SCHEDULE.-ARBITRATIONS.

1. If both parties concur, a single arbitrator may be appointed.

bitrator.

2. If the single arbitrator dies or becomes Death of arincapable to act before he has made his award, the matters referred to him shall be determined by arbitration, under the provisions of this Act, in the same manner as if no appointment of an arbitrator had taken place.

tors.

3. If both parties do not concur in the ap- Two arbitrapointment of a single arbitrator, each party, on the request of the other party, shall appoint an arbitrator.

4. An arbitrator shall, in all cases, be ap- Appointment pointed in writing, and the delivery of an ap- to be in writing. pointment to an arbitrator shall be deemed a submission to arbitration on the part of the party by whom the same is made, and after any such appointment has been made neither party shall have power to revoke the same without the consent of the other.

tice.

5. If for the space of fourteen days after the 14 days' noservice by one party or the other of a request made in writing to appoint an arbitrator, such last mentioned party fails to appoint an arbitrator, then upon such failure, the party making the request may apply to the Court, and thereupon the dispute shall be decided by the Court according to the provisions of this Act.

award.

6. If any arbitrator, appointed by either Death of arbiparty, dies or becomes incapable to act before trator before an award has been made, the party by whom such arbitrator was appointed may appoint some other person to act in his place, and if, for the space of fourteen days after notice, in writing, from the other party for that purpose, he fails to do so, the remaining or other arbitrator may proceed exparte.

7. If, where more than one arbitrator has Refusal to act been appointed, either of the arbitrators refuses, or for fourteen days neglects to act, the other arbitrator may proceed exparte, and the decision of such arbitrator shall be as effectual as if he had been the single arbitrator appointed by both parties.

Refusal or neglect to make amend.

Umpire.

Death or incapacity of umpire.

point umpire.

8. If, where more than one arbitrator has been appointed, and when neither of them refuses or neglects to act, as aforesaid, such arbitrators fail to make their award within twentyone days after the day on which the last of such arbitrators was appointed, or within such extended time, if any, as may have been appointed for that purpose, by both such arbitrators, under their hands, the matter referred to them shall be determined by the umpire, to be appointed, as hereinafter mentioned.

9. Where more than one arbitrator has been appointed, the arbitrators shall, before they enter upon the matters referred to them, appoint, by writing, under their hands, an umpire, to decide on any matters on which they may differ.

10. If the umpire dies or becomes incapable to act before he has made his award, or refuses to make his award, within a reasonable time after the matters has been brought within his cognizance, the arbitrators shall forthwith, after such death, incapacity or refusal, appoint another umpire in his place.

11. If, in any of the cases aforesaid, the Refusal to ap- said arbitrators refuse, or for fourteen days after request of either party to such arbitration, neglect to appoint an umpire, the Court, as defined by this Act, shall, on application of either party to such arbitration, appoint an umpire.

Decision, when final.

12. The decision of every umpire on the matters referred to him, shall be final.

CAP. XI.

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New York Life Ins. Co,

An Act to enable the City of CharlottewaysCity Building. levy an Assessment upon Horses andRARY,

riages.

(Passed June 29, 1872).

Be Council, and Assembly, as follows:

E it enacted by the Lieutenant Governor,

BE

Assessment

I. It shall be lawful for the Common Council of the City of Charlottetown, by a By-law, duly may be levied enacted and approved of, to levy an assessment on owners of horses, &c. upon the owners or keepers of all horses, carriages and sleighs, used or kept within the limits of the said City, for pleasure or profit, by the Citizens of said City, excepting horses, trucks and sleighs, owned and used by licensed truckmen.

now is.

II. The assessment, when made, shall be levied, To be levied collected and paid, and the notices given, and as dog-tax returns made as directed—mutatis mutandisby the By-law of the City relating to dogs, and for the purpose of taxing the same.

III. Provided always, that the assessment Proviso. to be levied and paid on each horse shall not exceed the sum of Two dollars, and upon each carriage the sum of One dollar.

ation of tax,

IV. The sums arising from the said assess- Appropriment shall be expended in macadamizing or otherwise improving the streets of Charlottetown, and for no other purpose whatsoever.

CAP. XII.

An Act to amend the Act to establish a Decimal

System of Currency on this Island.

A

(Passed June 29, 1872).

LL British and Canadian Silver Coins specified in the Act to establish a Deci$10 in silver, mal System of Currency on this Island, shall copper, legal be a legal tender, at the values therein re

25 cents in

tender.

Queen's proclamation to

certain American gold

coins.

spectively defined to the amount of ten dollars in any one payment, and all copper cents provided by the Lieutenant Governor, in Council, under the provisions of the said Act, shall be a legal tender to the amount of twenty-five cents in any one payment, and the holder of the notes of any person or corporation to the amount of more than ten dollars, shall not be bound to receive more than that amount in such silver coins in payment of such notes, if presented for payment, at one time, although each or any of such notes be for a less sum.

I. Her Majesty may, by proclamation from time to time, fix the rates at which any Foreign fix value of gold coins, of the description, date, weight and fineness mentioned in such proclamation, shall pass current, and be a legal tender in this Island, provided that, unless and until it is otherwise ordered by any such proclamation, the Gold Eagle of the United States of America, coined after the first day of July, 1834, and before the first day of January, 1852, or after the said day, but while the standard of fineness for gold coin then fixed by the laws of the United States remains unchanged, and weighing ten penny weights, eighteen grains, Troy weight, shall pass current and be a legal tender in this Island for ten dollars, and the gold coins

of the said United States being multiples and halves of the said eagle, and of like date and proportionate weights shall pass current and be a legal tender in this Island for proportionate

sums.

to denote

II. The stamp of the year on any Foreign Stamp of year coin made current by this Act, or any pro- where coin clamation issued under it shall establish prima issued. facie, the fact of its having been coined in that year, and the stamp of the country shall establish prima facie the fact of its being the coinage of such country.

III. No Foreign Silver Coins shall be a legal Foreign silver tender on this Island.

IV. In any statement, as to money or money Money to be value in any indictment or legal proceeding, dollars. expressed in the same shall be stated in dollars and cents.

V. An Act passed in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen

Victoria, intituled. "An Act to amend the Act 27th Vic. cap.. to regulate the Specie Currency of Prince Edward Island, and so much of any part of the

said Act to establish a Decimal System of Curas may be inconsistent

rency on this Island,' with this Act shall be, respectively repealed.

and the same are hereby

CAP. XIII.

An Act to alter and amend the Act to authorize the construction of a Railroad thorugh Prince Edward Island.

W

(Passed August 9, 1872).

HEREAS it is deemed expedient to alter and amend the Act passed in the Thirty-fourth year of the reign of Her present