Act, where the mode thereof is not otherwise expressly provided, may be by letter delivered at the chief office of the company in Saskatchewan, or sent by registered post addressed to the company, its manager or agent at such chief office or in any other manner to an authorised agent of the company.

FEES.

200. Each company shall pay to the superintendent the following fees:

(a) For recording and filing in the office of the superintendent the documents required by section 16 of this Act, $5.00;

(b) For initial license to do business or renewal thereof:

Note. For fees payable by friendly societies see section 92.

Certificate of authority:

Each agent shall pay for a certificate of authority the

following fees:

In case of fire insurance:

The holding of a certificate for underwriting fire insurance shall ipso facto include all other classes.

may be

201. In the case of licenses taken out at a time in the License fee calendar year later than first of July, abatement in the fees abated payable may be made to the companies, in such proportions, and according to such regulations as may be decided upon by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. This shall not apply to companies applying for license to underwrite hail insurance.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Governor

regulations

202. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Lieutenant this Act according to their true intent and supplying any may make deficiency therein the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make rules and regulations not inconsistent with the spirit of this Act which shall have the same force and effect as if incorporated herein.

PENALTIES.

203. Any person or company contravening or committing Penalties any breach of this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder or refusing, omitting or neglecting to fulfil, observe, carry out or perform any duty or obligation by this Act created, prescribed or imposed shall be liable upón summary conviction before a justice of the peace to a penalty not exceeding $200 for each such offence unless otherwise provided.

soliciting

(2) Any director, officer, agent, employee or other person Penalty for representing or purporting to represent any company who in business contravention of section 12 of this Act undertakes or effects or agrees or offers to undertake or effect or solicit any contract or collect any premium on behalf of any company without the company being licensed under this Act or if such license has been suspended or cancelled without revival thereof shall be liable upon summary conviction before a justice of the peace to a penalty of $200 for every such contravention of this Act.

of proof

(3) In any prosecution under this Act, whenever it Burden appears that the defendant or accused has done any act or has been guilty of any act of omission in respect of which were he not duly licensed he would be liable to some penalty under this Act or the regulations made hereunder, it shall be incumbent upon the defendant or accused to prove that he or it is duly licensed.

(4) Any violation of section 54 of this Act shall subject the company violating the same to a penalty of $200 for every violation and to an additional sum of $100 for every month during which the company neglects to file such affidavit, statutory declarations and statements as are therein

Penalty for soliciting business for unlicensed friendly

society

Time of coming into force

required; if such penalties are not paid the Lieutenant Governor in Council may order such company's license to be suspended or cancelled as may be deemed expedient.

(5) Any company or any officer or agent of any company causing any policy, interim receipt or other insuring document against fire loss to be printed, published or issued falsely bearing the words "Licensed under The Saskatchewan Insurance Act," or to like effect shall be liable to a penalty of $200 for each such offence.'

(6) Any person or firm who or corporation which solicits membership for, or in any manner assists in procuring membership in, any friendly society or friendly benefit society not licensed under this Act but which is required to be licensed, shall for each offence be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.

(7) Any penalty imposed by this Act when recovered shall belong to the province.

204. Section 80 of this Act shall come into force on the first day of January, 1916, and chapter 80 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan 1909, is repealed as from that date.

205. The following enactments are hereby repealed:
Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan 1909, c. 81.
Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan 1909, c. 83.
1 George V, 1910-11, c. 41, s. 2.

Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan 1909, c. 134.
4 George V, 1913, c. 37.

5 George V, 1914, c. 17.

Short title

1915

CHAPTER 16

An Act respecting Cities.

[Assented to June 24, 1915.]

H

IS Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Act may be cited as "The City Act." R.S.S. 1909, c. 84, s. 1.

Interpretation

"Elector"

"City commissioners"

"Council" "Burgess"

"Felony,"

etc.

"Income"

'Business'

INTERPRETATION.

2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires the expression:

1. "Elector" or "voter" means a person entitled to vote at municipal and school elections in a city;

2. "City commissioners" means the commissioners of a city;

3. "Council" means the municipal council of a city; 4. "Burgess" is an elector who is such in respect of freehold property;

5. "Felony" means an indictable offence which since the passing of The Criminal Code is punishable with death or imprisonment for a period of five years or over, and "misdemeanour" means any offence for which under the said code the extreme penalty is imprisonment for a term less than five years and not less than two years;

6. "Income" means the profit or gain (whether ascertained and capable of computation as being wages, salary or other fixed amount, or unascertained as being fees or emoluments or profits from a trade or commercial or financial or other business or calling) directly or indirectly received by a person from any office or employment or from any profession or calling or from any trade, manufacture or business during the year next preceding that in which the assessment is made, and includes the interest, dividends or profits directly or indirectly received from money at interest upon any security or without security or from stocks or from any other investment and also profit or gain from any other source whatever; 7. "Business" shall include any trade, profession, calling, occupation or employment;