IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 12.5 lis ■tt IM 122 1^ tiS. 12.0 lyi Hii 11.6 III ^^s llll^^ i^ < 6" » Fhotographic ^Sderices Corporalion 23 WBT MAIN STMIT WltSriR,N.Y. MStO ( 71* ) •73-4903 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICIVIH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Inatituta for Hiatorical Microraproductiont / Inatitut Canadian da microraproductions liiatoriquaa T«chnical and Bibliographic Notas/Notft tachniquaa at bibliographiquas Tha Instituta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia copy whicli may ba bibliographically uniqua, which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction, or which may aignlficantly changa tha uaual mathod of filming, ara chackad balow. Colourad covara/ Couvartura da couiaur I I Covara damagad/ D D D D □ Couvartura andommagte Covara raatorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura raataur6a at/ou palliculte I I Covar titia miaaing/ La titra da couvartura manqua rn Colourad mapa/ Cartaa gAographiquaa wn couiaur Colourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or black)/ Encra da couiaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) I I Colourad plataa and/or illuatrationa/ Planchaa at/ou illuatrationa an couiaur Bound with othar matarial/ RaliA avac d'autraa documanta Tight binding may cauaa ahadowa or diatortion along intarior margin/ La re liura aarria paut cauaar da I'ombra ou da la diatortion la long da la marga intAriaura Blank laavaa addad during raatoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar poaaibia, thaaa hava baan omittad from filming/ II aa paut qua cartainaa pagaa blanchaa ajouttea lora d'una raatauration apparaiaaant dana la taxta, maia, loraqua cala Malt poaaibia, caa pagaa n'ont paa 6t* fiimAaa. L'Inatitut a microfilm^ la maillaur axamplaira qu'il lui a At* poaaibia da aa procurar. Laa dAtaila da cat axamplaira qui aont paut-Atra uniquaa du point da vua bibliographiqua, qui pauvant modifier una imaga raproduita, ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dana la mAthrda normala da filmaga aont indiqufo ci-daaaoua. D D D D D D D Colourad pagaa/ Pagaa da couiaur Pagaa damagad/ Pagaa andommagtea Pagaa raatorad and/or laminated/ Pagaa reataurtea at/ou pailiculAaa Pagaa diacoiourad, ctainad or foxad/ Pagaa dAcoiortea, tachat^aa ou piquAea Pagaa detached/ Pagaa dttachies Showthrough/ Tranaparanca Quality of print variaa/ Quality inigala da I'lmpraaaion Includaa aupplamantary matarial/ Comprand du maiAriai auppMmantaira Only adition availabia/ Saula Edition diaponibia Pagaa wholly or partially obacurad by errata aiipa. tiaauaa, ate, hava baan raf limed to enaura tha beat poaaibia Imaga/ Laa pagaa tof^lament ou partiallamant obacurciea par un fauillat d'arrata, una paiure. etc.. ont iti filrnAaa i nouvaau da fa^on A obtanir la meillaura imaga poaaibia. T P o fi O b t»i ai ol fii ai or Tl ah Tl w Ml dil •n ba rig ra< mi D Additional commanta:/ Commantairea aupplAmantairaa; Thia itam la filmad at tha raduction ratio chackad balow/ Ca document aat film* au taux da rMuction indiqu* ei-daaaoua. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X aox X 12X ISX aox a4x 28X 32X ^Mi .»^: Wr Th« copy ftinnMl h«rc has bMn raproduccd thanks to tlw gonoroslty of: Library of tha Public Archivaa of Canada Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha baat quality possibia conaidaring tha condition and laglbility of tha original copy and h, kaaping with tha filming contract spacif ications. Original copias in printad papar covars ara filmad baginning with tha front covar and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa* •ion, or tha back covar whan approprlata. All othar original copias ara filmad baginning on tha first paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa- sion, and anding on tha last paga with a printad or illuatratad imprassion. Tha last racordad frama on aach microficha shall contain tha symbol — ^ (moaning "CON- TINUED"), or tha symbol ▼ (moaning "END"), whichavar applias. Maps, platas, charts, ate, may ba filmad at diffarant raduction ratioa. Thosa too larga to ba antiraly includad in ona axposura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand comar, laft to right and top to bottom, as many framas aa raquirad. Tha following diagrama illustrata tha mathod: 1 2 3 L'axamplaira fiimA f ut raproduit grtca A la gtaArosM da: La bibliothAqua das Archivas publiquas du Canada Las imagaa suhrantas ont AtA raproduitas avac la plus grand soin, compts tanu da la condition at da la nattati da l'axamplaira film*, at ^n conformity ivac las conditioiis du contrat da filmaga. Laa axamplairas originaux dont la couvartura an papiar ast imprimAa sont filmto sn commandant par la pramiar plat at an tarminant soit par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'imprassion ou d'illustration, soit par la sacond plat, aalon la cas. Tous las autras axamplairas originaux sont filmte an commandant par la pramiAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'imprassion ou d'illustration at 9n tarminant par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. Un das symbolas suivants apparattra sur la damlAra imaga da chaqua microficha, salon la cae: la symbols -^> signifia "A SUIVRE", la symbols ▼ signifia "FIN". Las cartas, planchaa, tablaaux, ate, pauvant Atra fllmte i daa taux da rMuction diff Grants. Lorsqua la document ast trap grand pour Atra raproduit an un saul clichA, il ast film* A partir da I'angla supAriaur gaucha, da gaucha A droita, at da haut an Ims, an pranant la nombra d'imagos nAcassaira. Las diagrammas suivants illustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 4 5 6 i, !^^'r^V^- ^^(';ilt'(l th>lll ill ;i r;ii|Nc lU.IWI.KN A. E. KlivK/lvOWSKI. \M) ^|)|)fUaut; The Grand Trunk Rail- Way of Canada, V»fO|)omlrnto. AM) The Grand Trunk Rail- Way of Canada, ^pprllauto : \M) A. H. Klllll/KOWSKI, y»r.|)oiulrut. I.dl IS l'i:|{|{\I I.I' & (,,, I'UINll'.KS, MO NIK KM. ^ \v \ f 1J 'If. Ft*"; .'a ■PW|M| BIBLIOTHEQUE f I. I M I'.iblie VERREAU ' I-' }'-•■■" I ^ ^.1 't'w^™* '_> ' ?'''W^M ^fiidinK in the ! transiniltud on iIii- appcalM lo Hit Miijcsiy in Ifcr I'rivy f.'ouni'il, fmm iho judi^incnl rcndrri'd in llii' xuid (,'oiiri of (iiifi'n'st Ufncli for Lowit ('aiiada. w; -LXP D()ClJMi:i^T NO. 11. LowM C*a»S![ Urmit^^' ^ ^ l^TORI.A, by tho Oraco of OOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QO E E H , Defender of the Faith. 'I\} Ike Chief Juxtici:, awl Ju^lires of Our Suptriur Court in anil lor l/mt fmrt o/ Our Priwiwe of Cvinc'«' of Canada, called Lower Canada, diitini,' in lln' City of iMoiitrcal in die District of .Montreal before yim, tw'tween Alexandre Kdoiiard Kier/kow^'ki, KM|iiire, Seignior in |Hwsession as iiiidnifluary of tln! Sei^^niory of St. Kraii(;oi'<-li'.Neiif in ilie l)i?>tiiet of .Monireal, resiiini; in the parJj'li of St, Charles in the said Dislriet, I'laintitf in llii' Court helon— & 'I'he (irand 'I'riMik U.iilway Company of Canada, Defendants in the Court below — lletlie s;iid Alexandre F.duuard Kierzkowski as by liiseoniplaiiil, (Weareinforiiie.l) isau;i,'rieved by Iht; llnai liuli,'iiiiiit therein f,'iven, \Vk Wm.i.ix; that the said .ludginent r'lould be revised and examined b, nurCoiirl of (ineeii's Ueneh for Lower Canada, ami full ami speedy .lusliee done in III" premises, |)() ('()\[.M AM) VOC, llml you, or two ol yon, ilo send under your sli'iiatures, and the Seal ofOiir said Siipi^rior CdUii.iilllhe ori!,']nal Papers and Proeedini,'s In the Cause, and a 'I'rauseripl ui'ail the Uiihs, Oiders and l'r,iei'ediii:.'s I'ouiid in the Keeord or Kexisti-r of Our said Superior Court, eoncetninsi ihe same, lo Our .-^aid Court of (Queen's Heneh, thai the .Imlfjes thereof may have them, before them, at tlieir Courl-Ilou.se, in our City of Montreal in that part Our said IVoviiii'e, ealled Lower Canad.i, on Friday llie Twi-UHi day of Fe- brmiry next lliat, revisinij; and examiniii!^ the same, iliey may i-ause further to be done thereupon what of rit^ht, aeeordiu)^ to the Laws and Cusluiii of thai part of Our said PioviiicL', ealled Lower Canada, is lutet to be done. IN \Vir\KSS Whereof, We have eausod the Seal of Oursaid Court of (iueen's Ueneli lo be lureviito ullixed. .\T Onr City of Monireal in that pari of our .saif«<(/) J. V. HKAUDRY Clerk of A]ii>cfih. (Nifflft/) CllLKKIFU DORION & DORION Ally, for Appt (Endursi'd) Tho Execution of this Writ appears by Ihe Schedules liereuulo annexed. {Signal) CHS 1) D.VV y. .N. C J. SiMITII ./. a. C. Emlursvd) Returned, iinj Alod in the Appeal-OtKce, in Ihu City of Monlreul this ninth day of April ISJb (Paraplud) .1 1 n ii Jiir. m iIi> In C'onr tin Ituno itu la Kelne rn appel, ■ppoinli- ft nKiMHant tlann ct pour li> diKirici ilr Mi)ntri''iil, I'lilmiiil Olrrlion ilr (loiiiicile en mn (irmeure uctiii-llc en 111 Clt6 ilu Mnnlrt'nl, riio ('iiin|H-uu Nu. J. Ccrtllie hou* tiion wrincnl doHice, que le troixii'mR Jour du Fi-vriiT, mil liuit cent ciii<|iiiintc liiiit, cntre (|uatrc k cini| hciim de I'apr^i midl, J'lii i>igniiitl' It- pri'-wnt Writ il'nppcl ft I'avin d'appvl y iinnfx6, i\ Mecnifun Carller k Brrthclul Avof atx, df» liitimt' H LMi cftlu cnuxf, lii If ur liilixant iino vmiu copic dilemeot ottttitieu diceux, k Ivur Hiirfiiu d'ulliiin!* f n la C'iio df Montreal, vn purlant a J. A. Hfriholut, Knuior, I'un dea dit« avucBl* f!i pursooni'. Mnntrt-ul Ic 3 Kfvrier IHM. (Signtd) L M SYLVESTRE Emolument bn. II. C. B. R SCHEDULES ANNEXED TO THE WRIT: SCHEDULE A. PKOVINC E OF CANADA ) STJPEIIIOII C OURT Dtilmt oj Montnal ) Trunwript of all the Rules, Order* and pn>cef dinRn found in the Rerord or Rf gistcr ol Her MiijeMyN Superior Court for Lowor Cauadii, Bitting in tlie diatrict «f Monta'al, in a certain Citutie lutcly iiiljudgud in tlit; .«nid Court and Wlicrf in, Alexiindn- Kdouurd Kierzkowski, Emiuire, Seignior in poDSL'.'.sion as U!on the appeal Side llicreof, in virtue t^f the Writ of Appeal sued out in this causv. ALEXANDRE EDOl AHD KIERZKOWSKI, ES^LIRE, No. 2079 Seignior in posscsHion as usufructuary of the Seigniory of St. Fraotjois le Neuf, in the District of Montreal residing in the Parish of St. Charles, in the said District PlaiiUiff THE GRAND TRLNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA DefendatU The 9th, December 185C. — F. M. Lc Pallieur a sworn Ilnililf of this Court, returns into the office of till' Prolhonolary of tlif Said Court the Writ of suinmons issued in this euuse with the de- claration tliLTi'Uiito nmifxeil. Mfs>ieur» Clierrier Dorion & Doriun ap|x'ar for the I'lainlitf and tile n list and One Exhibit. Mf>sieur;- Cartier & Hertlielot ap|>car for tlif defendant in this euuse under all legal reserva- tions. T/ic I nil Frbniary 1857. — The defendant ftlfs Exceptions piremptoirr. and a dit'vnte en/ait to till- aelion and demand of the Plaintiff in this eausf logcthfr with u list of Exhibits, but without any Exhibit. Tlir 2Uh Ffbiiiari/ 1857.— Tlif Plaintiff filfs Riimnsts vt lUplii/ues to the said defendants |)e- leniplory Extfplions & difin.st in this cause filed /,c 14. Fitriir 1857. — Le Deiiiaiideur Inscrit wttc cause sur le R61c d'EnqiiOte ptmr proceder a la preuvf en iccllc le deux Mars prochain, la ditc Inscription dument Notifie aux Avocats Je la defenderessf. Pif rrf II. Lafrcnaye Ee uier comparait pour If de mandeur en cetle cause comme Consuil a I'Enquile. Lv 3e Mars 1857. — Rodolphc Lallamine & Arthur Mondclet temoins produits de la part du dcmanileur sunt as.icrmcntes la examines /,<; '3i: Avril 1857. — William Macliean & L. P. Renault Blanchard temoins produits de lu part du deinandeur sont asseriufntfs ft examine.^ Li: He. Avril 1857. — William Henry A Davifs t6moin8 produits de la part du dii demandeur est assennfntfe et examine. Le \er Stplevibrc 1857. — The Df ffudunt produces and files at the EnquMe in this cause a list and five Exhibits William Hfnry A. Davifs witness produced on the part of the defendants is sworn and fNamined, Certain admissions made and given by the parties are this day filed in this cause The 2it Siplcmbcr 18.i7. — William MacUean a witness produced on the part of the defendant is sworn and examined. The Hl/i Heplcmber 1857.— Henjamin Holmes a witness produced on the part of the defendant is sworn and examined, and files with his deposition a paper writing marked with the letter Zand thereupon the Enqufite in this cause is declared closed on both sides. The Wt September 1857. — The I'laintiflnscribcK this cause upon thy tile Plaintitf; considering that the defendant i» not in law mortmain or k'ms de main morle subject to llie payment of Seigniorial imiemmtt for uci|uisitioni by the defendant of Real Estate fur :lie piirpoxcH of mieli defendant, nnd tliat the lands in the I'lulnlillM declara'ion therein allcdged to bo held by ilie l)"fendunt in mortmain were not by law so held in mortmain ; coniiidering that the Uelcnduiit oven if siieh Mortmain or nnd if such actjuirer of Nuid Keally and luniU pn-vious to the legal oiktuIi.u and etl'cct of the Seigniorial tenures act was by tlie said la.st act declanul to l)e relieved and freed from tliu payiiu'iit of seigniorial indem. nite for such aequisilioiis made by the defendant dirttctly from another morlmaiH or orprtwiousto the legal o|M'ration of the suid act, such nci|ui»itiuns being held by the defendant at tlie time of the o|>c- ration of the said Act; considering thai the sums of money demanded by the I'laintiff in lliis action are not in law for arrears of leigniorial dues accrued and due by tlie delendiint to the Plointitl pre- vious to the legal operation in that resjiect of the suid Seigniorial Tenures Act ; And further conside- ring that ihe Cirand Trunii Railway including ilicrcin ilic said Realty and lands is by Law a Work of public utility, and that the Acijuisilion of tho said lands did not in law render the defendant liable for the payment of the linU tt vtntn demanded by llit; I'liiinlilf in this action, doth maintain tlie peremptory F^xceptions of tlii! defendant, and doth di«iiiiss the Phiinlill's action with costs. His Honor Mr. Jiisijcc Smith dissents from this Judgment. Montreal lOtli. February 1H6H. (Signed. MONK, COFFIN & PAPINEAL /'• S, C. SCHEDULE No. L list om I lant tt is and iring efen- SUI'EIHOK COURT »X>H LOWER rANAUA District of Montreal , [ VICTOaIA, by the Grace of OOD, of the United Kingdom of ' Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith. No. 2079. TO ALL AND EVERY THE BAILIFFS of the Montreal, said Court, appointed for the District of Gbbetinu : — WE COMMAND VOU, to summon, within the limits of our District uf Montreal, The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, to be and ^ipiiear beloie Us, in our said SUPERIOR COURT for Lower Canada, in our City of Montreal, in our suid District, on Tuesday the Ninlli doy of december next to onswer Alexandre Edouard Kierzkowski, cscjuire. Seignior in [mssession m usufructuary of the Seigniory of Si. Franq.ois le Neuf, in the district of Montreal, residing in the parisli of St. Charles, in the Said district, of the demande contained in the annexed declaration ; and have yuutlicn and there this Writ. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have couseu Ihe Seal of Our said Court to be hereunto affixed at Montreal, this twenty fourili day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud filly-six and in the twentieth year of our Ruign. (Signed) MONK COFFIN & PAPINEiVU ProlhuHolary 0/ the said Court. (Endorted) No. 2079. (On the back of the writ) i i ,fc Hnissii-r SDUssiiinO ili- In Ccmr SiiprMiciir, ilii Hiif {'iiiindii iiiiiii.itricuir pour Ic District de Montreal, Cfrlitie, foiis iiuiii sfrnirnl (rollicc, iivoir Siixnilii' a l:i Coinpnf^nic dn Cliciiiins a lissesilu Giirnil Tronc (luCiiniidii, nyitnl son priixipnl iniri'iiii DViO'iiro i'l Montreal dans jc dil District, lo Pit-- M'M ordre ul Ui'clanttion ri annt'xi^ I'li ci'llf Caii.-'i' en laissanl une vraie Copiu d'iceux a la dite Com- pafjnitMln (irnnd Troni' ilii Cnniidu a leiirs Hiircau en la Cite do Montreal en parlunt a Williuni Mat-bean, nn des Employes clu Bureau le Vingt sixieine Jour de Novrmbre mil liuit Cent Cinquantu Six 11 onze lieures de I'avant inidi, Je {•^rlifie de plus (pie la distance depni:! la Chanibre d'audiance en la Ciie do Montr'''al an Bureau do la Coiii|)ii;,'nie du (inind Tronc du Canada est inoins dun Mille. Date a Montreal ee iUme. Jour de Novenibre 1850. KinoUiment F. M. LE PALLIEUR. 3/;j Huinxici de la U. S. Annexed to the Writ is the following Declaration : — District of Montreal ( IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. A. E. KJEItZKOWSKI Plaintiff v.s THE GRAND TKINK KAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA, De/etidanls. Alexandre Eduuard Kierzkowski, Ewpiire, Seii^ior in pofisession as usufructuary of the Sei- gniory of Si. Fran(;ois le Neuf in tin- Dislriet of Moiitreiil, residini; in the parish of St. Charles in tliv said District, Plaintilf, complains of the lirand Trunk Kailway Company of Canada, Dcfenilants ; For lliiil wiiereas at all and every the lime ami times hereinafter mentioned ll exaid Plaintilf was and is still Sei>;nior in possession a< n«id'ni(tuiir\ of llie Seigniory ol Si. Kran(;< is Ic Neuf, lying and being on the south side of Uiver Kielielieii in the Disliiet of .Montreal tHinndiM' in front by the said Uiver Kiehelieii, in rear by Ih Seigniory of Si. Ilyaeinihe, on one Side by the Seigniory of St. Denis and on the other Side by the Seigniory ;)f St llilaire de Kouville." — Anil the -nid Plaintilf as such Seiiinior in possession of the said Seigniory was entitled to elaiiii all Seigniorial rights aeeruiiig within the said Seigniory and more parliiularly the rights of indemnily ^indeiimlle) on alienations made of property within the Seigniory in favor of Mortmain or parlies holding in Mortmain and also of all lods ^c \ elites. 'I'lial on the twelfth day oi' .Vpril one tlioti<;ind eiglil hundred and tilly three and for more than three years previous thereto the .Saint l.awreni-e and .Vlhinlie Kail-Uoad Company a body polilie and eorporate duly ineoiporated by an aet of the Provincial Parliami-nt was possessed as proprietor o| a certain Itailroad known as llie Saint Lawrence & Alhintie Kail-roa| St. Franiiiis-le-Neuf for a distance of one mile and sixty three liundredlhs of a mile in hiigtii, from llie F.ash'rn line of tliir Seigniory of St. tlilaiic, lo the norlhi.'rn line of the Seigniory of St. Ily;iriiii|ic. Thai on the said twelfth day of the nionlh of .\pril one Ihoiisniiil eight hiiiidred and lifly three, by a certain ileed made and cNccuteil at ihe Cily of London, in (treat llriiaiii, belwein llie (irand 'I'riinlv llailway Company ofCanail.i of the lirsl p.irl ; The (iraiid .lunction Uailro.id (dnipaiiy ol the second part ; llie (irand Tniiili Kailway Company ol Canada F.a-t iif llie iliird pari : Tlie (jinliee & Rieliinond Railw.iy (.'omp.iny ol the hmrth part ; The Si. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad I oiiij any of tlic lil'th part ; The Toronto and (lUelpli Rail-itiaions " for the construction of a Main Trunk Line of Railway throughout the wliule length of this Province to unite together as one Company or for any one of such Companies topurcliiisu anil aci|uirc the pro- perty and rights of any one or more of such Companies. And it is thereby dcrlarcil, that the provi- sions of the now reciting Act shall apply to, and include the f'aint Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company, n.r.d the whole of the Railway which that Company are empowered to construct, and shall apply lo, and include any Company which may have been formed by the union of any two or more Companies under this Act. And it is thereby also provided, that it shall be lawful for ihc directors of any such Company as aforc!>aid. to ngiee, with the Directors of any other !n which such union shall lake place as may be found necessary for the determining the rights of the said Companies respeelivcly and of the Share- holders thereof after any such union, and the nuxle in which the business oftlic (.'oinpany shall bo liinuaged and conducted after any sueh union. And it is thereby also provided, thai whenever any such agreement shall have been madi', as aforesaid, the Directors of each of the Companies which it is lo afli-ct, shall call a s|iecial general meeting of the Shareholders of the Com[)any they represent, in the manner provided by Law for calling such general meetings, stating particularly that such meeting is called for the pur|M)sc of considering the said agreement and of ralilying vt disallowing the same, and if at such meeting of the shareholders of each of the ("oinpanies concerned, respectivciv, three- fourth or mon- ot the votes of the Shareholders attending the same, either in person or by proxy, be given for ratifying the said agieemeiit, then the same shall liave full efl'ect accordingly, as if all tho terms and clauses thereof not inconsistent with Ihe now reciting Act were enacted in an act of tho Legislature of this Province ; and if less than three fourths ol'the votes of the Shareholders present at such meeting in |H:rs(m or by pnixy, bf given in favor of ralifyinir «ucli agrement, then Ihc same shall be void and of no elfci'l, ami no other mei-ting shall be called to consider any agreement for a like pur- pose, within six months Ihercal'ler, provided always, that Ihe (irsl meeting of the Shareholders of any Company for considering any such agreement, shall be held within three months of the lime when the same shall be made by the Diroctoi-s thereof, and not afterwards. And il is thereby further provided that from and atk-rthe time when any such ratified agreem nt hir the union of two or more Companies shall lake elfect, the Companies intended lobe united shall bi'come one Company and one Corjioration bv the C4)rporatc name assigned toil in such agreement, and shall be invested with, and have all the rights and property, and U- n-s|>unsiblc for all Ihe liabilities of the respective Companies, parties to such agrcc- ineni, and shall Im- held to be the same Corporation with each of them, so thai any riglit or claim which would be enforced by or ngainsi cither of them, may alter such union be enforced, by or against the (.'oiiipany formed by iheir union, and any suit action or proceeding pending at Ihe time of such union, by or against either of such ('ompaniis may be continued and comph'tcd by or against the Company formeil by their union, by the corporate name assigned to it by Ihe agreement. And it is thereby further provided, thai ill the ease of any such union, as aforesaid, the capital of the com- pany formed ihercliy, shall be equal to the I'ombincd Capitals of the Companies united, and they may raise by loan or otherwise any sum not exceeding Ihe total amount which sueh Company might raise. And it is thereby further provided, thai the Legislature of the Province will make any further Legisla- tive Provision which may bo required for the purpose of giving full eH'cet lo the now reciting Act, and to any agreement made under it, and ratified, as aforesaid, according to tho true intent and purport thereof. And whereas, by an Act of the Provincial (legislature of Canada passed in the sixteenth year of Her present Majesty, inliluleil, " An Act to extend the provisions of the Railway Companies •' Union Act, to Companies whose Railways intersect Ihc Main Trunk Line or touch jilaces which tho " said Line also touches." It is provided that the herein before recited Act, intituli-d. " An Act to empower any Railway Company whoso Railway forms part of tho Main Trunk Line of Railway throughout this Province, to unite with any other such Company, or to purchase the proocrty and rifhts of such Company, and to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned, incorporating Railway Com- panies," and all the enactments and provisions therein contained shall extend and apply to, and include any Railway Company "whose Railway intersects the Main Trunk Line of Ri.ii-vay contem- plated by tho Legislature, in passing the Act of the now last Session of the Provincial Parliament, in- tituled, " An Act to make provisions for the construction of a Main Trunk Lino of Railway ihrough- " OQt Ihe whole Province, or touches any City, Town oi place which the suit oontemplated Main —tl i w iii UM Tnink Line of Railway also louche;, tubject alwaya to the amendmenti and proviaions tbrrain con- tained." And after reciting several other Acts and agreements each of the said several Companiss of Iho second, tliird, fourth, fifih and sixth part subject to the approval of the Shareholders in aocordanc* with the provisions of the tlioreinbeforc recited Act of Parliament, did, amongst other things, cove nant and declare with and to ihc said ("ompany, parlies thereto of the first part, and the said Compa ny parties thereto of the first part, did thereby subject as aforesaid. Covenant and declare, with and to each of the said (.'onipanies, parlits Iherito of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth pars as follows, that is to say : From and afier ilie first day of July on thousand eight hundred and fifty three, The Grand Trunli Railway Company of Canada Kast, the Quebec and Richmond Railway Company, The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway Company, the Grand Junction Railway Company, and the To- ronto nd Guclph Railway Company, shall be united with, and incorporated into the Grand Trunk Raihv.iy Coinpany and shall, io^.iIht, form one Company, to be called " The Grand Trunk Railteay " Compaini vf ( anada " and tl:i' umirrlnkinf;* of the said several Companies shall be united into one undertaking to hi.', calli-d " Tin' (iranil Trunk Railway of Canada, ' subject to the provisions of the hercinbeliire rcciti-d Acts of ParliaimnI and to the Assent of the Shareholders of tho several Compa- nies, as rpquirtnl by tin- hrrciiibcfoie recittd Act to authorize the union of Companies on the the Grand Trunk Line. In llic uiiiiid l'ndcTliikir>; is also to be included, the construction and Maintenance of an Iron Tubular Brid^'o over llr- Saint Lawrence at Montreal, as projected by the Grand Trunk Railway Company, under the provisions of tin- \ct and the Contract herein before recited. 2. The sfvoral ciiiiisos ol'th'' " Uiiilway Clauses consolidation Act with such modifications " however, as regard " I'laiis and Siirvry.i" and " general pruvivisions," as are contained in the seve- ral special Acts of the ililit-rent Ci>nii)aiiirs, shall apply to the Amalgamated Company and to the Directors and Sliarehoidtrs thereof, as fully as if the same were herein repeated, except such of the clauses thereof as are inconsistent with the express provisions hereinafter contained. 3. The Capital of the Inilrd Company will consist of the aggregate amount of the rcs|)cctive Capitals; which the several Cotiip.iiiies foriiiing sueh union, may have raised or have been entitled to raise, under the aullioriiy of the seviTal Acts of Parliament n-lating to such companies respectively logellier with such incnase of sueli aggregate capital us may from time to lime be made, under the provisions of the " Railway Clauses Consolidation Act." A. The stock or shares of the Quebec and Richmond Railway Company shall become stock or shares of the same nominal amount in the eapital of the United Company, and shall rank on llie Reg'sterof the I'nited Company, as sl<«k or shares U|ion which to much is paid shall, at the lime of the amalg.miation, have been aeliially paid theri'on. i>. The stock or shares of the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Company shall (subject to such pcpialization as may be necessary for the ei.nersion thereof from currency to sterling money) become stock or shares of the same nominal uiiiount in the capital of the United Company, and shall rank on the register of the united Company ns stock or shares upon which so much is paid as shall at the time ol the .Vmalvamation have been nrliially paid then-on, and in addition, the United Company shall take upon itself as part of the liabililiis and ol>ligations of the united Company, the sum of sevenlyfive thousand lioviiuN, being ihe estimiited amount of the arrerars of interest due to the share- holders of the Saini Lawrence and .Allanlie Company, and with which sum the arrears will be fully discharged. Tliat tlie said deed of the twcH'lli day of .\pril one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, was aflerwarils duly ratified l)y the stockholders of the diiferent Cimipanies therein named at regular meetings of the said stockholders called for that purpose and that the stockholders of the said Saint Lawri'iice and .\llanti<' Railroad Company f ih le )n at ny of re- I'.ly vus liar lint y of a of tica- irtue !«sed rtion ty the virtue ilroad piiory 3 mile U) the ng the by the the said Defendants have acquired the said Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Rail road Company is a detid ale of the said Salni Lawrence and Atlanllc Rail raad and that loencc half ju-nny and of five hundred and forty four pounds sevunleen shillings and five pence currency amounting together to that of one thousand eight hundred and fifty two pounds three shil- lings and two pence half (xinny curnmoy have hitherto neglected and refused so to do. Wherefore the Plaintiffbrings suit and prays that the said Defendants be condemned to pay and satisfy to the Plaintiff the said sum of one thousand eight hundred and filly two pounds three •hillings and two pence and a halfpenny ctirrcncy, with interest and costs of suit. Montreal 2i November 1856 CIIERRIER DORIOX & DORIGN Allies, for Piff {Endorsed) No. 2079— Sui)erior Court December 1856— A. E. Kierzkowski PluintilT— vs— The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. Defendants— A— Declaration £1852. .'i : 2J—5g'. due.*— filed 9th. December 1856 (Paraphed) M C fc P SCHEDULE No. 3. AMALGAMATION AGREEMENT. of Ca- e in the portion become lion the ence of ail load ly which THIS DEED is made on the twelfth day of April, one thousand ,l)t hundred and fifty-three, Dite ofDMJ, IJ* Between the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, of the lirst part ; the Grand Junction ■*?'''■ '"^ Railroad Company of the second part ; the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada East, of the titmn of'partiMM- third part; the Quebec and Richmond Railway Company, of the fourth part; the St. Lawrence and """'"J '». •'•«' «' Atlantic Railroad Company, of the fifth part ; the Toronto andGuelph Railroad Company, of Ihe sixth part; the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway Company, of the seventh part; and VVilliam Jackson of Birkenhead, England, Esquire, and the Honorable John Ross, of Belleville, Canada, of the eighth part, ,j ain*l(>in«tion. 10 3. All Iti. Vict. call. 37, liicnr|)oratnii[ The Oruiul Trunk Ilml- w.iy Coinpany ol' Cuiimld, it'cilcii. Cnpital, X3,000.0U0 Slertin^. 5. rrnvinci.ll i;uarai.tt>e t" iit (:i\i n tn ihc ex* ti'lil ol i.'Jll(lll, sli'r- liiitf. (i^r mill', at tlip r.ilc I'l X'l(l.(KHI lor <>v I.I' l«.lll'Iriict till' IJraiul Tri.i.k HaiiK.iv I.T X7tijj>ti'rliiig i'iistrui'tion ai.<1 iiqnipiiii'iitMl the ro'iil. rfite I'l Contract i3iil .Mdich, ti, jL'IIN'.i ruid. in f'linpanv'i Ilehen- tlire., Xil>l-.'.;)l)ll III Slink. 1(1. ;>f'liontnr»i» anil Stock I'l he ItHtiie'l with (i. ('.(il\n.TI,s. Banns, mill S'. .M. I'i'to, ami Thomas ^ra^•iey, ami »' Id lorari-iiiiiit of the C'jntractors. 11. C ontractnr* tn pay in* leri'nt on Oelienliire'i mill S'i>'k lllilll the K.iilwuy lA liiiiiilieih U'. P.iviiieiit 'o he made at Ihj rate ol till p'T cent of the r',nj:iiii.iT tiiniithly cvilihcales. 13. Xlfl.OOn set a^ide lor the payment ol Salar- irl, &c. 14. If t!ie Company rr- rcivep any joriioii ol the road heliirij the whole In coinplcleil, the Contractor?' to Iw releiued fioni lhep.iv- mcrit of intercBt on WHRREAS by an Act of the Provincial Legislature of Canada, passed in the sixteenth year of Her Maji'sly's Reign, intituled, " An Act to incorporate the Grand Trunit Railway of Canada," certain persons were incorporated under the title of The Grand Trunk Railwai) Company of Canada, and were authorised to make and complete a roiiway from the City of Toronto, through the Towns of Port Hope, Cobourg and Belleville, to the City ol Kingston, thence through the Towns of Brockville nnd Prescott to a point in the Eoslern Boundary Lino of the Township of Osnnbruck, thence to St. Rapiiaers, and thence to the River Ottawa, nnd across the said River to a point between the lake of the Two Mountains and tlie Villnge of St. Ann's, and thence to to the City of Montreal j and by such Act it is provided, tliat it shall be lawful for tlie Company to raise and contribute among themselves, in such proportions as to them sliail sccin convenient, the iicecssary capital (or making, completing and using the said riiiiway anil works, not exceeding the sum of Three Milliiins sterling, such sum to be divided in shares of Twenty-five Poniiiis sterling, cacli ; and certain provisions are therein con- tained as to the number of Directors nf the Company, and the appointiiicnt, election nnd qualification of such Directors; anil liy siuli Ad il is also provided, that the giinrantee ol the Province may bo given to the Company llicrcby Incnriioriilcd, to an amount not exceeding the sum of Three Thousand Pounds for every mile in Icnglli of ilie s;iiil Railway, niii! that so soim as it shall 1)C ascertained by llie Report of any Kni,'iiii'cr, to lie ii|ipi)iiile(l tor the purpose by the (iovernor of the Province, that one Imndred llioiisand pniiiuls sterling has been actii.-.lly, and with dne rciiard to economy. ex|)ended on the said Railway by the Cmiipany, in works or materials delivered on the ^.Toiinil, or both conjointly, the guarantee of ilie sniil Province iiiny !;t givirn to the extent of Forty Thoiisanil Pounds sterling, nnd so .v (/Ko//V'4- wlieiicvi'r il shall 1\' asccrtaiiii'd in like manner tliiit another sum of One Hundred Thousand Pounils Stirling lias bci 11 so cxpciiilcd, until such f,'iiarante(! shall be given to the extent tliereliy liiiiilcil. AM) whereas, -v.cli Ciiiiipany has been fiiriiieil, and llic riiiiniiiil of Bonds of the Provincitil (Jovcrniii'ii! which is iiiitliorisi'd to be issued under the provisions ol' the said act and of the (liU'crcnl acts rccili'd tlicrein, i • One Milliidi and Thiriy-live Tlioii>ainl Pounds. AND whereas by an ngrccincnt daleil ilic ('iiiirti'cii'h (lay ol December, one thousand ciglil hundred and fifty-two, between The (irand Trunk Kailwiiy ('(mipaiiy of Canada, of the lirst pari; ami William .lackson, Samuel Morton Pell), Thomas Ura^>l v and I'.dward I, add Melts, all of the City of London, (hereiii- al'lcr called llie Contrariors,) of the snoii'l part, tin; »'onlracliirs niined to iiiiike, construct, complete and eipiip the said (iraiid Trunk Uailway, at the rale ol seven thousand si\ huiiilrcil ami twenly-live pounds sierliiiir per mile, (111 till- leriiis and eiiiiililioiis in such contrail iiienlioiied. ,\ND whereas, by another agreement ilaleij the twenly-ii'ird day ol March, one ihoiisaiiil ei!,'lil luuiilreil and tifly-three, between the said (iraml Tiiink Railway Co'iipany of Canada, of the first part, and the said Contrac- tors, of the second pari, the last mcniioiied ci.nlract was moililied, and it was thereby agreed, that instead of the rate per mile therein sli|)iilated lin-. the priie to be paid by the Company toihe Contruc- tors for luakin;;, eoiiipleiin!.' and sloikiiii^ ihe said Railway with all the iiuiileiils loul appurtennnces specified in the said reeiled agrecjiient, -lioul.l be the stun of Three Miillioui ponnds sterling, without additions or (leduetioni ot any kin, I, and ilial siiih contract siiiii should be paid as lollows : one mil- lion and ihiily-live ilioii«and jMiumls sierliiii.', in Canadi.." I'rovincial (Joveriiinenl Debentures, payable in twenty years, in Lomlon, and iiieanliuic bearing interest nl Six per cent, payable half yearly in London ; nine hundred and einhly-two ihousaiid five hundred pounds in Debentures of the Coin[)uny, payable in Iwenly live years, in Loin. nil, and nieantime bearing interol at the rale of Six per cent, payable half vearly in London; ami nine hiunln'd and cighly-two thousand five hiiailred pounds, in Stock of the Coinpany ; and that ^luli Delienliiies, and the lerl-'reales tiir llie Sliwk, should lie handed over to ucli Trustees, except so mncli ol the sum of firly thousand pounds, therein mentioned as m'I aside for the payment of the expenses of the I "n'<",'';'"ir. Tbi; the extension of such Railway to llie Eastern Frontier of the Province," the Governor was authorised ,voy Coni'iiany of Ca- on the terms therein i''"nlioned, to Uimn a Pniclamation incorporating a Company to be culled The """" '^""'■ Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada East, fur the eonstruction of such Railway; and it in byoaplial ofiht (iranii such act provided, that the Company may raise for such purpose a capital not exceeding One million na"v oM'aSi KaTt" pounds; and by such act it is niso provided, that the guarantee of the Province shall be given to suchi"l>e '•1."ik'i*w»'<'''- ' , I . , . • 1 1 I I I I • I !• Imir, witji l*i-uviiieiul Company to the same extent and ui the same manner as is provideu under tlio last lierembelorc ^„araiiiip. reciti'd Xct. AND whereas, such Company lias been incorporated, and the amount of Government ^^^^^^^jji!*!,^^^.^^^.^! Bonds which the Company would be entitled to require, under the provisions of the before mentioned DomU to iw i«ufil Act, is four hundred and lifty-nine ihousand pounds. AND whereas, by a contract liearing date the K^jiway c.'mpany'of twenly-lliird day of Miireh, one thousand eight hundred and fifiy-three, made between The Grand ^.•"'"''"j ''■"'' '" ■" Trunk Railway Company of Canada East, of llie tir^l part, and the said William Jackson, Samuel ' i» Morton Peto, Thomas Hrassey, and Edward Lndd Hells, liereinafler called the contractors, of thej;™jl™'|,'|^,'j,^,,y"^,';,"| second part, the eontrnclors ngieed with the Compunv to purchase and provide the land necessary "'"»• '>"■ '•'« '""■ ..,'., , ... . , . . . sIriidioM of Ihf roail, lor the Railway, und lo inaKO, construct and eipiip the same, in manner '.liereiii mentioned, on or, utcd i'M Marrli, liefore the first Novemht-r, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-elKht, for the sum of one million, two "*■'?■ ''"' ■*^''2-4ikii'. ' " . o 1 ' ,vi',li same cof'umorm hundr^'d and twenty-four thousand pounds ; and l)y such coniraet ills provided thai, if any section oaptccwlingconiraci. of the Line should be completed and slm^ked l>efore the entire Railway is finished, it should be at the option of the {;ompany lo uceepi sueli portion and to work the same at their own risk, and if they should decline to do so, the conlraclors should be ut liberty lo open such portion at their risk and for iheii' benefit, and that, on such porlUm Ix-ing o|H'ne(l by the Company, the conlraclors should be relieved from the jiayment of interest on an amount of CVipilal iMjual to the expenditure on the section so o|R-ned, and on the plant provided fcr working llii' xaine ; and it is thereby provided, that such eim'racl sum shall be paid as follows, namelv, four hiindreri and fifly-nlne thiusand iiounds MerlinK, „ .*', ,, ' » . » .' I rr>i p.iv-mtMit to b*" as fol- in Canadian Provincial DelH'iiiures, three hundred and eighlyiwo ihousand livv. hundred pounds i""s: I ^ ' l*r:)V-iiirial Uflifiilirrfs Sterling, in debentures of thr Company, and three hundred and elghly-two thousand five hundred i*" ''''" '""''""'■"' |K>unds, In slock or shares of llie Company, and that such payments shall bi- mailr in the sanit manner ^■'**-'''"'", "'•"''' as is provided by the hereinbefori; recited agreement lor the construction of The Grand Trunk Railway, lur.'B. ilisi.joo kUr- wilh a provisitm f(.r the retention liy the Trustees therein namej, \beiiig the same Trustees as aie named '"'^ '" ^'"'^''* in ihe last reeiled conlraci,) of the sum of lliirleen ihousand pounds, lor llie payment of the salaries and j, other purposes therein mentioned, and a similar provision is contained in the now reciting agreement, ■'■''■'■"'*"■ "icflinn set for ihe modification thereof, in the event of the amr.lgamalion with The Grand Trunk Railway, lOsjilini,"',^'^''.'""" llial contained in the lastly hereinbi'fore reeiled agreement, and by such conlraci, after reelling the provisions of Ihe Railway ('hinses C(aisolidalion Act, aullnTisln!» an Increase in the Ca,.ilal ol the , .,*^„ ' •' » » 'In ci^e llie Company C^ompany, and that the contract with the conlraclors, amouuti-il lo a larger sum than Ihe Company are he mu umhorizMl in at present authorized lo raise, it is jirovided that the necessary steps shall l)c taken lo enable an [,|''c,,'p,,'ai'J'^3a"i'e increase lo be made in the capital of the Company, for ihe purpose of more etrectuallv carrvinK into ■"","«'""'"'" >" )'-■ „. , . . , , , 1 . , ,. , ,, ■ ," ■ "'■"''■ I'l'tweon IliB elleel Ihe provisions olllie now reelling contract, and, that in ease the Company shall not he aulho-Comnny and ihe rised lo create sueh addillinial eapllai, such etpiltable arrimgciuenl shall be made between ihe Con-*^""""'"""' trnrtors and the Company, as will relieve the conlraclors from ihe obligalion lo consirnet and equip the whole of the Railway, except on payment of the coniraet sum hereinbefore n'ferred to. AND 23 whereas, by an .\ct of the Provincial Lesflslaluro of Canada, passed in the sixleenth year of Hei -^c' 16. ynt. cap. 43. Majesty's Reign, and Jnliluled, '• .\n .\el to incorporaie Ihe Gruml .lunclion Railway Company," auraml Junctiwi Rail- Company was incorporated for Ihe (lurpose, amonfj oilier things, of laying oiil, making, constructing""'^ ""''""•*' '^'■''^"'•■''" and finishing a Railway, on and ov.'r any part of the country laying between Belleville and Peterbo- „, roush, wilh certain extensions thereof, subject, however, to Ihe approval and sanction of ihe Govern-^"!"'"' "' ''"^ -'" ment of Canada, and by such Act, the capital ol the Company is fixed at the sum of One million niirling. |xiunds, to 1)0 divided into fifiy thousand shan-s of twenty pounds each, and lo bo raised as therein mentioned. AND whertras, sueh Coiiipanv has been formed, and by a contract dati d the twenty- r. . .T" ., ' • • ^ - J I oiiiraci Mr Ihe coii- thlrd March, one thousand eight hundred and fitly three, between the Grand .Junction Railway Coin-""'"'^'"'""' ''"'i'™"'! pany, by the Honorable John Ross, as ihc-ir agent, dniy authorised lo act In iheir behalf, on the one ij'kliln'.l'cio.B'llls^'T part, and Ihe said William Jackson, Samuel .Morion I'elo, Thomas Urassey and Edward Ladd Uetis, 'iJ'' B>'"». /I"''''! -'a/J ' . r 1 I 1 »> . ■ Manli IS.1.I, lor llie heremattrr called the Contractors, of tlie other part : the Conlraclors h >vo ag'eed lo make, construct MimofX'KW.cHH). from and complete the section or part of ihe said Railway lying btUween Belleville and Peterlwrough, being £'|l„,',!,'|'|'.''' '" ''''"" a distance of about fifty miles, in manner and ehnracter in such contraci mentioned, for the sum of 2f. four hundred thousand pounds, which sum is provided lo be paid: one half in Debentures of ihe [.X"."' rmnLny'a Company, payable in London twenty-five years after the dales on which they are respectively issued, "''":"'""'»• ""J ""» bearing interest, payable half-yearly In London, at the rate of Six per cent, per annum; and the '" remaining half, in Stock or Shares of ihe Company, 10 be entered on the register as fully paid up. .^7 And by oUch contract! is is provided, that such railway shall be completed on or before the first day of "■^"""V '"" '.""'pi'- January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine ; and thot the payments January, issV™ 10 the Conlraclors shall be made as ihe works proceed, in shares and Debentures, on the certificates of 2s the Engineer, in the manner and subject to the stipulations in such contract contained. And by such il!li'''i',"I,7Vo'K''pa™ contract it is also provided, that the interest up"rt the Debentures or Stock to be from time to time*')' ."'" t-^'ninx-tors, aold or transferred to parties other than the Conlraclors, shall be from lim ■ to time paid by the IheRoad.'"'' """" "' rtMMiWiMMi 13 jcimw, ttlL- pU) ies. 29 Contractors, until tlic whole of the RiiiKvoy sliall have been Mocked and ready to be opened for I'^'it'oi'liular-'''''"'^''' ' ""'' '""''' C""'f'>ct also provides, timt ihn sum of four tiionsnnd pounds shnil be set aside for pnynirnt of the siiiaripH, mid other expenses therein mentioned. AND wlierens, an Act was passed An II and iTi, Vii-i.by liie Provincial Le(,'islatiiro of Canada, in llie fonrleenlh anil fiflcenlli years of ller Majesty's Rci^n, '"''■iVr'"""' '"]'"''""'''''' " •^" ^^^ '" '"'''''■P""''''- '''" Toronto and (iuclph K:iilway Company," under which a Coin- iiu"lp!illailwayC'uui-p:iny ims been incorporated, f.ir the purpose of eonslrtut nj; a Railway between Toronto and Guelph. paiiy, i(-ntoet\veeii the Toronto anil (iiielpli Rnilwav Conipanv, of the tirsi iiart. and Casiinir Stanislaus (Jzoivski, rhprwiM, Luihrr II. , . ,, „| 111.' . 11 I ltoliiiii.aiul.\..l.(..ili, David Lewis MePher.ion, Liillier Hamilton lloltiai, and .Mexiinder Tilloeh (ialt, bereinalter called is'vj' Iw'nnru""'^^ " f^nnadlan Contractors, ' of the second part. The Ciinadian Contractors aprecd to execute the Uailuay ircmi Tonm- portion of llie Railway from Toronto to (inelpli, on the terms and conditions therein mentioned. And ' a-i ' by another iiulenliire, dated the ei:,'liieenlli of Kebriiarv, one lliousiinil eight hundred and lifiy-lhrce, Anoihorri)iitrartniiti,„g,|,. between the same pmlii's, the CaTi:idiiiii Cuntractors nirri'ed on the conditions therein mentioned, the (.anic p:ir:n"s l.> ' ^ rnintriKithi'liailMay to cxecutc tlic remainiiiL,' portion cif llie s;iid RaiUvav, beiii!; tliril fnaii tiiielph to 'he Port of Sarnia. ili'al'jatiV'isiirtViK A^'^ whereas, by another aj,'reeiiienl dated the twenty-fonrlh il..., of March, one thousand einlil ruaiy, 18o3. M I hundred and fifty-three, between the Toronloaiid Onelpli Railway Company, reprcscntetl by .Mexandi r Gillespii', i;s(|uirc, of the one pait, and the said Canadian Contractors, reprisented by .VIexander Tillocli (ialt, of the other jiait. .\fler reeitini; the bi'fori! last menlion'-d Coiitmels, and llmt an .Act had lately pas-^ed aiitliori»inu the amaU'ain.ilicin of The (iranil Trunk RaiUvav Company of Canada, with variiais other Companies, ami that it had been iiiireeil dial in ra«e siii li iimalu'iinKitiou should Contrartini ihi- "illi '"''" place, the before nienlioninl Contracts with the Can.idiiiM Contractiirs, should be v.iciiled, and N.)\i.mlHr. iK.i2. aiiii ||);ii a new Contract should be made between tlici'i for the purchase of land lor, and for the eonslruc- »ith i'. s. i./o»-kifc'ion, completion an^l cipiipment of the Railway bi'twcen fiuelph and the I'orl of Sarnia on the terms l\mi|i.iiiy. iM iif aii-,^,,,] cnnditions in such coniract contained, it is I.v the now reeilini; cccilract aureed, that in case thi! (iamaiicm. anil a m« .'i nalijaiual ioU should be elleeled witlliti six Calendar UKitillis from the il.itc lliercof, ihe lii'lore recited M'nrc-h''''l's:.a.^'f^)r^\"ir '''"''■■''■'■* should be annulled, and that pre«cnl Coniraets slioiild ecimi- into ell, el, incase tlic now toii«irn.iion ui Hi'' reeilini^ Ciinlr;irt sliiiiild eniiie inio opcraliiai, the Ciinadian Ccnitiaetors ;ii;reed to cianplcte the Riiil- Rnai! Iroiii 'I'oroTitu to ,,. i. i i i .■ /. t i , i. ,■,..,. .. .■ , Soriiia, to lit- mailc. way Irom liiron'o to diielpli, .ind trum dialpli to ilir Port ol Sarnia, beini; a distance ol about oiiii hundred and seventy-two itii!e«, and all the stations thereof, and to eipiip and .«toeli the siiine in _ ., '7' , accordance with the speeiliealions therein rcferreil to, ou or before the tirst dav of July, one thousand Railway to tip mm- '^ ' . j ^ pl.w.l l.yilH-lst.iiiiy.c'ii;lit hundred and (il'ly-seven, for the sum ol one million three hundred and seventy-six thousand iV-aTiicKii "shi'lnii!.!""""'^ stcrlin3, and by siicii contract it is provided that, if ,iny portion of the line sball be completed wiMi smnlar c.ri.ii- .,|ni ^.tucked so as to be ready for trillie before the eomphtion of the whole Railway, it should 1m' at (.1 in'riii. \<-. '.u in- llie option of llie ('iiiiip:iny to aci cpt Ihe same and !o work it lor their own henelil, iind if they should R.rir.1 1" ""''""'"''■'(iccline so to do, the Coiiirnelors slioiild be at liberty to open and work Mirli porlioii at their risk and Co. for their bcnelil, anil that in case the Compain simiild acd'pl and open any such portion, the Con- tractors should be relieved from the payment of interest on an amount of capilal cipial to the expendi- ture on the s( clion so opened, and on the plant provided hir workinu' the same ; and by such coniract it is providi I, that the interest on llic capital i allid up by the Company, for the purposes of the con- tract, should be paid by the CotUnietors, until llir who!e of die Railway sluaild be compleleil and storked, so r\^ In lie ready to Im: openeil for Irallie, and llial the eontraci price should be paid to tliu 3« Contractors on the ecrlilieates of llie Kiiifiiieer, in manner tlieniil liienlioned, subject, however, to tlio £^3/>'

>ite the City of Quebec, to the vjllaj;e of Richmond or llie ncii^hboiirhiKid thereof, there to connect with the S.iint Lnwreni^o ami Alhintic Railway, and by such .Act, the Company wtis aiiloriseil lo raise a capital not cxccediiifi; six hundred and fifty llion- sand pounds, provincial ciirnncy, to bi ih'vided into tilly-lwo thousand shares, of iwidve |H)und8, ten ^ . . '", . 1 .,,..1 shillin''s each, and also to borrow the siitii of one hundred and fiflv thousand pounds. Provincial C intrart tlati-tl ^il n ^ ' .it Octohir. iH.'r,', w.iii Currency. AND whereas, by a conlraet dated the Iwcnlielh d.iy of October, one thiiiisand eight M'ym.'l Jt.iN.' to inn- hundred and lifiy-two, between William .lai'kson, Samuel Morion Pclo, Thomas Hrassey and Kdward fiiuit aiil I'lpiip 'III' l^add Hctts, hereinafter called the " Contractors," of the one part, and the Quebec nnd Richmond guchcc H; Kiihmiinil ' r i i , r, , . Itailinail. Railway Company, ol the other part, the C.ontractors agreed to construct, complete and equip the RokI to I'll coinr!i>-'^'>''^^'''.V iheri'iii described, nccordins? lo the plans and .specifications therein referred to, by the thirty- pii hy till- t«t Di-n.. first day fif December, one thousand eight hundred nnd fifty-live, for the sum of six hundred ond fifty itto.niM Slimline" " 'housa lid pounds sicrling, to bu paid as follows, vitlrlicel, two hundred and fifty thousand pounds Itii'lin il Company, rccileil. H •terling, in DebentuTCi of ihc Oovprnmcnt of (he Province, one hundred thousand pounds in Dcbentu- 42 res of the Company, two hundred and live thousand pounds in Cash, bdni? thn produce of shores ''"yi'."",'" ** "'»^« subscribed for in England, nnd thi- b.ilnncc alter crediting tliu RiiMimt whieh init,'lit !»• piiid upon .WJCMK^jS-crlnir. in shares subscribed for in Canada, in shares of the Company ; and '>y siich eonlrnet it is provided, thai i7iM'lhjl''y.Mi"-''r the contractors shall pay hnlf-yoarly, in sterling, in London, interest iit tli(> rate of six pounds pei cent, '/'"ji>'.v"> I). ii'niMn i on the amount of shanks and debentures which may lie issued by llie Company. AND whereas, auX!i!V,'wi)iT'if'i!"sio'Jk Act of the Provincial Legislatur ered to raise a capital of six hundred tlioiisaiid |iOiiniN currriiiy, willi a power to taise an additional I'; sum of five hundred thousiind pounds currency. AM) whereas, an Act was passed in the tenth and „'iih' 'f^,v.,r to uJa eleventh years of the reign of Her present Maje.sty, eiitiliiled, " An Act to amend llio Act incorporating '•jWI""' '7. '">»<■■ the Saint Lawrence and /'tinnlie llailroail Company" and to extend the powers of thi; said Compa- Act lofc 11 Virt.nip. ny, and three other Acts Imve been since passed for tlie piirpi' c of amending luul enlarging the p<>wers'\':,''™','l| *j|[!J''|"','' of the Saint Lawrence and Allaiiilc [laiUvay Conipanv, under tin; last of whieh Acts, and an agree-"'" P""or» of iho mcnt executed m pursuance ihen'iit, tlie Saint Lawrence anil Atlanta' Railway Company, .ire now 17 entitled Id that portion of llie Atlantic and Saint Lawrence Riiilwav, which lies between Island I'oiid T''.™ ""'fl"""', nnd the l)iiun'ven thousand, eight hunilrcd poiimls, have liecti issued to Hie said Saint Lawrence and ^' ''•-■""*''')• Atlantic Railway Company, and arc now held by llieiii. .\M) whereas, by an .Act of the Provincial I'rovincijIli.Wniiircn I-egislaturc of Canada, pass"d in the tirieenlli nnd sixleenlli yearv of llii> Ri-ian of Her present ^^;^^,'||', i',,'.'i''i'''i'.v ih. Majesty, inliltiled, ".\n Act to ein|)ower any Railway Company whose Riilvay forms part of the ^'- I.a"'iM.c «i Ai- ii ■ ti, I I - 1- it I I I . ,1 " i» ■ * ■. ' -.1 .1 * . laiitic it. K. Co. " main I riink Line of Railw.iy tliroiiL;liiiiil the P'ovinee, o iinile Willi aiij oilier sncli > .iinpany or to ■„, " iiuri'has" the properly and riL'lils (ifaiiy such Company, and to repeal icilain .\els ^Herein mentioned, ^''' l"^"'- mp. .tg, ' II. , , ,' . I .1 I 1 ■ I • N rii)iii%vrriii;; anv rail- " incorporating Railway Companies," it is provided that it shall be lawliil lor iiu'- wn or more Com-M..> i..niiiiu' piit of panics formed, or lo be licrcal'ler loriiicd for the purpose of euiisiriiclint; any Railway which shall form l)|''J)J;!j",,'',""^„;j,™ part of the Main Trtiiik Line of Railway, contemplated by the Lcgi>laliire, in passing un .Act of the Uuib. ncitcil. fourt"enili and lirieenlh years of Her present Majesly, inliltiled, " .An .\cl to make piovisions for the " constriielioii of a Maia Trunk Line of Railway tliroii^'lioiit the whole leni;lli of ihis Province," to ' uniti! li>j;cMlier as one Company, or fur any one of such Companies to pureliase and sicipiire the pro- perly nnd rinlils of any one or more of such Companies. And it is ilicicliy declared, thai the provi- sions of the now reciliu'' .\cl shall apply to, and ineliide the Saint Lawnncc and .Allantic Railroad ,, , ''', . ., ^ I 1 . » Act to apply to tn0 Company, and the whole of the Railway which that Ct icpany iiic impovcrcd lo ciMislnicI, and shall '^i- I.awr.iicc & At- also apply to, nnd include any Ciuiipany which may have been formed by the imiou of any two or '^ •"»>'.• more Companies under this .Act. And it is thereby also provided, that it shall be lawful for the Dinvtors of any stieh Company as aforesaid, to aijrco with llic Directors of any other such Company «»r Companies that the Companies they rc»|iectiycly represent sliall be iiniled as one Company, aiwJ 52 by such agreement, to tix the leriiis uiou which such union shall take place, the riLdils which the rT"v'">""' "'^ 'llf "' Sliandiolders of each Company shall po.s "ss, alter siicii union, the iiiimber of FJircctors of the Com-cii«l. puny niter such union, and who shall be iich Diteclors imlil the then next cleelion, the pcriiKJ nt which such next election sliall bo held, the number of votes which the Sharcholdersof either Compa.iy '« shall resj)ectivcly have thereat, the Corporate name of llic Compiny tiftcr any such union, the time when die agreement shall take eirecl, the lly-f,aws which shall apply to the iinilcd Company, and generelly, to make such coudilions and sliptilalions toiuliing the terms upon which such union shall take place, as may be found neeessjiy for the delermining the rii^hts of the said Companies res- , peelivcly, and of the Shareholders tliereo;', after any siuli union, and llic iniKle in which tho business of the Company shall be managed anil coiuliictcd after any such union. And it is therely also pro- vided, that whenever any such agreement shall have been made, as aforesaid, the Directors of each m„|j„„'''„,. sdare- of the Companies wdiich it is to clfcct, shall call a special general met ting of tin- Shareholders >)f the'"''*"''' '<• i* "li«l I * • .1 • 1 . 1 1 ■• ,,. 1 I . . '"•■ ra'ifyliiij or (lis- I ompany tiK'y represent, in the mniiner provided by law lor calling such gci\i'ral meelings, staling allowum smcH umon particularly, that such mei'ting is called for tlii' purpose of considering the said agreement and of" ""'"'gumouon. ratifying or disallowing the same, and if at such inecling of the Shareholdi-rs of cticli of the Com- panies concerned, respectively, three-fourths or more of the yolcs of the Shnrelioldcrs attending the same, either in person or by proxy, be given for ratd'ying the said agrccm.cnt, then the same shall have full cfl'ect accordingly, as if all the terms and clauses thereof not inconsistent with the now 54. reciting Act, were enacted in an .Act of Ihc Legislature of this Proviiice ; and if less than three-fo' hs riitee.r.iuriha of (Im 'voles 01 till' J-tl;; to of the votes of the Shareholders present !i' such nieclin!', in person or by proxy, be Lriven in favor of."'!*;' "' ''"•, *■{''";- , , , ,. , 1 • lioKlcrs roiputcil to rniifying such aorcemcnt, then the same shall be void and 01 no ellcct, nnd no other meeting shall be ratify the umon. called lo consider any agreement lor a like purpose, within six months thereaflcr, provided always, that the lirst meeting of the Shareholders of any Company for considering any such agreement, shall ^y, a^iliromni it be held within three months of the timo when the snnie shall be made by the Directors thereof, and the united Compnny not afterwards. .\nd it is thereby bitlher proyidcrl that from and after the time when any such ratified i','ni,'"rM%cti"'e ('om- agreement for the union of two or more Companies shall take eflect, the Compa' "s intended to lie iraniwi ""ji .«'">j| "'?" untied shall become one Company and one Corporation by the cor|K>rate name us' ned to it in sucliitiu. (mm^mmmt 14 Bgreemfnt, and (hall be Invested with, and liave all the rights and property, and be re»pontlblo for all ,. ihe liabiliiica of the resprctive Companien, parties to such agreen-ont, and shnll be held to be ihr same Corporation with each of them, so that any fiKht or claim which would b« enforced by or agnin»t either of them, may after such union be eiiforceti, by ;.r against the Company formed by their union, and anv suit, action or proceeding (icndinK at the lime of such union, by or against cither of such Companies, mn, bo continued and oompl.M.d by or ngainsl the Comp;.ny formed by iheir union, by the corporate name assigned to it by the .^rcemcnt. And it \» thereby further provided, that m the ease of any su.h imion, as aforesaid, the cupilal of ihc Company formed lli.T.by, shall l)c ..lual to ,.. r '•""■, f ...ll'e combined capitals of the Companies unii-d, end ;l..-y miy raise l.y loan or odierwise, any sum r,t„l cT;;;'.,,v in '1:: „„, excecnng the total amount which .uch Company m.uht rai,e. And i. is thereby further prov.di^J, TttVul'rirri'''n.'!that the •/•uislalurc of the Province will make any f.irlher l-ei\v reciting Act, and lo any agreement made """"■ „ under it, and ralitie,!, a. nlbnsaid, according l.. the true intent an.l pur|M.rl thereof. ANI) wl.crens. Act 10. v'r. «p. 7ti. by nn Act of the Provincial l,ri;i(.liituro of Canada, passed in the "•xicenth year of Her present Ma- "m:ol'rl:,'n AcMJcsiv, in.i.ulcd, " An Act to exi.nt the provisions oflhc Railway Companies Cnion Act.toCompanie. 16, y>ci. c.i-. 3:., re- .^.,,;„^. n„i|^vavs inlersecl the Main Trnnk Line, or touch places which the said Line als.. touches. ""^ II ig nrovim«n.«unio.,'""''"'»'>".v City, Town or place which the said contemplated Main Trunk Line of Railway also At' to''«wi'»"i""'!:Mouches, KiibjtM-l always to the nmcndn.enis and provisions ih.'n-in conlnincd. Ami ii is thereby Sili^l'ir *i'.'.d^?' further provided, iliat' if one of the Railway Companies forming a union under die licreinU-fore reciird Act, l>e The Ciniud Trunk Railway of Canada, or any Company formed by llie union of the said Company with anv other, iheu the Corporate nam;- of the Company, f.>rnicd by such union fhall be •>» " The (;"rand Trunk Railway Company of Cana.bi," ami the Dinv-lor. of ihe Company so formed, w',':,7o^.'n,«l"r.". shall have the rights of voting by proxy, an.l olhc. the rights and powers vcstc.l in Ihc Directors ot «l''i-''nJo''vN'''''ili^The Grand Trunk RaiKvnv Company of Cana.in, by Ihc Act incorporating the same, and the numlM-r Ts-i.' ulZ'"L-t J l.v of the Directors of the Company fotinc.l by such union shall Is- . iglileen, twelve of whom shall bo ^.Pinlm.'ea''"; Vheclectcd by the Shareholders, ami six appoinle.l by .lie Covcmor of ll.c Province of ran.ida, unless i.nd (iuvenior. „„,•,! g„p|, Company >lmll renounce the beneni of the Provincial giiiiraiilce, in which case the number of Din-dors shall be reduced to Iwlve, by llie relircmcni of llic Dir.'ctors »p;H.inted l.v the (iovcrnor, g,, and if there shall be at any time of such union. Directors of mon- than f.h'leine, and lo " "" "constract on either side of the said River and will.iii the sai.l City, or any of the said Parishes, such Branch Railways, wharves, e!;ibankmenls, piers, sialions, inclined plains !.nd olher works of any kind, as may be necessary for Ihc convenient using of the said Bridge. AND it is thereby further r.pital >Z\> oi ih,.providcd, that it shall be 'lawful for the Din'clors of the Company, co.i-!,.icrmg the caid Bridge, lo Cinipany <-"n»ini'ji- inp„.j,se the capital stock of llic said Company, l.y such sum not exceeding Ihe sum of one million InfrMs.Vx'i'^'(«)?>"r;>' fxrixi")! ih> terms and conditions hereinafter contuiniul. NOW THESE PRESENTS WITNESS, that each otRMyny^xhrJtfZhi Iho said several Companies of the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth port, .loiii hcreliy subject to the '"'<»'">" '» dMi'^l*. approval of ihc Shareholders, in accordance with tho provisions of Iho Act uf Parliament hereinbefore recited, covenant and declare, with and to iho suid Company, parlies hereto of the first port, and Iho said Company, parties hereto of the first pari, doth hereiiy, sul)jecl as aforesaid, covenant and declare, with and to each of the said Companies, parties hereto of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth parts, •s follows, that is to say :^ ... , , , -- , _. , From l«t July, 18SJ, FROM and after the fi'.st c'ay of July, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, The Grand the umlermMiiioncd Trunk Railway Company of Cuniida East, ih» Qucbeeand Richmond Railway tJompany, tho St. .""'^^'f^ uniir°,n" Lawrence ond Atlantic Railway Company, The Grand Junction Railwoy Company, and the Toronto »>n«lK>ni"te imo one and Guelph Railway Company, shall be united will, and inenrpornted into Thu Grand Trunk im calM Tht Uiari Railway C assent of llio SharelioUlrrs of tho several Cora- jy^ ^'!^i "'„ C«nad» ,,,,..- . I » I . I .. *, r.Oi; The Quebec It panies, as rei|inre(l l>y Ihc licn-iiilirrorr reciU-il Act to authorize Iho union of (.oinpanics on the Grand Richmnml H. R. Co. Trunk Line. IN the ITniteil I'ndertaking, is also to Im- included, the consirucllon and maintenance ofi','i^*i'r''^'R"co.'' an Iron Tubular Bridge over ihi* SninI Lawrence nl Monlrea!, as pMjerled by the Grand Trunk T''" Toronto and Rails ny Company, under the provisions of ihe Act and llie contract hereinbefore recited. The Grand' Junetion _ lltiitway Company. 70 The united under- taking to compria* ihe construction an.l niaintenarce of the Victoria bridge. S. THE several clauses of llie » Railway clausi's consolidation .\cl," with such niodifioalions,..., „ , ^' , L I .. t>i 1 ... ., 1 .. 1 • .1 • • • . 'ThcRnilway clauiea however, as regards " Plans and Surveys," and " general provisions," as are contained in tlie seve- connoiidation Act, to rol s|)ccial Acts of the different Coinpunies, shall apply to Ihe amalgamated Company, and to the *5'j','j[|c„[^p,Jy*'''"" Direrlors and Shan'hi>lders thereof, as fully as if llie same were herein re|»ealed, except such of ihc clauses Iheieof as are inconsistent with llie express provisions hereinafter eonlained. 4 3. TIIR Capital of united Company will consist of Ihe aggregate amount of the respective Capi- 72 tals. which the wveral Companies loriuing such union, may have raised or have been entitled to J||f,„|'*'comMny to raise, under the autliorily of tlie severni .\fts of Parliament n-lating to such Companicg respectively, '""""' "'' 'h« Hf*' , , , . <■ 1 . ^, ■ 1 / ■ . . . . /gate of the capital of together with sueli increiise ot stieh aggregate Capital as may from lime to lime be made, under the ihe Companiea form- provisions of Ihe " Railway Clauses Consolidation Act." '"« "• 73 4, THE Slock or Shares of the liuel>ce and Riclnm.'nd Railway Company, shall become stock orTheatockof ibeQue- shares of he same nominal amount in the Capital of ilie United Company, and shall rank on the'*'*!,'*"^''"""'"**''- ■ rf ' way Company itonnk Ri"gisterof Ihe Cniled ('oinpnny, as slock or shares upon .vhich so much is paid as shall, at the time aiaiock of the United of ihe amalgamalion, have been actually paid thereon. raucl!^ have already been issued, shall also (subject to such equilization as shall bene.'essary for conversion from Currency to Sterling money,) become stock or shares of the same nominal amount in the Capital of tho united Company, and shall rank on Ihc Register of ihe United Company, as stock or shanks upon which so much is paid as shall at the time of the amalgamation have been actually paid thereon, and in addition thereto, the United Company, shall take upon itself as part of the liabilities and obligations of the United Company, the sum of Two thousand pounds, as arrears of interest to the Shareholders in the Toronto and Guelph Railway Company. 76 The atock of the To- ronto and Guelph Railway Company, to rank as itock in the united Company with so much paid on it. £2000 atei ing to b« paid to *h : stockhol- dera of the Toronto and Guelph Railway Company. 1. THE Stock or shares of tho remaining Companies, together with the unissued capital of the xhe «tock™f the r.>. three Companies last before mentioned, and any additional capital which any of the Companies may ■"*■"'"( CompaniM, h»Te authority to raise, shall (subject to the equalization of such portion as is Currency, into Sterling th«uliit«d'coinpiny! moMy) rank as stock or shares of the same nominal amount in the United Company, and be disposed of M part of luch stock or aharei. % II i* ' 1 i 71 8. ALL ProvinciHl Dob«nturei which at the time of the effecting of tlie laid itinalgamalioD, thall Unimti Pn>»i"ei»i be held by any or either of the laid Compnnies, nnd not isiued to the Public, thtll becoma the UvMriturM belonging ^ . . . ,. . . , • . k i ^ l ,i to tny oriha Cuin|>ti- Property of tliu United Company, and nhail b»n'l"'J '•nand, wvrn hundred UelHMifuiw." 1" bi-potmdn slerllnj;, in .-iimn of unc Imndn'tl poiindM eiicli, piiyiilile ill Iwenly-live yeurs, in London, ol Xii'(W7.(Kli)»i"rln'ii''''"''i'S inliTfsl iil the rate of six per ci'nl per anmitii, i)ay!ilile half-yearly in London, »tieh drlienturi's fciivetiibie ii.io ni.iik |„ |,c eonvcrllblo at lite oiilion of ilie liolilefH in «t<)ek of the Compntiv, at I'ar, on tir before the lint day an or In-fiirc Ist Juhu- . ■ . . . . ■ i • .' iiry, I8(i3. of January, one ihousand eight litmdred und ittxiy-lnree. N.I 13. OF llic lafl mi'niioned |)i benlures, there hliall lie te.','ht ihousand the *tiirl.. thf «uin nl ^ . , i , .. ,.,,.,, • i • ,i r i i i i i" AWN. 11* I »ifriiMi(. four hundred poniids •.terliii:;, wliiili sliall be itssujiied in tin- prnpnrlion ol two liiiiidrcil pounds or •hill tw rwervnl for ,,„(,|^ f,,f p3j.|| „„. i,iii„i„.ji iioiniils of IJelieniure.", to and aiiioiii,' He" undeinicnljoncd parties, aa rrrtaiii shari- iiiiij ' ' ' " • ' bundholiloii. follow : To the Shareholders of lite tinebec and Riidiinoitd Hailw.iy, Cimipatiy, - - ■ £ l(>.\000 Os. M. To the shart liolilers in llie St. Lawrence iind .Vtlaiilic liailwny Cmiipany, - • iIJ(i-!,60() Os. Oil. To the Hoiulliolders of llie Ontario and Simeoe Railway Company, - - - - £I7II,IHM) Os. Od. 81 Psnipi en'itliHl tn »iirh ilt'lwiitlireit mill The several parlies in whose f ivor siiidi reserve is made, shall inliiiialo llieir iiceeplanee within twcniy-one days froiii the nolifiiMlion by ibe I'liiled Company, that siieli shares and Uinds are at Hoik, lo •i(!iiiiy i!i-ii llieir disposal, and in defaiill of aceeplniiec, ilie same shall be ut llie diii|M)sal of the Directors, who "•"•'iro'in noiiiiclii'ion. '""y dispose thereof in siieli manner as they think fit. [iiiiidre. »»ii!?l'ihfV"anJpfOT""'"^'''' "'•' '''''''^'''''"'? '''■'' 'l'"''i''''y, as ►hall be reipiired, having regard lo Ihc conversion from cur- II. OF the remaining slock, twenly-sevi'n thousand, three Imiidred iiid Ihirly-sin sliiires, or such iber not exceeding that (piaiility, as ►hall be reipiired, hav yiuUc ami llitli-rencv to ulerling, shall be issued in exchange, fur the existing slock alr-ady issued by ilio Quebec and nionil. St. I.awiL'in'f ,,. ," , -. I .. ■ , I.I. I ... , /. . I .. ' nn.l .AiiuuiK- .s|iaii«. Ricliuioud Company, Hie Saint l/.iwrence and .\!laniic, 'ind loronlnaiid Ciielph ( ompnnios. I.). TIIK residue of llie stock and sli.ires, anionnling lo ilie sum of ilirco million, six hundred ■ : and twenty-lliree ihoiisand |ioiinds, divided into one litiiidred and lifly-four ihoiisand nine hundred Ipli t oiiipi ami 'I'oroiito uiiil (''Hl|th liharvs. 8ti .Apportionment of n-- inainmi; htock, \iz : J'V^*''''^'' 7'""' ond twenty shares, of I wenly-live p().inds eai'h, shall be so apportioned that lo every lM>ldPr of two hundred |)ounds sliK'k or shares, there stiall be appropriated atid issued a " Convertible DclwnUire," for one liiindred pounds, and a " Company's l)ebeiiii:ie" ef one huodrril pounds, bearing intrrrsl, and payable respectively, as before mrnlioned. ((7 10. E\KUY existing sliandioldcr in the Cinnd Trunk H:iilway llompnny, the (irnnd Trnnk F.xUiing ■hnri-holil-Railwiiy Company of Canada East, and the (Jiaiiil .luniiiuii Kadw.TV ('omimiiy, shall bo entitled to «« lai-frtaiii Conipa- . , , , , , , , • ,,,,...„ luM entitled tn niidi.n one ol such one liundreil and loriy-lour Iboiisand, nine Inindreil and twenty shares of the Lnited Com- in the luitcJ Cim,|«- pany j,, r,...p,.,.i of eaih share, which lie holds in aii\ of the last mentioned Railway Companies, and also, to the same proporlion of Debentures as* is provided by the last clause. ^ 17. THE shares and sloek may be subscribed for and issued in Canada or elsewhere, either The aharea may Is- nltogelher, or from time to lime, in such umounts as may be deemed advisable, and with such option lasueii in Canada or , - ' • elaewlicre. lo the subscribers lor shares, lo lake all or any pan ol ihi; iinis.siied shares or stock or Debentures, as may be thought e.xpedie.al, subject however, lo llie loregoing limitations and reservations. W 18 THE Directors may from lime to time, sulyct, however, lo ihe foregoing limitations and power to make arran-'''^*'''^''*''""*' make such arrangements for llic issue ol shares or slock, or Del)onture8, to bo subscribed semenu for the issue fuf in Canada, or elsewhere, eillier for the present or fur any additional capital which they may b« ofkharea anil Deben- , . , . . ■,• in .• i ■■ A i . > . . ■ • > flirts, in KnglanJ oraulborizcd to raise, ns to stich Directors sliad srem 111, and tor payment in England, of the Dividend* eliewliere.^ and interest on the shares and Debentures, at such place or places, us such Directors shall from time lo And also for the pay- time determine ; and they may from time lo lime appoint an agent orugcntsof Ihe Company, in England, Intereai. "c elsewhere, and may delegate to such agent or agents, such [Kiwers as the Directors shall from time . . , .^1 to time think fit, and Ihey may make such rules and regulations, as to the issuini; of such shares and And for Ihe appoint- ' J J ret, «.. tnrnt of an agent or Debentures, us to the mode, time, und place of transfer of such shares and Debentuies, and as to the agenu, &r.^ mode, time, and place of payment of the calls Upon such shares and instalments npon saoh Daben- No call after lint ai-tuies, and of the dividends or interest thereon, as shall be deemed requisite or beneficial, but no call lotment lo exi'Crtl IT oni and iRCiibrd may be ividendi time to Ingland, om tiro* iKs and s to tbt Daben- It no call •n«r tb« Aral allotment, thall exoued two ponndi ten thillingi per Iwenty-five pound shara, or ten per a lo,. m Mckthw* oani on each Debenture, with interval* of not lest than four months betwcrn each call. li'rK 'litbJnturV'iiKll cjIIi lo b* at inltr«*lii ... 1 ■ ,. V of not l«t Ihu 4 10. AS loon as conveniently may br, novmi; regard tn tlio ililtiTftit amounts paid on the sharee mondu. In the diflortnt Companies, and lo ihe npoe»»ily of cciimlulng tliii ciipitul, by convcriion of currency ^ ntw Kr(i>t, untiiinim,' rnirk'n of ihn hhvituI umounli, •'■"•*'"'''"• '» ^ and numbvri of i>harcii or slocli lo which Iho aevcral xhiirt'holilfrs of llic I'nilftd Con; puny iiro i-nlitlcd, mmtt lo bo mailt for and arrangement* iihnll Ih! mmlu for thi> rxrliiin;;c of tliu ocrtlficaicii of ihu shuri's in each of iho jj'^j^'Jj'""*" "' '"■ aeparatc Companies, for cvrtilicaivs of shuriis in the United Company. to. TIIF. Directtirs rhall have llit- siiinc ri;;hls nnd rrmrdipi* fur ublninin^ nnd enforcing the ment uf i-alU on lhli' for ilividoad, ithall hu divided among iho m tevpral proprietors of sUxk and nharcs in llii- Lni'.oil Capinl, ruteubly according lo the nominal f[||',„f7v"pj"„'y'^ b« twiUbl* far Div- idend. amount of their retpcelive stm-k and vharcx. 'it. TIIK number of l)iri'oior», of iIm! rniled Company as lixml by llie .\ot, beinj^ ni(;htecn, of m whom, six are lo U' ap|M>inlcd liy llii- tlovfrnmi-nl and ihr ri'mainilcr l)y ihe Cmnpuny, six of iho Board i^i,aii°b«''^J?iWil"'in al IcnsI shall be persons resident in Kni{hind, ami llie rcinaindci in Canada. Knvlind. 23. SIX oliail b • » (|ii(iruiii of Dirriims, of wlumi not \fi-t Ihiin llircc Mimll bo CJoverninent Direc- 87 tors, nnd at Icasl Uvii sliull Ik; Kimli:-}! Dirt'clors, iiri'scnl in iKT.-"on or by proxy, nnd nny IJireelor may **'* nirMtun •h»ll ba ' ^ ' II 111" quorum; Uireclort vole by proxy at any liourd iriri'lin^', nnc-h proxies being Ihi'mselves Directors, but no Director shall may voit iiy prosy. net as proxy for more than llin-e olhur Direclor^. 'H. TIIK followini; persons !>liall be the lirsl Din-rtors, namely, Tlioiuti.* liaring and George gg Carr IJIvn, ol London, KHciuiri'^, 'I'lic llonnriililu F.lii'iini- Puxihal Taelie, The Ilonnrnble James ^!"""" "' '*>• *''" ^ ^ » I ' Uireclors. Morris, Tlie llonoriible Malculm C.iiPicron, ami The lloiiorabli! Uenn Kd\viiry tlu' (iovcrnor of ( an.il.i, in Cuiincil, and lltnry \Voilar out of oK'ice al the mcotini,' hcroinallcr referred to, as the (leriod m J<'^|«'n«n' of Dirse- whicli the first ilrelion of new Dircili.ps is to take place, and at the nc\l ordinary general meeting, which shall be held next after Ihe first day of January following, one half of die r-rnaining number of auch eleelive D»rectors, »o bedeiprniined in like manner, shall i;o ont of olliee, and at the next ordi- nary general mecMini{, which shall be held after the 1st day of January, then following, the remainder of snuh eleelive Directors sliull i;o out of oliiee, and in each instaii'-e, the places of the retiring elective DifFctons slHill be supplied by an opial iiiiiiiber of ipialilied oliurelio!'lers; and at the ordicnry general ineclin^ lield next after the first day if January, in each siiceecdiiig year, one third oi° the elective Directors, lieing iIuim.- who have been I(inE>ral m olliee, shall i;ii out of oliiee, and their places shall be supplied in like manner ; nevertheless, every Din-cior so retiring from olliee, may be re-elected imme- diately, oral any future time, and after such re-election shall, with reference to K^'ug "Ut by rotation, be considered as new Director, nnd if, in consequence ofiiny increase of decrease in the number of Di- rectors, the number of eleelive Directors shall be some number not divisible by tliree, the Directors shall determine what nuinlH-r, as nearly one third as may lie, shall go out of office, so that the whole numlier of elective Directors shall ijo out of olliee in three years, provided that no such going out of oJlice by rotation hereinbcfori! mentioned, shall have I'U'ect, unless the shareholders at such meeting as ' * before mentioned, shall proceed lo fill up, and shall fill up the vacancies then occuring. 27. THE first ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the United Company shall lie held loi at such time and place in the I'rovinct; of Canada, as the Directors may appoint, piiovided that public Jj.'JJ'^j^Jj^>""^jj^^^ notice thereof be given, during one month, in the Canada (iazette, and in at least one other holdcn. paper, published in eai'h of the Cities of Toronto, Kingston, Montreal and (Juebec, and at such first ^^.i^, ^f Meetings general meeting, llie sharehohlers present in person or by pmxy, and qualified to vote, shall determine'" ^ pjibliitied for the period at which the first election of new Directors shall take place, and the lime or times when the yearly or half-yearly general meetings of ihe Company shall take place. 38. THE numl>er of votes to which each shareholder in the united undertaking shall be entitled, tos on every occasion when the votes of the shareholders of the Company arc to be given, shall be equal the'" tnliOT orthllres to the number of twenty-five pounds shares held by such shareholder, and in case sucli shareholder is'>«'o- a holder of shares which have not been converted into twenty-five pound shares oi the United Com- pany, then the number of votes to which each such shareholder shall be entitled, in respect of such unconverted shares, shall be as nearly as may be, equal to the number which such shareholder would iiave had, if such shares had been converted into twenty-five pound shares :t it i;- ii H I M 104 89. THE SbanLoklen tt tha fint ordinary General Marling, aiiall appoint ihn« Audilon, baiag AuSitor!!^" *' '*"** *harFh(ildf ri , to audittll ncoounta of money laid out and diaburwd on account of the uniiad under* tokini|(, and at each Quncral Meeting at which Difpclurs ihall go out of olFioo, one of tuch audilora (10 be dcli'rmined in th« lint and wcnnd initanvc by ballot bolwern the mirlvea, unlrta they iball olhi-rwiie agrer, and oftcrwardi by icniurity,) >hall go out ofofricc, and the ahnrcholdort thall cleet . an auditor to lupply ihc plaro ofllic auditor ruiiring fiom olFicu ; and cvi-ry auditor flt'ctcd an herein* before provided, being neither removed nor dimitialilicd, n')r having rrnigncd, Khali continue an auditor until another be elected in bit stead ; and any auditor going (uit of ollit'oiholl be immediately re-cllgibie, and after any re-election, iihall, with respect to going out of ollice by rotation, be deemed a new auditor ; andthn auditor* from time tn lime in ollice (hall examine and irport U|H)n the accnunia of the Company, for the year which Hhnll cLpM' during their period of oHicc, and ihall bavo all neceaiary |Kiwi-rs and fttcilitieM for that pur|io»e. i« 30. THE Dirrctorn of the I'niled Company inny from time to time make My-lnwa for the manage* By-Uwi."'''' ""'"'nent and dii«|ni»ition of the fto'k property and liutinf<» ulfiiirK of the Unil-'d Company, not inooniia* tent with the liiws of Cnniidii, nnil for the a|)|Hiintini'Mt of nil ollicert, icrvantii and artlfu'cr*, and prescribing their n'!i|M'ctiv(' {|iitic?<. 100 31. TIIK provisions of the several liercinU-fore rt'ciled agreements, liy the separnle Companies, •«li!iro'n'""ci"wph^'''' Messrs. Jackson, I'tto, Hnissey nnil lleitM, hereiiiiider calle.l tlin Contractors, and with Messrs, Jarknifl «i Co., unl Gxowski and Company, hereinuf^r c.illed the (.'anadjan Contractors, are to be nuxliried, nnd a new in^X'll ''•nIl''ww''ontract orncw e()nirai'l» entereil itito willi the aiii.ili;amiile>l Company, upon the term* and to the rerve,or, if necessary, imt of Capital, anil if made goiMl out of ('apitiil, iliQ amount hh r.dvanccd shall be repaid out of any future rewrve, until final com- pletion, as aforesaid. 108 33. The entire charues of the Eni{ineers and Stall', in relation to the eonstrnetion of the Tubular Ki-Jir" r"«!Id ."iff ..'i Bridge, licrcinbeforB mentioned, sliiil! aUo b«' borne by, and paid out (•<' the funds of the I'nited Ill Im* borne by Kie ' Company • lin 3 J. AIM'LICATIOV shall, if reipiired, or considered expedient by the United Roard, be made An Art to !»■ ipplitHl ,„ ,|„, Provincial Parliament, in the next Session, for nn act to connrm the amalcattialinn intended to rnnfimithvprovnirini be cITected by this di'cd, and to confirm and lei;ali>c such of the provisions herein ciminined as to tho fur''i'unT)^«'l"oi""'J '^g"'''y whereof nny doubts may be cnliilained, nnd to aullioiize an increasi- to b reduce the number of ilie Direelor', and to determine the, irder o,' Juch increased or reduced numlwr, and what number shall Ix a tjuorum, I'roviucii, that the n-lntive pro- portions of English and (iovcrnmenl Dirc-elors shall no! bo alter.-d, and all such other clauses with relation to the holding of General Meciing.*, and the times of dcclarin;.; dividends, or the like, as the Directors of the United Company shall think ex|>udient. Huuil. 110 35. THAT in case this agreement bn not ratified and confirmed by the requisite proportion of ' '" fi^t'b^aUihe Shareholders in enuh of the separate Companies, it shall nevcrihelcsi enure as to such of the Com- not rail Compai eniir? ni to luch CompaniM it ilull panics which do ralilv the same, provided the Shareholders in three nl least of the scverol Companies, ilie Compinin Mdetermine to ratify the same. AND Whereas, the Atlanlie and St. Lawrence Railway Company, th«!I r.i.f)Yt. ^j^^ incorporated by an act of the Senate and House of Representatives of Maine, in tho United Stutea, Inrorporaiion of thr fur the puriMise of locating, conslructinf^ and finally complrling, altering and keeping in repair, a Lsw^nce Raiiroal Railroad from some i)oij)t of place in the City of Portland, through the counties of Cumberland and Cornpsny. Oxford, and if deemed advisable, through the south westerly corner of Fr.inklin, to the boundary line of the said State of M:iine, and from thenco through the States of New Hampshire and Vermont, to such place us would best connect with a Railroad to b«! constructed from such boundary to Montreal, in Canada. AND whereas, the said Atlantic and Saint Lawrence Railway Company, bercinafler called the Atlantic and Saint Lawrence Company, have grunted a lease of one portion or section of their said Railway, being lliut from Island Pond, in the Stale of Vermont, to Ihc boundary line oi Canada, in perpetuity to Truslees, on behalf of the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Railway Company. AND whereas, the said Company have constructed the other portion of their said Railway, being that from the City of Portland to Island Pond aforesaid, in accordance with the said Act, together inJih At! .with all the works and appurtenances thereof, and have opened the same for Public Traffic. AND ticsndsi. Lawrence whereas, for this purpose, the said Atlantic and Saint Lawrence Company have called upon their Jr'Twnoofn'iiffrMl^bares, a capital of one million seven hundred thousand dollars, and have also borrowed on bonds or •3louo,uoo, in Bond>()e]]^„m,„g of the Company, a further sum of three million dollars. AND whereas, it baa been agreed, Reciul of ihe iesa«tbat, the United Company shall have and take a lease of the said portion or section of the said Atlantic mtemi into by tht^jjj ggim L,awrence Railway, from Portland to Island Pond, above mentioned, being a distance of It mil" •A to to thn ipitul of lim« juch ;o pro- llonoriihle John Koss, nf ilm oihrr purl, it In provided '' '"'('""y I"' * '•"» that, •iibjcot Id Ihti nirrylnif into ••(fiTl (if huoIi ninnlKiinmlioii, uiid iiUo, i.iil>ji'i-t lo iho iiMiii-nt of ihe ShnreholiliT!* of anil in holli III.- paid (■(irnpnnli'K, lln( said Allanlii' and Saim Lawrrnco dtnpany iihall and will 1,'riiil, and ilin uniil Grand 'I'riiiik Uailw.iy Coiiipuny, will acnpt u |,..iiw (iHlic nl'iirosaid poriiim . r -. iliiMi olllif Allan'lc and Saint hawrtui'' Uailway, from rorlliindio Inland I'mul, umellirr Willi all iiiiil iiimilar tlio shore riijlili, w.iii-r ri^llli and llarbiir iirivili'v.'c", lioloni,'inK to, or m'sIciI in llie oa'u Vllanliu and Saint l.awri'nre CiMnpiiiiv, ami all other llu- riylili, privdeijenadviinlnKriiirnls, caseini'i. md appiirlenanreN wliirli ihey till' naid Allanlir and Saint Lawreuii' Company niiw posw^H, and all 4 ■ lolN, ralrn, fares, rrnlK anil Inciimc, which, under ihcir Act of Ini'iirfiorallon, ihu ^aid Atlantic aid Saint I, awrimce Company arc, or at any lime licrcal'lcr may he cnliilcd lo receive mid lake, nnd all the iluliN, credits, cnu^iUemcnli, iKiliililie^ and licnclili* of lli<' ■> lid All iiilic and Saint l.awrcnee Cnmpany, fnan llio (irsi day iilMiily ni'\l eii^'uint', or Hiich ollnr day a» may hcrcaller he iiij'rceil, lor and during llie full Icrm of nine himdri-d and nincly-ninc ycnrn from llicnco ncxi eniiiing, and by such aHrecmciit it is providcil, that there shall lie reserved and payable upon audi Le.ise to the Allunliu nnd Saint l^nwrence (.'onipany, a yearly nnin or n-nl eipial lo interest at llie rale of -tix poiiniN |Mr eeiil, per iinnuni, upon the ••liare and sliM'k capital of the said Atlanlic and Saint I, awrcnei' Company, so eullcd up, bein^ llie laid nuiii of (lie iiiillinn, •'cvi n hundred tlion>and dollar", and lo the lolal aiiaiiint uf inlcr)'!tt p'lyable by llie Atlanlic and Saint l.awrenci' Company, 011 all capital already borrowed by lliein on Detie'ilurei or lluiidx, or ollurwi«c, beini; ilii- saiil «iiin of thrci- milium dollar!!, free of all dciliiclions wlialHoevcr, such amiiial Mim or rent, liein;; |iayali|e by eiiual hall-yearly inslalnieiiU, on the jirsl ilay ofJaniiary, and the lirst day of July, in eiieh yenr, iho payinent of wiieh rent lo be made in the Cily of I'oillanij, in the Stale of Maine, nnd the firtt of such |iiiyiiicnlM to be nude on miicIi of llio said days u* shall bajipcn fir"! aricrihe day of the dale of the leii'»e, lo ba licreafter excciilcd, in pursuiince of ihc now reeiiin:^' a'.;n't meiit, but rateably aci'ordini; In llio number of days wliiili shall have elapsed from the day iippulnti d lor ihe cotiiim m en.eni ofll.e Maid i a^e, up lo micIi lir.>l day of reservation ; nnd il is iliereby also provided, that ii|i(in llic execution of llic said intended lense, the said (iraiid Trunk Hailwiiy ( iimpany shall and will assume to lake npon themselves, and i^narunlee and indciiiniry the said Allantic nnd Saint f^nwrcnce (.'oinpiiny, against all inotl!{ai;eM of ihu said Atlantic nnd Saint I. avvreiiee Company and all llii^ provisions as lo the I'n'alioli of 11 sinking' fund, and all oiher the liahllilics and eni;a!{etuenls of llie said Atlanlic anil Saint Lawrence (ompany, to which they may Iheii be siilijecl, so ftr as the saiiiB arc in aeeordiince with the provisions of their .\et of incorporation, in so inrcli that the yearly rent payable to ilio said Allantic and Saint l.awrenci.' Company, inuy be applicable by lliem lo dividends, willmiu any deduction what.-oevcr, except fi,r expenses of innnagc- luenl ; and It is ihcreby also provided, lliat the now reciting agreement is not lo alleet or alter Ihe fonslilutioti of the said Atlanlic and S.unI l.awrcnee Company, or their cngageiucngislaturc, passed in the sixteenth year of ihe Reign of Her Present Majesty, intituled, " An Act to incorporate the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, for the pur|>09e (amongst other things,) of making and niiiinlaining a Railway from Toronto, through the towns of Poit Ho|)<", Cobourg, and Ucllcville, to the City of Kingston, and from the said City of Kingston, through Ihe towns of Hn>ckville and Prescoll, to a point in llie Eastern boundary line, of the Township of Osnabruck, thence to St. Riipliacis, aiil ilience lo the River Ottawa, and across the said river to a point between the Lake of Two Mountains and the Village of St. Anns, and ihencc to the City of Montreal. AND whereas, the Grand Trunk Railway Comp.'my of Canada East, was incor|)orated for the purpose (amongst oilier lhin!»s,) of making aud maintaining a Railway from some iK>int onllie (Quebec and Richmond Railway, (lurciniifter mcniioiieil,) opposite or nearly opposite lo (Jiicbcc, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence, to Trois PiMolcs. .\NI) whereas, the Quebec and Rii^limonil Railroad Company were incorporated for the purpose (among^'t other ihing^i,) of making and maintaining a Railway from Hadlow Cove, in llie I'-irish of Xolrc Dame do la Vicloirc, near v^ucbcc, to Itichmond, in the District of Saint Fruni'is, in Lower Canada. AND whereas, the Grand jMn<'ti(m Railroad Company, were incorporated forilic purpose (amongst oilier tliintts,) oriiiyiiigoiit, making, conslrncling nnJ (inisliing a Railway on and ovc any part of the; country lying Ix-lwccn Ucllcville and Pclcr- boroiigli. .VND whereas, the Toronto and Guclpli Railway Company were incorporalcd for the purpose of making and maintaining a Railway ftom Toronto lo (iui'lph, and wen- ; ftrrwards amli»ri/cd to extend ami contiimc their Railway lo the Port of Sarnia. .\ND whereas, the Siiint Lawrence and Atlantic Railway Company wcic incori)oratcd for the piirjiose (among-l other things,) of making and maintaining a Railway from tin- RImt SainI Lawrcnn-, opposite ilic Ciiy of Monlrcal, lo a junction with till' .Vllanlic and Saint l.awrcncL- Railway, at or near the boundary of llic Slulc of Maine, in the United Slates, and they l.avc consiruclcil llic said Railway a. f"r I* entered into bcUvcen llie said first incorporiiicd (irand Trunk ILiilway Com[)any of Canada, and Ihe t;'rar'l'''^l'ni'nk' Ra.'i^ parties lierclo, of the fccond pari, an-.'. = , "i ■ • ■ ' i /■ ■ ■ • , . »na:i3nl.Mariii, is,'>3. was cnlcred into bclwernlliesaul parlies, in some degree mixlilyiiis and varying llie (irst agreement, ami l)y the said aurcemenis resprctivrly, tin- said parlies licreio of ihc sc rond pari, (hereinafler called "The English Contraciors,") undertook lo conslriicl and roiiipli'ie the line of Railway above iiii'niioned, of the said Company, and to eipiip the sami- willi Rolling Sloik for the gross sum of thrc'c million pounds Sterling, and it was llicrcliy agreed (aiuonysl olhcr things,) that of the said sum of lliree million pounds, one million and lliirly-fivc thousand pounds, should he paid in Canadian Piovineial Deben- tures giiaranleed l)y the Government of the I'rovini e of Canada, of such descri|ilion us was specilied in iIk' Act of Incorporation of the said Coiiipaiiy. nine hiindre I and ei),>lily-two thousand live huniln'd |Kiuiids, ill Dclxmliucs of llie Company, liaMii;; luin;\live years lo run, and of ihe desi.'ription s|H>cifieil in the said agreciiienl, and nine liiin Ired and ei^'liiy-iwo llioii>an I livi- hundred pounds, in shari-s or stock of the said (dinp.iny, with 'erlain «pi'cial ilaii>rs and provisions, as lo ilie mode of making such payments respi'ctively, that out of llie bind lo lie provide.! as therein mentioned, for payment of the English Contractors, a sum of forty thousand pounds slioiild be set apart for payment of ihc ex- penses of llic Company, iinlll the said Railway shoulil lie ready to bi' opened lor trallic, that the English Contraciors should pay the interest on the said Provincial Dehi'iitures, and also upim all debenliires and slock applied or appropriated to Ihe paymeni of tin- eoiilraet sum, and sold or Imns- fern'd, by order of the English Conlraeiors, until ihe said Railway should Imj ready to Ik- openeil for irallic, and lliat llie said au;reeiiienls were to lie siibjeii lo such moditiialion as lo the mo.le of pav- meni and as to the nature ol tlii' seciirilies, in and 1)\ which payment was lo be made to ihu English Contractors, and as to llu; inlerim invcstiiient of such funds as mii;lit U'come necessary or expedie4it in case of the union or amalgamnlion of any oilier Railway Company or C. uipanies, with llie said first incorporated Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, so that the terms and condilions of the "■', , . said agreimients as lo conslniclion and e(|uipnieiil, and price, should be n tained and preserved. t oritrart witli .Inrk- ° , ■ i i - i i ■ %• , t.in ft Co., i.ir the AND whcrpas, also on the said Iwcnty-lliinl day ol .March, aii agreement was entered into l>etween (TrailrTn/nk'Slinl-''''' "'"'^ (irand Trunk Railway Company of Canada East, ani, wlierebv the said English Contractors undertook lo construct and complete the above mentioned lino 18J3, of Railway of the said company, and to eipiip li. ame with rolling stock for the gross sum of one million two hundred and twenty-four thousand pounds, and it was thereby agreed (amongst other things.) that of the said sum of cne million two hundred and tweiily-four thousand pounds, four hundred and nriy-niiic thousand pounds, should be paid in (,'anadian Provincial Debentures, of the descripiion above incniioncd, three hundred and eighty-two thousand five hundred |>ounds in Bonds or Debentures ol the Company, of the description above mentioned, and three hundred and eighty- iit Cimtracts with ft two tlioDsand five hundred pounds in Stock of the ' lid Company, with certain special clauses and provitions as to the mode of malting such payments, respectively ; iliat out of the fund to be provided ■s therein mentioned for payment of the English Contractors, a sum of thirteen thousand pounds should be set apart for payment of the expenses of thr said Company, until the said Railway shall be ready to be opened for tratfic ; that the English Contractors should pay the interest on the said Pro- vincial Deb.-ntures, and also upon all Debentures and stock applied or appropriated to the payment of the said contract sum, and sold or transferred by order of the English Contractors, until the said Railway shall be ready to bo opened for trallii-, and the said Agreement should be subject to such modifications as to the mot(.ontracu'i,*ih Jack- hundred and li(ty-lwo, an agreement was fulered into before Notaries Public at (inebec, U^wecn the, on *t Co., for the said William Jackson, acting for the said parlies hereto of the second part, and the said Quebec and [j™;(^f ™,"'„i^'^! Richmond Railroad Company, whereby, the said Enijlish Contractors undertook to eon.struct and nmn'iKailroad, dated complete the al«)ve mentioned line of Railway of the said Company, and to equip the same with ^^' '^"''«'' '*•'-'• lolling tl«M'k, for the sum of si.x hundred and fifty thousand pounds, upon the terms and conditions in such contract mentioned ; anil it was thereby agree.l that, the gross contract sum so made up, should \k paid, as follow^ two huiidn-d and fifty thousand poiwids, in Canatlian Provincial Debentures, of the deseriplitm abene(l lor Iraflic, r.nd that the saiil English Contractors should pay the inlerctt on the said Canadian Provincial Debentures, and on the said Delientures of the Coin|iany, to the said (Extent of one liundred thousand pounds as afon-said, anil iiIhi> on the shares or stock siibseriU'd fur and taken in Canada, as aforesaid, and upon any sliares ,,7 or sloek sold 4>r transferred by thein. .WD whereas, also, on the said Uvenly-lhird day of March, in fontiact with Jack- • 1 ■ I 1 1 1 I i-r I ' . * 1 ■ '"" ^^ ^'•••. lor the the year 111 our l.oril, one llmusand ei^hl huudrecl imd tilly-lliree, an agroemeni was entered mtoi-onstrartum of the between the siiid (irand Iiinetion Railrciail Company, and the said parlies liereto of llie second pari, l^'^""* ""'i'",'^','"'' "^'^j whereby, the said English ('onlraet(irr< umh'rlook to cnnslruel and eomplete a portion of the said Match, 1853. Railway between Belleville and Peterborough, a distance of fifly-miles, and to eipiip the same with rolling sIo<-k for the grtist sum of four liimdn^d thousand pounds, and it was thereby agreed (amongst other thing'<) that of the said sum offotir hundred thousand |M>un(ls, one hall was to be paid in bonds or Debentures of the Company, ofllie description above speeilied, and the remaining half in slock of the (.'ompanv, that out of the fund to be provided us therein mentioned lor payment of the English Cimlraelors, a sum of four Ihoitsand pounds should l)o set apart for payment of the expenses ol the Buid Coiiipany, until the said Railway shotild Ite ready to be opened for tratlic ; that the English Con- tractors should pay the inleres-t U|sm all Debentures and stock applied or appropriated to the payment of the said eonlrael stun, and sold or triiiisrerred by order of the English l."onlractors, until the said Railwitv shotild be opened for Irallie, and that the saiil agreement should Im' subjet:t to such modifica- tions IIS llie intxle of pi.ymenls, and as to the nature of the securities in and by which payment was to b«' made to llieiii, and as to the inlerim inve.xliiieut of such funds, as might become necessary or expedient in ease of ih" union or iiiiialgauiaiion of any other Railway Company or Companies, with llie said (irand Jiiiiclion Railroail Company, so iliat the terms and condilitms of the said agreement, n« to constnielitm, paynient anil equipment, should be retained and preserved. AND whereas, also, us on the Iweiily-fiiurlh day of March, in llie year of our l.iml one thousand eight hundred and fifty- three, };°o'J"l!' '^^'o*"' fo* an ngieeiuent was entered into between llie saiil Toronto and Ciuelph Railway Company and ihethe roh'-'ructimiofthe parlies hereto of the lliiid part, (hereitiafler designated as " The Canadian Conlraetors,"; conditional i„"io iirnia Datei upon the said hereinliefore meniioned amalgamation taking place, whereby, the siiid Canadian Con-'-"'' *'"'"•• '^^• tractors undertook loeonstrtiet and complete the above meniioned line of Railway of the said Company, and to equip the same with rolling sloek, for the gross sum of . ne million three hundred and seventy- six thousand pounds, and it was thereby agreed, (amongst other things,) that the said Contnicl .sum should l)e paid in money in the manner therein specified, that a sum of thirteen thousand pounds ihoiild be set apart, or the expenses of the said Company, until the said Railway should be ready to be opened for iradle, that llie stiid Canadian Conlrsictors should pay the interest on all the Capital called up by the said Company, for the purpose of the said contract, until the said Railway shouUI be ready to l)e opened for trallii-, and th;it the said agreement should be subject to such modification as to the mode of payment, and as to ihe nature of the securities, in and by which payment was to be made, as might become necessary or expedient, upon such amalgamation being eHeeted, but that the tiiiiis and condititms ofllie said agreement, as to the price and construction, and equipment, were to be retained ond preserved. AND whereas, also, on the said twcniy-lhird day of March, an agree- 119 meat was enten'd into between llio said first ineoriM)rated Gmnd Trunk RailwavCoinponvofCanaila,^""'™"^' "'"'', ■'",'' ond the said English Contractors, conditnmally, upon the said amalgamation taking place, for the .miatructiim of the construction by th" said English Contractors, of a Tubular Iron Bridge over the River Saint F^awrenee J^ljjsJd .MikMSsS] at Montreal, for the sum of one million four hundred thousand (Munds, subject to a certain increase ■■^«miitm W li iwuw " 23 as llierein mentioned and it was thereby agreed, (amongst other things,) that the said Contract sum' should lip paid in rash, ^iiUjcct to cprtaui vpceiiil provisions, ns to ihn mode of payment, and that the parties ihcrelo should enter into oil I'urthcr deeds which might liocome necessary or expedient iuAun-^ sr(|iicncc of such union or arniilgamation, so that the general terms and conditions of the said agree- ICO ment tijiould be n-tained and preserved. AND whereas, it has in l\u^t been found necessary or and ultcr"t"o'ns^'ii''iT''^l''^'^''^"'' upon sueli nniidgiuniilion, to inlniilncc the ruliowing modiliealions and alterations into the in ih" M'V(r;il •""- sjijij coniracls, riiMin'l, that the parties hereli) of the seciind nnil third part, shall be paid the said con- tracts iHili.rB niiliil. , ,1 ,. , . , ,1111,. ,. 1 l',>l true sum (all ol wliieh sums W( re calcalaled liy llie ContraelorH, os sterling and not eurrency,) res- Ciintrncinis t.i li,|Miilpj,j,|j^.p|y j„ „it.f||„,, monry in London, and nut liv Canadian I'mviiieial Debenlnres, or Debentures 111 &l(>rlin|; niniit-y. in- ' -'^ ~^ J i . *. . . iiiiMil Ol I'aninriahir stoelv (if the amalsjamaleil Company, that in ennsiclenilidn of llie Knglixli CoiUraclors relincpiishing an imrio«i> i.'i i:)"!!" ''"'' *"''' ^Janadian Provincial Delieniiires, tlwy sli^dl in- inliiled to reeeivo an addition of fifteen per ciiii upon ilu' unioinii cent upon the nominal ainiiuni of all sam-i wliiili, iimlir llie said i'f,'reemenls, respectively, would DcSlicniufcs. have been paid in snch Delieriliire", (the said lilli'en piT cinl lieiii^j the pnsoiil premium upon the said Debenture!;,) that the parlies of ijn.- second pari, liirciMallcr ralleil the Kii^'li>li (onlractors, shall, on 18 the lirst day of .Inly, line lliousaiid eiglil hiinilred .iii'l lillylour, Mili«cril>e for and lake twenty-four in"^ak.' on ""-'"'.hii'" ''■''"''''"'' '""' hundred and lil'ly-llu'ee sliaies in the amalijamalcd underl,d>ing, of llie one hundred and is."il. -.Mi.-i:) -liaH>,fi,riv.f,(ur thousand nine hiUKlrcil and twmivslitire-, rclerred to in llie prany with the option and privilege reserved lo imuIi holder nf llii' seventy-lwo ihonsand loir hundreij and sixty- shares, now about lo Ik issued, half of the one liim Ired and forly lour lliipiisaiid nini- liiindnii unil twenty, above riderred In, ajiply for and lake in aildilion lo the shares Inld li\ liiiii, Iwo-lliirds of iho miiiiber of slian-s lii-M by liiiii, and an eiiual iiiuoiiiil in Delienlu,. s, oae half in Debenliirrs conviTli- ble into I'lovineial (■nvernmeiil Di'benluris, and the oilier half in Drbeiiliires ol the Company, so as rJ3 such option be exercised before the lirsl day of .Inly, one Ihonsand ei!;hl liiiiidted iiml (iliv-four, llial tl^r"4'h"n''i*l-.u'iklMl i." '" '""".'•' "f 'he vhnres and Debenmres so relaineil by ll:i' Company, as shall not li;ive been claimed liiilani-p ..I 1). shans.and taken up by the actual shareholders so eiilitled In claim the same, respeelivcly, under the privih'ge iiv ilii' M,n'kli.iM.t» 'cserved lo lliem, (111 iir before die said first day ol .Inly, in ihe year of our Lord one ihonsand eight '"■ ""' '" Jul). IS'l. liundred and liliv-ioiir, shall iheiciMnin and foitwiili alli r lluil ihiv, be also siibscrilcd for tind taken by- viz. is.3ij7 Mi,ii..<. • ' . 1 ' 1 t , i:fii).ts3S Coiinriililcllie F.nirlish I'onlrai lurs, lli.it the |iariics hereto ol llii! second ami lliird part, shall proudc the funds i'(i(''i"s:i'< Comiuiiv'a '^'"■''"' payiiiciil hall'ycarly, in I hiii, of interest at the rale of si\ pcrccnl per annum, on llicamonnls U"nii>. from time to lime paid lo them 11111111 the eerlilicales of the Knuinecr, under the several hereinbeforo r*t Tlif (•,inrr.ui..ri t„reeiteil CoiitraeN, and a'.'o on siuli !'■'> "".'■"••»> •" ""ihiuk it neeessaiy to call up, for 1 In- lal»' 01 b jwr 4-1. it. |. respecis the ( aiiadian Contractors, this obligation shall cease, wlcii, and so soon as llio Torunlo and (tiielph Uailway, shall be opened Ihroughonl for Irallli-, lo Sariiia. lilioiial sum, as the rnited Coinpaiiy may from lime to limu pnr|io>e of providing for llie current eerlilicales and the ex|)Pii' a ki NOW TUKHKHuii:, IT IS iiKiiciiv Ai.uKKii .\Mi liF' 1. MiKii, bv ailil between llie parties hereto, as follows :-- 1^ I. TIIH amali^-iinalrd Company, sirill bo boiiiid by tlie clauses, covenants, stipulations and Th- anMlL'.imaiol (.(inditions of the said recited ai/reerneiits, w lib tie' sevcr.il Coiiipaiiics ahircsaid, s• 1:>7 ;J. That in respect of the amount or proportion ol paymenls, w liicli, under the provisionn ofany of the (•..nir..iior» lo liuyi jsaid agreements, would li ivc to be made toilie Kic'lisli Conlr.ielors, in Canadian Provincial Debenlures, 1.1 |«r r.iil 111 ailili- . . 1111 lion, iosti-uil ol I'lo-an addilion ol luieen percent shall be iiiaile to the nominal aiiionni ol each such payment, niiil shall vinrial loiui,. 1^^ ^^.^.^1 ,,,,||,, |.;ny,|j^|| (iiiitraclors at such times and pi rimls, respeelivcly, tis imdcrlhe provisions ofliie .said iigrccineiits resprelivcly relatiiiu tlicrelo, such Debentures won' i have been deliverable to them. lis i'I'0\'IIJKn, lliiil, ill I iise liny iliHieiilly should arise, as to the payment under any of the Con- In luw >'i >linirniiy.|rac|s aforesaid, in rrovliicincial Di'bciiliires, and in consideration ihereof, the Conlraetors should l*ro\ini'iaI llflM.-nlii- i i i i. i • i .. i . i in, rtntoli.. rticiml iiy accept and lake sncli Dilienliircs lo any extent, instead ol an eipial noinin.il aniount in casb, all such 'I'jr '"""'"■'"" •''Debentures shall, if and when rei|iiireil by ihe aiualgamaled Cuin|iany, be transferred lo them at For. |o() i. THAT all the clause..^ and provisions in llie -^aid agiecinents, or either of llicin, relating lo ihe All ilio rlautpj 111 ili"(.realion of Debentures and slock by I he respective Companies, with \\ lioni such agreements respeeli- prei'ttlillK lonlrarU. .? I I » r> | r.laiiiii' lo IilLmiii; ni vcly, are luaile, and as to the registration of such stock in the names of the CoiUraclors, and as to the ni'i'..,! ih i'h^ lianiis"'.'.!'"'"^""-' "'•'''*' "' Di'benlures and eerlilir* ,1111 1 t'on- iii« lliose ,11-, so ut any ofttio rlienlliri'!*, mill »\n\\\ jioiis ot'liii- |(. to tlioin. ,f the Con- lors fliould sh, nil "ucl* in oi Par. made to llie Contrnclors by the said Trustees, out of the monies or securities in thoirhand:^, and gene, tally, a< 10 llm powers and rmu^lion'* of siirh Tmstpcs, !;il lA' Mieh Kngiiiccr In i^crlify, unit as In the ciiii«eiiiicnces of Mich neglect J- "'• or refusal, shall be iipplic:il>lc '• niiiliitis niuliimlis," to llic p:iyiiieiis In lie inadc by 'ho amalgamated Company to the (,'onlruclni>, 'O'd to tie? chief Kiij^inecr of such amal;.':uiiutiil Coiiipanv. 6. THAT the provisions in the sc^vcral rcciled agtecmcMls, ns tn llie accepting and working by 13t the Company, of a portion or poriiotis nf any Kailway, iifler ihc siuiic shall have hci-n complcled and J;""!^""' ^"'f^ '*^*||U! stocked, and as to llie ojcning and working tliereol, by the Contractors, iu case the Company shall "">!'. "*"" ''?"'pl«»- decline so to do, shall be applicable t.ithe Railways eim.j.iisi.'d in the United undertaking, and to the iwr'io to dJ." ""'""" United Company. 7. THAT inslciiil of ihe provisions in snid the agrecmriils respeclively, as o ;he setting apart of specific sums for piiyineiil nf salaries ami expenses, and paying' such salaries and expenses, there,,," "''^!| ^""i'u,"'"" ll out of the whole ("iinlrarl mnn is in iic puiij to the Kiiiilish ('onlrac--'"''""'W f'" •"'•" 132 n pay ft «uiii of shall Ih' taken from, and all tors, the snin of lilty-scven lliniisiiii.i |i'.i Canadian Coalractors, the sum of tliirleeii tl;;)iisand pound-', which two sums, making togcllicr^""'"'^'"' ^ seventy tliniisand pounds, shall be applicable to the |iaymeiit of salaries and expenses by the amaiga-Caiimliiin Cmtni-tors mated Company, and the several pay mcnls as aforesaid, shall be made out of the monies payable in,"iar.t]!. ' '"' ' 131 piT real tit be de- nifiiln iiiaile to Coil- Iraclors, to meet ttie stinis set ajiart lor satiirjes. H. ir uu the civupleliDU of llie works, lliire shall be any pi>r;inn of the said scvenly thousand 135 iioiinds ill the bin Is nl ih" said Cnni.iiinv, 11 it applied In, nr owiie' for such salaries and expenses, ,^b A"y 'wUnie remain- ' . . , , , 11. . . ■ ""! "I 1'" »ii"i» »et ainresaid, the surplus is In be paid over In the Cnniraclnrs, in the ratio nl litlv-scvcn scvclltiellis tn the uiur; lor saliines, at and Ihlrtccii scwnlielhs to the Cal.adian Cnnlrailnrs. " wX'"lolrre°.pI,';S to tile Conlxacton. , , i- 1 I I *- 1 ■ I ■ iii'ti-ail nf ttie various lU.N, and nut ol llie Wlinie Cnnll.icl inomcs tn he paid to llie8i„ii«incnlioneamttie cash t>i the said Conlr.iclors, respeelivcly, at llie rate of one percent of the niunuiit so payable, until such dediiclioiis shall amount in whole, to filiy.seven tliousan Knglish Contractors, and ihiriceii iliuusaiil pinuids, in the case nf tin; Canadian Contractors, English (. oiilraeli f). Til \T the Aitiiilgauialed Cnuipaiiv will iinke such calls u|(iM the holders of shares or stuck, 13i> ,,.,,, . , , ■ ■ I ,• . . .1 <■ . . !• 1 The Comiiany failini and ol Deliiiilurcs res|)eeiively, as liny he reipiireil Inr piymcnt to llie t onlraelors nt the auiouuls,,, pay ,1,,. ..erniiratei from lime in lime ccrlilied in tcspeel nf Works. And if lliev shall tail to do so, and shall not nav to''"' •■""l"<'ors have . ,.,'.,. , , . . , ""' "I'l'"" o' stopping the Contniclnrs the aiiiuuiits Imm liiiic lo tiiin! ceriilud, w illiiu one iiinnih, idler llie dale ot the res-tlic works. peclive crliticite-, it shall be al the np;ion of tlic Conlr.iclors In suspend the fiirllii-r pingress of the works, until such payment shall be made, and ihe period nf sueli suspension shall be added to the lime allowed by the .niitracl for couipletion. 10 : Tll.VT the Kn:,'lisli (yontrie'ors sliail an I will, on or before t!ie lirsl day of .fuly, c ue thousand 137 ei({lit hundred and tilly-foiir, siibsrrilie fir, and take the before mentioned tw.'iily-foiir thousand one ,|". '|.!^,J|*'i|''^;j,',"'''J hiindn ll an.l lil'ly-lliree shares in the Capital Stock of the Ainalgamalcil Company, IJcbcntiires of the '"". »liali take the Company, ' .nverlihie iiiio I'mvineial Debentures, lo the nominal aniouul of three hmulred and one i„r,.smi,,'i,i„nr,li'iuhe thousand niiie luitnln'd and twelve pounds, and oilier Dehcnluies of llie Company, not so convertible, '"'-'''''''"8 clausei to like uoiuinal amuiint nl lliicc hundred and nue thousand nine Imiidnd oiul Uvclvo pounds. It. THAT the F.nu'li-h Cnnlrailnrs shall ami w ill, aUo, sn sii.in after Ihi! said first day of July, , . 1-3'* one llioiisaiid liglil hundred ail I lilly-rniir, as iliey shall he rci|uired hy the Hirectors of the .\malga- tur^ .Imll.'aKo.'^M mali'd Cniuiiaiiv so in do, sulisirihe In,- and lake so luanvof the said luuuher nf shares and Deheii- 1"'''! ""'■^''"' '?'•',"')'• ' • * is,il. as thi'v shall be lures, so reserved as aforesaid, as shall not, oil or helore lliat day, have been claimed hy the persons rti|iiir«l. t.i take the entitleil to claim the same respeelivcly, ond on taking ihe several shares and Uebenlures aforesaid, a'jj,f'yjjj|,''|,\',j°j'''''''" shall anil will at once pay up on such of the shares and Itcheiilurcs so taken by tliein respectively, the limnimt which may then have been called up and be payable upon the oilier shares and DebeuUircs in the «aid Auiali;amaled Company, previously ollcred. I.I. THAT as I'rom the dale of the ,\malg imation of Ihe Company, Ihe Knglish '.'ontractors shall, 139 anil will nl least seven days before ihe lirsl day ' expended in the construclion of the Kailways and works comprised in the said rcciled agreement, i''iyiin'nt of anil undcrlaken by the Kugli-h Cnnlraetors, i\nd not llien opened for Trallic, the amount of Capital so^'^^pJ.'.XT'oi'i^ihe''' expended to he asccrlaincd froiii aiul dclcriuined hy llie ccrlilieates of the Knginecr, as to sueh""''^'' Railways respectively, and the payments made by the Company thereon. ml 111 every le for the 13. THAT the Knglish Centraelors shall and will, also, pay on the same days in each year, or 110 ns soon therealter as the .Vmounl can be ascertained, interest at llii^ same rate, on two-thirds of 'be iy,r'^i^aii!''Iuo°oi'i7he" amount which the Company shall then have aelually called up, beyond what may have been required'""'' '!»>'. providefor for payment in respect of works, in order lo provide for current cerliticates anil expenditure, in refe-t,'iW"'o""",o'thiid» Fence lo the contracts, and in case there shall be any dis|nile or dillc'rencu between llie Contractors"' 'J*' •'•ailed and the Company as to the additional amount upon which such further interest is to be paid, every the on„..,ir.exp Jed •uch dispute or dillcreiu-c, as and when it arises, shall be settled by Arbitration, in the inuiincr™ *°''"' », ? ' 1 24 hereinafter provided, pbovidbd, that when liie Toronto nnJ Guelph Railway shall be opened through to Sarnia, the English Contractors shall pay the whole of such last mentioned additional Interest, and not two-thirds of it only. 141 M. THAT if default shall be made by the English Contractors in payment of the Interest on the of i'nte're«i.°tile?im-said first mentioned amount, on the respective days up|>oinied for payment thereof, or of the further panv aurhnrlz.'il '"i„t,>rrst on such additional amount ns last mrnlioned, within one week after such amount shall have deiliii't the aniomit ,i>»i.. .• .ii^ . iii <.l from ihe cTiiriraiis. been agreed or settled by Arbitration US alon'said, the Company may retain and deduct out of the Jat""Bl)crc'ei'ii!""^ "'■"' "' ""X Subsequent payments to be made to the said English Contractors, the amount so in arroar together with Interest thereon, at the rale of six per- cent per annum, from the lime of such default, and so as often as any such default shall be made. ,^j 15. THAT the payment by the Contractors of interest upon the Capital expended in the constrac- PoTmrnt of iiitrrrst tion of the s.'iid several Railways and works undertaken by lliem, shall cease as to the proportion iolhrLiie'oi'!l™d.'''''''*-'"-'"f '^•''l'PnJ'-''l °" °"y particular Railway, when and so soon as such Railway shall be completed, so as to be ready for opening, and in the case of partial opening* of any such Railway, shall cease as to so mneh of the Capital ns shall have been expended on the part so opened, a proportionate part of the Current Interest, being, however, in each of such eases, payable by them for any fraction of a half-year. ,j3 16. THAT the Canadian Contractors shall and will, as from the date of the Amalgamation and Canadian Coniiactorsiintil the opening of the Ti>ronto and (luelph Railway Ihrougli to Sarnia, at lea*t seven days l>efora to rav HiMTCcnl, iH-r , ,. , ^ _' i .i .' . i j> i i ' .■ i ■ i - i .• i ' . anmiin. on nmouni 11"' hist day ol .lanunry anci the lirst diiy ol July, recpee'.ively, m each year, proviilo lor and pny over to rx|»ncM on »ory, iiip AtivalKaiiiatud Company, at the Odiee of thi'ir Agent in London, a sum enual to Interest at iha Bill T-» prov (ilf (or III'.' '^ I.' » » > .fi »ani.'tidayibii.irf il.i- rate (if six per cent per annum, upon the Ciipitiil then actually expended on the eonstruclion of the JnU^"i'ir'a.'h''v,!ir'. 'Railway aiid works, comprised in the said recited agreement with them, the amount of Capital so uniil oiH'ningoilloj.l. txpi-udeJ jo he iiseerlained in like manner as is provided in the case of the English Contractors. ,,, n. TII.VT the Canadian Contnielors shall and will also pay, on llic same days in each year or Canadian CoiTinirior" as soon lliereaflcr lis the amount can be ascertained, Inlei-est at the same rate, on one third of the on oiii. iliiid Die amount called up by the ( oriipany as menlioiied in article ■;), such amount to Ih; ascertained in ca50 anioiini .aliiHl npovei pf jjjj.,,,,,, „j iljjj^.f^.^p, i„ |j|^p manner as is provided in that article, and in ea.io of default of and altovo tlir ani'tuid ' ' ' ^ •■xiiendid on w tks. payment, the Coiiipnny shall have the like power to deduct and retain llie amount in arrcar, as it) heroiiibeforc provided in the case nf the p'tiglisili (,'ontraetors, i-Koviur.o, that when ihi' Toronto and Ciuclpli Railway .•.jiall be opc-ned through to Sarnia, sueli last iiienli(incd payment of Interest hy the Canadian Contractors shall cea«e, a proportionate part o! die Current Interest, being, however, payable by them for any fraction of a half-year. 115 IH. THAT all calls or instalment" payable by the Contractors upon shares or DelM-nlnres of the Conuariore ni^v'w^'""!""'^ '"•'.'''i '''"'" ''""^ '" ''""•' ^' crcdili'd liy the Company to them, ujjainst an equal amount on rrKliiid to ihrm Ccrliticatcs fur Works done. a);ain>t an ttiuivaknt aniounl imciTtilicatfH wf woiL. 146 !!•• TH.VT as soon as praetiealile after the Aiiialgamalion shall lit; eirectcd, the Amalgamated ■*1!i!'Ti"i'l' Provi''^ Company shall and will apply to Ihe Provincial I'arli.inieni of ( anaila, for an Act or Acts, authorizing ciul I,fi!i!.laiiir... lor an extension of the time for completion of any the works Included in any of the recited contracts, for In Mtolllm!''nl''lh^'"''' '''''''''M>''"''J ''^ '"'i^vl)e necessary^ having regar.l to the time hy siieh contracts, respectively time for coniplrtin;. limiied, for the eoMiplelion ol such vorks res|>ei'iivelv, and also, if necrssarv, for authotily to raise til"' works ami Ut .• .i j-. -. i i i ii i - ii .i ■ i . i' . * other rurpo«M. lurllier Capital, and sliuil and will u-e their liest indeavuiirs to prmiire siiili .Act or Acts, and in case tlicy s'lould failto iililaiii suih aulhority, and liy reason tlicreof it shall he found iinpus^ibie to com. pleic any or some part of such works within the periods respectively prescribed, as to such works such cl'P"'"- '""'' Cx 1 w.s c;.rri.c\ .niuiuuuu.sly. .,„,,, Company -'■^'':;v:,:,:;:,,w:;:. *■'*'«■■'■ '''^ '■"■■■' M. , „ , ^.no-ulecl by Ciuo.ua: f'^" -';;; ';;;';^;;;r;,f i„ proprietor. H„„./rr,/,- 1 ''"'.'"^ V,..., ,„„„ovrs of, aiul .n Ml r- M- . t.^ ^^, ^^^^_ ^,_^_,,j,,, now i< ,,„ii7 oi (•»">■'"' '■"■ ' .... 11/;, ./«/■/. l^.'.i. , „., .,„.l..l m '!"■ Hon. M»- '''■'■'■'•" V)",„.„la K/>«t. l.V tl>" vol.- ,f ,„. sluu,l,oUl,.,s 1..T. 1-'^" :^\ „.„i„..,l >o .los M..UnK. • n ^^ • __^ ^^.„, ,i,,. ,., i:jlr:irl t'-»iii ,/„, pniirnlin ,-,< fi/' " o;,:;;:;:;».« «'»"*•"'■*""■' ' „,. rw,m».;, "'"'••'•''.•' "■"^"^'"'' Carried in.a.uniou^ly 17 INDEX TO CLAUSES. My )53. iK-nl i;'"".V I'liJ "f irittor* iji my "f ,. (Waiul nil |):i'< ". Hire, ami lions ii"'! urtli, tilili ,/(iy Cotn- „/,i, in Ihe y ill'' Vtll"' iitiiin-" ill'" lor-< of ill'- 111 UlKxl''". I I'omiianyi I piirt ; '»1»« ana \\Un\\e I. ^ixiii pii'* ; ;, JiirkM'n, of iglith i>Htt ; iifs \vi\li ami „„„d llailroad 1 |,ri>visi<)iin>'y' 1,.. \Hh Ji'y "'" I Company, il»-' ^ foiiipanv, tlic 'inpu.iy, anil H..! said Companies .uda, be ralificd Data ar Deed, 12th April, 1888 | Nnmm )>rPnrll('H OHHentlng to Dei'd of Amalgniiinlion.. . .. .. .. .. ., f Act 10, Viet. Cop. 117, Inrarporating The Oruiid Trunk Rnilway Coinpuny of Cannda, recited ( Cupitnl, X3,n(10,ooo SterliiiK 4 Provinriul (iunranteo to Iw civen to tho extent uf £3,00(1 Sterling per mile, ut the rule of £40,000 for every £100,000 expended on the worki*. . , . . . ■ . . . . . . . . . , . . , . $ Amoiinl of I'niviniml Biindt to Iw imut! to the lirond Trunk Kuilwiiy Company, £|,0M,(I(I0 Sterling « Contniet with Jiiiknon, i'eto, Draiuioy uiid IletlH, duted Uth December, 1B53, to eoiiatruet 'J'ho (iriiiid Trunk Railway, for £7025 SterlluK per mile 7 Second oonlniet willi Jueknon, Peto, Ilrniwiy nnd llctlii, modifyii'lf tlm former Cimlrnet, tlie «iim to Ihi piiid tir Cnnlroc torH to he £:!,IKKI,0UU Mterling for oonHlriii'lidM nnd ei|uipnient of the Kond, d»te of ennlriii'l, 2;ird Marcli, 18Si). . . S Payment to W un follow..: f l.liiiri.iHH) In I'rovineial KetHMitiir-H, £!l8J.ftii(l in Conipuny'n Dehentiiri's, £!PHiJ,ai)0 In Stock. V Duhonturea and Stncl^ to hu lod;;ed with (i. C. lilyii und Thoinaa Burin;; and H. .M. I'elo, and ThoniaH Urnaney, and aold tor account of the ContriielnrH. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Id Controclnnt lo pay Intcrent on DehenturcH nnil Slock until the Rnilwiiy i« fininhed l| Poymenl«,lo 1m' nimle at the rate of 00 per cent, of the Kiiginecr'* .Monthly Orlillcolca. .. ., .. .. ,. la Xtii.UOii M't nitide for the payment of Sulario, lie ]| ]f the t/uiniMiny rin-eii e tiny portion of tlie Komi heforc the whole ia completed. The Contractom to bo relciued from tho IHiymeiit of liitercKt on the nniount of Ciipittd expended on p-ueh portion. .. .. n Conlrnet Huhjeit to Miodilioalioii in eii»e of Ciiion or .^nlall.'nnultioll with other Conipiinien. .. .. .. ., 15 Act 111 Vicl. I'up. !IS, Ineorporntin;,' " The (iraml Trunk Railway Company of Caiuiila Kant," recited. . . . . . . 16 i'upital of the tirand Trunk Radway Company ofl'aniida Kasi, to h>' £l.iiiiiM>(ii) Sicrlln); willi i'rovineial Guarantee. 17 Amount of Provimial Hondi to lie inoiii'd lo llie (irnnd Trunk Itailro.id (.'onipany of Canada Krnil, to Ih> £450,000. . . 18 Contract with Jackson, I'elo, Hranney and Ihtls for the coniilruellon of the Koail, dated 23. d .Morcli, 1M3, for £1,224,000, on Ihc tame condition an precediriif contract. ,. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. ., If Povment to Ik; maile a« follow h: £4.'>!t,oo() Sieriin;;, In Provincial .nehetituren, £3S2 5iX) titg. In Company's Dcbcnturcii ; 3,s2.rcHi inStoi'k 20 XI3.UI10 r>et aHtdf for iMiynient of ^'^1aricH, ete. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. 21 III ca.w tho ('onipany h ' not authorized to raise a l:ir;,'er amount of Capital, equitable arrangement to be mode betweea the Company and llie t.'ontr in CoiniuinyV Ih'henlurei, and one-lialf in Stock. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Railway lo Ih. coinpleteil on or ticfore Ut Janu.iry, IH.V.I. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 intcrent nn DelH-nlnrcH aii.l Stock III Ih' paid by the Contractora until the completion of the Road. .. .. .. 28 ill.Udii net apart for the pavnienl of SalaricH 28 Act 1 1 and l."i Vicl, Cap 1 IK, liK'oriKiraliii:: '• The Toronto and (iuelph Railway Company," recited. . . . . . . 80 Act Hi Vicl. Cap. II, aincrHlini; fiirno-r .-Xi i. recileil. .. .. .. ., .. g| Capital, jL3;i.'i,(Hn» Ciirrerii'v iiilli powers I o iricreaHc it. .. 3a Railway inf.y lie e\li iiili-d iVniii (i net oh III Sariiia. «iih an im-reaac of Xl.nixi.ono Currency lo the Capital of the Company. 33 Conlracl niih C. S. (i/onHi,i. I) I,. Mii'hcrsoii, L II. Iloliori and .V T. tiall, dated :iitih .\oveinber, IN5'J, to conatruet lllc Railwa) I'rom Torcinlo to (iuelph. .. .. .. .. 34 Anollo'r ciinlrail wiih Ihc •aine parties, lo conslniit llie liailnny from (iuelph to .Sirnia, dated IHih February, IHSH. . . 3S Conlraels of the :;iilh .Noviniher, Im"iJ, and sih February, Is.j.l, with C. S. (izowski Ai lo. to Ik' annulled in eiiae of AniaU i^'imaliou and a new one under date 2 lib .March, 1H,'>3, for the conatruetion of the Road from Toronto to Sanda to be made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Railuay to be coni|iletcd by the Ki July, IH.'iT, for tlip aiim of £I.3'7il.i>nil Sterling, wlLh aimilar conditiona H to payment el' Inti-resl, I'll' , as iiiHi-rlcd in llie tonlraciii wii!. .Messrs. Jai'kson iS^ Co. .. .. .. ,, .. 37 £ln,IV'0 III U' rc« Met, Cap 3^1 Kui|Mi\vering any Hailvv;iv forming part of the ,Maiii Trunk Line, to pun-haae any other Line, recited. 60 Act to ap|ilv III ihe Si. I.'iwrence and Atlanlii' Railway .. .. .. .. .. Bl Provisions of Ihe .\i-l Hi Viii. Cap :ill, recited . . .' 6i ftleclings of llie .Sh:irelioluc!i DelH'ntureaniid t^tcH'k, to kij{nity their aeccptince ulllilii 'Jl daya from nulificniion 84 27,:iil0 Shnrra Io be iaaiied in oelianue for Qiielne ami Kichniond ami Si. Ijiwrcnce and Atlanlk- Hharea. . , . . 88 Ap(>.rlinnin|; of Itenininiiig Stock, Viz :—144.!l2u Sliarea cipml til i.':li'>'J!l,iiiiO HtcrlInK .... 86 Kiinting Shnreholiiera III certain t'onipiuiiia enlilled to tSlinrea in tlie United Cumjuny, .. .. .. 87 The Shan a may 1h! indued in Ciinadu or eUewhcre. ,. .. .. .. 88 Diri'Clora to have power Io niaho urniii|reiiienla for the iaaue of Sliarca and Debenturea in Kngland or elaewhere. . . 8Q And also, for the payment of Diviiiciitlrt and Intercat. .. .. ., .. .. ., .. .. .. .. 00 For ap|)>iinlinent of nil .\);ciil or .At'inln cic. .. .. ., .. .. ., .. .. .. 91 No call after lir^t alloltiicnt Io exceed X'i lUa. oj. on each Share, and 10 per cent on each Del>enture, luch calls to be at inlervula of mil IcHM than fitur iii'inlliH. ,. ,. ,. .. ,, . .. 9% A New Kt^^JMler of Shareliiildcra tn be made, and armiit^cnienta to lie made for the exchange of Ccrtificalea. . . 09 The IHrcclora may enforce the payment iifcalU. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. 94 The I'rotita (if the Unileti t'uiiipaoy to III' HVailahle fur DiuJend. .. .. .. .. .. .. *. .. 9tk Six of Ihu Uirectorn ahull li' rinldcnt in Kii);lnnd. . . . . . . . . . . . . M Six IHrectora ahall 1h' a (jtiiirum. Direct. ira may vote by Proxy. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. 07 Naniet of the Kir-t l)irirliir<. .' ,. .. .. ,. .. 08 Qiialilicutiun of Kleclive Directors to be 'JS Slurca each, (iovernment V ei'!oni nut required to hold Stork, . . . . 08 Hclircment of Uircclora. .. .. .. 100 First ordinary (ii'iierni Medio:,' (if Sliarcholileri. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 Notice of nieetiri'/ to lie piililiKlied t'tir one innnlh. .. .. .. ., .. .- .. ■• lOt VolcM to lie ('(jiril Io the iiuiuIht of Sharea held. .. .. .. .. ; .. .. •• 108 Appointment of Ihrce .\uilinr«. .. .. .. 104 Directora may make lly'UiUH. .. : 104 The pruvinioiM u[ the leteral con'racia «ilh Jackson 4 Co. and (izunski & Co.. to lie modified and new contract* to b« enle-.-d Into . . . . . . . . . . 108 The UiiiliHl Company to pay Intrrcat on aharc* and DclM-ntuna from dale of .\inal>,'auution tu the final roc.'.itetion of the Koad : . . . lOT The expcn^PH of the Hn^jiiicvr and SL-ilTof the Viclfiri:! Ilri'li:*'. to Im' Iiorne liy the (' .. .. .. .. 108 An .^ct III bo applied fur, it' iicccHHarv. to cuntirm the Pnoi^inoa of llii« a^'rcrineiil and for aundry other porpoara. . . ]t)f If the u);re(inent ii not ratitied by all the f 'iiMipanica, it rluli enure aa tu audi uf Ike Cumpaniea oa aluli raliiy iL .. 110 Incorporation of the AlLihlic ami St. I.awrctiee Knilway. .. .. .. ..Ill Capital of the .Ml intic and St Ijiunnce Kuilmad I'luiiiKiuy : IJIl.Toii.iim in Share*. $.1,IHHi.n)>0 in nomk .. 118 Kivilal of the Icise entered iiilo by the lion. John Uhhs arid Willi.on Joknon, on the p.irt oflhe Uuited Com|iaiiy with the Atlantic and St. I.awn'iic,> ltailrii:i(i coinp.niy lnr a term of lti''.» ve.'ira. .. 118 Contract with J.Tckxm Sl Cu. for the conalrnctioa of the liraiid Trunk ll.iilwav uf Canada, dated M Dccemlier, ]M9, and L':ird March I '^.M) ' lU Contract with Jackson Si (To. for conatriiclion oflhe (imnd Trunk Itiilivay of Canala K.i«l. dilc.l "Ird of March 1t).13. 118 Contract with Jackaoll & t'o. I,ir the ciin-tfiiclion of ihe Ijiielnc ;inil Iti.hiliond Itallmad dalid '.'.'lid <)cliilN'r, llHtS . . 118 Contract uilh JacUon & Co. fur the clriictii>n of the (irimi Jiiniti.ii Itailuay, ilatcil J:ird .ilanh. tx.'i.'l |I7 Contract with ('. S (>/.i S: Co. fur ti.e com.lrucliMn oflhe Uaihiav liuni 'I'nrenio to .Saniii, diliil 'Jllh, March 1853. 118 Contract with Jackaon & Co. for the coiiKtruclion of the Viclirii ll/i,!;;". dated -J^lni March, IM.V'I IIV Certiin inodilicatioii a'l'.l alteratiiina male ill fill Hk'Ver.-il ciiilr.u'ti Iii'f'tire reciteil . . .. .. .. .. .. HO Cuntractura to lie paid in .Sierlin^' noiiiey iiiilead of Provincial Hondi and to receive an increase of lil per cent npoo the ninuunt of auch Provincial I h- lien t urea. .. .. ., .. .. .. .. ISI English Ciinlr.iclort to lake on I'll Julv. l^'>t. '.'t.l.'i:! Share* ic.ilhd aiilne<|iicnlly li >hjn-«) £V'\,i\-i of Couvertible Debentures i'.Kd.lMJ of Company's DeUntureH '. .. .. 13J The Kn;;lisli (.'o'ltraclon shall also lake the lialam f the B .'^lians and Bonds n<.t lalin by the Stockholdeni, on the 1st July, ISil, Vi/ :—|H.:|in ,Sliar('«. lliioa.Mt^* Colli, rtilih' Ilond-. i'iio:is;iH C„mpaiiV« l)oni;« .. .. |23 The Conlraelom to pav Interest .-it the rale of «i jicr cent pet aiiMiini ■■a uoiouni of CpiUil cillisl up ti p.iy Cngineer'a Cerlillc;iles,A'e. ' Iii4 The Ainal^r-tm.ited Conipany lioiinil liy the preceding ciintraetH. .. ; .. .. W8 All paymenta to Iw mule in Sterling money. .. .. .. . .. .. liiO Cuniractora to have l.*) per eeiil in addition inslead of I'roiiiM-i. it Uoriila. .. .. .. 127 In caai' of ditlicully. Provincial Deb-nluresio he receivici hv tin iiiiilraelors at luir. .. .. .. 128 All the Clauses in the preeidin^' cimtncla, rel.ilinj,' to luilpint' of Shnres and DelH'nturcs in the lianda ofTrUsteea, to be no IiMi;.'er in force. . . . . . . 129 Knt'ineer III (;rant Cejiilic.ifes for works iloi:e. .. ISIt Company may receive piirtiiins oflhe Itailiiays when Compleieil, if lln'V jii.lu"'' pro|MT so to d .. .. |S| Kn^lisli (.'iintraetors Io pay a si>ni of X'.')7,ooii for Sal.-.ries, iiisicd of the vaiioim autna niriitioncd in the conlracta. . . I3!l Canadian Contr.icloni to I'wv i'i;i.i for S.'4laries I3S One per cent to la; dcducleii t'roni Ihe payments made In Contraetiirs. Io I'-.eel llie stun rvl ajiarl Inr sjit.iriea . . . , 131 Any iKilani-e reinainin;; of the sums set apart for n;il.irii's al the i mph t'.m oi' Ihe works *o la' nimid to tin* Cnutractiirs. I3fi Tlie Company I'ailin:.' Io pay I'll' rertilicates till' Ciinlraciiirs. Iiave i:., upiion of stoppiiij; the works .. 136 On the 1st July. ix.'!!. the KriL'lisli ('iinlr.uiors shall tnki' Ilie Mian s i.iA DeUnlnies ineiiiioiu,! in the preceding Claunea. 117 The Kn;;lish t,'<,ntraet(irs hliall also, ua soon afur the 1st July, l^l.'ll, as tliey shall be reijuinsl to take the lialaneo of liliari's ami Uelxnturea ' 138 The Knglish Contralors shall, seven d IV s lii'foii' 1st January an.l Isi July, in every year, pruviJe for the iiayment of lutereat on the eapil.-il artualiy e.vpemli'd on Ilie vvoriis. .. .. .. .. |39 Tiie Cnglisli Contnieiiira shall, also, mi the siiine days, provliie fur Ilie payment of interest oti j[ of tlie amount callid up over and aliovc the amount expended on the works. .. . .. 140 In default of payment of Inlcri'sl, llie Company authorized to deduct the anmunt from tin) Certificatra for works with Interest, m li per cent. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 141 Payment of Interest to cease i piuportion In the i.ine o|H'ned. .. .. .. ,. 143 Canadian (.'(intr.ictors to piy Interest al si\ per eefi jsT annum, nil amount expended on works, and to provide for tiM a line li days ln'fore |sl January and 1st July in eaeli vear, until opening of Koad : .. 143 Caii.irzi6mv & (luinziemo iinnt'-rs du ri-gnc de Sa Mnjcste, tout lu chapitro *' 73 " intilule : " Arte piiur jxturvoir a In consiruriiun d'uti Grand Truno do cliemin de fcr qui traverscra touto IVlrndue do ci'llc Provinri'", il est stmut- <|ue vu <|ii'il e»t de la plus liuute importance pour ie progr^R II Ic bien-vMre dc rcltp I'rnvince ipi'une ligr.ude(irand Troncdv cliemin defer soil conttruite dans (oMle sa InuKueur & v'etcndc & »c continue dcpuis lu froiitiere Ext de ccltc dite Province k tiavcrs Ics Provinces du Nouvcau liriuiswick et de lu Nouvelle EcosNpjusqu'ik lu Cite & port d'llalifux" tel chernin doit t'Irc full nu nmyen rics en verlu d'ncles do la legislature do cctle Pro\ incc, icellcs Compagnics fuwnt reunies en ime wulo C«>mprtgnie sous Ic nom de Corporation : " La Compagnie du Grand Trono de Chemin de fer du Canada,'' qui Olait Ic nom de cor|>oralion que devait prcodn; la dite Compagnie formee par la dile luiion ; et ee en vertu du dit ncto de la Seiziemo Victoria, chapitre 76 donl parte lu Demandeur et qui ainende I'acte de la Sei>:ienie Victoria, Chapitro 39, relatif a lu formation de I'union des sus-ngueiir fiit sous le conlnMe et administration d'une seulo Compagnie ou d'un aussi petit nombre dc Couq)!ignies iliH'en^ntes que |M)S8ible, il sera loisiblu aux Compagnics formees ou a «Mro formfes niix fins de construirc un chemin de fer forniant parlie de lu ligne du Grand Tronc de Cliemin du fer cpi'avait en vuu la legislaturu en passant le dit acle de la quatorzicme & quinzii^nie Vic'.oria, chapitre 73, de su reunircn une scule Compagnie ou a aucune dcs diles Con)pascnt no iiont k n'ont pa« (-16 ainii (|u'ullegu6 par le D«- mandeur dti gent de maiii-nuirle, qu'ili ne tionncnt fc n'ont pn« trnn en main-morle Ici bleni immcn- blei qn'ilaont acquit l( posn^dcnt ct nulammvnt Ic (jrand Truno de Chrmin defer du Canada en conformity des chnrtos i qui ont inrorpnri' In diif CotnpnKnio UefendcrriM' k qui la concer- nent ; qu'au contruire, iU poitiedeiit k ont |>oMi''d6 a litio de proprivtnim romme lou» uutm partiou- liers composant den CompaKnies incor|)or£eii commo corps politi<|Uc (mur drt iins industrielloi let dita biens et noiammrnt le dit (iriind Trono de rlicmin de fur, |pi>qupls ont (Ic et Mint dant le commerce comme tons auiri-s biens, ipi'lis ont I'tfi ci tont u touics Hns quclconqiics nllt-nnblcit comnie le tont It's anircs tcrrcs k biens immrubles nitui'-s duns le UuN-C'iiniidu ; quVn verlu di's divers actpt du la Legislature qui conrcrnent lu Conipngnic Drlondi-n-xse k toulcs les Compagnics Comprises dana la dite Union el qui Cunocmrnt hi CoiiHtriiotinn du (iiund Tronr de Chciiiin du fcr et lot ilitiurunt ohominsde fur qui lu Compoycnt, rucullu k pouvoir sont dcmnus d'nrqnurir k nchulcr, du toutu rip«-ua de manicrc, lou« immeublus qu il tvta jugu a propoit d'acquurir, soil pour la conNlruclion du dit (inind Trono de Chcmin de fur ou dvs dils clioinlns qui on font partiu, soit pour d'auirct fins, ct onsiiite da lea revendic ot alii-nur a (|ui que on M)it ot par qiioiqiiu miHic ipie ce soit ; que faoullu k pouvoir roni aussi donnos, d'engagrr k hypothi''(|Upr Ic (lit (imnd Trone de Cli'^min du fur ot Irs divers ohemina qui le Coin|)osunt onvurs ipii que ce soil, ipii anm pr^to, avanco ou garanti drs iluniors pour ra rons- truclion ; que le dil Grand Trono ilu ('lioniin du fur ot lus divuiw ulicniins qui lu ooin|H>i>enl S4>nt dc- venus atructi's k hy(Milliorali(>n do cpitc derniuru Cur dos fins induslriollos lu dit Cliuinin do fur du Si. Laiiror.i & do i'.\tlanlii|Uo nus!i9 lus itiim 'i. )los le conqMi'iant fc en dopundant, luqiicl choinin & Inus lu» inimuiiblos on dopundant ont olo (k. soni dans lu ucanmoroe uoiiiino tous aulrct bioiis, qu'ioolui cliomin ut los imiiiuublus un di'ponduni .lont atoutosrin.Hi|tioI('i >iliii''!td!inM lo Uus-Caniida ; (|iiu par loitdilsdivursaclPsqiii incorporont &: qui conoornont la ditu oonip:ii,'nio du olioinin du fordu St. I.auroiit k du l'.\tlanlii|uu, faoulto k pouvoir sont donnus (Paoqiiorir tk acliilor du toutu ospouu do inaiiiuru, tous immunblo«, jugus a propos d'itru np<|ui'<, soil pour lu conslna-lion 'nl k lU'. l'Atlanti(|uo, ftoit pour d'aiitros fins ot onsuilo dc les rovondrc & nlionura ipii (|ue vr soil, k pur quel- que irodu que ce soit, qiiu faoiilio & piiiivoir siml aussi donnos d'onijrtgor b liy(M)lhi^quor lo dit olie- min de for du St. Laurent & du r.AlJuntiqiio unvors i|iiioonquo aura prolo, uvanoo ou garanit dus denicrs pour sa oonstriiclion, cpio do fait iooUii olioniin, diirani sn consirtiolion I'st dovonu it sc tnmvc #tre affuclu, ongngu & liypolhuiiuo |M)ur di's ?oinnio» oonsidurabios, lani onvurs la Crovinoo qu'onvora divers individus 0, oiirpor.iliiiiis; (|iiu partant lo dit olaMiiin ilc for du Si. I.anroni h du r.Allantiquu et les immeublus on di-ponduiit sont devunus saisi- oli'inins oompris dans I'Cnion, ilo inani.'-ru a rooonnaitru les propriotes ou let duniors auxqnuls duvronl s'altaohor tous hypolhutiucs & piivilogus dns par k siir chaque dit cliemin de fer compris duns la dilo I'nion. Que par lu dit ncle d'lnion on d'arrnngoment ou par & en vertii dc la dilu Union outre lus tua- ditet Coinpagnies comprises on icollu, il ny a pas ou ot n'a pu y avoir aei|ui«ition ct achat par la di'e Compngnio Dofunduressc, du chemin de fi-r, dos propriilis ot droits de la dilu Compagnie du chemin de fer du Si. Laurent & de l'Atlaiiti(|ne ; que par le dit acte d'union on d'urrange- ment ou par la dite Union, la .lite Compagnie du oliornin de fur du St. Laurent & de I'Atlantique fait & n'o pu faire aiicuii acte de venle ou ncteo«vernpment, ointi qu'il Jev||^ ,ie Vtol>'« ilaii!) la (lite Union ; que i'«t Ntuliir i|ue III dite Comp%- Kin que oh'i tm> do colleii ' 4> clirinin d "Isi ile«ci I, ('lm|illri' Union le nombre do Dir«(!teurt A dix-huil iinartti endtrorn V(!rlu do luditu icoondu m-ction > i m >.. D^fi'mlcrow cnt la in(^mc o(ir|M)ration qitn In < i' Cmr lanlii|n<>, vumine ellc est la nu^inc c()r|M)rali(iii (|ii' h par In qiiiitrlunic section dii dil aete de In auizlt!!!!' ^ gnic UilTcndcreiiiL- dnvru 6tn< contidi'-reu comiiK! 1 1 i 'i«6iui. ( "mpiiuiiii elinnin d' te il. Lim .it kderAllnntiqiion'u pHt|Mirdii In prnpricti'idiidit clieminde I'crduSi. Ki. I.iiuri'nl ' iti i'Atlaniii vi dul'uetif nmbilierdciiiiinobilier en (li'pcndiiiil, luipiellc proprieti'', iiii innii lirc, ;i|ii i d«tii Unim ,^ a cunliniiu lie il(-leiiir et poHnt-dcr HiiiiH l<> noiii de corporutidii du In (.'()in[Mi;{iiii- I -ndew-iiM* ; <|. W piir la dilo Union le* dite* iiiilre* ('oinpiii;nii'!t eoinpriwii en ieclle, out oliteim ,1. r.aiu de pMyw<^4>(4 It de iKiNHcii.'iion dnni lo dil (^beiniii de fer dii Si. I.uureiit & de I'.Vtliiiiliipii' (.t d . » nrf in' iiitapr k iininobilier en depeiidiint,ec n'e!-r do St. Laurent el di! rAllantiqui! ipii ii lntijiiiirx (^oniiervi'' hv* droils ile pr(i|irii'le en icenx, ct n'a janiiii* LM)«He de len deleiiir piir iiiitu de lit ditr I'liiiin ; (jiie, de li'i^iiie, piir In dJK< Inion In ilile Ciimpn^nio du clieiiiin de fer du St. Liiiirent el ile r.Xtliiiiliipir n'li p;i« etc; (licliiirij'c el drlii'^e deiiipiii;ni>'!< coiiipriMCH dans rCnion ; ipie leu partsi uu aetiuna den iielioiiiiiiireH dan.Hladite ('i>i:ipiis>iiie (III eliciiiiii de Icr du St. Laurent {k de I'.MJantiiiuo n'ont p:iK ill'*, par le dil iiele d'union ou In dite I'liioii radii'C!! el anenritics, (lu'aii eontrairi*, upr^N lu dite Union, IcK diteit parts oil aetimis ont eoiitiiiiiC' d'elre ciiiiiiiic elle!i ri'-laient avant lu proi>ri{'tu des nelioliniiires ti ipii elles appniteiiaieal el ellcs out, de pleiu droit, widxiste, cuiiiiiie partD, en leurAircur dan* In Coiiipiiunie Di'lendirenm', Niins (pi'il ait t-li' be.soiii niix iictionniiiiist do la C'uiiipagnie du elietnin de fer du St. Laurent et de IWtlaiitiqiie du eliun^'er leiirt eeitilieat.sde parts rt d'eii prendre de noiiveaiix coiimio aetiontinire.s (laim la C'liiiipiiKiiie Di'l'i'iiderc'se ; ipic par le dil nete d'Uiiion passu U Londres, il est |)oiirvii ipie Ics ai-lidiinaircs des dillireiites ediiipii^nics cdiiipri.-es dann I'Union pou- vaietit eelian;;er leiir« eerlilii.its du parts cii eerlilienis de pans d.ins la Compngnic Uefendcrexsc ; mail ipii! tel Kcliangi! de ceitilieats n'ot ipie t'liciiltatil' aii\ actidiiiiaires et ipril a etc aiitorif)6 dans It! (lit octf d'l nidti prineijialciiieiil dans le hut de I'niro ct d'nvoir uu seul li,vre on KeKigtre d'/Xctions ; cpi'il est pourvu ini^iue par le dil aeie d'Union ou d'arrani^eiiienl ipie les aetiuunaireM des Compagniea coiupriseR diilH rUniou, IcsipieN n'miront pas ('elnni,'i; leiirs eertilieats de parts, coniiue sus-dil, pour des eerlilienis d'aclions dnnn In Ciiiupaguie Uefenderes.se nurunt tdiijoiirs ic droit de voter coniniu s'ila avuient tail tel eclianife de ecrlicats. {^iie le dil acte d'liiiiin oil d'arrangrmeni, passu ii Londri-s, n'iaiporlo rnspect tons lequcl il |x-nl fin- envisage, tie eoiiipdrto ni arte de veiite ni aele eipiipolleiit I'l venic de la part do la dilo (.'dtnpagnie du C.'lieiuin de fer du St. Lament et de I'.Vtlantiipie a l.i Coiiipngiiie Delcnderctse ; qne I'obligalion par la Coiiipngnie Difeiideresse de payer les deltes et liypot! lU' li'» devoir apros I'Union t'ouiine un>' des C'oiupagnies eoiuprix's en ieelle, que les autres Coiupagnies comprises dans la dite Union peiivi'nt peul-t'tre les devoir uvee elle, inais ipie ee n'est el ce ne pent etre (pi'uccessuircmcnt ; (pie les diles aulri's C'oinpagiiies ediiipriscs dans I'L'nion nu se sont pas obligees, par lu dit octo d'Union de payer les diles dettes & liypollii'ques de la dite Coiupagnie du eliciiiin do fer du St, Lou- rent & de r.VtIanliipie, a I'enliere decliarge de eette derniero et des imrneublea & tiieubles d cllo ap- partenuiit eotiime cause, piir on coiisidenttii'n de j-on entn'e d.ins la dite Union ; (pi'au conlraire, la dite Coiupagnie du ebeinin du fer du St. Laiiri'iit iV de r.Ailanliqne cii entrant dans lu dite Union rst nvee tons ses biens liieiililes A: imtneuliies reslee di'bilrice de.s dettes, privileges el liypotliOquoa qu'elle devail nvani ; et pour le paieineiit dcwpiels elle pent d'tre poiirsuivic sous le nom do Corpunu lion de la l-'oiiipagnie Del'enderesse, qui est, eoiniiie su.s-dit, son noni 'leliiel de eorporation, conime ce noin I'est do toutes les Coiupagnies euiiipri>es duns la dite Union ; ipic la flipnlation de I'obllgation par ladile Cotnpngnie IKIciulero.se, cdiileiiue dans le dit acte d'Union ou d'arrangcmeiil, passu a Londres, de payer la dilc sotnuie de soixante (|uiui;e iiiille louis sterling, pour arrijrages d'interfit dAa aux uelionnaiies de la dilo Coiupagnie du cbeinin de fer du St. Laiia-nt ct de I'/Xtlnnlique n'est pus &, ne pent fire eonsiderti eoiiiiiie prix on relour a etre paye par la dite Cuin|)ngnio Defendercsse ii la dilc Coiupagnie du i lieinin dc fer du St. Laurent & de rAllaiiliipie pour cause ou cuusideration de I'entri'e de celle dernii're Coiupagnie dans la dite union; ipie d'ubord, les dits arrorages d'intertits (laient une dutic de la dite Coiupagnie du clieinin dc fer du St. Laurent & do I'Atlantiquc qu'elle devait a ses actionnuires en vcrtu d'un des dits netes uinendunt I'licle I'incorpurant, e'csl-a-dire, en vcrtu do Pucle du la dixieiiic tic oiizicnie Victoria, clinpitre C5, dans leipiel il est statue ipin la dite Compagnio qui vient d'iitre luentionnee poiirra payer ii ses aeiionnaires I'inlcrel s'jr Icurs parts ou actions, annuellemenl ou seiui-anniielieuicnt et ipio ee payemeni d'inltrOt sera continue jusqu'a rentier paraclicvemcnt du dil cliemin de fer autorisu d'etre construit par icello dernitire Compagnio que lors du dit acte d'Union, pass*'- ii Londres, lu dit Cbeinin do fer du St Laurent &. de I'Atlantique n'feluit pas construit en cnlier el ipi'alors la dilc Compagnie du Cliumin de fer du St. Laurent & do I'Atlantiquc devait ii ses nctionnairus la soinme plus bnut mentionnce pour orreragcs d'intcriJt ct legquels interAls elle s'6tait obligee et avail promis leur payor; qu'ainsi, les dits arreragcs d'intcrdts stipuUa ii 6tic pay6s par la Compagnie Delendcresse Aux dits actionimircs dc la Compagnio du cbc* H i I 1 \ i 1 '' *i i i i it ill ' f . 1 niin df fiT du St. LnnrrnI & «lo 1' Allanliqiic f laient iini- ilctle de cplte df rnlero Compftgnle/qiil en vertu dt lit ditu lliiioei ft (III (lit noli- do \t\ iMMzit'im' Vlitorlu, chupitro ill), f tail pnyubli- k ^Mait dcvonii pnyabjo ciimiiii- loiiiisli-H iiutr dii'- ('(iiiipniinii- du Clit-mln d« li-r du St. I.aiircnl ft du I'At- la(ili<|Ui' n'ii pun rvtH,'' p:ir In dili' I'lilon il<'vi>ir co (pi'dii- di-viill nviiDl ici-llc, ft ipin p.irlant file dcviiit iipr;!« I'llniondiiuitif fllo IfN di'Viui :iviu\t |.'r«(iil» urri'rii«f» d'inti'rt't, li-ftpielx iiprui* {'Union .Mil pii ilfvcnir iinf drllf dfn iiiilrfsdilri. t'lmipi'niiif" fimipriscn dim* hi dilu Union, mui« iicccinoirc. iiM'nl Hriili'inint av.f Im ililo Cimipii^'nlf du iliruiin do Iit du St. I.iiiirftil & df I'Allunliipif ; ipiu l;i >lipiil.iiiuM (In piii'iui'iinli's dil-< iiri.Tiii,'.'^ d'inliTiMn iliini If dit Aflf il'lnlon ou d'iirrunt,'fnifnl ii ill' r.iili' priiui|i!ilriiirm iliilis If JMil df liiiir f ll'fi liif r, wiiih drlui, pur lu (.'oiiipuunif Dflf r.df ri.'Mf lo pnifuiriil df» dilN urtiriiu'f* d'inlirfH, lf>(|iitU mil iU' f unoidi'ri » lots df hi dilf Ini'Ui couinif iino dcllf (If la dilf Coiiip;i{{iiif du f hf iiiiii >lf I'.r du Si. I.iiun'iil iV df I'Alhinli.iUf ipii df vuit *lrf pnyi'o n ll.iuidi'f luaiit uiiciiiif iiiilrf ; <|ii"fu oiilrf, diiiix h' dit iicif d'l'nion il y u >.lipiihiliim f xprfwu pour hi riinliiiualion du piiif iiu'Ul df« inlrri'l" tunt iiux iiflionnuirfx do hi dilf ( ompuifnif du (Mifinin df h'r du Si. l.uiiriiil I'l ih- l'.\lhiiili()iif ipi'aiix nclioniiuirf* df« uiilrfM coiiipiii>iiif'< foiiiprii-fs duns hi ililf liiion : fl il foiivfii i;l iiiif lf« iirrc'riii{fs d'iiilirfli Oi-Uuh I'l In ihilf ilu dil lulf ilTiiiou fl nom- tnt'iiiriil I'fUN dux pir hi dilf I'.iiiipui'ilif du clifiiiiu df If r du Si. I.auriilt & di' rAlhintiiiiif I'l wh iifljfiinuirf^ liiroiiii iiiiiiKiliaifiiHiil pavi'n ki lic|iiidf«. tJu'il r.sidlf (If ff «|iic df t>iii« (|Uf If l)f iiiaiidf ur ii'a auc uu droil dc rcchiiiicrdf k h«U ft vcnlcs do la C>>iiipaL;nif l)i If lulf ri's«e fU f(in--i;(pifnfi.' ft par fiiile du dit luMf d'l'nion ou d'arraiigfiiifiit pa»s(- 11 l-onilrc^, piii^iiu'il nc fotiiixirlf iii vfUlf iii iictt! ('(piipollfnl i'l vciilf fl spt'fiulfMifiit i|uaiil iiii dil flif mill df Ii' r du Si. I/mnnl f l dc I'Alhinliipic ft ipi' 'ii i>uppo«unt im^nio (juo If dit iicIf d'Uiiiou ou (l'arriin?,'fiii(nt coiuporlcrail \fiili! on aclc i''i|iiipollf nt a Vfiilf fii fc (pii tf^^.irdu If dil flifiiiiii du Iff du Si. l.ar.rfiil fl df I Vllanlii|iii', If l)f inaniliur, incnif (hint ce vn", ii'aiirail niifiiu droit do rfcla'Uf r dfs lols it \ilili"« fU fotiM'(|iifiiff dc li |ia!-«alioH (Pjiclui, vu (jii'il n'a iii: p.of'n!i infiilioiini''» (pil oTit niiloriKf ft inipo-x'-, daini mi luil d'inh'iOt piihlic, fdiiniif hiik-(Ii| la lonnalioii df la dilu Union (pii fii ot r(''^lllt('f ft (|iii dfvait roinprfudru la dilf Conipa^iiiu du Clifiiiin do lo r du St. Luiire lit el (If rAiiMiiiiiiiif (V M'li dit flifinin. (Ju'd Miil df im'-'v.f df ff (pif (l('!«»u% I'fr du St. Lniirenl ft dc r.\llaiitii|iif ni licn lU' v tpii fii (hpend. (in'( 11 otitrf, il soil (If ff ipif (1( ■^-lls, iprcn .-iippo-aiil ipif la ('( nipaj^nif IKIindcifsjr »oit mnin-iii'iilr fl d.'lifnnf a li'rc df propri'laiif fii mciin-iiuirli Ic dil cln min di lir du Si. I.aiirfiii ii du r.-Mhiniiipif ft lous If s nulrcs divers ilic niins lormaiit If dit (iratid 'from; df ( lie iniii df hr du ( anadii ft I'll >iipposaiit aussi ipif la dilf Compu^nif du fhfiiiin df fer du Si. I.auiiiil Ai i\i- {'.Vllaiiliipif uit i'lf lino tjiain-iiiiirlr rt ait di'lf nil f n iwiiii-morti: If dit Clif min do I'fr du Si. l.iiiirf nl o i do I'.MIanliipio fl lonl IC (|iii I a dipi'iid, If Diiiiandf nr n'aiirail pas infiiif droil dans lillc li\poll,fsf do rfflumvr aiK iJiif ind('Minil('- par Miilc df la passatinii du dil aclo dTnion ou d'arraii^c nuiil el df la rorinulion ih' la dilf Union riihf Ics Mi>-dilf» (dmpaL'nns df ila mill dc fcr, pane (pTains-i (pi'il u i li' f inlfssus ull( ).'n(', la ('i)iii|iaL;iiif (111 Clicmin df I'cr (III .'st {.aiircnl d df I .\llanli(pif n'a pas fif dissmiif par la dilf Union, (pi'f l.f fo-i- xistc coinmc forporalion dans la dilf Union siais lu noni do corporalion df la (■oinpai!nii! Dilcndc rosso pii est hi mi^iiif oor|)iiralion iprfllf-iufiiif ; ipic nonoll^lunt If dil av\o d'Uniou (HI d'arran'.?fnifnt fl la dilc Union fllf a loujoiirs Consf rv('' scs droits do proprif lo duns lo dit clif min df !'f r (111 St. I.anrcnt f| df r.\llaiili(pif ci dans liuit cc -pii f n (I(')i(iid el (pif par la dilu I nion il y a pliilol fliaiii^'cniftil df noin df for;i>>ralion (pi(^ luutalioii dc |ir>>|)iif lairf fli Cf ipii con- coruf If dit (,'hcniin dc Iit dii St. I.antiiil fide I' ',ilaiiii(pif. (^u'll suit f neon; dc fo ipif dcssiis iillff^Ui'' (n'f n supposani la ililir C'oinp:ii,'liif Dt'ff ndoro»»e ft hi dile Compagnli; du clif mi" Jt To i loi .'si. I.anrt .;! ••! do I'.Vilanliipif avoir o to et iiro des vutiiu- «io)7r.v, fl on siipposant (i'\- II' dil aflf d'Union oil d'arrant;f nn .•' ft la diic Union (pii ii Olo formof, aii'iil opi' ru iiiulalion .if propri(^'tairf (piaiil aii dit Clifiniii df ffr du .'^1. Uunrcnl ft df I'-Vilanliipif, le Di'mandi'iir dans ' llfs hypollif si's n'aiir.iil pas droit iW nciaira'r line iini'iiinilf fn fonsfipifiiff dn dit !if If d'Union or d'arran^'cij.f nl ft df la formalioii df la dilf Union, paiif (,ii'.iiiisi, (pi'il a flu f i-dfssuit allfijUf, l(! di'. aclf d'union ou il"arian;,'(infnl n'a I'li' passc' & n'a iti lift ipi'i'U olieissanco ot pour doiiiifr .siii'.i' aiix divfrs aflfs do la L('j,'islainrf f i-clfssiis iiicnlioniK's qui int nulorisf ot iniposo dann iin but d'intort^t public, coniiuv nu.s-dit, hi formation du la dilf Union ipii in oM ri' sulli'o el ijui devait foinprcndro la Coinpaf,'nio du ohfinin df ffr df Si. I.aiirfnt & do I'.XllanIi pif iV son dil Chomin. Dil oncoro, ladilo Coiiipaf^nio Di'fcndf rfs«f ipif !■ Dcmandfir tar hi fonslruflion du dit Clicniin do for du Si. Laiiicnt & do I'Allantiipif a Iravers sa dilo Sc ign' urif ft par la fornialion de la dito Union ipii f ii ii assiiri' If paraelio vcmcnl fl lo complomf ii' ..or uno plus grando tohello, la propri(''le so iuiic iiriiilo du Dfinandeiir a Cfntiipio df valfur a''...si bifn ipie eollf de hoh consilaires, ipie ses rovcnu.s sfigneiiriau.x out aiigmenlf, iju'il e«l hiaufi'-.ip pins riclio ipi'il n'elait avant ot qu'il esl bion nial fondo a roclaiiior line indcmnito u raison d'K'los l'Ailnnli(ni(! cl In dlto Compa- gnic DircndcrcKnc nicnl fiiil ilc« mnint-mnrln do rci deux Conipiii^nicx cl en KiippiMiint encore iiu'il y nit cii p:ir li.'dil iictp d'Tniun on d'nrriinKcincnl ct pur lit dilo Union (pii n b\k formi'e, miitutinn do pr()pri(''tiilr(< i|nant (III (lit clicniin dr fvr dn St. Laurent ut dc l'Atliiniii|nL< ct ncipiiiition dMcoiul par la dilc CoMipiisnii' l)6rcndtT(n»(! de la dlto Compngnio dii clicinln dc fcr du St. Lniircnl ct do I'At- liintiipip, lo Dciniindeur n'niimil pii>> droit dc w-cliimcr w)il lodH fc vcnicn, Hoit nnc indcmnit6 en con- •^(picncn do In pn*Nnlion diidit ncli! d'linion oil (r»irnngcincnl cl dc lu dilc Union (pii n Ht {orml'e, en niiiiint ipic Ic dit ucic d'arrungctnctit ct lu dilc Union nlFcctcnl ct coiiccrnrnt Ic dit t'lirmin do for dn .S|, l.niirciil cl dc l'Ati.inli>inn ; ipic dans riiypoilicm! on Ici liy|i!)llicr.ci. ci-dcmu", In dilo Coinpa- (»ni« du Chi'iiiin dc Ccrdu Si. Laurent el dc I'Allaiilitiuc, eonJtidOri'c cointuc main-morlr ocriiil dcvenuo dciiilriee de dri)itn d'indciiiniirM clivers Ic Dciiiaiideiir oil »e» aiileiirf. »iir (k a rai-on dc loiilcn Ici cxpru- priiilioiis cl acipiisil' ins I'ailcM pir la dile Cotiipuunic ilii eliciriiii de f, r du Si. I.aiireiil el dn I'Allnn- liipii' lies |ircipriulaire< on eensilainw du Dciiiaiideiir on du hi-m uiiieiif, a Iravcru lc»i terrcn on pro- prieti's de!.t|iieU pansc Ic dit clieinin de I'er du Si. Laurent ct di' l'.\llanlii|ue daim lu dilc Sei^nit e\pro|)ri*''« ct ocquix Noit dcs ccnHitain's du Deiii.in.lenr ou de m's aiileiir«, xiil du Deiiiandeur liii-iiieiiie on dc wii niilvnrN ; (|Uc, ni, par le dil acle d'l'iiion mi d'arrani^eiiienl el par la diu; I'liioii, ipii a I'li'' foriu(''c, i| y u cu miilalion do propri(''laire!< (plant an dit rliciniu dc fcr dn St. Laurent cl dc l'Ailaiili(pie el neipiiniiion d'icclui par la dilc ( 'onnpaijnie DiifendercKjie de lu dilc Coinpagiiic du clieiiiin do for du St. Laurent ot de I'.Vilaiiliipie li'lle imitation el ae(|iiisiiion se troiiveruieiit avoir cu lieu entre deux parties contrnctan- tet ((iii seraieiil iniiiif-iitirli i el ee par rapport ii iin clieinin do I'er pour la eonMlriietiiin dc panie (bepiel la dile (ioiiipa'.'iiie (111 clieinin de fer (III St. Laiiteiil et de i'.\llanti(pie Ncrail dcvcnii" di'liilriee de droit-xliiiileiimile envers le Deiiiandeur ou se» niiteiir.'i, siir el li raison des cxprop' /■.« cl ai'i|Uisili Ills I'lite-xLiiit ladile SiiLfiieiirie du Deiiiandeur; (|n'en eiiii»i'ipieii ■!• ni droil-< (rind .i.d.I ni lodH cl viiiicH lie pouvaieni eire ri^'clnnK'n par Ic Deiuiiiidcur mir la niuia'ion ct rac(|uiiiiti>iii I |KMivent avoir eii lieu par !(• dit ncte d'arrani^cincnt ou In dile iinioii enlro lu dilc Comnn' di'I'oiideresiie el la (lite Coiiipa^nie (III Clieinin de for du St. Laurent K de I'.Xllantiipio (|U,. !io a iravcrs ladile Seigneiirie du Deiiiandeur deeliargi^s do toutcs redevaiiecs it elmrues sel^iicuriales k Iciiiies en franc aim roliirirr a coinpler rclroaclivcmcnl depuis le p lieiiieiii fail on (pi'. I pii fiire la dil(! C'oiiipijjnio du clioinin dc for du St. Laurent ct dc I'Allanti- ijiie des ilniiN (riiKliMiiiili's (|iii peiivenl I'lri^ dcvenus diis aii Deinnndenr ou ii frs aiilcurs i\ mison deji diles expropriations eMuMpiisilioiis faites .soil des eeiisiiain's du Deiiiandeur oil dc ges autcurs, •oil (111 Dciuandour Ini-uiOtnc ou do m-.s nnteiirs |)unr lu cunslriiclion do la dilc pnrtie du dil Clicmin (!<'■ I'er ipii pu^se a Ir.'ivers la dilc Si.'i^nenrie du Deiiiandeur ou ii coniptordc la dale on tela droits d'iiideiiiiiild- sont deveniis dils el payati Cs ail Deiiiandeur (Ui u sen dits nutcura ot de la date on ila mint (leveniis par liii ou pur eiix exigililes dc la dilo Cuinpagnio du chcmiii dc ferdu St. Laurent ct de r.\tlanii(pie. Dil de plus la dilo CoinpnKnio Di'fendercsse (pic longtomps nvant " I'Acle Seigncurial do 1831 " la (lite Compagnie du elieinin de fer du St. Laurent ct do l'Atlanli(|ue nvnit puyc & li(piide nil DcMiundeiir uii a t^es aiilciirs, soil par paieinent r(''cl, soil par transaction cipiivulent ii paicmont, de(•llar^o ou remise, Ions droits d'indeinnih' & lods it ventes (pii onl pii i*lrc reclames d'ellc a raison des diles exproprialioiis ct aeipiisilions (pii onl ch't failcs dans lu dilo Seigncurie du Denmndcur pour colli? panic (In dit clieinin defer du St. Laurent ct do I'.Vllantiipie (pii lu traverse; mnis quo lo |)aiciiioMt el la liipiidation des droits d'indemnite ct /u(/« & t'e/i/M qui vienncnt d'etre nientionnes ont ('ItH'ails par lu dile Colllpa^'nic du elieiniu u litmcs du St. Laurent Ik do I'Alluntiquc, sans qu'elle fut et so erul oliligi'-o ii fairo tels puiomout ot li(|uidalion ; ct en con^equcnco la Dcfcndercssc se reserve ids rocours (pie dc droit ct »'il y u cu lieu, ponr rccouvri^r et rf'potcr lea dits droita d'indcm- nii6 ct lods el venles (pi'a pit payer par crrour ct sana lea devoir la dito Compagnie du chcinin dc fcr du St. Laurent et de rAilanli(pic. (iu'eii vcriu de •' I'Acic Seiifnciirial de 1851," In Ucfcndcrcsse est done dcvenne ii toutca fins (pic d:! droit doeliurgeo ct di'lii'-c dc payor an Uemandcur aoit dca loda &. ventcfi aoit des droita d'in- demnitu daiiH le eas iiiiimo oil Ic dit acio d'uniou ou d'arrnngomcnt Si la dite Union formee comme fluvdit coinporieruii^nt mutation, ac(|uii)ilion ct vcntc ainai quo I'allttgue IcDemandcur quant h ce qui conoerno le dit cliomin do for du St. Laurent ct de I'Atlontique & notanunent la parlie d'icelui iruvcrsant la dilo Seigneurie du Dcmandeur. < « I 1 -r ': » *• m 34 Dil en out:c la Coinpngnic Di'fendcrPiisc, qn'cn gupposnni (|uc par Ic dit Autc d'Union ou d'arrangcnicnt ou par la dilc Union qni ii t'tu formt'c, ii ^o troiivernil y avoir cii mutation, acqui- sition ou Hclint cniro la dilu Conipa^nic Drfendcrcssi; & la dito Compafjiiie du clinnin de fer du SI. Laurent cl de rAllanlicpu', quant ii ce qui conci-nu! It- dit elietnin dc fer conslruit par celte dcrnierc ct que telle mutation, acquisition ou venle aiirail doune ouverturt; en faveur du Deninndeur au droit de rcelamer, soit ime indenmite, i^oildes loilset venles, soit indemnity et lodx & venles ensemble, (juant a ee qui eoncernait la dite partie dudit clieinin de I'er du St. Laurent et dc l'.\tlanti(|ue s>' t'e dans la dile Seigiieurie du Demandenr, ce dernier n'anrait droll de reelamer & recouvrer telle mdemnite ou tels lodg & venles (fi toulcl'ois il avail til druil) que sur la valeur reclli- et iiiirln»tsag,diiiil paric le Oeinandeur et des deltes (pu; pouvail devoir eelle Coutptignie, lots de lu dite Inion, ipi'i'ii eon«c(pience les ililes actions tians eelle dernicre Coiupagnie, Irs dils arrcrages d'inlerels el delles dns p;ir ieelle, s'ils doivcnl litre considi'res coMinie prix, lelonr, charge- ou considefalioii sur la iiinlaiioii, raccpiisilion oU racliat qui onl pu int. rvenir en verlii du dit acli' d'linioii oii il'arraiigenient on de la dile Cnion qui a eti' forince, ils ne doivcnl I'clri' (pi'en a<i:iidecs ci-desus, dont i-lle so reserve tout le bencliee et avantage pour Defense au fonds en fait u la (lite action du Demandeur dit ipie tous Ics allegnea en sa Dcelaraiion sont faux ct nun fondes en fait. I'oiinpuii elle conclut au renvoi de la dile action du Demandeur, avcc depens. .Montreal 10 Fevrier IHj7 CARTIER & BERTH LOT, Avis, de la Drf. Kc^u copie ClIERRIKR DORION & DORION Avlx du De. (Endorsed ) Exceptions Peremploires k Defense en Kail. — B I'ripduiles le 11 Fevrier 1857 (Paraphed) M C & P SCHEDULE NO 7. Dhlricl de Hfonlriiil COUIl SUPX^RTETJIIE A. E. KIERZKOWSKI, ECR Demandeur LA COMP.\(;.MK DU (JRAND TRONC DU CHEMIV DE FER DU CANADA Defvndereste F.e Demandeur pour repnnses aux Exceptions Percmptoires do la Defenderessc dit que lous Ics allegues y contenus sonl faux & mal fondes cu droit comnie en fait &, que nommomcnt il est faux que la dite Compagnie du elicinin di^ fer du St. Laurent ct de I'Atlanticpie ail transport^ par le dit ncte du douze .\vril mil liuil cent einqnanli- trois a la Defenderessc dcs mcublcs, cfTets et articles qui ne faisail pas parliedu dit elieinin ens. Montreal 12 Fevrier 1857 CHERRIER DORION & DORION Acts, du Demd Fa le dit Demandeur pour lU'plique u la defense au fonds en fait de la Defenderessc dii que Ics all6gu6s dc sa declaration sont vrais ct bien fondes en fait. C'est poun}uoi il persisie duns leg cunciuaiuns de sa declaration aveo d^pcns. Montreal 12 Fivrier 1857 CHERRIER DORION & DORION Avts du Dtmd (Recti copio) CARTIER Ik BERTHELOT At delaD^d {Endorsed) R^ponsei k R^pUque— Fili-es 34 F6vrier 1857 (Paraphed) M C fc P ^1 ;> m ki r! m Mil n^ 36 SCHEDULE No. 10, Province du Cana District tit Montrt Z: \ COUR SUPERIEURE POUR LE BAS CANADA. No. -JdTil A. E. KIERZKOWSKI, rilESICNT: I'llon. Mr. Ic Jugc CirABOT ».\N' mil liuit cent cinqnnnlc-dopt tifimvi'ltur -»T ».\N mil liuit cent cinqnnntc-wpt I X^ le lroisi("'tni' jcuirdc Miirs 0.11 com- Spiiru U()(l()l|)lii' l,!i(!iiinim', Eciiicr ovo- spiiru K(Klol|)l , ^ L.\ COMP.VGNMK W GR.WD TRONC UU ClIEMIN T,,,,^ ,!,• hi ciU' .h- M.mtrtnl, -liMrirt do DE KEIl 1)U CANADA ^^^^^^^ JMoniroal ag.' iN- i-lus do vingt k un nns timoin prodnil par K> Dcinnnd.-nr Iciiicl apro« si-rmcnl prcli- di'posc I't ilil— .Ir no siiis point inlt'rcss'e dims ri'vi-iu'ini-nl do cc prDct-s' : ji- m; siiis ni piircnt, iii aliii'-, ni an survici-, il'aucuiie dos parlies en colic cause, je coiinais les parlies .-ii eclle cause. Je connais la Sei;,'iieurie Si. Fran<;i>is Itr Neiif d.'sii-ni'e en la diVilaralion en celie eaiue Comine suit: " Ihe seigniory of Si. Fran(;ois le Neiif, lyin^' and lieing on (lie south siilc of River Hicliclieii " in Ihe District of .Montreal boiiiuled in fionl hythe said River Hit liclieii, in rear by the Seigniory of "St. Ilyaeinlhe on oni- side by the seigniory nf St. Denis and cm the oilier siiU> by the Seigniory of " St. Ililaire de Uoiivillc. Je sais an en preiniiT lieu inenlionno ) MONK COFFIN & PAPINF.AC /' f .s il R I.AFI.AMME ( Endorsrd) Dr|)i)tiliou lie Rodolphc Lallainine Ker— pour Ic Dcmandenr— Filoi (I'araphcd) Ma M C Si P S( IIEDll.F No. 11. P.pv..c.u.cAs....^ COliH srrKKIKUKE POUK LE I{.\S rAN.VI).\. Dulrict de flh nln'itl. S I'UnsKM'; ril>m. Mr. !,■ Jni;.. CIlADi i f T ^.\N mil hiiii (I'nt cini|naritc sept No. 2079 • A. E. KIERZKOWSKI ^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1^ le dcnxicM.c juur de mar. est com- vs. parn — .\rlhur .Moailclct Fciiver .\v Sf an Busrncniionnes en premier lieu ) MONK COFFIN & PAI'INEi^U P S C {Endorsed) P^position U'Arlhur Mondclel, Ec — pour le Demandcur— Filee ce 3e mars 1857 (Paraphed) M C k V A MONDELET ST SCHEDULE No. 12. Frovincb ok Canada, District of Monlrval. SUPERIOR COURT FOR LOWER CANADA. PRESKNT: The Hon Mr. Jiutico No. am A. E. KIERZKOWSKi • r\S THIS Third day of April in the Plaintiff ^^^ year of our Lord one tliousand eight THE GR,\ND TRUNK U.VILWAY COMPANY ImnJrcd and fifiy-scvcn - Vtfmdantt Peh»ONA1,I-Y CAMP, AND APPEARED, WM^LIAM Nf.\CHE.\N, of lliu City of .Monln-ul Share Clerk — iij,'i'i| V\Uy yoars, a witness produced on the part of the I'lainlilf who boin;; duly sworn, di-powll. and ."iiilh ; — I am not related, allied or of kin to, the parties in this eailw ; I am not interenteil in the event of this suit I kn.iw the parties in this Cause as ileserihed in the I'lainlill's Declaration. I nin in the em- ploy of the Defendants in this Cause as S\v.\t^• Clerk for this City — I know the The I'laintilfs Seigniory as describeil in the Declaration in this CauM-. QiJEsriox. — Do you know wlrit is ill'.' extent of the part of the .said Seigniory tJirongh which the (Jrand Trunk Rail Road and, heretofore the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail Road passes and which is in thr* possession of ihu saiil (irand Trunk Railroad Company? Answkb. — I believi! the line i-xtends over lh;it Seii;niory for about Forty Three .\rpent9 frcnch As appears by the I'lan in my posies-ion beloiiifini,' to ihc Urand Trunk Company by Ninety Nine feet English measure in breadth. — Qi'ESTio.v. — Do you know the 'iniomit of the liabilities o( the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Rail Road Company at the time of the amal^amaiion there of with the (irand Trunk Rail Road L'om|)any, to wil, on the Twelfth day of .\pril one thousand Kight hundred and Fifty Thn'e ? Answer. — The liabilily to The Shareholders was, Two Hundred andThirly Five Thousand One Hundred I'ounds Ctirremy. — Seeonil, to thi' Corporation of the City of .Montreal, One Hundred und Twenty Five Thousand pounds, (!urreney — Third, The (ienilemen of the Seininaiy of St. Sulpice of Montreal, Twenty Five thousand (loiinds, Currency— Fourth, To Hritish Amerua Lane' Com- jviny. Twenty Five ihousand pounds, Curreiuy. Fiflh, For money raised in England on Uonds for (.'ompletion of Island I'ond Section of the lloud, One Hundred & Three thousand Six Hundred and Seventy pounds, Nine Shillings and Three pence (.'urreney — Sixth. To Provincial (Jovernment Five Hund'.'d and Sixty Kight thousand, Seven llunilr<>d and Ninety One pminds Thirteen shillinge and Four pence I'nrreney. We also owed Sundry individuals on Hills payable Thirty Eight thousand Sfven Hundred an I NiiK'ly One pnuiuU, Thirli'iii & Nine pence Currency, — The (jrand Trunk RaiUvay Company of Canada, Two llumlreil and Filly Nine thousaml Nine Hundred and Thirty Eight p'unds, Nini'tecii Shillngs and One p<'iiuy forming a (irand total of liabilities amounting to One Million Three Hundred and Ki:,'hly One thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety Two pounds Fifteen Shillings and Five pence, for which the Company held and One Hundred and Forty Three Miles of Railr.iad ; also fuel on hand, for Fmir thousaml Five Hundred and Thirty Six pounds Seven- teen sliillinijs and Four pence and other Asseits, consisting of Bonds not sold and accounts due to them nrnounling to Eighty Four thousand Five Hundred and Sixty Seven pounds Nine shillings And one penny Currency. I have bi:en the Company's Olliee, that is both Companies about nearly Eight years. — The ubuvo information has been taken by me fnau the Rooks of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail Road Co. — & (irand Trunk Railway Co. at ihe time ol the ainalmagation and forms the basis of the said amalmaglion of the said two Companies. Question.— Can you si. lie the proportionate value of that portion of the said St Lawrence and Atlantic Rail Road Co. — which was situated in the said I'iaintitls Seigniory ? Answer. — I cannot slate precisely ; but should say that that it does not bear a proportionate value to till- Cost of the whole line, accordini; to the extent, and to know ilsexait value it would require i Venltlalion of the whole line and of iiiul portion particularly. CROSS E.XAMINEI). The price nt which lands there were ncipiired was from ten to Fifteen dollars per Arpent And further the Deponent saith not and this his Deposition having been read to him ho declares the sume contains the truth persists therein & hnth signed — Sworn ti acknowledged nt the EnqniMe ) Sittings the day month & year lirsi > WILL MACHEAN before written ) MONK COFFIN & PAPINEAU PCS ( Endorsed) Depotition of Mr.Wm. Macbcan Filed 3d April 1857. {Paraphed) M C It P i r 38 i f \ l( {{' 4 3 . ■ i. ■ Province dv Canada, , District de Montrial. ' Vu. S()79 A. E. KIEUZKOWSKI THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY CANADA SCHEDULE No. 13 COUR SLTERIEURE POUR LE HAS CA'(AJ)A. TRKSKXT: LMIon. Mr. !.■ Jiicf DAV 1 T 9AN mil liiiit ront cinquantc Sept \o Demmtitur^ troisioiiio jour iJ'AvrH EST COM- COMl' VNY OF ''•^'*^~ ''• ''■ "•^•"""''-U'anclmrd, Ar- I penteur ct iiigonioiir civil, de lu villc de ih/ai'irrror gl. Hyucinilii', Di^trict de Monlri'al, Ag6 de Qnnrantn six ans ti''inoin prodiiit par Ic Ucrnandoiir I <|iU'l npres M'rincnl prelL' depose et dit : — Jo no 3uis point inleresse dans I'eveneinenl do co proce.s : je no snis ni parent, ni allio, ni an serviee, d'nii- cuncdospartie.x encetteeaiise, je connais Iom parlies en eelte Cause .I'ni eleen ditlV-rcnls lemps employe par la ei devant Cmupai;nie dn < liiinin de I'rr dii St. Laiireiil et de I'Atlanlliiue ei par lu Cornpagnie dii Grand Trono de Clie'iiin de for dn Canada, DJI'enderesse er. eelte cans.-, pour I'airu des inesuriigen et plans pour lesdites Coaipajjiiii's. ,Ie sais ?c a travi'rs la Seigneurie du Deniandeiir deeriie en la Deelnmtiun laiid I'orid, Aux Ktals-Cnis, lai|iirlle partie appartient a la Defenderesse en eetle Cause depiiis son Aiuiilg.iiiialii)n Avee la dite Coinpagnii' du St. Laurent el de rAtlanlique. Je no puis pas dire (|uelle I'lait lors de la dilo Ainali^auialion la valeiir de la totalite du dii Clieniin do iVr du Si. Lautent et ile IWllanliipie ni la valeiir pr«iporli . 8 133 1 1 -ABSTUACT- LocomotivcR Passenger Cars. Merchandize cars. 33.834 01 8133 £ 32.25C 46.425 13.746 32258 19 10 19 6 ol lO; 7 92.43010] I Correct Copy of Invcnlory from Ihe Ituolis of ihe Urand Trunl« Railway Company of Canada. \V U. A DAVIES Chii'f Acct C T R V C ( indorsed) No 20*9. A. F.. Kiorskow.-'lii Pllirvs Tlic fJranil Trunk Railwny Coiiipany of cinudu, Dcfdis — Exhibit of llie Defcndunis No 1. Fyled at Eniiiidic, this Ut ScptoinbtT 1.S57. [I'uraithtd) M (J & P SCIIEULLE No 17. No. 8. PARDEVANT I.ES NOTAIRES PIHIJCS pour r(ll.-|.arli,> dr In province dii Canada tjul conslitiiait ci-dcvanl la |)ri)viii<'c du H;is('aiuulii, smissii-ncs, ri'suliuils dans Ic district ilo Moiilrcul : SONT COHPABUS William Maginn Suits, Keuicr, rcsidcnl rn la Ciic dir Monlr.'-iil, »iji«. »ant en CCS prt'^'iMilcs pour ct au nom dc la Coinpai^nic du chcniin a lisscs (hi St. Laurent ct d«! rAtlanli<|iic ct (liiciiicul auliiri.«cs a IVIiVl dcs prcsculcs par prociiralion en dale du Irenle et un de Mars Mil liiiil cent (|iiaraiite liuit, passe dcvanl .Mlic. Williiiiu Ciiiwford et son Confrere, Nolaire:) u Monlreal, i^se de Saint Marc, su-dit |)i>lricl d'autre pari. I,ES(JI,"EI,S oiil arrele ce ipii suit : apres avoir etc decl.ire par Ic dil William Maginn Stcem au nom ipril ai;il, ipie la Conipatrnjc du cheiiiin a lisses du St. Laiiniil el de I'AtlaiiliipiP a actpiit dcpuis Poelroi de sa "liarlc a cc jour, dc divcrscs personni's soil a litre jfraliiil, soil a litre oiieri'iiK Irenle deux arpciits el un (pi-.iit, plus ou nioiiis dc lerre en sii|ieitieie, dans riiciidue il'; la censive des dit^ seigneurs pour la < i>nsiructii>n el I'lis.i^i! du ilit clieiiiin, et suivant ipie la kitualiun dcs terrains est indi(picc au plan annexe an; presenles, et isigne dcs parlies. Allendu ipic par le fait dc ecs ae^'uisilious, dont un ital a ile rxliibe aux dils s«'igncur» qui I'a accept!' pourvaluircoinmc suflisanle e liibition di.'s contra Is d'aci|iii»iti(in, eerlains droits sont devc- nus dus envers el aux seigneurs eoiiipara.ils il a ele arrele el eimveiiu eiiire le.i parlies (pie la ooinnic dc Cent dix livres Ireize eliclins 'oiirs aeli:e| dc la province, scrail payee aux seigneuis pour lui lenir lieu de rindeninile due pour " droits d'ind 'mnilc " el le iledoiiiiiinger dcs aulres droits. La(iuello soniiiK! a <''lc payt'c a riusiari pir Ic dil William Maginii Sieers an dit sicur Alexandre Edouard Kierzko\v.-ki Iccpicl eu doiinc (piittance ct di'^eiiargc a la dile eompagnie, moycnnant le paieincnl de la dite soiumi." d.i cent dix livr.M triMze clicliiis cDurs acluel, h-s dils seigneurs a dcclart lea terrains aeluelleiui nt posscdi^-s par la dile Coiiipagiiie, dans IV'lemliie de leur dile eensive, ((uilles et decliargC's a loiijours envers eux Icurs lioirs et ayanis cause a raveiiir, dc loutc deinande ct r(''cla- inali(m pour " drolls (rindeiniiiu''," d(? lols et veiilcs u(!crus a raisoii dc laciiuisition des t 'rrains en (pic^lioii, el s'en reconnait payc par la dile Ci)Uipagnic, et Ics dils Seigneurs s'esi soni obliges de dumander et exiger le payemciit des cens rt rcnies et aulres charges unnuelles, dans leur lolalite a c ux des proprictaires des lerrcs a Iravers lc.«i|uelles le dil cliemin passe, qui par leiirs conlruls de vente ou donation a la dile Compagnie, out enlrepris de Ics payer en tolnlile. Telles sonI les cunvenlions des parlies, (pii pour I'ext'eulion d'ieelles font elcclion de domiciie le dil William M. Steers dans le bureau di? la dile Compagnie, a Monlrcul, el les dils Seigneurs en leurs domicile dans la dite Paroisse Saint Marc, 41 ).834 8123 19 7 i.25e|iO ! 7 FAIT ET PASSfe en la dite Paroisse Saint Marc en la demeure du dit Alexandre Edouard Kierzkowski I'an mil huit cent quarante ncuf le dixi^me jour de Octobrc apr^s midi, sous le iinmiro Huit des minutes do Mire. Lor.is Dnclicsnny Pun dcs notairoa loussignCs, et ont les parties aiffn6 aveo nous notaircs, apres Icctnro failc, (Sign6) " A. KIERZKOWSKI "— " LOUISE KIERZKOWSKi "— W. M. STEERS Land Comr." " S. A. DAVIGXON N. P.."-" LS DUCHESNAY N. P." Vruie copie de la minute dcmcureu en I'Elude du soussign^. LS. DUCHESNAY. N. P. \ 'indorsed) N< , 7— Le 10. Octobre 1849 —Quittance par Alexandre E Kierzkowski Ecr et uxor h la Com- pagnie di Chemin A LisspHdu St. Laurent ct de I'Allantiquc, No. J079. -A. E. Kierzkowski— PIttrvs Tliu Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada DeI'dls — Exhibit of tbe Defendants No. 2. Kyled at Emiu6te this l/9. A. K. K'er,.kowki; IMifT.— v« Tlie Grund Trunk Railway Company of Canada Di'fdts. Exhibit of the Defendiinl^, No. 3, Fylcd at Enf their attention to tlie subject of Interest payable to the Proprietoi.s, nnil while they cannot recommend in the present circumstances of the Company, any attempt to pay such interest in iixmey, ihcy consider tliat pending tlie execution of the work, it will be only just thai such interest slioiilcl continue, and the nuxle of payment they would suggest is by obligation to lie issued half yearly, iind p:i\ablc in four years from date of issue, by which lime the Completion of the Railroad will, it is cunlidently ex,)ocled, enable the Company to discharge them." "True Extract" BENJN. HOLMES V Pros (Endorsid) No, a079, .\. E. Kierskowski— Plitr vs Tlio Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada exhibit oi the Dcfe::Ja::U, No 4. —Kyled at EntiuOte the 1st of September 1857. (Parapkd) MC&P SCHEDULE No. 20. Extract from the Minutes of proceedings of the Directors of ilie St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company, at aMecting held in their OlHce, at Montreal 17th August 1850, a quorum being present. " The President submitted to the Board a form of Debenture for Interest on Shares, as follows ; viz!. " Debenture for Interest " Montreal 1st July 1850 '' Four years after date, The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company promise to pay " or order, valur received : Interest oa *' paid up Shares up to this date as per Account folio, Sec . & Tr : Presicient. which after examination was approved of and On Alotion of Mr. Stayncr Seconded by Mr. William Mulson It was resolved that The Interest due on paid up Shares, calculated up to the tst. July last, Should be paid to all Stockholders who have not already received the same, in Debentures of this forrai pursnant to the l! J U I 1 m 4* Resolution adopted at tlio Special Gcncrnl Mooting of the Proprietary held on lh« f'h Jantin y Inrt." "Trie Extmcl" HENJ. fmr.MES, V Pre* (Emlors-ed) No. 2079— A. K. KiorskowNki— I'IKV vn Tlii- Grand Trunk Rnilwiiy Company of Cmada— Oefdt!). Exhibit of the Dcfendantii No 6. Fyli'd at Eiuiueie the Isi September Ib57. {Par„i,heit) M C k P. Province of Caxada, } District 01 Moiilical. S SCIIEDULH No. 21. srpKKioR < (HiiT rem lowkr ( an.ada. IMirsr.Nf: lli'i ll"n. Mr. .In^li.r. .MONDKM.f— No. W7V. A. E. KIF.ISKOWSKI, ON THIS lirsl day »t Sf , vrar ol our I,or,;>,nevrn I [ i>l:R.'«INAI.I.Y lAMK AXO .Xl'rEAREU, WH.LIAM IIENKV AF.I.AN DAVIKS, ofllu-Cily and DiMrict of Mi.tilrral, Cliirf Arriaintaiil to llie (ir;ind Trunk Unil\v;iy Company aijcil forly yenf, a wilnfis prodiici'il on die pari of the Dctrn- danls wlio l>eiii!,' duly sworn, dcposi-ih and saiili : — I ant not relateeoiim of llie liiioii or .Vmalsamation vvidi the late Si. I.awieiiee Sc .Mlaiitie l pence, saidcurnnl money afiri'^aid. T'lc value of the Kiiils it. tics, inlhcliestof my hciiel, at ihc time of the Am:iL'am:ill»ii was as follows: On ihi' seclien Iroiii I.on^iieud to ihi' lioundary lini'. one iMimlred Ik forty tlioiisnnd four liniidreil & lliii:; Sioek and other ginxls & chattels JM-loiiging to the said company. No valtialiiin was iiiadi! at the s:ime time of lie; road itself. It was carried into the Hooks of the (irand Trunk Company at the eo W I ) I Protincb or Canada. ) Diitrkt of Monlreal. | SCHEDULE .'o. II. SUPERIOR COURT. A. E. KIERSKOWSKI. vt THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA, PUf DtfdU. The partjpn in this rnnco admit : Ully, Tiiut the printcil tlociiiiiont pniducpil in this codm; by iho PluintifT a^ hi« Exhibit No I, contains n true copy of u rcrliiin deed bciirin>; diitu iho twolflh diiy of April one thdimand eight hun- dred & fifty IhriT, l)y whicli crrliiin Riill-ltoiid Conipnniei wi-re united under the nnmo of the UrancI Trunk Itiiilwny Compiiny of Ciiniuhi & iiUo the reRoUil ions pHswl by t lie Sharelioiders of the Com- panies tlierein niimcd for the piirpiwe of riililying the said deed »-iiK-h is mentioned and referred to in the Aet of tlie I.egiitlnture for the Piovinee of Ciinadu passed in tho eighteenth year of the Reign of her present Majesty under the (Miapler thirty third. 'inillif. Tliat the Kxhibit Xo. 3 pioduced ul Knqui^to by the Defendants is in the hand-writing of the riainlin'. Srilli/. That the contents of the Exhibit No 1 produeed at Enqiit'^te certified to lieatrue Kxtmcl by lienjiimin Holmes, Vice Presiilcnt of the Company Defendimts is iin Kxtrael from the Minutes of proceedings of the .Iniiuai General Meeting of ijio St(H-l«hohler» of the St. I.awreni'e & .\tlantic Rail- ro'id Ci)mpany, lield in ihi'ir OJiee Montreal six , itli January eighteen humlred k fifty. 4/.'i.';-. That the contenis of the K\liibit ? • ."i, produced at En.'ouipaiiy at the time of (he waid Auiulgimution — The Raibofa Rail ay and the Wheels of the Cars It loeouiolives must be made to suit each other. The ties are not fi: d to the land ; they are laid on the surface of the ground and are re- movenblo without taking the rails up. The Rails are kept in their pliiee on the ties by means of Chairs It spikes, and they can bo removed without disturbing the lies. The Earthwurk or einbankinciit.'* of u Railway cannot be said to improve ihe piece of (ir«)und u|)oHe of becoming vested with the corporate rights It privileges of !he St. Lawrence It Atlantic Riiil-Roail Comptmy, it would have been oi no advantage for the Company Defemlanl lo have entered into the Amalgamation above refered to. The intrinsic value of the road wiiljont the corporate rii;hts of the St. Lawrence It Atlantic Rail Road Company would have been of no value, beyond that of the rails as old iron It the materials of which the stations were conslructef llif ttooU* of the liiltcr (.'oinpuny & llie Invrniorif* rntrifd llirrrin. I know tlio viiliic of tlii> riiili & tU-n from thn price pnid for ihrm hy ihe niiginal Si. I/iwrrrin- & Atliinlic Uiiil-Konil Coiiipnny iiml ihr viilniiiioii I liiivi- iii;iili- in my rxinninnlion in Cliivf of lliow mils Ik lies \vu« ii coiijcrliiiiil viilui- iVoiii iKivinij liiiown tlirir oriL(iM;il fo.^t In Ihr normi wiijr I riiiiie lo viLiii' III' ihi- willin^t ihe day, monlli k year lirxl tibuvu wrillcn. WM.I.IA.M MACHKAX MONK (OFIIN & I'AI'INKAU PCS (Eiiilorsi it) DepoHliion of VV. Miiclican for DcfcndiiniK— Kyled -M Si|ii(nd"'r |H.")7, (I'arniihul) M C «. P I'HoviJirK or Cw.*!)*, ) Uiiliiii of .'.oiitrtiil. ) SCIIKDILK No ,'|. srrKKloK (dlKT FOR MiWKK CANADA. IKISK.M Mr. Ju.lirf Mti.MUJ.Kr ■ i , pis t> ■,. , i i ^ i , ■■ 1 ' i ! i J I i :fi' Xo. Hi-,9. A. v.. KIKUSKOW.sKI i'h,„i,ff ON THIS Kiifhlh day of Seplrnilw , the year of our Lord one limns l)cr in sand ighl himdrcd and liliy-w\in I'CHJ'O.M.M.I.V < »MK AMI Al'HKAKCD TIIK CIIAM) TUINK HAIIAVAV f DMI'ANY OK ( ANADA Pe/rnifattt* BKNJAMIN IIOI.MKS of the Ciiy and l)i-lntl of Montreal Enquire. \ ii cPrc-idrnt of the Com- pany Dclendant!* — aycd year*, a wilm*-' produced on ilic pari of iho l)cfcndanl> who luiiii,' duly sworn, di'|)o-ci|| an 1 « liih : — I .iiii not nl.ilid, allied or of kin lo, any of the parliis in Ihi-* c.ninc ; I kiidW the | arlie» in tlji« Caii>c as dcM-rilM il in the I'lninlill- Dirliiriilioli, I am not related, allied to, or akin to any ol Ihe parlies in this Canv, imr am I inleriKted in lliu event of llii:* Suit beyond lM'iiii{ a holder of twenty live SliarcH of the Capital Mock ollhedrand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. I am a Director and huldllie appi'iiitim iil of \ ice l'rc*idi'iit uf^iij Grand 'rrniik Kuilwuy Company. 'I'hero will acliially owiiii,' by the S.iinI Lawrence ti: .\llaiiiic Kiiiiroad ('(iiiipany prior lo ili amaljitamalion with 'I'lie (iraiid 'I'mnk Kaiiway Ci)inpany and as^iiiiicd iiinler thai a^'recnmil by llio latter Company the lollowini,' amounts or ►iiiiis of iiiom y vi/.. FirHl. To the Provincial (ioveriimcnl of (.'anada four hundred and li^lity Si.x ihonsand Six hundred and Sixty Six pounds. Thirteen Shillings and four |)ence llalilax currency — Second. To ihe City Corporaticiu of .Miinlreal One hiinilicd and twi'nty five thdiisaiid founds Currency. Third. To the Seminary of .Montreal Twenty live lliuusand pounds Currency Kourtlily. To tlic Uritisli American Land Company Iwcniy live ihousand pounds curnncy, miikin;; an ai;L'rcf.'ate of Si\ hundred and Ninety one thousand Six hundred and Si\ly Six pounds, Iwi Ive sliiilin^s and four pence Halifax currency. Schcdulis cstimaliiii,' the value of tin; llollin;? Slock wcrir prepared at the dale of ihe amal^amalioii by which the value of LiK-omotivcs was lived at the sum of forty Six thousand Uno hundred and eight pounds, eii,'hteen Shillings, and Oni' penny. Snow ploui^hs, at Three hundred and Seventeen pound.s One Shilling and live pence. Tiie value iif Cars aiiionnlcd Id Forty Six llionHiind and four |)Onnds ten shillings and seven pence. The Value of Fuel on hand al Four ihousand live hundred and thirty hix pounds, seventeen sliillini.'s ami lour pence, these ilircc hist incntidiied tinmo rriicwiMi or tiikrn ii|) iind rr-rollcd or ri'|)iilrril. 'I'ict or kIi'i'iht* will nut liinl ovrr HKvrn yi-nri*. Tin' vuliiniiti'd vnliio of llw worki ofrmlintikinont, V,ii[tU\n dnti miKi' k nl llic iliilc of amiilKiirnittion wns oilimaled and laki'iito bo about six ihouiaod four liiindn'd iiiid llilriy nix poiindi per iniL- — Tliu nlntion* worn valued at Forty four ihounnnd tlircu liiindrod and fifty cii^lit pound* two ■liiilinKN and two prnro. Tlif valiiiilion of ilir Hridgi's on the lin'' of road Seventy kcvimi llioiDinnd nnd m-vrnly ei)(ht poiindx I'li'vi'M Nliillini{'< iind liMirimncf Curti-ncy. Tlio iiImivo viiliinilonx urti fur llic liiir Iriiin I,on- Kiii'iiil to till- lioiindiiry line I n'coifiiiT tin.' Kxlilliit No. I, prodiivi'd tliin dny iil lliiijiirlr iii ii i'o|iy of lliu Inventory of UollioK Stock held by the lull- St. Liiurrnce k AtlKiilii' ('oiii|i:iny nt llii' diite of iinid iiniul;{uiniition. Of coiiriT the wIkm'Ih ol'tlH' TiN'oinol in iind Cum imi!«l Iw inadi- to ai-conimo- date tli('iii!y ineiiris ofC'la'p^ ciilled (MiiiifM "piked down to the lic< : The lorMiiilion of eiulMMKiiienli or cultin^s uiiint of course render tho ;{ronni| over which the line p:i»M'.< of lillle or no value lor any other purpo'te ; Tlie«(! work< are eKpen'i^e and con^tilule one of the eliier i-xpeiidilureH ol'a Hail way, ({iii:«rioN, — Snppoiin:; that iit lli«i time iil' the lUiialKaniation of the Itailway Cotiipanieit iiienlioned in thi» cause the {'dinpany Deriiidanl had not becmne ve.tled with the corporate rij,dila Mnd privileges of the St Lawrence k Allantie Itailroad Company ronxii-ling nniongKl olherw in tho light and privile;{e of conveyini; freight and p:i»fien^erf anil of Colh'cting lolU for such conveyance, and alio in the right of |K'rpi'lual existence, of what value would have been for llie Conip.uiy tho ineru intrinsic value of the real properly belonging to the St. Lawrence k AtNiulie Kailroad Cnuipany. A^sWKB. — Tlwri' can l(e nr> ipie^ilion but that th" nrnalgamalion was ijiiered iiilo ami aliuost milcly inliMidti Inr thi" purpose of U'coiniiig vested with tho iMrporale rights an>l privileges of the St. Lawrence k Atlantic Hallway — and that tiitlic- Cooipaiiy Defendant lillle or no advanlage wniihl have accrued by the niiiiple iiccpiisiliou of the Land or property— the intrinsic value of which without the Corporale rights of The St. Lawrence (St Allanlic Company wcaild have been of Utile value beyoiKl licit of the U:iils to be Hold as old Iron and oilier inilerial. — The Land on w liich the line was I'orined Would in iuiiy Naviiialinn Willi llio Sea, and the Ufiper Lakes, ami towards tho Ocean at I'ortlaml in the stale the long line of road c(inleoiplutod lo bo built wcslwanl from Montn-al by the Cnmp my tb'fendani ond with whicli It was intended lo In- put in linmediate con- necliiin l>v means nf ihe \icloria Htidge must neL'es>arlly have liein one of the chief n^asons why llio St. Luwreiico & Atlantic Itailrciad was received iiilo, or amalgamated with the oilier Cumpanios inentloned in this cause. The pa««.ige of tho St. Lawrcni'c & .Vtlanlic^ railroad ihroufli the Seigniory of the plainlllf miisl have added and did doubtless add value to the lands of the <'<7/.vj7(I/Vc.s- of the Pluinlilf. Ili-ing shown exhibit No. 2. Fyhvl by tlii> Dofondan/ nt EiVfiicle I can say that the extent or piece of ground mi'Ulioned in Ihe said Kxhdiil lo* occupied by the St. Liiwrenci- & .\tlanli(' railroad in the Seigniory of the I'laintilf is the name pice or extent of ground nienlionod In the Plaintili's declaration as ilio one upon which the said railrontl Is said to traverse the Seigniory of said I'laintiH' — \: llio lime oflho .\iualg.imalion the land oceupiod by the St. Lawrence k .\llanlic railroad in the Seigniory ot tho plainlilf must have increu«c & Atlantic Itoad, in the shape of a dividend. The Company never entered iiUo a minute caleuiation as to the amounl due lo the shareholders, but the eevenly live thousand |)ounds, having licen placed at the disposal of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Rail-Koad-Conipaiiy by the (irand Trunk Company for tlie payment of said arrears, a dividend was made dividing tlie said sum in proportion to ilie amount of tliu slock which each shan'holder held at the dale of ihi- amalgamation, irrespective of the amount of the notes above referred to. The notes previously given lo ihi' amount of the above sum of about Iweuly live lliou«anil pounds for recognized interest were paid besides by the Graiid Trunk Company as lliey fell due and as part of the liabilities assumed l)y the Grand Trunk Company. The noles given did not cover llii- whole of the arrears of • inlerest due to the share-holders, at the time of the amalgamation, but assuming that they were entitled annually to inlerest, there were several years of interest diu- at the lime of the amalgamation. These iulercsts were due under a bye-law math- by llie Directors of the Company I beleivc that nfler a time, iIiitc wai a resolution made suspending a further issue of noles forbaek inlerest, ihal is; nfler a certain period there was a resolution suspending ihe issue of notes for interest lo accrue I'mm the date therein menlioned. Qir.sTioN. — What was the amount of Slock upon which such interest was payable and paid lo the Stock-holders '• — I couhl nr)t precise llie amount wiihn.il referring lo the books of the Couipauy I think the slock of Ihe St. I,awrenec & Atlantic Rail-lload Cumpaiiy !,'radually declined from the time of iis original subscription & that it was never at par. I llilnii the tm-re j)rivilege of cou stnicling iIk; road irrespeciive of llie works performed was considered very valuable. Only poriioiis of ihe road had been in operation at the lime of Ihe amalgaiualion. It was I ihink opem-d from IMontreal to the Province line in .loly cighli'cn hundred tic tifly lliree. It was opened to Sherbrooke in October eighlcen hundred & lifly two, ihe distance being aboul niiiely six miles. — The (■om|)anv had never derlan'd a dividend on llie earnings of the roaelive of ihe amount of \oies issued by llie St. Lawrence an I Allanlie HailKoid Companv in favor of the Share Holders for back inleresl, wliicdi were suliMipieiuly |iaid by the Delendanis in this eanse. Before and up lo the dale of i!„. Amal-alion of the St. Lawren.e and Allanlie Kailltoa.l Company with the (irand Trunk K.ilKoad Company, I was Vi,e I'residenI of il.c former Com any that is Ihe said Si Lawrence and Atlantic UailUoad ( oiupany. ' And furilier this Deponent sailh not this Jjeposiiiou being read to Imi, he d.^dares lliat it con- tains the truth, pcrsisis ileri-iu and hath signcil. Sworn and aeknowlediteil at the Kn(|U(''les | Siiliugs on the day and year first' BLNJ llOf MFS above menlioned " ) ' MONK COFFIN 4i I'APIXF.AU PCS (Kndorsed) Depo-iliou of licnjamin Ilolines ior the Dcfendanls— Kylcd 8th Seplcmbcr HJ7. SCUFDLLE No. Hi. The paid up Capital Stock in Shares of the Saint Law-ence 4. Allamic Railroad Companv on the fifteenth day of July One lliousan.l ei«l,i hun.l.,.1 and filly three, being the dale at which o Bonus of ihirlyNcven pounds fourieen shillings ami four pence Curremv per cent, was paid to the Sliandiolders, was Two hundredand thirly live thousand, One hundred pounds Currency represented by Nine thousand four hundred and four Shares of Stock of the value of twenty live jiounds Currcuej each. Certified a true Extract from i thi' Books of the St. J Law. & At. Ka. Coy. ) BENJ. HOLMES. 49 Pbotinck du Canada ) District de Montreal \ DOCUMENT V COUR DU BANC DE LA REINE EN APPEL A. E. KIERZKO'.VSKI, Demandeitr en Cour Infericure APPELANT. LA COMPAGNIE DU CIIEMIX DE PER DU GRAND TRONC DU CANADA Difetidcreste en Cour Infirieurc. IXTLMfiE L'Appelant se rt'servant le droit dc so plaiiidre dc I'insufTHancc du rapport du writ d'apprl pn celte «;aiisn coniiiic de loiile diniiniitioii on aiij^iiifnlntion du dossier do In Cour In'"'ri<'uro, dit pour Griefs ir\ IVncontre du Jusement linid rendu en celle cause, dont est nppel, cpie le dit Jugement est irregulien crrone, illegal et injuste el doit eire consideru comine lei par oetie Honorable Cour pour cntr'autrcs rai.-ie le Dcnmndeur n prouvo tons les allegues eontenus en aa Declaration et que la Defenderesse n'a prouve anenn di's allegues eonlenns dans ses Exceptions I'eroniploires. 2nt Parcetpie par l';iele du douze Avril mil huit cent eimiuanle Irois, relate en la declaration do i 'Appelant en Cour lid'erieure Subse()nenunent ratitie par les parlies au dit acle la Coinpagnic du vlieniin de fer du St. [.anrent et de PAllanliipic a <'ede a La Conipagnie du Cheinin de For Le (irand- Triinc du Canada, Inliniee rn cetto cause le Clieniin de fer du St. Laurent el de l'.\llanli(iun dont un tnillc et solxanle ellroisieine de niillt! passant a Iravers la Seigneurie de ,S|. l''ran(;ois-lc-N'ouf dont I'.Appelant etail niors conmie il a ele depiiis Seigneuren possession el (|ue celle <'essioii ayani eu lieu en laveur dune niaiii-niorte, celle nuilation a doiuie lieu en favour de l'.\|i|)elant coiuuie Seigneur et en possession de la dilc S'igni'urie de St. KranijolH-le-Neuf a un droit d'indenuii'e cgal a un cin- cjuieuu- du prix de celle partie du dil Clieiuin du Si. Laurent et de I'Allanliipie qui passe dans la Seignourie de I'Appelanl. Jnt. Pan'ci|ue la ct'ssion du douze Avril mil hull cent cinquanic Irois ayant ele faile a litre onereux a un prl\ exeedanl cinq uiille livres coMriinl par niille, I'Appelanl conuiie Seigneur de la Seigneurie de St. Kranrois-le-Xeuf avail droit aux lods Sf venles siir le dit prix. •Inl. I'areeque dans tons les cas TAppelaiil avail droit a un ,liii;eruenl en sa laveur ordonnant une venlilaliun pour etaiit Rccu copie le ii Mai I8i)8 CARTIER & HKRTHELOT Ms ik la Dejd (Eiulorted) , (Jriefs d'appcis— (ill- >i Mai 1858 (Paraphed) J U B DDCIMKNT VII p-.7'-«-p-7'| COTJR DU BANC DE LA REINE EN APPEL Dtslrtcl de Monlrml. ) A. E KIERZKOWSKI Vemdr en Cour Infcrieiirc APPELANT r.A COMPAGNIE DU GRAND TRONC DE CHEMIN DE FER DU CANADA Dffdrcsse en Cour Inf. INTIMfcE L'Inlimi'e »e rcservani lo droit de »c pinindro do rinsufTisanco du rapport du writ d'appel en celle cause commo de toute diminution on nugmenlalion du dossier de la Cour Inlcrieuro, dil pour Rt'ponso ttux Griefs ou Raisons d'Appel du dil Appelant que le Jugement final rendu en celle cause dont est appel, est rt'gulicr, R>gal et Juste et doil ^tre conlitmu par Cotte Cour pour cntrc nulrus raisons tos suivantcs : / 1« Parceque le Demandeur n'a prouve aucun des all^gu^s contenus en sa Declaration, et qna la Defendererse a au contraire prouv^ tous leg allogu^s des scs exceptions p6rcinptolres : 2° Parceque I'nctc du douze Avril mil huit cent cinquante tmis, relate en la Dedaratior- de I'Appelant, en Cour Inferieurc, n'feiait en Itn-mOme et ne conicnait que des convrniions prtparatofrei d'uno union qui n'ttait ni une vente, ni acte Equipollent tk venle, ni translatif de propriete, et ne pou- vait Icgalement (lablir et n'a pas lui-meme fclobli comme Corporo'ion hi Compagnie qui en est lAsultec, et que cct ncic n'a pas dunnu ouvcrturc aux profits & droits Seigncuriaux et d'indcmnilii reclames par le dit Demandeur: 3° Pnrceque I'acle d'accord du douzc Avril mil liuit cent cinquanle-trois, n'tHait pas un nc»« on^renx donnant ouverture a dos droits de lods et venlcs, mais uniquenient un arte de societu entro les differcntes Compagnies qui y sont nommecs : 4° Parceque le Jugement dont cut appcl est Juste, legal et conforme a la loi. C'est pourquoi la dite Intiniec conclut a ce que le dit Jugement du Vingt-lrois Novembre Mil huit cent cinquantc-sept, soit cunfirme avec depcns Montreal 2 Juillet 1358 CARTIKIl & BERTIIELOT Als. de riiilimi (Re^u Copie) [Endorsed) Rdponscs aux Griefs d'appcl.— Prod : 2 Juillet 1858 [ParapSed) CIIERRIER DORION & DORIOV All. uV VAp/ilt J U B DOCUMENT X ''%i:!:^li;'ii^^'^ cour du banc de la HEINE. EN APPEL. ALEXANDRE EDOl'ARD KIERZKOWSKI, Demandeur nt Ciiiir FniViiriirr, APPELANT. BT LA COMPAGNIE DU GRAND TttONC DE CliEMLN DE FER DU CANADA, DH'eitdercssr. en ('our In/i'rinirr, INTIMfcE. HI i FACTUM DE L'APPELANT. Par un acle fait a Londres, le 12 Avril 185:<, entre les RepreM-ntiinls ilo diircrentes Compai^ies de chemin do fer et nuciuci riaicnt ropreM-nlees " La Conipaffnie ilii Grand Tnine de Clieinin de Fer du Canada " et " La Coinpnsnie du Chcinin de Fer du St. Laurent et dp i'Alliintii|ue," il ful cnnvenu qu'a compter du ler JuilU't 1853, oe» diflVTcnles Compagnies frniicui rtnnics ukus !<■ luitii de " Ixi Comp(i"nie du (irund Tfonc de Chimin de Fer du Cuniula ;" cjue Ici.rs ditiVTriili's cnlrcpriceH de chemin^i de fer scr.iii'Ut egalement rrunies sous le nom du " (iraiiil Tnmc de Chi^uiin de Fer du Canailii ; " que la nouveile Compagnie puieruit les delles des dillV'reriles Coinpaijuien parlitsi'i I'aelo ; que les actions des actionnnires dans " la Compagnie du Chemin a cu niulntion pur I'acte du 12 Avril 1053, cette mutation a eu lieu d'ane main- morte u une autre, et que I'Appeliint ne pourrait sur une telle mutation reclamor iii indcmnite, ni lods et vcntcs, ntlendu que par " I'Actc Suigneurial de 1854" et lea Acles qui I'aincndent, tous fonds sur Icsquels des droits d'iiideninitu ont deji'i etc payos ou sont dovcnus di"is, et qui n'ont pas fete sub- 8e(|uemincnt vendus ou concedes a dcs personncs po.sscdant aulrenient quVn main-morle, gont declares avoir etc, de la dale dc tel paiemcnt ou de tout acie obiigcant au paieinent dc tcLs droits, decliarges de tonics rcjcvances ct charges scigneuriales ct tenus en franc a/cii rotiirirr ; ct qu'ainsi la partie du Chetiiin de Fer qui piisse a travcrs la sclgncurie de I'Appclant a etc dT'churg-ee dc touics rcdevanccs scigneuriales a compter du paiemcnt que la Compagnie du St. Laurent ct dc I'Atlantique a fait ou pu faire dfs droits d'iiidemnitc dils sur Ics expropriations faites dans sa seigncuric ou du jour oil lels .droits sioiit dcvcnus exigiblcs. 7o. Que la Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du St. Laurent ct de I'Atlantique a dcpuis l^ngtemps payc I'indvmiiite sur les acquisitions qu'elle a faites duiis la seigncuric de I'.Xppclant. So. Qu'en supposant que l'.\ppelant nurait le droit de reclamcr soil des lods, soil une indemnity, ce ne pourrait etrc que snr la valeur n'cllu et intrinscijue du terrain occnpc par le Chemin de Fer, .qui est an-dessuus de £50, et cpii ne pourrait donncr lieu a des lods et a une indcmnite dont le mon- lant fill de la competence dc la Cour Snpericure. do. Que duns tous Ics cas, s'lly a cu aciini^ition par I'Intimee dans I'acte du 12 .\vrd 1853, il ne pent y avoir de lojs i-t vciitcs snr Ic prix ct valour du inoliilicr, des rails, lisjcs en fer, bois, etc., ni sur la vulcur des droits ct privileges dc la ('or|)ornlion, ni cntin snr la valeur commerciale de rensemblo dej Iravaux ilc la Ciimpagnie du C'lieniin dc Fer du St. Laurent el de r.\tlantii|uc. Snr cc'ttc contestation lu Cour InfiTicn, a rendu U: Jngfincnt suivant, Ic 23 Xovembre 1857 : Till' I'nurt lui\i'i^' lii'iint llii> |iarli<.'!» liy tlu'ir ('iiiniBcl H[M>n Ihi^ merits of llih c\iHf, r\:iinineil tlio proci'i'ding.s proof of Record, niul liaviuij dt'libc riloil, <'oii»idi.Tin:,' lliut tho dwd of ii^ri'i-'nii'iit in tin' I'laiiiliirn dirhiratiiin nu'ntior.i'd is not a kiIc or iti e<)uival(-iit ill law, nrif ^ fU'tal nl tl init-- nor an *■'»■ tr,tii$'.ii!\i ,lf jimyrit'.i: uf tin* n*aliy, tln-ri'in dcwrilnHi, to the Defendant ; connid.rin;; that \\w riiioii of llin Si. I.:i\vn rire and -Mlunlio Railroad Company with the (iraml Trunk Riiilway Company of Canada and the other ll.iilway Conipaniia, nil partii« to the s.ii.1 ileed of agreement a.s in tlie naiil nprei'inent and doBlarilion ntiited, is not ill law »ueli niulalioii and nlienalion ai rendered the Defendant liahle for the iiuiemniie and IihIs el rentes demanded in this netion by tlii' I'l.iiiililV; eoiiililerint; Ihal the Defndant i.i i ol in law mnri-maiii or ijrns ifr m-iin-miirfr, subject to the payment of S*-iLMioriaI in.lf'mni *■ tor aeijui'titions by ihe Defendant of Real INlate for the purpose of sneh Defendant and that thp landi ill t!i« I'l.iiiiliirt ileelar.ilion therein nlled;,'id lo be held by the Defendant in m"rf-ni>iin were not by-ljiw no hold in mort'Tn'tin; eon^idt ring th.it the l)i>r,'n-iii.inded by the tMaintilV in tlii:* .iclioii, are not in law for arrears id' sei;^iiorial dues, iicerued and due by the D.-tViid.int to llu' i'hiinliir preiions to the hi»al o|K'ratioii, in thr-.t respect of the said Sei;;iiorial Tenu.'e'a Act ; and fiirlhcr eoiiiidcrin;; IhnI Ihe (irand Trunk lliilway iiicludinj; therein the said realty and binds, is by law a work of public utititi', and lint the iiei|iii>.iiit)n of the s:ii.l lands did not in law render the Defendant li:ible tor the payment of the Wf el irn'rs ib niaiideil by the I'liiintilVin thisac,i< n, doth maintain, the IVreniplory K.xce;itioii of the Ovfendunt, and dolh dismiu llio I'lainlilV'K action with costs. His Honour Mr. Ji sin e S.Mnii dissents from this Jud^'inent. Ainsi la Cour Infcricurc jiar son Jngcment decide que Taete du 12 Avril 1853n'est pas un acta de vente, ni eiinipollcnl a vcntc, qu'il n'fst pas inemc uu aeli! translatif de propriete. — Que les Com- pagnics dc 1,'hcniitis de Fer ne sonl pas dims ee pays des main-mortes sujettes nu paicment d'un droit d'indemnitc sur les aequisilions qn'ellcs peuvent avoir faites dans les Seigncuries. — Qu'en supposant qu'elles soienl des niain-mortcs, " l'.\ctc Seigncurial de 1851 " les a exoncrces du paiemcnt de toute indeninilij sur les acqiiiiiitions qu'elles ont pu (aire dircctement d'une autre inain-morte, avant la passation de cet acte ; cp:e I'acic du 12 Avril 1853 n'a pas eu d'clfrt avant I'Acte Seigncurial de 1851 ; ct cnlin cpie les Compagnics dc Cheinins dc Fer ne doivcnt pas do lods ct vcntes sur Ics ac- quisitions qu'elles ont faites pour la construction dc leurs chcmins. I'oiirque les considerations sur lesqnclles la Cour a motive son Jugement fussent fondOcs, il fau- drail que non sculcmcnt les Compagnics de Chemins de Fer qui ont justpi'a present payi) et des lods ct vcntes el des droits d'indemnite, mais encore que Ics Cours qui les y ont con raint el la Legislature clle-mOine qui a reeonnii nux Seigneurs le droit de Ics rccouvrer, fussent tombces dans la plus singu- liiirc crrcur. Mais il n'en est rien. L'.Appclinl eroit poiivoir deiuonlrcr la fausscte dc chaeune des propositions legates cnoncces dans le Jngcment de la (lour Infcricurc el faire voir que I'opinion de la minorite de la Cour, qui (tail favorable a ses pretentions, doit scule t'trc suivie. Par suite des convenlions contcnucs dans I'actu du 12 Avril IH53, les proprietcs de la Compa- gn'v; du Chemin de Fer du St. Laurent et de I'Atlantique eont pns.sces ii la Compagnie du Grand Tronc de Chemin do Fer du Canada, qui est maintenant seule proprietaire du Chemin de Fer du St, Laurent et dc l'.\llanli(|ue. La ((uatrieine clause dc l'.\cte IG Vict., eh. 30, qui a autoris6 cette reiis nion des diderenles Compagnics, lo declare formcllement. II y a pins, e'cst que cu changcment de possession a eu lieu i\ la condil ion tpic la nouvclle Compagnie payciait les dettes de I'anciennc et moycnnant la somme de £75,(K)0 sterling, payee ii lu Clompagnic du St. Laurent et dc I'Atlantique et distribute entre tous ses actionnaircs en prci..irtion du montant dea actions du chacun d'eux. {Dn. pontioH de Benjamin Holmes, piice 21 de la proeidure.) C«t acta du 12 Avril 1858 n'a-t-il paa tous 4 I 'i i Mil: 1^ t i ^■i ■■I n tea or.raotires qui distinguent un aote de vente et, qaelqne wit Ik designation que le* parttei aient voulu Ini dunner, ccla ne pcul en alt^rrr IVfli-t. 11 faut done dire que par I'acte 6k Avril 1803, il y aeu mutation dans In propri^l6 daCIipniiu de Fcr du St. Laurent ct dc I'Atlantique, at qne cette molation a eu lieu par acte de vente ou (qui- pollent h vente. Cetie mutation a-t-elle eu lieu en favour d'une main-morte ? Telle est la sccomic question qu'il faut examiner. " On oppelle gens de maiii-morle tons les corps et communautC's, lant ccclfesiosliques que laVques qui sont porpGtuels, -.1 qui, pur une subrogation de personnes fetant census fitrc toujoura (es memos, nc produisont aacune mutation." (Guiyot, Rep. Vo. Gensde main-morte.) Lcrebvrc de La Planche ( rrait6 du Duniaine, T. 1, p. 336) donne aussi, d'apris Dumoulln, cette autre dufmition dc la rna:n-mortc : " 1*8 inainmortos «ont iiinsi iippi'Icca parcc quo idem »fmpT cxrpu' ftrmnnel, Vcrl pettma mul'ntur el morian'ur." La definition que les auteiirs Anglais ct Americains donnent d'une corporation, correspondent avec cclic que les uuteurs Prongais donnciit de la main-morte. " A Corporitioii i< ii l)i).ly I'ruat.'d l>y liw, co:'pott'il of individuals imiled under a cnnimnn n.imc, tho Members of wtiicli •uccccd eaeli oilier i>o (hut the body corporate eoi.iinuca the umc notwitliitanding tlie cliange of the iudividuala who conipoao it, and \a for eertuiii purposes eun^Jered ii n:itunil person. Angel' &. Anu's, on Corporations p. 1, J 1. " The ideal being, tailed 11 Corporation, wo m.iy thus define to bo » continuous Identity endowed »t its creation with onpacity for endless dur.ilion ; *' But eontinuous identity, a name, and a common seal seem indispensible requisites to tho creation of a, Corporation proper." Grant, on Corporations, p. -t A: ,'i. Toufes CCS definMons font voir que le caract6rc distinctif de nos Corporations ancicnncs et moderncs, cVst la successioti porpi'tufjlc. C'ei.t a tort que la Ctnir inferieurc a suppose qu'il y avait une difli-roticc cntre les corpornlions de chcmin de fcr ct les itiain-mortct en ce quo les premieres av.iicnt Ic droit d'acquiirirvi'js itnmcubles ct c'e li"s uiii'-ncr, ft que les m;»in-rnortcs ne pi-uvent f.iirc ni I'un ni I'autre. II y a d'abiird crrcur dant I'assrrlion que les tnuin-niortes tn France ne pouvaient ni arqucrirdes imti..ublcs, ni li's niiiner. Co nest (juVi iino cpoque eneori-' asst'z ricmtc (pie los ffcns ile main- nioitcs ont etc privOs dii droit d'acipii'-rir ct dc po.«si'(lcr des iinniciibics ?an» la pcrnii>!>ion du I'rincc, pl pour CO qui est du dri> I d'alii'ncr, ils n'cn ont jamais etc privcs. Ii n'y a que tciix qui ni" |m»ss^- daicnt quo coiiimc siin|)li's aduiinimrntciirs des bions qui appartonaicnt an putilic, ou qui par dcjili- nation etaiont inalienable*, qui no pouvaient nliener ; mais jamais lc» corps dr iiiantninds, ilc gins de mi'ticr? ot d'ouvriors, qui possi'daicnt |»i)ur cux-mi^uu's, n'ont i'le privcs ilu ilroil d'alii'iier Irs hiinu' i- blcsqu'ils pos^t'daicnt mi coiniiiun, iiuoiiiu'lls airnt lonjoursitcconsidirrs foiiiuic gens do inain-mortei ct tonus nu paii'inrpi nc i'liulciiiniic scigneiirialc siir les acquisitions (jii'ils fi'saioni coiniiic corps. D'aillciirs, rindiMinilc nVst |)as dilc parco que ics •iiain-iiiortcs n'ont pas lo droit d'alicnor, iimis parcc que dc fait cllfs u'alienent pas. (1) ** Mill* rimpuissanee irslieiuT ne '.ullil pi.s wole, dit Ifenriun de Pansey, Ci) pour autori^er If niigneur a deniander una indemnile. (.Vl.i »e voit tous le'jourr, etc '* .Mnsi pour I'linleiiinile il no (.ullil p."-* que le ^roprietaire *nil dans l'iiu|M)ssibilil6 d'uli^ner. i*; .lei^jneiir ne peul lexi^er que lor^que rimnieubli' paH-*e «i:iiH K-s roains il'iiii eorps inair.-niorlalile.'* Mai« cc ipii diiil di''-idpr la qiiostioH, c'csl que pliisicnrs des Compaijnics du Chcmin dc For dans 1'? Uas-Canada out etc rceonnucs coinme main m.irtes par la Legii-Lilur.' cllc-mcr.n ; que T.^cle d'lncorporation dc la C^iinpaguic du St. Laurent ct dc I'.Ailuniiquc reserve an< seigneurs d'lino maiiieic sprciale leiir'. ilnits il'indemnite sur los acqiii»ilionfi iiue cctic Cunipagni' ferai*. duns lenrs ccnaives, ct quo los 'rril)iiiiaiix I'onI con'lamnec an oai"ment dc cette imli iiinile. (:>} Une autre question qui nc soiitrre pas de dillicuiie .'ist que liir-qu'uiic luain-inorii aeq-.iiert nn iitritaga d'linc autre iiiain-morlo, olio doit une indemnitc, dans Ic cas inOine on il en aiirail dija ttii payc une (1). " I.e rrlit-f est. pour hi 'U din', h- soul droit ]iii reste am seigneurs sur les fiefs atnorlis. car rarement ils sunt alifms et lea fomnlites de ees alieaalioiis le-* r.in'tient exi'eiii\einIcmnite auront ete payea a un iieii{neur et (pie I'lieritnge ne sera pas sorti de la main mortc qui les aura paye, il sera cousidere comiiie/cnnf aieu ralurier a eoinpter du jour ou le propriHaire aura poye ou su sera oblige de payer telle inileinnite. II piiflii de tran)>|X)!ier le mot proprietnire qui, dans cette clause, ne peut significr que le proprielaire actuel, c'eft-ii-ilire celui qui etait proprietaire lors de la pa^xation de I'acle, pour la nndre cluire et prevcnir une intrrpretaliim qui ne serait rien mom* qu'un conlre-sens. De plu», eetle elause ct la riausc 33 (|ui la pri'cude iiniiiediatcment, n'ont ele introduitcs dans l'.\cie Seigneurial (pie |K)ur diriger les CoininiMsaires dans la C(mfe.ition des cadastres et cxemptcr les posfiesseiirs de terres eominui'-es et lea main-mortes (pii avaie it di'-ja paye ou etaicnt teuus de piyer, les \\n* le prix de la romuuitalion et les aiitrcs une imlemnite considerable, de coniribucr an paieinent de la soimue necesxaire pour abolir lu Tenure Seigneuriale, II etait de toule justice qua wite sumine flit reparli.? sur les luTilages (pii prolitaienl le plus direclemenl du chaiigement de tenure ct que les terres eouimuees (pii n't'taient plus souiuises au regime seigneurial et cclles possedees par des main-iiiorte." qui ne pnuvaient plus donner ouverturo aux droits casucls, du moins tant qu'elles ne rhangeraieni pas de mains, ne fusx|>n.>«>imciit (IK'laru |uir In rliiusi 3)1 Jn ict Acte, que " rien do cc qui eat contenu dans cet Acte n'affiwtcra Is droit do m.-ou\rer lea arr6rui;i'a do druita aei{^ ourisux icliua avant la paaaation do I'Acte et que rii-n do re qui est o(inlcnii no writ in'.!r|ir^t6 do niaiii^ro k affilblir ou \ aupporter aucune pr6lention d'un seigneur ou des cnrltjiiros (levant U Cuur Scigiionrlale, mitis que ces r6elamations aeraient jiigies d'apr^a lea luia existantes lura de la paaantliiii do cet Ai-le." Interprett'cs I'une par I'autrc, les clauses 34 et 36 sc concilient parfaitement, pourvA que I'on donne i\ lu pn-miere sa vraie signification. Ainsi les Commissain^s en vertu de la premiere clause, devront considerer les terres possedees par des main-mortes, comme librcs dc tous droits scigneuriaux, 4 I'exception des cens ct rentes, cl les 8eignei':s, en vertu de la secondc clause, conserveront leur recours pour tous droits echus lors de la passation dc I'Acte. Si douc la Compagnic du Grand Tronc devait une indemnite et des lods el vcnics sur I'acte du 12 Avril 1853, ccs droits onl etu par la clause 36 conserves aux seigneurs, auxqucls its etaicnt dils. La Clause 38 vient encore tk I'appui de cette interpretation en declarant que " le but de cet Acte est d'abolir aus^itdt que possible tous droits et devoirs scigneuriaux et feodaux en leur substituant des rentes constituees— d'accorder au seigneur une indemniie raisonnable pour tons lea droits lucralifs que ia loi lui donne et qui seraient abolis par cet Acte — de priitrver let droiit des tiertqui nelesauront pas perdut par leur propre ntgligence — et que toutet let ditpotiliont de e*t Acle devaient reetvoir I'inter- p4tation la plut lihirale afin d'atttirer VaecompUi$tmeitt de PinltnlUm dt la Legitlature telle qu'expri. mtt dan* cette clause." ( ■ nil 1 1 MWf I'. M L'objet dc la loi et Pintention du I<6gislateur aont olairement indkt''-!. Jans ecu devr clai'iei 34 ei S8, et par Ik ni6me le sens que I'on doit donner u la 34me clause. Vouloir fairc itglet par cetia dcrnit'rc clause los rapports des srignriiis vt du leurs criiHitaircs quant & dcs droits acquis et 6cliua avant la passation dc I'Acte Scigneurial scrait aniiuller d'un scul trait Ics clauses 36 ct 38 qui n'au- raient plus dans ce cas aucune Bignificatiun. Lcs droits d'indcmnito q i pouviient i^tro dAs A I'Appelant sur Tactc du 12 Avril 1853, n'ont done pas it6 abolis par " I'Actc Seigncurial de 1834." II ne rcste plus (piVicxauiinur si It's Cheinins de For sont, comtnc If pri'lcnd I'InllmCe, dcs tra- vaux publics dont la vciile ne donnc pns lieu an droit dc lods et vcntcs. Quo lea Cliemins dc Fer soicnt dcs ouvragos publics en cc sens qu'iis sont destines I'l TusMge dn public et qu'ils sont soumis o ccrmins ri-glcincnlx fiits dans riiiii'Tct public, c'cst ce (juc nul nc pcut rontcstcr, mais celii u'em- pc^clie pas '.pi ils ne •)icnt di'S enlrt-priscs conuncrciiilcs appiirtcnaut uux CoMi|)!ignies qui Ics ont construits et qui Ics cxploilenl. Ce sont ccs Couipngnies qui en pcr(;oiv<'nt tons Ics profits, qui en excTCcnl lou« Ics droits iiti!c.«. I,cs taxes locales el contributions I'oncicrcs sont ii Iciir charge. Elles pcuvcni liypothequcr el (lucliiues fois mOnics dies sont autorisecs h vcndrc. L'Acte 16 Vict., cli. 39 fouinit un cxciupic dc eirltc a'ttori-ation. Lcs ac(pii>ilions faites pdur objels publics ne formcnl exception i\ lu regie qui assujcllt Ics ac- quercurs nu paicnicnl d's IoiIm ct venles, que dans In eas d'unc neccssite iudi!ili()ns qu'elles foul. Les Cotiipagiiii s cir (lieniin de Fer sont dcs Societes piitenienl eoriiMUTeiales el I'eononiiqiies, ct cotiniie telles elles sont ■nr ceile He<|iii.i:i'ANO.tNTa. Alexandre F.doiiard Kierzkowski, F,s(|uire, seignior in possession as iisiil'rueluary of llie seigniory of St. Fran(;(.is-lc.\ruf in llie dislriel of Moiilreal, residing in llic puri-li ol Si. Cliarles, in llie »ai(i district, Plainliir, f . .„|.i ,ins of die Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canad,), IJefendants. For lliiit wliereas at u.; .-ind every llic time and times herein ai'ler mentinned, llie said PlninlilT was and is slill seignior in (losscssion as nsiifriieliiary of llie seit'iiiory of Si. Kran(;ois.|,'-Nciif, lying and being on the soiilh side of river Riehelien, in ihe dislriel of Montreal, bount'led in front by llio said river Richelieu, in rear by the seii/niory of Si llyaeiiilhe, on one side liy ihe seigniory of St. Denis, and on the oilier side by llie seigniory of Ni. Milaire tk Uoiiiillt; and Ihe siid Plaiiililf, as sueh Fuignior in possession of the said seiyniory, was enlilled lo claim all seiynioral ri«hls aeeruing wilhin the said seigniory, and more panieularly the rights of indemnily, {imlannM) on alienations made of property within the seigiiioiy in favor of morlmain or parlies holding in mortmain and also of all lods et vcntcs. That on the 12th < ly .if April 185.1, and for more llian three years previous ihereto, the St. Law- rence and Allantie Rai R lad Company, a IxKly politic and corporate, duly incorporated by an Act of Ihe Provincial Parliamn , was po.ssessed as proprietor of a cerlain Rail-Road known us llie .St. Law- rence and Atlantic Rail-Road, tunning from the river St. Lawrence, opposite \U,- Cily of Montreal, in the DLslriel of Montreal, and passing through several seigniories and lownships to t'ho Province I'inc where it joined tla; Allanlic and Si. Lawrence Rail-way, together with that portion of the ,aid Allan- tie and Si. Lawrence Rail-way extending from the said Province line to u place calkd M.xnd Pon«i *•- J S5 tvril 1833, n'oni in the State of Maine, ullogethcr a distance of one hundred and twenty six milei, more or leM, which Rail-Road ran through the said seigniory of St. Fran^ois-lc-Ncuf for a distance of one mile and sixty three hundredth of a mile in length, from the Eastern line of the seigniory of St. Hilairo tothe Northern line of the seigniory of St, Ilyacinthe. That on .lie said twelfth diiy of liic month of April 1853, by a certain deed mido and executed nt the City of Loridrm in Great Urilain, between the Grand Trunii Rail-way Company of Canada of Ihe first part ; The Grand Junction Roil-Road Company, of tiie second part ; The Grand Trunk Rail- way Company of ('anadn East, of tlie lliird part; The tiuobec and Ritlimdnd Rail-way Company, of the fourth part; Tlic St. Lawrcnct and Atlantic Rail-Road Company, of iIh- fifili part; The Toronto and Gurlpli Rail-Koad Conripany, of ilic sixth pari ; and the Atlantic and St. [^awrcnce Railway Corn- par , c 'le suvrntli part ; ami William Jackson, of liirkenhead, Ungiand, Escpiirc, and the Honora- ble John lloss, of Ufllcvillc, Canada, of the cii,'lith part, the said parlif.s aflcr reciting in part Ihe Act» of the Provincial Lc-^islatiirc of Canada incorporating sc^vcral of the above montioned Railway Com- panies, did refer to llie several ads incorjmralin^ the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-ltoad Company and declare as follows ; " and wlicrcas an act w;>s passed in the eij^tli year of the Iteign of Her pre- sent Maj<'«ly entiluled " An net lo incorporate llic St. I/awrcncc and Allanlic llail-ltoad Company" under which a (N)inpany wai incorporaird and empowered lo construct a Uuil-Koad from the river St. Lawrence opposite tl;e Cily of Monlrral, in llie general dircclion of St. Ilvacintlio and SlierbrooKe, to the boundary line liclween Canada and llie United Slates, at such a point u» would best connect with the A . ilie and St. Lawrence Uail-way and by such act the Company was empowered lo raiso a capital ol six hundred thousand pounds curreni'y with power lo raise an adilitiunal °um of five hiin Ired llioii-innd |)oMnds currency, and wJK'rcas an act passed in llie tenth aril rievtntli year of the keinn of llur present Majesty inlilulid "An ei-t to amend the act incoiporalinij tiie St. I^awrcnee " and .Atlantic Kail-Ilnad Coiiipany and lo e.\li>nd tin- powers nf the said Company,'' and three other nets liave since been passed lor llie purpose iiraiiiendiiig and cnlargiiii; the powers ol the St Lawrence and Allanlic Rail-way <;o!upany, under llic last of whieli acts, and an agreement executed in pnr- suanei- thereof, llie Si. Lawri'Uee and .\llanlie Hail-way Company are now ciililh cl lo that portion of the .Vllantic and St. Lawrence Kail-way wliich lies between Island I'mid and llic bonudary line of die I'rovieee of ("anada. .* ..it whereas the said Si, Lawrenee ami .\llanlie Uailway is nearly compleled and the capital •■• '.all lliey are iiiiilicrised lo raise is one iiiillion two liiindied and 'wenly live llmusand pounds cur- rency, of wlii .'li llie Slim ol Uvo liiindri'd and loily si\ tlioiisaiul one hundred pounds, or there nbouls, lias been raided by shares, and six liiinen- liires III till- aiiioiint of siMy seven tliutisanil ei'.;lit liundied pounds li.ivu been issued to the said St. Lawrence ;«n.| .\llaiilii" Kiilw.iy ( mnpaiiy, and are now held liy iheiii. ,\nd whereas Ijy an act of the I'rovineial Leijislaliire of Canada pas.ed in the litU'eiilh and sixteenth years of llic Reign of Her preseni .M;' '; ^..liliiled : '• An a;iellier as one Coiiijiany or lor any one of such Companies to purchase and accpiire ihe properly end riylils of any one or more of such Companies. And it is thereby declared that the provisions of Ine now reeiiiiii; act shall apply lo and ineliide llie Si. Lawrence and .\llantic Kail-way ("oinpaay, and llie wliol • olllie Uail-way which thai Company are empowered to construct and shall apply to and iiuliide any Company wliieli may have been formed by the union of any two or more Companies under this ael. .\nd it is llurcby also provided that it shall be lawl'iil lor ihi) diieelors of any sneli Company as afore-aid, lo agree with ihc Dii • 'ors of any oilier such Company, or Companies, that the Companies lliey respectively repre.seni shuM le united as one Company and by such agreement lo fix the terms upon which sin-h union shall lake plaee, the rights which llie share holders of each Company shall posses* alter sueh uniiin, the miiiiber of directors of the Company after such union, and who shall be siii'li diieelors until tlic then next eleeliou, ilii' period al w liieh sncli next election shall be held, llii! iiih tier of Notes which Ihe shareholders of either Company shall respectively have lliereal the eorporalc name of Ihc (."oiiipany aller any siii'li union, the time when the ugreement shall take ellici, the Uy-Laws which shall iUiply to the united (,'ompany and generally to make such conditions and slipulations lonehing the terms upon which sueh union shall lake place as maybe found necessary for the delerm ning the rights of the said Compinies respectively and of ihe shareholders thereof nl'ler any sueh union, am' ;he mode in which the business of the Company shall be managed and condueli^d afier any ■mch union. .\nd it is thereby also provided ihal whenever any such agreement shall have been made as aforesaid, ihe direclors of each of the Companies which it is lo ell'ect, shall call n special general meeting of ihe shareholders of the Company lliey represent, in the manner piovided by law for calling such general mceiings, staling iiarlieiilarly, that smdi meeting is called for the purpo.se of ct>nsidering the said agreement and of ralil'ying or dissallowing Ihe same, and if at such meeling of Ihe shareholders of each of Ihe Companies concerned, respectively, lliree fourth or more ol the voles of the shareholders ntlending the same, eiiher in person or by proxy, be given for ratifying said agreement, liien the same shall have full etfeel accordingly as if all the terms and clauics thereof not inconsistent with the now reciting act were enacted in an act of ihs n .:| 11 ' l\ \ i jii.f ; ( t 1. 'i M Leglslnlure of this Piovinoe ; nnd if less timii three fourth* of ilie vole* of ihe shnrehnlilers present at nuph meeting, in person or proxy, be ^iven in favor of rntii'yini? such uKreiwont, then the some shall 1)0 void nnil of no plTeet, nnii no oilier nirrtinc; shiill be ciillid to etmNiiler nny agreement for a like purpoiie within six months thc«ren.lrr, provided nlwiiys thni the first meeting of the shareholders of any Coinpiiny for eonsiderin,' nny siv h ii;,'reenient sliiill be helh;ill be held lo be the same Corpornlion wiih « h of them, so that any riyht or claim which we.idd be enforced by or au'aiiisl ei'lier of lliem may after snch union be enforced I y or aijainst the Company form d liy Iheir imiim, and any suit, aelion or propccdi'ig pending at the time of such union by ornnninsr either of muIi Companies may bi- conlinued unii eompU'lcd by or against the Company formed by their union by the cor|)orate name asuigncii to it by the ngreenient. And it is iherehy further provided that in the case of any sneh union ns aforesaid, the cnpitnl of the Company formed thercliy, shall be eipial lo the cniiiliinrd eiipilals of the Companies imiled and they may raise, l)y loan or otherwise, any stun not ^'xeeeipng Ihe total amount which such Company mi^ht raise. Ami it is ihrreby further provideil ihal the l.eiri^hitiirc of Ihe I'rovinee will make any furlher Loiiis-hitive Provision which may l)e requited for ihe pur|)o>e of giving full etfecl lo ihe now reciting act, and to any ngrecmenl mude under it, and ratified as aloresaid, according to the true in- tent and purpnse thereof. Anil whereas by an act of the Priivineial l.e^-iilaliire of Canada |ms«c(l in the sixleoiilh year of Mer presi'iil Majesty inlilnleil, " An aei lo extend the proviMion^ of Ihe llail- '' way Companies union net to Companies whose Kiilway« inter,,. il the Vain Trunk Line or to places " which the said I.ini" also louelie*," it is proviiled ihiit the liereinhefore I'eited act inlitiiled, " An " act lo empower any Uailway Company wIiom- UaiUvays lonu pari of the Muia Trunk Line of RaiU " Mav thronghout Ihis I'lovince, lo unit- willi any olhrr siu:h Company or In jiiirrhase the property " and riuhu of such Company and to repeal ci-rtain acts ihctein mculioiieil incorporating Kailway " Companies," and all Ihe enactments and provisions therein conlained .-hall exli nl and apply lo, and include any Uailway Coinp.iny who«e UaiKvays intersecti the Mnin Trunk I'.ine of K.iilwny con- templaled by the l.eifi-laliire, in passint; the acl of the now la>t Se>>ion nl the Provincial I'Mtliaiuent, inliluleil, " An act lo make provisions for the ciinslniction nf a Main Trunk Line ori{:ii|wav through- " out the whole Province," or loiiehes any city, town or place which the said cunteiuplaled Main Trunk Line of Railways also toiiehes, MibjccI always lo Ihe amenilments, an^l provi-iuns therein con- tained. .\nd after reeilinir several other acts and ngreemenis, each of ihe said, scvenil Companies of the second, lliiril, foiirili, lifth and sixth parls, subjeel to the approval .if ihe sliarihojifrs in acidrdancc with Ihe provisions of the tiiercinln fire r cited acl of p irliarmiit, did aiimniist oilier things covenant nnd ili'clare, with and to the said Conipiny parties thcnlo of the lir»; p irl, w ho illd ih. reby sidijecl a* nfori's lid, (■ovcnani and di'clare wiili and lo eai'h of the said ( 'oinp mies p.inles lh>'rito of the seeonil, tilird, fourth, filth and sixth parts as follows, that is lo say: I. prom and alter the first day of July one thousand eight hundred and ('.I'ly three, llie (irund Trunk Uailway Cotiip any of Cnnaila Kasi, thu Qui'bec and Uiihmoiid Uailway Company, lln; St. Lawrcuei- and Atlantic Uailway Companv, llio (■ratid .lunclion Uailway Couipanv and llie Toronto and (iuelpli Uailway Company shall lie uniled with anii aii!liiiri/.o "* inrliidecj '""Iri'al, n* '»• ciNiiruct ' slock or lif Rcfflj. 1110 of ilio K'li cqna- inc Hiock Iv on tho 'he limo mil lako npon iltelf as part of the liabilities and obligations of, the united Company, (he sum of serenty fiva thousand pounds being the rstimated amount of the airears of inlerpst due to ihe shareholders of the 8i. Lawirnoo and Atlantic Company and with which sum the arrears will bo fully divcharced. Thol the »aid deed of tho I3lh day of April ISM was aftervvanU 'luly ratified by ihe stockholders of tho different Companies therein named at regular meetings of \\k ouid slockold. rs called for that purpose and that ihe stockhDlder:* of the snid St. (jiiwreneo and Atlantic Railroad Cumpuny did duly ratif) Ihe same on or about llie 30lli diiy of Muy 1833. That ihe Grand Trunk Kallwiiy Ciiitipnny of Canada have since the ditto of iho said deed of the I3tli day of Aoril 1H33, and nini-u llio date of the snid ratifiealion entered inio po»He«sion of tho said St. Lawrence ni.'l Atlunlic Railroad, which has by virtue of ihc oaid de-'il become pi,.-t nnd portion of the Grand TriinK Railway of Ciinada nnd have |)OMsc8ted ever since, and arc now in posiscssion of Ihe same, ineludin<{ li, it portion thereof which passes ihroui^h iho Hcigniory of Si. Franroislc-\euf. Thiit Ihe real c»laie situiilc in the Hcit;ni(iry of St. Krancjoin-lc-Neuf, afiirefiaid ac<|uiicd by the said Di-fendnntu from the ("aid St. fjOWH'iuc nnd Alliiiilic Uail-Road Company, by and in virtue of the said deed of covenant, ronricts of that |K>riion of tho Inle Si. Lawreneo and Atlantic Rail-Road now forming pari of tho (irand Trunk Railway of Canada which passeil through Ihe said seigniory of St. Franijoii'-le-Xeuf, and comprised n lot of land of ninety feet in width more or less, by one mile and sixty lliree hundredlh of a inili! in leni>tli, bounded on both sides by lands l)clonging to the cen- sitaires of the said seigniory of Si. Frnnrois-le-Xeiif, and at mie end by the lino separating the said ftcigniory of St. Frnn4;oi8-lc-\'eiif from llic seigniory cf St. Ililairc nnd at the olhcr by the line be- tween Ihe said seigniory of St. Fr.mi;oi«-lc-Xeuf and the seigniory of St. Ilyacinlhe. That by virtue of the neiiiiisilion so made by the said CJrand Trunk Railway (.'ompany of Canada fiom ihc said St. Lawrence and Allunliu Rail-Rond Coiiipniiy, a mulaiii ;■ has lake place in the pro- prii'iorsliip of the said Si. Liiwnr lliat portion of llii; saiil St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-Road which was lying in the said Srii^nrutir o( Si. Fran(;ois-h'-Xeuf. Tliat llic consideration for l!ic transfer by ihe St. Lawrence and .\tlanlic Rail-Road Company to llic Difciiilanls of Ihc Said St. Lawn-nce and Atlantic Rail-Road and o.'lhat portion of the Alluntic nnd St. Lawrence Rail-Road which belonged to the said St. Lawrence anil Atlantic Ruii-Road Com- pany, con»i>led — I. Of the amount of the liabilities of ihe said St. Lawrence nnd Atiintic Rail-Road Company which said liabilities exceeded at ihe time of the passing of the said deed, the sum of eight hundred llioiisaiiil pounds currency. )i. Of the Slim of iwo liiinilred nnd forty six thousand and one hundr.Hl pounds currency of Stock nnd Shares lield liy Ihc Share holders of the St. Lawrence stud .Xtiiinl.'c Rail-way Company, which were converted in their favour inIo Shares in the Grand Trunk Rail-way Company for the same nmounl. 3. Of ihc sum of scvenly live ihoiisand |Miiinds sterling |>aid to the said Shareholders of the said St. Lawrence and .Vtlantic Rail-w.iy Company for arrears of in.eresl due Ihem. That Ihe suid three dill'erent sums form togelher that of £L I lU, 100 currency, whicii the said Defendants have pniil lo ucipiire the said St. Lawrence and Atlantic Kuil-Road and the said portion of ihc .Atlantiir and Si. Lawrence Rail-Road Company. Tliat the proporlion of the said last mentioned sum appartcning to that portion of tho St. Law- rence and .'Vtlaiilie Rail-Road which was situated and lying in the said Seignior of St. Fran<;ois-le- \enf, as the conslileralion or price thereof, calculated according the value which the said portion of the said Road bears to the whole of the said Road, wtmid exceed the snin of £10,000 Os. Od. currency, but tliat ihc said Plaintill', in order lo avoid conlestalions, is willing to consider the sum of £6,538 9s. Od. curnMicy as represcniing the pi ice or consideration paid nnd given by the Defendants for the said portion of the St. Lawrence and .\llantie Rail-Road lying wliilhin the said Seigniory of St. Frantjois- |p-Neiif, though ihe said sum is far beh)w die ctrnl value of the said portion of Rail-Road lying within the suid seigniory of St. Frant'ois-lc-Xcuf. That ihe right of indemnily (ilroit d^inilrmiiili) due to the said Plaintifl' by the Defendants on their said actpiisition of the said portion of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-Road lying within the Seigniory of St. Francjois-le-.Vcuf, consists of one fifth of tho price or consideration paid for the same to wit: of one fifth of tho said sum of JC(>,538 9s. Od. currency equal to the sum of £1,307 5s. 9{d. currency. That the lods et veiUes due to the Plaintiff by Ihe Defendants on their said acquisition of that por- tion of the said St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-Road lying within the said seigniory of St- Franqois- le-Neuf amount to anoihcr sum of £514 Us. 6d. currency, which the said Plaintitr is entitled to claim from the snid Defendants for the said lods et ventes. And tho said Plainiiff alleges that the Defendants though often requested to pay and satisfy to the Plaintill the above two sums of £1,307 Ss. 9id. and of £534 17s. 5d. currency amounting together lothat of £1,852 3s. 2{d. currency have hitherto neglected and refused so to do. l t* i !l i! !■ Wbewfore, the PItintiff bring! roll and prayi that the taid Defendanti be condemned to pay aud Wtl8i/y to the Plaintiff the said sum of £1,832 3«. S^d. corrency with inlcreit and coett of luil. Signed, CIIEURIKR, DORIOX and DCRION, AUorniu/or Plaintiff. Montreal, 22nd November 1860, Exceptions Pircmptoi'',* et Dt-fense en Fuit. (Already printed, See piige 20.) ( P.ndorscit) Factum de rAppeiant— File co 22 Novembre 1856. ; (I'atnphed) i U B PROVINCK Dr CANADA, ) Diatrict lie Montr^"!, ) BANC OE LA REINE. ENAI'i'i;i^_ A. K. KIF.RZKOWSKI, APrri.AjiT M. I,A COMPAUNIE DK CIIKMIN DK KKR DV CANADA, IMTIMBE. AUTORITES CITEES PAR L APPELANT. PRoP(l^96 i'l la ('i>n)pn!:rni(' dii Uniiid Trimi-, A:, il y ii cil iriiiliilion. Acif 10 Vi. :. <•. ;!!), S.'.l. I. Lc niiiii iVi'nion im tVAiiinli^-amc (pie Ton tlimnt' a rncic ne siv'nilii" rit n. II iip di'sijjnc pii« iino cspi'ci; parliculirri' do cunlrat toiiiiu diiti^t milri' droit, innis II pi'iil !<'!ip|)liniicr i"i Imiii' ecpiie do con- trol el surloul aiix conlral!! inixlc*. cumiiit! IVst pclui du 12 Aviil IS3.1. Ili-.NHio.t DK P.\N»KV, I)is«t'rliiiii'n>i Ft'iiilalcs — Vo. Iiiilcniiiiti', j 23, p. 2*C. " {'(lie inaxiiiir n-i iiicoiilolulilf dc inaiiliTc (pio i-i, a|irt's le pai'-inciit di- rindemnili', la innin- " nitirlo Iraiispurli' riiiimriililc a uii iiiilri' >or|)-< malii-innrliiMc pr,r vcnl''. par donaliun i-l par I'-cliaiigc, •' ce\W union oiivro an pMlil da Si'i^'iu-nr iiiii- iiiiiivclle aclioil aliii iriiuliiiniili-, \r " Pcit'ti'- un iiii> liioublc, dont ptirtle liii aurait Oti- payrc par trs a«Miri(-H iM I'aiilrc pinlio aiiiail (urmi- »a Mu^o dans lu SiM-ielt'. Or, 11 y aurail cucori' iiiiilalion dans iini.- »ciiit>lal>lc Iratisaclinii. PoTHiKH, Contrat de SiHirli-, No. J, J i^ 3 al. " l)c la prrscniilioii, No. "It. I.c Coinrat de Socii'ti' rf\ nn eoniral 0, No. 27.')!— p 7.M No. 27:)3— 2751, p. 7(!.{— No. 27S(). Idem. Dictioiinairi" du I'Enrfgislniuenl, T. 6, Vo. Socicte, Nos, 38 — 39 — 40—41 — 42— 62— C3— 04— 05— ««— e< G8. Henrion pk Panskv, Vo. Indeinniti'', § 20, p. 278— 270— 2S1— 282. AsciE.N Dknisakt No. 3. I'nion de benefice eat imi- ulienalion. UosniET. Dirlionnaire dps Doinaiiics. Vo. Indernniti', T. 2, p. 5,J.!, arrc't du 7 .\ortt 1744. — Contre le Seni de St. l.onU de II men. Proposition 2o. Cetlu iiiiitatiun n eu lieu en faveiir d'une niain-niorlr &i a donne lieu a Tin- demnile Seigiieuriale. GfVOT, Repertoire, Vo. Gens de inain-inor'e. " On appelle uiM>i tons Ics corps et con inunautcs, tani ceclcsiusliiiucs que laiqiies, i|ui sont " pcrpetiiels, et qui par une subrogation de iKTsonnes, etant censes 61re toujours les nienies nc produi- " sent aucune mutation par mort." Anoien De.nisart, Vo. CJensde main-inorle. " On appelle gens de niain-niorli', les societi's, monosteres et communauteg qui ne meurent jn- " mais, (|ni »e renouvellent toiijours." Lefebvre de Laplancmk, Traite du Duinaine, T. i, p. 33G. " Ces mnin-mortes sont ainsi appelcLS puree (|ue idem semper corpus pernianet licet periona mU' " tenliir cl moriaitlur." Bosquet, Dictionnaire dcs Domaines, Vo. Amoriisscment, p. i 47, donnc la m6me definition que Guyot. Grant— On Corporation8,p. 4, 5, 98, 102, 103. Hi Ai 8f ** A qaeition of more difllcully ii a* lo ihe poailion of Corporationi, who have lakon and oonlinua " io bold, lands beyond the annual valtto which thnir liceoM lo hold in mort-main aulhorixei." Idem, |). 1:29, lo IS4, 136. KKiiT'a Com. T, J, p. 267, p. 875. Anobi.l k, Ambi, on Corporuliuns, p. I, 2, 3, 33, 44, S3, 113, 114, 113. CoDB CiTiL OK I.A LotTMiANB, Art. 418, 419, 420, 431, 422 ct 427. FcsRART, Dictionnairo do I'Enrogiilroment et Jua Donminei, Vu. inain-morte. T, 3, 2. 307 No. 1, p. 30a. No. 4. " Aujourd'hui I'expreiaion dn main-morta n'ctt plua u«ii6e que pour parlor dos bieiiN d6. *' letiui par leu oommunaut^s reiipieiiiiei, Ics hogpiccs, les commune*, leu 6tabli>ii'menls publics ot " g^>n6ralvmcnt par lea corps v\ individu$ qui ae perpttuent." Co nVit pas parce qui' les corps no |)cuvcnt alK'ner Icurs bicns qu'iis Honi n|)pch-a main-mortc. L'impuiasuiico d'iili6ner hVnI ijirun accidrnl dc la inoin-morlu ct non c^.tniiticlle ik 8un existence- Toules leN rnniti-mortcs ponvnient aulrefois aequCrlr des immciiblcs el les iilieni-r, el si I'on a prohib6 I'ulienation des biens des niiiin-mortcf, ou plul6t si I'un n exi^e Pobservntiim de ccrtuinc!* fortniililes pour lour ulienaliun, nela n'a (-Xk (|Uo pour la conservnliun des biens Uictionnnirc du Dnmaine, Vo. Amorlissemrnt, p. 144. " On voit line onibre d'niiKirlifsement di'slelV'e siecle, "lous les Emperciirs Itnmains, qui, selon "le telMnignaKc de St. Jerome, mirent des borncs niix nequisitiuim ipie fesnient les Kgiises, lrs(]iielies " recevant de tiniles parts el ne fannt que tti-.t rarement ties aUenatuiiii, »e I'usscnt trinivie.t a In (in " |K>sseder Ions le* biens temporels ; ce I'm p;ir ce motif que les Uoix, dans les Xlle et Xllle sieelcs " [lour remedier auK trop grnndes aripiisitiuns que lu fcrvuur do lu religion inspiruil, di'elureient les " muin-mortes incapubles de |K)«seder." IIerv^;, MaliiireH F't odule", T. 0, p. 429. " Ce n'ej>t pas tout. Comnie les nulrcs corps ipii soni perpetiiels par leur institution ct qui ont •' dos pntprioiL's en taut que '.orps, nc lei aliinent pa.i plui que le C'lergi'. n^atiiiie /e.i nieniira pnrce " qu'iiurun ineinbre du corps ne peut disposer de ce qui appartient ii ce corps el do ee dont il n'a que " hi jtiiiissanec on radMiiiiistr'ilion, on a liouvr (pie le prejudice 6tait le m6me pour lo roi, (pieli|ue " fOl le corps qui fit ruc(|uisition et on a {-tcndu I'amortisscment tk tous les corps qui font ucquisi- •• lion " Mem, p. 4.1H— 410. " Idem, p. 411 Dira-t-on aussi que le* corps luunicipaux, que les corps dc marchnnds " cl d'ouvriers elaient frappes de lu iiu>mc incapaeitfi que rE^lisc, et si on le dit, comment Ic prou- •' vern-t on." "Idt III, p. 4H0 II a I'-te tout simple qii'ils exi^eassent nussi tin dedommn^omenl p6- cuniuirc des corps i|ui acqueriaient pour ne point atiiKcr, puisqiie ces uc(|uisilion8 alteruiem leurs profils easiiels." GuTOT, Trnito des Fiefs, T. 2, p. 146. " Le relief est, pour bien din*, le seul droil qui reste aux Seigneurs sur les fiefs amortis, car rarement iiml-ils idiintB, el les formal iles do cea ali'nalions les rarilknt excessivrmriil." Arr£t£s oe Lamoignon, Tit. |H, Art. 16. "En cas d\iliiiiatioH fuite par gensde main-morte, etc." All. 17 " Encore qui' duns In suito les gens de main-morte mcttent /A^nVog'e hors de leurs mains." LerEB. HE DE LAfLANCHB, T. I, p. 338. " Cuminc il n'arrive jamais dc changement dans la possession des main-mortcs par succession, el qu'il est Iris-rare que leura hirilagea chanpeM de main jiar la voie de la ven, 3, p. 416 et 417— L'nuieur Tiiit la distinction entre les t-nmmunautf's <]ui sont propriflaircs do icurt biens ct collet i|ui nc Ik sunt |m!<. I.cs lines peuvcnt olif^ncr, les iiutrcs no Ic peuvrnt pns. Idem p. 418— "Qiril est fiiux que Ic* birns di's cominunnuti'K solent " pnisscnt *lrodils" innlii'iinbli-s propri'iiirnl & rii^oiuenscinrnt duns le ini'me sens qu'on le dil den biens dosuiincurs, lie. Iilein p. 4^7. — Allrniitlon fuilo miin Ira formalites roqiiiiics derlnrt'c valubL-. P. 431 et ouiv.— Opinion de l'Av(ieiit-3en6rul Segiiicr, (iiie les Kieb'siiisliiiues no sont que de tliiiples iiKiirruilier!", ee qui e.-il lu roiKon pour Inquelle ils ne |x.'iivent aliener. P. 43J.— " M. l'Avocllt-^'i•n■ nil appiiyn, etc " "II in^islii encore suree que In venta t-tait nnltrieurca IVpoqiio de 1749, leinp- on I'Kgliso ayant la fuculte d'acquerir, ellc devait avoir plus dc liberie pour vtndre. OuvoT, llt'perloirp. Vo. Aliennlion, p. 311. A.NCiKN Drnisaht, Vo. Hiens d'Kglije, No. 32.—" Dam le temps ou I'Eglise Pomrjen9a ik (xis- seder des foiid«, les Kveqiies qui en iivaient TadminiMratinn poiivaienl les aliinrr." Idem Le meme iiiileiir Nox. 23, 24, 85, 26, 27, 2«, 29, 3(», 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 et 38. donne des excmpies d'alienntion fuit-s sans uiiriine forinalite qui ont elt- deelareex v.-ilubles. Co qui drmonire que les formaliti- exigi'cj pour I'ulienatioa des biens do TEglise nVtaient ipio pour la conservation de les biens. Coriii.N, T. I, p. 15!). " Kniin li's loriuiililes en miiliere d'alienation des biens de. rKgli«' n'ont txk ftablis que |x»ur fiviler In le»isement general pour tons W* lilens d'unr eglise, d'unc eom- munaiile ou d'uuo province. IIkkvk. T 6, p. 172 i'l I7n. La rl,Mi«i' i|nl sc trouvi- dans quclipies Slaluls Provinciniix, que leseorpornlinns pourront arqiierir sans letlres d'aiiiorli'OieiuenI, e<|Mivaul a ees amoitissetnenis gcniraux ipie foaienl les Kois de France ct a la (liilioii d'lme sergcnierie » noble." " Decisions du 7 Janvier 1742 ct 25 Fev. 1742 contre les marchands merciers el iMmnctirrs de " Paris. Celle du 7 Rfai 1745 contre les Fabriqiianis de la ville de Tours, pour l"ac'(piisition d'une " maison destinec a I'etablissement d'unc Calandre. Celle du 29 .N'ovembre 1747, eonire les atwlhi- " caires oratoire ; autre du mi^me jour qui jngc mt^inu chose .;onire " les marchands drapiers et mercicrs de Fulaisc pour Tacquisilion d'unc inuison destinec au coiilr6le " el a la visile des marchandises. La ruison pour laquclle la superficie a b\b dispcnsee du droit " par cos deux decisions, c'est qu'elle est destinec a ruiililc publique sans rapporter, ni revenu nt " uiilitu particuliere, aux dites communaui^t." Crla flail conforme a I'Ord. de 1738. «l " Dfoltion da ConMil Royal dct Finanoei du M 8«pt. 1740, qai rtfomw UD« dioldon da Mr. ** I'lnlendant d« Rouen el oondamne la communauti dee malirei drnpieri et wrgiere d'Evnns, A ** payer le droit d'amortiiemrnt d'un moulin k fouler aoquie par bail A rente en 1731." L'nmortiMcmcnt et rindcmnit6 lont eoumis anx mAmei riglei, I'un e«l payable aa Seignear at I'autre au Roi. Bof<)VBT, Loco cilnto, p. 170, Di aoRT, Jurispnidrncc du Consril, T. I, p. t4-l5. " Di'C'iiiion du 2D Novcmhro I7l7, qui oondnmnd let mallrei-apothloaire* de Ca» nutcurt parlent do I'inaliC'nabilito des bicns det miiin-morlp*, il« n'enlcndcnt pnrler que de riin|MM»ibilit6 oil lont lot individus qui composvnt un corpi main-niurtubiv d'uliiner leura parts duns Ivs bicna appartrnnnl au corps ut non dit I'impossibilitu du corps de les alit'nt'r. UdosT, Jurisprudence du Conseil, L. I, p. 37. " Siir re, d{-cision du H Fevrier 1748, qui porle : le ilroil h\iI pat d6." p. 33. " L<- iiiolif do cctio di-eisiiin est que I'udjudicoiion a ^■tu faiiu uu profit Jcs Jurfs-Aulneurs da ToilcH, piiur (MIX leurs hoira, Huccesseurs et ayiint cauno. Do co lernie d'tiuirs, on a coiiclu quo loa JurcH-Aulni'urs ii'iiviiient point acquis en cominunnut^-, en norlo (|ui', rlmqiic nfiicirr vendunt sa cliarKf , ponviiti veiidru lu porlioii ijui lui nppartenail duns la tnuison, et (|Uo leu lii-ritii-r* de eel (iliicMer lui succi'-dninit diinii celtc portion; uo qui constiluo au coiilriiirc la inuin-motte, elant lUmpoaaiLi/iU que I'un ilii Corfu uliinr ta part ou portion oh que >r« htritkrt lui tufcidrnt. On li-s u regardesconimo lien impu'ri'iirM en socielr, (pii (laicnt lous co-proprii-tnires pour un virol-cinquienie." 3ii. l.vH ('ompiiKnlcH de (.'liciuin de Fer r: uuires Corporations oni 6tO rvconnues commo main- morics par un grind nombro d'aeles do la L^'gl 'alurc Provincialo. 41 Obo. 3 c. 10.— Montreal Water-Work. IHOI. 41 Gko, 3 c. 17 — Royal Initlilwtion IHOI. ii Ctvii. 4 c. 58 — Cheinin du Fer du C'liamplain et du St. Laurent 1833. 4 tJi'ii, 4 c. 3.V-Collrgo Sic. Anne I8J4. 4 (h'lL 4 c. 36.— CullOgc! St. Ilyacintlie 18,, 6 OuiL 4 e. 18, — Conipagnic du Guz de Montreal. (iuii, 4 o. .'il. — Collide t'lmmbly. 2 Vii'T. e. id. — Actes conccrnant les biens des dilfurcntcs d6noR' la'i one rcligieuses. 3 el 4 Vict. c. 30. — OrJ. concrnunt le Suminairc de ^'f. Sulpice. Le Seniinuire y est reeoiinu coiuiiie Otnnt une Corpora .en : jcli'siasliquc, sans ;:. il soit di'clar6 que ses biens seront tenu.H en iimin-morte. 7 Vict. c. II. — I'riiicipiux Ollieiers de I'Ordonnance. 8 Vict. e. J.').— Coinpugnio du Clicmin de Fer du St. Laurent el de IWtlantique. 9 Vict. 0. 82. — Coinpngnie du Clieinin du Fer de Monlri'al et Lacliine. 10 et II Virl. c. 119. — Clieinin dc Fer do Carillon et (ircr.ville. 10 et II Viet. c. 1'20. — Clieinin de Fer du Lac St. Louis et de la ligne Provinciale. 1(1 el It Viet. e. til. — Cbeiiiin du Fer de Montreal el de lu ligne Provinciale. 10 et It Viet, <-. I'i!. — Clieinin ile Fer du Canada, Nouveau-Urunswiek et dc lu Nouvclle-Ecotie. li Viet. ('. 178. — Clieinin dc Fer de la Jonclion de Montreal et Vermont. 1 j Vict. V. 93.— Ineorporunt les I'l^res-Obhils. li Viet. c. 90. — L'.\cademie Industriello do St. Laurent. li Vict. e. 180. — Coinpagnic du Canal du St. Laurent el du Lac Champlain. Voir encore : — L'Ord. 4 Vict. c. 31, ». 3i —Conccrnant la Citu de Quebec. " 4 Viet. e. 3i. «. 35.— " " " Toutes Ic9 coiporuiioiis religieuses ••: . ,.•' « y sent reconnuea commo ctantdes mains-mortes. Jugemenl.'*. — No. n7i.— Jacobs v^. La Compngnic du St. Laurent ct de I'Atlontique. — Jugt. 16 D£'C. 1850. No. 890. -Grant v<. Les I'riiicipaiix Omciers de I'Ord.— 28 Janvier 1848. Ces ileiix Jiigi-menis ont etc r- -Jus i\ Montreal. 4o. Sous le droit nouvcau en iVancc Ton rcconnait quo tons les corps qui ont une existence per- petuellc soiit des inainH-m'.'lt ■. FcssART,— Diet, dc rilnregistrement et des Domnines, cit6 plus haul. Dam.oz, — Juris, du royauine, nnnee 1849. — 4e partie, p. 46. Nolo 2, — It.ipport de M. Grevy. " CiloyeiiH Repri'-sentants, Ics etablisscmenis do main-morle, dont I'exintcnce se perpetiie par una " subrogation successive de personncs, aequi^renl souvent, aliinrnt rarement el ne meurcut jamais. " Leura biens dont la masse va .sans cesse augmentani sont retires du commerce, etc." 2 Col. " Les Socielcs anonymes n'otfanl qu'une durie limilee, il s'est {'iev6 des doutes sur la " juslesso de Icur assimilation aux eiablissementsde main-morte.'' P. 47 — " Toulcfuis il ne faut pas perdrc de vue quo, si lea biens des nmins-mnrtes no peuvent '* jamais 6prouver dc mutation pour cause de d^cis, ils pouvent £tre et soni quclquefois Vohjet de " transmisiions rnire vif's." Dalloi,- Juris, du Royaume, annC-e 1851, p. 49 ct 60.— L'on y reconnail que les Clicmins de Fer aont des biens tenug en main-moites et s'ils oal 6l6 decharg^a des droits etablis par la loi de 1349 ee n'eat que parceque les Compagnics qui les exploileni n'en sont pas pioprictaircs. M. DrSmionv, Dans la Revue Critique de Juriaprndence, aanie I8ftl, p. 480,— Combat lea M \4 i dicisiioDs qui unt exempt^ les Compagiiie» de Chemins de Per dcs droits (-tablis par la loi de 1849— ct declare formcllement que ces Chemins de Fer sont tenus en main-morte. 5o L'acqui^-iiion Tuile d'une mainmoite par uno autre main-morte in quclque tilro que ce soit donne lieu au droit d'indemnite. Uenui de Pansey, vo. L'Indemnitt- § 23 & 24, p. 276. Baci)uet, — Droits d'amoriissemcnt c. 46. No. 4. p. 411 & 415. Hebve,— .Malieres ftodaies T. 6, p. 673, 574, 616, 617. Ferriere,— G. C. sur la coutume dc Paris T. I, p. 1152, No. 8, 9 & 10. i.EFEBVBE Dk. Laplancue. — Traitu du domaine, T. p. 418. Baco ehargera des obligations des autres, et de determiner les eomliiions c'e cette niiiiin; egalement les droits devant upparlenir aux aetioanaires de elia(|ne conipagnio apres I'unioii; el grneralenient de regler les eonveniions de telle union et le mode fuliir d'ailuiinislralioM dcs atfaires des eotnpagnles ninsi unies. Le clause sixicmc eouclae ea forme de proviso slaluc : (pie cIkkiuc compagnie conli- niicra a cxislcr eoiimio corporation nussi longtcinps ()ue ni-ccKsaire pour iiictire a exTxiilion les pou- voirs lransf(';re» a la compagnie formic dc I'union des aulics, appaitenant a elia()ue telle com|)agnio par son acte (.i'incorpornlion. Les niitres claiis<-s du slatut ntlribucnt a la nouvelle compagnie les pouvoirs des autres eoiupagiiiesqui dolvent la composer, la eliargeant de leurs obligations et eleve son capital au iiuinlant collcctif ii/rinC' du capital de toulcs ces eompagnics. I'll autre acle de la iiii>me session (16 Viet. e. 76,) entr'aulrcs dispositions, comporte que si la c(Hiipagnie (III (irand Trunc de chemin de fer du Canada est une dcs eompagnics comprises dans rimion, la coiii|).igiiic ain'ii formi'c dc I'union des autres avec elle s'appellcra ; " La Compagnie du (■rand Tronc de clirrnin de fer du Canada." y.ix vcrtu dcs Slatuts Provineiaux ci-hauts cit^s, un acte appele . " .Vmalgainalion act" (acto d'union on amalgame) fut fait ii Londres, le 12 Avril 1853, cntre la compagnie du (irand Tronc do chemin dc fer du (Xanadu, !a compagnii! principalc de jouction, la eompagnle du Grand Tronc do clicmiu (Ic I'lT (III Canada est, la eoiiipagnic du chemin de fer de (^iit'4)cc (t Iticlimoiid, la compagnie du chemin dc fer du St. Laurent ctde l'.\llanli(|ue, la compagnie du elieiuin de fer de Toronto elGuelph, la compagnii' du chemin de fer de I'Atluntique et du St. Luuicnl, et U'illiaiii Jackson du Uiikcnheud en .Xiiglclcrre, ct I'lloiiorable John Koss de licllevilW, dans le HuiiiCanada. Cei uctc, aprt's avoir ri^fcre aux suiuts provineiaux ei-haut cites donne, pour raisons du traite fait enlre ees dilfcrenles eompagnics, les suivanles, savoir: ipie par I'aete ci-dessus cite (8 Viet. cap. 3.')) incorpiirnnt la compagnie du St. Laurent et de I'Allantiqiie, cette compagnie avail le pouvoir du pri^lcvcr un capital dc Jt, et gencralcincnt de fuirc loutes cnnvcnlions ct slipniations toucliunt Ics condi'.iuns auxquelles telle union duvait avoir lieu, qui seraicnl jngees ut'ci'ssJiires pour etablirles droits re»peotifs des compagnit'8 et ceux di's iiclionnaires ainsi que le mode d'adminislralion des allaires de la Compngnienpri's telle union ;que Ieltrail6 devait dtre ratific- par lea Iruis quarts au moins des voles des acliunnaires dos divorscs eonipagiiies dOniont assemblees par convocation des Direcleurs ; quo sur telle ratification du la convciilion aritjiee par I'union de deux ou de plua de deux compagnies, lelles Compagnies n'cn formeraicnl qii'une et seraient une seule corporation regie sous le nom d'incorporation clioisi, ft serail revetue de tous Ics droits de proprictes et rcsponsablcs du toules les obligations des compagnies rt'speclivcs devcuucs parties a la convention, du telle fa^on que tout droit ou obligation apparlenaut u cliaqiic eompagnie apparticndrait a la com|)agnie formee de I'Union des autres : que loute puursuile penilanle pour o>i contre eliaque Compaguic serait eontinu£e pour ou contre la compagnic sous son nom d'incorporation ; que le capital de la eompagnie iifiie serait egal au capital combine de chacuiit da compugnits^ el que la nouvclle coinpngnie aurait le droit de le prfelever par cmprunt ou auircrncnt. II fut ensuitc stipule par le dit acte d'union ou amalgame quo Ics diUV'rciiles compagnies ci-liaut C'numcrees seraient unies de nianiere a n'cn former (|u'unc depuisle preiui''r juiilot IMo, sons le nom de " La Compagnic du Grand Tronc de clicmin de I'er du Canada," et que Ics diU'crcnlis cnln-prises de ces compugnies seraient utiles en uno seulc sujelle aux dispusilions des actus ci-haiit cites ct a la ratification des acticmnaires : et que dans I'cntreprise collective seraient coinpris I'ercciion ct I'enlre- tien du Font-Victoria. II fut de plus eouvenu que Tacle de consolidation des aclcs des eliemiiis do fer, entr'autres dispositions, cellos relatives au pouvoir des comjiagnics de ilicinin du fcr, cVsl-i'i-ilire I'aete 11 et |j Vict. chap. 51 s'appli(|Uerait a la eonippgnie unic, (jnc lu i';ipilal d.' hi coinpairMiu unie serait egal au capital form': dus di%'ers capitaux des coiiipagnius couiposant raj.-oi-ialion. (^ue les actions du cheiuin du fer du Quebec et du Kiclimond devicndraient nelionn de la nonvcllu compa- gnic et qu'il en serail ainsi de cellcs de la compagnic du Si. Laurent et do r.Vtlauliqiiu. II ful encore convunu que la compagnic unie payerail aux aetionnaircs du la eompagnie du St. Laurent ul de I'-Vtlantitiue £75,000, pour aequiiter les arrcragus ur lus actions ct sur les aulrcs dettus de la compagnic. En vertu de eet acte d'union ratifie par Ics aetionnaircs du St. Laurent I't ile I'.Xllantique, les diversus coinprti;iiii'Sa l.i(oiir, ponr la pariiu p;i«»uiil dans sa suignuiirii-, atlendu cpiu tullu panic du cliumin aurait etc translun c uii ijitiin-iiiorlr, .M. Kiurz- kowski a, le 9 ducumbrc Ifi.jti, inti'nle contre la Compagnic une a< lion pour jC|.S.>J 3s :.M, t Ipnl £1307 .')^* Dd, pour droits d'indumnilc et £541 17s 5d pour loJs et vunus. Li' lilx'lle de sa demande considere I'aete d'union commc ayaiit prixlult line mutation equipol- lanl a venlu cl comme telle donnant ouvurture aux lexis el vcntcs ul a riiidiimiitu. II Iraitu lu niiiiitant dus actions de la compagnii- du S[. Laiirrnl ul du r.\llanti(|iiu, cjiii, mu termus dus Staliils ut du I'Aitu d'union doiveni ein- clianguus en anions du la conipagmc nnic lu montant ilus duties de cutlu eompagnie et la soinmc de £7ri,lKK», ipie la eoin|)agniu a pavce aux aclionnaires du St. Laurent ut ilc I'Ailantiijuc ponr arrcragu* d'lntun-ls commo compoHant lu prix de lei mutation cqiiippollant a vcnie. Cu iiioniant cstde £1,1 l<;,IOO doiaianl une propoition du £|0,000 pour le eliciiiiii sitiaiis dislinoles, ipii pcu- venl s'uiionccr uoiume suit. lo. La Compagnic du Grand Tronc dc chemin de fcr du Canada n'usi pas une mat n-morfe ; ct supposant que I'aete d'linioii nit forme une mutation en t.a favuiir, ullu n'a pas doiine ouvurture au droit d'Inde -initu. 2o. Lac e d'union n'a pasdoiinC* lieu ik une mutation donnant ouvcrlure au droit d'indemnite eii favour de M. Kiersko\V"ki. 3o. Supposant que la Compagnic du Grand Tronc de chemin de fur du Canada »erait une main- morte el que I'actc d'union aurait donne lieu ii uno mutation emportant lu droit d'indcinnil6 Tuctc Seigneurial ile 1854 a f-tuint cc droit d'iiide'nnite el lout autre droit Scignuiirial. 4o. Indcpcndammcnt dus Irois propositions ci haul exposOcs, le cliumin do fcr du Grand Trone est nn onvrage constriiil pour I'ntilite publique ; e'cst un ouvroge Provincial donl la mutation ne doune pas ouvcrlure au droit de lods el vcntcs. Ce sent ces differenies propositions de la Defense qn'elle va soulenir det raisonnemenu et appnycr d'autorit6». 6S PREMIERE PROPOSITION AROVMBM-f. — La Compagiiie da Grand Tronc de chemin de Fer du Canada n'est pas une main- morte. Cetle question spi^cialc relativement li la Compagnie du Grand Tronc sc raltache ^ unc question g6n6rale qui s'applique i\ tuutcs les Ccmpagnics de chemin de fer £tablics en ce pays. Cos compa- gnies qui ont par Icur charte la iibre faculi6 d'acqn^rir ct d'aliuner, et qui ne sent frapp£cs d'aucune restriction en ce gens, sont-elles des tnains-mirUs qai, sous Pancicn regime Seigneurial, 6taient tenues de payer I'indemniie a chaque mutation faite en Icur faveur? Admetlar par forme de raiaonncmcnt que cctte question, d'un haul int6r6t public et qui est bien importantc dans I'espece actuelie, dAt 6trc jugee pur ie Droit Frant^ais introduit iui pr6s de deux si^cles avnnt la decuuverte de la locomotion par la vupcur ct auquci des cumpo^'iiies industriellcs de la nature des compagnies de cliemin de fer etaient enti^remcnt inconnues, supposanl, disons-nousi, que ceite question duivc trouver ta solution dans la Legislation Frnnqaisc et les livrcs dcH Juriscon- sultes, ii I'exclusion de notre Legislation Canadienne clle n'en doit pas inolns etre ducidee dans la negative. C'elait 6videmment I'incapacile d'acquferir ct d'aliener, incapacilu ilont I'Eglise avait t'l6 frapp6e depuis les temps les plus recules de la Monarchic Franc^aise, qui avait fait nominer les corps eccir-sia»tiqiies gem de main-morte et qui avait dunne lieu aux lultres (I'umortis^ement el a la finance, que, sous le nom d'amortissemcnt ou d'indemnite, ils paynieiit au Seigneir .suscrain on Seigneur ceuiiicr, pour lenrs acquisitions, suivant que le bien acquis etait tcnu en F.ot uu en Uoliiru. II est bien vrai que (|uelqucs outcurs enscigncnt que sous les Rois de la premiere riieo I'Kglise acquerait librement ; niais tous s'nccordent u dire que cc'.le libert6 6lait uu ubus qui fut bien vitc proscnt et qui disparut pour toiijours. Le.s uionuniL— '■« de la seconde race fournissent des preuvcs abondantcs de oclle insertion qui est nujoiird'luii un fait hintorique que personnc ne saurait metire en doute. Cetle iiieapucile ^iV'st incar- nee dans les mdiirs legales de la France ; |)endant plus de sept sieeic .'lie a fail parlie do la police du Itoyauii^e. \}nc raison d'Etal qui s'oppusuit a I'aeeaparement Irop considerable de biens par des mains ipii ne venJaient pas et exer^aient un monopole indrt sur le rcste des ciloycns, joint a rintcrOt des Seigneurs doni les aecpiinilions par I'F.glise paralisaient la inoiivanre, expli<|ue faeilemcnl la restriction qui einpecliait les tnains inurtesd'acquerir sani permission ; pcriuissiim qnin'einil neoordeo que sur pavement I'e finance el jamais sans de iHinnes raisons. Par la suite, les menies motil's cten- dirent cette prohibition a tous les corps, lant ecelesiasiiquesfiiie laics doni les lucinbrcs iic possedaient pas pour eux mais pour le corps (pi'ils rcprc»entaient ; qui pas plus que I'F.glisc n'alicnaicui ; qui no ni( "rraicnt pas plus qu'elle et eoinme clle se perpcluaieiit, iioii par one subsliiulion d'iudividus |)i)sscdant en nom pioire, mais par une succession de proposes tpii mouraicnt, fiais doiit ic perpetiiel remplueeiuent perpci-.iail indeliniment I'existence du corps. Ces corps distinijiies cnlr; ciix par dill'e- r.'nls noiiis furent done eonnus kous la denomination generale de " gens de niain-uiorte," eomme PRglise I'avait etc au laravanl, ct leunt acquisitions furent soumises n toulcs le« restrictions de cette tenure. A Tappui de ccs d.vers avances. Ton cite iei les autorites siiivantes : AUTORITfiS. It et 15 Victoria, cli. 73. — 16 Victoria, elis. 37, 39 ct 7(!. F.dil du mois de Deeembre !*i9l, art. 8. — Ordonnunee de Neyron, vol. 2, p. 23C. liai'jiiH. — Tiaitc des droits de Fmnc-Fief, vol. '2, fol, 266. DuiiMuliii -Titre des ficfs, art. 51, glose, 2, p. 61, vol. 1. Ittmiiilrf. — Traite des amorlissemcnts, eh. 7. Itespfiisfs. — 'rilr>; 3 dc i fiefs, art. 2, vol. 3, page 170. Xiitireau Drnisart. — (Juiis Av ninin-morte, vol. 9, p. 260. Ihimut. — Lois civilcs. Tilrc preliminaires des pcrsonnes, sec. 7, p. 15. Rfpntoirt de (hiizul. — Gens de main morle, vol. IL Merlin Rrp, — Main morle, vol. 7, •>. 625. Diclionnalrc di-s Uomaines Vol. 1 : page It?. Antjcl AiHet. — IntriHlueliun page 6th on Curporiitions. Pour alfaiblir le poids de ces autorit^-« et en eluder Papplicution au litige mu entre les parties la Deuiande objcctc : que cv n'itait pas I'incapacite d'aiipierir non plus (|iu' d'aliener (]ui doiniait lieu uux restrictions dont etaient frappvs les gens dt; main-morte, mois la perpcluite de leur succes- sion et la rarete de leurs alienations. Cette objection doul le plus grand tort n'est pas d'tStre en contravention nvec les nuloriles ci-haut cilees, pcehe encore parson defaut d'applicition aux compagnies de chemin dc iVr. 11 est bien vrai que par leurs actes d'incorporation, les compngnies de chemin lir fer, rcCj-oivciit de la loi uno 4>xistencQ morale (jui peut dtro |tnrp5tuelle mai.s (pii ne I'esI pas essonliellcment. Creatures de la loi elles sont eujettes a toutes les conditions aux(|uelles elle suUmlonue leur existence, par Icsiinelles e'le limile leurs pouvoirs. L'inexteulion des obligations que leur impose leur eliatte en produit la eonlis< tion, I'abus de leurs preiogativcs en opere le retranchement. La Imisse de leurs actions peut paraly- ser leurs enm^prises, I'insolvubilite peut former leurs comptoira. Le eonsentemcnl miiluci des ussocies pent les dissoudre. L'epuisemeut ou le dufaut de rcnouvellement des actions pcul les laisser s'etein- dre d'inaniiion. Voini comment s'exprime Pcxccllent ouvroge d'Angell et Ames sur les corporations : — Introduc- tion, page 4. " The immnrlalUy of n corporation means only ils capacity to take in perpetual succession as long as the corporation exists ; so far is it from being literally true that a corporation is immort-tl, many corporations are limited in their duration to a certain number of years. A corporation without limi- il w^ % I 1 i 1 ll I 8« talion may be di^solvea and consequently cease lo exiif, for want of .-nembers, voluntary surrender of franchises, forfeiture by measurer &c., when it is said therefore that a corporation h immortal, we can understand nothing more than that it may exist for an indefinite duration, and the authorities, which have been cited to drove its immortality in any other sense, d) not warrant the conclusion drawn from them." . , . , , , i • - • . En un mot, les corporations sont des aggregations d'mdividus dont la loi reunit les pouvoirs collcctifs surla ttMe d'un fitrc fictifauquel elle uccorde cettaines prerogatives, qu'ello uppelle d'un certain nom sous loquel "'• ■ sunctionne son existence legale, et dont elle fait, dans les terr ;s du droit une per.^oiin.' (/yfMO«fl)t..pable des droit.4 et passible des obligations qui soul du domaitj des indivi- dus. Celte personne pent toujours vivrc par la subjtitution perpetuolle des associfs les uns aux autre?, m;ii-, elk- jicut aussi moiirir par defui 1 dc siiccessioi. et avcc elle s'cteitit la charto qui lui a doiiiH' I'll re. Les eo;ina'.:nies u fomls eomnnm (joint i'tock companies) t'rigees pur lu loi en corporations (et les coiiinagiiies ile cliemiu ile lor avcc quelipu'S legere.t modifications sont de ce nouibn-) ne sont cpie des s-ocii'Mcs coinmereiale.'i imiiijtrielles ou financieres coiiqxwees c'.'un plus grand nombre d'ussocies que les soci.'tes ordiiiinres . Toot le cap. ."> I'owers rel uiiii; lo proiuTty) et nous aonms esipii- se les points lie disseriililailec (pii scj arejit nos <'oinpairnit s des uiaiii-inorles I't ipii reponsseut loute idi'i.' de siniil irit'. Le raisonncment p,\r li'ipiel en v<'nt assi.nilcr I's eonipagiiies de elieniin de I'er aux corporations en main-morle en Fiance et siijcles aux droits d'amoriissemeiit toinlie done au ncant, par defaut d'analogie dans les caraeleres I'ssenliels ipii ies cotistiiuent. Les eoinpat'iiii's ne soul point des iiKiins- niortes piiieeqirellcs n'ont point de perpeUiite de sueeessiim propn iiieiii dili> el (prel|r» sont delivrees des ciitraves (,ui liaient les ;H(//n.x-Hirtion dc la mise do chacun d'eux. lis on: soumis ccs dividendes aux cliances de liausse ct de baisw des actions de la nouvelle compagnie de la m^me maniirc <|ue ce» radmes divide ..-'es £taienl sujcts k la hausifc et k la baisse de la compagnie ancirnni'. Leur propre litre est A pen (.> .int qu'il est formellement reconnu par la nouvelle compagnie. Qunnd aux droits appartenaiit i\ la Compagnie du St. Laurent ct dr I'Atlanlique en vertu de sa chartc, en d'aulres termes, son litre d'incorporation, il n est pas non pics eieint, mais tran»porie a la compagnie nouvelle qui I'a uniau sicn, sans que pour ccia il ail jamais cesse d'apparlenir a La Com- pagnie du St. Lauicnt et de PAtlantique qui y a drs droits indivjj avcc Irs autri's eompagnies qui lui ont en ('change cede une part indivise dans leur propre tilrc et leurn propres actions. II y a fusion et jonclion de litres, sans exiinctiun d'aucuns d'eur. Plusicurs compugiiics cxintnirnt avcc des litres et des droits distincl!<, des obligations diverges, un mode de gcHliun puniculier. Kn vertu d'une loi spt-ciale, eiiea s'unissent pour n'en former qu'une et confondent ccs litres, ces droits et ccs obligations coiivcnanl de les Huumeltru u un mode dc regie uoiforme. L'association de ces eompagnies ii'a point prodiiit d'iiutres rt-siiltals qu'une association d'individus. Primus, .Secundus el Tertius sont proprietaires de cliacnn une usine qui se font niulnellement concur- rence. Pour fuirc cesser cctte competition rAclieudunl de mise appnrtee par un des associes sur la niiac des auires. Pur Taclc d'union, les eompagnies unies so sont engHgues A payer les detles du Si. Laurent et de I'.Xllantique, ont repris sen actions se inontanl a £1,511,100 et ont de plus paye JC75,000, pour uequitter les arrera- ges d'interdts di^s par La Compagnie du St. Laurent et do I'.MIantique u ses actionnaires, faisant en totalile une somme ronde de £1,1 16,100. Cette somine, qui a C-le un excedant de mise, apport6 par la compagnie du Grand Tronc a forme un prix paye k eelle du St. Laurent et de l'.\tlantiquc." Si cette as^icrtion, qui porte k sa face la preuve de sa propre fauss^eie puuvail prouver quelqne cho.sc, elle produirait une induction defavorable k la demunde. En cfTet, eet excedant de miM> auraii ete vers6 par lu (irand Tronc en faveur de la Compagnie du St. Laurent el do I'Atlanlique, ct ee serail cette dernicre compagnie qui aurait k payer le droit d'indemnite. Mais, la proposition n'est pas en cllo- ni£mc soutenable, Le contrat do society n'a aucun des caractvrcs de I'acte de venie, en autant qu'il •*agit du droit d'indemnite, et il serail singulier que I'imposilion d'un droit fiscal en changcruit la natare. Consideru comme contrat de soci6t6, I'acte d'union n'a done pas donne auvcrturc au droit d'indeninitu. 11 est cependanl une autre maniiire de I'envisager, plus favorable encore k la lefense. En France I'union de doux benefices ou autres etablissemens tenusen main-morte, ne produinait pas d'indemnite pour deux raisoni dunnees par les aateurs. La premiere est qu'en certains cas oetie union se fuisait par autorite souvernine, et In seconde qu'elle ne relirait auouna biens du commerce. ii r I ^'i!, Ii[ AUTORITfiS, . L'acte d'amalgame. Gil) 01, Rep. Vol. >> p. 162. Ilprvt', inatieres IfcHalcs. Tom. 6, pp. 429, 541, 617. Diniionnaires il.'- Doinaines. Vo. U'lion. Kc.iio dfs Tribiiiiaux, 3 vols, p *<3. Le Scminairo do (iuebec Vi la Bourse -;• Qufebuc. Jugempnt du 31 fevricr 1851. Or Ifs ciiractiTcs do I'union dont foni mention It-s auioriifis ci-haut cilecs, no se trouvcni-ils retraces d'lme mnnioro mpiwnle dans I'atiu-.n question .> Ayant ainsi rapid.nient exposC- les moyens apporti-s pour la dC-fense i\ I'appui du la scconde pro. position, passonsi'i la Iroisi^nie. Troisieme proposition. Siipposam .]iie ies Co' paunies soicnt des maliis-mortcs possibles du droit d n.-l-maiK, vt v^vc Tact.- d'linion ail it.'- mi a.iu doiinant ouvri.-u.- u ce droit et au droit de lods et veni ■«, I'n.-te ». iynea- rial ill' ISJI li's a loiisdi'iix i'teinls, l,a clause ;}l do cet aclc sVxpriine aii >i : " Tons fonds sur lesqiiels drs droits d*:.) ! .unite out " ete paves a un seigmnr et (Hi. m ont pas le vendus ou coneedex drpnis tel paiei len'. :> dc-j prrson- " lies possedant aiilreimiit (lu'eii ..i.i.n-inorte, s.mt par le presen' deelar.'- Otie et r."...ir tte ^hi j. ur 'l '• la d.ilc de 1(1 paieiM.'Mt ou Je tout aete ou .^ontrat pir ( rit ol;lif,'eant ii-ls proprut.iires ji p«yof ^lU " ilroils, deelriru.'s de Ionics r -dcvanees ct clargcs seigueuriai :. et tciiii^ ■ i\ franc nl. ' Mlurier, mais " sujcis a piieim:it d'lim- rcnlc consiituec eif.i. ■■■i\ ecus ci rc|.!,s legalei.f. nl dils *\,- .eeux." Le scnsdcceltedispo-itiou ne poiiirrii eire piH clair. If- ^I'lts: " Too i.icns sur Icwpielsdes "droits d'indemnile out etc payis et qui n'"iM [■ s cle vm iu- dcpuis a des pcrsoMics possc.lanl " luli'ment .piVa ni:iiri-niortc ^nt dochui- circ el avoir etc dce!iargr> tie tons dpnl- scigueuri i'!s,' ne -lisent ils pis evidciiiiii -ut (|m! ipiand la vent.- on concession rvo-lcricnio n«. 5).,remcnt de rinili in- nile I.'.: ci lira enire m:.ins-iii>Tte-. u ii'y n pas e-. »-,,>erlure au droll d'inJcmiiite o,.;;i!.iu\ i'i> iiisiriict > is pour la eonl'ci lion des cadastres. II luiraitcte iujusle, dit-eli", ipic Ics propriulaii s dc :'"vU tcne.!- <'.i miiu-inorle eusseni eto tenus sculs de la comniulatiou du droil d inJei.i.iite, et p o ' ■ 'le clause la u ;,'isl.ilure a voulu r.'paiiirce dioil sur tons les bicus ile la sciiznenric. 1',! au s-.-ilin. .' ■ c-clle interprrtiiiion cpii repose eu enli'-r ^ ir de» conjeeliires, I'on :.i';ue (Ic Tc- jinl i-cmril ,i l.'acic Sei,;::euri:d (pii nVsl pas de reglcr les droi's pas,c, iiiais simple- ine^>! la tenure tV<. I.iii; por.i li luliir. La i!cMiaii avani la passaiion do ' present :icte ou ne donncri a aucuiie personiie cpiclconqiie, aueiui droil d'nciion |M)ur !c rocouvrr- '• iiient lie d. aiers ou autres -.ai-ius piiy>'» pirliii ou scs predeecs«eurs sous f.irnie de rentes i u '• autres rccnt actc, devront elre souiuiscs .'i la cill " aclc." L'oll dil : CcMIe i-Iaiise nous doiine la del dc riiitirprcl iliou dc la clause 31, doiil clle '• niodilie I'applicaion." Mais I'on oublie ipKr pouripril en fiit aiii:-i, 11 si rail llie .'JI, (pi'dle la rappd.il explicitciiient ou par iiiiplicitc I'U t'lubli-s;iiil dcs dispo- sitions conlrairen. .\iilrciucnt eliai|Ue clause I'l son eflel , si ellcs p-uvent »e coucilier. Kt nc la pas-alion ; h ais qiiils sont ec» droits? Ceux <|oc la lui ii'a pafi ^pCcialciiiciil rappcl.s ou aiixqucls cUc n'a pas sp; f-i.-iii'inciu di'mr I'cxisliiiee. Or, la clause Ot vciiail di' di'darer clcinl lc droit d(^ double indeiiinilc ; l.i clause M pcnl-dlc I'avoir fail revivre? Kvidenuiicnl nun. Ix- sens de eclle chiusc 30 (pii se coiicille parfaiteiueiil uvee la tluuMi 31, est done (pie le present acre n'allcclera pas le droit de reeouvrer les urrerages des droits seigncu- ri.iux, moins cependant lc droit d'indemnile ipii I'luil i'lcint pour les ae.piis-lions failes par des luaiiis- niorU'S dejjiiis le paicnunt di.' ce droil; et aiiisi du droit de lols el vi nies. Mai", I'on olije( le encore : La ciaus" 3 I, idle (prcnnncce par la defense aiirait un effct rcti(iae'.il, el ne doit (las elre ainsi appliqiiee p.ir la coiir (pii doit I'iiilcrprcler dans un sens (quitable,et ne pits siqiposer qu.! le IcLri-lalciir a voiilii eoinnictire I'enorme injustice de d.'pouiilcr les seigneurs de leurs droits acquis. En malicre d'inler-.irclation des lois, la doelrine est aiijourd'liiii trop clairenienl etablie pour adnietire un conllil d'opinion. La Legislature, lo Piirlemeiil Iui|)erial eoniinc le I'urlemenl I'ro- vincial, en mcitiete qui soul de leiir coinpetcnce respective est oinnipotenti', et les Cours n'ont aiieun droil de paralyser I'acli.in des lois qu'dl- a failes, (|u'dles doiveni nveugleinent appliqiier, si lo sens rn est dair, (|unnd ineine ellrs eaiiseraient une injusliec. La Legi»laluie peul done fairc une loi retroactive et colic loi retroactive, les Cours doivcnl lui donner cflet si I'lntcntion du legislaleur est clairemeiit exprimi'p. La Defense admct que si la Iri olTre \m sens douteux, les jugos dolvent I'intcrprttcr comme ne retroagissant pas sur le« droiis acquis. Mais ce droit d'interprc-'ation judieiaire ii'cxislo capacil6 de* niainiles gem de main morle parceipic jamais nc mcuicnt, ct Ics heritages 6lant une fuis a eux ne chjHjjenI jamais de main, Harquet. Trailc di'S Francs fiefs lonie 2. page 266 — 8. (icns de main morle sont iippiK's Ics gens d'cglisc (ici suit la nomenelulure dc toules Ics main* morles lant ecclc8iastii|iu's que laiipifs) d'aulant que jamais m- meurcnl, el que les suecessc-urs repii- tentcnt loujours les prcdceess«!urs ; awai ifitc lr» hirita'^rs par tiir pussides He cUangent jamait de main. Le mcine — traile des nouvcaux acqut^ts, 3e parlie page 367, •!, pn niiere colonne. Car n'claiit perinis aux gens de main inorte de vcndrr, iclianifrr iii aiilrrmrHl alitner lee htrilaget (2 fur. appartaiant et nc mourant |>oint le Roi et les Seigneurs Haul Jiisliviirs fi (mIuux cI censiers sont enlicrcMicnt prives cavcnt chacun jour vcndrc, eclianger, donncr ou autrcment aliener les heritages qui leur appartiennent. Idem page 372, 2c colonne. D'aulant (|ue si Ics heritages possedes par gens de main morte sont lenus immidiatement du Roy ep fief ou en censive, le dit seigneur |H-r i tousses droits de quint, requint, U>ds et ve.ilca etc., qui lui pourraicnt advcnir et etrc dits si ids h'nlagcs elaient ^s mains dc particuliers, qui librement les puis8en< vendre, echungcr, donncr ou autrcment libremcnl alicncr. Leet/Hellrs alUnaiiuns sunt prohi- h(es au.r gciia de main morlc. Page 376— 2e colonne. Pour recompcnser Sa Majcste dc la petle ct dommage quelle •ouflro quand aucuns heritages sont possedcs par gens de main morle les(|uels ne vendent point ne meurcnl point, ct n''aU(nent aucunemcitt Uurs hirilagis. Idem page 383. Ire colonne. Pour rccom|K'nser Sa .Majesle de la perte et dommage qu'elle souffrc lorsquc les gens de main morle posstdent des heritages en commun ; car encore cpie tels heritages appartiennent h de simples particuliers, le Hc.y serait toujours paye des droits et reilevanees susdiles ; el n^-nnmoinii en cc caa de vendition, d'echange ou donation failes par les particuliers proprielaircs, le dil seigneur scrail pay6 de ses droits feodnux ou ccnsucis ; lesr/ufli it perd entiircmenl quand lit heritaget $oHt pouidU par gens de main morle. Pour montrer Ic caraclerc precaire de la possession des mains mortcs en France Idem page 397 Ire colonne. Combien que par les anciennes lois, ordonnanccs et slaluis du Royaurae, il soil prohib6 anx personnes ecolesiasliqucs, communaule. el aulres gens de raaiii morle dc posseder b6rilaget el droit, immobiliers en France, et qu'ijs pusscnt fiire c.onirainis en vuider Icurs mains dans I'an et jour, loule- fois par succession de leras on a trouve juste, i-quiiablc el raisonable, de toltrer et penneiire anx gens d'eghse cl de mam morte avoir, lenir et posseder biens et li^rilagr. a eux appaitenanl, el ee pour quaire raisons particulie..«. La premiere a ce que par le moyen dc tela biens et h«rilage», lea eccl^siasuques pussent etrc subsianles, nourris et aliment^s, leurs Eglisea, monastiica et hubita. lions enlrenus. Et que les communautfes des villes puissent subveoir k leuri aflhires communea, 71 rtparalions et fortifications de leurs vilies et bourgadet; auHi que les pauvreide* Ii6piiaux et mala* drerios puiisent £lrn nnurris ct alimenti-n etc. Idem page 309, 3e oolunue. Lenquol* gens de main inorlo jamnis »icMr««^jamaM n^alUnenl, de leur part n'l/ ajamaii inula' lion. Idem page H2, Ire colunne. D'autuHt plus que lc$ gens de main moric ne vfndent point leurs heritaiffi etc, Domut. — Lois eiviles des personnps, Tilri! U. Sec 3. \ole a de In section. 15o page 15. Les corps ecclesiastiijues cl laii|iies 6lttnt £-tabli>i pour uii bicn public ct pour durer loujours, il leur est diifen.lu d'alUner leiiri bienn nuns juste cautc Sfc. Bos<|net, Dictionnaircs des dumiiincN, Vo. AmorliHiiement, p. 147. " Tons les diles gens do muin-morio sont sujeis nu droit d'aiiiortlMement, iorsqu'ils n'en ont " pas (■t6 di»|>on>es numm^ment en cun«idurution de la rnvcur de leur 6tubli8!|uelle la sii|)('rfii'ie a rli* dispensee dn droit par ces " deux decisions, e'est qu'elle eitl tle.-*liiiije a I'lililil''; xans rapporli-r ni ri'venu ni iitilile parliculiL'rc " aux diles eoiiimiinaules." (I) " Di'eision du Coli!le aiix seli^'neiirs siir les fiefs nmortis, car rorc- " nVHt Mitl-ils aliinis, et les formal iles de ees alunulio/is les ruri'Jlent iJirssivcmmt." Ilerv,', Mutieres Fcodales, L. G, p. 42'J. " t'e n'est pas tout. Comiiic les aulres corps ipii soni pcrpt'lnels par leur institution et cjui ont " des proprielcM en tani que corps, nelis aliine pas plus que li: I'Icrgii n'aliinenl lis siinnes parce " (|u'aueun imMulin' du e(»rps nc pcul illspuscr ih- ee qui a|ip irlieni a (-c corps et ds ce dont il n'a (jiie " la joui-sance oil I'adiiiiiilslrarum, on a Imiivc cjue Ic prejudic! elait le int'^ine pour le roi, qu(-lqiie fiU *' le corps qui lit l'aci|ulsilion el im a eleiidii raiiior'isseiiicnt a Ions les corps ipii font ar(|uisilion." " Idem, p. 4S0 II a ele loot simple qu'ils exigeassent nussi un dedoinmngement " pecuniuire des corps qui ucqucrruieni pjiir nc jtoiut aliimr, puisquc ces acquisitions alleraicnl leurs " profits casiiels." (Jrant on ('orpora'.ions, p. )8, observes, " Hiil with respect to 1 iiids and tenements, the legislature *' begun early lo impose restr cllons upon ilie right of corporalions aggregate lo nc(|uirc nnd transmit " them in sueees>ioii, liy varii.us slaliites called Morlmain. These reslrainis were first considered •' lo l«' necessary in coiisequenL" of the extend lo which landed properly was uceumulaling in the " hands of the great rtdigioiis or ••celesiasiical corporations, u.-ul the earliest of them is found in " jl/ii^'/Ki Chiirta. Feudal siilijecis granted in donations to churches, monasteries and other religious " or eliaritable eorp.irations, and thereby all cniualli'S lo llic king and the mesne lords necessarily " becume lost where the vassal is a ciir|)oralioii which never dies, or because the properly of those " subjei-ls is made oivr to a dead hand which cannot transfer it to another. Hence the doctrine of taking " lands lo religious persons by |«'r|i<'loal or rither continuous siieei-ssicm, prevenling all chance of " escheat, was known as early as the early limes above mentioned in England, and bad even then •' nc(|uin-d the name of mortmain." L'on senlit de bonne heure en France la necessitfr de semblables restrictions. Montcstpiieu dit : " on a donni d jilusicurs fois au flcrgd Ions les liiens du royaume." Rcnauldon, TiiiitH des Droits Siii(neHri:iu.r, p. 127, reiiiar(|ne " que St. Louis, fiit clFruye do *' voir Iciir proprit'lr rot dnnH unc csin'^co d'flat ilo " innrl rrliitivi-iiifiit nu coinmi'n i', ct ipi'ii nc leur ."st piio ""riniii liVn diHpofirr conimo aux autres " clioyrns." Mi-riin Vcrbn, iiciix de inuin-mortc, clii : " II i-st vmi qu'on nppcllf nussi (?pns de moln-inortc Ion " comrininiinli's, ciirps ii i liililisNcint'ni!' pid)lii's, dunl ri'\i..toncc •<<• |«T|)rliu' par lusubro^alion loujours " »U('C('!>sivi' lie* piTscmiii'!! (pii If!" roinposciil ct i|iii li"< iidniini>tn'iit." Grant rcinarqiu- ; " A corpontion qiimi corpdriliiin dix-s p(i<)*rii<< n ifiinxi immortal churaclcr, n* " Coke expresses ii, but it is in I, tan institution '''/'M/d^*-!/ for, ami fiii>uble of imhfimlr duration : " it is nn ideal Ixxly, a continuous identity enduved in its creation with cnpacilij for tndlttt " duraliiw." An^ell and Ames on ('nrporatinns : " Tliese inotimain corporations are nitogrlhpr (liflprFnt from "the civil corporations created in nmilern liuu-s lor an iutitiiii' varii-ty of temporal piirpom-s. The most niuueious, and in a cecutar and coniinercial point of view, tlie most inqMirtnnI elasii of privato " civil corporations, and which are commonly called ronqianien, eonsinl at the pr<'!M'nt ilny of bunking, " iilsnrani'e, iiiaruifarliirinij aud extensive trading' corporations, jiiid likewise of turnpike, bridKCi canal "and railroad eoiiipaiiies, mid oi tiers esiidili-lied lor llie pruuioiioii mid eni;ni,'emi'nt of individual " advenli.re. 'I'lic cianenience of union and ll:e aimreauiion of I'apiial for puplic ndvantn(;i* in the " extinsion of comnu'rcial pursuits nn ••isiirdy riipiire the j;rr!it oliject of an incor|M>rallon, namely, " the iM'stowal of the character and properties of individuality on a collective and ehan^ing iKxIy of " men. By lho' jMrinhKil cnnvn/annt for llir purpose of " liiiii^millinr (I /■,,„„ iKinil Ii h'linl. 'I'll'-' cli iriercir act ol ini'orporation, u law |>eeuliarto il»«df, not '• only sjH'i'ifirs tlie |):irlieular undrrlakini; or hiisincss to wliii li it is liiuit'-d, but, to prevent monopu- " lies, and to confine the action of iiic:orp>ir»tiil eonqianieit strictly within their pn>|x'r Kp'ii!re, the " acts incorporatini; them almost invariably limit, not only the ni-toiint of pniperty they tiliall h(dd, or '• theit capital sloek, but litiiit also their piirehase of lands within n certain niiKuinl, and frequently " prescrilw the purposes |',)r wliie'- alone the land shall be i)iir;-|i.ised and liulde, and the motic in " whieli il shall !• • applied to elh'ct these purpos<'s." l)eiii/arl,/roiii 1\, au Tilri' (iens de Main-Morte, pasfe 300 dit : On enleiid par i,'i ns di' main-nior'<' des n rps o'j de« i tablisst-mints eivds on < releniaMiqiie*, qui au temps on on leur a donne ee nom, nvaieiit In aiiconp pliisde liberie ponrncqn{-rir que p»Mir vendre. On a voulu exprimer par le termc mnin-mnrlr, res|MTe dVlat deinort dans leqiad demeurenl le» biens qui appariiennent aux corps et niix elalilisscii.rnls donl il est ipusiion, lelaliveiiient an cum- mercH el aux droits doniani.iux ci feodaiix auxcpiela ils iHUirraicnt (pii aurail la libre faculte d'aliener. I'lusienr- lUteiirN ont reinanpie ipie cette expression jfH/M (/r mu(M-mfir/r, I onvinait pen pour designi-r des etrr- noranx, cpii ne meurent jamais. Mais I'usagc en a fixe le st-ns de tnnnierc <|u'on no pent pas »e iiii'prendre sur I'application. Lc nicme au:eur, dans le ineme litre, njoiitc, page -.'T.J, Vol. IX : Mais Ics gens de main-morle foiii]. :il dans I'elat, des families . Vu. Ijiiion. Maynard. — I.ivre 4, cli. 43 ft 50. Luroclirtlavin.—Dto\l» Soigncuriaux, ch. 3U, art. I, p. 7.'0, de 4, ik rEditlun de 1683, avcc les notes de Oraveral. l.aiirini—HouiM, Bibliotlu'qne du Droit FraiKjais ; V. I.ods et Ventes, p. 530 du vol. 2. /■Vhi/i.— Arrets, avee adililiou, par Ileviu, Arrt^l tiH, p. i.>4 el seg. D'OUir (Jueslions NoliibleM ; I,iv. J, eli. lU, ps. Mi et 33H. Dispfitsai — Droits Seii^neurjiuix, Til. 4, art. 3, *ci\. .'», Fl. 7, No. 3, p. 79 du vol. 3. Lal>ei/rt,€.—\ . Venle, No. 50, |i 886 de Ed. du l»0». /'offyH*/.— Livre 3, eh. U, S. 7, p. 210. lirilliM. — DiuiliHinnirc des Arrets ; V. l.ods, No. 73, p. 145 du vol. 4. LiiVliinche. — Tniite du Domaine, l,iv. I, cli. Xinftni p. 241) du vol. I. Afqi,.i'n'i llench (Appeal Sldo) wlierein Alexundrt- K. Kit-rakiiw-ki in oppelloni and La Compagpt,, du r,, -.!» Tfonc di' tlifinin do Fer du Ciiniidu i» rrcpondent, in lieu und »teud of llio Honorable Jud'" ;''\mn who is iniompeieiit to sit in llie »ni(i cnu.e ; ond having communicated with the Judgea ol ! aid Superior Court, it huH bt-.m arranged that the Honorable Judge Merttdiih will nil and net at the Uniting of ll.ecuu.e above meoliond. I l.uve the honor lo be, kc. (Signed) KDWAKD UOWEN, t'A. Jutlia: ^•. C. 30M yufcmher 1858. The Appclalnt fyles his prinled ea»c. 3(/ Deivmbir 1858. The Honorable Sir Loui» llypolite Lafontaino lit. Chief Ju»ticc. " Mr. Justice Aylwin. u Mr. JuKtire Duval. " Mr. Justice Meredidi, Adiior. This eau>e being culled from the R6le for hearing on the meril», the nrgument i» begun ond continued to next day. ilh Deirmbcr 1858. I'ki'.^cnt : The Honorable Sir Louis Hvpolile Lat'onlaire, Bl. Chirf JuftiiC. " Mr. Justice Aylwin. " Mr. Justice Duval. " Mr. JuKlicc Meredith, Ailhiir. The argument on ilic merits of this cause is concluded, wlicreu|K)u Curia advitare Villi, 37c Avril 1859. I'hiiskxts : L'HonombIc Sir Louis Hypoliie Lafonlnine, Dt. " M. le Juge Aylwin. " M. le Juge Diival. " M. Ic Juge .Meredith, La Cour niet celte eau!«-> horsdu dclibcrc ei Ordonnc du eonsenlcmcni det parlies qitellc aoll enlcndue dc nouvcau Ic premier juin pnwhain. In Jiiiii I«j9. Prcscvts : LMIonornble M. Ic Juge Aylwin, " M. Ic Jum; Duval. «« M. Ic Ju!,'e Mcredilli. " M. Ic Juf,'e (". Monde'.et, Asu'slaiit. Celte cause oyant elc appelce pour audition sur Ic mcrilo est continuce g/-n£ralcinent vd I'ab- liencc dc I'llonurabic Juge-i-n-Chef. 30c Juin 1859. L'llonorablc M. Ic Juge-Assislant Moiiddet pnxluil la Declaralion doni suit copie. " Jc soui- gigne Ju),'c-.\s»islnnt de ceile Cour, declare June last notifying me that one of the Judges of Ihe Saperior Court for Lower-Canada is required to sit and act in the cause pending in ihe Court of Queen's Bench (Appeal Side) wherein Alexandre Kierskowski et al are Appellants and ihe Grand Trunk Co. of Canada is Respondent, in lieu and stead of the Honorable Judge CharlcH Mondelet who is incompe- tent to sit in the said cause ; and having communicated with the Judges of the Mid Superior Court n M M it hat been arranged that the Hononble Judge Lafonlaine 0/ Aylmer will ait and aol at the liearing of (ha oaoM above mentioned. I have the honor to lie, Sir, Your Obedient Servant, (Signed) EDWD. BOWEN Ch. Jiutict S. C. \tr Seplembrt ISAO. Prbicnti ; I/Honorable Air Loulg llypolite tJiPontaine, Dl. Juge en Chef. " M. la Juge Aylwin. " M. lo Juge Duval. " M. lo Juge Meredith " M. le Juge A. LaFontaInn, Juge SuppUant. Lei parties nyant 6\b ap|H^K'oi |>our audition au in6rito, I'Appclant est enlendu par sea avooata et la oauw cut cuntinuumed by the (irand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, as mentiimed in the said agreement, in as nii.eh u« the said liabilities are to \yc considered as so much that had to be ileducted Irom the value of the usbcls transferred as Capital by the said St. Lawrence and .\llanlie Railway <'ompany to the said Grand Trunk Railway Coiiipany ofsaiil Canada, and in as much as the assuming of tin- said liabilitiea by the said (irand Tiimk Railway Company ofCiuada wn«, imdertlie Fi>iirth Seelion of llie Statute, Sixteenth ^■i(•t(lria, CliapliT the Tliiriy ninth, a n"ee««ary eonseqiienee of ihe union nf the said two Companies, parties to the said agn-ement : and which said union of ih; said Companies is not e the said agrei'uu'iit, by agree- in!" Iliat the said sum ol S.'Vrnly live tlmiKand p.mnds sleiling should be paid for ihi' extlnsive benefit of the St. Lawrence and .Vllaniie Railway Company, in ellert Htlmilled that the prop-rty transferred by the said St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway Company to the said (irand Tiuid> Railway Com- pany of Cantida, exceeded in valm, lo thai extent, the shares in the said (irand Ttnnk Railway Company of Canada, to which the Stockholders in the said St. Lawrence and .Mlantic Railway Company brcaiiie ciiiillcd unih'r .and by virtue of the said ngreement. Coiisiderin;; aUo thai the said defcndanls an- not exenipti'd Ir >m the obligation to pay /tx/i f< vtiilc! in re'.aliiin to the said contract, in as umch ns tin saii be named in the Cmirl below in this eau-aid .i]^reement, namely, the Twelfth .\pril One thousand Kight hundred and Fifiy three, ili? value of the whole of ilie properly, moveable und immoveable, which, under and liy virtue of the said agreement, was transferred by the St. I^awn'ni'c and .\lluntio Railway Coiiipany to the said (irand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. Sijco.NDLV — What was, 111 the same date, the value of the moveable pro|)crty trnnsfcircd under smd by virtue of llie said agreemenl. Thibui.v.— What was, at the same date, the valui' of the immoveable property transferred un.ler und by virtue ol il.e said agreement. And thu said experts are licreliv litc l.urontaine, Bt. Juge en Clirf. " M. le Jui»e Aylwin. " M. le Juge l)uv(d. " M. le Juge A Lafontnine,^S«/)/>fc'(j«r. La causf- Otiml appi. La i-iuisi' (■•tiinl nppeli-e pour iinditloa sur la Regie 'r, la Cour du eonsenleriient de r.\ppelanl, dielare la dile Regie nb-ohie ct periiiet a I'lntimee il'nppeler du jugeinent rendu en cette cause, a Sa Majoste en son Conseil I'rive, en par elle donnant le cautiunix'uu'nt vimlu par la lol, sous i;n delui dc six seniaines. lieJiiillct I8G0. Pursuant to notice given, tlie said Alexandre F'dounrd Kierzkowski offers ns security on 'the Appeal in iliis cause to llcr Majesty ia ller Privy Council, The llouornble Louis Antoinc Uessnullcs uudMuuioe Lafraiuliolse, Ksquire, Advocate, both of the City of St. Ilyaelnthe, in the District of St. llyaeinthe, wlio not being required to justify as to their solvency do execute a Uail-Uond which is taken, aeknowledKed and fyled. Pursuant to notice given, the said Grand Trnnk Railway Company of Canada offL-r as security on tlie Ap|H'al in this eauje lo llei Maj'-sty in Her Privy Council Tlieoiiuire, lM>th of the City of Montreal, who not lM'ink» rc(|uired to justify as to their Bolveney, do executi- a liail-IJond which is taken, acknowledged and fyled. nAIL-BOM). Iii.ler PaoviMB OK C!a».*d», IjOtctr Canada to wit. IN THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (APPEAL SIDC.) No. 3t). In a eause between ALEXANDRE EDO^ARD KIERZKOVVSKI, Esquire, Seignior in possession as usufructuary of the Sei«niory of St. Fran(;ois-le-Neut in the District of Montreal, residing in the Parish of St. Charles In the said District, {Plainlillin the Court Mmr) APl'luLLAiST THE GRAND TRUWK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA, (D(JeHdanl$ in the Court belote,) RESPO^iDEXrS. Be it remembered that on the Twelfih tlay of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty at the city of Montreal in the district of Montreal Before M^;. the Honorable Thomas Cu.shing 78 yi Aylwin, one of the Justices of the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada, came and appeared The Honorable Louis Anioine DessauUcs, one of the Members of the Legislitivo Council and Maurice Laframboise, Esquire, Advocate, both of (lie city of St. llyacintho in the district of St. Hyacinlhe, who declare themselves jointly and severally bound and liable unto and in fuvor of ihe said The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, their heirs, assigns and reprocntaiives in the sum of five hundred pounds current money of Canada to bo made and levied of the several goods and chattels, lands and tenements of then; the said the Honorable Louis Anioine Dessanlles and Maurice LaFramboiso Esquire respectively, io the uscofllie said The Grnml Trunk Railway Company of Canada, their heirs, assigns and representatives subject to the conililion hereinafler mentioned to wit; whereas Judgment was rendered in the said cause in the said Court of Queen's Bench, on the Ninth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifiy nine, on llie Appeal instituted in this cause, and the said Alexandre Edouard Kirrzkowski has obtained leave to Appeal therefrom to Her Majesty in Her Privy Council : Now the condition of the present obligation is sueh that if the said Alexandre Cdouard Kicrzkowski do proseeute efli'iliinlly the said .Appeal toller Majesty, shnll answer the condemnation, and pay unto the said The Grand Trimk Railway Company of Canada such costs and damages as may be awarded unto them, then the preinent obligation shall be null and void, otherwise the same to ba and remain in full force and value. And th'.' said Lonis .\ntoine Dessaulles and Maurice LaFramboise have signed. L. A. DESSAULLES. M. LAFRAMBOISE. Taken and acknowledged before Me at the City of Montreal the day and year first above written, T. C. AVLWIN. J. (Endorsed) Bail-Bond— Filed 12lh July 1860. (Paraphed) L W M Province of Lower Canada f- Canada, ) to to tcii : — ) IN TllE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (APPEAL SIDE.) No. 30. In a cause between ALKXANDRF. EDOLARD KIER/KOWSKI, Esqi^ire, Seignior in possession as usufructuary o( the Si'igniory of St. Fran(;<>is-le-Nvuf, in the district of Montreal, residing in the parish of St. Charles in the said district, [Ptaimiffin the Court hetaw) APPELLANT THE GRAND TRINK IIAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA. {DiJendatUi in the Court belme) RESPONDEXTS. Be it remembered that on the twelfth day i>f July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty at the eily of Montreal in the district of .Montreal Before Me, the Honorable Thomas Cushing .\ylwin, one of the JiiBti<-es of the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada, came and appeared Theocr of Ihe reconis of the saul Court, and the proper ollieer lo certify the prouredings of the same on the .\p|)eal Si • * • 38 > • • • 38 MO. PAOE. I. — PrcDcipc for Writ of Appeal omilted II.— Writ of Appeal 3 SCHEDULES ANNEXED TO THE WRIT. Transcript of Proci'iuiiiigs in the Sii,)erior (lourt .... .... .... .... 4 1. — Writ of Summons and Declaration annexed .... .... .... .... 6 2 PlaintifPs List of Kxibits omitted 3. — Copy of Agn^ement for Amalgamation bei'/pon divers Railway Compa- nies and tiiB Grand Tiunk Railway Coni,riiiy of Canada, entered into in London, the 12tl: April 1853 (PHJf's F Mbit No. 1.) 4. — Defendants' Appearance .... .... .... .... 5. — Peremptory Exceptions &[ Difenne en Fait — B. — .... 6. — List of Kxliihils tiled l>y Defendants .... 7. — Answt.'rg & Replications .... .... .... .... 8. — Inscription at Kntpiete .... .... .... .... 9. — Ap|)carance for Appl. as conseil at EnquOte .... .... 10. — Deposition of R. Lutlnmme, Es(|., for Plainlilf .... II — L*o. of Arthur Mondelct Kw)., for I'lainlilf 18.— Do. of William Macbi'an for Plaintilf 13.— Do. of L. P. Renaull-Blanchard lor Plaintiff 14.— Do. ..f Wm. Hy. All.n Diivies forPlainlitf 16. — List of Exhibits tiled at Kn(|uet:' hy Dcfendauls .. .... .... omitted 16. — Sialement showing the value of the H(piipnipnt of The St. Lawrence (i: Atlantic R. R. t'oinpany on the I5lh .luly IH.53 ^ Defendants' F'xhibit No I fy led ill KmpiOle) 39 17. — (juitlanei- par .Alexandre K. Kierzkowski Kc. e<«MJra la Coinpagni^^ du Chemin M Li>