Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1932 — Ordinance respecting "The Intestate SuccesslQn Ordln· ance"

Consol. Ord. 1932

Yukon — Historical Statutes

ORDINANCES OPTHE YUKON TfRRITORY P ASSJ!D BY THJ! YUKON COUNCIL IN THE YEAR 1932 G. L MACLEAN GOLDCO~ONKR Priateci aad Published for the Govcrnmeat of the YIIkoa Territory UDder Authority of Cbapter 75 of the CoIlIOliclat.! Ord..iuaClS of '914 BY G. A. J8CKBLL. KJ ..... PrtDt •• 11

ORDINANCES OF THE YUKON T[RRITORY PASSED BY. THE. YUKON COUNCIL IN THE YEAR 1932 G. I. MACLEAN GOLD COMMlSSIONER PriatZd aad Published for the Governmeat of the Yukon Territory Uader Authority of

Chapter 75 of the Coasolidated Ordiaaaecs of "14 BY G.A. ) ECKI!LL, Ktng" Printer

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chap. Page. 1. An Ordinance amending "The Intestate SuccesslQn Ordln· ance" ............................................................................................ 1 2. An Ordinance amending "The Companies Ordinance".......... 2 3. An Ordinance amending "The Assessment Ordinance"........ 3 4. An Ordinance suspending the operaUQn of "The Cro"rn Grant Tax Ordinance................................................................ 4 6. . An Ordinance amending "The YukQn Game Ordinance...... 6 6. An Ordinance for granting to the CQmmlssloner certain iilUIlH:I oC money to defray expenditures -of the Public Service Qf the Territory and the City of Dawson............ 6·11

CHAPTER 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND" THE INTESTATE '" SUCCESSION ORDINANCE." (Assented to June 14th, 1932.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advIce and consent of the Council of said Territory; enacts as follows: (1) ''The Intestate Succession Ordinance," being

Chapter 1 of the Ordinances orthe Yukon Territory', 1925, is hereby amended _by striking out the words "except where it is made for the purpose of distribution only" in the eighth and ninth lines of sub-section 1 of

Section 7 of the said Ordinance.

(2) The said Ordinance is further amended by striking out sub-seCtions 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the said

Section 7; and by striking out Sections 8 and 9- of the said Ordinance. Intestate. Succession Ordlnanee amended.

Section 7.

Section j further a.mend"d_

CompanIes Ordlnancil amende.!. Public Utility CompanIes to be Incorporated by memo randum. 2 COMPANIES ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT

CHAPTER 2 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND" THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE." (Assented to June 14th, 1932.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: ( 1 ) "The Companies Ordinance," being

Chapter 18 of the Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1914, is hereby amended by striki·ng out Sections 180, 181 and 182 of the said Ordinance, and by substituting therefor the following sections: 180. The incorporation of any Company hereafter formed for the purpose of operating any public utility under this part of the Ordinance, either solely, or in conjunction with other objects, shall be by memorandum and articles of association under Part n. of this Ordinance. 181. The provisions of this Part shall, so far as applicable, apply to any such Company. 182. The provisions of this Part shall continue to apply to any Company heretofore formed by Letters Patent.

ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT 3

CHAPTER 3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND "THE ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE." (Asse'nted to June 14th, 1932.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Tei:ritory, enacts as follows: (1) "The Assessment Ordinance," being

Chapter 5 of the Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1914, is hereby amended by adding the following

section immedi· ately after

Section 17 of the said Ordinance: -17-A.

(1) Every Insurance Agent or Broker solicit ing or writing insura!1ce of any description in the Yukon Territory, who during any calendar year does not reside in the Yukon Territory for a period of eight months, whet,her consecutively or not, shall -pay 'a yearly licen~e. fe~ ~f $1.00.00, which shall be payable to the _ Territorial Treasurer. Such license shall expire on the 31 st day of March in each year.

(2) Any such Agent or Broker soliciting or writing insurance without having -obtained the license above pro -vided for shall be subject to the penalties provi_ded in sub

section (

j) of

Section 20-A of the Ordinance. Assessment OrdlnlLnce amended. Non-residant Insura.nce agent to pay license. Penalty.

Operation of Ordinance suspended for 1933, 1934, 1936. Comes Into effect lilt Jan., 1938. 4 CROWN GRANT TAX ORDINANCE, SUSPENSION

CHAPTER 4 AN ORDINANCE TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF "THE CROWN GRANT TAX ORDINANCE." (Assented to June 14th, 1932.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: ( 1 ) , The operation of "The Crown Grant Tax Ordinance," and all Ordinances in amendment thereof, shall be sus pended in and during the years 1933, 1934 and 1935.

Such suspension shall in no way interfere, hinder or suspend the carrying out of the provisions of said Ordinance· and amending Ordinances so far as concerns the assessment and collection of taxes thereunder for any year from the coming into force of the said Ordinance up to and including the year 1923, and all proceedings and things necessary for the recovery of such taxes, for the year last mentioned, or the sale of property for unpaid taxes, and all proceedings and things necessary to be done or that may be done both before and subsequent to any such sale as provided by the said Ordinance and amendments, may be had and done notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) The said "The Crown Grant Tax Ordinance," and Qrdinances in amendment thereof, shall again come into full ope.ration from and after the first day of January, 1936.

YUKON GAME ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT 5

CHAPTER 5 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ., THE YUKON GAME ORDINANCE." (Assented to June 14th, 1932.) The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by ~nd with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows: ( 1 ) "The Yukon Game Ordinance," being

Chapter 1 of the Ordinances of 1920, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended by striking out the words "first day .of September," in the ·fourth line of sub-section 7 of

Section 4 of the said Ordinance, and substituting th ere for.,., the words "fi fteenth . day of August." Yukon Game Ordinance amended.

CHAPTER 6 AN ORDINANCE FQR GRANTING TO THE COM- MISSIONER CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE TERRITORY, AND. THE CITY OF DA WSON. (Assented to June 14th, 1932.) !f'hereas, It appears by Message from George Ian MacLean, Esquire, the Gold Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, and in the Supplementary Estimates accompany ing same, that .the sums hereinafter mentioned in Sc!"!edule "A" are required to defray certain further expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory and the City of Dawson, and for the purposes relating thereto for the year ended March 31, 1932; and,

Whereas, It appears by Message from George lan l\1acLean, Esquire, the Gold Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, and in the Estimates accompanying the same, that the sums hereinafter mentioned in

Schedule "B" to this Ordinance are required to defray certain expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory and for the purposes relating thereto for the twelve months ending March 31, 1933; and,

Whereas, It appears by Message from George lan MacLean, Esquire, the Gold Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, and in the Estimates accompanying the same, that the sums hereinafter mentioned in

Schedule 'IC" to

SUPPLY 7 this Ordinance "are required to defray certain expenses of the Public Service of the City of Dawson and for the pur poses relating th"ereto for the twelve months ending March 31,1933; The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and ccnsent of the Council of said Ten'itory, therefore enacts as follows: 1.

From and out of the sums at the disposal of the" Yukon Council there shall be paid and applied a further sum not exceeding in the whole, one hundrec;l and tw:enty-one thousand and twe'lt"y-four dollars and' fi"fty-nine ce"nts 'for defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory for the year ending March 3"i,1932, as set forth in

Schedule "A" of this Ordinance; and from and out of the sums at the disposal of the Yuk~n Council there shall be paid and applied a further sum not exceeding in the whole seven hundred and thirty-eight dollars and four cents for defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service of the City of Dawson for the year ended March 31, 1932, as set forth in

Schedule "A" to this Ordinance. 2. From and out of the funds at the disposal of the Yukon Council there shall and may be paid and applied a sum not exceeding in the whole one hundred and ninety-nine t.housand, three hundred and twenty-four dollars and one cent, for defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service of the Yukon Territory for the twelve months ending March 31, 1933, as set forth in

Schedule "B" of this Ordinance. " 3. From and out of the funds at the disposal of the Yukon Council there shall and may be paid and applied a sum not exceeding thirty thousand, nine hundred dollars for defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service of the City of Dawson for the twelve months ending March 31, 1933, as set forth in

Schedule "e" to this Ordinance" 4. The due application of all moneys expended shall be duly accounted for.

8 SUPPLY SCHED ULE "A." Further sums granted to the Commissioner by this Ordinance for the twelve months ending March 31, 1932, and the purposes for which they are granted: Schools: Dawson School................................ $ Public Health and care of indigents ............... . Miscellaneous :. Contingencies .............................. $115.34 Aviation Fields, \'i·hitehorse........ 2.25 ... WoH and Coyote Bounty ............................. .

The Government Liquor Ordinance ............... . 463.67 3,214.11 117.59 9,180.83 108,048.39 $121,024.59 City of Dawson: Printing and stationery ................ $ 61.52 Streets and sidewalks .................. 676.52 738.04 SCHEDULE" B." Sums granted to the Commissioner by this Ordinance for the twelve months ending March 31, 1933, and the purposes for which they are granted: SALARIES AND TRAVELLING EXPENSES Salaries .......................................... $6,900.00 Travelling expenses ........................ $1,000.00 --- $ 7,900.00 YUKON COUNCIL Sessional indemnity and travelling expenses.... . 1,500.00 SCHOOLS Schools generally .......................... $ 4,500.00 Dawson School ............................ 16,720.00 St.

Mary's School........................ 3,300.00 Whitehorse School...................... 9,385.00 Mayo School................................. 3,120.00 Carried forward .............. $37,025.00 $ 9,400.00

SUPPLY 9 Brought forward .............. $37,025.00 $ 9,400.00 Wetnecke School (Assisted) ........ 2,680.64 Carcross School .......................... ~. 2,420.00 Auto transportation. ...................... 2,100.00 44,225.64 HOSPITALS, CHARITIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH Grant to St. Mary's Hospital ...... $12,000.00 Bonus to St.

Mary's Hospital...... 3,500.00 Grant to Mayo Hospital.............. 5,500.00 Grant to Whitehorse Hospital..... 4,500.00 Medical Health Officer, Dawson, and treatment 9f indigents,..... 900.00 Medical Health Officer, Mayo, and treatment of indigents...... 300.00 Medical Health Officer, White- horse, and treatment of indi- gents ........................ ~............. 300.00 Public Health and care of indi- gents ...................................... 12,500.00 39,500.00 GRANTS TO LIBRARIES, READING ROOMS, ETC.

Dawson Free Library .................. $ 1,000.00 Whitehorse Reading Room .......... 500.00 Mayo Reading Room .................. 300.00 Yukon Law Library.................... 450.00 Whitehorse Law Library............ 50.00 City of Dawson .................... ~....... 10,000.00 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES Territorial Agent, Whitehorse .... $ Town of Whitehorse ................... . Territorial Agent, Mayo ............. . Town of Mayo ........................... . Assay Office, Keno City ............... .

Printing and stationery ............... . 750.00 5,100.00 300:00 6,200.00 5,400.00 1,700.00 12,300.00 Carried forward .............. $19,450.00 $105,425.64

10 Brought forward , ............. $19,450.00 $105,425.64 Contingencies ................................ 1,485.00 Aviation Field, Dawson .. ~............. 150.00 Aviation Field, Whitehorse .......... 300.00 Grant, Taylor and Drury, Ltd., Carmacks, being additional payment on 1 wolf and 1 coyote damaged pelts.............. 15.00 BOUNTY ON WOLVES AND COYOTES Bounty ROADS, BRIDGES AND PUBLIC WORKS Glacier Summer road and Winter trail ........................................ $ Dawson cable ferry ..................... . Bonanza to Indian road ............. .

Hunker-Dominion road and Ogil- vie Bridge:: road ..................... . Dome-Sulphur road ..................... . Klondike road ............................. . Klondike to Crooked trail ........... . Mayo to Yukon trail ................... . M·ayo District roads ................... . ~Thitehorse District roads ........... . Kluane Junction to Minto ........... . ':Vinter roads ............................... . Maintenance caterpillar, loader and car .................................... . Maintenance road truck ............. . Maintenance garage and machine shop ....................................... .

Sundry roads and general expense Purchase equipment .............. ~ ...... . 3,800.00 3,300.00 1,000.00· 9,183.37 200.00 1,000.00 900.00 800.00 16,000.00 2,800.00 1,200.00 4,500.00 7,000.00 600.00 600.00 1,000.00 615.00 21,400.00 18,000.00 54,498.37 $199,324.01

11 ~CHEDULE " c." CITY OF DA WSON Fire Department __________________________ $ 9,000.00 Hvdrant service ____________________________ 13,356.00 St~eet lighting ______________________________ 2,5.50.00 Printing and stationery ________________300.00 Salaries ________________________________________ l,OOO.OQ Contingencies ________________________________ 294.00 Streets and sidewalks __ -__________________ 4,400.00 $ 30,900.00 5.

In the event of there being a surplus of moneys standing to the credit of any item voted for Roads, Bridges and Public Works after the construction or repairs provided for have been completed to the satisfactio!l of·the Superin tendent of Works and Buildings, such surplus of moneys shall forthwith on the acceptance of such works or rep~irs by the Commissioner of ,the Yukon Territory, be. taken from said item and become part of and be added to the amount provided for contingencies ·to such Roads, Bridges and Public Works, and shall thereafter be at the disposal of the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory.for Roads, Bridges and Public Works.

12 INDEX INDEX TO ORDINANCES OF 1932 The figure'!! refer to the top paging. Pags.

Assessment Ordinance ............................................................................ 3 Non-resident Insurance Agent to pay license............................ 3 Companies Ordinance Amen~ed...................... .................................. 2 Incorporation of Publle Utility Companies................................ 2 Crown Grant Tax Ordinance.................................................................. .4 Opp.ratlon suspended for 1933, 1934, 1935 ................................... _ 4 Intestate Succession Ordlnancl' Amended.......................................... 1 Yulo.on Game Ordinance Amended........................................................ 5 Supply ... _ ..................................................... :............................................... 6

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Collection	Yukon — Historical Statutes
Citation	Consol. Ord. 1932
Type	statute
Volume / chapter	1932
Language	en
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