BENDING MOMENTS AND DEFLECTIONS OF BEAMS, UNDER VARIOUS SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 37.

An Act respecting Railways.

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Act may be cited as the Railway Act. 3 E. VII., Short title. c. 58, s. 1.

INTERPRETATION.

2. In this Act, and in any Special Act as hereinafter defined, Definitions. in so far as this Act applies, unless the context otherwise requires,

(1) Board' means the Board of Railway Commissioners Board.' for Canada;

(2) by-law,' when referring to an act of the company, in- By-law.' cludes a resolution;

(3) charge,' when used as a verb with respect to tolls, 'Charge.'
includes to quote, demand, levy, take or receive;
(4) 'company'

(a) means a railway company, and includes every such
company and any person having authority to construct
or operate a railway,

(b) in the sections of this Act relating to telephone tolls,
means a company, as defined in the last preceding para-
graph, having authority to construct and operate, or to
operate a telephone system or line and to charge tele-
phone tolls, and includes also a telephone company and
every company and person having legislative authority
from the Parliament of Canada to construct and oper-
ate, or to operate a telephone system or line, and to
charge telephone tolls, and

(c) in the sections of this Act which require companies to furnish statistics and returns to the Minister or provide penalties for default in so doing, means further any company constructing or operating a line of railway in Canada, even although such company is not otherwise within the legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada, and includes any individual not incorporated who is the owner or lessee of a railway in Canada, or party to an agreement for the working of such a railway; (5) costs' including fees, counsel fees and expenses;

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(6)

'Company.'

'Costs.'