12. All meetings of the said Company shall be called by public notice being given of the time and place in one or more Newspapers printed in the City of Saint John, seven days at least before the time of such meeting, and special meetings may be called by the Secretary under the authority of the Directors, or by shareholders representing not less than two hundred and fifty shares of stock, upon giving the like notice.

13. It shall and may be lawful for the said Company, at a proper and convenient depth under each and every of the streets and roads leading into and through the said City and its vicinity, to lay down, set, and place such and so many pipes, leaders, and other apparatus for the said gas as they shall find to be necessary for conveying the same to any or every building or lamp post in the said City or its vicinity; and from time to time, as often as the said Company shall think proper, to lay down such pipes, leaders, and other apparatus, or shall have occasion to alter, amend, or repair the same, it shall also be lawful for said Company to break up and open any part whatsoever of the said roads and streets, or of the covering, pavement, or side walks thereof, and the same to keep open and uncovered during the time necessary for said purposes; provided always, that before the said Company shall break up or open any such road, street, covering, pavement, or side walks, they shall give previous notice of their intention so to do to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the said City, and shall receive their permission in writing therefor, and not otherwise; and provided also, that the said Company shall and do, at their own proper costs and charges, and to the satisfaction of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, and without unnecessary delay, repair and amend the said roads, streets, covering, pavements, or side walks, in every part where they shall be so broken up and opened as aforesaid, to the condition in which they were before breaking up or opening the same; provided that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to authorize such Corporation to injure or interfere with the excavations or works of the Saint John Water Company, without the consent of such Company first had in writing.

14. If the said Company shall not repair the said streets, roads, covering, pavement, or side walks, or any of them so broken up, to the satisfaction of the said Mayor, Aldermen,

and Commonalty, it shall be lawful for the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty to cause the same to be repaired, and to sue for and recover the expense incurred therein from the said Company, in the Supreme Court of the Province.

15. The said Company do and shall in every street or road through which their said pipes shall be laid, make and provide proper leaders and apparatus for supplying the public lamps in the several streets with gas, and shall do and provide such apparatus, and at such distances from each other, as the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, in Common Council convened, shall from time to time direct and appoint, under penalty of forfeiting the privileges and immunities granted in and by this Act; provided always, that the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty shall pay any additional expense that may be incurred by the making of such leaders and apparatus for supplying of gas.

16. From and after the passing of this Act, the said Company, or any person or persons who may in any way be employed by them, shall not throw, drain, or cause, suffer, or permit any person or persons to throw or drain into any part of the Harbour of the City of Saint John, or into any bay, cove, creek, or stream falling into the said Harbour, any refuse of coal tar or other noxious substance that may arise from said gas works, under the penalty of twenty pounds for each and every offence.

17. Provided always, that unless three thousand pounds of the said capital stock shall be actually paid in for the purposes of the said Corporation, and a certificate of such payment, signed and verified on oath by the said Directors, or a majority of them, which oath any Justice of the Peace is hereby authorized to administer, shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Province before the expiration of one year after the passing of this Act, the operation of this Act shall cease, and the existence of the said Corporation shall be terminated at the expiration of the said one year.

18. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of Saint John, in Common Council convened, shall at all times have power to regulate, restrict, and control the acts and doings of the said Gas Company, which may in any manner affect the health, safety, or comfort of the inhabitants of the said City of Saint John, and to pass such bye laws relative

thereto from time to time, as the circumstances of the case may require, and to enforce obedience to the same by such penalties as they may deem necessary, not exceeding the sum of twenty pounds for any one offence.

10th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 82.

An Act to incorporate the Fredericton Gas Light Company.

WHEREAS the establishment of a Company for the purpose of erecting Gas Works in the Town of Fredericton, in order to furnish the means of lighting the said Town in a superior manner, would be an object of public utility ;

Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. William J. Bedell, Frederick W. Hatheway, Spafford J. Barker, William Watts, Junior, Thomas Pickard, and Robert Chestnut, their associates, successors, and assigns, shall be and they are hereby erected into a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Fredericton Gas Light Company," and shall have all the general powers and privileges made incident to a Corporation by Act of Assembly in this Province, for the purpose of lighting the Town of Fredericton with Gas, and for all necessary works therewith connected.

2. The capital stock of the said Corporation shall be ten thousand pounds current money of New Brunswick, and shall be divided into one thousand shares of ten pounds each, to be paid in at such times and in such instalments as the business of the said Company shall require, provided that fifteen per centum of the said capital stock, amounting to one thousand five hundred pounds, shall be actually paid in and invested in the business of the said Corporation in two years from the passing of this Act; and provided also, that the said Corporation shall, when necessary, have leave to extend the said capital

stock to the sum of twenty thousand pounds of like current money, and shall have power to increase the number of shares accordingly, or to assess such increase upon the original number of shares; and provided also, that the said Corporation shall not be entitled to purchase any property, real or personal, or to incur any debts, until the said fifteen per centum of the capital stock as aforesaid shall be paid in.

3. The first meeting of the said Corporation shall be held in the said Town of Fredericton, and shall be called by William J. Bedell, Esquire, or in case of his death, neglect, or refusal, by any two of the said Company, by giving notice in one or more of the public Newspapers printed in Fredericton, at least twenty days previous to such meeting, for the purpose of establishing bye laws, choosing Directors, and such other officers as may be necessary for the management of the affairs of the said Company; which Directors and officers so chosen, shall serve until the first annual meeting, or until others are chosen in their stead, and shall have full power and authority to manage the concerns of the said Corporation, subject to the rules and regulations hereinafter made and provided.

4. A general meeting of the stockholders of the said Corporation shall be held in Fredericton [the words here omitted are repealed by 15 V. c. 26] for the purpose of choosing five Directors, and such other officers as may be necessary for the management of the affairs of the said Corporation; which Directors so chosen, shall remain in office one year, or until others are chosen in their stead; and shall at the first meeting after their election choose one of their number President of the said Company; provided always, that not less than three Directors do form a quorum for the transaction of business, and in case of the absence of the President, the Directors shall have power to appoint one of their number Chairman for the occasion.

5. No person shall be eligible as a Director unless such person is a stockholder, and holds not less than five shares of the capital stock of the said Corporation, and is of the full age of twenty one years.

6. The number of votes to which each stockholder shall be entitled on any occasion when according to the provisions of this Act the votes of the stockholders are to be given, shall be

for

for one share and not more than two, one vote; every two shares above two and not exceeding ten, one vote, making five votes for ten shares; for every four shares above ten and not exceeding thirty, one vote, making ten votes for thirty shares; for every eight shares above thirty and not exceeding seventy, one vote, making fifteen votes for seventy shares; for every twelve shares above seventy and not exceeding one hundred and thirty, one vote, making twenty votes for one hundred and thirty shares; which said number of twenty votes shall be the greatest any stockholder shall be entitled to have; and all stockholders may vote by proxy, such proxy being a stockholder, and producing sufficient authority in writing from his constituent.

7. The shares in the said Corporation shall be assignable and transferable according to such rules and regulations as may be established in that behalf, but no assignment or transfer shall be valid or effectual, unless the same shall be entered and registered in a book to be kept for that purpose; in no case shall any fractional part of a share, or other than a complete share or shares, be assignable or transferable; whenever any stockholder shall transfer in manner aforesaid all his stock and shares in the said Company, he shall cease to be a member in the said Corporation.

8. In case of any vacancy among the Directors by death, resignation, or disqualification by sale or transfer of stock, then and in either of such cases the said Directors shall and may fill up such vacancy by choosing one of the stockholders, and the person so chosen by the Directors shall serve until another is chosen in his room.

9. Each and every stockholder in the said Company shall be held liable to the said Company for the payment of each and every call or assessment made, (not however to exceed in amount the stock so subscribed for) for the purpose of enabling the said Company to pay the debts and engagements of the said Corporation, or to carry on the operations for which the said Company is incorporated, and shall and may be sued for by the said Company, and recovered in any Court of Record within the Province.

10. The joint stock or property of the said Corporation shall alone in the first instance be responsible for the debts and