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CHAPTER 31

An Act to amend The Municipalities Seed Grain

Act, 1917.

[Assented to February 4, 1920.]

IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of

as follows:

1. Section 7 of The Municipalities Seed Grain Act, 1917 (sess. 2), 1917, is repealed and the following substituted therefore. 47, s. 7 "7. Upon any such bylaw receiving the approval of the minister, such approval shall be conclusive evidence that the municipality has been legally constituted and had power to pass the bylaw, that such bylaw is valid and binding upon the municipality and that promissory notes given by the municipality for moneys borrowed under the authority thereof are a good and indefeasible security in the hands of bona fide holders, and the sums payable thereunder a valid debt of the municipality."

2. Section 8 of the said Act is amended by adding Section 8 thereto the following proviso:

"Provided that notes given by municipalities in the year 1918 for money borrowed for the purpose of purchasing seed grain may be renewed from time to time. for a further period not exceeding in all one year from the thirty-first day of December, 1919."

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3.-(1) The first subsection of section 10 is amended by Section 10 inserting after the word "nor" at the end of the tenth line the words "except in the case of school lands."

(2) Subsection (2) of section 10, as enacted by section 2 of chapter 42 of the statutes of 1918-19, is amended by striking out the symbol and figures "$450" in the last line thereof and substituting therefor the symbol and figures "$600."

4. Section 14 is amended by adding thereto the Section 14 following subsection:

"(5) The agreement for a lien mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shall create a charge upon the crops covered thereby, enforceable by seizure and sale

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Section 16 amended

thereof. Such charge shall not be affected by any execution in the sheriff's hands at the time of registration of the lien agreement or by any incumbrance whenever created except mortgages or incumbrances given as security for seed grain or for meat, groceries, flour, clothing or binder twine or seed grain advances previously made under any seed grain advances Act."

5. Section 16 is amended by adding thereto the following subsection:

"(3) Where the approval of the registered owner is refused or cannot be obtained, or where the lands are school lands held under agreement of purchase from the Dominion government, the municipality may nevertheless make an advance of seed grain to any tenant or occupant of land, but in such case the amount to be advanced shall not be a charge against the land."

CHAPTER 32

An Act to enable Municipalities to supply Material for Fencing Purposes.

[Assented to February 4, 1920.]

IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts

as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as "The Municipalities Short Fence Aid Act,"

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2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, Interpretation the expression:

1.

Municipality" means a rural municipality;

"Municipality"

2. "Minister" means the minister of municipal affairs. "Minister"

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3. Any municipality may borrow such sum as shall Borrowing appear to its council to be required to supply fencing municipality material to farmers for fencing purposes when, in the opinion of the council, special circumstances render such action necessary or desirable; and may repay such sum to the lender, together with interest at such rate, not exceeding eight per cent. per annum, and at such time, subject as hereinafter mentioned, as shall be agreed upon between it and the lender.

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4. In case the sum required does not exceed two Loans on thousand dollars, the money may be raised under the of council authority of a resolution of council which shall regulate the amount to be borrowed and the rate of interest to be paid.

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5. (1) Except as in the next preceding section Loans in provided, no loan shall be made except in pursuance of a of bylaw bylaw authorising the municipality to borrow for the above purpose such sums as may from time to time be deemed necessary, upon the security of its promissory note.

(2) Every such bylaw shall, before the final passing thereof, be submitted to the electors, and shall, if a poll is demanded, be voted upon on such day as the council may fix therefor, and shall require the assent of a majority of the electors voting thereon.