Bill 54 (Legislature 6, Session 2)

L6 S2 9137

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 54 of 1928.

An Act to amend The Railway Act. (Assented to ,1928.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Railway Act Amend ment Act, 1928." 2. The Railway Act, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is amended by adding thereto as

section 125a, immediately after

section thereof, the fol lowing: "GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. "125a.-

(1) The provisions of this Act, relating to the location of lines of railway, the making and filing of plans and profiles, other than highway and railway crossing plans: and the taking and using of lands, and all other provisions of this Act inconsistent with this section, shall not apply to any railway owned by the Government or to any railway company, the undertaking of which is controlled, or the line of which is operated by' the Government (hereinafter called 'a controlled railway'). "

(2) Sections to of The Public Works Act, and sections to inclusive of The Land Titles Act, shall apply to the acquisition of lands by the Government or any controlled railway in lieu of the provisions of tl\is Act, and as if- "(

a) references therein to the Minister and Department of Public Works were, in the case of a Government railway, references to the Minister and Department of Railways and Telephones, or in the case of a con trolled railway, to the General Manager, or other chief executive, and the chief office thereof respect ively; " (

b) references to the Chief Engineer and any engineer or surveyor mentioned therein were references to any duly qualified engineer or surveyor appointed by the Minister of Railways and Telephones, or the controlled railway, as the case may be; 2 " (

c) references therein to the vesting of land in or issue of title to His Majesty or the Crown, were refer ences to the Crown or the controlled railway, as the case may be; and " (

d) references to land required for public works; or to roads were references to land required for railway purposes." 3. The deposit of any plan in the Land Titles office before the passing of this

section shall be a sufficient compliance with the provisions of

section of The Public Works :Act.

Section 225a of the said Act, is struck out and the fol lowing substituted therefor: '·'225a. Every person not connected with the railway or employed,by the company, who trespasses upon the yard or tracks, except where the same is laid across or along a high way, or upon any other property of the company shall be liable on

summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars." 5. This Act shall come into force on ................ . No. 54. SECOND SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to amend The Railway Act. Received and l'ead the First time .................... . Second time ......... , ........ . Third· time. . . . ... . ........... . HON. MR. SMITH. EDMONTON: w. D. McLEI\.N, ACTING KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1928 Title: 1928 (6th, 2nd) Bill 54,

An Act to amend The Railway Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L6 S2 9137
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L6 S2 9137
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	51676209e42b9ae994816559c4e4808de8cf4abe

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