CHAP. 78. An Act respecting the Nipissing and James Bay WHE [Assented to 10th July, 1899.] WHEREAS the Nipissing and James Bay Railway Company Preamble. has, by its petition, prayed that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, declares and enacts as follows: 1. The Act to consolidate and amend certain Acts relating 1896, c. 30 to the Nipissing and James Bay Railway Company, being revived. (1st Sess.) chapter 30 of the statutes of 1896 (First Session), is hereby revived and declared to be in force. 2. Section 18 of the said Act is hereby repealed, and in Section 18 lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the railway of the said amended. Company to Lake Tamogaming shall be commenced within one year and completed within two years after the passing of Time for this Act and the remainder of the said railway shall be com- construction pleted within five years after the passing of this Act, otherwise the powers of construction conferred upon the said Company by Parliament shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the undertaking as then remains uncompleted. limited. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 79. An Act respecting the Northern Pacific and Manitoba [Assented to 10th July, 1899. WHEREAS the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway Preamble. Company has, by its petition, prayed that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: extended. 1. Notwithstanding anything contained in chapter 58 of 1889, c. 58. the statutes of 1889, or in any other Act, the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway Company, hereinafter called "the Com- Time for pany," shall construct the railway and branches mentioned in construction the said Act of 1889 within five years after the passing of this Act, otherwise the powers granted for such construction by the Acts relating to the Company shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the undertaking as then remains uncompleted. 2. The Company may construct and operate a branch line Branch line. of railway not exceeding four miles in length, and of such gauge as the Company thinks proper, from a point on the Company's line on river lot one hundred and ninety-one, in the parish of Ste. Agathe, thence westerly to a point to be fixed by the Company in section fifteen, township three, range one, east, in the province of Manitoba. construction of branch line. 3. The said branch line shall be commenced within three Time for years and be completed within five years after the passing of this Act, otherwise the powers granted for such construction shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the said branch line as then remains uncompleted. 4. All the powers and privileges conferred by the Acts re- Powers apply lating to the Company shall apply to the said branch lines. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. to branches. CHAP. 80. An Act respecting the Ontario and Rainy River [Assented to 11th August, 1899.] HEREAS the Ontario and Rainy River Railway Company Preamble. has, by its petition, prayed that it be enacted as herein after set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: of another 1. The Ontario and Rainy River Railway Company, herein- Power to ac after called "the Company," may acquire and operate all or quire railway any part of the railway of the Port Arthur, Duluth and company. Western Railway Company, and also the capital stock, bonds, rights, franchises, powers, privileges and property thereof, or any part thereof, in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the directors deem expedient under the authority Authority of of the shareholders to them given at any special general meet- shareholders. ing called for the purpose, at which meeting shareholders representing at least two-thirds in value of the subscribed stock of the Company are present or represented by proxy. of other 2. The Company may, with reference to the said railway so Power to purchased, as well as all other rights, franchises, powers, privi- exercise rights leges and property acquired in connection therewith, exercise company. in the name of the Company, in addition to all the rights, franchises, powers and privileges conferred upon the Company by The Railway Act and the special Acts relating thereto, all the rights, franchises, powers and privileges conferred upon the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway Company by any of its special Acts. be maintained 3. In the event of the Company or any company in which Station and it may become amalgamated, acquiring the railway, it shall workshops to maintain within one mile of the intersection of Arthur Street at town of with Court Street, in the town of Port Arthur, such stations Port Arthur. |