Examination may be private

Presumption of age of child

Lieutenant
Governor in

make

22. Any examination, prosecution or proceeding arising under the provisions of this Act may be conducted privately 1908, c. 31, s. 21.

23. Where a person is charged with an offence under this Act in respect to a child who is alleged to be under any specified age and the child appears to the judge to be under that age such child shall for the purpose of this Act be deemed to be under that age unless the contrary is proved. 1908, c. 31, s. 22.

24. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may in cases Council may herein provided for make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for giving effect to this Act and for carrying out the provisions thereof according to its intent and meaning. 1908, c. 31, s. 23.

regulations

Application for incorporation

SCHEDULE.

FORM 1.

(Section 3)

We, the undersigned, all being of the full age of twenty-one years and being British subjects and residents within (name the city, town, village, rural municipality, as the case may be, within which the society is to be formed) in Saskatchewan do hereby make application for incorporation as "The Children's Aid Society of " under the

provisions of The Children's Protection Act and do hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:

1. The society shall be known as "The Children's Aid Society of (give distinguishing name)."

2. The business and objects of the society shall be the protection of children from cruelty and caring for and protecting neglected, abandoned or orphaned children and the enforcement by all lawful means of the laws relating thereto.

3. The number of directors of the society shall be

4. The names of the first directors of the society who shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the society are: 5. The annual meetings of the society shall be held at on the day of

society.

in each year until changed by bylaw of the

In witness whereof we have hereunto severally subscribed our names this day of

in the year one thousand nine hundred and

In the presence of

FORM 2.

(Section 5)

CERTIFICATE TO BE INDORSED ON APPLICATION.

I hereby approve of the within application for incorporation. as "The Children's Aid Society of (give distinguishing

name)."

Provincial Secretary.

Lieutenant
Governor

may remit
penalties

Statement

to be

CHAPTER 29

An Act respecting the Remission of Certain
Penalties.

1. The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power at any time to remit any pecuniary penalty or forfeiture imposed by any Act of Saskatchewan in whole or in part unless the same is imposed by An Act respecting the Legislative Assembly or by some Act respecting elections of members of the Legislative Assembly or is recoverable in respect of an offence committed in connection with an election of a member of the said Assembly. 1900, c. 9, s. 1.

2. A detailed statement of all remissions made under the submitted to authority of the last preceding section shall be submitted to the Legislative Assembly within the first fifteen days of the next ensuing session thereof. 1900, c. 9, s. 2.

Legislative

Assembly

CHAPTER 30

An Act respecting Official Auditors.

1. For the complete examination of the accounts of boards Appointment of school trustees, official trustees, village overseers, local improvement district councils and such other accounts as the Lieutenant Governor in Council or any member of the Executive Council is empowered by any Act to inquire into the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint one or more official auditors. 1901, c. 15, s. 1.

2. It shall be the duty of every official auditor to examine, Duties check, audit and report upon all accounts which he is appointed to examine in the manner prescribed from time to time by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 1901, c. 15, s. 2.

3. Unless it is otherwise provided by Act the Lieutenant Fees Governor in Council shall fix the fees payable to official auditors for any services performed by them. 1901, c. 15, s. 3.

Magistrate empowered to inquire

into cause of fires

No inquiry to be held except on reasonable suspicion

Examination of witnesses

Penalty for not attending as witness

CHAPTER 31

An Act respecting the Investigation of Accidents by Fire.

1. Any justice of the peace may subject to the provisions hereinafter contained institute an inquiry into the cause or origin of any fire whether it was kindled by design or was the result of negligence or accident and act according to the result of such inquiry. C. O. 1898, c. 36, s. 1.

2. No justice of the peace shall institute an inquiry into the cause or origin of any such fire until a sworn statement in writing has been made before him that there is reasonable suspicion that such fire was the result of culpable or negligent conduct or design or occurred under such circumstances as in the interests of justice and for the due protection of property require an investigation nor until such statement having been received by him he has reported the same to the attorney general and received from the attorney general authority to make such inquiry. C. O. 1898, c. 36, s. 2.

3. For the purpose of any inquiry under this Act such justice of the peace shall summon and bring before him all persons whom he deems capable of giving information or evidence touching or concerning such fire and shall examine such persons on oath and shall reduce their examinations to writing and return the same to the attorney general. C. O. 1898, c. 36, s. 3.

4. If any person having been duly summoned as a witness. to give evidence upon any such inquiry does not after being openly called three times appear and give evidence at such inquiry the justice of the peace shall be empowered to impose upon the person so making default such fine as he thinks fit not exceeding $10; and such justice of the peace shall make out and sign a certificate containing the name, residence, trade or calling of such person together with the amount of the fine imposed and the cause of such fine and shall cause a copy of such certificate to be served on the person so fined personally or by leaving it at his residence within seven days after holding such inquiry and if the same is not paid within the space of seven days after such certificate has been served as aforesaid a warrant of distress shall be issued by the justice of the peace to be levied on the goods and chattels of such offender and in default of such distress or if such distress shall prove insufficient such justice of the peace may commit the offender to prison for any term not exceeding twenty-one days. C. O. 1898, c. 36, s. 4.