CHAPTER 12. An Act to Amend Chapter 61, Revised Statutes, 1900, "Sheep Protection Act," as Amended. (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 26, 1918, and s the Sec. 19, Chap. s. (1) as enact en ed by Sec. 1, 1. The whole Section 19 of Chapter 26 of Acts of 1918, including sub-section (1) thereof as acted by Section 1 of Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1921, Chap. 27, 1921 is hereby repealed and the following section sub-repealed; substituted therefor: stituted. injured by dog, known or un 19. (1) The owner of any sheep killed or injured Sheep killed or by any dog, the owner of which is not known or is un- owner unable to pay, may, within one month after the killing or able to pay. injury, apply to the Clerk of the Municipality in which such sheep were so killed or injured or within which such dog was owned or harbored, for compensation for the injury. Upon receiving such application in writing, the Municipal Clerk shall select and notify a sheep valuer, whose duty it shall be to investigate the claim. enquiry. (2) The sheep valuer upon receipt of such notice Valuer to hold shall fix a time and place at which an enquiry into such claims will be held, and shall cause to be posted in at least three conspicuous places within the Municipality a notice of the time and place of such enquiry. (3) Such sheep valuer shall have power to summon witnesses and to examine them under oath and to do all things necessary or incidental to the making of a proper enquiry into all matters relevant to the claim. After such enquiry he shall report to the municipal clerk the result thereof. (4) When upon any enquiry it is shown to the satisfaction of the sheep valuer that there was no reasonable ground for the making of any claim for compensation under this Act, such sheep valuer shall have power to order that the person making such claim pay the costs and expenses incurred thereby. The sheep valuer shall, in such case, fix the amount of such cost and expenses so to be paid as aforesaid, and same may be recovered as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction by an action brought in the name of the municipal clerk. (5) Where such valuer reports that the injury is one for which compensation is payable under this Act, he shall fix the amount of damage, and the treasurer of the Municipality shall, on the certificate of the warden, pay to the aggrieved party two-thirds of the damage fixed by the sheep valuer as aforesaid. (6) If either the warden or the sheep owner feels dissatisfied with the report or finding of such sheep valuer, such person so dissatisfied may, before signing such certificate or accepting such recompense, notify the other and the clerk that he desires such report of decision reviewed by the Council and the Council at its next or any subsequent sitting shall consider and review the said report or decision of the sheep valuer and may confirm, reverse, alter or vary the same as to it appears just, and if any compensation is found to be due the sheep owner under this Act, the treasurer shall pay to such sheep owner, two-thirds of the amount so found to be due by the Council; and the Councl shall, on such review by it, have full powers to subpoena witnesess and examine them under oath. (7) In case of review of the sheep valuer's report by the Council as in this section provided, the clerk shall give the sheep owner notice of the sitting of Council at which the same shall be heard, by prepaid letter, posted to his address, at least five days before such sitting of Council. CHAPTER 13. An Act to Amend Chapter 75, Revised Statutes, 1900, (Passed the 18th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: section added. 1. Section 2 of Chapter 75 of the Revised Statu- Sec. 2, subtes, 1900, is amended by adding thereto the following sub-section : (2) No jail shall hereafter be erected, and no existing jail shall be enlarged or remodelled until the plans and specifications for all work in connection with such erection, enlargement or remodelling shall have been submitted to and approved by the Governor-inCouncil. CHAPTER 14. An Act to Amend Chapter 81, Revised Statutes, 1900, "Of the Use of Roads." (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. Sub-section (5) of Section 3 of Chapter 81, Re- s. s. 5, Sec. 8, vised Statutes, 1900, "Of the Use of Roads," is here- amended. by amended by striking out the word "right" on the second line of said sub-section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "left." 2. This Act shall not come into force until the first when Act day of January, A. D., 1923. in force. by Public Expenditures 3. Expenditures by any public utility operating Utility may be any tramway which have been occasioned by reason capital expen- of the provisions of this Act and which have been necditure. essarily made by such public utility, if in the opinion treated as of the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities reasonable and proper, may be charged by such public utility to capital account and may for all purposes be treated as a capital expenditure. Section 14, amended. CHAPTER 15. An Act to Amend Chapter 45, Acts of 1905, entitled, "An Act to Amend Chapter 131, Revised Statutes, 1900, entitled, 'Of Library Associations Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. That Section 14 of Chapter 45, Acts 1905, be amended by striking out the word "five," in the third line, and substituting therefor the word "fifteen." CHAPTER 16. An Act to Amend the Probate Act, Chapter 158, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1900. (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: enacted by amended. 1. Sub-section 8 of Section 6 of The Probate Act, s. 8. 8, Sec. 6,as Chapter 158 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, Chap. 28, 1918, 1900, as said sub-section is enacted by Chapter 28 of the Acts of 1913, is amended by adding thereto the following: Deputy 8A. The Registrar for the Probate District of the Additional County of Halifax may, subject to the approval of the Registrar. Governor-in-Council, appoint a person to be additional deputy registrar who may perform any of the duties of the registrar and for whose acts the registrar and his sureties shall be responsible. CHAPTER 17. An Act to Amend Chapter 158, Revised Statutes, 1900, "The Probate Act." (Passed the 13th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: added to 1. Section 6 of Chapter 158 of the Revised Sta- Sub-section tutes, 1900, The Probate Act, is amended by adding Section 6. thereto the following: (8) A woman shall be eligible for appointment as Women registrar of probate, deputy registrar of probate or eligible. acting registrar of probate. |