CHAPTER 108. An Ordinance respecting Drainage. (1903, 1st Session, c. 6.) Chapter 18, 1908, substituted. CHAPTER 109. An Ordinance respecting the Confirmation of Sales of Land for Taxes. (Chapter 12 of 1901.. THE Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories, enacts as follows: parties have notice 1. No application for an order for confirmation of a sale of On application land for taxes made under the provisions of any Ordinance of interested the Territories shall be heard by a judge until all persons appearing by the records of the proper land titles office to have any interest in the said land have received notice of such application unless such notice is dispensed with by the judge. (2) Such notice shall be given by summons of the judge obtained ex parte to be served in such manner as the judge may direct and returnable in one month or such longer time as the judge may direct after service thereof. redeem 2. Any person interested in such land may at any time before Right to the time [of] hearing such application redeem the said land by paying to the purchaser or his assignee the amount of the purchase money paid and any further sums charged against the said land and lawfully paid together with twenty per cent. thereon and such costs as the judge may allow. [(2) Upon the return of any summons granted under the provisions of section 1 if it is made to appear to the judge that any person who is entitled and desires to redeem the said land has been unable to do so because of his inability to ascertain the proper amount to be paid to redeem the said land the judge may adjourn the hearing of the said application and may order an account to be taken or may give such other directions as to him shall seem meet.] 1903 (1st Session), c. 9, s. 1. redemption 3. From the time of payment to the purchaser or his assignee After of the amounts mentioned in the next preceding section all purchaser's right and interest of the purchaser in the said land shall cease cease and determine. interest to Transfer prima facie 4. Subject to the foregoing provisions on any application for an order for such confirmation the production of a transfer evidence of the said land executed by the proper officer shall be prima facie evidence that all conditions have existed and all acts been performed and all requirements of the Ordinance in that behalf been complied with necessary to entitle the applicant to the order of confirmation applied for. When transfer conclusve evidence Repeal (2) If such application be not made until after the expiration of one year from the date of the transfer such transfer shall be conclusive evidence that all conditions have existed End all acts been performed and all requirements of the Ordinances in that behalf been complied with necessary to entitle the applicant to the order of confirmation applied for except on one of the following grounds: 1. Fraud or collusion; 2. That all taxes have been paid; 3. That the land was not liable to assessment. 5. Chapter 10 of the Ordinances of 1900 is hereby repealed. CHAPTER 110. An Ordinance respecting Hail Insurance. (1903, 1st Session, c. 7.) Chapter 19, 1910 (2nd Session), substituted. Short title CHAPTER 111. An Ordinance respecting the Voluntary Winding Up of Joint (Chapter 13 of 1903, 1st Session.) 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 Companies Winding Up Ordinance, 1903." INTERPRETATION. Interpretation Company Court Power of judge Contributory Extraordinary resolution Special resolution 2. Where the expressions following occur in this Ordinance they shall unless a contrary intention appears be construed as follows: 1. "Company" shall mean any company or association to which this Ordinance is applicable; 2. "Court" shall mean the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories, and any judge of the court may at any time whether sitting in chambers or in court exercise all the powers conferred by this Ordinance upon the court; 3. "Contributory" shall mean any person liable to contribute to the assets of a company under this Ordinance in the event of the same being wound up, and in all proceedings prior to the final determination of such persons any person alleged to be a contributory, and shall also include the personal representative or representatives of any such person; 4. "Extraordinary resolution" shall mean a resolution passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of such members of the company for the time being entitled to vote as may be present in person, or by proxy in cases where by the Ordinance or charter or instrument of incorporation or the regulations of the company proxies are allowed, at any general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose such resolution has been duly given; 5. "Special resolution" shall mean a resolution passed in the manner necessary for an extraordinary resolution where the resolution after having been so passed as aforesaid has been confirmed by a majority of such members entitled according to the Ordinance, charter or instrument of incorporation or the regulations of the company to vote as may be present, in person or by proxy, at a subsequent general meeting of which |