The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1923, Volume 2

Nova Scotia

Minister of public works and mines, King's printer, 1923 - Court rules

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SECTION VII	981

of the Practice of Medicine and Surgery	1002

Of the Nova Scotia Hospital 453	1011

Of the Study of Anatomy	1016

Of the Practice of Dental Surgery	1018

Of the Nova Scotia Veterinary Association	1030

Of the Sale of Drugs	1034

Of the Practice of Optometry	1045

Of the Reissue of Bonds by Companies	1593

Of Certain Provisions Respecting the Contracts of Corporations	1594

Of Religious Congregations and Societies	1595

CHAPTER PAGE 179 Of the Acceptance Holding and Transfer of Prop erty by Religious and Charitable Corporations	1601

Of Mines and Minerals 209	1624

Of Controverted Elections of Members of	1656

Of Trust Companies	1687

of the LieutenantGovernor and The Great Seal 109	1709

Of the Victorian Order of Nurses	1048

of the Engineering Profession	1049

CHAPTER PAGE	1058

Of Insurance Agents	1065

Of Employment Agencies	1068

Of Keepers of Storage Warehouses	1069

Of Collecting Agencies	1070

Of Embalmers	1071

Of Public Utilities	1073

Of Compensation to Workmen for Injuries in the Course of their Employment	1098

Of the Development of Electrical Energy from Water Power and Other Sources	1134

VOLUME I	1148

OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND LOCAL MATTERS	1152

of the Encouragement of Ship Building within the Province	1154

Of the Encouragement of Smelting and Refining in the Province	1158

Of the Encouragement of the Making of Iron and Steel from Native Ores	1159

SECTION XIV	1160

Of Alimony	1174

Of Guardians and Wards	1175

Of Apprenticeships	1178

Of the Custody of Infants	1180

Of the Adoption of Children	1182

SECTION XV	1186

Of the Property of Married Women	1190

Of Conveyances of Real Property by Married Wo men	1203

Of Dower	1208

Of the Registry of Deeds	1211

Of Necessary Private Ways	1223

SECTION XVI	1226

of the Descent of Real and Personal Property	1234

of the Administration by the AttorneyGeneral of Estates of Intestates	1240

SECTION XVII	1246

OF PUBLIC PROPERTY	1270

Of Ditches and Water Courses	1271

Of Common Fields	1283

Of Fences and Impounding of Cattle	1286

Of the Preservation of Game and Protection of Woods Against Fires	1291

CHAPTER PAGE 154 of the Prevention and Suppression of Fires	1330

PRELIMINARY	1332

Of Inside Electrical Installations	1336

Of the Rights of Fishing in the Province	1338

SECTION XVIII	1341

OF THE LEGISLATURE	1343

Of Exhibition Buildings 948	1360

Of Local Asylums for the H rmless Insane 475	1363

Of the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors	1378

Of Municip l Sanitariums 482	1413

Of Rabid Animals	1415

Of the Protection of Persons Employed in Factories	1416

Of Fires and FireWards 951	1426

Of the Inspection of Steam Boilers	1436

Of Theatres Cinematographs and Other Amuse ments	1437

Of the Means of Egress from Certain Buildings	1443

Of the Prevention of Accidents by Fire in Hotels	1444

Of the Regulation of Tenement Houses	1445

Of the Constitution Powers and Privileges of	1449

Of Juvenile Delinquents and the Protection of Children	1457

Of the Inspector of Humane and Penal Institutions 495	1459

Of the Maintenance of Juvenile Offenders in Cer tain Institutions	1483

Of the Prevention and Punishment of Wrongs to Children	1484

Of the Licensing of Boarding Houses for Infants un der Twelve Years of Age	1485

of the Transfer of Immigrant and Orphan Children	1487

of the Custody and Estates of Lunatics	1490

of the Guardianship and Care of Inebriates	1496

SECTION XIX	1501

Of Joint Stock Companies	1511

of the Head Office of Nova Scotia Companies and the Registering of Shares and Other Securities	1592

Of Loan Companies	1713

of the Public Printing 122	1737

Of Loan Corporations	1747

OF PUBLIC OFFICERS	1751

Of Mining Companies	1752

Of Miners Relief Societies	1753

Of Insurance Companies	1754

Of Life and Accident Assurance	1756

Of Fishermens Bait Associations	1771

of the Organization of Fishermens Unions	1773

of the Incorporation of Associations for the Con struction of Mechanical Bait Freezers	1776

Of the Incorporation of Owners of Vessels in the Fishing Industry	1780

Of the Incorporation of Fishermens Cooperative Societies	1783

Of Cemetry Companies	1784

Of Library Associations and Institutes	1789

Of Rural Telephone Companies	1792

Of Changing the Name of Companies Incorporated Under Special Charter	1806

of the Winding up of Incorporated Companies	1807

SECTION XX	1827

Of Assignments and Preferences by Insolvent Per sons	1828

Of Bills of Sale	1843

Of the Purchase Sale and Transfer of Stocks of Goods in Bulk	1854

SECTION XXI	1858

Of the Law of Partnership	1861

of the Registration of Partnerships	1873

CHAPTER PAGE	1880

Of Bills of Lading	1897

SECTION XXII	1907

Of Investment of Trust Funds in Certain Loan	1929

Of Mills and Millers 976	1944

Of Laying Out of Private Ways 630	1946

Of County Court Judges Criminal Courts	1953

Of Municipal Courts	2010

Of Civil Procedure in Justices Courts	2027

Of Appointment of Counsel for Criminal Proceed	2042

Of the Remission of Certain Penalties	2048

OF EDUCATION	2050

Of Summary Convictions	2072

SECTION XXIV	2116

Of Ferries 677	2119

Of the Decision of Constitutional and Other Pro	2133

CHAPTER PAGE 228 Of Actions By and Against Executors and Ad ministrators	2139

Of Compensation to the Families of Persons Killed by Accident	2140

Of Action of Libel in Newspapers	2142

of the Collection of Debts and Imprisonment	2146

of the Relief of Indigent Debtors confined in Jail	2164

Of Estreats	2171

Of Interest on Judgment Debts	2174

Of the Payment of Money Into and Out of Court	2175

of the Prevention of Priority Among Execution Creditors	2176

SECTION XXV	2194

SECTION XXVI	2205

of the Assignment of Dower	2213

Of the Sale of Land Under Execution	2220

Of Tenancies and Distress for Rent	2226

Of Forcible Entry and Detainer	2232

Of Overholding Tenants	2233

Of Escheating Lands Forfeited to the Crown	2236

Of Trial of Actions Involving the Title to Lands	2243

SECTION XXVII	2244

Of Arbitration between Miners and Employers	2247

CHAPTER PAGE	2252

Of Woodmens Liens	2274

Of Sheriffs 371	2282

of the Boundaries of Counties Municipal Districts	2296

SECTION XXIX	2339

Common terms and phrases

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Popular passages

Page 1882 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...‎

Appears in 794 books from 1804-2007

Page 1890 - The buyer is deemed to have accepted the goods when he intimates to the seller that he has accepted them, or when the goods have been delivered to him, and he does any act in relation to them which is inconsistent with the ownership of the seller, or when, after the lapse of a reasonable time he retains the goods without intimating to the seller that he has rejected them.‎

Appears in 382 books from 1858-2007

Page 1227 - No will shall be valid, unless it shall be in writing, and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned, (that is to say) : It shall be signed at the foot or end thereof, by the testator or by some other person in his presence, and by his direction, and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator, in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator and of each other but no form...‎

Appears in 496 books from 1813-2007

Page 1589 - The notice may also be served by post by a registered letter addressed to the person on whom it is to be served at his last known place of residence or place of business; and, if served by post shall be deemed to have been served at the time when a letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of post...‎

Appears in 574 books from 1807-2007

Page 1896 - Action for damages for non-acceptance of the goods. (1) Where the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses to accept and pay for the goods the seller may maintain an action against him for damages for non-acceptance. (2) The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the buyer's breach of contract.‎

Appears in 428 books from 1858-2007

Page 1586 - Every member of the Association undertakes to contribute to the assets of the Association, in the event of the same being wound up during the time that he is a member...‎

Appears in 286 books from 1856-2007

Page 1887 - Where goods are shipped, and by the bill of lading the goods are deliverable to the order of the seller or his agent, the seller is prima facie deemed to reserve the right of disposal.‎

Appears in 274 books from 1857-2008

Page 1544 - Any contract which if made between private persons would be by law required to be in writing, and...‎

Appears in 246 books from 1832-2007

Page 1888 - ... by a mercantile agent acting for him, of the goods or documents of title under any sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, or under any agreement for sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale, shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorized by the owner of the goods to make the same.‎

Appears in 387 books from 1858-2007

Page 1892 - Subject to the provisions of this Act, when the buyer of goods becomes insolvent, the unpaid seller who has parted with the possession of the goods has the right of stopping them in transitu, that is to say, he may resume possession of the goods as long as they are in course of transit, and may retain them until payment or tender of the price.‎

Appears in 245 books from 1858-2008

Bibliographic information

Title	The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1923, Volume 2 The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1923, Nova Scotia Volume 2 of The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia. 1923: Prepared and Published Under the Authority of Chapter 12 of the Acts of 1921, "An Act to Provide for the Consolidation and Revision of the Public Statutes of the Province", Nova Scotia
Author	Nova Scotia
Publisher	Minister of public works and mines, King's printer, 1923

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