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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 iir^ hKi iu '^^ < tily>^ tUi- TOE kevisi^:d statutes op <:'aNxVda, 'I'Ik^ riwi-idu ami ooiiRoliiliiliuii ol tin- .S(,i^tllte^ ol' ''lUHila liaviiig In'cii conijili tt-l liv tlu' incirjioiHlion ilicri'iii ol tin- Af!t-< pnaHi'i) in thi- Scisioii oK IHH'', anil bri.)ui;lit iiiio lor<:i> on, I'l'nm n:iil iirir>i' tlio ;ii>l '^av or Man li, IS~<7, li.v |i;o. liiiuuliim of liU Kxf.i'l Iciuj tliP (iovfrnoi i)"tii'r.il, ir,-ui'l oti tlie 2ll!i (lay ol'.Janiiiry now la>.;, iiri.loi tlif Ai't -li' Vic , diafiter 1, xi ■ The HfViMoil Siatiiti'n of I'Mnaila,'' and lipinu' }ii'iiitHil ami ilHlril)uLi>il ill Eiiiilish, in two voluiucs ooiilaiiiiii!^ IS:i Ai't^i oi ririjilrrs. in L' i-li) |iui,"!.'<. witli ■t :ah!e of conlpnta, a jriMU'i'al ind-x, :\\v\ an imlt^x to cliBiilors a(i|)ciil.-.l l.o <-»cli voliini" ^ ii.).- arnoiint of the ri'visiou will Im iiUi'iivitiii); .■ml n^l■l'lll to oiii' leaileis, tlie vi'visei-H Iiavin;; jn.'.i.vccl no (ui'lao.H or iniradurliun tri tlicir ivo.lv. TliB ("oiiiniisnion for tliprovi-ion wa" is.sUBil in .Inn'", I.^^S.!, to (he I'olloiViiiir (-'()n\uii.<''i''uorB, viz : — Sir .-Mt'xanclpv <'aniiil)cll, K '.'..\(.i| . \1iiii?t(»r of .Iiisllce ) •lamp.>' r'onklMirn, of uttawa, ij.f. ; .loBi-pli AlplioiiaR Hninii'i, of Monlrpiti, l!.ini.s!f-f : Witljai'i' 'iialiaui, nf llrililax, IJ ''. ; doi!!.',- VVlit:, lock Biirlii'l;:i', of I (ttaiva, Kari-iitor anil ri'iupsmtativp oi llio Mni.vlpr of Jti.'^. lii'.e, Ale.Naiiilci' fiTjiiisoii, of i (ttaiia, Itioriitio', ami William W'liion, of Oilaivi, As-i«taiit I aw CIi.tU to ilie Hoi',Ki> ol ('oaiiiioiis of I. ana la. Mr. f'opkbiirn liieil Violorp, or ^onii alter tliis oom' in'.nsioi) iss'.ipil, havin;.; itono -o iit> p/i'iiarAtory work only ; ihe otijer .six grnlloiueii ina.le tins ie|airt ol tlie commi.s.-ion on liie ;;lst DciLi'uilior, l"<.'.11\ Ui ll'Vlail .inO 'uli- W hrrra> 'I lui'. iui: i.f nuii )ii> ^iiliilatr Ihi' Statiiii'S ill' Caniiihi And wtuT,-;!.^ oa-'h ui *.h'' l'.''oiiu-o> of t'uimtia livturc ('itai'i'ileraiiiin iH)«iii'?st*ii !cjii..^.aii\ i: aiitlmriiy tncr, ami lui-^st'il law:? with rf'^pi"! t^i niirier.^ nio'- »' i'liin ihc cxi-lii- sr-i' lejri(il:Uivi- coiiiro! nl lilt I'iirlia.ui'iil nt'CKimilu ; .\nil » liiTiais the Hriiisli Vorlii Aiiiciira Acl, ISi;7, (.mi- tiiiueil theae law.< in force n'liil ii.'in'ali il or alteicd by Ihi- l*arlianiiiil ol Canaila, soin- nf ivhirli have been an fi [ii'iilf-l or ftli.'reii. ..imii- rein^oii sliK !''<■ hiM.-i "f ihi' I'rov- iiii-i ill w huh they wi'u^ iinaili-il, .lonir arc hi.ai in then MrtiiiH-. mil lii-iiiK raiia'ti'. of (.^-iiig -'vti'inli'd tn Ihtt woi'Ii' ii: our Domiiiioii of ('ftiiaiia ■ w!,i!f. ^,thi'VJ m...;ht jirojierly bo I'sn'ii.lml to ttii; wliiile or "'lii?r (airt-i ol Oaiiailn, anil it i.-i ju-ohablc tlia! simif iihouM bf eniiivlv ri'|ie;ik'J: Aiiil w|ii'ri'a.i, ccrlain ~eliC'!iilef iif .Vets ri'(|uiiing f \- iiiiiiiiatiun httvini: Ir-ini ''revioii^ly jiriijiareil Wp iletiiiicii J neci-.SMiry thai fir a-r p^aminalion. oolk-ctioii aail chissifuation of Uie sevi. .'al Stituti^.j of i uiiinla ahoiihl be III. nil: iirelimirmi V lo ihi* ^-vopei ii.'visioii aiut I'ur.-utiiiatiou liiiTiiOf, and for till' |nirp.)-Oi a!orr>aiil liiJ unifje ft cotii- iiii..i.sioii loiik'r thr On-at Si-al of (\Tiiaila lo Hsin-io ihe said .laiiie.n f*!!! khiirn l>s*arinp' dati- rlip l.'ttli day ut .Novi'itibei, ill thv ynaiofo I!- Lord iHHl, <:oii,^tititti;i^r ami ap)iointiiiir liiiii to III', froia the 1st day ol July tin n last |iu-t,, our < oin- mi9?i(iiiL'r to iiuiiiiletf the sai.i tichediilPci alri'adv !,i'c(mri.Ml. aad tu I'tamiiif ihi> ."SlatatPS piiswd by ihe l'.irli'affi''nt uf Canada siin'i' tli... fii>i .jnv of Juk. ;n 'he yog,- of our la.avi IHliT, .Old lo Culled iherefrom all tliim- eiun tiijotits wbi'h art *lill in force, and to note ihe eiiaittiienl.i of ihe Old I'rinincial Slatiit/'S ivliith hii\'r beiw, icppaled ot altered al3o to clas.idv all iiarept;iU' d en;ii'Intents accniiiinir 'o lubjecie, ciiiv lii'ing taken to difitiniriiiiih lliii.se apidyina t- line or more rroviaci-A only . .';nd srcairally in make such exHininalloiiH elansiti-'alioU!! aiii '■idleilioaa of thp paid ^Ittlntcs aa noi^ht in- nectrt.-ia'y prelimiiiioy to the propiT ri' . ihIou and ■ uttsoUdatioii tta rtof. And whereas We deem •' a I-. isaiile that Ihe comiiiis^lor wliieli it wav pi-oj^iised to eoesiatite after 'In- pivparaioi} nirK ol coiHolidation as atoresaid laid hivn conipli-ied; .should }>« ooiHlttutril withmu d"lay , Niov. tiK-refoic, know ye. &r., thai reposinir. *c., by ad with the ejvie. of oio I'l-oy f'.ii"ie I (or f^atiRda, Ae . We do her. bv constilao aad appci'it yon the e''tioii3. The laterpirtation .Act pi.widea tb'it till- law shall he l'on.^ll]l'red as alwayji Apeak- oiii-, and for that reason ilu- present tense has been ii>Pd in li.e I oijsop 'ulion. AmoMi'- the .'^latnte- of the several rrovimars pasned pri'vioU' to I'onfi'ileralion. thrrr are eerlain AvU in re- spect to >^llll.•ll .lonlit.s have ariSvin as u tin- ni.ihotitv wilh vvhivli live leiji.-'lativc poaei rests, fheie af also" , Vets, i.olli ainoiii! the .Stalntes ahnve ri''i'rrv,l lo and Ihe Statutes ot Caiiaiiii. vvhii h it lia-i not been i-onsiiiered .oivi.^ahie to .-oin.lidati . aiii'oiiKh their npeal is iioi recanmeiiiled. Tlie.« ill' 111, If Avis iiMlliori/'.ia;.' ihi i-,iisiiig ot louas hy (i'lvernni' at, Aci.-- of in'letuniiy . Avis relaliUi? lo speeilit lovaliti''.- li'S- than a fl-!-.,'li- I'lovii'v ami Aet» .if a teiu- por.ii. ehniactir. These Ai-i- hav - been vollevted in n separate J'-hedilte Anolhci 'la.iK of pinvisiun.-. whn-h make violations of Ai-I? within Ihe ieffislaiir,- power of I'rovltieial l.egisia- turi-3 inilict.aiili- ofteiiveS: aiivl |>iov-i,|e for liieir punish- ment, have al?o been lollevU'd in a separate seliednle. ll i» siij/iiest, d Ihai I'lovisioii .should in- made that thi sr shmil'l la' i-'pealeii in i-ai li .iisliuo-e. fi-oui the time ivben th'- puuiJhim-n' of the otfeio-'-. ly hoc r,; iTiipii^onmenf. la provided for by the proper Provimiai la'tiiiUlnn- .\ table i-1 appended tn raeh rhaidei showint what Acts lire proposed lo be lonsnlidaieil tfi-reoi. ihe poi lion e"u- .solidaled. Ihe portii-a win, h ii i^ p-.-ojiosed to "-''peal, the porliun to i'C eiiii3olid.i.l' d elsi whore, and a note of the -\el with who h Bucii latter jiortioti is to be ineorporated. .iiid lo earh sevlion i.< ,ittaidieil a r-teveui, slioutiif^ llie i-orii'apon,linc \,t anvl sia lion ol the Statutes now in lorveN When niiileriai cbfln^'es have ',eei: finind necessary, a iioi'-' in smaller type lias heeii inserted shviwinjr the nature of the ' liiiii>?e. v.i the new matter is piiuled in ilnli'-i DTT vrtA, 'tJst December. Lvv.'-i- Tlii.-i rpport, wi'.h the 'Inift of I In., work tberpiii nie.nriiovo), was laiii byoi-lori); His E.\,-pllency Ibo llovoriioi (ji;ii,'-ra\ before both Hoiisi s oi the I'arlia liiPiit. of Canaila, anil by tliem ref.'rri.'ti to s.Ioint (""ouiinitt.'P of tho fvonate anil l.louso of l.'ouiinons, of whivh the Mini.'tcr of .Ju>ti.-p .'.a-- ohalinian, anrl exammoii ami roporlvl by lue .-vaiil Comniit' '8 with oprtaiu amotj'itiipnls 'riip.ift amen-ltupots wen; atU'iivlp,! to i>y tho (kim- tiii-idioiiv'is in ibpir final lipiiort tuaifi m thr tbllowiiig yi>ar. 'I'liev wll be linmil in too ,MiaiitP8 of Pro ppuJiiigs of the >piiat(- ivf Moiolay, f'tli .fiiiy, l8Bii, with the report of the Conimillpe. I'boy relate mainly t,o ohan>;es oia'le. not i'.i th" snlalanee. but in the cxprt.snion of the law, t<.i ronilor it olear'U and Ui botl'jr ensure the avconipliBliinent of its intent. liny 'V-itenil lo iIip .■■idiodiiie A at ne.fed, j lovirling for tlio r'^peal o'' rci tai'i I'rovincial eiiaotmoiit* ; anil their most striking etleet is lo rpjeci the Hii|;go»te;l ri-pa-al iif er'av'ttooiits veHpeotioi: the observauv'.e of the l.onl'i Hay. The repoM ot the Conmiitlup ooiiiains tin- lol!owin{; paiaage.! " The f'oiijisiittpp hav earofoliy pxtminiid the consoliilatio i aiTl r,'visioii siibiiiilteii to them " "Witlionl r-traeing the wholo labon, ot the Com- mUaionvrs in preparing the 'Iraft ot the pi'op'wed .-oniolidation an,l revf-vion. it was impossibU' loi the Couiuiiftop to (•i-iupare with the original each of the spi:tions repipaoiitpil to I", tranfoiipta of sec.iion" now iji force, lo ver^iv absolutely t,he vMuipletoiiens 2 of l))f joi; ioliiiiktioii, '11- (0 isi:ortiiiii (ieyon iipplication of ffist.s lo ^iscfrlaili llirt vliitrmi.M nl' llii' wnik ir. thctirt rea(n'.ct». In the opiiii'ir. ol ih^* Oommittet' it has boen well umi v'aiefuily iloiip ' "The oliiiptna of tlie d'aft wpro apportioneil Hiiions suboominitu'ei, wh" ma'if> a careful pxnmii.a- lion,coii;pan«'m and voritnation of all ibfuo 8("i tioiis of exislinir >il»tulea, -vhu'ii iii* iiiiteil :ii ths'ltaft a? 'laving iin^lpixjii" any clianjios iu arrangement oi luni!iiH)! wliicli anv i.liange •■» i"ii;,'gB«tpJ bj' tlip Coiiiiuia- iioDura." " Till' general lurangemont anil expouuori of tlie propossil co>iB"l|iJatioii and revision sr«*, in the opinimi ot the '-oiuiuiitpe, couvenipiit ami sa'isfac- ic.ry.' The (,'oinmis9ion iiav inj^; thus ncrformwH !lre. work entnisteii lo tliem, Mfs'iri. Wilson and I'orgiHoii, who III I bipri memhprs thereof, with Mr. A. I'owrr, of the Dop.artiiient of .fustice an I a barrister ot the t'l'ivirice ol Nova Scotia; and Mr. ', (I Aylwin '.'reij«sion of IS^^.'i, to mcoi'poratp thf Public, iTniiei'al A.ct» of that 'Session with the repor'ed work ot" the Conimiiinion, (o super intend tin traiisbition into Ki>'nch, and gencrully to '•'epari' it 'or pnblicition The Kreni.h version \v,ia prepared by Mr. Cour DoUeH, chief Kreui-h iriitishiior to the lloji^o of Com- mons, o under iiis imnioitiate supervision. [l vf.as ionnd, however, tii.il. it .vould ni''t be jios- nibie to liav.. the >vork i^ady f n p\iblioation before the eoniinencpfiient of tin' then ne\i Sosaion ; and on the :-i:-;t December, \%rf of i',ini: in . SiK.~ I'lirsiip.iii U'< the instr'ictiinn whii h we rtiei^'e'l from jon. we have inco-piimtnii with th' dnifl aulnniiifil by thp Ci'iiini'ssioiif's upiminnMl to > otisoli.lati- ami revi^*" the ,*^LatiUeai r,t Ciuni'iii. 9'irl; of lin* ..Nrts na.'^"il rturiitjf the laul Sessina ot Parl'-irnt-nt as ^i)pt'arn! to tit propi-r s»ib.iecta *oi iimaolidnlicn ihc!, with, arul iii?i> the aineiiif- mfiitfl siigi/t-.sted iM Ih' a'pi-ii .^f tin- , trim Coutmittfe ot llie S'-natp ami !l,,!,a*. of I'.'mindn.'. upiiu'nt'd la^t .'^eadioti to I'ODii.ipi hat limit In llic es^i i-linji of thii «"ik »'■■ have ailhereil rKiscly to Ihi^ py^tetn -1011 rulPii ;i'i"pleii by the * ■I'Uimi.-^i.'r.iTS in tlif- ppifornmnt:'- 01 ib'- ■I'lticg iiasi^nerl to tiii-m. W i) havr Hiao r.Mreliilly ri'Viiicil .ml mailc tlip •tiLiinoiie to the Sciju'liiles to the I'-port, rt'Oiten'tl ni'cesani v l»v the li'irialatii.ii »• Imt session, .uni w.' Iimi'c .omiiliipA tin' chronitloujiLai and .inatyiiiMl tithle, ^liowin;; in whul ni«nripri>iich .-Vi-t of ''nllaUa. nli'l of i-a. Ii of tl.* I'rovlin cs, » liiidi ri::.ili. to inalieis within the iMutrol nf Parliatni'nt. Iiare be«n ileal 1 with i'- th. • onicni.^iiioiior3 anil hvour- tti'lves. Wo liHiualso in I'Oi.rse nl pniiiiniliou tor punlicatioii. M-rortlint? to yom ins'cNctioii.i. a (ulteclion of all tlio statute i«w ol "1 put. Ill- ip'nflral nature relntiiiu !■■ :imIiji'cis withii' thi' lixislativi- autliorily of the I'ariianieiit ot 'ianartn. now ..| fon-p hot whi.'f in tin opinion of llo' t'ommisaioniTy ouhl bi; oiori' , onv.'r.ipiitiv di-ait will in this way than by ousoliiiiilion. riTTAw , :i,st Lb niiic! i i"-' This leiiort was .leiiotiipanied by » draft of the work in its then .stale, which was laid before ParSia tuent, Hubnilited to n -loint f^omniittoe ot both Hoasea, repoitf .1 with amendments, and beitu' ap proved by P;iri. anient as so ainende'i, ifm .Art now 40 \"ict, c. 4 was passP'i, aiiihoiizinf. the 'I'over- nor .Tpiiernl to cause socb Pi,'!!'- lienernl .Actaof the Session a« be Rhonld loein proppr to bo incorporated witli it, and to hriii^ 1' intii lorco on and after hiicIi time an lie shoubl appoint, I'he i'»ork as now piibhshn.i coinii^ti nC one li'iii dred and eiulu > live ,\cts, eai h Iniminu- a chtptcr on fomi. sobjpit within the exo.lusive J.iriMliclion of the Dominion ]'irlianienl . and printed eepuratslT with the b'xiyft! Arms and the imprint of the t^uoen's PrintPV, and Irom stereotvpo plates kept bv him, «o thai lie Clin tiirnisb c'l'in^ ol any rcpiired Aot, o' niiiuber of Acts, or the .Vcis relating: to any aiibjeet or clasH of stibiects can In- t.ikcn on! 01 the voiimiua and bound 1 r stiiclied.scp.irat"lv,» ttreat conveiiiencn to profossional ni'ii, or .illicrr- of ilcpii Liuents, or others, reipiiriii;' to have the .Statnio I iws on any uiattei'ina buidy an I portable foi.n. In this portion of their work the Coininissioiierj have followed :;cni'rally t lie order and lines of the Consolidate 1 Statiitraof •imold Province of Canada, and ot Upper and Lower Caiia la, mid have indicated at the end of eioli section the sourccx Irom which it bus been taken or derived, thus allonlint.' easy means of lindiiiL' the date at which ai;v p'rovision became law, a lii''ility not jiiven in tho K.'vi'e I Staliitp.s of the Maritime Province.' in Uritish ilolum- bia aU'l they have also here iiiveti ell;ci n the pro- vision 111 their commission eiupowering thorn to col- leotan'l d.^i^sity Provincial enactments still 111 force on subjects under the H.\ciiisivo luiisdiclion of Parlia. mant, by inserting such enietmcuts in the eliapteis on the matteis ii> wliiob they respeetively relate, di.,tmiiiishi!i>; them clearly as app'iyinir only to the Pro u ices by the l/'insbtliire whereof they werr passed. When such proviiirial enactments oonlain proviaioriH ot lil,o eiUict vitl. those of sections ol Ihe K"v:,-ed .Statutes, liiey .iic incorpo .ae,| with iluin, anil referred to as b'"iti>! so ; o'berwise, if they are intended tr apply to Ibo wh ile Dominion, they ;ire made separate sections, mid thoiroiijtin indiciited but if, thoiijjli they relate to the subiect of the' imp- ter. they are not .= > to ipply, the Province or Pro- vinces to which only they are to apjily are indicated. Provincial enactment ■. tlmi e.x'niule.i ^o .1 I'vovinci- or ProvitiCPH to which they lid not before apply, will, of course, be .so extended only from the comiiii! into foice of tlip Revise. i St.itutos (i«t ,\Iarc!i, l.HHT)! .Many such Slittutes are repealed, such repeal I ikiiij; ellect fi'om the sa'iie dale .Schedule A, hereinalter uienliinel, contains a hat of all Acts so repciiel, whether o! the Domiuion of I'Janailj o"- of any of Piiunict boieof. The foilowinfi cliiijiiers will be nd t) e,,'ltlli-it puljlii llloruU i.l Irvttlll',!, iiliiitf to till' law ol niiii-rio LiOl. .ii'< : (»IT< vs r Lib, I. Lnrccii\ .un! siinil.ir otli'iues. forjjiTy. Main ion,- injuries te prepnri' TIneiils, iatimnlaiiou. en . Pr.,1'' iliirt: In . riniiiiii! • ;ise^. kt couiir/aiift s Fines ulnJ tbileillire< I'linisliineiils. PuMii ml vi'ferniiitoiy pri.~eiis. Alter the ohftpters, Vojino II, contains fsohedule \ — '• Acts and parts of .\eis repeaieii, (ro-ii the date of the comini.' into fo-ce ol the Heviscl Stalires of Canada, so far as the said .\ct- and parts of .\uts le late to ma'ters withm the let'islative authority of the Parliament ol Canada." iM the (.'onaoinlHleil ,Sta tules of (the Provinco ,)!') '."aliada it repeai.. the whole or part of -tl Acts , of the Consolidated .Stat- nles I'or Cpnev t'ana-bi, 'I'.l , of th ■ (Jonsolni;:;,-.! .statutes brr l.iwer t':uiaua, i\ , of the Act,s of the late Proviie'P of Canada, KM, of the Acts. d .Nova .'■colia ' levised ami since rev isi m), 81) , of the Stat- utaa of New fli'unswick frov scd and since revision). If. i of the i;,.vi.«e,| Statutes cf British Columbia! ■nclndinj^ iIiojh of the foroiMi colonies of Vancouver Ulanl and Britisb (.'oliimbia, fil ; of the statutes of Prince Rdward Island (.revised and since ^.vision;, IT.'i, (all Ihesr. being, of course, Statu'es lospectiiiju' matters now siitiject to the «.Ncluflivc control of the I'arliameut ol Cana lu, ,'iiid p'tssi-d bei ire the comin>i a wliii h nil iiilcJ forctwirUii- B V. \^ Act, I -iir, iiftf siH'li Pi-O' irioml Shitiitu ooiild Ijh ipx*ll uii',1 of j)ulilic L'oiii'ivil Stiitiiti'.'. 1)1 llic rniiimiU'Ml of f'aiiiviii, i'il'2 ; tiinkniu' e'i(; lotiil tiiiuil). r of St.iliiic, so ri>|ii':ile(l, 111 svliiilo HI in pait, l.'JJl. Soliclii.c }); — ■• Acts iir.d i':irU ol' Acta el a /mlilio gcai)r'tliiHtiiro, "vliicliuHocK'iinii'lii, aiidluivc rolution t'l iniUlciv not williii' tlif iHtrl^lutiv." ftiitli'ii'i'y i>( t'avliaincnl , ai in reap. 'ct to whioli tli,' poiv.Tol lii;..js lutioii is (i.iiibtfiil 01- liiM li.'i'ti il()'i)i(.y.|, iuid wluoli have in !;oiisi-(HiiMir« not Im>iii, conwiii'lHiiMl , juil also Alls ()( li pul)llo gt-ni lul nutm-c, wliicd for nttivr iwiHons liiivii not tiefti cfiMsidoroil [mJiiHr Anls to be i-fiii!i tin portion of iiiijh A''t :i» t ) wh'i'>i doul)t!i iiir'nimni'd is fi'wim in tli.' outur ooUimii, iind tlip siibii'ct of lIio Aim, i-i -iliowii liy the tilln jriw'ii ,ii tlie cenirp .olunin, except aa to tlio Act 2'.) Vict. c. 41 i.IS(V'), 2n'l ossion) ol the >tatut«sol tim I'roviiic ii of Cniifidii, as to vvlucli llic oiUhi column indioatcs onl> tlic minilif"!' of tlis Articl'-u of thfi '''ivil Code of l.pwei (,'inadii fn.Miglii, into forne liy proclniaaliou under tlio iiild Act, -.vliii'ii tlh' Coiii-iiissionftrs, for rfasnns othr-v tliaii clioac innntioni'il m ilio liiMdiiii: lo tlic !.aid Sciicdiili. Ii, lnv" not '.oiiMdorod propin Acta to lie coiiso'i iatcd. It. i lav Ik- useful to men tion licrc foiloiva tliO SUlljfiCt .:i cliajiH l'J8, IJ'i. it,,, „|.ii,;|oa rospu. iui>; billn and nol'^s are lefcnad to in chapter I2.>, t.iit none of th.i irliclcs of III.! I ■.n I- or ol il,.i ,'.. t.n and parts of AotH in Sclmd'ilc. H havo Im-oh i.riiite.d in V 'liimn I and II, Hip inacr'ion ol I'loviricialciri'tiDoiits lioin;/ oon- liiiuil to such tt.< it wx- thou'.'lit right to nuoipoialo 01 till- HcvistMi Act,^ (and sc i xtci'i i to f.hc whola I'oininion) or s-iinli .i,-. rcl ,l,..l duvntly to the mibimd I'l anv chaptor, Hn I oouhl Umr.-fof« fin conveniently loitit.'d Willi it, il,oi,j;li diiiiii)^iii,iieil na applying- .'Illy to IMiC .V llin.,. ,111 IK-rl t'r.;vilicm. Bill » ■licdllic 1! 1- a Mioit i'up or'Hul poition ot flu ri vision a? indi catiiii; thi. Proviiiria! ona.trncntH, inchidini! llio,«c ol thki Code, on .^uhji-ot.? under th" n.tilu^ivc le^'i^Utive tlio (. (itii niKiioncru entei faineil the authority of the Dominion Pailiam.fiil, unci ih(irelor«) 'IcnMiidiii); till, mint nlteiilivH coiibiileration in my ■il tempt to make th- iaw ol Canada uniorm on any such -uhject.. fiie Civil Code, more eupi-ciilly, i.-; de- ■eivinj/of atteiition as haviiiL- hfciilranie 1 h, a Com mission cmipo.ied o! .i tJJiiel .luiticeand.'uiige», ulio jrave llieir who|i» time to the worii fo'' neveral year.!, with nuHi ublo Hflcrctariei and iw.si.stinf.i, and th'' Hutlioritic-i >'-»liod oil arft Klatod at the end of oach hi'iioli'. The f'eiirth l.ool; relde.senti.el, tti cumiiier- cial liiH, aiei the .eilhoritii'-; lited a;e from the best Eiitfli.sh a,< woil us Fi-fncl. autliora. This hook, and indeed the c. hole Code, is well woid, tiie ittentioii and study of iHwyers of tlie otiier I'loviiices tif (he l-iominioii, and yet uioie cspniially ot lejnslators whj wish to make tin. laiv iinifoni, thrnujjhout Gniii.da, as .aid Articles, nhich are as llilri; Stiitii' 'if ail. i! M' |.ili*.'it lit lavv .. ■il i>. SII*'- .Ans I ilii'iii .\rl. 2:i Sui',11- .ft all. 11 Miu'i .1, iiminiii t.. British jccl. Pars. i;. : ef An. .'i;, i.i.j^al vltwltA ,;iv,| (|,.,tli, .-\rt. lOH. hrnui |)iesiiii,|,ti(,ii nf ilratli from aM:ioii. i- Artii. 11". Id l::7. Ouahliej and cfjiiililiuin m-i.i.saarv f' coiitractin,.' iiiariift'jc Arts. l:i." ti> 15C.. 'deposit 1011 l,i iiiuiriuKu "ti ''nmn |.i i iialllty. a ■, Arls. ls:i, .'0,;. Ois-iiihilini, of iiisiriiiL'O Niiiiialin linm lied .iiiil liuaril Art. .107. eor(riinition.i not to carry uii Im-^iiu's- iinle llllllOli?,!!.! Ill i|/> 5,,. lien 'jiily cor)ini'nliiius ciiii In ili I'f Alt iiiili, -el-ed. A, Is 4'iii, ^.iJ :o ; i'ul.Uc n tili'.atiuiH. An. ..iii'l. lIJCIs l.\ iin.ilvciii Art. l.^l>!l. Side of reKistine 1 hecks, .'tc. , lfl7.s 1'i7:., l.;!5l UiH- K*) Iannis on inteic^l. I'l.iiui* ot sppcial pirtnere t.,. ■j:\b- a .d ftidl^ el f„r- Arts. Ii;7i;, Art.s. IT.Hi Art. li<.sB ago?, Ar<. i:m. •il midou An 'jMii7 An. 'I'l-: citi.iii. Alt. M'.ri. I.eifttI hypotlioc of the Crown i'rivik'gi-il .■hiiiiis ol C Claiiii.J on »lii|,.i jii.,1 ,•: Wlial iiiovi.al.l... iir. a ships laTil. .Snlu e( note* (emneai rei'' ierfe in l>aiikrii[it( > lyOI*. h'r.fl, 0,. ■t.evll. trgoes aiel fVeigiit. ;ll.ire|ilil'li. "' I'vpr de- Art. 2noo. Hypotheca scaled rtilh in iliirly iliiy< n-i. • if CHiieei't II, iliscliixiui. cl hvpetlii li>. I'r.'scripiioii anil dgli'.. iiel pr '..inhi'iiptcy. Alt. iW. Fmni "iieeiit II >'\- (.'lOWll, PI.' "Arls. 2J1I ti, 'i cripldile. Ar'3. 227:) ro li54 Hills, notes ami ^iieipies. Arid .'.i51, ailftii, .':i5U, 'iM\ TM.'.. iTt'l S'A-t Mi-irlno: • iiipeii. g. ;Viis .'.ih;.. Io Z4.)3. ('riidepes atui liius on U'-mis. ■ «i';,'0 and fi'i.|..,dit Arl.i .MOii u) ;.w: Allreiiditnn^nt of M)>> Ana, Mii4 I.) lit. .7 I'lissraner.. in ships. Arts. a.Oiu' to 5r,5f(. Ci'atdliMtion l.j luc-iirf in in>c ,,r lias i,5i;0 lo a5i.7. The ,Jami.- Arts. 250.1 t.. mil:!. J(..||i)inry sod lespeiel. ntin. A'l llie Ada and parts ol Acle, or ol the Code, menlioiic'l ill Sehedule 1'. will be lound in a third voUniii', prepared hv the Commissioners -dtid in Hie hand., of the priiitor, hut iiot yet ready tor distri- hidion. The articles respecting hills irnl notes are referred to ln' the I 'oniiiiissioners in a note on clia)itei. ]'£',, p. iri.%'i. A!! ih" arlieles aliove nnnlione.l lu-e niepius- tionahlv law m thei'iovino" of iju.'liec, and those on liilU and notes aiet shipping; an. m n-e especially in- tei-i-nii).' to coiniiicrcial in -n as riglita may exist oi he iiife.Med by them or iiu.Iit them I'l any I'rovin. , . ill coiumeii'iii! case., at, any rate, it otigl i (.-rcainly to he .•Schedule ' , ipp .ii'led to Vol. ! I, contams a list of " Acts and pui tp i)i Acts i-flpealod,M) far as thu\ can slitute iiidictahid .• llicnces. from i.n.latter aday wlieii the proper f.e.iji.daluie maliCt proyision for Hit- pun- isiiinent ol' ilie o!f..'nc,e by Hue or impri,?oiiment or by both, un.ler th., itiitisli' North .^mo^iea Act, 1867.'' 'I liis .Schedule is fo.jiidi don siih section l,''of the 92nd section of tli» h.N A. \ct. There are also apppiide 1 to V',il. II . " A 'J aide of Acts passed pr-or ro C .nfeder itioii lylhc diilereiit Provinces n,:ev conipi sed in 'he Iiotnin!onof(;anada, and ol Ai'ts of the Dominion oft aiiada, v|io»«im; how much of each is in lorc.\ and liotv es.li has been ilealt with , ■ and ' A Taliiv- ot Acts«,n,| part,, of Acts con--(.ihdnted, showini; where each seetion, or part of n secli.in, is consolidated." These ti-o.-chediilos em hody a full an-l detailed aecoiiiii of dm .\ork done by the Commtssionsrs, and enable the i.p..ider to .jiMgo of I ho caro ani;l hihoiir besti wed upon it ami with the tables ne have ijie;ilio)R-n', and tlio full and rie tailed in. lex rep-al mI m ,>ach volume, allord every I'acihty foriisiiig lie., wnk in.l t.'sting il.' .'orieitn.iss'; «n 1 lhoiic;li we h ivo not been able to ;/ive to the ex amination of iheir iv.jik tha time ivhirh th.i .mint {'omiDittti.s of the .-^enate luei J louse of Commons were ahlo to healow ujam It, yet we liave eiieu t no aliitht attention ,u>..| coiisifleration, and feel safe m piiyiiif! i>ith that t.'ommiCc,. licit " it ha,« been .cell and '•ar.d'iilh d.iee.' HliVtSKD ( I (»/.. a) W. (>/'' 'WXADA ••■ Acts p/' the lr,)iaialuit.i 'fl Iht /V.ir/Mce.s now lam- prinf.d iu Ihi: Onmiiiioii, anil of (yuna ia, i"AicA art •u (I inili'i- 'tatiirv, ami art nnt reji&aisd h,j tht li<:vi.itd Hiu(nti . (.f'CunnJn for "le irMsonxsi'.t^thrd, 111 ! ineeption and completion o' that w.-.ik, and its colli. uits and of the schedules apjieii led to it, aii.l '.heir use in com »ction with il, we reterre'l more especially to schi-.diile B, hea.lco •'Acts and pirts of Acts ofa public i;eiier,il nstuie, which ade.n Canada, and have reintinn to luatteij I lie apiclesof •he Co'lo rei itiii/j to sliippiny have not "ithii; tin legislative a, uhorilv of larliaiuent, or been largely an, ended Viy iIib Dominion Acts, Hli S'ict n respect tu vvhicl. the poae,.,,,f ie:.'islatioil U d.iubt (ill, or iiiiH i.i-rMi lioiiliti'il, mil wliioli, in lons?- '|ii«ni:», liftvo not tii-eu I'OnanlMati'd j itlso Aiits otttjiulilit ntilUT" "liioi.p i .\ct» ti lie oonaoli- liamd." I lie Corn'.in>^Hi iMni'a were, Ijv llieii mm- lUiDKiot;, ilii'.i'toii '' to niito (lie I'tmotmonts nt (iii> old I'rovinriiil Stiitul>-i wliicli hnvo Im'ou reimnlHil or ftltf^red , an I h1-.ii to clasHify all i'nr«|ien.lfil eimct- menln H''.i,oi'.lin>' in llioir fuliiri'U uri.' lifting takon to (iietii)j:ui:iii ilii>.si< i.|iiilviiig til one or nn'i'fi I'ro vinoes onh j" uni) tluM' dlil jo, ,inil aiiCi'rKiineil what enurtmeiitf in llii> printed wi'li BUkh chaplff but were tTatae sP)i:iriitii .sei'lions, aiul the i'rovuK'c or l'ro\'tice-i to wliii'li iilono tliey apply were distiiiclly luliciitud . b\il if the> I'llfttel 'o matters will, reipwi'i t.' whii'h there u ik no rhfiptor intlie Ivovised Statiile-,'ii Uie .piestion ofnin.-idietloLi WH» (loiibtlul, thwy 'Ven.' not printed in that woik as then distritnili'd, but only referred to in ^•.;litdule R, anno .led to it .iiid left to 1 _• pniiied wirl' llii- others r-!feried loin ihr heaiiini; 'o tint iohfdnle, in a third and separ lie vnPime, ivliieh ,a novv printed and din triimted, and i that of which ihf litl« loiins the heading ot this arliel . H contains all the Provincial Acw or eiiaetuientrt on 1lll;|eot^ within iha jurisdio' (ion of Itie Dominion I'ailianunL, or is to which its JiiTifdiclionor tiiatof i I'rovmi'ial I.i i;i-iiitorp i< dontt- ful, or has been n'lentioiied, whioh are. iit.ill in lorce in the I'rovincef hy the l.e(;iKlalureu ivhtreof ihey were respectively enaeteci (iu'luding thone o( the Civil Code, of hoHer Onadn, now the t'rovnuiiol Quebec,) -except iucii a« are incorporated la above men- tioned in the Revised Statotiv. VoK. 1 and J, in llie chapters on thu -iilijeets i/i uhii-.li they ri-laie. 'I hit) ih.r-l \oluino is, in some respect?, the one wliich WHS mo>i needed. ICveiy hiwyet; and indeed every oian oi bu.sini';^^ in the T'ouiiiiion, reipnres occasionally to know not only the .ilatute law in force in the whole of the Doiniinon, but that in lorce in some one or more I'lovinees That applying to the wholo Hcininion was to I.e toaiid in ii.-< .'^tatiite«, of wbicii most lawyers huve a complete i opy, -vlule low havi. copiesof llioStatntes .n nil the. Provinces. Yet lawyers, bankirs, nirrihnnls and lui'n ot hnsineas in any t'rovnie iiie constanily becnniinj; inteiested in Huestions fiJlected h\ the aiatntti law of other Pro vinees, ii.«, for instance, thu-se relating to bills ot exchange, larriage ot ji.)0-ls on ini.in-1 waters, and many other snliiects. 'rheso i'rovincial ciiactineiit." will now bo found in one or otler ol the three volu- inwH jireparad liy the Conianesionera. .\nd ttiilmore iiiiportani. «dl i.e tiie volume nov. before ih to tiie legialoilor »'isliiii>; to aiuind and consolidate t.ho hiw on any subject, -ind make ii unilorni throiighoul the Dominion. The third vo'ntne . ant,»:n8 also the I'ubiit 'ieii"ral .\cts ol ilic Iioniinion I'arliauienl in lore ■ al the time of the pnhlicrinn d' the H-vi-ed Htatiitos, l-ijt which, as liein.i; of a temporary nature, or for other reason.*, were ii' t coimidered proper Aiita for conaolidatioii. Some ub'R ol Ihe evtent, v due and etiloiency of the work pt-iloiin->d liy ihe (loininis.sioner-, may l-c formed 'lom th- lollow.ng lirici summary of the oontent* of the volume now tu-loro Uf, v\i ■ — Acts of the late Province ol Canada (Upper and [xjwer •'Canada united) prior to flie Consolidated Stn- tul.es of IH;"i9 — I i .Acts, 87 pacea. Aoi-s tbrannjr part of the Consolidated Statutes of the I'tdViuiB of C.auada~'l Acts, <):.' pages Acts torinnu! part ol the Connolidnted ,'^tatiiles lor \Jpper Canada — ).j Vvts. r and extent as those revibcd ai.d consolidiited m ihe two preieiling v-)liimes Those ol the hue Province of I'anala of C'lurse api'ly to (."uobrc an-l Untano, -vli ch ttieu formed that Province, unlesa e.«pressly limted to on]y one of thorn. They include tho.-" articles of the ''ivil C'ode of Lower I'linada (n.w i| leboc) made ■itatute law by the Act 2'.) \ ict., c 1 1, the subjecis of which weie mentioned in the paper in our n-imber for the Ist olMnne, '"'<7, and one uiore .vhicli the f'oni- i^i:--sioners tound necessary t.) tlie uiiderstiociing of one of those we mentioned. Tliese articles are given in full, and will be iinmd exeeedint'ly iiiterost- iiig ami iniijortant, lor the reasons assigned in our last paper, to which we eoutitently refer. They aro we'l and i learlv drawn l-y a Conirnnsion comprir.inir three if the atili-st lnwyers in i anuda, a,,d are unquestionably law iii tlie Provmc:' of Q leliM.-, and niu.sf often ntlect iheri/htsand interest of userchants, bankers and others in other p.arts of the Dominion! The volume before ua ha* aided to the obligations under which the IXnninion lies to the t'oiumiaslonera for tho inaonor in which then important, laborioua, and difficult work has lieen done. NUMMAKV Till? T'llilic llfliionil AiUsol Mie I ailiatinvit 'if tlm Douuiiinr, .jl I'anhdii i«i|iiiiinH .■ntioli.l'ition liiivtj I'tien i^onioliriatiiil, hikI «ill ip« I'oiu: I m \'ols. l mil '2; and thoiio .vluoli (oi rciisonn lietoif luiiitiuneil diil iini vpi|uifP coniioliclBUon will In lnunil in Vol, :i, jiages 7lil; to 1171. I'lin Aols anil (iii:icliiii'iitii of Provincrnl Lofjisla turua, in fnn f. in tlm irfivinocH ti • lln^ !.,ci.'iii»hi?il a,( aj'j lyin ,' U) siti.li i'ro- vliM?«onlv),_i.x(;ot)l tlioae froru Iho Civil Code Of Inw. r ''annpla inov* tiuol>BO), nhich »rn in Vol. 3, imjjfs 'n)) t,i 440. 'I'lio-M wtiu.h ur" niu -o innftrtfld in Vols. 1 lUid 2, iti'l tlioap I'roni tin* ■mid Cotlc, iv'll to fonud ii. Vol. ', jiiiBCB I 1.0 7:.'l , i'lie Ai'ts aiKl «n»rlin(fut« in Vol :;, iVoi/i the ''on- ■«)lidn(c-.l Stuliit«'' f lijiper ('Htrnda, an(| those 'mm tlif Stiitiitim 111 tl ■■ Miiritiuifi I'rovinoon and Uritisli ' ''"liiiiilpin, ar«' triinnlaicd and puMi'*.nd for tlie lir.st tiuie in Krunidi. W. II 3 ft- 4 i sir. Co ;!- t«! « E f =. S 5 $ -" = ■5 ^ $: i 3 2:|:^ ■i fS M r-„i? '^ V- < S;^ -i 3 f«3 a p 1 ?; f- 3-3 .^^ 4 O s rw 7? ► • •>< -? T E = i" * r"* !:" «t 'J. 111 1 111 >