one hundred tons or under, registered tonnage, the fee shall be payable on her first time of entering the Port of Halifax during any twelve calendar months, but not on any subsequent time of her entering the said port within the twelve calendar months. immediately following; and on any ship of more than one hundred tons, registered tonnage, the fee shall be payable on her first time of entering the Port of Halifax, during any twelve calendar months and on her second time of entering the Port of Halifax, within twelve calendar months from the date of her first entering the same, but not on any subsequent time of her entering the said port during the same twelve calendar months.

Accounts to

Master.

10. The Harbour Master of the Port of Halifax shall keep a be kept by book in which he shall enter from day to day the name of every Harbour ship, not exempt from the payment of fees under this Act, entering the Port of Halifax, the name of her master, her registered tonnage, the date of her entering the port, and the sum, if any, received by him for his fee on her entering, under this Act; and such book shall be at all times during office hours open and free for inspection by any person, on demand, without fee or reward.

CAP. XLIII.

An Act respecting the appointment and powers of Commissioners of Pilots for the Coasts and Harbours of the County of Charlotte.

[Assented to 14th June, 1872.]

ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate Preamble, and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. The Act passed by the Legislature of the Province of New Act of N. B Brunswick in the twenty-sixth year of Her Majesty's reign, 26 V., c. 36, chapter thirty-six, intituled "An Act relating to rules and repealed. regulations for the government of Pilots in the County of Charlotte," is hereby repealed.

of this Act.

2. The Governor in Council may from time to time appoint Governor in three Commissioners in and for the County of Charlotte, who Council may appoint Comshall have power, and whose duty it shall be, from time to time, missioners for to make rules and regulations for the government of pilots for the the purposes coasts and harbours of the said county, and to fix the rates of pilotage for the same, and to ordain such penalties and forfeitures for breach of such rules, or any of them, as such Commissioners may deem necessary, not to exceed in any case forty dollars for each offence; but no such rule or regulation shall have any force or Proviso. effect until it has been approved by the Governor in Council, and published in the Canada Gazette,

Saving of

letions until

altered, and

penalties.

3. All rules and regulations made by the General Sessions of existing regu- the Peace of the said County of Charlotte, before the passing of the Act hereby repealed, or by any Commissioners under the Act hereby repealed, in any way relating to pilots within the said County, which are now in force, shall remain in force until others shall be made in their stead by Commissioners appointed under the authority of this Act: and all fines and penalties incurred for any breach of any of such rules and regulations shall be levied, collected and enforced in like manner as if this Act had not been passed.

Preamble.

Incorporation.

CAP. XLIV.

An Act to incorporate "The Saint John Board of Trade."

WE

[Assented to 14th June, 1872.]

HEREAS Charles H. Fairweather, George Thomas, Henry A. Austin, John W. Cudlip, Isaac Burpee, Richard S. DeVeber, J. Walter Scammell, W. W. Turnbull, John Magee, the Honorable Thomas R. Jones, Thomas W. Daniel, John C. Brown and others hereinafter mentioned, residents or carrying on business in the city of Saint John and Province of New Brunswick, or in the vicinity thereof, have by their petition represented that they have associated themselves together for some time past, for the purpose of promoting such measures as they have deemed important towards developing the general trade of Canada and the city of Saint John in particular, and have further represented that their said association would be more efficient in its operations, should an act of incorporation conferring certain powers on them and their successors be granted; And whereas, it is expedient that the prayer of the said petition be granted; Therefore Her Majesty by and with the advice and cor.sent of the House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. The said Charles H. Fairweather, George Thomas, Henry A. Austin, John H. Cudlip, Isaac Burpee, Richard S. DeVeber, J. Walter Scammell, W. W. Turnbull, John Magee, the Honorable Thomas R. Jones, Thomas W. Daniel, John C. Brown, and such other persons resident or carrying on business in the city of Saint John, Province of New Brunswick, or in the vicinity thereof, as are or shall be associated with the persons above named for the purposes of this Act, in the manner hereinafter provided, and their successors, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of the "Saint John Board of Trade," eral powers, and by that name shall have all the general powers made incident Proviso: as to to corporations by "The Interpretation Act:" Provided always, that real and per the clear annual value of the real and personal estate, together held by the said corporation at any one time, shall not exceed

Corporate

name and gen

Bonal estate.

Ten

Ten Thousand Dollars currency; and provided also that the said Proviso : as to corporation shall not have or exercise any corporate powers what- corporate soever, excepting such as are expressly conferred on the said corporation by this Act, or are necessary for carrying the same into effect, according to its true intent and meaning.

powers.

corporation.

2. The funds and property of the said corporation shall be used Application of and applied to and for such purposes only as may be calculated funds of the to extend and promote the just and lawful trade and commerce of Canada generally, and of the city of Saint John more especially, or as may be necessary for attaining the objects for which the said corporation is constituted according to the true intent and meaning of this Act.

3 The usual place of meeting of the said corporation shall be Domicile: held to be the legal domicile thereof; and service at such place, of any notice or process of any kind addressed to the said corpora- Service of protion, shall be held to be sufficient service of such notice or process on the corporation.

cess.

corporation.

4. For the management of the affairs and the business of the Council of the said corporation there shall be a council to be called "The Council of the Saint John Board of Trade," which shall, until the first election hereinafter mentioned, consist of a President, Vice-president and ten other members of the Council, all of whom shall be members of the said corporation, and shall have the powers and perform the duties hereinafter mentioned and assigned to the said Council.

the Council.

5. The said Charles H. Fairweather shall be the President; Provisional the said George Thomas, Vice-President; and the said Henry A. Vice-Presi President, Austin, John W. Cudlip, Isaac Burpee, Richard S. DeVeber, J. dent, and Walter Scammell, W. W. Turnbull, John Magee, the Honorable members of Thomas R. Jones, Thomas W. Daniel and John C. Brown, the other members of the Council, until the first election to be had under the provisions of this Act; and the Council hereby appointed shall, until the said election, have all the powers assigned to the Council of the said corporation by this Act.

Meetings.

Officers.

selection of

6. The members of the association shall meet annually at some Annual place within the city of Saint John, of which due notice shall be given by the Council for the time being, on the first Monday in December in each year; and they or a majority of them shall then Election of and there elect by ballot from among the members of the association one President, one Vice-president, and ten other members of Election and the Council and the Council so constituted shall, at their next Members of meeting thereafter, choose from among the members of the associa- the Council. tion six other persons to be members of the said Council, making such choice in such manner that, as far as may be, the principal branches of trade and commerce carried on within the city and county of Saint John shall be represented therein; and the President, Vice-president and members so elect and chosen, shall form the Council of the said association, and shall hold their office until Term of others

office.

Proviso,in case of failure of election.

Mode of fill

others shall be elected at the next annual meeting, or until they shall be removed from office, or shall vacate the same, under the provisions of any by-law of the association: Provided always, that if the said election shall not take place in the month of December in any year, such election may be had at any general meeting of the association, to be called in manner hereinafter provided, and the members of the Council then in office shall so remain until such election shall be had. 1

7. If any member of the Council shall die, resign his office or ing vacancies. be absent for six months continously from the said Province it shall be lawful for the said corporation, if they shall see fit, at any general meeting, to elect a member of the corporation to be a member of the Council in the place of the member so dying or resigning or being absent; and the member so elect shall hold office until the next election, and no longer unless re-elected.

Quorum at general meetings.

Members resigning.

Notice.

Power of

laws for cer

8. At any annual or general meeting of the corporation any ten or more members shall form a quorum, and shall be competent to do and perform all acts which, either by this Act or by any bylaw of the corporation, are or shall be directed to be done at any such general meeting.

9. Any member of the said corporation intending to retire therefrom or resign his membership may at any time do so upon giving to the secretary ten days' notice of such intention in writing, and discharging any lawful liability which may be standing upon the books of the said corporation against him at the time of

such notice.

10. It shall be lawful for the said corporation, or the majority enacting by- of those present, and being a quorum at any general meeting, to tain purposes. make and enact such by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of the said corporation, providing for the admission and expulsion or the retirement of members, and for the management of its council, officers and affairs, and the guidance of the Board of Arbitration hereinafter mentioned, and all other by-laws in accordance with the requirements of this Act or the laws of On whom to be Canada as such majority shall deem advisable; and such by-laws binding. shall be binding on members of the said corporation, its officers and servants, and all other persons whomsoever, lawfully under its control.

Who may be members of the corporation.

11. Each and every person resident in the city and county of Saint John, being or having been a merchant, trader, mechanic, resident director or manager of a bank, or insurance agent in the said city and county shall be eligible to become a member of the Proviso: as to said corporation: Provided always, that any other person whomsoever shall be eligible to be proposed and balloted for as a member, and to become a member of the said corporation as aforesaid in case such person shall be recommended by the Council of the Board of Trade at any such meeting.

others.

12. It shall always be lawful for the President or the Council of Extraordinary the corporation by at least three days' notice being given in one, how general meetor more newspapers published in the city of Saint John, to call a called, general meeting of the corporation for any of the purposes of this Act. It shall be the duty of the President upon a requisition to that effect in writing, signed by at least five members of the Council to call a general meeting of the corporation for the purposes stated in such requisition.

powers of the

13. The said Council shall, in addition to the powers hereby Additional expressly conferred on them, have such powers as shall be assigned Council under to them by any by-law of the corporation, except only the power by-laws. of enacting or altering any by-law, which shall be done in the manner provided by this Act and no other; and any five or more members of the Council lawfully met, (and of whom the President or Vice-president shall be one,) shall be aquorum; and any majority Meetings of of such quorum may do all things within the power of the Council: Council. and at all meetings of the said Council, and at all general meetings Quorum; who to preside. of the corporation, the President, or in his absence the Vicepresident, or if both be absent any member of the Council then present who may be chosen for the occasion, shall preside, and in Casting Vot: all cases of equality of votes upon any division, shall have a double or casting vote.

Treasurer.

Meetings of
Council.

14. It shall be competent to the said Council to appoint, and Secretary and from time to time to remove and re-appoint a Secretary and Treasurer of the Board, and to hold meetings from time to time, and to adjourn the same when necessary, and at the said meetings to transact such business as may by this Act or by the by-laws of the corporation, be assigned to them: and such meetings of the Council shall be convened by the Secretary at the instance of the s President, or at the request of any two members of the Council, or by the said President or members in case there shall be no Secretary, or in case the Secretary for the time being shall neglect or refuse to summon any such meeting.

Special meet

ings.

corporation.

15. It shall be the duty of the Council hereby appointed, so Council to frame bysoon as may be after the passing of this Act, to frame such by- laws, and sublaws, rules and regulations as they shall consider best adapted to mit them to promote the welfare of the corporation and the purposes of this Act, and submit the same for adoption to a general meeting of the corporation called for the purpose, in the manner herein before provided.

Subscriptions,

16. All subscriptions of members due to the corporation, & row paid under any by-law, by any person bound thereby, and all other or recovered. sums of money due to the corporation, shall be paid to the Treasurer thereof, and in default of payment may be recovered in any action brought by him in the name of the corporation in any court of competent civil jurisdiction.