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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. rrata to pelure, n dt 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ihe V propofc to br I App- of S'lrv cuurs ] in ^ad •Sove. .« ta. c /.uthoril] Sutveyir I»\ 4I)<1 t V» impend. Cfr.'ril, The !i> cUiife Servtc-i by whrt'n and how to b*; mide. in ftfid of thi EXTR ACT /ro/M <; Report of the Procicd:ngs of aConvnittec of the ivhokLcgiJJ.il ivc Coun- cil, upon a lii.'l (not yet pajfej) re/petting the High Roads and Bridges in the central DijlriSis of Quebec and Montreal. V. it cnafttil liy Hii F.xctllcncy the Governiir ami thfr Lrj'l^''"^ Council, aid it i- hereby fm't-d by the authority of the fame, That (cxc'pt as herein after tnentioneil) the fcrvicen anci charge of working upon, repairing and m; int;-ining the public roads, (lull be the du- ty 111 all the occupants or proprietors of lands fronting th.: fame, who (hall execute and perform the work in fuch man- ner aj lliall be directed from time to time under the authori- Appiintncnt 'X hereby conllitutcd for the purpofes above-mentioned, con- of s.irrtyori. fiUni; of a Surveyor General for the diftrift. Deputy Sur- veyors for the parilhes, Infpcftors in eich parilh under them, and a Superintendent lieneral over all, for the two dillrii£\s of Quebec and Montreal. That the Surveyor (icneral of each dillrifl, and the Su- periutcndcnt of both dillrifls, be fuch perfons as fhall be tiiereunto appointed by comniilTions under the Rrcat feal ; that the Depuiy Surveyors be the Captains of Militia for the tinicb.'ing,anil the Inlpeilors of roads fuchinferior Officers as bv ihir Captains (hall be a.'pointed, every of which Oflicers fhall t.ikj an oath to th: following effeft ; " Thai he luill •* nvithtiut bturtii or t.i^tlicf, favor or affcSlion^ faithfully a>id •' impariialU execute the o^ce and trufi to 'which he Jhull he •• fo iommt£iontit:dor appointed, accorditii to the lanvt ftr that " purpple made, and to the hfjl of h:sJkilT and unc'erjiandnig,*^ \Vhi,;!i laid oath fliall be taken by the Superintendent Ge- nera!, and the Surveyors General of the dirtri4>s, before fuch perfon or perfons ha\ia^ a dtulmui pete/latem to admi- liiiler oaths to any public Oflicers, and by the Deputy Sur- veyors and Infpcftors before the Superintendent General or Surveyor General of the dillrifl, whenever thereunto by any of them required. [Thti f/ii;/// 'X.ij rejeStid.'\ Be it enabled by His Excellency the Governor and Ciiuft prapifH the L'^^iflative Council, and it is hereby enafted by the It t» laijiti'uitd authority of the f4me, That the Surveyor General of the roads commilfionat d or to be commiffionated for the dilbidhof Quebec and Montreal, and all Ca:>tal(is of tiie IViilitia, or under a '.rveyors or Infpc.lors, or iil-rior Olficers of the Mi- liiia, hiving any concern ia executing the trull mentioned in the ail i.ititlcd, " An Ordinance for repairing and a- " mending the public highv.ays and bridges in the province •• of Quebec, " fliall fcverally take au oath lo the following effeft " that he will without liatrcd or malice, favour or " afitelion, faithfully and iinpaitially execute th:; office and " trul to which he (hall be fo commilTioiiated or appointed, •■ according to the laws for that purpofe made, and to the " bell of hii (kill and undcrftanding :" And whereas it was the ul'age and cudom of the ancient governmcni, prior to the Biitiih ronqueft of the province, to have an ollicer afling as Superintendent General over all the highways, uider the ftilc or title of Grand Voyer for the whole province, and afting orcafionally by fubor- dinate Agents and the prefent Government may conceive itto be for the public utility to conltitue a Superintendent General of roads for mare diftrifts than one j be it alfo cnafled by the fame authority. That every fuch Su'.ierintendent General, by whatever name dillinguidied, (liall ta'i tie like oath, which oath fo to be taken by fuch Su,)'Ti itf uleiit General, or by the Surveyor General of any particular diilri.'l, (hall be adniiniliered before fuch perfon or perfons h ivi'ii; Jidimui poirji.itum for the taking the oaths of any public officers and by the other fubordinate officers above nfutloned, whenever thereunto required, byandbe- fiire fnch Superintendent General, c" the Surveyor General cf the dirtrici to which th..y may refpe;Vively belong, to whom authority is lierebv given to admiailler the fame. And if any under Surveyor or Infpeolor of toads (hall decline his trull by r-fufin? to lake the (aid oath or otiierwife, or (hall fignify hii defire to be dilchirged therefrom by writing un- der his fignature, to the Surveyor Cioncral of his didrii^, it (hall devolve Ujion fuch other fit perfon nf the fame parilli, »■ the Surveyor General of the dillrift 111 ill nominate to the olfiee of UntiiT Surveyor or Infiieftor, with ih." approbation of the majority of the paridii nneri attending, on his notili- cationof the tim'aiid place, in writing, lor an eledlion, af- fixed for two Sundays precc ling the fame, on the door of the church of the parilh, and every I'crfon fo cleiiled, for relul- ing to ferve for a year entuini;, or negle^ing to take the f.;id oath, when required, Ihall Ituur a penalty of oo.indi, and the like courfc (hall be had for (illinj up all vacancies in future iii the (aid fubordinate office, vi Under Surveyor :.:\i Inlpedcr. Vthit ilatt'} aurti flii'>ptCii.\ And he it forthar rnafted by the fame nnthority. That it (hall he the duty, and within the fphere of the nuthoritv of ^.uihoiiiyof th« .T Surveyor General of the rouls. or of the Surerintendent Suivtyir Gfnt. Q,.^..|..if, in writing und'r his fignature, tj {.ive order or IJ. Cliufa fi.fi.lcd. EXTR A IT il'un Rapport da proceda d'un Comitc de tout k Conjeil Legi/lalif fur uii Bill (qui n'cft pas encore pafsc) concer- nant les Chcmins Public ct Fonts dans In Dijiri^s ccntnuix de £>iiekc et dt MontrL.t. lid frcniirre Par ru; cDmmcnt Ifst viuK fcroi.t t'. Nrtmminitbn d'lnfpe^eurs. o .1 in.l the Su. . ^/, ,/ fefpeaing rna.h and bridecs, and particularlv t3 lii.'cct v;ner., and v.nere, ani m what manner a pcrina- IHMl' ^tilri Ctnfril, U'll. foitttatuepar fon F.xcellcncc leGouver- iieur ctle Confcil Le^illatif, et il ell parcel prefcntes llatuc par la dite autorite. Que (excepte ce qui ell ci-apres mentionne) il fcr.i du devoir de lous pofTeileurs ou profTielaires de terrcs de travailler, ic'parrret cntrctenir — les chcmins publics qui pall'cront fe.r le front d icelles, qui exccuteront et ftront les travaux en la maniere qui fera cyapres ordonnce, de terns a autre, fous I'autrrite inllituee par ces prefentes pourles objets ci-defTus mentionne^, confidante en un Infpcfteur General pourle Diflricl, en de putes Infpcfleurs pour les ParoilTes, en fous Infpctleuvs dans chaiue paroiiTe, et en un Surintendant General au defl'us d'eux pour les deux diflrii5ls de Quebec ct de Montreal. QuelTnfpefteur de chaque DillriA ct Ic furintend.ant do deux Didriils feroat nommcs par commidions (bus le Grand feau J que les Deputes InfpeCleurs fcront Us Capitaines de Milice d'alors, ct les fous Infpeileurs ties chcmins, tcls Ofli- ciers fubaltcrnes qui feront nommes par leurs Capit.iines ct que chaque tel Officier prcndra ferment a I'ertet fuivant j " ^te fant haiitf cu malue, fa'vcttr ou ajfeclton, il txeciitiiL^ " f.lilencnl et Jnni partialite la tharge ct place de uiiji.sn^s a *' Injitelle il aiira he commijp.'ine ou ncmnie tonformemcn^ flux *' L^ix Itir cet objet , ti au meilUur de fa Connt.'Jfunce et 'fu^j- " mn:i." Que tel ferment fcra pris par le Surintendant Ge- neral et lei Infperteurs Gencraux des Dillricls, devant teh qui auront un dedimui pol.ylatem d'adr liuiflrer les fermcns ^ aucuniOfficiers, publics et par les deputes Infpcfleurs et iuu . Infpcfteurs, devant le Surintendant General on I'Infpedlerr General du Dillrirt, lorfiju'ils cu fcront rejuis par aucuii tl'eux. \_Citie clauje a tie rejrttce.] Cliuft profofi?t Qu'il foit it CCS caufesllatue par fon Excellence le Gouver- a rempUctr cclle ncur ct le Conleil Legillatif, et il ell par ces pre.'entes llatuc ci-delTu). par la dite autorite, que rinfpefleir General des Cheniins commilTioniic ou qui le fern pour les Dillri^ls dc Quebec et de Montreal, ct tous Capitaines de Milice, oufous Infpec- trurs ou Offieicrs Subalternes de Milice qui fcront charge* d'cvecuter le devoir mentionne dans I'Adte intitule " Or- " donnancc qui repare ct amende les Chemini ct Ponts pu- " blicsdaiii la Province defjncbec," prcndront refpsdlive- ment I'cinient .a I'effet .lui fuit " Que (an» haine cu malice, " faveurou afFeelion, ils e:\ecutProntfi.lcIeii.cntctfanspar- " lialite Teniploi de confiance au |uel ils auront etc ftihfi " Commilfionnes ou nommes couformcmrnt auxLoixfur " cct objet et aumciileurde lear connoifranceetjugcmcnt," Et comine il ctoit d'ufaje dans I'ancien Gouvr. cement, avant la conquctc dc la Province par la Grande Bretagne, d'avoir un Oflicier faii'ant les f'onftions dc Siirintentlaii: General liir tous les Chemins publics, fous la dcnomina'.'.. i de Grand Voyer pour toute la Province, qui agifl'oit p:'.r occafion par fubdelegue*, et que le Gouverr.:nitnt aftuel peut trouver qu'il ell de I'utilite p ubliquc d'inltituer u^i Surii.tcndant General des Chemins pour plufieurs Dillriii'ts ; Qn'il loit auffi ll.ituc par la dite autorite, que chaque et tti Surintendant General, (bus quelque denomination qu'il puil'.e etre, prendra le meme ferment qui fera pris par tel Sari i- tee.dani General ou par I'lnfpefteur General d'aucun Dillritt particulier, et adminiilre devant qulconque aura un i.'edm:: foi'jiairmfovi]: adminiilrer les fer^len^ a aucuns officicrs pa. blics,ct lei autresolficlers fubaltcrnes ci-dcffiis mentionncs, quand i!> en fcront reqnis, prcndroat tel ferment devant le Surintendant G'licral ou I'lnlpedleur General du DillritT auqnel ils ap;'artiendront refpeiilivement, c;ui lent par ce» prelentcs auioriles a.~.dminillrcr tel ferment. T.t fi aucua ious InlpeOeur des chcnins decline d'oecuper cette place en refiilant de prentlrc itl f'ernient ou autrcmeni, ou noiitiera fbn delir d'en ctrc deeh".rge par ccrit fous {.\ (jf^n.>tiire, adretTe .n riufperteur General de Ton DiiliiO, elle I'ra d.mnee a tel autre capable de la meme I'aroill'e, que I'lnipeAeur Gcner, I d J Diilricl nomm-ra foas Ir.l'pcftcnr avcc rappiobalion de !a majorite des Paroilfiens aO'emb'.is fur li"i avcriifremeiit p.r ccrit da terns ct da lieu de l'cIcdtion,i ui fera alfiche pende.r.t deux Dimanches .-"vant la dite all'eml.lee, a la I'orte de I't- glit'e Paroilfiale, ctquieonqjc ainfi thi qui refulera de fervit I'annee fuivante on qui ncgligera de prendre Icdit Icrnicns lorfqu'il en fera requia encourrera iiac aiheuJe do , I.ivres et i'on prendra le incme moieii pour iinipUr tO'.:!es places vacantcs a I'avenir quant aux offices fubordonues d'la! ■ peilcur. [C.elle Claufe a ill adtflie.] rucon.ir cSiiic r.t qu'il foit en outre llatue par la Oitc a itoiilc qu'il fera prornfe. du devoir et dans la frhcrc de I'autotite de I'lnfpei'iei.r Ge- Autirit- l.iJ, puardcil or ilcfcniJrcl, uurkfil, nude, repaircJ, dcarc.l or Worl«iJ upon; aiiJ what kin.l of bridges (hall IjC coultruilrj, when, «hcrc, ami hew, anJ for lh» reparation of the fame, anil how, aiui tvhence, from »har or whufp l.inJ the fnaitri;ili for roaJs or briJgrs are to be cut, dui; up or collciftil, anJ when and where lemnorary roads for winter, upon the land or wator, lh..ll run, ue open, and made praii^icablc, and toapporii- on the work for either roadi or tridges, and permanent or temjMirary roads among particulars individuali, or between fever il parilhes, or the whole or part of a parilh, collec- tively, and to command the implcmenH, Caits, and car- nages ncccil ry for the work, allowing the fupply and work of a cart, one horfe and a driver, for one day, to be equi- valent to three days labour of only one m»n, with the im- plements he furniihes for the work and fervice aforefaid. Provided always and it i> hereby underAood and enaded, 'Ihat this claufc Iha'l extend only to fuch roads and brid(;es as (hall hereafter be laid cut or ordered, thofc roads and bridges already laid out and made, the frcfh xtrtaux of which have been homologated, and the repartition of work inadr, (hall be in future repaired as already dircfled under the fupcrinteuJency of the Granti I'oyir, and other Officers n.imea by this afl, and no chinfic (hall be made in the re- partition of work, nor any order for repairs given, that (hall cxcied the coll of ' (liillings, except a neigh- bouring Commiflioner of the Peace join the Ckiii,/ I'cytr of the province, or of the diltriil, in fuch order. [Rr^t.lrJ.] Alwgys provided, and lie it alfoenafted. That inthecafr of turning or altering an old road, or the laying out of a new road, within one league, thro' lands not yet patented or granted by the Crown ; or the condtuftion of any bridge, of the length of more thaji twenty-four feet French meafure, or twenty-fix feet Englilh, and of the breadth of eighteen feet French meafure, or nineteen and a half Knglifh, no fuch order (hall be made by '.he Surveyor General without previous confultation with the Captains of the Militia of the parillui, or parts of a paiilh, to be charged therewith, and the confcntof the major partof thcra declared in writing un- der their fignatures, in the prefence of two witnefTes at leall attclUng the fame. [^i/efliii.] And be it further enafled by the fame authority. That nothing in any fuch orders of the Surveyor General to be cxprcdrd, (halt be deemed valid to compel any Hofpital, Order or Community of Women, founded or inftituted for mere charitable u(cs and purpo(es, to contribute to any part of the labour on any fuch roads or bridges, on account of any lands or pofTeilions of fueh charitable Order or Com- munity, laying in common, or in woods unfcnced and un- tenanted. [ Aiiopieil. ] And be it alfo enabled by the fame authority, That the Deputy Surveyors (hall once a-ycar form a nrw a!id per- feift lid, and iranfmit copies to the Superintendent Ge- neral and the Surveyor (lencral of the ditlri^l, of all the perlbns in their parilh liable to work en the roads and brid- ges thereof, and a(fix up another copy of luch lill, in fuch part of the parfonage houfe of the pirilh, where there may be ealy and (rce accels th-.reto, f r its being generally known in the l.ime, and it (hall alfo be the duty of fuch Deputy Surveyor, to name and aproint Infpcrtors of the roads of their parilh, and to affign to each his portion of road for his overfight, of which the Inlpeilors re(peitivcly (hall once in two weeks take a view, and having marked the defcils there- of and the nuilances therein, and of the bridges and ditche*, -liall warn the inhabitants thereof, to the end that they may be reinoved and remedied, and (hall inform the Deputy Sur- veyors of the parilh, or on'' of then, of all regledlis and otfences that come to his knowledge, ref|.eifting luch part of the road as fhall have been alTigned to his overfiglit and care. And of all the roads and bridges under the care of (uch De- puty Surveyors, they l^iill themftlves refpeftively make vi- fitaiion once in every month, for the purpofe of diligent cn- nuiry into their condition, and correcting faults and abu^-.-s, and (hall from time tii- P-)UC»0. \mf* CUufe j-npolce. Ch»ng*ment ou Aijiiiin it chr- minirtconllruc. tionf de certains ponti. \me. Ctauf; propeftie. l-eiC,-imt'"ijj- trs ciempt -ci. 5me. Clj'jfe propof.-e, Liltrs q'li di,i vent et:« fiitci. Lrfl cheinins tctuiit ufuis. 6in-. Cliiifc pT'>po:ce. I.afgpiirdcsnon- >i'.,iu clirniiii'.. rnit tljiil': pl"po((>. t 'i' ilin, a tra- vri) 1 .; I'licb r:i U.J: 1, ..-.•. null fixe fcra clos, folToyi', parde, dtfendu, marcii..', fait, repur6, nctoie ou travaillc, ct i]uclle ei'pcce de pon'j feront lonltruits, i;uant, aiX, ct comment, et pour la repariition d'iceu.v, comment et quant et d'oij tt J; i)uellei t.'rrei lei materiaux pour le.chcmiiis (.u pcnits (eiont prii et cftupes, ou omaffes et dans quel ttms et en quel en'Jioit les chemins d'liiver fcioiii faits pour un Inns fui teircsou (or rivlires, ct fi'ront ouvertset tonus pratiqnaMe , ct de prnpirii, nner Ici Inivaux a faire liiil auxchemins ou ponis, ainli quelisihc- mins fixes et ccux pourunteins feiilement,entrek'5 indivicui ou cntrc dirtcrcntcs Paroidli, ou toutr ou pattie d'uiie Pji- roilh;, collcilUvement, et d'ordimmr hs ouiils, viituresct charettes nticclTairea au:< travaiix en allouanl !e trr.v„i| il'imc charette.d'uncheval et d'un condufteur.d'unejonriiei'comme ^quivalant a trois journtes de travail d'un (nil hoinmeavec les outils qu'il fournit pour les trivauxci-delfus mci.tionnos. [.V././,.V.] Poutrvtt toujours et il eft par ces pri-fentei entf ndu ct llatuc, que cette claufe s'etendra feulemcnt A ttis chemiin etponts 3ui feront ordonncs ctre faits ci-aprCs ; les chemins ct ponti cjA faits, dont les Proics Verbaux ont etc himologucset U repartition del ouvrages faite, feront i I'avenir repaics com- mc il a dejii etc ordonni fous la Surintcndancc d.i Grand N'oyer et autres officiers nommes par cct Arte, et il ne fe fera aucun changemcnt dans la repartition de I'ouvrage, ni il (era donne aucun ordre pour reparations qui excelera le Prix de (hellinga excepte lorfqu'un Commiifairede aix voifin fe joindra ,'-.u Grand Vo/s r de la Piuviuco ou dj Didri^, pour tel ordre. [Rrjtllte.] Pour'.'u toujours et q'j'il foit (latue, qu'en cas d.' change- mcnt ou de detours d'un ancicn chemin, ou hirfqu'll s'agir* d'en ouvrir et fixer u;i nouveau, dans I'efpace d'onc licue .a travcrs des terres non encore coiicedces par la Couroiine; ou lorfqu'il s'agira de h conllruftion d'aucun pontdi- la long- ueur de plus de vingt i^uatre pieds mefure Fra'ii;oileir inarque Us ilefaults qui s'y trouvent et les enilijrias qui y (ont an;fi que !ur les pontset dans les f'ollcs, il en avtrtiroi.t les k.bitansa'in d'y remcdier et de les enlever, et donncra connoifi'aiice.iux De- putes Infpcileurs de laParciirc, ou autund'eux d: toutcs Irs negligences, di:f:ul:s et contraventions (;ui vi.'ndront a fa connoilTance rapport a telle partie du chemin eui aura Otc mifc fous fon infpedtioa ct ft.in, et tels Deputes Inlpcc'ieurs qui auro'it Ic foin de tous et tels cheinirstt ptints, les viiiteront une fois par chaque niois afiii de lonnolirc cx;'.flcnu".' leur fituation ct dccorrigcr les def.iullsct les alius, et ilsniH-.ron; a tousles ordres de terns u autres du Suriiiten.lant Geiiiial du Oilli'ifl, [MSur I'entiere f t f;dj|!e c-sccution dus l(,i< ccMicrr- nant la manierc de faire ct reparer l.s ponts, les foiTcs et les grands chemins. [^.y.v.'.v.] F.t qa'il foit llatue par la dite a',:torite que tO'.if- fcis que I'Infperteur General ou le Suriiitriul int Ciini'r.ii, fxera un chemin public, il ne fera pas moins de trente pi. di de large, et iiu'il ne fortira aucun ordre pour aucun chemin dei'"irne ou privc (|ui puiiTe iiiipoler aucune charge Ginerale (ur les Paroirtiens pnir y travailler, inais que cette charge' t.;r'.liera cn'.iercme'it I'urceuxpiuir I'avantig" dequi le cliemln ai'raeie fait et en lelle proportion (]Ue I'lnlpi-ileur Cieiu'ial le i/ica- tionnera d.uu fo:i urdre conccrnaiit tel cliemin. [Ahp,:-f.] Vx qu'il !i,it do phis (latue par la dite .-',:t;'i;iie qu: !crl'- qu'un chemin fera fixe a tiaveis les ter.-es en ''•lisd,- [lont, foit d'une leigneurie foit des tencinoii en'ic'.lc. s .-.ppartc- nant .~i la ci iiKinne, au ile-l.\ d'une lieue dc Ion:; ct aelp lorf- qu'.iucu.i I ont (c la pour ctie conl'ruit de plus de ri.: ,uantc pie.lsde long, I'ordrepirle.iuelila'jiat'ti'dst'ct orjci'.ricrcra nul.fi h ■;..rintcnJa':t(ic'r,ei.il n'a pas contour mi .i.IoiMKr cette nrdrr s;i;"; uiicx.ir-.';. J,^ I'l::.!:..;! en qii-;!!.ii. I; it p,-,r lui r"',Tir I, mutiy.i-, fiiit, : lit- pcjn's fcront jr l.i rip.ir.iiioti uolli'i t.Trci li'i It prii n enu|H'>, Jinit Irs chrmins u liir rivit rci, ct irnp.iriii niifr Ici linli que lis tht- nlreli;! ii;Jivii;ui piirtif il'uiii; Pa- iLiili, vi iiurisct ; !<• tr.'.\-.,il irunc If Joirrin:i'coinine (rul humnie avce Ifus mc:.;ionnJs. i ntrnJu ct (Ijtuc, :hiii)in« ct pomj :licaiins ct ponts Komologiicj ct h l^ir rcpaiL's com- lancc d.i Grand Ai\e, ct II ne fe \c I'ouvr.iijc, ni i;ui cxccciera le Commiir.iirc Je I I'lUvillCC ou J J c.u il' change- l.,rfi]iril s'agiri c; d'une licuc a I Couroiine ; uu pontili- l.ilong- iiijoilc p' ole^dans !M)tk" poui la diU'l'arcifTc, nonuucrdc* ct dr fixer i rpic li's ditj X I'cm.iincs, Ui default) ifi liUi- lur Ics tans a'm d'y ,mcf .iMX Dc- J; tcrut^s Irs ■ndrciit a fa uia ^\- mifc I'Uti ..r^ (|i:i I'v V iii'lTOllt l.nu"-' leur ih ciK.ron: CfCiiii.il dii <,i * c.MTccr- i'vJ:t rt Ici P'-!t" ff;;5 que ffi'ra un .!.. l.-.r;-c. il(.i"i|tne H-iali* Iji- Ics ;;^ t.:.-.l)cra inin aiir.i etc ic ii'.Cll. l;» qii.' !:rf- ■in lie Lout, ct at IP lorf. ci;: ,uantc Tjciyicfera cii'ur tctte I .t p.-,r lui «'S. CI ivIi'jtJijn 9tK. Cijj ".I 1 i.lJ, nr Pttf Hi l:f.|.. 1.1,; hjfie", in ths n„ of ilij 'I'jIl-tOlil!, [ 3 ] , STt .1 !',r.:im.vii In all the D^'putv Surveyon of l!ic p.imhjt ill ill.- vki.iii/ of fucli iutcn Ic-il roal, nr briJj'i', givim ih:^n nil opjortunily li> be |ii iMi.nl at fucii view, anJ 10 iilhll ill lh« ilrlilK-ratinni ri:(pct\ing the (Icfign. [R.r.'lc.l.] And h.: It alfo by tli' fame authority furthrr cn.iftcil, t-h, CUufi THit for every drf.ijlt of nut WJrkiug upon the rn.ij or N%l>il (Hi 4il I'ii.llincti f.n.lilM. ptjp'ii J. Clui|,inj •" ^ -I I Mi, :>r .iy- i::livcly, fir every iie;;leill or (lirDbL'iIienc.; of fuch ordir% a) rniybe given for the cvciition of ih'ir truili, by the Sur voyor (■: icral or .Sup:'riitc idcnt (jeneial, fliall fevirally i.icir the p;nalt/ of Ten Shlili ik«, or fuch lelTr fum a', furh ordt'r may annex to any particular inftante ol nei'leflnr dif- obcli'-mc ! and wh'ji'vrr (lull bv any wayi or meani throw inipi-dinicnti into any roid, or injure the fame, or any iif the briJ'ies, feme! or ditches, or (hall caufc bin cattle or lio'ji ti lie turned out into th- fime, to the annoyance of |ia(ren';cri, or ih" o'lllrulion of the pafla^e, he Ihall incur the penally of Kiv .■ Shilling', for every fuch offence. And be it alfo further cnafted, by the fame aulhnrity, Thit no ordi r to be made for turnini; or ulierin;; an old rm 1, nor for I ■.y'ni, out a ne.v roid, (hall be valid and ev- cciud, until ih- I inie hath been filed with the Clerk of the Peace of the dilliid, and the |ullicei in their feflions Ihall have raiifi'd the fimc, previous to which, a copy of fuch order lliall h ive b. en \-.l\ at the parfona^ ■ houfe of the p.irifti, for th-^ ini'porti 1 1 of th* p.iriihioners, and a notificaiion there- of nihxc I lo the iloor of the parilh church, for three Sun- clay- fnr^cllivcly, ii 'St anterior to luch ratiAcuiion, by the Jullices in lefii)!, vh,) in cale of opnofition on the p.irt of aM\' perfo'i or perfons who may conceive thenifelves to b- t,'inevcl i!ier''iv, fliall hear th' narliei, and if to ihr fiid Juiti.'fs \h rf flull appeiir ijood tauie to refule to confirm Ij.'i cTtli'v ii.ay amend the l.ime, or form fuch oth T order ai lb. II i I ta -ir :uii;ment be riyjht and equitable, and the fame fliall be then carried into execution, by the Deputy Surveyors and Infpedlori ai fully and effettually as it the fam hid b-en mile by th.- Surveyor General of the dillriil, or by the Superintendent General. [ AJofiiJ. ] An 1 wh-reii it may happen to be expedient, not only to f I'j I oie or m.-re oariilics, or parts of a parifti, to fupply fuch work upon road-, as would otherwife have f..llcn upon fach ch.irit I'.-le fouulation- as :ire herebcfore e.vcmpted there- from ; bu; wh-r» the occupi it or proprietor (hall not be knoivn, or wliero from the kuv condition of the occupant or ■ prnprielor, the excels of labour re |Uired from him by rca- fon of the ()uantiiin aid dilfi^ulty of the roads adjoining hii lanJs or polTolfionj; be it therefore enadled by the fame au- Ai-polniment timrity, Th it the Surveyor General, or Supcrintdendent wjik. Gi-n.-r..l, fhall in every cafe, requiring fuch confideration, hiv; authority to take order for the fupply of fuch defed. by an a iportinnment of the work lobe done,wheth"r on roads or bridge!, amori'^ f.ich other inhabitants of the vicinity, as he m ly in his order name and appoint for that purpol'e, in- dividually, or colleelively. And for as much as it is hij;hly proper, and necelTary. that thi- accel's to the Cini"* of (iuebcc and Montreal, as places of ijencral relort and cominercc, be at all limes eal'y, and the citi^-'ns are decpiv inierellcd therein, and the labour of effeilint^ tli'- delired conveii..'ncy of good roads vio.ild e\- ce-d the aliiliti.s of the inhabitants without the l.iid ciiies, bui in th • prccinits thereof; be it therefore alfoenarted hy the iiw amhoritv, That f..ch of the iiihabitant- of the Oiid cities reipeftively, oiher than Othcers ot the King', reniilar forces, of the Army and Navy not on the htalf or holding Civil employments, and eiii/ens, or others, h.".sin,> farms- or land, in th piiilTies o( tiiiehee and Monlre.il lubjeCling in th- them to work on the roads, a. fliall at any time ol ilie year eiin. for the fpace of one month alio;ether kc-p a horle or hurfcs within the cities or parillies alorefaid, fliall contribute to the rep.iir of every fuch road or bridge as the Superiatendent (hall Jefisn.ite and direff , VJilhin the f lid pariihes refpeilively. And for thi- purpofe it (hill be lawful for the Superinten- dent General lo take order for bringing every Inch citi/.en, and others, to contribute, ■ ither pcrfonally or by fuch per- fon or perlbns as he Iball fubllitute in his place ; and u-pon any default of a d.iy's work, t!ic dcfa-.iher fliall incur the penaltv of Six Siiillings for every horfe fo kept by hint. .And all penalties by this ail impofed fliall be recoverable, in a fu:-.iniary way, before any fingle Jullice of the I'cace, with rofts, by any perlbn who fliall Cue for the fame, to be levied by warrant of dillref-, to the Sheriff, Conltable, or any Peace Otbcer, up^n th- gnnds and chatteU of the de- faulter, authorizing the f.ile of the fame, and returning the furplus, if anvth'-re he, to the owner, two (i\th parts there- of Oi.-.ll belong to the p-rion lumg for the fame, together with the c;sfli recovered, and other two fixth parts thereof t.) His M.ijellv, and b,- paid by the officer receiving the fame, to the King's Receiver General, and the reli.lue to the Superintendent General of the two diflrii^s, to be by him Laid o.'ton the roads, c f tli.t vieinil- where the olTence fliall hive br-nconmilted, or the •e'lalty have incurred. uth. C\xi'it ■ hor n^te tj iltc le rwi of the iiinne ou p.ir I'l ifpcfteur Cuinfr.l Jii DlrtrUK et t'il n'y ii V i eu un avertiir-inent A tous les l)s pute iifpeae iroilTes voifin's ilc trl chemin ou pont projeites en liur donnani Ic moyen d'etre prefeni alelevainenct d'-ider Jam les deliberaiioni fur ce prnjet. [Krj //,>.] lome. Clauft propotcc* Jmi. CUiift t[ qQ',1 foit jf, outre llatue p.ar la ditcautonle ou- pour chaque Bllnopofct. ^ - ,- • t . ill' " ' ' ' man |ueanc paslaireleilravaux lurk-chcminoj pont. ou ponr Niij Ijfnte « nenligence a fc contbrmcr a I'orJrederinlpecleur general ou difobtllTince, j^, furintendant gener.il qui fer.ulonne pour Iti c holes cidcflui Amenilti, mentionni-i, le sontrevcnant cncourrer.i I'amen le de cinq (hellingsou telle iiioiiul eliimmequi (era exprimu dans le di,, otdre proporlioniae » I'oHL-nce ; cl que les (bus ln(peflcur i refpeiiivemeiit pour chaque negligence ou dclobeilfance a leli ordresqui pouiionietredonnes pour {'execution de leurchaign par I'lnfpcitleur (jcntral ou Ic Surinlendant General, en- courreront I'anicndc de dix fliellings ou telle autre i.ioindre fuinnie ii>Ii'/i nithiii his ilillriil, iiikI i:i yif ■ i.i • ifi.- iK-ci-illirv iinl'-ri iiii'l JircOioni Cur llie itnu'iulnicnt ' ill it.il', an' lli.tll ki'ij< II r ';',ill>T ufall ihr oiJcis |i) him l» iilurj iimchiii)' i!>r r.imi', an. I ■>•< olU'ii ai lhci\-uriio rc.|uiriinii.uliiit licntr.l, m.ikc wriltcn roporl In liiiii Rp-nf. 1.1 hi nt til ■ l\.itf .111.1 ci'.i liu.iit fil' 'hi- riMili ho (li.i'l hjvc viliu-J, mi^.- ij ihf til. n, ivhivli Ate i'l ,iiiy p.tt tif lii> Jilliict, aiiJ iwiie annually li^i!!'". ''"' SiipcrintriiJi'nt li'.-ni.' il himrclC llrill m.i!..- .i lik(; vifiu- ' , ' lliiii ihroui'Ji li.nh llic I'li.l ili''.rii1i, to wit, In iw.cii the (iril „ i-'w' m t' "•' M >y «»'' Ii' I' "I Novcm')rr, aul bclwci-n the lirll nf Ur- I«'iuttii rve a^ De- puty Survey r for one yvir, wh.ion rcfufal to a;t lliill fur- fiit the funi of Five I'liundi lo be ap| lied by the Superintcn- tlfiit tjener.il to he lai.l onion the high-road^, to be recover- ed a herein before diretlrd. [ .iikl^ii.i. ] And whcreai difputes and contiovc rUes have fubfirted, re- fpcrting roadi lo ihi' mill* of eert.iin Scign"iir<, claiming the lame as banal niilU ; be il I'leicfore ena.'tcd by the lame authiTiiy, That wherever a ^rill mill Ih.ill hive been erect- ed by I'le p'oprietor of a .Seigniory, at hi> own charge, and not at the charj:c of the i'ihabitanl.i thereof, and be in a llate and conditi'in fit for the ufe and fer\i'ec of a Seigniory, and fiuh proprietor Ili.iU rci)uirc it, the Surveyor Ucner.ilol the diltrid fli.ill, with the appiobition of the Supeiin'endeni (ieneral, or the Superint.ncient alone, may t.ike or.lc.- for layin;; out fuch road as fllall he .iioft for thi- joint iiiterell of the Sei;^nior or proprietor and the tenanli or inhabitant-, of the Seigniory; and alio for the making of the bridge^ and ditches, and for the future maintenance ami repairs of the fame roads, ditches and bridge.*. Providi-d always that ihc order for every fuch road give it a breadth of tuenty feet, and t!iat the expence of rendering it practicable to a cart or carriage, with a burden of eight miiiots or Krench bullii'U of wheat at lealt, be wholly defrayed by tlieSeignior. Seigniors or proprietors, and that the temnf. m inhabitants I'lil lin o'lly the future expence attending the rop.iir of the fame road, and the bridges and ditchci thereof. [R-j:.lJ.] .A';.l pr')i ided further '.id be italfo enarted, Thi! notlmiK hcrni contained lliall be conftraed to influence the quellinn, wheth-r any mill be a banal mill or not, or any tenant or inha'-itant be csmpi-lable to relort to it or not, refpeding winch all parlies concerned are left to the juiljjment of the la.v, and their own contratts and agreements. [RtjtSliJ.] And it is alio hereby provided and cn.ifted, Th.it if any apre.ment or convention hath been made, relating to any mill or mill road, between a tenant or tenants of a Seignory and the Seignior or proprietor thereof, nothiig in this art ih .1! be conltrued to charge or vacate fuch comp.u't or a- greement, or to aiftft the rights of the pariie- uiulu the lame, it being the intent of this aft, and I'l dec!..riil, that ail fucii of the inhakitants as fhall be accuilomed lo ul'e the niDI ro;;d, ftall be fnbjefl to the order for the rcp.ir.ition and m.-.iiiienance thereof, imiil he lliall in the due c<>jr;c of the lasv be adjudged to be not cninpi liable to rtfort to the ', .id mill, nor to bear any part ol the charge of t e ro:;d Ic.id- I .g thereto. And it Is further by the fame authority enai:^ed, Tiiat no- ■ '= min^ in thi. a.'t contai-ie.l lliall be conltrued to ',;ive a'atlio- lity for the living oat of any new road whatfoevtr, or turn- rt-'i ing the courie of an old one, fo as to run through anv man's ' '"' garden or orchard, or to il.c demolition or injury of his f'*" lioufe, barn, mill, or any other buildings of any kind what- I'lever, nor to the detrimenl of hi. mill (lond, or null nice, or the turning of his iv.acr cour.'e, without the (^infent of the o*ner clearly fignilied by an inllrument in writing under his hand, atteiled by awo credible witnelTei, or befme a Niitary I'ubiic. 1 frnviJed th'it nothing in iLis elaufe fliall be deemed to af- ■ f't it-y nf the llreets laid o.it or prcicft.rd in, and lor, ei- iHt of ih' towns of Quebec, Montreal, or 'I'hree Rivers. " or the Banii -us thereof, or of any other to.vn in eiilier of tlie '. diitri:";'. aforementioned. ProviJeM n!u), and be it ena6)eti by ilip f.uitc aiithnrity, * Tint when it mny be necefTary to liyoct anew loi.l, or builJ i.i'K'i4i '' '"• a ^cvv ]jrifitT,.^ or chjncf.: an oIJ roatl, or rcp.iir or th.inj;c I'l v,fi, ri!laii»-f thr tVitc of :in n\\ hriJijc, thu ihc Grand Voy.T K)i the pro- i. the moiif --'f vincr or n't the dilriil, previous Xn hii j^riiUinj^ liie p>o.ii ■ifi-.r', HhII air^inblf tIicD.*p.:ty Infp.'iWi or b jjs-vovcrs, uh. Cliuff rt.r'M- ri..s'i ', loidi- ini til ',■1.1 ul Il niij ic;'.. C.i.i: '■■P '■-■'■ F'j-.h-t r--- 13 CIS. rair.; rr-sf-l !. prnvil-i r-lpi t fi ; tifcis pi .-tici III I r. ■'1 1. a r.mbiin;; 'Is- liifptJ! tHiaui i^m-, I'iiuft I ttju'il foilde plui (latuil par la dit- «cl.iriie,r,ue I'l.i.'jf;. |i.,f.|. ', tfur (icntral dc cliaiiuc l)illri(!l vilitcra, par iha'juc annei ilMJl'-'mi'tii' '''■P"'" ''"' '•" "•'•'? j"!']"'"" P'*'"''-"'' J'" Noveiiilire, Ic the. mini ft poms dam Ion Diltriif el donnria lei oidrri it re- f,lemens nrcclfaiies pour la reparation d'icoux, vt tiendr i uii P«' K>| ilrri fegilte de tons lei oidres iiu'il aura donne, l^ml aux I'ili ii-Mini irrni., cheinins it ponls, el aufli louvrat i)u'il ca Icra reijuii par le l.'i rurpniii Surinlrndant CJeni ral , '1 frra un rapport par I'etil au dit I'Miii fji. .».i:ci I'autre de^ Diiliid, ci-dilVus menlionnc',. [A..':^:u,] u-i pi'i. rinini .inplc ; i/c que ,01.- .o.:u»!llruiie P.iurv j a :l!l et qu'il foil ftatue par la dite rnt: (j'Til l-ra nctriTairede fixer un iiouvea.i elie un nouveau pom, cii c'liiirer un antien chemin ou rcrarer oj eliinger lend'Cit d'un aiieien pom, rue le Grand Voyer drl.i Provi'i.r oj Ju Di:tri;t, avai.t de drcll'er foil Proc;! \'jrba!, a.TeniS! 1:1 I -s Uenutrs Ii.fi- >■ 1,1 , ». I'em vryeri, vry •etr.ciers ili.que riiif)f :• r iha<|ue ai\nii a'iiil>re> le ihe> •i orilrri it te- X, It ticnilri uii (^int aux i!iti ra r>'t|uii pai le vir t'crit au ilit iiiliion Uci ih'- e p.irtir ile Ion rrille tifitcdcuK I (jviiir rntrc lo rt lutr"* l" pic ra II' n Icultmriit t If liouveini'iir .iiirm.'ltrra mfli nbtrrvaiioni fjui iouvirncmtnt li 19 <'i.'. Is raiioii pliiiir J ravcnir icncrat J'au.'un uvriri 1,'a'auc.n I prmrra nommpr plan i|Ui Irriita r, .!ii*(lruiir hcniiii I'u rcrarcr ■ 11- Cliaiid Voyi't tllVr Ion Proc;> '.'.-at vryeri. ctr.cieri [ 5 ] vWlt -t«'f ikIi'iiK, «n>l'iKnriMi(i>f bridge iiio \>t ,ni.\r, srrtpclroli ti iht numh«r uriwiniylo KhuiiJicil, aiU'il, •( III* kntuliii I'lii (if which (h« (M parlih ll.ill Iro iiim;«H' it of, whkh S«u.vi>yrr<, OiRciir* of Ihe Miiiiii ami |iriiu'i|<.il iiiDiliiunlt, K> Ihill cxnliiit. m Moll uti ilu' m^iiiur i>ri.»l, l»iilik, ili« lumct ul' whirh Matu-vnytr*. O'licrri r.l ih^' Mlliiik tn.\ oil\>'r ix'Mhiliitti prtlant, M »ll Ik' cnhTrd in thr frai, xr-h-l nccinUng In llic •lulrni aU.tx wA cullonit ut'ilili cixinuv, any tliiii| in lliii DrJiiiaice u t!\« cunirar/ nuuv.tltll t'>.tiiig, AnJ liitmiiy fohippcn ih.ii a »i'ry gttnl fji^ct of :iw,ill» II. N, CUulk gr wocl I in»'>l>H n-ia Iwr.fl, |o (iin til* wlioli' ilri:};o >.ri!ii' mill, uvcr liioli in. K'licia III ''•^'i intvcning wiiiv or wuhI liml, vfu\ lli-' pniprirlor or ptn. .*"]• •' **""' iiricior« ih ic if, nnr lo cxciiij.t I'lei.i rutirfly fr.im .-Miiii- '" ■ imil'm ii> a r "J uliith by pi mnpiiiii; \\\- u ill, intiii i.l iluir lihilxir Siris'lioti • mull cnii-l I'tt in ili li i uiulunient, In- ii lUrcfire allJ cn;i{lil liy lli- lime ru.hdiiiy, Thai U lav- iij mil every fttch mi J, .in J in a!l griKu it'lativc Id tlio faai», llie Sii]>'TiiittiiJ*iu d.iu. il Ih.ill lie aiiling ii llie i'.aivoyiirCjciicral of thi- ililliid, aal liavin({iltlibi.rairil up. 0.1, .inj forncil an tllimitc of tli • pioporlion in money wliitli fuch ptoprlulor or propririm i nf ilii: inlfrveninij Si'ijniiiitin, vnflc or woa.l Un.li ouglit lo lir ir i>( llic labour and rx- fwniT iif formiiij; amioil, prafiiiablc roaJ iKroutli thr fame, (iht rell biJiiK a charge on lo manvof llie neighlimitiMR p.i- rilhei anil fttlTmciiti ai hy the order (liall be alliitnnl) llieii futh propri-'tnr Hi^H piy the lam* money lo aJjall~-il lor lii. (h.irr, ID the Surn; oi Cn-ncral of tlicililliift, wh'i IImII f.iiili. fully apply the l.i.iii- lor (jcli Irrvice, anj upon J. I.iull of Ihc payment l!icrci.l iix llirccc.\lcn;lar months, alter llu' cr- (l.T loi ihat pvrpofi- nmile anl ndlilied, iiy written ailvcr- liiement .ilTucil to t!ic ilooi- iil the two p.irilb-cliurchc» iirar. »ft to bi.ili rn U iil (ucli ro'.J, fi'i liirec luccclfive Sumlayi, the iiutvcyor (ieneial llinll h.ive authority to fet npari for falc, ui mutli ol' the land .-il j)jblic aufti m ;ii may be deem, ed fuflikinil to railo fuch luni, lugrther with the ch.irgci o( I'.i.^ fale, and lo fell i ic I'aim'. a. id icturn the furplra, if any there be, to the |itopri. lor, and hi» conveyance fo msilo niill Rive as perf. ii a title to tSe purchafcr, aiid hii heir< •nd airgnj, a» if all perfoni hiviig ri^ht thereto lud jomid ill the f.ime in J.ic hum "f law ; and the fame laiiji, lb con- veyrd, Ihall thenccfortli bo as fne and clear frmn al! rei.n, burdfiii and demand* wliitiocver of the fiirmrr owner rr Seig.nor, ai if they never hid jr. n parcel of fuch Seignii.r/, or wjri; totally dli'uMit'.il ilmtl'. >,ii i lut without detrin cut nevirlheler» to any of lh» rij,hi; of the Crown, as -.a all fucli land fii ID be fold, whith .i:c t.^ lie f.ived, ai fully to all in- tent . and pnrinl'ei ni if thi^ .iil h.id never been m.ade ; pro- vidcdalwayi, iliat if i!ie laid I'r^'pri'tor (hall make, or caufe to be made, onj cijjhih pait of th; fiid road, in the I'pacc of l.vo )cars liom iTi.- d.ite of tin Surveyor General or Su- peiintcndent Cimur.il's order or *Vr^v/ Pru,!! for ni.iking the I'ainr, ,iiid (lull gue R.ioJ aid fuHicient fecttrity, to the liking ol tliv- Snrvrynr (iiii'-riil, for the true performance llier,-of, iIk-ii, and in that r-ile, his proportii," in money (hall not lie leviable ; and altir the ro.id lliall be io made, ihr lame Ihall be futyedl, ai other load, are, to fuch (uture .ird. . as may be lawfully made for repairing and mainMining the lame. [A'.;.-./,-,/.] And feciiif that mifiindcrdandings freqnentlv happen l.e- t»!S. C'lxft tween adjoining tenant and tenant, relative to the couric that f.-..j.f.l. ,i,e nvor(lcwinp''i ot tlieir ditchi sand drains ought to take, by R»f,«,liii|th- whiih the higirroiids, at certain feal'ons, are greatly injured ; hbourhuod,'to be named by the Surveyor lieneral of the'didria, or Superinte.ident (ienual, and fuch determi- naiinn, to be declared in writing under their fignat'ir.s, flii.ll be binding; on all p;..tic. : and it (hall be the duty ot the .Surveyor (Jemral of the dillritl, or of the Superinten- dent fjenerni, to enter a minute ot \\\: detern.iintiiin ai'ore- fiiil upon lli^ journ.il ;, r.n.l deliver a toj'y iher^'ot to e,;th of the parties iiitei;;:led, under his hand aed ieal. And whereas many great iiKonvenienues hive been trlt. 1/^. Chife i;i divers parti o( thi. pr.nince, from th. v.-m: of ditches i'( ppopiW, a proper ilepili and bieadili, for the piii pof,' ol dnimnj h»v M ilitlirou.haiiJ marlhv land-, throui-,h whiih the Kind's riie.h.ro.-dj l.«.nj ™.,l,ymull necelliuily p.!!", and it would Ik- grievouay burthu- LmJi, Cnnic „n the pioprietiirs of fuch laiv.ls to evp.fl that necell.iry work from thiol ; lie it enafltd by the fame anilioriiv, I iut the Survevor litueral, with the approhatu.'i o( llie Sui.n. int:.ulcnt't;..i:Ml, ;i:ter vi^-wii-g lli- fime, (li.ill take oiJrr fir m.akiiiK iucli lutiicient ditcher or draih.-i, iciuirms all (uJi perfi.n , in ti.e vicinage, lo work upon and make the (.one, n. he in his judr.mcnt may conlider l.i be i.Uei.-llcd in dr:iiii- iiKthe laid l.irul'i, and any perC.ni refuliiii; to work at the fiia ditchci or dr.ai'is when thereunto duly requiud. Ihall ineur the peni'.I'y ot five Slillli ii-s for every luch refulHl, tp be le- \i.J and recovered in m:'.iiier afore-mcntioued. .IMfltJ. J itV C'ufc And be it all^i eniad by the fame aui'i^rity, That aH the crJ.Ti rerpeainu roai'i and bridge, wi:)uii the Uidru!. I' I.JI, \ '\' Ii mHU (• l«llbl*i !• il,' i:".i. i""f"« t StinU' >ir. t< l»rtl> .. "•• k eBil'fi i!« itii'ic* II lejInSiuni «il.ibl<» i!« la r^ft'iT I •!■ Ill che.niri nil poni •tdll ^wt fait nu upaiet *ii iioiiili.e *"■ 1 tnjjt par cent an moln« lies h»hitini i|al compo'mi U i> I'lrMiT*, <;m'i1 ronlultcri II U t't i la Bij! lue Je li^ff U tJ ii^(nid»con|lr ilrt uu d -rip.irer l> pom, .^u..- ,iiuf la r/p«t •ton deiirartu)!, «tlri noin d,' icl(eif is |rii<, nonobliiiit Inula chofo ccn'tinac Tan. celtv drjornai a cecu itraiie, [Rjfr:..] I. Cl.irt Ft pouvani iirrl»»r nu'iin Hit i»rnnit fl*pnc»d» t«rr»i nun- cnnetili'rtru a hols, pent id Irouvcrcniie ui vi'!ij(r oudiik lei ■ iim i« cial liv ei jt 'vi <•. ft en il n«feroil pai juile J'ui Cir.ed'impol'er '-"'■■\ft leich rgriducliemii Itri .Its li-irri .1 b.ii'< du P.Mi (OK<;di.'.'i, CI (rail dupropribUire O'l dcipni- prli'iairei li'leell.', tilde leu'veinpitr cniuicinnit jilt, ill In('pe4>eur 'icneral du fjniiivl nui remploirH fidvlrinent four tel fer.i,(, ,t fur faule de p-.u-- meiit pendant I'tfpace dr triiii mcii uprei qiu! I'ordro ai.ia ni (ii?nilic i eel eHirt par i n iVrrtiil-menf aliiclie Ik la porK lie dcu< Kplili'i p.iioiliialci lesplni proch.i-iei iu< I'l'.iei li - teide tel chemin, pendant In is I)lni.inche- -'viieculil'i, I'lnf- peclcur UiineMl auri I'm turiie de prendre ti de vtndic i I'encan nut lilt de i;!le ''' duir..' telle (iimnie le lurpl's an proriietaire, I'il s'en Irovve, ci (ini /\ae vente ainii I'ai'. c'liniKra tin line conif let a l'ac.,ucrcur, fei lioir.'; t: aian; ciui'e, cp.nmefi ii'us cret y aiant droit *'eti. lent joint* pcji la vente d'uni- ni.'nere le;^.ilei rt le» dii 1 rres ainti venJuJi fc.-onl |-arU lili;e» ft d. charge.* de tou.... rcnui, ch"i;ei et dcinamle. ^ui.li.u'.,;ie- Je laprt J« premier r I i.niviiiie ou feiijntur comun; sMi n'.ivoii-i jainain eu ai:iune partic dc iilt^ l(-ipiieu> ii , oa loiiime fi file en avuli e'..- tnti.Tcmvnt ■;-..iee, la.ij prrjudiiT ne..ii moini ^ aiicu'n driill;i de la Co. n. nine r;ni'i:l .'i la v -n'r il.' I. die I'.-rie, ;iii (c.-o..;,M;ilei .c> au.ii ii.lieiinienl iliaisobji li CI intriilions coinme (t ct .Vcti ii'iuij'.n.iji'tc fail) Ixurvil loj;ua'.it|«e li ! ■ dit propritt liri taiti.n .ei.. f.ir.' la hnili. nie partle du dil i!ieii;iii da.is l'er,..ue de .li-ux anntei ii co:r.;-; T lie la drte dt I'or.lre ou puucj vnb.il de I'lnlpeftcur 'ic- ncr.lou Ja .Suii. unJar.t t.ent'.d ipai oi.lo.iiie de l« (iiiie it •lonntra binne et fiinfinie r lution .in j'^-ment de I'l.-.!. pi ilcur (ic icial cu'il le lirr.i durnient ajors dans (■: c is, la propcrtii-n en ri;;ciit n: i.ia pa, liviej et apieiipie le ehemiii (era liuii I lit, il I'.ra (iiji t coninie ii s autrcj cheniin* a lei oriiie a veiiir i',ui (rn (ait li-.- ileiin.nt pour iepari.i et mai'it- nir le e'it cheniiii. [Rj „:.:] F,td;!nei1.itilii';ence'i aiiivantuiu.;.-.! en'.re J'Jv iMian- (.'Uufc t\'-Ti voifins i]ii'nt au Cours qu'- l.-s dil.ordeni' n»de leiiri fnfs.'s et h'vnits devroient rr-inJre, ..|ui enJommagent d.-.n .J cert.aincs O'llins, confii!-'ra''!''mcn". le.; cheniins, aim deni- ■1 i'\ pe.-hcr ces inc'invcnien.., ou'il foit dC|'!a. (l.ituc par la din ..-,.r..„ ai'inrite O'le lorfiu'i! ;'.:!'. vrri aec.inc diHicultc entrc d jv • . !,•..- ..: . ..1 .It. c^: -I.. 11. .'-:_. V(.ilin! uinnt ''.'x cours d'tau dilcnlli foL.es et clotures, I'all.iire Ch-n;.-.. v-rs 1.1 t llills; .•' Ct^fUtPl \ Ir. rn dilcnlli.i i (rra cntemlue jugce et lieeidee par I'lnficiftcu: ('eni'r-l du Didrii'l, o.ile buiirtendaat (Juneral et tel Ju;'/-- '-.e.it dJtIerJ pnr ecrit ''.i-.is leuri .Si.-r:nure , lieroni toji- s les inrtico i It ii fera du drv.-.ir de I Inl"pe.''..-ur Gcncrid '"u Pi'triet, i.u I'n Surintendant (leneial d'entrer Hue m'nut.; H J JL'nementci.'.elVu.i lit (V.s journaux ct en don-.ier coplc i (tneunc des pMtits intcrefn'ei, fous fr:i feing et ("can. [ .4.'''fu.:] r.t pli'fien s ineiinvr.iiea.i i;"ant relul'iVi dam dilTerrnies ' pirtie.i d-: CV" Proviic, par taute i|..' u<('ten,'lar.t Gcner.it .-prci vifite, doTicra ur.lre d-r f:.ire t-:l5 (,..''..-s el fai'.nerj f'trilante', en m 'omt'H it t..'i f et telles perfonnes d.ins Ir v.iili ii;;e, d'y iiai .;ll-;i- et de les (..ire iju'iljur;eraintcre!see« .\ allt-.'ii^r hi [litis terr.-*, e". euici iqee .'e/ul.ra de trr.vuil- I.T .le"^ dils fof't'S ..-t i"ri!,"ie ■.---, k-rl'iu'll en (era ducniciit rr- f|n'<, p".courr,"-a 'I'aire. iJ. u« cinq l!i-.!lings pear clianoe it telle rnntiaveiViloii .|i;i feta prelescc e: n yue di la iiu..i.re ri Icv.nt trr.-uijnnce. [AJp-U..] p I'; ■ H I'il r,-i. .!-nn!s llstui; par u dits ::;'.iri;: ti- c t'V,, siiuant ijv >.h,nnln> ."i j-jnts, .ii:v: 'e, Dilliiiis ile 'i"'-. [ (> 1 .1 i Oiiiiniiiti , <'t ''iliJ. re ' lit r.ii Cl.'.l.k O.icT! givrn of C^uiicc in.lMoiitint, n- thfy [ImJ st prcfont I'miiti-vl, *"'!'. !'"/■"""' ni:idi' la vir'.ui- of an .MX. iatitlrJ, " /r';i Or.li-uinn fa- if- ' " /(J.fii'.' .)'.'■/ n:!!rn.-i>::; :'t puHic iJigljK.iy 4: i.l Brhli^n in " W •/')' I ■;.•.-. V' ii'^/'-i ." )i.ilTcil in the Icveniccntli y.-.ir (il Hi* M'.jvil)''!'' Rii(,'ii. (hall be a. raliJ r.s it iliis .n'l had m\,rr Ivi'ii mal-, until they fliall be revolted, alitrcJ or ch.i.ipd liy n'vr orders, or regulations, to Iv iinde under tn- .iuthinty of tills ailj but the f.iid Ordinance ihill hcrc- .".ItiT liavc ii'.i forci', as tn road, in future to be Inid uur, or l-r: l.;i-s or di:cli.'s licrenftcr to iie conltniilrd in thu' laid dif. Irid,, and with rclp-ft to c.t'u'r than the dillritU c.rtjjebcc ind Montreal, lliall be deem. 1 to be henceforth fully :'n- imll^'il and rtpcalcd. [A.I ::..!.] And bf it fiirthiT enartcd bv the fame authority, '1 hat . e-.ery pcrfon, under tlic Surveyor Ciencral o( the dilUirt, in- to » Mi'le hands any money may come ii tiie 1 xe cution and by , \irlJO rf this ad.'lb.all, o.ice i:. three months, account there- ■ fi.r upon o.ilh to the Surve\ir (icneral of the dillrirt, who fii_ll 1:1 lil-ic manner r;-poit ilic finie to, and account for what- ever he may have lereivcd, ar.d how he has ilifpolcd of the faMe, o'lcc in (\\ months, to '.he Superintender.t licneiiil, 1)1 oltener, if by him thercir.o rciuired : and that a gene- ral account of both, and of what may have come to the hands rf the Superintendent (icneral, and of the difpofilion there- of, be once a-vcar h'.cd ii ;li ■ olficc of the Clerk of the I'oirticil, and a fair copy thcr;of be, by the Cler!-: of the Council, projjccj at every convention of the l.cgidativ; Council, and laid upon the tiM; fir the p.ruf.il of the Mem- bers thereof. [.•/„>/.■,,,.) It was then prMpoft-d, that the Bill befcrvc the Comniiitee Pi.i|.ir.,: f,.r jnd the propnfed amendments be printed for the advantage "' of ihit local information, neccH'jry to the digeli of the re- gulations effential to the comfort of the Inhabitants and con- ducive te agriculture and the cultivation and fettlemcnt of the Province ; an objei't rccomr.iendid to the attention of the Countil by the Noble Lord at the Mead of the (jovernment .,t His arrival j and lince reporae ' by the folcmn and Ipecial fefcrence which terminated 1.1 '.he Report of the prefent bill. Th..: the further ennfideration of the lubjed of hij;h'.va)5 311J f'f U\tCt. and bridges be ncvcithelel's realfumed on Monday next : liut ■•f, '""1 oic confined tofuch pi "Mhons only, a. the d'-feftive coriiliiion of TrJ 11.! iV "in ''"■' fO'lt'^ uiiivcrl..;, . ci.nfelfed Ihews to be abfolutcly necef- th! ron.i ot a ^-^'y" and that correlpondent pros ifion^ befelefUd, deviled Bill, la.briavi. and ihted in the form of a bill lor the further con'ideration fi"n' J- \t-m t,i ct thi> Committee, tosvards fuch immi'diatercllel tothecoun- ''.!. "'"'I,"!.i' \ '■■*'' -'^ '' '"■■'> befafe and iull to afiVird. and ivhith ou^;lit nul ""^ to be deferred tor tloul't? upon points rr(|uirini; slelay, and more in..t.iie deliberation 'ipon the lubjcCl of the Higli- wavj t.iUen in it- whole extent ; and that it be coni-nitied to "sir. IJ.inn, Col. Cihiwdl, Mr. (iranl, Mr. Dc it. Ours, and Mr- Bouchervill,', to jircpare the Bill propci lor the pre- fent oii'encv, to be fubmiiird to the Committee, ftintinp :ic Piii I iinJiiniii-.'n^r.ti [U i.r i ■] [•pi, EX'l R ACT/rfw lie Vrotcedingi haion the Nt-j} B:i! uhiih relates to the Hi^h Roads and Brid?^cs in the central Diftrtiis r.f j-^ueluc and Alcntreal^ WIU.Ri.AS a commodious land cartla^t,e as promot- ing agriculture, pop.dation, and conim;rce, is one of the firil o!\)ec\ of all policed countries, and forwant of a ducaltciion loit gre.u portions even of the granted and patented part; of this pros ince, capable from their fituation and ijualiis of the li^il ol )ieldini an abundant produce, remain l;ill uncultivated and unfittled, to th ■ lols of t'e proprietots .,hd th," commi.n detrirner.t ; be it enaitcd by Uis K.sccllni- cy the Governor and the l,'';:inativc Council, and it is here- by enarted by the authority of the lame, 'I'h at the Surveyor Cjcner.il of me roati eoniniiirionatcd , or to be commiirionaicd (rr ihv Uiltrifls of 'iaebec and Moiitre;il, and all Captains ■ of Militia, or under Surviyois or Infpertnrs, or inferior I'.'. cers of Militia, having anv concirn in executing thetrul iiieniiiMied in the acl, entitb-d, " An Ordinance for re- " p.iiriii!' a. id amending the Public !ii',h.ssr.. ■, ..id Bridges " 1:1 the I'rovincc of '"iutber," O.all fc \ ; rali, t.l'.r ,-,n oath to the follossing eH'til, " rh„t he "^ill wliliirut hatred or ** malice, f.ivour or afi'vvdcn, fo.thfulK and imp.'-rtially es- " tcutc the oJlice an,! tnif* to which he ibi.ili i^e To commif- •' fi..v...t.d or ;.ppointeil, acfordir.g to thr l.\ss for that " polf nir.de an J pros ided, and : t! •■ iu-.i ofin fvil' " iedj-e ...nd undei itanuin"."' .'vi:.! >.ii.:;e.-. . i: ssa; tl,e ufage and ciio.n (I tu (.MS I '.n.ent, prior to the llii'.ifli eon jiielt of ih^ t'< li .'.r ...1 ol^.-er aflinj* .1' Isup'-ri'itend ".t (icaei.il over ..il t!r. i : 'li-ssai > .Jider tlie !ii!e and tiile ef 1,1. •. / /V,,i /•,/ .■• , -.. ,1 /','ii'ir, an I ;u\. ;;', (ci .TioMdly by fulif : Jin i •_ ,\. • ■:•, aa.l the firki.t t../ .rnrneiii may coic.i.- it to be ( , th- • '.iIk!.- utility, i.j t ..i.ilii.ie .1 Siipf ti'i-e.:d':nt C'.Mie- I li I 1 I, tads . r more dill .." tl: '.r. i.;ir . be it iilio cnicod by 111 I,, ■ ;. J'l-.oil'y , 'I Ii; I 1 \»i/ l-nh .'siiprrir.t^;..!. :,: (itiie ) 1,.'. :'. ivK.te.er .. :;iie .' ■■ ,i;!i d . :1. ,11 \..i'<- : it.- ].!;" •^;.i;i. I pur- le ..1.1 lent ;:o\ir.ci , .-111 lo to I '■ tal ,: \Urv -V',; (.,L •.■..',;-edbe:.-- ■da I'.ri Oolres di'nii.'s bcCft dcMonl.f:.! coniine ils foit limit^s aJUieilement, faitj i.i»> la fi.mierr ^„ ycrtu d'lin /\cle i.iti'.alc " Ordonnancc qui repare etam- ' ch.mii.*rfcrt"t " "'•'' ^" <^'"-"''"~ ''t !-""'■ r"'''''-* 'l^n- ' ' IVovinee de (Jur- ,jl,j. . ' " bcc" pafsecdans la div k;".ienic annee dii Uegne de Si Mnjeftc-, feront aulVi valides cpie li eet .\:\e ii'eul j.imait et : fait. Infqu'.i ce iju'ils foient revoijiies, altercs ou tl.ani;< j par d'autres ordres oil ri'g).'iliens .|ui feront faits fous I'au. tnritc du preient .Arte, iiiios que la dite Ordoiinance n'auri plus ci apres aucune for.-e ipi.md auv chemins qiii f ■ liveron; .1 I'avenir, on qii.mt au\ pov.s 01 fofses qui I, rout fiits er conllraitsdin, les ilits DiltiiCt., etqoant a d'..uTes Orliilt, que ceu:. de (.Jnebec ct de Mon eiitierernent arnulle.; et rape! 1-/,: ■ll, -■ lera re;; iideecuniiiii; rcnjui. I'.i qu'il foit dephu llatue par 1 1 dit;- antorile ipie qid.oa. jiiiir. il'iii; que, fous I'Infpei'teur (ieneral ilu Uiilri.'l, eiitrc les niiin< P'T ''-■■• de qui .lULun argent peui etre paie en e\ecuiion et ea veiti; Ciumrnt It. ^I'' eet Arte, en rendra compt.' ton, h s irois inoi, l(,n, |,r. nmptti imini ment .a I'lnlpeCleur (ieneral du Diilricl, qui ten un pared rapport et de la iiieine maniere de tout qu'il ce p.-ut .iv.iir reyu ct comment il e.i a dilpo.e, une lois tons les llv mois, an Surintenil.mt General, ou plus fiuvcnt s'ii en elt re lui'' etque IcSuriai.'i'duit iJenei.ilf -.Mun compte General dej deux ainfi que d. > lomnies d'arg' nt qu'il pourra asoii rcyu, ct la maniere doi.; il en .lura difpnsc, par ch.ique annc;; ct le (ilera dan, le Bureau du lirefte du Confeil, cl dont copie p,ir le IjretKer dj Confeil li'r.; proJu'.te a cha.;uc a!llm!>h;; du Confeil Legillatif, ct miie lui la table pen la conlidjri- lion des irenibrc'- d'lcelui. Pr.'p.sfitlisi ]--;ir tatr-r iiii- primcr If Bit! ft Ikl sL'rrcd.01 , II a tte alors propose cjuc le Hill dcvant ie Coiiiiniie, et les am'-ndemens projeites foient i"iprinies pour I'av.oiiii'e de celte information locale necoi.iire ,1 metire en ordre l!i regleniens clfentiels a I'iiteret de» habitans ct qui coiidui fent au.x objets d'agricullure d.; culture et detablilU ment de la I'ro'.ince, obje; leeonimande ii I'attc iti.in du Conliil le Noble Lord .1 la tete du Gouvernemen: ,1 ion rejHte par un 01 'ir et.iit a la fin du ra; par ee It pport du prelciit .Acle. F:r""i '*i-i- . *^' '""" '■••prendroit neannioins la comi.leraiion de P,,;,. tit i..,r 1: t,,..is, jet des grands chcniiai ct ponts l.nndi proehiin; t^iai.. ren. do.irr ti mfine fermee feulcment a tcls reglemen; qae la condition vieieufr f.iui b I rnif J,.s chemins unncrffllemcnt avouee conll ate etrc d'unc B> 1 irllf. .cllite r-.i'roin f\ liirfia uisf : ^ ibiolue, ct que tels reglcmciii qui fe coirefponle- 'J(_ rout loient choilis pri, et faiis, rn forme d'.m Bill pour une ,„ . plu> ample coiil'ider.ition de ce Comniiie q.i.int ,ui belein 'll. y I Ifant du pai- fur a qu'il ell julle it fiir de faire, ei 1 iii •; .l.iisiiii poiv.i .■■...• ditlciea J ; r dviute-. lur de- points .;i:i evi- gcroieat un deb.i tt une confijeiation plus ferieufe qui.it .1 I'o.nit des chemins pris dans route fon etevdue ct qi'i! foit commis a Mr. Dann, au Colo;:el CaidAeil, Mr. (iranl Mr. de St Ours et Mr. de Bojcherville, de |>reparer un .\s'te convenable a la preieiue inienlion (;':; f.ra loi'mis au Coiiinutc a telle aliVmbiee LunJi pri.cliain w:, ] FXTKAIl' d,s Prcu::,: .::i !:,!! qui ('..axliula. t'Oii'T-' c^ncenie Irs Craitds Uc::.:<:: it Us Penis dans US Dijhi.-.'s iciitr.vix de l^/el/c, ct ,.i- Mcr::re...'- UN Tr.ii.fport par-terre comniolf et qui aupni. nicr i; r.igiiciiltuie la popidatior. it k- commerce itant on d''s j-r-miers objets I'elfei 1, iv am " (]je i.,., , 1,, I'm. ra li. ;• . " fivcur ou aiTediiin il ,-,eciilera rem; hi ,-;; - ,.| il'ini " comiiiiflioi e ou nnnini ■, coifoinuiiicnt ou h^iv | .ji, ^ . t " pouiviies a cet e ''t cl aii nr.iib.ii: d. la i,.!!:!.);,;., ■.,-(.. J . " ion j'i;;fin'-n'." [.^//•.■.] ,,.,1, I t ru;.,,.,? rtla riuianie foui I'anu n Gouec;; .r.en; ..\ant la Co:i.;u.-le de la I'loviiiee pir le>:.:m,'i Biiio ••' .' etani d'a — jr 1:1 .,!;i.-er f.lfini I -, fuaillion, d ■ ;;,o:ii-...' '.|', ' (ieneral Cm tmis l.'s ,li-n,in-., le.is |p di ;oniiniu ...... de Grind \ oyer pour t-niie i 1 I'ros i.ic-, ■,;iii:,iii ',, , .! par a;;en fubslelegur , et 1 : (.ouvi in,.,„, „t act ie| p, .,. .', cnceii.irqn'il p.iurr.-.eife.le I'eiilio. I'ublmuc d ■ , c 1 r un Si.iiuien.l.ii^tl, ;-i-e,-ald, I'iMiiins pour pl'uil. |., li;,,' ' ' • ■ q .'ll l.jl; uidiilitue par la dlt • :.„ .,iiic < ii,' .■,,•■.;!■ ,;, ■ ' Si.nnl.r. l.nt (. e.era'. d ■■,.n ,■ d- tl..l. Pnv.r-, injc qui iL(Mrc ctam- 1.' In I'roviiuc Jc CJur- iincL- Uii Ri'^nc dc Si A:ic n'l'ut j.iin:;it ut; >, altcrc-s oil tl..iiii;r.-il, It ili.nt copi..- '■ ii clii.juc a!l'i:ii!i|.J; ibifpoii Is coiili.ijr.i- •y.ii>i le CoiDMiik-, ct inns |,.)ui- l'.u.i:ii:ij.e .1 imtiro en onlro l.s I'iiJiis tt uui c.mJui. : ft d'ctal.hlUinciitde tcntivin du CiMiliil par iliopt .1 inn :.rii>cf it •miKl ct GtMir.il ,iui Ic. conl'idcraticn dc P,,;,. i |roi'n.ii'i J nni. rcn- :c 1,1 cundiiicin viilcul" mllifj ftre d'uTi- uc- qui I;- ci)i:\fpon ir. nc d'.in Bill pour unr niiir qjaiu uu [\-;c.\n fur d;' Clirc. it l;ui •; iLr (!i'- points .lui fs|. 1 plus (cricuff quint ,1 1 fH!:du.' ct q.i'i! ioit -:-iAc;i, Mr. Cii.iiii, illc, do preparer u!i '^'1 (;'-■; Lra (■.■i'mi> au cii.iin .Vr/.-.v.:;; /;,•/,' ,;v/ /e'J rc;,7.t ..',;rt.i „•; McK.'ri'.J- !■! qiti .-.tipni.nicrcit commnci.' it.ini un ■ IS liil.ci... par f.irir ii':Jer:iblci: iinuK- d>j qui liiiit pir l.-ur :iJai;i,"it, reliant (ans l'i.';-rii.-;;iii\.s i-t ,;a li' (•('uiiinr'ir rt lt * lOiivn 1 . M.-.Hiit.. ■. I'l > d • '1 r ..■ . ncnt ■| '"' . 1 :i,u\iir!M ... . 1 ■ ■• :Mli:nu ". > ■■■ i-Mt .-K-tul p, .1 . . ■ i!i.|Uc cl ■ , ,. 1; ,- '• rlllli 1- I/:, 1 - C 1 Ur . ■) I .;; . ^ t I ; fll'li;-!. .Jiu- ,■ ■ 1..;:, • 'r U ■/[ ^, 1 ■ .1 .|V,I,.,. „ ' ; -1 n. ;■ , ■'■■ 1 1 ' 1 . [ 7 J rou) pr.iti'V'.: ;'.\ fur I'w (ukiri'.; tlij c.t'u cf any public oTi- c;r§, aiisl l>y tlic otj-.ar luborsli.ijte oRictrs above-imnnion .1, wh'.ni.vT tli!r;i;;ito rr.^uirod, by an.! b-l'ori; fiioli bU|)crin- cndmit ricn.;r.il, or thj Surveyor General of the diilrid to wldch they miy refp.".^U'.:ly belong, tj whnm auth.Trity is b..Tcby give;-i to ajmini;ljr tli; l.u.ie : .\iU every f.ibnr- d.nat? oS;er r-fmi r.; to tike the f..id C'tli, when therc- * _ ... .1 il. .11 ;■ . .!».. „r 1'.... tl'tt:^ 1- ^1. Cl.-l! .....ilil. unto re.|uircJ, tb.i',1 incur a penalty of I'.vciuy Shillin;^ f'crv fuch refuf:'. ■ [^.j..-7../.] And bt it furtSr •.-ni.'icd by the fain,- Authority, Tli.it I 5'.'.rveyor Ik'nei.il of t.ieh dillrij take order, onec a-year, ('\rn, 11, Tr'.'Mnf.' i ! nl .sl :l' I tST'Tlisrs^ t'l los ill )r\S\ li il\I.» (irojiulcj Roi.l. Waad-Unl 5-,h. Ciluf; the I'jrni an accurate ; ! of of all perfons in hi> di.lrirt liable to l.iHi t, lir wjrl; 0,1 the luadi. ail brid ;ci theriiii; and to i.a.nf.nit a. ""■'■ c^?y there il' til the S'.iperint.'ndeii! Gencr,;!, and ti';c order alio 1 1 alViK II s'o sy o;' 10 nuic'i of fueli ills in any coi'fpi.:uuus y.\:: 1.1 'he p ir'ii.iap.e h >ufc c t every parilb of hi, di.lrid, .ii r.-I.it ■■ to fuch paii.h, l\ir iti bein^ generally Lnj.v.a in the f'lii. i.i the inhabitant, and other, intereiUJ. And be it further enadcd by the iame authonts , That 4ih. CUufj whenever a roal is to be laid oat through \vood-land>, whe- ther of a Seij^niory or as unt^rantcd belonging to the Ctown, Roi.l.tlirjush beyoni the l'.Mr;th of one league, and alio where any brid;;e I. .-J ,..,. j^ lobe conllrui'tcd of more th;n the Iciijjth of Fifty feet, the Older therefor (bill I c void unlel's the Superintendent (leneral lliall have concurred in the fame, after a view of ihc place in quetlioa by hiin and the Surveyor General of the diib'ii'^, and afuminons to all the Deputy Surveyors of the parilbes in the vicinity of (uch intended road or brilge, Pjiving them ai; opportunity to be prcfent at fuch vies', and to ailid in the dclibera.ions refpc:ling the defign. [.U!>l.u./.] An.l be it furtlici- cn.iAci by t!ie fame .luthoiiry. That the Surveyor (icneral of each dillric^ (ball employ biml'elf annually from the tenth of May to the (iril of November, in Vifiti t^ b- vifitinr she roads an.l bridjjcs within his dillricl, and in giv- ""'^ in-r the neced'ary orders and dirertions loY the anier.dmeiit R-i;:,lcri to ihtieof, and he Iball keep aregilter of ill the orders by him li' kjir. i PjcJ ion.:hing the fanv and as often as tliersu ito required H-ro 11 1) lie by the Superintendent ( ien ;ral, make written report to him r.ii.;. . of the Hue and conditio. 1 of the roads he (hall have vilited, or which are in any part of his dulridt, and twice .innually the SuKilntendent General hiinl'elf (ball make a like vifita- tion thnar^h both the laid dillrich, to wit, betsveen the tirft of May and the tirll of November, and between the (ir!t of December and the lirllof A,ril, and thereupon not only I ly the repoiiof theStiM eyors General toliunfcli befoie the Gover- nor or L'oniniand.r in Cliiel tor the time being, but a report of his invn, wiih iuch remark, and oblcrvalions is may tend to intbrni the G.ivernnient whether this a.;^ has been faithfully rxei'Uted, and if not, the laule tliereof and by what means that lervicc may in future be more elicrtuallv promoted. Andwbcrca, fre.iuent dil'|iutrj happen between the Seign- ior:- intnis province and their tenants coneerning the roads l.'adini; to Uanal Mills, it being not yet adjutted by whom fuch roids fliould be made and kept in repair ; be it therefore Rni.l.to n4. cn.u'lcd by the fame authority that all roads to be opened to "" •^''"•- any llanal Mills (ball atthr expenceof the Seignior be marked and laid out. twenty feet wide at leaH by the Surveyor Cienera! cf the dillii'l, or by the Superintendent-general, and being to marked and lail out, all the wood thereon (hall alio .it the expence of the Se-gnior be cut down and taken away, and rvi-rv other o!i!lruo!i(.n removed, and afterwards all the in- b.'.bit.ints who are obri:;cd to grind their corn at inch mill, (hall jointly comple.it the f.iine, with,pioper ditclie, uf.d fences on e.uli fide thereof, and bridges wlierc necelliiry. that the (ame m.iy he good and prasticable in all iVilbus of the _M ir, and iball continue to uphold and repair the I'mie 3> a public high w::y. [,-!iiii/"t M;L .fi. I'r-.r , ■1,-.< '■ •jnir. C'li.jri! ^rj^yst-C. Dfi l.;il.'i (e- r int ur.c. 4mp. t-Uui; C!i-niiioMt.i- v.;i. Ic, tcirei J oinciers Publics, ct K's .autrei oiTi-i.-rs lubalterncs ci-dcv.mt incniionniii, lorfs;u'ils en feront requis prendront le meiiis f.rincnt devant td Surintcndant ou liifpcrteur Cicneral du Dillrirt au quel lis apparticiidront re('pcc".ivcm-'nt, qui onl par ces prtfentes le pouvoir de leur adininillrcr j ct tout ollicier fulialtcrnc qui refulera de prendre tcl ferment, lorf- iiu'il en fera i'C|uis, encourrcr.i unc amende dc vingt (hel- ling;! pour cha [ue ct lei refus. F.t qu'i! fottdcplui (latuc par la dite autorite que I'inf- pcfteur Ge'iier-il de chaque Didricl ordonnera un: fois par ch.ique annee de fairc une lido c.\.'.i>.' dc toutcs perfonne» capabico dans (on Dillrld de trav.iilltr au.v chen.in;. et ponts d'icclui ; ct d'en tranl'mettrc unc cople au Surintcndant (i.'- ner.il ct ordonncra audi d'cn nppofer une copie da-is iiuciin-' p.irtie vifible du prcfbitere dc c'l.ique paioifTe de ton \)\' ■ t:\tl, du iiombrc dc gens dans chaque parcille, aiin iju'i! (bit connu dans la dite paroillc au\ habit ins ct autre) biie- re(5e!. [.y.,-./.;„.] Et qu'il foil deplus (tatut; par It ditc autorite, (J^ie lorl'- qu'un chemln (era (i.\e a travcr.. des terres a b./is (oil d:;.'.! unc Scigneuric ou commc tcrtcs iion-concedecs de l.i Cour- onne, au-i!ela de la longcurd'une liciect lorf.j'.i'il v auraun pont ii conllriiirc de pluj dc cin.iuantc pifds de long I'jrdro donnc a cet efTct (era nul, a moins que le Surintcndant Ge neral n'y ait concouru aprc'S un cxanien de I'cndrcit en quel tion par lui et I'lnlpcrtcur General duDi^lrici, avccun avcr- tille.ncnt ii tous les Deputi-i Inlpefleur.s des i'aroilTes dans Ir . voiliuage de I'cndroit ou tcl cheniin ou pont doivcnt etr<- conllruits, en leur donnant la facube d'etre prefein a Iel e.xamcn ct d'aidcr dans les dt-libcratiuns fur tcl projef. [Mc/.u,.] tmr. Clauft t^t qu'il foit de plus (l.itue par la dite autorite que I'lnr. rrupoitc. pcftcur General dc ch.iquc Didrie'l s'occujU'ia par cha ;ue an- y. . . nee a compter du di.\ Mai jufqu'au premier Novembre Ji ront'flikli'." vifitcr les cbemins ct ponts dans Ion Dillrid, ct a dcnner les ordres nccefl'aircs a la reparation d'iceu.'C.ct tiendra un re- Dm rjport) gidrcdctouslcs ordres qu'ildonnera concernantlcs dits rlie f:ronttjiti. niins et ponts, et de faife, autant dc Ibis qu'il en (era re qui i par Ic Surintcndant General, un rapport par ecrit de I'ctr.t et de la condition dcs chemins i^u'il aura vilitc ou q.ii fenr l dans aucune partie dc fon Didrict, et Ic Surintcndant Ge- neral fera unc femblable vilitc deux loi, par annee dans lei dits Dillrii'ts, entrc le premier joui de Mai ct Ic pren.icrdj Novembrc ct cntre, le premier de Decembre et le prt-niii r d'Avril etfur iccllcs villtes prefcntera non (culement le rap port des Infpcileur.s Generaux qu'jis lui auront fait nu G.ii.- vcrneur ou CoinmaiHlanl en Chef d'abirs, nials aulTi (on pro pfc raport avec tellcs ob.crvations ct rcinar.)u-s qui p.'nicnt tendre ,\ donncr des inlorm.itions an (Souvcrncment (1 c."i Aflc a etc (idclcment cxtculi, ct I'il ne I'a pas cii;, 1 1 rai. fon, ct par quels moiens le fervicc pourra etre fait plus clli- caccmcm. Et pbifi-eur, diflicultci s'elovant entrc les Seigneurs d.:M celte I'rovii.cc ct leurs tcnancicrs concernant le; chemln, nui conduifent aux moalins bannaux, n'ctant pas encore rejie par qui t.'ls chemins doivcnt etre fails et re'sarsis. Chemini tiij Qu'il (bit ;i ces caufcs llatue par la dite autorite que toui Ban clie.nias a oil', rir a aucuns moulins bannaux feront marquer. fixes ct ouvcrti de vingt piedide largeur a'anioins pir I'lnl"- pcrtcur General da Hitlrid on le Surint'.ndant (ieneral et aprcsavoircteainl'i marque etfis^e, toutlcbois fur i.cluii'era coupe et 6;e au\ fraisdu Seigneur ainli que tout .lutre ob- firudion et emiiarras et enluitc tnus les h.ibitans oblig'.'s .i moudre leurs grains a tel moalin, rach"Vcront enfeinble avcc des clotures ct des fofses convcna!iles de cha lue cote d.i dit chemln et aulli les ponts qui y feront neccfl'aircs (e.-oni. fairs par Ici dit, h.ibitani, nlln que tel chemln foit ban ct pratiquable dans tous terns de raunce, ct continueror.t a I'entretenir ct a le rc;\ircr comnie un chemin public. [,y..V/.v.] F.t 11 cl( depius (Utuc par la dite autorite que rirn d.- c: rmt. eiauie qui e|l contenu dans' cet Acic ou Ordonnanec nc f.'ra ci'ien- du donncr pouvoir ct autorite d,"K.\\r ancun nouveaa c'.- . mia quclconq'ae, oa detourncr le co,.r5 d'un nouveaa a p,i(;i'r . I travels le jardin, ou verger d'aucun indivldu 01 dcrio'.-.r fi mailon ou cndonim.iger ni fi !',.'.ipgf , moulm ru .;i:'..-: zs.;' - llrnction d'aucune elpecc que ce tblt ou endonimager I'ctang ru la chiufieedc (on moulin, oa dclourner Ion cours d'eau lins le cnnleiitemcnt du I'roprierairc qui (era cl.iire:.'..iit c; prime par un ecrit lous fa (ign.iture, conf.rr, .'■.: p.-,r ileu. moins dlgne, de (oi on dcv.-.nt un noiair? Public; ;',i;;., j \ que rien dans cette el lufe nc (ei a reputec ailecler aucane oes vi.;... rues dsfignccs ou priijette'e. a etre (i\ee. dan-; it p.iur I'u'ie ou I'autre d's \il!es lie Qjiebrc, de Moiilicjl ou des I'rois- Rivier,, i^u d.ai" . les lianlieues d'leellcs, ui d.,iis ausuiie au- tre villi dm I'un oal'aatrc desDlllri.'b cl dcKiis nu.ilioir.C'. Et v\>:.mt U inL-untcili'^tuci; qui arrive iViiv?nt crrie f- ■"' nanciLT ec tcnancii r, propritt.nrc tt j'ro^trict.ilre, ijimi.t ;•.» cours que K'urs luUc^ tt l.iicr.cc!; d.'vroi'.'.uprdr.iJrt', p.-irlcs- quelles hi i;r.iiuis chu-miis (-w.X trts end."ni;m:i^'cs d:i' i cjy. t. lines r.n(i)ii-> ; t: r.h'i di \\ proverir iiu'i! iMt ue;''! s i! - I'AVr' tue par Iniitc jMi'^ritL- q.in' lori.iu'auc.:'.! \\:'?, r-nt i\\-\ i i nure teiKi>Hi*r it t-^nrriciijr, propri-'':,!!*- ■ rt pr •; . i.i.'l ■ , quaii;.uixi:oiiritrt.ui, quifrnv!ninm:i",o!it K' mm-am.!'. \'u-':v.'. ■ , r.iil'.i''C I'll ilit'p'jfi* Irra I'litendue, j-^;^-•c ct u. lorn.intc p-. !'I ■•.rpci^t?ur (icns'ial <*u le Surliit'? ul i a (j ';-c!j!. 6nif. Cl: Mi;uliii: na ]i r -tj'tjf^. Anoinf pn r i;'t.' pnvff r d. It tiic ciiiisH II igtr. vi*Jvr-p'l--'-i'-insdcli;":cr . i via \ ir..i I.U , q JJ !•.■!■ Tl )n'i [ s ] l((f|>'fiiii|| ^he nfifihbourhdoJ. fn he n.im:J by the Siirvfyor :;cn;rr.l of 4^10 itiirW, n; .Su^crintcn.lcnt-geiioral, and fiioli dftcrmina- r , tii.i, to be declared in wiuing under tluir fignnturcs, (hall bf biiiJini; on all j.ir:;. , aii.l it foall bi- ttiL- duty of the Survcyor-jjt-neml o! ihi- uiftncloriil ilieSupcrintcndent-ge- ncrr.l, tociucra minute dl the dcicrinination albrel'aid upon hi, joir.i.ib, i.ij dil.vcr a copy thereof ti) fachofth:; p.irtics inurcilcd, under hi:iluii.I and ical. [KtJ,SM.\ ""• f'<"i" And whereas mmy gr'r.it inccmvcnicnces liHvebcen fill in divtrj p.trts cf this province, (mm the w.int ot iliulies of :i pmpcr de| th and brc .dth fc r the per^^.'le of draining low and marfhy lands, thr(iiii;h wliiili the King's hinh.roid mud nccc(rarily pafs, and it .vovild he {rrievcut'.y burthcnlb;ne on the proprietors offuch I 'nils, to f-vart that ncceflary work from them, Be it cnavl.'l by ih- faine authmily, that th.' S'arveyor-gencrat, ulth the .-ipprobation of the Snpcrintea- dcnt-j:encral, after vi-avinir thr fan'c, in the vi.in.ige, t(i work upon and mikc the fame, as ho inhi. judgemcniinay to.ifiJcr to he i iterefled in drain- ing the (aid laM.Hi, and .'.ny prtoti rrfafing towo, kal the l.iiJ ditches or drains, when thi-reunlo duly rripiireii, (hall incur the penalty of live ihiilia;-.. Ibr cvmy fuch rcfufal. icili. C. »."([ Aii:l be it furthir cnaO.'d by the (ame authority, that every prop. I.J. periiin under the .' arieyor general of thcdillrifi, into whol' Acioiinti to h'.;v.ls any money may come, in the execution and by virtu' tt ir.iJtnJ. pf (|,is /\£l, (lull once in three mrnlh:. .ntciiiint thcreibr upon oalh, to U'Q Surveyor riacial of liie diiliicl, who (Ii.tII in IiKC manner report tlie f, me,, an J account (or whatever he Biay h.".vc received, and h.^w he ha^ uifpoil-d of the fame, onrein fiv months, to the Superintendent-general, or oftcner t> by him themanto required, and that a general account of both, andonvhat may have conic to the h.'>nJ»of the Siperin- tcndcnt-gencral, aaii of the difpo(iticn thereof, (hall 1)^^ him together with '.he vouchers thereof, be oner a year fih' 1 in the OHice of the Clerk 1 1 the Council, and a fair copy therecil. be by the Clerk of th. Council, prodacr J at every conventio:' of the Letidaiive Cou.-.cil, a:iJ laid upon il.: table for the ferufal of the itiembcrs thcrei:'. iiiS. Cljuft And be it further ena.'led by thclame authcrity, that the fri>|."ifj, ffveral (ines and pen.iltie.infliiftcd by this Ail, ftiall lie fuvd for, levied and applied, in t'.ie fame manner as direilcd by the laws now ia lorcc rclp :flii'£ the public road> in thi» province. [ •'.•././«._] ifi, AJJiilo. AriJ hecaufc the reads in th.- pr,,;imi'.y of the town-, ofQtt "i V l«'iif I bee an.i Montreal, require more bdiour to put them in a gcwd 1 '•''■ condition th I'l can be reauniably evperted f.-cin ihofe i harge- alle 1.,' the l.iw, as it i.i.w llainli, with thit feivice, and It is iali and fair that the citi.'.cns (liould not I e totally exemp- ted fri pf.ft, tcnt°J, i-r where the fame hath not been rem. rJ .'i-r iliit period, might have been rented lor fomuch, in t'ae iud'^cme-it of Ivm ri- then '.iv who-n (ech or.ier (li.-.ll be nude a'ndapf lOV'.-.f -n manner afrrefaid, at the average rent rif Po.'-ds at the leaft; .-.nd froiided alfo that n.i cit!/en be m.de chargrabl-j rr cnmpfliable to work t -.ach road-, more 'han days in .\r:\ cue year, but that never-thelefs the v. ink they (ball pcrjcrin fiiall be in pro ■.onion to the r-nt of the ho-jfes they (liall occu.n ; and al.'a' provided that iii;h order (hall notai^-cl any perlim of the i;;r!>'-, army or n.-.sy (a.;: of the Civil brar-.ch of the StalF) nor ah) rerfoa inh''yorders nor any me-nhtrof any pul lie order, ir infiitution 1. r the education cf-.-outh, nor of any houfe or fi.undati.;n ir..titated for any cii3ri;a:d- u.''e, and the inoietvof all mo-irs ("ariie by the order o; order! to be made under th'! authority of this a't, and incurred fc.r ojVcnJing the fame, (liall be rctiiicd and applijd hv th-. Surveyt r (i?- li.-ral if the f'rosincc, or dirtri'.t, towards the improvenient rf the roads by this claulr of the ai'l intended to be laid out and rep.iire.l, and the application whereof the Survcynr- nencralof il'- -, P'vince ihdl evhiliit a partlcuhr written ac- count, 'rndcrhis fi/nalii.e, tieiy fx month' , to the f ,"over- ra)r and eiiinin.mder in Chief f"r lire time being, and (ih- a copy therecl in thrOir-.e of the Clerk td' the jcrc of ti.e di;lri.;>. [.".;».,',..'. 1 9me. CUufe 1 .fsis r- ijignics ncmmes par l'IllfpCl^eur (niierildu Diflriclou le Surinten- daiit General, ct tcl jugcment (era mis par i-crit fous Icui . fignalurea et lieia lei panics, et il fcra du devoir de I'lnl- peilleur Ciencral du DidiiOl ou du .Sunntcndant tjencral ircnlrer uiic minute ilu jugein'.nit ci- dcfi'iis fiteiiiioniic fur (es jouinaux, et eii deli\ier unc cupic a th.icunc dcs partiei iliti-rcfseei lous burs Icings el ieau. [Rrjrilil.] Kt de grands inronvenieni aianl tteeproilves dans divcrfe!! parties de ceite I'loviiice par l.uitc des iblse-. d'unc profon- deur ct d'une largeur proportioiinees a alsether les tern J bades It inarecageu(e» par Icsiiuelles Ici chemins du Roi ftir. trri-sbji(ri doivent nicedairenieat paii< i el i.,gcu(ci, pioprietaires de lelles terres u'exigcr Iestra\.iu.\ LeCtlOiircs a taire d'cu.x feuls, qu'il loit ilaliie par la ditc autoritc ri:; riiilpefteur Cieneral de I'approbaliun du Suiinteiulant Cie . ner.il, apres tju'il Tatir.! vilite, onlonntra de (aire tels (ofst-« et faigntcs I'uHifantcs, en er.igeant des gen., dans le voif: n.tge d*y trav.iiller ct de les t.iire, (uivant ce qu'il juger i iju'ils (but inicrefscs a secher les ditcs terres, et ejuiconiju; lefufera de iravaillcr au« dila lof cs ct faignees, lorfqu'll en ftridu.-mciit requis, cr-enurreri I'nmende do cinq (hellinj^i pour chatiuc ct ttl relus. [./y,,v,V,] r.t qu'il foil dcplu» (laiuii par la dite autoritc rjuequi- i-mc. Cliult conquc (bus la diredlion de rinfpcclcur General du Dillrivt rmp '.ic, qui rccevra aucur. argent en cvcculicn et en vertu de cc pre- Comptfi qui lent Aifc, en rendra compte Jans troismois (ous feriuent a ftion'rinJai. l'ln('pec:tcur General du J.!i;lriet qi;i fera egalement (on raj - port ct donneia le compte de lout ce qu'il aura pii rccevoir tt de la maniere dom ii en a oi.j-o.e, unc fois par chaque fi< nicis au iiurintendant General ; ou plus fouvciit s'il en ed icquis, ct t,ue le Surintcndant General lilciaun compte gi ticral des deux ainfi que dc cc qu'il a pu recf.vcir et de la nianieie dont il en a difpose avee preuves par iei it, une fois par chaque aniice au Buriaudu (jrelhcr da Conleil, ct tore d'iceini (era faite pur le (irefher du Conleil et elle ("era p n • diiite il chaque affern'olce du Conleil [.egiHaiif it n;il(; liir la table pour la coiifidcration dismembres d'icelui, [Pfjtiiii.] I. i .^ il foi: deplus (latuc par la dite autoritc one les dii- iimt. Clijfe lerentcs peincs ct ameiidcs infligces par cct Acle, (croi.t jiourfuivie^, ptelcvets et dertinces de la mene maniere qu il e(l ordoiine-e par les l.oi.s: aduellemerit en fcrce qa.anl aux themins publics dans cette I'roviiire. [//./o//rc] Et parceque les themins dans la proximito des villcs de Quebec ct dc Montreal exigent f las de travaux pour les tenir en bon otdtc i^u. I'o.i p. at nrironablinieiit attend. e de eeu, qui font charges par la I.oi, qui cxifte aitirellcmrnt, de f 1 (crvicc «t qu'il eii coiivenaMe et julle quo les Cit'iici.s ne foient pas ablblumcnt exemptes d'une iharge dont le.i avan- tages font d'unc fi grande consequence a leers interets d'a- voir un acces aisc tt commodcp.ir de bom i hemins a leur* silles dont ils fe fervent cux mcnics, et qui conlribixnt en j'en fervant a les gatcr. < jn'il foit a ces eaufcs (latue par la dite autoritc, que I'lnlpe^leur Cieneral du Dilhie'l aura le isouvoir de dc.nnerordrc cu de (aire des proces veibaux, pour ohliger let haliitans des diies villes re.petlivcmeut, ii con- iribuer ii toe^ grand% clien.ins qui eonJuiirnt ai.x ditCisilKi dan> leurs P,.roi(l'cs relpectives, ct que par chaqiie Contra- >ention a tel ordre, il (era encoi.rru une amende de (helings qui (era recouvreeconimt lesat.trcs peiiici et amende' dans les Loix penales corcernant ks grandr chemms ; pourvii toujours one tel proces verb ,1 pour Vobjet exniique dans cet Adc, foit i.pprouic par la majoiilt- del Magiilratj reddens dans la paroiffe, et d aueun tr.-jis mem- brcs Uu Coiifed de fa Maielle, certilie au pi'd de tel ordre fous leurs f.gnafarcs refpeetisc.', et li fcra (iie au bereau da (Ireftier des reances de pa:v rt puhlie dans la G izett'- i'ub- lique des dite- viiles tetpecliiement p.nir un tcm; uui ren fcrincra trois Dimanches aprc.i la d.ite du dit ordre ; ot pour, sii en outre que tel ordre nc hut pas contic .aucune... claOii iafcrieurcs, m:.i leulemcnt contie teis citeien. 0|Ui occupe- lont '.nc maiiun qui pendant annces pafsees aura cte louee, ou loifiu'ellc nc I'aura pis cic p'lidant f Irms, die jwuvoit I'etie pour autant au jugemrnt de celui cu ccu,\ qei ft rout tcl crJrc et q-ai I'auront approave de l.i inaiueie il-d as nieiilionnee, fur ur.e rente pro|iortio]ic» de I.ivrcs au iiioias, et pourvii audi qu'aueun tiioienne pui.Vc etreo'.dige dt travaiiler (ur tela chemins plus de Jours dans chaque aniii'e, mais riuc neanmoirn Ks ttavaux qa'ili fe.onl, feiont proportioi.ii.s an I.oier on tente lies mall. ins qu'il. rvcinieroiii ; rt pourv.i .".u(ii que t.l ordre ncregaidtra pasauri nc prr.oni.cdo I'armeeoude la nia line Resale (pu iie (eionl pas.jc la 'oranclk civil •) niilaii, !• faints oidrcs li .cucuun.i inbred'oucun ordre on inilitution pii- bliqiie pour I'educatlon de lajeunrlie, ni d',iuiiM:e maiion la fondaiion iiijtitutes pour (cruees de cliaritc; rt la moiiie des (iimmes I'argenteui (ciont prcleve-ts en vrrta de I'or.l; • en des crdres o.ii feront d. ,-. ns fr ■-* I'autorite d- e't Ae'e, et qui auront t.ie paiees, pcur cnr.travention ;"i in liii. fe- .'■: r.'^ei-s c! dif|ro!c - par llnCpertenr Cenerel de la I'rn i . ■ oa da Diibi.H pour rani-'-'Iorationdes cheir.ins enlendii p'r ectte tl.iufe de I'Arteqi i lerout fait et rcparcs, dont 11, .• fpirti-ur GcUk-al de la I'rcsince donnera un compte | nr":- tii!i'-i-e par eejiifi US fa fr-rnature, tous les fix nioi-auG.j. verrii-u.' ct C'Himai-.dant ea Ch.f d'alors, et filernrt c.i, i • ilii ilit IT n, t, d,in> le buicaa da Grefiier de l.i paix -i l)i''ii.t. [P-:»it!,.] propow »rrf. CI. 'iff ]) ttit ajouree Dtllrifliiu Ic Siirir.tfn- iiis p.11- crrit fous Icui '. ja Ju (kvoir ilf I'lnl- bui lntcn(i.int Ciencr.il ilcftus iiK'iiiiijnnc (ui ; u ch.icunc ilc] panic! ' I'proiivffs fl.tiis Jivcrfe* 5 ibiita d'une profon- i:i A al&c( her If i tcrr* j « Ics chcmins du R(.i feioii tii's acharjicau < • U'str:i\.iu>: t.tcciraircs ,ir la dilc autoritc qi; •. 1 ilu Suiintciulant Cit . nera de fuire tcb lofst-t ili-s jjcni dans le voif; jivant ce qu'il jiigori s tcrrcs, et ouiconijin t luigners, lorfqu'il c;\ icr.dc df ciii'i (hcllinj^i ilite autorilc queciiii- ir Geniral du l)iilriit ;iet en vcriu de cf prc- 113 mois lous Icrnienc a t':a egalemcnt Ion ra[ - (^u'll aura pu rtccvoir unc lois par cha^jue fi < 1,'us fouvcnt s'il en t:} al fi.'cia an comptc gi a pu rcc'.vcir ct de la ivcs par ttiit, unc fois ^r da Conleil, ct Kor t '(;n(til ct elle fora pn • .L'gidailf It ly.'ii'e iiir la iri's d'icclui. t? autorilc one les Jii . p.-.r cct Ad;, (cnint la Diemr manicrc quil It en llrce ijjanl aux iroxiniltc dcs villcs de Ic travaux puur Iri tenir Lniciit alieiulic do tcuv e aitucllcmrnt, dc ti I :e que ! (heinins it k'uri ct qui contrihi'.cnt en CCS caufcs flatue par la il du Dillriil aura If L-5 proces verbaux, pnur e.peclivcnicut, a con- iJuilrnt a\:\ ditcttilKi uc par cliaque Contrn- jne amende de :onimf les ai.trcs princi conccrnnnt ks i;i.inclf ice» verb il pour I'objet e par la mnjniite dct et d aucun trois mem- V nu picj de tcl crdrc lera (il? au biTfau dii dan» la (lii-tlt'' Tub- p.iiir un tenii qui rrn • du dit ordre ; et pour. contic aucunc> ctall'ii is citi icn. cjui occupc- annccs pafscci ra pi5 etc p'-'.ubnt c- au jugemcin de cclui iuro;U apprcjve dc la r.e rente proportionee pourvii auin qu'aucun er lur tck ciifinlns plus mais cjuc ncanmiii.i •ortioniK-s au koler o i rt pourv a auin que 1 .1 ■i!o rrirmce'': iincrrl dj la I't.ivi , - chcmini cntendu p'r rt rcparcj, dont I'lii- wra on cornpte pr".- Uilcs fix niui.i ' lors, et filerr.nt c.ii i • jrefii.-r de la p.iix ^i J c.i i v!. AJi;,;. [ 9 i i!. AJ.,.; I'l And Ij.ciuf. I'l'? r,i:.Ji i.i the proximity of tlio tivvns of '• (J^rbtc aiiJ Mo'Urj-.l, rtiiuiri; mort: Liboijr to put tliL-m i.i a ;;.iod cn'iditi.in, thjii c.in he ri.-..li).KiiiIy cx|iei'l.'(l ("nun llvifo fliujj'Mblc I)/ the l.iw :is ii now lUiiji, with th:>t (LTvlcf, s I It is jull anil f.iir, ihn: the Citizen^ Ihoul.l no', he lot.ili 1/ exempted Iron) a ih.ir^e toAMnli liencfits of Co much con- l.-iurn'.c to tlicir comfort, as an cafy accefi ly j;ooJ roul, to ihfii ti,v,ni, which th-nifelves ufe, and by uling coiitri- b^ite to imp.iJr ; He it therefore enacted by the fimc a;:tho- riiy, That '.he hurvi-yjr CJeierr.l of the pi'ovincc or diilricl Ih.ill havff po.ver to (ik' order, or mihe mt p.- ,-,'; vri/u'l (or bii.i';i-; lli • iihalilla'U, of ihj fail tovvin iilpedivclv, to coniribui': U all puMic hi;;h wayi, leading to the faid towns, withn llui; ni'pfftive pariOle,; nd tint for every di-iaidl of coinj'li nee *it'i ijcli order, then" ■'. in uried a peiiilrv of 'I'm '1 llinj;., to lie rereivcd r,-. d:r cled rifpec- linR otnT f les p ■! pen iii. s, iti the ;«■■::] h.v, relat'.n; to hip,h-wn ■. ; pro. i '. • 1 ..Iviys that li • ,vjf,', 7,-r/,,/ for the pa ■■.o(e ia thi . cl.ialf cvpreff-', ' t ipprov-d by the mijo. lit, of' t''e Magi;tralr» ref .!. . , .a the parilh, 'and of any threw me.i.lcrsof FfisM ;; ■;'. s Joanril, ceriiH- ) at t!ie (ooi of furh order, un^' -i I'l.eir r'Ipeetive fi!;n;'.tMref . .ind the fTno be filed in t'lr othce ot {U- Clerk ol the .Sefii(nl^ of the I'eare, and publlihed in the public (i r-etie of the f.id towni. relpectivily, Im i period i'.i.luilin'r three Sun lav after the I'lte of tho l.nie rir>'.,r; and provl.l:d taich.T, that I'uch or- L ' - not compul'.bry on ar.\ inferior t'.aii'o, but fuch Ci- I'- • " ■'• oceupv a h.ju('e tliat has ffir three year;, bv p..:!, 1 'v'. ■, •'•■.■ fa:nf h th not(- --, r--- I f,'r thit p''ii),i, I 1 ;.it i ue h- ■ '. ' , •■.■;, 'iMlij juJi^meiu of hin. u t.ei.i t,) ,.ao.a liJ. orJtr fh.ll be m ide, an j a;vTovc 1 m th.- nann: : r.lbre'iid, at the average rent i-f l-'orty Pounds, at tael.-all; nnd provided n'io, that no L'lti/j-i be i-.iaj- rhar„ea:.le or comj. liable to w >ik on luch riia \<, more thati (bur days in any oii j y'l ar, bat that peve, - ihel.fs the y.or • theydiall perlorui IhaH be in pr'>poitio:i to '.'.\: rent of ih. ho:;f:-s tliry l!'ia!l cccapy. And alio I'rovided that fuch orj^r Ih .11 rot affeH any per- Inn of the Ki ,g's .army or ni;vy (n!,t ol the civil branch of th- ly.Tl nor any perfoii in holv orders, nor any member of r.ay raMi" ( lier, or iai'.itution tor education of voatli, not of an ' houfe .r fo nidation iailituted for any charitable ule ; and t!ij nioie') r.f all inonici to aiif' by ilieord r or ord,T> ;o be- im le ua I T the authority o( ihii act, an. 1 incurred ter of. f'ndinj; tie: lair.e, fhall be received and ap-lied, by th- ijarveyor (ij icral of th:- province ordidrifl] to'vird, the i.nprovenunt of the road ., by this cl ufe of th • a'l iilc- led I I be laid o it aid re| aire 1, an 1 the ipplicatiun w'ler -ot the Surveyor tiencral of the province (hail exhii ii a particular written account, under liis fii.;n iture, every fix mo >ih , to th' < Jovvrnor or Comniamler in Chiif for the time lieini>-, ,1 id iTIe a ropy iliereof i a the olfice of the C'lerl; of the I'cace of th.- didiin. il Wh.-rca, in the new dillrifts of this province aliove Mon- '■ tnvil.inhabit.d cliiefly liy His Majelly'sold fu!)ied-s,whohave ta'scn retui'c ihere, therr are no (Jrand \'cn Tj appointed, .-V.I .''rom th; d;ll.incc it cannot be e.vpciled ih.it the ("irand \'oyer of the proviice llinujd extend his 7>', -nt'; there ; aid wh;:rea.-, at the • vtreniiiy of tliis proi-ince, towards I.al-.c Chainplain, and nt \Ii hi'c'iai H.iv, there are coafiderable f-tileineiits aloof His Maje.ly's i,M lu'-jecls, wh j from their di:Uiii fituation, .-.id the tine it would take to fe-i I (it and keep the (iiand\'ov'r of their di.'-r-.-f, to compleat the lav- ing out of the sri-ii t-^tent oi'ro.ids tint are pocelT -v, they (beia^ younii'-rt' . ) could i-' h- ir the e.vipjnce ; .i.hI where- a.s many of t'le L i- :ains o* Miliii» ia tliofe places, wh i by ih-laivni. iafiv ■ ■ ''.ider-fiiveyorsorroad, hiv - co-ii. rail "on . as .Mapi bates, and that it is nec.fi'ar , th.-.t the road (Irdiname fhoald he legally enforced ; !!• it cnaCled by the a.iihority aforei'ai I, 'I'iiat one monih afli-r ihe rublic.ition of this Ordinance, or fooler, if from th'- dillance of the afore, f.iil dill; ills and pl.ices, kaoivledi>c can be had thereot', that it liall and may be la'vful, and the 1 i I i OlHcers, Caplaiis, and other (^ihcers of Militia of the ,Si ;ni'ries,'ron-nfliips. o. Pariihes, with tin- Church-wardens and other parilh-officers, nil";-.- p.nlhes .:r ■ frrmeil.are hercbyrnj-drcd to call a meet. 1 1:^ of the piincipal inhabitants of fuch fei'^niorv, townihip-r, ( r p ;rilhci, notilyinj; the fame by advertifemcnts in writing, fiv-! at places ol the ^rcatell relbrt i-i tiie fame, and ap- pniating a centrical pl.ace, and at a coavcnient dilbince of time, will a fuch inhabitants arc hereby direi'led and re ii.ir- td to meet and pioc-ed to the eb-i'lion (by a mijoritv rf voie i of thofc prjl'.-iit) of, ("rom f nir to eight Surv-:y:rs of r.mds, aecordin;; to tlie e-clent r; fu.li l.i,;aeurii-. to-.vnlhip, or piriihi and return of fuch Sarveinr; io cho e-i (hall be r.iade by an oniccr of the Miliiii. not luiiis; a M.rMdra;e. ..t I'l ■ next fpcciil Sertion of the I'eace for hi;',h rca.l , held in the f.ii 1 fei,;neuiie, townihip, or pariOi, or in the ncii>h'oourhood thcteof. lie ; ;-.!fo c-i.Hed by the (aaie .-.nthorlty. That the Ma- 11.' at s len.linp in I'lich feigneuri-, townihip, parilh, or in t'le r.ci,>!i!ioailioo.l thereof, within the dillance of lif- l.en miles, lliall, ami they nre h.-r;by re.juired, every three month , to hol.i fpecial Selh.ins of the Peace for ).ii;h-rr..ds,thc lirll of which (hall be h -Id, :'.■; foon as maybe, jftcr the Surve, i.s are elecled, not lel. than two to make a ,1-ti.ntn, wh'ie ro more can be con'-eniently .-illeiabl. d. .il;-n th; laid M i^i.lrates at their difcrttlo ', lliall, an.l t'lcy ik. Cliurc pro. Et pjrce que les clicmins dans la pvoximite des Vilici ue P'li.eittrrjjoii- Quehec et dc iVlontreal, i-.xigent plus d'ouvinfe. p'lur lc« '"• mettre en bon ct.'it que ceux ordoiincs par la loi qui cxille aftuellement pour ce fervice, etqu'il ell convcnableet juile que les Citoien. ne fuient pas enticremcnt i- ;eni|no d'une charge dont les avantajes font d'une (i grande coafc luciic; il leurs intcrt'ts d'avoir un accjes ailc et commode p ir de boiis chcmins ii leurs \ illes dunt ils fc I'ervent euy-meiue» ct qj'ilj contribuent .1 gater en s'en fersant, qu'il foit e.i conle |uencc llatiie par la ditc autorite qi.e I'lnlp. cleur Cie iniral de la Province ou du Dillrict, aura pouvoir de di.n u-r ordre ou drelTcr un l'roi,es \'erbal pourobliger les habiiani des dites vilb.-s rcfpettiveiiient, a contribuer ii tm.. grandi chumins publics qui conauilent aux d'tcs \ ilb's dan.s l-uis paroiires relpeitives, et que parcliaque contriv.iition a til ordre, il foit inliij^e ■!"• a:naide de 'iv Ihellin^s qui fera reijUc conime il ell Oi J. i, ■ rn I'-gard a.^v autre p-inesit amendes dans les l.i i.. pen.i.. ■ accrnant les r.rands che- inins i pourvii touj.jurs ijue !- 1 roi, '- >' -ba! pourLi tdijet* c-xprimes dans celte c! nil., fi raappioave p..i . niajorite ciei Magi'lrats relid- • . Jan. la P.uoilii-, ctd'aucmi i, ' Mcm- Ircs du C'onfeil vie fa Maje-t,', ceriifii.- an has de fi (■, Ire fous leurs fignatup fp,. t.vcs et Idtii. .u Ii rcan du Ciref. (ier de, leances t!. !':ux ct pi.blie c: nr. la (ia-.etti. p- Idi '|iic de la ditc ville rtli-t-tliven-.ei.t pe.alant le iems de tro'.s Ui- nianches apre 'a da;, d'ldit ordre. et , nirvii de plo que tcl ordre ne pui.l'e oMi-r.-r aueunc des cl. T- s iiiii rieun-s, ni.'iis tels citoicns qui i < cupero'it u'"»- niait.ni .i.'il a loue p.r..t;i;it trois aiiiiees pafi'ec ,ou qiii d .ns le casou (-lie ii'eet pas etc louie ouroit pu I C-tre pour telle valrur fniv.mt fon opinioii r,u cciie de ccl.. qui aurr. u donue -.t approuve tel t»rdre de la maniere ci-dc(Tu n.n.ionnee, en p.-oporticn an moins de la letitt a.- .vr i.ie 1 i-re.; ei pourvu .lalh qu'au. oun citoien ne pourr . c .re idilige d- tr.ivailler l,.r e- i chc- mins plus de quatre jouis parauc. ne et chaqui' ae.nic, in.'.is que n(;;inmoins les travaiix aiivqu.-ls il (e-t fujet, leront en proportion du lover d" la m nfon a'it ocupeta. Et pmirvu auOtqi e tel ordre iie r-jiiard-'ra aucaii individu dc l'.\rinee ou i. ..; Marine Reyalg ^1,^1 ne lera j us de la Br mche Civih ; m .jui qae ee foil dans 1-s S ints Ordre i.ni aucun m-nibred'au.unc or.lrepublicouii'l'.iut.on four I'e- duc. i-.e. de i;ijcuactfe,nid'ai'cur.t uiai:on (U tond:iti')ai:if- titeee • our rerw.ed" rharitcje. l.imoii.cdcsli miaesd'argent qi.ileron: niclexees p..ri'ordr-- oules ordr- .un.'idouncslous r i-.eri'e d - ce j re(-n: aclc, ct encourrues par cor.travcn- , ... 1 ;-.'.,u"s p;!r ITifpecleur Cx-ne.al de !a id D-tri't. e' dil.Ml'e? par lui it I'e.n.elioratio.i ' .-nt i i-;:-.ni. ' de cette vl.iu e .le r.u'te ■ - . et I'ln p.a- .r e..:neral de la Pio- t'l , •'• ■saitiLulicr ;uant .a l.i difpod.ien .!.' • ■; ■ I .- f ■; d'arj'err, /.as ia h.-natui-.-, .-1., (-inert a lu '. 7 uv rnr'-rou Cijiiiri*:-.".- 1 i'; ' T- .1 ei I I'i.i uiie ^c^'ij au auicau du Pai.. :.. UW.x:H. iinr, CUufrpro- ''^ .' ^';"^t point de Grand \vyer nomtni's dans les nou- I'lue jc-trt jjtu. \eaux Didrifli a.i dcll'ui dc Mortrcal, habit's en n;:,j, aire tec, partie par les anciens 'ujets d. (a M.ijellc ijui s'y font riifu- gic, et ne pouvant clperer. par la dirtanCMlcs lieuv, ijUC le (irand Voyer dc la Pr.jvince pit utendre f s vifite: de toufiiee Jiifi|ues la; et commc a rextreniiti; de cctt.- Pro- vince vera le I.ac Chai,;; bin et a la Ij,ii.' ' - Millifcoui, il y a des et.iblid'-meri.; cinindet.ables com- ■ i. s .lai.i d'anciens fujetsde (a .\l.iiclle, qui par leitr v,t;,....on thngnee ct par Ic teni- qu'il tai.droit p-nir cnvovrt eiierchrr I-.' Grand Voyr de le.ir Dillricl, et c-.-liii <:*';; prcndroit a (aire et fiver I'e- tendueconfideral le dc. ciiemins qui yfont nece/faircs, (n'c- tant que de ieunes habitans) ne pcsuroit en fupp-ater I.i de- penfcs, ct pbiliejrsJ. S_"a;i;ai.ies de Milice d.oi.-cescndro'ts qui (bnt p.ir la Loi aclucHement en force t;oua-\ oyer; des Chemins, aiant des commiHi.ms comme Mijiiiirjis et iti'.nt nceed'airc que rordoinaac-' des themiiis (et le;;rallemcr.t li- xccutc-e ct enforce, (pi'il ibit lla-.ar p r la ditc autorite qu'un mois apre; la publiiaiion de cctte Or.io-.nance aupUiti'it Ii la dillance lie. dits Di'Victs ct enio;'c-j paroilfe, tt le rap. eat dc tels Inlpeaeursdcs cliemius ain i i'lus fera fait par un o;iicier de Milice, qui ne fera pas u.i Magidrat, .i la proch.dnc fiance IpiJ-riale pour les i,-raiids ehemins teaue d ins la dite feijineurie, jurildic^cion oj ;a- roille ou au voiaii.ase d'icelle. Qu'il foit aufli Ifc.aii- par la dite aut'iri;.-, r;'.;e I.-. Ma^illrats r-.-lidens uans telle fcig- ncurie, juti-di-'lion, paroiH'e ou an v.iiiin.ipe d'icelle, dans la dillince dc eiiiii'/e -.niles, fe;o ;t toas les t.-ois mois ct tieiidroiit des ftranccs Ipeci.ilts de la Pai- pour les grands chemia , dont I.i premiere fera tea-ae aelfiiot que podible apre, I'eleiti.in ■! -s lul'pei'leurs, p ir noa , i les de dejiic Mapilhati pour tiirm-r un .':Vi5/-i'/,-i loti.pi'! • .lourrip.as toioeu d'le nenr ■■.! aii', uibief p'as.el le. di.i.'.ic^jillr.at,- :ont par t., a •b'i n h ' 1 -n 11 .,: .-,..'1 ■ha 'i ' ■il (1 !IU n ( 1 *.;-c II . .- 1 [ ,o tiity arc hrrt'iy diriiricJ. bywafrants unJii ilii-tp lumls ami notninntj :'.nd anoint tuo cr ninrc Surveyors of fii'iii iholf (o ilioiiii, to ;ii't ill tuch li ,.1,. • V ■f ifrJ. tt\. Mi Vliufc ):[u f^iyd. (.■■ . f.i.- -i\, Aliit'.i- u flii|i iir |i. rilli, (rr tlu' yi'ai cnfiiiiig. uliuli appointment Di.ill Ik- lunihcd to ihnn in ii,\ J.ijs \)y a" oHinr of Milili«, fcrv. iiii; him with faiil M.irraiits ; anii 11 in fi\ Jivj .ilicr il\i lai.l notice, thol. . or an;- Iif them, lo apiniinti'J, (hall m-glfCl cr rcfulc to t;>kc the (ialli of nfticc prilcnWcil by ihii a*t, be- fiire 011^ of the Jnftici's of the I'cace wlio licld tin' fellions, who, or .my of wli.ini, ,iir hen liy authori/.eil to aiiminillcr thi- famu, or lliall refufe to t.iUc upun him or thini, thcotHce cl Surveyor of Knads and cxeciili- tlic fime, he or they ih.ill fcvcrally forfeit tttc fiim of live I'lmndi, and in cafe of fmb i\ filial the Magillratcs (hall an.iin aflrmble and appoint one ed in their i-wui'i to .mend U) the diHerent ap^lie.:iio'«5 :n,dj to ihcni *or 1 ning i.ui ro.ids, and t.ik.' thai op; I'.tunu'. Ill !i;i.' .'Ut the ^ me, without puttinj; the in habitn-t? to th- eypcn ■•'' (en.li'ig 'iir thein, or any other cr'itnr- thrill th t the bcc Urlinance dirEiU for nuking out [^...-.v?,,/.] \n-l whi ress it !'^ highly nrceffary that the aceef< to the t0'v,.j 0' (jueb ■■ and Montreal, as pilaccs of general refoit and coirmcrc-. (houM he eafy and coinmodlou; at all (cafons, a"d ftting that th.' C'iti/.ens of thole lowns are deeply inte - rel'fu th.ria, and that the work necefTiiry fur ki eping the faid ruads in pro,-er repair, would greitly eveeed the abili- ti'.-s of the proprietors of the land>, wiihoiil ihi w.ilh, iho' Vi the preciiiLti thereof, Ue iten itted by ih ■ lami auihoritv, I'hit all the inhabiiants of the towns ot ijuibie and Mon- tre.nl, .ind ilie ten.mts .mil [.loprieior^ within ilieir lelpeciive l.i»!ii-j', who ih.ill keep at any tiin'- of the vrar, fur the (iiace of one month or ni"re, one or more horlls, whether for the purpolc of work or of pleafure (Oflit'-ri cf His M.i- i'.Hy's .\rmv or Nivy, other than Inch a< are of the Civil Braneh of the Sralf, an 1 liccnecd C'ariirs excepted) (hall tipntribute to the upholding, mending and repairing fuch toads, or any bridge within the fame, ai (hall be dilUnated by the Survryor General of the diitrici, .15 hereafter menti- oned. .And th.-.t all and every inhjbitant of the faid towns, ■Tad ihrii rcfpcctivc hntiifui , and the tenant, or j roprictorj of l.i'.ds therein as aforefaid, (hall nake eniry at the rthce of the Servcyor General of the diltrict, of the number of honei by him or I'-em kept, within ft sveeki alter iiie pub. licaiion of thit Oidinr:ce. and he (b:ill ihere take a ctitili catc of the l:;id entry, fimih' by the Surve;. or (ieiural of the «iillrie'.,or ai.\ peilin bvhim lor that pur| nle thereunto legal- tV aethori/.ei.', under the penalty of Kour Pound*, for re- fiiinig or negleetiii'» to niake ("uch i-ntry within the i.mc aboxc Ijecifitd ; and it fliall further be lawful M: th' .Surveyor Ge- r.cral of tne diHritt, or ihe Supcriiu ndeni (Jrneral, to take n.der to oblige c\iry iiih. liii i,; in the lai.! towi. , and their ''efjiective lanh-.n , to ic^taiiute three da\ s v.urk in the vf.;r. for everv hinie by him k<"pi ;.?- ah lei.iivi, wi;h a gooil '■ It drawn b; a, .ibic horfe, well tickled, and a i;ood driv- i., h.iviiij a l;;de, pick vv; and hof ; am' for evi ry refuf'l to attend and work oi the d.'.ys fixed by lli'- ■iiirveyor Cone ral of the di.lrlct, tlir perfon lb rclufiiig (ball Iml' it and pay a f.r.e of I'ive Shiilr.i.- . I And ll lb ill be !-iwfiil for the Surveyor Gcner.l of tie dif- , trict, or the Sup. rir.',. ndcnt Gcn.rul. ti: i.;ke order lor com. j'elling divtr' perio-i< r ihe puifof?^ pf woik or pleafiiu- (Oliicersof i li, Miii'ih', >> \\\ mil .Army, not of the Civil br inch o( the Staff evcept- tii'l Ih.ll loiriib';!!' to the inakiii;;, mending and upholding fiieli lo.id, and loidgt ., not private propt-ity, wiihin rlie jvi ri'hes thereof, :i' llnll be ,l»li'.',natr ,1 liy ilic Su|',iimendt'" (;.-neri!, inJ the Survm ;■ (iir.<..ral of th'- dilb i^'l, and all and eierv inhabit.ipt of ihe laid lowpi .indrjfiirb. (lia'l ni..t •• an iiiiry the .Su ■ riiiteiidr'nt', olKit, (.r Survf.ur l«ri ■•- lal'i 0. :!.•.■ of ;1;'; il.,',:l,;, tjf ihv number .^l h^jriis bv him .!"(;'•• pat cu pieCentci or.limnt ;ft rc,|iiii de nommer ii Inir ,. „ mcnt pai oidresfiius |nir> (cingsetft'auvdeuxlnlpeeleuis'i, ecu^i|uiauroiitt-leainlii:iui,| ( chc lu.du nbredi ' (eigiicuii,-, jurildK'tii.ii lui I iriiiilc. l,ii|U( lie injininaiionleur Uranotitie. agir el fervir dais udh pour Tannee I'niv.mte, en (ixjourj par un ,ilh..ier de Miliee i|ui lervira Ics dits or- diei, et li liani fix jours apris ll ditc notification, ccs Inf pccleursouaueun d'euv ainii niininiv, i.ei;ligint (ni refulenr de prendre le ferment d'ofHee pnlctit par cet acledivant un des Juges de I'aix qui ont tenu telle, le inies ijiii, ou aueuii d'eux font par ees prcfcntes a admieiilrer le dit ferment, ouqui, rjfuferont de prendre fur eux I'emploi d'lnfpeclcMV des ehemint et de I'evecutir, il, en cournmnt I'amende de ciiiq livrei, ct en c.i» de tel relu-, Ics Magiltr.its s'aflinible font de nnuveau et iiommcront un Inliiei'leiir mi plulieur : parmi ccux juiont etc elu. tommc ci-delVus, i|ui exccuteront Ic dit cmploi foils la nieme amenile, toutes cl telles amende, fcront prelcvecj ct adaptecs comme les autre i impDlcc. I'.t qu'il foil de plus Hatue par la dite aulorite i|iic dans tout's alfairei concernant les che-nin. et ponts, i! Inadu devoir des iVLigiltrati d.ins leurs leanccs dede,laier .i I'liifpefleir de. C'hemins leur^ obligations et leur devoir ct s'il s'llfve aurune diftieulte i|uant a aucunehemia particulier ou pont les Ma^iilrats ci-delfus mentiannes ordonncroiit une .ill, n,' blec de Inus reux intt-relfes da.i tel cheniin ou i td pont it I'lnlpeft-ur ou lei Infpefteuis fnu ordonnes de faireevten ter les tr.ivauytonfomieinent a la Majotitede- voix pn ftnli , a telle alTeniblee [/J7V//,, 1 4m.- (.oli I C. f ,l7cX": , ^•' ;i"'''.'"'' "^""'; P" '^ Jiteamoiitcouc le (irand Voyer ' dela I'rovmceet telui du Dillria, dans leurs tourni'es eu'n- teroiit les diileicnles demanded qui leur feruiit failes po, r (aire des chcniins et piendronicitte oteafion de bs llvir linv mellre les habitans dans la depenle de les enioier tli.'ieliii ou dans aiicune auue depenle que celle que I'oidonnam-e de, honoraires it einolumcni fixe pour dielftt un proves Virb.il. ' f.CI,v.fe|.r,> Uletant trC-. nuelVaire que l'aC(,C? aux\ ille: deQuebec.'t de.Vlontreal lom.ne pl.ices Je reiidez-vous general et de eoni - nurie, (oit f.icile et commode dou loutes (aihins, et voiaat quelescuoicns de ces villes fontgrandemens iiiterclfcs d a 1. iceux.et quele, travau xiiecelfai re pour ten ir hs dits chemiui d.ins un elat conv> nable, e.veeder.iient dr beau, oup Irs 1 1. cube- des propiiet.iiies ile.i leries hors de . ninrs quiiiqne dan. les banlieiirs d'ieelles. )ile autrcs lu (^int dans la Ihaiiehe Civile, et en- ore l.s iliar licince) conttibuent a IV-atreticn et repi mins Ou d'aucun pont d.iiis ie.-ux, de I tels qji lous iiiiin de rji c!ie- i niinierc ini'il leia "I du Diiblel, comir.e il lui, it,; ordonne par I'liilpecleur (iene fera ciapres menlioniie-, ft que tous et i liaqa disditcsiillesetdc leurs haul ieii.,srul','eelives, et ui.is tcian. cirr'oupropiiet.iiiesdeteireeiimmeil eltci dellusm, nlionne. feront un elat (.uhls donneront au bure.ni de I'lnlpei'liui" Ciener.il du DiiUi.i, du nombre d, chev .iu\ <;u'il tiert, dans fix fimaiius apresl.i puMieation de cette o'nlohn,.nce'. ct ll prendra un tertihrat de telle etat, figne par riiilpei " tcui General du Uilliiaou auiune perionne qu'il ai;ri comniile a cet elf'et d'un:: inanierc leir.ile, fiiis pein,- il,. qualre liviei poui '.liis ou iie,"li|.(.nce d.- porter teU-tatdani le terns ci-d;lfus Ipeeiile, ct il leia lethal a rinl|., .'leur Ge- neial du Oiiiru-i ou aa Surint.'ndant Cicmra! d'ord,:niur et dVblij-er chaque h.ibitaiis dans |i-s ijiu's \ illei et Kiirs b.m ■ lieucs rcfpeClives de doiiner trois juu's d',- ivrage d.ins I'.iii- I'.ee iHur thaquccheval qa'il liendr.' CDunic ei-diaVys au-, une lionnc charette et un bon eliesal b.' n attele et un Ixei guide, qui aura une pellc, un pie et une iuuic, ct quiconqii lelulera de tratailler les jour, lixe, par I'lnfpe,!!, ur (ica r.il ilu l)i,hid, ou le Sarintendant Ge.i, ral, encourrera el paitra ramemle de cinq Iheliing^. [.?,;„■„.] :;>uf.- rr<- l.r ll fera lei;al .'1 rinlp,',-teur (ioneral du Di.lria, ou .ni I-"" '-le Surintendaiii Cientral dh rdoniicr a dilliriiues jk-i ionne- ,!.• 1 i meme raroilledhAei I. s j-rollts piirre ouantre:. oiillash , . ilc de celui qm ui qi.i exid'.- .w- lur chaque 1 an il;s chcmiiii du Koy qui exte.leioiit la r kra charge al„i., ilel'otei, en veitu de laellemciit, Mi.s peine de . iiq fiuHim; traven-.ian, qui ftroiit re,a- et dil'pefcLs tomme les auiie. a.Viiades ci-oevant ordonr.ees. [./.(r/,'.r.) •( l.ui m. , 'is'" fC'it Je plu'. Hatue pir la dite a,.ieriie, q::e tout . p V. S.I., '^'naqaehabitant dei nllcsde (Jucbeccf 'ir iVIontie.iletle.i; l.aubou.'-g,ethanlieucsre!i:eeli;i,,niii, ,,.!r.iJauinucuiitcni ',,• r.iniu-rp.'n'.'antl'clpaceiriin mrisuui ii|.!jficutsclievaux ;ni p'.irle traeai; i,u pour raniufement f: s aepii Irsolf.cie is il, i'lrmee et de la marine I'.'iyale, ,p,i nj feioiit pes Jc h Ininihe Civile,) coiitiilMe.-r.i a fail c rep irir rt entivtirm t b chemins el pi nti qui ne femnt pai piopriete parlKu'i • re, dans lei l',»ri,ii,,., d'li Hi' qui li :,.nt d' fii;r,es pai ' Suriiit'iidant C'.ii'.i.il ct I'lnlpeacnr Ceiical du Diilri,-, <.t tout cl chaq'ie habitant lb dites vil!,s n l,ii:xl,„ar(; I, ' ront un- entree au burca'i ilu Suiintead int (.tcneial i.u 1. I |.il|.i-.'eur G'.i'i'i.'il du liilbii^), du 1,. i.-.bre Jc cIrH' qa',; ' iinmmpr a Inir iiij;(*- vdcgxliiliiittruiidri irociti':kaiiiriLlus,|inir irililiili(.i\ cm | iriMlli', .iliiinlnir lir.i iioiihn-. |uiliivii,i Ics (Ills or- niitific.ition, ccs Inf iic|;liyyni nil rclulrnr parcel actcdtvant uii li':inrej(|iii, ou :iucun 'iiln-r Ii' ilit I'lTriicnt, I'crnpldi il'Inrpfflcur lurnrniit ramc-mlc ili- ^daRiltr.its s'.in'cnihlr lIpCiU-Ul- IMl pluluui -. lclViii,i|uicxecuUT()nt lutos ct tclIcinmrnJi'i Ici;uarci iinpo(i't>. iKiritr ipic .l.ins loiil'-^ nts, i! Ii:,i ilu ilovoir cAnn-T ,1 riiifprftL-i:r ■ ik'voir ft »'i| I'tlfvir ;i p.irticulicr on pont, Jnnncrom urn- all. ii. hcniin oil a ti 1 pont it Jonncs (if Cairt' cvcrc . iritcdcr voixpnftnti. :,ijuc Ic (iranj \\)ycr I* li'iirs toiirnri'sctuii- fiir ftruht I'.iiici pill r .I'afionile KWixfr l.iuv k'sctiiiiirr tli.-n.hn. .•Ml- tp.i- l\)i.lnnMancr 'ur ilrtllct uii prij^ts llly\ ill,': ilcQuc'licc ,-t ousjreniTiilcl dfoorii. luti-i failims, ct voia.it li'incns iiutrcirci Jrij irii-nir li ^,lii,chiniiiij It dr l.i\iUi (Ulp Ic, I i- ri dc . miir^ ijjoiipu* itIlatlK'p.u Lulili';;j Ic'iiii-hic i! df Moi- ". ,lin» li'urs l!.i i!it 1 ,'4 »'. dc raniuf p.iulju ilii!i"m-i cl:ov n », liMt ii'l \i-xii pi.: ic , C"i|!i- ili' uilrcs ucc ti'li qui ;irc Ii'S tli.irinT. hius ■i-p.\iitioii dc ;vlc clic- ' la m.iiiiere i;ii'il tt-ia u Dic'liirt, cotiKi'.e il I'l I liai].cc li.il.cl'.nv J.s citivcs, t't ui.is rcM.ii'- -■llii di-lliiMiunlioniic, 'iirt-.iii dc I'liclpccliur chov.iuv c;ii'il tiint, dc CCltC Ocdclhci.ilicc. It, fiync par I'liil'pcc jicrumnc qiril ai:r.i IcL'.ilc, Inns [nine dc' d.- porii-i tdctat djiii i;:.!.! rinli-o'tciir lie- -icncra! d'orJcmur ct cs \illctct liiirs li.iri- id'o ivraf,i:- d.inv I'.ui- coimic i:i-di;Vu» ;.vc\ l)i' II attc'lc ct iin lion me licmc, ct ijiiicnncpi ar rinlpc-a.ur (/c-.c ciural, cncourrer:! :: ■ral du Dl.1ric>, on n.i illir.c!Ue>pciioiiiici ,!,■ Tc? oiiaicttf:. uiiflai!. , I cip'Jtc dc cclui i{ui dc 1.. lui qi.i exilic. ;n 111;, punr cliaipie n.i! Ices comme Ici aiUiC' a.itoiiic, i)::c tout . :t .If Montic.ilet Ic.i ; l.ir.iuauinu' antc-ni '.: ii]".!ijlitui .tlicvauxit Ii evceptt IciOlhciets d, li nj ferotit pr.a de I . rcpartr ct cntr.tir.i. ai pii'prictc parlKii'i k:..iit d' fiiM.cs pill ' ■ (iciu-a! du Diihi.'. il'c.s tt I'diixbiKirtf ■ I. ■ tciidrmtt.ici'.eial i.u '1. 1 iiii.'.Lr!; Ue elm i •'. ija'.: < i 1 I I r '« ] iir ih'Tn Tiilj. p!, iviilib oui! mmiili after tlic pulilir.itimi of llii-. Ai'l or DrJin mri-; ii\v\ 0\r Sup. riiitcmlciii, tir .Survi>ui IJi'iirral, ( lliill in.iki- till- Cmio, ami every pnlmi ('ailing In make lucli entry ill il.irefaiJ, (hall incur a penalty of live I'oiinil. ; niiil eve- ry inliiliitii.t l.repin^ a iKirle ()r lnui'ei ai aliircfaiil, llmlj contiiliute in the wliulc every year, when tlirrcunKi rei|iiir. f.l. tiy tlie Superintendent liencial, or the Surveyor dene- ral, l(ir every ("eli hnrle or horres, two da) i worl: iiCa well Ucklrd (;oo>l and lullicient horle and eart, .inA driver, with n fpade and rick -k or hop, or in plate lh.-reo( li\ dm la- liiiur of an aide hodied man, well provided iviili tiKil, /, a- loref-id, e ,cept liecnled Carter?, \i\\i> Ihall only jive une day's laliour of I'uelilKnle and eart and driver, or tlireeday. labour uf ait ,ilde bodied man. And r.,'"V perfini defaaltinj^ t.i wrrk, vUiui nquired, fro.n five u'l lorl; in the morninj; or from fun-rife to lun-let, a'l.iwin;; two hmirs in the whole tor takiii/; their rcfri'diinent, tliall in,-ur a penalty of Five Shillings for a day's labour of caeh h'jrlV, e irt and driver, and Two Shillings fur a day'i la'iour oj each able bodied man, not appcarini; at work, and ..vcordini; to order, at the time and place direi>ed, and (b in pinporiion for half a day's work. And any Ciii/en or oth.T perlim may in the fame proportion coinnuite, artd pay i'l money, the labour affipned him, and the Superintendent, or Surveyor (icner.il, ftldl upon payment give liim a dil- chargp or receipt for the fame, or furh part thereof as b« may be imlme.l to pav and eomninie, and all monies fo le- reived Ihall be applied without deduction t>) the purpofes of niakinn and aniendin;? the roads and brid(;es afureiaid, and an atullr.l .iccount thereof, together with the vouchers, (hall be prelentrd to His KxtcHency the Ijovernor or '_'om- m.inder in I'hii f for the time being, on the full of Decem- ber and llie I'.rd of jane of every vear ; and a duplicate of every fieh accoi.ut Ihall, at the l.ime lime, be filed with the L'lerk of the I'eice of the dillrift, for the inf| cClion of tile Magillrates in their ricflions. rrovi.le.l always that e.nthing in this ilanfe eonlained, (li.ill be conllrued to exempt anv perl'on or peifons holding or nccnpyia;; lands m . ■ hsr of ihe pariihes atbrefiid, from working u .in an.lrepairi.v', as ulual, the Kirii;V hi|di-wavs running lli. ugh, or in front of tite fame, or any other road, lerviee ac-ordin|; to law; th^' s,onimnni;ie. of \\ omeh of charital'it inltitulanis dwavs excepted from t ' -.y eoniributi- op, but (ubieCt neverihelffs to tcnccs ind ditches and Win- ter Uo:'d iccordiiig t ' th-.' ufage and I'le hv. . And all fine . and penaiti'-- to be iienr id under this lialc, Ihall he fucd, recovered and applied by the Su|-eriM'eiidcnt General, or Surveyor dcneral of the dilbic), „■ nhtr fine,, and pen.d- tie."! are, or may be, by either of lii.ii, or any other perl'on or perliins und -r this or any other Koad Law, any thing to ijic contrary notwiihllanding. qu'il ti.nl dai.i un ma'a aprts ta publiealion Je ect ac'b; Pii nrdonn-nce, et le liurinleiidant iicnerd ou I'lnl, eitti m tieneral nu quicomiue par cn\ on I'un d'eu.xdiitinent auio tife liendront un regitre de telle entree et donnei. nt un Certilicat (om leur fignature de eh.i |uc et telle cnir.e a i|ui- conque lalera, et ipiieounue fet'n.;ri d.' I lire telle entree, cniojrrcra une amende de eim) l.i>res, el ehaq le li.Jita .| tenant un che.al on plulieurs elK'v,iu;< conun. ci-delVui .1 ti tiibueri dam toutc I'annee, loiHiu'il en iit.i re.juii par !.• SuiintendantCiencral oul'InfpeCti nrt.cneial, poiu cli.i.|«e cheval oil chev.inv, deu\ jours d/ tri . -ii:. d'un bon chev.il bien attele, d'une charelte et d un Rui le luiiiint avec line pelle, un pie ou une hnue, ou en place de ee la, fiv jour* d'onvrages d'un homiiie capable pound d'«uii!s toninieci- dell'us, cxeepte l.'j eharliers lous iiceiile ip. i donnnont ieu- lenient un jiuir de tra\a.' ile tel tlieval, ih-irette eiKuido ou trois jours de ir.ivail tl'an honiiM- cap.il.le. lit quieon ;ue ,'ablentcra de I'uuviage, loniju'il e" f 1 1 rejuii, dcpuii ciii { hcures du matin ou a pu;! Icleverdi Iblcil julqu'ii foil coeeluT, en al'njant Jea < heures en I..'i' pour prendre leur raifraieliilleiiie .t, eneO'Trera I'anu'ii.le de cin ] I'helli'i.;, pour un joai di Uavail de elvi .ue cheval, charetie et guide et dtjx 'heliin;', pour in jour de tiai ol tha lu.' hoiiimecap:i!)!equinc paroitra pasil Vo ivrj;,'e et lui- vant I'ordre au reins e, eu ordonnect ai'i'i en ; luportioa pour les ileniiesjoiirnees d.' u.ivail, et uicun ci'.i ai ou ioiit autie individu pen ch.mgei dans la meine propi rtioii ct pain en argent les trav.iu* q liji feront de.laaei et ie Suiiatcii- dant General i.u I'lnlpeClei!.' (Jci ecal li;.' tel p. dement U.i donnera une deL!iar'.;e ou '■ nut.i iCe dci dhi ti.ieauv ou t e telle paitied'iiiuv.)!,'!! un int. . iKinde"'ler en chinp,.., tl teat argent arili !•,- 1 ('era .ip"ii ee 1. '.s deduftioii Mi iibjeis de» reparatijij et t'ltruieiv, de'. ■.Ii.;iniiu ei p. itj eidevant nientionni;<, et il en Cera preieiiie un i" n|ile ;,t- telle, eiil'emble le pr-uv. i y annexcc, .. ion ' v, lle,-s;r If (iiMiverneur ou Lominandi-.t en Chel' d' r- I lei... c Decemhre et \t preinier ile |uin '■■ c'm ai-' an.Tee-i t il . .1 fer.i eiiiilc un double en me lie te:.is a.i bureau d.. OreiieT de l'ai< du Dillricl p,ear_l lal^-e.'VMa cLm Mat'ilUat>d..ns leurs Ic'inces. I'ourn'i toujour? que ilen contenu d..ns ccf. l''! .uie a.' fei.i entendu exempter aiiciin individu lenan.. .».i poiic.l., -t des terrc. dan< I'une ou I'autie des paroill','9 ci-dell'us .n. n- tionnet:, tie travailler et de rc'patcr coiiune decoutumc les grands cheaiins du Roi ijui y j-aU'ent ei uaters ou q;d If trouvent a leur front ou aucun I'ervice d'aiiciin autre theniin conlorinement a la hi, C'.cepte tciijtMr, les cnniaiun.iute^ de femmes d'indiiutioii charitable, de toute contribntii 11, fiijettes iieanmoin, a leurs cl nures (olfes et chemins d'hivcr conformement a I'lilage ct a la loi. Kt toutes peincs et a- inende.qui feront indigee: I'ou, cette cl lufe feront ponrlui- xiei, prelevees et api li.iues par le Suiintendant General I'u I'lnl'pefteur General du iilirirt eomnie les autres peines ft amcndes le font par I'un il'enxou anc.'i>e autre peri'enie fous cc prelenl ou aucune autre loi d.s chemins nono'jlia.u toutt chofe .1 ce contraire. Ui'll.te; I'lllHTBD BY SAMUtl NliU.SON, l\ MOU N T A 1 N -'T K li B P . AQiichec: UiPRiMt' va: Sami.i l Neii.so:. i\!o.\ T A .rr>^.rv-s ^ (^^^f^c^oc^-: 'i'#»*=^'=>^««3«3«e«0«3«5»0<>0„ ,