Bill 35 (Legislature 2, Session 2)

L2 S2 10833

Alberta — Bills

BILL ;\o. ;;;,of HJIO (:-lPeond ~p~;;ion). :\n :\<'!to IIH'OI"f><>r:ttt• EdmontDII Inft•nJrl>an Hailwny Co111pan.'·· (A·'·'l'llicd to

WHEREAS a petition ha.s becnl presented prayinJ!; for tlw ineorporation of u cm'npany to construct and ojwrat<' an clectrie railway a;; her<>inafter ""t forth, and it iK t·xprdi0nt to grant the prayer of the said petition; Therefor<> His Maj<'><ty, by and with the adviec and eon"cnt of the LcgislatiYc· Ac;sembly of tht' J'roYinl'e of Alln•rt.a, l'IWd" as follows: 1. Wrederick dt' Sit•yes, e.ivil engineer; B.

Shehvn l:kott, Na'te "' contractor, and Raymond Bmtincli eapitalist, all of thd Cit~· t.he ""'"""' of Edmonton, in th<' ProYinl'n of Alberta, togetht•r witH Hlll'h othc-r rerson>' HN beC'orne Rharcholdt•rs in the company ltt·n·IJ.'· incorporated, arc hcrd>y eonstitllted a body corporate under the name of "Edmontou I nterurlmn Hail way Cmnr an_1·." hereinafter ,.,tJJet! "the eompany ." i 2. Tht• !wad offit•t• of thP company shall bt• at Edmonton, in tlH' Province of Alberta, or at such a;.; tlw din•t·torK nut\' from time to tim(. deknnim•. t.ht' C l \' of Ileall oil•<·•· otllt'r plal't', a.

Tlw i't'\'t'ral t•!aURPR o.f '].'"(' HwhtYllf Act of .-\llwrtal~hall l<nHl''"' , ... I I . . d .

I I l ll I "' ·' •~"" )(• anc tht• ,-a lilt' are ht•rcuy lllt'Orj>orate \\'It l alit ~ U ){' &J>I•I cat.l~ deemed to be part of this Act and 1hall apply to the ;;aid com- pany and to the railway to be cons~rueted by thPIIl, <'XI' pting HO far as the ,.;a me may bt• int·on"i;.;ttont with the ''" pn•ss •Jl:l('t- mcnts hereof or inapplicabiP to a n}ilway of tlw natun· i1Pn·l>:> authorized, and the expression "tlli" Act" when Uf<t'd 1wn·in shall be underHtood to include the elauses of the ;.;aid Rrn'luYt!f Ad as afon'Kflid. 4.

The CO.Illpany may Ja:-· nut, (',().IJRtruet. and opcratl'r· lini'R of railway OJWratt-d b_1• any moti\'(• power otlwr than ·team "·ith a gaugt• of four feet, eight and one-half inches be ween tlw following points in thP ProYinec•lnf A lhcrta: (

u) From a point within or •1,·ar tlw City of Fdm'rmton to a point at or near St. AjbPrt or 1\Iorinville, or both; (i)) From a point within or llPar the City of Edmonton' or from a point on the last mentioned line in a point at or ncar Athabasca l anding; (

c) From a point within or nPar thP City of l<:clmonton or the City of Stratheona t1 a point at or near Fort SaskatchPwan; (rl) From a point within or n ar the City of Ed"lnnton or thP City of fltrathcona, or from a point on Ruqh i::Lst mentioned line to a point at or 1war Beaver Lf:.;:e; (

e) From a point within or nfar the City of Edrn ntou or thP City of Strathcona ,or from a point on such last mentioned line to a point at or ncar Camr lSt'; (

f) From a point within or ntar the City of Edm nton or the City of Strathcona or from a point on such last mentioned line to a point at or ncar W etas~iwin;

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y) From a point within or npar tlll' City <>f 1}, dmontml or tlw Cit:• of Strathcona, or from n point on s11<·l last llH'ntinned line to a point at or IH'rLr l'ig<~on Lnk<•; (

h) From n point within or ncar the City of l~drnontm~ to a point at or IH'ilr 1\)cwassin; (1') From n point. within or n<•nr thP Cit\· of lj:dnHlllt<>l or from a point on su!'h last Ill<' Ill iorwd litH' f.' .l poin at m· IH'ar· I a<' St<' .. \mw: (

j) From " point within or IH'lll' till' ('it~· or E lnwntoll or from a point on the last mentioned or first t ention line to a point at or near Fort As:'<inihoi e on th A thaha:'<<'a Riv<'r; U·) Frmn anv Oil<' of the said points to an\· othl'r t>r ot\wrs ;-;ubj!'ct to tht' appro,·al of the· Mini~tcr of Pnh~i" \\'ork. the..._ said railway may he l'arried upon and flJong Slll'h roa< ::rliowa.ncc:-:, public hi[-!;h\vayR, :--:trect:-:, lane8 and :-;qunr~·:-; as 1na~· '"' eonYcnient, hilt thP eompany shall not carry on .and simi not construct anv work on the strl'l'ts of thP Cities o~ Erlmon tor1 or Str:tt!H·m{a or the Town ·of St.

AI1>crt, .'"-<'<'pt.' with tlH consent and nppnlYal of the cmmcils of Uw ~aid ll'lmleipaliti<•. rp~peetively, and the Raid C'O\lll{'ib shall be dc,,·,,erll to ha\'1 full power and nuthority to ent.C'r into agrPemC'nt~ ,with th< company to p<•nnit tlw llRP hy the con•pany of th<· l~igllWll\''' :->tn'Ptf-', Jail('~, f'<lUarc!-' and ot}H'I" }'l!h]ic pla,ec~ of a Etllltieipalit:, fOl' t.IH' Jllll']lllS<'~ of th<• ~aid lin0s of railway, n1· a.1n· iof t.la·n1, and till' agr<·<'lll('llt. lwretofor,• tll:td<' on Ll'half of tiH• !''"'"Jlllll'.' with tlw City of Edmonton and tlw TmYn of St.

"\!llwrt at<' IH•rl'h~· ratifiPd and <·onfinn!'d . .'). Th<· <'apital ~lock of tlw company ,.:hall lw oJH1 rnillion i"/t"' , .. ,, dollars (!';! ,000,000.00) and ma~· he <'filled up hy the din·<'f<>t'>' ,~ front tin}{' to tillll' a,.: thPy dr•em lli'C<'ssary, but no jllH' !'all shall exceed ten per cent. on the ~hare subscribed. 1 I 6. The )>I'I">'OilK mentiOJH'd by 1iamc in tlw firscc seeti<t of thi.' I ""'"'"'"" Aet are h<'r<'hy constitutC'd proYisional dirc<·tors of 'tlw sni<fr'""'"" ~~ompany. ~ 7.

Th<~ an11ual g('ncra] rneetir1g of the ~harchold<'rf' :--;hall h<' g~;;~~~: held 011 tlw seeond TtH·sda~' in Fl'hruary in each year. meet.;ng S. At such meeting tlw ~ for the eapi nl ~t.cH'k 1. ,.,,A asscinblPd \Yho hav~ paid all calls due 011 their f'h 'r('R ;->hall o~ 11 :~~p:n...,. ehoosc not le><s than thrC'e nor mon· than nine )l<'f:<OJIH o hi' th<• direetorR of th<' <'Oillpany, Oil!' or more of whom may he paid, directors of t.he <·ompany. 9.

Th<· !'ompany 1nay issU!' bonds, debenturcR or otl <'r seeur- Powtc to iti<•s to the <'Xtt'nt of $] 8,000 )ll'l' mile of tlw railw y or its ssu~ bonds branchP:o{or :-idings) nnd a sum 'rot PX<'<'cding $200,0() for the purpose ~ acquiring nnd equipqing terminals within thl' Cit~· of Edmonton or the City of Strathcona, or eith<•J' f tlwm, and a sum nut exceeding one half the cstinmtcd Yalur of prop- Prty owned or acquired by the eompany, in additidn to tiH• "aid railway and tPrminals. 110.

Th<' eompany may entl'r ilflo an agreement wit I eornpany or con1panies for eouvejring or leasing to such ~~':"ri~~o or eompanies the railway of the ~ompany hereby inc rporated gceeme')t in whole or in part, or any rights or powers acquir d under this Aet, as also the surveys, prns, works, plant, aterial, machinery and other property belonging to it, r for an amalgamation with sueh comp ny or. companies n such terms and conditions as are ag eed upon and subject to such restrictions as the directors see fit:

C) .. l'm\'ickd t.hat ~w·h :tl'n't'llH'Ilt hn~ !well fir~( ''alwti•Hic·d ll\· two-t.hinb of th(' \'ott's at tlw ~]H'<'ial i'<'l't'r:tl Ill\'<' I i1·~( hf llH· ,·\wrelwldt•rs duly t'allt.•d for 1lw J. •urposc• t'f <'On~i.d<·rillg i lw ~ntll<', at \Yhi<'h lllPPting :--~hnr<'linld<'r~ r<'JlH':-·<·nl 111~ :It l(''':~t t\Yo-third~ in Yttill<' nf th£' ~tock arn pn :~cnt in I ('J'~~(lJJ or Jrj'I'C' >'<'J·{('u hy prox~·, and that "11"h "~'n·c·meJ·t hn.-' :;Is•· ,., .. ,.j· ,.,J tiH• :q:pmYal of th(' Lit•ttt<'llltllt (:on'l'!lOl' in ('ollll<'i 1 I.

Till' ''""·'tnH·tion of tiH· railwa~· IH'rcln· au: I ori cd; ,J,liiTunr ,,., ' ><' ''""""''ll<'t't \I'll lilt t\\G yean; am .»1 • uc cpn;p c<.A.u. 'l uu .. ,,. -~· I I . I. l I all 1.. I •· .I ~'tl. '"'" ......... .. five vcam from·the date of the comm~ mto·'force·of th1 •'<t, ' and ;,,.,·tiPII n:s of The Rmhcoy Act shall net apph· tP thll '' Jl'- ))RJl~·. ]'wvidcd, hmn''.er, that the '"'"'Jlany ;;hall, ,,·ithil' ''"'' yenr fronl datP of tlu~ pr:_~:--;ing of tbiR _Act., ('Oil~·d,n·<'t th~·i1· iit~(' fn n1 th<' f11Pt of Firron ~·trcct in ~t. ,\]lwrt to the• IJ<>lll d.:,·ic ,, "f iht• Cit.y of Fdmnlli<>~t-. 12.

Tht' ,.,,n}\aJi-,::-:~r,;-,1tai~,\·Jw\(,\~Hi\m in coh.;tn,-(·t. :til< o• er- Po~e· '"' 'V' J \ -A:: · ( nn 't 1\!<'t att'~'l('{ tri<· po\\'('1' tran~nli~·slOll lin s)ru1U"to <'OilRti tu·t a.ln 1:2, the tt:n f'tni"~"i"n line of' tlH' ;-;;aid ra..ihYaV or i U!Hfnlli1-'t-'iPn lineK :~ud1 t.~·1< ~·:·t~ph ~~t 1:l::;;:;: nud \)!' !< L•}il!Oll(' litH'H }~~ tun:: bP ('01J\'(1lli('llt for th<· Jlll'])l\'"-'(' I r it hrlf<; ulld<'rtr_l\inf!, and ft1rfhC'r ,-.:hail haY<' p<nn·r t.o <'nn:-tll'(i- <!IH~ lllainLain Sl.l<'h lJrid;.;eH a:-; lll:l:'-' l)(' }1{'('('~:-:ary ( 1' ( ('Jl\ ('Jtj( nt f'< 1 1" tht• \'S(' of ilH' ;--aid :raihY:~~- not h('jnf!) bridges oY<'l" H)('lt ira\ i,l2_';:L1c• Ji\-<'r nr riv<'rs nnl{·s:-; such ln·idg<' lor bridg<·~ <'· (>l' ,c...;i·<·h llnxi- .~~:!h:<· ri· <'I' or ri\'<'IH lws o1· h:t\'<' lH'<'Jl anthori:t.('d ])\- th(• (;1'\'('J'- nor ( :Pfwr:d in Collnc·il.

Ia .. 'I'hP c·on1pnny ,-·haJJ al~o htn·c· po\\'('1' to :t('qllil<', c·1 11 :·~;;·ct. ot 1<'r:tt(' and di-:ro~·c· <·f pnhlic· pnrk~. pln<'e~ (•f :·n•P:-r·~··,·I 1 f and 11Jot<'b, and 1o intproYt', :--ul,jr·c·t to ail}' Jaw in fotcT q1 1l1at Lt•h:df, :tlly ri\·t·r~ or lakt•:-.. 14 .. Tlw c·ompall_': :-hall abo ha\'t' powt'r to ]'l·r<'h:vc·l t kc• 1.,, ,., ,., Oil ka:-·c•, or oth('l"\\'ii·W tH'~luirf' <J!'d to hold, ll:--<' Hl'd d('Cl!JlY n1 "q11 ~ 1 "· , If':\ Ill, n.Jl.Y la11J~, building:->, niiii<'~, ntinin~.' 1 ivll1.:-:, <'<'al land~. 11ind H'l" d .. v ·I"P .• I·l<·.

Jandt--:, tiillh('r Jic('Jl~<·~ or }('a: <'f', ga~ 1 land:-: ~u:d right;-; 1P niatiJJaJ ::~;;; -:_;~~~··"··f< ga:-:, and fLl1.\' in1('l'c;-;t th<'n·in, a11d to ('::' plore, \Vork, <'Aic>!Ti:-:e, d('Y<'lPp, tnanufa.('Lill'(' .nnd tn :--(']], h·a:-;(' or othPnvi~(' t+1n to act·o<•IIt. t.he ":me·, and tlw ]'I'Pdu~·ts thercl'f, in an.'> ni\Jlllllt'l' thf' c <llllJ:an.'-· tna:v think fl<'('t'f'~~!ry 1or c·onY<·PiC'llt. ' ! tit.

The• c·ompul\- ~hall al:<> 1::1'1<'] 0\\'C'I' to J't!l'dlft~l' take• I'•"'·~· '" or a('rluir<', nil orif.,innl suh~·wr·i: 1iP1l! or < t}··er\Yi:-'<', 'lltd to bo1cl,~;~~k 11 ir~ p,,. ~l·JJ t'l' nthPnYiSf' di~jHl:--:f' of ~lJ[~'('I', :·'L('<'k, \Y}JPthf'r f'OTI1110J1~\:~\i~· 1 .\: 1 • or ]Hl·f<'rn•d. d(·het•{UJ(· .... ·, bond~ :.n.ti ct1H·r c·hli~a!iPliS ip :1n:.·conpanlf':-< oth<'r ('OlllJ nny l1 r:Yin{: < hjc'('t~ .c.:inJilar, in \YholP or li!: r<-~l·t, to thr· lTc'iJT~s of thi~ c·nmpmn·, llr <'<JJJTin.~· <'11 :11lY htl~iPe:-:~ cr~pnblc' cf l)(•ing <'OJHlt ('t('d ~<· n:-· tc-1 <Jirc('tl~.' f !' indih·ctlY, hend't thi~ l'<'lll_Jl"-.IIY, m>d to •. <>i<'l all "hm·•·~ so ht'ld t.l1rough ~ueh ag<'nt or ng<·Hts af-: tlH· clir('C'ion..: 111ay aproillt .. 1(;. rfhe C< Ill}'Hll.'~ ;-;hnJJ a1!-'o l1a' <'j'].0\\"<'1' to gPlH'l'ate, ]Hl<H'Un·,I,~'.~tj~·1 10 ;-;c)] u11d dii'tributc <'kc1 ri(' 1 J0\\.('1' 1 ight or h<'at, and fot. ~u('h e-'1k\· 1i(' pow("' purpesf':--~ :--:hu11 haY(' pcn\('l' to ('Oll~~truet, acquin', OJH'ratk' and~f'l.~01 21 rnaiittaln such ]u.nJ~, huildiPgR, or Pl'cctions n.s arC' ncec::-;~ary or """' eni('nt th('refor. 1\ nd fpr thC' purpo~c~ of tlw J)mn•J:s eonfenl'd b:; thi~ elau~c· the ]'I'OYi.'ion~ of th(' Onlinancc rel~rc·d- inl' water, gas, electric and tckphonp companiPs ~hall be d1·emccl to he incorporated \Yith and h(' J'al'tf of thic, Act and shall ,:LJ'PI,- to the f-aid company. 17.

The t·ompany shall haY(' power to do any of th(' aforesaiu either on it>< own behalf I or a>< eon tractors other person, firm or corporation. lll~ltcn;; Po"ter to ad fof any as <"fonhactOJR 18. This Act shall come into force~ lon the day it is assl'n~cd to.

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An Act to Incorporate Edmonton Interurban Railway Company

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S2 10833
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S2 10833
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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