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AN ACT
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10 INCORPOBATE THE
SOUTH -EASTERN MINING COMPANY OF CANADA.
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23 Viot. Cap. 126.
QUEBEC:
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Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majeatj.
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ANNO DlIOl)KC;iMO
VICTORIiE REGINJl.
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An Act to incorporate the South-Enstorn Mining Com-
pany of Cauadn.
[Asi'ivJed to mh May, I860.]
WHEREAS Jilt; poisons hereinafter named have, by Peli- PreRmbU.
tion, represented that certain of them have acquired and
hold divers valuable properties and mining rights, and have
entered into contracts and made urraugements at much cost, for
prosecuting researches for mineral ores, and locations favorable,
for mining, in the territory to the South-East of the River St.
Lawrence, in Lower Canada, and that they are desirous, unit-
edly and with others, to prosecute such researches and carry
on the business of Mining on an extensive scale, in such Terri-
tory, but cannot do so to advantage, unless by the aid of a
Charter of Incorporation, and have, therefore, prayed for the
passing of an Act to that end ; and whereas it is expedient
that such prayer be granted : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows :
1. Henry Bancroft, Edward John Hemming, Strachan incorporfctloa.
Bethune, William H. A. Davies, and Jesse D. Robinson, Es-
quires, together v/ith all such other persons as shall become
shareholders
S
Oorporato
name.
Business of
the Compaoj.
Real propettj.
Limitftt'.OD.
Capital and
shares-
Calls oa
shares.
Interest on
calls unpaid.
Cap. 126. South-Eastern Mining Co. of Canada. 23 Vict.
8harehold(?rs in the Company hereby constituted, shall be, and
they are hnrcby constituted, a Body Corporate and Politic, by
the name of " The Soulh-Eastem Mining Company of Canada."
9. The Company may engage in and follow the business of
carrying on exploration for, and of mining for, finding and
getting, c!opper, lead and other ores, metals and minerals,
within tiie limits aforesaid, and of manufacturing, dealing in,
and disposing of, such ores, metals and minerals ; and may do
all things necessary to such ends, consistently with the riphts
of other parties, and with the conditions of any title umLr
which the Company may hold the lands in or upon which such
thingd are to bo done.
3. The Company may, by any legal title, acquire and' hold
any land necessary or requisite for the carrying on of such bu-
siness ; Provided the total price or purchase money thereof, as
held at any one time, do not exceed one hundred thousand dol-
lars ; and they may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the same,
as they shall see fit.
4. The Capital Stock of the Company shall be the sum of
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, divided into fifty thou
sand shares of five dollars each ; and may be increased as here-
inafter is provided.
5. All calls of money, upc . the respective; Shareholders in
respect of such Stock, shall be paid when, where and as, the Di-
rectors of the Company shall from time to time require — in con-
formity, always, with such rules, as to notice or otherwise, as
the By-laws of the Company may ordain ; and interest shall
accrue and fall due, at the rate of six per centum per annum,
upon the amount of every unpaid call, irorn the day appointed
for payment of such call.
Enforcing
calls.
6. The Company may enforce payment of such calls and
interest, by action in any competent Court of Law ; and in
Whatonlj such action it shall not be necessary to set forth the special
need be aileg- matter, but it shall be sufficient to declare that the Defendant
*^^'° • is a holder of one share or more, stating the number of shares,
and is indebted in the sum of money to which the calls in
arrear amount, in respect of one call or more upon one share or
more, stating the number of such calls and the amount of each,
whereby an action hath accrued to the Company under this
Act ; and a certificate under their Seal, and purporting to be
■* signed by any Officer of the Company, to the effect that the
Defendant is a Shareholder, and that such call or calls have
been made, and that so much is due by him and unpaid thereon,
shall be received in all Courts of Law as primd facie evidence
to that effect.
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I860. South- Eastern Mining Co. oj Canada. Cap. 126. 5.
7. If, afttT such demand or notice as by By-liiw of the Com- Forfeiture fcp
pany may be prcscribtid, any call made upon any share or non-payment,
shares be not paid within sueli time as by such Dy-law may be
imited in that behalf, the Directors in their discretion, by vote
o that cflecf, rccitinf^ the facts and duly recorded in their mi-
nutes, may summarily forfeit any shares whereon such payment
is not made ; and the same shall thereupon beco.nc the; property
of the Company, and may be disposed of as by By-law or
otherwise they shall ordain.
8. The Stock of the Company shall be deemed personal es- stock to be
tate, and shall be assignable and transferable in such manner pcrHonalty,
only, and subject to all such conditions and restrictions, as ^'^'J^ *'**'"
shall be prescribed by the By-laws of the Company.
9. No sliare shall be transferable until all previous calls Not transfer-
thereon have bee:-" fully paid in, or until declared forfcMted for "^'^'o while
non-payment of calls thereon. J^l'j/^'" ""•
iO. Tht! Company, from time to time, after at least one-half Company niay
of their Stock has been paid in, and not sooner, may borrow, borrow mo-
in this Province or elsewhere, any sums not exceeding in all "®y*
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; and may make the DcbcnturcB.
bonds, debentures and other securities they shall grant for such
sums, payable in sterling or in currency, at such rate of interest,
and at such place or places in this Province or elsewhere, as
they shall deem advisable ; and such bonds, debentures or
other securities may be mad<; payable to bearer, or transferable
by simple endorsement or otherwise, and may be in such form,
as to the Directors of the Company may seem fit ; and for assu-
ring payment of any such sums and interest, the Company may
thereby hypothecate their real estate, or any part thereof, — and Registration
in such case, the cnregistration,inthe proper Registry office, of **^**^*"'°*'"*'
such bond, deb<mture or other security, if not passed before
Notaries, shall create the hypothique thereby purporting to be
declared.
II. If the said an. xnt of Stock be found insufficient, the Increase of
Company, by a vote of not less than two-thirds, at any General capital.
Meeting called for that purpose, may, from time to time, in-
crease the same, either by admission of new Shareholders or
otherwise, to a total amount ol not more than one million of dol-
lars ; — and in such case, the new Stock shall be paid in upon
such conditions, at such times and place, and in such manner,
as the Company at such meeting shall have ordained, or (in
default of express provision to that end, then) upon such condi-
tions, at such times and place, and in such manner, as the Di-
rectors thereafter, by By-law or otherwise, shall ordain, and
«uch new Stock shall be in all respects part of the Capital
Stock of the Company ; and upon such increase of their Ca- Con8equeno«
pital Stock, the Company, for the purposes of their business ^y^^^gg^ ""
only, may acquire and hold real estate to a proportionately
increased
Ono vfltp I'o;
Proxicd.
Cap. 120. i<outh-ICasl(rii Mining; Co. of Canada. 23 Vict.
incr<';isr<l iiiiiouiit, witli powrr (ilwjiys lo ^cll, li';tsc/or otht-r-
wisi' (lisj)u^(' tlicifot', as llicy .^liull "^w lit.
I'S. At :iil lSI»'f'tiii::,'s orUu" Conip:;iiy, every Sliaiclioldrr, not
being ill iiirr;ir in respect, (ilajiyeiill, shull he entitled tons
many VDles as lie holds shares in the Stock of th«! Coinp n/,
and no Nnareholder Ix-ini,' in arrear shall be entitled to vote, an I
till votes may lie ifiven in person, or hy proxy ; Provided alwayf*
the proxy he held hy a Shareholder not in arrear, and In; in
conformity v.itli micIi requirements as the liy-laws of the Com-
pany may preserihe, and not olherv.'ii-e.
I SI. The nd'airs of the Company s'lall In; :idmiMister«d i)y a
IJoard ol' not less than five nor more than seven J)ir''( tors, being
W'verally holders of, at least, two hundred shares ol" stock, who
shall be elected at tiie fir:«t ji^eneral meetini^, and thereafter, at
each annual meetin::;, oftlie Com|iany, to hold ollice until llieir
pucoessors are elected, and \\ ho (if otherwise (juaiiiied) may
always be re-elected ; and four members of such lioanl, until
otherwise provided by Hy-law, shall be a (luornm thereof ; and
in case oftlie death, resifijnation, retiioxal or disciualilication of
any l)ire(rtor, su( h Board, if they see lit, may fill the ve.eancy until
the next annual nii'eting of the C'Mnpany, by a[)pointing any
qualilied Shareliolder there to.
Provisionin t't. If a', any tiiiit' an election of Dir* dors, be not mudu or
li(!reb>
Election oi
Directors.
Quorum.
Vacancies.
case olfiiiluio do not take eili'cl at the pro|)er time, tl '; (Corporation li(!reby
oleleciiou. (.onstitutevi shall not be held to be thercliy dissolved ; but such
clecition may take place at any .'general me* lin.'^^ci" the Company
duly called for thai purpo.se.
First Dire. ■!-
ord.
Powers.
Provisional
By-laws.
Powers o?
elective Di-
rectors.
By-1 :i.w9 for
certain pur-
poses.
IS. Until the lirst ('leclion of !-;u<li iJoaid, t!ie said Henry
I^ancroft, Kdv/tu'd John Ilemminij^, Slraehan IJetliune, VVilliaui
II. A. l)avl( s, \\xn\ Jesse 1). llobiiisoti, shall be the Provisional
lioard of Directors {»f the Company, with power lo (ill vacancies
occurring therein, to associaU; \. ilh thimselves iheniin not
more than tv/o other persons, who, upon being so namtxi, shall
become and be l)irc(!;ors oftlie Comj)any equally v^'ilh them-
pelves, to open stock books, to assign slock, to make calls
thereon, and grant certificates and receipts therefor, to make
Provisional l}y-la\vs on any matter:? admitting of regulation
under this Act l»y liy-law, such Provisional IJy-laws to have
force until the lirst general iiicetingof the; Company, to convene
such meciling, and to do all olher acts riMjuinid to be done in
order to the orijanIxuti(;n of the Corn])any, and the conduct of
its affairs.
SO. TiU! lioard of Directors of llio Company shall have full
power in all things to administer the allaiis of tlie Company,
and may make or cause to be madt; any descri))tion of contract
which the Company may by law enter into ; and may from,
time lo time make By-laws not contrary to law, to regulate the
making
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niiikin;,' orculls MM Pt()(rli, lli«! piiyiiniil lii(r''<»r, ii" \>i-M\v. ami
rocfislfiition t»r<'('rlirK;iil(!s of slock, \\\r ror(i'ili;'.r of stock for
non-|)iiyiiicni, ilic clisposal of forlciicd sio:-!. mhI o| ilu< |)M)('c(!(!s
tlicrrol^ lli(! Ir.'insfcr of Klt)t;k, the (Icf.Iiirii'itti nnd pjiyincnt of
(lividon'ls, llic appoinlniciil, fiiiiclioii'', diiiics ati<l removal of
all ugcnts, (tlliccrs and scrviint.s of tlic Conipatiy, Ui<' security
to l)(! fj;ivcn hy tlicm to \\w Compatiy, tlicir rcimmtralion, and
that (i( liny) of llic Directors, tlie time at \\ liicli and tin' placo
wlioro tlu; annind and other nicetin^s (»f tli(^ (Company shall bo
h(d<l, tli(! callinj,' of incciini,'?>, j^encral and speeial, of the Hoard
of Directors, iind of llii! Company, tli(; (inoriim, llic rccpiircuicnts
as to proxi(!s, and tin; profcdun; in all tliinf,'s, at such ui(M'tinj,'si,
the i^\U^ of their clii^f pla(;c of l)uisincss, and of any other olliccs
\vhi(di ihcy may nupiirc to havo, the imposition an«l rceovory
of all penalties and forfeitures ailmittin;,' of rei(ulation hy By-
law, and \\\v. (!ondu(a in all othcrparticujars of the ad'airs of the
Company; and may from lime t(» time repeal, ann'nd, (>rro-
enat't the same ; but every such Hy-Iaw, aJid every repi^al, Anrnnding
amendment or rt'-on:i(!lment ilurcof, unless in tli(! meantime ^y-lawH.
confirmed at a special general nieetinij; «)f tln^ ('ompany called
for that purposi!, shall only liav(! forc(! until th(! next annual
meeting of the Company, and shall re(juirc to Lc confirmed
thereat ; and vwty copy of any 15y-law under lh(> seal of the Proof of Bj-
Company, and purporting to lie signed by iiny ollicer of the ''i*''*
Company, s!ia I be rcM-eivcd as jirimdfnciv e. iiic/ice of su(;!i
By-law, in all (;ourts of I^aw.
IV. Tlic Company may r>lrd)lish and lia\e -.{uy place or piacc3of bn-
places of business in («r(!at Britain or in the; (Jnileil Slates of siiioss of the
Ameri(!a ; iiiid uiay, at any lIicr(>of, open books of subscription ^^^'9^^J-
for their stock, and may receive then; siil)s(a'iplions for such
slock, transferable there re ;pectiv(>ly, and may make ail instal-
ments thereon to be call'd in, and all dividends thereon to be Dlviacaila.
decbared |)ayable there rc-pedively ; and at any of surrh places ^„5jji,
of business tlicy may uwxwc one or mon; agcMils for all or any
of such j)urposcs, and may n'uui aerate them as they shall sec
fit ; and they Tuay, by liy-law and otherwise, in all things
regulate and order the mode of transaction of all nianner of
business to be so done; tlu^eat, and may prescribt>, as they shall C median and
find expedient, the mode in which sharcsof stock tak(>n thereat o'lior bi'aroe.
may b(' assimilated to, ox couvcitefl iulo shares of stock taken
in tills Province, and vice versii.
IH. Tin? Company shall i;.>t le bound to si-e to the execii- Company not
tion of any trust, whether exorcs,', implied or constructive, in bouml to see
respect of any shares ; and tlic ivceipt of the person, in whoso ^inres „•
name the sami^ shall stand in the books of the CompiUiy, shall subject.
be a valid and binding dis(;harge to llm Company, for any divi-
dend or money payable in respect of such shares, and whether
or not notic(^ of such trust shall have been given to the Com-
pany; and the Company shall not be bound to see to the appli-
cation of the money paid upon such receipt.
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llftbiiity of
Slutreiioldert.
Cu|). 120,127. i^ituth-Eanlrrn Mining Co of CuHuiUi, 23Vicrr.
10. Tilt! SliarclioldcrH oC tin- Compiiiiy shall not u.s Huoh bt-
ImUl rcsponsihli' Cor any at'i, default or liahilily wliatscM^ver of
ihn Cotii|)any, or for any cnj^af^ctjH'iU, claim, payment, loss,
injury, IrunHaclion, matter or tiling whatsoiivt -, relating lo or
connect(!(l with th(! Company, heyond llii! amount of thoir
Himrcs in \\\r stock therctif.
Bxooution of
oontraotH to
wliioli the
Compaaj ii
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Not to iamie
BaqIc iiotoa.
90. Kvery conlract, ap;recin(>nt, engagement or bargain made.
and every bill of (!xehange drawn, acHM'ptcd or endorsed, and
every promissory not<! and eheipH" made, drawn or endorsed,
on behalf of the Company, by any ag(uit, ollieer or .servant of
the Company, in genmul aceordance with his powers us Huch
under the My-la\vs of the Company, shall be binding upon the
Company ; and in no (;ase shall it be necessary to have the
seal of tlu! Company uHixed to any sueh contract, agreement,
engagement, bargain, bill of exchange, promissory note or
chcipie, or to pro^'o that the same was made, drawn, accepted
or endorh(!d, as th(! case may \n\ in pursuance of any Ky-law
or special vote or order ; nor shall the parly so acting as agent,
ollicer, or servant of the Company, be thereby sul)j<H!ted indi-
vidually to any liability whatsoever to any third party therefqf ;
provided always that nothing in this Act contained sliiU|!''bo
const ruc^d to authorize the Company to issue any note of a
character to be circulated as money, or us the noW. of a Hank.
Actions by or j||. Any description of action may be prosecuted and main-
howSM— evi^ ^'*'"^** *^"'^^''*-" the Company and any Shareholder thereof;
denoo, &o. and no Shareholder, not hiding himself a party to such action,
shall be incompiUent as a witness therein.
Whentho 39. The Company shall not coumience their operations
Company may „n(|,,r jj,ig ^,.! ,,„iii ji) |,.;|j^t (t.,i p(,f ecMtum on the amount of
their capital .stf)ck shall have been paid in.
•ommeuce.
PBbli« Ao(.
33. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act.
QuEBKc: — Printed by S. Derbishirk & G. DE.siiARATS.
Law i'rintcr to tlie 'Qiiccn's Most Excellent Majesty.
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