a body

cor

(2) The subscribers of the Memorandum of Members to be Association, together with such other persons as porate. from time to time become members of the Company, shall thereupon be a body corporate, by the name mentioned in the Memorandum of Association.

2. The said sub-section enacted by this Act shall Retroactive. be construed and take effect as if it had been enacted as a part of and incorporated in said Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1908, when said Chapter was passed.

CHAPTER 41.

An Act to amend Chapter 2, Acts of 1909, “An Act respecting the Administration by the AttorneyGeneral of the Estates of Intestates.''

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly as follows:

mended.

1. Section 1 of said Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1909 Section is amended by inserting immediately after the word "application" in the sixth line of said section, the words "without any previous advertisement.''

2. Said Chapter 2 is further amended by adding thereto the following sections:

1 a

15. Where in any case the Attorney-General is Attorney-General may authentitled to take out letters of administration orize adminis tration by anunder this Act, he may (instead of himself taking other. out such letters of administration) authorize and appoint by writing under his hand, some other person to take out such letters of administration,

16. The Court of Probate shall, upon the application of a person so authorized and appointed by the Attorney-General as aforesaid, grant to such applicant letters of administration in the form set forth in the schedule hereto.

17. The person so appointed shall give security for the performance of his duties in the manner required in the case of an administrator appointed under the provisions of Chapter 158 of the Revised Statutes, 1900.

18. Any administrator appointed under this Act, and any administrator referred to in section 10 of said Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1909, may be required by the Attorney-General to pay into the Provincial Treasury all funds in his hands as such administrator.

19. The forms in the schedule hereto shall be used for the respective purposes therein mentioned, with such variations as circumstances require.

SCHEDULE.
FORM A.

APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATION.

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA,

COUNTY OF

IN THE COURT OF PROBAT.

In the matter of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1909 and the amendments

and Province of Nova Scotia, and without leaving any known relative within the said Province or any known relative who could be readily communicated with living elsewhere.

That the value of the whole property of the said deceased which he in any way died possessed of or entitled to, so far as your petitioner is able to ascertain, consists of the following:

Here state the nature of the property.)

That your petitioner has made careful search and enquiry and so far as he is able to ascertain, the deceased has left no will, codicil or testamentary paper and your petitioner verily believes that the deceased died without having left any will, codicil or testamentary paper what

soever.

Your petitioner herewith produces an appointment from the Attorney-General, authorizing and appointing him to take out administration under the provisions of said Chapter 2.

Your petitioner desires that the Court of Probate may grant administration of the property of the said deceased under said Chapter 2, for the use and benefit of His Majesty or of such persons as may ultimately appear to be entitled thereto.

in the county of .being the petitioner named in the fore

going petition, make oath and say:

That such statements in said petition as relate to the acts and deeds of the said petitioner are true, and such statements as relate to the acts of any other person or persons, I believe to be true.

In the matter of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1909 and the amendments

Whereas,

in the county of

.as is alleged, died at.

.and Province aforesaid, intestate

and without any known relative living within this Province, or any known relative who could readily be communicated with, living elsewhere.

And Whereas, under the provisions of said Chapter 2, of the Acts of 1909 and the amendments thereto, the said...

is entitled to administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and effects of the said deceased; therefore we being desirous that the said goods, chattels and credits may be well and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of according to law for the use and benefit of His

Majesty or such persons as may ultimately appear to be entitled
thereto, do therefore by these presents grant full power and authority to
you the aforesaid
to administer and faithfully dispose of
the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, and to ask, demand,
recover and receive all the debts and credits, which whilst living and
at the time of his death, did in anyway belong to his estate, and to pay
whatseover debts the said deceased at the time of his death did owe,
so far as such goods, chattels and credits will extend and the law
charge you, you being first sworn well and faithfully to administer
the same by paying the just debts of the deceased and the lawful
expenses, and pay over or distribute the remainder according to law,
and to render just and true account thereof, and to obey, abide by and
perform all such orders and decrees as are from time to time made by
the said Court, touching the estate, goods, chattels and effects of the
said deceased. And we do by virtue of these presents ordain and
depute you the administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels
and credits of the said deceased.

An Act to amend Chapter 4, Acts of 1909, "An Act for the Appointment of a Commissioner of Municipal Sinking Funds, and for other purposes.'

Trust company may administrate

sinking funds.

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

1. Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1909 is amended by repealing section six of said Chapter and substituting therefor the following section:

6.-(1). Notwithstanding the Municipal Debentures' Act, 1902, or the provisions of any special or local Act, any town or municipality may pay the amounts standing to the credit of any of its sinking

fund accounts, as well as the sums levied from year to year for sinking fund purposes, into the Provincial Treasury or to a Trust Company appointed for the purpose by the Governor-in-Council,

given.

(2) Where a town or municipality avails itself of Receipt to be the right conferred by the last preceding sub-section, the treasurer of the Province or the Trust Company appointed as aforesaid, shall receive from the treasurer of the said town or municipality the sums so paid, and shall issue a proper receipt therefor, and such funds shall he beld by the Provincial Treasurer or the Trust Company appointed as aforesaid and be appropriated to the purposes for which they were respectively created.

(3) The town or municipality paying into the Interest. Provincial Treasury under the provisions of this section shall be credited and allowed interest on the sums so paid in at the current rates of interest paid for loans effected by the Province. Such interest shall be compounded half-yearly and shall not be less than the current rate paid by the chartered banks on savings bank deposits.

turns.

(4) A statement of the amounts at the credit of Annual reeach town or municipality shall be set forth annually in the public accounts of the Province.

be

to kept separate.

(5) Where funds are paid into a Trust Company Funds appointed as aforesaid, the said Company shall hold the same in trust for the municipality separate and apart from its own and all other funds, and shall invest and keep the same invested in such securities as may be approved by the Governor-in-Council, and the remuneration for said Trust Company's services shall be fixed by the Governor-in-Council.

and returns.

(6) A Trust Company holding sinking funds under Statements the provisions of this section shall make such statements and returns in respect thereto to the Commissioner of Municipal Sinking funds as may be required by the said Commissioner.