Public Health CHAPTER 6 OF THE ACTS OF 1910 AMENDED. 13. Section 77 of Chapter 6 of the Acts of 1910, Act amended. The Public Health Act, is amended by adding thereto the following clauses: Municipal bylaws relating to food. Relating to diseased animal or impure food. Juries Act amended. Jury for special criminal sitting. Public Utilities Act amended. Procedure and powers. Public Utilities Act amended. Consent of board to car rying on ness. (d) providing for the appointment and payment of inspectors of foods, and also of milks, meat, poultry, fish and other natural products offered for sale for human food or drink, whether in the streets, public places or shops; (e) the punishment of persons selling or offering for sale as food any diseased animal, or any meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, milk and other articles of food which by reason of disease, adulteration, impurity or any other cause shall be unfit for use. CHAPTER 162 of the REVISED STATUTES, 1900, 14. Chapter 162 of the Revised Statutes, 1900, is amended by adding immediately after section 40 thereof the following section: 40A. Where any special criminal sitting of the Supreme Court is held in any county under the provisions of Chapter 171 of the Revised Statutes, third series, the petit jury drawn at the last preceding sitting of the court in such county shall serve at such special sitting. CHAPTER 1 OF THE ACTS OF 1909 AMENDED. 15. Section 11 of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1909 is amended by inserting immediately after the word "facilities'' in the twenty-second line of said section, the words "and make such extensions as may be required.' 16. Said Chapter 1 is amended by adding thereto the following section: "23. No public utility shall carry on business within the Province except with the consent of the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities, and subject to regulations made under this Act; provided, however, that this amendment shall not affect any right which any public utility has under its Charter or Act of Incorporation.'' CHAPTER 10 OF THE ACTS OF 1910 AMENDED. Provincial 17. Chapter 10 of the acts of 1910 is amended by Police Act adding thereto the following section: amended. Council may officers under "7. (1) The Governor-in-Council may in his dis-Governor-incretion by Order-in-Council direct and declare that all place police police officers and constables acting or having author-control of ity in the said city, town or municipality, shall be commissioner. under the direction and control of said police commissioner so long as such proclamation is in force." authority clamation in (2) After such Order-in-Council shall have been Limitation of made and while such proclamation is in force, no while propolice officer, constable or other peace officer shall force. make any arrest within the city, town or municipality so proclaimed, except by the authority (either general or in any particular case) of the police commissioner. CHAPTER 4 ACTS OF 1910 AMENDED. 18. Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1910, "The Crown "Crown Lands Lands Act,' is amended by adding thereto after section 33, the following section: Act" amended. may extinCrown in cer 33A. In any case where a commissioner is satisfied Commissioner that title to any land has been acquired by posses-guish claim of sion or otherwise, or title as against all persons ex-tain cases. cept the Crown, the Commissioner may, in his discretion, grant such land to the person holding such title for the purpose of extinguishing any claim which the Crown may have in or to such land. CHAPTER 1 ACTS OF 1903-4 AMENDED. woods against amended. 19. Sub-section (4) of section 11 of Chapter 1 Protection of of the Acts of 1903-4, entitled "an Act to amend Chapter Fires Act 91, Revised Statutes, 1900, entitled 'Of the Protec- Payment of tion of Woods against Fires,'' is amended by striking rangers. out the words "not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents'' in lines two and three of said sub-section and inserting in lieu thereof the words "not exceeding two dollars.'' 20. Chapter two hundred and sixty-two of the Acts of nineteen hundred and three, entitled "An Act to empower the Trustees of St. Andrew's Church, Sydney, to borrow money for the purpose of building and completing a new church at Sydney, and to issue debentures on the security of certain of their corporate property in the Town of Sydney," is hereby repealed. 21. The words "30th day of September, 1909,' in lines two and three of section 7 of Chapter 64 of the Acts of 1908, entitled An Act to enable the inhabitants of Bear River to provide themselves with a system of Street Lighting, are hereby struck out, and the words "1st day of January, 1912," substituted therefor. Public Service Superintendant of negleeted children. CHAPTER 15. An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, Chapter 10, Revised Statutes, 1900. SECTION. (Passed the 31st day of March, A. D., 1911.) 1. Public Service Act amended. SECTION. (a) Duties of superintendent. 2. Assistants may be appointed. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows: 1. Chapter 10 of the Revised Statutes, 1900, "The Public Service Act," is amended by adding thereto the following sections: The Governor-in-Council may appoint a person, who shall be an officer of the Attorney-General's Department, and who shall be known as the Superintendent of Neglected and Dependent Children, and shall receive such yearly salary as the Governorin-Council determines. It shall be the duty of such officer - (a) to encourage and assist in the organization and establishment in the various parts of the province of Children's Aid Societies, for the protection of children from cruelty, and for the due care of neglected and dependent children in temporary homes or shelters, and the placing of such children in properly selected foster homes, and to have and exercise by virtue of his office the powers conferred upon Children's Aid Societies in the municipalities where no such society exists, with power from time to time to appoint any persons or committees to act for him as occasion may require; (b) to visit and inspect reformatories, industrial schools, detention and temporary homes or shelters, charitable institutions and foster homes, as often as occasion may require, and not less often than may be directed by Order-inCouncil or departmental regulations in that behalf; (c) when specially directed, to visit any home or place where any child has been adopted, or is boarded out, or is placed pursuant to the provisions of any Dominion or Provincial Act, or by virtue of any agreement; (d) to advise Children's Aid Societies and committees thereof, and to assist and instruct them, whenever necessary, in the performance of their duties; (e) to ascertain and keep a record of all available and suitable private homes in the province desirous of adopting and receiving children, and to keep a proper record of all children committed to and adopted out by the various institutions mentioned in sub-section (b) hereof, and of all children placed in or committed to institutions or foster homes by Children's Duties of Sup erintendent. be appointed. Aid Societies or pursuant to the provisions of any Act, and of all particulars connected with each case; (f) to act as and perform the duties of Chief Probation Officer for Juvenile Delinquents for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to the provisions of the Juvenile Delinquents Act, 1908, and to instruct any other probation officers as to the manner in which their duties are to be performed; (g) to prepare an annual report of the work of his office and submit such report to the Legislature at the next ensuing session, and, from time to time, issue and distribute such reports, publications, pamphlets, circulars and other literature as the Provincial Secretary demes expedient, (h) to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Governor-in-Council. Assistants may 2. The Governor-in-Council may appoint such other officers or assistants as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties of the superintendent. CHAPTER 16. An Act to Amend Chapter 20, Revised Statutes, 1900, "The Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act." (Passed the 31st day of March, A. D., 1911.) Metallifetous tion Act Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows. 1. Section 2 of Chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes, 1900, "The Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act," is amended by adding thereto the following words: whether the mineral or minerals are held under lease from the Crown or are the property of the owner of the soil.'' 66 |