1927 CHAPTER 6 An Act to amend The Corporations Taxation Act. [Assented to February 7, 1927.] IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts. as follows: 1. The Corporations Taxation Act is amended in the Rev. Stat. manner hereinafter set forth. c. 31 amended 2. The first seven lines of clause (b) of subsection (1) Section 16 of section 16 are hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: "(b) one-half of one per cent. of the gross revenue of the company from funds used or employed by the company in investments in Saskatchewan on behalf of or as agent or trustee for any individuals, partnerships, syndicates, beneficiaries of the estates of deceased persons or other corporations;". amended 3. Subsection (2) of section 19 is amended by striking Section 19 out all the words after "provided" in the fifth line and substituting therefor the following: "Land, loan and trust companies which become registered at any time after the thirtieth day of June in any year shall be requird to pay a tax based on their returns if such tax exceeds one-half the minimum herein before provided; otherwise they shall pay one-half the minimum." 4. This Act shall come into force on the first day of Coming into May, 1927. force Rev. Stat. c. 34 Section 2 amended Section 4 amended Section 10 amended Coming into force 1927 CHAPTER 7 An Act to amend The Wild Lands Tax Act. [Assented to March 3, 1927.] HIS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. The Wild Lands Tax Act is amended in the manner hereinafter set forth. 2. Paragraph 8 of section 2 is repealed and the following substituted therefor: "8. 'Fenced lands' means land surrounded by a fence. consisting of not less than two strands of wire attached to substantial posts not more than thirty-three feet apart." 3. Paragraph 2 of section 4 is amended by adding thereto the words "and patented land, situated within the outer boundaries of such leased land, if controlled by the lessee." 4. Section 10 is amended by inserting after the word "made" in the fourth line of paragraph 1 the words: "or of either of the two preceding years." 5. This Act shall come into force on the first day of May, 1927. 1927 CHAPTER 8 An Act respecting Personal Property Forfeited to H1 the Crown. [Assented to March 1, 1927.] IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: may take an owner 1. Where His Majesty the King, in his right of Saskat- His Majesty chewan, is entitled to any personal property by reason of possession of personalty the person last entitled thereto having died intestate and left without without next of kin, or by reason of any corporation, association or society having been finally dissolved or wound up or having ceased to exist, the Attorney General may cause possession thereof to be taken in the name of His Majesty or, if possession is withheld, may take proceedings in the Court of King's Bench for the recovery thereof. 2. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make a Grants of such grant of any personal property which now is or hereafter property may become the property of His Majesty, as herein before mentioned, or any part thereof or any interest therein: (a) to any person who, in the opinion of the Lieu- (b) to carry into effect any disposition thereof which (c) to reward any person making discovery of such possession 3. Any such grant may be made without taking Recovery of possession of such property, and if possession is withheld the person to whom the grant is made may institute proceedings for the recovery thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction. Limitation of actions Coming into force 4. No action shall be brought or maintained against His Majesty the King as represented by his Government of Saskatchewan, or against the Attorney General of Saskatchewan or any minister or officer of His Majesty as so represented, by any person claiming to be entitled in that behalf as next of kin, or by or on behalf of the shareholders or creditors of any corporation, association or society which has been finally dissolved or wound up or which has ceased to exist: (a) to recover the whole or any part of any personal property: (i) which, by reason of the person last entitled thereto having died intestate and without next of kin, or by reason of any corpor&tion, association or society having been finally dissolved or wound up or having ceased to exist, has been judicially declared vested in His Majesty in the right of Saskatchewan; or (ii) of which the Attorney General of Saskatchewan has caused possession to be taken on behalf of His Majesty; or (iii) which has otherwise come into the possession of His Majesty as bona vacantia; or (b) to recover any compensation or damages in respect of any such property or the taking possession or withholding thereof; after six years from the date of the death of the person last entitled to such property, or where the person last entitled was a corporation, association or society, after six years from the date of the final dissolution or winding up or ceasing to exist of such corporation, association or society. 5. This Act shall come into force on the first day of May, 1927. H 1927 CHAPTER 9 An Act to amend The King's Bench Act. [Assented to March 3, 1927.] [IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. The King's Bench Act is amended in the manner Rev. Stat hereinafter set forth. c. 39 amended 2. Subsection (1) of section 47 is amended by striking Section 47 out all the words after the semicolon in the sixth line and substituting the following: "and in actions for a debt or on a contract in which the amount claimed exceeds $1,000 any party to the action may demand a jury in accordance with the provisions of the rules of court." amended 3. Paragraph (iii) of clause (d) of subsection (2) of Section 57 section 57 is repealed and the following substituted therefor: "(iii) appeals and applications in the nature of appeals and applications concerning the hearing of appeals, other than applications to review a taxation. of costs or a taking of accounts by a local registrar." 4. This Act shall come into force on the first day of Coming into July, 1927. force |