Bill 6 (Legislature 3, Session 3)

L3 S3 10220

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 6 of 1915.

An Act to incorporate the Athabasca and Fort Vermilion Railway Company. (Assented to ' 1915.)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented, praying for

Preamble the incorporation of a company to construct and operate a railway 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. James McKernan, Mayor of the Town of Athabasca; Incorporation F. R. Falconer, Merchant; Isaac Gagnon, Merchant; J. V. Rawle, Farmer; A. C. McKay, Merchant; L. Menard, Farmer; W. R. Day, Hotel Proprietor; Robert Vance, Farmer;· Lot Willey, Farmer; J. L. Lessard, Merchant; H. F. Cull, Merchant; A. E.

Walsh, Hotel Proprietor; W. N. Pomeroy, Hotel Proprietor; Charles E. Nance- kivell, Notary; George Hees, Merchant; Melvin McKernan, Farmer; Scott Willey, Farmer; Auld Willey, Farmer; L. R. Day, Farmer; J. R. Daigneau, Capitalist; .Joseph Olivier, Physician, all of the Town of Athabasca; Napoleon Dus- seault, Farmer, oL the Village of Wabiscaw; Rheridan Lawrence, Farmer; F. E. Wilson, Merchant; A. Clarke, Merchant, all of the Town of Fort Vermilion; and J.

Keith, Merchant, of the City of Edmonton, all in the Province of Alberta, together with such persons as become shareholders in the company hereby incorporated, are hereby constituted a body corporate under the name of the Athabasca and Fort Vermilion Railway Company, hereinafter called "the company." 2. The head office of the company shall be in the Town Head office of Athabasca, in the Province of Alberta. 3.

The several clauses of The Railway Act of Alberta The R~ilway h 11 b d h h b • • d • h d Act of Alberta s a e an t e same are ere y mcorporate Wit . an to apply shall be deemed to be part of this Act, and shall apply to the said company, and to the railway to be constructed by them, excepting so far as the same may be inconsistent with the express enactments hereof, and the expression "this Act" when used herein shall be understood to include the clauses of the said The Railway Act as aforesaid. (.

The company may lay out, construct and operate Construction a railway, of the gauge of four feet eight and one-half inches, from a point in the Town of Athabasca, to a point at or near the Village of Wabiscaw, thence in a northerly direction to a point at or near Trout Lake, thence in a northerly direction to a point in the Town of Fort Vermilion, a distance of about thrc'e hundred miles, all in the said Province of Alberta.

2 5. The said James McKernan, F. R. Falconer, Isaac Provisional Gagnon, J. V. Rawle, A. C. McKay, L. Menard, W. R. directors Day, Robert Vance, Lot Willey, J. L. Leflsa.rd a.nd H. F. Cull, are hereby constituted provisional directors of the said company, seven of whom shall form a quorum a.t any meeting. 6. The capital stock of the company shall be one million Cnpitnl •lock ($1,000,000), dollars and may be called up by the directors from time to time, as they deem necessary, but no one call shall exceed ten per cent. on the share subscribed. 7.

The annual general meeting of the shareholders Annua 11 . genera shall be held on the first Monday of .July m each year. meetiug 8. At such meeting the suhRcribcrs for the capital stock Dircct.ors asHcmb1cd, who have paid all calls due on their shares, shall choose eleven persons to be directors of the company, one or more of whom may be paid directors of the company. 9.

The company may issue bonds, debentures or other Bond" securities to. the extent of twenty thousand ($20,000) doll:trs per mile of the railway and brancheR, and a sum not exceEding fifty thousand (~50,000) dollars for the purpose of acquiring and equipping terminals. ln.

The company may enter into an agreement with Company . . f . 1 . may ent<-'r mto another company or compames or conveymg or eas:ng "'lreement h • 1 "l f h wtth other to SUC company or compames t 1e rai way 0 t e company companies henby incorporatEd, in whole or in part, or any rights or poweis acquirEd under this Act, as also the stirveys, planR, works, plant, material, machinery and other pruper:y to it belonging, or for an amalgamation with such company or companies, on s11ch tenns and conditions as are agreed upon, anrl subject to such restrictions as to the directors seem fit; provided that such agreement has been first sanctioned by two-thirds of the votes at a special general meeting of the shareholders duly called for the purpose of eom;idering the :-;:nne, at, whieh JIH'rting shareholder:-; rEpresEnting at least two-thirds in value of the ~stock are prcFent in person or 1epre~ented by proxy, and that such agieement has also rece~v-ed the approval of the Lieutenant GO\ernor in Council. 11.

TJ1e company shall, at all stations upon their railway, Lo~<linJ! of I ' tl 1 {' f · · f f ' , gram from a ways permit .1e oac mg o gram mto cars rom armers farmers' 1 ' l f\ J b" bJ vehicles ve nc es or . at ware wuses, su .Ject to reasona e regu- .. .. lations to be made by the said company, and shall at all reasonable times afford proper facilities therefor. 12.

The company agrees to afford all reasonable facilities Re~~o_nahle t l .1 f } . . d f fnr1hhrs to bn to any o ~ 1er Tal way company or t 1e receiving an or- aiTorded. other warding and delivery of traffic upon and from the line ~ompames of railway belonging to or worked by such companies resp<:'ctively, and the company shall not make or give undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to or in favour of any particular person or company, or any particular description of traffic in any respect whatsoever, nor shall the company Ruhject any particular person or company, or any particular description of traffic, to any undue or unrea:;;onable prejudice or disadvantage what- soeYer, and the said company shall afford all due and

3 reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding by its railways all the traffic arriving by such other railway or railways without any unreasonable delay, and without .any such preference or advantage or prejudice or dis advantage as aforeasid, so that no obstruction is presented to the public desirous of using such railway as a continuous line of communication, and so that all reasonable accom modation by means of the railways of the several companies is at all times afforded to the public in that heha1f, ancl any agreement made between the company and any other company or companies contrary to this agreement shall be null and void. 13.

The construction .of the railway hereby authorized ~~~~~r1~~\~,~or shall be commenced within two years and shall be completed within five years from the date of the coming into force of this Act. 14-.

The company shall also have power for the purposcs!:,o;,:-~stnt .. t. of its undertaking to construct and operate an electric and oJwrat~ ~ c telegraph n nd telegraph line or lines and a telepbone line or lines along ~.eiephonc the said railway, and to construct and maintain such mes bridges as shall be necessary or convenient for the use of said railway, not being bi:·idges over any navigable river or rivers, unless svch bridge or bridges over such navigable rivers or waters has or have been authorized· by the Governor General in Council. 15.

The company may, for the purpose of its undertaking, !'o"~~~stru..t. construct and operate ~mch steam and other ferries, boats f:~~i,?,::~;\~,1. 0 and veEsels as the company deems requisite for the carriage of passengers, frcigh t and other trafi-,c in conncct.i1 ,.) with its railway, and may enter into agreements with the o"':ners of such vessels for any of such purposes. Hi.

The company may, for the purposes of its undertaking, ;:~~~i~.t~nd acquire, by purchase or otherwise, and utilize and develop develop water l:mds, water powers, easemcntR and privileges in the vicinity powers, etc. of its railway, and may construct, maintain and operate dams, reservoirs, buildings and works, including trans- mission lines, for the generation, transmission and distri- bution of electricity for light, heat, power or other purpose in emmection with itH railway, vessels and other properties and works, and for the purpose of supplying water for the use of its railway, vessels and other properties and works, and may supply, sell or otherwise dispose of any surplus water, electric or other power or electricity so developed or generated, and not required for the purpose of the company. 17.

Nothing in this Act shall authorize the company ~~~~i~i~al[ty to construct or operate any telegraph or telephone lines to be ohtained or any lines for the purpose of distributing electricity for lighting, heating or motor purposes, or disposing of surplus power generated by the company's works and not required for the undertaking of the company, upon, along or across any highway or public place, without first obtaining the consent, expressed by by-law, of the muni- cipality having jurisdiction over such highway or public place, or the consent of thn pmperly constituted authority, and upon terms to be agreed upon with such municipalities or such properly constituted authority.

X o. 6 'l'HlRD HESSiON 1,HIRD J.~EGIHLA'l,URE BILL An AQt to incorporate the Athabasca and Fort Vermilion Railway Com pany. Received and read the First time ... Second time ... Third time. EDMONTON: .J. \V .. JEFFERY, Government Printer A.D. J9Jij Title: 1915 (3rd, 3rd) Bill 6,

An Act to incorporate the Athabasca and Fort Vermilion Railway Company

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L3 S3 10220
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L3 S3 10220
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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