come into force. 3. This Act shall not come into force until proclaimed Act when to by order of the Governor-in-Council, and published in the Royal Gazette. CHAPTER 30. An Act to amend the Mines Arbitration Act. (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D.. 1901). SECTION 1. Mines Arbitration Act amended by adding section. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: Mines Arbitra 1. The Mines Arbitration Act, chapter 21, of the Revised tion Act amend Statutes, 1900, is amended by adding the following sectioned by adding immediately after section 5: 5A. In the case of an employer operating more than one coal mine the employer or the employed may, in the complaint to the commissioner, designate the mine or mines in relation to which the complaint is made, and any proceedings under the chapter taken in consequence of such complaint shall have relation only to the mine or mines so designated. section. CHAPTER 31. An Act to amend Chapter 20 of the Acts of 1883, entitled, "An Act respecting Bridges." (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D., 1901). SECTION 1. Section 13 of chapter 20, Acts of 1883, amended. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 20, Acts of 1883, 1. Section 13 of chapter 20 of the Acts of 1883, entitled, Section 13 of cap. "An Act respecting Bridges" is amended by adding thereto amended. the following proviso: Provided, however, that with the consent of the Governorin-Council, any such bridge may be placed under the provisions of this Act upon the request of the council of one of such municipalities, and the whole expenditure in respect to the said bridge shall thereupon become and be a charge upon such municipality. Governor-inCoudcil authorized to refund Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. The Governor-in-Council is hereby authorized to refund any moneys at any time heretofore paid into the certain money provincial treasury under any Act respecting succession duties upon any bequest or devise of money or other property for religious, charitable or educational purposes. heretofore received. Moneys refund. ed, how voted and paid. 2. The moneys so refunded shall be voted by the legislature and paid out of the current revenues of the Province, and shall be paid to the institutions to which the said bequests or devises were respectively made. SECTION. CHAPTER 33. An Act to amend "The Succession Duty Act." (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D., 1901), I. Section 23 of chapter 14, Revised Statutes, amended. 2. Section 24 amended. 3. Section 25 amended. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 14, Revised 1. Section 23 of chapter 14, Revised Statutes, 1900, Section 23 of cap. "The Succession Duty Act," is hereby amended by adding Statutes, thereto the following paragraph: "Where there is no judge of the court of probate residing in a county, such application may be made to the registrar of such court, and the registrar shall, upon such application, have and exercise all the powers as to the hearng of such applications and as to making orders therein which are herein before conferred upon the judge of the court of probate." amended. amended. Section 24 of said Act is hereby amended by insert- Section 24 ing after the word "probate" in the third line thereof the words" or the registrar thereof." amended. 3. Section 25 of said Act is hereby amended by adding Section 25 after the word "judge” in the third line thereof the words or registrar." 4 or No foreign executor or administrator shall assign or ansfer any bonds, stocks or shares of any company corporation of any kind in this province standing in the name of a deceased person, or in trust for him, which are liable to pay succession duty, until such duty is paid to the provincial treasurer, and any company or corporation permitting a transfer of such bonds, stocks or shares to be entered upon the books of the company or corporation, or in any way recognizes such assignment or transfer, shall be liable to pay the duty in respect to such bonds, stocks or shares. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: Section 6 of cap. 145, Revised 1. Section 6, of the Assignments Act, chapter 145, of the Statutes, repeal- Revised Statutes, 1900, is repealed, and the following sub ed, following substituted. Section 24 amended. Section 33 re stituted therefor: Every assignment for the general benefit of creditors not made to the official assignee shall be void." 2. Section 24, of the said chapter, is amended by striking out all the words after "estate" in the third line thereof, and adding thereto the words, "the disposal of the same shall be in the discretion of the assignee." 3. Section 33, of the said chapter is repealed, and the pealed, following following substituted therefor: substituted. "If any person claiming to be entitled to rank on the estate assigned does not within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the assignment, and of the name and address of the assignee, furnish to the assignee particulars and proofs of his claim as provided by this chapter, the assignee may issue a final notice by registered letter mailed to such person requiring him within a time stated in the notice to furnish such particulars and proofs of his claim on penalty of being debarred from participation in the proceeds of the estate; and if the particulars and proofs of such claim are not furnished within the time stated in such notice, the same shall be wholly barred, and the assignee shall be at liberty to distribute the proceeds of the estate as if no such claim existed, but without prejudice to the liability of the debtor therefor. The time stated in such notice shall in the case of creditors resident within the Province be not less than thirty days, and of those resident without the Province, not less than sixty days." CHAPTER 35. An Act to amend Chapter 33, Revised Statutes, 1900, “Of (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D., 1901). SECTION 1. Section 11 of chapter 33, Revised Statutes, amended. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 33, Revised ed. сар. 1. Section 11 of chapter 33, Revised Statutes, 1900, is Section 11 of hereby amended by adding after the word warden" in the statutes, amend third line thereof, the words "or clerk." CHAPTER 36. An Act to amend the Poor Relief Act. (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D., 1901). SECTION 1. Sub-section 2 of section 35 of said Act repealed, and following substituted. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: Sub-section 2 of 1. Sub-section 2 of section 35 of the Poor Relief Act, Section 35 of said chapter 50, Revised Statutes, 1900, is repealed, and the Act repealed, following sub-section substituted therefor: (2) In the case of an application for a warrant under this chapter notice in writing of an appeal shall be given to the opposite party within ten days from the date of the execution of the warrant made in pursuance of the order or decision appealed from, or within ten days from the date of the service of a copy of such warrant upon the treasurer of the municipality, whichever shall be first, or if there is a refusal to make such warrant, within ten days from such refusal. and following substituted. CHAPTER 37. An Act to amend Chapter 52, Revised Statutes, 1900, Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: |