and by-laws. 17. All existing rules and regulations of St. Mark's Hall shall be Existing rules the rules and regulations for the government of the Corporation hereby established until new rules and regulations pursuant to the powers herein contained are made, except in so far as the same are inconsistent with this Act or the laws of British Columbia. 18. This Act may be cited as "St. Mark's Hall Act, 1913." Short title. VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. An Act to amend the "Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1900, c. 54: 1904. 1900." c. 62; 1906, c. 68; 1907, c. 61; 1909, c. 63; 1910, c. 79; 1911, c. 75; 1912, [1st March, 1913.] c. 59. W HEREAS a petition has been presented by the City of Van- Preamble. couver praying that the "Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1900," be amended: And whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition : Therefore, His 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 "Vancouver Incorporation Act, Short title. 1900, Amendment Act, 1913." 2. Section 2 of the "Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1900" (here- Amends s. 2 of principal Act. inafter called "the principal Act"), is amended by striking out the words "thence continuing due west to Campbell Street" in the eighteenth and nineteenth lines thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures following, that is to say: "thence continuing westerly along the centre line of said latter street, being Sixteenth Avenue and hereinafter so called, to the centre line of South Cambie Street; thence continuing westerly along the centre line of Sixteenth Avenue to the easterly boundary of District Lot 472; thence continuing westerly along centre line of Sixteenth Avenue to westerly boundary of District Lot 472 (centre line Oak Street); thence southerly along westerly boundary of District Lot 472 to point of intersection of said boundary with the prolongation easterly of the centre line of Sixteenth Avenue immediately to the west; thence westerly along centre line of Sixteenth Avenue and the continuation thereof, and along the south boundary of Block Amends s. 1 of 1909. Grass plots and boulevards. 472, District Lot 526, and the continuation thereof to the centre line of Granville Street; thence southerly along centre line of Granville Street to point of intersection of the same with the prolongation easterly of centre line of Sixteenth Avenue immediately to the west; thence westerly along centre line of Sixteenth Avenue to intersection of the same with the easterly boundary of District Lot 139; thence northerly along said easterly boundary to intersection of the same with the prolongation easterly of the centre line of Sixteenth Avenue immediately to the west; thence westerly along the centre line of Sixteenth Avenue and the continuation thereof to the point of intersection of the same with the centre line of Alma Road, formerly Campbell Street." 3. Section 1 of the "Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1900, Amendment Act, 1909," is amended by inserting after the word "Blocks," in the ninth line thereof, the words and figures "Numbers 54, 55,. and 56, on the one side, and Blocks Numbers." 4. Subsection (78a) of section 125 of the principal Act, as enacted by subsection (g) of section 7 of the "Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1900, Amendment Act, 1906," is repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof :: "(78a.) For setting apart such portion of any street, lane, square, or other public place, as the Council may from time to time by resolution determine, as boulevards or grass plots, and for constructing, maintaining, sodding,. planting (either with grass, trees, shrubs, or plants),. caring for, and keeping in good order, repair, and condition by the Park Board such boulevards or grass plots as and when the Council shall by resolution direct, and for assessing and charging, by resolution of the Council, the land fronting on any such street, lane, square, or public place and the owners or occupiers of such land with the payment of any and all sums necessary to meet the cost and expenses of the constructing, maintaining, sodding, planting, caring for, and keeping in good order, repair, and condition such boulevards or grass plots in front of such land (but not to any greater extent than ten cents a year for each front foot of such land), in like manner and with the same powers of recovery and of sale of land as in the case of ordinary taxes upon lands: Provided that none of the provisions of this Act and amending Acts relating to local improvements shall apply to the aforesaid works of construction, maintenance, sodding, planting, caring for, and keeping in good order, repair, and condition grass plots and boulevards, which works shall be performed and carried out by the Park Board." 5. Section 125 of the principal Act is amended by adding thereto as subsection (1346) thereof the following: tents, etc. (1346.) For prohibiting, licensing, and regulating tents, and Erection of Building Inspector. 6. Subsection (135) of section 125 of the principal Act is amended Powers of by striking out the words "billboards or boardings in specified parts of the city" in the third and fourth lines thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "and prohibiting and regulating signs, billboards, and hoardings of any kind and the erection and construction thereof; and regulating scaffolding and the erection and construction thereof." 7. Subsection (149) of section 125 of the principal Act is amended by striking out all of said subsection after the word "property " in the third line thereof, and substituting therefor the following as subsection (149a): timber, etc., from "(149a.) For regulating and enforcing the clearing of, cutting Removing brush, down, removing, burning, and destroying of trees, land. timber, logs, brush, and debris upon and from lots or blocks or parcels of land, and for charging the owner or owners of lots, blocks, or parcels of land upon which such trees, timber, logs, brush, or debris may be situated with the costs and expense of such clearing, cutting down, removing, burning, and destroying, and for the recovery of such costs and expense from such owner or owners so charged in the same manner and with the same powers of recovery as in the case of overdue taxes, and making such costs and expense a charge on the said lots, blocks, or parcels of land, with power to sell the said lots, blocks, or parcels of land for the recovery of such costs and expense in the same manner and under the same regulations as in the case of the sale of land for overdue taxes: Provided the powers herein before in this subsection set forth may be exercised by the Council by general by-law in that behalf, which may provide for the carrying-out and enforcing thereof by such officer or officers and upon such notice to such owner or owners as the by-law may designate, and that it shall not be or be deemed necessary for the Council to pass any special by-law in or for any particular instance or case; provided that such notice shall not be less than thirty days and shall call upon such owner or owners to clear, cut down, remove, burn, and destroy such trees, timber, logs, brush, and debris, or as the case |