An Act to amend the "Fire Insurance Policy Act." R. S., 1897, c. 82. H1 [19th February, 1909.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the "Fire Insurance Policy Act Short title. Amendment Act, 1909." Provisions of sec. shall not authorise statutory condition insurer to vary 2. Section 5 of chapter 82 of the Revised Statutes, 1897, being the Amends s. 5, c. 82. "Fire Insurance Policy Act," is hereby amended by adding thereto the following:-" Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not authorise a company or other insurer to vary, omit, or add to the statutory condition Number 16." No. 16. condition No. 16. 3. Statutory condition No. 16, in the schedule to said chapter 82, Amends statutory is hereby amended by inserting after the word "award," in the thirteenth line of said condition No. 16, the following words: "which may be made by a majority of the arbitrators." Award may be made by majority of arbitrators. VICTORIA, B. C.: Printed by RICHARD WOLFENDEN, I.S.O., V.D., Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1909. An Act to amend the "Bush Fire Act." R. S., 1897, c. 84. [12th March, 1909.] H IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the "Bush Fire Act Amendment Act, Short title. 1909." 2. Section 5 of chapter 84 of the Revised Statutes, 1897, being the Re-enacts s. 5. "Bush Fire Act," as enacted by section 2 of chapter 27 of the Statutes of 1902, being the "Bush Fire Act Amendment Act, 1902," is hereby repealed, and the following substituted therefor: land. "5. It shall not be lawful for any person, by himself, his agent, Fires for clearing servant, or contractor, to set out, or cause to be set out or started, between the first day of May and the first day of October in each year, within any fire district, any fire for the purpose of clearing land, unless such owner or occupier of any land on which fire shall be so made or started for the purpose of clearing the same shall have obtained a permit under the hand of the Fire Warden, Assistant Fire Warden, Government Agent, Gold Commissioner, Timber Inspector, Forest Ranger, Mining Recorder, Provincial Police Officer or Constable, or any other officer appointed under the provisions of this Act to enforce the provisions and requirements thereof, and the owner or occupier of any land on which fire shall be so made or started for the purpose of clearing the same shall, by himself, his agent, servant, or contractor, constantly watch over, manage and care for such fire, and observe every reasonable care and precaution to prevent such fire from spreading as aforesaid." Penalty for destroying notices. 3. Any person who shall unlawfully destroy, deface or remove any notice posted under the "Bush Fire Act" or amending Acts shall be liable, upon summary conviction before a Justice of the Peace, to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, and not less than ten dollars, and in default of payment thereof to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month. VICTORIA, B. C.: Printed by RICHARD WOLFENDEN, I.S.O., V.D., Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1909. An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Depots and Facilities for the Preparation for Market and Shipment of Provincial-grown Fruit. H [12th March, 1909.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the "Fruit Depots Act, 1909." Short title. lishment of fruit 2. The Provincial Board of Horticulture may, subject always to Licence for estabthe provisions of this Act, grant to any body corporate or association depot. constituted and existing under any Statute of the Province of British Columbia, and not by any Statute or by any document of incorporation prohibited or prevented from availing itself of the provisions of this Act, a licence to establish, maintain and operate a fruit depot equipped with appliances and means for the storing and cooling of fruits and preparing fruits for shipment and market. 3. Each such licence shall be subject to the conditions that the Condition of licence. facilities of such depot shall, without any discrimination and at uniform rates and charges, be open to the use of all members of any corporation so licensed, and that all rates and charges levied, made, taken and collected by the licensee, in and about and anywise in connection with the depot, shall at all times be subject to the control and regulation of the Provincial Board of Horticulture. 4. Application for issuance of a licence under this Act shall be Mode of application. made in writing to the Provincial Board of Horticulture, and shall be accompanied by the plans and documents following: |