season 1917 made prior to the passing of this Act is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed and any and every security taken for such advance shall be as effectual and binding notwithstanding the omission of any of the formalities (if any) required by this Act in respect to such security, and the guarantee of the Provincial Treasurer shall extend to any and every such advance notwithstanding the same may have been made prior to, or in noncompliance with this Act. SCHEDULES. SCHEDULE A. APPLICATION FOR ADVANCE FOR SEED GRAIN. No...... STATUTORY DECLARATION MADE BY OWNER (or OCCUPANT) OF I,. . . . Province of.... GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA. of..... do solemnly declare: That I am desirous of obtaining from the Government of the Province of Alberta an advance for the purchase of seed grain and for the purpose of obtaining such advance, make this solemn declaration: That I am the registered owner (or occupant) of the ..quarter of section... ....township.. range.. west of........Meridian in the Province of Alberta. That I have continuously occupied the said land since the..... ....day of.... and am now in I am financially unable to purchase the necessary seed grain for the said land, and if not assisted by the Government of the Province of Alberta, my land will not be seeded; That the number of acres I have ready for seeding is That the number of acres I intend to sow in wheat is That the number of acres I intend to sow in oats is That the number of acres I intend to sow in barley is ; That the total quantity of seed required is Bushels wheat.. Bushels oats... Bushels barley... That I have had seed from the Government before to the amount of $... That I had... acres under crop in 1916; That the total receipts of 1916 crop was $. That I lost my 1916 crop through... That I can secure the grain I require locally . Price per bushel. . Price per bushel. . Price per bushel. Barley from. That I will not use the said seed grain on any other than the said land without the consent of the Minister of Agriculture for the Province of Alberta; And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of The Canada Evidence Act. to deliver to.. Province of Alberta, per bushel, bushels of wheat at.. .bushels of oats at.......per bushel, ..bushels of barley at.......per bushel. Arrangements have been made with banks that this order may be cashed at any chartered bank in the Province of Alberta. Total.. ... $... SCHEDULE C. PROMISSORY NOTE. Due January 1st, 1918. $... No..... ...191... On the first day of January, 1918, I promise to pay to the order of The... Bank of Canada at.. (Place.) ....the sum of.... ..dollars, with interest at... .per centum per annum, both before and after maturity until paid, for value received. ..do hereby whose post office address is. . being the person described in a statutory declaration made for the purpose of obtaining advances herein, of date... acknowledge the receipt from the Minister of Agriculture for the Province of Alberta (or Bank) of advances to the value in all of.......dollars,. dollars,......being for seed grain delivered by him or his agent to me, as follows: ... .$. $. .$. $. And I do hereby agree to pay the said amount of.... ...dollars. ..to the said Minister of Agriculture of the Province of Alberta, or his successor in office, on or before the first day of January, 191... with interest thereon at the rate of.....per centum per annum from the date of these presents, and that until payment thereof is made the said amount shall be and remain a lien and charge upon my land, being the... quarter of section... ..township... .range.. west of the. meridian, in the said Province of and say: 1. That I was personally present and saw.... named in the within instrument, duly sign and execute the same for the purposes named therein. 2. That the same was so executed at.... Province of Alberta. 3. That I am a subscribing witness thereto. 4. And that I know the said party. Sworn before me at. in the Province of Alberta, this.......day of... A.D. 191.... (Witness signs here.) A Commissioner for Taking Oaths, etc. 1917 CHAPTER 9. An Act to Encourage the Increased Raising of Stock in the Province of Alberta. HIS (Assented to April 5, 1917.) IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act shall be cited as "The Live Stock Encouragement Act." 2. In this Act— (a) "Commissioner" shall mean and include the Live Stock Commissioner or Acting Commissioner, and any or all Assistant Commissioners, which may be appointed from time to time by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. (b) "Association" shall mean any five or more persons engaged in practical farming in the Province of Alberta who jointly apply for financial assistance under this Act; (c) "Purchaser" shall mean any one of the five or more persons who applies for or receive financial assistance under this Act and may include any person who has obtained a homestead entry under the provisions of The Dominion Lands Act; (d) "Lender" means any chartered or private bank, corporation, company, partnership, individual or individuals who propose to lend or do lend money under the provisions of this Act; (e) "Treasurer" means the Provincial Treasurer for the Province of Alberta; (f) "Minister" means the Minister of Agriculture for the Province of Alberta; (g) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the Province of Alberta; (h) "Offspring" means and includes all the offspring of the cows and heifers purchased under the provisions of this Act, and the offspring of the female offspring of the same and in like manner any further offspring. 3. Any association may apply to the commissioner for a loan, the proceeds of which shall be used in purchasing live stock, as hereinafter mentioned; provided that the |