SESSION OF 1889-'90 be settled between the Government of the Colony and the Company by agreement, or, in case of difference, by arbitration, such arbitration to be conducted as follows: (1.) The Governor and the said Company Arbitrators to be shall each, within fourteen days after named (2.) The two arbitrators nominated shall, (3.) If either party or arbitrator makes de within 14 Umpire. In default of eith fault in nominating an arbitrator or er party Chief Jus- writing for such nomination, the Award to be given (4.) The arbitrators shall make their award by arbitrator withwithin two months after their nomi- in 2 months. nation, otherwise the matter shall be left to be determined by the umpire. (5.) The umpire shall make his award Umpires award to within three months after notice from be given in 3 the arbitators, or one of them, that months. the matter is left to be determined by him, or on default, a new umpire shall be appointed as nearly as may be in manner aforesaid, who shall make his award within the like time, or in default be superseded and so toties quoties. (6.) The award of the arbitrators or um Award to be final. LAWS OF BARBADOS pire shall be final and conclusive, as between the Governor and the said Company. This Act to be of 16. Nothing contained in this Act shall no effect if or so far be of any force or effect, if repugnant to the as repugnant to Improvisions of any Act of the Imperial Paliaperial Acts. ment now in force, or which may hererafter be enacted, for the purpose of regulating the powers to be exercised by telegraph companies within her Majesty's dominions. Privileges granted on condition that the Company shall 17. Provided always that the powers and privileges granted to the aforesaid Company not have exclusive by this law are so granted on the condition rights in Panama. that the said Company is not now in possession of, and shall not at any time hereafter acquire any exclusive right or privilege of telegraphic communication in the State of Panama, and that in case of such possession or acquisition, all the powers and privileges by this law granted shall cease and determine. Repeal and savings. Repeal. 18. The Acts mentioned in the schedule to this Act annexed are hereby repealed provided that such repeal shall not affect; 1. The past operation of the enactments hereby repealed nor anything done or suffered under the enactments hereby repealed; nor 2. any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under the enactments hereby repealed; 3. any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the enactments hereby repealed; nor 4. any investigation, legal proceeding or SESSION OF 1889-'90, remedy in respect of such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding and remedy may be carried on as if this Act had not passed. 5. Any enactment in which such enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to. LAWS OF BARBADOS Date of Act. SCHEDULE. 4th Oct. 1870... An Act to encourage and promote the establishment of communication by means of the Electric 21st May 1885 An Act to continue the subsidy granted by the Act of the sixth day of March one thousand 31st Decr. 1889 An Act to continue various expiring laws. SESSION OF 1889-90. CAP. XXVIII. (Assented to 26th April 1890.) BARBADOS. An Act to enable the Governor-in-Executive Committee to purchase certain portions of the land adjoining Bay Street on both sides thereof. Bant actmbly of this Island and by E it enacted by the Governor, Council, the authority of the same as follows; 1. This Act may be cited as "The Bay Short title. Street Improvement Act 1890." 2 In this Act "land" shall include "messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments of any tenure whatsoever" Interpretations. Governor-in Exe ex of 3. The Governor-in-Executive Committe is hereby authorised to expend a sum not cutive Committee exceeding fifteen thousand pounds in the authorised to pend a sum not expurchase in the manner hereinafter pro- ceeding £15,000 in vided of such portions as they may select of the purchase the land that lies to the West of Bay Street land on both sides in the City of Bridgetown and between the of Bay Street. War Department land on the south and Careenage on the north, and of such portions as they may select of the land that lies on the eastern side of Bay Street aforesaid between the War Department land called "The Banyans" on the south and the Careenage on the north; provided always that the portion of land to be purchased under this Act shall so far as practicable consist both of land on one side of the said Street and of the land facing it on the other side and shall not all be situated on one side only of the said street; Proviso. |