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(Quebec : PRINIFD BY DAWSON & CO., LOWF'R TOWN. 1876. ACTS OF INCORPORATION ANlJ BY-LA.\VS, OP THE QUEBEC BOARD OF TRADE. 4 Sf 5 VICTORIjE, Chapter, 92. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE QUEBEC BOARD OF TRADE. 18th September, I841.-Preseiited for Her Majesty's Assent and reserved " for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure tliereon." 19th March, lS42.~The Royal Assent sij^nified by tlie Proclamation of His Excellency Sir Charles Uagot, Governor General. WHEREAS the Honorable William p .. Walker, the Honorable George Pern- " berton, James Dean, Henry W. Welch and others, hereinafter named. Merchants, resi- dent and carrying- on trade in the City of Quebec, have by their petition to the Legislature represented, that they have associated themselves together for some time past for the purpose of promotingsuch measures as they might upon due consi- deration deem calculated to advance and render prosperous the lawful trade and commerce of this Province, and of the said I [4] City of Qiieboc more especially, and have further represented tluit havin Ujlliam Ste- "fCCOHHor,. Vinson, J. J. Lowndes, Kobert Wiuul lir. "''""boabody bert Chalmers GnnnrJ\V tr x ' ^^^' corporate by r:ii,. • ,!,, ^' ^joornre Wm. Usborne, Jas "^^ ■'"'"" of Gil espie 1 homas Paton, David Burnet' '^l'\T"r and siieh other persons being inhS^ '•'-"'' ciated ivith the persons above named for the purpose of this Act, in the manner heremalter provided, and their Suedes o nomicL'r' "'' ^^r^by constituted a boiy politic and corporate, by the name of « The Quebec Board of Trade" and may by tha^ name sue and be sued, implead^ and be impleaded, answer and be answered de- fend and be defended, in all Courts of Law and places whatsoever -mrl h,. i? ? ^o, thev nnrl +li^: i ' ^ "y ^"^^t name powor* nicy and their Successors shall have per- petual succession, and may have a com- hold,^ io^^P"^--' !!^^, -Cei^e, S- ann.. Corporate lir^i.j ... 1 • F"'t>ndse, take, receive °'^*'" »"nuiii hold, and enjoy any estate whatever real «; ST "'V?? nersniTiI ..«,) * t ^*ciicvci real or l^-stales be r pergonal, and to alienate, sell, convev bythoCorpo- lease or otherwise disnose nf ihL ^^"^^^'^ r'vtion .haii any part thereof from fim: to , rnV'^d' Z -^o."-" T;7eZu7\:r"''- =•"'•• ""^ererjate" re: p, P?fonal to ac(jii,;e instead thereof- U rof'ue'rilr^^'/'"* '""^ <='«- -"»' vl: ,»ll K 1 ' ?."'' personal estate together held by the said Corporation, at anf onp .me shall notexeeedtwothousa, dp%.r .?°-P.°™'» currency: and provided also, thai the saTd ™™-«i".- oaiu cept such i.s [^'] an; expressly given. PurpoHfls to vvhicli tho fiinilH of tbo Corponitioo may be ap- pller]. Wbat fihall bt; lield lo bn the h'gal (Jomiciif ol thi3 Corpo- riitioD. The aflaii-s Hiul bufinei'M ot the Corpo- ralioiii^hull be in!»tia(?td by a CouQcil. Name of the Council. Its compos!- tiou. (Jofporatioii sliiill not liiivo or exorclHO any C()r|)()i';itc powers uliatsoevor except such UH are expressly conferred on tlieni by this Act, or are necessary for ctirrying the same into ell'ect according to its true intent and nieiining. II. And })e it enacted, that the funds and pro])erty of the said Corporation sliall l)e nsed and ap[)lied to and for sncli piu'poses only as uitiy be calcidated to promote and extend the just and hiwfid Trade and Connnerce of this Province, and of the said City of Quebec more especially, or as may l)e necessary for attaining the objects for which the said Corporation is constitut- ed, according to the true intent and mean- ing of this Act. Ifl. And be it enacted, that the usual place of meeting of the said Corponition shall be held to be the legal domicile thereof, and service at such place of any notice or process of any kind addressed to the said Corporation shall be held to be suificient service of such notice or process on the Corporation. IV, And be it enacted, that for the ma- nagement of the allairs and business of the said Corportition, there shall be a Council to be called the " Council of the Board of Trade," which shall from and after the lirst Election hereinafter mentioned, con- sist of a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer and ten other Members of the Council, all of whom shall be Members of the said Corporation, and shall have the powers and perform the duties hereinafter mentioned and assigned to the said Coun- cil. ^n'^wlr '^ *''"»<'<^''^ H'>-'t 11.0 , said IIo- "/••■i'l'l" Willu.rn Walker ,s|,ull |,o the Pro- .^Klcnt, tho sai.l Iloncial.lo Gooioc Pem- hvrUm Hhall ho Vico-Prc-sident, the .said il-nry J. Noud tho T.va.suror, a„d the :;"; '^'y^^'-^^nean Henry W. Welch, James iJcll ln)i.yth, John Boiiiior, J. W Leav- cvuit, JaincH Gihh, IVter Lan^Iois," JuJ., W.l.ani Chapman, Thomas Froste, an,! William Pnoe, the other MenU)er.s of the toimcil until the first Electicm to be had under (ho provisions of this Act; and the touiu'il herein appointed shall until the said Election, Jiave all the powers UHsigiied to the Couneil of the «aid Corpo- ration by this Act. ^ .Z^- ^";^jf it enacted, that the Members ol the said Corporation shall meet annual- iy at some place within the City of Que- bec (oi which due notice shall be given by ^h ill be hxed by the by-laws of the Corpo- ration) on the first Monday in the month tnuVl' ^!'% ^' '' iiKijority of them ■hall then and there choose by separate ballot or in such other way as shall be tixed by the by-laws of the Corporation, elect from among the Members of the Cor- poration, one President, one Vice-Presi- dent, one Treasurer and ten other Mem- bers ot the Council who, with the said Pre- sident, Vice-President and Treasurer shall iTf^ 1 f 1 ?.^"'''^^ ^^^ ^'^^^ Corporation, and shall bold their offices until others be elect- ed at the next annual meeting in their stead or until they shall be removed from The first members ol Ihecaiil Coun- cil named and appoiuted. Time during wbjcb ihey sbail continue in offlce. Annual Meet- ing of the Cor- poration. Time aud place of Puch Meeting. President, VicePres-ident and the other Members of the Council to bo elected at such Meeting. office, or shall vacate the v,^.xv.v., xji oiiuu vacate tne somp under V provisions of any by-laws of the Corpor Proviso. The Hhall not disBolved be if [8] I'licli Election «!<> not take plrtce on the tlay appoinltd >'ut it may bo h:idon a future day. IIow vacan- cies in tbe Council occa- Hioued by the death, ati.sL'nce Htc, of any MMraher Hhull be filled. Qnoruin at annual or ge- neralMcetin^a of the Corpo- ration. Place of hold- ing such Meec- What pfir- sons Bhail be eliLMble to he Jlembers of tion: Provided alwctys, that if the said Election slinll not take place on the first Monday of April in any year, the Corpora- tion shall not thereby be dissolved, but such Election mav be had at any General Meetin^r of the Corporation to be called in the manner hereinafter provided, and the IMernbers of the Council then in office shall remain so until the Klection shall be had. VII. And be it enacted, that if any Mem- ber of the said Council shall die, resig-n his office, or be absent for six months continu- ously from the said City of Quebec, it shall be lawful for the said Corporation if they shall see fit, at any General Meetini*-, to elect a Member of the Corporation to be a Member of the Council in the place of the Member so dyin^ or resii?s eitiier of the Council or I'f tlio Corpo- ration shall la kept. A Hoard of Arbitration to he elected at the ?arae time art the mein- liiM-H of the Council. sen-plions of Members due to the Corpon- to „. p ''".o"i«i- Slims of money due to the Corporation, shall be paid to he I easurer thereof, and i„ dei^ult of pay- ment may be recovered in any aXn brousl.t by h,m in llie name of the Cornor? ...on m any Court of competent CiWiTri:. , XVr. And be it enacted, that the inePt ^n£.s of the Membersofthe Couuc sh.ll h" open to all other Members o^e Corpora ion who may attend at the same, bn who ^hal! take no part inany proceedings th'^e at ; and minntes of the proceedings at 1^1 such meetino-sand -it ., 11 .. 1 ^ • ^'^ of the Corporation, shall be entered in fif g.s.crs ,0 be kept for that purpose, by " per ^on or persons appointed o keep h Jsvime • and the entry shall be signed by the nlr' son or ofBecr who shalF have mlde Z" IZl'r^ by the officer or pe ^on who ; have presided at the meeting • and Mioh Kegisters shall be open at a I season able hours to any Member of tbeCW^ non free of any charge, and also t^ll" other persons on payment of a feTo on f;"'l"'S' «""e"cy, to the olHcer or person havmg charge ofihe Kegister. '^ ' sime tir ,'"'■'• '•'""'''=d' that at the same in.e and tunes as are herebv ^n pom tedforthe i.>ctionof,heCourcif aTd r'-MrCs'^-reii^^';?; '-'"'"' ''iect from their mnnb ' .wX'tZn*: who shall fonn a Board, wM^h sb. I h called fliA t( ij J r A , ^"^^'i snail be anv fl.,1 f ^^^'''* ^^ Arbitration," and cinv tnree of w'^^-^i .^u„ii 1 ' """^ u..^..i auiiii nave power to ar- .^tifii'ff he Corpora - '■raon bound money due ^nid to the Hilt ofpay- ^ny action i<3 Corpora - ^'ivil Juris- the meet- cilsIiaJJ be e Corpora - e, but who ino^s tliere- ings at aJI ' meetings 'ed in JRe- ', by a per- the same ; '' tile per- nvade the 'son who i"^S and il season- Corpora- so to a] I 3e of one 3r person It at the reby ap- nci], and iwfni for ation to persons shaJl be n," and er to ar- [13 J Wtrate upon and to o-iye their n.. t cominorcial case or .1 fr ^''^^^ i" ^^^V tics concei.,ed tul J,^ ^^''''' ^^ ^'^^ Pai- parlies shall .t^^; In fTrr ""^' ''^^^^^ '>ond or other^vj e to , '1 H^'^"^'^'^^^^^'« '^J 'iinpute between then i'.T' \^'' '""'''''^ '^^ .said Board of Ar ^^^",;" ^^'' ^\^'^'«">'i of the 'Shall be unLfstoo I'",' '"'^^ '^"'^'mssion three MeniC^^'tl^ ^d"S'^ ^ T '".-ij either by the eHi,Z,T i ''V'^' '^^^'^ Board or by"^ vi ^^^'e^^'?^^.^^^'^^^^' «^ tiie said «'tdopted by them or nnl -^ ^^''"'^'^^^ ^"1*^' Corporatio^:. w t h e^^ Vi^^^'^^^ ^^ ^iie tion of cases so sidm? / w ^¥' considera- Pointed to hc^Ii tf 1-^ '^^^^^' '^^' '-^P- --se, and «h llbe nde^^^^'f ! T'' ^^'- l^-tiestosubnnttti^^X'^f^r'^^^t Board ; and any su(^b ^,\.^'\ "^ the said hi the form of tT,. Im 'T';'»^««i«» "lay be i» other w^rcls ^ '^'^'^'^'^^^ tn this Act, or tration shall, before tJu' ""''^ ^^ ^^''^i" ;^nd subscribe Se t e P.''' ^ '''^'' ''^'^ President of tlie f^or \r''''^'''^t or Vic,- tl-y will mZ^;'^;:^^'^ '"'"t ''''' gently perform theh^dSti^ "f ^^^'■ the said Board of Av!f .- ^^^^^"^hers ol' ^n oases subm4:^;t^-;:J-;J - J"«t award accordino- f !' ^ ,^ *' ^^'"^ and •i^'^l^'ment anHS . . '"^^ '^'^''^^ ^^' their -r affection of tf^; T'"'"' ^^'^^' ^'^^^^^^"^% vvhomsoeyer and Z ^^^''^'i^^ ''' P^^'««» --.- the do^ume r oT^he^^ c" '"^ '''^'' in the nu.nner nrovir] v1 V -n ^"^T^i^ation oath taken bv /.? ir r '^'^^' '^""^^'^^ to th. ^^^ ^i^e xMembers of the Council Bj wbom such Board of Arbitraiion fball act, and •n what cases. subnii8.iioD to award of the l^oard, bow to beititerpreted. Form of such submit-sioii. Mt'mber.'i of tht' Board of Arbitratiou shall takf -.in oath of office. Nature of the Oath. How such Oath sbaU be recorded. [14] XrX. And 1)0 it enactecl, that anv Mom- Members of tlic Council . f ' "^ ^' '^"•luiv.-u, lujii ailV IVlOlll- S^^- ^^^^•;>t the Coimoil of the Corpurut'ion may Hoard of Arbi- ^^^ ^^ the samo time a Mem))er of the s-iirl nation. Bonrdof Avl.itratioii. Powers of the ,^XX. And 1)0 it enacted, that the three ti7BoLd^' ^?l^f^; appointed to hear any case .sub: I?Kr^ "then."sh'[lf'' as aforesaid, or any iwo 01 them, shall have lull po\ver to exa- mine into the facts of such case, and to examine an Oath (wliich Oath any one o. .such three Members is here})y empower- ed to administer) any party or witnesses wtio appearing voluntary Ijofore them shall Their deci. • ''''"'^" *« ^^^ «» examined, and shall Bion shall b,u dgive their aAvard tliereupon in writino-- t- parties. ,nd their decision, or that of anv two of them given by such award, shairbind the parties according to the terms of the sub- mission, and to the provisions of this Act. Afteracer- ,^^]- ^"^^ l^e it enacted, that from and BZtj^l ''^^'' ^l'^' ^''^ Monday of April next, th, miners of ap- Several porsons composing the Boards of KrSffice^f ^jaminers to examine applicants f()r'the Inspectors of omcos ol Inspector or Assistant InsD^ctor Tll^^ f- or within the District of Quote of sbaii^be ap- \^^ ^nd Pearl Ashes, or of any other arti- lioSoflSj ^ Hubiect to inspection, shall cease to be Board of M^^ii^^'t^i^^ of the Said Board s ; and there- Trade. aftor tlio Members of the said Boards res- pectively shall be such persons only as shall fTom time to time be appointed to be such Members by the Council of the said ^corporation, any law to the contrary not- withstanding; but the number, powers and duties ol such Boards and of the Members thereof, respectively, shall be in all res- pects the .same as they now are, and tliey nv Mcm- itioii ma^- ' the said tliG three case 8ub- !<1, or any r to exa- 3, and to any one 3inpower- witnesseH lem shall md shall writing : y two of bind tlie the snb- is Act. from and oxt, the loards of i for the nspector, lebec, of 'rk, or of lier arti- ise to be :1 there- irds res- only as ed to be the said M-y not- ^ers and lembers all res- nd thev [15] ■^hall be sworn +r. fi,^ i tiioir duty iTlil o t ''"' l""-''"''>««"ce of |)mvisions of tlii^ «,.„*• ' ""''«'■ tl'e Mcnbei- of any such r' T'^'t'^ ^ ^ " ;:«.i.i>ohuc,i a ftfom ; t^S ,'™- l-i"g Council if thev sh.,11 '^"'. '■'> tlif saic "or shall a,n 4i, c,!?'" " -^.^I'^lient, '^'^.'"g appointed a Menl ,.r '"''' ™'" »aid Boards ; hut no Mi ,.""•>' "' "'« -■'' «'^'> be - aplZt^d.'"'"' "' '''-^ Coun. ;', -Ie„„, allil,naI;ori "t^a to/TT^ """-' '■•iitli, may make «,„.) i *"'''"S an i" .any case H^.ere t tT'T "»"»ation '■«q«"-eJ;anda:yp4t'Ve:^/'"^''V'^« '^eJ to adnn-nister n Owl ''■>' """"«■- '■^'«e as aloresaid ,d' ;, / '"'■"■>■ '" »»* "'"nation; a. ;„'""'"'■ f'"--'' «'1«"" "•here an 0-./l, 1 ^ '■"'''■>' '" »»}' case »e« Session o7 he ftv^, "■"' '?i'""^ "'^■" •niJ no longer. ^'"^"icial Parliament, "'uSAcfstlriffeT''^'' *"* """'i"g Majesty, Her Hef'trT "^'"^ "''H<=^ ""y party or 7,!"o/\i"^«'-'«»«''«> or of J--'Oi. ivuumsoever, such Proviso. Former m, m- berw ot such BoardsofExa- roiQersnjiiybe re-appoinied ^y tho eaid Couucil. Certiiiii cldH- pes of persons ""y muke an "fflrniation in- steadofiaking an oatb where fin oath la rt!- fl'i'red b^ this Act. ^ct to entlcire ior lOyeai',. Rights of tue Crown and otber parties fa^'ed, except when expres?- 'y tneulioued. ^'^iSfSiPr'" I Public Act. [16] ••iglits only excopfodas are heroin expresHlv 1 'T/V' '^''-^ ]"^ ^'^ enacted, tl.af tliis Act e ally noticed as nuch by all Jud-es Jus- tiecs and otber pc.^sons Vhomnoem^it - out being specially pleaded. SCHEDULE. Form, of a submimon to the aivarcl of the Board of Arbitration. Know all men that the undersigned and the undersigned \}f ^'^^'^'C- be more rin.rfip'i fhr,t u more separate ^nteresU, mention them) dnr\ *^ leveuce as to the respective r\chi= ^e ti,„ -j" ,• T^} to If*"" «'« -™rd to be made by the day of Quebec, on the A. B. C. D. E. F. %'^^ in exj^ressly fit this Act ill be jiidi- 11(1 i?es. Jus- )i3ver witli- Board of [ 17 J Form of tke oatk to le^^,y ,. Men.Lers of tke Boa^d of TradtT,nd^h ttwnr\"r ir'j^ ^"^^- ;;ected with tlie discharge of «di dutv dl n '°T things and such things "onl/^s ishJlft i "''? conscientiously believe to I. n.f ! ? ^ ^^'^^^^ ^"^ objects for whih the M^Vl R "^^^'"^ ^° ^^^^^^^e the according to the m inf . f^ '^^' constituted, ^ncorpor^i::it^sLn^lirti^^ ^^^^ ^^^ dersigned ing a dif- id parties feed and e by the ider the fusing to i Avilliiig I sAvear that I will f!i;n,c„ii • sent]}- perform my dulv .s ! 'i.''"P.''''*'''">' «"'' diii- of Arbitration o? Ve (^Ikp, ^"'"''." / "^« ^^o^^d that I wiJl, in all case, ;^ ^u°"u'' ^^ ^"de : and Arbitrator, give a trup »„i ^^'"^ ^ «''='" ^ct as the best oi ^;]±Znt^urV^^'^ '""""^^"S to iavororaliecio'nol" ?ora"v«lrjl"^' '''"'°'" f^^--' soever.-So help me God ^■P^'''^ <"■ person whom- bereunto City of J'reainblf'. [ IS J ^NNO OCTAVO C^^P LXVII. Montreal a„d qS^I^''''^' "'« «"ards of Trade of [20t/i 3Iarc/i, 1845.] W';S'^;;'J-xpedio„Mo render fieal and Quebe,. J , ^'*""' of Mon- hy Law : He it l„f ' i ""'' """'P"'»led ''vitli the advice ami it ^^■'J''»fy. by and '««ive Conndl C oTTl" "V'"'. '^"^i- Assentbly of the P „vi,"oe„ r ^"T^'^^'^" x'lUxted and assemble. ) •^"^'''■•' '^"n- ""der the anthor™, of ."^f Z'"' "' ■""' Jlio Parliament of the Hn", ^'v'.P'-'ssed in «'eat Britain a,"^ i e,aml "'' ^'•""^•'™ °f V Oanada, and it it l.i!\ '"""''■"'»<'«' 'be authoriV of I e s L, T^, ',"«^'*<^'' ^y '•^ixth olauJofa 2V^?',,^''^i*''<'f>^e'ity- tliis Province JLttl •''t^^^'-'i-'ment of fi'tbyear.ofH'erX^tJ'ip'^-'' ^°!""' ••""' ^nA<-t to »Wo™"2?i^ 'l^'Sn.intitnled, "/ Tra.ie, nnd t?e tnt-t^t'r' ''"''^'^ certam Act of tiie said I, • '^'""^^ o^a '" 'he same ^ar Lh ''T'"'' P"^'^"' -^d 'be same attretrr^Sed"*' ''■ ^-laii.«esri.|i. n«riiie: Haid Acts tempora- ry repealed. BY-LAWS OF THE QUKB,£C BOARD OF TKADK. CHAPTKK IST.-OP .MK3IBKRS. question that ^W be b:;ore'ihe"coi;:,i;r "" ""^ expelled l,y ,|,e vole TtLeeiX'JT' '""^ '"' present at an extraordinarv Ml ,• "' •''" "members that purpose, ''"^""^"'^'y meeting to be held for prov!nre'r„7e fhrt^tr'stl' '^ '"'^'^"' '^""^ "- of one pound per ai,*„L"'^V^';; W,"l"y "'« ,-"" been so absent, to be nn/,! wT,?^ '^ .'"^ '^'^ "^-'Y ''ave bis return; his nlweet to Lv b '" ""^"^ontbs of sidere■ wish to withdraw wntnig, but his wish sha nnt h "" ^^^''"'^ '" »'l be shall have paid ud hk ,ntf "'r'"^'^"' *" »"" expiration of the year in whirh h'"''^","" *" **>« w,iri«,a\v sxiuii liave been made. "H'-^-atiOn lo [20] CIMPTER 2XI,._0P OFFICKRS. ' ,» "c la.s( „»•. (i„jf, to c ,„sr, ""^ '"''"='^"'- «"..|H..' in.l otlaM-,.Mmnn„,', ion ;■ ^■'""••^ "^ ""•' >i«. h f',';'''''';.""' ""'' «''all Board to make coUe .t o i„i "v ^?""^''' «'' "^'^ colieetor, and all sich Zni '^^'" ''"'y »« »"ch shall be pnJd over to th« t. ^^'*^ ^ orporatiou, the .ame! and^^t I "^^'^2 t" t^ '"""'^^ aceounis approved of l,v hi A^ -i '^'V'" P"y a" SUlar accoint of he inL,^ T''''' ^"'' ''««?« re- Oorporation, vh c' sh" ,"u"7"'' "^Pendifi're of the Annual Meeting of the Corn; '•"" l'",' 7"'"'^ "' 'he Mon,lay in AprTl, or nt .,^" ^^^L"*'? ''"''" °» 'he first be recfuled h;th;°Co%o;.;?,ir„'':^rdo.""' "" '""^ CHAPTER 3RD.-OK THE COUNCIL. conSj'J'd by'JlTe'' Aet'^of if "^ *''''• Co^omtion as the sole manUeLiTt "f ,M?'Pr'''''°"\^''^'' ''«^« immoveable property wMch ,0^^''^ '^"l''^ '""^ h>. aco aired hvt 1,0 r """f" may now or hereafter toautio;,^lU 'p^^xrZd"''^''^''h™p''-^" Vice President, to 'mnt -^ ' r If ^^scuc.- the houses, buildings orCmfser'oTorh' "' '">' "^ '^"^ a pxcnuses ot or beloiigui^ lo the 1 [21] <'ori)orati..n, lor such hmm of veirs .,n,l P... i Just u,ul rea.una ^;".f\^ 7^;^ ^r"-' «»'"'' upin,,.- Corporation, a.ul hIu. a ^ Vo"i ' 'IT' ^''/'" '•oquiHifo, l,ar,ain ami coni,. f.^^^/V^'"" ^^''^'" to nuthori/c the Pr.sHlont or V 'o P l'''^'^ I^^^^^'^''' ••q>t a Hood of«ale, or kt"^^uo ,."'''';''' /,' ' ' and promises 'is „,., i " liouses, bm|,li„.s lease lor hucI ,,oW „ /i '• 1", '""*'"' " dee.i of Pn ;;jl;^;e be one, with ti.e Sela'^'f^L t^S?,: tlie Council, ''" '«''"'■' I'lweeai.iga I, CHAPTER 4ra.-0K COUNCIL MEETINGS. ne*;':f„!:!;^:r^"-' «>-",-ot eve.. W.a- i i-iauti to ileveu o clock m the forenoon, [22] Tin!- *tT ''"'" '"" ''^' " 'l""'-"m l-efore Eleven !;doek, suel, „K.>ube... a« .sl.ll be present dj'^ Isf.—Tlic clinir sl,„ll |,e taken iit Eleven o'cloW- >", I'e lorenoon, at t!>e weekly meetin^u '^ 3rd.— All reports of Committees or other «m, """'.cations shall he rea.l, and orders taken there" on, nnless sullieiently in.portant to he the subiec: of a motion to whieh may then be made. ■"' pr^:i^::;ith!,^tt:d.'^"'^^^"^«''''""«'»»^-'- in ofde~'^ """'"" '"'■ '"'J'^"''»"'ent shall be always CliArTEK 0TI1._0F THE iiOAKD OF AHWriATION. Section- 1st.— Upon eominuiiication beins receiv- "I l>,y the Coijiicil thi-ongh the Secretary Sr other vise ol inatteTs reqniriiig to be adjusted by he mtmng ol Biieh JJoiird ol Arbitratioii. 2nd.— Siieh Boui-d of Arbitration shall choose rro,„ «moi,g their nieiiibers, ndiether lireseiit or i^ t! .? |.ersoi,s ,0 aet as Arbitratoi^s, tak i,.? , e to s^k't if nn«e?to"be f'^-^Y '"' '"''' -^™-ted ,W ^ be C^l.: Bo rdTollCJiii': rtellle?""-^- '"''"^ takeii, ivho nnless prevented by ahseiice from Cue penalty ol Iwo poiiiids curreiiey, unless he shall oiv. ... an exense to the siitisfaetion of the Coilncil ° [23] ""le.. the Council «„a„ .see nt' to yiludeU^^^'" '"• "' oth — In all cases submitted for Arbitntim, «„oi bnd« orn ";■ ■■"'^■■f "'' ""«'^' ^'"'I t''^ other to the n attor under consideration the amount of « 'e fee. i^mmunLS'to'- tS' "' ''" ^^""^ '"« --^ -"'"'^ onI'l!i^i?p '^r'^^Z .'''^" OP^" »" «<^<=o„nt witi, Booksn, t " ' '" "? <^''>'' ™