September 11, the original plans for the hall were abandoned for a similar building of smaller scale. It was to be 36 ft. by 53 ft., have 22 ft. posts and a 5 ft. by 11 ft. porch. The stage in the hall was to be 12 ft. by 33 ft. January 22, 1918, Dr. H.E. McEwen was appointed president and director in place of William Kennedy who had passed away. July 29, George Sheen was elected president, replacing Dr. McEwen , who had moved to Summerside . At the annual meeting of the next year, George Sheen was once again elected president and Dr. Palmer again elected secretary/trea¬ surer. The building was completed to a stage where it was usable by late summer,and it was used on a constant basis by the village until it was rented in 1968 to Harold Jelley for use as a furniture store. It is presently rented by Wayne MacNeill and Arthur Lewis who operate the O'Leary Home Hardware store. The early trustees or shareholders were William Kennedy , Henry E. McEwen , A.J. Matheson , Ira H. Clark , George Webb , A.S. Palmer , and Wm. H. Dennis . "AN ACT TO INCORORATE THE O'LEARY PUBLIC HALL, COMPANY , LIMITED." APRIL 26th , 1917 Be it enacted by the Lieutenant Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island as follows: 1. William Kennedy , Henry E. McEwen , Arthur J. Matheson , Ira H. Clark , George Webb , Alex S. Palmer and William H. Dennis and all such persons as are now or shall hereafter become proprietors of shares in the company or undertaking hereby incorporated shall be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name of "The O'Leary Public Hall Company , Limited," and by that name shall and may sue and be sued and have perpetual succes¬ sion. 2. The said Company shall and may take, purchase and hold any lands or real estate in fee simple or otherwise and also rents, moneys, securities for money, goods and chattels whatsoever and may sell, let, demise, exchange or mortgage the same: Provided that the said Company shall not at any time hold or possess real estate to a greater value than six thousand dollars and that the directors of the said company shall not sell or mortgage the same without having first obtained a two-thirds vote of the shareholders present at the said meeting holding at least two-thirds of the subscribed capital stock of 158