ing to attend or refusing to disclose the matters in respect of which he may be examined, as in the case of a witness in an action in the Court of King's Bench. R.S.M. c. 8, s. 56. REMUNERATION OF ASSIGNEE AND INSPECTORS. tion 57. The assignee shall receive such remuneration as Remunerashall be voted to him by the creditors at any meeting called of assignee. for the purpose after the first dividend sheet has been prepared, or by the inspectors in case of the creditors failing to provide therefor, subject to the review of a judge of the Court of King's Bench if complained of by the assignee or any of the creditors. R.S.M. c. 8, s. 57. muneration before the dividend. 58. If the remuneration of the assignee has not been Where refixed under the last preceding section before the final divi- not fixed dend, the assignee may insert in the final dividend sheet final and retain as his remuneration a sum not exceeding five per cent. of the cash receipts, subject to review by a judge as herein before provided; but no application by the assignee to review the said allowance shall be entertained unless, previous to the preparation of the final dividend sheet, the question of his remuneration has been brought before a meeting of creditors competent to decide the same. R.S.M. c. 8, s. 58. tion of 59. The assignee may pay or allow to each inspector Remuneraappointed under this Act a reasonable charge or sum for inspectors. the due performance of his duties as such inspector, but no such payment or allowance to an inspector in any estate shall exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars. R.S.M. c. 8, s. 59. AFFIDAVITS. 60. Any affidavit authorized or required under this Act Amdavits. may be sworn before any person authorized by "The Manitoba Evidence Act" to administer affidavits, or before a justice of the peace, or, if sworn out of Manitoba, before a notary public or other functionary authorized to administer oaths outside of this Province under any statute thereof. R.S.M. c. 8, s. 60. CHAPTER 13. An Act respecting Assignments of Wages or Salaries to be HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Assignments of Wages Act." ASSIGNMENTS OF FUTURE EARNINGS. 2. No assignment of, or order for, wages or salary to be earned in the future, given in consideration of a present loan, advance or payment of less than two hundred dollars, shall be valid against an employer of the person making said assignment or order until said assignment or order is accepted in writing by the employer and afterwards filed and recorded with the clerk of the County Court of the judicial division in which the party making the said assignment or order resides, if a resident of the Province, or in which he is employed if he is not a resident of the Province; but this section shall not apply where an assignment of, or order for, wages or salary is given to secure a past indebtedness for necessaries, or to secure an account for necessaries to be thereafter supplied, or partly for each of said purposes. 9 Ed. 7, c. 2, s. 1. 3. No assignment of, or order for, wages or salary to be earned in the future shall be valid when made by a married man living with his wife, unless the written consent of his wife to the making of such assignment or order is attached thereto or endorsed thereon. 9 Ed. 7, c. 2, s. 3. 4. No assignment of, or order for, wages or salary to be earned in the future, given in consideration of a present loan, advance or payment of money, shall be valid unless the amount of money lent or advanced thereon, or paid therefor, exceeds ninety-five per cent. of the amount of wages or salary so assigned. 9 Ed. 7, c. 2, s. 3. CHAPTER 14. An Act respecting the Department of the Attorney-General. HI IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of follows: SHORT TITLE. 1. Act." This Act may be cited as "The Attorney-General's short title. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT. of the General 2. There shall be a Department of the civil service of Department Manitoba, to be called the Department of the Attorney- AttorneyGeneral, over which the Attorney-General of Manitoba for constituted the time being, appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor by commission under the great seal of the Province, shall preside; and the said Attorney-General of Manitoba shall ex officio be His Majesty's Attorney-General in and for the Province of Manitoba, and shall hold office during pleasure, and shall have the management and direction of the said Department. R.S.M. c. 9, s. 2. 3. The duties of the Attorney-General of Manitoba shall Duties of be as follows, Attorney- of Lieuten (a) he shall be the official legal adviser of the Lieut- Legal adviser enant-Governor and the legal member of the Executive ant-Governor. Council; (b) he shall see that the administration of public affairs Administrais in accordance with law; tion of public affairs according to law. (c) he shall have the superintendence of all matters con- Administranected with the administration of justice in the Province of tion of Manitoba, not within the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada; justice. acts and proceedings. (d) he shall advise upon the legislative acts and proceed- Legislative ings of the Legislature of Manitoba, and generally advise the Crown upon all matters of law referred to him by the Crown; Powers of Advise heads of other Departments. Settlement of instruments. Superinten dence of (e) he shall be entrusted with the powers and charged with the duties which belong to the offices of the AttorneyGeneral and Solicitor-General of England by law or usage, so far as the same powers and duties are applicable to the Province of Manitoba, and also with the powers and duties which, by the laws of Canada and of the Province of Manitoba to be administered and carried into effect by the Government of the Province of Manitoba, belong to the office of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General; (f) he shall advise the heads of the several Departments of the Government upon all matters of law connected with such Departments respectively; (g) he shall be charged with the settlement of all instruments issued under the great seal of the Province of Manitoba: (h) he shall have the superintendence of asylums, prisons, etc. prisons, houses of correction and other places of confinement within the Province of Manitoba; Regulation and conduct (i) he shall have the regulation and conduct of all litiof litigation. gation for or against the Crown or any public department in respect of any subjects within the authority or jurisdiction of the Legislature of Manitoba; General duties. Officers of (j) he shall be charged, generally, with such duties as may be at any time assigned by law or by the LieutenantGovernor-in-Council to the Attorney-General of Manitoba. R.S.M. c. 9, s. 3. 4. The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council may appoint such other officers, clerks and servants as are required for the proper conduct of the business of the Department, all of whom shall hold office during pleasure. R.S.M. c. 9, s. 4. CHAPTER 15. An Act respecting Bake Shops. HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Bake Shop Act." Short title. R.S.M. c. 10, s. 1. Meaning of terms. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires--(a) the expression "bake shop" means any building, "Bake shop." premises, work-shop, structure, room or place wherein is carried on the manufacture or sale of confectionery, or of bread, biscuit, cakes or any other food product made from flour, or from meal, or from both, in whole or in part; and the said bake shop shall include also any room or rooms used for the storing of flour or meal, and also any room or rooms used for the storing of confectionery, bread, cakes, biscuits and other food products; (b) the expression "inspector" means any inspector "Inspector." appointed by a municipality for the enforcement of this Act; (c) the expression "employer" means any person who in "Employer." his own behalf, or as the manager, superintendent, overseer or agent for any person, firm, company or corporation, has charge of any bake shop, or employs any person or persons therein. R.S.M. c. 10, s. 2. REGULATIONS. sanitary con 3. All bake shops to which this Act applies shall be con- Lighting, structed, as to lighting, heating, ventilating and draining, dition, etc., of in such a manner as not to be detrimental or injurious to the bake shops. health of any person working therein, and shall also be kept at all times in a clean and sanitary condition, so as to secure the production and preservation of all the food products therein in a good and wholesome condition. R.S.M. c. 10, s. 3. |