CHAP. 107. An Act for the relief of Arthur Leon McPherson. [Assented to 27th April, 1907.] WHEREAS Arthur Leon McPherson, of the township of Preamble. Stukely, in the county of Shefford, district of Bedford, in the province of Quebec, farmer, has by his petition alleged, in effect, that on the second day of November, A.D. 1899, at the town of Waterloo, in the said county, he was lawfully married to Annie Lucinda Alberta Booth; that she was then of the township of West Bolton, in the said county, a spinster; that his legal domicile was then and is now in Canada; that at the villages of Knowlton, West Bolton and Bolton Centre, in the county of Brome, in the said province, on divers occasions between the fifth day of March, A.D. 1904, and on or about the first day of March, A.D. 1906, she committed adultery; that she is now residing in parts unknown; that he has not connived at nor condoned the said adultery; that there has been no collusion, directly or indirectly, between him and her in the proceedings for divorce; and whereas by his petition he has prayed for the passing of an Act dissolving his said marriage, authorizing him to marry again, and affording him such other relief as is deemed meet; and whereas the said allegations have been proved, and it is expedient that the prayer of his petition be granted: Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: dissolved. 1. The said marriage between Arthur Leon McPherson and Marriage Annie Lucinda Alberta Booth, his wife, is hereby dissolved, and shall be henceforth null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever. 2. The said Arthur Leon McPherson may at any time here- Right to after marry any woman whom he might lawfully marry if the marry again. said marriage with the said Annie Lucinda Alberta Booth had not been solemnized. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 108. An Act respecting the Midway and Vernon Railway Company. [Assented to 12th April, 1907.] (B.C.); 1902, HEREAS the Midway and Vernon Railway Company has Preamble. by its petition prayed that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said 1901, 0.81 petition: Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and c. 45 (B.C.);" consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts (Dom.) as follows: 1903, c. 154 construction 1. The Company may commence the construction of its rail- Time for way and expend fifteen per cent of the amount of its capital extended. stock thereon within two years after the passing of this Act, and may finish the said railway and put it in operation within five 1903, c. years after the passing of this Act; and if the said railway is 154, s. 11. not so commenced and such expenditure is not so made, or if the said railway is not finished and put in operation, within the said periods respectively, the powers of construction conferred upon the Company by Parliament shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the said railway as then remains uncompleted. of time 2. Section 11 of chapter 154 of the statutes of 1903 is hereby Present limit repealed. repealed. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 109. An Act to incorporate the National Accident and [Assented to 22nd March, 1907.] HEREAS the persons hereinafter named have by their Preamble, petition prayed that it be enacted 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 Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Thomas Francis Johnson, Duncan Campbell Cameron IncorporaMacdonald, Charles J. Mills, Francis Love, Henry Johnson, and tion. John G. Anderson, all of the city of London, and Alfred S. Wigmore, of the city of Toronto, all in the province of Ontario, together with such persons as become shareholders in the company, are incorporated under the name of "The National Acci- Corporate dent and Guarantee Company of Canada," hereinafter called "the Company." name. directors. 2. The persons named in section 1 of this Act, together with Provisional such persons, not exceeding six, as they associate with them, shall be the provisional directors of the Company, a majority of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of business, and they may forthwith open stock books, procure subscriptions of stock for the undertaking, make calls on stock subscribed and receive payments thereon, and shall deposit in a chartered bank in Canada all moneys received by them on account of stock subscribed or otherwise received by them on account of the Company, and may withdraw the same for the purposes of the Company only, and may do generally whatever is necessary to organize the Company. 3. The head office of the Company shall be in the city of Head office. London, in the province of Ontario, or such other place in Canada as a majority of the directors select. |