STATUTES

OF THE

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

PASSED IN THE SESSION HELD IN THE EIGHTH YEAR OF THE
REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY

KING GEORGE V.

BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA, BEGUN AND HOLDEN AT VICTORIA ON THE 7TH
FEBRUARY, 1918, AND ENDING ON THE 23RD APRIL

Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.

1918.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAP.

PUBLIC ACTS.

1. An Act to amend the "Administration Act"

2. An Act respecting the Cutting of Spruce Timber for Use in Aeroplane-

construction

3. An Act to amend the "Agricultural Act, 1915"

4. An Act to exempt Members of the Allied Forces from the Operation of

certain Provisions of the Mining Laws of the Province

5. An Act to amend the "Pound District Act"

6. An Act to amend the "Assignment of Book Accounts Act"

7. An Act to amend the "Audit Act"

8. An Act to amend the "Banff-Windermere Road Act"

9. An Act to amend the "Benevolent Societies Act"

10. An Act to amend the "Bills of Sale Act"

11. An Act respecting Bounties on Iron produced in the Province

12. An Act further to amend the "Burnaby-New Westminster Sewer Act”

13. An Act to amend the "Civil Service Act 97

14. An Act to amend the "Companies Act "

15. An Act to amend the "Trust Companies Act"

16. An Act to make Provision for Further Aid for the Purpose of developing

a Process for the Treatment of Complex Ores

17. An Act to amend the " Coroners Act"

18. An Act respecting the Capacity of Provincial Corporations

19. An Act to amend the " County Courts Act"

20. An Act respecting Juvenile Courts

21. An Act to amend the "Supreme Court Act

22. An Act respecting the Appointment of Curators of the Estates of Missing

Persons

23. An Act to amend the "Ditches and Watercourses Act"

24. An Act to amend the " Drainage and Dyking Act"

25. An Act to amend the "Dyking Assessments Adjustment Act, 1905 "

26. An Act respecting Municipal Elections held in January, 1918

27. An Act to amend the "Provincial Elections Act'

28. An Act to amend the "Factories Act

29. An Act to amend the "Provincial Fisheries Act"

30. An Act to amend the "Game Act"

31. An Act to authorize the Payment of Two hundred thousand Dollars to the

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company in respect of their Traffic

Bridge across the Fraser River at Fort George ....

32. An Act to provide for the Payment of certain Moneys to Lady McBride

and to the Infant Children of the Late the Honourable Harlan Carey

Brewster ... .

33. An Act to amend the "Hospital Act

34. An Act to amend the "Industrial Home for Girls Act

35. An Act to amend the "Industrial School Act "

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36. An Act to amend the "Infants Act"

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37. An Act to amend the "British Columbia Fire Insurance Act"

99

38. An Act to amend the "Life-insurance Policies Act"

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