Bill 4 (Legislature 3, Session 5)

L3 S5 9761

Alberta — Bills

BILL No.4 of 1917.

An Act respect,ing the Central Canada Railway Company. (Assented to , 1917.)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented by the Central Canada Railway Company, a company incorporated by

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1913, praying that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; Therefore His Majesty,' by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative' Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The company may lay out,construct, and operate as lines of railway in addition to those authorized by

section

chapter 46 'of the Statutes of Alberta, 1913, the following lines of railway of the gauge of four feet eight and one-half inches: (g,) From a point in township range west of the sixth principal meridian in the Province of Alberta, thence in a generally westerly direction to the westerly boundary of the said province; (

b) From the terminus of the branch railway already authorized by

section 6,

chapter 46, Statutes of Alberta, 1913, in a generally northerly direction approximately parallel to the Hay River to the northern boundary of the said province; (

c) From a point in township range west of the fifth principal. meridian in the Province of Alberta, at or near High Prairie on the main line of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and. British Columbia Rail way, thence in a generally southerly direction to a point at or near Snipe Lake, thence in generally westerly direction to the sixth principal meridian in the said province; (

d) From the City of Edmonton in a generally southerly direction to a point at or near the City of Calgary in the said province. 2. The construction of that portion of the railway and branch lines already authorized but not entirely completed as well as the lines hereby authorized shall be commenced within two years and shall be completed within five years from the coming into force of 'this Act, and

section 1'0 of

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1913, ilS hereby amended ,accordingly. 3. The limit to the amount of securities specified in

section of the Act to incorporate the Central Canada Railway Company, being

chapter of the Stat~tes of Alberta, 1913, shall apply to the lines of railway and branch lines which the company is authorized to construct by this Act. , 4.' The capital stock of the company is hereby increased by the sum of seven and one-half million dollars, and may be called up by the directors from time to time as they deem necessary. No.4. FIFTH SESSION THIRD LEGISLATURE 7 (fEORGE·V 1 91 BILL

An Act respecting the Central Canada Railway Company. Receiyed and read the First time ....... . Second time ................ . Third time ................ . EDMONTON: J. W. JIDPJ'BRY. KINO'S PBINTIlR, A.D. 1917 Title: 1917 (3rd, 5th) Bill 4,

An Act respecting the Central Canada Railway Company

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L3 S5 9761
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L3 S5 9761
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	104ca0cfcacb942c82b6ea555ecea5586e658407

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