pleasure, and appoint another in his stead and it shall Return to annually submit a statement of its affairs, before both ***** Houses of the Legislature, within the first fifteen days from the opening of each session.

3. The said Corporation shall constitute a board and may constitution of elect one of its members as president, who, whenever ...: the votes are equally divided, shall have a casting vote. dent.

4. All proceedings before any court in this province, Services upon respecting any matter or thing, connected with the said “P” Orphan Asylum, shall be served upon the secretary or manager or at the office of the said corporation ; and the Secretary emsaid secretary or manager is hereby authorized to affix the ...'. seal of the said corporation to any deed or deeds, title or deeds &c.

titles, requiring such seal to be affixed.

5. The said Corporation may borrow such sum of money, Power to boras it may deem advisable for the purposes aforesaid, ..." provided such loans shall not exceed, in the aggregate, sum. twenty thousand dollars, and it may hypothecate the immovable property of the said orphan asylum as security for the repayment of the said loans and of the interest

thereon.

An Act to incorporate “La Trappe de Notre-Dame du Lac des Deuz Montagnes.”

[Assented to 1st May, 1882.]

HEREAS the religious trappists of the Lake of Two Preamble, Mountains, to wit: Fr. M. Guillaume, prior; Fr. M. Jean-Baptiste, priest, cellarer; Fr. M. Alban, priest, and Fr. M. Louis de Gonzague, priest, have, by their petition, represented that they have founded an establishment at the Lake of Two Mountains, in the district of Terrebonne, for the purpose of devoting themselves to agriculture and to teaching it, both in theory and practice; Whereas, already through the generosity of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, of Montreal, they possess, at the Lake of Two Mountains, farms which they are beginning to work, and which they intend to improve, so as to make model farms at which young men may be taught agriculture and stock-raising, and improve themselves in the knowledge thereof; Whereas, in order to obtain this end more effectually,

in the coupetition, they it is especand with these

they require an act of incorporation which will allow them to possess and act like other civil corporations of the same kind in the country;

Whereas, by their petition, they have applied for an act of incorporation, as aforesaid, and it is expedient to grant their prayer; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

Certain por- 1. The said Fr. M. Guillaume, Fr. M. Jean-Baptiste, sons incorporated. corpo Fr. M. Alban and Fr. M. Louis de Gonzague, and such per.

sons as may, under the constitution and by-laws of their

commmunity, unite with or succeed to them, are hereby Name of the constituted a civil corporation, under the name of " La corporation. Trappe de Notre-Dame du Lac des Deux Montagnes.” The Number of number of the members of such corporation shall nerer,

• at any time, be less than four.

members.

ration.

Seal of corpo- 2. The corporation may have a common seal and alter,

change or renew the same when and as often as they may Perpetual suc- deem necessary. It shall have perpetual succession. cession. Power to sue 3. The corporation may sue and be sued before any

court of justice in the province, and plead or be impleaded, like all other corporations.

Corporation may acquire property.

Sesso ocotone use eitaments

4. The corporation may, at any time, purchase, acquire, hold, possess, occupy, have, take, and receive, for itself and its successors, for the use and objects of its incorporation, all lands, tenements, hereditaments, movable and immor. able property whatsoever, and may sell, alienate, transfer and make over the same and acquire others in lieu thereof; provided always that the rents, revenue or net receipts from such immovables shall not, at any time, exceed the sum of twenty five thousand dollars annually.

Limitation.

Power to make 5. The majority of the members of the corporation shall by-laws, &c.

have power and authority to make and pass such by-laws, rules and regulations, not contrary to the laws in force in this province, as it may deem useful or necessary for its interests or for its government or for the admission or ex. pulsion of its members, and it may, from time to time, amend, repeal and alter such by-laws or any of such rules and regulations.

for the rom time th rules

Appointment 6. The majority of the members of the corporation may of agents.

appoint one or more agents for the transaction of its business.

the game bere of the corporation

vested in

7. From and after the coming into force of this act, all Certain prothe property, movable or iinmorable, the claims, rights perty vo

corporation. and actions belonging to the establishment, at the Lake of Two Mountains, hitherto owned and administered by the petitioners, shall become the property of the corporation of “ La Trappe de Notre-Dame du Lac des Deux Montagnes," and the corporation hereby constituted shall, at the same time, become liable for all the debts, charges or obligations of the said institution, which shall thereupon cease to exist.

tare.

8. It shall be the duty of the corporation to submit, Annual report annually, to the lieutenant governor a detailed statement to be of its immovable property, held under the present act, and of the revenues arising therefrom.

CAP. XCVI.

An Act to incorporate “ L'Union St. Joseph de St. Césaire.”

(Assented to 1st May, 1882.)

W HEREAS there exists an association under the name Preamble.

V of “ L'Union St. Joseph de St. Césaire," the object of which is to assist and succour its members in case of sickness and to secure similar assistance and other advantages for the widows and children of deceased members ; and whereas the members of the association have, by their petition, prayed that they be incorporated, and it is expedient to grant their prayer; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

1. Charles Grisé, fils, Isidore Lebeuf, Alarie Duclos, Certain porEvariste Berthiaume, Romuald Grisé, Dieudonné Ostigny, Napoléon Smith, George Chagnon, Napoléon Marier, Alirie Bachand, Amédée Ponton, Charles Garceau, Phileas Gaudette, Antoine Grenier, Rosa Girard, Victor Langelier, Francois Berthiaume, Zotique Gaudette, Alcide Phaneuf, H. Larmarche, Zoél Dupont, Joseph Casavant, Raphael Poulette, Napoléon Grisé, Emérie Coté, Hormidas Ponton, George Préfontaine, Simon Grenier, A. Casavant, Joseph Dubuc, Milton Dépot, Antoine Farreau, Alphonse Renaud, Léon Mailloux, John Dufort, Kilda Dupont, Ludger Berger, Paul Lussier, Edouard Lavalleé, Joseph Renaud, Joseph Authier, Victor Larose, and all other persons, who now are or may hereafter become members of the association, in virtue of this act, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate and shall form a corporation

powers to

&c.

laws.

Name of the under the name of “ L'Union St. Joseph de St. Césaire," for corporation. thony

the purposes aforesaid, and under such name, may, at any General time hereafter, purchase, acquire, possess, hold, exchange,

Accept and receive, for themselves and their successors, all property &c. lands, tenements and hereditaments and real estate and

immovables, situate and being in the province of Quebec, necessary for the actual use and occupation of the corpo

ration, not exceeding in annual value the sum of two Proviso as to thousand dollars; and hypothecate, sell, alienate or other. amount.

wise dispose of the same and acquire any others in lieu To make by thereof, for the same purposes. And a majority of the mem.

bers of the corporation, for the time being, shall have full power and authority to make and establish such rules, regulations and by-laws, which shall not be contrary to this act nor to the laws in force in this Province, as they may think proper and necessary for the interest and man. agement of the corporation and for the admission of members, and alter or repeal the same, from time to time, in whole or in part, and also all rules and by-laws which may be in force at the time of the passing of this act. Such majority may do, execute and manage each and erery the other matters and things relating to the corporation and the management and administration thereof, within the limits of their powers, regard being nevertheless had to

the rules, stipulations, provisions and by-laws prescribed Principal and to be hereafter prescribed ; and the principal place of place of business of cor

' business of this corporation shall be in the Village of St. poration. Césaire.

ment of revenues.

2. The rents, revenues and profits of the corporation shall be exclusively used and employed in aiding and supporting its members and their widows and orphans; in constructing and repairing the buildings necessary for the purposes of the corporation; and in paying the expenses legitimately incurred for the objects relating to

the abore purposes. Property vest. 3. All the real estate and immorables whatsoerer

belonging to the corporation or which may hereafter be acquired by the members thereof, as such, by purchase, donation or otherwise, and all debts, claims and rights which they may possess, as such, shall be and are hereby vested in the corporation; and the corporation shall assume

all the debts and obligations of the association; and the Existing rules rules, regulations and by-laws, which are now or may &c., continued. hereafter be established for the management of the asso

ciation, shall be and continue to be the rules, regulations and by-laws of the corporation, until they are altered or repealed in the manner prescribed by this act.

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4. The members of the corporation, for the time being, Appointment or the majority of them, shall have the power of appointing in such agents or other persons to administer the property officers &o. of the corporation, and such officers, administrators, delegates, employees or servants of the corporation, as may be required for the proper management of its affairs and Power of such to allow them a reasonable and suitable remuneration ; and officers. all the officers, so appointed, may exercise such other powers and authority, for the management and administration of the affairs of the corporation, as may be conferred upon them by the rules and by-laws thereof.

5. The present officers of the association shall be those Present officers of the corporation, constituted by this act, until others retained in are elected, in accordance with the by-laws of the latter.

office.

zure.

6. No sum of money, granted by the corporation under Aid &e., not its constitution or any of its by-laws, as aid or assistance to liable to soiany of its sick members or to the widow or orphans of a deceased member, shall be liable to seizure, either before or after judgment.

7. No person, who is competent to be a witness in any Members not suit or prosecution in which the corporation is a party incompetent as

witnesses in shall be incompetent as such from the fact that he is a guits by or member or an officer of the corporation.

against com

pany. 8. The corporation shall be bound to make an annual Report to the report to the Lieutenant Gorernor and to both Houses of Legislature. the Legislature, containing a general statement of its affairs, which report shall be presented within the first twenty days of each session of the Legislature.

CAP. XCVII.

An Act to incorporate “The Septuor Haydn,” of Quebec.

[Assented to 1st May, 1882.]

HEREAS there exists in the city of Quebec an Preamble.

association known by the name of: “ The Septuor Haydn, ” established with the view of promoting the advancement of musical taste and knowledge in this province; and whereas the members of the said association have, by their petition, prayed that they be incorporated; and whereas it is expedient to grant their prayer ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

the corporation

with