Page images
PDF
EPUB

Short title

Organisation

Duties

CHAPTER 6.

An Ordinance Respecting the Department of the
Attorney General.

TH

HE Lieutenant Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Attorney General's Ordinance." No. 14 of 1897, s. 1.

ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT.

2. There shall be a department of the civil service of the Territories to be called the department of the Attorney General over which the member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the seal of the Territories to discharge the functions of the Attorney General for the time being shall preside; and the said Attorney General shall ex officio be Her Majesty's Attorney General in and for the Territories. No. 14 of 1897, s. 2.

3. The duties of the Attorney General shall be as follows:
(a) He shall be the official legal adviser of the Lieutenant
Governor and the legal member of the Executive
Council;

(b) He shall see that the administration of public affairs is
in accordance with law;

(e) He shall have the superintendence of all matters con-
nected with the administration of justice in the Terri-
tories within the powers or jurisdiction of the Legis-
lative Assembly or Government of the Territories;
(d) He shall advise upon the legislative acts and proceed-
ings of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories
and generally advise the Crown upon all matters of
law referred to him by the Crown;

(e) He shall be entrusted with the powers and charged
with the duties which belong to the Attorney General
and Solicitor General of England by law or usage so
far as the same powers and duties are applicable to
the Territories; and also with the powers and duties
which by the laws of Canada and of the Territories
to be administered and carried into effect by the Gov-
ernment of the Territories belong to the office of the
Attorney General and Solicitor General;

(f) He shall advise the heads of the several departments of the Government upon all matters of law connected with such departments respectively;

(g) He shall be charged with the settlement of all instru-
ments issued under the seal of the Territories;

(h) He shall have the regulation and conduct of all litiga-
tion for or against the Crown or any public depart-
ment in respect of any subjects within the authority
or jurisdiction of the Legislative Assembly;

(i) He shall be charged generally with such duties as may
be at any time assigned by law or by the Lieutenant
Governor in Council to the Attorney General of the
Territories. No. 14 of 1897, s. 3.

clerks

4. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint such Officers and other officers, clerks and servants as are required for the proper conduct of the business of the department, all of whom shall hold office during pleasure. No. 14 of 1897, s. 4.

FORMER ACTS LEGALISED.

former acts

5. All acts heretofore done or appointments made in con- Validity of formity with or to the effect of any of the provisions herein are declared to have been and to be legal and valid. No. 14 of 1897, s. 5.

Short title

Organisation

Duties

To be
Registrar

CHAPTER 7.

An Ordinance Respecting the Department of the
Territorial Secretary.

THE

HE Lieutenant Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Territorial Secretary's Ordinance." No. 15 of 1897, s. 1.

ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT.

2. There shall be a department of the public service of the Territories to be called the department of the Territorial Secretary over which the member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the seal of the Territories to discharge the functions of the Territorial Secretary for the time being shall preside. No. 15 of 1897, s. 2.

3. The powers, duties and functions of the Territorial Secretary are as follows:

(a) He has all the powers, duties and functions which are
assigned by law or custom to Provincial Secretaries
and Registrars of the different Provinces of the
Dominion of Canada in so far as they or any of them
may
be applicable to the Territories;

(b) He is the keeper of the seal of the Territories; and
shall issue all letters patent, commissions and other
documents under the said seal and countersign the
same with the exception of those which shall be
countersigned by the clerk of the Executive Council;
and all commissions under the seal shall run in Her
Majesty's name:

(c) He is the keeper of all registers and archives of the Territories. No. 15 of 1897, s. 3.

4. The Territorial Secretary shall be the Registrar of the Territories; and as such shall register all instruments of summons, commissions, letters patent, writs and other instruments and documents issued under the seal of the Territories; and his signature shall be proof of the fact that such registers, archives, instruments of summons, commissions, letters patent, writs and other instruments and documents exist and are lawfully in his possession: and any copy (signed by him) of any document shall be equivalent to the original instrument itself in any court in the Territories; and every document or copy of a docu

ment purporting to bear his signature shall be deemed so to do until proof of the contrary. No. 15 of 1897, s. 4.

clerks

5. The Lieutenant Governor may at any time appoint such officers and other officers, clerks and servants as are requisite for the proper conduct of the business of the department, all of whom shall hold office during pleasure. No. 15 of 1897, s. 5.

FEES.

6. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to Fees time make a tariff of fees which shall be paid for the issuing and registering of commissions, letters patent, licenses and other instruments and documents and for the delivery of certified copies thereof or of certified extracts from the registers and archives in the Territorial Secretary's department as hereinbefore mentioned; and the said Territorial Secretary shall account to the Territorial Treasurer for all moneys received in virtue of such tariff or of any Ordinance in force in the Territories in such manner as may be prescribed by law or by the Lieutenant Governor in Council as the case may be. No. 15 of 1897, s. 6.

6

CHAPTER 8.

An Ordinance Respecting the Department of Agri

THE EC

culture.

HE Lieutenant Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Agriculture Department Ordinance." No. 18 of 1897, s, 1.

ORGANISATION, OFFICERS AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT.

Organisation 2. There shall be a department of the public service of the Territories to be called the department of Agriculture, over which the member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the seal of the Territories to disCommissioner charge the functions of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the time being shall preside. No. 18 of 1897, s. 2.

of

Agriculture

Province of department

Officers and clerks

Duties of department

Annual
Report

Persons required to furnish

3. All that part of the administration of the government of the Territories which relates to agriculture, statistics and the public health (including hospitals) shall be under the control of the department. No. 18 of 1897, s. 3.

4. The Lieutenant Governor may at any time appoint such other officers, clerks or servants as may be required to carry on the business of the department all of whom shall hold office during pleasure. No. 18 of 1897, s. 4.

5. It shall be the duty of the department to institute inquiries and collect facts and statistics relating to agricultural, manufacturing or other interests of the Territories; and to adopt measures for circulating and disseminating the same in such manner and form as may be found best adapted to promote the progress of the Territories; and to see to the observance and execution of the provisions contained in all Ordinances relating to agriculture, statistics and public health. No. 18 of 1897, s. 5.

6. A report of the work of the department shall be prepared yearly and laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly within fifteen days after the cominencement of the next ensuing session thereof; and it shall be the duty of the department from time to time to issue such reports, circulars and other publications as the minister may deem advisable. No. 18 of 1897, s. 6.

7. All officers of all agricultural societies, municipal councils, villages, local improvement districts, school boards, public in

« PreviousContinue »