Sec. 5, as en acted by Chap. CHAPTER 23. An Act to Amend Chapter 20, Acts of 1912, entitled, "An Act to Consolidate the Acts for the Encouragement of Agriculture," as Amended. (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. Section 5 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 1912, 62, 1913, re- being the Section Number 5, which is enacted by Chapter 62 of the Acts of 1913, is repealed and the following substituted therefor: pealed; sub stituted. 5. (1) The Governor-in-Council may grant in aid of an exhibition under the provisions of this Act a sum not less than three hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars to be paid and applied as follows; that is to say: twenty-five dollars of each amount so granted shall be retained in the Provincial Treasury and the remainder of the sum so granted shall be paid at the time the exhibition is held to the society, association, company or board conducting the exhibition upon application to and recommendation of the Superintendent of County and District Exhibitions; provided he deems the extent and scope of such exhibition to be sufficient to warrant the same. (2) The Governor-in-Council may further grant in aid of such exhibition an amount equal to fifty per centum of the prize money in excess of three hundred dollars actually paid out as shown by the sworn statement of the treasurer, the same to be paid when such statement has been approved by the Superintendent of County and District Exhibitions. (3) The amounts retained in the Provincial Treasury as aforesaid shall from time to time be paid and applied on the recommendation of the Secretary for Agriculture, the Superintendent of County and District Exhibitions and the President of the Nova Scotia Farmers' Association, towards defraying deficits incurred in respect of exhibitions under this Act. as enacted by 2. Sub-section 1 of Section 6 of Chapter 20 of the s. s. 1, Sec. 6, Acts of 1912, being the Section Number 6, which is en-Chap. 62, 1918, acted by Chapter 62 of the Acts of 1913, is repealed repealed; suband the following substituted therefor: (1) The Governor-in-Council may unite the grants of two or more adjoining counties for one exhibition if a majority of the agricultural societies in each of those counties so request. stituted. added to 3. Said Section 6 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of Sub-section 1912 is amended by adding thereto the following sub- Sec. 6. section: (3) Where there is a united exhibition for a county and part of another county under this Act the amount that may be granted under the next preceding section of this Act shall be, (a) the maximum amount which could be granted if a separate exhibition were held in such first mentioned county; and (b) such amount as the Governor-in-Council determines, but not exceeding the minimum amount which could be granted if a separate exhibition were held in such other county. CHAPTER 24. 8. 8. (c) Sec. 2, amended. An Act to Amend Chapter 2, Acts of 1913, "The (Passed the 18th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. Sub-section (c) of Section 2 of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1913 is amended by adding thereto the following: "and includes the Deputy Registrar of Joint Stock Companies." Sec. 20, amended. CHAPTER 25. An Act to Amend Chapter 3, Acts of 1914, being (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. Section 20 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of 1914 is amended by adding thereto the following: He shall also have a free access to any cream while in transit from the buildings and premises of any patron, to the creamery or cream station to which it is being transported. CHAPTER 26. An Act to Amend the Workmen's Compensation Act (Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922). Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: as amended by amended. 1. Section 2 sub-section (f) as amended by Sec- Sec. 2, 8. s. (f) tion 2 of Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1919 is amended Sec. 2, Chap. by inserting after the word "includes" in the 6th line 61, 1919, the words, "a receiver, liquidator, executor, administrator, and any person appointed by a Court or a Judge who has authority to carry on an industry." as amended by 2. Section 2 sub-section (n), as amended by Sec- Sec. 2, s. 8. (a) tion 3 of Chapter 70 of the Acts of 1917, is amended Sec. 8, Chap. by adding thereto the following: "A receiver, liquidator or other person, appointed by a Court or a Judge with power to manage or carry on the business of a company for winding up or other purposes, shall not be deemed a workman.' 70, 1917, 3. Section 2 is amended by adding thereto the fol- Sub-section lowing sub-section : (r) the word "widow" and the words "invalid widower", in Section 35, refer to the widow or invalid widower of a workman whose death results from an accident compensable under Part 1. added to amended by 4. Section 15, as amended by Section 7 of Chapter Sec. 15, as 61 of the Acts of 1919, and by Section 6 of Chapter 42 of the Acts of 1920, is amended as follows: (a) by striking out the word "injury" in the last line of the original Section 15, and substituting therefor the word "accident;' (b) by adding the following sub-section: Sec. 7, Chap. 61, 1919 and Sec. 6, Chap. 42, 1920, amended. (4) If an accident causes injury, for which the workman receives medical aid within 30 days, but disability compensable under this Part does not arise until after the expiration of twelve months from the date of the accident, after which period disability of a serious and permanent nature does arise, the Board may, in its discretion, if satisfied that the disability is the result of the injury, extend the times mentioned in sub-section (1) and (2) of this section. This section shall take effect retroactively as of January 1st, 1920. . Sec. 35, s. s. (1) 5. Section 35, sub-section (1) (c), as amended by (c) as amended Section (1) of Chapter 42 of the Acts of 1920, is Chap. 42, 1920, amended by adding thereto the following: by Sec. (1), amended. as amended by "A widow, entitled to compensation by reason of the death of her husband, or an invalid widower entitled to compensation by reason of the death of his wife, shall not be entitled to any further compensation as a dependent of any other workman whose death results from an accident, and any compensation payable to such widow or invalid widower, in any capacity other than that of a widow or invalid widower, shall cease when such widow or invalid widow becomes entitled to compensation as a widow or invalid widower." Sec. 44, 8. 8. 2, 6. Section 44, as amended by Section 14 of ChapSec. 14, Chap. ter 61 of the Acts of 1919, is amended by adding to sub-section (2) the following words:— 61, 1919, amended. Sec. 46, s. 8. (1) as amended by "In the case of a child under sixteen any compensation payable to such child may, in the discretion of the Board, be paid to the institution to which such child has been committed." 7. Section 46, sub-section (1), as amended by SecSec. 15, Chap. tion 15, Chapter 70, of the Acts of 1917, is amended by adding there to the following words: 70, 1917, amended. "In the case where the Board is of opinion that any workman, entitled to compensation under this Part, is likely to use the money in gambling, or otherwise than for the benefit of his wife or his children or persons de |