The Statutes of Nova Scotia

683
An Act to amend Chapter 194, Acts of
1908, entitled “An Act to incorporate the
officers of the St. Francis Xavier's College
Endowment Fund Association.

684 184. An Act respecting the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada ..

685 185. An Act to incorporate the Westville Curling Club..

690 186. An Act to incorporate the Yarmouth and

Digby Electric Company, Limited. ...... 692 187. An Act to amend the Act to incorporate the Yarmouth Hospital Society.

708 188. An Act to incorporate the Yarmouth and

Eastern Railway Company, Limited ..... 709 189. An Act to amend Chapter 138, Acts of 1897

entitled “ An Act to incorporate the Young Woman's Christian Association of Halifax. 731 At the General Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,

begun and holden at Halifax, on Thursday, the eighteenth day of February, A. D. 1909, in the ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, EDWARD THE SEVENTH, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, being the Third Session of the Thirty-Fourth General Assembly convened in the Province.

In the time of His Honour the HONOURABLE DUNCAN CAMERON FRASER, Lieutenant-Governor; The Honourable Monson H. Goudge, President of the Legislative Council; Edward M. Farrell, Speaker of the House of Assembly; George H. Murray, Provincial Secretary; and William A. Dickson, Clerk of the House of Assembly.

CHAPTER 1.

An Act to Establish a Board of Public Utility Com

missioners.

(Passed the 23rd day of April, A. D. 1909.)

:SECTION.

1. Intrepretation.
2. Governor-in-Council to ap-

point a Board Chairman and

Clerk.
3. Salary and Expenses.
4. Board's Expenses to be borne

by the Public Utilities.
5. Public Utilities to furnish

adequate service and facili

ties.
6. Every Public Utility to an-

nually make a return to the

Board.
7. Board to have general super-

vision.
8. Every Public Utility to file

Schedules of rates, etc.
9. No change to be made in

rates after filing except upon

notice to Board.
10. No Public Utility to take less

for services than prescribed

in Schedules in force.
11. Upon complaint made, Board's

mode of procedure, and

powers.
12. Penalty where Public Utility

guilty of unjust discrimina-
tion.

SECTION.
13. Penalty for person, firm or

corporation violating pro

visions of this section. 14. Right of Public Utility where

not paid for service. 15. Notice, how given of applica

tion for change in charges. 16. Board may take evidence

under oath and issue sub

ponas. 17. Board may direct a Derson

to make enquiry. 18. Board may make rules and

regulations. 19. Public Utility to have right

of appeal to Governor-in

Council. 20. Penalty for disobeying orders

of Board or Governor-in

Council. 21. Act not to affect Charter of

Public Utility. 22. Chapter 26, Acts of 1903-04,

and Chapter 4, Acts 1997, repealed.

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

Interpretation. 1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise re

quires,

(a) "Board" means the Board of Commissioners

of Public Utilities established by this Act;

(b) “Public Utility” means and includes every

corporation, company, person, association of persons, their lessees, trustees, liquidators or receivers appointed by any court that now or hereafter owns or may own, operate, manage or control any plant or equipment for the conveyance of telephone messages or for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power, either directly or indirectly to or for the public,

and also means and includes any city or incorporated town that now or hereafter owns or may own, operate, manage or control any plant or equipment, for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power, either directly or indirectly to or for any other city or incorporated town.

Governor-in- 2. The Governor-in-Council may appoint three point a Board, persons who shall constitute a Board of Commissioners chairman and" of Public Utilities, and shall designate a chairman

thereof and appoint a clerk for such board, who shall keep a full and faithful record of its proceedings and serve such notices and perform such duties as the board may require. Said commissioners and clerk shall be sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices before entering upon the discharge of same.

Salary and expenses.

3. The said commissioners and clerk shall be paid * such salary and expenses as the Governor-in-Council determines.

Board's ex

4. The annual expenses of the board, including borne by the the salaries of the commissioners and clerk, and the Public Utilities compensation to referees, shall be borne by the several

public utilities according to their gross earnings, and shall be apportioned by the Board, which on or before the first day of July in each year shall assess

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