Repeal not to etc. in the third column of such schedule, save only as hereinafter provided. revive statutes, 10. The repeal of the said statutes and provisions shall not revive any statute or provisions of law repealed by them, nor shall the said repeal prevent the effect of any saving clause in such statutes or provisions, or the application of any such statute or provisions, or any statute or provision formerly in force, to any transaction, matter or thing anterior to the said repeal to which they would otherwise apply. Exceptions. 11. (1) The repeal of said statutes and provisions shall not affect (a) any penalty, forfeiture or liability incurred before the time of such repeal, or any proceeding for enforcing the same had, done, completed or pending at the time of such repeal; (b) any action, suit, judgment, decree, certificate, execution, prosecution, process, order, rule, or any proceeding, matter or thing whatever respecting he same had, done, made, entered, granted, completed, pending, existing or in force at the time of such repeal; (c) any act, deed, right, title, interest, bylaws, ordinance, rule, regulation, contract, lien, charge, matter or thing had, done, made, acquired, established or existing at the time of such repeal; (d) any office, appointment, commission, salary, allowance, security, duty or any matter or thing appertaining thereto at the time of such repeal. (2) Such repeal shall not defeat, disturb, invalidate or prejudicially affect any other matter or thing whatsoever had, done, completed, existing or pending at the time of such repeal. (3) But every such penalty, forfeiture or liability, and every such action, suit, judgment, decree, cer tificate, execution, prosecution, process, order, rule or other proceeding, matter or thing, and every such act, deed, right, title, interest, by-law, ordinance, rule, regulation, contract, lien, charge, matter or thing, and every such office, appointment, commission, salary, allowance, security, duty or matter or thing, may and shall remain and continue as if no such repeal had taken place, and so far as necessary may and shall be continued, prosecuted, enforced and proceeded with under the said revision and consoldiation so far as applicable thereto and subject to the provisions thereof. 12. consolidation, The said revision and consolidation shall not Revision and be held to operate as new law, but shall be construed to construed. and have effect as a consolidation of the law as contained in the statutes and provisions so repealed, and for which such revision and consolidation is substitu ted. deemed to have 13. (1) The legislature shall not be deemed by Legislature not reason of such revision and consolidation being so adopted certain substituted to have adopted the construction which construction. by judicial decision or otherwise has been placed upon the language of any of the statutes or provisions included in the revision and consolidation. (2) The marginal notes and heading in the body of such revision and consolidation, and the references to former statutes or provisions, shall be held to form no part of the revision and consolidation, but to be inserted for convenience or reference only. 14. (1) The various provisions in the said revis- When revision and consolida ion and consolidation corresponding to and substitu- tion to operate ted for the statutes, and provisions so repealed, shall, retrospective where they are the same in effect as the statutes and tively. provisions so repealed, be held to operate retrospectively as well as prospectively, and to have been passed upon the days respectively upon which the statutes and Provisions so repealed came into effect. (2) and consolidation are not in effect the same as those If upon any point the provisions of the revision of the repealed statutes and provisions for which they are Substituted, then as respects all transactions, how construed. matters and things subsequent to the time when the revision and consolidation comes into force, the provisions contained therein shall prevail; but in respect to all transactions, matters and things anterior to the same time, the repealed statutes and provisions shall prevail. References, 15. Any reference in any former statute remaining in force, or in any instrument or document to any statute or provision so repealed, shall, after the revision and consolidation comes into force, be held in respect to any subsequent transaction, matter thing to be a reference to the provisions in the revision and consolidation having the same effect as such repealed statute or provision. Schedule, how construed. Copy, when deemed evidence. 16. The insertion of any statute or provision in the said schedule, shall not be construed as a declaration that such statute or provision was or was not in force immediately before the coming into force of the revision and consolidation. 17. Any copy of such revision and consolidation purporting to be printed by the King's Printer shall be received as evidence of the revision and consolidation in all places and courts whatsoever. CHAPTER 68. An Act to Amend the Halifax City Charter. (Passed the 13th day of May, A. D., 1913). Section. 1. Sub-section (2), Section 831, City Charter repealed; another substituted. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: Section 831. 1. Sub-section (2) of Section 831 of the Halifax Sub-section (2) City Charter is repealed and the following substitut-City Charter. ed therefor: (2) Any child— (a) who is excused from such attendance by the Board upon the presentation to the Board of satisfactory evidence showing that such child is prevented from attendance at school or application to study by mental, physical or other good and sufficient reason; or (b) over fourteen years of age, if necessity required such child to work, who shows that fact to the satisfaction of the Board and obtains the written permission of the Secretary of the Board for such employment; or (c) between the ages of fourteen and sixteen who passes a satisfactory examination in grade seven of common school work, and is actually at work, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. repealed; another substituted. CHAPTER 69. An Act to Amend the Law Relating to the (Passed the 13th day of May, A. D., 1913). nterpretation. 6. 7. 8. 9. Detective's salary. (1) Salary Assistant Detec- (2) Additional sum of $50.00. (3) Money necessary for 1913- (1) Salary of City Marshal. (3) Office, when abolished. Salaries of sub-collectors in 10. Section 301, Clause (m), Charter, 11. (1) Grant lot of land Tuber- (2) $1000.00 towards costs of construction. 15. City can acquire Meagher and Non-resident contractors. Permit for ornamental lighting, how obtained and revoked. 16. City authorized to sell certain lots described. 17. 18. 19. Arbitrators' fees. (1) Section 344 continued in force for ten years. (2) No exemption if industry competes industry. with any city (3) Certain exemptions, how construed. Certain sub-sections declared in force. 20. Controller cannot hold any office of emolument. 21. City authorized to borrow moneys mentioned in 1st schedule. 21. City also authorized to borrow moneys mentioned in 2nd schedule. Amounts to be borrowed and included in estimates 1914-15 Amounts borrowed on short term debentures. Lands, described. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. In this Act the expression "City" means the City of Halifax; the expression "Council" means the City Council of that city, and any committee or official herein mentioned by name means the committee of that name of the said council or city; the expression "The City Charter" means the Halifax City Charter, brought into force on the first day of March, 1907, by proclamation of the Governor-inCouncil, dated the 20th day of February, 1907, and any sections herein referred to by number without other reference are the sections of the said City Charter so numbered, and this Act shall relate exclusively to the City of Halifax and the said Charter thereof. Salary Chief of 2. Plioce. (1) The salary of the Chief of Police shall for the year beginning on the first day of May, 1913, and for each succeeding year be the sum of fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dollars. |