Amendment of s. 11 of "Dewdney Dyking District Bonds Act." Amendment of s. 12 of Dewdney Dyking District Bonds Act." Voting by Commissioners in respect to reverted lands. Time when Act becomes operative and consequences ensuing. 26. Section 11 of the "Dewdney Dyking District Bonds Act" is amended by adding thereto the following: "If the Commissioners do not exercise the powers conferred upon them by section 77 of the Drainage, Dyking, and Development Act' for the recovery of unpaid taxes, they shall in respect of all taxes in default for twelve months issue as soon as may be, and within three months after such period, the warrant provided for by section 78 of the Drainage, Dyking, and Development Act."" 27. Subsection (1) of section 12 of the " Dewdney Dyking District Bonds Act" is hereby amended by striking out that part thereof commencing with the words " and thereupon" in the seventh line to the end of said subsection; and subsection (2) of said section 12 is hereby amended by adding the words "with the consent of the Trustee" after the word "power" in the first line of said subsection; and by adding to said subsection (2) the following words:. "The Commissioners shall, at the written request of the Trustee, sell all or any of such lands for the best price that may be obtained." 28. For all purposes of this Act, the Commissioners shall be entitled to vote as owners in respect to all parcels of land reverted to them pursuant to the "Dewdney Dyking District Bonds Act" irrespective of whether registration of such parcels of land or any of them has been effected or not. 29. This Act shall, as regards sections 1 to 5, inclusive, and as to the powers of the Commissioners to vote in respect to lands reverted to them under section 28 hereof, come into force on the passing hereof, and upon the execution of an agreement between the Commissioners and the Trustee and assented to by the majority in value of the owners as defined by section 5 hereof, this Act shall come into force by Proclamation of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, and thereupon all acts done and performed by virtue hereof shall be valid, binding, and effectual for all purposes. VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1923. H' CHAPTER 9. An Act to amend the "Drainage, Dyking, and [Assented to 21st December, 1923.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows: 1913, c. 18; 1914, c. 22; 1915, c. 19; 1917, c. 17; 1918, c. 24; 1919, c. 23; 1920, c. 24. 1. This Act may be cited as the "Drainage, Dyking, and Develop- Short title. ment Act Amendment Act, 1923." 2. The "Drainage, Dyking, and Development Act," being chapter Enacts s. 18A. 18 of the Statutes of 1913, is amended by inserting therein the following as section 18A: "18A. (1.) The office of the Commissioners may be located within or without the development district and the books and records of the Commissioners may be kept at that office. Any meeting of the Commissioners or of the owners may be held within or without the development district. "(2.) This section shall be retrospective in its application and shall apply in respect of offices, books, and records kept and meetings held as well before as after the commencement of this Act." 3. Section 35 of said chapter 18 is amended by adding thereto the Amends s. 35. following subsections:- "(2.) Where the total taxes on the lands of any owner when levied by the Commissioners in accordance with subsection (1) would be less than one dollar, the total amount to be taxed and levied against the lands of that owner shall be fixed at one dollar without affecting in any way the general rate of the levy. "(3.) Where any parcel of land has been subdivided after the assessment roll has been deposited in the Land Registry Office, the (AMENDMENT). Commissioners may, after giving ten days' notice to each registered owner affected, apportion the assessment of the parcel subdivided and the unpaid taxes thereon; and upon such apportionment being made and a statement thereof signed by the Commissioners being deposited in the Land Registry Office, the assessment roll and the statements previously filed under subsection (1) shall for all purposes be deemed to be amended in accordance with the apportionment. All statements filed under subsection (1) after an apportionment has been made shall be based upon and in accordance with the assessment roll as varied by the apportionment." VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. H CHAPTER 10. An Act respecting the Marking of Eggs. [Assented to 21st December, 1923.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the "Eggs Marks Act, 1923." 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- "Chinese eggs" means any eggs which have at any time been "Egg-dealer" means any person carrying on within the Province the business of an importer of or dealer in eggs: "Eggs" includes egg-whites, egg-yolks, dried egg-albumen, and any combination of egg-whites and egg-yolks: "Inspector" means any Inspector appointed under this Act: imprint made by means of a rubber stamp, stencil, or other Short title. Interpretation. foreign eggs. 3. (1.) Every egg-dealer who keeps or has in his possession or Marking of under his control any eggs which have been imported into the Dominion, and which have not been marked, shall mark each egg with the words "Produce of," followed by the name of the country of origin of the egg. (2.) Every egg-dealer who keeps or has in his possession or under offence. his control any eggs which have been imported into the Dominion, and which have not been marked in the manner set out in subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. Marking of receptacles containing foreign eggs. Offence. Posting notice Evidence of sale or use. Duty of warehousemen to notify Chief Inspector respectlug Chinese eggs 4. (1.) Every egg-dealer who keeps or has in his possession or under his control any receptacle containing eggs which have been imported into the Dominion, and which receptacle has not been marked, shall mark the receptacle on both ends with the words "Produce of," followed by the name of the country of origin of the eggs. (2.) Every egg-dealer who keeps or has in his possession or under his control any receptacle containing eggs which have been imported into the Dominion, and which receptacle has not been marked in the manner set out in subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. 5. (1.) Every person being the proprietor of any manufactory, bakery, confectionery, hotel, restaurant, café, tea-room, or any place or shop where any Chinese eggs are exposed or offered for sale, or used in the preparation of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or used in the preparation of any food exposed or offered for sale or served for meals, shall place a legible sign in some conspicuous place where all persons entering his place of business can readily see the same, upon which is marked in letters not less than four inches high the words "Chinese eggs used here" or "Chinese eggs sold here,” as the case may be. (2.) For all purposes of this Act, if any Chinese eggs are found in or upon the premises of any shop, proof of that fact shall be deemed prima facie evidence that Chinese eggs are offered for sale, within the meaning of subsection (1), in that shop; and if any Chinese eggs are found in or upon the premises of any manufactory, bakery, confectionery, hotel, restaurant, café, or tea-room, proof of that fact shall be deemed prima facie evidence that Chinese eggs are used in the preparation of goods, wares, and merchandise, and in the preparation of food exposed and offered for sale and served for meals, within the meaning of subsection (1), in the manufactory, bakery, confectionery, hotel, restaurant, cafe, or tea-room in or upon the premises of which they are found. 6. Every warehouseman or other person with whom, as a bailee for hire, any Chinese eggs are deposited for storage shall from time to time, upon receipt by him of any order or direction for the delivery, removal, or shipment of any such eggs, forthwith notify the Chief Inspector under this Act of the receipt of the order or direction, by notice in writing stating (a) The date of receipt of the order or direction: (8.) The name of the person by whom the order or direction was given: e) The quantity of eggs which are the subject of the order or direction: (d) The date, time, and manner of delivery, removal, or ship ment directed by the order or direction: |