CAP. III. Advances which may be made to certain railway com. panies. Conditions. Proviso. The employ advance of An act to amend the law respecting subsidies. in money made to certain railways, and for other purposes. [Assented to 28th December, 1876.] HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 1. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council, as soon as the following railway companies : The Levis and Kennebec Railway Company; And the St. Francis and Megantic International Railway Company; Shall have put the completed portions of their roads in good working order, to his satisfaction, may advance to them on account of their subsidy, 1o. a sum of $1,000 for each mile thus completed, in addition to the sum of $4,000 which they have received, or may now have a right to receive, and 20. out. of the whole balance of the subsidy granted to them for any other portion of their road which they may hereafter complete,—another sum of such an amount, and in such a manner, that this advance being made, there shall remain to be paid not less than $2,000 per mile upon the portion of the road to be hereafter completed, and that in any case, no more than $6,000 per mile shall be advanced. 2. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may require ment of the that the sum of $1,000 per mile, advanced to the compa$1,000 may nies mentioned in the preceding section, on the completbe regulated ed portions of their lines, be used to perfect such portions of line, and to pay whatever they may owe for the right of way, labor and rolling stock. by Lieute nant-Gover nor. Add. subsidy M. P. an B. Conditions. W. and 3. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may increase to $4,000 per mile, the subsidy already granted to the following railway companies: 1. The Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway, upon a length not exceeding fifty-six miles, from the river St Lawrence, at the town of Longueuil, to the frontier line of the province, via Chambly, West Farnham and Frelighsburg, provided that the company shall come to an agreement with the government, that freight and passengers may pass over their line at rates proportionate to those of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway; 2. The Waterloo and Magog Railway, upon a length not exceeding forty-three miles; ' 3. The Laurentian Railway upon a length not exceed. Laurentian ing fifteen miles. R. R. 4. If any railway company now subsidized gives up Case in which its charter, or if the charter of any such company lapse certain comthe grant to between the present time and the 31st of December panies may 1877, it shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor in be divided council to apportion the amount of the subsidy to which amongst such railway company was entitled, over the uncom- nies. pleted parts of the roads of the four companies following, that is to say: The Levis and Kennebec, forty-five miles, The Quebec Central, fifty-two miles, The St. Francis and Megantic International, fifty-three miles, The South Eastern, forty miles from Acton to Sutton junction; other compa Provided that the amount of the subsidy so appor- Proviso. tioned does not exceed $1,500 per mile, for the total length to be completed as aforesaid, and that the subsidy so apportioned added to that already acquired by each of such companies, does not in any case exceed a sum of more than $6,000 for each mile of road so to be completed of amount R. R.. 5. The Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Company Repayment shall not be obliged upon the first section of its road, to due by the repay the sum of $48,171.20, received by it for the cons- Quebec and truction of a wooden railroad, but such repayment shall Lake St. John be made only upon the second section of such road, and the said company shall furnish security that it will Security. repay such sum at the end of four years from the first day of January 1877, if in the interval it has not made the said second section of its road. sisquoi and 6. The Missisquoi and Black River Valleys Railway Delay, in company shall continue to have a right to the subsidy at favor of Mispresent granted to it, until the first of December 1877, Black River provided that at the said date, the said company shall R. R. have made and completed at least ten miles of continuous and uninterrupted road with iron or steel rails. 7. The first section of the act of this province, 39 Vict. ch. 3, is amended: 1. By striking out the words "at the rate of five per centum per annum " and substituting therefor the fo!lowing words: " at a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum ;" 2. By adding to such section. the following words: " and the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may fix the place where such interest shall be paid." 39 V. ch. 3, Sec. 1, amended. 39 V., ch. 3, 8. Section 2 of the same act is repealed, and the fol s. 2, replaced. lowing substituted therefor: subsidy. 66 Return and 2. Any payment heretofore made, or which may conversion of hereafter be made by this province on any subsidy accorded to any railway company by any act of this Legislature, still in force, may be returned to the provincial treasurer, and thereafter converted into a like guarantee for the part or portion of such subsidy returned, and from such date or dates as the directors of the company returning such subsidy may request." Manner of paying subsidy. of D. 9. The subsidy granted by the present act shall be payable in the same manner as that granted by "the Railway subsidy act of 1875." Guarantee of 10. The commissioners of the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa sb-contracts and Occidental Railway may guarantee the payment of nald, by com- the amounts of the sub-contracts made by Duncan McDomissioners. nald, the contractor for the western portion of the said road, provided that such contracts are approved of by them. Sums to be ⚫ 11. The said commissioners are authorized to take taken to com- from the sum intended to meet the contingent expenses plete Q. M. O. of the road, the sum necessary to complete the said railway. & O. R. R. Act in force. 12. The present act shall come into force on the day of the sanction thereof. CAP. IV. $75,000 for building Court-House. Imposing add, tax, in the Quebec courts. An act respecting the building of the court-house of H [Assented to 28th December, 1876.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 1. The lieutenant-governor in council is authorized to take out of the consolidated fund of the province, a sum of seventy-five thousand dollars to be employed in the reconstruction of the court-house in the city of Quebec. 2. To reimburse to the provincial treasury the sum expended in the reconstruction of the new court-house, it shall be lawful for the lieutenant-governor in council to impose, with power to modify the same from time to time, such additional tax as he shall deem advisable, on all proceedings, papers and documents whatsoever, made in the several greffes of the courts sitting in the courthouse, in the city of Quebec, or produced before such courts. shall Application and levying pro- of tax. 3. The tax mentioned in the preceding section form part of the consolidated revenue fund of the vince, and shall be levied in the same manner as other judicial taxes already payable to the Crown. 4. A separate account shall be kept of the sums levied Separate acin virtue of the present act. count. tax, 5. Immediately upon the moneys arising from such tax, Abolition of according to the report of the auditor of the public accounts of the province, reaching the amount of the sum to be refunded to the treasury, with interest, the lieutenant-governor in council shall repeal all orders under which such tax shall be levied. orders in 6. The orders in council issued in virtue of this act, Publication of shall have the force of law, fifteen days after their publi- Council. cation in the Quebec Official Gazette. CA P. V. An act to amend " The Treasury Department act," of this province, (31 Vict, ch. 9.) [Assented to 28th December, 1876.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent HER of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 1. The act of this province 31 Vict, ch. 9. is amend- 31 V., c. 9, ed by inserting therein, after section 4, the following amended. section. "4a. The consolidated revenue fund shall be also Consolidated charged with all loans and other debts, heretofore con- with loans fund charged tracted or which shall be contracted, under any act what- and debts of soever of this legislature, by the provincial government, province. by means of the issue of Provincial debentures or otherwise, as also with the interest on such loans, debentures or debts, and with the various sinking funds established for their extinction." 2. This act shall come into force the day of its sanc- Act in force. tion. CAP. V I. 39. V., c. 7, amended. An act to amend the act of this province 39 Vict., ch. 7, intituled: "An act to compel assurers to take out a license." HE [Assented to 28th December, 1876.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 1. The act of this province.39 Vict, ch. 7, shall not apply to accident policies, which are granted for a period of less than thirty days. CAP. VII. An act to amend the act of this province 39 Vict. cap 8, intituled: "an act to aid the grant for the purposes of the administration of Justice. [Assented to 28th December, 1876.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 39 Vict.,ch. 8, 1. Section 3 of the act of this province 39 Viet, cap. 8, replaced. is replaced by the following: Corporations for certain prisoners, "3. The corporation of any city, town, village or muheld to pay nicipality, within the limits of which has been committed any act punishable under the statute of Canada 32-33 Vict, cap. 28, respecting vagrants, or any contravention of the by-laws of the council of such city, town, village or municipality, shall be bound, if the offender has been sentenced to imprisonment in the common gaol of any district, to pay to the sheriff of such district, a sum of twenty-five cents for each day such offender shall be so detained in gaol." Act in force. 2. This act shall come into force on the day of its sanction. |