CHAP. 68.

An Act respecting the Nipissing and James Bay
Railway Company.

[Assented to 7th July, 1900.]

WHEREAS the Nipissing and James Bay Railway Com- Preamble.

pany has, by its petition, prayed that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

construction

1. The time limited for the commencement of the railway Time for of the Nipissing and James Bay Railway Company to Lake extended. Tamogaming is hereby extended for a period of two years from the ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and if that portion of the railway is not finished and put in operation within four years from the said date and the remainder of the said railway is not completed in five years thereafter, the powers conferred upon the said Company by Parliament shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the railway as then remains uncompleted.

OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty.

CHAP. 69.

An Act respecting the Ontario and Rainy River Railway Company.

WH

[Assented to 7th May, 1900.]

WHEREAS the Ontario and Rainy River Railway Company Preamble. has by its petition prayed that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:—

time for

1. The time for the completion of that part of the railway of 1898, c. 81, the Ontario and Rainy River Railway Company being the 6. 1. eighty miles extending from the junction with the railway of the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway towards Rainy Lake, in the province of Ontario, is hereby extended for a Extension of period of twelve months from the thirtieth day of July, one construction thousand nine hundred, and if the said eighty miles of railway of certain are not completed within the said period, then the powers of line. portion of construction granted to the Company shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the said eighty miles of railway as then remain uncompleted.

OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty.

CHAP. 70.

An Act respecting the Oshawa Railway Company.

[Assented to 14th June, 1900.]

1891, c. 91;

WHEREAS the Oshawa Railway Company has, by its Preamble. petition, prayed that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said 1887, c. 92; petition: Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and 1895, c. 56. consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. The Oshawa Railway Company, hereinafter called "the Powers. Company," may, in connection with its railway and for the purposes of its business,

(a.) acquire lands and erect, use and manage works, manu- Electric and facture machinery and plant for the generation, transmission other motive and distribution of electric power and energy and other motive

power;

power.

(b.) build and maintain power houses and stations for the Power houses. development of electrical force and energy and other motive power;

(c.) locate, acquire, work and dispose of mines, mineral lands, Mining. minerals, mining rights, timber and timber lands and the products thereof, and develop such mines, and crush, smelt, reduce, amalgamate and dispose of the ores and products of any mine;

(d.) acquire exclusive rights in letters patent, franchises or Patent rights. patent rights for the purpose of the works and undertakings hereby authorized, and again dispose of such rights;

(e.) sell or lease any surplus power which the Company may Surplus develop or acquire either as water power or other motive power. power or by converting the same into electricity or other force for the distribution of light, heat or power, or for all purposes for which electricity or other motive power can be used with power to transmit the same.

2. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts relating Head office. to the Company, the head office of the Company shall be in

the town of Deseronto, or in such other place in Canada as the directors from time to time determine by by-law.