CHAPTER 146. An Act respecting Offensive Weapons. Offensive weapons not to be sold except or permit. HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as fol lows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Offensive Weapons Act." 2 Geo. 5, c. 57, s. 1. 2. Every person who exposes for sale, offers for sale or sells any bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, stiletto, metal knuckles, on production skull cracker or slung shot, or who sells a revolver, pistol or of certificate air gun, to any person other than one holding a certificate issued under section 118 of "The Criminal Code" (or any enactment which may be sustituted therefor), or one, being over eighteen years of age, who produces to and leaves with the vendor a permit in writing, signed by the chief of provincial police or a chief constable of a city or town, allowing him to purchase a revolver, pistol or air gun, shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars or less than twenty-five dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labor, or to both, and the bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, stiletto, metal knuckles, skull cracker or slung shot so exposed or offered for sale, and the revolver, pistol or air gun so sold by such person, shall be confiscated by the justice and transferred to the chief of provincial police, or destroyed, as such justice may see fit. 2 Geo. 5, c. 57, s. 2. Penalty. Weapon to be confiscated. Record of sale to be kept. Sale of unidentifiable weapon. Penalty. 3. Every person who sells a revolver, pistol or air gun under the provisions of section 2, without keeping a record of the date of the sale, name of maker, serial number of such revolver, pistol or air gun, and the name, address and occupation of the purchaser, or who sells or exposes or offers for sale any revolver or pistol which does not bear a serial number and the maker's name, shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars or less than twenty-five dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labor, or to both, and the revolver, pistol or Weapon to air gun so exposed or offered for sale, or sold by such person, wond shall be confiscated by the justice and transferred to the chief cated. of provincial police, or destroyed, as the justice may see fit. open to in be made. (2) The said record may be inspected at any time by any Record to be peace officer, and a copy thereof shall be transmitted by the spection and person making the sale to the chief of provincial police with-returns to in seven days after the 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December in each year. A violation of this sub-section shall render the offender liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars. 2 Geo. 5, c. 57, s. 3. suspected weapons. 4. Every peace officer may search any person who he search of has reason to believe and does believe is violating any of persons for the provisions of sections 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 124 and 127 of "The Criminal Code" (or any enactments which may be substituted therefor), and may seize any of the weapons which such person is illegally carrying, and any weapon seized under this section shall be confiscated and handed over to the chief of provincial police or to the chief or high constable of the municipality, to be by him transferred to the chief of provincial police or destroyed as he may see fit. 2 Geo. 5, c. 57, s. 4. of alien offensive 5. If any of the weapons mentioned in section 2 is found Deportation upon a person believed not to be a native of Canada by the carrying constable making the search, or by the justice of the peace weapons. before whom such person is charged with an offence, he shall report such facts to the Provincial Secretary, and the Provincial Secretary may communicate with the Minister of the Interior for the purpose of having such person deported under "The Immigration Act." 2 Geo. 5, c. 57, s. 5. by order-in 6. The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council may make such Regulations regulations as shall be deemed necessary or convenient for council. carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. 2 Geo. 5, c. 57, s. 6. CHAPTER 147. An Act to provide that the English Language shall be the English language to be official language. Statutes. Act to apply only within HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as fol lows: 1. Any statute or law to the contrary notwithstanding, the English language only shall be used in the records and journals of the House of Assembly for the Province of Manitoba, and in any pleadings or process in or issuing from any court in the Province of Manitoba. The Acts of the Legislature of the Province of Manitoba need only be printed and published in the English language. R.S.M. c. 126, s. 1. 2. This Act shall only apply so far as this Legislature R.S.M. c. 126, s. 2. jurisdiction of has jurisdiction to enact. Legislature. CHAPTER 148. An Act respecting Official Securities. 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 Official Securities Act." R.S.M. c. 127, s. 1. GUARANTEE COMPANIES. guarantee 2. The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council may, by order-in-Bonds of council, direct, that the bond or policy of guaranty of any in- companies. corporated or joint stock company empowered to grant guarantees, bonds, covenants or policies for the integrity and faithful accounting of officers, servants or persons occupying positions of trust, or other like purposes, may be accepted, in whole or in part, in lieu of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, guaranty or other obligation required or permitted to be made, furnished, rendered or filed with surety or sureties by any law or statute in force in this Province or by any municipal by-law or the rules or regulations of any board, body, organization or public officer or the order or practice of any court or judge in this Province; and such bond or policy of guaranty of any such company shall be in all respects a full and complete compliance with every such law, statute, by-law, practice, order, rule or regulation. The provisions of every such law, statute, by-law, practice, order, rule or regulation under which such security is given, with reference to the legal effect of such securities when given by individuals, and to the mode of proceeding thereon, shall apply to the security given by every such company. receipts. (2) The interim receipt of the company may be accepted Interim in lieu of formal security, but the formal security shall be completed within two months from the issue of the interim receipt. If the formal security be completed after two months from the issue of the interim receipt, it shall nevertheless be valid and binding, and the provisions of this Act shall apply thereto. R.S.M. c. 127, s. 2. Expenses of such bonds may be allowed to receivers, trustees, et al. Deposit of trust moneys with safe deposit companies. Applications by sureties calling upon trustees to account. 3. Any receiver, liquidator, assignee, guardian, committee, trustee, executor or administrator, required by law or by the order of any court to give a bond as such, may include as a part of the lawful expense of executing his trust such reasonable sum, paid to the company authorized under the laws of this Province to give surety bonds for becoming his surety on such bond, as may be allowed by the court in which he is required to account, not exceeding, however, two per centum per annum on the amount of such bond. R.S.M. c. 127, s. 3. PROTECTION OF SURETIES. 4. It shall be lawful for any party of whom a bond or undertaking is required to agree with his sureties for the deposit of any or all moneys and property for which such sureties are or may be held responsible, if such deposit is otherwise proper, for safe keeping with a safe deposit company, trust company or bank, authorized by law to do business as such, in such a manner as to prevent the withdrawal of such moneys and property, or any part hereof, except with the written consent of such sureties or an order of the court having jurisdiction over the matter made on such notice to them as it may direct. R.S.M. c. 127, s. 4. 5. The surety or representative of any surety upon the bond of any trustee, committee, guardian, assignee, liquidator, executor or administrator may apply by motion or petition to the Court of King's Bench or to the court wherein said bond is directed to be filed, upon ten days' notice to the principal, for an order requiring such trustee, committee, guardian, assignee, liquidator, executor or administrator to account, and granting such surety relief from further liability as such surety for the acts or omissions of the trustee, committee, guardian, assignee, liquidator, executor or administrator, and directing said principal to give a new bond. (2) Upon the return of such petition or motion, said court or a judge thereof, upon being satisfied that the principal has had due notice thereof, may make an order directing said principal to account and furnish a new bond, and in the meantime may restrain such trustee, committee, guardian, assignee, liquidator, receiver, executor or administrator from acting except in such a manner as it may direct to preserve the trust estate. (3) Upon such trustee, committee, guardian, assignee, receiver, executor or administrator accounting in due form of law, and if the trust fund or estate upon said accounting shall be found or made good, and paid over or properly secured, and upon a new bond duly approved being furnished, |