1. Chapter 74 of the Revised Statutes, 1900, is amended Chapter 74, Rev. as follows: Statutes, 1900, amended as follows, section 2 repealed, follow Section 2 of said chapter is repealed and the following ing substituted. section is substituted therefor: (2) All ships or shares in ships of iron or steel, or any combination of metals of like character, built and registered in the Province of Nova Scotia, shall be exempt from taxation for any purpose whatsoever for a period of twenty years from the time this Act shall have come into force in any town, city or municipality. 2. Section 3 of said Act is hereby repealed, and the Section 3 repealfollowing section is substituted therefor: (3) This Act shall only come into force in any municipality or incorporated town or city upon being proclaimed ky Order-in-Council upon petition therefor presented by the council of any such town, city or municipality desiring the same, and after such petition has been approved by the Governor-in-Council. ed, and following substituted. 3. Said Act is further amended by adding thereto the Act further following sections: (4) The council of any incorporated town or city in the Province now or hereafter incorporated may resolve to borrow on the credit of such town or city, such sum or sums of money to be applied in the aid of shipbuilding in such town or city as the council of such town or city may by a majority vote determine, provided that such sum or sums of money shall not exceed in all the sum of $100,000. But such sum fixed by the council shall not be borrowed by the town or city until a majority of the electors of such town or city, who have voted upon the question submitted, have expressed themselves in favor of borrowing such sum, in the manner hereinafter provided. (5) The vote of the ratepayers of the town or city shall be taken at the time and place to be fixed by the council of such town or city, and notice of the time and place for taking the vote of the ratepayers shall be given by the town or city clerk by posting hand bills giving such notice, in prominent places in such town or city. The vote upon such. question shall be by ballot, and the ballot shall be in the form of schedule "A" to this Act. Only those voters who are assessed for real or personal property or income shall amended by adding following sections. vote, and the clerk in preparing the list of voters for each presiding officer shall strike from the regular list of voters. the names of all those who are not assessed for real or personal property or income. Ballot papers shall be furnished by the town or city to the presiding officer or officers. appointed to hold the ballot. The mayor of the town or city shall appoint the necessary presiding officer or officers for holding such ballot; and the said presiding officer or officers shall have such remuneration as that paid to the corresponding official in the case of election for town councillors or city aldermen, and be possessed with the like powers and privileges. No person shall vote more than once upon said question. Every polling station at such election shall be provided with a place screened from observation in which the voter may mark his ballot paper, and also with pencils for that purpose. The presiding officer shall, at the request of any such voter, explain the mode of marking his ballot paper. Any voter who is unable through blindness or illiteracy or other cause, to mark his ballot paper may, upon making oath to such inability, which oath be in the form of schedule "B" to this Act, have his. ballot paper marked for him by the presiding officer. If any voter places upon the ballot paper more than one mark, or any mark by which he may be identified. his ballot paper shall be void and shall not be counted. The town or city shall furnish the presiding officer with the necessary ballot box or ballot boxes, in which the ballots cast upon the question hereby submitted shall be deposited. Such poll shall be opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon and close at four o'clock in the afternoon. At the close of the polls the presiding officer shall count the ballots cast for and against. the question, and when counted return the same to the ballot box or ballot boxes, to be returned thereafter to the town or city clerk, as the case may be. may 6. Immediately upon such vote having been taken the town or city clerk shall transmit to the mayor of such town or city the number of voters who have voted on the question, the number who have voted in favor of borrowing, and the number of those opposed to borrowing, and if it appears that five-eighths of those voting have voted in favor of borrowing, the mayor of such town or city shall forthwith proceed to borrow on the credit of the town or city, as the case may be, the sum of money previously fixed by resolution of the town or city council. The securities to be given for the money so borrowed shall be in such form, and for such length of time, and shall bear such rate of interest, as the town or city council shall by resolution decide. (7) Said sums when borrowed may be paid in whole or by instalments to such person or persons, company or corporation, as shall enter into a written contract with the town or city that he or they will erect, build and equip a shipbuilding plant and maintain the same in a state of efficiency for such time as may be determined, and such sum or sums may be paid by the town or city at such time and upon such terms, conditions and agreements as the town or city council shall decide. If in favor, mark a cross "X" in the column "Yes," if against, in the column "No." of. I, FORM B." OATH OF BLINDNESS OR ILLITERATE VOTER. of.... in the county make oath and say that I am unable through (blindness, inability to read and write, or other cause, as the case may be), to mark my own ballot, and require the assistance of the presiding officer for that purpo-e. So Help me God. Section of said CHAPTER 44. An Act to amend Chapter 75, Revised Statutes, 1900, "Of SECTION 1. Section 3 (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D, 1901). of said chapter 75 amended, so far as relates to County of Halifax. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. So far as the same relates to the municipality of the County of Halifax, section 3 of chapter 75 of the Revised Statutes, 1900, is amended by inserting the word " and between the words "fuel" and "light" in the tenth lin thereof, and by striking out the words "and furniture" on said tenth line. CHAPTER 45. An Act to amend the Company's Doctors' Act. (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D., 1901). SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 104, Revised Statutes, 1900, repealed, and following substituted. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: -Section 3 of cap. 1. Section 3 of chapter 104 of the Revised Statutes, Statutes, 1900, 1900, is hereby repealed and the following substituted 104, Revised repealed, and following substituted. therefor: "The employer shall be bound to recognize the specification of the employees when at least one hundred and twenty-five, or in case less than one hundred and twentyfive are employed at any mine, a majority, of the employees unite in specifying some medical practitioner whose services they desire, in which case such medical practitioner shall be recognized by the employer as a regular medical attendant of the company, and the employer shall upon request of any qualified medical practitioner resident in the vicinity of the mine or manufacturing establishment from time to time furnish to such practitioner a list of the employees from whose wage the monthly deduction is made, and shall pay over to the medical practitioner or practitioners specified as the medical attendant or attendants the amounts deducted from the wages of the employees who have united in specifying such practitioner as a regular medical attendant." CHAPTER 46. An Act to amend Chapter 119, of the Revised Statutes, 1900, entitled, "Prevention of the Use of Tobacco and Opium by Minors." (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D., 1901). SECTION I. Section 1 of said chapter 119 repealed, and following substituted, Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: chapter 119 re ]. Section 1, of chapter 119, of the Revised Statutes, Section 1 of said 1900, is repealed, and the following section substituted pealed, and foltherefor: lowing substitut 1. Any person who sells, gives or causes to be sold or given, any cigars, cigarettes, smoking or chewing tobacco, snuff or any other form or preparation of tobacco or opium for smoking or chewing, to any person under the age of sixteen years, either for himself or any other person, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars, and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days. The onus of proving age shall be on the accused. ed. CHAPTER 47. An Act to amend Chapter 122, of the Revised Statutes, 66 (Passed the 4th day of April, A. D., 1901). SECTION 1. Sub-section 2 of Section 10 of said chapter 122 repealed, and following substituted. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Assembly, as follows: |