Bill 2 (Legislature 13, Session 4)

L13 S4 6132

Alberta — Bills

No.2 4 th Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 6 Elizabeth II, 1958 BILL 2 A Bill to amend

an Act to incorporate the Highwood Western Railway Company, being

chapter 74 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1946 MR. LANDERYOU Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent :'Ilajesty, Edmonton, .\lberta, 1958

Explanatory Note

Section 14 of the Act presently reads: "14. The construction of the railway hereby authorized shall be com menced within two years and shall be completed within five years from the 31st day of March. 1956, and

section 70 of The Railway Act dof's not apply to the Company,"

Section 70 of The Railway Act. being

chapter 276 of The Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955. reads: "70.

(1) If the railway authorized by the special Act to be con structed is of a length not greater than thirty miles the company shall construct and put the railway in operation within two years from the date of its incorporation, "

(2) If the railway is of greater length than thirty miles the com pany shall "(

a) construct and put in operation thirty miles within two years from tae date of its incorporation, "(

b) construct and put in operation at least thirty miles during each year immediately following the expiration of the said two yearx, and "(

c) complete the whole railway within five years from the date of incorpol'a tion, "

(3) If the company fails to comply with this

section then the power granted by the special Act or by this Act ceases and is null and void as respects so much of the railway as then remains uncompleted."

BILL No.2 of 1958

An Act to amend

an Act to incorporate the Highwood Western Railway Company, being

chapter 74 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1946 (Assented to , 1958)

WHEREAS Highwood Western Railway Company has

Preamble presented a Petition praying for the amendment of the Act incorporating the said Company, being

chapter 74 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1946, 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 Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

An Act to incorporate the Highwood Western Rail way Company, being

chapter 74 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1946, is hereby amended.

Section 14 is struck out and the following is sub-

Section 14 stituted: amended "14. The construction of the railway hereby authorized Commence shall be commenced within two years and shall be completed ~~~I~Ar~~tion within five years from the 31st day of March, 1958, and sec- tion 70 of The Railway Act does not apply to the Company.". 3. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is ~oming' assented to. mto forC'e

FOURTH SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 6 ELIZABETH II 1958 BILL

An Act to amend

an Act to in corporate the Highwood Western Railway Company, being

chapter 74 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1946 Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ...................... . Third time ........................... . MR. LANDERYOU Title: 1958 (13th, 4th) Bill 2,

An Act to amend

an Act to incorporate the Highwood Western Railway Company, being

chapter 74 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1946

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L13 S4 6132
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L13 S4 6132
Language	en
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Identifier	601025b2446b396f3da01fb26fa34aa5840cb175

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