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All loced enactmentt, telim not exjtrtnly tx tendtd farther, shall ajiplp or.ly to that part of the District of Assiuiboia which form the Red River Setllimeut and its aiviron$. Fjnet and Forfeiture!, when not othenciee appropriated, shall go to the Public Fund. Every Remdtttion shall be interpreted Kith- o>it regard to tin distinction of gender or numbtr. • If any . vim, in any way, encourage any violation of any local enactment, he shall be held to b$ as guilty ai the principal offender. U I Jits special rtgtdation provide to the con- trary, every wong has its remedy under the geniral Idv of the country. to ran, he shall be fined Tea Pounds, one half to go to the prosecutor; and if any pereon without having obtained the presence and assistance of ut least four men sliall light a fire for the purpose uf burning the rings round bay stacks, as required by the preceding law, he shall be held to have incurred the penalty attached to this law. Provided, that thelicnch may remit the whole flne, if thedercndaul has both kindled the Are through necessity and done all in bis power to prevent it from spread. '"s- ; : , . ...,. IV. If any (Ire in tho open air, which Is not intended to run, shall be left burning without due precautiona or be negligently allowed to spread' every person who may have kindled or fed or used the same, shall be fined from Five tbillings to Fifty ibilHugs. , I. Alt local regulations that were ou rt««.d OQ th* I3lb Mkrth, 1863, are repealed. FIRKS. II. If toy bay-ilMk in tbo open plaini ihall be Injured by • runiing fire, the owner shall ■ol rtoovtr damage*, qbIbm luoh bay-stack has been lireleoied, at adiitaaoo of at leut twenty yards by a ploughed •rbanMdring'er at least eight (eet wide. III. IT between the 81H Hay ud 1st Bteeabtr, toy penoa ihtll kindle a Are totended ANIMALS. T. ironi or more animals be fouml In an enclosure where damage has been done, the said damage shall bo paid for Uy tho Owner or Own- ers of such animal or animalH found within the e.i- oloture, as the Owner of tho enclosure can pro^ e to be generally known in bis neighborhood as fene' breakers, and that the amount of t le damage shall be equally divided among each of the animals known as fonoe breakers irrespective of the other animals found at thssame time within the enclosure but not known as fence breakers, and thai each animal known SB a fenoe breaker and found within the en- closure shall be kept in pledge till its owner pay* its share of the damage. Pro? ided, that tlia owner of the eaoloMire oan prove that the fenoe of said ea- olomre was ai suOolent helghi , slieDglh and olMe- rJlJ7()(i;^ mmmm W 3 oeH, and that the gate or gatei ot the enclosare wore closed. VI. ir any Stallion, sixteen months' or approaching two years old or upwards, be found at large, the owner shall be fined Twenty Shillings, half the fine to go to the captor of the Stallion, and the animal himself may be kept in pledge, till secu- rity for'payment of the fine be giren, and during the *ime the animal is so liept, the Owner shall pay for his keep at the rate of 6d. per day. VII. If any Rami be found at large between the 30th June and 1st Nov. such ram may be detained by any person till the Owner pay Two Shillings and Sixpence for the ase of the captor o' the Ran, and duriuj^ the time the Ram may be so detained the Owner shall pay for the keep of the said Ram at the rate of three pence per day. VIII. If between Slst March and Ist November any pig or pigs be found in any enclosed field without a yoke of one foot and a half wide, and ooe foot and a half in heighi, the owner of such Pig or Pigs shall not only be answerable^for all damage'' committed by said Pig or Piga but shall also pay a floe of Three Shillings for the aciaure of the same,— Furthermore, if after the Owner of thz Pig or Pigs has been warned by the Proprietor of the enelosure to take his Pig or Piga away, and he neglect to d« w, in that case the Froprietor ofthe enclosure may, after the lapse of six honn, shoot the said Pig •r Pigs, and the Owner shall not recover any damage for this act; and any person taking any Pig or Pig" aooording to this law shall be allowed 6d. per diem each for their maintenance, the same to be paid by the owner of the Pig so taken. HORSE-TAKING. IX. If any person takes another's horse to ride or drive without his consent, be shall be fined One Pound. Half of the ioe shall go to the Informer, and shall forfeit to the owner of the horse all fuoh equipments of any description as he may have used in such riding or driving, and if a hors^ ■0 taken, be injured or lost, the person who so took the horse shall indemniry the Owner to the fiill ex, ^ent of the damage or loss.. HAY. X. If any settler cut hay hehind the two-mile line, before the 1st August, he shall forfeit the SMoe or the vaUie thereof. XL Any exclusive privilege of cutting hay bctwaca the two-mile line and the four-mile line shall be forelted for the season, as soon as the party c' tied.'thall oat bay beyond the four mile llao, abd at all evcnKallsuoh •zclusive piivilcgci shall be thrown open to all after the 15th Angust, or two weeks after the commencement of hay cutting. XII. if any Settler trespass wij, fully in another's ground, he shall forfeit the prooeedit whether in kind or in value, for the benefit and sat- isfaction of the party injured, without receiving any allowance for hia labor, but, if he trespass in ignor- ance, he shall still forfeit as before, though no^ without compensation for bis time. ROADS. &c. XIII. The main highway shall be two chains wide. XIV. Any other actual thoroughfare may be repaired or improved as a public path, but not till all the parties interested in the soil shal] have consentci to leave unoccupied, from time .0 time, one uniform breadth, so as to provide against the encroachments of the River er any other similar influences. XV. Any person, who may dig a hole through the entire thickness of the ice, or through any portion of such thickness, shall, from time to time, mark the same at the point nearest to the ae tual track with a pole at least six feet high, being otherwise liable to make good all injury which, sue** pole might have been expected to prevent. XVI. Superintendents of Public Works shall be appointed in the different sections of the Settlement, and they shall bo responsible to the Governor and Onuncil for the snms of money ex- pended on Public Works, as well as for the state n^ the roads and bridges in their respective Sections. The Supnriutendents shall publicly apply for tenders for all Public Works to be executed In their respec- tive Sections, and from among those who tender the Superintendents shall sslect the fittest person to ex- ecute the Work offered for . I. Scetton.— White Horse Plains from the Sturgeon Creek upwards on both sides of the Assini- boine River. II. Lower Section— Vtom St. Paul's church down- wards on both sides of the Red River. III. Middle Si r/ion— From St. Paul's Chnroh np> wards, on 'loth sides of the Red River to 8t. John's Ca.bedral, from thence to the Forks on the west side of the Red River, and from the Forks upwards on both sides of the Assiniboine River to Sturgeon Creek. , ,, ,, V. ITppir Stttion—Vtora St. John's Cathedral to- the Forks on the cast side of the Red River, and f^om thence apwardi on both sides of the Red Blver. m --.^-a m*i*'i V'* ■'•■^'' '' 8 XVll. The followiAgr shall be the Sa- perintendents of Public Works : I. White Hone Plain teetion. — Patrick Brcland, with a Halary of £20 ycarlj. II. I.aw«r««(:(iofi.— Thomas Sinclair, with a lalary of £25 /ea: in. IT. Middle •ecfio't.— John Tracer, with a salary of £25yearlj. Upper teetion.— Ft Anqo'ia Bruneau, with a sal' ary of £25 yearly. THE INTOXICATING OF INDIAN'8. XVIII. If any person, without distinc- tion of race, supply or sell to any person popularly known as an Indian, or any member of an Indian na. tion, the means of intoxication, he shall on being convicted before a petty Court on the oath of one o^ more witnesses be flned for each offence as follows : Two Pounds for furnishing any brewing utensils : the flnc to go to the Informer. Three Pounds for furnishing Malt: the fine to go to the Informer. Five pounds for furnishing Beer or any fermented | ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ intoxication to Indians. Landholders in the Settlement,) allowing the sala by retail on their own premises of all Spirits, Wines and Beer lawfully imported, or of native ma nu* faoture, (all quantities of Spirits under five galloc all quantities of Wine under one gallon, and all qnan titles of Beer undf r eight gallons shall be counted retail)— that the sum of Ten Pounds be paid for a license so issued for the sale by retail of Spirits, Wines and Beer, and the sum of Five Pounds be paid for licenses so issued for the sale by retail of Beer alone, Hnd anyfperson selling Spirits, Wine, or Beer by retail, without such license, shall on conviction before a Petty Court on the oath of one or more wit. nesses, for oach offence pay a fine of Tea Pounds i^tening, and be imprisoned until the fine be paid — one half of the fine shall go to the Informer,— and the form of the lisenses shall be according to Sche* dule A. or B. ; any offence against the provisions of said license shall be punished by forfeiture of the same, and in addition, in case of infraction of the provisions of said License as regards Indians, the Of- fender ^ball pay the special penalty for furniBhing Liquor : the fine to go to the In former. Ten Pounds for furnishing distilled spirits or any other immediate cause of intoxica- tion than fermented Liquors : half the fine to go to the Informer. la every ease the Offender, after conviction, to be imprisoned until the fine is paid. XIX. In addition to these fines, the Offender shall make restitution to the Indian of al' the equivalent which he may have received, if any, fur such furnishing, — every part of such equivalent not being money itself, being valued, for the purpose at prime co^t. XX. If au intoxicated Indian oomuiit or threaten to commit any unprovoked violence, be may be imprisoned, iu addition to any specific pun' 'ahment, till he prosecute the person, who may have been guilty in the matter. XXI. If any person posses.', or have powesMd. Malt or Beer or Spirits., or any other of the above apeciflod means of intoxication in th society or tent of any Indian, he shall bo hold guilty of furnishing such moans of intoxicatioa to Indians Schedule A. This is to certify that you- LIQUOR LAWS. XXII. It shall bo lawful for the Bench of Magistrates of the Peace and Potty Courts in their foiveral Districts assembled, on the first Monday of the mouth ot June In each year or at other times whea they deem it expedient, to issue Lloensea, which will b« in foroe till the first Monday in Juno then 'Hcit following to approved •pplicants, (who ihaU be are hereby permitted to sell on your own premises any Lawful Spirits, in any quantity under Five Oallons, Wiae in any quantity under one Oalloa, and Beer in any quantity under Eight Oallons to any person or persons, subject to the following restriotions^— not between the hours of 9 o'clock at night and t o'clock in the morning ; not in any hour during the Sabbath, not to any intoxi- cated person ; never to any Indian, er person pupularly known as an Indiao, — any act contrary to the above re> strictioni shall make this your License void and of none effect. This License shall eontinue in force till the first Monday in June now aext following. » Schedule B. This Is to certify that you ■ are hereby permitted to sell on your own premises, any quantity of Beer under eight gallons, to any person or persons, subject tothe fellowing restrictions :— Not be* twsen the hours of nfaie o'olook at night and six o'clock in the morning ; not in any hour daring the Sabbath ; not to any Intoxloated Person : never to any Indian or person popularly known as an Indian, a«y aet contrary to the above reitrictions shaU make this your Lioeose void and of none effect This Ltoenie shall eontlnno In force till the first Monday in June now next following. XXIII. Each Petty Coart, oat of the Fund arlilng from Lloensei and p«naUlei,ihalt defray any necessary expenies Incurred In enfbr- oingthe LawsBgalnst tht illegal wit if Spirits WlDH orDetrorth* fiuntihlng «r (keniMnt «^ lottoxieation to Indians aeeonnting to the GoTCtnor and Couacil for all raoh receipts aod ezpendi- tiirc. XXrV. No action fltaall lie for the re- covery of Penalties for any breach of the laws for re{;alating the sale of iotoxicatiog* liquor, nnless in- formation shall have been given within six months arier the commissicn of the offeuce. CUSTOMS DUTIES. XXV. All Goods imported into the Pist'ict of A8: tlie Custom Houses as being in transit for their dc» filiation, and give a Bond that Ihu said Goods will be duly carried and diKpoBed of beyond the limits oj the District of At-f-iniLoia, \vhick liond will lie fur nu amount equal to hali the prime coi-t of the Goods so entered, and can only be cancelkd hj the certificate of a Collector of Customs, that the conditions of the Itond have been fulfilled, othervrnys the amoutit ol ilio llond will be forfeited and shall be recoverable in the same manner as a contract debt. XXI X. All Goods liable for duty uliall beheld as contraband if under the following eircurastances, they are unprotected by a clearance,, I If thoy have been within the premises of tlio proiiri- o!or or 'Consignee for more than Forty-eight Ilouri!. I I If they have been rj-ercd or in nry wsy diffoiicd of or othorwiso hnve pnsscd from the Original Im- porter or Oonfignce. DFIITORS Ml. If, not being liable tor duty bccnuso of thoirdestinn- ■ i/r^uiw^o. tionbeingbeyond the bounds of the District— they XXXV. That no immoveable pro- shall have been opened or disposed of, or in ony perty shall be sold without intimation made oi- way have pRtood from the possession of the orig : posted previmii'ly on two successive butulays at the inal Importer or Consignee within the bounds of door of every Church in the Settlement, — imd that the District, without the knowledge and sanction ■ \n cuso the sale may have been effected without this of nCoUector of Customs, all such goods, unless i„t|mation the buyer shall be responsible for the otherwise provided for, shall bo forfeited to the|,,^.,^,^ ^^^ the seller to the amount of the true value (Juecn, by the Governor and Council acting in he. | ^^ ^^^ i,„m„veable property. """'*• I XXXVI. That any Creditor to the All goods «o seized shall be deposited in the Court | g^j^^^ (,f ^j^j lets than twenty shillingson making UouRe,aiidalterwaid8atauihoii8eai()j^t,, l,pr^^^„ Justicoof nient, except such as shall be proved to have been directly im ported from the United Kingdom by the Consignee. XXXI. The folluwiug shall be the * 'olleotors of Customs : 'AViUiam Deaae, at Point Coup6e, with a salary of X20 per annum. linger Ooulet, at Upper Fort Oarry, with a salary of £35 per annnm. Patrick Dreland, at White Dorse Plain, with a laltry of £20 per annnm. \r R emitb, ai LowerFoit Osrry. ncsB of the debt, and to the fact of his belief in bis debtor's intention to proceed to a Foreign country or to a part of this country over which the civil jurisdiction of the courts of the Settlement does not extend, may compel the said Debtor to show grounds for expecting his return to the Settlement within the same season us bis departure or to give security for his appearance at the then next euiuing competent Court, or failing both of those conditions apprehend and detain his person in the Settlement till then, nnd that from the operation of this law ev- ery debtor who has contracted with the Company or others to leave the Settlement for a limited period, hot who does not contemplate an unlimited absence fromtbo Settlement shall be exempt If his agree- ment has been published by the exhibition of his name in the Company's Office or other public place at least four days prior to the titling of the last s. competeut Conrt preceding the date of ble intended departure, and further that in no caae shall a Debtor leaving the Settlement in terms of an agreement be liable to be detained for debts which were con- tracted with third parties after the date of the due publication of hia agreement to leave (he Settle- ment for a limited period. XXXVII. That in the case of a Debtor who has left the Settlement for an nnlimited period having property in the Settlement, such property or ai« much of the same as may be deemed equal to the amount of the claim, shall, at the discretion of any two justices, be liable, on the s^-ora application of a Oreilitor, to be attax:hed in the hands of any third part}, and that-, failing the Debtor's appearance be- fore the said justices after summons by proclama- i.uu for three successive Sundays on two of the Pro- tontant and two ol the Catholic church doors, the competent Court may proceed to execute justice in the mutter according to their discretion provided liowever, that no such attachment shall be issuable :«sainst the propi'rty of a person who, although ab- !*eut. can be proved to have publicly notified his in- tention of departure for ten days previoas to the (late o( the same. INTESTATK ESTATES. XXXnil. When any person has died without a written will, no individual shall inter- niuddle with the property, till he has received letters of administration from the Governor of Assini- Ijoia. — . «4 MARRIAGE LICENSES. XXXIX. On payment of One found, a marriage license RhuU be issued by the Governor of Assiuboia to any applicant, who may swear be- fore him, that neither himself, nor his intended consort, is already living in lawful wedlock, saving the rights whatever they may be,of any ecoleaiastical person in the premises. XL. Any legally ordaintd Pras- Ijtsrian Minister labouring in the Settlement, may validly solemniae marriages fli tht Diitrist of Aail niboia, and all registers of marriages, baptisms and burials regularly kept by any legally ordained I'resby terian Minister shall be^ deemed legal and valid records. specifying what waget such person it to reseire, in what capacity he is to serve, the time of entering such service, the period of starting, and the Post or Plaoe to which such voyage is to be made, and to be signed by every such boatman respectively, and at- tested by one witness wht n both contracting partita can sign their names, and by two witnesses when one or both contracting parties shall be unable to sign their names, the said contract to be distinctly and truly read to such boatman before signature.- XLII. That if any boatman after hav- ing signed such agreement, but not otherwise, shall neglect or refuse to join the boat he has engaged to serve in, or shall refuse to proceed un the voyage agreed upon, or shall absent himself without leave, it shall be lawful forany Justice of the Peace upon com- plaint being made on oath by the Master or Owner of such boat, who shall produce hiscontiact, to ap- prehend the said boatman, and in case such boatman cannotgire any sufficient reason for such absence, refusal or neglect, the said Justice upon eufli- nient proof of mich default may commit the boatman tojail, for any period not exceeding thirty tiny*. unless such boatman shall agree to prosood on sui h voyage to the satisfaction of the complaining porty, provided always thatnothing contained herein shall deprive the Master or Owner of his legal recourse for the recovery of wages advanced to such boatman, nor deprive such boatman of the like recourse fur wages due. XLIII. That public and rulBcient no. tice shall be given of the day of starting, not less than fourteen days previously. Schedule A. An agreement made pnranant to a law of the Oovemor and Council of Asiiniboia passed in the 2l8t year of the reign of her Majesty Qaeen Viotoris, between of Red River Settlement, Freigli- ter, and the several persons whose names are inhMribed hereto. It ii agreed by and on the part of the s«i'quire, shall be Postmaster in the Lower Section, with a salary of Six Ponnds per annum. XLVL A Mall shall be carried be- tween this Settlement and Pembina at the public ex- panse, in connection with the United States Mail to Psmbina, and the Mail from the Settlement shall be so regulated aa to meet the United States Mall at Pembina. XLVn. The charge for Postage by the Red River Mail'from the Settlement to Pembina^ or from Pembina to the Settlement shall be as fol- lows. BMh Letter nnder half aa oanee, ene penny, and one penny for eaeh additional half ounce. ■very Magasine or Review, two penee ■very Paper, one half-ptaay,eseeptnNh Papen going out as proceed directly from the office of publioation, and tboae which come )n aa ezcbangei, on which there shall be ao charge. Bec^half a pennd and nnder, l7e penee— Ono pannd, Bine penee,— One pound and a half, one Shilling,— Two pounds, one Shillini; and two pence, and for every additional half pound, two pence. All letters garried between the Pu8t-0ffl3M in the* Set- tlement shall boar a charge of one penny each. XLVIir Letters that have lain in the Post OfBce one month uncalled for, shall be adver- tised ; and if not applied for within a month after advertisement, shall be returned to distributing OfDce, and all letters so advertised shall bear a charge of three pence each, to be defrayed by tbe Individual receiving such letter, in addition to tbe regular postage. PREMIUM ON WOLVES' HEADS, XLIX. A Premium of Five Shillinpfi for the bead of every large, and of Two Shillingri and Six Pence for the bead of every Small Wolf killed within Twenty miles of the Settlement, shall be paid from the Public Funds, but from this pre- mium the sum ofaiz pence a head shall be retained for his own benefit by the Official who distributiii the premium to Claimants. ADMINISTRATION OP JUSTICE. L. Doctor Bird shall be Coroner for the District of Assinlboia. LI. James Ross, Esquire, shall be Sheriff for the same. James Rosa, Esquire, shall be Governor of^the Gaol, with a Salary of Thirty pounds a year. LII. The General Court shall sit for theDistrict of Assiniboia with a Jnry, on the third Thursday of February, on tbe third Tuesday of May, on tbe third Thursday of August, and on the third Thursday of November. LIII, In place of the Laws of England of thedate of the Hudson's Bay Company's Charter, the Laws of England of her Majesty's accession, so far as they may be applicable to tlio condition oi this Colony, shall regulate the proceedings of tho General Court, till some higher authority, or tbi8 Council itself, shall have expressly provided, either in whole or in part to the contrary. LIV. Petty Courts shall sit as follows : I. White Uorse Plain Section from Sturgeon Creek upwards ou both sides of tho Acsiniboine, oii- the second Monday of Januiv;; >.i(lof Marcli, on tbe Orst Monday of Juno, on the second Monday of July, of September, and of Novem- ber, at Mr. P. Breland's House, tt. Lower Section, from St. John's Cathedral down- wards on both aides of the Red River, on (he fourth Monday of Jlanuaiy, of Maroh,ofUay. 2iyW62 ' 8 I : of July, ofSapUaiber, and of NoTember, kt Ur. ThomM SincWr'i Hoom. Ml. Upp«rSMtion, oonpriiiDgaUthtfMtof thaSettls- maiit, on the lUid Moaimj of nttj month at the Coait flooM — pioridad, how«Mr, that any one of thaee Petty Ooorta, owy •^joora itaelf over leed Ume •nd hwreit. LV. The rtttr Judges shall be %r fallows : L Stetion—lir. Francois Bmneau, President, with a salary of £12 a year ; Mr. Pasoal Breland, with a salary of £5 a year ; Mr. John Taylor, with a ., , salary of JtS a year ; Mr. Pierre Faloon, with a salary of jC5 a year. II. 5«clion— Mr. Thomas Sinclair, President, with a salary of X8 a year ; Mr. Donald Qann, with a salary of X5 a year; Mr. John Inluter, with a salary of £5 a year; Mr. Donald Murray, with a salary of £5 a year. III. Stetion—Ht. Francois Bruneau, with a salary of £l6ayaar;Mr. William Daasa, with a salary ofXlOayear; Mr. A Fiddler, with a salary of £5 a year ; Mr. Salomon Amlin, with a salary of £5 a year; Mr. A. Q. B. Bannatyne, with a salary of £5 a year. sammoiM thall ran only for Its own Section of the Settlement, bat all othen writs whatever shall run for the District of Assinibola. LIX. If in any suits originally brou{;ht before t':e General Court, the Bench, after Teriici rendered against the defendant, shall unanimously decide, that such suit ought to have gone before a Petty Court, the PlaiatiflT shall in that case receive costs only as in such Petty Court. LX. In any Court, either party to a civil action may be made the other's witness. LXI. Every writ, including service or execution thereof, within the range of the Settle- ment, shall post one shilling. LXII. In a civil case the jurors shell receive Two Shillings and Sixpence each, while all witnesses whatever shall have Two Shillings and Six- pence a day each. LXIII. On every case entered for the General Court the PlaiiUiflT shall deposit Ten Sbill ings which if the case coin"! on for trial shall go towards the payment of tu ; Jur;, but should the oaxe not come to trial, the said deposit shall be forfeit t'd j if the case has not been withdrawn at least eight ' full days previous to the day on which the oourt sits, LVf Two Fetty Judges and the r ''^ *"™* ""'* '^''''^^''^*^ *''*" 8° '" '^°'''° " '""* ''"*"'* freaident shall torm a quorum, the President vot-'^**''''"®"*^''''^"'"?"'*" *""""*"*"<* f"'""'^^*""*^^'""'^ ing onlv vvbuu the others have not decided by at "''o does not sit on a civil case shall receive Two ieaat a plurality of votes. Shillings and Sixpence for his attendaoce. LVII. The Petty! Courts shall take I ^^^V- Any.person whomay be im- •ognizanoeof all actions of debt, with the t'.\ct'ptlou| prisoned in respect of any crime or of any penally, ofquestionsof revenue, not exceeding Five Pounds, ^h'^ll daily receive one pound of flonr, and halt a and also of all petty offences which do not iavolveipoundofpcmican and water at discretion, and n» any other than a pecuniary fine of not more than | person may be iraprisonHd, or kept in prison, at tha Forty Shillings Sterling, with the exception of cases arising from Breach of the Liquor Law8,or the laws regarding the furnishing to Indians of the means of intoxioation, in which cases the Putty Courts are specially competent to decide — Provided however that where tiie debt exceeds Two Pounds, the losing Party may appeal to the General Court on giving aeourity for cost*. suit of any creditor, unless he shall receiva every week in advance, a daily allowance of Six pence fritv such creditor. EXECUTIVE OFFICER. LXV. Mr. William Robert Smith. with a salary of One Hundred Pounds a year, shall discharge all such administrative functions as may LVIII. la to/ Petty Court the original I not be ipecially assigned to any other person. PRINTED AT TBI OFFICE OP "THB NOR'-WESTER, " RED RIVER SBTTtBMK>fT. V« ^UJU'I .lii'- to tk