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QUEBEC: PRINTED BY STEWART DERBISHIRB & OEORQB DB8BARAT8, Printer to the Queen's Mont Sxoellent Mtgesty, 1860. AN ACT RESPKCTINU THE SALE AND MANAl Of TilK \ ^ -.•^ PUBLIC LANDS. 23 Vict. Cap. 2, QUEBEC; PRINTED BY STEWART DEIUUSHinE & GEORGE DESBARATS, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. I860. > An P H folio I man calk shal liir I *2 ofC as a \wxi to li Cro rliai in tl Ollii of h oall I.aii .•• ■. . :i Pro and sup '\ day Gci Sj>-9'J^ ANNO VICKSIMO-TKRCIO VICTORliE llEGINJl. (' A I' . II. An Act respect i I n»' the sale and iiianayeineiit of the Public Lands. \Ansenti'il to 'l:)nl April, ISOO.] HEIi Miljfsty, l)y ;iiitl willi the :iilvicf iiml collsciil ol' llic j,^ .^j^^, , I.ci^islalivc Ciiimcil iind A>--riiil)ly of (';in;i(i;i, I'liiicts a- IoIIdws : I. 'rilfir >li;ill coiililllli' 1() l)t! and lie a Dcpallllli-nt lor the Uomrtmont iiiaiuii^ciiicni and sale ul llii- I'lililic Lands and K()ii'st>, tu Ijc aiicl Oiniinis- called " Tlic Dcpaitui.'iil oi Crown Lands"; and tli.- same -i'^"^'" 5'*' , shall l)c prcsidfil over Itv "^ I lie (,oMiniissioncrol ( rown Lands lor llif tiiiii' licini(. a, 'I'licri' .■«liall roiiiiniir lo lie all " Assistanl ('tininiissioncr Assi.-tftut ol' Crown Lands," wlio shall i)r appoinird, from time lo time ' onmii-siouer as a vacancy occurs, hy ihc (iovcrnor in (Joiincil— and shall luikIs— hi.s (R-riorin such dulics in ihcsaid Dcpartnu'iit as may he assii,'ncd apiiuiutnient, lo him by the (iovcrnor in Council or the Conniiissioni'r ol ''""'*''' ''"l'. ("rown Lands, and shall preside over ilie |)t'parlmenl and dis- oliarge therein ihe duties ol'the Commissioner ot Crown Lands, in the iibsonce of that ollicer or in the ease of a vacancy in the Ollicc ol" Commissioner, and shall, heforu enteriiii,' on thecluties of his ollice, lake an oath faithfully todischarije the same, which oath shall be administered l)y the Commissioner of Crown I^ands, orany pi'rsoii bv the (lovernor for that pmposi' appointed. I'O.MMI.SSIONKH WD OI'I'UKUS Ot DKC A Kl .MKNI . :i. 'I'he Ut'partinenl and Oliiee t)f the Surveyor Ceneral oftliis Diiiartment^ Province shall continue to be consolidated with llio Department <'t' f^urvejor andOlIice of the ("onunissioner of Crown Lands, under the S^;';?],?'^,. superintenilenee and manai^emenl of the lasi named OHicer. nf Crown liands consD- 4. All the powers and duties which, before the seventeenth "■'**^' ' day of March, 1845, were assigned lo or vested in the Surveyor Powers and CiJeneral, shall be vested in the Commissioner of Crown Lands; duties of the l- Survejdr (lo- ;iii(l tlio siiid powers iiiui duties shall l)c (>x<'rciNt'(l an' •''"'»«"■ '>y i'ny Assistanlsor Clerks in his Department orOHiee, pcrtdriucii hy or hy any person whom he, by an instrument in writing under the Coiuiui'*- jiis hand, authorizes t(» that elleet, and under sueh name or rrown^Liiiiil-i <'«'^'^'"i»''<"i of olliee as lie may lix, as enbetiudly as they might hefore the said day have i)een exercised or performed by the Surveyor (Jeneral. • iovprimr m.iy •!. The (iovcrnor may, iVoiii time to time, appoint Oliieers appoint ofli- ,,,„| _\i,,.,„s to carry oiittliis Art and Orders in Council under ajrciiti iinilcr ''» \vliich Oliieers and Ai,'eiits shall be i)aiil in such manner and this At t. at Midi rates as the (iovcrnor in Council may direct. ('ommisHi)ii- |j_ '|'||,. (iovcrnor in Comici! .-Iiall retjiiire from llie Commo- roiiiiuUsioi'i'rr sioiier ol Crow II Lands and from the Assistant Commissioner, und Api'iiiM to and from every Ageni appointed under him, security for the ^iv(' "cciiriiv. (Ill,, performance of iiis duty ; Provided that all securities given rnivi-i>, under any ie|ieale(l Act shall iicverllie|es~. coiiliniie in full force. Aiiiio any siieh piinhase or interest shall li(> void; and if any such Agent oljeiids in tin' premises, he shall forfeit his otllec and the sum of four hundred dollars for every such otl'ence, to be recovi'red in action Midcht by any ])eison who may sue lor the same. I'oniiiiis.sioiiri' W. 'I'hc ( diiuii i^sioiier of Crow ll Lands shall aiimially lay t carry out the provisions of miilfe onlerH i • » ■■ i • "i • • " . lor carryinjf "'is Act according to their obvious intent, or to meet oases out this Act. whitdi may arise and for which no provision is made by this li<- LaMd> W, unless •■ji.'isc iiny rictor of or ^'••nc V ; ;md f .iny sndi '>(li(;c and 'iK'e, to be sue for tlip miaily lay if nicotinsf I fiO'iir-i of RKVINU ', dccjarf^ ^W to the intcndcnt oniiiin or ■iidcfjt of lands so >\vers as i> Crow II e, make sions of ct cases ' by this I Ad ; — iind such Ordt-rs shall In- pnblislicd in ilii; Oliieial («; zottf, and in siicli Newspapers as tlie Coniniissioner oi Crown Lands may direet, and shall In- laid hel'ore die Liyjisla- lure within the first ten days of tin- Session ni'Xt alter tlie date thereof; lint no siieli Order shall he iii(oiisi>leiil with diis Act, IroviMo sa^e that the pow ers herein i^iveii to the C'oiiiniissioiier ol Crown Lands may he exercised hy the (iovernor in C!oiincil, and shall be sni)ject to any Onler in (^oiiiK-il reirnlaliiiij m- aliet lin^r tli^ same I'ldiii time to time. nti-f; (;nAMs mmitkd. I I. Kxeepi as liercilial'ler pio\ ided, no iVee L;ind shall be made. L'raiil III I'liiilic KiTo Kfjints liiiiitcJ. il arisiiiu; midrr any Ael oi- under an\ Itfirmiini- '■'*'■ • ■ liipii ol'i'laiin 1*2. \n\ claim to land arisiiiii; Order in Comieil or o'her re'nilalioii of die (ioverimieiit here- ""."."'*''"" ,. • ,• I II I 1 • II 1 /. • • . :irisiiij; llll- tolore in torce, >liall I'l- (letirmmed liy ilie ( ommissioni'r ol ,i,.i- rcpcultMi Ci • if. ,. • ,• I II t 1 • II 1 /. • • . :irislllj; llll- tolore in torce, >liall I'l- (letirmmed liy ilie ( ommissioni'r ol ,i,.i- rcpcultMi Crown Lands, snhjeii to -neli arrangement and order in •\''/. "•"ilors respect to improvcmiiits on an_\ |)aiticidar lands as the Com- '"'-"""•-'''i*'*-' missioner may think jii>-l ; or the same may be satisfied by issu- ini,' to the parl_\ cnlitjed, Land Scrip, or a ccitilicate eiilillin^ him to |)iirclia>c land to such an amount as the Coinmissioner of Crow ii Lands may find jusi ; Uiit no claim lor land arising,' iron i Militia, I nitcd Kmpiri entertained uiili'ss l' |)io; Loyalist, or Military itii,dits, shall be he same was acluall\ locateil or admilled, hereof siillicicnt in the opinion of the (,'om- criiei laiiicu iimcss nii sarin' \\ iis in iu.oi\ hm .ucu in iKoiinico, or proof ill support thereof siilli(icnt in the opinion of the (,'om missioner of Crow n Lands furnished, before the passini(, on llii foiirteeiilh of June eighteen hiindn d and lilly-threc, of tlir Act sixteenth Victoria, chapter (Hie liiuidrcil and lifty-iune ; and all land scri|) or certilicates I'lilillini; parties to purchase land issued prior to the jiassiiig of the said Ait, shall be recoi^nizcd and red<;enied, in land or as payment for land ; jirovidcd that Pi'"vi.-o. such scrip and certilicatcs be presented and cstalilished in the office of the Commissioner nf Crow n Laiuls before the lirsl day of January, oik^ thousand eii^lit hundred and sixty-two. lit. The (iovernor in Council may app'ropriate any Public I'Vco grants Lands as free -'rants to actual settlers 'ii on or in the vicinity of |""y ''* ""^^ ~ i •'til settlers OH any Pid)li(t lloads opened through the said Lands in any new or iimi- roads settlements, under such regidations as shall from time to time in m-w «oulc- be made by Order in Council ; liul no such free grant shall ""^"'^• exceed one hundred acres. I'l. The CJovernor in Council may set aj)art and appropriate Lands may such of the Crown Lands as lie deems expedient for the J'^certaiu' sites of Wharves or I'iers, Market Places, (Jaols, Court llou.ses, pulilic purpo- Publie Parks or Garden.s, Town Halls, Hospitals, Places of sc» and free Publi(^ Worship, Burying Grounds, Schools, and for purposes SlnSf of Agricultural Exhibitions, and for other like public purposes, and for Model or Industrial Farms ; and at any time before the issue of Letters Patent therefor, may revoke such appropriation Proviw. (iovoriicir ill CoiiiK'il may ti\ iirin- kc, of lllllils as s(!ciiis cxpt'dicnt ;— iiiul iiiiiy iiiiikf! rr<>(> j4rarii> lor llic pin- post's jiCorrsiiid, llu' Inist iiiid uses to wliicli tlu-y are to Ix- siib- jt'ct hciiii,' cxpri'^scd in lite l^ctli-rs F'sitcnt ; — Hut no .such ^'raiit sliidi l)c lor more tliaii ten acres in any one instance and lor anyone of the purposes aforesaid ; e\cept lor a Model or lnvrio\ anu \ssu;\MKNr rilKHKOK. Itl. 'I'lie (iii\eiiior in Council may, from time to time, li\ tlie price pi r acre of the public lands, and the terms and conditions of sale iind III ■'I'ltlemeiit ;md p:tyment. I l.iooii-te(l with loM— tln'ir ilie ,.;i|-e or piotiet inn ol'aiiv puiilic land, or who has received *"' *'■' ■ or l)eeM located nii ;mv |iulilic land a> a h'ee ^Taiit, an lilslru- lueiil in the lnnii ol a I, iceusc of Occupation ; and sueli person, or the ;i>sirior instrument ri'i^i-lered as aforesaid, in an\ such -nil ; hut the lii'i-nsfs 1 1 ('lit same shall have no force a^aiiisl a l,ii'en>e fo cut limlicr tinilicr. existiiii,' al the line' oftlic lrran1in^' thereof. I.icoiiscs ul J 7. JOverv l,icell-e of oecUp.Uion licretofoic tjiaUled, and ocriiputioii, L'very ccrtilicate of sale or receipt for moiicv received on the .Sale certiticjitt's, ■■ i>" 1 r r i i i •• .• i .'i . r • i receipts Hill "' I "Itiii' l/inds, and every location ticket lieretolore i,'rantcd or locjitiontiikci-i made hy the Coiumi-siipuer of Crown Lands or any AL;en1 ol licrctotoie \^y ^,, i,,,,^, .,^ ||„, ^.,|,. ,,,. .r,-;,,ii |,, which siicli license ol'oecu- iBsued to '. ^ . ... 1 .• .• I I . • • (• have the same l'ii'""ii veceipt, certitiealc, or location ticket relates |s m lorce effect. and not rescinded, -hall have the same force, and shall eiuu'c to till' lienelit of the i)arly to whom the same was i^raiited, or lo the assi^^nee, by instrument rcLjistcred as aforesaid, in the same manner and to tin- same extent as the Instruiuciil in the form \ip(in sue with !»ii i^ place of pillions Ol upon tlit'< ev«'ry sij hi- sit,'ne| ollieer (I (•(•rtitieatl be viili»l[ re^isterc uiust he or io (,r ;my ' ni.-iy i;(lil' K>lll))cct to , iinl(>.s.si)|,, ■liii >iiits in ■I", its (■/);.,.. own :— iind '■'Ire I'ortlic '' luidcr ;iii ii ; !)iii tilt' •III liinlH'i- '"'■W, ;,iid "lllirS;ile .i,'r;iiilcfl,)|- ' Atrriit o| oj'occii. ^ ill f(»rci' lilll Clinic "l ii l)ook lit' parti- loininec, or K.'gal ;li public f ;— and ii|)(in Mich afsi^'iiiiicul liciii^ prudiict'd to tlic Coiimiissiorn'r, nm.ie tUerein, with an allidavit of due cxcciilioii llicrcol", and ot'ilic lime and *•»''>' elVect. ])lac«' ol'sucli execution, and the names, residences and occii- ' pations of the witnesses, or as r(';^ards lands in Lower Canada upon the production of such assiy;nmeiit executed helore Notaries, or before one Notary and two witnesses, or of a no- tarial copy thereof, the said Coirniiissioner shall cause the material parts of every such assignment to lie registered in such book of reu;istry, and shall cause to be endorsed on every such assignment a ("erlibcate ol such registration, to be signed by himself «)r the Assistant Commissioner or any oHieer of the department by him authorized to sign such certificates; — And every such assignment so registered shall I'lrnt re^iste- bt! valid against any one previously executed, but subsecpiently ml Msijjn- registercd, or unregistered ; but all assignments to be registered "''|"f '" '* must be unconditional ; and all the conditions of the sale, grant „ ." or hxatioii must have been complied with, or dispensed with by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, before such registration is made : 2. If any siibsi-ribing witness to any such assignment on wimt proof is deceased, or has left the Province, the said Conmiissioner !i»''(!nn>en' . ' , . , 1 ■ .• iiiiiy •«' re- may register siicli assignment upon the prodiielioii ol nn j,i,(prp,i ^hen afiidavit |)roving the tieath or aiisence of such witness and his witness ilontl handwriting, or the handwriting of the party making such as- '"• n''»<-'iit. signment. 19. On any application for a I'ateiil by the heir, assignee or »'ommiilo of (iti- tainini; pos land on rcvo cnt or. of li- cciiso, &o. !3I. When any purchaser, lessee or other person refuses orne- eession if set- i'^^*'^'''* '" deliver uj) possession of any land after revocation or tier refuses to cancellation of the sale, grant, location, lease or License of Occu- ilelivcr up pation thereof as aforesaid, or when any person is wrongfully in jKJssession t)f public land and refuses to vacate; or abandon possession of the same, the Coininissioner of Crown Lands may apply to the County Judgt! of the County, or to a Judge of the Superior Court in the ("ireuil, in which the land lies, for an Order in the nature of a Writ o'i Habere facias possessionem^ or writ of possession, and the saiti Judge, upon proof to his satis- faction that the right or title of the party to hold such land has been revoked or cancelled as afon'said, or that such person is wrongfully in possession of Public Land, shall grant an Order upon the jjurehaser, lessee or |)erson in possession, t«) deliver up the same to the Couunissionerof Crown Lands, or |)erson by him authorized to receive the same ; and such Order shall have the same force as a Writ of Habere farins possessionem, or writ of possession ; and the Sherilf, or any Bailili or person to whom the sauM' may be entrusted for execution by the; Commis- sioner of Crown Lands, shall execute the same in like manner as he would execute such Writ in an Action of Ejectment or I\)ssessorv Ac! ion : Conuiiis-ioi\er or lli^ iijrent or other ofii- cer miiv issue distress war- rant for rent of pulilic lands in arrear. Or aotioa may he bniujilit. How notices required in respi'c! of Cruwu Land*. Powers of Commissioner as to Ordnance Lands tniiis- ferred to tlie province. Erroneous pa- tents may *>e 2. Whenever any rent j>ayal)le lt> the Crown < ii any lease of Pul)lie Lands is in arrear, llic Commissioner of Crown Lands, or any Agent (ir Oliieer a|)pointeil under this Act and antlK)rized by the Comiiiis^ioiier of Crown LamU 1<> act in such cases, may issue; a warrant, dir"(ted to any person or persons by him named therein, in the sha|)e of a distress Warrant as in ordi- nary eases of l,;iii(l!or(l and Tenant ; and ilie same proceed- ings may be hat! thereon for tiie enlieetion of such arrears as in the said last mentioned eases; or an action of\vn Lands, uses orne- ocation or •«' "fOccu- wrongfully |<>r abandon >wn Lands ii Jiidgfi of "'•'x, lor an \ssionem, or I') liis satis- 'i iand has 'i /xTson i.s ' !iii Order (i<'livi'r up •*<>n hy hini M have tlit- ", «r writ » lo whom Cominis- '•' manner i'<;linent or 9 partnii'nt, or contains any clfiic;!! (Tror, or misnomer, or wrong cancelled (»ml description of the iand th.-rehv inten(i<-d lo lie ''ranted. i|„. yoTeet onea Commissioner ol Crown Lands, (there Iwing no adverse elami,) there is no Hiay direet the del'eeiive I'atehi to he eaneelied and a eorreet '"Ivcrse claim. one to be issued in its stead, whieh eorreeted Patent sliail rehite back to the date of lhi> one so eaneelied, and have the same ellect as if issued at the date of sueli eaneellid Patent. 511. In all eases in which grants or letters patent have in cusps of issued i'or the same land inconsistent wiih each other tlinin<'li ilnuMc or in- cniiHirttoiit _MMnt-i, the error, and in all cases of sales or appropriations of the saiiic land ineoiisi>lenl with imc li other, the Cominissiorier of Crown jinrthiine mo- Lands may. in eases of sale, cause a repayment ofthe pun-lmsi' ucy miiy be money, with intiTcst, or wlieii the haul has passed fioiu the |,','|',?,I^f^j^"' oriirinal pmcliaser or ha> iieen improved before a discovery ol other I;iii(l the error, i>r when the original grant or approprialion was a '"'.v he as- free grant, he may in siil)sliluti(in assign land or grant a eer'ill- ^,7,',i'^.,^,'i5i.'' cate entiirmirthi' party lo purchase Crown I, anils, ol such value mtc miiy be ami to such extent as to him, the Commissionerof Crown Lands, iJiantcl. may se.'m just and cijiiilable imder the circumstances ; but no IVoviso. such claim shall i)e entertained mdcss it be preferred within live years from the disco^-crv of the error. ly lease of I Lands, or tulliorized •ises, juay ^ by him IS in ordi- ' proceed- ears as in ill ordina- 'he name '■'•lit shall lelallllg ipiired to ' Crown, iiithority -'oiiimi.s. <' lands, lich, be- • •siiirvey or error in the copiponsation liooks or |)lans in the Crown Lands Depaitnieiit, any ^'raiit. I't iliticiency ■ ■I laud by ri.is.in of I'ulse sale or appro|>rialion ol land is tound to be delicieiit, or any parcel of land contains |e>> than the i]uantily of land men 'sV,'iv(''y oi-or-' tioned in the Patent tlienlor, the Contiin>sioner ot Crown lo" In ilioiier ol Crown Lamls, may direct, or in ea>e of a tree e;rant he may order a <,'rant ol other land eipial in \alue to the land so intended as a free yrani al the time siieli ^rant was m;ide ; — |{ul no such claim shall be entertained unless apnii- „ cation has been made witliin live year< Irom llie {|;iie o| the Patent, nor unless the lrucd as merely continuing the pro- visions o f such loiiner Acl. MISCEM-A.NKOl'S I'HOVISIO.VS. T,i.sts of pu- blic liimls till- rilllc to lie pulilisln.'"!. twists otp'i- lilic liimls xiM to tie tiMiis- mittcil yi>:iil_v to l!t';ii,-'lr;irs, aii'l toSiTii.'- t;iry- Trt':i^U- I'ci's 111' iniiiii- c-i|i:iliti('> ill I.. <;. mill lllltico nj nillci'U ili'iu Ol's.ill'-, &'■ , til lie jiivi'M tn tlifin— I'lli'i't lis to tuxos. T.ist i if |iu- l)li.: 1.111. Is JllltiMltl'il tn hi' sent 111 • ;iiii(' ,VL':ll'ly liy Ki-'ti.-"tr,ir <>{' tlie I'l'iniiii'i'. Beloio wlioiM aftiilavits lllliIlT tlli.i Ai.'t iM;iy lio maiJu. *Hi. The CoiiimissioiiiT (if Ciowii Lands shall eanse lists of the Public I/iiuis lor sale in the several 'rowiiships in Canada lo be iiiaile onl Iroiii time lsilile in eieh vear, tollie Kcirisirar of every County and Ke^^'isiraiioii Dislrici or Uivisioii. and to the Secretary- Trea-mei ol every Muiiieipality in i-o\ver Canada, a list of the Piililie i^aiids sold, i^'iaiiled, leased or appropriated or set apart to any pei>oii or lor which licenses of oeciipation have been grii tiled in such Coiniiy or Kcgislration I) islricUtr Division during ihe year iiexl pieced iiiijr and for which no Patents have issued, which siiid lands sii;il| be liable lo ilie tissessed taxes in iIk" Townships in whieli lliey resjicciively lie from the date of such sale or license or appropriiitioti ; and ihe purch:iser at the sale ol'anv siieh iaiids lor taxes shall, iis heretorore, have in the I I lids so sold ihe >a I lie rii,dits only as the person etililled nxdiiim under ihe { rowii at Itii' time ofsiieii >:ile ; and tin- Commissioner olCiown L;iii l> shall in like iii;iiinei' apprize each such Ke- gisMar an 1 Seeretary-'l're;isiirer of the eaneellation of any Li- cense ol()eeii|)ilion or Patent, or ol any sale, grant, lease, location or appiupriation ; from which time, until resold, leased or reii^raiiteil, Uk- land alieeted >liall cease to be liable to taxes. .'. The |{en;i>tiar of the j'ldvince shall transiiut as early as possibh; ill each year, to tin" liciristrar of every County and Kegistration JJislriet and Division, ami to the Secretaiy-Trea- siiicr of every Muiiieipality in Lower Canada, a list of the I'liiilie Lands patcnicd diiniiir ihe year next preceding; iind no return ol lands oilier than those licndniicfore mentioned need lie made. 3s. .Ml .Mlidavils reipiircd under this Act, or intended to bt* used in ref 'renci! to any claim, business or transaction in the Crown Lands Deparlment, may be taken before the .ludgt' or C'lerk of aiiv (.'oimtv or Circuit Court, or ;inv .Instiee o f the Peace, or any Commissioner for taking allidavits in any of the Coiirls, or the Commissioner of Crown l^ands, or any Agent of the Commissioner of Crown Ltinds, or Ihe Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands, or any Surveyor duly licensed ro^'istry of *trar, siioh Court, in iiic to time ion or pro- coiiliniH'd I action or ig tli«; pro- •(' lists of I Ciinada piihlislied niiation. aiisiiiit as ry County Si'crctary- , ii list of iti'd or set liavc bcun ion (luriiiij !\"i' issued, M's id ih(> !• e |)rovided lor in the seventh section) or em|)loved in the l)e|)arlmeiil, shall wliile holding .»ueh ollice or em|)loyment, dircelly liall foileil lii> ollice or eui- |)loymi'nt, and be liable ;■• a |)en;dly ol lour hiiinlied dollar'^, to be recovered in action of del)t by any person suing lor the .same. Attonfi'il I'o- pips ol (Icjsirt- lui'iitiil n- ciinU, &('., to lie a.'- cvi- ill'IICl'. JMiijiloyiH'S of till' Crown I.iiMil Dcpiirt- IIH'lll IIOl to ll'iltlio ill pu- lilii' liui'ls or litii'l srrip or tiilplying to purchase the same, or, where entitled, to locate the same, according to existing Hegulations, such ugeiu shall be litible therefor to the person so applying in the sum of five dollars for ea(di acre of land v Inch the person so applying ollircd to locale or piuchasc, to be recovered by action of debt ill any court of record having jurisdiction of the umount 13 Hindering biilders lit public 8iilc:i of lands of the Province by iiitiniiilii- tioii, &v., a initnloincH- nor anil how punia)ie 1 ion tliercof, 1 (l( (lliirt*, or I or both, •" 1 the titles to !it tilt; non Dsed in and t; I lie out lis ■use of any :ii,'e, by the Ive months ecrelary of luties, shall )a1entee, or IS T ,nd, Clorev Lands, Ordnance Lands, (transterred to the Pro- ^^^]^ SwhTcK^lgnations, f.. the purposes .>f admm.strat.on, shall still continue. 39. The twenty-Ht^cond Chapter of the Cons.-lidateJ Statutes ^^^fr!^' of Canada is repealed. pealed- QuE.K :-Print#d by S. U«B.e.iiiRE & G. D.snARATs, Law PriMtor to the Quo.m.'h Most Kxcellcnt MajeBty. I the power lots, in tli»; lanada, and ,dit arise in it lias been II' (iovernor sucli watiT be deemed of the Acts •d by virtue 11 orders in acts dune or existing; d Acts had Aet sliall -e or liei'nse i well as to r-lhird and (1 is sj)eeiti- iwn l.aiids) estate and to apply to lids. School