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MONTREAL : PRINTED BY THE GAZETTE PRINTrNG COMPANY, 1886. 7 iUilAMiHiUA^UA^MM^MMk 'S % ACT OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS OP THE PENSION FUND SOCIETY, OF THE BANK OF MONTREAL. {For dislribulicH amongst the members.) iW MONTREAL : PRINTED BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 1885. ANNO QUADRA GESIMO OCTAVO. VICTORIA BEGINS An Act to incorporate the Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal. {Assented to Ut May, 1885.] WHEREAS the persons hereinafter named, employees of the Bank of Montreal, have, by petition, set t'oi-th, that it is desirable that the employees of the said Bank should be em- powered, with the sanction of the said Bank, to make ethcient arrangement for the payment of pensions to, and providing for the support of the officers and employees of the Bank of Montreal, members of the said association, incapacitated either through age or infirmity, and upon the death of such officers and employees, to pay annuities to their widows and minor children, and have prayed that they and those hei-eafter associated with them in the employ of the said Bank may be incorporated for that purpose, by the name of the "Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Mon- treal;" and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senae and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows : — 1. Wentworth J. Buchanan, Archibald Macnider, Edward S. Clouston, A. Brock Biichaiiiui, Konry V. Morodith, all of iho city of Montivjil, Fie«loi'irlv . The said Wentwortii James Buchanan, Archibald Macnider, Edward S. Clouston, and A. Brock Buchanan shall be the tint directors of the said corporation, and shall hold office until their successors shall be appointed under by-laws to be made in that behalf. O. The said directors shall have power tocall the first meeting of the society, at which meeting, or some adjournment thereof, by-laws may be passed in accordance with the tirst and fourth sections of this Act, and directors elected. 7* The corporation shall, at all times, when thereunto required by the Governor or by either House of Parliament, make a full return of their property, and of their receipts and expenditure, for such period, and with such details and other information as the Governor or either House of Parliament requires. An Act respecting the Annuity and Gaarantee Funds Society of the Bank of Montreal. [Amnted to Ut May, 1885.] WHEREA.8 the Annuity and Cluarantee Funds Society of the Bank of Montreal han, by its petitions, represented that inasmuch as the .society is unable to maintain the rate at which annuities are at present being paid, the annuities accruing to future widows and orphans of deceased members must suffer serious diminution and eventually cease, in consequence of the increasing liabilities imposed upon the society by the accession of new beneficiaries, notwithstanding the heavy additional rates of contribution (hat have of late been levied upon such beneficiaries ; and that the society is moreover unable efficiently to continue its business, and that it is proposed, upon the said society being liquidated and wound up, to hand over and transfer to the Pen- sion Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal all the assets, funds and property of the first mentioned society, the same to be and become part of the funds, capital and assets of the said Pension Fund Society subject to the provisions of this Act ; and that the mem- bers of the first mentioned society have determined that it is for their interest that the said society should be wound up and that the funds of the said society should be so transferred and set over to the said Pension Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal, and for that purpose have appointed Went worth James Buchanan, Archibald Macnider and Edward S. Clouston, all of the city of Montreal, bankers, trustees and liquidators ; and that it is neces- sary that some legislative provision should be made for the wind- ing-up of the said first mentioned society ; and has prayed for the passing of an Act for its relief; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition : Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows : 1. The said Wentworth James Buchanan, Archibald Macnider and Edward S. Clouston shall be liquidators and trustees of the 8 said Annuity and Gnaranteo Funds Society of the Bank of Mon- treal, and as such shall liquidate ;vnd wind up the said society, with the power to the said liijuidators and trustees in their joint names to sue and be sued, and to realize, collect, and get in all debts, assets and property due or owing to the said society, to settle, compromise and arrange the same, and generally to make such terms, conditiecial meeting shall specify the special purpose for which it is called and no other business than that for which such meeting is called shall bo transacted thereat. The President shall, u])on the written requisition of at least 50 members to that end made, call a special meeting uf the Society ; the requisition shall set forth the purpose for which the meeting is to be called. 4. At all meetings of the Society, members may attend and vote by proxy, such proxy being himself also a member ; and 12 the presence of twelve members, not countino^ proxies, shall be requisite to form .*i f|U()rnm. The Board of Directors may from time luch, then to any person whom the Board may name or approve to that end, for so long as any shall remain under ago, and no longer — the total amount not diminishing, so long a; there shall remain any such child under age. 18. Upon the death of any membei' of the Society not a pensioner, who has been in the uninterrupted seiviee of the Bank for ten years and upwards, leaving a widow, minor child or children, the Society shall pay to the said widow, so long as she remains the widow of such member, but no longer, a pension equal to the 100th part of the salary of said member at the date of his death, lor every year of his service in the Bank, up to but not exceeding 35-lOOtlis oi such salary at date of death of the member ; and provided always, that such pension shall not in any case exceed the sum of $2,500, and if upon the death or re-marriage of such widow, there shall be living any minor child or children of such member, such pension shall thereafter accrue and be paid iov the sole use of such child or children, and in equal shares for each if there be more than one, to his, her or their duly appointed tutor or guardian, — or, in default of such, then to any person whom the Boai-d may name or approve to that end, — for so long as any shall remain under ttge, and no longer; the total amount not diminishing, so long as there shall remain any such child under age. 19. Upon the death of any member of the Society not a pen- sioner, who has been in the uninterrupted service of the Bank for ten years, leaving no widow but leaving a minor child or children, the said Society shall pay to the duly appointed tutor or guardian of such child or children a pension, equal to the 100th part of the salary of said member at the date of his death, for every year of the service of such member in the Bank, up to but not exceeding 35-100th8 of his salary at the date ^^ \t 16 of hiH death ; piovidotl always that such pension shall not oxcccd in any case $2,50(». And such pension shall thereafter accrue and be paid lor the sole use of such child or children, in equal shares for each of them if there be more than one, to his, her or their duly appointed tutor or guardian, oi-, in default of such, then to any person the Board may name and approve to that end, for so long as any shall remain under age and no l<»iiger— the total amount not diminishing so long as there shall remain any such child under age. 20. Ev(>ry member or pensioner shall be bound within one month from the date of his marriaye, or of the death of his wife, to notify the Secretary in writing of such marriage or death, and to fui-nish proof thereof to the satisfaction of the i3oai-d ; and every member or pensioner shall be bound at any time upon a demand on him by the .Secretary to that end made to furnish proof to the satisfaction of the Board of the number, names and ages of his minor children. 21. All pensions payable by the Society shall commence to run from the date of sui)eranimiition or death of the member. All pensions payable by the Society to pensioners shall be paid to them on the last day of each month. All pensions payable to widows or minor children shall be paid to such widows, or to the tutor or guardian or other legal representative of said minors, quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year. For the purpose of establishing the amount of the pension to be paid to said pensioners, widows and minor children, no fraction of a year less than six months shall be reckoned or taken into account, but if such fraction of a year shall be or exceed six months it shall be deemed to be and be reckoned a full year. 22. In the event of an cmployd leaving the service of the Bank for any cause whatsoever, and thereby ceasing to be a member of the Society, all payments or contributions by him as a member, made (o the Society, shall be returned to him without interest, deduction being made by the said Society of any sum in which said member may be indebted to the Bank or to said Society for any reason whatever. ) II ) 11 vouchor, an,, „eoo„ ::"'„; rCi"';'"' T'" '•'"' '""""' forme.. n,ombo,. „,- L m J Tl2of T "'' '"""';"'■" "'"■"'■'' '"■ mon>bortl,c..oo or unv ! '■"P'"""'"''"'™" "'' "">• ''"««'«' "ftor written J.lZ^U^ZrlZ'fT'T' """"" and Ueeision of the Board of Ct™. , t r,;! f ""■""""'""^ refusal of Huch H„^,.,l („ "'-'•ioib of tho B,ink, and cxnrosH And upon evL th . "' "'" """" '""' ''"''''« 'I'"'-"". fullest pow^Mi'iUetTr'T ■:"'•" ""'"•'^ »""" ''"™ 'I- qno»tion, ir.on ,ec iveiv of „, '"""' "'•■"'"• "''J"'" ' dure- nnd .1,1 V •* "" """"'"'' "<' H'muility of |„,„.e. 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