held to be due on the first day of each calendar year. C.O., c. 67, s. 4. 5. The objects of institutes organized under this Ordinance Purpose shall be to encourage mechanics, manufactures and arts generally: (a) By having evening classes organized for the impart- (b) By establishing a library of books on one or more of (c) Establishing a reading room. C.O., c. 67, s. 5. meeting 6. The annual meeting of every institute shall be held in Annual the month of October in each year on the call of the president who shall give eight days' notice thereof by circular addressed and posted prepaid to each member of the institute or by public notice published in the nearest newspaper or by posting, it in five conspicuous places as provided in section 3 hereof when there shall be elected a president, vice president, a secretary-treasurer and not less than five directors and an auditor. (2) If the president refuses or omits to call such meeting as herein provided the same may be called by the vice president or any three members for any time during the month of November. C.O., c. 67, s. 6. 7. No person shall vote or take part in any annual or other Voting, etc meeting of any institute who has not at the time of such meeting paid up all subscriptions due by him to the said institute. C.O., c. 67, s. 7. officers 8. A meeting of the officers shall be called by written notice Meeting of delivered or mailed to each officer given by authority of the How called president or in his absence the vice president or at the request of any three officers at least five days before the day appointed and at any such meeting four shall be a quorum. C.O., c. 67, s. 8. report 9. The officers of an institute shall present at the annual Annual meeting a report of their proceedings during the year in which shall be stated: (a) The names of the members of the institute; (b) The amount paid by each set opposite his name; (c) The classes organized; (d) A list of books purchased; (e) A list of newspapers and periodicals on file: together with. Financial statement to be audited Certified copy of annual report to be sent to Territorial secretary Officers to give information Application of funds Institute to be a corporation Powers s. 9 (f) (f) Such remarks on the progress of the organization and use to which it has been put as the directors are enabled to offer. C.O., c. 67, s. 9. 10. There shall also be presented at the annual meeting a detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements of the institute during the year which said statement shall be audited by the auditor in that behalf before being submitted to the said meeting. C.O., c. 67, s. 10. 11. The said report and statement if approved by the meeting shall be entered in the journals of the institute kept for such purpose and signed by the president or vice-president as being a correct entry and a true copy thereof certified by the president and secretary for the time being shall be forwarded to the Territorial secretary within one month from the date of such meeting. C.O., c. 67, s. 11. 12. The officers shall give such information as in their power lies that the Territorial secretary may from time to time require touching the interest and condition of the objects of the organization in their locality. C.O., c. 67, s. 12. 13. The funds of the institute however derived may be expended for any object not inconsistent with those authorized by this Ordinance; provided that not more than one quarter of the amount received shall be expended for the purpose of a reading room. C.O., c. 67, s. 13. 14. Each institute formed under this Ordinance shall be a corporation with a corporate seal under the name of "The Mechanics' and Literary Institute of (inserting the distinguishing name of the institute) and shall have power to acquire, hold, sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of or encumber real estate and other properties real and personal. C.O., c. 67, s. 14. SCHEDULE. FORM A. We, the undersigned, respectively residing in the (town, village, township or townships. and if the latter give the range) of in the district of agree to form ourselves into an institute under the provisions of The Mechanics' and Literary Institutes Ordinance, under the name of "The Mechanics' and Literary Institute of and we respectively promise to pay to the treasurer of the said institute annually as long as we continue members thereof, the sums set opposite our respective names and to conform ourselves to the by-laws and regulations of the said institute and we hereby state that we purpose carrying on the objects of our organization at the town (or village) of subscribers to the above declaration hereby certify that the sum of at least one dollar has been paid by each of the above subscribers as his first annual subscription to the proposed mechanics' and literary institute of ; and that I hold on behalf of the said proposed institute the several amounts so paid. (Subscriber's signature.) I, the above named do solemnly declare that the facts set forth by me in the foregoing certificate signed by me are true; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing nat it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of The Canada Evidence Act 1893. Short title Continuation of companies Conditions of incorporation Territorial secretary to receive notice of proposed formation of company Powers An Ordinance respecting Cemeteries. THE Lieutenant Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories. enacts as follows: SHORT TITLE. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Cemetery Ordinance." C.O., c. 68, s. 1. . INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES. 2. All companies formed under the provisions of chapter 24 of The Revised Ordinances 1888, intituled: An Ordinance to incorporate Companies for the Establishment of Cemeteries, or of any amendment thereto, in existence as such are hereby continued as bodies politic and corporate and they shall be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. C.O., c. 68, s. 2. 3. Any number of persons not less than ten may form themselves into a company for the purpose of establishing one or more public cemeteries outside the limits of any town or village or within such limits if permission be given by by-law of such town or village for such establishment within its limits, who have (a) Subscribed stock to an amount adequate to the pur- (d) Deposited such instrument, or a duplicate thereof, 4. Notice of the formation of the proposed company shall be forthwith given by the Territorial secretary in the official gazette setting forth the name of the said company and the persons constituting the same and from and after the date of the publication of such notice the persons therein named and their successors shall be a body corporate and politic under the name mentioned therein and as such body corporate and politic shall have all rights and be subject to all the liabilities of a corporation and shall have full power to acquire, hold and alienate both real and personal estate for all the purposes of the company. C.O., c. 68. s. 4. 5. The instrument referred to in section 3 of this Oramance Form of may be in the form following: 66 Be it remembered that on this in the year of Our Lord one thousand we the undersigned shareholders met at day of in the North-West Territories and resolved to form ourselves into instrument NAME. NO. OF SHARES AMOUNT. C.O., c. 68, s. 5. TRUSTEEES OF RELIGIOUS BODIES. 6. Trustees appointed under the provisions of Ordinance Continuation No. 5 of 1892 intituled: An Ordinance respecting the Holding of trustees of Cemeteries in Trust for Religious Bodies and in existence at the time of the coming into force hereof are hereby continued and shall be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. affecting trustees appointed hereunder. C.O., c. 68, s. 6. 7. When any one or more religious societies or congregaOrganization tions in the Territories desire to take a conveyance or transfer of board of of land for the purpose of establishing a cemetery for the use trustees of such society or congregation or for the use in common of such societies or congregations such society or congregation or societies or congregations as, the case may be, may appoint trustees to whom and their successors to be appointed in such manner and subject to such regulations as may be specified in the deed of conveyance or transfer, the land requisite for the |