks, together with the engine-houses, the work-shops in rear of the gaol, and a station in St. Catherine street, is highly advantageous for the Quebec suburbs in particular, and the whole city in general ; That this council, do, therefore, accept this last proposition, which would only be carrying out, in part, the promises and agreements entered into by the corpora- tion as well as by the government, and be an act of jus- tice to that portion of the city, with the understanding, however, that the number of superficial feet of ground to be ceded by the corporation, as specified in the Honorable Mr. Chapleau's letter, shall be subject to verification by the city's engineer, according to plans and titles, and that the sum of |50,OOo. to be paid by the corporation tow^ards the construction of the bridge at Hull, shall be payable only after the cars shall be ready to run into the ptoposed sta- tion at Quebec gate Barracks ; " This council deems it its duty to direct the attention of the Government to the fact that, in adopting the line on the river side, from Hochelaga to the Gaol, (the wharf between these points being only 80 feet wide) much damage will be caused to trade and navigation, and life and property endangered, to say nothing of the great in- convenience and greater expenditure that will be thereby occasioned to trade and shipping, as well as to the public in that important section of the city." Yeas : — Gauthier, Jeannotte, — 2. Nays :— Thibault, Kennedy, Proctor, ' MfcCord, Thos. "Wilson, Fairbairn, Dubuc, Mooney, Watson, Lavigne, Hagar, McShane, Greene, Allard, Robert, G6uereux, Holland, Donovan, Hood, Grenier and Laurent. — 31. So it was lost. Alderman Jeannotte then moved in amendment seconded by Alderman Gauthier. That a space of 50 feet in width along the line of Notre* Dame street, in front of the proposed station, be reserved for the purpose of widening said street. The Council divided thereon : Yeas ; — Gauthier, Jeannotte. — 2. Nays :— Thibault, Kennedy, Proctor, McCord, Thos. Wilson, Fairbairn, Dubut, Mooney, Watson, Lavigne, 1-45 VlOT. iue to the 3al, thence river side : with the lul, and a ageous for le city in. t this last Lt, in part, le corpora- ict of jus- rstanding, ground to Honorable ion by the d that the wards the ^able only posed sta- ttention of bie line on the wharf de) much , and life } great in- )e thereby the public rd, Thos. Lavigne, 3r6nereux, -31. t seconded I of Notre- 3 reserved 1881. Q-, M., 0. ^ O. Railway. Cap. 2. rd, Thos. Lavigne, So it Was lost. Nays : --Thibault, Gauthier and Jeannotte.-3. dingly. ""'' '''''''^ ^^ '^' ^ffi™^ti^« -^^ resolved accor- / (Certified,) (Signed,) CHS. Glackmeyer, City Clerk. Letter of the Honorable Mr. Chapleau referrod tn ,» fT,. foregoing report of the special confnxiSe ot EaHway ' DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE AND PUBLIC WORKS. Quebec, 5th November, 1880. To His Honor the Mayor, the Aldermen and citizens of the city of Montreal. Gentlemen, I now have the honor to represent : That the coaditwus of the by-law origmally ^ ty 49S j ; U3|iwJ»^wiWPIimWPP 496 Cap. 2. Q., ill"., 0. 4- 0, RaUmy. 44-45 ViOT. the council have already been coneiderably modified by new agreements entered into by the Quebec Government and the corporation of Montreal, to wit by the agreements and the legislation of ISTS and by the compromise made bv the corporation of Montreal in February, 1879 ; That as early as the 25th of M^y, 1877, the Quebec Government had notified your corporation that it was prepared to place the terminus of the said railway and to build a passenger and freiglt station. as well as workshops for the western section of the road in the extern portion of the city of Montreal, provided that the corporation would fulfil its obligations ; « ^ ^ , That this ofier of the Government was unfortunately refused by a resolution of the couiicil of your, corporation, bearing date the 80th of May, 1877, which resolution was however set aside by another one of your council, bearing date the 2l8t of February, 1879; ' That since that date, one of the chief conditions of the agreements and of the legislation of 1875, to wit the point of junction of the two lines oi railway running from Quebec and Ottawa respectively to Montreal which was, under the terms of the agreements, to be within the limits of the ciiy, has been irrevocably altered and changed by the accomplished fact of the building of the road as fai as St. Martin ; . , . , . t. • i. That on the 15th of March, 1880, at an interview which took place at Mpntreal between the GH)Vernmfint apd the delegates of the corporation, the latter caused an ofier to be njade to the Government to settle, in a definite manner, the question of a 3ite for the said terminus of the railway as also all questions conneicted with thp reciprocal obliga- tions of the government and corporation ; That at the said interview the corporation proposed to the Government that, in the event of the latter building a terminus at the place ki\own as the " Quebec Gate Barracks, the corporation would undertake not to make any claim against the Government for the $846,644, already paid by it for the construction of the said road and to r^^se no objections on account of the non-fulfilment of the obliga- tions of the Government towards the corppration, as to the qons'truction of tie said road and moreover to give the Government : 1. A sum of $50,000 in money, such sum to be considered as the contribution^of the city of Montreal towards the building of the Hull Bridge ; 2. The property of the Barracks, properly so-called, namely : 252.404 square feet; 8. a certain extent of ground, now forming part of Dalhousie square, and St. Paul, Lacroix streets, Sec, kc, namely: 63,696 square leet ; 4. xna property on which are built all the military stores attached 4-45 ViOT. edified by overument igreementa mise made he Quebec > bat it was v&y and to workshops I portion of tion would fortunately orporation, lution was 3il, bearing ions of the t the point ming from vhicn was, L the limits ihanged by road as far riew which at afid the an offer to ite manner, the railway ocal obligft* proposed to ' building a 3 Barracks," i any claim 4y paid by to raise no the obliga* ation, as to ver to give noney, such the city of Ige ; 2. The i, nQ.mely : Toun4. iiow lul, Lacroix 3i ; -i. me res attached 1881. Q^ M., O. ^ a Bailway, Cap, 2. 497 i? f^ofa^ barracks' property, the whole covering an extent fvt'l^'l"^''''^^®.*'^''''''''^"'^*^ the plan then trausmit- %vJ corporation to this Department ; This proposal of the corporation was to take the place ot a hnal settlement, between the government and itself and to replace all provisions contained, either in the bv- laws or m the agreements between the corporation and the government, notwithstanding any legislative enact- ments to the contrary ; '^ j b That, subseciuently, by a letter which T addressed to Vour corporation m the course of last April, I insisted beibre communicating the intentions of the government as to these new proposals, that, in the event of an under- l^jfi""! T^ *r''\^ ^*' *^^ corporation would itself undertake to make the expropriations which miffht be necesssary, for the construction of the line, from HocEelaga to the Barracks' and the building ol a station at tSe :atter place, m accordance with the plans then submitted the governnient promising, if the proposed arrangement was accepted, to pay for the said expropriations, anSnount not exceeding $120,000 and 10 o/o additional on the latter amount, to complete, if necessary, the payment of such expropriations, the corporation itself to pay all amounts beyond the $120,000 and the 10 o/o additional toTepaS lor such expropriations ; ^ That at a meeting held on the 30th April last, the select committee charged by your corporation with the Quebec, Montreal Ottawa and Occidental Railway matter, recom- mended the accepting of the proposal contained in my letter, by asking that the corporation be clothed with the necessary authority to proceed with such expropriations, in the event of the powers already conferred upon the citv by Its charter, being insufficient, and, at a subsequent meeting of the council, the report and recommendation of tne said committee were adopted ; +.T?^*V^T '■^?'°'' ''^ the premises, the government came to the following conclusions which it submits to your Honorable Council, asking for its concurrence • vi; > government will extend at their cost, within one year from this date, the line of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, from its terminus at Hoche aga to the property known as " The Quebec Gate ^rracks following the line indicated on the plan trans- mitted to the government by your corporation, that is to say : running along the river St. Lawrence from Hochelaga r '".^^/llfSll^L «:'.^L.*^«.r* -I the, expropriation be not hio-hor fr>ll/ station to the vacant lot in rear of the Montreal commSn 82 : direct line from the Iloohelaga fi.i m 1 il Gap. 2. Q-. ^-^ O. Sr 0. Railway. 44-45 ViCT, ffaol, and thence croBsing St. Mary street and running along the river by the line above indicated ; 2 '1 he government will build a suitable ireight and passenger station and other b-.ildingB, in connection with a tern^inus on the barracks property ; 3 They will build, besides, on the grounds belonging to them m rear of the Montreal gaol, the engine-houses^ workshops and other necessary erections for the western section of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway • an accommodation station shall also be established in the immediate vicinity of the gaol ; the corporation under- taking to give, for the construction of that part of the rail- Way, the right of crossing St. Mary street, in the most convenient manner for the circulation of carriages and foot passengers in the said street j 4. The corporation, on their part, shall undertake io carry out the expropriation of the necessary lots of ground for the construction of the said railway, less, however, the lots already belonging to the government, and ior such expropriation, the government bind themselves to pay a sum not exceeding $182,000, if, however, that sum be re- quired for the full payment of all the lots so expropriated j 5 The government bind themselves to ask, for the cor- poration of the city of Montreal, at the next session of the Legislature, the necessary powers for expropriation, U re- quired ; 6. This corporation shall cede grain to the government the lots of ground above mentioned, that is to say ; (1). The property known as the Quebec Gate Barracks, 262,404 feet m supetficies j (2) The portions of Dalhousie square and St. Paul and Lacroix streets, etc., etc., specified on the plan submitted tp the government, comprising 63,596 square feet ; (3). The land and buildings of the military stores, com- prising 12, 266 square feet ; *1 The corporotion shall give, as a contribution towards the construction of the Hull bridge, the sum of $60,000, so soon as the said bridge shall be open to traffic, and tHe arrangements now proposed shall be accepted by the cor- poration and the government ; 8 The corporation, in fact, shall waive all claims, rights and interests that they may pretend to have, in relation to the sum OI ^OXU,-JU1, twxca^j irrt.-.. ... ...... a- -, the construction of the said railway, the said sum, as well 1881. Q., M., O. Sr O. Railway. Cap. 2. as the new grants of lots of ground and money, beino- con sidered as a final and conclusive settlement. ' I have the honor to be, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, J. A. CHAPLEAU, Premier and Commissioner of Agriculture and Publiu "Works. Quebec, 6th November, 1880. 49» h Wt SCHEDULE B. ^''ELlhV.%'''^-/\^°"'^^^i"" °^*^« Honorable the r«8n „r ^^^^^'l' b^fwng date the 25th November, NovembS,°1880^ Lieutenant^aovernor on the 30th taw«l^i!f?>*''i^\*^i'^'^i''' ''^ *^^ Q^^^*'- Montreal, Ot- tawa and Occidental Railway, in the City of Montreal. The honorable the commissioner of agriculture and Dub- nstlf fi880r 2r*.K ^ *T-tf--S day of NoveS instant, (1880), states that, m the beginning of the nresont month, the government of Quebec mtde ceK foL^aW positions to the corporation of the city of MontreaWitC view of arriving ^t a definite understlndiug on both sides with regurd to the locality to be chosen for^the terminus of the Quebec, Montreal Ottawa and Occidental Railwly 4ofMon£f""°'*'^^^^^^^^ ™^«^°P« - t/e The corporation of the city of Montreal having taken the I^roposition of the government into consideration, at the Bitting of the city council, on the fifteenth of November instant, adopted an order of the day, accepting the pS^o^ wtions of the government, which are stated at len^hinTe minutes of that sitting of the city council (a copy ofwhbh is^annexad to the report of the honorable the commissYoneS and which are summed up as follows : uiiHs>ioaer/ tnl?^^?.^ view to concluding this matter, the govern- ment of Quebec informs the council that should it accent ^v;?IT'"''*''' ^^d« ^y ^he government, the alteration ^^"w'"! T'^"'^" ^^^^ *^ "^^*^"^' w^t^ respect to verifvinir the extent of ground to be given by the corporation/ thf date of payment of the fifty thousand dollars for the Hull 600 Cap. 2. Q , M., O. Sr 0. Railway. 44-45 ViCT. Bridire and the scheme of a road from Hochelaga straight to the gaol grounds would be accepted by the government, , 1 The number of feet in superficies of the ground to be iriven by the government to the corporation and men- tioned in the written proposition of the government, shall be subject to verification by the city engineer, according to the plans and titles ; . 2 The sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), contri- buted towards the Hull bridge, shall be paid by the corpo- ration to the Government, so soon as trams shall run m to the Quebec Gate Barracks station ; , ■ ..^^ „ 8 If the government adopts as the track, a straight line from Hochelaga to the grounds behind the gaol and irom there along the river to the grounds at the Barracks, the contribution of the corporation towards the road, and tne terminus shall be limited to the gratuitous grant of the fftound at the Barracks and the portions of Dalhousic. squa,re St. Paul and Lacroix streets, agreed upon, and m the gin of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), towards the Hull bridge, as above stated. . „ . , i t So soon as your council shall signify its acceptance ol these propositions, with the above modifications, orders will be given for the immediate execution thereof. Thus, the city council of Montreal were favorable to and adopted, at its sittin| of che fifteenth of November instant, the propositions of the Government, ofl^ering ahnal settlement of the question of the terminus, etc., in Mon- treal, subject to the modification spoken of m the minutes of the said sitting. ,. . . . ^x. i„„„-= Considering that it is expedient to cany out the clauses of the agreement, as accepted by both parties, which con- stitutes a definite settlement of this important question oi the terminus of this railway in Montreal, upon conditions satisfactory to everyone, the honorable commissioner recommends that he be authorized to record by deed, the acceptance to the city council of Montreal, as stated m his letter of the said corporation, of the fifth November instant, and in the minutes of the said sitting of the fifteenth November instant, with the modification therein mentioned, and to notify the corporation of the city of Montreal, that the Government accepts the terms of the definite settle- ment of the question of the terminus, etc., in Montreal, a» stated in the said minutes. j +i,»+ The honorable commissioner further recommends that he be authorized to carry out the said agreement, to order the necessary works iur itxia uDjcvt, ai^v.. ^^ .-io— — - -. deeds and documents as may be necessary to carry out the jsaid agreement. 5 YicT. traight Timent, - i to be i men- it, shall ding to contri- e corpo- an in to ght line id from ,cks, the and the It of the <3 square the gift 1 bridge, tance of , orders •rable to ovember Lg a final in Mon- minutes 3 clauses tiich con- lestion of ^nditions nissioner leed, the ;ed in his r instant, ! fifteenth entioned, real, that ite settle- intreal, as ends that t, to order all Rtich ry out the 1881. Q., M., O. Sr O. Railway. Cap. 2. 501 u The, <^<;"?»ijttee concurs in the above report, and submits It to the Lieutenant-Governor for his approval. (Certified), FELIX FORTTIER, Clerk of the Executive Council. SCHEDULE 0. EXTRACT From the Minutes of a Meeting Of the City Council, held on the 19th January, 188L Submittedand read a letter from the Honorable Mr. S+vf T^*^^-^^^^^*^-^?''^*'*^' 1881, transmitting a copy ot the Order m Council, concerning the extension of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway to the Quebec Grate Barracks. ^ Ne?8oirit^°^ of Alderman Laurent, seconded by Alderman iJosoW,— That, in view of carrying out, without further delay, the proposition contained in the letter of date 17th instant, of the Honorable Premier of the Province of Quebec, to his Worship the Mayor, suggesting that this council agree to proceed, forthwith, to the expropriation ot the properties required for the continuation of the Quebec Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, on the river Bide, to the Quebec gate barracks, a special com- mittee be appointed with full power and authority to confer with the Quebec Government and decide upon the mode of procedure to be followed, in order to carry out ttie said expropriation ; said committee to be composed of id Tsh ' ""' ^^^*'*^' ^' '''*• ^°°^' i^T^^n^ (Certified,) CHS. GLACKMEYER, City Clerk. EXTRACT From the Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Committee on Railway Extension, held on the 22ud January, 1881. Present :— Aldermen Nelson, Laurent, Grenier. AUard and Greene. ^■: ■ -M% as ^imm. ^^7^™ :\ [ u,'||MPii5 53 502 iii Cap. 2. Q., M., O. Sf O. Railway. 44-45 ViCJT. Submitted and read the letter of the Hon. Mr. Chapleau, dated the Vlih. January instant, concerning the extension of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Kailway to the Quebec Gate Barracks property. Resolved,— l:\iai the proposition to appoint two persons to' secure so much of the property required for such extension, as may be required, by amicable arrangement be approved of, and that Jean-Baptiste Ilesther, architect, be appointed by this Committee to act with the gentleman to be chosen by the government for that purpose; and that Alderman Laurent be requested to assist and co-ope- rate with these gentlemen in attaining the object in view. (Certified), CHS. aLACKMEYEll. City Clerk. EXTRACT From a letter of the Honorable J. A. Chapleaii Commis- sioner of Railways, dated the 17th .Tanuarr, 1881, to Hi» "Worship the Mayor of the city of Montreal. There now remains only the question of expropriatiou which may retard the carrying out of our arrangement. I wish to inform your Council that if the Corporation of Montreal consent to accept the system of expropriation prescribed for the building of the railway, the Government will commence expropriation proceedings immediately, and this, after all, would be the best plan to adopt. If on the contrary, you wish to have the expropriation made according to the plan adopted for municipal improve- ments, you would be obliged to await special legislation lor that purpose, and that would necessarily cause considerable O pi fl-V" In the meantime the Government is ready to appoint a person who, with the person appointed by the Corporation for that purpose, would attend to the expropriation mall cases in which it will be possible to come to an amicable arrangement with the proprietors. I have reason to believe that by this means we could acquire nearly all the property required for the construction of the railway without having recourse to forced expro- ^'^On Receipt of your reply the Government will immediately appoint some one, so that proceedings may be taken without. *^'^^^* (Signed), J. A. CHAPLEAU, Commissioner. 1881. Subsidies in Money to certain Railways. Cap. 8. CAP. III. 503 An Act to amend the Acts respecting Subsidies in Money to certain Eailways. [Assented to BOth June, 1881.] WHEREAS, by an Act passed during the present Session, Pr«»mbia. the franchise of the Levis and Kennebec Railway Company has been transferred to the Quebec Central Rail- -way Company, and power given to the latter company, under certain conditions, to change the proposed route of the Levis and Kennebec Railway, and it has thereby become necessary and advisable to confirm to the said Quebec Central Railway Company all rights and privileges, in regard to^ subsidies to which the Levis and Kennebec RaiJway Company was entitled: Therefore, Her Majesty, Jy and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. AH aid, in the form of subsidy, to which the Levis und Kennebec Railway Company was entitled from this Provin(!e under the several aid \cts, 32 Victoria, chapter 52 ; 37 Victoria, chapter 2 ; 38 Victoria, chapter 2 • 40 Victoria, chapter 8 ; and 41 Victoria, chapter 2 ; is hereby 'transferred, renewed and confirmed to the Quebec Central Railway Company, upon the terms and conditions men- tioned in the said Acts, for the uncompleted portions of the line of the said Levis and Kennebec Railway, including the portion of the said railway, the building of which is authomed by section 2 of the Act of the present Session intituled: "An Act to amend the Charter of the Quebec Central Railway Company." Provided that, in constructing that part of the line of the said railway as authorized by section 2 of the said Act of the present Session, the said Quebec Central Railway Company shall not be entitled to a larger subsidy than was granted to the said Levis and Kennebec Railway Company, to construct the extension of ' -their line from its present terminus in the parish of Notre- Dame de Levis to a point at the wharves, at deep water in Lauzon ward, in the town of Levis. ' 2. The said subsidy shall be paid, as aforesaid, to the Payment «f •said Quebec Central Railway Company, upon the latter *"'>"^y- constructing the said uncompleted portion of the line of the said Levis and Kennebec Railway (including the portion to deep water as aforesaid), and .as the work piroeresses oa ' 'H Subsidy under oortain aots to Levis and Kennebeo Railway Com> puny, renewed and oonfirmed to Quebec ('antral Rail- way Company. , I Proviao, as to amount. ''4 Si 504 Caps. S4, 35 . Man. Rail. PCant.-Mont. Sr Sdr. R. Co 44-45 TiCI. ». The transfer of the subsidy hereby authorized, shall not be held or construed to conler upon the said Quebep Rlghti an< prirllegti UffliUd. Aot In foiot. Central IlaJlway Compimy, any further rights or privileges than those conferred upon them by the said Act ot tfttt present Session, intituled : "An Act to amend the Charter of the Quebec Central Railway," nor shall it aflect the rights of the creditors of the Levis and Kenuebec Kailway Company." 4. This Act shall come into force on the day of ii» sanction. 'Il u r an I H Lleut-QoT. in council may exempt manu. faotorlei of railway plant from taxation. Act not to ap- ply to munici- pal and tchool tasea ard limi- tation of pri- vilege. Aot in force. CAP XXXIV. An Act to encourage the Establishment of Manufactories of Railway Plant. „„ , ^ ■,aa■,^ [Assented to ZOth June, 1881.] ER MAJESTY, Uy and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. It shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor p council, for the encouragement of the establishmt^it, in this Province, of manuftictories, on a large scale, ot rails and fastenings, locomotives, cars, carriages and other rolhngr stock or railway plant, to grant to any company establish- ing such a manufactory freedom from taxation on behaMof the government?. « This act shalP not apply to municipal or school taxesj. and the privilege so granted, shall not extend beyond, twenty-five years. 8 This act shall come into force on the day of its sanc- tion. : ::| Preamble. CAP. XXXV. An Act to incorporate the Montreal and Sorel Railway Company. [Assented to BOth June, 1881.] WHEREAS the construction of a railway, as herein- after set forth, would be a great advantage to that Tv^rtion of the province through- which it would pass, and the neighborhood thereof; and whereas a petition liaa been presented praving for the passing of an act to mcor- 15 Vicf . id, shall Quebec ivileges of th» Charter 'ect the iailway f o£ its factories- 1881.] consent ^8 : evAor its mtuxt, i» of rail* jr rolling' istablish- behalfof >ol taxes',. . beyond. ^ its sanc- Eailway , 1881.] IS herein- e to that pass, and titiou has ; to incor- 1881. Montreal and Sorel Railway Companp. Cap. 85. 505 porate a company authorised to construct the same, and it 18 expedient to grant the prayer of such petition ; Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. JamesF. Armstrong CyrilleLak^lle, Antoino Alphonse P.r.o.. moor- 1 anion, Christopher B. Carter and Charles N. Armstrong, ?<"»'•«'• together with such other persons and corporations as may become shareholders of the company hereby incorporated shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and cor- porate under the name of " The Montreal and Sorel Rail- v.™. „f . . way Company," and the words " the company" wherever portion."" tised in this ^ct shall mean the Montreal and Sorel railway company, hereby incorporated. 2. The company shall have power and authority to locate, Pow.r to bold construct and complete and work a railway company and"""'' *"' also a telegraph line throughout the entire length of such railway, from a point on the river St. Lawrence opposite or nearly opposite to the city of Montreal, passing by or near the villages of Longueuil, Bouoherville, Varennesand Verch^res, and thence to Sorel by St. Antoine, St. Denis. St. Ours or St. Koch. The company shall also have power to construct a bridge Bridge ov,r across the river Richelieu. Rich.Heu ; The company shall also have power to build, own and steamboat, operate steam and other vessels in connection with the ""^ other res- said railway, and may maintain and operate a st.'am or"''* other ferry between the western terminus of their railway and the ci^ of Montreal, and to and from any places on the River Richelieu, and shall also have power to build such stations, depots, wharves and warehouses as may be necessary to carry on the business of the company. ». The company shall have all the powers conferred by P"""" gr*"*- the " Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880," not incon- I'l^is'lo """ sistent with the provisions of this Act. 4 The persons named in the first section of this act. Provisional with power to add to their number, shall and are hereby direotor.. constituted the provisional directors of the company, and four of them shall be a quorum ; they shall remain in office Quorum aod until the hrst election of directors which shall be held ^oration of Tinder this act ; and such provisional directors shall have ""'"■ power forthwith, to open stock books, and obtain subscrip- Power toopea tions to the capital stock of the undertaking ; and as soon »*'«''' book.. as they have obtained sufficient subscriptions to the camtal*"" stock, as heremaiter provided, they shall call a meeting of the shareholders of the company for the election of direc- tors. \Q n m 506 Cap. 85. Montreal ami Sorel Railway Company. 44-45 ViOT. I i ! ij Ckpital of oompany. Prorlio. Powor to rt ' eelva aid 5. The capital Ktock of tho company shall bo soveii hundred and fifty thousand dollars, dividi'd into shares of one hundred dollars each, but it may be incTeased from timo to timo by a voto of tho majority in amount of tho shareholders, present in person, or represented by proxy, at any meeting specially called for that purpose, to a sum not ex<)eediug one million five hundred thousand dollars. O. It shall be lawful for the company to receive aa aid in the constnaction of the said railway any vacant lands or any real or personal property or any sums of money either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and it may legally dispose of and alienate such lands and other real or personal property for the purposes of the com- pany. OaiHnsf of flr«t 7. So soou as an amount of seventy-five thousand dollars "eotion Jf di- of the capital stock of tho company shall have been subs- reotori. " cribed, and ten per cent thereof paid up, the provisional directors shall call a general meeting of the subscribers to tho capital stock, in the town of Sorel, for tho purpose ot electing tho directors of the company, whose number shall Notioo for that not exceed five ; notice of such meeting shall be published purpone. £qj. ^q weeks, in a paper published in the town of Sorel. ?*. At such general meeting the shareholders assembled, who have paid up ten per cent of their subscriptions, shall personally or through their proxies elect the directors of the company, three of whom shall form a quorum, and they may pass such by-laws and regulations as they may deem necessary. Calling ofSub- S>. Every annual or other general meeting thereafter sequent meet- ^}^q\\ \y(^ convened at the time and place, and in the manner °*' prescribed by the said by-laws and regulations. Quaiifioation ^*- ^0 person shall be chosen or appointed director of direetors. iinloss he holds, in his own name, at least fifty shares in the capital stock of the said company, and has paid up all calls on the said shares. Power to issue U. The directors of the Company are hereby authorised mortgage Jq issue mortgage bonds, bearing the seal of the company, °° '■ and signed by the president, or other presiding officer, and countersigned by the secretary ; and such bonds may be payable in such manner, at such place in Canada or else- where, and shall bear such rate of interest as the directors may deem ad visable ; and the directors shall have power to issue and sell or pledge all or any of such bonds, at the prices and on the terms and conditions as they may deem Election of di rectora by ihareholderi. Quoi.^m. By laws. How payable. Power to sell sjanus. 1881. WoMreat areraltd lie company shall be bound to execute such reiristratinn on the appficatiou of the then registered holder ii. The company shall have power and authority top become parties to promissory notes and bills 0^x0";^ ' X^^'br- of not less than one hundred dollars, and any such mo^T'"'"^ '° ZZ'Ct '' ^''} f exchange made, accented or' en! S" -"" dorsed by the president or vice-president of the company and countersig^ied by the secretary, under the aSrky of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on the company ; and every such promisssory note or Sll made wkf tLZ^' ^^^^ \l ^'^'^^''^ *« ^-« ^ -- ^u y madt with the proper authority, until the contrary be shewn ; and m no case shall it be necessary to have^the seal of the company affixed to any promissorj note or bm orth'ol'^^f^ ^''/.^'" '^' ^'''^^^' «^ yice^presMen o.ce„ „.e or the secretary and treasurer of the company be personal] v p*'"""''"^ ""- Srirot x/r''^?"\"^^««« ^^« safd^omiSoTn^^tJ--'^- or bill of exchange has been issued without the sanction section .haUbe- cinairuedirSo:?^: ae'o^^^n't issue notes or bills of exchange, payable to CJ or |1 ,1 I i ii ' ( 608 Cap. 35. Montreal and Sorel Railway Company. 64-45 ViCT. intended to be circulated as money, or as the notes or bills of a bank. CalU. 1»T». The directors may, at any time, call upon the share- holders for such instalments upon each share which they or any of them may hold in the capital stock of the said company, and in sujh proportion as they may see fit. Ex- cept that no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent on Notiae for that the Subscribed capital, and that one month's notice of each pnrpoM. ^jj^ij gj^^|2 be sent by mail to each shareholder. ^am»V"o"°''" '*■ "^^^ company shall have power to amalgamate or m«keothJrar-"^ake arrangements with any line of railway, for the pass- rangemenu. age of its cars, situated along the line, the construction whereof is hereby authorized, or which shall cross or join the same, and shall also have full power and authority to enter into and conclude any arrangements with any other railway company, for the purpose of acquiring any branch or branches to facilitate the connection between the com- pany hereby incorporated and such other railway company, or to acquire the corporate property and franchise of such other company. ^'."'?? *°' *^- Except as otherwise provided by this act, everv rail- qulred DTOom- • ±y. • p r\ i -'i-i .1 •' pany to be Way in the province ol Quebec, acquired by the company, Consoiid Td'° ^^*^^^ ^y. purchase or amalgamation, and every branch in Ao°,"i88i.* *^® province of Quebec, made or acquired by the company in pursuance of any arrangements under the provisions of this act, shall be held and deemed to be, according to the true intent and meaning of the " Quebec Consolidated Eailway Act, 1880," a railway constructed under the au- thority of an act passed^by the Legislature of Quebec. Power to lease railway, Sco. 1'**. The company may enter into any arrangement, with any other railway company or with the government of the province of Quebec, for leasing the said railway or any part or branch thereof, or the use thereof, ai any time or for any period, or for leasing or hiring from such other company or the said government any railway or any part or branch thereof, or the use thereof at any time ^r times, and for any period, or for leasing or hiring, ,, jsors or lessees, any locomotives, tenders, cars or other roi'ing stock or moveable property from any such company, or any com- pany or individuals or the said government, and generally to make any agreement or arrangement with any other such company or the said government, touching the use by one or the other or by both, of the. said railway or roll- ing stock or moveable property of either or both, or any pari thereof, or touching any service to be rendered by the one to the other, and the compensation therefor ; provided , 54-45 Vict. notes or bills ton the share- 3 which they s. of the said ' see fit. Ex- per cent on lotice of each lalgamate or for the pass- construction [ cross or join authority to ith any other J any branch en the com- ray company, hise of such 3t, every rail- he company, y branch in the company provisions of rding to the Consolidated ider the au- Quebec. jement, with nmentof the iway or any any time or . such other Y or any part ?e T times, .« I ■ isors or T'Wlmg stock , or any com- nd generally h any other hing the use way or roll- both, or any dered by the )r; provided 1881. Montreal and Sorel Railway Company. Cap. 35. 609 res^SvlTyTJc^^^^^^^^^ general mekng of the shLetE^ of considerinff the Ramo roc,«Z>l- i ' *^r ^ *°^ ^^e purpose as nrovided bv " Th« n T^*'*^^^^^' a^er due notice given 1880." ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ Consolidated Railway ActT -brecttorllTe;^^^^^^^ whether British k,,. . Have equal rights to Told stock intl °' ^^^^^^«^«' «hall •»>-ho.d„.. vote^ on the sLe. and ^K^Ll^^SUlCt^ 4j:^o^ttr7^^^^^^^ *« '"^^ said com- Ko. ..„, will admit, may be in the fo^ !V fu ^*u^! circumstances °f"'e. act subjoined. ^ ^^"^ °^ *^^ schedule A, to this in^'xi^ntL' W^?T,?"'"'T'4 '^^ *^« said railway with- Time wh.„ becomplefe'd^^X^tryt^S^^^ ^^*' ^^^ ^^^^^Sr tiof • ^'"^^*^^^"^^-«>*° Wonthedayofitssanc.ll,_ I' SCHEDULE A. DEED OF SALE. ^^Know all men, by these presents, that in consideration of the^sum^or*^ ""^ +, ^""'^ ^"^^ atntfeteTo\?v?r:Sv!f"^^ vey unto the said M^nr^ :ndTr^^l '!&" P **"' •^°^" thezr successors and assigns, aU tKra^rorpleeffiS and laid out bv the said rnrnt ^*T® x^""'"^ ^^^^ selected railway, to have andTo hoM ?J«^* ^a ^,^« P^^P^ses of their unto the said comnanv /h J? ^'^ ^^'^^^ «"^ Vr^mims ever, company, their successors and assigns for at , H*^d and seal of ^^^^ ^. day and ' °^® thousand eight hundred ~-o---t, ocoicu aaa aeiivered m the presence of ^f'l 610 Cap. 36. Montreal hland Railway Company. 44-45 ViCT. CAP. XXXYI. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Montreal Island Railway Company. [Assented to SOth June, 1881.] Preamble. TTTHEREAS, the Montreal Island Railway Company VV have, by their petition, represented that by an Act of this Province, passed in the forty-first year of Her Majesty's reign and intituled : "An Act to incorporate the Montreal Island Railway Company," they were empowered to construct a railway from Mount Royal Avenue, in the parish of Montreal, to the River des Prairies, in the parish of Sault au Recollet. And whereas it is expedient and advantageous to amend the said Act, by enabling the said company to extend their line of suburban railway as hereinafter indicated ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 41 viot..o.49, 1. Section 2, of the Act of the Quebec Legislature, 41 «. t, replaced. Vict., chap. 49, is repealed, and the following substituted therefor : Line of rail- "2. The company is hereby authorized to lay out and lotfaiitie's!'^" coustruct, make and finish, run and work, an iron railway from Mount Royal Avenue, in the parish of Montreal, or from a point in the city of Montreal, on the eastern side of St. Lawrence Main street or the continuation of said street, to the River des Prairies, in the parish of Sault au Recollet ; also, an iron railway from Mount Royal Avenue aforesaid, or from a point in the city of Montreal as aforesaid to and through the municipalities of Outremont, Cote des Neiges, to tne village of St. Eustache, in the county of Two Mountains, or such intermediate points, as the future Wants of the community may warrant ; Also, an iron railway from a point within the northern boundary of the city of Montreal, in a northerly direction, as far as the village of L'Assomption, in the county of L'Assomption, or to such intermediate points as the future Wants of the community may warrant ; also, an iron rail- way from some point within the city of Montreal, through Mi)unt Royal Park, to the summit of the Mountain. Pro»iio»«to (2) Provided, however, that the said railway shall not certain pueei. pass through Mount Royal cemetery, nor through the cemetery of Cote des Neiges nor through any of the Avenues leading to the said cemeteries, and that before laying out, constructing and making any of the said railway within the limits of the oily of Montreal or Mount Royal Park, they shall obtain, from the Council of the said city, a consent 44-45 Vict, ontreal Island June, 1881.] ?ay Company lat by an Act year of Her icorporate the re empowered venue, in the in the parish sous to amend ly to extend :er indicated ; ;e and conseint ^s : iCgislature, 41 ig substituted ) lay out and 1 iron railway ' Montreal, or ;astern side of of said street, it au Recollet ; nue aforesaid, aforesaid to ont, Cote des x)unty of Two 18 the future the northern erly direction, the county of I as the future an iron rail- treal, through mtain. vay shall not through the f the Avenues ire laying out, ilway within it Koyai rark, city, a consent Preamble. 1881. Mountain Park Rail. 8r Elev. Comp. Cap. 87. 611 of tWitv'nf M ^*^'r^' '¥" ^^ authorized by a by-law shall seeS f,^''''''^^ ^^ '^<^^ conditions a. to th^e CoUcn for\^''sa?d rmniT to'^us': "i '"'^'^' " ^¥^ ^' ^^^^^^ "-'- p-' orpt^^tfSV^^^ necessa y by the drre'ctol*^' f^ ''^^'''^' '^ deemed aa.«e. railway VJl be of hf Lall to' f T. "^ ^^'/"l^ the directors nf ^uL ■ ? "^*^*^ ^^ be determined by the said "a?lway mart'comr^' T^'^^ ^^^^^^ o^f WHere.nw., points aH^hZ]\^7 .^®,co»i«ienced at such point or '» «'«"'o'n°'«- SconJpany ^" ^'''^'^ ^^^^ ^^ *^« directors of the^''- CAP. XXXVII. ^Mevatt^"^^^^^^^^^^^^ P-k Railway and [Assented to ZOth June, 1881 ] man, have, by thdf neiiSn ' ^^ ^^^^rejuont, Gentle- elevated' roads), from mints tnthUi ^iv/^^i"^^ ^ ^ a corporatioa bv the L^„^ " Tr'^"'*" !• ^'^ constituted f ""•"• and Elevator cJmpaSyT " *'°""*™ P«* Mway »...^™. ap to and upon the Monnt'ain" P»rt"? j' """"'Ml, «.ty to any points on the iSlTf Montre^l^'an^ t il 512 Provlao. Cap. 87. Mountain Park Rail. Sf Elev. Comp. 44-45 VlCT. working of the said railways, elevators and tramways, it shall be lawful for the company to use dummy-engines or horse power on part or the whole of the said line ; and the Company is also empowered to lay out and construct a double track on part or the whole of the said railway, if deemed necessary by the Directors, and the gauge of the railway shall be of the breadth to be determined by the Directors ; and the building of the said railway and eleva- tor may be commenced at such point or points, within the above-mentioned limits as shall be decided upon by the Directors of the said Company. Provided, however, that the said railway shall not pass through Mount Royal Cemetery, nor through the Cemetery of C6te des N'^iges, nor through any of the avenues leading to the said ceme- teries, nor without the consent of the trustees of the Mont- real Turnpike Trust, along or upon any road under their control, and that, before laying out, constructing and making any of the said railway within the limits of the city of Montreal or Mount Royal Park, it shall obtain from the council of the said city a consent to that effect, and the same shall be authorized by a by-law of the city of Montreal, en such conditions as to the council shall seem fit. Power c proprlatiou ■tatione, &t.. Capital (tock oftko Com- pany. •p- ^ 8. The Company is empowered to take and appropriate ■"" for its stations or depots, where such stations or depots may be required for any of the works by this act authorized, such immovable property as may be required therefor, sub- ject to the provisions in that behalf of the Quebec Con- solidated Railway Act, 1880. 4. The capital stock of the Company shall be one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into two thousand shares of fifty dollars each, with the right of increasing the capital stock to two hundred thousand dollars, when deemed advantageous by a majority of the stockholders- The money so raised shall be applied, in the first place, towards the payment and discharge of all fees, expenses and disbursements for procuring the passing of this act, and for making the surveys, plans and estimates relating to the works, and all the remainder of such money shall be applied towards making, constructing, maintaining and working the railway and elevator. Pint direotorg of the C«"""• of their number rSna"?n ^ni^iT'"" T'' """P'oy O"" .alary to be •» 1880." Other po*er« 7. The company may, for the purpose of securing an «^emSS " 6*^^y completion of the line between St Johns and Sorel, forooniiiruo- agree with any other chartered railway company for the tenanoe."*'" construction and maintenance of any portion of their road ■ between the points named, and have full power and authority to delegate to such other company all such powers as may belong to the company, both as to rights of way and borrowing powers, and make such arrangements for the joint use of the road so constructed as they may mutually agree upon. Right of ahare' holder) to rote. Aot is force. . S. All shareholders in the company, whether British subjects or aliens or residents of Canada, or elsewhere, shall hove equal rights to hold stock in the company, and to vote oa the same, and be eligible to any office m the company. 9. Tho present Act shall come into force on the day of the sanction thereof. R«m- CAP, XXXIX. An Act to amend an Act of this Session, intituled : "An Ac? to amend the Act of incorporation of the St. Johns and Sorel Railway Company." [Assented to ZQth June^ 1881.] Preamble. X\7 HERE AS there has been an omission in the drawing V V up of the amendment of the first section of the said Act, adopted in Committee of the "Whole, and whereas it is expedient to supply such omission : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : v. Vm.m"-'"' *' '^^^ fi^^* section of the Act of this Session, intituled } piaee'd. ' "An Act to amend the Act of incorporation of the St^ John* liilway mtj nge lu ne. '881. Quebec Central Railway f .panj,. Cap. 40. 51 7 St. Hyaciuth whLh sha 7k f ^'^^' '" *^« ««^»ty f «nd pracWbir fnHn • 1 ^''''"'^ "^"«* advantageous the ritr iSeli^t i ?,fr^f '" ^"^'" *?*^ "^^t to cross suitable.'' ^''"^^'^'^ ^* «^^^^ Pia«e as it shall deem most Banction" ^^' '"""^ "^^^ ^"*« f"- on the day of itsxoMnw CAP. XL. ^ CornVrnr'"^ *^^ ^^'"^^^ ^^ *^« Q-bec Central Railway [Assented to 30th June, 1881 ] now oonstructd and I now f"'"'^^' ^^'^Y^^ "^^^^^ i« working th7 r^a ^ T ^"^ possession thereof; and is MaiLe, in favoT of the oTe'hp^ P /TS'^, ^^ *^« ^^^^^ of ^nd whereas the atter^^mp^^^^^^^ i^'^"""/ ^"^P^^^^ ' and completing the slidTi^?,^ . desirous of continuing and also of connectinTthe «1^^^ .1, ^^ ^'^?*^'' '^''''''''^' water within the 3 icLuZ 7'*^ *^' "^^^'^^^ ** ^eep Quebec CWrd LTlly ^omta^rh^ -^ H^Tr*'^ represented that to enable it to cZnirf^' 7 *', Pf^^^^on, railway, it is necessarv th!.f ,-f« complete and work the said and wheVeas it fs eTedient tVi^^^^^^^^^ H ""^^"^«^' Therefore Her MaSS^ kI f ■!., ^""^y^"" of its petition : of the Le%?iSut^3tt!l:cS S™ ^^ ^^^^ powe?and^Sh"rt"t;1^^^^^^ ^)^'' ^-« f"" Pow„ .0 co„.. a single or douE^lt ^^ S?rof o^^^^^^^^ width and gauge as the comDanv^«v in 1 '^^^«' of such ter m LaS,::* tageous, froL any mnt^iZ^'^.^JJ''^^!'^'''^ ^^^-'^-.a^?/" ^ the river St. LaVrence in 'Lan^o« .r% •'^''x^' ^*^**' ^^MaineVta Levis to a nninf mnc+ J^auzon ward, in the town of^o-nty of J^B^is,ioa point most convement on the frontier of the^"»*«- 518 Cap. 40. Quebec Central Railumy Company. 44-43 VlCT. State of Maine, in the county of Boauce, making UHe of and maintainintr for the Baid line, such part or parts only of th^ Levis and Kennebec Railway, which was acquired by it at sheriff's sale on thu twenty-seconc^ day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, us the company may see fit. line to b« oon- tioued from pregeot termt- ftui cf Levis and Kennebeo Railway in parish of Notre Same de Le- yli. Proviao, ai to guarantee town of Lerii. In constructing said line ll If goarantee benotfurniah- «d. >n said company shall be bound to continue, from the prest it terminus ,>f the said Ijevis and Kennebec Railway, in t lie parish of Notre-Dame de Levis, into Notre-Dame ward in the town of Levis and erect a station there, thence traversing Lauzon ward in the said town of Levis and the villages of Bienville and Lauzon,. to arrive at deep water in said Lauzon ward ; provided that, within thirty days from the sanction of the present act, the corporation of the town of Levis furnishes the said company with its valid guarantee and obligation to pay all excess over thirty thousand dollars of the cost of expro- priation, for the right of way upon the said described route, in so far as said route traverses the ■narish of Notre- Dame de Levis, Notre-Dame and Lauzon wards in the town of Levis and the village of Bienville and Lauzun, following the brown line shown on the plan of the said company to be deposited for reference in the Public Works Department of this Province, to the point of intersection with the red line upon said plan ; and in def ult of said guarantee and obligation being so furnished, the said com- pany shall be relieved of the obligation to adopt the route and erect the station described in this section and shall have the right to avail itself of the provisions of sec- tion one of this act, and provided, further, that in the event civen of said guarantee and obligation being fur- nished, as hereinbefore mentioned, the said company shall be relieved of the obligation to adopt the route and erect the station, described in this section, and shall have the right, within one year from the sanction of the present act, to avail itself of the provisions of section one of this act, upon paying to the corporation of tho town of Levis the sum of fifty thousand dollars before commencing the work of construction. Line to form ». The said line of railway shall form part of the Quebec Kntoftl** Rai*- Central Railway, and all powers conferred upon the Que- way. bee Central Railway Company, shall apply to and may be exercised, with respect to the said line of Railway, in the same manner as if it had originaUy formed part of the Quebec Central Railway. I'urther pro- 1881. Quebec Central Railway Company. Cap. 40. 01§ tion 82 Vict., cap. 64, and the amendments thereto *o llv;;'',r '""^" «. The Quebec Central Railway Company shall haver ttie power and ,s authorized to sellf lease to or^amaliamaTeS^rf.:?*' with any other railway company, or to acquire a v oTho>"""'^' railway or undertaking, hv pu^r^hase or ?eale! or to make any agreement with any otlier railway company, for frmnt- ing running powers to, or acquiring rLiningpJwers fi^^ such othr"^* section 9nf+lia „^+ oa tt- x ^J^ "^^'X ^"^"" ^H Virtue of Power to Uin« Imonnt nf f .1 ^^ ^i^*' ''^P" ^^' ^''^ ^J^ited to the bonf its sauc- tei^'fin^^r^"' ?^ *^'' Provincial Reorolary of tho the«am«. «on"«ct«, and may hire, loaae and operate -'•• Kiviiio- liTmil pffLt L"^l, V ?■ °° jqnitable rights aiid'™J".>l tnat the said several deeds shill K<. u .1 1 ''^ ""^ "«' laroa, ;tS,sTt^^ '0 Shlrp'itl^t tit ;i ;:„s.' :;,'^ pro-visions to the contrary of the lnw nf + l>ic, p" .""-' ^"7 pectino-thpinnVniiHr^Pf ^ • ^ * ""^ i rovmce, res- ^.^^^. This act shall come iuto force on the day of its sanc.*« „ ,„.. nrilv havft 522 Cap. 42. Missisquoi and Black Riv Valley Ry. Cy. 44-45 YiCT. CAP. XLII I ri m4\ An Act to amend the Acts relating to the incorporation of the Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Eailway Com- pany. [Assented to ZOth June, 1881.] Preambi*. TTy^'HEREAS the Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley VV Railway Company have, by petition, prayed for amendments to their act of incorporation and to the act amending the same, and whereas the said company have already constructed and completed part of their railway, and, so far, have laid out considerable sums of money upon the same, and whereas they have prayed that the time, within which they are bound to complete the whole of their railway, be extended ; and whereas they have also ' prayed to be allowed to prolong and extend their line from Richmond to L'Avenir ; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Name changed 1. The name of the company, heretofore designated as the Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Railway Company, shall be hereafter " The Missisquoi Valley Railway Com- pany." Powtr to long line. prO' Build graph. tele- 2. The said company shall have power to prolong and extend their line of railway, from their terminus in Rich- mond to or near the village of L'Avenir, in the county of Drummond, there to connect with the line of railway, to be built by the South Eastern Railway Company from Drummondville to L'Avenir, and the company shall also have power to build and operate a telegraph line along the whole length of their railway. Time for oom- 3. The time fixed for the completion of the railway and Pj'""" "'*'"'■ branches of the said company, is hereby extended to the last day of the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-iive. Power to make 4. The Said compauy are hereby authorized to agree ^or^runTinr "^itb the South Eastem Railway Company to run their with South own locomotives or cars upon the line of the said South ^'y^^'^J;*^" Eastern Railway Company, between Mansonville and Richford, under whatever conditions as may be settled upon between both companies, as to such running powers on the said part of line. 4-45 YiCT. )oration of way Com- ic, 1881.] ers Valley prayed for to the act pany have r railway, oney upon the time, ) whole of have also ' line from snt to f^rant ;r Majesty, islaturo of 1881. ignated as Company, Iway Oom- •olong and 18 in Rich- ! county of railway, to pany from shall also line along- lilway and ided to the adred and I to agree i run their said South iville and be settled ing powers Missisquoi and Black Miv. Valley Ry Cy. Cap. 42. 523 compa'i^y^rH t" ttel «/ ^« said .... ... the month of February of eachyear and ff sucT'w J,f '^. ^^ '^^^^'' present board^of'S[;Ss1rCt numbeJ^ftlr'XSs b:^;edL^rf'^^' ^"^^* *^^* the N„»Be. or au ^nd that the head office ^nhfr^airb^'^r' *? ««ven, --'.^^ *- the city of Montreal or elsewhere^ SFrl^t'''^ '' Mid cancel all th. „,,. ! j- "1" company fail to redeem '"i™- — deben.n?i: au.TorifedTy' the preVur/cMnTf ""''f "^" thereafter, be redeemed anrl wv. • ^' ^.^^7 tiraen,»y b«aft.r. I i>. i\ fi I 524 Cap. 48. South Eastern Railway Company. 44-45 YiCT. the holders whereof have neglected or refused to present the same for redemption. Redeemed de- 1®. AH debentures, redeemed as aforesaid, shall thereupon *^ji'd"* °»°- stand ipso facto cancelled, and shall be to all intents, null and void and incapable of re-issue. Act in force. H. This Act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. Preamble. Certain leaae confirmed. 3i ' •' CAP. XLIII An Act to amend the Acts relating to the South Eastern Railway Company. \Assenied to 30^/t June, 1881.] WHEREAS the South Eastern Railway Company hath, by its petition, represented that the customary clause now inserted in all railway charters, whereby the working expenses, including rents of leased roads, are made a lirst lien upon the earnings of the said companies, was omitted from its charter, and that it is desirable and necessary that the powers conferred by the said clause, should be possess- ed and enjoyed, to a limited and qualified extent, by the said South Eastern Railway Company, p.nd hath prayed for an amendment to its charter in that respect, and it is ex- pedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. The lease, executed between the said South Eastern Railway Company and the Lake Champlain and St. Law- rence Junction Railway Company, bearin;^ date the second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, passed at the City of Montreal, before li'/illiam de M. Mar- ler, notary public, whereby the said South Eastern Railway Company, obliged itself to pay to the exoneration of the said Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway Company, under certain conditions, in said lease set forth, the interest upon six hundred thousand dollars of bonds of the latter company, of which bonds the amount of three hundred and seventy-eight thousand dollars is already issued and held by divers parties, the interest on which amounting to eleven thousand three hundred and forty dollars, is absolutely provided for, and the remainder, amounting to six thousand six hundred and sixty dollars, to be provided for and paid on the occurring of the contin- gency, in the said lease set forth, which interest is to be 44-45 Yrc?r. d to present 11 thereupon intents, null J day of its »uth Eastern une, 1881.] mpany hath, 3mary clause the working nade a lirst was omitted scessary that i be possess- :ent, by the th prayed for nd it is ex- i ; licQ and con- lows : uth Eastern ad St. Law- te the second . eighty-one, . de M. Mar- ;ern Railway ation of the ion Railway ase set forth, 5 of bonds of mt of three 8 is already 3t on which )d and forty 3 remainder, sixty dollars, )f the contiu- •est is to be 1881. South Eastern Raihoap Company, Cap 43 §25 Mid So,,.), P^ '"t,~?'P'"™'"' ■^"h 'he contract of the said city of Mj'S{::^Zt^^.LT^7^^^^;Tj;;::i 1881, and to make the navmonf /sf+kV. .'":'*> "^ •'^nuary, not affected. of the charge arT' " ntTf ^J*^ '*^'f *^^ P"^^^*^ ^^^^^^ ^®' *" '^* 01 the said lease as aforesaid. Eastern U.^^^ G^Zyttio tH an/"' ^T% "-«' - theoutstandinff bonds mi^i,-AL!?i?i! •^,°'^ ^^"^®^ all being'' pre- +n f Ko «^„ t "^ n", ' mentioned in the said act. previous ""'"d no' to to the execution of the deed of trust, and the ifiiiPnf J^pJ"""'"'"' the same for redemption, the same shall be reckoned «« ea and lurther issue made for the amount thereof nndpr 'J"* ">'•«" tion ^^^""^^"^ °' ^^^"^^^ *o Present the same for redemp- ^^4. Thi, act .hall come into force on the day of it, ™„c. .,. a. ,.„, * "Ail -""•""^^"^^^^^mmmumi^mimi ^^^m^mm^mm. V 626 Cap. 44. Quebec^ Montm. and Charlevoix Ey. Cy. 44-45 ViCT. QAP. XLIV. An Act to incorporate the Quebec, Montmorency and Charlevc i Railway Company. [Assented to 80/A June, 1881.] Preamble. ITTHEREAS Charles Langelier, advocate, and the Hono* VV rable Francois Langelier, both of Quebec, Louis Napol6on Carrier, notary, of Levis, Onfesime Gauthier, yeoman, of St. Urbain, and oeveral other persons have, by their petition, prayed for the passing of an act to constitute them a body politic and corporate and confer upon them the rights and privileges necessary for the construction and working of a railway, from some point in the city of Quebec to iome other point on the banks of the River Saguenay ; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and \?ith the advice and con- sent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. The .iaid Charles Langelier, Fran9oi8 Langelier, Louis Napolfeon Carrier, On6sime Grauthier, and such other persons as may become associated with them, in virtue of the present Act, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name of " The Quebec, Montmorency and Charle- voix Railway Company." Rights veBted 2. The Said company is vested with all the rights and In company, pj-iyjieges required to build and work a railway, starting from some point in the city of Quebec and ending at some point on the banks of the Saguenay River, between Tadousac and Ha! Ha! Bay, following as much as possible the north shore of the river St. Lawrence. Amount of *. The capital stock of the said company shall not be eapiui itook. Jess than five hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and the amount to which debentures of the said company may be issued shall be one million dollars, with power toj increase the same, if necessary. Pertuns inoor porated. Name of the oorporatioD. Board of dl- reotorfl. 4. The board of directors of the said company shall be composed of seven directors, four of whom shall be a Quorum. quorum, and they shall elect two of their number as President, Ao. President and Vice-President, respectively. General meet- 5. The general meeting of the shareholders for the election £,ide«f^"''of directors shall be held on the first Monday of July of *- ; r 44-45 YicT. lorency and wne, 1881.] id the Hono* lebec, Louis e &atithier, ns have, by to constitute upon them construction the city of )f the River nt the prayer v^ice and con- llows : Lgelier, Louis other persons )f the present lid corporate, Y and Charle- e rights and way, starting ding at some rer, between ih as possible shall not be ed into shares mt to which med shall be I the same, if )any shall be m shall be a r number as br the election lay of July of 1881. Quebec, Montm. and Charlevoix Hy Cy. Cap. 44. 527 c^teSgtctmttiL"^^^^^^^ 'l'^- notice.e.,„„„,.' etlke'^fo^ttntf reetnt'of t^^^^ ^^^ place P....„. .. stock-books t; sXcripKsTo '^K:^'^'r^^, debentures. aTd to SSen^and Si'^^^ff ^ ^.""^. «^ and working of the said rafl way construction J^^mpl^y :h&^^ '^^ .W oifice of o«. or eo„. place as may^ be determi^'erbyVhett^dL^^^^^^^^^ ''''''^'''^'• HcLes^minrnrighr^^^^^^^ ^V^^^f' t-berPow„ . „. , and work the s!ie7or itfowu prff^''^ '^ " ^^' ^^^^^^-ol'^ --^•' AtsX'^t'rj^Lr/^^^^^^^^^^ in the sixteenth and^rteenth i,?f ' "^^ Particularly br.nch ii„,.. seven of the said Tof Tvl sub-sections of section work branch Ses eth of "i^^T\ "^^^ -f °^«*^^''^ ^^^ and for such purpo;-^ Tt shlll W^1 wu^^ ^^ ^«^ff*^> and privileges confmed unon t? fi *^' ^'^^''' "&^^« working of its S linr T *^^, construction and wharvefandallo?rworksnlr^ also build bridges, To bun. b,id. and woiiing of ite line ^^^«««ary for the cons tr notion «"• *«• i jUl '' » 'mi»ikMmMHmi& ':h w 528 Pioviso If landa situate partly above and partly below high water. Cap. 19. Western Sect, of Q., M., 0. Sf O. R. 45 YlOT. in places where the line of the said railway shall be wholly situate within the water mark of the highest tides. Inihe event of the land of the said railway being situate partly within and partly without the water mark of the highest tides as above mentioned, the said company shall not be bound to make drains and fences, except on the portion which is situate outside the highest tide mark ; provided, nevertheless, that the company shall not close or obstruct line ditches or other drains made by the owners of lands traversed by the railway of the said company, and m existence at the time such road is built. Qnebeo Con,o- H. All the provisious of the Quebec Consolidated Kailway lidated Rail- j^ct 1880 which are not inconsistent with the provisions ot toLpiy''''"the'present Act, shall apply to the Quebec, Montmorency and Charlevoix Railway, as if they were incorporated in the present Act. 12. The work hereby authorized shall be commenced in mentandcom.t-v^o years and terminated in ten years. pletion of 18. The present Act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. worki. Act in force. P.-eamble. hi CAP. XIX. An Act ordering and confirming the sale of that part of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, ex- tending from Montreal to St. J6r6me, Aylmer and the city of Ottawa. [Assented to 21th May, 1882.] WHEREAS the Government of the Province of Quebec has entered into an agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway Companv for the sale to the said Company of that portion of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa !;nd Occi- dental Railway, extending from Montreal to St. Jerome, Avlmer and Ottawa City, which agreement bears date the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two ; and whereas it is expedient to approve and ratify the said agreement, and to make provision for carry- ing Out the same ; Therefore, Hex Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: .„^„5^,5„f 1 Th« «ftid acrreement of sale,— a copy of which, with ..u^ approved gchedulcs, is annexed hereto as appendix A,— is nereby and raffled. j^^ed and ratified, and the Government is hereby n 45 VlOT. be wholly i8. In ihe ite, partly le highest .all not be le portion proA'ided, r obstruct rs of lands f, and in dKailway ovisions of iitmorency porated in meuced in the day of part of the lilway, ex* md the city ly, 1882.] } of Quebec ) Canadian d Company I and Occi- 3t. J6r6me, irs date the mdred and jprove and n for carry- j and with jbec, enacts 'hich, with — is hereby is hereby 1882. Western Sect, of 5od to perform and carry out the provisions thereof ftccordiug to their purport. "leii.oi, Rdlu^V romntr'? T^T'""^' *^' ^"^^ Canadian Taciflc Canadian Pa. Kailu ay Company is hereby vested with the riifht of pro-""" «»'"'»y Montreal, bt. .l«rome, Aylmer and the City of Ottawa all t'"'i'<'''y °f anclusive ; together with all the lands and property re Wd To' i^'o^- to and doscribed in general terms, or otherwise, in the said-'>-/-°er ttg;reement uotvyithstandmg that such property is not d,,. '"-k""--'- the 'f.^^ ^' «^"V«?'-^T'"^^y meets and bounds or by the ^adustral numbers thereof, notwithstanding any provi- are, hereby, declared valid and binding on the said comm,w "eree-nent de- with the same elioct and to the sa J exte,r' ItlTS '^^^^^^^^^^^ to the property thus hypothecated and .-harged, as it' the same had been described ia the said deed by i^eets and bounds, or by the cadastral numbers thereof, in eonformhv With the provisions of the (!ivil Code of Lower Canada ad he rank and priority of the Oovernment of the Taid Pro- Vince as hypothecary creditors of the said railwav and its appurtenances, and of the immovable property c^Viveyed to the said railway, shall be preserved wi.^h the" same Htec? and in the same manner as if the said agreement had been duly registered upon the day of the p°assing of this ac? tlTJ It f'^- 'f'^'''''^ ^^^ ''^^'' immovable prope y'in each of the Registry Utfices of the several registrat on d v^ sions wherein the said railway and properly or any , or- agreement ^^"'''^''' ^^ *^' ^'^^^ «*' *h« ^^^^^ a And whereas the said Canadian Pacific Railway Com- ,,,r , She'sfT'T^^^l^'r J-^^^«"tian Railwav CoLpaiTy prSr^Vos. and the St. Jiustache Railway Company, their respective ^^'=""«"''' hues of railway, commonly known •./ Vlie ^4t r?,, * u ''"'i"'''''"" °^ brnncb anri th^ 'ii^ , .""t^^V ^■"O^'^ n as tne ot. liUStacheoo- tain rail- Drancn and the St. Liu branch respectively, under and bv""y«^y ""> virtue of the two following deeds viz • ^7 Canadian Pa- J'\.i^''^f't '^^*he Laurentian Railway duly^-ptr^ execute by and on behalf of the said Railwav Corananv^ on th'e thirtfjr^ -i^ -^P-r, at Montred afoS on the thirteenth day of March, one thousand ei"-ht huud- S%'pfnd&T"'' ' ""' '' "'^^' ^'^ hereunto°t!;:x.i 2nd A deed ot sale of the St. Eustache Railway duly executed by and on behalf of the said Railway Compan>^ Jl 11 -*^^* in fordi. ^. If the Canadian Pacific Railway Company cannot return to the government all the debeiitures issued by the Laurentian Railway it shall deposit with ihe provincial treasurer a sum of mcaiey, the amount whereof shall be determined by the lieutenant-governor iu council, to repre- sent the value of the said debentures. a. This act shall come into forve "»'• <»•• pa"; ^a'cep inf t\ ""f ''""''t' '^^J ^«"^ to theloS: hk..°wu? .t pany, accepting thereof as aforesaid, that portion of the "*"""•'""'••• Ucc^dental Railway laying between Montreal and Aylmer * • both indusive with the branch and bridge into the dtv gLhr'w^Wi?',^^^^^^^ *^^'" ot^St. Jerome; to^ gether with all lauds, property, rights and DriviWpH %erument, tor the purposes of the said portion of the said mlwajr, or incidental thereto, or in connection therewith moTaWeTttl 1^ *^^ '?'''' i-plements, rchL'rT and Snv W on f hP ,^«««"Pt^«»« ?^ow in use in running and carrying on the business of the said portion of the said ra way a« a going concern, exclusive of stores and suppUes But reserving, from the said lands and property the 0^1 p . perty jn the city of Montreal, known as'^tKellerh-e p o ' W^ "J Sree"<;f tKt' M^Jy^-^ t^ :f tt^ittrM^ 'rf' ""■ and the North-half of^th'e pr/ert; knoU i^ ilZJlor^ aid property, being number 615 of the S^adastral plan' iv^ J'^'/w "^' "^°"^ '^^ ^'^'^ds and propert7her?by conl mi of fh'i ^;''°? '^^ i^^ property Vow J as nImTer 1,681 ol the said cadastral p an and book of referpnna 7«»« n monly called the Gaol property, where thfworSopsT;«^^^^^^^^ {^ S?. rw^^^ ^'^. '^^^^ ^'""S «^^«ted ; boundefflron ""• by Ste. Catherine street, on one side by Colborne Avenue on the other side by numbers 1577, 1578 and 1579 of th« Bjid cadastral plan, and in rear by the stono wall i„ rea of the Montreal gaol; and also the property at -Rnnh^uZ and 150 of the cadastral plan and book of reference of the incorporated village of Hochelaga. But it is agreed tha? the said reserve of the said Bellerive property shaTl Wsolf ly 8^dr±arl^J"r^' ^"ir^'' of ^the%e^ainder of t£ saia railway, and for no other purpose whatever- that thft «^^^'^M ^^i^^^^^^P^^J ^^all be erected Tn the por- i^a ?J*^;Macdonald property hereby conveyed to them and that the said property stall be used exclus ye y fo^ rwlway purposes and for no other purpose whatever ^also all the rights, privileges and propertV of the ffovemm«nf acquired or held for thi purpose of^or^n oonnfctirS the proposed branch of the said railwn.r f« „ »^;„* _" -Z""- of Mottoar ?r/ ■^'""^ Railway; West ySSd.; ot Mont.oal. The foregoing description being intended to "T"."." ■"• "•""•*'***«-^«"ft«iii*iii*;i*a^ >»^fefe* M^/tdi^^mMMc :»-.- Ifc I ir 582 Cap. 19. Western Sect, of Q., M., O. Sr O. R. 45 ViCT. include, without specifically naming or describing the same, (under reserves aforesaid), every species of property now held by the government, as in any rnannor incidental to or connected with the said portion of the aid railway, irom the terminus thereof on the property known as the Quebec Crate Barracks, in the city of Montreal, inclusive to the termini thereof at Aylmer, Ottawa and St. Jerome, .all inclusive, as well as the said proposed branch. Portion of 2. And the Government hath also Kold, transferred and ?S'«'"ck'rn' assigned, and doth hereby sell, translcr and assign to the eluded in laie. company accepting thereof as aforesaid, a proportion of the plant and rolling stock now upon the Quebec, Montreal Ottawa and Occidental Railway of th( value of $450,000. according to the prices appended then'to in the Schedule thereof, herein annexed ; and also railway supplies and stores of the value, at the cost pric e thereof, of $80,000. The said plant and rolling stock to be taken from the exist- ing plant and rolling 8t,ock of the said railway, of average quality and in fair proportions of each of the kinds de- tailed in the said schedule ; and such stores and supplies to be taken in similar proportions and of like quality, out of the stores and supplies now held by the Government for the purposes of the said railway. And if the parties Arbitration in hereto are unable to agi-ee as to the proportions in which oaae partie. ^j^g g^id plant, rolling stock, stores and supplies, shall be disagree. ^^j^gj^ ^y ^j^gj^ respectively, or as to the quality thereof, any dispute or difference respe<'tiiig the same shall be adjusted by the mechanical superintendents of the Govern- ment and of the company ; who, if they differ, shall have power to name a third person as umpire ; and in that case the decision of the majority of the.m shall be final. 3. And it is further agreed between the parties hereto, that the several works of constru<^tion now being executed in and near the city of Montreal for the purposes of the said railway, including a double track into the Quebec Gate Barracks' Station, shall be continued and completed by the government under the existing contracts therefor, and in accordance therewith, in so far as they have been contracted for, and if not contracted for, then in a sub- Govommenttostantial manner ; and the government shall also build upon build freight tiie portion of the Macdonald property, hereby conveyed, a Maodonaid" freight shcd for the use of the company, to be of the di- property. mensious of 40 feet by 400 feet, to cost not less than $10,- 000, the plan of which shall be approved by the company. station to be And a station shall be constructed by the company upon built by Com-tiie gaid Quebec Gate Barracks' property, within one year pany at Que-^^^^ ^y^^ ^^^^^ V.nronf nt n rnsf. nf at Ipftfit ftfiO.OOO. And the toe Qaio Bar- "••'•• «■'«• • -: — •'- •- ■ racisB. company will pay to the government, out ot the purchase Continuation of certain work*. 1882. Western Sect, of Q., M., O. Sr O. R. Cap. 19. money heroafter m.^ntioned, the sum of $240,000, as a con- sidmafion for nmsinir tho naid rojitra.t to be performed and thn said freii^ht shed to he built, which payment.s, shall be made as the works proceed ; and they shall be allowed SJ-oZri*' ""lu ""^^-V "'"'^ P'^'-'^li'i^'e money the said sum of $60,000 for the said station. 4. And it is further agreed between the said parties hereto, that a bmnch of the said railway shall be oonstruct- ea trom a point on its main line to the" northward of Mile iind htation, to a point of junction with the Grand I'rank Kailway betw(^en Dorval Station and Montreal, such points ot junction to be sele.-ted by the comi>anv ; on which bran.-h there shall be expended, under the direction and supervision of the company, out of the price and consider- ation hereinafter mentioned, the sum of $100,000 • which construction in consideration of the said sum, the companv hereljy undert^ake to make and complete, of the standard ot the. r.'mainder of the said railway, and within one year from the date hereof. ^ 5. The foregoinGT sale, transfer and assignment and agreements, an- thus made for and in consideration of the sum ot $4,000,000, from out of which the Company shall pay the said sum of |800,000 for the completion of the said works of construction in and near Montreal, in the propor- tions above mentioned, and the sum of $100,000 for the said branch to the Grand Trunk Railway, as the same shall be required, from time to time, for carrying out the said contracts and the other terms and conditions hereof. *flnn nnri.^^''" ^Y^ ^^''' (Government the further sum of ?b00,000 by annual instalments of $100,000 each, payable at the end ot each and e\ (>ry year, on the first dny of March m each year, the first of which payments shall fall due on the first day of March 188-'], with interest at the rat,' of five per cent per annum, payable at the same times as the interest on the remainder of the price as hereinafter pro- vided. And as to the balance of $3,000,000, the Company agree and bind themselves to pay the interest thereon to the Government at the rate of five per centum i)er annum semi-annually, on the first days of March and September in each year commencing on the first day of September next ; with the right to the Company to pay the said capital amount oi $3,000,000 to the Government at any time after having given to the Government six months notice of their luteutiou so to pay the same; and with the right to the Government to demand and enforce payment of the said balance of capital, at any time after the expiry of twenty 'T: ; "''!r l'"'^"' Scicui, yii giving SIX monliis previous notice ot such demand. 588 P»yni«nt bj coTifiiiiiy for I'eruin nurki. Drnnoh bet- woon Dorral Hiation on 0. T. It. at Mon- treal. Amount to b* eipendad 7 :fO therefor Branch road to be equal to ro^f of road unit to be cinploted Within one year, Trioo and oon- Uitions of lale. 634 Fnrthir oondi tioai. EMtorn terml' nut of road Jc piuenKar tin- tlon In Mon- treal. Obligation of Gorammunt iiR to St. C'harleii branch. Rates for freight and paaaeogers. Ratei to be nzsd by I)o- minion Minis- ter of Rail- ways if pnrtie do not agree. Cap. 19. Weste n Sect, of Q., M , O. Sc O. B. 45 ViCT. And the said salo, transfer, assii^nment and agreements, are thus made and ent<'rcd into upon the other and further coi siiderationH folio wiiif": viz: ... That, inasmuch w the Hnid acquitition of the said por- tion of the said railway is now hereby made as an extension of the said Canadian Pa. ili h'ailway.the Kastern terminus of the said Canadian PaciHc Huilwuv. iiK'lnding the Mont- real passenger station thereof, shall be tix.'d and shall forever remain, at the place known as the Quebec Gate Ikrracks, in the city of Montreal ; unless at any time hereafter the Company shall extend their railway to the city of Quebec, in which cawe thte BRrmcKW t. And whereas it is of essential importance to the Crovernment and to the Company that a ferry should be established over the river St. Lawrence from the city of Quebec to Point Levis, and that a branch of the Intercolo- nial Railway should be constructed from Point Levis eastward, to be known as the St. Charles Branch, by means whereof trains of cars can be ferried ate 1882. Western Sect, of Q., M., O. Sf O. R. Cap. 19. m And nil rntoH shall be apportinuod hetwoon the Government or its (WHijfiiH and the company at a miloafft> rate, to be ■cialculatod /mi rata mcoTiUnf; to tli« di.Htancu traversed by «n<'h traffic on oa^ h of the waid railways visiwctively, without any extra cliarpo lor Innnds and brid/|eH ; the same rates p(>r inilo beiny ehar^ed on smh tuuayls and bridgoH a.s on the reinpinder of the Maid railways. 9. That if either party hereto makoH arrangements with iiunninj «. any other railway company for special rates for freij^ht or""^""""" passengers carried by its railway to a c.onne(!tion with themlmp.ni" to railway ot such oth'T company, th'- u,? t j)arty hereto, or '" '^"'' """""' its assigns, shall have thi^ beneli' of «u. '/ special rates' for '"'"'"'" its through trafic, in hO far as sv -h erranj. .'meuts cm pro- perly bo made applicable to suol. t(. Hif. 10. That the government aim li? a? Ijns shall give D„p»teh of special despatch, ef[ual to tho des,.. ;tii of express trains, «'niKra«t to all emigrant trains from the cit v of Quebec westward, "■"'""• and shall run such trains as sp;)(;ial trains on the arrival of ocean vessels bringing such emigrants, whenever the cornpany shall notify and request the government or its assigns to send on such special emigrant trains, and ohall be themselves prepared to forward th(!m in like manner. And the government audits assigns shall also give prompter For«ip» and speedy despatch to all foreign mails destined to be™""'- forwarded by the company. And the goverumcMit and its assigns shall also grant to the comi)any special low rates Rato» nr of freight, not exceeding half a cent per ton per mile for all ^"''.^J?' ^'"' coal shipped upon its railway at Quebec, to and for the uso«f oompaDy. of the company, without car mileage; the company fur- nishing their cars without car mileage, and paying car mileage due to any other railway cornp;iny, for the use of its cars in carrying such coal upon the govoj-nment railway, but the government not to make any charge for hauling such cars, when empty, over its road 11. That the company shall grant to the govcr7imont and RunniBg its assigns, running powers for ever from 8t. Martin's p?""".'*" ''^ Junction, over the line of railway herebv sold, to the city prn'yoTer*"""' of Montreal and intervening r .ints, butwithout the right ^'"' .'''■"'" ^'• of doing any local business over such portion of railway ; Mon't»'ityo?" except in so far as it may h(?reafter be mutually agreed *''"'"**'• between the parties hereto that the government may carry passengers to or from St. Martin's station, from or to Montreal on behalf of tlie company, upon terms to be fixed by such agreement. And the company shall also allow to the government or its assigns, for the purposes of its said railway, the use, in common with the company, of theuseof.tatiom pjissengcr stations and platforms at ail the stations built *°- ''"'* *'** or to be built betveeen St. Martin's Junction and Montreal, ^"'°'"'" ior the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers • II *i*4#*«< ^36 Land to be eet aside for use of govomment at UocheUga. Proviso, if double track buiU by com- pany. Warranty against char- ges, . rt sponsible for all injury to the railway or brid r jinir r<>''i1, Sc .nftiT no- tice. Aibitiftticn in case of di»a greeiuent. Kffei-t of de- iHiilt to repair Effect of do- f.Tuit tnpr.y in tereft. at time stipulated. Cap. 19. Western Sect o/Q.^M., O. Sr O. S. 45 ViCT. or malice on the part of their employees in the regulation of such running and management. 15. That for the purpose of connecting the railway with the freight sheds, upon the said Macdonald property, and with the company's workshops in rear of the Montreal gaol, the company shall lay out and construct a branch or siding, from the main line at Hochelaga to the said property, ^ith two tracks thereon, one into the freight shed of the Government and one into the freig-ht shed of the company, with a siding into the said workshops, at the joint expense of the Government and of the company, upon a plan to be agreed upon between the parties hereto, and of the standard of the remainder of the said railway ; the parties hereto making the requisite advances for such construction, in the proportion of one-third by the Government or its assigns, and two-thirds by the company as the work proceeds. And the company shall allow a suitable connection to be made by the Government ftoni the main line on the river bank into the said Bellerive property. 16. The company shall maintain the railway, hereby sold, in good and eflacient order and repair, and shall regularly and efficiently run the same, with a sufficient number of trains per day to carry the freight and passenger traffic with dxie regularity and despatch, running at least one passenger train per day. each way. And if at any time, before the payment of the said balance of the said price, the company shall allow the said railway or rolling stock to fall into disrepair, they shall be bound to repair the same and to replace the same in as good order and condition as at present, within thirtv days after receiving notice from the Government so to do. And if any dispute should arise as to the fact of such disrepair or as to the sufficiency oi the repair thereof, such dispute shall be referred to the arbitration and award of three disinterested persons, one of whom shall be named by each of the parties hereto, and the third by the Minister of Tilailways of the Dominion Government. An if the company shall fail to make good such disrepair within the said period, or in case of dispute, in conformity with the award of such arbitrators, the dehiy hereoy granted for the payment of the said sum of $600,000, or any portion thereof then unexpired, shall be ipso facto forfeited, and the company shall forthwith pay to the Government the whole of the said last mentioned sum, or any part thereof which shall then remain unpaid, with all interest thereon. 17. If, at any time, the Company should make default for lliil'ty days in payment of the interest due under the terms hereof, the delay hereby granted for the payment of the capital producing such interest shall be ipso facto forfeited; and the company shall be thereupon bound to pay to the 45 Vict. egulation 'with the and with gaol, the ing, from With two vernmeut f, with a ?pense of Ian to be I standard es heroto on, in the 8 assigns, leds. And ) be made ver bank ireby sold, regularly lumber of ^er traffic least one any time, laid price, g stock to the same ndition as )tice from ould arise [ifienry oi •ed to the rsons, one preto, and Dominion nake good. )f dispute, , the delay F $600,000, ipso facto xy to the ?d snm, or i, with all default for the terms ant of the forfeited ; )ay to the 1882. Western Sict. of Q., M O. Sr O. R. Cap. 19. Government the full amount of such capital, with all interest accrued thereon. 18. The Company shall maintain and carry out all traffic contracts hitherto made by the Grovernment, according to their terms, and all free passes for the current year issued by the G-overnment and now in force, a list of which coii' tracts and passes shall be furnished by the Government to the Company, on or before the date at which this agree- ment shall come into full force and effect. And tb3 Com- pany shall abstain, as far as shall in their opinion be con- sistent with the efficient working of the railway, from disturbing or removing the employees of the Government, heretofore engaged upon the portion of the said Railway hereby sold, without reasonable notice or compensation • and the employees of the Government, who shall have been heretofore engaged in the running and management of the entire line, shall be dealt with in such a manner as shall be mutually agreed between the Government and the com- pany, and with reasonable regard to their positions and interests. 19. Upon the demand of the company, and at their ex- pense, the government shall, from time to time, hereafter, make, execute and deliver to the company such good and valid deeds of conveyance as any of the immoveable pro- perties hereby sold, transferred and assigned, or intended so to be, as shall be considered needful, under the advice of counsel learned in the law, for the complete and valid conveyance of such properties to the company. 20. And it is hereby finally agreed that this agreement is thus made subject to che approval and confirmation of the L-gislature of the Province of Quebec at its next session, and shall take eftect upon such approval and con- firmation ; and the government hereby agree to lay the same before the said Legislature at the earliest convenient day ; and to place before the said Legislature such a mea- sure as may be requisite fully and finally to confirm this agreement, and to render the same valid and effectual in law in all its details. In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed these presents in duplicate at Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, the day and year first above mentioned. In the presence of J. J. C. ABBOTT, ( J. A. CHAPLEAU, |D. MoINTYRE, L. A. SENECAL, ( R. B. ANGUS, 539 Existing con- traota &c., to be oarried out and paaset to bo good. Present em- ployees tOOOD- titiutt in aer- Tioe of road. m ■■I Additional deeds Ao., ti) be given if required. Agreement subject to ratifloation by Logislature. /<;nr(>(irit'> *< ■ \ I nflh- ) V C. P. R, Co. / C. DRINKWATER. Secretary C. P. R. Co. Iipll# 540 Cap. 19. Western Sect, of Q., M., O. Sf 0. R. 45 ViCT. Schedule referred to in the annexed A^'reement. Statement of rolling stock, such as locomotives, passenger and freight cars, snow-ploughs, flangers, &c., compared with what it was in March, 1880 ; also, showing whether the addition to old stock was purchased or manufactured in ov.r own shops. Dkcrubeb, 188i. CLASS OF OARS. Putaenger Cart, Ollioial Car (new) Payioaster'b Car Palace and S'''"?ping Cars. . Sleeping " . Palace " . Fi:st Class' Second ClasK " ..,. Baggage '• Baggage & Smoking •• Through Baggogo and Express Cars. Excursion Cars Street Car , " (See Note 1) 6-1 2' I 14', 12 8 . 7!. Present Value Kach. 10' 1! 1 T 2 2 4 12 16 8 \ 4, I 10 I 1 $12,000 3,500 13,225 9,000 7,000 4,000 2,225 2,200 600 650 1,080 600 Tolnl VnluB. $12,000 3,500 26,450 18.000 28,000 •18,000 35,(00 17,600 4 200 2,600 10,800 600 $207,350 NOTE. No. 1,— First Clnss Cars Nds. 13 and 14 taken to make Sleeping Cars " Quchco " and " Ottawa," making two less in 1881 than in 1880. 45 Vict. ent. , passenger , comDared ig whether iJiwl'actured UBEB, IB8I. t 9 Totnl VnluB. $12,000 3,500 5 2fi,450 18.000 28,009 •18,000 5 35,«00 1 7,600 4 200 2,600 10,800 600 1 i $207,350 ' Quebec " and 1882- Western Sect. 0/ Q., M., O. Sr 0. R. Cap. 19. Schedule referred to in the annexed Ag' eement. ^'"tirSZ^! '"^^^^ '''''\ '""'^ ^' locomotives, passen..or Dkoemdicb, 1881. freight Cart, Box Cars (Sae Note 2.) Platform Cars n«y Cars (temporary from flats) Cattle Cars Brake Vans Tool Cars Tank Car Flangors Snow-ploughs (iron, for front of locomotives). Total value of P.ijs'r & Freight Car..s Locomotives Calumet Ferry Engine Grand Total of Rolling Stock ,. ' $1,043,634 . A. DAVIS. ^" delSeYb; flr°e aJst' mSt"^ > V'^'V'' »' Buckingham , Jfo 212 «o. traced, "whthrou^ rr^ais"cl;^„f;o7Tt\?tL '''' ^'« ^^ ^^ «' The foregoing i, the ScheJule referred I^ th, annexed Agreement. ,,c: • Montreal, 4th March, 1882. 541 ^^^^%A46t4tea ill It I If f 11 *. 542 Cap. V Western Sect, ef Q., M., 0. Sr O. R. 45 YicT. APPENDIX B. IV This Agreement, made in duplicate this thirteenth' of March eighteen hundred and eighty two, between the Laurentian Railway Compai.y, a body poli*^ic and »5orp ;o, duly incorporated, herein lopreeented by IJOU,:^ Adeiurd Senecal, the president ther^iof and the Canadian Pacific Kailway Company, a body ])olitic and corporate, duly incorporated by Letters Patent • ' the Doui' .. ion of Canada, — acting herein by Duncau Molntyre mid Richard B. Angus, vice-presidents thereof, the said Iioui? Adeli/.-d Senecal being duly authorized for 'he purpc' k s t'lerecf by J' ^solutions of the Boani of Directors of the said Luurnvtian Ruilwcy C(iin|>; iiy, and of the shareholders thereof r:^r;pec- tively, and Ui^i said Duncan McTntyre and Riehard B. Angus being r.tr^^to duly aul'j >Tized by a resolution of the Board of Direciors of fhj laxld Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 'Witneseeth ; s*io of Lau- 1^ That, subject to the ratification of the Legislatur.' of wT"*" (f '" *^® Province of Quebec, as hereinafter provided, the Eaid di»n Paciflo*' Laurels tian Railway Company have sold, transferred and >^i'"''"y Com -assigned, and by these presents do sell, transfer and r»BvTi» 1*11- assign, with warranty of .title and against all mortgages, hypothecs or incumbrances whatever, to the Canadian I'acific Railway Company, accepting thereof as aforesaid, the whole of their Railway from the junction of Ste. Th^rese, on the St. J6r6me Branch of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, to its actual terminus in the town of St. Lin, in the district of Joliette, with all and every the appurtenances, lands, tenements, buildings, stations, station-grounds, plant, stores, supplies, tools and rolling stock, actually belonging to or being the property of the said Laurentian Railway Company, as they now are and exist, and with which the said Canadian Pacific Rail- way compMiy hereby declare themselves to be content and satisfied. 2. The said sale, transfer and conveyance is made for and in consideration of the redemption by the said Canadian Pacific Railway Company of the bonds or debentui?s issued by the said Laurentian Railway Company u * > the present date, amounting to the sum of three hun. thousand dollars, totr^ther with all the coupons no' '. maining unpaid or v ' j deemed by the company *' Laurentian Railway mpany hereby declarii ihu more than three hundred thousand dnlls-rs iv, .la; '■'"'''tt -0{ such bonds or debentures have been issued by th'^si i p to the dat>3 hereof. (to. C oiuide'^t.tioii for andoofidl- tiou of laiu. 6" lid no 1882 We,t«'«Sec,.o/Q,M.,O.SrO.Ji. Cap. 19. 048 Tn-iinto.., +k . -1 .' '" '^""oJueranon oi the said sale tn'*«*p fosd to hav:; Irato-'tit pal? p^tTo""" ,^""'^'' Company o..,„„. „.. of th^ PrnTrJ,.-!! If J? ^ ^. ^"^^^^ "Y ^^6 Leffislature *" """'''•'"•d tionp/l i« +1,^ 1 i ""'f*''' 80 soon as tiiQ leffislation men- "fleet onw •-Q.^iatwic, uuiiiirmiug the sale to the said Canadian P«nifi^""'«"°ofQ~.M. EaUway Company of the .aid portion of thoS^^oSS-J-Ui 5H Cap. 19. Western Sect, of Q. M., O. Sr O. 7?. 45 Vict; real, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, be passed during the said Session thereof. In testimonywhereof the said parties hereto have exeovited these presents at Montreal, the day and year first above mentioned : In the presence of J. J. C. Abbott. ILS.] Laurentian Railway Company, by L. A. S^N^CATi, President. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company, by 1). McIntyre, Vice-President. R. B. Angus, Vice-President. C. Beinkwater, Secretary. APPENDIX C. This agreement, made in duplicate this thirteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, between the St. Eustache Railway Company, a body politic ajid corporate, duly incorporated by letters-patent of the Province of Quebec, and the Canadian Pa ific Railway Company, a body politic and corporate, duly incorporated by letters-patent of the Dominion of Canada, the said St. Eustache Railway Comjiany acting hereby by .Tean-Baptiste Renaud, Esq., the President thereof, duly authorized for the purposes hereof by a resolution of the board of directors of the said last mentioned company, and the said Canadian Psicific Railway Company, acting hereby by Duncan McIntyre and Richard B. Angus, """ice-Presidents thereof, duly authorized for the purposes hereof by a resolution of the board of directors of the said company. WITNESSETH : Sale of St. 1. That, subject to the ratification of the Bhareholders of ^;j»"J^'''^^'j;i; the said St. Eustache Railway Company and also to the Railway com- ratification of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec, ^^nf MtoTuie^^ hereinafter provided, the said St. Eustache Railway Ac, Company hereby sell, transfer and assign to the said Caiiodiaii Pacific Railway Company, acccpiiiig txicrcof, the whole of their railway, from the junction thereof at Ste. 1882. VTeslern Sevt. of Q., M., O. Sr O. E. Cap. 19. 545 2. The said sale, transfer and conveyance in nin,1« f«, ^ m consideration of the sum of fiftv f ^miT ^ i i , ^^'^ '^"'^ *^''"'''«»»«n« paid after the ratifirati- , rTf ?i« ^ thousand dollars, to befp'^-d oondu stipulated, and immed^eh ^t;:' "ZT'^ h^'''^"^ before ""^ «'-'•• the construction of the liilT ^".""l completion of «nd standard of he main fine o?ft^'fn^V"T.^"^"ty Ottawa and Oc-oidenri Ra W ^1^^^""'^''' ^or^trej, requisite appurtenani'^b^^:^^^ St. JCustarh- whpr» if ,,,; 1 ^ ""'^ ^'f railway fromP''"^ '° ««"«■ >.uMaf n. wbere it now ends, to a point in thp nLic,u eV "•»<• ">»«• St. Joseph at or near the intended GraVel rk ^^"^^ ^^ '"'"P''- bind themTetes^t^S^^^^^^^^ ?'?-P-3^ herebynoa. . .e and to run 4K,, ^"a"«ain the said road in g-ood renair ''"p' '" (food P?s,e„ger traffic wUrdue'SiuvTJ f" "ft* "" of the said comnanv n .Toi f.T J^"P^*^®^^*^'^holders"''y«''t to .p. ratification, by wh" h it sSf b' *^' ^-'i* ?^f ""^ «««h Canadian Pacific Railwav Pnt Pr^Yl^^d that the said the said St. CsLche LL?r?''^ 'Y\ ^" ^'^^^'^^ withA„doaco„du ties jp fa^^n^T -^^-iilway, free and clear of all liabili- "'"'""'« P™- ex*;? tt rasZaSTt?;'^ whomsoever. Je tldiS^S't snroYisioiis for the carryiTiDr oiit of the same : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice m 45 ViOT ill (•harj;!')^ are during' said IjCji^is- ian Pac'ific L'bec, Mou- led dariug^ Bare exe' [1 year first R. R. Co. :enaud," President, ic Railway [ntyre," 'President, SlNQUS, i-Preeident, rtion of the 1 Railway, g from St. If. 1882.J ! oi QueLec and perma* , Montreal, ' the name rtin'«i juno- h contract, sand ei. ht dix thereto, itified, and le said oon- inff ont of the advice 1832. Etstera Ssclion, Q., HI., O. Sr O Jt. Cap. 20. 547 and^consant of the Lajjislature of Quebec, enacts as foL govornment is authorized to perfc.rm and car?v rL^"''''"^ condUions thereof, according to'th.ir purport tn? tenor! 2. For the purpose of incorporatinir the P'^rsons m^n. tionod in the said contract and those who shuTlTe rsso ciated with th.m in the uudortakiu^ aud of ff anthirto tnem the powers ncvssary to enablelh.rn to carrTo t t^^^ said coutraot. according' to the term, and JoVd^ions thereof, the lieutenant-governor mar ..rant to them in Z! llT^Z'nkX:::''^^^^^^^^^ ■ ^hecorporarirm':^f..™, or.. riuL" uoon them fh } '^l^^ Oompany," a charter confer- -P-tion. W- '*P°'\*"«W' ^^^ franchises, privileges and powers em bodicl in the appendix to the said contract and to th^s a^ annexed, and such charter being published in the qU'J 0£cml Gazette ^^xth^ny Order or Order, in Council re£ ng to it shall have force and effect as if it were an u t of l.^ legislature of Quebec, and shall be held Tbe an 'act of inc .rporation within the meaning and tenor of ?he Id de^sF' Vttr7w'lSi''i2« f *^' «aid company and the Po..„.,o„ „, thouRmd lofr in V ff*^^«''"°ient. of five hundred ''^ht of work? inouf«.in(t dolla m cash, on account of the price of sale 1°*/"/'?'" e'fficilTorri of ,t *'^-r"P^^^r -^ P-P«'-' and'ro%i' emcienr operate, of the railway and its branches hv ih^ '"o'farr^d to ZnuZT'TT''!^'^ ^^ *^« -'d ccrntracMh:goUn!"XTr:;' ment 1 !ay transfer to the said company the possession of """'"' •' • Snd;;tt°.^"^"^^i %'' P^^*^*^" °^ th^; rail^a" Town ti:!;.'''"*- ?f M. ^h^'^'f'^ «f t^e Eastern section.and extend ng fiZ welf as ?l^/r'*'°^'' '" '^V''y «f ^''«b«« inclusivfl^S well as the branches, as described in the said contract • asil theTanr'T''*^^'?-"^^ ^'^^ its branches, a« we i !L r?. .. '" "^ P^^P^^'t^es mentioned in the con me/ notwithstanding that such lands and proSertiL are not described by meets and bounds or und^Cr oSstrd nnmbers. m a< . ordance with the civil code, shall become t^nl^nL^&f Tt"*^^'^!'? ^P«'^ th« terms and conS- i^ stiS^2cS;.itr ^"^"''"^ ^' '^«^^^^-- ^«p- p«f.„?f J!i^"f^? °f ^^Jli^r defonds, for securing th. »......_. .. andTrTtlro^.f'"'' °f !?^^ ""'' 'H P"*'^ «^' *^« «ale, in capital *<'^«^*" and interest, and the special hypothec for fi^e hundred'-l'ru.SS' Mr- ( I rti.::i.' iff L±Mi lis! I Jl UIJIKWI l^t^-^,. 548 Une* of th* prioi) of tala mad ■peoUt hypotheo for $600,000 da- cliired valid Bnii binding I))achsrge of mortfiaKe for 9600,000 Ri- Ten upon the •xaoution of oertain work«. 6lm!lar dli- oharge when- ever a pay- ment ii made on aooount of the price of l»U. Additional preamble. When the de- benturoR of the city of Three Rivers thnll Vecome exi- gib'e. Cap. 20. Edftern Section, Q., M., 0. Sr O, R. 46 ViCT thousand dollars creatod in f ivot of the Government of the I'rovinte ol Queht-r by oliiuso 20 of the siiid cojitract, are, hereby, declared valid and binding on thf waid com- pany with lh(* same eff'ct and to the same extent, with regard to the property lIius hypothecated and charged, as if the saini> had been de.scribcd in the said deed by meetB and bounds, or by the cadastral n\imbers thereof, in con- formity with the provisions of the Civil Code of Lower Canada ; and the rank and priority of the Oov<'rnnient of the said Province, as privileged and hypothecary creditor of the said railway and its appurtenances and of the said immovable property <'onveyed to the said railway, shall be preserved with the same ett'ect. and in the same manner as if the said agreement had been duly register<>d, upon the day of the passing of this a( t, against the said railway and other immovable property, in each of the Ifegistry Offices of the several registration divisions, wherein the said rail- way and property or any portion thereof are situated, in oontormity with the provisions of the Civil Code of Lower Canada, at the date of the said agreement. 5. Whenever the company shall, in execution of tht^ said contract, have constructed works to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars to the satisfaction of the lieute- nant-governor in council, a discharge of the mortgage for five hundred thousand dollars, mentioned in the said con- tract, shall be given on the part of the government, bv notice to that elf'ect in the Queher Official Gazette, and such notice shall have the effect of cancelling such hypothec. Whenever a payment shall be madt^ on accoiint of the price of the sale by the said company, the provincial trea- surer shall give notice in the Quebec Official Gazelle, which shall also have the effect of partially or totally cancelling the hypothec as the case may be, for all lawful purposes. <^ And whereas, by clauses 16 and It of the contract, the government cedes to the company all its rights against the cities of Three Rivers and Quebec, arising from their respective subscriptions of one hundred thousand dollars and one million dollars, and it is expedient to establish certain provisions on the subject, it is further enacted as follows : The debentures of the city of Three Rivers shall be exigible by the company only after the execution of the works mentioned in clause 16 of the contract ; but it shall be lawful for the city of Three Rivers and the company to agree upon the amount ofthe debentures to ) •> delivered, after fulfilment of any of the three obligiitioii: lucntioned in the said clause 16.. 45 VlCT •niment of il c(.jit;'act, isiiid «'om- ;t«'nt. "with ■harfjfcd, as [1 })y mt'(»t8 of, in con- of Lower ■rninent of *y cTt'ditor )f I ho said ly, shall be mnniior as upon the lilway and dry Oflices > Buid rail- iUiatcd, in u of Lower of tho said nt of two the lieute- irtgage for e said con- nraent, by ?, and Bucn ypothec. ant of the incial trea- etfe, which cancelling I purposes. e contract, hts against from their nd dollars ) establish enacted as 8 shall be ion of the )ut it shall ! company ■ delivered, uientioiieu. 1882. Eastern Section, Q., M., O. Sf O. R. Cap. 20. 619 ^ ]l Vr^ pvH'rnmcnt to enter into agreemonts with ""''«-«•'•' u> ine <,ity ot ttawa and Occidental Railway and its branches, less such portion of the plant and rolling stock as is to be delivered to the Canada Pacific Railway Company, in virtue of the deed of sale to it by the Government ; h. All the property and effects belonging to the Govern- ment now in the store houses, on the line and on the grounds of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, less what may belong to the Canada Pacific Railway Company, in virtue of the aforesaid deed of sale. Deioriptinn 3. The abovc enumeration is not limitary, the intention not limitaiy. of the parties being to include in this contract everything appertaining to the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, and accessory thereto, less what has been sold to the Canada Pacific Railway Company. 45 Vict. ■ the names ranches' and ise branches, »n with the ity of Three .ndes Piles ; Lauoraie, in ix de Valois ; r Station at (liims in the hree llivers m from the 'c, designat- mber 1,950 ; 'orument at city of Que- 's Ward, as , known as Cadastre of imbcr 1593 ; n Montreal, ■operty," de- fthe city of ' arpents in Company is the contract es, telegraph jreby sold ; stock apper- . Occidental )f the plant mada Pacific B to it by the the Govern- tlio o-rounds tal Kailway, fie Railway e. lie intention t everything d Occidental been sold ti> 1882. Eastern Section, Q., M.. 0. Sr O. R. Cap. 20. 551 4 The Government transfers and makes over to theTr«rf,«of oynaicate, by the present sale, all the rights and privileges ='"'"»'°''8'>'« hereby sold and transferred, vested in it bv law and its other S '"""* titles ol whatsoever nature they may be, and especially all the rights and privileges which the Government has acq uired and which are reserved to it bv the aforesaid deed of sale m tavor of the Canada Pacific Railway Company, the Gov- ernment hereby subrogating the Syndicate in all such rights and privileges. ® 5 The Government further binds itself to make every obii<.atio„ of effort to secure for the Syndicate, from the Government of thV^olern- the Dominion, a tral^c arrangement for the carriage oi lf to complete, and the Syndicate shall pay the share of the Government in the branch extending from Hochelald, which :herefTom, ill belong- id tickets^ mt for the oflice, and :' the road, icate shall s opinion, id, all the ; and the- iiy of the e month's )0,000, on the road le balantje A months' ■ $500,000; payment, e the road e right, at idicate, to- •emaining- nase, such- iration oi the whole- iment six the price , from the lyable on ^ear,. coiu- 1882. Eastern Section, Q., M., O. Sr O. R. Cap. 20. 553 wo\L?c'oKe te^£ "^^^^ *^ ^^^"^ *^« necessary Co.„p,e.„„ „, al"7of?rmb"TrP*^ T'^ them,%nilo''eSi.S""'"'" hi / of J-eamboats between Grandes Piles and La Tuqne • but the Syndicate shall not be obliged to fulfil any of these three obligations, until it receives the debentu es for the Jtw 1r''' ^ru^''^ *^^^^«^"^ dollars voted by ti^ c ty S tbe'sr.*^; Government for that purpose subro^ f hSh er?.^ '"^ ''" "°^*' against the city of Svildi.^?p .it^jr'^'^f * ^''^"'H' ^"d "^'^kes over to the Trar.,f.,r to syndicate all its rights against the Corporation of the ^itv «>""«'"<' "f Ott-ma and 0^.ir?Tp"'i ^^'^ ^^' ^^«^«^' Montreal lll'^nf «°'- Ut .ma and Occidental Railway, aud undertakes to deliver ''«'''-' °"y "f whthVh 'r ""' '^f- '"'''%' T ^""d^d «^^^' the deben ures^"'"-- I^lti ^^^"^''■''1 '^' ?^^ ""^ Q^^bec has given on account of its subscription, to the amount of $400 000 (every debenture which the aovernment cannot deliver shall be paid at par). The Government further subrogates the .Syndicate in all the rights it may have and claim Spon he property, situated in Quebec, commonly ca l^d ' he Palais property,' opposite the property known a^ he Government Fuel Yard." In consideration of this transfer the Syndicate assumes all the obligations of the Govern-' ment towards the Corporation of the city of Quebec and urther, it binds itself to pay to the Government at the time the roads are handed ove?, the sum of $50^00 roaas or any part thereof or their rolling stock in o-ood P"''" """^ p"' order, It shall be^ bound to do so, and replace eerytC ^rao/'' «'''''* in good order withm a delay of thirty days after W- received notice^from the (Jovernment^ And if Tt sho d hTZ.'^'rV^''%''^\'' d^ff'^^^^"^^ «f opinion s to he bad s ate of the said road or roads or of the rolling stock or as to the repairs to be made, surh di.spute shall bo s^ibmitted to th3 arbitration of three disinterested person one of whom shall be named by each of the parties to this ontr.ct durin" fhirfv H I'" ^y'^T^^ «h«"l„t entir'etv' '' "' "^^ '* ""'''' ^''''^' payablltn its to pav^anv'lnri ^ ^^'^/ Syndicate neglecting or refusing K.^.t of ao- to pay any instalment due on the capital, or anv of the '"'"' '» i'"? ' interest, Ao. J' V 554 rypotheaary claim of gov ernment for pnyment cf price of sale. Syndicate to be inoorpo- riited by Le- gislature. f'ortraot to bi fubmitted to Legislature. Cap. 20. Easiem Section, Q., M., O. Sf O. R. 45 ViCT. interest herein stipulated, when the same becomes due, and if such neglect or refusal extends over thirty days, the entire amount of the capital herein stipulated, which shall not then have been paid, shall at once becx)mft due and payable. 20. The roads, sold and handed over, their dependencies and rolling stock as v.'^ell as all the properly above described and included in the present sale, shall be and remain hypothecated as security for the payment of the price of sale and interest, and in addition to the amount of |600,000 for the due execution of the works mentioned in Schedules A and B ; but this latter hypothec shall cease to exist as soon as work to the amount of $200,000 shall have been performed to the satisfaction of the Lieutenant-Grovernor in Council, who shall thereupon grant a discharge from such hypothec. 21. The Syndicate shall be constituted an incorporated com^pany at the next session of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec, with all the powers required to enable it to carry out the present contract. This is a condition sine qua non. And from and after the incorporation of the company all the rights and privileges hereby conferred upon the Syndicate, shall belong to the company which shall thenceforward be subject to all the obligations assumed by the Syndicate, and from that moment, the individual responsibility of its members shall cease to exist. > 22, The Government binds itself to submit the present contract to the Legislature of Quebec, at its next Session, for its approval. And the parties have signed. SCHEDULE A. (Approximate Estimates.) "Works required to connect the Q. M. 0. & 0. Railway with the Intercolonial, and for the Steam Ferry Service : — 1. Purchase, lease or construction of wharves (those now in use cost $6,500 per annum) say a capital of $ 180,000 2. Works upon wharves, sheds, switches, &c.. 30,000 One-half the cost of ferry steamers and accessories.. 90,000 8. $ 250,000 45 Vict. lomes due, y days, the phich shall .e due and pendencies e described nd remain le price of of 1500,000 L Schedules to exist as have been rovernor in I from such icorporated le Province 3 it to carry ne qua non. )any all the Syndicate, (forward be : Syndicate, bility of its ;he present 3xt Session, '). Railway Service : — s .) 4 130,000 80,000 d .. 90,000 I r 1882. Eamern Section, Q., M., O. Sr O. R. Cap. 20. SCHEDULE B. (Approximate Estimates.) Works in Montreal. Extension of the line and erection of buildin"-s on Bellerive property "^ sq^qOO G-ENERAL Works. Ballast for completing line to Quebec 88,000 Works at Three Rivers. Including- Loop Line, replacingi/onrails by steel ones on Loop Line and Piles Branch— works on wharves— Navigation of St. Maurice from G-randes Piles to La Tuque 140 000 Works at Quebec. Workshops— finishing St. Andrew Street— exten- sion of line to deep water on " Louise Em- bankment "—changing the line on Prince Jidward btreet, either by expropriating one side of the street or completely changing the line and passing on the land known as Hare ^^^"* $ 225,000 $ 448,000 (The latter works are comprised in the obligations be- tween the Government and the City of Quebec, w^hich the syndicate offers to assume. The above Schedules A and B, are those referred to in the annexed contract. Montreal, ifu March, 1882. 555 it •M rrj!-" •ra [,...•'■ pA^!|pp '*'**^^#i»**#?"^t 556 Cap. 20. Eastern Section, Q., M., O. Sr O. R. 45 Vict. APPENDIX OF THE PROCEEDINa CONTRACT. Constitution of the Compani. Certain per- sona incorpo- rated. t;!;i Name of cor- poration. Capital stock and ^bares. When contract fhall be trans- ferred to com- pany. Oompany tiierenpon in- vested with cortaia rights AC. Incorporation. 1. Honorable Thomas McGreevy, M.P., Messrs. Pierre V. Valiu, M.P., James Gibb Ross, ship-owner, Nazi»iio Tur- cotte, importer, Wm. .1. Withall, merchant, Guillaume Bi-esse, manufacturer, Charles Samson, merchant, all of the city of Quebec ; William E, Carrier, manufacturer, of the town of Le\ds ; Telesphore E. Normand, Esq., of the . ity of Three-Rivers; Alphonse Desjardins, M.P., Matthew- Hamilton G-ault, M.P., Louis Adelard Senecal, railway con- tractor, .John McDougall, manufacturer, Victor Hudon, manufacturer, Alexander Buntin, manufacturer, Wilfrid Prcvost, advocate, .Tean-Baptiste A. Mongenais, merchant, J. Moise Dufresne, merchant, Jean-Baptiste Renaud, bank director, Guillaume Boivin, manufactvirer, David Morrict, merchant, Robert Cowan, manufacturer, all of the city of Montreal ; Honorable Bradley Barbw, senator, of the town of St. Albans, Vermont, United States ; and R. .1. Kimball, banker, and Louis Belloni, mine owner, of the city of New- York, in the State of New-York, United States, with all such other persons and corporations as shall become share- holders in the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name of the " North Shore Railway Company." 2. The capital stock of the Company shall be oue million dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, which shares shall be transferable in such manner and on such conditions as shall be prescribed by the by-l.iws of the Company. 3. As soon as the stock of the Company shall have been subscribed, and fifty per centum thereof paid up, and upon the deposit with the treasurer of the province ot Quebec of five hundred thousand dollars for the purpose and upon the conditions in the foregoing contract provided, the said contract shall become and be transferred to the Company, without the execution of any deed or instrument in that behalf ; and the Company shall, thereupon, become and be vested with all the rights of the purchasers named in the said contract, and shall be subject to, and liable for ail their duties and obligations, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the said contract had been executed 45 Vict. nTTRACT. rs. Pierre V. azitiro Tar- Guillaume it, all of the irer, of the of the t'ity , Matthew ailway con- tor Hiidon, •er, Wilfrid merchant, tiaud, bank id Morrict, the city of of the town J. Kimball, ■ity of New- s, with all :ome share- lall be and litic, by the o'le million ollars each, mer and on by-laws of have been id np, and province of he purpose 3t provided, rred to the instrument )on, become sers named i liable for tent and in m executed 1882. Eastern Section, Q., M., q. Sr O. R. Cap. 20. 557 by the said Company, instead of by the said purchasers • ^^^:^T^:^^-^ t ind/duairrii..ee.e.or. the terms thereof, other,, ise than as members of thp corporation hereby created. And upon th? p^rfbrrnaace of he said cx)nditions respectiag the\ubscript[rTstock the partial payment thereof, ind the deposit of five hundrd thousand dollars to the satisfaction of the Lieutenant the franchises and powers so hereby conferred\pon tW DIRECTORS. V.VSr,rM''p''''Ci ffibtT^' \y' M«™- Pierre r,„,a„„,„.. u,ijn iTi. i., .James Lribb Koss, ship-owner ISTiyiiva dirSor' rl'm '"'' "l'^^^^-""*' J*^-^-Baptis1e Renaud bank n,oi,.t % t] ^T;',^^''''^'^^""f'^«t^"er, David Morrice merchant. Robert Cowan, manufacturer, kll of the cUv o^' banker and l2Z"tn'''''^ ^''''' ' ^"^ «" '^- Kimbd^ New-Vk"ia^"ofN^,^v^Sl^^ '''' f >\«^ constituted the first dTrecors of L« r ^ ' *'^ ^f""^^ -^^•i-ity of the direltof ;Lm tt ^p^sS fi/b: one, shall be British subjects. And the board of dt. L so constituted shall havi all the Iw." « ^fiw il!il"_^^^-? "' S m:iiujrS''' *^e -mpa.y:and"tney%h;nlSd"'^'^' the company ' """"'''^^ ™'''"^- ^^ '^' ^hLholdev. of il«ti^||WV'WWf iiiL. S| 658 QualiGoatlon of direotora. Namber of dl' reotori. How ettctod. Executive committee. ItK powers and duties. Place of busi- ness of oum- puny. ProTlio. Office of the coiiipany av ftlODtlCHl. First meeting of rharehol- Subsequent annual gen- eral meetings. Notice thereofi Special gen- eral meetings, Notice tbereof. ^•id direeton Their qualifi' Catiou. Cap. 20. Eastern Section, Q., M., O. Sr O. R. 45 ViCT. 6. Each of the directors of the company, hereby appoint- ed, or hereafter appointed or elected, shall hold at, least one hundred shares of the stock of the company. But the number of directors to be hereafter elected by the share- holders shall be such, not exceeding nine, as shall be fixed by by-law of the company. The votes for their election shall be by ballot. I. The board of directors may appoint, from out of their number, au executive committee, composed of at least three directors, for the transaction of the ordinary business of the company, with such powers and duties as shall be fixed by the by-laws of the company. The president shall be ex-q/ficio a member of such committee. 8. I'he place of business of the company shall be at the city of Quebec, but the company may, from time te time, transact its affairs at all such other places as may be necessary, and at which the directors and shareholders may meet, when called, as shall be determined by the by- laws of the company. And the company ohall open and keep open at Montreal, continually during office hours, an office where service of process in all judicial or extra- judicial proceedings in connection with all matters arising in the district of Montreal, may be made upon it. SHABEHOLDERS. 9. The first annual meeting of the shareholders of the company, for the appointment of directors, shall be held on the first Wednesday in June, one thousand eight hun- dred and eighty-two, at the office of the company, in Quebec ; and the annual general meeting of shareholders, for the election of directors and the transaction of business generally, shall be held on the same day in each year thereafter, at the samo place. Notice of each of such meet- ings shall be giveu by the publication thereof in the Qttebec C^dal Gazette for two weeks, and by such further means, as shall, from time to time, be directed by the by- laws of the company. 10. Special general meetings of the shareholders may be convened in such manner as shall be provided by the by- laws of the company ; and notice of such meetings shall be given in the same manner as notices of annual general meetings, the purpose for which such meeting is called being mentioned in the notices thereof. II. The board of directors may employ one or more ol their number as paid director or directors, provided always that no person be a director unless he be a holder of at least oii^ iiUiiur6ci suares in. tne capiiai sio*;^. vi mc 5»iu 45 Vict. ly appoint- Id at, least ■. But the the share- 11 be fixed ir election ut of their if at least J business ,s shall be dent shall be at the e to time, IS may be lareholders by the by- open and ! hours, an or extra- ers arising t. lers of the 11 be held eight hun- mpany, in are holders, jf business each year such meet- ?of in the ch further by the by- Brs may be by the by- tings shall lal general ^ is called or more ol led always older of at 1882, Eastern Section, Q., M., 0. 4. 0. R. Cap. 20. 659 calTEon^ ""'"^'^ '^ "°* "^^" "'i*^ -»P-t to-y vn^^^ *^^ ^^'? ^^^^^ ^^y also make provision for the p. , for ZT*'"? "^ r 5^ T^'^*^^'^ committee of such di ecto^s lZ':J.r for the transfer of stock and of shares, the registration and '"""l'^" nscription of the stock, shares and proceedings and the °" "''''*''• transfer of registered bonds, for the payment of diWde. d« and mterest and for all other matters, authorized by iesaU contract or by this act. But such by-laws of the corapanv ^ • ' Fhall have no force or pfFprf nftor fhi « ,,* • ""'?"■"); Approrai of mp.»fino- nfXlt u 1 J ^ ,^ *^® ^^^^ ensuing general byi«w for that meeting ol the shareholders following the passiuff of such ''"P"'"' by-laws, unless they are approved at !uch meetinl. Y J^yery municipal council of a municipality which p cne said railway or its branches controlled by the com- f"""'"* »''* ooijars, shall have the right to appoint, every year, a person """• to be a director of the company in addition to all the other v^jr^^'f'^' «''';5"''«eh"Wer shall be%miM t„3any votes as he has shares, on which all calls are pa,d, and at ZTTrl''^ "' ""t ".''"eholders he may vote by proxy 14. After the first instalment provided for bv the nrpft«rif a RAILWAY AND TELEOBAPH LINE. 16. The company may lay out, construct, acquire, main- p.. . . W w"^ • 'L^ continuous line of railway ot the gaC of '"'*«. Vnd four feet eight and one-half inches, which railway shaH "',1;'^ * '■"• '' ^^t f^^^^.^Plff known as St. Martin's JuSn to " within the limits of the city of Quebec, as well as on the ^^tt' TSrS" '^! *^°^#*^' %l^i-and Piles^raLie^ Mid the Three Rivers loop-line, and also on other branches whth Wk'' rr*'"''"*"^ ^>' ^^««*id company; all of which shall be of the gauge aforeeaid and on any extension ot the mam line of railway which may hereafter be S m&a constitute the railway hereafter called +ho " m^>+i, wJiOi'e iiaiiway." ' — . - ^,viiii m ^ ■ J k*"! ifv^'mmffimim 560 Cap 20. Eastfirn Section, Q., M., O. Sf O. R. 45 Xicv. i '■' Ij.: Men a line of 16. The company may constnxct, maintain and work a uUiraph. coutinuouB telegraph line and telephone lines throughout and along the whole line of the North Shore Railway, pur- chase, lea8o or otherwise acquire any other line or lines of telegraph connecting with the line so to be < onstruc^ted along the lino of the said railway, and may undertake the transmission of messages for the public, by any sxich line or lines of telegraph or telephone, and collect tolls lor so doing; or may lease such line or lines of telegraph or tele- phone, or any portion thereof; and, if they think proper to undertake the transmission of messages for hire, they shall be subject to the provisions of the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth sections of chapter sixty-seven of the Consolidat- ed Statutes of Canada. And they may use any improve- ment that may herealter be invented (subject to the rights of patentees) for telegraphing or telephoning, and any other means of communication that may be deemed expedient by the Company at any time hereafter. Powers. Application of 17. " The QucVw Consolidated Railway Act, 1880," in so 43-44 Vict., 0. fjj^^ as the proviw^'iiB of the same are applicable to the undertaking oi; prized by this charter, and in so far as they are n.)t i ' ■ »; > iteut with or contrary to the provisions hereof, and save n ad except as hereinafter provided, is here- by incorporated h re with. 18. The third and fourth sub-sections of section 22 of the " Quebec ( onsolidated Railway Act, 1880," shall be subject with respect to to the following provisions, namely, — 'hat if, befoi-e the company. completion of the payment of the purchase price ot the said railway or for the works under the said contract any trans- fer should pxirport to be made of any stock or share in the company, or any transmission of any share should be ell'ect- ed under the provisions of the said sub-section four, to another person, whether or not already a shareholder in the company, and if, in the opinion of the board it should not be expedient that the person to whom such transfer or transmission shall be made or effected should be accept- ed as' a shareholder, the directors may, by resolution, veto such transfer or transmission ; and thereafter, and until after the completion or payment of the purchase price of the said railway and of the works under the said contract, ■ such person shall not be, or be recognized as a holder of the shares so transferred in the company ; and the original shareholder, or his estate, as the case may be, shall remain subject to all the obligations of a shareholder in the com- pany, with all the rights conferred upon a shareholder under this act. But if the transfer of such shares has been Certain prnvi eiong oi eaiJ act modified 45 VinTi. id work a iroughoiit Iway, puT- or lines of )ii8tru(;ted I'rtako the siioh line oils lor so ph or tole- V proper to they shall :eenth and ^onsolidat- improve- the rifi-hts [ any other pi'dient by 1880," in so t>le to the 1 RO far aa provisions id, is hore- n 22 of the be subject before the ol the said any trans- lare in the I be elFeet- )n four, to (Ider in the it should )h transfer be accept- .tion, veto and until e price of d contract, holder of he original all remain n the com- harehoider !S has been 1882. Ea.Uern flection, Q., M., O. 4. O. R. Cap. 20. 561 effected with the consent of the board of directors the lia- aiv^fil'\' U^"'""^ shareholder shall cease ocxis Bu any ^rm holding paid-up shares i„ the company mav t ansfer the whole or any „f such .hares to anymrl^er in su.h firm having already an interest as such partmr ' such shares without being subject to such . eto^ And in akeroTthe";::^^*" ^f ^ '''!'"'''^'^' ^ "«t« «^"ll be laKen of the transfer or transmission so vetoed in otaJv the completion of the payment of the purchase pri he said railway and of tlio works a. aforesaid • but n nnS completion, the transfer or transmission so 'vetoed shall io^ ;tLras^tn;rthr" ^"^ ^'^^'^^ °^^">' ^^^-^^^^^^^^^ in 'ru 'Aspects the company. ties to thT/^rT'7u ^H! '^f'"''^ ^" reasonable faci]i-Ob.i«.t.o„ of Ues to the Lake «t. John Railway, the Canadian Pacific ''°™p''"""«» Kailway, the Intercolonial T^nlixr.,Tr o„^ 7 Tur^, «''''°' '•«»'■ Cenfrnl R„,l,.r "'^'^""""."1 itaiiway, and to the Quebec 'i*" 'o certain Li 7 • • "^.^'*™P'''"^«' fo'" the receiving, forwardin.r""'"""''.,." and delivering of traffic upon and from the rdl™ of thf said companies, respect vely, and for the rptnrn J wages, trucks and other vehicles ^ ^^''' 20. The company, under the authoritv of a Rnpr^inl p„ , S?r^ "l««tingoi' the shareholders there^Fanl L an ex P- "t/ T " tension of the railway hereby authorized to be wXd and r„;i' T " Shot and 7 ''"r'^^r '' ^^?"^^«' ^y lease or otherwise '''-''i^ It shall have the right, without any further WisO^Hn? f run Its engines and trains and exercise ttpriv^i^^^^^^^^^ by conferred upon it on that portion of the road sold ♦n!I. Canadian Pacific Railway Companv from S^M ? •^'^ Junction t.) the Quebec Ga'te BaSs^'statTn t tl'Sv of Montreal : and all the engan-ements and nKH-lf ^ entered into uy the Canadian Vac2 Rail way^^^^^^ towards the Government of the Province of QnaK^^ ^ hereby confirmed ratified and mSZlXti^tl^Mi: to that portion of the road from Quebec to Saint Mart n wi K''^^ ^^f • ?""^'^?^ Company, which m?y eferc ise without any restriction, all the powers conferred by reS tration upon the government of the province of OueSn ir«f 'TT^t' *^ ^T '^'^' '^^^ ml^ay retween Quel bee and Montreal, and amongst others theright^unn^^t the railway in a straio-fif Kp^ f Of tt-, . ^"^"^^^nning Montreal. 'And the company '.har^lTrwUrrest^d to-.T»' = any hnes of railway so purchased or acquhed, and le»m°Ei';„t/ W' IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) LO 1= 11.25 m m ^ ^ 1^ i?.o IM 2.2 1.4 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET Wt-BSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 072-4503 m '€>>^. 4^X WriS :u '%'^"'l*. ^■'^' I/a 662 Cap. 20. Eastern Section, Q., M., O. Sr O. R. 46 ViOT, Prorito. Power of ooni' p»ny to build, f„ « Ac, docks •noh extension ing tho property of the co-.ipany, the same powers as to r» way». ^j^^ issue of bonds thereon, or any of them, as it possesses for its main line, to an amount not exceeding iwonty-five thousand dollars per mile. But such issue of bonds hall not affect the right of any hcldei of mortgages or any other charges already existing upon any other line of railway so purchased or acquired ; and the amounts of bonds hereby authorized to *>e issued upon such line of railway shall be diminished by the amount of such existing mortgages or charges thereon. 21. The company shdl have power and authority, in so as the legislature may confpr the same, to erect and maintain docks, dockyards, elevators, wharves, slips and piers at any point at which it may acquire, from competent authority, the use or ownership of lands or works used on the line of the North Shore Railway, or in connection therewith, and at all the termini thereof on navigable waters, for the convenience and accommodation of vessels and elevators ; und also to acquire and work elevators and make arrangements for steam and other vessels for cargo and passengers to any point which th;i North Shore Rail- way may reach or connect with, ?iid also to run ferry steamers for passengers and traffic in the said province of Suebec, in connection with the said railway, and to make 1 contracts or agreements with any person or corporation whatsoever, who are hereby authorized to that effect for i-he objects above mentioned, or otherwise for the advan- tage of the company. Ao<[aire, ko., •leTatora. Rnn ferry (teamers, &a. ,,...,, ,J.^„.; ;. BONDS. ,^, ,,,;., . .^ , Amount of 22. The company, under the authority of a special iHuldbyo^om- general meeting of the shareholders called for the purpose, pany for oer- may issue mortgage bonds to the extent of twenty-five aain purpose.. thousP'ii dollars per mile of the North Shore Railway, for the purposes of the undertaking authorized by the present Act ; which issue shall, after the privilege of bailkur de funds and the special hypothec created by clause twenty of ^n°^*fli^ P'l'the said contract, constitute a first mortgage and privilege T ege ere . ^^p^j^ ^j^g g^^^ railway, constructed or acquired, or which shall be hereafter constructed or acquired, and upon its property, real and personal, acquired and to be hereafter acquired, including rolling stock and plant, and upon its tolls and revenues (after deduction from such tolls and revenues of working expenses), and upon the franchises of the company ; the whole as shall be declared and described as so mortgaged in any deed of mortgage as hereinafter How estab- provided. And such mortgage and privilege may be aished. „^iA 1 1^-^ _ J„„J — A — J V l i_j vi j.v- 45 ViOT. jwers as to it possesses twenty-five bonds hall or any other f railway so -nds hereby ray shall be aortgages or lority, in so to erect and 3, slips and n competent rks used on connection I navigable II of vessels levators and Is for cargo Shore Rail- o run ferry province of nd to make corporation it efiect for r the advan- f a special the purpose, twenty-five lailway, for the present f bailleur de 36 twenty of ud privilege id, or which ad upon its be hereafter nd upon its ;h tolls and franchises of id described s hereinafter >ge may be i- J T i-X. ~ 1882. Ba^Urn Section, Q., M., O, ^ O. R Cap. 20 6bs enforcement of such remS« 1^^ Payment, and the forfeitures and pcnauLTin ^1^07 sS'^^' ''' '""'^ may be approved bv such mepHnJ a a^ Payment, as the provisions thereo^f mSe mider^hp ""^^'^ ^^^^' ^^^ J^'!? °^ and such other provisio,rthereof i '^l "^^ thereof/"" ">-'- iike approval; to grant such furtW Z i fi ^'"^""'^ ^^^*^ privileges to su.h trustee ortusees^Sfo^ ^^\^"Tu'^1 ^^^ as are not contrary to law or"^n fh • -"'^^"^^^olders, shall be valid aud^bind^g " Provisions of this Act, inS;dItjl?^L:;:^tSenSS:^;f'"ll --^^ andWp.u.o„ he stations buildings wort lur^n. SFei^i^^^^^^^ "^^ -^"^'^^^Z: -Its or annual -rsl^SlyTe^^iThi t%1^ Z^ *S"^' «f engines, carr affes or wio-crnn v T "V! P., * ?} *^® ^^re also, all rent, charf es or inS? JS"^ *^ 1^" Company ; lands belonging to tL (infnt ^'^f P^'phase money of for. or not ^fulfy pdd for^and alTalf^'^ ^''' "°* P^^^ incidental to workhig thTrLlvvav f!, /ii ^^^T'^ «f and ncluding stores and^consum wfartk Is^'nl"^': *^''^''"' insurance and compensation fnr S-i I '^^^^/'ates, taxes, all salaries and wS of r^^i^^J f '^?*« or losses; also the working of thTrlifw^yS ia^'i^d' if 'f '^^' management expenses, including ^rlcJor,' f^es ' '"^ legal and othe- like expenses. ^'^^ctors Ices, agency, 24. The bonds, authorized bv this Ad tn u^ i j the railway, may bo so issued fnUole or in n"!'*-''^t^^^"°''r° «'' time to time, determine A«/i ^ • r^^*^<^'ors shall, from the by-laws of th?ComnanvX?'T T/ '?^ "^^'^^ ^y .he chief pIa^-jrbi;.e^-'„fTh;?o^-^/;;»^^^^^^^^ , ' h t™»«tf-,£S.^,K^Jj^- i,' r 664 Cap. 20. Eastern Settion, Q., M., O. ^- O. R. 45 VlcfT. i. f How d«po lited. in such manner, with such rights, liens, privileges and preferences, at suoh place, and upon such conditions, oa shall be provided bv the by-laws of the Company. Deedf, 4o.. ^5. It shall not Tbe necessary, in order to preserve the oreating mort- priority, lien, charge, mortgage or privilege, purporting ta SMdiiotb«M.'*PP®''**^'^ to or be created by any bond issued or mortgage gutered. deed executed under the provisions of this Act, that such bond or deed should be eniegistered in any manner, or in any place whatever. But every such mortgage deed shall be deposited in the oflice of the Provincial Secretary — of which deposit notice shall be given in the Quebec Official Gazette. And in like manni r any agveeuient entered into by the Company, iinder section 2!i of this Act, shall abo be deposited in the said oflice. And a copy of any such mortgage deed, or agreement, certilied lo be a true copy by the Provincial Secretary or his deputy, shall be reoeived as prinui facte evidence of the original in all courts of justice, without proof of the signatures or seal upon such original. „„»-. ». „,- 26. Ifat any time, any agreement be made by this Company K^nt'b'com-^^^^ any persons intending to become bondholders of the pany wfth""™" Company, or be contained in any mortgage deed executed u n°'.nb7 . ^^^^^ ^""^ authority of this Act, restriiting the issue of qSSSt't?BM* bonds by the Company, under the poweis conferred by •otioni, Mio- this Act, or defining or limiting the mode of exercising' Mmp°an*'" 8«ch powers, the Company, after the deposit thereof with the Provincial Secretary, as hereinb<}fore provided, shall not act upon such powers otherwise than as defined^ restricted and limited by such agreement. And no bond, thereafter issued by the Ccimpany, and no order, ' "-jtion ot proceeding thereafter made, passed or had b ; Com- pany, or by the Board of Directors, contrary to the term» of such agreement, shall be valid or effectual. Bffeot of de po»it. Effect of d*' EXECUTION OF AQREEMKNTS. CoBtraetii, Ac, , ^^' Every contract, agreement, engagement, scrip cer- btnding upon tificate or bargain made, and every bi^l of exchange drawn, company. accepted or endorsed, and every promissory note and cheque made, drawn or endorsed on behalf of the Company, by any agent, officer or servant of the Company, in general ac- cordance With his powers as such under the by-laws of the Company, shall be binding upon the Company ; and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the Company affixed to any such bill, note, cheque, contract, agreement, engagement, bargain or scrip certificat-^, or to prove that the same was made, drawn, accepted or endorsed, as the No pcrtcnai c^se may be, in pursuance of any by-law or special vote or liability of order; nor shall tho party, so acting as agent, officer or 1882. o tiio termi* Eastern Section, Q., M, O. ^ O. R. Cap. 20. 666 liability whaLo™r.7;„ytSKal'';h'"?''''"S "> ""V"" always tW ^j ' rtTiVs^n^ """"""• ' S^^viiaEr thorizc the Company toi8;ue^?,v., '"' ™''"'™«• ""«■»■ as monoy, or as the note o? , !"""''» }« bo c'lrciilaled bu,i,xess'ofbaulcinrori°,,u?i„ee '^ '" ""S"*" i-"ho «f:answe*:^^\''itlT/"a'ttl.t,?K"^' \' "" —»e ^rp..,„„. point one or more nersons wl^. ^ JrarniNhmont, to an-^y company of in the prothonotary^- ?C Id wK" nV" »»„ d.posite^dLir o*^oa in another distriortLeproth^Srv sh^li?''""'^^ '"'^"^-^d claration to the clerk of the courrLlTL ^' ''■'^^''*^ '""''^ •^«- and the proceedine-s «hn]] il^ ^^'''^ ^'^""•■d the writ purposesVhSev^er sLh deT'^l '""^^i"**^ ^^^ ^^1 S the prothonotaryroffice in Mo,^f'flP"^"^"" ^« «^^de in ihejurisdiction^ofZnteal in^^^ notary's office in Quebec & hTl'- *."'' "* ^'^^^ I'''«"^' And Decuion fi„a., be anal. Provided alwav« t>.!f • "'''•^''"^y »< ^hem shall '','-'?" - to company may be ooSel 'o^wlL'JJ T'' ^" 1^^" ^ the o"M^;k""l7' of the said condition* oVotherX^to « ' l'""" "'filment-P-y. ingof the railway, no reimbursem. ,. i nt'" ^'"^ ^^''k- eivher of the sum^already mS bv i in . "'"*^'' *" '*' wise, either as compensSon for H' T^'"'"?'"' ""' "ther- '^i^a^k'gffm^: li 666 Cap. 22 Taxes on Commercial Corporations. 46 Vict be duly submitted to the legislature and be adopted by a vote of two thirds of the Lonrislative Assembly and by the majority of the Logislative Council. Fer'orunT'u ^^^ x^'"'"''^ ^"^.^^ ^f transfer ot land to the oompAny'may form and man- ''? '" *"« "S"*' ^orm for such cases and may be fully re- t!LV'»VlT'^^^^y"'^ °" ^^^ affidavit of one of the witnesses to its exe- ingf/e. ^'^^t'»"'.«»ade before the officers authorised to receive such affidavits, and a deed in such form or drawn up in such sense shall be a legal and valid transfer of the lands and immovables therein mentioned for all purposes whatsoever and Its enregistration shall have the same effect as if it had been passed before a notarv ; and in order that all such deeds may be duly registered, all registrars, in their respec- tive counties, shall be supplied, by and at the expense of the company, with a book containing copies of the form one copy to be printed on each page with the necessary blanks for each case of transfer and on the deed being pro- duced, they shall enter and register them without memorial m the said book and minute the entry on such deeds ; and the registrars shall exact and receive from the said company for all costs of such registration and over and above the necessary stamps, fifty cents and no more, and the said enregistration shall be considered valid in law, any Act or provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Tazet im- posed upon eommeroial corporations. i :i H CAP. XXII. An Act to impose certain direct taxes on certain commer- cid corporations. [Assented to 27M Map, 1882.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : I. In order to provide for the exigencies of the public service of this Province, every Bank carrying on the bnsi- nets of banking in this province, every Insurance Company accepting risks and transacting the business of insurance in this province, every Incorr-crated Company carrying on any labor, trade or business in this province, every incor- porated Loan Company making loans in this province every incorporated Navigation Company, running a regular line of steamers, steamboats or other vessels in the waters of this province, every Tele-i iph Company, working a. telegraph line or part of a te yraph line in this province every Telephone Company \^ .r.^^ng a telephone liiie ih thi» province, every City Passenger or Tramway Company 46 Vict idopted by a ^ and by the mpany may be fully re- 8 to its exe- receive such 1 up in such e lands and whatsoerer, 't as if it had lat all stich their respec- i expense of of the form, te necessary i being pro- ut memorial deeds; and lid company d above the ind the said any Act or 667 m commer- ay, 1882.] md consent Hows : the public >n the busi- e Company f insurance carrying on very incor- I province, tg a regular the w^aters (vorking a 3 province, line ih thi» OomponT 1882. Taxes on Commercial Corporations. Cap. 22. eTe?yX^l!::;lt!C^^-t^^^^^^^^^ railway in this proWncr^«),TS " » ^^^i^way or part of a taxes mentioned am]?;^^:, annual y, pay the several whichTa^es arfherebv S±ed ^ '''"°^^ l^^^? ^^ ^^^' ^''' tnercial corporations rJsS'ly. ^^'^ '"'^ '^ ^^^^ «°^- ;;iL™ctl"mS^^^^^ 'A' termr„.^„u«o- Guarantee and Accident Tn«nlo ''^;,^^^^«' ^"^'"id. Marine, »f o"!'-!" ex- not include MutuaTwi^^^^^^^^ Companies, but does """"■"■ the laws of thk provh?e 'L r^'^'f organized under Company" inclu'd:rSd n^ tde ^Td Iht ^"^ Incorporated ComnmiTr " a^ ^"^^^".^^ • a"d the term P«bli«h'i„g „ew,papeTI, petdicl' "'°'"'''' """P""- one of this act, ^hall be as mIJ™ 1 """"""^ '" "='="™ .71 ,*"" I- BANKS. IMS 'i^rrH SS^^^^ million or fraction of ami-11mW!iJi p.,_ ^^'* ^'^^ ^^^ from one million dc^lL^ to fht^^iir^^^P^^^ further additional sum of .« I "^"^?^ dollars ; and a million or fractfon Ta L?n- ^"f^'^^^ ^^"^^« ^^ ^^^ capital over thr';Sii?ll'n?i '^""^ ^' ^^^ ^^^^ ^P offi^cL^Val'STulL'LlrJb^^i-"^"' ^/"^- f- -^h Quebec, and of wentv dolHr. fn T °i ^^^^^'^^ ^""^ busines's in every othJr place '^'' °' ^^^^ °^ II. INSURANCE COMPANIES. carried on teyoid oL '^ "™ *" ™"'' '''"d "f i»™rance «ffl';;LtVate'"?'Kir„.f "A''""'"'^ "i"!'-'"' '"' ^ Quebec, and ofiivedoiiaK for pJ'A'T' "' ^\'"^''^i "nd nesa established in every otlerpTaca"*"' " ^''^ "' '"^'- f^'iFf!^ 'W*,.WaS«: I J G6S Inoorporated eompsalei ; ii.:« u ■f li Inoorporated loan tompa- nie» J Inoorporated navigation companies j Cap. 22. laxes on Commercial CorjioraHons. 45 ViCT. III. INCOKPORATED COMPANIES. (a). One hundred dollars, with an additional sum of fifty dollars for each two hundred and fifty thousand dollars or traction of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the paid up capital of the company over two hundred and nlty thousand dollars. {b). An additional tax of fifty dollars for each place of business, factory or workshop in the cities of Montreal and Quebec, and of twenty dollars for ea<>h place of business factory or workshop in every other place. IV. INCORPORATED LOAN COMPANIES. (rt). A company with a fixed capital, four hundred dol- lars, with an additional sum offifty dollars for each million tollars or fraction of one million dollars of the paid up capital of the company, over one million dollars. (6). A company without a fixed capital, one hundred dollars. (c). An additionol tax of one hundred dollars for each office or place of business in the cities of Montreal and Quebec, and of fifty dollars for each office or place of business in every other place. V. INCORPORATED NAVIGATION COMPANIES. (a). One hundred dollars when the paid up capital is one hundred thousand dollars or less ; two hundred dollars when the paid up capital is from one hundred thousund dollars to five hundred thousand dollars ; with an addi- tional sum of one hundred dollars for each five hundred thousand dollars or fraction of five hundred thousand dollars, of the paid up capital of the company, over five hundred thousand dollars ; but not to exceed a maximum of one thousand dollars. r ■' If! 1 Telegraph •ompanies ; Telephone eompaoies. VI. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. (a). One thousand dollars. (6). An additional tax of five dollars for each office. VII. TELEPHONE COMPANIES. (a). Five hundred dollars. {b). An additional tax of one hundred dollars for the principal station in the cities of Montreal and Quebec and ol fifty dollars for the principal station in every other place. ^ 45 Vict. il sum of fifty nd dollars or id dollars of hundred and 'arh place of Montreal and of business 18. hundred dol- each million the paid up rs. me hundred lars for each [ontreal and or place of JIES. apital is one ired dollars ?d thousand th an addi- ve hundred d thousand T, over five El maximum office. irs for the id Quebec, Bvery other 1882. r»«,„,Co««,wc„^,^„, c.p.22. CgO V.n. CITY P.S«™OE» n*.LWAV on teamwav comwn,^ J»^ifty do„„, r„. each „i,e „f „aw.y „, tramway o,. ,.„„„ railway or tramway oom- IX. RAILWAY COMPANIES. P»nio. , th Ajr .7J„^raT?SrhtJfe^ inthe Schedule of ».,„., ... m which the commoL.l '^ "■''"' "•"ventto district ">•■ >•«•;«. head office; a^dX Se eVLt X"'""?.'"'? "^ '^''^ "'" principal offlce i i thi« pl.^l°' '" "?' l""-""? a chief or for .he revenue dL,rt„7°QriS '"'''' """'■"•' '""?"='" iaspc:,„r1;f^L'ru;'!,>t^r^ -ri'iJi*" a^ «P.ct„ of the revenue •ii.^^Vlt^t^'Z ^Z bJugtjV:ii:'i;i?Lf5jsri7wti'rt^^ either before the Circuit Court Z ^.^ "> ""S P"'"''''''. '°"" '""s"- cording to the conipet" ncy oThe co„rt S'"' ?™'''' ^^ the amount claimed. "" reference to t;t? h^dit'^r;^;;*? ™*"p^^^^^ in favor of which udiSth-''J°"'""''!'"''!. <-"Poration, S'^K" which he may dee''m1f?°SaX ^S '"'' ""^ ™"^ '° "'"■ ai «f The clerks corporation «MroS]7 ^''"'"''-'^''^ "^^^^^^ municipal r.,... ,, June, return t7h;provncinr.^' beibr. the first day of <"">?'■. £ to tne provincial treasurer the names of all Sr 'a. to si<| ''^"^s^iSAyw^*^, '^'■iMmmim^ '¥ 670 Cap. 22. M' , *i ' f W Taxes on Commeraat Corporationx. 45 ViOT. ^""^^•'^^^^'^ ,^ commercial corporations of the nature of those mention«'d thXmuuiioi-" i'l this act, established or doing business within thfir re- ....... spectire rauuicipaliticfs, specifying the number of offices, nlaccs of business, factories or workshops of each ; and in default of so doing they shall severally be liable to a fine of twenty five dollars, and in default of payment of such fine to an imprisonment of twenty-fivo days. palitiei. Fine for d«- fault. H>. The taxes imposed by this act shall form part of the consolidated revenue fund of the province. Tkx«t form part of Con- ■oliilated He- ▼aniia Fund A ^'ui'ti'on af • *'" "^"^ proportion of such taxes may be applied, from pa^rt of'thMB* tj™6 to time, by the provincial treasurer, under the direc- taxai. tion of the lieutenant-governor in council, to the payment of the expenses incurred ior the carrying out of this act. Act In force. 1?. This act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. SCHEDULE. Railway Companies towards the construction of whose rail- ways public moneys have been expended or have been appro- priated, either by tins Province or by the heretofore Province of Canada. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, for that portion, in the Province, of its railway extending from Montreal to St. Jerome, Aylmer and Ottawa City, together with the St. Lin and St. Eustache Branches ; Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, for that Tpor- tion of its railway in the Province ; Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway Company ; North Shore Railway Company ; The International Railway Company ; The Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Rail- way Company ; The Missisquoi Valley Railway Company ; The Montreal and Laurentian Colonization Railway Company ; The Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Company, for that portion of its railway in the Province ; The Quebec Central Railway Company; The Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Company ; The South Eastern Railway Company; The Waterloo and Magog Railway Company. 1882. m part of the mction Eail- Subsidies to ctrinin rnHways. CAP. XXIII. Cup. 28. 071 An Act to grant ^^bsidies _far^tho construction of certain \Asmited to 21 th May, 1882 ] to tL?„Lid7 »1r«dVt'Srhv '1^ "7 "■",'■■ '" '^O'"-'" Montreal, (JtSwa and (\"dSl b"' '"« '7™ """ '*»"'•»«• Q««bec and going ioUk^fuhn""'"'"'' """ '"""*' ''°» rio?;xtL°lit;ut;?h"'' '■"'•-•ST''* "y .- a Sw^'Tart L t:;; .t Maf T' r"'"" >-' ■"■'«. <■»' of lionaventuii mfT. I f''"'.!"'*" station in th,. oonnlv Gasps B™SL";'.,'S^;X t'Port ° f 'ril'^K^' °'''" ." eighty Sile° ; ^ ""^ *""" ■"" """d »"o hundred and and Fra/eWiile ■;? ■'i the'St'v oftsThro?;!''™ S"""" of .ueh roadp; '"t ^Zr^i^'X'nSr""" "" '»"«* - ''"*.?"•'>«'? ofeightthou,and*."„fiand nor ™il Baifway, ,tartinir from th. „l,r...™?K" "'.'<'. SiibiiidiM grnatAd to oerlain rail- wayi. Koort from yuebsc (o l"ike St. John. Application of former aub- •id/. Roiiil from •VlHtiipedia t'tntlon to OttupC' Baain. Road from Kraaerrille to Now-Jjruna- wiok. for a Raifw",,; ;; "■."8""""«sana acres of and per mile with th*; Lakf sf n^^.t-'r.?"™' "'"'•"--.ion l.ake St. John Railway, towards the southern ^^^t^^!^^'^^ ^he length of^uS with tlie extremity _, „..„^ .^^wa road does not exceed fiiit°y mil™ Wthof,.Vrradtete°f,°r^P™«^^^^^ Road from ths t'ilea roHd to I;' •' i'^^.C"' ; "*.'r,u. pany .Ll h„v„ .;Om'XTt?r aStCof Z n'^'^iVX teimnt-aovornor in Council that norHn,, f Ju ; "'^.t^'^^^H'i'w'yon whi(h entitles fl,oTr,f,.V- J ^pi*^" "* *^*^"' railway Mriain con- per miirum Pr fh? thousand dollars"'""- Jr V^ S J u f P''o^'>«ion8 of the act of this Troviuoe enti)^ d To ' '■^"P*"'' ?• r^*^°'^ «' *1^« company w 11 b' r«ub fdvofTurth''''^ Y}7. ^""^ •^^ will enJurrthem U^i^M^^^^^^^^^^ -"« ^or the then Jtdir;r:K4l?om'r^^^^^^^ th.> Mnnf ,.nuV ^ .1 ^, ^ ^ P*'"** '^'^ the mam ine of ■■'"'"«"' St. im. montreal, Portland and Boston railvvav at or upat *i;i''»"''i"Ab. village of Marieville, and running as for al' a p.^,?'"[ L ""'"'• "10 parisn ot bt. Paul d'Abbottsford, in the conntV nf fc mifr^'^V^^ ^^\^*^ ^^«^^^^ -^d doesnSeed Which 2llLu^l ^!T ^'^"8 subject to the conditions wnicn tue Lieutenant-Governor in council may establish. shfll L^left iTirl^^^l^^^^^^ ^' ffi^^^ as subsidies. Uou,.„.„^. who «hn 1 '^'^t^'^ely to the Lieutenant-Governor in Counci «"'""«" "" S;KThe"^vidni?/ri'^ ^^ *^!-^r« along TchL-reL.:;; or blocks of not ^o?iu^ .^^"^^"^ respectively, in alternate '""•• in «n^ fl • more than two square miles or four miles ?"* '• »>• m superficies ; subject to the f^lowinff conditions ^^''•""'•• 1. Withm the two years next afTer^the pa si^'of thispT""-.^ t^the^LeuXnt g""*^'^ *° r^ «ubsidies^half fl ishfc'r^^^^^^ ;? th:ir cotCdlrtr^^^^^^ -o-es-si„;«.. roa/1s ««/i ,v^ iuriiie construction ot their respective 'i^y. fiy /ranfed ?n? H°/ '^'^"- "^^^^J^ ^^^ ^^« subsidy k.L or „o, 70,18 if furh nl' fl ^* ft' «^P^^*tion of the said twof-S'-''^"*, Sthe Lieu enarrnJ' """* ^'"^^ ™"^? *° *^« satisfaction "in^ri hfi null o««l , -J - - — '" 'Ouii^li, BUUil SUDSiaV Siiaii ■''""" be null and void and cease to be authorized by-law. 11 If b t mdi Ill i 1 ! [L J._i!i 074 Cap. 23. Subsidies to ceftain railways. 45VIC5T. liieutenant- Governor in Council to tx amount of work to be performed if grant* have been located, fleet of de- fault to per- form work as required. 2, If, within such delay of two years after the passing of this act, the Lieutenaut-G-overnor in Council deeras it advi- sable to determine the alternate blocks to be granted to each company respectively, the Lieutenant-Q-overuor in Council shall, at the same time, establish the quantity of work which each company shall perform within the sis months following the expiration of the two years above- mentioned ; and in default of such work being performed, the Lieutenant-Governor may, upon a report of the com- missioner of Railways, cancel, by proclamation in the Quebec Official Gazette, the order in council specifying the blocks of land for such company so in default, and in such case such subsidy shall also be null and void and cease to be authorized by law. hoPd^soHi- •'^•. The establishing of these alternate blocks shall not litsp'reservid deprive the holders of limits under licenses of their rights °'*a*''f li" ^'^'^^^'^y wonM be aP„»„.. .gh which it ;;™,l1 it P°"i°" "' the prov.nce W^ through which twonld 'T ^°"i^^,"^ t^e prormce bu wnicn It would pass, and the neighborhood 676 Cap. 62. Wentworth Railway Company. 45 Vict. Certain per • Boni inoor- ))«rated. i .' thereof ; and whereas a petition has been presented pray- ing for the passing of an act to incorporate a company authorized to construct the same, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of such petion ; Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. Alfred LaRoque, senior ; C. Fabien Vinet, Joseph Gruillaume Guimond, Alexis Dubord, Ren6 A. Richard Hubert, Severe Rivard and Ambroise Choquette, together with such other persons and corporations as may become shareholders of the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate Name of cor- Under the name of " The Wentworth Railway Company." poratiun. I'ewor to build ^. The Company shall have power and authority to railway, Ao. locate, construct and complete a railway line either of the ordinary or narrow gauge and a telegraph line throughout the entire length of such railway, from a point in the township of Wentworth and to connect the said road with the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway at St. Jerome or Lachute or with any other of the feeders of the said road, to a point which shall be determined upon, after the necessary explorations having been made, by an order of the Lieutenant-G-overnor in Council, with power also to continue the said railway line, in a westerly direc- tion, beyond the said township of Wentworth as far as river du Lievre ; provided always that the work be com- menced within five years from the date of the passing of this act and that twenty five miles are commenced within the five following years. Powers grant- 8. The compauy shall have all the powers conferred by v^of 43 eon- ^^^ " Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, " not incon- ferred npon sistcnt wlth the provisions of this Act. road ProTiaional direotors. Their powen. 4. The persons named in the first section of this act, with power to add to their number, shall be and are hereby constituted the provisional directors of the company, and five of them shall be a quorum ; they shall remain in office until the first election of directors which shall be held under this act ; and such pt visional directors shall have power, forthwith, to open stock books, and obtain, subscriptions to the capital stock of the undertaking ; and so soon as they shall have obtained sufficient subscriptions to the capital stock, as hereinafter provided, they shall call a meeting of the shareholders of the company for the election of directors. 45 ViCT- isented pray- I a company expedient to iler Majesty, legislature of inet, Joseph A. liichard tte, together may become ited, shall be id corporate Company." authority to either of the ! throughout 5oint in the id road with Railway at e feeders of lined upon, lade, by an with power ssterly direc- h as far as •rk be com- I passing of need within onferred by " not incon- of this act, id are hereby mpany, and 1 remain in oh shall be ■ectors shall and obtain making ; and abacriptions ley shall call any for the 1882. We, 'If 'orth Railwaif Company. Cap. 52 577 at aay meSh,g7recWrySd'w Zr™'''* \^ proxy, »-«'• or any real or personal' p^^ertJ'tlLT.mT''?' ''""^''"'- either as ffifts or bv v^!^v^ nf k ^ -^ ^^^^ ^^ money and it may lega l7diZ^se of anS'X'\P"y"'?; "^ ''^'^^ other real or persLaTTroper?; for Z*' ''^'^ ^^^^« ^«d company. property tor the purposes of the Of Lt;raf ,tVo"f tirr piy^fiv trf *°"t r «■• - CTibed, and ten ner opnt th«r«Af ^ -^ .^^ ^^^^ sub- « eofon of directors shalTcaTa geLra meetfn^^^^^^ '"'""• the capital stock, in the cifvS'S VJ® subscribers to electing the directors of thi^nnL '^*^ J°' *^^ P'^^'P^^^ of not excf ed seven ; notice of sucK!?' ^^u't^ l"""^^'' «^*» ^'•'- '», tb.t for two weeks ?n f^n « meet mgshall be published, P-'po**. Bhall, personally Jr throS thSr m„x?,t «''>»f ipl ona, -» "». tors of the oomiiailT flvV of wW lln i "'""' "■" '*'"'=■ ^d they ™ay p'^^ysucrbHlw^rd' « JJIS-n, T S"' may deem necessary. regulations as they man-erprescrihedbylh:tlT;C^afcg21i""«^"-^ Jie's ?: fflrint'o^ n™:yun^rsh''*-^'"' w"-«- to?sUlrt^T/dl''lSXTea^n'^' -«'»™edt.... .,4. and signed bf L preddento^lthe' pl.di^.'offiT""^- ' countersiguea by the seoretarT • .iS „^J. t^ "P"*'' ™"* payable iS such Lnnerr'&h X/lfrS! !?.?..".« ^TixL-iu, and snail bear such rate of interest asTlTr^r' T^ niay deem advisable ; and the direcTorrshajf hte "pote" {IX th' '4»^i*Mfeas 578 Cap. 62- Weatwmth Railway Company. 45 ViOT. .1 to issue and sell or pledge all or any of such bonds, at the prices and on the terms and conditions as they may deem fit, for the purjMJse of raising the amount necessary for the ProviwHmU- Carrying out of the undertaking ; provided that the amount lag Kmoant of such bonds, so issued, does not exceed fifteen thousand dollars per mile ; provided also that no such bonds shall Previtoasto be issucd until at least fifty thousand dollars of the when bonds capital stock have been subscribed, and ten per cent may be iegued. , , -^ • j „ thereon paid up. Bcnd«priTi- 12. The mortgage bonds, hereby authorised to be issued, wgSftra'^ion!"* shall, without registration or formal transfer, be received and considered as a first claim and privileged debt against the company, its undertaking, tolls and revenues, and the moveables and immoveables which it now possesses or may hereafter acquire ; and every holder of such bonds shall be deemed an hypothecary creditor, as to such security, Rank cfbondn^o ra/(J with all other bond holders. If there have been, of diffeMDt ggyeral issues of such bonds, at different dates, the privi- leged rank thereof fehall be determined by the date of their issue ; bonds having a prior date shall rank before those of a subsequent issue. iiaue. Londa how payable. Transfer thereof. 13. All boil .Is, debentures, hypothecs and other securities, hereby authorized, and their coupons and certificates of interest due, may respectively be made payable to bearer, and in such case they shall be transferable by simple delivery, and the holder may sue for recovery thereof in his own name, until they be registered, and, when they are registered, they shall be transferable by a deed of transfer, in the same manner as in the case of transfers of shares ; but they shall again become transferable by simple deli- very, upon the registration of a transfer to bearer, and the company shall be bound to execute such registration on the application of the then registered holder. Ppwer of com- 14. The company shall have power and authority to panyto become jjecome parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, Snd^noUi **"'' of not less than one hundred dollars ; and any such pro- missory note or bill of exchange made, accepted or endorsed by the president or vice-president of the company, and countersigned by the secretary, under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on th^e company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange, so made, shall be presumed to have been duly made with the proper authority, until the contrary be Ssai not neofg shewn ; and in no case shall it be necessary to have the •"y* seal of the company affixed to- any promissory note or bill of exchange ; nor bhaii the president or vice-president or 45 Vict. aonds, at the y may deem SBary for the t the amount jeu thousand bonds shall lUars of the en per cent I to be issued, be received debt against Lues, and the sesses or may bonds shall xch sectirity, e have been IS, the privi- date of their before those lier securities, lertificates of lie to bearer, e by simple cy thereof in vhen they are d of transfer, rs of shares; simple deli- irer, and the g'istration on authority to of exchange, ly such pro- id or endorsed ;ompany, and athority of a e binding on ate or bill of ire been duly > contrary be ■ to have the J note or bill ►-president ox 1882. Wentworth BAilway Company. Cap. 52. 579 ^4^JCt:^^^'^^^l^^^:^^\ ^" .P-onally o™..„ .e or bill of exchange haTbeea^ i uf/ rtLSrSTJ T^^^^^^^ S etS^ ^^"^^^ ^-^ of director^'iitrSr .Z'^S""'"" ^- Jdts''fo:t'c"t:t"r/;rttro^\^^^i "»^°" 5^^^ •^^— ... orany of themm";hordln%r ;^;^^ ^t '^% company, and in surb nrnnr^vt; .. '^ "* ^"« said E.c{pt Lt „„ ™ch ?,lcr h'a'ii v^jrr "■" "'■ on the subscribed canifnl n«^ +w tx^ locomotives, tenders, cars or other roHrstod.;:'''''' 77 property, from anv simh ,.^_„*^"'M '*'"'■« <>ri...on«uble i^adividLiroMhe slirgtemS7a^d T^ 7/"^'^"^ ^ any agreement or arfanleZt w ^"^ "" "^^^^ ra^th^etrt d'XSf?^ ^' - 1 stock or moveabpro^pX\f ^^^^^^^^^^^ t^lrl^'^^ hereof, or touching any service to be reSdlv L ^ '* to the other, and the compensation tLrefor nrfviM l?^ mid leases, arrangements and agreemonts haS^^h^^^ respectivelv sanctioned h^r ih^ rn^i-rT- f , ''*''^" ^^«* general meeting of the sl^arehord^rtSnerfo^^^^^^^^^^ ^NttiJ i-.£ B "Sfe^SSi ' h ■■( 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 h 580 Cap. 62. Wenlamrth Raikmy Company. 45 Vicr, of considering the same respectively, after due notice given, as provided by " Ttiie Quebec Consoiidated Railway Act, 1880." Bight of per- 18. All shareholders in the company, whether British Tanho^Crs^Mects or aliens or residents of CaAada or elsewhere. shall have equal rights to hold stock in the company, and to vote on the same and be efigible to any" office in the company. Form of deedi. 19, All deeds and conveyances of lands fo the said cOm* pany, for the purposes of this act, in so lar as circumstalices ■^ill admit, may be in the form 6f the scitedule A, tcJ this act subjoined. SCHEDULE L Deed of 'ale. Know all men, by theBe presents, tirat bf in the coiihty of for &nd in consideration of the sum of to paid by the Wentworth railway company, which acknowledge to have received, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto ther said "Wentworth railway compafny, their successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of larid the same having been aelecf ed and laid out by the said company, for the purposes of their railway, to have and to hold the said lands and premises Unto the said company, their saccessors and assigns for ever, Witness bf and hand and seal , this day , one thoUMud eight hundred Si^ed, Sealed delivered j m the presence of . > CD. E.F. (LS.) A.B> T r jf 1882. Bate de, Chaleur4 RaHway Company. Cap. 53. 681 CAP. LIII. ^ cXlnj^^-'^'P''^' " ^^^ ^^'^ 'h<'"tam T^c^it^nfZT f-'''' *\' Intercolonial Railway, iu thf "«"''*«• ™te„t«lhlheprorido„,oftKct ' """ ""=°"-»,Sa on Company. eaUed for thai purposa^'"'^^'^"^ ^>' P^'^^^' ^^ ^'^y "meeting II * M' \-i^ r '- I U- i 582 Powiir in hO' quirs lands Ao . for pur- pogea of the Company. ProTisional board of dU recton. Quorum. And powera. Cap. 53. Bate des Chaleurs Raihpay Company. 45 ViCT. 5. It shall be lawful for the company to receive, as aid in the constnmtion of the said railway, any vacant lands, or any real or personal property, or any sums of money, either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and it may legally dispose of and alienate such lands and other real or personal property for the purposes of the company, on the authority of a majority of its directors. 0. The Right Honorable Charles Adolphus Murray, Earl of Dunraore, Honorable Thomas McGreevy, Robert Hudson Montgomery, Louis Robitaille and Louis Joseph Riopel, esquires, are hereby constituted a board of provisional directors of the company, three of whom shall form a quorum, and they shall remain in office until other directors are elected by the shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of the present act, and they shall have power and authority to fill vacancies occurring on the board, to open stock-books and obtain subscriptions to the capital stock of the undertaking, and call up instalments on the stock subscribed, to issue obligations, bonds or debentures, to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, to commence and continue the construction and working of the said railway. __ f. The general meeting of the shareholders, for the inn oir aharo- election of directors, shall be held, each year, on the first treotlon^of Wednesday in May, in the city r>i Queb<>c, at the time and direotcra and place indicated in the notice convening such meeting ; and notice thereof, g^p}! notice shall be inserted in a newspaper published in the city of Quebec or in the district of Gaspe, during the Notice of other two weeks preceding the ddte of the meeting. Notice of meetings. other meetings of the shareholders shall be given in the manner prescribed by the by-laws of the company. Compoaition of *. The board of direc tors of the cotnpany shall be corn- board, posed of seven members, four of whom shall be a quorum, who shall elect one of their number as president and an- other as vice-president. No one shall be elected director unless he be a shareholder, holding ten shares in the capital stock of the company and unless he has paid all the calls due thereon. Oeneral meet- Vaoanoiea on llioard. v'*. The directors or a majority of them may, from time to iime, replace one or more directors, deceased or refusing to act, by selecting from amongst the shareholders one or more persons duly qualified to be directors; and such directors, so appointed, shall remain in office until the fol= lowing election of directors, in the month of May then aext. 1882. Bate des Chaleun Railway Company. Cap. 68. 581 of^J!:™ ^"""rnPu''''^''{^"'"»««« """^^ the head-office Prindp., of the company shall be in the city of Quebec, or in suchP'- o'«>«.i. other place as may be determined by the board of directors. p:"y. °^ '^' bu!Lt^\-;rwlinr^''""^ "*' ?*^'' ,««n^Panie8, carrying on Power of com. business, in whole or in part, in the district of Gaspfe orP'"'" "-d elsewhere, even outside of the Dominion of Canada and ""P"'""""' ^ mZS^'' "^'^I-'^ ^ ^P^'^^^l^^ ^y ^ g^meml r,td all o^p^^.^ '" miinuipal corporations may subscribe to the capital stock and acquire and hold anv numb.r of shares of the said proper ^'^°"^ *^^ """'' ^ ^^'^ ™*y ^^^"^ Oulbec^rnSlT^J"# •?' PTl'T' contained in the Branch iia., I^uebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, and particularly r*^"""^ 8eye^i%fTieZ,H '"? ««^'«"teenth sub-sections of section ^IL-'^Job. seven oi the said act, the company may build and worlfb^i't and branch hues, of twenty five miles in lenjrth each and fo, "'"•''«<> '>y that purpose it shall have all the powers.^rights and privT """"'• leges conferred upon it for the construction and working and an^'ntblTw \ ""^^ '^'^ T'*^r* ^"^S^«' wharve!BridKe,4c.. and all other works necessary for the construction and '""/be buut. working of Its hue, with power to extend it to deep water. fn wJw '^.^^.^^^^.'-^ «f the company are hereby authorized Power to bor- TO borrow, either m Canada or elsewhere, all sums of monevr<"^'»°''«y'«"J necessary to complete, maintain, and work their railway -^r '"'°""' to issue mortgage bonds bearing the seal of the company,' and signed by the president, or other officer, acting as pre^ sident, and countersigned by the secretary; and such bonds may be payable in such manner, at such place in Canada or elsewhere and shall bear such rate of interest as the directors may deem advisable ; such bonds may be sold or pledged at the prices and on the terms and condi- tions they may deem fit ; provided that the amount of such ProrUo. bonds so issued does not exceed the amount of the capital stock of the company. fih!il ■ l^l "^f tgage bonds, hereby authorized to be issued. Privilege of shall without registration or formal transfer, and notwith- ""'g^* standing ariicle 2180 of the civil code, be received and con- "'°'"- sidered as a first claim and privileged debt against the company,- Its undertakings, tolls and revenues, deduction being made from such tolls and revenues of the expenses ot working, and the moA^.bles and immovables which it may acquire ; and every holder of such bonds shall be deemed a hypothecary creditor, as to such security, mo rata with rU other bond-holders. ^ '^ \m 'AS'^&MSi ",'. 684 Cap. 68. Bate des Clialeurs Railway Company. 45 VlCT. Rank of bondi If there havo been several issues of snch bonds, at difFer- iMM."^"'"' ^^^ *^**««' the privileged rank thereof shall be determined by the date of their issue ; bonds bearing a prior date shall rank before those of a subsequent istue. Bondi payable IS. All bonds, debentures, hypothecB and other securi- «o bearer. ^j^g^ hereby authorized, and their (Xiupons and certificates of interest due, may respectively bo made payable to bearer, and in such case they shall bo transferable by simple de- livery, and the holder may sue for recovery thereof in his own name. Power of oom pany to be- ooaie partiet to notea and bilU of a cer- tain amount. f fi I:,' \l 4 r P 16. The company shall have power and authority to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, of not less than one hundred dollars, and any such pro- missory noie or bill of exchange made, accepted or endorsed by the president or vice-president of the company, and countersigned by the Becretary, under the authority of a ma,jority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on the company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange, so made, shall be presumed to have been duly made with the proper authority, until the contrary be shewn ; and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the company affixed to any promissory note or bill of exchange ; nor shall the president or vice-president or the secretary or treasurer of the company be individually responsible for the same, unless the said promissory note or bill of exchange has been issued without the sanction and authority of the board of directors, as herein provided and enacted. ■■• >->u n f 17. The directors may, at any time, call upon the share- holders for such instalments upon each share which they or any of them may hold in the capital stock of the said company, and in such proportion as they may see fit. Except that no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent on the subscribed capital, and that one month's notice of each call shall be sent by mail to each shareholder ^o*«' of «o"»- 1-^ The Bale des Chaleurs Railway Company shall hare- ?eMe,oram»i-th6 power and is authorized to sell and lease to, or amal- gamate, 4o. gamate with any other railway company or sell or lease to the government of the Dominion of Canada, and to acquire any other railway or undertaking by purchase or lease and to make any agreement with any other railway company or with the government of the Dominion of Canada, to obtain running powors over their Hiiuk or to acquire such. tuning powers from such other company or froi.^ the Call*. Proviso. 1882. Bate des Chaleurs Railway Compani/. Cap. 68. 585 Government of the Dominion of Canada, for such period as may be considered the most advantageous and t'eneruUv make any agreement or orrangeraent with any such other railway company or with the Government of the Dominion 01 tauada, touching the use, by one or the other or both of such companies or the Government of the Dominion of Uanatla, ol the said railways and undertakings so acquired or taken by means of transfer, lease, or amalgamation as atorosaid, or any of them or any part thereof, respectivelv. or touching any service to be rendered by one company to the other, or by or to the Government of the Dominion of Canada, with respect thereto. .]!*• ^]\ contracts for works of construction or maintenance con.racu for of the railway shall be made in the manner and accord inir'^orkrAo to the formalities prescribed by the by-laws of the board cff directors of the said company, notwithstanding the second sub-section of section twenty-eight of the " Quebec Con- sohdated Railway Act, 1880." 20. All deeds and conveyances of land to the soid com-Po,m of rend F. Verville, of St. Elie, the reverend J. D. r. '► L, of St. Etienne des Grrais, the revenmd T. Man 1, -C'jt. Barnabe, the reverend C. Bellemarre, of Sha- tvhif >vn, and Meb r F. L. Desaulniers, of Yamachiche, iShnoii ]. Remington, of St. Etienne des G-rais, Onezime Bournival, of St. Barnab6, Severe Dumoulin, Arthur T. Co. 45 Vicrp. ity-fonrth sub- Huh-Hi'ction ot" dated Kliilway .B, for aud in to me paid any, which I ^ain, Nell and way Company of the frropertff), it by the said to have aud to said comj)any, day eight hundred 1 A. B. No-i]'"V« ,. N May, 1882.1 it. S6vere, the reverend J. D. .6 reverend T. marre, of Sha- r Yamachiche, rais, Onezime in, Arthur T. 1882. Tliree Rivers i\- North »> t./mt R'y Co. Cap. 54. 587 Oenost, Oeorpre McDonffnll an ' Joseph U.yimr, of Three Kirers, have petitioned the Lcprisl.itnre for an art of iiiror- porafion, to construct a railroad from the (iity of Three KiverM, west oftho river St. Maurice, lo a point on the nver Matawin at or near Pine Lake, paHsing by the most BdvantaQfcons line, and whereas it is expedient to irrniit the prayer of the said p.'tition ; Therefor.', Her Maj.-sty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Ciuebt'i', t'liacts as follows : r The said reverend Messieurs F. Verville and J. D. H «'"•»'" P"- de Carutel, and the said Messieurs F. L. Desaulniers,8imonZlJr" A .u '''"n"?.^''"' ^^»<^'^im« Bournival, Severe Dumoulin, Arthur 1. (limest, (leorge McDougall 'and Joseph Reynar together with sue h other persons and cori>orations as shall become subscribers and shareholders in the company here- by incorporated, shall be, and are hereby ordained, consti- tuted and declared to be a body corporate and politic by 5t .u^\\r '^ ^h« "amo and style of the " 1 hree Kivers anil N.«e. JSorth Western Railway Company." 9. The company is hereby authorized to lay out andP""" - th* corstruct, make, finish, run and work a single or double r"'l''T^ "' ,. railway, of such width or gauge as the company shall seewa^: Ao,' " ht, from the city of Three Rivers, west of the river St Maurice, by the most advantageous line, in a north west- erly direction, to a point on the river Matawin, at or near line Lake ; and the said company may construct the different sections of the said railway in such order as they see ht, following the general direction as hereinbefore pro- vided. ^ 1^ The said company may erect and construct such p-''" t. oon- bridges as they may require for the purposes of the said '"''""'" '^'5"- railway, over any part of any river as they may deem ne- cessary or advisable, with the right, if they think proper to adapt such bridges to the passage of horses, vehicles and passengers, subject to the clauses, stipulations and condi- tions of the " Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880 " and in case any such bridge shall be used by the' public as a toll-bridao, the rates and tolls shall be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. 4 The company may, with the conssnt of the Lieute- Powor .., ex- nant-U-overcor in Council, take and appropriate the land P'-"pfi'>t,Ui.d, necessary for the ]mssage of the said railway over so much*"" "" -— -^....r., ,,...-.t~, uv: .-.:ica-a^ ouiiuuueu, iyiug alouu' the route of Its said railway. r T^'^'^wmiimm 6S8 Cap 54. T/iree Rivers Sr North Western Ry Co. 46 ViCT, i I y^ !U, Capitsi itook S. The capital stock of the said company shall not exceed of company, in the aggregate (uuless Increased Under the provisions of the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880) the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, divided into twenty thou- sand shares of ten dollars each, which amount shall be furnished and raised by the persons hereinbefore named, and such other persons and such corporations and munici- Bmpioymontofpalities as have or may become holders of shares in the said capital. company by subscribing to the stock thereof ; and the money so raised shall be applied, in the first place to the payment of all fees, expenses and disbursements for pro- curing the passing of this act and for making the surveys, plans and estimates connected with the railway. The rest and residue of such money shall be applied towards mak- ing, completing, maintaining and working the said rail- way and for the other purposes of this act. Provisional direotors. ! I 6. The reverend Messrs. F. Yerville and J. D. S. de Caru- fel, and Messrs. F. L. Desaulniers, Simon J. Remington, Onfezime Bournival, S6vere Dumoulin, Arthur T. Greuest, George McDougall and Joseph Reynar, shall be and are hereby constituted a board of directors of the said company, and shall hold office as such until other directors are appointed by the shareholders, under the provisions of this Act, and shall have power and authority to fill up vacancies in their number from among the shareholders, to tilrn bmlkraifii ^P^'^ stock-books and procure subscriptions for the under- oaiis. taking, to make calls upon the subscribers, to cause sur- veys and plans to be made and executed, to call a general meeting of shareholders for the election of other directors as hereinafter provided, and generally to do all other such acts as such board, under the said Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, may do. Liability of shareholders. Ex-officio di- rectors. f. Ail persons, municipalites or corporations, subscribing to the capital stock of the said company, shall be considered proprietors and partners in the same, but shall be liable only to the extent of the amount of their stock therein ; and the mayor or warden or any municipal corporation, subscribing for stock in the said company to ^e amount of ten thousand dollars or upwards, shall be ex-officio one of the directors of <^he said company, in addition to the number of directors authorized by this Act, and shall have the same rights, powers and duties as any of the directors ot the company. First oieetion ^. "When and so soon as one-tenth part of the said capital ..f liireetors at gtock shall havc bccu subscribed, as aforesaid, it shall and genera oiee ^^^^ -^^ lawful'for the Said directors, or a majority of them, 1882. Time Rims Sf North Western Ey Co. Cap. 54. 589 iw 1/r?*'''^ £ *?" ^l^^'-e^oJders, at suoh time and ing. oonr.„.d place as they may think proper, giving at least two weeks"" "•'»''"' »» notice, m one newspaper published in the city of Three"""""''""* ifiyers and m one newsparor published in each of the cities of Quebec and Montreal; at which general meetinff and at the annual general meetings in the following sections toeutioned, the shareholders present, either in person orcompo.iiio„of by prory, shall elect seven directors, in the manner andS quahtied as hereindfter provided, which said seven directors Shall constitute a board or" directors and shall hold office first eleSio "^ ^^ ^" ^""^ ^"^ *^^ ^^^^^ following the Monday of May m each year thereafter, there shall be holden ''eotior a. general meeting of the shareholders of the said company, at the principal office of the said company in the city of Three Rivers; at which meeting the shareholders shall eiect seven directors for the then ensuing year, in the w^.^i^.r,? r^^^i *' hereinafter provided ; and public Number of di- notice of such annual general meeting and election shall ''"tor."^'"" be published at least two weeks before the day of election SrwJ If. °^^ newspaper published in each of the cities «. ^f//^""? '' Sl'^,^? *?^ Montreal ; and all the elec- tions ot directors shall be by ballot; and the persons sop, »• u elected, together with the W^o director! S there be '••^°° "' Tl i'«aJ' u^ifr' *^«,«»\^ Q'lebec Consolidated Railway Act. 1880, shall form the board of directors. « \? J^J^«« directors shall form a quorum for the transac- Quomm ef tlon ot business, and the said board of directors may''""'*- employ one or more of their number as paid director or directors ; provided, however, that no person shall be elected n ,i« .• / director unless he shall be the holder and owner liltl.^it'^tT''''' fllty shares of the stock of the said company and shall have paid up all calls upon the said stock. •^11 11. In the election of directors, Under this Act, and .- xn me election 01 directors. Under this Act, and inK.„i.tt«,oi. the transaction of bus ness at the general shar;holder8' '*"'*"' Jneetmgs, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many Votes as he holds shares, upon ^hich the calls have been paid up, and shall be entitled to vote either in person or by proxy. *^ 13. The directors may, at any time, call upon the share- c.n. holders for such instalments upon each share, which they or any of them may hold in the capital stock of the said company, and in such proportion's they may see fit except that no such instalments shall exceed ten per ceatp y 690 Cap. 54. Ikfee Rivers Sr North Western Ry Co. 45 ViCT. Notioethereof. on the sixbscribed capital and that one month's notice ol each call shall be given in such manner as the directors shall see fit. Form of deeds 13. All deeds and conveyances of lands to the said of sale. company, for the purposes of this Act, in so far as circum- stances will admit, may be in the form of Schedule A to this Act subjoined, or in any other form to the like effect ; Registration, and, foT the purposes of due enregistration of the same, all registrars in their respective counties are required to register, in their registry books, such deeds and convey- ances, upon the production and proof of the due execution thereof, without any memorial, and shall minute the enre- gistration or entry on such deed ; and the registrar shall receive from the said company, for all fees on every such registration and for a certificate of the same, fifty cents and no more ; and such registration shall be deemed to be valid in law ; any statute or provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Fee of regis trar. Vacanoies on beard how filled. 1-*. The directors, or a majority of them, may supply the place or places of any of their number, from time to time, dying or declining to act as such directors, from among the several persons being subscribers for or owning and holding shares in the said company sufficient to qualify him or them to act as directors as aforesaid. Power to be- ''"". The said company shall have power and authority o.ime party to ^;o becomc parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange 40/"° no os^^^ grnns not less than one hundred dollars ; and any such promissory note made or endorsed or bill of exchange drawn, accepted or endorsed by the president or vice- president of the board of directors of the company, with the counter-signature of the secretary-treasurer thereof, and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on the company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange, so made, shall be Seal thereon presuiued to have been made with proper authority, until not iieoe«s»ry. the contrary be shown ; and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the said company affixed to such pro- missory note or bill of exchange, nor shall the president or vice-president or the secretary and treasurer be indi- vidually responsible for the same, unless the said promis- sory notes or bills of exchange have been issued without the sanction and authority of the board of directors, as herein provided and enacted. Issue rf bonds 16. The directors of the said company shall have the puVo^w"'"' power, upon being duly authorized thereto by a vote of the Co. 45 Vict. th's notice of 3 the directors 3 to the said far as circum- ichedule A to he like efiect; f the same, all i required to I and convey- due execution lute the enre- rogistrar shall on every such fifty cents and led to be valid 1 the contrary I, may supply from time to lirectors, from for or owning ient to qualify and authority Us of exchange and any such I of exchange ident or vice- jmpany, with surer thereof, quorum of the y ; and every made, shall be ithority, until it be necessary I tp such pro- the president isurer be indi- e said promis- 3sued w^ithout : directors, as shall have the y a vote of the nil 1882. nree Rivers Sr North Western Ry Co. Cap. 64. 691 majority of the shareholders in the said company, present at any annual meeting in the month ofMayfor the purpose oi electing directors, or at any general meeting of the said shareholders, whereof notice shall have been Jiven in the manner hereinabove provided, in the case of a general annual meeting and election, and in which notice shall be stated and published the object of such meeting, to issue their bonds made and signed by the president or vice- president of the said company, and countersigned by the secretary and treasurer, and under the seal of the said company, lor the purpose of raising money for prosecuting the undertaking and such bonds shall be and be considered to be privileged claims upon the property of the said nriviieRe of company, and shall bear hypothec upon the said railwav *"'".''' '"^°°* without registration ; provided however that no such^T " bonds, bearing such hypothec, shall be issued until after "'""• ten per cent of the whole capital stock of the said company, as provided by this act, shall have been expended in and upon the said railway. ,• ^■^•, -^l^^^onds, debentures and other securities to beHow.uoh 1 sued by the company, may be payable to bearer ; and alP-^' - such bonds debentures and other securities ofthe company Ll.'i ^t h ;'';i^'"^ or interest warrants thereon, respectively! which shall purport to be payable to bearer, shall be assignable at law by mere delivery, and may be sued on and enforced by the respective bearers or holders and owners thereof, for the time being, in their own names anv^a4!"ement^wl?ir!nl^°'..'^' '"^? company to enter into Peer to lea., ToJ\t?2Til ■^^^''^^^'' ''^'^'^^y "^ t^i« province, *-.'oa ^rant, bargain 8 and North and assigns, same having ipany for the lold the said eir successors lay of B. (L. S.) J South Shore May, 1SS2] 'Aj and Tunnel that th*^ir act ,n more easily •whereas it is tion ; There* md consent of ihapter 47, is n the begin- 3t. Lawrence " by substitut- hall have full 1 aCOiitiliUOUS of a standard 1882. South Shore Railway Sr Tunnel Co. Cap. 55. 593 gauge of i:our feet eight inches and one half, and also a wav^''xJuh^'ri? *^^«^Shout the entire length of Buch ail- way, with the proper appurtenances, from a point at or near Dundee, in the county of Huntingdon, and any other point on he province line, and thenfo to a point^on the Chamht'^ f '^'' '''''' ^^ ^T^'^"^^' i» thriouTy of J^hambly or Laprairie, passing through and near the vil- the f' Jor1'-.l?^*»^•'T^f %^* " amended, by striking out 43.44 v.,o.p, e word: " mna" m tliA fmirf£.^«*u n i"L <• ^-^ . a't .^^ t' ^ mne in the fourteenth lino thereof and in-*^' "'•/ sorting, in its stead, the word " seven." amendsd. 8. Section 14 of the said act is amended, by strikintr out n the word :" three" in the fourth lino therioiVnd inse^rtfng '-i^".' ' in its stead the word : " four." * 4. Sections 19 and 21 of the said act are both amendpd t. .^J. ,« Pking out the words; "The QueC C^y A?-^"-^^^^^ 1869 and inserting m their stead the words : " The Que *'• bee Consolidated Railway Act, 1880." -ine v^ue 5. Section 20 of the said act is amended bv strikitio- mit t^ all the words after the word: ''detormhfod" in^?he"-^^^^^^ seventh and eighth ines thereof to the end of the section and inserting m their stead the words : " by both parties"' 6. Section 24 of the said act is amended, by 8trikin«r out t^ the words: "throve months" in the secoAd line thereof -^^^^^^^^^^^^ and inserting m their stead the words : " two years ", and by striking out the word " two," in the third fine thereof Mid inserting in its stead the word : " four," and bv strlk- mg out the word: "one," in the fourth line therL and inserting in its stead the word : " three." ' r Sections 25 and 26 of the said act are repealed. ide» ,„.. its sanctLr'*''* '^''" '°°'' ^^*° ^^'^'^ °^ *^« d^y of MS... 88 CT^- ''^s'^j^mm^mmin 594 Preamble. iiii^ Cap. 57. Ottawa Colonization Railway Company. 45 ViCT. CAP. LVII. An Act to incorporate the " Ottawa Colonization Railway Company." [Assented to 2llh May, 1882.] WIIEKEAS the persons hereinafter named, and others, haA-e, hy their petition, represented that a line of railway, to be constructed from a point either in the Town- ships of Templeton or Buckingham or some point in the vicMiity thereof, most convenient for connection with the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Eailway, and following a general westerly and northerly direction so as to connect the rivers aux Lievres and Gatineau, in the said County of Ottawa, with power to amalgamate or to connect at some convenient point with the Ottawa and Gatiueau Valley Railway, not further north than within the boundaries of the township of Aylwin, would develop and promote the agricultural, mineral and timber resources of the district, by supplying a ready mcfans of ingress to and egress from various sections of the County of Ottawa, as well as becoming a valuable feeder to the Quebec, Mont- real, Ottaw^a and Occidental Railway ; and whereas the said parties, as hereinafter named, haA^e prayed to be incor- porated as a company for constructing, equipping and working such railway ; and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petitions ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent,, of the Legislature of Quebec enacts as follows : 1. Charles H. Mackintosh, Alonzo Wright, M.P., J. Murray Mitchell, Henry Large,]Hon. James Skead, F. "W. Henshaw, J. M. Currier, M.P, Hon. William Macdougall, M.P., Herbert R. Ives, James A. Gouin, W. Mcintosh, W. A. Allen, L. P. Labouglie, Chas. Leduc, John Cosgrove, E. W. Murray and Luke Heiiey, esquires, with all such other persons and corporations as shall become sharehold- ers in the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the Name of cor- name of the "Ottawa Colonization Railway Company," poration aud and shall have all powers appertaining to railway corpo- rations in general, aud the powers and privileges conferred on such corporations by the Quebec Consolidated Railwav Act, 1880, subject to the provisions hereinafter mentioned. 2. The said company and their agents and servants may lay out, construct and linish a single or double line of railway, of such width or gauge ss the company may see fit, from a point either in the Townships of Templeton or Certain per- sons inoorpo- rated. powers. I'ower to lay out &c., rail- way. my. 45 Vict. ,tion Railway Mmj, 1882.] d, and others, hat a line oi r in the Town- point in the ion with the Railway, and J direction so tineau, in the Igamate or to J Ottawa and than within /ould develop ;nber resources of ingress to ty of Ottawa, Quebec, Mont- l w'hereas the ed to be incor- quipping and to grant the jr Majesty, by Legislature of ^ht, M.P., J. Skead, F. W. a Macdougall, Mcintosh, W. ahn Cosgrove, with all such me sharehold- ill be and are politic, by the ay Company," •ail way corpo- leges conferred dated Railway :er mentioned. I servants may double line of r*^'v ' 1 — Templeton or 1882. Ottawa Cdonization Railway Company. Cap. 57 595 applied, in the first place, to thrmrm, .?f ?f 1 r ^^''p''''''"''" "^ Herbert i Ives, W^M? ntofh," W A IlIe^L pTl'/'i^' hold office as such until other dir^-lm. it," 7„ ., "r ' auaer tie provisos of this act, by the sharehoUersrS 1'ft ■1^ ♦ r 596 Cap. 61. Ottatda Colonization Railway Company. 45 VicT/ Power to 111 shall haVe power and authority to fill vacancies occurring T«oanoie«on therein to opni stock books and procure subscription* opon^ubLip. for the undertaking, and to receive payment on apcount tlon books and of gtock Hubscribcd, and make calls upon subscnoers Ao'^oaa7".V in respect of their stock, and to sue for and recover the Toyi. &o., to game, and to cause surveys and plans to be made and be made. gxecuted, and to acquire ai.y plans and surveys now- existing, and to deposit, in any chartered bank of Canada, any suiqs of money received by them on account of stock subscribed, and to withdraw the same for the purposes of the undertaking, and to receive for the company any gift made to it in aid of the undertaking, and to enter Into any agreement respecting the condition f^x disposi- tion of any gift or bonus in aid of the railway, which Agreement shall be binding upon tht; company, and generally to do all such other acts as su(;h board, under the Quebec Consolidated Eaihvay Act, IJ^SO, may lawfully do. The said directors are hereby empowered to take all necessary steps for opening stocWbooksfor the subscription of parties, desirous of becdnling shareholders in the said company : and all parties subscribing to the capital stock of the said company shall be considered proprietors and partners in the same MeetiDg to O, When and so soon as one-tenth part of the capital elect direetcr».gtQ(.ij^ (whicH capital stock shall not be less than four hun- dred thousand dollars) shall have .been subscribed, as afore- said, either in municipal debentures, granted by wa-y of bonus or otherwise, or in ordinary subscriptions by indi- viduals to the capital stock, or partly in such municipal debentures and partly in such subscriptions, and one-tenth of the amount so subscribed paid in, the »aid directors, or a quorum of theni, may close the stock books and call a meetingof shareholders, at such time and place as they think proper, giving at least one week's notice in one or more papers, in English and French, published in the dis- trict of Ottawa, and mailing a circttlar notice as well to each shareholder, at which said general meeting, and at the annual general meetings in the following sections men- tioned, the shareholders, present either in person or repre- sented by proxy, shall elect not less than five nor more than seven directors, in the manner and qualified as herein- after provided ; which said directors shall constitute a board of directors, and shall hold oflice until the fitst Tuesday in January in the year ftilloWing their election. 7. On the said first Tuesday in January, and ot. the first Tuesday in January in each year thereafter, at the princi- pal office of the company, (which said principal (Jffice of Nnmber. Duration of offioe. Snhupquenl eleotioni. tny. 45 Vict, ;ie8 occurring subscriptions t on apcount n subscribers i recover the be made and surveys now ik of Canada, ount of stock the purposes company any and to enter Ml '^T disposi' lilway, whith company, and board, under may lawfully ed to take all je subscription ■s in the said le capital stock ropriertOTS and of the capital than four hun- jribed, as afore- ed by way of tions by indi- uch mtinicipal , and one-tenth id directors, or ks and call a place as they tice in one or hed in the dis- ice as well to eeting, and at ig sections men- erson or repre- n five nor more Jified as herein- ,11 constitute a until the fitst heir election. ani oii the first , at the princi- acipal dffice of 1882. ottaioa Colonization Railway Company. Cap. 5t. 597 the company shall be in the city of Ottawa,) there shall be held a general mooting of the shareholders of therommnv a which meeting the said sharoholders shall e e -^ a iSfe ?ov?K '.K^"""* ^""'^ *^*"^^« »°'- ^^re thanseven dire.- ors for the then eiisumg year, in the manner and qiai iTd *8 hereafter provided ; and public notice of such Inn„«l s "iirdt^:f"r\^'^" "' ^"^"«^^^^- f- -« ""th"!'- -"■ betore the day of election, in one or more newspapers in French and l^nghsh, if such there be in the dist?i>7' 11. , :tuTriii ?^^^^'*' ^"*1 the election of i tor a^'"''''^ r^^r^^ts-^^^ Z\ '^ P'7^*l«l' however, that no person shall be elected, unless he shall bo the owner and hoHpr nf ff i ! twentv 6:iarps of thn cf^^t ^f^u -j n«iaer ol ut least Quaiisoation vveuiy b,iares 01 me stock ot the said rorapanv, and shiU "f director., not be m arrear on any calls that may have boek made given'^Yorst'L'i orth"Lfd^T""P'^^l^ T^'^*^ hasR.,Ktor„„n>- ftmminf i«^Vl ; 1 XI ^^^^ railway or its branches "'p"'"'. '"b- amount mg to not less than twenty thousand dollars sh^l T-'^'-'^^^'- the'^sa d^n''""" ^^' «o««tructio^i of the raihtd th'rou' ^ST'dl! the said municipality, but not afterwards, to annointl ■''"""■■ '^"""ff person to be a director of the company, and LTpe son^ ^"'^'" ""'• shall be a director of the company in addif ion to all the other directors authorized bv this act or hv tL n.^K Consolidated Railway Act, ^880 o 'a,^ ot'her ac? b^t J<». Any municipal council of a municioalitv hnMir,,, not less than fiftv thous-md tinlUv. efr> l • .1^' V?°^^ff Rightof mnnU wav fiholltllXi iT • '^^ ^^^^^ ^^ the said rail- "Spoi council, way, shall be entit ed to appoint annually one person to be !■""'"« "•"« a director of the said comnanc- mi.i c-,-,^v. p<-'»"«nt. to «p. shall be a director or directors of the said company, iuaddi-r" " '^'"»- tion to all the other directors authorized by this act '-'"'°»a"r- boM^J'^^ directors may, at any time, call upon the share- Caii, of he^ t' ^\^*ti"^.«^^t« ^^P«^ each share, which they or any - of them may hold m the capital stock of the said (>ompany in such pror rtions as they may see fit, no such instal- ment exceeding ten per cent ; and the directors shall Sve one month's notice of such call in ...n^^Il^J^^t ^'^^ vZeTif'''rV'\'^^ have, and a're h^re'l^'vestX^^S'?:?!'''* ""•- Slln „f I ' ^^"^r' regulating the forfeiture and can- ceiiation of shares, whereon instalments remain unpaid. m u \\ .^J ^Ul.iLNi»IH«niip|||| ^iliill ^'iK* X..- i- 598 Cap. 57 Oltatm Colonization Railway Company. 45 Yicr. Tiiue ot paid I'-?. Tho directors of the company, elected by the share- up .took, holders, may make and issue as paid up stock, shares in th» company, whether subscribed ibr or not, and may- allot and hand over such stock as paid up stoik and the mort- gage bonds of the company, in payment of rights of way, plant, rolling stock, or materials of any kind, and also for the services of contractors, who may be engaged in promo- Effootofiuoh ting the undertaking and interestu of the company ; and such issue and allotment of stO(;k or bonds shall be binding on the company, and tho paid up stock shall be unassess- able thereafter for calls. i8«ue. Power to ac- quire lands, die. 1^. The company may, with the consent of the ovvners. a< quire and hold land, from which to obtain supplies of gravel, stone and iilling, required by the company fo' tl eir works, and may sell or convey the same, or any pari thereof, when no longer required. Power to.eii, ^4. The company shall have power to sell, mortg-age or 4o. lands, Ao! lease any lands belonging to it, not necessary for the pur- poses of the said railroad, or received by it as a gift in aid thereof; and may, from time to time, for advances of money to be made thereon, mortgage or pledge any bonds, which they can under the provisions of thio act, issue for the construction of the railway or otherwise. Power to be- ^^ • The Said company shall have power and authority oomo party to to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, biiu and notes, ^^j. ^^^^^^ ^^^ j^gg ^j^^^^ ^j^g hundred dollars, and any such promissory note, made or endorsed by the president or vice-president of the company, and countersigned by the^ secretary and treasurer of the company, and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on the said company ; and every such pro- missory note or bill of exchange, so made, shall be pre- sumed to have been made with proper authority, until the Seal thereon contrary be shown ; and in no case shall it be necessary not necessary. ^^ j^^^,^ ^-^^^ ^^^^ of the Said company aillxed to such pro- missory note or bill of exchange ; nor sh: \ the said presi- dent or vice-president, or the secretary or treasurer, be individually responsible for the same, unless the said promissory note or bill of exchange have been issued without the sanction and avithority of the board of directors, as herein provided and enacted ; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the said company to issue notes or bills of exchange payable to bearer, or intended to be circulated as money, or as the notes or bills of a bank-. tf. 45 YiCT. y the share- shari'H in the d may- allot 1(1 the mort- ;htH of way, and also i'or tid in proino- rnpaiiy ; and 11 be binding be uuasscKS- ' the owners. HVipplies of ompany fo" or any ]xiri mortgage or for the pur- a gift in aidi advances of e any bonds, ict, issue for md authority ; of exchange, nd any such president or igned by the^ d under the irectors, shall ry such pro- 5hall be pre- ity, until the be necessary to such pro- txesaid presi- treasurer, be ess the said been issued i of directors, [Owever, that authorize the ge payable to jy, or as the 1882. Ottawa Colonization Railway Compnm,. Cap. 67. th.!!?,,'J^'''1''''''^''" ''^^^'' «'"'l company are hor..bv 399 «.™ -hail h^:;^; ii-[ z^zrzi:t^r^"' co„«Hl,u„ „„,1 1,„ con»i uny oom pie purchaser of any of the ands in the fonrfh "'" "' ">e 8e.'tion of this act mentioned, of the nnr,.hi.r«,T ""'"P'*°^- thereof, and the acquittance of such ivLm^r TcT '^ appointed, of such^urchase monJ^, Crom.ra e as ^ diT tin of '."';"*,'"} "■'".t"'""''"' •'»"!' "> C"»«da, fort he fonna- the secwtury and troasnror, or cith,.; or hr.th of S o2 oers, as the dirortors may decide and IL 1 h.,r ,?' corporate seal of the comJunyXed thereto ■ ^^Zitl that the amount of such bonds or debenture. Jh^lFI^J. oe<>dtweiity thousand dollars i»rmfirf„k- ,"°' "•*»""■■•' portion to tWth of\t;X,rmd:r\;r c^ ^ A^r.A - - -'-^^ -\ •■"^•i-"'>H "I pi-upurty morlgayed bv such deed, and such conditions set forth therein respecthiH for them, in default of Ku.h payment and the enforcement of Huch remedies, and furthiT to i)rovido for forfeitures and penalties in delimit of sxich payment, and to provide generally for the maintenance of all oblijfations, entered into by the company with any bondholders, in such a manner as to make all security given valid, binding and according to law. 18. The directors of the said company, elected by the shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall have power and authority to enter into and conclude any arrangement with any other chartered railway com- pany or railway administration or other interested parties, for the purpose of making any branch or branches to i'aci- ' litate a connection between this company and any other chartered railway company or railway administration. Company m,y 10. It shall be lawful for the company to enter into any amiigauate, agreement with any other railway company or railway *'* administration for amalgamation ; or for the utilization of any section, part or portion of any line, surveyed or pro- spected, and for which a charter has already been had and obtained within the Province of Quebec, or for the use or partial use of the railway of the company, or for leasing or for hiring from such other company any other railway or part thereof, or the use thereof, and for any period or term, or for the leasing or hiring of any locomotives, cars or movable property, and generally for making any agree- ment with any other company or railway admintstration, touching the use of the railway, or of the railway of the other company or railway administration, or touching any service to be rendered by the one to the other, and the Agreement compensation therefor ; provided that any such agreement, b*"'*^"ov"db It'ase or contract, in this section mentioned or referred to .hawho'iders.^ shall be first approved of and authorized by the sharehold- ers of the said company at a general meeting of the same, after two weeks' notice, by circular, and insertion of an advertisement, in French and P]nglish, in a newspaper, published in the said County of Ottawa, for at least two weeks. Legalisation of «0. It shall be lawful for the township council of a bonus payable towuship, which has grail ted a bonus to any such amalga- ^d'wa'd.*'""'"' mating road, to legalize the payment thereoi by a vote oi the said council, and to issue its debentures for any subsidy, given towards any portion of the amalgamaiing railways , provided always that the Hue of road runs within the ny. 45 ViOT. rhich shall be ' any trustoo inoiit und the ) l)rovid« lor puymcnt, and 11 ohli^'ations, ndholders, in I'aiid, binding ected by Ihe ns oi' this act, and coucludo railway com- ■eHtcid parties, iiclu'H to i'aci- and any other listration. 3nter into any ly or railway utilization of ireyed or pro- been had and or the use or for leasing or er railway or leriod or terra, tives, cars or ig any agree- imintstration, ailway of the touching any ither, and the Lch agreement, or referred to the sharehold- l of the same, nsertion of an a newspaper, ar at least two > council of a ^ such amalga- by a vote of ;)r any subsidy, ting railways ; ns within the 1882. Ottawa Colonization Railway Company. Cap. 67. 001 boundaries of «uch township or its vicinity, as set forth in the original by-l.vv under which such bonus was granted pr*id.ml'un:i "^ ^°"^ of directors shall elect and appoint a on,„.r. tob. prtsiu nit and a vice-president and the necessarv olUcers •Pi'"int'«i t/ and hU uj, ya<-ancie8, from time to time; but the said '""''• president and vict-prfisideut shall be elected annually, im- mediately alter the election of directors, except that in niiing up a vacancy the election may be made at any time. takTnlT^n f"''^ ^"""'f *^f *!•••"«*«'•« ^'•^ herebv authorised toBoarJ „a, tiJce all necessary steps for i)rocuring subscriptions for "''""» "">- stock until the whole has been taken up, and to make '"'""""• thpv'lh n 1 ^^"'^^'^^^^"P aiid share certificates therefor, as tliey shall deem expedient. nn»J«J^'i7k*^''-'^.u^l.'°"''''^'''''"« of land to the said com- Form of a„d pany shall be in the form of Schedule A to this act annexed "^ '""'^•"">«<'- of ou^^o "tr'''^^'''''^ at full length, upon the alfidavU ol one oi the witnesses to the exe-ution thereof made 8am7 and a i^7-^^'"\"r'^"^ "^''^'^ '^ recSve the S h.> 1 r'^i'' T? ^°™' ""' ''' words of like import, moAables therein mentioned, to all intents and purposes and the enrogistration thereof shall be of the same effect' as It such deed were executed bL'fore a notary. fif^iiJwt'^'''*"'*'*'''' ''^*^^ ^''^^ company may, if they see Rail. »,„y b. nt, use eittxer iron or steel rails on any portion of the said''"'" '""> <" bu w'lLr^*^' '"^^ "^'"''i''' «^^^^ ^i«° ^^-« power to ;r.t;'i/'- bu id wooden tramways as branches, feeders or auxiliaries ''""^""'"i"' a length oi fifteen miles, and to construct and use all such »» ^'""oh'" machinery and appliances for working the same as may be lound useful and proper m such cases. S'T The company shall have full power to purchase or P'"^" "^ "om- acqiure land for warehouses, elevators, factories docks '"'•^ ,*" 1°; stations, workshops, olfices, aid erect buddings ihereon '"''"'""''' '^• and to dispose of any superfluous property connected theiewith, and to acquire, hold and control as many steam or other vessels as the directors may deem requisite, from time to tim s to facilitate the carriage of passengen, freight and other traihc, m connection with the aforesaid railway. 2«r. The powers, given by this act, shall be exercised bv '^""'^''•^ *° ^e the commencement of the said railwav within fonr vonri:''4.1'?J'=?.'*.«°- alter tiie passing of this act, and its completion within teu<""''»''° t*""^'-" years therefrom. G02 Cap. 58. Leeds and Eastern lownships Ry Cn. 45 VlOT. Name of Act. 27. This Act shall be cited as the " Ottawa Colonization Railway Act." SCHEDULE A. Know all men by these presents that I, A. B., in con- 'sideration of , paid to me by the Ottawa Colonization Railway Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, grant, bargain, sell and convey, unto the said Ottawa Colonization Railway Company, their successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land {describe the land), to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the said company, their successors and assigns forever. Witness my hand and seal, at this day of H , one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of CD. E. F. I A. B. [L. S.] Preamble. Certain per- sons incorpo- riktei. CAP. LVIII. An Act to incorporate " The Leeds and Eastern Townships Railway Company." [Assented to 2lth May, 1882.] WHEREAS the construction of a railway, as herein- after set forth, would be a great benefit to that portion of the province through which it will pass as well as the neighborhood thereof, and whereas a petition has been presented, praying for the passing ( ^ •' act to incor- porate a company authorized to const k -iuch railway, and it is expedient to grant the prayer c Lae said petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts, as follows : I. Chas. Lionais, J. G-. Robertson, Jas. R. Woodward, H. flnwen. John White. F. Oliver, L. A. Robersre. E A. De St. Greorge and Benj. Globensky, together -with, all such persons and corporations as may hereafter become share- 45 ViOT. olonization 1882. Leeds and Eastern Totvnships Ry Co. Cap. 58. 603 15. , in con- the Ottawa whereof is 3uvey, unto ^any, their el of land I land and jessors and day hi hundred [L. S.] L Townships 'ay, 1882.] % as herein- efit to that pass as well petition has ct to inoor- Lch railway, lid petition ; ^e and con- lows : "Woodward, •ore, E. A. De ilh all such come share- holders in the company hereby incorporated, shall bo and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under ComS; "' '"^^ ^^^'^ "^^ Eastern TownshV Railway .a.o . „.- ^ y ' poration. iJI;!?'' company is vested with all the rights and privi- Ri^ht,. Ac. leges required to build and work a railway, startiu"- fronr"'"*'"^ '°<""^- some point in the township of Leeds, in the county of "''"'■ Megantic through the township of Thetford, to a point on Thlff 1 *" ^^"l"''^ Railway in the said township of Ihetlord, in order to connect with the same thf " Om^W ^o,7n?^"l^ ^/l^-f *^« P«w«^« conferred bycor.„i„p„„er, sistent wuwi^ '• "^^"^ ^^y^^y ^«^ 1880," not iucon-°-f«-i- sistent with the provisions of this act. dredtIm,v?S lI'^'^S^^^^'^-^'P'^^T «^^" ^ fi^'« hun- Capua, .took. i thou.sand dollars, divided into shares of fifty dollars earh, but It may be increased, from time to time, by a vote oith^ majority m value of the shareholders, present in SX tZt^^ot'^ ^^^^^' ^* -^ --^^-'^ «P-^^% in'ThJL"?'^."^?-^'''^^]:'!/^'*^^ company to receive, as aid Aid to coo.. m the construction of the said railway, any vacant lands or p-^- !^lfr °\P«^««»al property or any sums of monev either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and it may legally dispose of and alienate such lands and other r l?I ?'r"> ^''^P^'-^y. f°^ the purposes of the company, on the authority of a majority of the directors. «. -Chas Lionais, J. a. Robertson, Jas. R. Woodward H p • ■ . Gowen John White, F. Oliver, L.i.Roberge, Bent GloW '=*""' bnJ;rf ^- ^-^ ^%!'- ^'""'S' "^'^ herebj coniituted a board of proA-isional directors of the company, and they shall remain 111 office untJl other directors are elected by the shareholders in accordance with the provisions of the Srwnfflf- ^"^^^' dir^^tors shall have power and autho'power .,f iity to till vacancies occurring on the board, to open stock- '*'^«'"""- books and obtain subscriptions to the capital stock of the undertaking, and cajl up instalments on the stock sub- scribed to issue obligations, bonds or debentures, to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, to com- ^PJ^^^.^^^d ^^o^^tinue the construction and working of the election of dhvctors shall'S t^^ST y:^:^^ Z £^ SXr-l: iuesdaym May, m the city of Sherbrwke, at the time ""'"'"- 'li u .8 1 fir f^'"^""'''^'''w"iipiin m purpose. Compoiition of board and quorum. Qnali&oaUon of directors. Vaoanoies on board how BUed. 604 Cap. 58. Leeds and Eastern Townships Rij Co. 45 YiCT, and place indicated in the notice convening Btich meeting, ^otioe for that and such notice shall be inserted in a newspaper published ""'""'" in the city of Sherbroke or in the district of Quebec, during the two weeks preceding the date of the meeting. Notice of other meetings of the shareholders shall be given in the manner prescribed by the by-laws of the company. S. The board of directors of the company shall be com- posed of seven members, four of whom shall be a quornm, who shall elect two of their number as president and vice- president. No one shall be elected a director, unless he be a shareholder, holding ten shares in the capital stock of the company and unless he has paid all the calls due thereon. «?. The directors or a majority of them may, from time to time, replace one or more directors who have died or re- signed, by selecting, from amongst the shareholders, one or more persons duly qualified to be directors ; and such directors, so appointed, shall remain in office untij the following election of directors in the month of May, then next. 10. The principal place of business and the head-office of the company shall be in the city of Sherbrooke. subso.iptionto IT. All manufacturing or other companies, cairying on S'eorSorr' biisiness, in whole or in part, in the province of Quebec, or elsewhere, even outgide of the Dominion of Canada, and incorporated either by a special or by a general act, and all municipal corporations may subscribe to the capital stock and acquire and hold any number of shares of the said company and disposi of the same as they may think proper. Power of di- | " The directors of the company are hereby authorized row""o'"i!'^a;to borrow, either in Canada or elsewhere, all sums of debentures, moucy ueccssary to complete, maintain and work their railway ; to issue mortgage bonds, bearing the seal of the company, and signed by the president, or other officer, acting as president, and countersigned by the secretary ; and such bonds may be payable in such manner, at such place in Canada or elsewhere, and shall bear such rate of interest as the directors may deem advisable, and may be sold or pledged at the prices and on the terms and oondi- Limitof tions they may deem fit ; provided that the amount of siich amount to be , — ,„ ;„o"rtfl Anaa -nM ovnao/l ili« nmnnnt of the cauital issued. L7V/IiU.3 c*^* ifrt^li.. rl »*•• .■ *——---* • '- - - stock of the company. Uead-offioe. tions. 45 YiC!T. h. meeting, published )f Quebec, 3 meeting. 11 be given company. 11 be com- a quorum, t and vice- unless he ;al stock of calls due from time died or re- ders, one or and such 5 untij the May, then head-office :e. dairying on F Quebec, or anada, and il act, and the capital ares of the may think authorized ill sums of work their I seal of the her officer, secretary ; ler, at such ich rate of and may be and oondi- unt of such the capital 1882. Leeds and Eastern Townships Ry Co. Cap. 58. 605 ^}u' 'T^i® mortgage bonds, hereby authorized to be issued, Bonds ne.d not snail, without registration or formal transfer and notwith-'''»"8'"'«"'<'' standing article 2130 of the civil code, be received and considered as a first claim and privileged debt against the company, its undertakings, tolls and revenues, and the movables and immovables which it now possesses or may hereafter acquire ; and every holder of such bonds shall be deemed an hypothecary creditor as to such security, pro raid with all other bond-holders. 14, All bonds, debentures, hypothecs and other secu- n„„.. „„ .. nties hereby authorized, and their coupons and certificates Sab "S^ ot interest due, may respectively be made payable to '""""• bearer, and in such case they shall be transferable by simple delivery, and the holder may sue for recovery thereof m his own name. l."?. The company shall have power and authority to be-comD«i.» ma* come party to promissory notes and bills of exchange of be"-™" party tiot less than one hundred dollars, and any such promissory l.^teVlko ""* note or bill of exchange made, accepted or endorsed by the ' " president or vice-president of the company, and counter- fiigned by the secretary, under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on the com- pany ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange, so made, shall be presumed to have been duly made wkh the proper authority, until the contrary be shewn ; and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the com-goai„ot n- Pa»y amxed to anv promissory note or bill of exchange ro'-wv. nor shall the president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer of the company be individually responsible for the same, unless the said promissory note or bill of exchange has been issued without the sanction and authority of the board of directors, as herein provided and enacted. 1«. The directors may, at any time, call upon the share- caii. noiderB for such instalments upon each share, which they or any of them may hold in the capital stock of the said company, and in such proportion as they may see fit. Jixcept that no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent on the subscribed capital, and that one month's notice of each call shall be sent by mail to each shareholder. 17, The company may amalgamate with any other rail-Pow.rtoMn»i. way company, whose line it may cross, and it may make8»™»t«' arrangements, for the passage of its cars and trains, with any line of railwav situated alnnrr it« lino m. wiiir.ii r«»T» cross the same. I'.' «l"»- '-'•mmi. ..i ^ ij,iimppwi|iip||| 606 Cap, 58, Leeds and Eastern Townships Ry Co. 45 ViCT. To aoqutre It is also hereby authorized to make and complete all ai- braoohe*, Ac. rangements with any other railway company, for the pur- pose of acquiring any branch line or of facilitating connec- tion between it and such other company, or of acquiring the corporate property or claims of such other company. To make run- It IS also hereby authorised to make any arrangement aing arrange, -^^j^ ^^^^v company to allow the passage of trains of any such company over its hue, as also to lease to any such railway company the whole of its road or such portion thereof as may be built, on such conditions as the board of directors may deem expedient. The company shall also have the right to run its trains over any other line of rail- way which it may intersect, provided it obtains the consent of the company interested. CanadUn, 1^». All shareholders in the company, whether British foreign 'hire si^tjects or aliens, or residents of Canada or elsewhere, hoHeH to h'ave shall have equal right to hold stock in the company, and equal righu. ^^ y^^^Q qj^ tj^j Same, and be eligible to any office in the company. otlier roads, and lonse its line, &B, Central! ts for wr:.;ks. li\ All contracts for works of construction or mainte- nance of the railway shall be made in the manner and according to the formalities prescribed by the by-laws of the board of directors of the said company, notwithstand- ing the second sub-section of section twenty-eight of the (^ebec Consolidated Railway Act of 1880. Fo-ms of deed. 2<\ AH deeds or conveyances of land to the company, ^f 32ie, &e. ^Qj. ^YiQ purposes of this act, and in so far as circumstances may permit, shall be in the form of schedule A, to this act TheirrogiHtra- annexed, or in any other form of similar tenor. And in tlon. order that all such deeds be duly registered, all registrars, in their respective counties, shall be furnished by and at the expense of the said company, with a book containing copies of the form given in the said schedule A or other form of similar tenor, which are to be printed on each page, leaving the necessary blanks to suit the circumstances upon each separate conveyance, and shall upon the production of any conveyance, enter the same in the said book, without any memorial, and shall minute the euregistration, Of entry on the deed, and the registrar shall charge and re- ceive from the said company, for all fees on such registra- tion, fifty cents and no more, and such registration shall be deemed to be valid in law, any statute or provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and it shall, with respect to rights of ownership, servitudes, hypothecs and real rights, haA^e the same effect as the registration prescribed by the Civil Code. '! ij 1882. St. Andreivs' Junction Railway dmimny. Cap. 59. 607 vaiia and in tuU W and effect, as to Huch portion or nor- '"«»"'■«» com- act. tiou^" ^^'' '''*'^*^^ ^""^ ^"^"^ ^"''^' ^" <^^^« 'I'^y «f it« sane- Act inforo,. SCHEDULE A. DEED OF SALE. .1 , Know all men by these presents that I, A.H., of injhe County of for and in couHidomtion of the lowu8hips Railway Company, which I ackiiowlcdcre to have received, grant, bargain, s4ll and couvcTyinto the^aid Leeds and Eastern Townships Railway Con^l any all that tract or parcel of \^n^ {description of ll prop}.Z\he .Z, tX?J:r ''^'''^t "^^-l^*^ °^^ ^'y th/HaiJ'compry said land.^r? ""' ^^^^ '^'^^^5^' ,^^ '^'^^" '""^ "^^ hold th^e said lauds and premises^ unto the said company, their successors and assigns for ever. ^ Witness day of hand and seal at this one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of CD, E. F. A.B, IL.S.] CAP. LIX. An Act to authorize the St. Andrews Junction Railway Ivompany to amalgamate with other companies and to issue mortgage bonds. [Assented to 21th May, 1882.] WHEREAS the St Andrews Junction Railway Company p„,„bi. 1 y has, by Its petition, represented that in iirtherance 608 Cap. 85. Railway Subsidies. 46 VlcT. M of its objects, it desires to issue bonds, and to hare power to amalgamate with other railway companies, nnd has prayed that power be granted to it for such purposes, and it is expedient that the prayer of the said company be granted; Therefore, Her Majesty, br and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as lollows : 1 The St. Andrews Junction Railway Company may amalgamate with any other railway company whose rail- way connects with its railway, and such amalgamation may be effected by a deed of amalgamation containing the conditions thereof; which conditions shall first be approved by the shareholders of the said St. Andrews Junction Railway Company at a special general meeting thereof called for the purpose. And the amalgamated company shall be known by the name of either of the • amalgamating companies as shall be declared in such deed. But no such amalgamation shall affect the rights of the creditors of the said St. Andrews Junction Railway Com- pany all of which shall remain in full force, and such creditors shall be held to be and shall be creditors of the amalgamated company with all the remedies which they could have enforced against the said St. Andrews Junction Railway Company. i..ne of de- ?. The said St. Andrews Junction Railway Company, benturei to a qj. the amalgamated company, may issue bonds upon their amount railway, constituting a first mortgage thereon, to the extent of not more than twenty thousand dollars per mile. Act In force. »• This Act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. Power of com' paoy to amal gamate. Conditions to be approved. Name of amal gam»ted com pany. Creditors' righu not to be affected. CAP. LXXXV. An Act to amend the law respecting subsidies in money to certain railways. ,«„.•,,, ^oooi [Assented to ZOt,\ March, 1883.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : wviot. c 3 ,. 1. Subsection 1 of section 8 of the act 40 Victoria, chap- 8,1 1 amended, ter 8, is amended by striking out, m the second line thereol, the words : " fifty six" and replacing them by the words ; " fifty eight." H 46 VicT. ive power nnd has poses, and npany be the advice s follows : 3any may '^hose rail' Igamation jontaining 1 first be Andrews il meeting algamated her of the such deed, hts of the way Com- and such ors of the rhich they s Junction Company, upon their > the extent die. day of its a money to ■h, 1883.] ,nd consent Hows : toria, chap* ine thereof, the words ; 1883. Railway Act— Great Northern Railway Co. Caps. 86, 87. CAP. LXXXVI. An Act to amend the Quebec Consolidated Eailwav Act 1880, 48-44 Victoria, chapter 48. ^ [Assented to SOlh March, 1883.] HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 609 1. Section 69 of the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 43-44 vict.. o. 1880, 48-44 Victoria, chapter 48, is amended by substitu-^^' T\ '" ting the word : " fifty " for the words : " twenty one" i^ '""•"'•''• the twelfth hue of the first paragraph of the said section. 2. This act shall come into force on the day of its sane- Act in force. tion. m CAP. LXXXVII. An Act to incorporate the "Great Northern Railway Company. " ^ [Assented to SOth March, 1883.] , T^THBREAS the construction of a railway, as herein- Preamble. T T alter set forth, would be a great advantage to that portion of the Province through which it would pass, and the neighborhood thereof; and whereas a petition has been presented praying for the passing of an act to incor- porate a company authorized to construct the same, and it is expedient to grent the prayer of such petition ; There- fore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : I. John Rankin, ChasN. Armstrcwig, Leon A. Globensky, Person, incor- Benjamin (rlobeusky, Q.C., J. de Ligny Armstrong, with P°"'"''»- 1 '^?''^^-°*^i^^ persons and corporations as shall become shareholders in the Company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a bodycorporate and politic by the name of the " Great Northern Railway Company » (here- Name mafter called " the Company "), and shall have all the u aT^^^^" privileges conferred on such corporations by Ihe Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880." ^ 2. The head office and chief place of business of theH«adnffi«,. -iuompauy siiail be at the city uf Montreal, 39 vmmmmmm I i't 610 Cap. 87. Great Northern Railway Company. 46 ViCT. » ' ] 1 I { I Power of oora. », The Company and their agents and servants may lay panjr to build out, construct. finish and operate a double or single line of lineof rail, ^.^^-j^ ^^^^ ^ p^jj^j ^^ tjjg ^iver Ottawa, near the villagef of 8t. Andrews, in the county of Argenteuil, to such point on the line of the Piles branch of the North Shore Railway as m'ay be most convenient, passing through the counties of Argenteuil, Two Mountains, Terrebonne, I'Assomption, Montcalm, Joliett^, Borthier, Maskinouge, St. Maurice and Champlain, and passing by or near Lachute, St. J6r6me; and new Glasgow, and may also build such branches as may be necessary to open up the country on either side of the main line or to cannect with other lines of railway ;' provided no such branch shall exceed fifteen miles in length ;. but the main line shall not extend further east than the Piles. Capital stook. 4. The Capital stock of the Company shall be ©ne millioa dollars, to be divided into ten thousand shares of one hundred dollars each share, which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinbefore named, and such other persons and corporations as may become shareholders in the Company. ProTisionai 5. The said John Eankin, Charles K. Armstrong, Leon direoiort. ^ aiobensky, Benjamin G-lobensky, Q.C, and J. de Ligny Armstrong, shall be and are hereby constituted the provi- sional Board of Directors of the Company, adid sh«dl hold oifice as such until the Directors shall be appointed, under the provisions of this Act, by the shareholders, and shall Power thereof, have power and arthority to fill vacancies occurring there- in ; and the persons so appointed to fill vacancies shall thereupon beco/ne and be Directors of the Company equally ■with themselves ; and the said provisional Directors shall have power to open stock books and procure 8ub9cription& for the undertaking, to cause surveys and plans to be made and executed, and to call a general meeting of shareholders for the election of Directors, as hereinafter provided. 6, When and so soon as one-tenth part of the capital stock of the Company shall have been subscribed as afore- said, and ten per centum thereof paid up, the said Directors, or a majority of them, may call a meeting of the share- holders at such time as they shall think proper, giving at leaet one month's notice, in one or more newspapers pub- lished at the city of Montreal, and in the district of Terre- bonne, and in the Quebec Official Gazette ; at which said gnjipral rneetinf and »t the annual ireneral meetings, in the following sections mentioned, the shareholders, present in person or represented by proxy, shall elect Directors in the Pint meeting for election of director*. 1883. Great Northern Railway Company. Cap. 8Y. 611 n.riwT^^r''"?'^ ^' hereina:..r provided, to constitute tho Board of Directors ; and the said Directors so elected shall ho'd olRcet 11 the first Tuesday iu March in the year loilowing their election. ^ ' Tu!srHv ^?m'*'? ^'■'* '^r'^'^y i" ^^^"^^ ^^^ «»^ the first Oenoral m..t. ^ffl J/u T?'"''''^ ^" """f^ y^-'^^ thereafter, at the principaU"?. "^ '''"- ?no.'of h«\ °lf l7' '^Tl'^;^^ b^ h«ld a general miot- 'a'.i"f:;'Z: jng of the shareholders of the Company, at which meetiuff «'<"> "^ y for prose( uting the said undertaking ; and such bonds shall, without registration or formal convey- ance be tiiken and be considered to be the hrst and i)reler- cntial claims and charges upon the undertaking and the tolls and property of th'^ ^'ompnuy, real und personal, then existing and at any tim* thereafter acquired ; provided the amount of such debentures does not exceed twenty thousand dollars per mile, and that they be issued in proportion as the length of road is being built, by sections of not less than ten miles, and received by the Government; and provided also, that in the event at any time oi the interest upon the said bonds remaining unpaid and owing, then, at the next ensuing annual general meeting ol the Company ajid at all other general meetings of the Company and at all other general meetings, so long as the said default shall continue, all holders of bonds shall have and possess the same rights and pri . ileges andquahtn ations for directors and for voting as they would ha > had, it the bonds they held had been shares ; provided that the bonds and any transfers tliereof shall have first been registered m the same manner as is provided for the regit;tration of shares ; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary ot the Company to register the same, on beiUfc, required so io do by any holder thereof. 1*":. And the Company may secure such bonds by a deed or deeds of mortgage executed by the Company ; and any such deed may contain such description of the property mortgaged by such deed, and such conditions respecting the pliymt'iit of the bonds secured thereby and of the in- terest thereon, and the remedies which shall be enjoyed by the holders of such bonds, or by any trustee or trustees for them in default of such payment and the enforcement of such remedies, and may provide for such forfeitures and penalties in default of such payment, and may also contain authority to the trustee or trustees, upon such default, as one of such remedies, to take possession of the railway and property mortgaged, and to hold and run the same for the benefit of the bondholders thereof, for a time to be limited by such deed, or to sell the said railway and property after such delay and upon such terms and conditions as may be stated in piic.h d'.^ed: and any such deed may contain pro- visions' to the efiect that u^^on such default, aid upon such .other conditions as shall be described in such deed, the right 1«83. Oreat Norlhern Rnibrny Company. Cap. 87. (JIS ofvotincT poHsof^si'd by tho shan-holdors of the Company shall cf-asc and dotcnniiie, and hIuiII thomiftcr api)crtaiii \o the hondhold.Ts ; and su -h d-'od may also provid,' lor the condihoiial or ab.soluto cancellation after sn^h Kale of any or all of the shares so deprived of votim? power, and may also either direetljr by its terms, or indirec^tly by refereive to the by-laws ot the Company, provide for I Ik* mode of enloreinsr and oxerrisiiii^ the powers and anthority to be conlerrod and defined by such de-d, under the provisions nereol; and such deed and tht> provisions thereof, made under the authority hereof and suchoth^r provisions there- of, as shall purport to irrant su 'h further and oth(M- powers and privileges to such trustee or trustivis and to sueh bond- holders, as are not contrary to law or to the provisions of this Act, shall be valid and bindin!r; but, if any chan-^e in the ownership or possession of the said railway aiufpro- porty shall, at any time, take place under the" provisions hereof, or of any such deed, or in any other maiuuM-, tho said railway and property shall continue to be held and operated under the provisions hereof and of " The Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880," as hereby modified. E.'5. The bonds authorized by this Act to be i.ssued by nomi, how and tne company may be so issued in whole or in iiurt in the '° "'»'«"'- denomination of dollars, pounds sterling, or francs, or in"""' "'""• any or all of them, and the coupons may be for payment in denominations similar to those of the bond to which they are attached; and the whole or any of such bonds may be pledged, negotiated or sold upon such conditions and at such price as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. 1»^. It shall not be necessary, in ordin- to preserve the Hegi.tmtion priority, lien, charge, mortgage, or privilege, purporting to*'f'*''«'Jnot'"»- appertain to or be created by any bond issued, or mortgage o:"e7orl° "■ deed executed under the provisions of this Act, that such e-'S^- bond or deed should be registered in any manner, or in any place whatever; and a copy of any such mortgage deed, or ao-reement, certified to be a true copy by tho Secretary,' shall be received as prima facie evidence! of the original in all courts of justice, without proof of the signatures or seal upon such original. 1". The Company shall have power and authority topo„erofoom become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange paiytobooomo of not less than one hundred dollars ; and any such pro- 1"!''''" '» P™- Tni«cr.rvuo+e or bill r>*''^-'-V"n'r ,-,J^ --,-^i-,J -- 1 ^ mi88ory notes, by the President or Vice-President of the Company, and countersigned by the Secretary and Treasurer under the w te J 614 Cap. 87. Ch-eat Northern Railway Company. 40 ViCT. authority of a majority of a -iy./^^.-5r>yfTr fv/ .TYi r)j> fQ !>uv such com'jauv^ or any cojupany or individuals : and generally to make Company may eroct &.O., docks, whar- ves, X'o. Company may enter int.. no- oesaary arran geraonts ito. with other oompnuios. 40 VioT. 'ioTB, shall promiKHory i?8iiim'd to y until tho ecoHNiiry to promis.sory lit or Vii'o- I Company •SH the waid Kiicd with* Jiri'ctors us i^ever, that Ihovizo tho payable to r, or as tho I authority if tt'U'^riiph i along the Lithority to slips, piers, n with the I navigable of vessels 3vators, and steam and Y navigable ripany may oment with aid railway eof, at any II g from the nch thereof any period ; acquisition, ioned by a represented or the ptir- y shall also it with any , as lessors ither rolling h comDauv ly to make 1888. Cirmt Northern Rnihmy Compani/. C«p. 8Y. G15 any agreement or arrangement with any other smh eom- pauy touching the use by one or the other or by both of tlie said railway or rolling stock or moveable property' of either or both or any part thi-reof, or tou,-hing any s.'rvice to be rendered by tho one to tho other and the compensa- tion therelor. It». The company shall hav<^ power to amalgamate orM»y«m»ig,. make arrangein.Mits with any line of railway, which shall""""""*' cross or join its line, and shall also have full power andn'tro"'"- authority to enter into and conclude any arrangements with any oth.^r railway company, for the purpose «f ac- quiring any braiu^h or branches to facilitate the connection between the company hereby incorporated and siuth other railway company, or to acquire the corporate property and tranchiso of any other company. a«. Excejit as otherwise provided by this act, every rail- R„iiwav »o- way, in the 1 rovmce of Quebec, a Bratish subjects. 22. All deeds and conveyance of lands to the Company Form of d..d lor the pu , of this Act, in so far as circumstances will "'"""""yno* admit, ma, „. iu the form of the Schedule to this Act'ul d"''" '" «ubjomed. »;>*. The construction of the railway shall be commenced Commenoe- ^luring the year 1883, and shall be completed within five",'"'"""*/"'"- years from the passing of this act. r^ition?. P" ^^. This charter shall come into force by proclamation ^'""'"? '»'» which shall be issued only after the Lieutenant do Vernon eharV/ m council shall, within twelve mouths of the sanction of the present act, haye proof that the said company is in a position io carry out its uudertakins'. ,.i I. JuiiipiP m I I*! M 616 Cap. 88. Quebec Sj- Lake St. John Railway Co. 46 Vicrr.. SCHEDULE. DEEDOFSALE. Know all men by these presents that of in the county of , for and in consideration of the sum of to. paid by the " G-reat Northern Railway Company," which acknowledge to have receiv'ed, do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said the " Great Northern Railway Com- pany," their successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land {describe the land), the same having been selected and laid out by the said Company, for the purposes of their railway, to h*ve and to hold the said lands and premises unto the said Company, their successors and assigns for ever. Witness at this eight hundred and hand and seal day of Signed, sealed and delivered ) iu the presence of / C. D. S one thousand A. B. [L. S.]. I /I Preamble. CAP. LXXXVIII. An Act to amend and consolidate the various Acts respect- ing the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Company. [Assented to ZOth Mauh, 1883.] T1K7HEREAS the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway ~VV Compeny has by its petition represented, that it is necessary to amend and consolidate the various acts re- lating to its incorporation, its privileges and powers, and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; , , j • i Therefore, Her Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Act repealed. 1. The Acts 32 Vict., chap. 53, 34 Vict., chap. 24, 85 Vict., chap 24, 38 Vict., chap. 46, and 43-44 Vict., chap. 46, are hereby repealed. "Quebec A ^. The corporation, created and existing under the said Lake St. John j^^gts is coutiuued uudcr the name of " The Quebec and fon&!'°""Lake St. John Railway Company, " and this Act shall be 46 Vict.. 6r ation of the paid by the u, sell and ilway Com- ,ct or parcel een selected OSes of their lid premises assigns for ae thousand B. [L. S.], \.cts respect- Company. ich, 1883.] (hn Eailway ed, that it is •ious acts re- 30wers, and of the said advice and I follows : 1. 24, 85 Vict., chap. 46, are ier the said I Quebec and Act shall be 1883. Quebec 4- Lake St. John Railway Co. Gap. 8S. 617 held and taken to be the special Act incorporatino- the said Company. ° A \i^^^ Company may construct and M^ork a single or Company mnr double track railway, starting from some point on thoir """""■"'" """* line of railway now constructed, or from some point miho'ZM:^' tity ot Quebec, and ending at Lake St. John. The Com-""""- pany may also construct and work branch lines, extending from its main lino, and any other branch lines which it may be deemed advisable to construct ; provided^ that no such branch line shall exceed fifteen miles in length. The company shall be obliged to complete the road, as Completion of lar as the southern extremity of the island of Lake Edward """^ "«'■»>■ as by the thirty first day of ^X^cember, one thousand eight Elr'/anf* hundred and eighty five, > d as fur as Lake St. John, by L^^ko st. j«hD. the thirty first day of December, one thousand eight hun- dred and eighty-seven. 4. The head office of the Company shall be in the City Head offi^eof 01 i^aebec ; but the Board of Directors may establish one coiDp-.ny at or more offices in foreign countries and confide the manage- [^:e:m.y be" meut thereof to Agents, whose duties and powers shall be«»tabiiHhed in determined by the resolution of the Board apiwintiuff them !''1T° °"''°- to such office. ^ '■ 3. The capital stock of the Company shall be three mil- capital stock. lion fave hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. «. The Board of Directors of tha Company shall be Board of di- composed ol seven members, (four of whom shall form a "■<""•'" <"'"'■ quorum), who shall elect a president and vice-president P'^.m^"//" from amongst their number, and qualified according to law. seven' The Board of Directors now in office, namely, Mes- Board of di- •s Iheophile Lodroit, Simon Pet ts, Frank Ross, the^^oto". 7. sieurs _^ ^ Honorable David Alexander Ko3s, Jean' Docile Brous'seaui Thomas A. Piddingtoji, Roch Pamphile Vallee, and the Mayor or Quebec {ex ojikio) shall continue to act until the first regular meeting for the election of Directors. xi.**"^.''^^® *^"^^*^ general meeting of the shareholders of Annual gen- the Company, lor the election of directors, shall be held " ' "lootings. on the second Thursday, in May, at the place and hour specified in the notice calling such meeting. This notice slinll hw ins,.ri..-,oi>,^T>^nKlv-'K"/l m the l^rench language and in one in the English langua- •1 \ M ; i M" I % 618 Cap. 88. Quebec Sr Lake St. John Railway Co. 46 ViCT. ge in the City of Quebec during two weeks preceding the date of such meeting. Notice of the other meetings shall be given in the man- ner prescribed by the by-laws of the Company. Directors of ». The directors of the company may make and issue, makrand"""^ *^ paid up stock, sharcsinthe Company, whether subscrib- "fue' shares ed for or uot, and may allot and hand over such stock as and stock as pj^jQ ^p gtock, and the mortgage bonds of the Company, paid up stoc . .^ p^yj^gj^^ of yigi^t of ^,ay, plant, rolling stock, or material of any kind, and also for the services of contractors, engineers and other employees of the Company ; and such allotment of such stock shall be binding on the Company, and the paid up stock shall be unassessable thereafter for calls. Directors shall ^O. The Directors of the Company, after a resolution, have power to authorising them so to do, hac been passed at any special gage bonds". OT general meeting of the shareholders, to be called for such purpose, shall have power and they are hereby authorised to issue liiortgage bonds, made and signed by the president, or vice-president, and countersigned by the secretary and trei'surer, and under the seal of the Company, for the purpose of raising money for prosecuting and com- pleting the said undertaking. The said bonds shall carry a mortgage upon the Railway and all the plant, rolling-stock and material necessary for the working thereof, and upon all the buildings, stations and station grounds, and generally upon all the lands, proper- ty and material necessary and strictly appertaining to the working and running of the Eailway ; provided that the total issue of bonds shall not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars per mile of the entire length of the said Railvray. Binds shall carry mort- gage. Pi'oviso. Company mny execute dec(' of trust jiro- II. The company may, previoxis to the issue of such exec'ute'deed \jonds. ou bciug authorizcd theroto by a resolution of the ^ious^'Jo'the" shareholders of the said company, execute a deed of trust, i«aud of bonds. ^^ ijg signed, on behalf of the company, by some person authorized to that etiect by a resolution of the board of directors, with a trustee, or trustees, to be chosen by the said board, and such trustee, or trustees, shall act, for the purposes of the said trust, as agent for the bondholders, and in the event of his or their death, resignation, or in- capa'ity to act astiusteeor trustees, be replaced by another, or others, to be chosen by the bondholders who shall have yf>red their bonds in the manner hereinafter provided. The said trust deed may contain a description of the pro- perty hypothecated for security of the payment of the said 1883. Quebec Sr Lake St. John Raihoay Co. Cap. 88. 61 J bonds ; and may also provide for the manner in which the wh«t tru.t said trustee or trustees may, in the event of any default ''**'' »•'»" b^iug made in the payment of the said bonds or of the in-'"'"''*^' terest coupons attached thereto, take possession of the said railway on behalf oJ the said bondholders, and hold the same for sixch time as may be limited by the said deed, and run the said railway during such time for the benefit of the said bondholders, and sell the same for their like benefit, after such delay, and upon sxxch terms and condi- tions as may be stated in such deed. And with such authority, any such deed may contain provisions to the effect that, upon such default, and upon such other con- ditions as shall be described in such deed, the right of voting, possessed by the shareholders of the company, shall cease and determine, and shall thereafter appertain exclusively to the bondholders ; provided, however, that the bouds, and any transfers thereof shall have been first registered in the same manner as is provided for the registration of shares, at least one week previous to the date of any gene- ral naeeting ; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Company ' o register the same on being required so to do by aij . i .'der thereof, or by any holder of any transfer thereof /v>k) such deed may also provide for the condi- Cancellation of tioual oj ^osolute cancellation, after such sale, of any or all shareholders- of the shares so deprived of voting power, and may also, uu eVom."" either directly by its terms or indirectly by reference to the by-laws of the company, provide, for the mode of en- forcing and exercising the powers and authority to be con- ferred and defined by such deed, under the provisions thereof; and such. deed and the provisions thereof, made under the authority hereof, and such other provisions thereof, as shall purport to grant such further and other powers and privileges to such trustee or trustees, and to such bondholders, as are not contrary to law, or to the provisions of this act, shall be valid and binding. But if any change in the ownership or possession of the said rail- way and property shall, at any time, take place under the provisions hereof, or of any such deed, or in any other manner, the said railway and property shall continue to be held and operated under the provisions hereof, and of " The Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880," as hereby naodified. Provided that, in no case, shall the corporation Oity rf Quebec of the city of Quebec lose its right to be a shareholder juj* "".«'"« ^-haii the said Company, in the event of the shares of such com- arsVarehoiaer. pany being cancelled, under the said trust deed ; such cancellation .shall not apply to the shares owned by the corporation of the said city, which shall continue to be represented on the board of directors, and shall be entitled to the net revenues of the said road, after the interest on the bonds shall have been paid. 'Ak 1 "^i > >l v'\ ;i: t^^Sr*- • '•:*"**^<«>-A.^.« '**■ l-'lf M ¥*!B*»..U.: 620 Cap. 88. Quehee Sc Lake St. John Railwat/ Co. 46 Vld'. All bonds to t'2. All bonds, issued under such trust deed, and to ferenco ro'the which the Said deed may be api)licable, shall contain on sau truet"doed their face a rer^rence to the said trust deed, and state that the same is deposited in the office of the Provincial Secre- tary. deed be re^'v tered. Not nooes-nry C3. It shall uot be uecessary, in order to preserve the that bond or priority, lien, charge, mortgage or privilege, pi^rporting to appertain to, or bo created by any bond issued or trust deed executed itnder the provisions of this Act, that su'^h bond or deed shovild be registered in any manner, or in any plare whatever ; but every such trust deed shall be deposited in the office of the Provincial Secretary, of which deposit notice shall be given in the Quebec Official Gazette, and a copy of any such trust deed or agreement, certifie'd to be a true copy by the Provincial Secretary, or his deputy, shall be received as evidence of the original in any court f justice, without proof of the signatures, or seal upon such original. Bondholders to 14. The bondholders who, at the time of the coming continue u j^j.^ ^^^.^^ ^f ^.|^jj^ j^^^^ ^^^^ have, uuder previous acts, the right of voting at all meetings of shareholders, shall retua such right ; provided, however, that their bonds and any transfers thereof shall have been first registered in the manner hereinbefore provided. bav6 right of voting. Proviso. Wherever rail- i.Ti. "Wherever the railway crosses Crown Lands, the Crown Land's coii.pany shall not be bound to construct along the road Company not either fcuces or ditches, road or farm crossings, so long as cZ'truc'tfen- such lands are not occupied and settled hj bond fide settlers, ctg, jke. ii; lawful possession of the lands occupied by them. Sections 15 to ! All shareholders in the Company, or bondholders p- m ,u thereof, whether British subjects or ali^;„ orT^sSs S Canada or elsewhere, shall have equal rights fo hold stork ^"11"^° . in the Company, and to vote on th.! samelnd to be eligible "'' '"' '"• 2,7. It shall be lawful for the said Company if il Kp, of the hue between the city of Quebee aii.l .li.,-,,„™.Oartier°'"'""''- Bndge provided the said new line shall .•om.Jneo w"I ,' In^dtTe'jatc'ue^tS ^.r'"' """ "'^-" '^-'- may permit, shall be iu the form of M.jhedulo A. to this Art'"''" ""''• annexed, or in any other form of similar tenor. And in order that all such deeds be duly ro,gi«t,.r..d. all regi,stra," n thoir respective counties, shall be f,u,„„h,d by and a? copies of the form givm in the said S.he.luje A. or othe^ torm of similar tenor, which are to be prinl.'d on ca.'h p.we n • , .• leaving the necessary blanks to suit tho circurnstEs .'Xr""" upon eacii separate conveyance, and sliuU, U|)on the pro- duction of any conveyance, enter the samo in the Haidbook without any memorial, and shall miniito tho .nregistradon or entry on tiie deed, and the registrar shall ,lrge and receive from the said company, for all fees on «uch re^il^ tration, or entry on the deed, fifty cmts and no more and 6uch registration shall be deemed to be valid i^ kw any statute or provision of law to the contrary notwith«tandinff and It shall, with respect tc rights of ownership, «evvi S hypothecs and real rights, have the «ame olieot as the registration prescribed, by the Civil Code. sancLI^'' ^'* '^'^^ "'"'"^ ^*° ^""'"^ °" *^" ^"y ^^ its Act m fore. If 622 Cap. 89. papineau Seigniory Raihoay Company. 46 ViCT. * SCHEDULE A. :! i DEED OF SALE. Know all men by these presents-, that I, A. B., of in the County of for and in consideration of the gmn of to me paid by the Quebec and Lake St, John Railway Company, which I acknowledge to have received, hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Company all that tract or parcel of land {description of the property), the same having been selected and laid out by the said Company, for the purposes of their railway, to have and to hold the said lands and premises unto the said Company, their successors and assigns for ever. Witness hand and seal at this day of one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of CD. E.F. A. B. L. S. CAP. LXXXIX. An Act to incorporate the Papineau Seigniory Railway ompany. [Assented to ZOth Match, 1888.] Praambie. TT7HEREAS the persons hereinafter named and others VV have, by their petition, represented that the con-'^ struction of a line of railway from a point, either between the villages of Montebello and PapineauviUe or in the neighborhood of the said villages to connect at the most convenient point with the Canadian Pacific Railway, fol- lowing a general northerly direction to connect with the extension of the St. Jgr6me Branch Railway, in the county of Ottawa, would develop and promote the agricultural, mineral and timber resources of the district, by supplying a ready means of communication with the main lines of railway ; and whereas the persons hereinafter named have J i.„ ■:>„ i,~nr^-,^^--a^aA oa o nnmnnTiir for constructinff, pruyuu tu t,-c in.Cvii.-^i'» — — • •- — — -x- — .,• — . •.-• equipping and working such railway ; a^d /hereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; There- 46 Vl CT. of ,tion of the id Lake St. re to have f unto the )inpany all iperty), the L Company, to hold the pany, their L.S. ry Railway •ch, 1883.] and others at the con- er between or in the t the most railway, foi- st with the L the county igricultural, jr supplying lin lines of named have onstructing, whereas it is ion ; There* 1883. Papineau Seigniory Railway Company. Cap. 89. 623 fore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of tne Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : a. Louis Duhamel M.D., M.P.R, W. Owens, M.P.P., N. P.r.on. inoc ^ourassa,!^. Samuel Mackay, Hyaciuthe Noe Raby, N.P P""'"'- Ed. Leduc, Julien B. St. Pierre, Antoine I^ngprl, M.d!; AS. Camille Papineau, Ephrem Rochon, priest, J. P. Jielanc^or, priest, A. M. Bourassa, priest, Hercule Chenier, J. L. Dacier, priest, W. HPambrun, L. D. Fortin, Emile Quesuol N. Chen6, P. A. Quesnel, Louis Ilotte, D. De.sjar- fl''^^ •', Hortie, H. aareau, F. Marcotte, S. Aubuchon, M.D., O. Rochon a. Oenest, M. Favier, J. Dauvissat, Chas. Major 1^. Leduc, Esquires, with all such other persons and corpo- rations as shall become shareholders in the company herebv incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a bodvv corporate and politic, by the name of the "Papineau SroZ.?"" niory Railway Company," and shall have all powers appertaining to railway corporations in general, and the powers and privileges conferred on such corporations by the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act. 1880, subject to the provisions hereinafter mentioned. a. The company and their agents and servants may lay Company m.y out, construct and finish a single or double line of railwav """'''"o' » nliT^uI K T ^'Tu'^' *ll" '^"^p'^^J^ ™*y ««« fit' from aZS;"a^ point either between the villages of Montebello and Papi- neauville or in the vicinity of such villages, most conve- nient for connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway, and following a general northerly direction to connect with the extension of the St. J6r6me Branch, in the said county of Ottawa. 3, The capital stock of the company shall not exceed, iup •» , . v the whole, the sum of one million dollars, with power to ^'"'' "°'"'' increase the same, as provided by the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, to be divided into twenty thousand shares of fifty dollars each ; which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinafter mentioned and such other per* sons and corporations as may become shareholders m the said company. The money so raised shall be applied, iu the first place, to the payment of all fees, expenses and disbursements connected with the passing of this act, andAppUeation lor making the surveys, plans and estimates connected "^""'"•y* with this road and the remainder of such money shall be""""*' applied towards making, completing and maintaining the said railway and for other purposes of this act. c^f:.}^ -1^^^ ^^ ^''■^^''^ ^'''' *^^ '^^'^ company to receive by Uwfui for grant, either from government or from any individuals or ''''"P'»''y '• ':«lH|l m ' i' Board of proTl- eional clirou- tora and powers thereof. 624 Cap. 89. Papineau Seigniory Railway Company. 46 VlCT. reooivovnoant corporations, municipal or otherwise, cither in Canada or lots, Ao, in aid gigg^here, as aid in the construction of the said railway, of railway. ^^^ yacaut lots iu the vicinity thereof or elsewhere, or any other real or personal propery, exemptions from taxiUion, rights of way, or any sums of money, either as gifts or by way of bonus, or iu payment of stock, and afterwards legally to dispose of the same, and alienate the lands or other real or personal property, for the purposes of the said compauy, in carrying out the provisions of this act. 5. Louis Duhamel, MD., M.P.P., W, Owens, M.i'.P., Hyacinthe Noe liaby, N.P., Ed. Leduc, .rulien B. St. Pierre, Antoine Longpre, M.D., A. G. Camille Papineau, hphrem llochou, priest, J. P. Belanger, :>riest, A. M. Bournssa, priest, Hercule Chenier, J. B. Uacier, priest, W. H. Pambrun, L. D. Fortiu, Emile Quesnel, N. Chene, P. A. Quesuel, Louis Hotte, C. Desiardins, J. Hortie, H. Gareau, F. Marcotte, S. Aubuchon, M.D., O. Rochon, G. Genest, M. Favier, J. Dauvissat, Chas. Major and F. Leduc, shall be and are hereby constituted a 'board of provisional directors of the company, five of whom shall form a quorum, and shall hold otfice as such until other directors shall be elected, under the provisions of this Act, by the shareholders. They shall have power and authority to fill vacancies occuiTing therein, to open stock books and procure subscriptions to the undertaking, and to receive payment on account of stock subscribed, and make calls upon subscribers m aspect of their stock, and to sue for and recover the saftie., mA to cause surveys and plans to be made and executed, and to acauire any plans and surveys now existing, and to deposit, in 'any chartered bank of Canada, any sums of money received by them 'on account of stock subscribed, and to withdraw the same for the purposes of the undertaking, and to receive for the company any gift made to it in aid of the undertaking, and to enter into any agreement respecting the condition or disposition of any gift or bonus in aid of the railway, which agreement shall be 'inding upon the company, and generally to do all such other acts as such board, under the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, may lawfully do. The said directors are hereby empowered to take all necessary steps for opening etock books for the subscription of parties desirous of bocoraing shareholders in the company ; and all parties subscribing to the capital stock of the compauy shall be considered proprietors and partners in the same. Fkst meeting C. Whoii and so soon as one-tenih part of the capital for election °( ^Iqq\^ (which Capital stock shall not be less than four directors. j^^^^^ed thousaud dollars) shall have been subscribed, as To fill vacan- cies occurring therein. To cause sur- veys, io. to be tnade. Power to open stook books. 46 VlCT. Canada or d railway, ere, or any I taxiition, gifts or by afterwards e lands or of the said act. 18, M.i'.P., . St. Pierre, u, Kphrera . Bournssa, . Pambrun, 'snel, Louis Vlarcotte, S. Favier, J. be and are 'tord of the 1, and shall be elected, Iders. They s occuTTing ^riptions to account of rs in respect a,ftia,iMa to ted, and to i to deposit, i of money ibed, and to ndertaking-, > it in aid of i respecting IS in aid of iig upon the cts as such y Act, 1880, empowered 3oks for the shareholders 3 the capital prietors and the capital 3 than four .bscribed, as 1883. Pmneau Seigniory Railway Cowpa'iy. Cap. 80. 625 aforesaid, either in municipal debentures, granted by way t^wT^''" l^h«^.r^««' ^^ in ordinary subscriptions by iS?i™ •"'''i'!f''i^^"^ ^° t^« capital stock, or partly in Td one ;en;^^^r^"'^''^" r^ P^'-i^y '"^ «^«^ subscriptfons, and one-tenth of the amount so subscribed paid in, the said fid 17' '' ^ ?-""'T ^^*^«™' ^*y '^^'^ the stok books as thev thinf^^ of shareholders, at such time and place as they think proper, givmg at least one week's notice in v ., .u trdLtTt'orar'^" English and FrencI, pubSed hUr."-""- o each swInA '^^' f'^ ^,^^l"}g« ircular notice as well Board to bo fnl?nli ^'^a^«hol.. . _...i ^^V' nrom,i.or» foTsmniTn/T ^^f '^"^'^"^r.y "^tes and biil« of ex.^hanVe "-P-tl tor suras not less than one hundred dollars • and anv Z.-h •''""''■•"'^ £^rir«,l V? ^■«"^P'*»X' '^"?tL drecors«han be binding on the said company ; and everr flitch nnfn^?! sory note or bill of exchan,.J HoV.„drshIlTf,e pre«i m S\o be lown. "'^' "^'^ P"P^'' "^^^^^^i^y- "'^"1 tirZlriry said c^zf 'liU';rrr^ *">^^'^ *^'^ ^-^^i «f ^^^^-^ ^^--^ IX i^uiupany ainxeU to such promissory notes or bills of""' n8<^«»»ary. exchange; "or shall the said president or vi(-enreHidZ or p , . / the secretary or treasurer, be individually rHlCSfo-^ the same unless the said promissory nok^s oTbHs of ex "'p'"*''^'"'- ixion^ea ana empowered, after the sanction of the Nhnrp- '-"""""Wo holders shall have been first obtained at anv sneciarnr ""■""• general meeting to be called, from time ( f'^. E s„. h pnrpose, to issue bonds or debentures, whieh b ond or e bentures shall constitute and be considered to be a/fr^t and prel..ren lol charge on the undertaking, lands buUd,i"s tolls and income of the companv, or" ny, d he/o a 'of without the necessity for any enreoiHt ration Iher of «; har/blir'^^'i;';" "^'''^i' '-^"^ such^ondl or ieb n ure shall b. in such iorm, and for such amount, and pavab le I'n Canadian cui-rency, or dollars, or in francs, if p. 31 • , ' W^tUeT?^' '* ^"'^ ""'-^ ^"'^ Places,'as the'directois trom time to time, may appoint and direct. Ihe payment to the treasurer of the .-ompany or to anvP » , o her person appointed for the purpose, h\llyloLZX^^ pxvrohaser of ^ny of the lands i„ the fo irth sectinf i his ''^°'''' ''''• act rnentioned, of the purchase money thereof "nd the acquittance of such treasurer, or other person so apposed ?l^ofa"'^''"".?.'5^'^ operate ^s a diseha^r^m; Jo^to of the claim of the company in respect .,f the laifdsso i:^^ ^i\X'^.-^-^ provisions b,.^made therein Jh^ «haifwn«?ri'^'"-'°^^''^''^''''i^^ P'"'"'^'^'^ «" authorised, snail keep all monies so received, sepa.-ate and apart from the ordinary funds of the company, and the mo v so T ceived shall be invested, from tii/e' to time, in go;LimeiS 628 ProTiao »■ to •mount of bondi to bs luued. '•'tUi-i Bondi in*7 be leourtd by mortgBga d««d. Conttntt] of dead. Power of direc- tor! to enter iatotraSio ar- rkngementa with other eofflpany. Ao. Cap. SO-. Pa/nneau Seignioi'v Railway Cumpant/. 46 VrcTT, BeHi „„p ''»«-« ..r oon- thrn-of, ami for any period or term or for thMoa8inff or.r;t\T™a hinnf? of anyloromotiv.'s, cirsor movabio prop.'rty and*"- gonorully forniakintrany aerr.M.ment with any oth.-V com- pany or raihvay admini.stration, tou<>hiii!? tho nwo of the TaiUvay or ot the railway of th». other rompany or railway administration, ...• tou.hinpr any service to be rendered hv tho .m.' to the othrr, and the .(mipeiif^tion thf^refor ; iiro- VKled that every such aifreement, lease or contract in this flection mentioned or referredto shall be first ap| proved of and authorized by the Hhareholders of the said <.>m puny ProWo. at a general mootmg of the sm...,. after one month's notice by circular and insertion ' .'■ an i dvertisement, in French and hnirhsh, in a new.spap =r pnbii^) ed in the said county ot Ottawa for at least one i io;;lh. +.***■ J-* ''^'''S II^ j'^wlul fo .0" OWnship connci] of a Lawful for Township, which has grantcv,' a bonus to any such umal- '"""''■'p'"""'- gjimatini. road, to k>gali.e the payment then.,1 by a vote™:^1'" ot the said council, aiKl to issue its debentures for any^"'""- subsidy given towards any portion of the amalgamating ra. ways ; provided always that the line of road runs within the boundaries of such township or its vicinity, as set forth m the original by-law under T^-hich such bonus was granted. ^r?li '^^^^""^ of directors shall elect and appoint a pre-omce*, of fiidenl and the necessary officers, and fill up vacan-'ies """P'-y- from time to time; but the president and vice-president shall be elected annually, immediately after the election of directors, except that in filling up a vacancy the election may be made at any time. as. The board of directors are hereby authorized to take Sab.oription. ail necessa/y steps for procuring subscrii^tions for stock ^"' '""=''• until the whole has been taken up, and to make, exe.-ute *v 11 J^ ''''' ""'"^ '"^"^ ""^^^^ certificates therefor, as they shall deem expedient. ^ J3^ Any dee4 of conveyance of land to the company Deed of oon- shalJ be 111 the form of schedule A to this Act annexed and "y''""""*^ may be enregistercd nt full len-th, upon the affidavit of^'X"; one ot the witnesses thereto, made before one of the officers"^ schedule a. tiuthonz(>d to receive the same; and a deed in such form or m words of like import, shall be a legal and valid con- K...I .. ,.,. u,,u.xfi iiiimuviiuics therein iueniioueu, to all intents and purposes, and the enregistration thereof shall be of th*^ same effect as if such deed were executed ©efore a notary. .:''l IN I -vT'f^. 1 1 .. .ii|jiiiipiiiimiii "^^Mmj^^^m^mM,:,. 630 Cap. 89. Papineau Seig-mort/ Railway Company. 46 YiCJT. 584. The directors of the company may, if they see fit. Powert of di Motors for oor- ^ge either iron or steel rails on their railway; and the **'" P"P""'- directors shall also have power to build tramways as branches, feeders or auxiliaries to the railway, not to -ex- ceed, in the case of any branch, a length of fifteen miles, and to construct and use all machinery and appliances lor working the same as may be found useful and proper m such cases. Power of eom- 25. The company shall have full power to purchase or pany to P'»- acauire land for its warehouses, elevators, its docks, ?ain"pfo''pen;: stations, workshops, offices, and erect buildings thereon and to dispose of any superfluous property connected therewith, and to acquire, hold and control as many steam or other vessels as the directors may '.deem requisite. Iron* time to time, to facilitate the carriage of passengers, freight and other traffic in connection with the aforesaid railway. Commenos' ment and oom pletion of works. Name of act. Coming into force of , (Shartor. S6 The pov/ers given by this act shall be exercised by the commencement of the said railway within five years after the passing of this act, and its completion withm tea years therefrom. 27. This act shall be cited as the " Papineau Seigniory Eailway Act. " 2» This charter shall come into force by proclamation, which shall be issued only after the Lieutenant aovernor in council shall, within twelve months of the sanction ot the present act, have proof that the said company is in a position to carry out its undertalcing. SCHEDULE A. DEED OF SALE Know all men by these presents that I, A. B., in con- sideration of . paid to me by the Papineau Sei'^niory Pvailway Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Railway Company, their successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land (describe the land), to have and 1 1 T ■- .-1 1 1 _.,-l „-«,Tr.;o,^c. imffv i\\a coi!..- tr — .- ■ their successors and assigns forever. 1883. United Counties Railway Covipany. Cap. 90. WitnesG my hand and seal, at , this day ^j^^ . one thousand eight hundred Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of C. D. C. F. \ A. B. [LS] t: .! 631 if CAP. XC. An Act^to incorporate the United Counties Railway Com- [Assented to SOth March, 1883.] W^h?.?/wi'?''T!-^'''^^''^*'^^''^^^^'l ^'^d others Preamble. y have, by their petition, represented that the con- struction of a line of railway from the village of Richelieu ?st. inX^^ '^ ^''Tl^'^ P^.f ^^^ ^y «^ ^'^' St. Jean Bap: M.^L I- T'^^^ 9f Rouville, and by St. Damase or Ste. Madele me, the parish of St. Hyacinthe, the city of St Hyacmthe, St. Barnabe and St. .Tudes, in the county of St Hyacinthe, St. Ours or Sorel, or any other place in thp counties of Richelieu and St.' Hyacii^:, so as to n^a h an; point on the River Richelieu and River St. Law?en?e^ would be beneficial to all the localities above-menTioied ?hev£r TI ""f "' ^^ communication to the inhabitants !?! ; /".^, whereas sur-h persons have prayed to be in- corporated into a company for the purpose of building expedient to grant the prayer of their petition ; Therefore Her M.^esty, by and with the ad vicl and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Bernierl'.Sr* ^fT' n ^^ ^'^""'^^ ^"^ ^^'^^'^ Esdras Person, i„oor. Berniei, members of the Commons of Canada, Joseph N" P-^^". o?Mn;;;r r'S'l' t^^Ho^orable HonoreMercier, ad^'ocate ol Montreal, Hubert Lemay, mayor of St. Judes, Aleiis IZZZfTVl' '^^^ ^'T^'' "^^^-^^^^ MarchessauTt mayor of bt, Ours, Ludger A. Robergo, contractor, Odilon Desmarais, advocate, Edouard M.thieu, agent, L. Francis Morison, advocate, and such other persons and corporations as may hereafter become shareholders in the company "";•"-■ ;: 'i-™.-^ olian dc ana are heifhy constituted a corporation under the name of "The United Countipsv Railway Company, " and shall have all the poweTand^ privileges conlerred upon such corporations by thrQuebec PowT' V *» !■¥« .':^i: 682 Company may lay out, build and finiah cer- tain railway. Cap. 90. Vnited Counties Railway/ Company. 46 YlCT. Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, and the acts amending the same, subject to the following conditions. 2. The company, its agents and servants may lay out, build and finish a single or double railway of such gauge as the company may deem fit, from a point upon the line of the Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway Company, at Richelieu, in the county of Rouville, passing thence by bt. Jean Baptiste, in the said county of Rouville, and by St. Damase, or by Ste. Madeleine, in the parish of St. Hyacmthe, the city of St. Hyacinthe, St. Barnabe and St. .ludes, in the county of St. Hyacinthe, St. Ours or Sorel or any other place in the counties of Richelieu and St. Hyacinthe, so as to reach a point on the River Richelieu and the River St. Lawrence, and to build all the bridges necessary for such purpose, as well as the telegraph and telephone lines deemed necessary and useful by it for the working of such railway. Power, of com- 3. The company shall have the powers conferred by v^^' the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, not inconsis- tent with the provisions of this act. Capital stock Inereaae thereo' 4. The capital stock of the company shall be one hun- dred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each ; but it may be increased, from time to time, to the sum of one million dollars, by a vote of the majority in value of the shareholders, present or represented by proxy, at any meeting convened for such purpose. Lawful for ^. It shall be lawful for the company to receive, as aid Company to in the construction of the said railway, any vacant lands [rirVo'"'''* or any other real or personal property, or any sums ot ' " money, either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and legally to disi ose of the same, and to alienate the said lands and other real or personal property for the purposes of the company, with the authorization of a ma- jority of the directors. «. Louis H. xMassue, Theotime Marchessault, J. Poulin, Hubert Leraay, M. E. Bernier, L. Francis Morison and Edouard Mathieu, are hereby constituted a board of pro- visional directors of the company and shall remain in office until other directors are elected by the shareholders under the provisions of this act ; and such directors shall have power and authority to fill vacancies which may arise in • 1 -t 1 L -i 1- U^^W^. n.^J V..»Trr> c^+.-woTt- fa toil 111 tllt» the boara, to OJ^CU SlUCXW uOOr^^ anvt utiw .-.is. ^ ...ifi..... m company, to call up and cause to bo paid up, instalments on the stock subscribed, to issue bonds or debentures, to Provisional direototB. Powers. 46 YlOT. ending the ay lay out, iueh gauge in the line ompany, at ence by St. and by St. Hyacinthe, .des, in the any other inthe, so as i lliver St. y for such hone lines iug of such nferred by .t inconsis- s one hun- le hundred ne to time, the majority •esented by )se. )ive, as aid acant lands ly sums ol in payment d to alienate 3rty for the on of a ma- , J. Poulin, iorison and oard of pro- fiain inotlice olders under shall have lay arise in t.skei! ill the instalments bentures, to 1883. United Counties Railway Company. Cap. 90. 638 become parties to promissory Qotes and bills of exchange, and to commence and carry on the building and working of their railway. 7. The general meeting of the shareholders for the elec- General meet- tion ot directors shall be held on the first Tuesday of May "'? <■"■• "''o- in each year, in the city of St. Hyacinthe. at the place andJocL-! ^"''" hour specified in the notice calling such meeting, and such notice shall be inserted in a newspaper published in the city of St. Hyacinthe, during two weeks previous to the date of the meeting. The other meetings of shareholders shall be published in the manner prescribed by the by- laws of the company. 8. The board of directors of the company shall be com- Board of diree- posed of seven directors, four of whom shall form a quo-*"" •°'^ rum. They shall elect two of their members as president '^""'■"'°" and vice-president. No one shall be elected a director Qur,ufication- unless he be the holder of ten shares of the capital stock of the company and have paid all the calls due thereon. The Number of di- shareholders shall hav: the right to increase or diminish ''^°"'" ""^y the number of directors, at the general meetings or at spe- &c '"""''"''• cial meetings called for that purpose. ». The directors or the majority of them may, from time vaoancio.oa to time, replace one or more directors who are deceased or ^''"^■ have resigned, by selecting from amongst the shareholders one cr more pt .'-sons qualified to be directors, and the directors so appointed shall remain in office until the en- suing election in May following. 10. The chief place of business and the head-office of the Head office of Company shall be in the city of St. Hyacinthe. company. 11. The directors of the company are hereby authorized company may to borrow, either in Canada or elsewhere, all sums of b'rr'w money money necessary to complete, maintain and work their be^tl';,";**"- railway to issue mortgage bonds, bearing the seal of the company and signed by the president or other officer acting as president and countersigned by the secretary. These bonds may be payable in such manner, at such places B,„d, how in Canada or elsewhere, and bear such rate of interest as payable. the directors may deem advisable, and mar be sold or pledged at such price and on such terms and'conditions as they may deem expedient, provided the amount thereof docs not exceed that of the capital stock of the company ; and prOvidf>d nUn tViuf fha Qm/-ii-!n+ --.f c,-j.^V. -rr. cw*- "•" t — ]---iMr'" does not exceed twenty thousand dollars per mile of rail- amount, way constructed by sections of not less than ten miles and approved by the government. ^™BSKMMS^^*Mi 634 Bonds mort- gage on pro- perty of com- pany, <&o. im Cap. 90. United Counties Railway Company. 46 VlCfT. 13. The mortgage bonds, the issue whereof is hereby authorized, shall, without registration or formal transfer and notwithstanding article 2180 of ti. ^ Civil (^ode, be admitted and considered as a first mortgage and privileged claim upon the said company, its undertaking, tolls and revenues and the moveables and immoveables it may acquire, and every holder of such bonds shall be deemed an hypothecary creditor as to such lien, /wo rata with all the othe" bondholders. ^1^ Bonds payable 13. All bouds, debentures, mortgages and other securi- earer. ^^^^ authorizeu by this act and their coupons and certifi- cates of interest due, may respectively be made payable to bearer, and, in such case, such documents shall be trans- ferable by sin/ple delivery, and the bearer may sue for the recovery thereof in his own name. Company inny 14. The Company shall have power and authority to be- ^'b""* l^^d"*' come parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, for notei, xnJ 31 tin-' uiug arrangements for its cars and trains with any railway along its line ox which crogses the same. 1888, United Counttes Railway Covtimny. Cap. 90. C85 17, It is also hereby authorized to eutor into and com- company plete any agreement with any sixc'h other railway company '"''.v«"q»ir<» lor the purpose of acquiring any bran.ih line, and to larili-io"°°'' '""" tate connection between it and any other railway ..,mpany ' or to acquire the corporate property or a«««tM of 8U(!h other company. IS. meut It is also hereby authorized to enter into any aoree- Co.rpnny mar with any such company to allow the. running of the 6^;;;;'" '""" trains of any such railway company, over its road as well monTs^'^r" as to lease to any railway company the whole or any por- tion of its road whirh shall be built, upon such Condi- tions as the board of directors may diuini exi>edient 1». The company shall also have thb right to run its company may own trains over any other line of railway which it uirv''"" '"."■"'"* intersect, provided it^btains the permiSn oi l^e com^nir ""'^ "• pany interested. 90. The directors of the company, elected by the share- P"'^" ^f -Ji- noJders, may make and issue as paid ui) ntock sharps in tho' :';'''"° '"s"? company, whether subscribed fo? or ^X^^^^^^^^^^T'' hand over such stock as paid up stock and the/ morto-affe p"^""""'- bonds of the company, in payment of right (.f way, plant, rolling stock or material of any kind, and alHo for the ser- vices of employees and contractors, and other persons, who ;f,fl iT ^^^""^r-^^ «^ °^«y be engaged in promoting the undertaking and interests of the company, \.^k?^f 'T^ ^'^"^ allotment of stoc-k or bonds shall bei^suo of stock binding on the company, and the \ up „tock shall be'''"J'"s™ unassessable thereafter for calls, company. ^\^'^'' J:^'!^\>^^''Y ^y^^Y acquire and hold land from Company m«y wiiich to obtain supplies of gravel, stone and (uirth requir-r^"''V .""^ ed by the company for their works, and may sell or i?!' St I 636 CaT> f*'). United Counties Railway Company. 46 ViCT. Conditions thereof. STi' : bonds or debentures by a deed or deeds of mortgage, executed by the company, with the authority of its share- holders, expressed by a resolution, passed at any regular or special general meetin;.'" of shareholders ; and any sufli dt^ed or deeds may contain such description of the iroporiy mortgaged by such di (^d, and such conditions set forili therein, respectin;^ the \) lyment of the bonds or d ■ 'ui-tu'es secured thereby, and of 'he interest thereon, and li^^. -uni.- dies which shall be employed by the holders of such b oids, or by any trustee or trusfocs for tiiem. in default of such payment and theenforcemeiii of suc}\ r .aedies, and further to provide for forfeitures ixiui penalii* ^ in default of su h payment, and to provide generally for the n? 'intern' iice of all obligations entered into by 'he comp;!)./ v ith any bond- holders, in such inanner as to make all si-cunty gire,'; vPilid, biBdiiig and according to law. Company may 2'1f. Ti o dxrp'tors of thrt compauy shall have the power build branch ^-^^ right to xnikf and build any branch line or lines, by them deemrd loccHsary , for the working of their main line, and to use- '<]i laachfuery and appliances for working the same, a3 any be fouud viseful and proper in sin h cases ; but none of these branches shall exceed fifteei. miles in length. Company may '«-^''-. The Company shall have the power to purchase or acquire, Ac. acqiiire laud for warehouses, elevators, factories, docks, iKiuses^Ao.''™ stations, work-shops, offices, and erect buildings thereon, and to dispose of any superfluoiis property connected there- with, and to acquire, hold and control as many steam or other vessels as the directors may deem requisite, from time to time, to facilitate the carriage of passengers, freight and other traffic in connection with its railway. lines. iitid erect tame, <&o. Form trail tSc of con- 27. All contracts for construction or maintenance of the road shall be passed in the manner and according to the formalities set forth by the regulations of the board of di- rectors of the company, notwithstanding subsection 2 of section 28 of the Quebec Consolidated Eailway Act, 1880. Form to be uped for ooH' veyances of land to com- pany. 2 ^. All deeds for conveyances of land to the company may, as far as circumstances permit, be in the form of schedule A to this act annexed, or in words of like import ; and in order that all such deeds be duly registered, all re- gistrars, in their respective counties, shall be furn and at the expense of the said company, with a 1 taining copies of *^he form given in the said schf' in words of lik nport which are to be j^iiv- each page, lepv , the necessary blanks k ^'v.; •d. 'J ?on- or one on the cir- ^i, 1 1888. United Counties Bailway Company. Cap. 90. 687 urn*?hTn Jr ^^'"5^ ^^"^^''^^^ conveyance, and shall, Regutrati„„ upon the production of any conveyance, enter the same in.?" "?'"" the eaid book, by memorial, and shall minute the enre-is- """'' tration or entry on the deed. The registrar shall charge 8h?n I. S"' J Tu ^""l.r. ""^'^ : ^"'^ ^''''^ registration Bhall be deemed to be valid in law, any statute or provi- sion oi law to t|ie contrary notwithstanding, and shall se'rvit ,^! T" ft'^ ^/egards the rights ofownershfi servitude hypothecs and real rights as the registration prescribed by the Civil Code. ^ anri"Jfnl? r* «^^",b« for all purposes deemed to be valid Co.^eno.. ana in lull iorce and effect as to such portion or portions "l''r""'^'""* t^tZV'i r^''^^""^ ^' commenced within five fllL-n."^ "f" thfs acT ''°'"P^''*^^ ^'*^^"^ *«^ y«ar« from the passing of whi?h ^bi'll'^K*'"*^'' '¥^ ?°'^. ^"^° ^°^^*^ ^y proclamation, Coding mt. Which shall be issued only after Lieutenant Governor in'""''"' "f council shall within twelve months of the sanction of the "'"'"• present act, have proof that the said company is in a posi- tion to carry out its undertaking. if SCHEDULE A. Deed of Sale. Known all men by these presents that I, A. B., of in consideration of the sum of paid to me by the United Counties Railway Company the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, VnTbar^in! sell and convey unto the said United Counties Railway Company, all that tract or parcel of land {describe the land) selected and designated by the said company for the pur- poses of Its railway ; to have and to hold the said landed S^s Wer. '^" '"^ ''"^"^5^' *^^" ^^^^«-- - 638 Cap. 91. Lake Chawplatn Sf St. Lato. Junct R. Co. 46 VlCT, CAP. XCI. An Act to amend the Acts respecting the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway Company, and to extend the delay granted for the completion of tHe said Railway. [Assented to SOth March, 1888.] . i. SB !' '. ''if. : rroamUe. |..f«' WHEREAS the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway Company have, by thoir petition, represented that they have completed and put into actual operation sixty two miles of their railway, commencing at Stanbridge Station, in the county of Missisquoi, and ter- minating at the parish of St. Guillaume, in the county of Yamaska, and that they are desirous of completing their said railway to its northern terminus and to its southern terminus at Philipsburg, as indicated by their charter, to the river St Lawrence, in the county of Nicolet, opposite Three Rivers, but the time allotted for the completion of the said work will expire on the twenty third day of De- cember next, and they have prayed for an extension ot the said time, and it is expedient to grant the said prayer, and to aiTthorize the completion of the said railway as prayed for by the said petition ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : Delay to com- 1. The delay granted for the completion of the said rail- piete works ex- .^j^yj^ji^ the works connected therewith, is hereby extend- tendod. ^^ ^^ ^^^^ y^^^g^ ^j,^^ ^^^ twenty third day of December, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, any law or restriction to the contrary notwithstanding. Company may S. It shall be lawful foT the Said company to utilize any utiiite part ofpa^t of the South Eastern Railway, with the consent of the lE'aa'lern Ran- said Compauy, in order to iacilitate the completion of the w»y. *"• said Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway to its northern terminus and southern terminus at Philips- burg ; and the said Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway shall be held to be a continuous line of railway ; but shall be entitled to the subsidy, now granted to it by law, only for the number of miles of railway that may be actually constructed by the said Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway Company. Act in force. 3. This Act shall come into force on the day of its sane* tion. h. 46 VlCT. Champlain iiy, and to of the said rch, 1888.] :. Lawrence loir petition, into actual imencing at loi, and ter- e county of leting their its southern r charter, to let, opposite )nipletion of d day of Be- nsion ot the prayer, and y as prayed ,-ice andcon- llows : the said rail- ;reby extend- )f Ueoember, )r restriction to utilize any !onsent of the letion of the tion Railway as at Philips- 5t. Lawrence luous line of now granted railway that e Champlain Y- ,y of its sane* 1883. St. Lawrence Sf T4miscomta Rnilipay Co. Cap. 92. 639 CAP. XCIL An Act to incorporate the St. Lawrence and Temiscouata Kail way Company. [Assented to 30th March, 1888.] Tf^THEREAS A R. Macdonald, superintendent of thePreambio. t t Intercolonuil Railway, L6rite Theriault, P. E. Grand- bois physician and member of the Hous,. of Commons, all olthetownofFraserville; the Honorable Frs. Langelier, advocate and mayor of the city of Quebec ; George Honort' I)eschesnes,M.P.P.,ofSt. Epiphane; O. dauthie^r, M.P P.' of S ii:.l tV J«^«.P^I«^«flTarte, journalist, of the parish ofSilIery ; Benjamin Trudel, Charles Langelier, advocate, and the Honorable John Hearn, Legislative Councillor, al of the city of Quebec ; and Philippe Landry, Esquire, member for Montmagny in the House of Commons, have Dy their petition, prayed for the incorporation of the St Lawrence and Temiscouata Railway Company ; and where- as it is expedient to grant the prayer of such petition ; Therei^ore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con- sent oi the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as fallows : I. The said A R. MacDonold, Levite Theriault, P. E.P-"on, incor- (xrandbois, the Honorable Frs. Langelier, G. H. Deschesnes, P"^"""*- Hn^? n '''t {• tJ^'*^' Benjamin Trudel, C Langelier, thJ Honorable John Hearn and P. Landry, and all such other pensons or corporations as shall unite with them, are hereby constituted a corporation under the name of " The d Name. Lawrence and lemiscouata Railway Company," and are vested with all the powers and privileges required to build and work a railway from a point within the limits of the town ol FraseTville and ending at another point in the parish of fete.Rose-du-Degel6,in the county of Temiscouata, or at some point m the vicinity thereof. of Fralerviile^ "^''^ °^*^'' company shall be in the town Head omoe. ^.vl" ^^j.^'^Pitfl^tf^^k of the company shall be one million Capital .took, dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; but it may be increased in the manner prescribed by the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880. The amount to which debentures of the company may i^ueofdeben- be issued shall also be one million dollars, and it may be'"""' increased in like manner. ^. Theger." 1: meeting of shareholders for the election <'«''erai meet- ot directors shjJl be held on the first Monday of Julv in 1? "/"".""'"'"' eyery year, at the place and hour specified il the notice " ill if !■ i ■ il m iPiil -I'. 640 Cap. 92. St. Lawrence Sf Temiscounta Eailway Co, 46 VlCJT. Notiot thrro- calling such meeting. Such notice, and all othors to ^ ffiven to sharohold-Ts, of meotings or of tho ' ailing ui A instalninnts on thoir ' shall be given or i)ubhshedm the manner presc- ', • 'oard ofdirotors or by the by-laws oftb nu^>i',>', .^l it shall not be uocessaty to publish them m the Quebec Official Gazette. Bo»rdofdir.o. Ji. The board of directors shall be composed of seven tor., io , quo jnembers fciir of whom shall form a quorum, buch direc- Pr".i*ent. tors shall elect amongst their members a president and a vice-president. The board of ri: • employ one of Manager. its n embers as manager of lue company and pay him a ■alary. ProTi.i«nai C-. Until the first annual meeting of the shareholders, for directors. »ndo^^^ ■ lectiou of directors, the said T. E. Grandbois, A. It. th.u power.. j^^^V)^^^i^^ F. Langelier, G. H.^ Deschesnes, X Israel Tirte, John Hearn and Benjamin Trudel, shall torm the board of directors of the company, and shall have all thi rights and powers and enjoy all the privileges as the board of directors to be hereafter elected by the share- holders, aud particularly to opon stock-books for subscrip- tions and receive subscriptions ^o the capital of the said company to call instalments on the subscribed stock and cause the same to be paid up, and to commence and co.. tinue the construction and working o^the said railway and to issue obligations, bonds or debentures for the raising of the necessary funds for that purpose Commence. However, such works of construction shall not be com- ment of work., menced until ten per cent of the stock has been subscribed and ten per cent paid up o\i the amount so subscribed. Paid up .took r. The directors of the comrany may make and issue, m«7b«i.8ued j^ ^p gtt \ share,} in th companr, whether sub- ';i^:t scribed for or .., ., ana may ai.uL and offer such stock as paid up stock and the mortgage bonds of the company, m payment of right of way, plant, rolling stock, or material of any kind, and ..ido ior the services of ci tractors, en- gineers and other persons who may have been, are, or may be engaged in promoting the undertnVmg and mtf ..dts oi i..»e bi.d.n,*^SucTf88ue' aud allotme of stock or bonds shall be on company, binding on the company, 1 1^ paid up stock '^hall be unairsessable thereafter for lia. .. .Mi- 8. The directors of the company are hereb autho- atoifsuA-^i^-.j g^j,4 g|^r.r,wprpd, after the sanction of the share- """"• holTers 'shall hive ' been first had and obtained at a speual or general meeting to be called, from time to time, lor such purpose, to issue bonds or debentures, which bonds Pow »ecto deboaturea |# \ f 46 VIOT. hers to '">e ling n\ oi iblish „ 1 V .. ^'.'^^.•'^- '^hall ho and are herebvP"'^*"'- taking, to receive payments on ao.ount ol sto.l' subsn- h d and genemlly to do all saeh other acts as such board undi the said Quebec Consolidated Kail way Act, 1880 ma;Taw- biJ^tolhrcaTSsTock' jff ^''' ^' corporations, subscri- Liabin,, „r r)ronripMr« '^''I'^*''^ '^^f «^^ of the company, shall be considered '''"''•>o1de„, S/ fi! 'l*^ partners m the same, but shall be liable ""'""'• only to the extent of the amount of the r stock there n and the mayor or warden of.auv mu-'-in-l .-o-^w^ I Bcribing for stock in the comX/v tT'fl. , ' ."•.''"^■•''»y''^ "f ■"«- thmi«..n^ ri^n eompany to the amount of tenn'^ipniity thousand dollars or upwards, shall be ex officio one of ther""""'"'? ^° directors of the company in addition to thf number of i!^™:;^^*' if. I ■ fill 644 Cap. 93. Lake Temiscamingue Railwap Co. 46 YlCT. fectoTS authorizod by this Act, and shall have the same rights, powers and duties as any of the Directors of the Company. mm meetin. «• When and so soon as one tenth part of tht? capital stock For"uotllrof shall have been subscribed as aforesaid, either m municipal director. a^hentures panted by way of bonus, or otherwise, or m ordinary subscriptions by individuals to the <;apital sto k or partly in such subscriptions, and one tentli ol the amount, so subscribed, paid in, the «fd Directors or « fltiorum of them, may call a meeting of shareholders, afc ?uch time and place as they think P^0P«^ -. S^^ing at «...». f Ipast one month's notice in one or more papers m linglisji ^""" *•'"'• indCicT published in the district of Ottawa at which said general meeting, and at the annual general meetings in the following sections mentioned, the shareliolders, present in person or represented by proxy, shall elect not less than five, nor more than nine Dire<-tors m the manner and qualified as hereinafter prescribed, which said director* shall constitute a board of Director* and «h/ hoW £e until the second day of January m the year following their election, An^nai gen- ^ Gn the second Wednesday of Jannaij iiext ^fter the ^r'STor passing of this Act, and on the »«^«^ on{A lr CUilB upun ill'-- .,■-..!!* .•- — „. ^,. , II In the election of directors under this Act and in the Srr. transaction of business at the general shareholders' meet- Quorom of board. QniiHfleatloD of dirootori* tmmtaimamm MMM* 46 Vic?r. ;he same rs of the ital stock lunioipal ise, or in tal stoekr h of the ;toTs, or a jlders, ali fiving at L English at which meetings reholderSy elect not e manner . directors Lold office ving their after the nesday of holden a npany, at h meeting less than 1 ensuing" provided ; eting and before the rench '.nd tawa; and he persons f there be i Railway le transac ay employ directors ; ;ed director ti shares of rear on any and in the iers' meet- 1888. Lake Temiscamingue Railway Co. Cap, 93. 645 ings, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many votes as ho holds shares, upon which the calls have been paid up, and shall be entitled to vote either in person or by i«. The Company shall have power and authority to be- Company may come party to promissory notes and bills of exchan"-e for *■"•""« P»'"" «ums not less than one hundred dollars; and any suc.h nXr'""^ promissory note, made or endorsed by the president or vice-president of the Company, and countersigned by the fie."retary and treasurer of the Company, and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall .,nf« v!-^ ""'p *''^^'''''^*'"y ' ^"^ every such promissory note or bill of -xchange so made shall be presumed to have been made with proper authority until the contrary «eal ofX'r.'^"' "^ "^""^ '^t ^^•^'-^^^^ryto have the SeaUheroon m^i ot the ComiJany affixed to such promissory uote or bill '"'""'«e'«"y- of ex.'hange, nor shall the president or vice-president, or the secretary and treasurer, be individually responsible for the same unless the said promissory note or bill of exchange President &,., has been issued without the sanction and authority of the"?' ^r* board of directors as herein provided and ena.ted ; Provid! p ''"'""'■ ed however, that nothing in this se(^tion shall be construed to authorize the Company to issue notes or bills of ex- change. payable to bearer, or intended to be circulated a* money or a« the notes or bills of a bank. ^mi*<:Jnn/''";^^'' of the Company are hereby authorized Company 'n^ay and empowered to issue bonds or debentures, made and'^""'r^'- mgned by the president or vice-president of th; Company '"'^^ "'"''• and countersigned by the secretary and treasurer, and under the seal of the Company, for the purpose of raisinjr money for prosecuting the undertaking, and such bonds or debentures are and shall bo considered to be privileo-ed claims upon the property of the Company and shall b'ar hypoth(v upon the said railway without registration: provided however that the nmount of such bonds or de' iZ^^'^'^A ^Ti"""^ «^^^'l\hypothcc, shall not exceed twenty ?,„.,,„,, u. thousand dollars per mile, to be issued in proportion to the ~" "^ length of the railway constructed by sections of not less thau ten miles and received by the government ; but no such bonds or debentures shall be for a less sum thau one hundred dollars. iJitd Wf^'p'' ^^^^''^''''^ and other securities to beB„„.„A-,.ho. issued by the Company, may be payable to bearer; and P'^"''""'- ail such bonds, debentures and nfhpv «(j,.,ivitjo„ ^.f ^-^^ Company and all dividends or int.Mcst warrants 'thereon respe'^tively, which shall purport tc be payable to bearer! shall be lusfiignable by mere delivery, and may be sued on gm-- 646 Callj. Proviso. Notioe. Apiiointmont of officers by bourd. Subscriptions to stock. Cap. 93. Lake Temiscamingue RaiMmj Co. 46 ViCT. and enforced by the respective bearers or holders and owners thereof, for the time being, in their own names. 1*5. The directors may, at any time, call upon the share- holders for such instalments upon each share, which they or any of them may hold in the capital stock of the com- pany, and in such proportion as they may see fit, except that no such instalments shall exceed ten per cent on the subscribed capital and that one month's notice of each call shall be given in such manner as the dircf^tors shall see ht> 16. The said board of Directors shall elect and appoint a president and vice-president and the necet.«ary offi- cers, and fill up vacancies from time to time ; but the said president, and vice-president or vice-presidents shall be elected annually immediately after the election of Dir- ectors, except that in filling up a vacancy an election may be made at any time. 17. The said board of Directors are hereby authorized t& take all necessarv steps for procuring subscriptions for stock until the whole" has been taken up, and to make, execute, and deliver scrip and share certificates therefor as they shall deem expedient. Compftny may .„.„P»u, u.„, 1«. It shall be lawful for the company to enter into any laase road io. ao-reement with any other railway in this province for leasing the said raiway or any part thereof, or the use thereof at any time or times or for any period, or for leasing or hiring any railway or part thereof, or the use thereof or for the leasing or hiring any locomotives or moveable pro- perty, and generally to enter into any such agreement touching any service to be rendered by one railway com- pany to' the other and the compensation therefor ; and any such agreement shall be valid and binding, and shall be enforced by courts of law according to the terms and tenor thereof. Forn,s of deed. 1*-^ Any deed of conveyance of land to the said company of oonveyanoe may be iu the form of schedule A to this Act annexed, and "^ '""'*• shall be registered at full length upon the affidavit of one of the witnesses to the execution thereoi", made before one of the officers usually authorized to receive the same ; and for the purposes of the due enregistration of the same, all registrars shall be supplied, by and at the expense of the Company, with a book, with copies of the form given in the said schedule A, one to be printed on each pa^e, leavm^ Registration of the necessary blanks to suit the circumstances upon each luch deeds of separate conveyance, and shall, upon the production ana '"* *"' proof of the execution of any such conveyan(;e. eater the 1883. Lake Teniiscaviiague Railway Co. Cap. 93. 647 • same in the said book, without any memorial, and shall minute the enregzstratiou or entry on the deed : and the registrar shall charge and receive from the Company, for all lees on every such registration, fifty cents and no more ; and a deed in such form or in words of like import, with all the clauses and conditions therein mentioned, shall be a legal and valid conveyance of the land and immoveables therein mentioned to all intents and purposes, and the re- gistration thereof shall be of the same effect as if such deed were executed before a Notary public. 21^ The construction of the said railway shall be begun Com. aenee. withm two years from the passing of this act, and com-T.""'"'!''"""- pleted within eight years. piet.onofroad. 91. This act shall be subject to the Quebec Consolidated 13-^4 v.. o. 43 Kailway Act, 1880, except in so far as the special pro- •° "I'P'^- visions of this act may be inconsistent therewith. Ti **f ■ ^^}^ ^"^^ "^^y ^^' ^^**^_-l^t!- ft, o and ne- cessary to construct the same, with the right, if the com- pany sees fit, to make such bridges suitable for the passage of horses, vehicles and foot passengers, subjot to the clauses. R+.ipTilations and conditions of the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880 ;aud, in the event of any of such bridges 46 Vict. St. John ■h, 1883] afard, cxxrd of Quebec, cnboT of the vhicoutirai, I of Qtiebec, t. Primi' du e, ofEober- ssm. Uu the Said tirst Mouday m JMay, and on the first rlr^TJll'''^M Monday in May in each year thereafter, at the principal tor eHcticn ot •' J J iniiii ix direotorB. oluce of the company, there shall be held a general meet- ing of the shareholders of the company. At such meeting the sharehold<'rs shall elect seven directors for the then ensuing year, in the manner and qualified as hereinafter Noiioe thereof, provided. Public notice of such annual meeting and elec- tion shall be published, for two weeks before the day of election, in a newspaper published as aforesaid. The election of directors shall be by ballot, and the persons, so elected, together with the directors ex officio under the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, if any there be, shall constitute the board of directors. Manner of election. Quorum of board, &a., Qualific.iticn uf dirootore. Shnrehol Icrs' light to vote. CallR. I'roviso. Ni-tlce. •>. Four directors shall form a quorum for the transac- tion of business, and. the board of directors may employ one or more of their members as paid director or directors ; provided, however, that no person shall be elected, ixnless he shall be the owner and holder of at least twenty five shares of the stock of the said company and shall have paid all calls that may have been made. ?<>. At the elections of directors under this act and in all matters relating to the affairs of the company at general meetings of shareholders, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he holds shares, upon which he has paid all calls due, and he may vote in person or by proxy. 1 1 , The board of directors may, at any time, call upon the shareholders to pay their instalments upon every share lh(;y may hold in the capital stock of the company, and in such proportion as they may see fit ; but no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent of the capital subscribed, and one month'H notice of each call shall be ffiveu in such niiiiiner, as the directors may deem advisable. 46 Vicrp. time and least two le city of r(i be one. 1 general the share- by proxy, ualiiied as constitute hold ofFieo ving their 1 the first principal leral moet- h meeting ■ the then lereinaiter ^ and elec- e the day said. The )ersons, so under the J there be, le transac- ly employ directors ; ed, unless /venty live have i)aid ; and in all at general be entitled ch he has by proxy. ,11 upon the share they id in such Iraent shall (1, and one ^.h manner. 1883. Saguenay Sf Lake St. John Railway Co. Cap. 94. 651 com^ant"fo,^'h'!l ^''"^ conveyances of knd to the said Form of deed, company tor the purposes of this act, in so far as oircum-''^"""^''^'"'" ttthr;7" i^"-'*' f"^ ^' "^ *^« ^°™ «f th« schedx n;"^'^'^- effect ZirPT'^' °' "' f ^y «t^«^ ^°™ t« the like sa^^e ^U1 d'L .;;.r-^';? ofi\..^u. enregistration of the He^w.Uon same, .Ul ieeii,trar.s, in their respective counties sh-ill "f^eeds. upon production of th . said deeds and pS ol' Ihe due anduf^shdrS"^*" and register them^ [rthdr boot S rvortt .,n7'1' minute of such enregistration «; from the comnwt f.'f^ *^' ''^l'''''' ^^^^ receive, F.e, the.for. t*?a?; ;Shsl:^i:;7 ^^* - ^-^- «^^- to the co^ 13. The board of directors or the maioritv amono- thptn v • • may nom time to time, replace one or more directors who '"'"''• are deceased or have re-fused to a.'t as sn.h, by se ecW from amongst the shareholders one or more peLushoTI promissory note or bill of exchange made or endorsed drawn or accepted, by the president or vicc-pres'de t of the board ol directors of the company and countersigned by ho secretary-treasurer of the company and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binS on the company. Every such promissory note or bill ofex? change so made, shall bo presumed to have been made w th proper authority, until the contrary be shown • in imTises«a, m sha It be necessary to have the seJl of the compa y affi^^^^ to such promissory note or bill of exchange, nir sKall the president or vice-president or the secretary- reasurei of 1 ' thZi7' ^" '^''^''''^''fy rosponsible for [he same unl^s w hout ^IT'^r^ ^^°te or bill of exchange has been issued without the sanction and authority of the board of directors as herein provided and enacted. untciors K*"7. The directors of the company, upon beino- dulv in n- . thorized thereto by a vote of the'ma ority of Ih fia'eaders "- ""dr^ of tl^^^aid comp^niy, present at any aniiual meetino- in th' month of May for the election of directors, or at any^g "lond ^Z'.l!:^:.rl!7-'-''^' --^ '^"^" ^^ ^''''''' ^" the manife? abo':; Eon" ni " wiCf i,""" ""T "' fi!' ""'".''.'^^ «^"*'^*^^ meeting and elec^ ton in which notice the object of the meeting- shall be clearly set forth, shall have power to issue their bonds, made PIJ 652 Cap. 94. Saguenay Sf Lake St. John Railway Co. 46 ViCT. Form thereof. ProvUo. Iiimitation ot amount. and signed by the president and the vice-president of the said company, and countersigiu^d by the secretary treasurer of the company, and under the seal of the company, for the purpose of raising moneyrequired for the undertaking. Such bonds shall be and be consid(>red to be privileged claims upon the property of the company, and shall bear hypothec upon the said railway, without enregistration ; provided no mortgage bonds of such nature shall be issvied until ten per cent of the capital stock of the company hereby incor- porated has been subscribed ; and provided also that the said company shall not have power to issue such mortgage bonds for a greater amount than twenty thousand dollars per mile of road constructed by sections of not less than ten miles, and that such portion of the road shall have been recived by the government. Bonds, to 11?. All bonds, debentures and other securities, so made whom payable ^^^ issued by the company, may be made payable r,o bearer. ?r"atferred. And all such bouds, debentures, mortgages and other secu- rities of the company and their coupons and certificates ot interest relating thereto, and made payable to bearer, shall bo transferable by simple delivery and the bearer may sue for the recovery thereof in his own name. Company may ^^ ■ The company may enter into any agreement with any loiisu railway, other railway company in this province for the leasing or *"■ selling its railway or any part thereof, of the use thereof, at any time or for any period, to such other company, for the leasing, from such other company, of any railway or part thereof or the use thereof, or for the leasing or buymg ot locomotives or moveable property, and generally make any agreement or agreements respecting any service to be ren- dered by one company to the other and the compensation to be paid therefor ; and every such agreement shall bo valid and binding and may be carried into execution by courts of justice in accordance with the tenor thereof. Share, not to 1«. It shall uot be lawful for the directors to sell under be sold bciuw pa^ any shares of the company's capital, which shall not ^"' have been taken up. I \ It shall be lawful for the company to receive, as aid in the (construction of the said railway, any vacant lands and any real or personal property and any snips of money, either as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and it may legally dispose of and alienate such lands and other real or personal propoTty for the purposes of the company, on the authority^ of a majority of its directors. Lnnd?, Ac, may bo re ceivitd by com pany as aid, &9. 46 Vict. of the said treasurer ly, for the ing. Such ed claims hypothec rovided no until ten eby iucor- that the mortgage nd dollars less than have been 3, so made e to bearer. other secu- tilicates of jarer, shall r may sue it with any leasing or thereof, at my, for the vay or part buying ot f make any ?. to be ren- upensation nt shall bo .ecution by lereof. sell under h shall not ;eive, as aid it lands and oney, either ock, and it 8 and other le company, '- 1888. Saguenay Sf Lake St. John Railway Co. Cap. 94 653 50. The principal place of business and the head office UeaU offlo« of of the company shall be in the city of Quebec, or in such """"P^J^- Other place as may be detennnied by the board of directors. 51. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in the Branoi- .ino» Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, and particularly T^ '"'""" in the sixteenth and seventeenth sub-sec^tions of section """"P""'' seven of the said act, the company may build and work branch lines, of fifteen miles in length each, and for that purpose it shall have all the powers, rights and privi- leges conferred upon it for the construction and working of Its main line. It may also construct bridges, wharves and and all other works necessary for the construction and Working of its line. 2?. All contracts for works of construction or mainte-Pn™»foon. nance of the railway shall be made in the manner and ac-''*"'^""""""' cording to the formalities prescribed by the by-laws of the board of directors of the said company, notwithstanding the second sub-section of section twenty-eight of the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880. ^^. This act shall, for all purposes whatsoever, be deem- ^^•""n'enoe- ed valid and in full force and eifect, as to such portion or^MoTot""" portions of the said railway which may be commenced ""•"• Within two years and completed within eight years from the passing of the act. 24. This act shall be subject to the provisions of the Que- "-44 viot.e. bee Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, except in so faras they "* "* "''''''• may be inconsistent with or provided for in the special pro- visions of this act. ?\ This charter shall come into force by proclamation. Coming into Which shall be issued only after the Lieutenant G-overnor^""""'^ '''»'" m council shall, within twelve months of the sanction of"'" the present act, have proof that the said company is in a position to carry out its undertaking. SCHEDTJLE A. Form op deed of sale. ^ Know all men by these presents that I, A. B., of m consideration of . nnirJ tn Tpa "Utt fi,o «„„«««»«. and Lake bt. J ohn Railway Company, the receipt whereof ia hereby acknowledged, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto 654 Cap. 95. Cap Rouge Sf St. Lawrence Raihoay Co. 46 VlOT. the said Sacfuenay rmd Lake St. John R ilway Company, th«nr sucot'ssors and assigiiK, all that tract or parcel of land {deseribe the laail), to have and to hold the said land lud premises unto the said company, their successors and assigns forever. "Witness my hand and seal, at , this day of , one thousand eight hundrod and Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of CD. E. F. A. B. [L. S.] CAP. XCV An Act to incorporate the Cap Uougc and St. L Railway Company. lawrence [Assented to 30//i March, 1883.] Preamble. TylTHERE .i' . =he Honorable Thomas McGreevy and VV other... biiA'c, by petition, prayed for an act of incor- poration a: . ;f;ody corpo- Cap Eouge have full make and ■i railway, ne Lorette, 1883. Cap Rouge Sr St. Lawrence Raihoaij Co. Cap. 96. 6G5 in the county of Quebec, intersecting the North Shore Kalway, running to the moufh of the River iSt'harir eiilier withm or without the limits of the city of Q "be. or running by the river Cap Kongo to the river S aw' rence. thence following the north" .shore of the r ve «t" Lawrence, through the coves to the citv of olw *n point within the city of Quebec. wheJ^th^- sS oomp -n^ may have a deep-water terminus ; but in all cub ^1,!^^ eiitenng the imits of the city of \ln.C tCZin^nl oi J*. The capital stock of the comnanv kIi-.H k,. c ,r. three hundred thousand dollarMwhh' fowl " ' 'ZT' tt Tm'i ^rf''\^^ the QucJbec ColisoHdau .uilway Act 1880) to be divided into six thousand shares of fTftv dollars^each, whi.h amount shall be raisod by tho ?,,rs ,« hereinbefore named, and such other persons amKnJf tions as may become shareholders in su h stc^^ and T money so raised shall be applied in the first nl.l f 1 i the payment of all fees, exptnses an^f 'd tr ; ^..."t^'^;^; procuring the passing of this act, and for S£' the surveys plans and estimates conneJted with thTrailw-w and al the rest and remainder of such money „hanl; s^d rl 1 Zr t "^'^^"^-^' fompleting and maint?;i:hrg tl e «; I. :, r- P ^^ P*y«»::"t of interest on the sums na?d un for the inunicipalitv of anv countv At^r ,.,-1 1 ^'^wlul M„n!d,,ai intcrcMod in tL vJu.L.r ^^^J^^^' "7- village or parish, oo.a,„ii' may rri, .n., f i» the railway, or otherwise, to pay out of th( ''-'-^ f'^'^"™'- J^Shar,^s.:iosep^^^^ i)a]km a, ^ herehy constituted and appointed the firSb^ard hi ^Zt::" "^ the.ompany, and, until others are appointS^ in the manner hereinafter prescribed thev sh-.ll fx^ Tv, ' board of directors of the colnpany, and t^y tv 'rthtm ahall form a quorum for the transaction of business c.f : JA!f 5'i:*_'''« ^^« h^^^'H ««^POwered to take all n«-p.-...«* c.,-.„iy ,,^p„ ,y, openiug slock books for the subscriotion ^ireot'ow: of persons desirous of becoming shareholders in the com' IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 1.25 |50 ""1^" ^ us, 2,5 12.0 IIIM U in 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTSR.N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 *^«i' L1>' \ \ <^.. ^. ^. 6^ ^^i '^ 'ifc : 6^ '««-^«8««m offloe of first director*. Kottoei of an- nual mMtingi O. When and so soon as one-tenth part of the capital stock shall hare been subscribed as aforesaid, and so soon as one-tenth part of the subscribed stock shall have been paid up, it shall and rnay be lawful for the directors, or any five of tham, to call a meeting of the shareholders, at such place and time as they think proper, by giving at least one month's notice in both languages in one or more newspapers published in the city of Quebec, at which general meeting, the shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, shall elect, by ballot, nine directors, qualified as hereinafter provided, and at the following annual gene- ral meetings, the said shareholders present, either in per- son or by proxy, shall elect three directors, in the manner and qualified as hereinafter prescribed, and the said direc- tors ^all constitute the board of directors and shall remain in office until they are replaced aa hereinafter mentioned. 7. On the second Tuesday of March, in tlio year follow- ing the said election, shall be hdlden a general meeting of the shareholders of the company, at which meeting the shareholders present, as hereinabove stated, shall el«ct three directors to replace three who shall go out of office, which three shall be elected for three years, and on the second Tuesday in March, in the following year, shall be holden another general meeting for the election of three directors to replace three from the six who shall have re- mained in office from the first election, and in the third year, the remaining three shall go out of office, and so on, annually, so that all the elections of directors, with the exception of the first, shall be made for three years. The first nine directors elected together, shall draw lots to decide which three of them shall first go oat of office, and such drawing shall take place before the notice call- ing the annual meeting is published, and the said notice shall contain the names of the three directors going out oi office, and to be replaced ; and the other six directors shall also draw lots in the following year to decide which three of them shall go cut of office, and the notice calling the general meeting shall contain every year the names of the three directors going out of office, but the same maybe re-elected ; the notice of each annual meeting shall be ffiven during one month in one or more newspapers pub- so elected, to- iisnea m tiic ciiy ui i^ueucv, aixu. iix^ x:x\-'^ shall be made by ballot and the persons LI ■ '!' 46 Vict. stock of partjierB t of their le capital [ 80 soon ave bc^en 3('tors, or loldere, at living at } or more at which in person qualified lual gene- r in per- i manner lid di rec- all remain lentioned. ar follow- leeting of eting the hall el«ct of office, d on the shall be of three have re- the third md so on, with the TS. draw lots of office, atice call- lid notice ing out ol :;tors shall hich three illing the names of ne may be ■ shall be pers pub- [ directors lected, to- 1888. Cap Rouge Sf Si. Lawrence Railwaij Co. Cap. 95. P57 Eol^'oT^elt: """"'^^ "^ ^^^^' ^^^^^ ^-«^^*-*« the ofL ml S f t ^Tr 1"«^"^fo^thetran8avtiouQuo.„of I«/r • . '• ^\^ ''"'''■'^ ""^ directors may employ one or '»"<'• more ol their number a. paid dirertor or directirs ; p ovi- <1.H however, that no person shall be elected a dire tor UnlesH he shall be the holder i^nd owLr of at lett t.?no''fT"''r''''' «liiirs! r^f tliia n/.f ,« e • ^""^Pany, Form of deod* •Ulm rn ,1 r i i ' "^ '^^ ^'^^ as circumstances -^viH of oonvoyanoe .Kltnit, m,.y be in the form given in Schedule A to this a<>t "^ '""'*• Nubjoined, orin any other ibrm to the like effV t and for trars shall be supph.^d by, and at the expense of the com- r. w « uu.y. withabook, with copies of the form gitnLZ'^'^t'^ Hiid schedule , one to be printed on each page, leaving the necessary blanks to suit the circumstances upon I-lch Pmoro? .^"^'^'^'^r ' ^"? ^^^^^- ^^P«^ '^' Producl on and l>i«>ol ol the <-xecution of any such <'onveyauce enter iC mZf\'t ''"^ ^""^ -^^^^^^t ^"y ^^^oi^: a d shal minute the enregistration or entry on the deed • and the r|^gj. OF SALE. Know all idtien, by these presents, that I, A. B,, of do hereby, and in consideration of paid to me by the Cap Eouge and St. laivi- rence railway company, the receipt whereof is hereb]^ acknowledged, grant, bargain, sell and convey to the " Cap Rouge and St. Lawrence railway company ' ' successors and assigns, all that tract or parcel of lai.d' (rfescrt/>e «Ac /a«4, the same having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purpose of their railway ; to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the- said company, their succcssois and assigns forever. Gbiveit under my hand and seal at, t^ .ij one thousand eight Hundred, £tnd day of Signed, seai«4 and delivered ) In presence of ) A.B. {L.S.) 1 46 YlCT. rom time" ilining to- [ person* res in the as direc*- directors meeting 'e, within thin twcr , after the :laniation» Governor anction of y is in ft n of i St. LaW- is hereby to the aj" •' )1 of ittiid 4nd laid r railway ; Tinto tW rer. day of 1888. Rimomki Sf Gasp4 Railway Co. CAP. xcvr. Cap. 96. 659 ^ cXiny"'''^"''*' '^' ^^'"^'^^^^ ^"'i »*«P6 Railway [Assented to SOth March, 1888 ] "II, momDer ot the House of Assemb v of the Prox'in,.a «f Quebec, and Arthur Chamberland of the town of Up mam de Bimouski, and several other person have bv ttt I. Reverend Mr. L. Roulea". Arch-Pn>Rf T v n.A«A X R nft..r!^ n ^r. • P'^^etier, J. Russell, F. Daniou F '°««P<'"^dr V«?r ! 't*^- S- ^^^^'-e^i. J- P- Pelletier, O. Desiardins' E Verreari L. Gagnon, A. E. Guay, J. B. FoVt^ n | fe ?'/p^^"^''^^' ^- ^- Sassevifc, J. T utouineau T J Fot'nL^X'^r? oh'- I^«-3»4-' 0- E S^nil; IMonnP n 5f T ,^^f«inard, Tr6fl6 C6t6, Bruno iJionne, O. St. Laurent, Antoine Labrie, J A Martin A fn ?he comnanvT K°"' ^ """^ ^«^°^« shareholders ^ib-^!riiS:S"Ri7ar^^^^^^^^^^^^ "^ ^" ^^^^^^*^*^'SMi-feeyi^^|;ji^s,.j,j«4:.- Company may — . - » , build, .tcoor-Q^f construct, comploto tain railway. 660 Cap. 96 Rimouski S( Gasp6 Railway Co. 46 ViCT. Rimouski, or in any other place chosen by the board of directors. 3 The company and i'^s agents and servants may lay out, constnxct, comploto and work a single or double trau'^e railw.iy from a point on the Intercolonial Kailway, between Rimouski and Little Metis to a point on or near Gaspe Basin, passing by Matane, Cap Chattc and Ste. Anne dos Monts and may also construct such branch linos as may be necessary to open up the country to colonization on both sides of the main line and to connect the same with other lines of railway. Cpltai .took. 4. The capital stock of the company shall be three mil- lion dollars, divided into sixty thousand shares of hlty dol- lars each, but it may be increfised, from time to time, by a vote of the majority in value of the shareholders, present in person, or represented by proxy, at any meeting called for that purpose. Company may 5. It shall be lawful for the company to receive, as aid recoivo i«nd«, j^^ ^^^ construction of the said railway, any vacant lands, Ac, as aid. ^^ ^^^^ ^^ personal property, or any sums of money, either as gifts or by wav of bonus, or in payment oi stock, and it may legally dispose of and alienate such lands and other real or person:'^ .jiorty for the purposes of the company, on the autiiority of a majority of the directors. p,ovi»in„ai 6. The said Reverend L. Rouleau, J. E a&nkrenx, Gr. L. directors. Pelletier J P. Pelletier, D. F. de St.-Aubin, A. L. buay, i^ . Danjou, A J. Sasseville, T. Lamontagne, Trefle C6te Louis Roy. senior, J. A. Martin, L. A. Billy, L. N. Assehn L. Gagnon and J. Russell are hereby constituted a board ot provisional directors of thj company, and they shall remain in office until other directors are elected by the sharehold- ers in accordance with the provisions of the present act. Powers and they shall have power and authority to fill vacancies occurring on the board, to open stock-books and obtain subscriptions to the capital stock of the undertaking, and call up instalments on the stock subscribed, to issue obliga- tions bonds or debentures, to become parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, andtc commence and continue the construction and working of the said railway. General moe'- 7. The general meeting of the shareholders for the ing for election glection of directors shall be held, each year, on the nrst of directors, ^g^j^gg^^y iu May at the head ^ ">.e of the company, at Notice therefor the time and place indicated in ^ notice convening such meeting, and such notice shall r^ '.^psrted in a newspaper oan 1883. Rimouski Sf Gm^pc RailtLmy Co. Cap. 96. 661 published m tho^rity ofQu.b.o or in the distri.t of Ri- mouski, dnrniiv the two vve,.ks pr.cedino- the dut. of the sh ]'"li:: I?''''- '\''^'' ™"^'^^"^?« «f the shareholder .v...r. PoSd'^of s-nr^^ of dirPctors of the corn pan v shall be com.n„„.,of posed of s,nen mombors, four of whom shall be a quorum "i-cto„,4o. wlo shall .lort one of their numhor as president and an' otl.r as vicp-prosident. No on. shall be ole.'ted director ?"n™",- unl..s ho b.. a shareholder, holding ten shares in the apita '"^^r^r toUml^vnlir"*'''' "' " '"''?"^>^ °^"^'^"^ "^"^J^ ^^°m timeVaonnoies on to time lepja.e one or more dtreetors deceased or refusing ''"'^'''• to act, by selecting, from amongst the shareholders, one of more persons du y qualified to be directors ; and uc IdT- rectors, so appointed, shall remain in offic. until th fol- lowing election of directors in the month otMay theli Ji^ei^;?^^;^.-'^ ^-^-' with powert^t:;;^— to 'borrow ^'JithlT- ""^ f ^' 'rP''"y r^ ^^'^^y '^"thorized Director, m.j to borrow, either in Canada or elsewhere, all sums of '^''"'"' ■"«"«/ money necessary to complete, maintain, and work their Sontl^r '*" railway, and to issue mortgage bonds, beadng the seal of the company, and signed by the president, or' other officer acting as president, and countersigned by the secretarv ' Se'inVanad'.r^l'^ ^^^'^^^^ fr\f ---er "?Sh no.n.re. plK e in Canada or elsewhere, and shall bear such rate of "■^•""P-^yMe. interest as the directors may deem advisable : such bonds may bo sold or pledged at the prices and on thelrmsTnd ScHonS'^^^'^'^r?'^'^ P^^^'^^«'^ '^^' t^« amounUr„vi.o. of 8 ch bonds so issued does not exceed the amount of the thi «?• 1 ' ""^ ^H ^n'^'P'^y ' '^"^ P>-Ovided always that Proviso. the said company shall not have power to issue such bonds for a greater amount than twenty thousand dollars per mile of road constructed by sections of not less than ten miles, and that such portions of the said road shall have been received by the government. «h!lT 7^,1 ""T^S'^pt ^M"^' ^'^"^'^^y authorized to be issued Mortgage snallvvithout registration or formal transfer, and notwith »""' 46 Vict. hocB and Lion pre- tover, bo such por- T bo coin- ten years. lamation^ Grovemor notion of ly is in a in consi- me paid •, which I , sell and way Com- (ioii of th& lid out by ailway, to s unto tho jver. day t hundred L. &> 1883. Waterloo f^ Magog Railway Co. Cap 9t. 605 OAT. XCVII. An Aft to further nmond tho act iucorporntinff tho Water- loo and Majrog Kuihvay Company. [Assented to 80th March, 1883.] TyHERRAS the Waterloo and Magog Railway Cora- Preamble. T V puny havi', by their petition, repiesc-nted that they are d.-sirou.s of straightening the lino of their Kailway, between its pre«eiit tenninuH,near the outlet of Lake Mem' phreniagog. and the village of Waterloo, an.l intend forth- VI ith to complete their said Kailway to the City of Sher- ?h7v h;'"'.V^''' 'i^'^ ""-"'''ry *"^ '^^ «'•*'! purpLs that they b„ authorized to i.suo bondn, and that other powers and privileges be granted to them ; and whereas it will b. if /. .?"r ri'''"''"'*' to permit the .same to be done, and It i,s oxpedien to grant the prayer of 8u<-h petition ; There- fore ILn- Majesty by and with the adviee and couLont of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : hv'^nTh! ^'^t^^o^ and Magog Railway Company are here- Company Dy authorized to straighten their Railway, between f ho •'"''"rized to village of Waterloo and the outlet of Lal^^ M;.mphr;in!v.c!S iSf^^^^ by constructing th.3 same through " The I'hiHeld pass /^ BO called, and to take up and dispose of their pn-sent line ot Railway in such manner as they shall deem advisable. s„f;i IJt Ji!" '°"f'"^ i the present holders of bonds, is- Certain bo„j, sued or authorized und.>r the sixth section of chat tor ""^y ^o caa- twenty;eight of the Statutes of the Province of QuXec "'"''• passed m the thirty fifth year of Her Majesty's reigi; the Company are hereby authorized and empowered to .ancel aif IJonds so issued or authorized : and the surrender and cancellation of the said Bonds sV j be effected in the pi^- for the Province of Quebec, and sliall be established by a deed passed before the said Notary and signed and eL- cuted by the President and Secretary of the Company. 3. After all Bonds, heretofore issued or authorized byxewbonj. me company, shall have been surrendered and cancelled ""^ ''° "»"«<*- as aforesaid, the Directors of the Company, upon beinjr duly authormHl thereto, by a vote of the majority of the Btorkholders of the Company, present atanv annual meet- ing, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called lor tliat purpose, shall have power to is.siic Bond= to the amount of one hundred and thirty five thousand pounds of sterhng money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain m ''P'^**«^*a*t.aB*A:a eee Cap. 9T. Wiittrho 6f Magag Railway Co. 40 ViOT. and Ireland, or tho riMKy of the Dominion Comptiuy shall b (equivalent thereof in the lawful cur- .jn of Clauada, and the power of the iimittjd to the said amount. Bondi y>j Trurt»ei may bo appcilntod fur certain purpose!, Bond, by 4; The 8.ud bouds, the issue whereof is axithorizod by whom .igned. ^^^ pn'ci'ding section, shall be signed by the 1 resident or *•• Vice-rresideut of the, Company, countersifrned by the Se- cretary-Treasurer of the Company, and sealed under the corporate seal of the Company ; and in order to secure the payment of the said Bonds, the Company, by and throuj?htlu' agency of their said offi.ers as hereinbelore mentioned, duly authorized thereto by a resolution oi t he maiority of the stockholders present at any aiiuual meetiug or at any special meeting of the said stockho ders called for that purpose, shall have the power +o transfer and con- vey to Trustees (named for that purpose in the said reso- lution) the lands, franchises, road-bed, rolhngstock, tools and property of all kinds (except the la)ids described in the deeds referred to in the third section of chapter iorty one of the Statutes of the Trovince of Quebec parsed m the forty fourth and forty fifth years of Her Majesty s Reign), and the said conveyance may be made by Deed executed before a Notary in the usual form of Trust Deeds. Power of r. If the Company shall make default to pay the said trustee, in Bouds or the interest thereon, for the period ot six monttis 1:~ after the same shall have become due, the Trustees named paying bond., jji t^e Trust deed, or their successors appointed in tne *"• manner provided by the said deed, shall have the power, on the written request of the holders of not less than one fourth of the Bonds, issued under the authority ,f J-^^ third section of this Act, to take possession of the said Kail- way, lands, rights and property conveyed by the said deed, and hold the same, free and clear from all liability lor other debts contracted by the Company, and control and manage the same for the benefit of all the holders of the said Bonds ; and a stipulation to this effect shall be embodied in the said deed, an authentic copy whereof shall be euregistered Trust deed to in the Registry office ol each of the Counties through be regi.teK^d. ^1^^,,^ the Said Railway shall pass. , « The sixth section of the said chapter twenty eight of the Statutes of the Province of Quebec, passed m the thir- ty fifth year of Her Majesty's reign is hereby amended by striking out, at the end of the said section, the words : and shall hold office until the first Wednesday m September in the year following their election. " Worn sec. u. 7. The eleventh section of the said chapter twenty eight replaced. ^^ ^^^ Statutes of the Province of Quebec, passed m the &« .15 V.,c. 28, d, amended. 40 ViOT. lawful cur* wer of the horized by ri'sident or by th»^ Sec under the 3r to Becuro my, by and lereiubi'foro ution of tho uul meetiug Idors <'ulled ftT aud cou- lie said rem- ;-8tock, tools [escribed iu lapter forty assed in the sty'p! lleign), ed executed ds. pay the said f SIX months 3te.es, named inted in the s the power, ?8s than one arity of the he said Kail- he said deed, lity for other and manage i said Bonds ; •died in the enregistered ties through enty eight of d in the thir- amended by words : " and September in twenty eight massed in the 1888. Iberville Jlc Missitquoi Railway Co. Cap. 98. 667 thirty fifth year of Her MaJoKty's nugn is hereby repealed, and the following is Hnbstituted in lien thereof: " All deeds iiiid conveyiuiceti of hinds of the said compa-Form ntdetdi ny may be madt* in the form given in the schedule A sub- "J ?""?'""* joined to this act, or iu any lorm to the like effect, and tho" ^ " registrars in their respective divisions shall charge and re- ceive thi^ sum of fifty ccntN and no more for all fees on the r... for r..i.. registration of each of such deeds. " bttiun. SCHEDULE A. FouM OF Deed of Sale. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of do hereby, in consideration of paid to me by tho Waterloo and Magog Hallway Company, the receipt where- ol is hereby acknowledged, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Waterloo and M'vgog Hallway tlompany, their successors and assigns, all that tract, or parcel ol land, {f/csrnhe the land,) the same having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purposes of thcur railway, to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the said company, their successors and assigns forever. Witness my hand and seal, at , this ^^y ^f , one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered ) in presence of ( C. D. ) A. B. [L S.] CAP. XCVIII. An Act to incorporate the Iberville aud Missisquoi Counties Railway Company. [Assented to 80th March, 1883.] WHEREAS the construction of a railway, as hereinafter Preamble, set forth, would be of great advantage to that part of the Province through which it would pass and to the country adjacent thereto, and whereas a petition has been presented praying for the passing of an act incornor,ifiiirr a company authorized to construct such railway, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of such petition ; Therefore, )l II : 1 % 1 ff i , ■ h ■ limik^^ai^ laiB^kj 668 Certain por- aons inoorpo- rated. Xame. Cap. 98. Iberville Sr MUsisquoi Railway Co. 46. ViCT. llcr Majosty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows . 1. The "Reverend Mr. Toussaint Saint- Axabin, Alexis Louis Demers, E. E. Spencer, Joseph Couture, Jules Fortin, Pru- dent Fortin, Fran9ois Lsifond, Narcisse Demers, George P. Fortin, Pierre Lecdmpte. Louis H. Trudeau and Dr. llomuald Tassc, with .su(;h other persons and corporations as may hereafter become shareholders in the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby^ constitut(-d a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Iber- ville and Missisquoi Counties Railway Company. Power of *8. The said company is vested with all the rights and rTid''a"oo"tiiinPi"i^'il''S'^*''' necessary for the construction and working of a rauwaj-r'"" railway, starting from some point in the parishes of St. George of Clarenceville or St. Thomas, in the county ot Missisquoi, running towards the north east through the parishes of St. George of Henry ville and St. Sebasticn m the county of Iberville and the township of Stanbndge, passing by Notre-Dame des Anges de Stanbridge and gomg towards West Farnham, in the county of Missisquoi. ». The company shall have all the powers conferred by the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, not incouas- tent ,vith the jirovisions of this act. 4. The capital stock of the company shall be three hun- dred thousand dollars, divided into shares of fifty dollars each ; but it may be increased, from time to time, by a vote of the majority in \alue of the shareholders, present in person or represented by proxy, at any meeting convened for such purpose. Company may .'5. It shall be lawful foT the company to receive, as aid reo«ivo land j^ +j^y coustructiou of the Said railway, any vacant lands or " any other real or personal property, or any sums of money, eithar as gifts or by way of bonus, or in payment of stock, and b^galiy to dispose of the same, and to alienate the said lands and other real or personal property for the purposes of the company, with the authorization of a majority of the directors. Qeneral powers of company. Capital stooli and increaso thereof. Prdvisionnl -ilreotori. O. The Reverend Toussaint Saint-Aubin, Alexis L Demers, E. E. Spencer, Joseph Couture, Jules Fortin, Prudent Fortin, Fran9oi8 Lafond, Narcisse Demers, George P. Fortm, Dr. Romuald Tasse, Pierre Lecornpte and Louis II. Trudeau, are hereby constituted a board of provisional directors of the company and shall remain in office until other directors ■WW 46. YiCT. ent of the Llexis Lonis brtin, Pru- , Greorgo P. 1 and Dr. orporations e company instituted a "The Iber- y- rights and 'orking of a [shos of St. ic county of through the lehasticn in Stanb ridge, ^e and going squoi. conferred by lot inconsis- e three hun- • fifty dollars ne, by a vote s, present in ig convened sceive, as aid cant lands or ns of money, .ent of stock, nate the said the purposes ajority of the sisL Demers, ■tin, Prudent rge P. Fortin, s II. Trudcuu, directors of »ther directors 1883. Iberville Sc Missisquoi Railwarj Co. Cap. 98. 669 are elected by the shareholders, under the provisions of this act ; and such directors shall have power and authority topowor, fill vacancies which may arise in the board, to open stock books and have stock takei. in the company, to call up and cause to be paid up instalments on the stock subscribed to jssue bonds or debentures, to become parties to promissory not(>s and bills of exchange, and to commence and carry on the building and working of their railway. 1,^11 y^^*-'" a"e*" and all rolling stock necessary and useful for the workino^ ' *• _ .. 1 jd.a, .i.u. m,^ ala-nvards sell auu convey «uch portion thereof ae may be lound unnecessary for its use 43 '674 Cap. 99. Massawipjii 8f Magog Junction R. Co. 46 ViCT.: r t ProTJiioDkl Froriio. S. The persons named in the first section of this act are hereby constituted the provisional directors of the Company, and three of them shall form a qnornm ; they shall remain in office and have all the powers of directors elected by shareholders, nntil the first election of Directors, v^hich shall be held under this act. Such provisional directors shall have power to open stock books and obtain subscriptions to the capital stock, of the undertaking, and so soon as they shall have obtained sufficient subscriptions to the capital stock, as hereinafter provided, they shall call a meeting of the shareholders of the Company for the- purpose of organization, making by-laws and election of Directors. Cpiui .took. «. The Capital Stock of the Company shall be three hundred thousand dollars, and it shall be divided mta shares of one hundred dollars each. Ora>p»i>7 «»y ''• It shall l>e lawful for the (company to receive from reeeiv* im«J«. private individuals, or municipal or other corporations, for to., u aid. ^j^^ purpose of aiding the construction of the said railway, any real estate or moveable property or any sum of money, as a gift cr as a bonus or in payment of shares, and legally to dispose of the same, if not necessary for the uses pf the Company. Authority is hereby giA'en to any municipal or other corporation in order to encourage the construction and maintenance of the said Railway to contribute lands or moveable property or money in aid thereof or to sub- cribe for or purchase shares in the capital stock thereof Head office. ^- The head office of the Company shall be in the city of Sherbrooke. Fir.t meeting ». So soon as an amount of fifty thousand dollars of the foi election cf capital stoik of the company shall have been subscribed and director.. ^g^ per cent paid up thereon, the provisional directors may call a meeting of the subscribers for the organization ^ . . , of the Company. Such meeting may be called either by Notice tnered.^^.^^^^ notice to each of the subscribers, one month in ad- vance of the time fixed for the said meeting, or by adver- tisement for one month in two newspapers, the one of which is published in the English language and the other' in the French language, in the city of Sherbrooke. xvumBer, quo- At the Said meeting, and at all subsequent meetings, the rum and qna- shareholders shall elect by ballot seven directors (four of titration ofdi- ^^^^ yj^aii i^e a quorum) who shall compose the board of directors, and who, in order to be qualifieu, shall hold at least five shares in the capital stock of the company and have paid up calls due thereon. The majority of directors shall be British subjects. Method of election. Nomber, quo- rAofftrs. Vo. 46 Vict. •n of this act rectors of the Lnoram ; they rs of directors n of Directors, h pro visional sks and obtain ertakin^, and ; subscriptions they shall call ipany for the- nd election of ihall be three- ! divided inta ) receive from jrporations, for e said railway, sum of money, es, and legally the uses pf the iny municipal le construction n tribute lands ereof or to sub- ;ock thereof. 36 in the city of i dollars of the subscribed and sional directors le organization ailed either by le month in ad- s', or by adver- 3ers, the one of »e and the other- brcoke, it meetings, the rectors (four of )se the board of i, shall hold at I company and ity of directors W88. Massawippi Sc Magog Junction R. Co. Cap. 99. 675 ,f T?;J?^ ^?7i*t"u^*i"^ of shareholders for the election e*a„.i a^t- ot Directors shall be held on the first Tuesday of June in "»«'<" •'•'"on every year at the place and hour specified in the notice ''""^"'•• ^vinr""? Tli'"^ P"*^^ "''*^^'^' *"d »» othei-8 to be Notio. thereof ^ven to shareholders, of meetings or of the calling up of"'""'" """•»' instalments on their shares, shall be given or published in the manner prescribed by the board of Directors or by the 5^lr u!'/*^''-^TPl"^«"^'t«^«ll 'lot bo necessary to publish them m the Quebec Official Gazette. Shareholders shall not vote at any meeting unless they .^h„.boid.r,' have paid up all calls due on their shares. "sht wvote. 11. The Directors of the Company are hereby authorized Director, ma, to issue bonds, bearing the seal of the Company and sio-ned "•"" '"""''• by the President or Vice-President and Secretary. Such ftondsmaybe made payable in such manner, either in\vT,.re.na sterling or currency, and at such places in Canada or else-*""" P-y^ie. Where, and shall bear such rate of interest as the Directors may deem advisable ; the Directors shall have power to issue and sell or pledge all or any of such bonds at su'h prices and on such terms and conditions as they may deem fit, tor the purpose of raising the amount necessary for car- rying out the undertaking ; provided the amount of such Proviso. bonds thus issued does not exceed sixteen thousand dol- lars per mile of the road constructed or proposed to be constructed ; and provided further that no such bonds shall be issued until at least fifty thousand dollars of the capital «tock shall have been subscribed and ten per cent paid thereon, as hereinbefore provided. fnr^IlT^^ bonds thus issued shall, without registration or Bond,. io..« lormal transler, be received and considered as a first claim fif-'P^^'^K^d and aprivileged debt against the Company, its undertaking, clmpan*S tolls and revenues and the property moveable and immove- «"' regi.tra- able which it may acquire; and every holder of such"""' bonds shall be deemed an hypothecary creditor as to such security, />w ra/d with all other holders of bonds of the same issue. +• ii, . -^^ Directors of the Company decide by resolu- Trustee, may tion tnat It will give additional or preferable securitv to^'PPT''^' the said bonds so to do, they ere hereby authorized, by and * through the ministry of their President or Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer, to convey to Trustees, named for that purpose m the said resolution, the lands, franchises, road4)edj"olling stock, tolls, and property of all kinds of t*e «au,T ay Company ; and the said conveyance may be made by deed executed before a notary or two witnesses in the usual form of trust deeds. i 676 Cap. 99. Masxawippi 8c Magog Junction R. Co. 46 VlOT. Powers of trua- teea in default of Company paying inter- eat, Ac. II. If the said Company shall make default to meet the interest on such bonds, for the period of twelve months after the same shall have become due, the Trustees named in the said trust deed or their successors, appointed in ac- cordance with the provisions thereof, shall have the power, upon the written request of the holders of not less than one fourth of the bonds issued under the authority of this act, to take possession of the said railway, lands, rights and property conveyed by the said deed and hold the same free and clear from "all liability for other debts contracted by the Company, and control and manage the same for the benefit of all the holders of the said bonds ; and a stipula- tion to this effect shall be embodied in the said deed; which said deed, or an authentic copy thereof, if executed before a notary, shall be enregistered in the Registry office of each of the counties through which the said Railway shall pass. f 1*5. In the event, -t any time, of the Company making an issue of bonds, which for any reason they desire to can- cel before actual sale or disposal thereof to the public, or after su(h sale, with the consent of the holders of such bonds, and upon their surrender and cancellation, the Di- rectors of the Company may cause a new issue of bonds to be made applicable to the railw^ay ; provided that such issue shall not exceed the limits provided by this act, and no portion thereof shall be disposed of or offered for dis- posal until all the bonds of any previous issue shall have been surrendered and cancelled, in the presence of a duly commissioned Notary Public practising in the Province of Quebec, and such cancellation established by any act passed before the said Notary, signed and executed by the Presi- dent or Vice-President and Secretary of the said Company. Company may *<*• The Company shall have power and authority to be- become party come parties to promissory notes and bills of exchange, for toproiwMory ^^^^^ ^^j. j^gg ^Yvom one hundred dollars ; and any such °° "' '" promissory note or bill of exchange made or endorsed, drawn or accepted, by the President or Vice-Pre'^ident of the Company, and coui.tersij^ned by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Company, and under the authority of a majority of a quorum of the Directors, shall be binding on the Company, and every such promissory note or bill of exchange so made, shall be ]:»resumed to have been made with proper autho- • rity, unt.l the contrary be shown ; in no case shall it be Seal thereon necessary 10 have the eeal of the Company affixed to such not necessary. _.„ -ggQ,.-, jjq+o or bill nf exchange, nor shall the Prpsident or Vice-President or the Secretary-Treasurer of the Company, be individually responsible for the same, unless the said Cancellatioi. bonds in cer tain caaea. Proviso as to new issue. 46 ViOT. ) meet the ve mouths ees named nted in ac- the power, B8 than one of this act, rights and e same free itracted by ime for the . a stipula- said deed ; f executed istry office id Railway ny making sire to can- public, or ers of such m, the Di- of bonds to that such lis act, and sred for dis- shall have ;e of a duly Province of y act passed y the Presi- i Company. lority to be- change, for i any such >r endorsed 5ident of the Iroasurer of aajority of a e Company, ige so made, •oper autho- e shall it be sod to such be President le Company, ^ss the said i888. Massawippi Sf Magog Junction R Co. Cap. 99. 677 TtThriT r*' ""^ bill of exchange has been issued with- nJLvH J i " «»d «"tJ»o"ty of the>oard of Directors, as provided and enacted in this section. the' Hn?of?/J?«'!Vl"'" ^u'" J'^r"'*" establish, along co.p„ny„,ay llu ?*;*".I«^^^' telegraph or tcL.phono lines, whi<-h il» -bu.h teJ- sMall work tor its own benoiit, and it shall have the rio-htr/'"' """r"" with any mining or smelting companv, upon su.-h terms s'emTsr" ""''''"" '' '' ^^'^ said ['ompany S! inaT a'l"fi't' !^r..Z7'''"''' "^^ ^^ *^ the Company For. of deed. SulVrfon,- T'*''"''''',P^'"'^*' ^« '" the form of-f -r^ane- scneclule A to this act annexed, or in word.s of likeimiiort • °^"'"^- and m order that all su.-h deeds bo duly roo-Sd a 1 by and at the expense of the said company, with a book r in wSTirP'*^ 'r^^?'' "^ ^'^^ sIiedui:tKe«u..t.. JJh^ ^ ' m^ort, which are to be printed one on"'"''"^- each page, leaving the necessary blanks to siiit the ch-cum prXtrol'r V "^'^^'^ •conveyance, and shall, upo" the S>ai?;:'s^^^^^^^ he'rfiiit"!?/"^' '"\^?^^" ^'^"^ '""^ ---^ eff^^ras r ga2 ri^hts^««th/, ^^T'l^'P' «^^^vitude, hypothecs and%eal rights, as the registration prescribed by the Civil Code. ^ ?*\. This charter shall come into force by proclamation r ■ , ' which shall be issued (inlv nffni. +1, t- J i"\-i, "'"ion, commg into in Pm,«^;i 1, 11 •:, • .^ ,^ *"<^ Lieutenant-aovernorf""eofchar. in Council shall withm twelve months of the sanctim, nl '«■ the present act, have proof that the said Company t'^t position to carry out its undertaking. , ^ ^ li ^J^' 46 ViOT. 6T$ Cap. 100. Larhine Sr Hochelnga Bailway Co. SCHEDULE A. FORM OF DEED OF SALE. Know all men by these preHcnts that I, A. B , of do hereby in consideration of paid to me by the MasBawippi and Magog Junction Railway Company, the receipt whereof iw hereby a«knowledged, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Company, its succesBors and assigns, all that tra»;t or i)arcel of land {describe the land), the same having been Hclected and laid out by the said Company for the purposHH of its railway ; to have and to hold the said land and premises unto the said Company, its successors and assigns for ever. of Witness my hand and seal, at , this one thousand ci.<,'ht hundred and eighty day Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of CD. A.B. [L.S.] Preamble. Certain per- lons incor- porated. Name. CAP. C. An Act to incorporate the Lachine and Hochelaga Railway Company ^-„„, [Assented to SOth March, 1S83.] WHEREAS John McDougall, L. A. Senecal, George A. Drummond, Jt an Bte. Renaud, Robert Cowan, Alexander S. Louthood, L. J. Forget, Telesphore E. Normand, J. B. A Mongvnais and others have, by their petition, prayed f )r the incorporation of a Company to construct the Railway hereinafter described, and whereas the construction of the said railway would be a great advantage to trade and to the public, and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of such petition : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. The persons named in the preamble and such other persons and corporations as shall become shareholders in the company hereby incorporated, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of tne "Lachine aiiu iu«:n(;ia.yit ivmiyTaj i.uiiixM«)) »*'•' —* be th.> provisional directors of the Company. 46 ViOT. 1883. Lachine if Hochelaga Railway Co. Cap. 100. 679 r le by the lany, the bargain, SBors and the land^, the said e and to !ompany, day [L.S.] I Eailway I, 1883.] 1, George rt Cowan, Normand, on, prayed e Kail way ion of the ide and to the prayer i with the ;. enacts as mch other holders in are hereby ae name of ' and shall a. The said Company and their servants shall have full powm of oom- power and authority to lay out, construct, make and finish P»°y '<» ""uud a single or double railway, with iron or steel rails, of such »»""'* '*"' widtD and gauge as the Company may judge most advan- tageous, from any point in the town or in the parish of Lachine, to a point on the bank of the river St. Lawrence, in the village of Hochelaga, passing in rear of the mountain of Montreal, with power to construct a line of railway from the aforesaid starting point, alongside of the Grand Trunk Railway, or to use their line, with permission, to Point St. Charles, and to construct a branch from the line of the Grand Trunk Railway, or the branches thereof, to the Canada Sugar liefining Company's premiset, ; pro- vided the City Council of Montreal grant the authorization therefor, and with power to extend such line of railway from the starting point to Dorval on one side and to the northern end of the Island of Montreal on the other. ». The head office and chief place of business of theHwd ofloa. Company shall be at the city of Montreal. 4. The Capital Stock of the Company shall be one million Capital .took, dollars, to be divid«'d into ten thousand shares of one hundred dollars each, which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinbefore named, and such other persons and corporations as may become shareholders in the Com- pany. 5. John McDougall, L. A. Senecal, Geo. A. Drummond, ProyUionai di- Jean Bte. Renaud, Robert Cowan, Alex. S. Louthood L. J '"'""""• »"'* Forget, Telesphore E. Normand, and J. B. A. Mongenais,''"'""" shall be and are hereby constituted the provisional Board of Directors of the Company, and shall hold office as such until the Directors shall be appointed, under the provisions of this Act, by the shareholders, and shall have power and authority to fill vacancies occurring therein ; and the persons so appointed to fill vacancies shall thereupon becx)me and be Directors of the Company equally with themselves ; and the said provisional directors shall have power to open stock books and procure subscriptions for the undertaking, to cause surveys and plans to be made and executed, and to call a general meeting of shareholders for the election of Directors as hereinafter provided. <5. When and so soon as one-teiith part of the capital first meeting stock of the Company shall have been subscribed as afore- d",*''^""^^^"^ said, and ten per centum thereof paid up, the said Direc- nitioeThe*'^ tors, or a majority of them, may calf a meeting of the share- •"• holders at such time as they shall think proper, giving at 680 <^ap 100. T^ckim ^ Uvcnelnfta Bmlway Co. 46 VlOT JlDDual genu- ral nieetingii for •leotioD of dinctore. KoUc« thereof. Method of 'ectioD and jmber of di- c«ctor>. least one month'H notic«' in one or mor.- newspapers pub- lifhed in the city "f Montreal, and in Ui<' Quebec Official Gazelle ; at which mu'^ general meeting and at the annual Ift-neral niee^intffs, in tin rollowiner nections mentioned, the f (itif 'i'^lders [)reNt'nt in pcrNon o>'- represented by [)roxy, bhail .1- t Directors in the manner a/id ((uaiilied as herein- alter provided, to lonntitute the IJoard of DirectorM ; and the (si'.id Direi'tors, so elected, shall hold oilice till the iirHt Tiu'fsday in March in the year following their election. T. ( 111 the said first Tuesday in March, and on the first Tuesday in March, in each year thereal'ter, at the principal olfice of the Coiiii)any, there shall \)e held a ul»lic notice of such annual meeting and election shall be published for one month before the day of election, one day in each week, in one or more newspapers published in the city of Montreal, and also in the Quebec Offhinl Gazelle, and the election of Directors shall be by ballot and the persons so elected shall form the Hoard of Directors ; the number of the Di- rectors to be so elected shall be settled by the by-laws of the Company, and shall not be les- than five nor more than nine. Quoruu. QnaliflcatioD of director. OkUa. 8. A majority of the Directors shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, and the said Board of Directors may employ one or more of their number as paid Director or Directors ; provided however, that no person shall be elected as Director unless he shall be the holder and owner of at least one hundred shares of the stock of the Company, and shall have paid up all calls upon the said shares. 9. The Directors may at any time call upon shareholders for instalments upon each share, which they or any of them may hold in the capital stork of the Company, m such proportion as they may see hi, no such instalrjent exceeding ten per cent ; and the Directors shall give one month's notice of such call ir such manner as they may appoint. i'ltax B l0iue of paid IC '*^he Directors of the Company, elected by the share- "P •'"".^ *<'■' holdei: n'ly '7\al'e and issue, as paid up stock, shares in the Co» J| •:■> wh ^Iier subscribed for or not, and may allot and b i ^a • 9^ • ■ '^h stock as paid-up stock, and the mort- gage l''i s they may y the share- i, shares in ad may allot I the mort- jht of way, ind also fdr •T«n:. 1888. Laekim ^ Hochelaga Bntlway Co. Cap. 100. 681 the services of .ontriutors.engifro-Ts or employees of the Lompanv ; and Nuch all.)tnn.nt an! issue of sto, kor bonds sha b.* buuiin}? on the Cotnpunv, and the paid-up stook shall be unasseHHabb' thcn-alt.T il.r calls. fhJI' 1\ ^^'"'^^*«" "f the Company shall have pow.-r, and r«u. of bond. tney are hereby authorized to i.skiu« nnntsratre bond.s made '"'WiMd. and signed by the I'rcNident or Vi-e-lVesident of the Com- pany iuid counterHignwl by the Secretary and Treasurer and nmlrr the seal of the Company, for th- i)urpo.se ol' raieiiig money for pros.Mntincr the said undertakinir ; and Hivh )ondN shall, without registration or formal conveyance be taken and considered to bo the first and pr.-ferential claims and charges upon the und.Mtakiiitr and the tolls and property of the Companv, real and personal, then existing and at any time thereafter acnuired ; provid.'d Provi.o hovyever, that the whole amount of sndi issue of bonds shall not exceed in all the sum of fift.-en thousand dollars per mile ; and provided also, that in the event at any tim.^ Power of 01 the interest upon the said bonds remaining uui)aid and''""'" i" owing then, at the next ensuing annual treneral meeting """'" " ol the Company and at all other t-viieral meetings, as lon.r as the said default shall .ontinue. all holdersoflxmds shall have -ind possess the same rights and privileges andciuali- h.mtions for Directors and for voting as they would have had, if the bonds they held had been shares ; provided that PrcvUo. the bonds ami any transfers thereof shall have been first registered in the same manner as is provided for the re- gistration of shares ; and it shall be the duty of the Secre- tary of the Company to register the same, on beinff re- quired so to do by any holder thereof W. And the Company may secure such bonds by a deedseourit, of or deeds of mortgage executed by the Company ; and any »"'='' bond,. fnQ r>v l-vr>fV. i •, „/x,,«/^^4-;^,. ,.,;4.1, „.,J „i„„':i ,1 . telegraph and 16 to construct, ^ _. ,^^ ,^^ or telephone, or both, in connection with and along the JelephoSe line of their railway and branches. lines. The Company shall have power and authority to company may «id maintain docks, dock-yards, wharves, slips, piers, ^">'^' *<=• docks, ifcc. erect and ^ . __, ^ , „ warehouses and elevators at any point on or in connection with the said railway, and at all the termini thereof on navigable waters, except upon the property of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, within the limits of the Har- bour of Montreal, for the convenience and accommodation of vessels, and to acquire, own, hold, charter, work and run steam and other vessels for cargo and passengers upon any navigable waters which the Lachine and Hochelaga Rail- w^ay Company may reach or connect with. 18. The Company may enter into any arrangement with Company may any other railway company, for leasing the said railway '^*^« *°''"»T t ^ XT u 1 *^T. , paid by the J^a( hiiie and Hochelaga Railway Company," which acknowledge to have received, do grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto the said " Lachine and Hochelaga Railway I'ompany their successors and assigns, all that tract or mrcel ol land {describe (he land), the same having been se- Jected and laid out by the said Company, for the purposes •ot their railway, to have and to hold the said lands and premises unto the said Company, their successors and as- signs for ever. Witness at this eight hundred and hand and seal day of Siiyned, sealed and delivered | in the presence of j CD. one thousand A.B. [L.S.] CAP. CI. An Act to amend the act incorporating "The Jacques- ^artier Ur.ion Railway Company." [Assented to SOth March, 1883.] WHEREAS "The Jacques-Cartier Union Railway JIL ^^/^Pa^y- have, by petition, prayed for amend- ments to their act of incorporation, and whereas it is expe- dient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Therefore Her Mt,)esty by and with the advice and consent of the Iwt'giHlature of Quebec, enacts as follows : ». The Company, having been declared to be incorpora- Company d,- '';>V^y ** P'^^S^^^'^^io'i issued by the Lieutenant-Governor '='"«'J '» i-ar. ol this I'rovnU'ft jukI nyhli«lijifl ;,, +U„ AnaV-- na- • i ^een 'owlly ^ii,■^L.^^.. au.i *.i, IT- /• A' ,' n ? ^^ ^iuebuc OHuiai incorporated U alette, dated the thirtieth day of September last past isunaeT43-44 hereby declared to have been legally constituted a body ^■' "■ *"• . Ill i 'ft ; t! \ 686 Cap. 101. Jacques-Cartier Union Railway Co. 46 ViCT. politic and corporate in yirtue of the said Act, 43-44 Victoria, chap. 50, and of the said proclamation, notwithstanding- any doubts to the contrary. A«t in force. S. This Act shall come into force on the day of its sanc- tion. Ml wn }. 46 VlCT. 43-44 Victoria, twithstanding- ay of its eanc- LIST OP THE minm, RAiiwAF bridges m tuiei; ^'"&8?7Tl»«,''>' '^ I-'Sid^ure of the Province of Quebec such incol;°,lL1 Col™r;. "-'" "■'» °f '"« ■=>■"««' °f eve'^ NAME OF RAILWAY. Incorpor- ated BY. L. of P. Q, Canada. Bay of Chaleurs Canada Central Central Vermont Cap Rouge and St. Lawrence.".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.*. L of P n G-rand Trnnk i^>,°* V Q Great Northern ." t Tp^X Huntingdon Tramway .. ^ Intercolonial p Iberville and Mi8sisquo'i"Coun'tie'8'.*.*.:;;;;; L of P*0 Jacques Cartier Union .. ^ Joliette "" Canada. Vill o- ^°^™^''^5^ ^*' Lawrence and Industry Lachine'and Poin'te'ciair'e 'Loop"l^^^^ Lakfe Champlam and St. Lawrence Junction. ^" Yaraaska ""^^ Phi^lipsburg Farnham and Laurentian T •" J S™6^^y^Iontreal and Laurentian, Levis and Kennebec 1( Canada. ; now Quebec Central Lachme and Hochelaga Massawippi and Grand Trunk "j'u'nc'ti'o'n."" " Valley Missisquoi and Black Rivers* v'al'le'y!!!.'.7.'.""iL of P O " new Missisquoi Valley.... "i ' u ' ^" Valley .^ "'.'.Zl formerly Missisquoi and Black Ri* » ■»,' • r* r ttiic V , •••••••», ,,,, Missisquoi Junction '.-!!!. !....!!!..!,!"" now Montreal, Chambly aiid Sorel It Charter. 1872-82 1861 1883 1862 188.3 1870 1867 1883 1880 1879 1847 1880 1875 1871 1874 1872 1869 1881 1883 1874 1862 1870 1881 1881 1870 1869 1874 *3 ^•^^^^ittGiii^, «88 NAME OF COMPANY. LIST OF THE RAILWAYS, RAILWAY BRIDGES AND TUNNEL COMVAmES.— Continued. NAME OF RAILWAY. Incorpok- ATED BY. Chabtee. Montreal and Laurentian ' " now LaureiiMan " andSorel " City Passenger Canada. „ i Chambly and Sorel L. of P. Q I now Montreal, Portland and Boston. *' Island „ (Northern Colonization ( now Quebec, M , O. and Occidental. (Portland and Boston " < formerly Montreal, Chambly and ( Sorel ., Mountain Park Railway and Elevator Massawippi and Magog Junction North Shore " now Quebec, M., 0. and Occidental. Ottawa and Gatineau Valley (1) (2) Pacific Railway Philipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska " now Lake Champlain and St. Law-I rence Junction i " Pointe Levis and Indian Cove Junction L. of P. Q Pontiac Pacific Junction | D. of C. Papineau Seigniory L. of P. Q Quebec and Gosford | •' " now Quebec and Lake St. John „ \ and Lake St. John I formerly Quebec and Gosford.... " and New-Brunswick Canada. Central L. of P. Q. formerly Sherbrooke, East Town.i " Frontier I Canada. " Montmorency and Charlevoix L. of P. Q !' Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental....! " formerly North Shore and Canada. Montreal Northern Colonization ' " Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska L. of P. Q. " now South Ea.st,ern,., -,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,. I " Rimouski and Gaspe I " Canada L. of P. Q. Canada. L. of P. Q. 1872 1874 1881 1861 1871 1875 1878 1869 1875 1875 1871 1881 1888 1856 1875 1871 1879 1871-72 1871 1878 1871 1881 1883 1869 1870 1870 1869 1861 1875 1869 1861 1881 1875 1856 1869 1869 1872 1883 D TUNNEL Charter. 1872 1874 1881 1861 1871 1875 1878 1869 1875 1875 1871 1881 1888 1856 1875 1871 1879 1871-72 1871 1878 1871 1881 1883 1869 1870 1870 1869 1861 1875 1869 1861 1881 1875 1856 1869 1869 1872 1883 >fAME OP COMPANY, NAME OF RAILWAY. Incohpor. ATED BV Canada. St. Francis and Mega.ific International ^f T.i . ^'^"7/'"d Kennebec j .-r, ^ fet. Johns and Clarenceville Junction:;: i^^' '\^- ^ and feorel street (Quebec) .". Lawrence and Indu.stry Vilko-e i n , iiowJoliette ^ '"'*=^ I Canada " Bridge Compimy ^- «^"^- Q ;* }^^;;:^,^'^"rentian and Sagu^nay;; ^u 1. /^'^"^ ^^iii'K'l Companv ^ttr'^' ^^'■^^^^•" Tovvn/hipr-d-Ken St Snnfh V f°^ Q^^hec Central feouth Lastern Counties Junction n , now South Eastern r ^^'}'''^^ " L. of P. II Junctio.f™':^^^''^"^^^-^-^^""^ounties; South Shore Railway and"funnei t ^'^"''^d^^- Stanstead, Shefibrd Jnd Chlmbly " ^r'^^) ^■ Sao-uenay and Lake St John.... ^ ,r ^""Tu'^ S . Lawrence and Teniisronata...".": ^^ ^^ ' ^ Three Rivers and North Western The Lake T(^miscamin United Counties Waterloo and Magoo- W entworth Ry. Co ~ Chahter. 1861 iHnn 1870 1880 1876 1847 1879 1875 187-5 1880 1869 1875 1866 1872 1872 1866 1880 18G1 1883 1883 1882 1883 1883 1871 1882 44 - .it'^^B m m MiB ' ! 7^ ^^B 1'' ' t a h, ^B 1 Ih. t'^B m TABLE OF CONTENTS. No. ^. An Act for authorizing a ffiiarantee of ,•«♦...=* r ^^0«- he raised by Canada toxvJr,UiU '"*f ^8* o" a Loan to *■ An Act reepeotfng Railway,, 82 Tict, cap. 51, ,869 . jo "• ^"oX«rT?!s.x^?frs6r<' ^--^^'^^^ " ' , go Qft *" • IIB I ' 692 TADLK OF CONTKNT8. No. Taos. 14, An Act further io luuciul ilio nets rolating to the Stansload, Shollbrd and C'hainhly JJtiihvuy Company. 82 Vici , cap. 01, 18(;!> 113 I»T. All Act to amend Ihe Cohmization Railway Aid Act ol'lSijO. 34 Virt., (lip. Sf), IbTO 114 IC. An Act to niiu-iid tlio Qufbec Kail way Act of ISOO. 34 Vict., cap. 20, 1870 114 17. An Act to provide lor tho jfrantiiii;' of ccrsain lands in nid of the ]vail\vay Companies therein mentioned, 34 Vict., cap. 21,1870 115 IS'. An Act to extend the period for the completion of the works of the North 8hore liailvvay and St. Maurice Navigation and J^aitd Company. 34 Vict., cap. 22, 1870 122 19. An Act to grant additional powers to the Montreal North- ern Coloiii/ation Kaihviiy C«mipany and lor other pur- poses. 34 Vict., cap. 28, 1870 130 20. An Act to aulhoriz.' llie Qn«« Railway Act (1869 82 v., c. 51), 38 Vict., cap. 40, 1875 ' ' fliO 286 286 287 1 r, -ncorporating the Laurentian 1875^.?.. .T!!'.7' ^^^ ^''*' *"'P- ^^^' ^^ Vict! cap. 44^ «5. An Act to amend the Act incorporating- " The Sherhronlro Eastern Townships and Keifnebec Railway C^^^^^^^^^^ (32 Vict., cap. 57), 38 Vict., cap. 45, 1875... ..._._. ?[; **' ^"GosfordTf *^' n^'^' '•'^'^""^ *° *'^« Q'^ebec and Wostord Railway Comnanv now tr^ K« ir,.„.„„ ._ „ "'^ ^'^im!:^.!':'''^ E^^iiw^ycomVa;!;,^ v^c!;! 292 293 i ■II Willi:: 698 TABLE OP CONTENTS. No. Page. «7, An Act to iiK'orporaie the " St. Lawrence Bridae Company," 38 Vict., cap. 47, 1875 304 68. An Act respecting the construction of " The Quebec, Mon- treal, Ottawa and Occidental Kailway, " 39 Vict., cap. 2, 1875 311 !m J '^'." Q'^f'^^^L ^lo'^treal. Ottawa and Occi- chiital Jvailway under the Control of the Comniis sio,ie>-s oi Agnculture and Public Works, I^Y^Z^. 361 ''''■ ^Mti^andT'l *^' ^'' incorporating the Lake Cham- Vict ri.'\5.^m""" '""^"^^ Hallway Company, 42 362 9i. An Act to amend the i,uebec Railway Act 1869, 43 Vict., " 362 02. An Act to amend the Act of incorporation of the " St T .,w 36S o. An Act to incorporate the Ottawa and Gatineau Vallev Railway Company, 42, 43 Vict., cap. 51, 1879 .;.....! 371 698 TABLE OF CONTENTS. No. PAaE, 94. An Act to amend and Consolidate " the Quebec Railway- Act, 18G9, " and the Acts amending the same, 43, 44 Vict., cap. 43, 1880 379 »5. An Act respecting the " Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, 43, 44 Vict,, cap. 44, 1880 444 2J6. An Act authorizing the issue of provincial debentures for the payment of the subsidies granted to Railway Com- panies, and for completing the Quebec, Montreal, Otta- • wa and Occidental Railway, and for other purposes, 43, 44 Vict, cap. 45, 1880 445 07. An Act to amend the Acts respecting the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Company, 43, 44 Vict., cap. 46, 1880.. 446 «8. An Act to incorporate the South Shore Railway and Tunnel Company. 43, 44 Vict, cap. 47, 1880 448 09. An Act to incorporate '.' The St. Lawrence River Tunnel Company. " 43, 44 Vict., cap 48, 1880 457 100, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the South Eastern Railway Company, and to authorize the said Company to issue new mortgage bonds. 43, 44 Vict , cap. 40, 1880. 465 101, An Act to incorporate "the Jacques-Cartier Union Railway Company. 43, 44 Vict., capt. 50, 1880 468 102, An Act to amend the Acts respecting the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway Company, and to provide for the cancellation of the ' first issue of mort- gage bonds of the said Company. 43, 44 Vict., cap. 51, 1880 478 103, An Act to incorporate " the Lachine and Pointe-Claire Loop Line Railway Company. 43, 44 Vict, cap. 52, 1880 ...•• 475 104, An Act to incorporate " the St. John's and Sorel Railway Company. 43, 44 Vict., cap. cap. 53, 1880 480 SOS, An Act respecting the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway and to ratify certain arrangements made in connection therewith. 44, 45 Vict., cap. 2, 1881. 485 406. An Act to amend the Acts respecling subsidii-s in money to certain railways. 44, 45 Vict., cai>. 3, 18cl 508 Paoe. .ailway 1 Vict., 379 va and 444 ires for T Com- ,1, Otta- • ises, 43, 445 id Lake , 1880.. 446 Funnel 448 Tunnel 467 Eastern impany 1), 1880. 465 'ail way 468 mplain and to •f mort- eap. 51, 478 ;-Claire ap. 52, 475 Railway 480 ra. and eraents 2, 1881. 485 money UVO TABLE OP CONTENTS. ggg No. 109. An Act to amend the act incorporating the Montreal Island Railway Company. 44, 45, Vict. cap. 36. 1881 '!:.!! .. 510 110. An Act to incorporate "the Mountain Park Railway and Elevator Company. 44, 45 Vict., cap. 37, 1881.!! .^... 511 "'■ ^" td^SorrSl-/^' ^n' of incorporation of the St. John's and Sorel Railway Company. 44, 45 Vict., cap. 38, 1881 514 ll». An Act to amend an Act of this Session intituled "An ^nd SorTR '^' ^^^^f incorporation of the St.John's 1881 ""^ Company." 44, 45 Vict. cap. 39, ' 616 ll«. An Act to amend the Acts relating to the incorporation of the Missisquoi and Black Rivers VaXTSn Company. 44, 45 Vict., cap. 42,T8?ll.. ! .!.^...^^;:;'.:;7522 '"*■ "^^ RailwatT^ '^' ^T ^^^*^°° *« *he South Eastern Kailway Company. 44, 45 Vict. cap. 43, 1881 524 "^' ^" itvok 'Slur^'n ^^' ^'''^''' Montmo..ncy and Char- levoix Railway Company. 44, 45 Vict., cap. 44, 1881 .!. 526 "8. An Act ordering and confirming the sale of that nart of f hp Quebec, Montreal. Ottawa and OccXtal Ranvv^" me city ot UttaM'a. 45 Vict., cap. 19, 1882...... 528 110. An Act to order and confirm the sale of that portion of the W^as'^r tst'^^T r' O-i^^-'alKdlw 4 s' M r , T -^^^t*^"! Section, and extendino- from cap'^o'iss/""'*"" '^ ^'^ ""''^ '' Q-bec 4S Vi^" " 546 y 700 TABLE OF CONTENTS. No. Page. 221. An Act to grant subsidies for the construction of certain railways. 45 Vict., cap. 23, 1882 5T1 199. An Aot to incorporate the Wentworth Railway Company. 45 Vict. cap. 52 575 123. An Act to incorporate " the Baie-des-Chaleurs Railway Company. " 45 Vict., cap. 53, 1882 531 121. An Act to incorporate the Three Rivers and North ■Western Railway Company. 45 Vict., cap. 54, 1882 586 125. An Act to amend the Act incorporating "the South Shoit, Railway and Tunnel Railway Company." 45 Vict., cap. 55, 1882 592 126. An Act to incorporate the "Ottaw^a Colonization Railway Company." 45 Vict., cap. 57 594 tat. An Act to incorporate "the Leeds and Eastern Townships R^iilway Company." 45 Vict, cap. 58, 1882 602 IS*^. An Act to authorize the St. Andrew's Junction Railway Company to amalgamate with other Compagnies and to issue mortgage bonds. 45 Vict., cap. 59, 1882 607 i:2y. An Act to amend the law respecting subsidies in money to certain railways. 46 Vict., cap. 85, 1883 608 tS9. An A ct to amend the Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880, 48-44 Vict., cap. 43. 46 Vict., cap. 86, 1888 609 io2. An Act to incorporate the Great Northern Railway Com- pany. 46 Vict., cap. 87,1883 609 ISQ. An Act to amend and consolidate the various Acts res- pecting the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Com- pany. 46 Vict., cap. 88,1888 616 133. An Act to incorporate the P.apineau Seigniory Railway Company. 46 Vict., cap. 89, 1883 622 B31. An Act to incorporate the United Counties Railway Com- pany. 46 Vict., cap. 90, 1883 631 135. An Act to amend the Acts respecting the Lake Champlaiu and St. Lawrence Junction liailway Company, and ^" extend the delay granted for the completion of the said Railway. 46 Vict., cap. 91, 1883 638 Page. )f certain 5T1 lompany. 575 Kailway 581 d North , 1882 586 ith Shui^ 45 Vict., 592 Railway 594 ownships 602 Railway es and to 607 monej'- to 608 way Act, 888 609 ray Com- 609 Acts res- ray Com- 616 Railway 622 vay Com- 631 hamplaiu y, and t- ■i the said 638 TABLE OF CO.N TENTS. i^q, No. ISO. An Act to incorporate the St, Lawrence and Tc.miscou.xt^''''- Ixailway Company. 40 Vict., cap. 92, 1S8.3...!^. ..?..„ 639 "37. An Act to incorporate the Lake Temiscamino-ue Railw«v Company. 46 Vict., cap. 93, 1883 ?^ 043 238. An Act to incorpomte the Saguenay and Lake St John Railway Company. 46 Vict., cap 94, 1883 .!...;.. .. gig i2». An Act to incorporate the Can Rono-p a,,A of t liailway Com^.any. 46 vTct.X=:'95"l'8f3^.':"::'!":^ 654 l'^€'. An Act to incorporate the Rimonski and Gaspe R-vilwav Company. 46 Vict., cap. 96, 1883 !^ .?.!..!._ J 659 a-Sa. An Act to further amend the Act resnectino- +ha Wnf i and Mago, Railway Company. T^l, llU'^Tm. 665 MS. ^^^^^t Jo incorporate the Iberville and Missisquoi Coun- ties Railway Company. 46 Vict., cap. 1)8, 188.3._;. ... 667 MS. An Act to incorporate the Massawippi and Mago-. Junction Railway Company. 46 Vict., cap. 99, 1883..!... ....?.. 673 Bil. An Act to incorporate the Lachine and Ho.helao-a Railwnv Company. 46 Vict., cap. 100, 1883 .!'.!.._.. .^.^ 678 ' ' '■ ^'' Union Sfw^ * P ^'* incorporating the Jacques Cartior Union Railway Company. 46 Vict., cap. 101, 1883...'! 685 p Mdjk||alljjMA ^Hk^ ■'^11 INDEX. 13 Bay of Chaleurs Railway Company, Charter. 1872 ^^"g^o J^ " ^ mevL^'lK^i""^' ^■"' fe^^^^'^^'J.' «tone7and'"oiheramend. meiitb, 1612 . Aid to; tut must be organized and have" ten miles'of' road suctlH74™ .^ November. 1874, to entitle it to " Act to amend ■Acrori872",'i874".".".!;';;" !';;;.;;; f?o Additional subsidy to, 1875 ' iL£ " May issue new bonds, 1875 oon " Levis! m6.^.!.r*^" "" '""^"'^^ ' ^«y «'^°«n'«e"iine""to " Extension of time to complete work," 1876 Ill ' Advance on subsidy may be made to, 1878.*.'.*.*;;;:;;;;; 849 Quebec Central Railway Company entitled to rights and privileges of through purchase of hne, 1881...! 50S Purchase of and amalgamation of, with the Quebec "o'entVai Railway Companv confirmed, 1881 7.. \-,o Leeds and Eastern Townships Railway Companv. Chart^;; ift89 mo f I MBW PxaE. ••• 167 Railway, , 157 196 197 196 197 197 197 Northern 197 198 S3 678 648 ter, 1870. 114 li3 616 642 Charter, 689 )d, 1883.. 638 !r, 188: . 654 203 ;ian to — 286 and Des 292 884 68 58 amend- 215 of road itle it to 260 '" 272 287 330 line to 338 338 849 lits and 603 Central 518 ?r 1882, 602 f Index. .707 Manufactories of Railway Plant, Act to encourage establishment of, 1881 cA^ Maesawippi and Grand Trunk Junction RaU way Com panV Charter, 1874 ' ^. '' 379 •' X*'l«y Railway Company, Charter, i862...... !.."..".!! " May build line to Rock Island, main line may be -,. . . altered, mcrease of capital stock, &c., 1868 7 Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Railway Company, Charter 1870 ;. • ^4j " Land grant to. 1872 ^97 Aid to ; but must be organized and have ten miles of road ready for rails by Ist November, 1874, to entitle it to such aid, 1874 260 " Charter amended, extension of time to complete work may run railway to Provincial line, bridge, &c.,' 1874 277 Re-ipecting debentures Company is empowered to ifsue, 1875 283 " Subsidy of 1874 continued to 1876, 187.5.!!!""!!". 288 " Delay granted to, 1876 !!!!!!!! 335 Advance may be made on subsidy when partiaiiy completed, etc., 1878 ' 349 Name changed to Missisquoi Valley Railway Com! pany. May prolong line and build telegraph. May issue debentures. Extension of time to complete. May make arrangements for running with South Eastern Railway Company, 1881 522 (For subsequent acts respecting, see Missisquoi Valley 'Rail! ' way Company.) Missisquoi Valley Railway Company. Name changed from Mia- sisquoi and Black Rivers Railway Company, to.. . . 522 " May prolong line and build telegraph 522 " May connect with South Eastern Railway !!! 522 " Time extended to complete !!!!!!!! 522 Junction Railway Company Charter, 1869 105 " Extended for five years, 1871 !!....... 164 Amended and Company incorporated with Montreal Chambly and Sorel Railway Company, 1S74... . 274 (l^or subsequent acts relating to, see Montreal, Chambly and oorel Railway Company.) Montreal and Laurentian Railway Company, Charter, 1872 203 Name changed to Laurentian Railway Company and power given to build a branch line, 1874 oaa . — J....,., „cco ictaiing to, see i-.aurciiiian itauway Uum- pany.) ^ Montreal and Sorel Railway Company, Charter, 1881 504 708 Index. ! « ji i 1 L. i 1 1 Page. Montreal City Passenger Railway Company, Charter, 1861 " Powers increased, 1868 ft " May nse steam power lo propel cars, 1870 154 " May change gauge of road, 1871 196 " Increase of capital ; may own and run omnibussos, 1874 286 " Act to cancel unpaid stock and other amendments, 1878 860 Montreal Chambly and So/el Railway Company, Charter, 1871 188 " Amended, 1872 217 " Aid to portion of road built before amalgamation, 1874 260 •• Ten milos of road must be ready for rails by Ist Nov. 1874 to entitle it to aid lb74 260 " Amalgamation with Missisquoi Junction Railway Company, ratified, etc., 1874 274 «• Subsidy of transferred to M. P. and B. Railway Com- pany. Name changed to Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway Company, 1875 '. 324 (For subsequent acts relating to, see M. P. and B, Ry. Co.) Montreal Island Railway Company, Charter, 1878 857 " Route of line indicated, Motive power to be used, gauge of line etc., 1881 610' Montreal Northern Colonization Railway Company, Charter 1869. 78 " Provincial aid to, 1869 68 " Entitled to aid of 1869 if road built of iron, 1870 114 " Land grant to, 1870 117 " Additional power etc., etc., 1870 , 180 «• Land grant to, 1872 196. " Delay granted to, 1872 197 " Subscriptionof stock authorized, 1872 220 " Aid to portions comprised in branch line ; must be organized and have ten miles of road ready or rail by (Nov. 1«74) to entitle to aid, 1874 260 '• Loan lor, from Montreal to Aylmer. To connect with North Shore Railway, 1874 _.. 262- '* rroj)ortionate aid from Montreal to Deep River, " Another Company may be authoriz<'«innr>Hnnnof>»»4^>>.. ^e-o^n '—'je-'L'. Quebec to New Brunswick, 1867 298 3 85 446 6ie Index. m Paok. mplain upany ; 327 and St. , 18Y1.. 1Y2 290 certain 2?9 certain 326 y sub- 445 622 62 Name , 1870. 134 167 y.etc; 161 ,ke St anged wered 134 158 8 Har- lea 260 •ed re- 287 build jcting 298 action 386 ranch 446 61& arter, from. a « « 517 18 II 260 288 - . „ „ ' Page. Quebec & N. B. Railway Co. Land grant to, 1870 117 " Aid to. Must renounce its grant of land, 187* 260 Quebec Central Railway Company " Name changed from Sherbiooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway Company, and additioiml subsidy granted, l-s75 , 287 Name changed, may continue road to Levis, 1875 293 Advance may be made on subsidy, 1876 333 Time extended to complete, 1876 339 Declared entitled to all rights and privileges of Levis and Ken;\ebec Ra' ay Company, through purchase of line, 1881 ... " Purchase of Levis and Kennebec and amalgamation with, confirmed; May build railway to Maine, etc.1881 „^„ Quebec Consolidated Railway Act, 1880 379 Quebec Frontier Railway Company Charter, 1861 Land grant to, 1872 [ iQ%: Aid to, must be organized and have ten miles of road ready for rails by 1st Nov., 1874, to entitle it to aid, 1874 J Subsidy of 1874 continued to 1876 "l875...... ...... .....*.""'.'. Montmorency and Charlevoix Railway Company, Char- ter, 1881 g26 Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, incorporated as Provincial work, 1875 311 " Contracts for building given to Hon. Thos. McGreevy and Mr. Duncan McDonald, Canada Central connec- tion, 1875 _ 31^ " Commissioners of road authorized to raise loan of $3,000,000, 1875 313 Respecting grants invested in road, balance of and ad- ditional subsidy, 1875, and the Consolidaled Railway Fund, 1876 ;^ 320 Commissioners of, may guarantee payment of sub con- tractors, 1-76 " Placed under control of Commissioner of Pu bile Works 1878 " Completion of Hull bridge authorized, power to acquire land for purpose given, bridge declared part of r^il. way, 1880 ^^^ II Issue of Provincial Debentures for completion, 1880 ....! 445 Arrangements made with City of Montreal respecting, ratified. Also changes in route, line between St! Martin's Junction and St. Vincent de Paul made permanent.^ Terminus at Montreal established, con- neetion wiih Qraiid Trunk Railway. Transfer of Joliette Kiilway authorized. St. Therdse Branch. Bonus to 1- ntiac Pacific J unction Railway, 1881 486 836 361 444 ' i ■I ! 1 ( i I ■ 4 t Quebec, MO. &0 Railway. Con6rmmff sale of Western ser^"*'' tion, l9o2 coj. " Co»f ^«»ing sale of Eastern section o"f Q.', M." 0.r& 6!' to n V „.?'• S- Railway Syndicate, 1882 546 Quebec Railway Act, 1869 ^J Amended, 18Y0....V.*.V.''.'."'.!.*.".*.'.' iii 18r4 *;, 269 " 1875 : 289 .. 290 .. ,o.« 826 ;; " <• m ::::::::::::::•:::;•:: Ill ;; ^ " " 1879 ....::.:. 3^2 iJiQ^iS®''*!,*.^'^ consolidate the Quebec Railway' Act 01 1869 and the Act amending the same, 1880...... .. 379 ' Amendments to, 1883 ana Quebec Railway Aid Act of 1874 260 " Railways entitled to aid ui^der this act": Bay of Chaleurs 260 Levis and Kennebec ...1."'., 260 Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley 260 Montreal, Chambly and Sorel 260 Montreal Northern Colonization Branch... 260 North Shore 265 Philipsburg , Farnham ajid Y araaska ...... '. 260 Quebec and Lake St. John 260 Quebec and New Brunswick oao Quebec Frontier .'.'.'/.'.". 260 St. Francis and Megantic Internationai.".'.'.'.*.'!".!'.."" 260 feherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec 260 feouth Eastern tlailway, (such portion as formerly belonged to the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaslf a Counties Railway Com pftnr 260 Waterloo and Magog """ 260 •♦ Subsidy of 1874 continued to, by act 0^1875.*.",'..".'.".".'.".".".'". 288 Railway Plant, Manufactories of, Act to encourage establish- ment oi 1881 ca^ " Subsidy Act of 1875 '.".".".".".'.'.'.*. l!;;;;','. 287 " Additional subsidies granted to fbiiowhVg "Railwav's" Bay of Chaleurs ...'287 " Levis and Kennebec .'.!!!!!!.... 287 ", " Montreal Northern Colonization!!'.!!!!.' ...... 288 J^i'ipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska .'..'.' 288 •^ucucc .-xiiu Lake or johii 0k7 Quebec Central .".".".!'.'."."... ".'.!!! 287 St Francis and Megantic International.!.!!... 287 Index. 718 Page. m sec- 628 fc O., to 646 10 114 269 289 290 826 886 360 362 ay Act 879 609 260 260 260 260 260 260 266 260 260 260 260 260 )ec 260 merly i and 260 260 288 blish- 504 287 ways, 287 287 288 288 287 287 287 4t 325 333 Railway Subsidy of 1874 continued, to Missisquoi and ' Black Eivers Valley, 1875 .: 288 " " Quebec Fronfier, 1875 V. ".*..'..*.'.'.* .1 288 ; " " Montreal and Laurentian, 1875.........."'.*.*.'.*."** 288 ; " " 130,000 offered to Junction Bridge in Pontiac county, 1875 289 ; ' " Amendment to, 1875, subsidy of Montreal," (Dhambly and Sorel transferred to Montreal, Portland and Bos- ; ton Railway ^ 004 ' " Subsidy of South Eastern Railway from Drummondville to Arthabaska withdrawn and applied to branch from feorel to Sutton Junction, 1875 " Amendments to, 1876 ...........*!! " Advances on subsidy may be*'made,'"'to' the 'Levis and Kennebec goo " Quebec Central ............,...,,...*...... '333 " St. Francis and Megantic International.......... 333 " Son+h Eastern Railway '.,. 333 " Ad'.:, ual subsidy granted by Act of 'l876," to'tb^ V.' HViiitian 33^ ]] " " Montreal, Portland and Boston....." 334 '■ Waterloo and Magog 334 " ^"J'^i'^y^Act of 1875 continued Quebec and Lake" St*. John Railway Company, shah not be made to repay the sum of $48,171 on first section of the road 335 Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley subsidy continued to, 1876 335 " " Quebec, M. O. and 0. Commissioners 'may . guarantee payment of sub-contractors, 1876. 336 " Amendment to, 1878 349 *' Advance may be made to the Levis and Kennebec..." 349 Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley, as soon as partially completed portion of the road is in working order 349 " Quebec Central ...........'....... 349 " St. Francis and Megantic International '. * 349 " Amendment to, 1881 503 " Quebec Central entitled to all rights" 'and* pri- vileges of the Levis and Kennebec through purchase of same, 1881 517 Subsidy, Act of 1882, Quebec and Lake St. Johii,"$l,'oo6 per mile extra and 5,000 acres of land per mile not exceeding 170 miles 571 Bay of Chaleurs, 10,000 acres of land "p'e'r'inii'e ^ not exceeding 180 miles 571 Fraserviiie and New ijrunswick, 10,000 acres of' land per mile not exceeding 66 miles 571 Piles Railway Company, 8,000 acres of "Ja'Ad "per mile not exceeding 60 miles ..,., 571 Vl4 Index. Page. Bail way Subsidy Act of 1882 Hull and Desert Railway, 6,000 acres per mil " for *75 miles 571 " Buckingham tc iylmer, 4,000 acres per mile for 52 miles 571 " Lachute to St. Andrews, 4,000 acres per mile for 7 miles 572 •' St. Jerome to Ste, Agathe and New Glasgow, 4,000 acres l)eY mile for 4r) miles 572 " Canadian Pacific Branch to Wentworth, 4,000 per mile for 21 miles 572 " St. Lin to Ste. Julienne, 4,000 acres per mile for 20 miles , 572 " St. Felix de Valois to St. Gabriel de Brandon, 4,000 per mile for 10 miles 572 " Louiseville to River Mattawan, 4,000 acres per mile for CO miles 572 " i^uebec to Maltuie, 4,000 acres per mile for 90 miles.... 572 " Leeds to Quebec Central Railway, 4,000 acres per mile for 20 miles 572 " Boston, Concord and Montreal Railway Company, branch, 4,000 acres per mile for 30 miles 673 " Epiphanie to I'Assomption, 3,000 acres per mile for 3J miles 573 " Missisquoi Valley Railway Company, additional sub- sidy on certain conditions 573 " Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway, branch, 8,000 acres per mile for 15 miles, amendment to, 1883 609 Richelieu Drummond and Arthabaska Railway Company, Char- ter, 1869 .• 86 " Provincial Aid, 1869 58 Land grai.t to, 1870 118 " Powers increased. May build branch to connect with South Eastern Counties Junction Railway, 1870 138 ** To have, conditionally, exclusive right to cross Ya- maska and St. Francis Rivers within certain limits, 1871 188 " Lease of to South Eastern Railway Company, ratified and name changed, 1872 244 '* Power to amalgamate with South Eastern Counties Junction Railway Company, 1872, 246 (For subsequent Acts relating to, see South Eastern Railway Company.) Railway Companies taxed, 1882 566 Rimouski and Gasp^ Railway Company, Charter 1883 659 n authorized to construct branch line from Lachute. , to St. Andrews (Argenteuil County) 1881 480 *' Landgrantto, 1882 .-M.Slt 1 Page. Y, 6,000 571 )2 miles 571 7 miles 572 00 acres 572 ►er mile 572 ! for 20 572 ,000 per 672 mile for 572 allies.... 572 )er mile 572 »mpany, 673 for ^ 573 lal sub- 573 ih, 8,000 83 609 y, Char- 86 58 118 jct with 870 138 •OSS Ya- n limits, 188 ratified 244 !]!ounties 246 Railway 566 669 mav bs Lac&ute . 489 ,, 67fi Index, tjjg St. Francis and Megantic International Railway Comnanv ^^' Charter, 1861 ^^' Land grant to, 1870 .'....!!!!.... lis Included in aid of 1869, 1871 " icft Land grant to, 1871 ' 157 " Delay granted to, 1372 '...."."..*.*.'...'.*,'..... 198 " Aid to. Must renounce its land grants as condition, 1874 ' 2gj " Additional subsidy. Lands granted to be reunited'to Crown, 1875 ^ 287 *| Advance may be made on subsidy, 1876..*.".".. ....... .T 833 " do do 1878 34!> St. Francis Valley and Kennebec Railway Company, Chartc ' 1869. ter 99 " Provincial aid to, 1869 , ,!..."."..!."'* (Jl St. John and Clarenceville Junction Railway Company,' 'charter, 1870 jjtT St. John and Sorel Railway Oompany, Charter, 1880...'!...'..'...'.'.'..! 480 May change line and acquire branches. May amaiga- mate and make arrangements with other Companies, 1881 gl^ St. John Street Railway Company (Quebec;, Charter, '1876.... . 342 St. Lawrence and Industry Village Railway Company, Charter 1847 Charter amended and name changed to Joiict'te Railway Company. May extend road or sell. ._ - M:^y purchase stock of other Companies, 1879.... 383 (tor subsequent Acts relating to, see Joliette Railway Company.) St. Lawrence Bridge Company, Charter, 1875 ...304 l^.B.— TAis act was disallowed by the Federal Government bu Order in Council of the 25th Oct., 1376. St. Lawrence^ Lower Laurentian and Saguenay Railway Com- pany, Charter 1878 351 " River Tunnel Company, Charter 1880.... .'.".".'.'.'. 457 Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway Com- pany, Charter 1869 95 " Provincial aid to, 1869 ../...........*. 61 " Charter amended, power to issue bonds and to amalgamate, 1872 217 " Aid to ; must be organized and have ten miles of road ready for rails by let November. 1874, to ' entitle it to such aid, 1874 260 " Additional subsidy tOi 1875 287 " Name changed to Quebec Central Railway Com- pany, and permission given to continue road to Levis, 1875 ^.. 29S (For subsequent Acts relating to; see Quebec Central Railway Company.) ^ South Eastern Counties Junction Railway Co,, Charter 1866 «, 'JU Index. South Bastern Coanties Railway Act to amend above ; may bwildi r v branch line ; time extended to complete works. 1809 ; na ** Charter amended, 1^70 152 ** Bichelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska may con- nect with, 1870 244 *' Branch to St. Oesaire authorized ; increase of bonds ; new corporate name and its effects ; Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska may ''> amalgamate with; powers to be common to ' ' both, 1872 ».. 246 (For subsequent Acts relating to, see South Eastern Railway ' Company.) South Eastern Railway Company : Name changed from S. E. C. J. Ry. Co. to, and other Charter amendments. 1872 : f^i " Lease of Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Railway confirmed \ both lines to be known as'"" South Eastern Railway Company, 1872 243 ♦♦ Aid to portion formerly owned by Richelieu, ; Dcummond and Arthabaska Railway Company, y , 18'74 260 *' Must be organized and have ten miles of road ready for rails by 1st November, 1874 to entitle it to aid, 1874 260 " Increase of Capital Stock Issue of bonds. Calling in and redeeming old bonds. Powers defined. Disposal of New stock, 1874 270 " Power granted to issue new mortgaare bonds. 1880 * 465 " Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Railway, em- - powered to make arrangements for running with, 1881 622 " Lease of Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junc- tion Railway Company, confirmed, etc., 1881... 624. South Shore Railway and Tunnel Company, Charter, 1880 448 " " Charter amended, 1882 692 Stanstead, Shefford and Chamby Railway Company, charter. 1861 : : " Extension of time to complete, 1869 118 " Huntingdon Mining Company, Chartered to build a tramway to connect with, 1870 153 " Delay extended, 1875 828 Subsidies to Railways " See Railway Aid Acts and Railway Subsidy Acts 11 k-,^r%-nJt^A 10QO ^/>/> xj-iiicixucu, ioo'j Q{}y Saguenay and Lake St. John Railway Company, Charter, 1883... 648 Seignio/y Railway Company, Papineau, Charter, 1883 622 , -SEE?; storks, in 152 T con- 244 se of Fects ; may -"'I' on to ' I 246 ilway ' ' EC, lents, , : f^^ baska ivn as ■■ 243 elieu, pany,: v, 260 road ntitle 260 tiling fined. 270 ends, 465 , em- ming 522 Func- J81... 524 448 692 arter, .'."...'."." 118 ilda 153 828 I 609 883... 648 622 Index. lyj^ St, John Railway Company, Saeuenay and Lake, Charter, 1883./648 «« T H m ®° *"*^ •^"^®' Acts Consolidated, 1883 616 Bt. Lawrence and Tfimiscouata Railway Company, Charter, 1883. 639 Junction, Lake Champlain and.Acts Amended,l883. 688 ^ Kailway Company, Cap Rouge and. Charter, 1883.. 664 T Taxes, Act to impose certain direct taxes, Railway.. sqr Three Rivers and Northwestern Railway Company Charte'r,'*i882 586 remiscammgue Railway Company, The Lake, Charter, 1883 642 lemiscouata Railway Company, St. Lawrence and, Charter, 1883 639 XJ Union Railway Company Jacques-Cartier, Act amended, 1883... 685 " Charter ^ ^ ^gg TJnited Counties Railway Company, Charteriisss! .*.'.'. *.'.'.!."!!.'." .*.'.".' 631 TV ■Waterloo and Ma