Depositing filth in streams Penalty Banks of streams Svage CHAPTER 26 An Act to Prevent the Pollution of Running 1. Any person who deposits or causes or allows to be deposited along the bank of any running stream in Saskatchewan or who shall cast or throw into its waters any stable manure or any night soil, carcasses or any other filthy or impure matter or substance of any kind shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction for each and every such offence incur a penalty of not less than $5 together with the costs of prosecution; and on nonpayment of such penalty and costs forthwith. after conviction be imprisoned in the nearest common gaol for a term not exceeding one month unless such penalty and costs are sooner paid. C. O. 1898, c. 86, s. 1. 2. The banks of all running streams within Saskatchewan shall for the purposes of this Act include all lands within. fifty feet of ordinary high water mark on either side of such streams. C. O. 1898, c. 86, s. 2. 3. This Act shall not refer to the discharge of sewer waters from any pipe or drain leading from any dwelling house, hotel or public institution. C. O. 1898, c. 86, s. 3. CHAPTER 27 An Act to regulate Public Aid to Hospitals. SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Hospitals Act." 1901, Short title c. 8, s. 1. INTERPRETATION. 2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires the Interpretaexpression: tion 1. "Minister" means the member of the executive council "Minister" to whom for the time being is assigned the supervision of the administration of this Act; 2. "Patient" means every person admitted to a hospital for "Patient" actual treatment and stay upon the order of a duly qualified medical practitioner. 1909, c. 35, s. 8. hospitals 3. Such hospitals in Saskatchewan as the Lieutenant Gov- Aid to ernor in Council may designate upon complying with the provisions of this Act and of all regulations made thereunder shall receive public aid at the rate of fifty cents per day for each day's actual treatment and stay of every patient in such hospital during the calendar year next preceding the year for which such aid is given. 1901, c. 8, s. 3; 1906, c. 16, s. 1. account from 4. The provincial treasurer may advance and pay by such Advances on periodical payments as the Lieutenant Governor in Council time to time may from time to time fix and determine all sums which any hospital may be entitled to receive under this Act out of any moneys in his hands applicable to general purposes or specially appropriated for the purpose by the Legislature. 1901, c. 8, s. 4. Governor in 5. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may prescribe Lieutenant regulations respecting the management, maintenance and Council may accommodation of all hospitals receiving public aid under Pegulation this Act. 1901, c. 8, s. 5. prescribe regulations RETURNS. how returns 6. The minister may from time to time fix and direct When and the particulars to be contained in and the form, manner and to be made time of making returns; and shall fix and direct the form and manner of oath, affirmation or declaration required for the verification of any such return and the person or persons by whom such oath shall be made. 1901, c. 8, s. 6. Inspection of hospitals Penalty for making false return INSPECTION OF HOSPITALS. 7. The minister may appoint one or more inspectors to inspect and report upon every such hospital; and for such purpose such inspector or inspectors shall make all proper inquiries as to the maintenance, management and affairs thereof and by examination of the registers and by such other means as may be deemed necessary satisfy himself or themselves as to the correctness of any returns made under this Act. (2) If any inspector should report that any patient was not a fit subject for hospital treatment for all or part of the time during which he was kept in the hospital the minister may refuse to make any payment in respect of such patient for the time during which he is so reported as not being a fit subject for hospital treatment. 1901, c. 8, s. 7. FALSE RETURNS. 8. Any person who knowingly and wilfully makes or is a party to or procures to be made directly or indirectly any false return under this Act shall thereby incur a penalty of $100 which penalty may be recovered with costs by civil action or proceeding at the suit of the attorney general in any form allowed by law in the supreme court of Saskatchewan. 1901, c. 8, s. 8. CHAPTER 28 An Act for the better Protection of Neglected and Dependent Children. SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Children's Protection Short title Act." 1908, c. 31, s. 1. INTERPRETATION. 2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires the Interpretaexpression: tion 1. "Judge means a judge of the supreme court or a judge "Judge" of a district court or a stipendiary or a police magistrate or two justices of the peace acting together; 2. "Society" means any society incorporated under this "Society" Act or any other incorporated organisation approved of by the Lieutenant Governor in Council for the purpose of this Act; 3. "Municipality" means a city, town, village or rural "Muntel municipality; pality" 4. "Officer" means a member of the board of directors of a "Officer" duly approved society or any person specially appointed by such society to enforce this Act or any superintendent appointed under the provisions of section 9 of this Act; 5. "Parent" when used in relation to a child shall include "Parent" guardian and every person who is by law liable to maintain such child; 6. "Street" shall include any highway or public place "street” whether a thoroughfare or not; 7. "Child" means a boy or girl apparently or actually under "Child” the age of sixteen years. 1908, c. 31, s. 2; 1908-9, c. 15, s. 4. INCORPORATION. 3. Any five or more persons being British subjects and of Application the full age of twenty-one years and being residents within for incor any municipality in Saskatchewan who shall desire to associate poration themselves together for the purpose of protecting children from cruelty and of caring for and protecting neglected, abandoned or orphaned children may make application in form 1 in the schedule to this Act for incorporation under the provisions of this Act. 1908, c. 31, s. 3. Evidence with 4. The signatures of the applicants and the facts stated in application the application shall be verified by statutory declaration to the satisfaction of the provincial secretary. 1908, c. 31, s. 4. Incorporation 5. Upon the provincial secretary giving his approval of such application by a certificate in form 2 in the schedule to this Act the persons who shall have signed the application and such others as may afterwards become members of the society shall be a body politic and corporate by the name of "The Children's Aid Society of " and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued and complain and defend in any court and may make and enter into any contracts necessary to carry into effect the object of such society and may take and hold by gift, purchase, grant devise or bequest any property real or personal and may dispose of and mortgage the same at pleasure. 1908, c. 31, S. 5. DIRECTORS. Board of management Election of directors Powers of airectors 6. The affairs of every such society shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors; the society may by bylaw fix the number of the directors which shall be necessary to form a quorum. 1908, c. 31, s. 6. 7. The directors of the society shall be elected by the members in a general meeting of the society assembled at such place within Saskatchewan and at such times as the application or the bylaws of the directors may prescribe. 1908, c. 31, s. 7. 8. The directors of the society shall have full power in all things to administer the affairs of the society and may make or cause to be made for the society any description of contract which the society may by law enter into and may from time to time make bylaws not contrary to law for regulating the number of directors of the society, the security to be given by them to the society, their term of service, the appointment, functions, duties and removal of all agents, officers and servants of the society, the security to be given by them to the society, the remuneration of directors, agents, officers and servants, the time at which and the place where the annual meeting of the society shall be held, the calling of meetings (regular or special) of the board of directors of the society, the quorum and the procedure in all things at such meetings, the qualifications and terms of admission of members and the conduct in all other particulars of the affairs of the society. and may from time to time repeal, amend or re-enact the same but every such bylaw and every repeal, amendment or re-enactment thereof shall unless in the meantime confirmed |