Matters unprovided for in this Act may be pro vided for by By-laws. Real property ated with the XII. The mode of calling Special General Meetings of the Members of the Corporation, the mode of proceeding thereat, and all other matters whatsoever relating to the management of the business and affairs of the said Corporation, and the exercise of the powers hereby vested in it, with regard to which provision is not made by this Act, shall be regulated by the By-laws of the Corporation. XIII. In case the Committee of Management of the said may be alien- Corporation should deem it expedient to alienate any part of consent of the the real property which may become vested in the said CorArchbishop. poration, they shall have the power to make such alienation, provided they shall have been authorized to that effect by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quebec, or the person administering the Archdiocese. Act 13 and 14 XIV. The Act passed in the Session held in the thirteenth Vic. chap. 125 and fourteenth years of Her Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act repealed. to facilitate the recovery of sums due for Rent of Pews in St. Patrick's Church, Quebec, shall be and is hereby repealed. Return of real made. XV. The Corporation hereby established shall, whensoever property to be they may be required by either Branch of the Legislature, make a Return of the real estate held by them, the means by which the same has been acquired, and the income derived therefrom. XVI. This Act shall be a Public Act. Public Act. CAP. CCXXIX. Preamble. An Act to incorporate the Upper Canada Bible Society. [Assented to 19th May, 1855.] WH HEREAS an Association has been formed in Upper Canada by certain persons therein anxious for the moral and religious improvement of the people thereof, under the name of the "Upper Canada Bible Society," for the purpose of circulating the Bible throughout Upper Canada, at the lowest possible prices, and gratuitously to such as have not the means of paying therefor; And whereas the persons hereinafter named, Office Bearers and Members of the said Society, and acting in behalf thereof, have, by their petition to the Legislature, represented that the benefits derivable from the said Association would not only be secured but much enhanced by the incorporation of the members thereof, and have prayed that they may be so incorporated; And whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petitioners, subject to the provisions and enactments hereinafter contained: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, as follows: ated, and cor I. There shall be and there is hereby constituted and Certain perestablished in the City of Toronto, in that part of the Province sons incorporof Canada called Upper Canada, a body politic and corporate porate name. under the name of the "Upper Canada Bible Society," which said Corporation shall consist of Jesse Ketchum, the Reverend Robert Burns, D. D. the Reverend H. J. Grassett, the Reverend John Roaf, James S. Howard, William A. Baldwin, William McMaster, William Osborne, John Tyner, Robert James Alexander Christie, Andrew T. McCord, John Rains, Thomas Clarkson, and all others who now are Members of the said Society, or who may hereinafter become Members of the Corporation under the By-laws thereof, so long as they shall continue Members thereof according to the said By-laws, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to change, alter, break and renew the same when and as often as they shall think proper; and the said Corporation Corporate may, under the corporate name aforesaid, contract and be powers. contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, prosecute and be prosecuted in all places and Courts in this Province, according to the laws thereof; and shall have power to take under any legal title whatsoever, and to hold for the use and purposes of the said Corporation, without any further authorization, all property real or personal of what nature or kind soever, which may hereafter be sold, ceded, exchanged, given, bequeathed or granted to the said Corporation, or to sell, alienate, convey, let or lease the same, if need be, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding; Provided Proviso: real always, that the net rents, issues and profits arising from the property lireal property and territorial acquisitions of the said Corporation, shall not at any time exceed the annual sum of five hundred pounds of lawful money of Canada. mited. called. II. At any time after the passing of this Act, it shall be First General lawful for any five Members of the said Corporation, by a Meeting of the notice to be published in some newspaper published in the Members how City of Toronto, to call a General Meeting of the Members of the Corporation to be held at some certain place in the said City to be named in such notice, on a day and at an hour to be also named therein; and at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, the majority of the Members present, the whole number present not being less than ten, (except for the purpose of choosing a Chairman and adjourning, for which any number shall suffice,) shall have power to make such and so many By- Power to laws (not being contrary to the laws of this Province or to make Bythis Act,) as they shall deem useful or necessary, as well concerning the admission of Members as the condition upon laws. To appoint Certain pro perty vested in the Corporation. Exclusive application of property. Corporation ly reports. which any person shall remain a Member of the said Corporation, and for the general conduct and government thereof, and for the superintendence, advantage and improvement of all the property, real or personal belonging to, or which shall hereafter belong to the said Corporation, and for appointing such Directors, Officers or Body, for managing the affairs of the said Corporation, and vesting them with such powers and giving them such tenure of Office, as the majority of the Members at such Meetings shall deem expedient, and also to regulate the mode in which General Meetings of the Corporation shall be called and held, and may at any subsequent General Meeting amend or repeal the said By-laws or any of them. III. The property now held by, in trust for, or to the use of the said "Upper Canada Bible Society," shall be and is hereby vested in the Corporation hereby constituted, for the uses and purposes thereof. IV. All the property which shall at any time belong to the said Corporation, as well as the revenue arising therefrom, shall at all times be exclusively applied and appropriated to the purposes mentioned in the Preamble to this Act, and to no other object. V. It shall be incumbent on the said Corporation, to submit to make year annually to each of the three branches of the Legislature during the first fifteen days of each Session thereof, a detailed statement shewing all the real or immoveable property held by them, with the estimated value thereof and the revenue derived therefrom. Public Act. VI. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. САР. ССХХХ. Preamble. An Act to incorporate the Upper Canada Religious Tract and Book Society. W [Assented to 19th May, 1855.1 THEREAS an Association has been formed in Upper Canada, by certain persons therein anxious for the moral and religious improvement of the people thereof, under the name of the "Upper Canada Religious Tract and Book Society," for the purpose of disseminating throughout Upper Canada, Religious Tracts and Books at the lowest possible prices, and gratuitously to such as have not the means of paying therefor; And whereas the persons hereinafter named, Office Bearers and Members of the said Society, and acting in behalf thereof, have, by their Petition to the Legislature, represented that the benefits derivable from the said Association would not only be secured but much enhanced by the incorporation of the members thereof, and have prayed that they may may be so incorporated; And whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said Petitioners subject to the provisions and enactments hereinafter contained: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, as follows: I. There shall be, and there is hereby constituted and esta- Certain perblished in the City of Toronto, in that part of the Province of sons incorpor Canada called Upper Canada, a body politic and corporate ated. under the name of the "Upper Canada Religious Tract and Corporate Book Society," which said corporation shall consist of the Rev. name. James Richardson, the Rev. H. J. Grassett, the Rev. John Roaf, the Rev. Robert Burns, D. D., Peter Freeland, John McMurrich, William McMaster, Andrew J. McCord, James S. Howard, Thomas Clarkson, William Osborne, Oliver Mowatt, Thomas Hutchinson, and all others who now are Members of the said Society, or who may hereafter become Members of the Corporation under the By-laws thereof, so long as they shall continue Members thereof according to the said By-laws, and such Cor- Corporate poration shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, powers. with power to change, alter, break, and renew the same, when, and as often as they shall think proper; And the said Corporation may, under the corporate name aforesaid, contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, prosecute and be prosecuted in all places and Courts in this Province, according to the laws thereof; and shall have power to take under any legal title whatsoever, and to hold for the use and purposes of the said Corporation without any further authorization, all property, real or personal, of what nature or kind soever, which may hereafter be sold, ceded, exchanged, given, bequeathed or granted to the said Corporation, or to sell, alien, convey, let or lease the same if need be, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding; Provided always that Proviso: real the net rents, issues and profits arising from the real property and property literritorial acquisitions of the said Corporation, shall not at any time exceed the annual sum of five hundred pounds of lawful money of Canada. mited. Members how called. II. At any time after the passing of this Act, it shall be law- First General ful for any five Members of the said Corporation, by a notice to Meeting of be published in some newspaper published in the City of Toronto, to call a General Meeting of the Members of the Corporation, to be held at some certain place in the said City to be named in such notice on a day and at an hour to be also named therein; and at such Meeting or any adjournment thereof, the majority of the Members present, the whole number present not being less than ten, Power to make Bylaws; To appoint Certain property vested in Corporation. Exclusive ap plication of property. Corporation to report yearly. Public Act. Preamble. ten, (except for the purpose of choosing a Chairman and adjourning, for which any number shall suffice,) shall have power to make such and so many By-laws, (not being contrary to the Laws of this Province or to this Act,) as they shall deem useful or necessary, as well concerning the admission of Members as the conditions upon which any person shall remain a Member of the said Corporation, and for the general conduct and government thereof, and of any agency or auxiliary thereof, and for the superintendence, advantage and improvement of all the property, real or personal, belonging or which shall hereafter belong to the said Corporation, and for appointing such Directors, Officers or Body, for managing the affairs of the said Corporation, and vesting them with such powers and giving them such tenure of office, as the majority of Members at such Meeting shall deem expedient, and also to regulate the mode in which General Meetings of the Corporation shall be called and held, and may, at any subsequent General Meeting, amend or repeal the said By-laws or any of them. III. The property now held by, in trust for, or to the use of the said "Upper Canada Religious Tract and Book Society," shall be, and is hereby vested in the Corporation hereby constituted for the uses and purposes thereof. IV. All the property which shall at any time belong to the said Corporation, as well as the Revenue arising therefrom, shall at all times be exclusively applied and appropriated to the purposes mentioned in the Preamble to this Act, and to no other object. V. It shall be incumbent on the said Corporation to submit annually to each of the three branches of the Legislature, during the first fifteen days of each Session thereof, a detailed statement shewing all the real or immoveable property held by them with the estimated value thereof, and the Revenue derived therefrom. VI. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. W CAP. CCXXXI. An Act to incorporate the Grand and Subordinate Divi- Kingdom |