Bill 35 (Legislature 13, Session 2)

L13 S2 6394

Alberta — Bills

No. 35 2nd Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 4 Elizabeth II, 1956 BILL 3S A Bill to amend The Calgary and Southwestern Railway Company Act MR. DIXON (Private Bill) EDMONTON, ALBERTA Printed by A. SHNITKA, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty 1966

Explanatory Noles

Section 13 presently reads: "13. That the construction of the railway hereby authorized shall be commenced within five years, and shall be completed within ten years from the thirty-first day of March, 1951, and

section 70 of The Railway Act, being

chapter 197 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, shall not apply to the said Company."

Section 70 of The Railway Act reads: "70.

If the railway authorized by the special Act to be constructed is of a length not greater than thirty miles the company shall construct and put the same in operation within two years from the date of its incorporation; if however the railway is of g-reater length than thirty miles the company shall in addition to the thirty miles which it is hereby required to construct and put in operation within two years from its date of incorporation, construct and put in operation at least thirty miles during each year immediately following the expiration of the said two years and shall complete the whole railway within five years from the date of incorporation and should the company fail to comply with the provisions of this

section then the power granted by the ~pecial Act or by this Act shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the railway as then remains uncompleted."

BILL No. 35 of 1956

An Act to amend The Calgary and Southwestern Railway Company Act (Assented to , 1956)

WHEREAS the Calgary and Southwestern Railway

Preamble Company has presented a petition praying for the amendment as hereinafter set forth of The Calgary a,nd Southwestern Railway Cornpany Act, being

chapter 57 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1918, as amended, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Calgary and Southwestern Railway Company Act, being

chapter 57 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1918, is hereby amended.

Section 13 as amended is struck out and the following Sectiit d 13 is substituted therefor: lmen e "13. The construction of the railway hereby authorized shall be commenced within five years, and shall be completed within ten years from the thirty-first day of March, 1956, and

section 70 of The Railway Act does not apply to the said Company.". 3. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is ~~~ltfrce assented to.

SECOND SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 4 ELIZABETH II 1956 BILL

An Act to amend The Calgary and Southwestern Railway Company Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ............ . Third time ............................ . MR. DIXON Title: 1956 (13th, 2nd) Bill 35,

An Act to amend The Calgary and Southwestern Railway Company Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L13 S2 6394
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L13 S2 6394
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	fc31a05a38d3b1c91b358cb16e57a59e1bf0dc39

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