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Jn ACTthsbetttr to a/certain and/ecure the Titles to Lanii, in this Pro-
vince.
[July 7.th, 1802.]
^ VS7^^?^^? * '^"'*'" ^^ ^^ ^^^* Province pafTed in the thir- Pr«mH«
V V ty-fevcnth year of His Majcftys reign, enmlrd « an Afct for le-
cunng 1 itlea. to Lands m this Province," and which Ah has been Hncc
extended by a certain otijer Ad entitled " an Ad to continue an Ad entitled
an Aafor lecunng the Titles to Lands in this Province" will very fhortly
expire; and whereas it is jtfdged expedient to make further provifion for
the afcertaining the validity of certain claims to lands in cafes in which His
Majefty's letters Patent have not as yet been made out, Be it en ^^cted bv-
the King's Moft Excellent Majefty by and with the advice and confent o£
the Legillative eoiuiciland Aflcmbly of Upper Canada eonftituted and
aflcmblcd by virtue of and under the authority of an At\ pafTed in the
Parliament of Great Britain entitle<i « an Ad to repeal certain parts of an,
Aftlpafledm the fourteenth year of His Majefty's Reign entitled «an A6t
for making more cttcthial provifion for the government of the Province of
Quebec m North America and to make further provilion for the goveni-
ment of the faid Province" and by the authority of the fame, Tliat at any
time
Commilllons to illuj.
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n«. it iha»<i«» ipiy b* t«wft»l «> Itn^f «or!|^ Goyernor,
«ncw. or Pttribii >K!i«ii!fi%5i# t^^
^ch and fomimy €omiiiiffio»»4n#r *»« Great W- of
Wh and every DiftHa vUbinohc fitt4P««>yi«^e, jnAic^^^^^
Biimdto be ditt:f*«^to i^icti irtd fo matty perfej** i^ |i««w
whomJibMaidly «Cbkff lufticeof this Pfoyj^^^ ?«*$.'
. the Courttof King's Bench Thallbeo^«f,*hic;h^M^kHtomif- -
noners or *m three of them in cafes in which His Majcfty's letters Patent
have aotai^tbeenmadeout, fhall by and under the authority oHuch Com- ,
miffiou of'CommilUons, have power to hear and determine m manner here.,
ina&erfiSifiedall claims to Lands, or toa lien or hens upon Lands m thii
Provinc^n which the claim or title of the original n<>m»nee or iwmmcej
fhallhe found to have accrued or exiftcd,priOT to the paffirig of this A^jmd
refoeaingwhichlandsno Report hasbeen made under tne iaid former AQs,
whether luch claimsfhall be fetup by the original nominee or nominees there-
of*or by pcrfons claiming abfolute title under fuch nominee or nominees, or
aslnortRaee creditors of, or under fuch nominee or nominee, j Provided the
orSnalnomineeor «ominees founded his, her, or their claim or claims un-
der the authority of General Haldimand's ceruficates, Lieutenant Gover-
nor Hamilton's ccrtificates,the Surveyor General's Department, Land Board
certificates, Magiftrates recommendations, Treaiury Tickets for Canada
Bounty, and Orders in Council, or any Other authority in any wife derived
from his Maj6fty.
11 And he it tnaBed hy the authority nforefaid; That it ftall and may be
lawful to and for all and every perfon or perfons fettmg up luch claims as
aforefaid, either in perfon or by agent duly authorized to come before and
nroduce to fuch Commiffionersor any three ol them whereof the faid Chiet
lutticeorfomeone of the faid Jufticesof the faid Court of King's Bench
ihall be one, all fuch documents and evidences as he, (he or they maybe la
flofielfion of, for the purpole of fatisfying fuch Coraminioners as aforciaid
of the validity of fuch claim or claims as he,' fhe or they, fhall or may let
\,n tc any fuch lands as aforefaid, for which purpofe fuchCommifhonersor
anv one of them, arc and is hereby authorizcd^nd empowered to adnunir.
tcr fuch oath or oaths ei*er tc the party or parties claiming, or to the wit-
nefsorwitneffesappearingin fupport of fuch claim or claims, whether t4ie
fame be between lubieaand fubjea, or between the fubjefctand the Crown,
,. Iliall be ludTed proper and expedient ; ahd alio by fummons under the
frr.f w[L?«^ toa?^^^^^^^^^ f-id cLmimoners to requie the attendance of
^'' all fuch perfons whofe evidence may be judged neccHary to afcertaui the
validity of any fuch claim or claims, or to explain the fubjc6t matter tJicreof,
and ik; fuch lummons alfo to order the produHion of all fuch books, pa-
t)ers and documents as fliallbein the cuftody or power of any fuch perfon ox
ncrfoiis.whoieattcndaacelhaU be fo required by fuch iuiumoas, in fuch
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■lanner u luch commiflioner or commiirioners figning Qii^'^i^mons ftjall
deem expedient ; which fummons all and every perfon and'jwmna to whom
the fame (hall be dire6tcd, is, and are hereby required to yield obedience to
upon being duly fcrvcd thcrewidi. Provided alwayi neverthetefi, and it is
licrehy declared, that the faid commiflioners aaing under fiS^h authority as
•foreiaid, arc hereby authorized and empowered to rcceivci^li written or
oral tcftimonv as may be produced to them, whether the fariiWe or be not
•onfiftent with the rules of evidence laid down or ettablifhed by the Laws of
Etigland, and to give and allow fuch force and effeft to i'uch'#ftiaiony as
juttice in each refpe6Uve cafe Ihall in their judgment require, ^'''
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veraar, Ice. ia C«uiu
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In wliit nfei ^mii^
milTioner) auy day
report.
III. And be it further tnailed by the authority aforefaid^ That after;the faid **'*'' " ^ *"**•
commiflioners fhall in virtue of fuch commiflion or" commiffionSj-^Vc exa-
mined fuch claim or claims as aforefaid, they (hall be at liberty either to. re- "
jeft fuch claim or claims, or to allow the fame as in their judgment, juftke
and the equity and good conCcience of the cafe may require, without any
regard to legal forms or folemnities whatfoever, and to report on the fame
accordingly, which report ftjall be fiiwland conclufive, and fliall be addrcf.
fed to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Pcrfou adminiltering the
Government of this Province in Council ; and from thenceforth, the Go-
vernor, Lieutenant Governor, or Perfon adminiftcring the Government of
the Province, fhal) be at liberty, and he is hereby empowered and autho-
rired to ilfue his Majcfty's Letters Patent for the lands fpecified in fuch re-
port, to the party or parties, his, her or their heirs and afligns, in favour of
whom fuch report ihall have b^en made in manner aforefaid. Provided al-
ways ncverthdefs, that in cafe the faid CommiHioncrsoreither of them fhall,
during their fitting, or within fifteen days after they (hall have figned faid
report, and before his Majefty's Letters Patent Ihall have been iffued i«
purfuance thereof, by rcprefeniation from any perfon or pcrfons claiming
to be intcrcfted therein, be fatisfied, or havercafonto believe that the report
fo far as concerns any particular lot or lots of land, has been obtained by
furprize, or has been made erroncoufly, or that another perfon can (hew
a preferable claim to fuch lot or lots of land, and that jufticc requires that
fuch report (hould be (laid, fo far as concerns fuch lot or lots of land ; that
then it (hall and may be lawful to and for tire faid commKfioners, or any o-
thcr commilTioncrs who may (it in execution of the faid commilTion, or .of „* oUc .eJiMrinr
any (ub(equent commi(rion, to rehear fuch claim, or to let in new claims
to (uch particular lot or lots of land, and upon fuch rehearing fuch com-
miirioners fhall be at liberty to report on the claims to be thereupon heard,
as if no report had before been made, and fuch commiflTioners fliall alfo be
at liberty, if they (hall judge it expedient to jufticc, to order any of the par-
ties, at whofe inftance fuch rehearing was obtained to pay fuch fum or fums
of money to the party or parties in favor of whom a Report fliall have
been firfl made, as they fhall fee juft, to be recovered in like manner as tbe
CO (Is and cxpcnccs of witncfles are by this KBt dircacd and authorised to
be recovered.
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(hall procted when
th«re «ie two or
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mrthdefidnd he itfurthtrtnaHed hy the authority u/9re.
KJommilUoncrs Iballnoi proceed to extinineany f"chcla.m
«aforefiiid^«eftthcy (ball have caufcd notice in wnuna of their intention
?o nm^ S ihXSnef. of the faid Commiff.on to T.e fixed up irt tome
confSSSiS^the office of the Clerk of the Peace and at three other
the Sw^KSace. of each DiUrid refpeaively, at leaft ode month be-
foreTev^aH^S^io aft therein, ind alia untefs a notice fpec.fyi.ig hich
luim or'^J^Sl .0^ the name or name, of the clamant or claimants toge-
u ^!k SiimL of the lot or lot., and of the coiiceflion or conceOiont
vUh The^r^e rd n m sof\he townlhip and townlhips, d.llria and diltrids.
TnthlillJ^bUfo claimed refpeaively lie or ar^^^^^
fixed UP in fc^me confpicuous part of the faid ofhce ot the cierit 01 mc
P^J^ati^ fifteen days before the fame Ihall come on to be heard.
V '^'Ani be it farther enaaed hy the authority a/'yrefaid, that in all cafe,
in whichVbefore the Commiflionen (hall have procee(Jed to dec.de upon the
m wmcn, cciu.. two or more notices by ditterent
lI^rfonrihThaTebeenlx^^^^^^^^^^ office of the Clerk of th<f Peace,
JorThe dccifion of fuch claim or claims as fuch CommiHioner. Ihall dee«
expedient to juftice.
VI And he it further enabled hytht authority afore/aid. That in all cafes
in wh eh any claim or claims fliall or may be let up belore the laid Commif-
?n.ain. f^ch mor^Rag^rofaVecments, the Regiiter of each County .r Ri-
d^inJ in which Slands Lu be refpedively lUuateniail, and they are
hr?by required upon the produdion of the certificate of the faid C ^mmif-
fioners Ibecifyins their allowance of the faid mortgage or agreement, to
cnreS l« or "u ^ the fame to be enregiRered in the refoect. ve offices, and
Sfuch mortgages or agreements lliall have been fo enregiftered accord-
wTv fuc^c^ ffiall have the fame force and effed "Pon the lauJ
uS'as the r?giftration would have had if the party baa been fcued of .he
legal eftate in fuch lands.
, , r r ,f. vn And he it further enaBed hy the authority aforefaid. That in cafe any
^S. '' '''' pJoaor perfliho Ihall appea"; before the faid commiiuoners^to^^^vc
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Hcff mengiges. Stc.
anty be brought tor-
W»ri, »nd regiftrati-
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or THl,
currcd upof> a cohv.ciion for IfffuTand com nt n' ''""'' ^''^'^ ^^^^" •»-
given .n his Majeftys Court of K„/sBrcn '" *•">' '^"'^^"^ *
there depending. ^ '"'^ '" '^" iVovince, m any taufc
commdfioners, either voluntar^lLr n .^^ "* ^i- *^r"^*^"" before fuch "'''"*• .
raid, u (hall and may be lawful 7 ^id Vo t'''^ ? '"'^ *"'"""^"' " ^f"''^-
and direct the party or partie/Cho (ha H tv ''' ^?"'"'"'«"'^" •« order
witneifcs, to pay fuch wifnef or whJnf r ^ P/«^^"'=<--^ ''^^h witnefs or
and e.penceffu'ch fu Jor^-L^^^^^^^^
judgment (hall deem equitable and iuft Ind wh^h T? f"''^" '» ^heir
ties upon whom the fame (hall beUde * and hJ fh"^"' '^uP*"^ °' P»^-
hcreby required and enjoined to yidd obedie.l^^^^^ .n^l^^^'^r^ '^ *"^ ''''
ft.ru.g the Govcrnmentofth. PrivVnr^-n^^^^^
duiing the exiftcnce of this Ad bv w^^rr/.. T u ^^ °'" "'^'' '" "">e «i- i'..vmci.iTrn*
direct the Treafurer of the faid Pro^vi.Tce ?« '' .^.*"^' ''' "'^^" ^"^ '
faid commiUmners aaing in tt eLcutfon of 7 'v- f ^ ^^'" '^' "''^ "»' ^h«
tively. fuch realonable llm o 7um Tincfirwiir";"''";" [^^P^^'
commilhoners refpedivelv againft TyZZT^^i t } "'^.'^mnify the faid
the (ut.ng of, andL the ISon "S^comn^illor '"""' '"""«
^ho is hereby authorized and empower d tD ad Is cl ^k'of TT ^'^"''
miflion, to demand and receive of pnH fr^l 1 r r °^ '*^^ '^'^ com-
■he fum of li?eThni"t ' ^"^ "'' ' "''"" "'■'"""'8 ">' liTe^
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I.^TI THEREAS .he Counties "f Nonhumb^
'• W the lands in their rear confined be wccn thur c^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^
produced North fixtcen degrees ^^^^ ' "l^^/f^^ruin Afcl ol' Parliament env
S^its of this Province, urjder »"d J^yj'^^J^^" Provu.cc," pafied in the fecund
• titled, « an All for the better 'i'^^ J" ^^'/^^ ,;';'hich hc^ Royal Aifcnt was
Icflion of the Second Parliament th"^?]' ^ J. T « ^ of fanuary, in the
promulgated by proclamation t>"!;'"g/^^;^,;J:a to be I fepirate D.lUia of
Fortieth year of his ^^^^^'V^^^^lt^l^^^^^^ And whereas it s ex-
this Province, to 1>- called the DUInfclo^N^ >^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ 1, , ^
pcdient that the faul ^^^.f '^^f .^,avan a«e now polkfled and enjoyed by the
Ueryjurildiaion, privilege and "^f;^ ' ?^J '^^^^ ^^^^tted by the Kings moll
other Diitrias of this Province B^/ J^^^fj.^d "onfent of the Lcgiflat.vc
excellent Majefty, by ^f^^^'^'^^t^^^^^^ ^-^-^'^ conlUtuted and
Council and AUembly ol the P^ov ncc o uu ^.^^ .^ ^^^ p
allembled by virtue of, and under J^ ^"^^ ° '^Ypl:tl certain parts of an Atl
liamentofG\eatIUiia,n,enluled an AH orep^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^
palled in the fourteenth y^^'.f^'^ .^^.^K^c^nrnJut of the Province ol
making more ettetlual P^^^'^^^J'^jJ',^ j^Xt provifion lor the Govern-
, Quebec in North America and ^' /"^^^ ^^^^ ,he fame, That Courts
^cnt of the laid P''«vince,_and b^^^^^^ jf ^?^'^Y ^^^^ „{-,he Peact ,
,, . of Oyer and Terminer, AlTizc, ^'<'^""''r'",he Peace, DiRria Court, Sur-
».%Sro Courl of General and Quarter S^ffion.o the Pcac^^ |,,irdiaion .hatlb-
Kid in thh m. ^e Court, Court oi Rcqvcjs, and ev^r> ^ ^ j ^^,^^, D,anas
ever held, or to be held, pofleifed and ^"3°^!" :f"^„i,rs and authorities,
' Tf this Province, (hall from '^--f-^^i; hV ^d D^tS^^ Ne.calUe ; and
be held, poffelled and enjoyed in, ^"^^y '"^ \^; privilege, exemption, mat-
that all and every jurHd.a.on,regulatmn^^^^^^^ j;^^,^,,^
ter or thing which hath, or have f/^ " jf Jjt;,.^'^^ anv Aa or Aas of the
hall be hereafter enaaed, provided -^"^ ^'^^"^^^^^^^ lo^.z^^r^g and concerning
Palliament of this Province made or ^-JlXc^-^^^^o that Diftrict,
the laid other DiUnas, ihall be, ar.a arc ncicu). ^^^j^j^
mm
■ppirp"^^
•AMID 4M 1«n tie*»r» ttitlON #p Till
uicn-
be ia
nd no
ucajlle.
32.]
vith all
idarics,
hern U-
icnt env
; fccond
cm was
', in the
illriaof
it is cx-
all and
d by the
g's moll
'gidativc
jicd and
the Par-
•f an Aa
I At» for
vince ol"
Govcrn-
at Courts
he Peace,
)virt, Sur-
n \vh;\t{'o-
r Dillrias
ithorities,
alUe ) and
lion, mat-
clarcd, or
\as of the
:onccrning
at Diftrict,
unlets
mm^
unlefi othenrtfe provided htr And decldml hy thta Act
Oy«r«id TtnniiKr, Aifise, Nib Phua aad Gitol De^vv..
iunkh undar iptcial Commi(&on) in and for the faid Di
d«iring the Circuit of the Jitdgci oi' his 'Majefty's Cqq
through ihii Province, m Jkt year oT our Lord one ihou
«KT.
i£ifeC| Provided ucvcrthele|#, ihat if a«iy c»ufc of acti,^
I arifeyMd My action them^mi haih been or (kali be
indictable oirnce hath bet* or fhall be commiued wit
of r^t;csAle, itrUch (aid action or indictable oiience L, .
light have bc£n brougheto ifluc and triil^ if the (aid l)k«
bad not been erecicd and conAituted, at the next affizes
' for the Home Dillrict,ii 0iaU and may be lawful lu hei
:rc Ao try the faid actions. aatdiiidtctsHemi, any thing faereii
ccMtraiy Dotwiriifttadtttg. .t-'* vr>;
Coortaof
iffftbeheid
Nawcaftie,
iog's Hench
tiitht hundred
anien,or '^'»*'*-
lencedf oi-
raid Oil-
coarfe of
Hew.
holdr4i
V Chen
itniaed
C««m •( 0]r«r mi
T«riKiMr, Ice. p«a.
p.m«4 dU llK>>.
• *-«fj
J*ll. And M it further enatleihi the authority a/oreftid, ThatagaS
Jourt-houfe for ihe faid Diftrict of Newcaftlc <baU be ew.tcd and buil,
fomc (k and convenient place within the town of Ncwcaftie, in fuch maal
and under the fame rules, regutiUions aad directions a» in that reject U«
Made and provided in and by « certain Act pafled in the thirty-fccond yS
of his Majeftvs reign, entitled, " an Act for building a Gaol and Court-houfe
»» e^ i>ittrici throughout *hi« Province, and for altering the names of the
laid Oiftricts," and that ail and everj* the daufcs, proviaons, rules, regulai*.
ons, inaucrs and things in the laid laft rccUed Act contained, (h«U, under the
fame penalties as therein arc contained in ail cafes, and in refpect to all pcr-
Ibns, extend and be extended to the Dittrict of NcwcalUe albreliud.
III. Provided neverthele/i^ and be itjurther enaSted hy the authority a/ort^
/aid. That mitil fuch time au the laid gaol and court houfe in and for tlic
Dillrict of Newcaltle aforefaid, (hall have been erected and buik, whether
out of the fund produced by the Diltrict aflelfments and rates, or otherwife,
that It fhall and may be lawlul for the majority of his Majelty's Juftices of
the Peace, rcfiding within the Diftrict of Newcaftle, to appoint feme place
therem lor the holding of the Courts of General and of Quarter Seffions of
the Peace, and of all the other Courts, held at a place certain in the faid oihtt
Dillricis of this Province.
' ■' *
IV. And whereas the faid counties of Northumberland and Durham, wiA
the faid other lands now conftituting the Diltrict of Newcaftle, did hereto-
fore belong to and conttitute a part of the Home Diftrict of this Province,
and were lubject to the jurifdictions, powers and authorities of that Diftrict,
£e It therefore Jurther enatled by the authoruy aforefaid, That no jurifdiction,
power or authority of what nature or kind loever to the faid Home Diftrict
at this time belonging and appertaining, Ihall extender be conftrued to ex-
tend to the faid Diftrict of Ncwcaftie, Provided ncverthclefs that nothing
C herein
(■
Gil*) tai CtiMt^
NwAwlRirftlHt
-^22
%:
w
and Court H*ufe d^
ercOcd.
IV*
JurfdiAieiJ, Ice. ^f
the Ho«« OiftiiA W
c««r«.
fi'i
%
■*- -,.
^
LA\y$'M THE PTiOVINCR »» Vfttti CAI»A»«,
^
I
herein containedyitall affect, change or in any wife invalidate the jurildic-
ticns, Commi£K|tts, powcis and authorities which heretofore were eftablifh-
ct,poflcf{edand^xcjciicd in that part of the laid Province, which before
the erecting aM#<s()nititutFng of the laid Diltjict oit Nkwcaftle formed and
C4 nlliruted the {j|iriie Dtflrict, and that all Acts, matters and things which ,
hi ve been laij^l|iRy done unci'^r and by virtue of the faid jurildict»ons,p^
Com7nifi;on<4-t)o\vers and authorities within that Diflrif t lb far as refpects thie
validity Qf |^Mi|uthority under which the fame have ifl'ued and are coniK-
tutedprev»«^i^rothe erecting and conftitmtingof the faid Diftrictcf New cattle
as aforefai^pnd all Acts, matters and things which fliall be lawfully done,
under an#^ virtue of the fame, in thai part of the Frovince which iow
forms antlsonflitutes the Heme Difuict, fo far as refpects the validity of the
authority ^idcr which the fame have illued and are conftituted '-nee the^GKid
Diftrict q£ Newcaftle hath been fo erected and conftituted (hall be held to
be v^id'and good iu La'v to all intents and purpofes whatfoe^er. v
l^efeat Maglftnitea,
tfv. nfiding within
this DiftriA M con-
i;i»ue.
■j*'
knt a*t t» ka^ my
ntthcrity out <» i?>
ApvliMtieii etAWtf'
IK*v ud Kates.
3^. A7id be it further enaBtd by the authority afortfaid. that His Majefty*!, ^
"ices of the P<?ace asid other perfons bearing lawtul authority rehding i
within the faid Diftrict of Newcaftle, fiiall hold, enjoy and exercife, the
;|iice authority, power aiidjurifdiction within that Diftrict at the times and
in the manner which they heretofore held, enjoyed and excrcifed within the
Home Diftrict, before the erecting, conftituting and declaring of the faid
Diftrict of Newcaftle, or which is held, enjoyed and exercifed by his Ma-
jefty's Jufticesoi'the Peace and other perfons bcaxing lawful authority in
liie other Diftricts of this Province, Provided that the authority, power and
jurifdiction, heretofore exercifed by His Majefty's jufiiccs of the Peact
and other peifons bearing lawful authority reliding Vithin th*^ faid Diftrict
of Newcaftle ft'.all not in any wife be exercifed or continued within that
part of this Province now conftituting the Home Diftrict out the fame'
within that Diftritt iJiall from henceforth ceafe and determine.
VI. And be it further enafled by the authority afurefeiidf thai the AfCeff-
ments and Rates levied or to be levied for this current year of cv Lord
•ne thoufand eight hundred and two, ^|^tfain the faid Diftrict of Newcaftle^
JBiall be applied and expendeci for like purpofes within that Diftrict as they
now are or may be applied and expended under and by virtue of any Act
•r Acts of Parliament nade or to be made in the other Diftricts of thii
Provjaee.
iSHAf, HI,
f^Cr,'^
fASSED IM THE 3KC0^fD SESSION OF TH3
rb'FAnctAMEMr,
CHAP. III.
An A C7 to declare and a/certain the Rates wnich th^
. tnke ana retain to his own ufe, out 0/ the Monies pa
which »refubj,.HtQ the di/^oftion ojthe FMiament
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,
tver General Jhall
'trough his Hands.,
:^rovinc€.
l}^^^i i8oa.} '
R.^i r^ ,*^*''p ^"'^." ^•^O'ewmg the Rates whi#&y law the
' -g^ K \^^"'" ?t"^''al is allowed to take and retain to and ffhis own ufe
fd benefat, out of AeMon.es at the difpolition of the Parlfe of th^
I'.ovmce, p.fl,ng through h,s hands ; And whereas it is expetlS^at Vic
rioubts fl)Ould be removed, we therefore your Majefty'smoftdXl and
m^ft hllnJhU V*;' ^""^'"^'-^f Upper Canida in pirl^Lent affanbK
moft humbly beieech your Majefty that it may be declared and enacteTand
be ,t declared and enacted by tie King's mott excellent Majefty, by 2v h
vino, nf n '"'^ r "^'5' of the Legiflative Council and Aflembi; lit^Tto-
vmceof Upper Canada, conftituted and aflembled by virtue of and unir
heavuhonty of an Act pafled in the Parliament, of Great BritainTendded "
Tl M .r.'"^'"' certain parts of an Act paffed in the fourteenth yea of
h.s Majelty's reign, entitled, « an Act for making more effbaual provff on
for the government of the Province of Quebec in North Amerca and to
make further provafion for the governmci^ of the faid Provinc?," and by the
at the difpofitionofthe Parliament of this Province, which at any time or
imes heretofore have been received, paid out and accounted for by Sa
jefty s .Receiver General, or at any time or times hereafter fliall or may be re-
ceived, paid out and accounted for by his Majefly's faid Receiver Cenerll
for he time bnng, it (liall and may be lawfuf to and for him the ik^5 Re-
mcnT £?? ^ '^^^ '"^ 'rr '° ^'^'^ ^°^ ^' °^^" "f^' benefit and emolu-
ment, the following rates and allowances, thai is to fay, for every hundred
pounds of fuch monies as aforefaid, coUetUd within tl£ Provinc^e, and by
w/i^'/^r '"''; General received, paid out, and accounted for as a^.
fum nfV r''*'""'^''*'i^ ^" '" proportion for any greater or lefTer fum or
fi^ms of fuch mon.e., and no more ; and for every hundred pounds of fucb
monies as a orefa.d, anfwcied by and ifiuing out of the Province of Lower
Canada,inlieuof,andasacompenfationfor fuch drawbacks as this Pro-
vince IS entitled to cla.m and have for certain duties impofed by certam ad*
Joi^^n. n o'rT^^'^'' ^T^"'^ "P^^' S"^^'^' ^*^^'^"d n/erchandiz'sl
•oming ,nto this Province, three pound, and ten fhillings, and lo in propor-
tion^for any greater or IcBcr fum or fums of fuch moiuc^as aforclafd7and
1^
Iwi*,
II.
is-
i.'aw«
I II... .. . I. I I i"""
II. Provided i
afore faid^ Th»t
tend to enable t
pretence;, ox cok
emolument &wfi
out of the mc^'°'
fuqhashereii
or cuftora toi
m,- and be it Jurther declared and enaaed bytke authority
iTng h^an c^tained ttiaU extend or be conftrued to ex-
Ke'Sve'r General under any other appen^^^^^
Hhatfoever,totake orrctaiB to hisQVfn ^k, bencht or
Bc^naLroherrateor ratt.,aUQwance or a"owao"s^
idShe fervices hereL^ before menUoned, c»her than
re ar^fpecificd, mentioned and contained, any law, ufagr
antrary in any V^ife notvithttanding.
f
IFreamhle,
/' jrT ^rnable the Governor, LieuUnoM Governor, or Per/on admm,
-■'' "^^^r/rmH «? ^/- ih^ Province to appoint o' e or more addmorp^l
'y^ffp^r Xe «> Places of Entry mthin this Province and to u^
■ 'W- rjuly 7th 1802.3
• trrHFREAS k b expedient that further. proviGon be made for the
W?m« coUc^^^^^^^ prevcntionqftheevadmgoi the payment of
r ■ ^^^DoK Goods and Merchandiw brought mto this Pro-
certain duties tmpolea on^^v ^„ ^nd by virtue of a certain
vince fiom the United States pt America un ^/^^ • (^ -^ ^.^ ^n- .
Ad of Parliament P^.^^V^His Maieftt hts he r« and llicceVors to and
titled an Ad ^or^^^^ it^dS^soa Goods and Merchandize
fortheufesof '"" "oMnce inc ii^c Sums oP America as are now
brought into this Provnce f™" " = "" =^ from Great Bnai„ and other
Pf" ""gets rl""t;7= Kins': Moa Excelien. Majefty by
S^iih *e"aJw^d conrentkthe Le«.^«^^^
,F the Province of ^^ f^'"^fi;:^^^'Zi^P^Sl.La of*^Great Bri-
and under the authority of an Atl P''"-^ '" '"| ^^j „,.a ;„ the four-
uin entitled an Aa to repea cm .„^ ^^
tcenthyearof His Majeltys reign, cmiiicu province of QJcbec ia
.. feaual provilion for ''"^SOT""™/"' "^ ™
« North America, and to ™l<e further P™-J^^^^4°; '5,\S ^^^^ ^___j
c...,.«, ... >.- " 'r^^'fr're'Go^tnL UeuSGovernor, or' Perfon adminillenns
SZi"p.'.S'-S ^^JTov ;:mt?f hTfS pTo" ,:e. by. and with the advice an<lc„n^^^^^
o/theTxTutive Council thereof from time .oti™^^^
quire and as to him Ihall f«""!^''''^,''"""p™„?Pof Entry and Clea^-
2„ or otherwife one or more >^f '"»;" J^'^f'''^^""' °i clearance for all
■ ^-SfcuaSJ--
^''CTWP?'?V?t'
,t ^,mmr '7!W
•vi-.-vsni''
■»'-■
.-fi;Sfv-
PASaiP W THt 8KCewa SBSSIOM of Tfie^KD ri»UAMStTT.
>a
c^and eftabliihed b^
ProvliKie from the United States of America impojiwana eitabUltied by
virtue of the above mentioned Aa of Parliameat pjpd in the forty-firft
year of His Majcfty's reign and according to the dire^li. of the fame and tfotemor, tec t*
that ninaU and may be lawful for the Governor, LieqjKnant Governor or •*?<>»' CoUeftow.
Perfoo adrainiftering the Government of this Prov|^ under his Hand
and S#il at Arms to nominate and appdlm one or moi4^olleaor or jCoI-
Icaors at tlic faid additional Ports of Entry and Clearance|nd at the place
or places (other than Ports) of gntry and Clearance in wSi- manner as he is
now by law authorized to nominate and appoint one or mora Collehor or
CoUeaors at the refpeaive Ports of Entry and Clearan^ particularly
Ipecified in the faid laft mentioned Afci.
r '
II. Andieii^rtherenaS(dbytheauihoritya/ortfaid,thitm and every Coii.aor.fo.ppotn«
the powers, direaions, rules, emoluments, claufes, matters an^iaes which "* '" ^"' "•* **"»•
in and by the faid Aa paffed in the forty-Hrlt year of His Majefty's reign cl,a^«*? " ''*^''
were enaaed, provided and ettahlilhed relpeaing the Colleaor or CoUea-
or/j at the rcfpettive Ports of Entry and Clearance therein mentioned Ihall "
be and are hereby extended to fuch Collector or Collectors as (hall be ntf-
minated and appointed in manner as aforefaid by the Governor, Lieute-
uant GovAnf )r or Perfon adrainiftering the Government of this Provincfc
at the faid additional Port or Ports of Entry and Clearance or place or
plares other than Ports of Entry and Clearance under and by virtue of
this Act, '
III. And be it further cHaSed by the authority afore/aid, that this Act (hail
be and continue to be in force for three years and no longer.
*-;
C H A P. V.
An ACT for applying a certainfum of Money therein mentioned, to makegooi
certain Monies tjju(d and advanced by his Majejiy through the Lieutenant
-f Governor, tnpurfuanceoj two Jeveral Addrejfes of the Commons Houfe of
A£'»^bly. {-July 7th, 1802.]
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,
W^*?r^^,^^ '" purfuance of an Addrefs of your Commons Houfe of vttwMt,
AHembly to Peter Hunter, Efquirc, Lieutenant Governor of your
Province of Upper Canada, bearing date on the lixth day of July in the
forty-firft year of your Majefty's reign, the fum of feven hundred and fifty
pounds has been iflued and advanced by your Majefty through your Lieu-
tenant Governor, to the Commiflioners nomin J^d and appointed by him
your Lieutenant Governor aforefaid, for carrying into effea the intention
ot your Majefty's faid Commons to encourage and promote the culture and
f^ cxportatioa
^,. -V
t-AWS Of Tj^ PROVINCB OF U»ER CANA.DA, <kc.
exportation of Hen^ And whereas in purfuance of a certain other Ad-
drcfs of your faid Qimmons Houfe or Mfembly to your Majefty's Lieute-
nant Governor aforefaid, bearing, the iame date as the former, the further
fumof eighty-four pfunds and eight pence has been IfTued and advanced by
your Maje ty through your Lieutenant Governor aforefaid, to the Clerks
of the two Houfes/Of Parliamentiite well in fatisfadion of certain difburfe-
raents of monies rriade by them the laid Clerks in anfwering and difcharc-
ing of certain coQiHigent expences attending the laft SefRon of Parliament as
to enable them the faid Clerks to provide a fupply of Stationary for the fu-
ture purpofe«^fthc Parliament; May it therefore pleafe your Maiefty that
It may be enaaed, and be it enaded by the King's moft excellent Majcfty,
by and with the advice and confent of the Legillative Council and AflemI
/ ^i^h'^ P»"fiy»n« of Upper Canada, conttituted and affembled by virtue
of and under the authority of an Aa palfed in the Parliament of Great Bri-
iain,enMtled, « an Att to repeal certain parts of an Ad paffed in the four-
tecntn year of his Majefty's reign, entitled, « an Aa for making more effec-
tual provilion for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North A-
mcnca, ?.nd to make further provifion for the Government of the faid Pro-
vince, and by the authority of the fame, That out of the furplus of any
good the Hke ^'''f "[/"''"^f ^"''f ^ }° the difpolition of the Parliament of this Province,
,aid in purfo. fnd col ected under the authority of any Act or Acts thereof, now rcmain-
ff.X '' »"8j" 'i^ hands of the Receiver General unappropriated, there fhall be if-
iued and applied the fum of eight hundred and thirty -four pounds and eight
pence, to make good the aforefaid two fums of monc\ wliich have fo as a
forefaid been iffued and advanced by his Majefty through his laid Lieute
nam Governor m purfuance of the aforefaid two adurefles.
IL And be it further enaBed by the authority aforefaid, That the due appli'
cation of the faid fum of money, purfuant to the directions of this Act fhall
be accounted for to his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, through the Lords
Commiflionmoth.s Majcfty-s Tieafuiy forthetime being, in fuch manner
and form as his Majefty. his heirs and fuccdibrs fhall direct!
, OS. Sd. to be
from the Pro-
1 Treal'ury to
bt accounuel
•^4 * *■
^\?^
'%^^
r%?:
-^rf*
5>*y
^MFA
l^>^
.•:.'-^
Hf
-#*
t^'
t
> f-^ t
t '
, >'• ^
I other Ad-
Iv's Lieute-
the further
dvanced hy
I the Clerks
in difburfe-
id difcharg-
trliament as
for the fu-
lajefty, that
rxt Majefty,
and Aflem-
i by virtue
f Great Bri-
in the four-
more cffcc-
I North A-
; faid Pro-
plus of any
i. Province,
)w rcmain-
fhall be if-
Is and eight
ue fo as a-
lid Lieute-
f'A-^S
4^1/ y^;
^/y-^i
:^J
"m.
due applil
s Act, Ihall
I the Lords
ich manner
^'■''k-^'m