SESSION OF 1889-'90. ordinances. 3. The members of the said society, or Corporation may any five of them, shall have full power and make bye-laws and authority to make, ordain, establish, and put into execution any bye-laws, ordinances, orders, rules and regulations for and concerning the nomination, election, suspension, removal, and expulsion of members and officers, and the management, collection, and disposal of the funds, moneys or estate belonging to the said society, and for conducting and regulating the business affairs and concerns of the said society, and relative to any other matter or thing whatsoever which may in any wise concern the good government of the society, and the same from time to time to change, repeal, or vary as may seem proper provided always, that no such bye-laws, ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations be in any wise repugnant or contrary to her Majesty's prerogative royal, or to the laws of Great Britain or this Island; and that the same shall not in any manner affect any other person or persons than those who are or may become members of the said society; and it shall be lawful for the members of the said society, or any five of them, to fix and appoint in all or any of such bye-laws, ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations, all or any reasonable and adequate fines, forfeitures, and penalties for the non-observance, non-performance, or breach thereof, and for enforcing the due observance thereof. 4. The sum of two hundred and fifty pounds is hereby granted to the said Society to be paid to them in every alternate year commencing from the present year one thousand eight hundred and ninety. And the further sum of one hundred and fifty £250 to be paid the Society every alternate year from 1890 and £150 every alternate year from 1891. The Society to account each year for LAWS OF BARBADOS pounds is hereby granted to the said Society to be paid to them in every alternate year commencing from the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety one. 5. The said Society shall make an annual statement to the Legislature of the approthe grant of the pre- priation of the grant made to them in the preceding section hereof in every year, previous to drawing the grant payable for the next following year. vious year. How payments un 6. All payments to be made under this der this Act are to Act shall from time to time be made on the warrants of the Governor-in-Executive Committee. be made. Fines incurred by 7. All fines, forfeitures, and penalties to breach of bye-laws be incurred by virtue of any bye-law, ordito be recoverable in nance, order, rule, or regulation to be made a summary manner. ordained and established as aforesaid, and Act to be deemed a public Act. all sums to become due to the said society from any of the members of the said society, shall be sued for and recovered in a summary way before any police magistrate on the complaint of any member of the said society, as in the case of servants' wages; and all and every the police magistrates, are hereby authorized and required to take cognizance thereof accordingly; and all fines, forfeitures, and penalties when received, or the overplus thereof, after deducting necessary charges, shall be paid into the hands of the treasurer of the said society for the time being, for the use of the said society. 8. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act and shall be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges, police magistrates, and other persons, without being specially pleaded. SESSION OF 1889-'90. Repeal. Repeal and sav 9. The Acts mentioned in the schedule to this Act annexed are hereby repealed; pro- ings. vided that this 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; nor 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 remedy in respect of any 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. Short title. Good Friday &c., CAP. XIX. (Assented to 11th March 1890.) BARBADOS. An Act to consolidate the Acts relating to bills of exchange, and cheques. E it enacted by the Governor, Council, Band Assembly of this Island and by the authority of the same, as follows; 1. This Act may be cited as "The Bills of Exchange Act, 1890." Bills payable on Holy Days. 2. Good Friday, Christmas Day, and every SESSION OF 1889-'90, day appointed by proclamation for a day of as regards bills of solemn fast or day of thanksgiving is and exchange &c., to be treated as Sunday. shall, for all other purposes whatsoever, as regards bills of exchange and promissory notes, be treated and considered as the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday. &c., 3. In all cases where bills of exchange or Bills of exchange promissory notes shall become due and pay- Good Friday &c., becoming due on able on Good Friday, Christmas Day, or on shall be payable on any day of fast or day of thanksgiving so the preceding day. appointed by proclamation the same shall be payable on the day next preceding Good Friday, Christmas Day or such day of fast or day of thanksgiving, and, in case of nonpayment, may not be noted and protested on such preceding day. after. 4. In all cases where bills of exchange or Notice of dishonpromissory notes shall be payable either our of bills of exunder or by virtue of this Act or otherwise change &c., becoming due on the day on the day preceding any Good Friday, or preceding Good on the day preceding any Christmas Day, Friday &c., may be or day of fast, or day of thanksgiving, it given on the day shall not be necessary for the holder or holders of such bills of exchange and promissory notes to give notice of the dishonour thereof until the day next after such Good Friday, Christmas Day, or day of fast, or day of thanksgiving and whensoever Christmas Day, or such day of fast, or day of thanksgiving, shall fall on a Monday it shall not be necessary for the holder or holders of such bills of exchange or promissory notes as shall be payable on the preceding Saturday to give notice of the dishonour thereof until the Tuesday next after such Christmas Day or after such day of fast or day of thanksgiving respectively, and every such notice given as aforesaid |