Trustees and Executors Acts Amendment Act of 1906 (6 Edw VII No. 34) (Qld)

SUCCESSION-TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS. 9121 6 EDW. VII. No. 13, 1906. Succession and PrJbate Duties, Eto., .dct. 2. (1.) In section eighteen of "l!fte Succession and Amendment Probate Duties Act, 1892,"* the words" charitable or" and ~ f; ~ ~ ~ a~ £ Aot. also the word "charity" are repealed. (2.) The following provision is added to the said section:- When property becomes, under any past or future disposition, subject to a trust for any charitable or educational institution in Queensland, or for such other public institution in Queensland as the Governor in Council may from time to time by Order in Council determine, and such disposition, if made in favour of an individual, would confer on him a succession, no probate or succession duty shall be payable in respect of such succession. (3.) In section seven of " The Succession and Probate Duties Act of 1904,"t the words "The following words are added to the first proviso to the said section: "and the same deduction in the rate shall be allowed in respect of all gifts to any hospital or charitable institution" " are repealed, and section twelve of "The Succession and Probate Duties Act, ltl9z,"* shall be construed accordingly. SUGAR WORKERS. S(le MASTEUS AND SF.RVANTS. TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS. An Act to Amend the Enactments relating to 6 Edw. VII. No. 34. Trustees and Executors. THE' TRUSTEES - AND [ASSENTED TO 14'l'H DECEMBER, 1906.J EXECUTORS ACTS AMENDMENT B E it enacte~ by the Ri.ng's Most Excellent Majes~ y, ACT OF 1906. by and wIth the advIce and consent of the LegIs- . lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- 1. This Act may be cited as "The Trustees and Short title Executol'S Acts Amendment Act of 1906," and shall be ~ ~ ~ struotion :read as one with" The TrustefJs and Execut01's Acts, 1897 of Aot. * 56 Vie. No. 13, supra, page 4692. t 4 Edw. VII. No. 17, supra, page8749.

9122 TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS. Tr,usfees and Executors Acts Amfmdment Ad. 6 EDw. VII. No. 34, to 1902."* This Act and those Acts may together be cited as " The Tr'ustees and Execl,dors Acts, 18~ 17 to 190fi." Amendment 2. After paragraph (g) of section four of "The ; J~ j:: l t~ ~ t. Tr1!Jstees and Executors Act of 1897,"t the following S.A., 56 & 57 paragraphs are inserted : - . , ' :'i~: No. 586, (h) In debentures or other securities charged on the W.A., 64 Vie. No. 17, s. 5. funds or property of any Local Authority in Queensland; (i) On deposit in any Government Savings Bank in Queensland; Amendment 3. In subsection one of section nineteen of "The ; J~ c~ ~ JfAet. Trustees ,~ I/d Executors Act of 1897,"t after the ",,:ord W.A., 64 Vie. " trustee, the words "or of any person thereto authorIsed No. 17, s. 25. by him in writing, or, where there are several trustees, of any person or of anyone or more of such trustees thereto respectively authorised by the trustees in writing" are inserted ; also, after the words "deliverable to him," the words" or them, as the case may be," are inserted. Trustee's 4. (1.) A trustee who for the time being resides out a~ ; ; ; : t~ ~ n. of Qu~ ensland, .or is about to so r~ s~ de tempora~ily or W ..A.., 64 Vie. otherWIse, may, If not expressly prohIbIted by the lllstru- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r: ' a~ ! ; ~ ent creating the trust, with the consent of his co-trustee, N.z., 63 Vie. If any, by power of attorney, under seal, delegate to any :'°7. 24, ss. 4 person or persons residing in Queensland all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretions vested in such trustee. (2.) Every deed,act,matter, and thing executed, done, and performed by such attorney or attorneys shall be as valid and effectual as if executed, done, and performed by the trustee. (3.) Every trustee shall be liable for the acts and defaults of every such attorney or attorneys as if they were his own acts and defaults. (4.) NotlIing in this section shall be deemed to limit or affect the power of appoi.ntment of a new trustee in the place of a trustee absent from Queensland, or the power of the Court to make any order by reason of ~ meh absence. Revocation cf 5. No revocation of any such power of attornt'y, aptotworenreoyf not m • c 1 u d m ' g any revocatI . On o • r aVOl 'd ance b y opera t I ' On 0 f '. 1 aw, e: ffe~ tual as shall be effectual as aO'ainst anv person dealin o. with such agamst person • . t-, " . Cl in ignorance. attorney In Ignorance of such revocatIOn. * 61 Vie. No. 10, supra, page 6359; 62 Vie. No. 8, supra,page 6739; and 2 Edw. VII. No. 7, supra, page 8566. t 61 Vie. No. 10, supra, page 6359.

TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS-WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. - . - ~ .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ 6 Enw. VII. No. 19,1906. Weights and lUeasurrs Act. 9123 6. Trustees may, by written notice signed by them, Trustee's authorI.se any bank t 0 honour cheques, bills, and drafts W ba . n A k ., aC 64 CJV0uinct. . odrramwonreup 0 of nsutchhe tbraunstkeiensg, aacncdoutnot hoof ntohuer ttrhuestI· nbdyorasneymoennet NC N oo .Z m. . 1 , p7 6 a, 3 re s. Va5lis4co.: of anyone or more of such trustees upon any cheque, bill, No. 24, s. 8. or draft payable to the order of the trustees; and, until such authority is cancelled by written notice to the bank, the latter shall be entitled to pay all cheques, bills, and drafts so drawn, and to honour all such indorsements. Every trustee who gives or joins in giving any such authority shall be liable for the acts and defaults of the trustee or trustees to whom the authority is given as if they were his own acts and defaults. a f ter 7 t . h eTphiasssA . mcgt oafpp t h li I ' e S s Atoctt. rusts created either before or o A f pAplcitc.ation WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Law relating 6 Edw. VII. t o W el · ghts and Measures. No. 19. THE WEIGHTS AND [ASSEN'l'ED TO 14TH DECEMBER, 1906.J A~ E~ ~ U~ : ~ 6. B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Leg'lslative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : --- I.This Act may be cited as "The 1f7 eights and Short title Measures Act of 1906," and shall commence and take : ~ ! mence­ effect on and from the first day of January, one thousand ment of Act. nine hundred and seven. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, Definitions•. the following terms have the meanings set against them respectively, that is to say- " Inspector" - The Ohief Inspector or other Inspect0r. Inspector appointed under this Act; "Loctaulte d Auutnh d oerritayn" c - l Af · orLothceal pAuruptohsoersityof c " on T s h ti e - LAouctahlority. Local .Auth01'ities Act of 1902"*; "Local Standards"-Oopies or models of the Local S t an d ar d wel . ghts or measures 1 ega 11 y I . n .the standards. custody of inspectors; * 2 Edw. VII., No. 19, supra, page 8355.