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Quarter Sesv'ons of the Peacet Montreal, i April 30lh, IBV3. WHRREAS it has been representfd to the Court that sundry persons callin^rihemsrives Fer- rymen, undertake for hire, to pals f-xople and ef- fects over the Rivers, in different pans of this Dis- trier, without licence, to the great detrinncnt of the /egular and licenced Ferrymen ; and that those •who have licences, neglect to renew them annu- ally, so that the Magistrates cannot know the ac- tual number of licenced Ferries ellablillied. To prcvcat which in future. It is hereby ordered and directed, that from and after the publication of this rt-gulation, any person or persons who ihall for hire, in ihe day time or in the night, ferry, or pass any person or tffccts ot any kind whatsoever, over any of the livers in this District, whereon any regular licen- ced Ferries are eftabiilhed, without first having obtained a licence fi).- that purpose, lliall for, fcit and pay, for every such offence, the sum of twenty fluilings. And it is funhcr ordered and direfted that all perlons holding licences for Ferries in this District, ur who may hereifter'obtain fuch licence, (hail re- new the same at the Court of Quarter Sessions in the monrh of April of every year j and all and eve. xy person or pcrfons who (hall neglect to renew the same accordingly, flnll be considered to have given up their claim to renew such licence. That all licences obtained, or to be obtained for Ferries within this Dillrift, fhall be in force until the first day of May, from and after the date thereof, and nu longer. And in ord^r to avoid the difficulties which may arise refpecting the rates payable at the different Ferries by and for His Majefty's Troops, their wives, children and baggage, on their march through this District, it is hereby further otdcred and dtreded, That where any troops or partiei upcii com- mand, have occasion to pafs regular Ferries, it Ihall and may be lawful for the commanding officer either to pafs over with his party as paficnger;, or to hire the ferty boat entirely to himself and hs parry, dctainirg oiheis for that time, in his option ; and in case he shall chuse to take pas- sage for himself and party, as passengers, he shall only pay for himself and for each person, of- ficer or soldier under his command, half of the ordinary rate payable by single persons, at any such Ferry ^ and in case he shall hire the Ferry boat for himself and party, he shall pay half of the ordinary rate for such boat or boats ; and in luch places where there are no regular Ferries, but that all persons hire boats at the rate they can a- gtee for, officers, with or without parties, are to agree for boats at the fate as other pctsoni do in like cases. By the Court, A.REID, Ck. P.. Disriticr of MONTRBAL. Court of Qxiarier Sesstom of the Peaces Friday, 21j<. April, 1815. Ruki and Regulations, respecting Ferrymen, in and /or the . District of Montreal, 1 Sr. TpACH and every licensed Ferrvmen, on the River . J.:J St. Lawrence, and the grand (orOttowa) River, shnij be obliged to keep five able men in their service, two canoes, and one batteau, or Scow, two setting poles and 3 paddles for each canoe, and four oars for each batteau or Scow, and shall be held and obliged to ferry over, day and night, without distinction ot| partiality, all persons wihing to cross (when it can be done ♦rith safety) each canoe shall be conducted by twd men and each batteaux or Scow by at least three. , qD. Each and every Ferryman on every river other than the ■* St. Lawrence and the Outtawas or grand River shall have and keep In his or their service three able men, one canoe and one batteau or scow, and shall be held to conform themselves to every ' thing to which the ferrymen on the St. Lawrence and Grand or Outtawas River, ate bound to, by the preceeding article, qD. No Ferryman shall detain travellers more than one qiiar« «-' ter of an houir by day and one half hour by night. 4^TII. Every ferryman shall be obliged to provide moveable ^ platforms for the embarkation and landing of carriages, cattle, and other effects, which may be transported from one side of the river to the other, one of which shall be placed at the place of embarkation, and the other at that of debarkation. ft TH. Whereas certain Ferrymen to the great prejud'-e of *^ others, have made a practice of transporting travelL s .10m the opposite side of the river to that where they reside, without ha- ying obtained a license to, that effect ; it is ordered that each and every ferryman shall abstain from tliat practice in future, under any pretext whatever. /»TH. The Clerk ot the Peace slall give a copy of these re. y gulations in English and French to every Ferrymen, togeth. er with copies in English and French of the Regulations of t.'ie 30th April, 1813, and e.ich and every Ferrymen shall put up the same in some public part of his house, together with a copy of the tariff of his license in English and French, and the Clerk of the Peace shall receive the sum of twenty five shillings, for every certified copy of the Regulations and copy of the Tariff from every ferrymen on the delivery thereof. rTH. The present regulations shall he in force during the • whole time of the Navigatioi!, and no Ferryman shall exact, receive, or demand from travellers, any greater pric« or sum of money for crossing them, than that which may and will be allowed them by the rate or toll annexed to their license. CTH. Each and every Ferryman who shall infringe the pre- *-' sent Regulations, or any part thereof, shall be liable to a fine of twenty shillings, for each and every offence. qTH. All Regulations respecting Ferrymen, prcTious to the •^ 30th April, 1 81 3, are rescinded from this day. By the Court, J. DELISLE, Ck. P. J. V. Delormb, Printer." I des OiATBicT de) Quartier Gfnfral def Sesiions de la MoNTKBAL. $ Paix, Lt30 Avril,\%\S. VV qii'il a M repr^sentd ft la Cour^ que di> vers individui. Be disanc Traversicis, entir. !)rennent de traverser dts perfonnes et des cHfirts sur cs Rivieres dam les diffcrcnte* parties de ce Dis- lric(, pour grges et sans licence, au grand dom- magecica 1 raverilers r^guliers et licencids, et que crux quiontdes licences ndgligent de les rrnou- veller annuellemenr, de snrte que lei Magiflrats nC pruvent connaitre le nonrrbre actuei de Traversrs ctablirs avrc lici^hce. Pour emp^chcr cet incon* tdnicnt h I'avenir, II e«t par le pr^arnt r^glrf et oidonn^ que de- puiset apris la publication de cc r inende de vingt chelins. Ft n eft de plus r^gl^ et ordonn^ que toutes perfonnes ayant des licences pour Ttavcr "es en ce Didrifl', ou qni pourront dor^navanc obtentr de tellfS licences, le* renouvelleront 4 la Cour dn Quartier de Seflions, dans le mois d^Avril de cha- (|ue ann^e, et toiite chaque perfonne, ou perfonnes qui n^gligeront de rcnouveller leuis licences, en conformity, feron' confid^r^es comme ayant a* bandoiMitf leur pretention a les renuu veller. Qui toute licence teaux, et dans les lieux oil il n'y a pas de Tra. verses r^gulidres, mais oik chacun engage le Ba« trau pour le piix dodt il convient avec le Batelier, les off.ciers avec ou sans partis doivent convenir du prix des Bateaux, comme font les autres personnel en cas semblables. Par la Cour, Dismicr oh) MONVRBAL. > Cour de Smion de Quartiir de la Paixt Vtndredi, leHle.d'Avril, 1815. Rigles (3 Riglementi concernans les Travcniers, dans le District de Montrial. 1 fTTOUS et chaque TraTcrsieri Licenciii lur le Fleuve •• • X. St. Laurent et gnndc riviere des Outawas, seront obliges dc tenir I leur lervice cinq bons hommes, rieux canots et un bateau ou un bac, deux perches et troii nvironi par chaque canot^ trois perches et quatre rames "ar chaque bateau ou bac, et dc trarer- ger de jour et de nuit (en autant qu'il n'y aura aucun danger i e« prouver) toutes perionnes qui se presenteront, sans aucune distinct tion et p»rtialit£ i chaque canot sera conduit par deux hommes, et c|>aquc bateau ou bac par troii hommet au moins. I I i * ' ^ • ■ ; I Q Tous et chaque Iraversicr sur toute autre Min que le *■• Fleuve St. Laurent, la giande riviere ou riviere des Ou- tawas ne seront lenus & avoir et tenir que trois bons hommei, un canot et un bac ou un bateau, et ils se conformeront pour 'e reste k tout ce it quoi son* tenu's les traversiers sur le fleuve St. Laurent, U\ Grande Riviere on Riviere des Outawas par I'ariicle pric^dent. o Aucun Traversier ne pourra relarder les voyageurs plus *-'• d