Jury panels legalized. Assessment rolls and revisers' lists legalized. CHAPTER 5. An Act to Legalise Jury Panels, Assessment Rolls and (Passed the 13th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. All jury panels and jury lists now made or to be made for use in the year 1922, whether grand or petit, drawn from the jury lists at the terms of the Supreme Court at which the same are usually drawn, shall be and the same are hereby declared to be legal and valid. 2. The assessment rolls for the present year and the revisers' lists of electors completed this year are hereby legalized and confirmed. Retiring allowance. CHAPTER 6. An Act to Provide for the Superannuation of the Mines. (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and As sembly, as follows: 1. The Governor-in-Council is authorized to pay Hiram Donkin, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Mines and Inspector of Mines, after his retirement from said office a sum not exceeding $3,000.00 a year during the period of his natural life. CHAPTER 7. An Act to Provide a Retiring Allowance to W. Wallace Kenney. (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: allowance. 1. After the retirement of W. Wallace Kenney Retiring from the service of the Province, as Superintendent of the Victoria General Hospital, at any time after he has held the said office of Superintendent for the period of twenty-five years, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars shall be paid annually to him out of the consolidated revenue fund of the Province of Nova Scotia during his lifetime. CHAPTER 8. An Act to Amend Chapter 2, Revised Statutes of Nova and Privileges of the Houses." (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Sections added. Scotia, 1900, "Of the Constitution Powers and Privileges of the Houses," is amended by inserting between Section 29 and Section 30 thereof the following: INDEMNITY. allowance. 29A. For every session of the Legislature there Sessional shall be payable out of any unappropriated moneys forming part of the consolidated revenue fund of Nova Scotia to each member of the Legislative Council and of the House of Assembly attending at such session a sessional allowance of one thousand dollars. When member transfers to other House. Travelling expenses. Regulations governing attendance. 29B. A member of either House for a part only of a session who becomes during the session a member of the other House shall not be entitled to more than one thousand dollars for the session. 29C. (1) For each session of the Legislature there shall be allowed to each member of the Legislative Council and of the House of Assembly his actual reasonable travelling expenses and reasonable living expenses while on the journey between his place of residence and the City of Halifax, going and coming once each way. (2) No allowance shall be made for travel outside of Nova Scotia. (3) It shall be competent and lawful for either the Legislative Council or the House of Assembly by legislation to adopt regulations governing the minimum number of days attendance in any session required of its members to entitle them to full sessional allowance and to fix penalties for non-attendance, the terms of such resolution to control the payment of such sessional allowance. CHAPTER 9. An Act to Amend Chapter 15, Acts of 1914, entitled, "An Act to Amend and Consolidate Chapter 15, Revised Statutes, 1900, entitled, 'Of Provincial Loans, and Acts in Amendment thereof, as Amended.' (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: amended. 1. Section 1 of Chapter 15 of the Acts of 1914, is Section 1 amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Such debentures or stock may be sold for such sum, whether the same is the par value or less or more than the par value of the debentures or stock, and on such terms and conditions as the Governor-in-Council deems expedient, and the principal and interest thereof may be made payable in the currency of Canada or in that of any other country." amended, re 2. Said Section 1 of Chapter 15 of the Acts of Section 1 as 1914, as amended by this Act, shall be construed as if troactive. it had been enacted on the 14th day of May, A. D., 1914, and in place thereof. CHAPTER 10. An Act to Amend Chapter 28, Revised Statutes, 1900, "Of Sheriffs," as Amended. (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: further 1. Sub-section 1, Section 43, Chapter 28, Revised 8. 8. 1, Sec. 48 Statutes, 1900, as amended, is amended by inserting be- amended. Form"F" of schedule amended. tween the words "allowances" and "that" in the third line of said sub-section the words "except fees that are paid to him for travel." 2. Form "F" of the Schedule to said Chapter 28, Revised Statutes, 1900, is amended by striking out the word "travel" in the eighteenth or last line thereof. CHAPTER 11. An Act to Amend Chapter 47, Revised Statutes, 1900, "Of Local Hospitals," as Amended. (Passed the 13th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly as follows: Section added. 1. Chapter 47 of the Revised Statutes of 1900, is amended by inserting between Section 4 and 5 thereof the following sections: Plans and specifications 4A. In order that any hospital, the construction of to be approved. which shall be begun after the passing of this Act, shall be eligible for the aid authorized by this Chapter, the plans and specifications of such hospital shall be submitted to and approved by the Governor-in-Council before the construction thereof is begun, and such hospital shall be constructed according to such plans and specifications. |