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1862-3.
BILL.
No.l4fl.
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An Act to d«flne Ssigniorial Rights in Lower CuuMiti
and to fkcilitatfl the redemption thereof.
WHEREAS it would be advantageous to facilitate ths
commutation of the tenure uf laiidt hpld en rotvrt ia
the leveral Seisnioriea of Lower Canada, by more ample and
effectual Legialative provision* than aru now in force ; and
ft vhereaa oonaiderable time muat ncRevaarily elapae brfore the
ttnoie of all auch lands can Le commuted, and it would there-
fore be just and advantueoua to define the Seigniorial Rights
to which such lands will, in future, he subject, and lo restore,
in as far as circumstances will allow, all such legal remedies
10 as the censilaire formerly posKossed against all encroachment
or exaction on the part of thu Seignior as well as those of
which the Seignior could avail himrolf for the maintenance of
his lights : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Ex-
cellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the
16 I<egislative Council and of the Legislative Axsembly of the
Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue
and under the authority of an Act pnssed in the Parliament of
the United Kingdum of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled,
An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada
to and/or the Oovernment of Canada, and it is hereby enacted bv
the authority of the same. That the Act pasq^d in the elghtn
year of Her Majesty'a Reign, intituled, An Act the better to
ffeUitaU optiontd commutation of the tenure of lands en roture
in the Stignioriet and Fif/s in Luwer Canada, into that of frano-
IA aim rotmier, and the Act pasbcd in the twelfth year of Her
Majesty's Reign, and intituled. An Act to amend U" Act patard
in the eighth year of Her Meueat^^s Reign, and intituled, ' An Act
' the better to facilitate optional commutation of the tenure of
• kmda on roture in the Seigniorie* ami Fiefs in Lower Canada^
90 ' JrUtTthat off rang nUw rolitner,' shall be, and they are hereby
lepsaled. ^
CONCESSION OF LANDS.
II. That from and after the passing of thid Act, all and every
the judicial powers and authority vested in and granted to the
Governor and the Intendant of New France or Conada, by the
95 Arrttt of His Most Christian Majesty the King of France, dated
at Marly, the sixth day of July, one thousand seven hundred
and eleven, in relation to lands in New France or Canada
aforesaid, conceded in Seigniories, and by any other la ws in force
in Canada at the time of the cession of the Country to Great
40 Britain, shall and may be exercised by the Superior Court of
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Lowo^CanBda, tnd by th« Jadftt of tti* MUd Conrt, or by th«
Circuit Couru, diw nfud bviof bad to th« •xtn^ooB, rMOte*
tions %ai roodiiicaiiona of tho Mid judicial powan and autho-
rily made by thii Act.
III. And in ord<>r to faoilitata the niaroiM of the Mid judicial 5
nowf r* and authority— Do it «naowd, That no 8«^lgnior ahall
Bflteaftrr mnred** to any one individual any eitrnt of wild
Irnd, rir<!>pding OIH1 hundrrd an<i twenty nuiirrficlal arpfnti,
otmtrwiM than by twoor more neparate d^^^ln of conreMlon,
bearing date at feart two yearn from each other, or unlcM the 10
flxceM ov»r the tald nnantity of one hundred and twenty
•rpcnta be ronreded to the father or tutor for the ute of one or
more minor obildn-n ; and in the latter caae, the extent of land
concedwl for each nuch minor shall not exreetl one hundred and
twenty Huperficinl nrpenti, and the minor in favor of whom 15
each nir.h oonocniion nhall l)e made, *hall be named in the
deed of conrenHion, and the father or tutor to whom any iiurh
ooncenKinn nhnll be made, Mhail beeome peraonally )>ound to the
Seignior aa guarantee ijig the performance of the (.unditioni of
the deed. fO
IV. No Seignior kimll hereafter concede any wild land, of n
leM extent than forty i^uperficial arpentu, unlcM nuch concen-
aion Ihj made for a town or village lot, or a ulte for building n
mill or other mannfactnring eMabliahment (axttre mine), or un-
IcM the naid land be «o circumscribed or titnate an to prevent 85
ite bein^ othcrwine conceded than in n lenn quantity than forty
enpcrficinl arpent*.
V. No Seignior xhall e*labli«h by any Deed or Contraet of
ConecMion, on any Avild landu which shall hereafter be con-
ceded, any rightx, charges, conditions or rewrvotiono other 30
than thow df having the land surveyed and boundixl ui the ex-
p»'n»e <if the ronee.isiimnairr,—<>f clearing and bringing into a
aiafp of cultivation at least five arpentit in miperfinieH of the
land coiicfdcd, within five yearn from the date «)f the Deed of
Concession, and of payment by the roMreaw'oiinoirp of tin niuiuul 35
rent not exceeding m any case the »un> of Tlirec |»enc<' ond One
Half IVnnv cum-ncy lor every su|)erficial ari)ent of land con-
Cfdi'd, and no land ho conceded shall be sold until a ))ortian
thereof, ut least live nrpcnts in superficies, shall have l)een
clearel and Imnighi into n state of i ultjvation, failing which 40
any such sale .>jhall be null and void, unless it be stipulated in
the Uced <jf Concession that the land may b«' reserved as wood
land.
VI. All such concessions shall be made in the terms of the
Form A annexed to this Act, or in terms of like import, and 45
shall have the effect ipso facto of changing the tenure of the
land therein mentioned into franoaleu roturirr, and of freeing
it for ever from all Seigniorial rights and all other charges,
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•et, •■ n < .m«liiiUr<l wni {rnU* romlitutr) rr.lrrmablp at •oy
a lirnr, hikI rurrying with ii ihr privilrgfuol A«i7/eKr Ju/imds.
VII. All •»!««, conocMioM, ngwriw'BU or rtipulniioii* here-
nflrr matlf, <<mir«ry Ui the prfcmliiig |m>vlKlon», •hull »)« nviU
mill llf IIOIH' flltHl.
VIII. Evi-ry Htilgnior who hIibII r<Tt>lvr, directly or iiuUrflly,
10 uny Nuiii of ni.m.y <.r nny otlwr viiliml)l<' ihiiin iin nrul for llio
price or coriKidcrmion I'f the coiuT«-.ioii of i\ «nmniiiy ot wilil
and uiiiiniirovml lund, orv.-r mid abovf ihc nnnuiil nnu nnd
diun.or ovir and bIkivc ihc capltul ihcy npnwnt, »httll r.p«y
nuch sun)!"" 'O the parly who Hhiill hiivr 1.0 paid or Kivni th«
lA name, or to hiit rrprtssoiUativci ; mid any iK-rnoii who "hall i«»
i)ay or «ivc any num of iiionty or any oincr valuable Hung,
Hhull havu an action for ih.' recovery thereof with coMij in any
Court of itoiiip«-tent jurimliclion ; and in any action brought
under the provinionii of thin section, proof by witncuMsi, (eveii
iO by relalivcM wiiliin the degn-en prohibited in otiier iiiaitcrii,)
and by the iinKweri. of the party on faits el arlidet, •hall be
received, im wi-ll an cvidenif in writing.
IX. Every Seignior who ponncwcn within hit tensive any
wild lawlx, nhall b<' entitled to di!«memb«!r from such wild
>6 laiidx and t.) n-wrvt; for hi* own private uiie, without being
obligeil to concede nny part thereof, a domain which nhall not
ronHiHt of more thuu two hundred and fifty HUperfi(Mal arpcnti,
if the (WMiw id lens than two wiuare leiigucM in ••xteiii, of not
nior«- than (ivr hundn-d «ri»«""'> '*^ ""' '««•'•"■ '* """^ "'*"
M) iwo wjuare loagues* but l«w« than Ihrt-i" »«)uare leaguen in ex-
tent, and of not more than one thousand arjM-ntH, if the rensivc
is more than three square leaguen and \unn tluin nix nquaie
IcaKUi^n in extent, and of nol more than fifteen hundred arpentM,
il ihe rensirr is more than nix miuiire Iciikuch in •xlent ; Pro-
lift vided alwayn, that Seigniors who have already domain* within
their c*»*if^ii, intended for their private une, of the extent no
allowed to be rcMirved, shall not have the right of reserving for
Huch ui»e any part of the wild and uncoiiceded laiuN in the Maine
cetMii-e ; ami that Seignior* whonedomninn, ulnndy rcNorvcd for
40 their private H!«e, are under the naid extent, Khali havi^ the right
lo rciwrve only ho much of the wild iaiid» in the ^<aid rrnsive m
will complete the oaid extent ; And provided a.Ho, that the Seig-
nior shall take all «uch land* for ouch donnain, in one lot, except
in Seignoric?' in which at len»*t one third of tlie IuikIm are HtiU
46 uncultivate.l, in which case il shall lie lawful for him to take
one or several partH of such domain separatoly, but not at a less
distance than one league and a half from each o' her, and in
SeignioricM in which then* is not a suiricient extent of wild
laiidH bordering on the domain already reserved '"or the use of
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Pf« of ,h. wild ,„ , Z'ZJ^^r. J" *•««. • lot or |«n.J formii
Ih. Superior four, ,i,„ inTrV,,Z, , ^^T^' ''^"*') •»
•••ting In ,h« (.„.„„ uiwhicWh ,.•'';'." "'•<''«'"1' Court
Summo,,, mnd ih- |K.|iii„„ ,h,,?, "? '* ''""'•"'I'd, ih« Writ of
n«i preceding .uch .ervic" iLTJTJ'T^"'''''' '""' "'"/«•"
of Summon, "and of th - ^.hiof ^^ ''*'' ''"^^ «^'"<'h W'ri
wh.n«v«r« oonwMi,,,," h„^^" ? "ifr.;unt„ .u.nexed ; And 45
which .h« SHgnior . | h„vi „ "•'"!•":'•''' 'n . Sngni ory "„
or In which hc.h.lUon,vrn "blt'"'"''rf "«' "'•iden .g^nt
be no Church, ihm in „«,. . f .k ""'"•' ""• Church, or if rhcr.-
P«ri.h "r.e„lVmen. in which fhVlTn'H '.T''"*'"'"^ I'l— " of ,h"
i. d.mMded, .h.JJ b« .a„.,;. •'"^ '•"'*. "" «o„ce..ion whererj
XH. The cunccHdioii „f „ i,„ , , , .
mrm, nnd imy co-propriptor .„ nnh ""'' ""^ ""X "'"o of
conccMion, .hail ,.! !«,„„ i „ naki 1"''"" '" "'""" "'"S
own name „. ]„ ,h,, „f hi, '°nmn,i . '"•""' "" «'••" in hi.
coproprio.or, .hall Ik- CmHoT '"" ' ""*' "" ^nR-iiort
•ny conce^.ion n„,.|,. i^ «'''""]' '""•''"• ""d purposed by 40
«ny judgment rc-ndc,*7in „L " l.f*^ '^:"'- ■"• ^^ll "" by
oneoi ,hcmfor .he pur, o" c7 ob '1" ll!"*'" "«-'""' ""/
conccMion. ' "' obliging ihem to make ,uch
sefL'rsri.'i:'':v';;"iV^''"" ""•" -"«•-« th. «
ian3»o demanded, inCor of ,hi p, ^"''^''"lon of ,h. K"
-d ,n .he -n„e;pre.ri^dVrhi::t.;':i.h- thTt^^^
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■h«ll show ihal ih* l«ri of itnd •<> doinaml'd ■• • nunnvMliMi
bmn* |i«rt of th* Unda rtwrvKd by him, under iho Mnnilun of
lh« law, «■ a domain for hi* own Um>, or thai h* la no by law
t obligad lu iitiiha auoh <uinr»Ml<iii ) and In any oaa« lA whldh
it ahall I*' morw iii a«Tonliiu'f with niitily In onlff ihal a UH
of land olhrr than ihr nnn drmandml, Im roiiri-dt*d lo iha
Flatniiff, II ahall I>h lawful for thr latii Cotiri wi i<> do ; and
whcnfvi'r lhr> M«<i|nii.>r ahali, aflrr Ihf rxpiraiion i>l ihr d<*lay
10 allowrd, havi» iw>gl«-<!trd in K^nt a ('oiu'n»«iim I)'-' d m fHvour
nf lh«i I'laiiildf, aui'h judt{inoiit ahall to all intriii' ini > iiiir|)»a«a
b« fur ihi* aaid i'lamliirin ihi' placr ol a Concraaioii l)fe<i of iha
lutuf land (leatgneUid Ihrrelii, on the roii'litiona ihcrin tp**
Ift XIV. Wh<»n«v*r ii ahall a|)p«ar to lh« aald Court that ih« lot
of land, an dnniandcd aa a i-onucaaton, la Dol auaceptlbla of
cultivation, or forma part of a mounialn, hill, r(K!li or oth«r land,
which il inlKhl Im- nrttiaaary or advanlagcoua to reaerva for tha
making of mapU< auKar, «iihcr for th« uw of lhoa« who ahall
to have acquired ihai right under agreement with the Seignior, or
for Iho u»e of the rrnaiulrea of aurh Sflgniory grnermlly. or for
any other object of public iitefulni-aa in auch 8«ignlory, it thkU
b« lawful for the aaid Cotirt to n'jt^ci aurh demand.
XV. In all auch demanda, the excpption baaed upon tb«
t6 allegalion thai the lot ao demanded forma part of the landa r*-
Bcrved by the Seignior aa a domain for hia private uac, ahall b«
rejected on unroniradicied proof by two credible witueaaaa,
that ilia Seignior, or hia a;<cnt, hna, before the filing of auch
demand, refuaed to point out to the Plaintifl' tho aituation and
30 extent of landa ao reaerved by him, or that ho haa pointed out,
•a forming auch domain, landa in which the lot, demanded M
a oonceaaion, waa not compriaed.
XVI. Every Judgment rendered upon n demand for a coneer*
aion by the Superior Court, ahall be finnl and without appeal ; but
96 an appeal ahall liu to the Superior Court aitting in the Diatriet,
from any judgment rendered on any auch demand by a Circuit
Court, provided the party appealing ahnll obaerve the formall-
Ilea by law pivaoribed with rvapect to apiwalx from the Circuit
Court to the aaid Superior Court, and the coata in any auch
40 action before the Superior Court ahall be taxed aa in a peiaoB'
al lotioa under One Hundred Pounds currency.
REUNION TO THE DOMAIN.
XVII. And in order to facilitate the reunion to the domain of
certaina lands, in the cases provided for by law, and to
render such reunion le»s expensive to the Seigniors and
46 to the Cmnfairef — Be it enacted, That any Seignior may, by
one and the same action or demandt, in the form of a de«
W I'-'iiinii Mirth «,ul h -. ."•^•'"w* •«'«lmirth« •«m»«n<
to>.rA«u .„, „ „ rf ,h .1 '*""/*;"• **•" ■'"•" '"•^- «"'-•
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thai
XIX.
.:^™-z,,tx:^^:r,£i,::,,;i,tt;:;.„,,,,,
in which ih-y .n. ,i uiu^ T?j".„L 'f*V''""l'" "^''"' ^-Kniory
reuiiiud to Ih,. domain u„/."..' ' "''*' '""''" "''•ll •>.• *»
«h«w lo .1... .« XX:. of .l^r; i?"> '"•••"-.■il .hall ,h.„
"Uth land., or any imH h L. r . """' ""•' """ "•"»'"" "'
i. "hall „; iU7dTr' :;:;'• "Sr:!'"!'!''; »"'"•'• -""^"
ifun.ouofhi, l„„d ,.,,|u. .iominru ^ «" |'n'v..nl ih«
ful«lh..l .hi. . ,.„.iai 1* , ' ,, T D^:; I ;"'7!-"""y J"'lK.".-n.
incumd in ,h?, ZS which?u f !" ^Tu^'^ "' ""• «•"-"• «
PuSh.5« i-K^Lite- -^^^
II fwdim lit*
ntini^wr of
• I". I iM-f.irf
_.. , 1^1
turn iw«*tM|wt
•• «"«iiii 11,1 •>
•I'll iliiririf
)r "urh •^•
o/all ih.
< onilHlnnii
' Iw*!! •!•
' Ihr Ml.l
tit witti'h
tu
<• h of 'hi-
hi'rfol' III
IHoit, by
trilrllf. „f
K'tl Ulliia
ittllinoiia t&
'i '•"«•<■»•#-
irliiii ilii-
.1 ...,,,,
•n of ihc
w* Ui nu 3o
«) thai
•iftilorv
DualtoJ,
Ifxnilory Jfl
moiithH
ill b<> W)
kit ihfii
iflioii of
>* : and 40
«'nl Ihn
I" liM,
♦fiifni,
vithoiii
•" oonid 4a
!• ill a
J iti« jMtitrt M whtfh Mirh ImmI*
ai* WW*-, "• " •^»*» •»• •*»•»" ji"^''^*' '" **'* '''•'"*'« ''»"'»
•i Ui»l ih»»» U«t«>« .l"H»MI ih« IMNrtwJ whi.'h «h«Jl M.lrrv#IW
ihrr<in fof ihf miiiioii of ■«<>! Umt* to the HftKHi'wtsI tlotiMln ,
AIhI .M. h |H.hll. ntHrtl. .h«ll IU.« if III**!" •« •'» ttMi-fvul of IrM
th«n f.MM w»rli., mir iii"!" than •ti *"«li« f*""' -•* '• "^^\ >
•mlrvriy .M.himlitiiwiii.h^ll »lm> h» imWuly n-l ttutlibly
10 r«*il »n UHh Ihr ««i.l l««u»»«««"« •• ''" '*'"" "' ''"' '^"" •• "'
ibr win.b or -.itUiimnt in wKiih ih« 1«mI« «rr .ii.i«tr, on iM
{^,, ll.j,!,!9». t,,muii.lUt«ly iwr.fdlllM ih.' lUv ftir'l fut lb"
frunJin .«r lb- Ml.l liwJ" .'•»"«> ^»'"" ""•"' "''"^ '"' "" '•»«'•/'•
• nUiy irf lb.< iu.l||iiwiH. In U.th ihr muI Ittntfu^tr-. '•"♦" *"'
Ift u(M<r<l Ml oiif of ih< iiMMi fn<(iM'ni«-<l (»!•.•.••« of «u.h |Hiri«b or
iirul«iwiii, •! l«M« Ww«ii iUy« U tm^ ilt«' tUy lii-'il u- '♦l"f
■II be
t leant
XXI All inrwiiu or CnfpiiniiMHi* wh« in*y^MtMiy l>»l«l-
Ugem or hyi>oihiM.. u.«fr«<iu»ry rinhu or ••WWMM wbai»«>-
10 rvrr .m ili# land* "> ri.i|irii of whi.h •urb jiid|nn.>ii' «br»ll Ih-
M) iriuirrrd. "r on any !»•« ihrrpof, «h«ll bU' tb'-ir ..juMwiiioni
rontalninn ihf imial ••l«<c^«lon of domii lb-, in ib- "tb I "b.-
I'ruiliunoury of \iv UUirln in wbi. b muh jii.Um. ..i -ball •"
rendrrrd. alWaal •illlhi day* befor.- ih.- lay h«rd for ««' b
fft r..iini.)ii, ill .lefauli wh«i*of aiwli mufrucluary rlKhla, •.-rvi-
iu.lr. |.rivil<'i(r« tn'l hy|K.ih»>.«, in ••• hr aa ihry may alfrit
Mich Uoda, ahall b« catiaffUiatMid.
XXII Alt iiiliior*, ininnlicwdpBWMiii.abwnlrr", fcmfi-tovtrl,
•»rn lu r««|Wi't «rf dowrr not yrt nfirn, (mm tiu-»rt imvrrt) iihall
80 bo aliKi miuind. fof the pwturvalion of ihrir rbibii., to tU« thmr
opwwHionii t" ihr rnunion of tho landu affi-iifd hv •uch rlght«,
In ibr rnannnr and wiibin ihr i>prio<l alnivr «j»rrlftBd ; and tn
default ihnrfof, Muh rlahta ahall lx> niinguiabed in •"•"••
they may affpn au<h landt ; but ihr iuU)ni. .uiaiora and hu»-
tft banda who ahall havn noffUrtmi to IJlti »uch o|.p*>altlona ahall,
nevnrthelraa, .•.mlinu" to be n?apon«ih|r lowanU Ihn peraona
under their cbarRo or authority, lor an* loaa which may reault
from ihalr neg'Nr**"^ ^ **•• •*'** '•••>~^-
XXII!. On th« day fisad by aiich iniarloootofy judjrmant, or
40 on any other auba^HMnt joiidical day, the Court »ball proceed
to Older the reunion to the domain of the Seigniory in which
thay are ailuale, of auoh land* aa ought, acconlinK to law, to
be ao reunited, and to the reunion whrrrol no opnoaitton •hall
have been made, and to declaie the Ceiuilmrts who took them
4A d litrt d$ ttmctuitm, or who previoualy held tham, to be lor
ever deprived of aU righto of (Mopeity therein.
XXIV. In any oaae In which the Court ahall maintain any
OM or BWie of the (i|>|wHiBM made to Uia rauaiuu to the
oppoiitioni. "• '""y '•"*« »H.|.n eiltbll,hed by .uoh A
«a«//, or oihcr m'^v>nlJrZ 'fnguage* in the Canada
of ,h. Province, a..d , ruf"aror'rh'^ "" '*"■ "*«'''»' ««*•-« 10
in the I)i„H,, ^hen-i,, ," ,h land , ha I ^ "''^'P'^P^r published
no newapapor published i„ S of, ,i^.! ' k"""' "' '^' """« »^
other new.paper published in one „? h« ^'^ ku ' '". " '«■•« °n«
the place a. whion, n,ul ,he day^'n d h„ur fh^""""? ^'.""'"•j
take place ; and mo such .aU i m ^ "*" ■""" « o wiil ix
PeriocT than fi/,cen dav"»>o,n L t" ' 'l'"' P'"'^'' »« •" «"^er
where than nt the doo/of the clurSs ?''.r"i«'n'nt, norel.^1
-ntioned in the adveSjnt^lteb^'noth'irSr.L^^^ ««
"po'L^e^u^^^^^^^^^^^ of hi. .^eedin^
^m the date of .he .ale. o"? !f ^oSleTl^aTl'i'/lieTr.;. "'^
oS''he?aid'^rh':i^^^^^ -y «le i„ .h. «
the judgment ordering such su'le anT.h * '""^^"" "'«<'•«« of
ffi-°.^fr ^»-- oHhr-" ^;toir;s.-;i3o
the •mount arising from suchlL '*'i.^"* P''^^ <>« of
ference of their fespectivp nr*^' •"°«*'''S to the pw-
creditors shall be co oeau^i ^^^^^^^ "'*' ^JpothecaV^ ..
r.nk of their respec.i.^'p v eg.f 3° l*'^ ^^der .nil **
the amount arising from the H cK i ! '^"""•"^" of
•mong the opposing creditors H„ *"> ''"t'ibuted
cal debts. atTo mtfch „ ^po „T'"f /°'' ^i.-^OR^phi-
preference of the P^vileges th'^^Sli/i'^Xd^ ''' ''
the right of dematS;' he reun on'to'h' '^ ''"^. S*'«"'°'-
town or viliage lot o? e.^re *?. tr^Tl^ iS «
led, It ahall
h« Diitrict
il ndatha
»ct to iuch
'd by auoh S
' land the
ve timet
i« Canada
I tJaaeue 10
>ubli8hed
I tlipre be
l«a»t one
District*.
«ale will 15
n earlier
nor elae-
r teitle-
r public
'0 been fO
therein.
ecdings
n dayv
y-
in the f 5
date of
fie two
riff of
'w, In
3 any so
leged
)utof
I pre.
'carr as
and
erof
•uted
iphi-
> the 40
^on-
lior
anj
and 46
settled and cultivated or reserved in good faith and uud
for cutting fire wood thereon for the use of the proprietor
and ol his family, although the proprietor bhould not keep
hearth and home tiiereon.
ft XXX. Every lot of land so ro-united to the domain
shall bo conceded by the Scit^iiior, or on his refusal, by
authority of justicp, on the same terms and conditions,
in tho saino inannor ami under the same tenure as
wild lands; except that it shall bo lawful for the Seignior
10 to require from the new grantee the payment of all ar-
rears of Seigniorial Rights duo on such land up to the
fierio I of its re-union to the domain, with all the costs
iicurrad in resiiect of such re-union, and interest <»n
such costs at six per cent, per annum from the date of
16 the payment thereof by the Seignior.
DEFINITION OF SEIGNIORIAL RIGHTS.
MILLS, WATER FOWiinS AND BANALITT.
XXXI. And whereas since the said cession of the
Country, divers Seigniors, Proprietors of Fiefs in
Lower-Canada, have imposed on lands conceded by
them rents exceeding those at which such lands ought to
80 have been conceded according to the ancient Lows of
the Country, and have burthened the said lands with
variou" reserves, charges and conditions which impede
industry, delay the seitlement of the Country and check
the progress ol ilF inhabit,»nt9 ; and whereas it is just to
85 remedy such abuses— Be it enacted. That no Seignior
shall hereafter be entitled to any right in or upon the
waters of any river, lakes, pond or stream, other than the
right of the lipaiian owner upon the waters which flow
through or by or bo within the lands of which he is the
30 proprietor in possession of the right of soil {domaine
utile) thereof; and any agreement made between the
Seignior and the proprietor who has or who had at the
time of such agreement, the domaine utile of any land
held by him ti litre de rem in any Seigniory whatsoever,
35 with the view of depriving proprietor of the right of
building mills, whether grist or saw mills, or other
manufacturing establishments {aulres vsines,) is hereby
declared to be null ; and every such agreement shall, to
all intents and purposes, be hereafter considered as not
40 having taken place, whether the same be stipulated
hereaher, or made before the passing of this Act.
10
there gn3 ,.*;;' i"^,?'^"'""''* ^^""^^ "»"' *° ^
as HppI viiiir to i.n n.h. 1 • H "*"*a'^'«' bo considered
«uch 6aml ^i|| Jh « L f! Z the Seigniory in which
«xpiratio„ or twSyri Lt r'""' ""'' *»'"•»"«' the ,0
shall not hav. con/r^rJ at 7Ji ' ^T"* ,"f *•»'« Act.
grinding of the grai , n ht iJf • "'"^ ^r' "'"' '"o'- the
who a.L th^e? St?:'ott'5";s ?" „T,r '*''«r°'
which there shal be inorp l,»./^! i. 1 . '•""°** '"
holding .„,, .e.>,cdXr!:i' , L^it 'xsr: "
aa woU as hisS ' """"^''ths previously shall,
right of baiaity i/Sr'^"'*^'^^'" ?' ^'^^^ forfeit hiL'
grindingof grain i'^l^^^^^ "'•' '"""" '"'"« ^r the
I* entiUed to sue the S^f/nior of «n^K''l®*'"?''°'7 '*"»"
the Superior Court siulna « «h n "^ .Seigniory before
miU is situate, for the pufoL t Pw "'' 'i' ^'^''^'^ ^'^'^
such mill, or to place ifi? ,1k ^''?'"S him to repair 36
sufficient for the waSs of L v '^^ "' *'" ""^« it
lawful for thfS Iwf VoT/r'^' '*"'' 't «ha» be
judgment in every sucnctiin ^ f*"^, *"'' ^ive such
•hall appertain '°"' **' *" '^'^ «'^-J justice
e4Sentfrom^\T:L^ ^•«"'-. ^h*^" take an "^
thai that whereof he^hal ^^1"^^ ''"'"" »•'« '*''«»^
"cnjoi ne Has thg <fom«wff wfi/f, for tbe
11
mirpose of conitructing thereon a hanal mill, ho shall
Commence to construct the same withm "« "'"'f «. ""d
com|)l«t« the same within two voars from the date ofhu
tak ng i.«s«e8Hion of the Hahl fand ; in default wherwf
6 he m.«Vau. Hh.ll re-enter into no8iie«8.on •« pror^tor
of the Haid emplacement on reunburHing to the Sngmo'-
?he sum receivecl by him therefor ; and the value oi
the improvements made thereupon by the Seignior.
HONOBAHV RIGHTH, PRK-EMPTION (RKTRAIT), RKNTS,
HYPOTHECARY PRIVII.KGES.
XXXVl. No Seignior nhall hereatter be entitled to
10 any honorary dirtinction or privilege of a purely peraonal
nature, arising out of his quality of Seignior.
XXXVIl No Seignior shall hereafter exercise the
conventional right of pre-emption (''''7'0.;b»tj,J»«S;°[
fraud, the Seignior may refuse to grant seizin of the deed
,5 0? purchase, and may Hue for loch etventes and recover in
proportion to the price proved to have l,een really paid
Iv "stipulated ; and in any action brought «"der the
provisions of this section. P'""' ''Cf"«»^^/^X«^
relations within the degrees prohibited >" "t»ier matten)
^.0 and by the answers of the parties on /a»r. rt artutet,
' shall be received as well as evidence in writuig.
XXXVIII No censitaire or occupier of land in any
Seigniory conceded before the passing of this Act except
buUdingits in a Town or Village, and l«id situate n
25theAan/.>«eofanyTown or City, -hall be required to
pay as an annual 'seigniorial rent, to m due he^after
any sum of money or other value exceeding the mun of
two pence currei/cy for each superficial "?"'» "^ th«
land occupied by him H litre de c<rn». notwithsUndiBg
30 any stipulation to the contrary made by hmiself or by
his predecessors.
XXXIX. All Seigniorial dues payable annually in
personal labour {rorvm), grain, or otherwise than in
money, shall hereafter be paid in money, at the price at
35 which the same shall be worth at the time the said rents
shall fall due, and shall be reduced *o two pence currency
for each superficial arpent of the land upon which the
same shall be charged, in the same manner as fents pay-
able in money.
If
Seignior, but every such immn. 'n ^ '" '^'"" °' •''» 5
con«idered««h«viJgt VrorVuSt^r*? "'"'"^
•uch rights, charaes emu fin .,* "^ ''««'«"«'• to all
■taying the sale, and the Onposa, sh.ll nL K f^.^i""^
may appertain. " *' '° justice
£0
♦n 5.V"* '^''^ P^'^'leges and preferences granted hv l»-
toSegniors, to secure to them the Davm?n?of?K^ ■
leges and preferences^ ^ "* °*^ '"•=*• P"''*' •*
tiuf d"ed ^o'J XS,::? ?"L'"' °^,— ion. new
«..de before the ;Sg" 'th ' 17^ «oT'"^'''''^^
•tipulations tend^o cs.ablihn favor of ih«%"- '"'^
upon any land conceded d tihTdeceL iii !u ^^'«"""' »0
tion of land conceded as a town or villa J '^ "'" '"''"P-
m the banheue of any town „r .?.. „ ^ '?*' °'" "''»»»«
conditions or rescrvaUo"i7 0^1,.^ /k ^^ "**""• ''^""•g«.
following, are. St^ectt chTxceTs o^'drff "* ''^''
hereby declared null and void, namely : *^'^^'«°*^«' 36
conceled °'''''^'°" '° ^''^ ""''''"^ '^^ home on the land
^^^:l^ ^ do- ;^r ti; z^S
It
pence currencj fi^r each arpent in miperficieB of the land
conceded, and in the event n( the said rent exceeding
that rate, the stipulation shall be reduced to the said sum of
two pence, and shall be null iia regards the excess, in
5 respect of any rent thereaiter to fall due.
4. That of exhibiting deeds of acquisition within
twenty days after the passing of the deed, and paying
mutation tines {lods et ventn,) according to law.
5. That tif grinding at the Uanal Mill the grain grown
10 on the conceded land, and intended fur the use of the
family or families occupying the same.
6. The right of the Seignior to take in any part of his
eentive, and as often as the cuso may hippen, a parcel of
land for the construction of a Uanal Mill and its depen-
16 dencies, not exceeding six siiperticiul arpcnis, on payment
by him to the proprietor of the value of the land and
improvements made thereon.
COMMCTATION OF LANDS HELD A'.V ROTURE.
XLIV. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for
the owner ol any land held en roture in Lower Canada,
20 to free the said land from all Seigniorial rights recog-
nized by this Act to be redeemable {utrhetabUa) as being
due or payable to the Seignior, proprietor of the Seigniory
in which such land is situate, on paying the price of the
redemption ( rachat ) of fuch rights, as hereinafter
25 provided.
XLV. The only Seigniorial rights and dues on which
a money value can be set, and recognized by this Act
to be redeemable uh mucH, arc the following:
1. All tixed rights, that is to s;iy : all annual Seigni-
fiO orial rents, (^retievancat) conflisting in money, grain,
fowls, provisions or fruits of the earth, or in personal
labour [corvces,) payable under the name of Seigniorial
cens ct rentes, or under any other name whatsoever, which
are only payable or duo by the owner or holder of the
86 land so long as he is the owner or holder thereof, and
according to the length of time during which he is in
possesfiion, and the right of banality of mills for the
grinding of grain therein.
2. All casual rights, which are due under the name of
40 lods et ventes, or of any other designation whatsoever,
upon mutations ia the property or in the possession of
any laud.
14
••without partia.ity, fea'r.W Ji^'alL'r" '""'""'""^ -"J K.
•• duty a. Coinmiliione; u,.d„r .1 ""^f ""• P<"«'r'n ,ny '"
•• Aci, *c.. (.««« mS „7t; Us ..^'^•' '"*""'"'• ^''
anddi8bur,ement«!rH^c JomSl 'r' "^''T'lfy OKpcnneu 15
to .Lem respecti dy bMirS ' '"" V'*" ''««""wed
miSJ- to Sr'at'j^'^iXr^"^'' "''""' -"''^ ^o"-
triplicate. ,.f arUand Lid tl^ ! '' in "'t '" '^0
within the territ..rial limiu / '" ^'"''' Seigniory
be specially ^^l^dT]^^?:;'^?''"'^ -»"ch shall
(iovernor.exhibiVinif the nrl „» " «7">-P<«o by the
right, with which each of '^r. .'"'".' *''« Seigniorial
be redeemed, shew^n^ii el h "^ '""''".• ^''"'ged. may ,,
the said price to Sh 2eSeiZ'''Z '^f '''« ^onim of '"^
beld. is entitled ; d stiniru slH^T*" "' '^'"''" «"'^»' ''«' is
of the annual riffhtsanK '^ ."'^ P"'^*' »'' ademption
b-nahtv. and SSm .h« o ?| f* I^ 7 ''•f^"^ «''« 4t of
ing eacf, land by the Jun.bl wbfT *7''''' •'«' ''""^b- ,„
•f there be no such land-roll n.^ I ■"^.'' ^^'sniory. or
tbe name of the «VtS .tuLr'^fflP'T' f'lf" ^^
■■ccupieil, then i„ ,„, ..i,.! '' '' "' land bo not
expedient. ' °"'" ■"•»"" I'o "Iwll deem 35
e.cM!Jd,'„".;S"rerdm™tr •'^%'"'«' »' "W^h
ar to appoint
">i« Act, in
Canada, in
to time to
lace of any
"»at each of
K upon the
e ft Justice
ve for their
y cxpcnaea Ij
ho allowed
' oilier fees
v»()
Mid Com-
■ form in
Seigniory
liich shall
by the
eigiiiorial
rged, may 2;
poftion of
Jt;h lief is
Jemption
B right of
1 describ- 3,,
the land-
niory, or
then by
d be not
" deem 35
which
' rights,
follow-
•to
annual
le total
annual amount dwived from the cbarK'ii upon the land,
aadthe naid Hmoiint shall reprenent the intereat atiix per
cent, of the capital aum which Hhall be the price of
redemption.
ft 2. To eatablinh the price o( redemption of the rents
(redevanrn) pnyBblf in grain, fowls or other provisions
or fruits of the earth, an average year of tlieir value shall
be computed according to the price of nrticlesuf the same
nature, taken from the books of tliu merchants nearest to
10 the place, or ascertained iii any other mnnnf^r ; to establish
such average year, the fourteen years immediately pre-
ceding the period ot which ihe valuation is made, shall
be taken, the two highest and the two lowest shall be
struck out, and the average year shall bo establiHhed on
15 the ten remaining years ; the value of personal labour,
{corv6es,) shall bo estimated in the same manner ; but
the price of redemption shall in no case be calculated at
a higher rate than two pence per anninn for each super-
ficial arpcnt of the land subject to such annual charges,
20 unless tlie said land be a town or village lot, or tiituate in
the hanlieue of a town or city.
3. To establish llic price of redemption of the right
of banality, an estimate shall be made of the decrease in
the annual receipts of the banal mills to arise from the
t5 suppression of the right of banality and from the inhabi-
tants being freed therefrom ; the amount of the said
estimate snail reprosent the interest at six per cent, of
the capital which shall be tho price of redemption of the
banality for the whole of the Seigniory, and the said
30 capital shall be apportioned among all the lands subject
thereto, according to their superficial extent.
1. In order to establish the price of the redemption of
the casual rights, an average year shall be computed
of their value in each Seigniory upon the ten years
35 immediately preceding the passing of this Act, and
the amount of the valuation of the said average year
shall represent the interest at six per cent, of the capital
sum to be paid as the price of redemption of the said
casual rights for the whole of the Seigniory ; and the
40 said Capital shall be apportioned among all the lands,
according to their value, which value shall be deter-
mined by the assessment or valuation roll of the muni-
cipality in which each land is situate, or in the absence
II
ConunJ-ione, .l,.|| d,e„, expedient .o «'"" ' *'''
A And in order to e,»«bli,h the .hnre to whirl, . s..i»
nior dominant i. rniiilcd in n-,,...-, .,f ,„,y J/i *,? **
of lie S..,«,„nr r/omi/.an/ in an.] upon .i.ch Z L« a!?
;^n" u'lhri' "r" »''»'-»-»-"' '«.".«",'::• :f.^f
rigl t« ..n one or M-ver..! I.n U .1. .11 Imv.. h.vn fu? ,! J
No ar.Hl deed ofagree.nent AcU d\rrord I.H«e „ s ! *
nior and one or ^ev.ral .•.■n.iia.r.... nn.l un ..ml,. ,. . , *1
copy o .uch ,Wd ofagrennent^h,.! v.. I,' | ' V ;d
Miall niu-r ih • ».H,d pri... upon the S.I.e.luli. „t ,he K.id
fe;ss;lic:7"""" «'"'""i-i-'-::i
anVsn^lmL ^T""!"'"' «" P«'P.--ro .he S, hrdule for
Sufv . ^ • ' "";,t""""""'i""«T rnlruMrd w.ih that «0
duty «|,..|| K,vej,ul.hc ,.o.in- of ,he ,,!„,., d..v i.n.l I. .
notUCH .hHll be nuul..by pnblicMt.on.s in ,1 .• E. k h „ ,3
French language-, at (ho .(..or of ovny ,,»,,, l7cb..rrh
dayaat he con.:luM,.n of divine nvnue in the for.nT,on
£;;:'ii;siS;';s:;;-;;i'::^;;l-i['^-''^'-r.ttic.
the Schedule \vhere..f is to be made bv bim in , V. ?'
n.nke hucI. exan.ination iUvreof^^t^ ^2^^ ZyZ
usefu to assm l.i.n in establishing .In. nri- • , f re7e,l
t.on of the S-igniorial ri,-h,.. .lue .her.un ,^i,b „ | ^ b i fj 35
subject an reaped thcrcofto any obstruc.ion or jlrul" ution'
LIII. The said Commissioners nn<l each nf .i>
Ihi'Ii r Nfjg.
tirtfiff, (he
•mitiii rfirw/ 9
itrr\irt-fif/,
mil llurrof
lucurdiiig to
St'l«niorinl 10
> (ixrd liy M
e«*n II St ig-
iliini liiirij
'I ili'|H)i«iird
iHiiiSMotirr 15
"( ilif MiiJ
itc llierclw,
'icdiile fiir
«iih thfit SO
find liDiir,
I nil NUl li
'g'iKli Htid
tlinrch
Hive Siiti- fA
fi>rtiici(in,
ijr H f -ri-
ornelilc-
^""inmi«i- •<>
M'igiiii.ry,
I order lo
|«ary and
rt'''eriip.
Iiix being 35
Biuculiuu.
f I hem
•'Xiitiiinc
I" < itiier
" lufore 40
■diciit to
n
cMtnlne upon thfl msttiTB ■uhjir t to i\mt ro!wiJ«r«llon,
■ml llif l»ct« wliicli tlu7 imiy n-qmro li» •Mccrlaiii in
ordfr l<» ftirry thl* Act Into •■ffuct, nnd to tiM^wtv iiny
HUih iH-r«.»i> lo brln« with liitti mid pntdiico Wforo iIiimii
6 uiiy li lok, I'.i|)<r or l)<icmn«'iit ticceNiiarjr for the purpiiMi*
of thi< All; und il nny ptmoii «o Niimnionod nhnll nl'ime
or nrglrct to npjH'ur heforr ihi'iii or hcforo tho ( 'omiiiit-
nionnr who hIiuII hiiv« «ummoni'd him, «)r «p|M-Hriiig nhnll
rffimo to nnswi-r my l.iwtui qurstioH psil to him, or to
•uprodiicfl «iiy Hook, r«p»r, Flail, In^tnim.'Ml, Dotiiiiirnt
or ihiiiK wliiit-KM-vi-r nhiidi miiy lir in hiii poum'tinioii, and
wliich hi' nhiill huvc hecii reiiiiirwd, liy mu h nimiiioni, to
bring with him or to prodmr, the said CommiiiKionfrii,
or mich oiin of them on nhall h»v« inmicd the mimmont,
15 may ord»ir ihn iiaiil ppr!«on, if not prewnt, to be appre-
hnrided and broimhl bcforn him or thi-m, and may in bin
or ihi'ir diHert^tioii commit such p«r«on to the Common
(Jaol of ih» District, for » periotl not finccediiigonc calen-
dar month.
20 I. IV. Wlienevi'r the ('ommiHMoner chargod wltli the
making of tho Sdiodulcof ii Seigniory nhall Im* of opinion
that the ruh's prcscrdicd by tlds Art for dotorinining tli«
priie at wliicii each land may Ikj roleabed Iroiii Sei-
gniorial riglits, do not form an eipiitable basis for tho
„. valiialionof mich rights in Hiicb Seigniory, or when tho
*"* Seignior, or not li'HH than twelve reiiNitaires of the said
Seigniory, sliall call upon the Paid Commissioner in
writing, within a period not exceeding eight days from
tho day fixed for tlie comincncenient of tin- investigation
.J,, by tlio Commissioner, to appoint rritnts to determine
' tho price of n-demption o\' tho said Seignioral rights, tho
Bai<l l oinmiMHlontr Nhall call a public- meeting of the
proprietors of Ihe locality on siiclulay and at wich hour
UH shall bo Bpecifiod in tho public notice Iboreof which
y, he shall give in the manner prcscribeii by this Act for
' ' the coinmcnceiiK-nt of his investigation, for tho purpose
of appointing and electing two ciprrts, one of whom
shall be appointed by tho Seignior and tho other shall
bo elected by the majority ol tiiu Censitaires present at
^„ such meeting ; and in case the Seignior shall not \w pre-
sent at the said meeting, or being present, sliall reius*- or
neglect to nppftint an er/trrt, the said Comniissionor shall
appoint one to represent the Seignior, and such i:ri)ert shall
1^
oppoMto ,0 .h. «ai,, priiro:;!';';;!;''!!;,";;;/,;^;.!''" '-«in ,.^
•nd dec. cna u'nd H, 2" ;' ;;;!;:' '", ■^'"" "'''"""•
that it .hall n,^t r^^^'rur^^^i^'- --p^'-^a*
S«ignior .hall rHu^.l,r ,S "^"'«"';"- : '"'tifil,.,
point another rji.rtZ-ritJr"^ '•'«'•.* ''f^^ '""P-
'r^r^ to rep„.so„t th.'. s^i.t .s.iS;"""- ''»'«" "PI'oin, an ^»
Commi.s,ion..r .shall T n o ! ; /':'' """^ '"'"' "« '^o
they .hall not ex.c.I th. 4, T/ , .'.l. ;':,'i.{'''"'";.'' "'»' ^A
day of necessary, attendance ,' '""'!''<« ''"•'•'fh
be paid hy the Receiver l;,. I '"' '""' ^'''^ •^^ail
by hfm appointed (or th .t n rl' '"" ^^' "'i^^' """"• P-'-'^«"
10
If
I V P.rh .)f thr •*UI Co«iia»lonw«. irom^UttBly
A .h« rom lA.on of th« ieM"!.- "f • >'-'K"'"'Z|
bytl... nny-hr.t «r.,on of t hU ^^»^ ,, „^„ j^..^.
thr Maid ii<»li<"
giiior
ftftwii cUvit rollowiiiK
Uwl\.l for cvrry «.oh C.mmiMion.r
uixl It nJinll •'*'
tn r(trr«Tl any
krt..wlr.l(?e in any other manner
51 It -hull I.' I'iwiiil »"r t''" V'T\ >\^.
S.^n ory .; u,,-.ar ..itl...r i.. ,..•.-» -r by »«.. agent «•
tho (:.u..i.«ir... ol any S.-.K.u-.ry i-' ^ r ' 'Zl\.u-h
30
o'! ffia Act, by at leant three ... the CcunMxr.n thereof.
LVI \n aoon n. the Schedule of a S.'ianiory •h«U
CominiMHioiier »*h() Mi-in tiavi, ■" ',„i „r, hi. Province;
trinlirato thereof to the Ue«:etver(.enenil otinisirovmr,
'T"\ . or ?2h Se «n ory be m.ua.e in tw,. D.^tr.ct.,
""'th^nTnth on a .f h^ ^'""'^ "' •""'" "'"":•'
t^i B?::.; Ih,..! retan. the o.her Jrip ;-',; J" ^^'J
han.U «n il it nhall be otherwise provided ly law .ana
,„. newspaper publ.Hhed »»^. UH..r, t ^^.^^^^^ ._^
<>:..icrnii>rv iR Kituate, su( n nonce »ii«ii "»> -^ i
?heCa Js Di." ie wherein one or more ..ewspaj.erH aro
pubiiXd And the Clerk of the «aid Cou.t .hall be re-
III
If Mm*,
II I < Ml y
l>ARTUL f'OWMvTATlOir.
•ch..i„i., ..Ji ,,; „ , ' "^; •• "" •'• i'';"« "»• •».. MM '"
»l«»po.it; hut „„ ,.r.,„r,Hor /hull ''" /'"^ "'«"•'•
for n, , rriojU.. ■,!,»„ ,' '''V'" """' '"••"•.!
•»".II I' uml. i.. M , L u oi ,""• ":"'•"♦'' "••l"'"I'«.o„
^l, Jiut not otherwui. "'" •""^'" ''«■"•'"" Ifr ,.n.ri. ^jo
tal l.y l,,m to r.',Hv.. th.. mi,," m .h^l W"'
whir/, .urh la„.| i," "fit .' „ „!L l"' Vl". '^ ^'^"'"'^ '»
r«<I.M.,,,„o.i .hall |,„ n.o.l., i„ iho , ' ,.r '^ ""' ' """• "'•'
••' o"uT of the two „«x, Mio:i,;ri;'r.;.r'"''"' '^ «"• ,,
recKnl;.':;!;??,!:;;:;;!;;;; •;;[;7-.;i ..,. to hi...,/'
"'« md price o.r.. " m, i 7^''"«'»v.'. that ,>ar, of
«''ei-.iH.ar.e.,.ah.;;e'.;Sxr;::;':'s;^^^^^
«
•1
Mrigiilor </»MiiHrt»./ olher lllMI !»»• Cwwit I tn.! Hi .m h
mm* Uw ■•'•• IU.."i*rr<J.'iitr»h»r hU r»pr»f««»uii»«' •h«U
llw •«.! .I'lt*«'r »'• Mi.h |.r..|.riit..r or U» lil» •«"•»•
inrvilil mil .rrtiH.ntr m llM-l-.m-"! llif l-rm l», l«J
IV.H111I1*. day »!»!»• Uate.il mirli r««»p» •i»l .rriH.. ««•■.
III. »iul«M../..r III.' ••Ill |.fl«« of ri-.lriii|Hloit «li«ll I"' •/««
f.,fhH,U i>hin,hoit) .imu-rlcl into N < .mutHuU-.l reill,
\0(milf»„i»iii.n.) ,..l.,..iiulil.. lit mijf lMi»''. ll.« i"»«r,.gl
rtUvmH *ImI1 Ih i..iiit' a«i«' •»' '» |Miy«l»l« rf •» ••»'• •••"!'
vrar t.i llir K..igiiior uf tin' H-iiJiilo'y In ^*ln' l» ••»• I' ''•"•»
I, ullinil-, .It the MHiM ,». riiHl •• llu- *iin«'«»l r."f C'-''^
irtmr.) « tilth It uliiill r.v'n'...'nt In purt, uiiUI I •liiiU
Ift tw reaieiiirJ in fMllliy llif piv-iunt of tlie t«piln« "» «»>«
MiJ riiti
LX. It ^liull bff liiv fill for nnynuch ownrr, If tlip InnJ
tlinrH viU. ihe SfiKiiLinil n«lit«, wlii.li Im iyl«-»i«.u«
olr.MlM.moK, i« I'll""!*' '•< « «'''K"'«"^y i'» «'"•» « '«
10 I'Mwn in tli.» .S«'ii{nlor ilomtHiint, (■• nnl.'.iii llif «iiine «»y
ninklMK, .;iilicr prr»oniilly or by Iih "K<''««. «" "'« •""'».
Ilm'i*«r.<;cn.-rrtl or liii UfprMenUilivi'.a .l.-.iuMtion o
liiM .l.«Jr.' to ..vail l.inwil ol lliin Act to r.nUTiii lli.- Mid
riahtH, mi.l in Morh c«H.., llio imi.l UccdvBr-l.i-iitTuI, "f
•5 liiM r,pr.<M.nliiiivr, -linll Kivc niul .Idlver to .udi proprie-
tor or lii^ nuent, « cuTtilUatf in tin- t.-riio. ><( Hk" I"""
I-:, to tlii* Act nnnrxoil, or in wordu oClik.t iin|M)rl, nn.l,
rr.iiii tho .lav .If the .late ..I tlu- Hui.l crllftciil.', inc u»i.
vely, tlu- pilcc of r.'.l.inp»ion ol lli.' «ni.l n«lit« «linll l»o
*Qiimjtwln(<ltvlnn,h»il) .■..nv.rl.-.l iiH<» a cotiMituted
ri'nt, (rfnie ,nn>ititinr) r.-ilociittblu ut any U»w, the Inle-
re«t whereof ■hall lK!.on.e .l.i« aii.1 payable ca.h nnd
ovi'ry y.'ar to iIip Seignior of the Seigniory in w Inch micIi
lan.l i« mtunte, at the name p.'rio.l a*, the anmitil rent*
85 (re,fn„mr») whhh it repr.-HeiilH. until it nUM be re
decinca by iho payment of the capital ol the Haul rent.
LXI. Whenever, after the drawing up of a Siho.hile,
luiv land whatst.ever indicat.-.l in hiuIi Silu'diilf hIiuU
|)..'Hub.liv.d.'.l,il ^llall be lawful forthe He.eiver Cen.Tal
40 or Ins rep.VMnliUive, (o rereive lln- pri. e of re.lemption
of Ihc Seigniorial rights on any purtioti thereof, ami to
grant n certilicule ther.'of, when the mud price.. I re.l.n.p-
li.in of (he Seigniorial rights 011 nil h portion hliaU Imve
been m' luUcJ by a Deed of Agrecineiit or other au-
IM
t
m'
tlicntir (lornmcnf rxrcntcd between nil tlio propnVtorn of
the liuitl, and n copy whereof nlmll linve heeii deposited in
the hands of tlie Nuid Hcceiver General or his reoresen-
tativc. '
LXII. It shnll be lawful fijr the Rerelvor General or 5
his repre^elllnlive, toKrant a rerti(i(ale in (lie terms of liio
form C annex.d tothi>* Act, or in words to ih.- like effect,
to any rensuaire who nIiuII produce a certificate signed by
oneof the siiid Commissioners, establishinR the price of
the rcdeiiiption of ilie Seigniorial rights on the land which |o
■uch rcimtairf is desirous of Ijlierating fioni such rights,
as fixed bv a Deed t>f Agreement, and who shall pay to
him at the same lime the amount fixed by such Deed of
Agreement ; and also to any rcnsitaire who shall produce
n ccriilicnie signed by one of the said Commissioners, 15
C8lal)lis|iing the nmomit of the capita! representing the
nnnuid rents of tin. |;uid which the said cenaitaire is de-
sirous of liberating from the Seigniorial rights, together
With an additional one third, to represent the other Sei-
gniorial rights, but the said Seignior or the »A\i\cFmitairc, 20
lis ilie ci.se may be, shall be entitled to recover the
fhflerence which may exist between the said one third
BO paid and the price to be established thereafter by the
S^iid Commissioner, for the redemption of the said other
Seigniorial rigiiis. |.
LXIII. Every such land so liberated by the redemption
01 the said Seigniorial rights in any of the modes above
provided, shall, from the day of the date of the receipt
and certihcate of the Keceiver (ieneral, or of his rcpre-
senlative shewing that the Seigniorial rights with which 30
the said land was charged have been redeemed, be held
infmnc-alcn rutuncr, and be thereafter liberated from
all Seigniorial rights ; but the Seignior of whom the said
laiid was l.dd, shall be maintained, during five years
only, in Ins privileges and hypothecs on the land, for the 35
paynumt of all arrears of Seigniorial rights which are not
prescribed, and are lawfully due.
LXIV. It shall be lawful for the Reveiver Ceneral,
for the purijoses of this Act, to appoint one or more
persons to represent him in any part of Lower Canada, 40
and such persons shall have the same powers for the
said purposes us the Keceivo.- General himseli;
10
poprictorfi of
ili'poBitod in
is rcprcien-
Ooncral or 5
Icrmsurtliu
' like effect,
Ic signed by
till' price (if
land which
*utli rij;h(H,
liall pay to
•h Deed of
all produce
nii.sMioiuTsi, 15
stniing ilm
(aire in de-
ix, together
! other Sci-
\\crnsitairc, ^o
ccovcr tlie
I one (liird
f(er by the
said other
%b
•edcmption
odes above
Ihe receipt
his rcpre-
with which 30
J, be held
ated from
>m the said
five years
id, for the 35
eh are not
r (leneral,
? or more
!r Canada, 40
rs for the
15
ts
I.XV. Every consutotea r.M2fr'£t^
Wished by virtue .. »., Act, Mm ^^^
,1 the optuH, ol Ih '^2J■J\sZ^^ shall not be
payment, including all »"f '".^ ^^ ^^ ,„, the right of
prescribed, i'- ^»^''« ^';;;[" ^J.^Suo y bo en'tailed
Alienating such rent J'^^ , '" ;„ '^^ .,? usufructuary
('"/-'.""-•) "V^;; t T ' h ; uul arrears only shall
'^'l^n:\h^v;ri;'iJ;:^rx:ih:e;l;wert^
the Seigniory wherein .t may be due.
,.XVI.AUmoncyHji^«r.>m[bej^^^^^
Seigniounl n^Uts '- f, ' ;i';: l^ ;,,,eral. or remain as
paid as "'"I'^-f .;'•;. .tiued rent ircntc con^Utuce) or
ihe principal ol a "".''. ^i.^n be held to be immo-
otherwise. (i-»"t"^;" fTof av an deemed to be
veable property 'X. \ ;."' ^^^o" whom the Seigniory
pro;. .». belonjmK »» ; J- J X . . „„j ,hall accor-
ao in which such laml is s'^""' ' ' . being so invested
dingly be «"''i«^' ^" \":ae Sion of ''"'^^^^ "hall be
bona fide with a l''"»;7 '^^7;," ".It. aid shall have
tsrlXaUon'jJl^^J^KUuld have had.
,^XVll.Whencv..anyconstUnt.lre.^^-^,^-^
stitme) created under ^'•'^.^,'\'„ be paid over to the
price of such '^eaeuH;';''" ^^ ;^ «« ^ P^^^^,.,,„,,d rent
Ld Receiver-(ienera . ^^^^l^^^ i„ „,„«er8 of sue
80 cession, and m J"^'^''" .^^ .js b.ini? a territorial right
intents and purposes ^'»^^ ' 7;, ,,^i„ ,,f ,be Sei^niory be-
( droit foncirr) attached to '^' ''Ys "able, an.l shall not
[onging to the S'^'g";^ 'J ^eS Jld aSnate.!, bypothe-
be liable to be tr""?^^"^^'/'^'^',?,' 1' i, Sei"niory, but shall
35 cated or mortgaged apart 7' ''^^^^i ^^ ,i^red, seized,
form part of the same and shaylsobo^ ^^^^
sold, alienated, »\y»;"^^'3s;„,iJry. shall have the
dealt with along with ;>';.,1'^^ ^'^^V heL.//.«rr/«/b«d5.
same privilege '.r caus.i as the ^^^hto> ' ^^^.^^
4oandthelikopreerenceo^eranoth^ ^^^^^^
affecting the land, "^^„„, ^^ the redemption of the
ttfm^r^taX years- arrearsof any such rent.
as
ri
H)
U
«».e'% oJ- tl!; Jecd/^onrr "" "?"? ""•"»''«• '■-'«
Seigniorial nght '2 o l?^-/;'"" "* ••••.^•''"l''i"" «nh.
the proprietor «/L J ^"'''''' "" "">' '""^' wlnUsoev.r.
«it..au>. pr H u e " to tl.; f '^'"''-'^ V! '''''^■'' ''"^'' ''»»' ^
I)i8triclinu| I, iril I '' "''"""" <'•""•« ^''^ "'o
or a trip ".r her '•'?;'''' ^'f "' '" «"'''' •^«'i»'>i"rr.
.aiclsJi-Muorthit ; St""' ^''•"'I'i- ••'•' .0
arrount of the «aicl nr.nvUhi'rV.7''''' *'•''■'■''*''•' ""•'
pent per annin., to ll **7''?' ""'■•'■om, hI six ni-r
collection th.;;eur " ""'"''"**"' ''"'" •'"' 'l'"^" ^'l' U"'
wiSL^;s::?";i?';: '"^'"17 ^r'-" ^''"" »•«- -^
hypothecarycrHlitorofh •'"''''' *'"''*' "'"' ^very
the Sehedull- n, i'-e to win'"""""". ' •'" i''"^' '^^'«"'«'V
shall be deposit,, r^n .Lr' ""I V'l'>"ato thereo ;
Perior Court h.hn ni ""'^^"' "»' <'l<'rk of.he Su-
part therTo'uJ"';!;" ,;;'■'•'' "*•'' •'^-■«"i-vor
«listrib«tion of al ,;..?'« "" "T"*'"" '" '''e
•Pposition. ^ '^'^ '" •''« '^o^''* of one single
and all ,vho have ent i Jd S^ ^ ,^^^^
f'.>r the preservation of their ri.htH , n'll '"'l"'''"'''
«'"ons ,0 the di.tribntio .^f a fu,h !' "-"■''''''."■
manner provided in thp «L. • . '"""^.Vs "> the
the present, bu utor ct.ra or? ."""'"''f '^'^ '"•«"'^i"8 35
shall have ne«lected' to « ' ''"*b^»d« or others who "^
nevcrtheie.s,"ci.;;;i ^ e r"t.;-i;ri""''% ^'''-l'''
persons n„der their char J nf '^? '^ ''"'"*■■''« ^''^
which „,ay result from Xir '""'^ '"^ ^^^ '««"
behalf. ^ '^°"' ^'''"^ "egl.gence in the said .10
I-XXr. Provided alwavs That ..* »i.
«1. and ever, „eH„„ ^ i!;!^ ;l,^,:^^Z,:!
from the .layofUio date otth« (1.>|"»s»t of tho Schedulo
of any Seigniory, inll.o office of the Clerk ot the Superior
Court as iifori-«aul, any Mun rt <M-iveil .hiring; that period,
notwithfitandin- it «hall not amount to hvo hundred
5 noundfl. lor the redemption oftho Seigniorial ri-ht8 o any
Seitrniory, or tl.e eonstitutcd rent {rente const U,Hr)
ropresontini; then., shall h. transmitted by the Heee.ver
(jineral to the rlerk of ih.- Superior Curt as above.
directe.1 ; and that when the whole ol the amount ollhu
,,, price of rodemplion of the Sei-nioral rights of any Seig-
niory or the eonstitnted rent icpieHenlinj; them as eHta-
Mished by the Srhedu'.c thereof, nhall have been paid to
the Ueeeiver(Jeneral, notwithstanding a penod oHhree
years hhali not have elapsed, and that the who e of the
15 Jaid price of redemption «hall not amount to live hundred
pmindH, the Mun bcI received nhall be trans,nitte<i to the
Clierk oftho Superior Court, and be distributed in the
flame mauner, as if the same amounted to live hundred
pounds.
H) LXXII. So soon as and whenever the said Reeeiver-
(Jeneral sliall have received, eitlur by himselt or by his
representative, an amount cpial to or exeeedin^ the
sum of five hundred pmnuh .urrency, lor th.- redemption
of the Seif'iiiorial Hi-hisin any Sei^niory uhat.soev-er.or
25 of the co'istitnted rents which shall represent them,
the amount so received, together with interest at six per
cent per annum from the date of the reeeji.t of the sums
respeetivelv. forming such amount, shall be deposited by
him in the"hands of'the Clerk of the Sui.erior Court in
30 the District wherein the Schedule relative to the said
SeiRiiiorv, or a triplicate thereof, shall have heen depo-
sited in ihe office of the Clerk of the said Court; and
the said Court shall make the distribution of the said
moneys among the creditors, according to the order ot
35 their hypothecs, and the preference ot their respective
privileges; but in every case, if the sums so received
Lnd deposited by the Heceiver-fJeneral, or his represen-
tative, be for the price of the redemption of the Seignio-
rial Rights due U|)on the lands situate in an arriire-fi'J
40 the Seignior whereof is any other Seignior than the
Crown, such Seignior dominunl shall be entitled to re-
ceive by privilege and preference over all creditors of
the Seignior holding of him, the proportion of the price
of redemption representing the rights due to hiin in us
45 quality of Seignior dominant, save and except the rights
n
when-of m„ • bo o nmf t fl w t"h '' I '""^'' '^« ^•""'^ *
whom ihey ropreHentZav ..r '"'^"•"■R^ «o .ho«.
rial Rfght« wai:;i;; ,:H?,;:;7;';;.';n'''''l" •^^'«"*«'
mont-ys of thow ivhon. t . .„ ''''arRed, out of the
constituted rent i„t„ which tui. " « Pnynent of the
provided the ,„t .,,;';;;; "'■;" ^^^ ^'""^"''^j ;
Kusufruuun) and h<d e "" ^l^L^ r^P^^'r"*
ibrmulities required bv law in . i '' "''*^'"*« "'«
them; but ,er.o,.s hold ,'/ in m J,l^ PT"""' ''^
t.ons shall not bo required to observ-eZ oth^r f'^'P^*-
«n or before the redelr,p.i.,u of d e "aid riht ♦f"""l'"^''
prescribed by this Act * ''• *''*" '*>08e
80
ment. in this Province omanv'nuhli"^ '"'"'' °'' '«"«■
i^ties in the United Ki, gdonioV i'n ,1 « P P"""'" l""" -'
they shall deem the moft adJisabI, T *^r^""^^' "hich
their respective com.n.l, et , ^l^tl" 2';°"^''
-y .crue to them from ai.y'co„fmS.r rX^:;
GENERAL COMMUTATION. ^^
i»«'hesei«niori:drifih,i3
rn rolure in such Seipniorv « !|l 1 1 ".'' "''^ ^^ 'f'^'"
.-rnor. it shall be l3 IfW o .^. "r"'''''' '° "'^ ^"^■
any Notary whom he sliall : pi :l/\7"'"«- ^i' ^'^er 35
purpose, to ascertain on the .not in 1 i """ '^'^ ""»'
Kotary shall deem firuhe her'^ f ' h ""^' ""'''^ •'^'^''l
LXXVI. And it shall be lawful for tl.« v ♦
..med, ,„ su„m„a beta l,i„ .h.'ietirjl-tS *- «
^fnt in and over
nniorv or his Agent, or any other person, antl lo require
Kto'xhibino him all plans, book., paper, or docu-
men H and to aiford him all such information a. he may
ZJuier nee llul lor the d^n^ pe,i;.rn..u.ce of the dul.es
conMiler eem ^^^^^^ .^^^^^ ^,,g
nr documents shall incur a penalty of Twenty Pounds
Currencyr ecovcrablo with cost, before any Court of
fomSV'riHdiction, and payable one mo.ety to Her
10 Majesty, and the other to the informant.
I XXVII. And as soon as ihe Secretary of the Province
t.ull hav. reciMved from (he Notary so named a cortitl-
cae setting for 1> that it. fact two tfiirds of the cen,ttatr».
nrnnriiosof lands situated in such Seigniory, are de-
,5 Ss of ecfeeming the setgniorial rights payable on such
?lnT he shall publ.sh in the Knglish and trench lan-
lu uit's tthe ilnadu Gazette, or other newspaper recog-
^ ^"^ ..1 the Olficial Gazette of the Province, a notice in
rt n oVSe form F annexed to this Act, or in won.
,0 of s .nilur import, making known the conversion of tlj«
\.\ BpliT.nor al richts duo upon each of the lands
S at^^n mh Seigniory, into' constituted rent ^renU
Sue) equal in principal to the sum marked in the
Sc he ule of such Seigniory, adding thereto the interen
asSuaed at one percent per annum on the once a
^S he casual rights are redeemable, from the day of
S. date ot the deposit of such Schedule as provided
b;'t IsAct as the price at which the se.gnional right,
due payable upon such land may be redeemed.
30 I XXVIII. And the Secretary of the Province, .shall.
imnVcdiutely after the publication of such notice, trans-
" to the proprietor of the Seigniory m which the sei-
l, oriil riEhts shall be thus converted into constituted
S r«^; .>«,/.V«c..s) a copy of the Schedule of the
^xr sai Seitrniory duly certified by the Receiver-Ceneral of
'' he Provinc/; and from the day of the date of such
otice inrlusively, the said seigniorial dues shall be con-
verted into eonstitut.'d rents {rentn constitutes) in the same
nmnner as if each ol the a /<..fa.rr.s proprietors of lands
40?. ZhSeirniory, had received a Certificate from he
It, . " U Ceneral as provided by the sixtieth section
,f this \ct, and the Seignior shall conUnue to receive
the interest due upon all such constituted rents until they
be redeemed.
18
XXIX.
I
^•""••'f ill «ii,tV
'N''>K\fMTv T
•"'Vfrnoi
'" '<^:u^^/()Rs.
■■■■■'• iiic linvs iiri.ii.,,1. ; •■"••'Kimi
'"« fiotiie (if ii,,, -^„
1 »-"vi« |(,
7" "<■ N't'w |.
niiict.
i>r
(li
line |„.(.||
XisJid id J
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i<Tr>||
'•' 'nl'iiiml
"«i/li(
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'" rlic (I
'" '''«>l«l liiiiil
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'lllll Wli
iiir.urcr
•* «-*t«?)|is||.',f
and
''^'t'l-viiiiiN
NillCl?
uiJI
'•* '•« iot„n
I" ii'.Nlorc I
'''^•'"•' ulijl,. it
«'x(<iit «.r
('•'
f'TNoiis conr
i'liiiii-:
""•"•i<'".-.j":r; :/"'•'■'"•'•'-' mill n. S^ ;:y^';red „
i)i<
y will
'"J'>.V«'(I III
'".'"Hire !),.;<,
iira(;v«
tiie
privili
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■&:■«•■•'■..;:;:,;';,: ±/»"'.-".
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tf III
an-
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«"nr.i.,„e,j by--,!;;:;;;
''.T"* ""-y »,ii .;;;^;
"KlitR to l)(. |i,.p,..,r, nil- niaiin,.,. ; ■ • '"e
'•V this Ac. , '•'/^'•■'•/^^••'•nsc.l bv S '" **'"'•'• til..
ust
■'''•'!••<' ^Ml/isA:!^?'/'^ "'ml,
;{^:---''..um;;:.:z.:;':!-'''«'-
'■""" III.- „,
""'einiiifi
f'll /or tlie .'<)
ii»f any S'l
liiiod
1.0
^*^f. in ili<
Mil (1(1
'» .''y n-ason o/
Office of ll, .^^^'^ "'.''' s'ltemeiit Hi..!! I
«'"' p'-.-'yi/.ir ti, : : :,; '';^''^'K ''i\.,ii . <:' '' '"•"• ../a
"^"-*^.^^;^s^--s:;™
40
''"'^ to trails.
>Hn.
power* fori.iprlv
" ^'-^v IVau.r,
^ "' I'lnmvv, (i,r
■'••'Hkiiin oil (|,p
I Niiur the mii(J
"."'■*"• "(■..,.i„i„„
iCl|||« ,U.cij„„„s
'''"' ••xfriit of
■'"'<• it IN iIk,
l.j
"'"* |^'"nriiiiii„^r
!' '•'"■ciiiiihtan^
"'"/••ciired („
■•'«' •« Hie i«Nt
"-' Jli.U N,.,.
♦■•'' <•»■ wlii.l,
■ ''•'*«• Li>eu
'••iiscd fo ox-
'"''•'' for tlie 20
"liirl, (|„.
"IV ilvlhwd
" «'iaH |)o
'f lo.ss aus- ji
'' ri'm>n o/ '
'•' ''y tiiiN
fiifiiior /i(.
biforctlicao
'' '" iho
''onrnt in
'"^'''ifiiioi-
sliall he 35
"•III (1/ a
line ij,',.
t'lililifj
40
''nniis-
trui)s<
ID
ntiti without delay, one tliiplicato tliereorio (he Secretary
uf the Fruvirice lur thu tiiiiu lieiiig.
LXXXII. It Nhall lie (he ihity of the auiil C!<Miiiiii»-
Rioiiers ((• iiiiTl lnKi thcr lor the itiirposc nf taking all or
'i any hiii:Ii iHiitioiia into ((iiiiiiiloraliiui, al nikIi (iiiiea ami
places aw ihey sliall ap|)(ititt, uiiil aH Mhull have heeii
jtiihlicly iiiHile kixiuii liy iiotieeH in tlie Kn^^liNh and
French hinuii!tj;es, iiirterled in (lie Cnnada Cuzitte,at
other IK wsjiaper lecogni/ed an tlie Oiliri'iKiu/i'tteot tho
10 I'rovitice, iiiid at leaMi one other ii('\vs|tii|)er piihh<«lieii in
tlie District in uhicli the SeiKnioricH to uliicli hucIi
|iutitii)iiH relate arc situate, or if tlicie he no newhpaper
piihliNlicd ill such l)i>«lri(.t, in the nearest DlMlrict in which
one or more such tiewspapera are publitthed.
I,-, fiXXXIII. Ill ail cH^es in which the interestH of tlie
(!iii\vn may rei|niic it, it .shall lii-lawliil lor the Attorney
(ii'iieriil or Solicilo:- (Jeneial ol l^o««r (.'aiiada, or other
CoiiiiHel (Inly aiilliori/.i il, to re|)ieM'nt and appear on
liehall of Her MajeH(y, Her Heirn and Succes.sorK, before
20 such CommiHsioners, and to opposo the prayer of any
such petit ion.
liXXXlV. The ^aid Comiiiissioncrs after heariiif; tlio
Petitioners, either in persnn or l>y Attorney, and having
examined (he evidence adduced in relation tu their claiiiiD,
25 shall pronounce their iiulgiiient thereon in wrilinn:, ai.d
every such judgment shall ciintain the grounds thereof.
LXX.XV. An appeal from the jiidgiiieiit of the said
Commissioners may, wiihiii two inontlisoi th" rendering
of any such judf,Miieiit, Uc made either hy the Seignior or
30 by tlie Crown, to ilic ('unit <>f (im^eu's Heiicli for Lower
Canada ; and from that Court to ih t IMajoNly in Pi ivy
Council, whenever the ind«'mni(y claimed by such Sei-
gnior amounts to live hundrefl [lounds sterling.
LXXXVI. The said Commis-fiiotiers and the Courta
35 which shall hear any siie'i petition in appe;il, shall re-
ject every demand lor iiidemniiy baseil on the privilege
granted by this Act, to persons pos.sesfiiig lniids<v» loture
to free them iVuiii lloit tenure by the reileinplioii of the
dues with which they are eliaige»l, and shall establish
JO the amount of iiideniiiity due to the petitioner only upon
(he dill'erence exib(ing between (he nianner in which (he
I
:>!
16
SO
right. h.re«a«r to be rwrciied hy the Sn^nior are do-
fi-ed by (h,. Act ami ||,.t by wlu.h .1,., riffht. they
vxeum'd bcf..ro th.. p«„i„g ,„• ,|,u Act wo„|,| |„v,. bccii
intcr|.rflr«l if (In*. Act Imd nol been pni«,U.
pet tin, f'T 'nilomnily u. h.^own bdmlf. in v'rn.eof .|„«
from the ju.lgmcnt r.-n.lc.rnl by ibc «4u| ConnninMon rr«
upon any mirb petition ; and every Judge nli„ .|,«||
nave ant in app«al from any one of Hiirh ju.Iki„..i.Is .ball id
be deemed to have renounce.l all rigb/ io\nvnc,i Jy
such petition in hi* own behalf ^
any S,M«n,or who hn« pcli.mn.d a, aforrMiid, .hall be
e« Ubh.hod by theju.l«m..nt nf ,|,e .a.d C..,„„;i..i , e ,"
ltNballbethe.lmyor.ho IWHut (i.-nrral, «t th. /x
mrationofihe «Ik,vo delay of .wo ,„„„,|„. ,„ ,1..! 'o-
d,.r.onofadnlyan.h..n.i.a,..d n.py of .U jnt^Z
o tic ( on„„,.s„,om.rH. ac.o.npanir.l by a a'nifinjfnm
tho sai.l Co,n.niM.o„rrN. that no appral (roin mi.I, iu.lir- ..„
ment ban Inu-n bro,.«bi ,h ,>,„„ ,' i,bi„ ,|.at .l.lay^ uuJ
ment of nudi Court, to pay to iho Haid SrlRnior the
a.nountof ,he««,d judgment, exnpt in the cLs pro!
vjdcdifor by the next clause of tluH Act. "^ ,
LXXXIX. Whenever any opposition Miall have been
fyled ... the officeof the Superio. ( -our,. i„ „. '. manner
p esmbed by th.s Ac. the an.ount of indeinniiydu, "
General shall transmit it to the Sh,.r./r of il... D.s.r.t t in ...
wh.ch«uch office iH situate. „„d it shall i,„ ,". ,' J «»
Buch Shenff to reta.n the monies thus transn.i.tcnl t h^m
in the manner preset bed by ihls An r,.r .1.1. . '
of the n.nds „L,j« from^Lrrct \.pUo "o '^T '"i'S
guiorjal dues and the constituted rents, [rentes onluu7e) ss
established by virtue of this Act. consiuueet) 36
disWmc^„t' of TlTr' '^''"^ ""' --'"""•"»« nnd
uiNourseminis o| the Commissioners who si, ,|| i,»
appointed under this A.,, will, the exn ses , o
incurred ami the sums which may b,. -iw r,i , w
niors fur indemnity under th,! Ti .o ,;", .t: l^t ''
r«.d out of the Consolidated Revetiue V'ulld tf' this
iild liavt* bcvii
St
ProTincet bjr warrant of the (iovernor ■nil it nhall be
lawful for the (Jov«irni»r in (/'uuncil t«» caune n lum or
•uina ntit cxccedinn in lh« whole the hu»i required for
dffruyinn (he i>x|)«'niiitnrf aulh<iri/it(l by ihi«t At I, to bo
a rniurd by Dfbi-nturr* to lie iit»ucd on tin* crr<lit of ibe Nnid
Connolidalrd UeviMuie Fund, in ^uih form, bonririR nuih
rate of inlcrrm, nnd the prinri|ml and inlercitt whi'rcof
khall bf |iBy«bU« out of the niud I'und, at t»uch timrri and
xtUurn HH iht-' (M)vi'ruor in Council niiull lliiiik iiiont ad van-
in laRfouH for the imblie intercnt and lln! iiionir^ wt raiml
an aforcnaid nhull iimko part of (he ttuid Connulidutfd
Hovvnuc l''und of thiH Province.
XCi. And be it enacted, That the nionie* ariting
from the following Lower riuiiidian itounea of Kevcnue,
15 shall be and ore heieby Hpeiially appropriated to iniike
tfood tothenaidCon'tolidated Ucveiiiie Kuiid, die amount
which may b« taken out of the name for the ijurpose of
paying tlie princip;il and iiilerestt of the Uebeiiturea
mcntionfd in the n«'xl preceding mu ti.« ; that i» to gay
20 All monies beloiiKin); lo the l'ri>vince and arininp from
Quint and other duen which aie now, or hereiifler hliall
become payiible to tlie Crown, in or upon the Heinmoric*
in Lower Canada, of which Ihe Crown i» Seignior
Dominant, n« well as from all arrears of such dues
26 All monies ari-jinp from the Revenues of the Seigniory
of Lauzon, or from thesaleof any partof the smd Soijj-
niory which may hereafter he noUI, and all arrears of
such Hovcnucs
All monies nriHing from Auction Outies and Auc-
30 tionecrs' liiccnses in Lower Canada:
All monieH nriMiii); in Lower Ciuiada, from licenses to
sell spirituous, vinous or fermented liquors by ictiiil in
places other than places of Public llntertainmeiit, com-
monly called Shop or Store Licenses ;
35 2. And separate accounts shall be kept of all monies
arising from the sources of Hevenue aforesaid, (allowiiiij
interest at the same rate as shall be ch«riji-;»ble on the
said Debentures, on any surplus of such monies which
may be at any time in the hands of the Receiver (ieneral
40 and not reouircd to jiay the interest or principal of such
Debentures as aforesaid,) to the end that if the sums
P«y"Ne nul of Uin (:on«)li,|.i#.l »-«. r, .
tul.l .niuuni „f iL Mm. '< u rr '",•'"' "''"'" "'«•
!»••-« or ,.ur,K«c.. iM ,, per tS^ """" '"«»' P",.
INTKRPHKTATIOX.
•**^'«»«'»ry lul.l |,y II,' /,. ,'''•' •'•'"'"K nor lo liny
'•;'""l..«.ul ........1..., /j // y';;'>' ^'^''-K/H-.-r^e tl.o
";W, /.>,,,,,„„^ /«W . M 7/// r' '"^'"•' '/'""" ""•«-
•I"; Act ; nor m/,„|| «ive ,,,,", '^^"'V •'"' I'""-*"!? of
"«l't ofaciio,, n.r III, 1 . ^ '! """ "h-insufiver anv qn
'•ffl't a.Kno«|,4, ,, , ,,,;".'".''" ""■ I"-unlion of any
':r"i-..vi. .ind ';;;;'.?;'''';'!•'''- Act had not
^ , . - not
•Jft contained s|,a||
•mrt nor I,.. co„,unod i., a/r;.Vt".;MvT"' '^""'"''"'l "Lall
, " •" »vartr /.owe
"eon conNtnicicil,
e riin.l r„rt|,«
•lU'lKioiMtl ,11
• •!•« wltnU' ill,,
il'** •loiiri'i'N „f
1110 lucal pur*
liin Art— Be
"•taiiinl uliall to
" t'fituii, nor
I". »n»r Id liny
till! SVinjiiJi.
'* Nfuanili,
•' iiiitl C.Miiily 15
'"i»l l>y (lie
''•'M ill tru«t
f "or III |l|,y
''"rliamcnt 2o
'II tlif iliinl
iii'^ngc tiiu
reilutn mi'
I" tin mtn-
<■ Toinin/iij, j,>,
71 /(Viz/v ill
mil cxJcnd
' |>HMJ|lif of
"'fivcr any 30
"'•IT vulu«»
'>( r.uiu or
' ilaiim^o.s
m of any
' lie may
< iii.ulf hy 35
lllllfH.S III)
t liad not
"»l shall
I'M, mill-
T 'laving -Kj
•rvcd by
•uch Seignior for hit own um, or aftctr liaviiig bi>en
errctol unilrr any Irnnc <>f iinpntvimii'nl or Itnrnaiii, on
•tiy Intiil rr«t!rvtfU iir tir belonging tu »uch SiMgnior, nur
■nv lanii turn rtii<i hy nn^ Seignior aOrr havini^ l>«rii
6 cum-atftl or otlicrwufl iinpniwtl by bim, aiMHiirt-il or
ili«nit'inb«>r«<l frum tbu Uoiiiain ruacrvcd and avl u|)arl fur
ilia private ua«.
ly A »l
by Ni'vcrnt
an ibi* wbole
«!(«»«»(/" nr«> ni;id«« u*t- of lo diiilinguii.li llie F'ff^
viiiiit Iroin \\m' PI lurtant ; ami llu' word " Sin{iiior '
XCIV. Tba word Seigniory, wh«Mftr It
In ihi« Act, Nhall Iw lonnuui-d an inenning my pirt
lU 01 a I'li'f, arrtirejiff «»r Seigniory lii-id by a ninglfl
indi\idiiul, or by a ('orjMiralion, or bi-ld by
persona in foiiiinoii (fun ttultvit) na well
urn Ftff, arn^t-M, "» Seigniory, ex«ept in ao. b parta
of tbiN Act, in wbirb llie worda " «;ii»Tr-/iV/ " aiid
16 '• Sfii
tlinnt
•ball be (•oii'»«rtHMl ai nierthiii« any Corporalion, or any
■oie proprietor, and all peraons who are proprieiora,
in eoniinoii (pnr imltvis) of any f<tt ni a J-uJ, ar-
to Ti^rr fit f or S.i«niory, iiM well aa any person or Cor-
poration, h.iiiK aole' proprietor, and all perm.nx, pro-
prielorM jointly and jmr tnilin» of tlio whole ot any
•uch Fiff, arnirrfiif, or Seitjniory , and do- worda
" Seigniorial HigbtH," whenever they occur in lhi» Aet,
Hi aiiall im Imie and be n.imlriied nn naluding all rights,
dutiea, .bargeM, oblignlioiiN, und Seigniorial or feudal
dues wliutaovvrr.
XCV. The worda " wild Innda " or " wild land "
wherever ihey ociur in thia A<t, aliall bo eonatrued to
30 apply »«'t "»ly '•• "•' ^'""' '"'"' '"■ '"'"'" •'I'l'^^''"'''® '"
their natural atate, but aUo to nil liiiul in part aeltled or
cleared, or otherwise iinproveil by any other person than
thu Seignior of the mmce within which such land nhall
lie, if audi land ao acltled.or in part cleared or improved,
93 be nut yet conceded.
XCVI. The " Intcrpretallon Act" »i»all apply to tliii
Act.
XCVH. This Act aiiall be known, cited and referred
to au " The Seigniorial Act of 1 853."
40 XCVIII. This Act shall apply to Lower Canada only.
10
H
IWm A.
^^- th^ un.i..r.i,i,r,l. Pulilir NoUrir^ for l^tr
CiHMib, rrnuUuc to Uw l**rt*li ul Ui Ik*
l>i«triet of /,„ " '"•
B«for« ihK nnfii>r*iRn«<.l, Pnhlir Nr.tury. &r kc, uml lh«
^rriiwiur ii«mril wiii,r.«r.,) . .mr «n.l m.i>r«rr,l A H.,
f^igni-ir ..I (inirr/ Mr narn/ of /A# .Vrton„»^|^\ „h» haJh
bj Ihriw. pifwnu nriiiUr.l. n.iirwU, tri»ii..|..rr.-.l nn.t
■Milt oVKf hill, rforlh iitU lor mt^r, ami halh |.r..miM^l ami
doth hc<rrl.) pn.iiiiw lu vuMrKiiii^ Irom ull .liMiirbanrM,
Rtll«, <l.n*irii, .l.l.u, li)|Mith«T«. .'jf.ftiin.m*. miImiUu'
Uoa», «ti«ii«lionii Mini all Dihir hin.lraiir..8 »»h*l».»*i.r, to
rr^iiliim ill
hprfiinlit pro^fiH and a. ., |,|imi,.ih ^nuili't. furiilmnfir, hi*
hrIrN .111.1 . , „ in wii ; A Icit ollaiiil lying and mCiiain
{tn$nth.> v(M»o«M I'Hil hmnilnntn nf the land \b
giantid) n« ilii. Mrhulr imw sinii.|/«. ami with whitli ihi)
Mid atmXfv »( kiit>wlf«dHi*<i him-M-llt.) Iw w«>ll ari|iiuinU*(l
Mtd dfcittn-ji hiiiiwll' < oiitf III uiid nalinlii d. '
Thr pri'H'lit cniirvNaion Iteiiig iiiadf on londition that
the Mail! graniw i.lml| catifie lh<> «ild lot ol luiid Nogranttd io
to bi« Burvj-ye'd aiul iNMindtnl at his own .ximmm , Av\\\
rauwt nl l.-tiflt tlv.' ariunts thi-nol in »<u|.iTli» us to \m
rl«'nr.'.| mill brought into.t utati' ol riillivation, within fltn
yeafN (rum i|i<. .hun luTi-uf, und i.hall pay anniiully on th«
lirat tlay ..r Fflmiiiry, in inch yiar.tit th.t|.lu(f a|it>ointi'd n
for the colhifion oln'ntu in tint miid Siigniory, to tho
Mid A. U. or hiM ARcnf, duly authorized, an iiiiniial rrnt
"' p«ni.', nimncy, fur every mi|><<rflrial
nrptMit ol th* aaiil lot of lund ao grunted, to wit : the mirn
"•" . forth.* Mid nrp^nfji oflarid ao
«o|irniU...; which Mid r..ut \n her-hy ,.«i«hli!.hwl on th«
auldiol..! landnNu nMiMitut..d tk'mX, trmlf mmHtutrA
and HhidI coiitimi.. to In- paid us afondai.l, until tli,.,anit«l
theriofaiiiountiiiK to tlu- Niini ol inrn'nry
iapai.l in full.an.l hyoncsingifpaynirnl. Ami lorwcurity ,.
then-ol (h.- said t;runt.'.,dofh hiiuclorth Miecially obiluc
bind and hypotli.. ute thi> xaid lot of land.
By incans wh.r.'orihe.vai.l Spigniordoth inako ov.-r to
the «uid grantc- all and tviry right (d prnpirty and ail
other rights gtMcrally whatsoever win. I, he may have in 40
aud ui>ou thu saullol ol land ^o granted, bviiig willing
«r
•IK
p'
in
hi
I
d
«
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I
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15
J
mm mPWIT
iatfM
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whi! hsSh
rn-tl Mild
fniM><l •(!<!
Mrhmiics,
MllmtllU* 10
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nnn-lf, hi*
III mtiuifl
Ihf land a
irhii h thff
<|UuitltlHl,
lion th«t
iiKiuiitfil 10
w, nit -ill
■s ti» \m
ithin fl»«
ly on thd
|)|)<iintcil ti
, to tilt!
iiial rt'iit
i|N>rflriul
the fliirn
i of land 30
il on tlm
mt It lite,)
(■(■upital
urriMiry,
miirity 35
y "bllgo,
ovi-r fo
and id I
liuvit in to
willing
„,^ and iti«|i<iM!« of Ik* Mm« M h« ■li.tll iliKni Al, an m>I«
|tm|tiifilor themuf, m /rtM^^te rw/ .<(..,. I. .,.,i,,,iU diwl
(ur c^er, I7 vlHut of ihNt BfMMt'<
• Anil for lk« mrrulinn nf ihaw* |iri*««nl«, llw,iaiil imrtiiKi
have rlKi'li'd lh«ir domii'dea, llr., where, lie. lor thut,
Dono and |)aii««i in, llc
yttrtn If.
Piiblk nollM U h«»rrhy given that llir S« hi>iliil.» (of iht
\0 fiff, nil. r.> n.r, «., "f'th^ Sttgniorif) of {>mm'-nffi*t( or
Seiiii.f'.,) I.. ^Mi, • lilt' jirireo lit wliK'li lln' vjrioun feudal
(inirHt-lKnionul riKlii*. diiin, idnrni ,. nliliKiiliniiM and renta
due and iiiiyaldo u|Min i*« h land in Htii^h (A'A nrrtiirffitj
or SiMKiiiory) art- riilii'maldi', U lompliilrd, and that «
|» triidiciili' lliiriol |ia'< iM-nn dipoditi'd in the olllrr of lh«
K«H «ivir(Jini'nd,and .inollur In I In- olIW of the Sujiurior
Court Ml ihi- l)i«trirt «d .»»•' thit tliu third
rciiiaina in the poanttMiion uf tho underiigiad,
(Utrt fine thr nnmr of thr lotahty in ii^ieh the Cum'
lU NiiMtoMtfi i« uUmg,und thr datf)
( 'oinnii(tnioner of
. II I fiiiiiuiitalinii tor tlui
'' CiiniMiiitatiou Divi-
Kjuii No.
F^m C.
I do hereby certify tlmt A. II. proprietor of {nnrtif of thg
land frfii) huth thi»<day paid to in.- the Hum of
W\\\% Ihi- priif of till' rt'dfinplion of thi- miid land from
idl li-udrtl iinti St'igniorial right*, (liu'«, cliargeH, obliga-
15 tionH and n-nlH to whit h tho said lantl waH Hiibji'ct, us
shewn in tlu- .Schedule relating to the (>/', nrnert-pf
or Seigniory) of
adding Ihento tho inlereat at six per cent upon the
priie of ridemption uf the caHud rights, (1/ intrrnt
!
Act of lflr,n" mchUnA i« from this Jay henceforth anc
forever released ium »U mvh iaulal an.l S.-igiuona
riKhtH, (h.e8, charges, oMigatioiiH an.l rents, save and
except any arrears thereot now due on the same.
Made in duplicate at tW»
day of 18 ,
F. II- Receiver-General.
or I. J. Agent ol the Heceiver-Cieneral.
Form D.
15
I do hereby certify that A. B., proprietor of
(name of land frerd,) did this day pay tc n.e the f.nrn of
beinf? that part of the price ot redemption
from the feudal and Seig.iorial rights, tines charges,
Sations and reuts, to >vhi.-h the ^aid land was 10
subject, which represents the rights ot the Seignior ot
whom the said arrlrcM \^ held, as shewn by the Sche-
dnle relating to the {fief, arrurr-jirj or Seigniory of.)
That under "The Seigniorial Act o i-.'.i." .he balance
of the said price of redemption, ecpial to the sum ol
currenev, ineli ling the interest upon ihe price oi the
mempiion of the casual rights (,fan,, surh ^"tnatjc
pauablc under th, A,t,) will lorn, the principal of a
rmte ronM.tuce, redeemable at all times u. 'he m.in-
ner provided by the said Act, and tha henceforth the 20
said land is fr/ed from all such feudal and Se.gn.or.a
rigblH. .lues, <liarg.-s. ..bJigutious and rents, save and
except any arrears thereof now due on the same.
Made in duplicate, at the
dav of '
•^ F. H. Receiver-General.
or I. J. Agent of the Receiver-General.
It
I and
inrial
'. aiul
ral.
neral.
mm of
nption
rnrges,
il was 10
ior of
S<he-
ry of.)
alaiicd
15
of the
rest fje
il ofii
man-
th tlie 20
;iiiorial
re and
eral.
leneral.
Porm E'
1 do hereby "'^'f^^nlias" deSri'"''«"n»^'y.,<''^
ot freed torn •" '"*,"Sl. ot*e»«iJ Seuno'"'
a„,l .hat the price ol reJemplion ,„„e„cy . incW
verted into a redeemable
tuit.) p. H.
Keceiver-GeneraV
«,,.J.AgentofiheUeceLver-General.
Date.
forni K
Secretary's OfficE.
15
. . i,».h received from (naw* »/
fiftli section.ol
20
The'Seignu^rial AC.O. ^^^^taires or
deeming the ^eig"
are charged,-'
NOTICK
X, «ald Seigniorial rights, upon
25aconstiiutearent(miaco
J^^l^^^^
I,
the sum marked in the Schedule of the sai J Seignior)-,
adding thereto interost at one per cent per annum, on
the price of redemption ol' the casual rigiUs, from the
day of the date of the deposit of the said Schehule unto
this day {if interest m payahL nndrr the Act,) made in
conformity to the said Act.aiid filed in the oflice of t!io
Prothonotary of the said District, as the nrico at which
the Seigniorial dues, payable upon the said lands respecti-
vely, may be redeemed.
A. N. M.
Provincial Secretarj.
1/
t
iin, oil
Dm iho
le unto
luile
of tlio
hicli
111 6
w
specti-
ary.